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Chapter 286: The Source
The moment the six Supreme Beings collided, the River of Time boiled over. The terrifying energy that leaked out of the river instantly turned 124 of the 125 Origin Tracing Experts into clouds of blood mist, which then evaporated into nothingness!
“Father-in-law, rest in peace.”
Xu Lian sighed inwardly. He wasn’t feeling well either. The Skull of the Supreme Powerhouse of the Divine Clan, the Left Hand Bone of the Ancient Sacred Ground, and the Laws of the Divine Kingdom all erupted with divine light, shielding him. However, he was still shaken to the point of coughing up blood from his nose and mouth, sustaining significant injuries.
It felt like he was wearing a thick suit of armor while being beaten by six iron hammers from the outside. He wouldn’t die, but it was incredibly uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the six supreme beings in the River of Time didn’t engage in a life-and-death battle over the Origin Tracing Light. They merely sparred briefly, decided on the ownership of the Origin Tracing Light, and then left Wuguang City.
The River of Time returned to its “calm phase”.
Xu Lian used a secret technique from the Sacred Spirit Record to heal himself, preparing for the next “disturbance” in the River of Time.
And so he continued alone, following the unusually vigorous Origin Tracing Light as it traveled upstream through the River of Time.
From time to time, fights between Sages or Supreme Beings would break out in the River of Time. The two Divine Bones and the laws of the Divine Kingdom always shielded him.
800,000 years.
900,000 years.
1,000,000 years…
Scenes from increasingly distant eras rushed towards him. Xu Lian could clearly see that the clothing of the people in the Wuguang City scenes was becoming more and more ancient.
2,000,000 years, 3,000,000 years, 4,000,000 years… The unusually vigorous Origin Tracing Light continued to move forward, making Xu Lian’s heart race.
“Could it be taking me to the previous epoch?”
There was nothing he could do. He had tried every method, but he couldn’t escape the river of time. He could only watch helplessly as time rapidly reversed.
After an unknown amount of time, the river of time had reached a point so far in the past that Xu Lian could no longer estimate the year. The Origin Tracing Light, as vigorous as a small white dragon, suddenly stopped.
Finally, it stopped!
Xu Lian was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. It had been charging forward relentlessly, and its sudden halt felt almost unnatural.
The scene in the River of Time had changed dramatically. A grand and boundless Wuguang City stood on the earth, its walls so magnificent that they were almost absurd. Each brick was forged from a mountain, making the city seem like an impregnable fortress!
However, the grand and boundless Wuguang City was in ruins, as if it had endured an unimaginable, world-shaking battle.
In the city lord’s palace, a supreme being dressed in ancient robes was sitting cross-legged. His overall form was still humanoid, but his body had undergone mutations so bizarre, indescribable, and unspeakable that it defied comprehension.
A small pink head with a sinister smile had sprouted from the top of his head, and an even smaller one grew on top of that small head…
Xu Lian couldn’t bear to look at it directly. He inwardly exclaimed, “What the hell is this? A skewer of candied haws?
The Supreme Being’s left eye had grown a white flower, while his right eye had sprouted a small green ox head that kept mooing, “Moo, moo, moo…”
Below his face, things became even more grotesque and unbearable…
Xu Lian averted his gaze, not daring to look any longer. He almost vomited!
The Origin Tracing Light, resembling a small white dragon, stopped in the River of Time and began circling around the Supreme Being like a swimming dragon.
Suddenly, the Supreme Being turned his gaze toward the River of Time as if he could see through it and was staring directly at Xu Lian.
Xu Lian felt a chill run down his spine, his hair standing on end. He held his breath and used the two divine bones to conceal his cultivation and life aura.
“Young friend, there’s no need to be nervous.”
The Supreme Being’s voice was hoarse.
He can see me?
Xu Lian was startled. After a moment of silence, he spoke slowly, “Senior, can you see me?”
The Supreme Being replied, “At my cultivation level, the river of time cannot block my vision. Of course I can see you, young friend.”
Xu Lian fell silent again. Faced with such an abnormally terrifying Supreme Being, he didn’t know what to do. He wanted to go home, to return to the embrace of O… only then could he feel a little sense of security.
The Supreme Being said, “Young friend, you’re not even a hundred years old, and you’ve already reached the fifth stage of Origin Tracing Realm. You’re truly a once-in-a-generation genius. I never expected someone like you to exist in the future.”
Xu Lian had no idea what the Supreme Being was getting at, so he humbly replied, “Senior, you flatter me.”
“Young friend, you followed this Origin Tracing Light into the river of time and came here. You must need the Origin Tracing Light, right?”
The Supreme Being raised his hand, and the Origin Tracing Light that had been circling around him immediately flew toward Xu Lian.
Xu Lian hesitated for a moment, then decided to take it first and think about the consequences later.
Thus, Xu Lian stored the unusually vigorous Origin Tracing Light in his storage bag. “Senior, there’s one thing I don’t understand. Why did this Origin Tracing Light enter the river of time and bring me back to this era? Is there some deeper meaning behind it?”
The Supreme Being explained, “This Origin Tracing Light was refined by me using a special method. I placed it in the river of time and sent it to the future to bring people from the future to this era so that they could deliver a message for me”.
Deliver a message?
Xu Lian felt a wave of relief. It seemed that this terrifying Supreme Being had no intention of harming him and harbored no ill will.
Xu Lian asked, “What message does Senior need me to deliver to the future?”
The Supreme Being said, “What you’re seeing now is a scene from before my transformation. I have walked far on the path of a Supreme Being, and at the moment of my transformation, I glimpsed beyond the Supreme Realm and vaguely saw the source of the mutations”.
Xu Lian was both shocked and delighted.
Shocked because this terrifying senior had reached the pinnacle of the Supreme Realm and even glimpsed beyond it before his transformation. What kind of cultivation level was that?
Delighted because if they could find the source of the mutations, they might be able to solve the problem of Supreme Beings undergoing mutations. This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about the Goddess of Time becoming a Supreme Being in the future, and he could also avoid the pitfall of mutation himself.
Xu Lian bowed deeply and clasped his hands in respect. “Senior, you went to great lengths to send this message about the source of mutations to the future. This is a blessing for countless future lives. On behalf of myself and countless future beings, I thank you for your kindness.”
The Supreme Being waved his hand. “Although I vaguely saw the source of the mutations, whether it can be resolved depends on you people in the future.”
Xu Lian said, “Senior, please speak. I will definitely bring this message back.”
The Supreme Being explained, “I am originally from the Primordial Era. However, after the event known as the Skyfall, everything changed and we entered the Mutation Era. Therefore, I suspect that the source of the mutations is related to the Skyfall event.
In fact, I’m not the only one who suspects this. Many powerful beings have investigated the Skyfall event, but in the end they found nothing, and the matter was dropped.
Now, at the moment of my transformation, having glimpsed beyond the Supreme Realm, I used the power of my transformation to deduce the truth of the Skyfall event. In fact, the source of the mutations is related to the Skyfall.”
Xu Lian listened, only half understanding, feeling as though he were lost in a fog. “The Skyfall event? Do you mean the Skyfall Forest?”