Chapter 1913 - 985: Shadows of the Past

To ordinary people, Lu Xing is just a clever child who likes to play tricks. To Ji Jue, he's a mischievous one with potential for future success.

But now to the Star Core Association, he is a rare and valuable origin stone of autonomous awakening.

Yet to the "insects," he is likely a supreme talent!

Those parasites within time can smell the precious aura of future moments, and the radiant glow each soul can manifest.

Cancha keeps a close watch on Lu Xing and is absolutely unwilling to let go for one reason only—Lu Xing's future is even more brilliant and vast than Ji Jue imagined.

The marks and impressions he leaves within time, the influence he can create, surpasses the total of millions.

To those insects, at this moment, Lu Xing is an epic oversized battery pack!

Cancha takes life-threatening gambles to block him, even if Du Bin is around, because it needs Lu Xing's existence to extend its own life!

They need time, endless amounts of it!

Merely wanting to exist requires spending countless times more time than an ordinary person, the stronger they are, the more they owe, and the more they consume.

Let alone using those skills or techniques!

The more you use, the more you owe, and the more you'll have to repay in the future!

Unless they undergo a rebirth process, every moment of their existence, every minute and second, time will slip by hundreds or thousands of times faster than for ordinary people.

But even if they want to cocoon themselves into a chrysalis, temporarily avoid debt and interest, it demands a rather exorbitant price to complete.

"See, it's clear now, right? Those insects, playing with time, terrifying as they may seem, are essentially insolvent reckless gamblers... Once the gap can't be filled, the first to claim their lives is the Shadow Sun."

"Whether good or evil, anyone attempting to toy with time will suffer thousands-fold consequences."

The Dispatcher fell silent for a moment, then sighed quietly, "Even a Saint like Mercury, despite trying all kinds of means and roundabout ways to bypass restrictions, ultimately buried themselves completely."

Ji Jue sighed, his heart suddenly heavy, yet then acutely noticed something amiss:

"…How do you know this?"

"Of course you told me, Ji Jue, although not at present."

The old thing chuckled slyly: "This shows how strong our future bond will be!

Truthfully, in a few years, you'll be thanking me profusely, even calling me a father figure, though I had to decline politely several times.

I say, instead of following protocol, why not skip the process and directly offer your admiration, and we can quickly fulfill our father-son relationship!"

"Do you think I'd believe that!"

Ji Jue was so amused he almost laughed, wishing he could reach through the frame to give Old Deng a wake-up slap.

Moreover, there's no winning an argument with someone who can pre-read time.

At this moment, all he could do was transform grief into profit.

Grabbing the bucket, he continued to gather precious talents and jade from all directions!

However, as he got used to handling it, the more Time Sand contained in the bucket, the more relaxed Ji Jue's expression became: "Seems like this cleaning job of yours isn't that stressful?"

"Don't get excited too soon, Ji Jue, these are just unformed creatures, simply outcompeted by the inner ones, pushed to the periphery as wasted material.

Perfect for some practice, but don't consider them as achievements."

The graffiti-like old thing in the mural splashed a bucket of cold water directly over: "The deeper you go in, the tougher it gets.

Besides, the Border Hell Layer adds a layer every ten years, now more than twenty layers deep, while you're still on the ground floor, handling the past few years' 'driftwood'.

If I were you, I wouldn't smile so happily.

After all..."

"Wer! Wer! Wer!!!!"

Walking beside him, the Beagle began barking uncontrollably once more, the sound growing louder and even distancing itself from Ji Jue.

As if fearing his blood would splatter onto itself.

In the instant of realization, Ji Jue flew backwards!

Immediately followed by a loud bang.

Boom!!!

Ji Jue slammed against the wall, a crack appearing on his chest, his entire body thrown into a rebirth form, nearly falling apart.

Only now did the gloating voice from the frame slowly emerge:

"... It arrives when you're down?"

Bucket!

My bucket!!!

Ji Jue was almost tearing up, looking at the overturned red bucket on the ground ignited by the attack, thankful that during the moment of attack, Ji Jue instinctively performed an alchemy operation, and under the solid alchemy's seal, his hard-earned possessions remained intact.

But the opponent was simply too fast.

Faster than he anticipated, even though interfered within the scope of the Anchor, reverted to a prototype, it could still maintain that dizzying terrifying speed.

What surprised him even more was that before this, his Wolf Perception hadn't sensed a trace of malice?

As he came to his senses, a blurry silhouette wrapped in bizarre light and shadows was already close.

Completely different from those creatures that failed to cocoon, countless afterimages gathered within themselves, perfectly in control despite chaotic time.

Now bowing, looking at the bucket Ji Jue left on the ground.

As if smelling the scent of Time Sand within.

Suspiciously reaching out, reaching into the bucket.

"Don't touch my bucket!!!"

Ji Jue was furious, waving his hand, and the Mercury remaining in the bucket coiled around the figure's wrist like a living entity, and from the flowing silver, a Chun Jun Spiritual Blade had already shot forth.