Courtyard House: My Long and Hard Body Makes Me Play with All the Women in the Courtyard

She snapped back to reality, her voice hoarse: "I just saw... an image. Someone is creating some kind of seal here."

“In other words, we’ve come to the right place,” Su Ting said calmly. “Let’s move forward.”

The four of them walked slowly down the corridor, and every few steps they could feel a faint force pulling them closer in a certain direction.

Finally, after turning the seventh corner, they arrived at a magnificent space.

The hall is circular, with a huge crystal ball suspended in the center. Inside, chaotic light surges, as if the entire universe is reflected, churning, collapsing, and reforming within that ball of light and shadow.

Chapter 1076 The Initial Cage

Around it floated thirteen metal seats, some of which were broken and some still bore burn marks.

"The Cocoon of Time..." Lin Su's voice rang out again, this time coming from all directions.

However, his figure did not appear; only his voice, like a whisper, surrounded them:

"Welcome to the world's first prison. Everything you face here is a reality that once 'existed'."

"What do you mean by 'existing reality'?" Ji Yan frowned. "Does it mean there's something alive inside?"

Lin Su, dressed in white, remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "This place records the past, the future, and countless possibilities. If your choices trigger a chain reaction, then these afterimages may... take form."

“In other words,” Su Ting’s eyes sharpened, “we not only have to deal with the Time Core, but also with our past selves?”

"Or rather, you will face your failure."

The air suddenly solidified.

A dark shadow slowly took shape in the void.

That was—another Su Ting.

He wore a tattered cloak, his eyes were sunken, and his gaze revealed a hint of madness and exhaustion.

He didn't speak, he just watched them quietly.

“This is one of the possible outcomes of your failure,” Lin Su in white robes explained. “He tried to shut down the time loop but failed, and was ultimately trapped here for a thousand years, his consciousness shattered.”

"Which world's version of me are you?" Su Ting stepped forward, his expression unchanged.

The shadowy figure chuckled, its voice hoarse: "I am the one who couldn't escape. I am your failure, the truth you refuse to accept. Tell me... do you still so confidently claim you can rewrite everything?"

“I always knew this path wouldn’t be easy,” Su Ting replied calmly, “but I still chose to come in.”

The next second, the other party suddenly raised his hand, and a layer of black ripples exploded in the air!

[Memory Pollution - Activated]

The alarm suddenly went off, and the lights in the entire room dimmed abruptly, as if night had fallen.

The phantoms remaining in the thirteen chairs revived one by one, each with a different appearance—some with bloodstains all over their faces, some with only one eye left, and some even with incomplete outlines, leaving only broken voices screaming.

"Quick! Scatter!" Su Ting shouted.

Ji Yan made the first move, drawing his sword and slashing at an approaching afterimage.

The blade pierced into the phantom's body as if it were cutting through the void, without any resistance.

But the phantom quickly recovered and became even stronger.

Chu Mo raised his gun and fired a barrage of shots into the air: "Hey, hey, hey, can this thing even be taken down?!"

"No." Lin Su's voice was utterly calm. "Unless you prove that true will can overshadow the shadows of the past."

"Damn it, here comes the philosophy again," Chu Mo cursed as he retreated.

At that moment, dawn rushed toward the core and reached out to touch the crystal ball.

In an instant, a powerful suction force erupted!

"Wait!" Su Ting was too late to stop them; he was thrown back by the blast. "What are you doing?!"

Chenxi gritted her teeth, her face pale, yet she still gripped the surface of the crystal ball tightly: "I want to know the whole truth... about the origin of this world, and our meaning."

The phantoms all looked at her and let out a sharp roar!

The shadowy figure, Su Ting, rushed forward and reached for her neck!

“You don’t deserve all of this!!” he roared.

Just then, Ji Yan suddenly leaped up and blocked the attack with a horizontal slash.

Chapter 1077 Astonishing Air Wave

"Want to touch her?" He grinned, his killing intent boiling. "Then you'll have to ask my knife if it'll allow it!"

At that moment, Su Ting regained his balance and rushed forward, heading straight for that dark image!

Two identical souls clashed head-on, each punch landing with a visceral impact, unleashing an astonishing shockwave!

“Tell me—” Su Ting said, enunciating each word clearly, “was your failure due to a lack of strength, or because you gave up?”

The shadowy figure sneered: "You think you're doing the right thing? This is just another futile attempt."

“No.” Su Ting punched him hard in the face, interrupting his taunts. “What makes me better than you is that I never believe the ending is predetermined.”

The chaos within the crystal ball gradually subsided.

The voice of dawn echoed through everything: "We are not the echoes of programs, nor slaves to fate. We are those who find hope in despair."

She looked up at Su Ting, her eyes filled with tears yet also with determination.

"Do you believe me? This time, we're not just going to escape—we're going to become the new 'beginning'."

Su Ting didn't speak, but his fist clenched tightly in an instant, his bones cracking. He stared at the dark figure before him, his eyes burning with an unquenchable flame of conviction.

“I’ve never given up,” he said. “So I can’t possibly lose to myself.”

The shadowy figure grinned, a piercing and chilling laugh: "You think you're 'right' and that you're guaranteed to win? Reality never distinguishes between right and wrong. You're just lucky you haven't encountered true defeat yet."

Before he could finish speaking, the dark figure suddenly transformed into a ball of pitch-black energy and hurtled towards Su Ting!

Su Ting stomped his feet hard on the ground, causing the metal floor to cave in and unleash a ring of shockwaves that blocked part of the impact. However, he was still thrown back several meters before he could barely regain his balance.

"Brother Su!" Chu Mo panicked upon seeing this and immediately switched his firepower to provide support. "Damn, this guy is much stronger than before!"

Ji Yan slashed at another phantom fragment with his sword, and as the sword flashed, it even brought with it a trace of silver-blue flame.

The flames seemed to corrode the soul; the phantom let out a shrill scream and was instantly ignited and exploded into countless points of light.

"Dawn!" Ji Yan shouted, seizing the opportunity, "If you want to see the truth, hurry up and get it done, otherwise we'll all become scapegoats for the past!"

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Chenxi's forehead, her hands still pressed against the surface of the crystal ball. Her pupils were slightly unfocused, as if her consciousness were traversing a distant time tunnel.

In her eyes, a world that was both strange and familiar slowly unfolded...

[World ID: Σ-9132·The End of the Gray Line]

This is a future that has completely collapsed.

The timeline has broken, and fragments of history have scattered like stardust.

The city's buildings collapsed and twisted as if torn apart by a god, and a giant single eye hung in the sky, slowly closing.

The streets were deserted, save for whispers and sobs that echoed through the world.

In this desolate place, a figure sat before a collapsed statue, murmuring softly, "We failed... We ultimately couldn't rewrite everything."

As the camera zooms in, his face gradually comes into focus—it's Su Ting, but his eyes are completely lifeless.

The scene stopped abruptly.

Chen Xi suddenly opened her eyes, her lips trembling: "So... that end really does exist."

"Hey, what's the situation over there?" Chu Mo's anxious voice interrupted her thoughts.

Chapter 1078 You're nothing special.

The phantoms began to coalesce, merging into a massive humanoid monster pieced together from multiple faces, each limb carrying some kind of obsession left over from the past.

The monster opened its mouth and let out a roar, a combined cry of fury and lamentation from all those who had been sealed away:

"You are nothing but this, destined for destruction! Go back to your rightful fate!!"

The air vibrated, and energy surged.

“This thing… is for real.” Ji Yan sneered and drew the second short blade from his waist.

Su Ting took a deep breath, turned around and demanded of Chen Xi, "How much longer do you need?!"

Chenxi gritted her teeth, her voice hoarse: "Just one more step to connect with the core consciousness—but someone has to hold it off! Don't let it interfere with me!"

"Hold it back?" Ji Yan raised an eyebrow. "That sounds like my job."

"Count me in!" Chu Mo grinned, his finger hooking the trigger and pulling it all the way down. "Anyway, my favorite thing is to get into a group fight."

"You three... don't forget about me." A clear, cold female voice suddenly came from above.

When everyone looked up, they saw a woman in white floating in the air—it was none other than "Lin Su in White Robes" in disguise.

She was clad in light white armor resembling battle armor, and held a long spear that gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light.