Chapter 646 - 405: Reverse

Chapter 646: Chapter 405: Reverse

Hearing An Su ask for his soul again, Lu Cang couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.

’A leopard can’t change its spots,’ he thought.

Future Preview was still unusable in these ruins, and Divination couldn’t predict what would happen after he opened the gate.

"An Su."

"What do you think is behind this door?"

"From what I understand, this door is a cage imprisoning Time. What do you think ’imprisoning Time’ means?"

An Su asked, "Time can be imprisoned?"

"But going by what you’re saying, it could mean that the Time of many people like you has been stored inside."

"The Time you experience with each reset is being stored away in some special manner."

"Time must be conserved; you can’t just lose a part of it out of thin air. If you’re constantly resetting, perhaps the Time you’re losing is being funneled somewhere else."

"Perhaps... behind that door."

An Su’s words were profound.

"However, you’re probably not the only one who entered these ruins."

"Perhaps the others who came into these ruins are just like you... their Time has stopped moving forward and is now constantly rewinding..."

Lu Cang mulled this over.

’In the intelligence Yuing Li showed me, someone did indeed return from the third region.’

’She also mentioned that Time in the third region constantly resets.’

’But that you could get out after a short while.’

...

’Thinking about it now, was the person who came out really her?’

"How many souls do you need to open this door?" Lu Cang asked.

An Su spoke again. "I can’t be sure either. I can only try. The Law of this door is strange."

Lu Cang said, "Then never mind."

His thoughts became clearer. At the same time, Lu Cang made a wish, ’Let me return to the normal flow of time.’

The wish did not come true.

’It seems I’m still in a timeline that’s subject to resets.’

With his wish as a safety net, Lu Cang reached out with one hand.

This time, he touched the door.

The previous times, he had either used his Core or hadn’t touched it at all.

Although the Core was a part of him—a completely identical entity—the actual sensation of touch was still different.

HUMMM—

As his hand touched the door, Lu Cang felt a sensation like infinite vibrations. A hum transmitted from the gate into his body, making his flesh tingle.

He could also feel a sense of spatio-temporal dislocation from the door.

It was like the grogginess of being forced awake in the early morning, his mind simultaneously inhabiting both a dream and reality.

The instant he made contact.

Lu Cang’s Perception seemed to show him multiple afterimages of himself, each one subtly different from the others.

One of them, it seemed...

...was the him from the last time he was here, trying to make contact with the door using his "Core."

’Then, what about the others?’

’Are these visions of the future? Will I really come to this door so many more times?’

This was already his third visit.

Lu Cang already felt that was a lot.

’But... will there be even more?’

’No, perhaps these are just possibilities.’

If he wanted to blast this door open, an ordinary Death Spell probably wouldn’t be enough.

’It seems I can only try...’

When Lu Cang opened his eyes again, his pupils swirled with a kaleidoscope of myriad colors.

Seventh Forbidden Magic—Element.

His most powerful killing move at the moment was Forbidden Magic.

Unfortunately, for the Time Taboo Magic, he only met the first condition, and it was completely useless in this situation.

So, he would have to try using pure destructive power.

’Let’s see if I can blast this door open!’

Startup: Elemental Initiation.

WHOOSH—

In that instant, everything around Lu Cang disintegrated!

In a flash, only brilliant, elemental colors remained.

The corridor had vanished completely.

Only the lone, great door remained before him.

"Kid!"

Seeing this, An Su cried out in shock from within his mind.

"Original Forbidden Magic."

An Su was shocked not only that Lu Cang had learned an Original Forbidden Magic, but also that he could actually use a Final Forbidden Magic.

Because An Su also knew.

Using an Original Forbidden Magic always came at a great price.

An extremely high price.

It was not a price an ordinary Mage could bear.

But even so.

After he used the First Form, the door before him still remained. It had not turned into any Element... it was unaffected by the change.

It seemed to be no ordinary object.

It transcended the Law of influence of the Startup form.

In fact, within this domain of Elements, Lu Cang faintly sensed... that this door was not made of any Element at all.

’To think there’s something in this world not made of Elements.’

’Truly eye-opening.’

’Then, I’ll just have to try...’

Decomposition·Elemental Wanhua.

WHOOSH!

In an instant, the entire domain flared with light!

After more than an hour of practice earlier, Lu Cang could already extend the duration of this "Elemental Wanhua" for much longer!

Now, he could sustain it for at least one second!

And in that one second!

At least four Tier Nine Elemental Magics fully formed in that instant.

The entire corridor was instantly obliterated.

In this expanse of Space, only a vortex of brilliant, dazzling colors remained.

...

Lu Cang’s Magic Power was instantly drained.

An Su, in his Sea of Consciousness, was shocked speechless!

’Wait a minute...’

’Why can this kid...’

’...use the Second Form of an Original Forbidden Magic?’

Although it was uncertain if the other Original Forbidden Magics even existed in the world...

...the Original Forbidden Magic of Element was relatively common.

Given An Su’s experience.

She had seen it before and understood the conditions and price required to cast this Magic.

But...

’Why can Lu Cang cast it?’

An Su realized with horror that even though she was with Lu Cang day and night and knew he far surpassed his peers...

No, she should say he was far stronger than any being of the same level.

But still, there should have been a limit.

Moreover, up until now, An Su had felt that Lu Cang’s strength was still within the bounds of her comprehension.

Until now.

When she saw the eruption of colorful Elements, the Tier Nine Elemental Magic slamming into the great door!

Only then did An Su feel it.

Lu Cang’s power had already surpassed the limits of her understanding.

BOOM!

The great door hummed loudly!

A massive backlash erupted from it—

Lu Cang fought through the dizzying backlash, focusing his Perception on the grand, colossal gate before him.

The door hadn’t been blasted open!

Even Tier Nine Elemental Magic couldn’t break it down!

At the same time, Lu Cang felt a faint ripple of Time, flowing back against his attack and sweeping over his body!

CLICK—

Another extremely faint turn.

It was the sound of the Pointer being turned.

’Fuck...’

’Hearing that sound made my scalp tingle with dread.’

He looked up again.

What Lu Cang saw was a dark, cramped basement. The scene was all too familiar...

This was Miselux.

In Atlantis City.

’The further I get, the further back I go.’