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Chapter 673 The Chanting of the "Master of the Dharma"! (This book is free today!)

He couldn't feel the little girl's body, but subconsciously he had an intuition that her little hands were cool, soft, and very smooth...

Two eyes, four pairs.

Lin Yi's pupils contracted sharply, as if a huge bolt of lightning had struck the back of his head, and images flashed through his mind...

On a cliff overlooking the black sea, a group of teenagers sat on rocks gazing at the ocean. The sea breeze blew in gusts, and the girls' hair swayed like waves.

The group of teenagers were quite young, but judging from their eyebrows, eyes, and body shapes, one could almost see the resemblance to the little girl and the "Master Craftsman" among them...

These people are very likely to be the "first apostles" in the future...

Behind them stood two more people: one was Wei Liang, and the other... was him.

Wei Liang looks almost exactly the same as he does now, but his figure appears somewhat ethereal, almost unreal.

If I had to say, that "Wei Liang" had a deep gaze, with no trace of longing for beauty in his eyes, only a profound look as he gazed at the distant sea, as if he were the backbone of everyone.

……

The scene shifts, and the boys have grown into adults, setting up a shipyard on the shore of the black sea, building a huge ship...

The scene depicts a lively and energetic atmosphere, with spirited young people chatting and laughing, arguing and discussing.

On the deck, the little girl still looked thin and frail, as if time hadn't passed her by much.

Besides the boy, there were also some people dressed in ancient clothing. They seemed to be the ancestors, and it was difficult to distinguish their race by their faces alone. At this moment, they were building ships with the "first apostles" in their youth...

……

The images were changed again and again, but no matter which one was shown, the little girl always followed behind him, like a clingy little kitten...

But the good times didn't last long. After a series of flickering images, the images that followed became dark and terrifying.

The youths' faces no longer held the innocence of their youth; their smiles had faded, and a hint of melancholy had crept into their brows…

The Black Sea seemed to have become a dead end. Time and again, they stood on the lookout tower of the Black Moon outpost, observing the sea and everything around them...

later……

The little girl was engrossed in some kind of research, while he shifted his focus and quietly stayed by her side...

Later, in the dark scene, it seemed that some kind of great battle had taken place, with corpses strewn everywhere and rivers of blood flowing...

The little girl stood alone amidst the endless piles of corpses, head bowed, silent...

Then... the image shattered, and the little girl's voice echoed from the endless void.

"Let me go... I will bear it all... I will guard it all..."

“The Holy Sun is dead… The Supreme One is gone… I am the only one capable of this…”

"There's nothing to be sad about... In infinite time, I can have infinite... time to look at Brother Lin Yi..."

"Yes...I know...I'll wait for you..."

"Even if lightning withers... the ocean flows on..."

"I'll wait for you..."

"I'll be waiting for you..."

"Waiting for you..."

"yours……"

"of……"

"Boom!"

The image shattered completely, Lin Yi's thoughts came to an abrupt halt, and he regained his senses in a few breaths.

……

The little girl was still gently rubbing her cheek against his palm. It was a habit that had been there for countless years, and it made Lin Yi feel like he had found his old kitten again...

The little girl looked at him with her big, bright eyes, full of affection. At that moment, Lin Yi felt as if his soul was being slowly pieced back together from its fragments...

Lin Yi tried to speak several times, but because of the memories of his remaining body, he didn't know what to say. His palpitations and sadness all stemmed from the subconscious and intuition deep within his soul, but when it was actually his turn to speak, he seemed unable to say anything.

He... is not yet the "him" he once was.

"I...I..." After a long silence, he stammered out three words, "I'm here..."

"Yes, you've come." The little girl said gently, her tone serene with restrained joy. Her voice was timid, but her eyes never left the illusory image of Lin Yi.

Countless years of exile, wandering, and waiting did not cause her the slightest complaint; all she felt was her unwavering gentleness, like a stray cat nestled in ruins finally finding some warmth it once had.

Even though his memories hadn't returned, Lin Yi's nose still felt slightly sore, and he subconsciously touched the little girl's head...

"I...I can't touch you..."

"But I can always sense you... all the time..." The little girl smiled, just like the kitten that would steal his watermelon.

"Alright, alright, it's good that you're here... Brother Lin Yi."

"Ding-dong ding-dong dong-dong..."

"Ding-dong... Ding-dong-dong-ding-dong..."

"Ding-dong..."

The music box swayed gently, as if accompanying their reunion.

Suddenly, the little girl raised her willow-leaf eyebrows slightly, tilted her head, and looked at Lin Yi's feet.

"This is……?"

She extended her fair finger and gently tapped it.

The next moment, Lin Yi was surprised to find a dark shadow beneath him.

What a bizarre scene this is!
Shadows shouldn't exist in a time-materialized prison.

After the shadow appeared, it clearly showed a tendency to escape, but it was forcibly restrained by the little girl from a distance.

So, under duress and unwillingly, the shadow slowly and reluctantly transformed into a human form.

"The Shadow of the Great Serpent?" Lin Yi exclaimed in surprise, "You actually followed me here?"

But after the giant serpent's shadow appeared, it completely ignored Lin Yi, instead looking at the little girl and avoiding her gaze: "You... just look at him, why are you looking at me?"

The "he" mentioned by the Shadow of the Great Serpent naturally refers to Lin Yi.

At this moment, its voice was very clear. Not only did its form imitate Lin Yi's appearance, but its voice also changed from the previous turbid and deep sound to one that was somewhat similar to Lin Yi's.

The little girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her bright eyes held an unyielding tenderness. The moment she saw the shadow of the giant serpent, she understood many things: "You... must be having a hard time?"

The shadow of the giant serpent was a humanoid black shape, its outline filled with strange traces. When it heard the little girl's words, the edges of its outline trembled slightly.

“No one has it easy,” the serpent's shadow murmured. “Everyone is the same… sacrifice, burdens, misunderstandings, betrayals… but what does it matter?”

"The world is broken... but it is still our world... someone has to carry the crumbling pillar, even if they can't hold on any longer, they have to grit their teeth and hold on a little longer."

"Fortunately, this time it's different." "Yes, it's different." The little girl nodded. "Brother Lin Yi... you're all back, and we'll be back too. It's time to put an end to everything."

As Lin Yi listened to the conversation between the little girl and the shadow of the giant snake, a series of questions arose in his mind, but he never had a chance to speak.

Wasn't the Shadow of the Orochi created by the later "Black Moon Apostles" through research on the "First Apostles"? Why would they know each other?

This strong sense of paradox is like the Yellow Emperor and Qin Shi Huang discussing how to break the traffic light tactic.

The music box pulsated gently, a rare touch of warmth appearing in the time-materialized prison.

But some people were unhappy about it.

[Stop making a scene! Stay here! All of you stay here!!]

The time-materialized cage trembled incessantly, the dazzling bands of light seemed to flow with scarlet blood, and the "angel" roared incessantly, trying to lock Lin Yi in eternity.

The little girl glanced indifferently at the time-materialized cage and released Lin Yi's hand.

"It's time to go."

"I'm here to liberate you," Lin Yi said earnestly.

“There’s a traitor among us…” the little girl said. “The seal of time exile loosened, and a portion of the 'angel's' power seeped in and became entangled with me.”

"I struggled with it for a very long time, but eventually, things fell into place, and I unraveled the mystery of time..."

"Brother Lin Yi, the real 'me' has already left, but this part of my will remains here so that I can see you again and reunite with you..." The little girl glanced at Lin Yi gently and murmured, "Although this part of my will can be severed, I can't bear to part with the memory of our reunion."

"Let's go, take me away."

"Yes!" Lin Yi nodded solemnly.

"Leave?! What do you take me for?! Stay here!"

[You arrogant maniacs who toy with time! The prison of time was created for you!]

The "angel" roared, and the time-materialized cage shook violently, with countless fragments of time pouring down as if to cover and submerge Lin Yi and the little girl!

"So noisy..."

The little girl slowly floated to Lin Yi's front, leaving him behind.

"People's reunion should be a happy thing."

"But!"

"you!"

"Why do you have to come out and cause trouble?!"

She raised her hand, and the time-space-physical cage that was still vibrating instantly froze.

She spoke slowly:
【Byg deg, endelse ring!】

(Curl up, endless ring!)

【Tidsslanges kadaver som tygger kronologi，】

(The tongue that breathes in and out, revealing the truth, gnaws at the serpent's skeleton, following the order of time.)
【Din kropper et Dimensjon-mrker——】

(Your body is the shackles of dimensions—)
【Begynnelsen sluker enden, all din vei blir en lukket lkke!】

(The beginning sucks the end; every path trodden becomes a closed noose!)
As the chanting began, the liquid light bands within the time-materialized cage all started to pulsate in rhythm with her voice. The timeline landscape appeared around the "Master of Time," with countless layers of illusory images alternating and changing, like a dreamlike bubble.

"Shh...shh...shh..."

Strands of fine, dry, and coarse quicksand seeped out from the time-materialized cage, swirling within it and floating as if possessing a life of their own, creating ripples of sand.

However, as the sand floated, the "angel" found it increasingly difficult to manipulate the time slices, and then gradually began to shrink.

【Flyt, selvets slukende time!】

(Flow on, moment of self-devouring!)

【Fortidens fosterbevegelse ruster i navlestrengen，】

(The past of fetal movement rusts away in the umbilical cord.)

【Ufdte morgendrypper trker i fostervannet，】

(The unborn tomorrow dries up in the amniotic fluid.)
【Denne stundens puls er et paradokspodet svart!】

(The pulse at this moment... is a malignant tumor grafted with paradox!)

The little girl's clear singing voice echoed around her, and her posture grew taller and taller, as if she were a real angel ascending to God!

Yes, Old Lin almost forgot that the little girl in front of him, who was as affectionate as a cat, was the "Apostle Imperial Tutor"—the "Master of the Dharma"—who existed even before the origin of world mythology!

【Stup, fange av Urkaos flaske!】

(Fall, prisoner of chaos!)
【Minnegrus fra din hjerneknoke，】

(The memories within your skull shattered into entropy dust.)

【Faller med ensretet timeglass mot flaskens hjertekule——】

(Following the one-way hourglass, it falls towards the singularity at the center of the bottle—)
【Her finnes hverken inni eller ute, ditt navn fanges i 'hva-var's kiste!】

(There is no inside or outside here, your name is forever trapped in the coffin of "Once Existed"!)
As the final note of the chant ended, the "Master of Creation" lightly touched her slender, jade-like finger, and immediately, the entire time-materialized cage dimmed and vanished...

"Buzz...!"

Like the final curtain call after the last dance of an opera, countless information turbulences within the time-materialized cage began to surge again, while the viscous, black, oil-like substance slowly retreated and contracted into a liquid light band. Then, the entire framework collapsed vertically like melting ice crystals, and the detached fragments of time eroded everything within the dimension, suppressing the power of the "angel" once more.

Lin Yi was utterly shocked. Was this the true power of the layer level?!
Is this the elite combat force among the "First Apostles," capable of such effortless skill even after being "exiled by time" for countless years?!
Unfathomable, truly unfathomable!
The little girl's appearance is the "appearance" of the "Magician". Beneath her truly adorable and cute appearance, her "mechanics", "stats" and "skills" have long been so highly specialized that they are practically glowing!

"Buzzing...buzzing...buzzing..."

Everything around them began to shrink and recede. Lin Yi couldn't tell whether the time-materialized cage had squeezed them out, or whether the entire area they were in was collapsing or falling to a lower dimension.

The giant serpent's shadow vanished swiftly, merging into Lin Yi's ethereal shadow.

“Unbelievable…” Lin Yi murmured in disbelief.

"Unbelievable... Actually, you get tired of seeing it after a while." "Master Di" muttered to himself.

Lin Yi was slightly taken aback, suddenly realizing that for countless years, this little girl might have been experiencing this cycle all along...

Thinking of this, he instinctively wanted to hug her.

But he couldn't touch her.

Their contact appears to be a one-way contact at the "Dharma Master" level.

"You...you're really amazing, you actually suppressed the 'angel'."

Hearing Lin Yi's praise, "Master Di" smiled, her eyes crinkling like a crescent moon, as if she had just tasted a sweet candy. She proudly raised her delicate nose and said smugly, "Right? I told you, I have already figured out the mystery of time!"

"It's a bit of a pity, though. While it was indeed an 'angel,' it wasn't in its complete form, but rather a part of the 'angel's' true body permeating the infinite dimensions of time."

(End of this chapter)