Chapter 649 - 408: Even Time Withers

Chapter 649: Chapter 408: Even Time Withers

He had arrived at the Empty Valley eighteen days early...

"Kid."

"So this is the door you mentioned... the one that can warp Time."

An Su conversed with Lu Cang in his mind.

Over the past few days, he had come to understand the whole story.

To An Su, it was as if Lu Cang had traveled back from the future.

Lu Cang: "Yeah."

"I should warn you, I’m not absolutely certain I can open this door..."

"Based on your experience, if you try to open that door and fail again, you might just find yourself sent back to an even more distant point in time."

Lu Cang: "I know."

For now, he still had a chance to quickly recover his strength, return to this place, and try to open the door again.

The more times he was forced to reset, the more variables would likely come into play.

"Well, let’s just give it a try."

Lu Cang’s voice was steady, betraying no emotional fluctuation.

Before him was the end of the corridor and the great door, across which Time itself flowed.

Based on his previous experience, he should have eighteen days until the next reset.

However, in a world like this, experience wasn’t always reliable.

With a mere thought, Lu Cang acted.

Countless souls churned within his Sea of Consciousness, offered up as a Sacrifice to An Su.

This time was different from the last.

Last time, it had been to deal with Izparut. If Lu Cang hadn’t survived... An Su wouldn’t have been able to escape either.

But this time, there was no external enemy.

Lu Cang felt the innumerable souls in his Sea of Consciousness coalescing toward An Su. From within An Su’s body came the praise of a hundred million voices. Faintly, through this chorus of adulation, he could almost glimpse all the cycles of Reincarnation An Su had ever experienced!

Cycles of life and Death, constant change. He had been revered by thousands, and he had fallen into the deepest abyss, experiencing all the trials of the mortal world.

All of it forged the singular being that was An Su.

Stepping forward into the long corridor, An Su’s figure quietly materialized at Lu Cang’s side.

"An interesting kid."

An Su’s skin was no longer withered like an old man’s, but now shone like a bodybuilder’s.

"To be able to accumulate so many meaningful souls..."

"If I had the same Authority as you, I can’t imagine how many detours I could have avoided."

"It’s a real shame. You possess such an Authority, yet you refuse to specialize solely in the Death Priest Profession."

Lu Cang: "Iz has already said something similar to me."

"An Su, it’s time to get to work."

An Su cracked his neck. His tone seemed to be growing younger along with his physical state. "I know."

"After all, we did sign a contract."

An Su glanced at Lu Cang beside him. At this moment, his thoughts could still be perceived by Lu Cang.

And his soul was still under Lu Cang’s Control.

However, with his currently restored strength, killing Lu Cang wouldn’t be difficult.

’If I wanted to kill him, a single thought should be enough.’

The thought flashed through An Su’s mind.

But an unsettling thought flashed through his mind as well.

An Su could feel that Lu Cang would definitely react before he could act, bringing him under Control and instantly killing him in return.

Lu Cang, too, was on edge.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was, in fact, completely tense.

He had even activated his Heaven-Ascending Realm of Perfection.

"Alright, I’m going now."

An Su reached out a single hand toward the door.

"Kid, I see you have some understanding of Death, but your understanding is too shallow."

"All things must die."

"Whether living or non-living."

"In truth, death is not just the end of a life. From birth to demise, from Reincarnation back to birth, we are merely experiencing a process."

"Rather than the end of life, Death is better described as the end of a process."

"And all things in this world undergo a process of change."

"Even Time itself will one day come to an end."

As An Su spoke, Lu Cang gradually sensed the surrounding corridor taking on a deathly black color.

The entire corridor was withering and decaying.

WHOOSH—

The deathly black corruption dissolved and melted away, fading into profound darkness.

Only the door before them remained, emitting faint ripples.

DONG—

Immediately after, a far-reaching ripple spread out.

An Su was struck by the ripple and took a small step back. He frowned slightly and murmured, "The corruption is gone."

His voice was slightly hoarse as he said, "No, it’s not gone."

"It was displaced to another point in Time..."

"At least, not to this moment."

Lu Cang asked again, "Can you still handle it?"

An Su’s brow furrowed deeply, but he sat down cross-legged in the Void before them.

"Perhaps... I need a moment to think."

"You should help me think, too."

Before Lu Cang could ask, a multitude of flashing thoughts surged into his mind.

A massive influx of information flooded Lu Cang’s mind—musings on Time, on Death, on the door, and on revelation.

’So much information...’

’And most of it is incredibly complex.’

’It’s far too much to process in a short amount of time.’

Lu Cang also had to be on guard against An Su, wary of any malicious thoughts directed at him hidden within this flood of information.

However, his true defense against An Su wasn’t just peeking into his thoughts.

It was relying on his Final Sense.

As long as his Final Sense gave him an early warning, Lu Cang could instantly terminate An Su’s soul.

Final Sense was a Prophetic Level Talent. In a life-or-death crisis, it would always allow him to strike first.

But... against something like these ruins, where the meaning of the time reversal was unclear, Final Sense couldn’t really provide a warning.

And in situations like his encounter with Iz, where the other party didn’t truly want to kill him, Final Sense also failed to trigger.

Analyzing...

Thinking...

Lu Cang hadn’t expected that arriving at the door so early would mean he’d have to sit there in quiet contemplation for so long.

Knowledge of Chronology filled his brain.

Thanks to his Second Forbidden Magic—Time, Lu Cang’s understanding of Chronology progressed with incredible speed, and he easily gained profound insights.

In just over ten days, Lu Cang felt that his attainments in Chronology had reached a new level.

Now, when he looked at Time, he no longer saw it with his previous understanding.

An Su slowly rose to his feet.

"If we can’t open this door this time, I may not be able to help you any further."

"You might have to seek help from that one called Luoti."

"However, if you seek help from a being like her, you must consider what price she will demand."

"She’s not like me—your prisoner."

An Su seemed quite nonchalant when calling himself a prisoner, showing no shame whatsoever.

After speaking, An Su touched the door once more.

"All things wither in time, and Time itself is no exception."

CLICK—

When An Su placed his hand on the door again, the portal finally gave a response it never had before.

It actually began to be stained with a hint of pitch-black...