Chapter 642 - 401: The Second Side

Chapter 642: Chapter 401: The Second Side

Lu Cang gazed into the future, performing a Divination.

He saw countless possible versions of himself, and each Possibility was different. There was a version of him in the Empty Valley, another on some other small island, one who remained in this corridor, and one who was shrouded in darkness.

But Lu Cang did not see a version of himself that opened the door.

’What if I open this door?’

The future after opening that door was a complete mystery.

’If I just wait here for a while, I’ll naturally return to the real world...’

’One of my wishes will also be fulfilled.’

’If I wait a little longer, I should be able to advance to a Level 3 Prophet.’

’Then I can just unlock my second wish.’

Lu Cang didn’t want to become the kind of villain that Iz despised. At the very least, he would strive not to move toward that future.

’Iz probably thinks the same way.’

’That’s why he doesn’t have a strong killing intent toward me. He might still be thinking he can change me this way.’

’I shouldn’t let him down.’

Lu Cang gave up.

He stopped trying to push open the door.

TICK—

Time reset again.

This time, it returned to a much earlier point.

It must have been right when he first arrived in this space. An Su was still groaning pitifully, still being tortured...

And he himself had just obtained the "Seventh Forbidden Magic—Element."

"An Su, I just experienced a Time reset..."

Lu Cang no longer wanted to open that door.

’I should just leave this ruin. The way out is probably to wait for a while...’

’Maybe I just have to wait for a reset to get me out of here.’

TICK—

"Lu Cang."

A low whisper.

The scene before Lu Cang’s eyes changed again.

Izparut appeared before him once more.

Even though he was separated from Izparut, even after coming to the Moon Sea, Izparut’s shadow still loomed everywhere.

He was undoubtedly the person who had influenced Lu Cang the most since he came to this world.

Even knowing his own potential for growth was immense and that his Speed of improvement was fast, there was always a target in his heart to surpass.

Izparut had truly become like a Heart Demon.

He was seeing him again.

"Iz..."

Lu Cang felt the Magic he now commanded.

The "Seventh Forbidden Magic" was still there. Once Magic was learned, it would never be lost as long as the memory of it remained.

Just like Saint One.

Despite eight lifetimes of Reincarnation, something like Magic, once learned, was learned forever. No matter how many times he went through Reincarnation, he would never need to learn it again.

Unless someone, like Lu Cang, could directly strip another’s Magic from them.

Making them completely forget how to cast that Magic.

"It seems this is the second time you’ve seen me."

’Iz, you really are sharp.’

The "second time" he mentioned was, naturally, the second time seeing him in this place.

Otherwise, if it were just about meeting in general, they’d probably met thousands of times by now.

"Then you should know what’s going to happen."

"Iz, you should also know that you can’t kill me..."

"Even if you do kill me, it won’t change anything."

This time, Lu Cang spoke without the lingering fear from before. His tone was now calm.

"Can you tell me why? I don’t understand."

Izparut held his Magic Staff out with one hand. "Lu Cang, you’ve misunderstood something. I didn’t kill you, but that’s not because I *can’t* kill you."

"However... it seems I’ve already gotten my answer."

’He had to kill me to get his answer.’

"Master Iz, you were testing me."

Lu Cang came to this conclusion.

Only in a life-or-death situation can some questions receive a true answer... People can pretend, and they can deceive.

Especially with an Unsolvable Mystery like Lu Cang, who was shrouded in obscurity.

From Izparut’s perspective, he couldn’t know if Lu Cang’s answers and actions were genuine or false.

But the instincts Lu Cang displayed when fighting for his life were difficult to fake.

"Master Iz, what answer did you get?"

Seeing that the other man no longer had any desire to attack him, Lu Cang let out a sigh of relief.

After all, things were different now...

Iz, however, sat down on the ground and said to Lu Cang with a very serious expression, "You... you already know you’ve been corrupted, don’t you?"

Lu Cang nodded. "I had a vague suspicion."

"But it doesn’t seem too severe yet. I don’t know when it started... or how it happened."

"Still, I think I have a way to suppress this corruption for now, and maybe even a chance to eliminate it completely."

"If I find Kumironi as soon as possible, would she have a way?"

Iz shook his head slightly.

"A corruption that is already so deeply rooted... even Kumironi can do nothing about it..."

Then, with a hint of resignation, Iz spoke.

"Lu Cang, can you... can you leave a loophole in your Talent?"

Lu Cang: "A loophole?"

Iz replied, "Yes, in your Eternal Erasure Talent..."

"The Talent that can kill someone completely, erasing them from Reincarnation."

Lu Cang paused for a moment.

"Is this... for Chi Cheng?"

Iz nodded. "Yes."

"If he hadn’t been killed by this Talent, Kumironi should have been able to revive him."

’Leave a loophole in my own Talent...’

The Eternal Erasure Talent was also the very thing that kept An Su in check. It was Lu Cang’s only trump card that could kill An Su for good.

Without this Talent...

...An Su could just die. He had nothing to lose. If Lu Cang waited for him to go through Reincarnation, catching him again would probably be incredibly difficult.

Besides, An Su did indeed have a Secret Technique.

He had a way to briefly restore his peak strength after Reincarnation. If he really came seeking revenge after reincarnating, it would be a huge problem.

"If your Talent has a loophole..."

"...then it would still be possible to revive Chi Cheng."

Lu Cang felt An Su in his mind as he looked at Iz before him.

Lu Cang had already sealed his Sea of Consciousness, so An Su could no longer share information about the outside world with him.

Finally, Lu Cang responded, "Alright..."

"Master Iz, what should I do?"

To change a minute detail in the past—this was Iz’s method.

He didn’t truly change the History that had already occurred.

He only made a previously overlooked detail appear.

"Let me see your Talent..."

"I... should be able to use Magic to modify it to a certain extent, creating a loophole that even I would have difficulty detecting."

Showing his Talent to someone else for them to modify.

This was, under any circumstances, a huge taboo.

Never mind letting someone modify it; even just showing it to them was exposing his trump card...

And besides, who knew what kind of tricks the other party might pull?

’Why should I trust him? Have I forgotten that he wanted to kill me, wanted to take my life, just a short while ago?’

’If I let him tamper with my Talent, who knows if he’s just trying to use this as a way to kill me!’

’He can’t erase me directly in this era, but setting a Level 9 Mage’s trap in my Talent? Wouldn’t that be effortless for him?!’