Alien Hotel.

Chapter 692 Through

Eileen didn't actually understand what Yu Sheng meant, but she was already used to it.

Hu Li's curiosity was clearly stronger than the little doll's. She transformed from a large fox the size of two cars back into a small fox over a meter long, standing next to Yu Sheng while looking up at him: "My benefactor, do you mean we can directly influence the main body of the Gate of Eden within this 'time barrier'?"

“Yes, Luo gave me an idea,” Yu Sheng said, glancing down at the little fox demon running around his feet. “She said that the Boundary Bridge originally needed to be rooted in a precise spacetime structure. The failed descent 3,700 years ago was due to this loophole, and now the cultists of the Hermitage have found a way to plug this hole—no matter how they plugged it, one thing is clear: the obstacles we encounter here are related to this ‘time anchor’.”

He looked up at the open area at the foot of the mountain.

"The Gate of Eden brought us here, which means its power has extended to this time and place—don't just think of it as a door, but imagine it as a tree. The 'soil' in which this tree is rooted is the dual structure of time and space. Spatially, it is rooted in the planet of the Holy Land, while temporally, its roots extend to the year 11XX of the Holy Calendar... We are now standing on this 'root' of it."

Hu Li tilted his head, muttering thoughtfully, "That's why they say the defense mechanism of the Gate of Eden is also part of the Gate of Eden..."

Yu Sheng suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"It should be this area." He squinted slightly, sensing for a moment before speaking softly.

Eileen craned her neck to look around, only to see a wasteland covered with rubble stretching from the foot of the mountain to the horizon, with thick, murky clouds hanging low overhead. There was nothing else there.

But she had a general idea that what Yu Sheng was looking for was invisible to the naked eye—at least not at this point in time.

“That ‘angel catalyst’ is roughly here,” Yu Sheng raised his hand, pointing roughly to a certain area. “It’s still sealed in a force field box, isolated outside the Gate of Eden. Those cultists are very cautious; they might use a whole set of rigorous testing procedures and rituals to determine the safety of the catalyst.”

"This will take a long time, and in the process, the Gate of Eden will continue to grow, its 'roots' will become deeper and deeper, until it becomes a kind of 'permanent structure' in the real spacetime."

"Things will get very complicated then."

Yu Sheng said softly, then took out his phone from his pocket and glanced at it.

Cell phones cannot receive a signal in this "time well," but Yu Sheng has a whole host of ways to contact the outside world. The simplest way is to open a passage to the real universe.

Moreover, Eileen can also connect with her mass-produced bodies here—although it's unclear whether the little doll's ability comes from the Goddess of Omens or from the Alice doll, it's obvious that her "soul structure" can also transcend time and space to some extent.

The "space-time defense" of the Gate of Eden is gradually revealing more and more vulnerabilities in front of the inn, and next, Yu Sheng will have to tear open the biggest gap in this barrier.

“The fleet at the border has launched an attack, and news of the fall of the Star Gate will soon reach the Holy Realm,” he said to himself as he looked at the message history on his phone screen, estimating the passage of time outside and the attack situation given by Baili Qing, “Just here… just wait here.”

The connection forged through blood created a hazy illusion deep within his mind. He looked up and, under the murky sky, seemed to see a massive, circular gate reaching to the heavens and standing tall on the earth.

He saw the door growing in time and space, its roots piercing deep into the earth of this desolate planet, and into its history and future. He saw many swaying figures gathered in front of the door, waiting with piety, fervor, joy, and anticipation.

Yu Sheng waited with them.

They waited for the ceremony to officially begin, for the angelic catalyst to complete its final inspection, and for the Holy See's command.

Yu Sheng waited for news from the border to reach the sacred realm.

Hu Li also came over, and the little fox squatted down at Yu Sheng's feet, waiting quietly.

……

The holy radiance gradually returned to calm, and under the combined effects of nerve suppressants and psionic potions, Grendel once again fell into a half-awake "spiritual" state. He wore a satisfied smile, and the flames dancing in his eye sockets burned quietly.

The Holy See slowly took half a step back, a smile playing on his lips.

Everything seems to be going according to plan. All we need to do now is wait patiently for Angel Catalyst to complete its testing and reach its optimal state.

However, at this moment, a strong sense of unease inexplicably arose in the spiritual intuition of many people.

A small shuttle slicing through the sky descended from the clouds towards the mountains, landing hastily on the docking platform near the Gates of Eden.

The priest, dressed in a white robe, practically tumbled off the aircraft, his voice completely off-key: "The border gate has fallen—the border region! The main force of the border region's fleet! They've broken in!"

Like a sudden gust of cold wind sweeping across the land, the powerful and turbulent spiritual energy fluctuations almost forced the priests near the Gate of Eden to their knees. For the first time, the Holy See's expression underwent such a dramatic change. He abruptly turned to look at the priest who had delivered the message, his gaze burning fiercely in the air.

"Say it again, was it an attack, or a fall?"

"Fallen, fallen!" The messenger priest prostrated himself on the ground. "The enemy suddenly jumped out from inside the stargate. The defense forces had no time to resist. The star fortress was completely destroyed, and the living saint stationed at the stargate is nowhere to be found... We are now receiving no news from the border. That fleet has likely begun to spread into the Holy Kingdom..."

The terrifying news, like a thunderclap from the apocalypse, exploded among the high-ranking priests. After a brief moment of shock, most of them simultaneously thought of the same thing—

The Gates of Eden, the Angelic Catalyst!
The Holy See's eyes flashed rapidly several times, and many clues instantly connected into one. Then, as if he had made a decision, he suddenly turned his head: "Connect the medium!"

A great sage closest to the gate instinctively spoke up: "Your Holiness, the catalyst is still undergoing final testing and adjustments. What if it has…"

Before he could finish speaking, another voice rang out from the side: "A large army is already pressing in on the border!"

“But…” “Even the medium.” The Holy See’s voice came from the platform again, gentle yet carrying an undeniable power.

"...Yes! As you wish!"

The priests immediately obeyed the order, and a moment later, a "sacred reliquary" located next to the Gate of Eden was opened, and the technicians carefully took out the "sacred reliquary" that was tightly protected by the force field box.

Two priests stepped forward and slowly pushed a floating platform in mid-air to the front of the throne. On the platform lay a black "stone" of unknown material that emitted a mysterious glow.

The stone was protected by a light blue energy barrier.

"Close the force field box."

"Yes!"

……

Yu Sheng suddenly raised his head and his gaze fell on a certain place nearby.

He walked in that direction, raising his hand as he went: "Lu..."

A flash of light appeared, and a long wound appeared on his palm.

Yu Sheng glanced back and saw the mechanical girl, dressed in a nun's robe, standing on the boulder beside him, gracefully lifting her skirt.

Thanks.

Yu Sheng smiled and shook his head, then looked at the empty space in front of him and slowly stretched out his hand...

The force field box was shut down, and the black "angel catalyst" was exposed to the air. The suppressed polluting power began to spread outwards almost instantly, and unstable spatial rifts grew rapidly along the surface of the catalyst.

The two priests holding onto the floating platform were visibly trembling, but dared not let go.

“Relax,” the Holy See’s gentle voice calmed their fear. “This is the normal power of the angels.”

Then he personally reached out and pressed his hand on the catalyst, temporarily suppressing the restless energy within it, and together with the two priests, pushed this "sacred object" toward the Gate of Eden.

Below the gate, pale golden grooves on the ground were gradually lighting up, and a deep, pleasant humming sound emanated from the interior of the magnificent circular structure.

Yu Sheng gently closed his eyes, letting his senses lead him forward—the wind of the desolate alien planet seemed to carry a low hum, and the light from the distant future shone on his face. He stretched his hand forward, his palm loosely clenched, as if caressing something invisible to the naked eye.

Blood slowly flowed from the palm, but did not fall to the ground. The crimson outline appeared and disappeared in the air, sketching the appearance on the other side of the curtain of time and space.

He slowly walked forward, toward the Gate of Eden that would stand hundreds of years later.

Two trembling hermit priests slowly walked forward toward the door to a new world that stood at the end of the platform.

The Holy See placed his hand on the angelic catalyst, and for a moment he seemed to feel a suspicious "heat," so he turned his head slightly to the side in confusion.

He saw his priests with their heads bowed, and further away, all he could see were mountains and clouds.

Yu Sheng turned his head to look at the illusion formed by the blood connection before him. He slowly grinned and whispered, "Hello..."

They walked forward together, supporting each other with the same angel catalyst, moving from different timelines toward the same goal.

Upon reaching the end of the platform, the Holy See heard a strange sound.

He looked down and saw that Grendel, who had been asleep under the effects of the potion, was now struggling. The great sage, embedded in the psionic observer, was breathing heavily, and sparks were crackling in his burned-out eye sockets. He seemed to see something, his lips twitching violently as he desperately tried to speak, but suddenly—

Yu Sheng stretched out his hand and, through the gap in the curtain of time and space, raised an index finger in front of Grendel.

Shh, don't tell him.

Grendel fell silent.

"What did you see?" the Holy See asked.

However, Grendel seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep again, his consciousness seemingly lost in another dimension of time, and he did not respond to the Holy See's inquiries.

The Holy See frowned slightly, then his expression suddenly changed.

Something's not right; there's a problem with the catalyst.

However, in that instant, he watched helplessly as the irregular "black stone" suddenly detached from the floating platform, as if pulled by an invisible gravitational force, and plummeted straight into the unstable light curtain of the Gate of Eden.

(End of this chapter)