Douluo: Traveling Through the Universe, Reversing Time and Space

Chapter 583 Eight years ago, Jiang Nannan was six years old.
After entering the passage, Shi Yu entered the time tunnel and moved at an extremely fast speed, heading back in time.

Soon, sweat beaded on their foreheads, and they could no longer maintain the existence of the time tunnel.

The time travel he was conducting required him to maintain the existence of the time tunnel, which was extremely difficult, and soon his soul power was almost depleted.

He was forced out of the time tunnel, and space in a certain place cracked open, from which Shi Yu emerged.

Looking at the vast land and green forests, Shi Yu became curious about what era this was.

He himself didn't know which year he had returned to in the past; it could be a year, or it could be ten years or a hundred years.

He sat cross-legged directly in the void, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to restore his own condition.

A large amount of energy converged on him, and in less than ten minutes he had completely drained the energy of heaven and earth within a radius of 500 meters.

This enormous amount of energy was transformed into his own soul power, replenishing the energy consumed during his previous time-space travel.

Once Shi Yu had recovered, she took a step and reappeared in a city.

Through questioning, he understood his current timeline: the first eight years of his time travel to this world.

At this time, Huo Yuhao was only four or five years old, and Jiang Nannan was probably only about six years old.

"By the way, Nannan."

Suddenly, Shi Yu remembered something and disappeared, arriving in the northeastern part of the continent.

At this point in time, Jiang Nannan may not have encountered the Xuanming Sect yet, and therefore may not have been disgusted by Xu Sanshi. He might be able to change Jiang Nannan's later misfortunes.

He didn't know the exact location of the Xuanming Sect, but he knew that Jiang Nannan's hometown was there.

Their relationship was such that they could talk about anything, so it was perfectly normal for them to discuss things like their hometown.

Upon arriving in Jiang Nannan's hometown, his powerful mental energy instantly enveloped the entire city.

He was aware of everything and everyone in the city, but the Soul Masters within the city were completely unaware.

As for ordinary people, it is even less likely that they will realize that they are already in someone's mental perception.

"found it."

Shi Yu was very familiar with Jiang Nannan's aura, and using this as a clue, he quickly found Jiang Nannan.

He arrived at an old house in the city, where six-year-old Jiang Nannan was busy in the kitchen.

While cooking, she also brewed medicine, and every now and then she would tiptoe to lift the lid of the medicine pot to check the color of the soup inside.

In a bedroom, a haggard middle-aged woman coughed incessantly.

"Mom." Hearing the woman coughing so badly, Jiang Nannan grabbed a spatula and ran over to hand her mother a glass of water.

"Mom is alright." The woman, whose condition had improved somewhat after drinking water, forced a relaxed smile and said.

"The medicine will be ready soon, just wait a little longer."

Jiang Nannan said with heartache, and then ran to the kitchen to cook.

Shi Yu watched this scene from inside the room and couldn't help but feel heartbroken for Jiang Nannan.

With his spatial abilities, it would be impossible for them to see him if he didn't want to be seen.

Her father passed away early, and her mother fell ill, so she had to take on the responsibility of supporting the family at a young age.

Her family was of modest means, and her mother's serious illness made their already meager savings even worse.

This forces her to work hard for a living at such a young age. How can someone so young earn money?

It's no wonder she agreed when the Xuanming Sect found her at this point.

She had to consider her mother's illness, even if it meant neglecting her own life. Without continued treatment, her mother might not live past next year.

"Mom, dinner's ready." Jiang Nannan carried the food into the bedroom.

A bowl of rice and a plate of green vegetables, with a few slices of meat in the vegetables, but not much.

"Come and eat with us."

"Mom, you eat first, and I'll eat after you're done," Jiang Nannan said sensibly.

Her mother only ate vegetables, wanting to save the meat for her daughter.

Seeing this, Jiang Nannan forced her mother to eat meat, at least half of it.

She's not in good health and needs to eat more meat to supplement her nutrition.

After the meal, Jiang Nannan cleared away the dishes, ladled out the medicine, and brought it to her mother. She waited until her mother finished drinking it before saying:
"Mom, I have to go out to awaken my martial spirit now. I may not be back for an hour or two. Please take good care of yourself at home. If anything happens, please wait until I get back before we talk about it."

"Our Nannan will definitely awaken a powerful martial soul," Nannan's mother encouraged.

"Yes." Jiang Nannan nodded emphatically, really wanting to become a Soul Master so she could earn a lot of money to treat her mother's illness.

Jiang Nannan went out and walked towards the Martial Soul Awakening Hall in the city, with Shi Yu silently following behind her.

Walking down the street, no one could see Shi Yu, and he had no intention of showing himself right now. He followed Jiang Nannan to the Martial Soul Awakening Hall and witnessed her heartbroken over the cost of Martial Soul Awakening.

In this era, awakening a martial spirit requires spending money—two gold soul coins.

This is a huge burden for poor families.

These two gold soul coins were two months' living expenses for Jiang Nannan's family, so it's no wonder she was so heartbroken.

However, in order to awaken her martial soul and earn more money as a soul master in the future, she had no choice but to reluctantly give the money.

I was incredibly nervous when I awakened my martial soul, fearing that I wouldn't be able to become a soul master and that all the money would have been wasted.

For her, the loss of becoming a Soul Master would be like the sky falling.

Fortunately, she was lucky. Even though neither of her parents were Soul Masters, she awakened the top-tier Martial Soul, Soft Bone Rabbit, and was accompanied by eight and a half levels of innate Soul Power.

The key to becoming a Soul Master is not the Martial Soul, but whether one has innate Soul Power.

This result thrilled her so much that she jumped up and down with joy.

The staff of the Martial Soul Awakening Hall were pleasantly surprised by the result and wanted to extend an invitation to Jiang Nannan, hoping that she could serve the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The Martial Soul Awakening Hall was established by an official department of the Heavenly Soul Empire. When helping people awaken their Martial Souls, it would often extend an invitation to talented Soul Masters, thus recruiting geniuses for the empire.

Just then, another staff member stepped in and stopped him, taking Jiang Nannan to a room and talking to her about the matter.

Shi Yu watched and listened from the side, his brows furrowing.

This person wasn't trying to recruit Jiang Nannan from the perspective of the official stance of the Heavenly Soul Empire, but rather they were talking about the Xuanming Sect.

He was a member of the Xuanming Sect, and he infiltrated the Martial Soul Awakening Hall in order to find suitable young women of marriageable age.

The martial soul of the Xuanming Sect's leader's lineage is quite special; it is incomplete. To properly complete the incompleteness, they need to have intercourse with a talented female soul master.

Therefore, they will focus on talented female Soul Masters, and once they find one, they will try their best to develop her into a potential partner.

As for how to develop, it varies from person to person; female Soul Masters with different backgrounds and identities will have different approaches.

As for someone like Jiang Nannan who clearly comes from a poor background, the solution is simple: bribery.

He first inquired about Jiang Nannan's family situation, and then proposed that when Jiang Nannan turned twelve, they should give their young master a gift.

In return, they will help cure her mother's illness and provide her with cultivation resources.

Cultivation resources include some medicinal herbs and soul rings.

The key point is the spirit ring. He emphasized to Jiang Nannan how difficult it is to obtain a spirit ring. He said that she definitely couldn't obtain a spirit ring on her own, and might even lose her life.

Jiang Nannan said she needed to think about it carefully and did not immediately agree.

This person wasn't in a hurry; the other party's hesitation was essentially a half-hearted agreement.

All that's needed next is to add a few more sparks and get them to completely agree.

Jiang Nannan walked out of the Martial Soul Awakening Hall with a heavy heart and a distracted mind.

As I was walking, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my forehead; I had bumped into someone.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to," Jiang Nannan quickly apologized.

"I'm fine, but your forehead is all red from the bump." A gentle voice sounded, causing the frightened Jiang Nannan to look up.

The person I met was a man wearing a mask, and he didn't seem to be very old, judging from his voice.

Shi Yu didn't want Jiang Nannan to see what he looked like, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to his future self, so he made himself a mask.

"I'm fine, I'm really sorry for bumping into you."

Jiang Nannan apologized again, and then tried to leave.

"Little sister, I see you have great talent. Why don't you become my apprentice?"

Shi Yu called out to Jiang Nannan and spoke softly to her.

To help Jiang Nannan change her fate at this point in time, we need a reason.

Directly treating her mother and giving her money might not have a good effect; it's still necessary to guide her directly.

"Are you a Soul Master too?" Jiang Nannan asked.

"Not only that, I'm also very capable," Shi Yu said with a light laugh.

Before Jiang Nannan could react, she found herself already above the city and couldn't help but scream.

In the next few minutes, Shi Yu demonstrated his strength to Jiang Nannan, taking her almost around the world several times.

Finally, they landed her on the top of a mountain, where she could see all the other mountains below.

Jiang Nannan was panting heavily, still not recovered from the shock.

(End of this chapter)