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

One after another, unimaginably powerful Desolate Beasts came out from the Desolate Realm, wreaking havoc across Blue Star.

Seeing scene after scene, the four people present all became serious.

This was a Blue Star crisis.

The Ancestral Empress analyzed, "All those destroyed base cities seem to belong to Blue Star's 'Little Sun' and some Western countries—not a single one from Dragon Country."

"Why is that?"

Mu Qingxue waved her hand, and the prophetic visions changed.

On the big screen, the scene shifted to the Dragon Country's future. The entire nation was shrouded by an immense Ancient Tree, radiating the source of life and a mysterious, unfathomable aura.

The decaying laws within Dragon Country's borders were being purified, and each base city in Dragon Country was thriving, free of even a trace of pollution.

Those overwhelmingly strong Desolate Beasts, however, all gathered together and attacked Dragon Country's base cities instead of the other countries' cities.

The Ancestral Empress's expression became odd, "That towering Ancient Tree—my sister and I seem to have seen it somewhere before."

The Time Empress's beautiful eyes lit up, "It's the World Tree that grows on the black hole in the Milky Way Galaxy!"

World Tree?

*Xiao Ye was a little shocked.*

*As far as he knew, the World Tree was planted by Grandpa Director on the black hole, and the opening of the Desolate Realm was also Grandpa Director's doing.*

*And Grandpa Director's true identity was the Cosmic Great Will's Condensed Body for this universe.*

*As for why Xiao Ye had transmigrated here to Blue Star, it was also Grandpa Director who made it happen, and he had raised him into adulthood.*

*But then, why had Grandpa Director made him transmigrate to Blue Star? And why purposefully unleash the creatures of the Desolate Realm?*

*What was Grandpa Director's goal?*

*His mind was shrouded in a thick fog, impossible to dispel.*

He activated a Time Rule divine skill—Roam the Timeline, freely traveling along the timeline, past and present.

He became an observer, slipping into the past.

He saw his Grandpa Director of days long gone, watched the young Xiao Ye grow up into an adult.

*But no matter how he probed, he saw nothing out of the ordinary about Grandpa Director; the man from the orphanage seemed no different than any regular old man.*

*Xiao Ye hadn't found the answers he wanted, so he withdrew his divine skill.*

But just at that moment, as he withdrew from probing the past, Grandpa Director's eyes suddenly sparked with a piercing brilliance.

Whoosh—just like that!

Right in front of Xiao Ye, the Ancestral Empress, Mu Qingxue, and the Time Empress, appeared a kindly-faced, hunched, white-haired old man.

Xiao Ye's eyes widened as he shouted,

"Grandpa!"

The Time Empress, Ancestral Empress, and Mu Qingxue's pupils shrank.

In their eyes, this Grandpa Director looked no different from an ordinary person—their divine sense swept across, finding only emptiness, as if he hadn't appeared at all.

They could only see him with their naked eyes!

Grandpa Director's kindly smile blossomed across his face, looking pleased as he said,

"Xiao Ye, you've grown up—and married quite a few wives."

"Very good! You didn't forget what Grandpa told you back in the day—marry more Beast Girls; it'll only do you good!"

Xiao Ye became flustered, saying, "Grandpa, you finally showed up."

Mu Qingxue and the Ancestral Empress asked in surprise, "This old man, are you the Grandpa from the orphanage?"

"Xiao Ye's grandpa?"

Grandpa Director nodded gently, "That's me."

"However, don't you think you two should change what you call me?"

Mu Qingxue and the Ancestral Empress figured it out, calling out sweetly, "Grandpa!"

"Good morning, Grandpa! Did you eat yet?"

Grandpa Director looked over at the Time Empress, "Hey, little girl, what about you? Aren't you going to call me Grandpa?"

The Time Empress was stunned, pointing to herself, "Me?"

"Uh, okay, Grandpa—hello."

*She wasn't married to Xiao Ye yet, after all.*

Grandpa Director nodded in satisfaction, smiling, his wrinkled face blooming like a chrysanthemum.

He fished around in the pockets of his old, patched—but clean—clothes, his face turning a bit awkward as he said,

"Uh, this old man's getting on in years, came in a hurry, and didn't bring any treasure to give my granddaughters-in-law."

Xiao Ye waved his hand, "Grandpa, what's with the gifts? No need for that."

"Just seeing you again makes me happy enough."

Mu Qingxue, the Ancestral Empress, and the Time Empress also waved it off, saying there was no need.

Grandpa Director's deeply sunken eyes snapped open, "No, I have to give something—you're all my granddaughters-in-law, you must get a gift."

He thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"Got it!"

"A few small eras ago, I planted a sapling in Black Soil. It's been growing well. You all can go fetch it."

"That little tree will be helpful to all of you."

"It's right on the black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy."

The Time Empress, Ancestral Empress, and Mu Qingxue were stunned—so that strange Ancient Tree on the black hole had been planted by Grandpa Director!

A few small eras ago?

The three all wore odd looks—Grandpa Director was something else.

*No wonder Xiao Ye was so badass—there was Grandpa Director behind him all along!*

"Ahem!" Xiao Ye stepped forward, saying teasingly, "Old man, I know you were going to open up the Desolate Realm, and that World Tree is to purify its laws."

"I just wanted to ask, is it absolutely necessary to open the Desolate Realm?"

Grandpa Director stood with his hands behind his back, acting mysterious, his eyes deep as he said,

"It must be opened—this is tied to your true lineage."

"Those scumbags already took what rightfully belonged to you. You have to take it all back yourself."

Xiao Ye was shocked, "My lineage? What do you mean, my lineage?"

*Wasn't he just a transmigrator from Earth? On this Blue Star, he'd never sensed any fellow humans with the same bloodline as him.*

Grandpa Director laughed with deep meaning, "You're still too weak—the time to know everything hasn't come yet."

"When you reach a certain Realm, the truth will reveal itself."

He ruffled Xiao Ye's messy hair, speaking kindly,

"Kid, marry a few more wives—it'll be good for you. Grandpa's off now."

"Old man, explain yourself!" Xiao Ye reached out to grab him, but caught only thin air—Grandpa Director was already gone.

"Hmph, like hell I can't find you!"

He used his Time Rule divine skill again—Roam the Timeline.

From the perspective of an observer, he returned to just before.

Huh.

*He was stunned.*

Grandpa Director, who had stood there a moment before, was gone.

He and the Ancestral Empress, Time Empress, and Mu Qingxue looked like they were talking to thin air.

Upon withdrawing his divine skill, Xiao Ye stroked his chin, *his heart shaken.*

*Grandpa Director... had stepped outside the timeline itself, transcending time and space, destiny, cause-and-effect, and even reincarnation?*

*So this was the true strength of the Cosmic Great Will's Condensed Body for this universe?*

The Ancestral Empress waved her fair, soft little hand in front of Xiao Ye's face, "Human Emperor, Grandpa's already gone—seriously, who is our Grandpa, anyway? He seems insanely strong."

Mu Qingxue and the Time Empress also looked over, full of curiosity.

Xiao Ye said directly, "The Cosmic Great Will's Condensed Body for this universe."

"!"

The three drop-dead gorgeous girls gasped, their eyes wide and round.

"Holy shit, that's insane."

"Absolutely terrifying—absolutely terrifying."

"This—uh, we totally don't deserve it."

*They'd figured Grandpa Director was amazing, but they never imagined he was this terrifying.*

"Ahem!" Xiao Ye gave a relaxed smile, saying, "Chill. Doesn't matter who he is—he's still my Grandpa."

"Let's go transplant the World Tree—bet that toothless old guy's off to do something shady."