Douluo: The True Eye

Chapter 224: What Happened in the 'Past'

The King of Gods watched Chang Gong Wei lead the other gods out of the temple.

At this moment, his eyes revealed a worry that he could no longer suppress with forced composure.

Although Chang Gong Wei was currently the number one combat force in the God Realm of the Light, second only to him.

However, Chang Gong Wei had ultimately failed to reach the God-King level and could only be considered a quasi-God-King level powerhouse.

Although with the blessing of the six divine artifacts, the combat power he could unleash was almost the same as the King of Gods himself.

But in the end, some things could only be foreseen by a God-King, such as now.

"Demon King, you really are a persistent ghost," the King of Gods said slowly.

And in his shadow, illuminated by the divine light, appeared a being that he and the other gods were once extremely familiar with.

The Demon King, once the King of Gods' greatest opponent, had died completely at the hands of the King of Gods.

But at this moment, the Demon King no longer possessed his former glory, instead appearing somewhat aged.

"Heh heh, I said I would come back," the Demon King said, a glint of hatred in his eyes as he looked at the King of Gods.

However, despite saying that, the Demon King was well aware of his own situation.

Back then, his clone on the Eastern and Western Continents was annihilated by Chang Gong Wei.

His main body was also affected, allowing the King of Gods to find a flaw and join forces with the other gods to surround and kill him.

Logically speaking, he should have died completely, and his so-called return was just an empty threat.

Knowing his own limitations, the Demon King said to the King of Gods with some schadenfreude.

"My return is only the beginning."

"Old thing, do you really think your so-called God-Trapping Array will be of any use against those extraterrestrial demons?"

The King of Gods narrowed his eyes and looked at the Demon King: "Oh? What do you mean by that?"

In fact, the King of Gods had only recently noticed the Demon King's return.

Or rather, this return should not have been noticed by him; it sounded very strange, but it did happen.

That was, history had changed, and it seemed that they had not killed the Demon King back then, which was why the Demon King was still alive.

But this statement was unreasonable; if it were not for the cultivation of a God-King, the King of Gods would probably find it difficult to realize this fact.

"Even if your Demon Race does not belong to our continent, and your Demon Race's existence is inherently opposed to us."

"But in the end, we are still the same kind of creatures."

"Completely different from those extraterrestrial demons who can only appear in this world through the remnants of history."

"But in two completely different memories, I found traces of those extraterrestrial demons appearing in the past."

Speaking of this, the King of Gods lowered his eyes powerlessly, because this was a bit too shocking and terrifying.

Controlling time, tampering with the past, this was something that even he, the King of Gods, could not do.

He couldn't even imagine what kind of person could do such a thing, and what kind of terrifying means were used?

And the Demon King quietly listened to his old opponent's words, how could he not understand in his heart?

That was why he had sought out the King of Gods after he was 'revived'.

"Since that's the case, then why are you, old thing, sending those gods to encircle and suppress those extraterrestrial demons, aren't you afraid they'll be courting death?"

The Demon King sneered, while the King of Gods shook his head and said calmly: "This is already the best method I can think of."

"These extraterrestrial demons are not terrible, although there are some who are close to the God-King level, but after all, this is our world, and they are not familiar with it."

"It can even be said that these extraterrestrial demons may not have taken us seriously at all, and everything they do is according to their own ideas, without actively attacking."

"Therefore, as long as arrangements are made properly, eliminating these extraterrestrial demons is not difficult, but what I want to do is to test the existence behind them."

"To test the existence that I don't know what means were used to modify the past and tamper with the history of the past."

"Sacrifice is inevitable, and if what must be sacrificed is me, then I will gladly accept it."

"But now, apart from me, the other gods cannot realize that the past has been tampered with."

"So I cannot die, I can only let the other gods test the person behind the scenes for me."

The Demon King sneered, without commenting too much on the King of Gods' words: "What after you test it out? Do you think you are qualified to deal with that person?"

The King of Gods shook his head, but said firmly: "No matter what, I can't do nothing. I can't let our past be destroyed by others."

Speaking of this, the King of Gods looked at the Demon King: "After this, I may die, I hope you can help me pass my inheritance to Chang Gong Wei."

"If he dies, then you will pass my inheritance to the next person who is qualified to become a God-King."

Although they were once mortal enemies, at this moment, the King of Gods was preparing to entrust everything to the Demon King.

Because unlike the other creatures in this world, only they were God-King level powerhouses who were qualified to retain their self-awareness of everything that had happened.

Even Chang Gong Wei, the protagonist of this world, the God of Light, could not do this, which was the essential difference in the source of power.

The Demon King did not ridicule the King of Gods at this time, but was seriously thinking about what the other party said.

Because what the King of Gods said was no longer the conflict between the Demon Race and the God Race, but was equivalent to the survival of the entire world.

It should be known that if even the gods could not maintain their self-awareness.

They could be annihilated or born in the past at any time, so how could they control the existence of this world now?

The nature of the Demon Race did make their consciousness only contain invasion, possession, killing, and plundering.

But in the end, they were still a part of this world, although they were inherently hostile to the God Race.

The war between the two sides would ultimately not completely destroy the entire world, but the extraterrestrial demons that had appeared now were completely different.

Today, he, the Demon King, who had already disappeared in time, could be resurrected, so what about the future?

The King of Gods inexplicably died in the past? Or was some new powerful being inexplicably born? Or did the world simply vanish in the river of time?

Although God-kings and deities seem incredibly powerful to mortals, even possessing eternal life,

in reality, they know they are merely beings existing within this world, unable to defy the laws of the universe itself.

In fact, this is the exploration of time that the Douluo civilization, led by Huo Yuhao, is currently attempting.

Within the Douluo Universe, the Douluo civilization cannot actually achieve this step; they cannot interfere with past events that have already occurred.

This is because the Douluo civilization is also a part of the Douluo Universe, and the law of the universe is one-way, with no turning back.

Even if the universe undergoes complete annihilation, and another cycle of reincarnation re-enacts events that once happened, it doesn't mean the past can be reversed.

The new cycle of reincarnation is merely a similar scene, with no intersection with the events that occurred in the past.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao targets other universes, just as the God Realm and the Mortal Realm have differences in the flow of time.

So, if the Douluo Universe and the Qin Emperor Universe were connected, their timelines would intersect.

Let's call the synchronized time at which these two universes intersect the A timeline.

Then, severing the connection between the Douluo Universe and the Qin Emperor Universe would cause their timelines to return to independence.

However, those from the Douluo Universe who arrived in the Qin Emperor Universe via this A timeline would continue to live according to the Qin Emperor Universe's time.

And now, if the Douluo Universe links with the Son of Light Universe, their timelines would intersect.

Let's call the synchronized time at which these two universes intersect the B timeline.

Through this B timeline, people from the Douluo Universe traversing the universe would arrive at the 'present' of the Son of Light Universe.

Afterward, severing the connection between the Douluo Universe and the Son of Light Universe again would cause their timelines to return to independence.

Re-establishing the connection between the Qin Emperor Universe and the Son of Light Universe means that different universes naturally use different time scales.

Even within the Douluo civilization's experiments, they discovered that the intersected timelines before connection are not a fixed result.

It could be the 'past,' it could be the 'present,' or it could even be the 'future.'

Only with a stable anchor point can the time intersection of different universes be accurately anchored to a specific time node.

This is precisely why such a bizarre phenomenon arose in the Son of Light Universe.

The 'Extraterrestrial Demons' from the Douluo Universe and the 'Extraterrestrial Demons' from the Qin Emperor Universe,

simultaneously exist in this world, but not at the same time, collectively exerting various influences on this universe.

However, the Douluo civilization is only initially exploring the understanding of time, so they adopted a more cautious approach: descending with consciousness projections.

These so-called Extraterrestrial Demons have no direct connection with the Douluo Council members from the Douluo Universe and the Qin Emperor Universe.

Even the so-called consciousness projection is a secondary relay through the [Wisdom Brain] Nan Ke as the central hub.

The consciousness of the Douluo Council powerhouses does not personally enter the projection carrier and can withdraw at any time.

This also avoids the Douluo Council powerhouses from being inexplicably submerged in time due to temporal paradoxes.

Even if certain effects are produced due to temporal paradoxes, at most, it will only lead to the loss of the projection carrier and consciousness.

The [Wisdom Brain] Nan Ke only loses a portion of the computing power and mental power invested.

Moreover, nowadays, the Douluo civilization no longer uses large-scale space channels to connect with other universes.

The entry of each consciousness projection uses independent space channels for direct deployment, and the connection with the home universe can be severed after entry.

But as mentioned earlier, stabilizing the connection of a time node requires an anchor point.

Therefore, in the Son of Light Universe, two Douluo Council powerhouses personally entered it, risking great danger.

They exist at the 'past' and 'present' time nodes respectively.

The existence of these two people cannot be replaced by consciousness projections.

Because the projection suppression itself is something born from the Son of Light world, only used by the Douluo civilization for its own purposes.

They have no connection with the Douluo Universe or the Qin Emperor Universe, so they naturally cannot exist as anchor points.

'Past.'

Huo Yuhao strolled through the Strellen Fortress. At this moment, a highly anticipated fierce battle had reached its climax, but no one noticed Huo Yuhao's existence.

Even the two sides engaged in fierce battle in the sky were the same. In the sky, Chang Gong Wei loudly chanted life-burning magic.

Brilliant seven-colored flames ignited around Chang Gong Wei, and dazzling seven-colored light set off his figure.

He was seen holding the Sword of Light and charging towards the Demon King, while the other five divine artifacts around Chang Gong Wei continued to orbit and resonate.

This was the final battle between Chang Gong Wei and the Demon King's clone, and the final outcome was naturally that justice prevailed over evil.

Although Chang Gong Wei burned his own flame of life, he was reborn with the help of the King of Gods.

But this was just something that had happened in the past. Huo Yuhao silently watched this scene in the sky.

Obscure light flashed in his eyes, and at the same time, the battle situation in the sky suddenly reversed.

With the original power brought by the burning of the fire of life, Chang Gong Wei was preparing to integrate the five divine artifacts into his body.

However, during the fusion, something went wrong. Chang Gong Wei's body, which should have been transformed by the Light God Michael,

and was enough to withstand the fusion blessing of the five divine artifacts, suddenly showed signs of collapse. His blood kept gushing out from his pores.

The Demon King naturally seized this rare opportunity, condensing a terrifying aura of death into a ball and blasting it towards Chang Gong Wei, who had failed to fuse the divine artifacts.

Under this aura of death, Chang Gong Wei's already riddled body, which was about to burn out, completely disappeared.

"Chang Gong!" In the Strellen Fortress, Chang Gong Wei's comrades let out a painful wail when they saw this scene.

Chang Gong Wei's lover, Mu Zi, could no longer hold back when she saw this scene, soaring into the air and flying towards the battlefield where Chang Gong Wei was.

However, as the aura of death dissipated, only a broken Sword of Light remained in place.

Chang Gong Wei's body, which had only just entered the divine level, had naturally been completely annihilated by the conflict between the aura of death and the divine power within his body.