The Last Sentinel

The Tianzhu Flower Hall is magnificent and splendid.

A young man with long blue hair sat in the main seat.

His silver-white anti-gravity levitation suit was impeccably tailored and exuded nobility. The gilded star-patterned threads flowed with the light. His features were handsome and languid, and his demeanor was noble yet relaxed. He had seen the splendor of countless worlds and was gentle to others, yet he possessed an inherent sense of aloofness and upper-class distance.

On the tip of his left finger, a portable nine-sided Rubik's Cube inlaid with rare interstellar crystals released layers of star ripples.

The Time-Space Cube has an independent internal space-time, making it the ultimate product of magical storage devices. The more faces it has, the more spacious and robust its internal space becomes.

The Rubik's Cube spark that Ye Feng obtained before was, in a sense, also a spacetime Rubik's Cube, but that one only had three faces at most.

The nine-sided Spacetime Cube in this person's hand is a rare treasure in the field of Spacetime Cubes. Compared to Ye Feng's Cube Spark, it can annihilate the Cube Spark to nothing!

Soon, footsteps echoed from the ivory-white steps outside the front hall.

The newcomer was dressed in a long robe of a Brahmin nobleman, gentle and refined, with an air of elegance and grace, possessing the qualities of a virtuous gentleman.

The young man in the formal attire slowly raised his head, his blue eyes lazily glancing at the newcomer. A disdainful smile appeared on his thin lips. "The dignified strategist of the Great Wall of Sword Qi has fallen to the level of a live-in son-in-law in the enemy camp. Hua Sang, you are truly going downhill, getting worse every day."

Hua Xiaobai spoke eloquently, "A noble young master of the imperial family, reduced to guarding the carbon-based universe army in the Demon-Locking Tower of the Heavens, is no better off than Young Master Tianyou!"

As they were talking, Hua Xiaobai sat down opposite Tian You, poured himself some tea and sipped it, completely disregarding the young nobleman.

Tianyou said, "I've come to see the princess today."

Hua Xiaobai said, "You won't be able to see the princess, but you do have a consort, and that's me. Get to the point!"

Tian You stared at Hua Xiaobai, his eyes narrowing like needles. "Hua Xiaobai, I know all about your mess. I've seen all your files. From being recruited by Sentinel Ye Feng to going from a gaming addict to single-handedly changing the course of the war in Perfect World, you've done every bad thing imaginable! But let me tell you, you only succeeded because the Sentinel was still around. Now that the Sentinel is gone, you're nothing but a stray dog, banished by Li Wenzhong to fend for yourself!"

Hua Xiaobai smiled and said, "To have Young Master Tianyou think of me so much, I truly feel incredibly fortunate!"

Tianyou said, "If that's the case, then call the princess out. I want to take her to marry the Shogun!"

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Hua Xiaobai said, "Young Master Tianyou, you don't actually think that Princess Elsa can satisfy that wolfish and ambitious Tokugawa Mitsunobu, do you?"

Tianyou sneered, "Hua Xiaobai, you're at it again. Are you trying to emulate Anthony's attempt to sow discord between me and Tokugawa Mitsunobu?"

Hua Xiaobai waved his hands and said, "No, no, Young Master Tianyou, you overestimate yourself. How can you compare to Lord Anthony? To put it bluntly, Lord Anthony schemed against me in the end and almost killed me! If the Neanderthals hadn't been wiped out, Lord Anthony would have killed me long ago! I don't need such complicated schemes to deal with you; simple cooperation is enough."

Tianyou twirled the nine-sided Rubik's Cube in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and smiled leisurely, "Keep fooling around!"

Hua Xiaobai said, "Actually, Young Master Tianyou and I both understand one thing: the shogunate has completely spiraled out of control."

"Ever since you helped Tokugawa Mitsunobu secretly kill his father, Tokugawa Mitsunobu has actually lost control."

"This guy's idol is Lü Bu, the Lu Bu of our Great Xia Dynasty. And Lü Bu has one particular characteristic: his fate is to bring misfortune upon his lord!"

"Anyone who becomes Lu Bu's adoptive father's superior never ends up well!"

"Similarly, those who become Tokugawa Mitsunobu's superiors are also destined to die a violent death."

Tianyou remained unmoved, saying calmly, "Go on, go on! Let's see how else you can sow discord between me and the General!"

Hua Xiaobai showed no sign of impatience. Instead, he sat down and said slowly, "I want to ask Young Master Tianyou a question: Why do all the myriad worlds regard the carbon-based universe as a forbidden place, like the Demon-Sealing Tower?"

Tianyou laughed and said, "This is naturally because your universe harbors countless toxins that can destroy all other universes!"

Hua Xiaobai asked, "Then who is the king of poisons among us?"

"The Sentinel!" Tianyou said without hesitation, "The contemporary Sentinel, Ye Feng! Of course, he's no longer here. He was thrown into the River of Time by the predecessors of all the heavens and myriad realms, and he'll never come back in this lifetime!"

Hua Xiaobai said, "If the Sentinels really can't return, and the Poison King has been killed, then all the realms should withdraw their troops. Why have all the realms continued to reinforce the carbon-based universe all these years? They even sent a young master like you to oversee the battle. This doesn't make sense!"

Tianyou laughed, "This is naturally a way to strike while you're down, to wipe you all out while the sentry is dead!"

"Hahaha!" Hua Xiaobai laughed. "Young Master, ask yourself honestly, are you cut out for decisive action? I've been at the Sword Qi Great Wall for three years! A full three years! Have you ever gone to the front lines to fight Li Wenzhong one-on-one? Every time, it was those two old bastards, Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who took the brunt of Li Wenzhong's beatings. Where were you? Could you even beat Li Wenzhong?"

Tianyou's face turned ugly. Clearly, Hua Xiaobai's words had deeply stung him, and the relaxed and composed demeanor he had shown before was gone.

Hua Xiaobai leaned closer and coaxed, "Actually, you and I, and even the big shots of all the heavens and myriad realms, all know that the River of Time cannot imprison the Sentinels. The Poison King Sentinels will return. The reason they left you here, young master, is to let the Sentinels kill you. Only in this way can they anger the Tian family, and make the Tian family take the initiative to suppress the Carbon-Based Universe and shoulder the responsibility of this monster!"

"The Tian family doesn't want to fight the carbon-based universe one-on-one, which is why they forbade the young master from going to the front lines and told him to run away immediately if he encountered danger."

"Same here. I can tell you clearly that the carbon-based universe doesn't want to be enemies with the Heavenly Family either. The real enemy of the carbon-based universe isn't you from the new universe, but those who are human beings just like us: Fuxi, Nuwa, the Eastern King Duke, and the Western Queen Mother. They must be brought to justice!"

Tianyou's face was icy cold. He suddenly grabbed Hua Xiaobai's shoulder and asked, "Do you have a way to contact the Sentinels?"

Hua Xiaobai laughed, "If I said I didn't, would you believe me?"

Tianyou's expression was uncertain, and he became uneasy.

Hua Xiaobai asked, "Would you like to speak with the Sentinel?"

Tianyou was taken aback. "I...I...can I do it?"

Hua Xiaobai laughed, "What do you mean 'can you'? Do you think my boss is a ruthless demon who indiscriminately kills innocent people? You're wrong! My boss is a gentleman, polite to everyone, and teaches without discrimination. He never cares about the other person's identity, race, or life form. As long as they are like-minded, my boss is happy to make friends, especially a young master with great fortune like Young Master Tianyou. My boss would greatly admire you!"

Tianyou's eyes gleamed. "If I could meet Ye Feng, I might consider cooperating with you."

"Great!" Hua Xiaobai said, "However, as you know, Young Master Tianyou, my boss is trapped in the River of Time. His appearance is random; you'll have to wait!"

Tianyou said, "No problem! I can wait; I'm always very patient!"

Hua Xiaobai and Tian You drank their wine with smiles on their faces, but deep down, both of them harbored suspicions behind their forced smiles.

Hua Xiaobai couldn't control Tian You, and his flattery was completely ineffective. He was much more cunning than Anthony, so he could only resort to a delaying tactic, using Ye Feng to stall him!

Although Tianyou looked down on Hua Xiaobai, he was genuinely afraid of Sentinel Ye Feng. The Sentinel, this Poison King, had created a wave of ominous signs and the Red Hair Curse, which taught the upper echelons of the universe a harsh lesson. It was even said that the Tian family patriarch was infected with the Red Hair Curse. If Sentinel Ye Feng could give him the secret method to remove the Red Hair Curse, he could go back and save the Tian family patriarch. It would be a great achievement, and he would be completely won!

Both sides were suspicious of each other, yet evenly matched.