Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

This was the obsession-soul split off by Future Gu Qingcheng, who, through the Emperor Realm soul Supreme Treasure, now possessed a complete personality and soul body, becoming the 'Future Gu Qingcheng.'

Xiao Ye, Ziran, and Jiang Xue'an stared up at the sky, wide-eyed.

Jiang Xue'an's tears burst out of her eyes,

"Mistress, is that you?"

"Xiaonannan missed you so much!"

Ziran said with concern, "Qingcheng, are you okay? Don't worry, you'll be resurrected very soon."

Xiao Ye's expression was tangled, "Future Sister Qingcheng, honestly, I never saw this coming."

"You were hiding inside Sister Qingcheng's Sea of Spirit as a wingman, making her hit on me, and I—pathetic as I am—actually fell for her, got totally played, eaten up without a scrap left."

Future Gu Qingcheng's faint awareness, which had been barely flickering, suddenly throbbed sharply, becoming lively.

It was as if something about to die out had suddenly been jolted awake, coming back to life.

Strands of information streamed out from that feeble will,

"Jiang Xue'an, from now on, serve our husband well. While I'm gone, you absolutely can't let him get wronged."

"Ziran, you little slut, how many times in the future did you steal my chance to be pampered by our man?"

"If you hadn't cut in and stolen his love, would I have spent a hundred lonely years in an empty bed, never even getting one chance with him? Humph!"

Everyone could tell she was so angry she was grinding her teeth.

Jiang Xue'an choked up, sniffling, "Xiaonannan will take good care of Master. When I get back, I'll train hard and catch up on all the slacking off I've done these past centuries."

"I'll try to break into the Emperor Realm, so I can be useful to Master."

Ziran faltered, her toes curling with embarrassment, "Was I really that awful, always hijacking Xiao Ye's love away from you?"

"Uh, look, relax, after you come back to life, I totally won't fight you for him."

"Whatever you want to do to Xiao Ye, just go for it. Even if you suck him dry, it's fine. And if you're shy, I'll just knock Xiao Ye out and dump him in your room."

Space Ancestor Empress: "…"

She was wondering if, after becoming the Human Emperor's wife, she'd end up fighting all those Beast Girls for her man?

She shot down that thought right away.

*Come on, as the fiercest Divine Spirit from Blue Star back in the day, fighting over a guy with people below Emperor Realm? That'd be so humiliating!*

*Becoming the Human Emperor's wife wasn't about giving in to base desires. It was about staying by my sister Time Empress's side forever.*

Future Gu Qingcheng's fragile will sent out another wave of messages,

"Heh heh, hubby, you finally found out about me, the future Old Gu. That's awesome."

"When it's time for the bridal night, you gotta set aside a whole day just for me."

"I already stole some of Xiaogu's cuddling time with you—sorry about that."

Xiao Ye froze, softening, then said, "No problem. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you."

"Whether it's for cultivation, for daily life, or, uh, in bed."

"Just please, behave and follow the Space Ancestor Empress, let your will merge with the Destiny Rule Origin, and hurry up and come back to life!"

Future Gu Qingcheng was thrilled, her message waves jumping wildly,

"Hubby, you promise. Remember, you said it."

"I've got so many needs saved up. You have to satisfy every single one."

"Wait, why are there blank gaps in my memories? What's going on?"

"How did I even meet hubby in the first place?"

Her tone in those first few lines had been bright and happy, but as she went on, she grew impatient and anxious.

"Hang City Base City, right, I met hubby in Hang City, in a teahouse…"

"Wait, I don't remember. Did we even get married?"

"Aaaaahhh."

"I can't remember, nothing at all!"

"Why did I come back from the future?"

"And after coming back, why did I urge Gu Qingcheng to tamp down her domineering side and go seduce Xiao Ye?"

"Who is Xiao Ye? Right, Xiao Ye is my husband, but why is he my husband?"

"*It feels like someone really, really important is about to leave me!*"

She was clearly growing more frantic and panicked.

Xiao Ye, Ziran, Jiang Xue'an, and Cheng Bingxi were all looking at her, full of worry, but they couldn't do a thing to help.

The Space Ancestor Empress's vast and sacred will transmitted,

"It's alright, memory loss after extracting the will is totally normal."

"Everything she's experienced, she'll forget. Everything about herself, she'll forget, too."

"After she resurrects, she'll be a brand-new Destiny Rule Origin Divine Spirit. You could call her Gu Qingcheng, or Destiny Divine Spirit."

Future Gu Qingcheng's will was growing frantic, darting here and there.

She kept screaming,

"I don't want this, I don't want to be a Divine Spirit."

"Without my memories, how's that any different from just dying!"

"Just let me die. Xiao Ye, kill me, even though I have no idea why I call you husband, I just know you're super important to me."

"You're more important than anything. More than my life, even."

"This hurts so much. Xiao Ye, please, just kill me. I don't want to forget you!"

Xiao Ye's fists were clenched so tight, his nails dug deep into his palm.

*Listening to Future Gu Qingcheng's screams, he felt like hell inside.*

But he couldn't kill her.

Once Future Gu Qingcheng became a resurrected Divine Spirit, maybe there'd still be hope to recover her memories.

If she just died, then that'd be it—nothing left.

He called out loudly, trying to comfort her,

"Future Sister Qingcheng, don't fight the memory loss. Just let it happen."

"Even if your memories fade, we'll find a way to get them back for you."

"Just cooperate and merge with the Destiny Rule Origin, becoming the Destiny Divine Spirit."

"?"

Future Gu Qingcheng's will calmed down, losing its frenzy.

Her mood flattened, as she sent,

"Who are you? Who's this Future Sister Qingcheng? Why am I even here?"

Message waves were like spiritual waves, not letters or sounds. Everyone could still communicate easily.

Xiao Ye's face went blank. *Had Future Sister Qingcheng's memories all vanished?*

*In that moment, it felt like he was about to lose Future Gu Qingcheng forever, his chest clenching tight.*

Ziran's expression stiffened, "So, she really forgot, huh."

"Sigh…"

"Maybe that's for the best. If she never gets her memories back, Divine Spirit Qingcheng could probably live pretty happily."

"But if the memories came back, then Qingcheng would just end up suffering through it all again."

She let out a heavy sigh, raised her little hand in a wave like a farewell, and said,

"Qingcheng, goodbye."

Jiang Xue'an was all cried out, her dry eyes locked in a daze,

"Mistress, no matter what becomes of you, you'll always be my mistress."

"Xiaonannan will always be your servant."

Cheng Bingxi bit her lower lip hard, silent, saying nothing.

Future Gu Qingcheng's will sent out no more waves.

*She was thinking, These people are so weird, talking to thin air—are their brains fried?*

But for some reason, when she glanced at Xiao Ye, she didn't feel anything at all.

The Space Ancestor Empress's vast, sacred will enveloped that fragile spark of Future Gu Qingcheng, sending out one last message,

"It's about time. You need to merge with the Destiny Rule Origin now."

Xiao Ye said solemnly, "Empress, I'm counting on you."

"Mm-hmm." That holy will responded, wrapping around Future Gu Qingcheng's will, carrying her deep into the vast Destiny Rule Origin Essence.

Heaven and earth suddenly turned wild and stormy.

The Destiny Rule Origin became dazzling and vibrant, Rule Power filling the air, Origin Power sweeping through.