The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

"I think this might be fate playing a joke on me."

The dazzling and bizarre colors in the gaps of time played a small part in creating a sense of bewilderment.

This also meant that the two adversaries, who seemed to have been pulled out of the realm of possibility by the Emperor, did not immediately rush to attack Li Zhen.

While they were each gathering their strength, they remained wary of the strange illusions surrounding them.

Of course, in the end, these insignificant changes did nothing to help Li Zhen's situation; he only had time to utter a complaint.

Because neither of them made any attempt to hide their desire to attack him.

The Vanguard Cave, whose dome was shattered, still served a protective function, preventing the three inside from directly facing the terrible environment of the time rift, but it also caused time on their side to flow in a normal linear state.

Waiting for reinforcements may depend on when Constantine and Jason fully adapt to the environment, thus navigating the chaotic time energy to pinpoint Li Zhen's location.

I wonder how long it will take for the Supreme One to adapt to the pain of being reduced to one-fifth of the original annihilation.

The first to launch a furious attack was the relatively more impatient young emperor.

He firmly believed that the time gap was some kind of illusion, and that Li Zhen in front of him was a means created by those traitors to defeat him.

The emperor launched a ferocious attack, while constantly boasting about how he would punish those rebellious individuals once he got out.

The funniest thing is that the emperor wasn't saying these things to Li Zhen, but was shouting randomly into empty space while waving his fist.

Even though Li Zhen knew that the emperors of this period were likely to be mentally unstable due to the parallax monster and the bewitching of the Three Palaces Demon, she still couldn't help but speak up.

"You idiot! Can't you even think about it? If this really is just an illusion, how come the Parallax Monster and the Trigon Demon can't get in?"

Li Zhen didn't take the emperor's less-than-ideal mental state too seriously, but he did consider that rashly entering a state of all-out battle might actually fulfill the emperor's wishes.

His understanding of enemies with time-based abilities has deepened; these guys often possess bizarre and unpredictable powers, and one must never let one's guard down against them.

Li Zhen's negotiations unsurprisingly failed.

Empress Jeanne withdrew her suspicious gaze that had been wandering aimlessly outwards, but after a brief silence, she did not relax her fists and feet at all, and retorted in a very short time.

"You want me to give up resisting? I'll find the truth after I've eliminated the threat!"

Li Zhen's suggestion only calmed Emperor Zhen Te down, but his attack became even more fierce and ruthless.

Its only effect might be to keep this mentally ill person focused while fighting, and to make them start to take Li Zhen seriously.

"Fuck!"

After dodging another wave of fierce punches and kicks from Emperor Zhente, Li Zhen seized an opportunity and delivered a powerful kick to the heart, temporarily sending him off the battlefield.

Watching Emperor Jeongte being swallowed by the chaotic waves of time after a tumble, Lee Jeong waited a moment and, seeing no movement, raised her head.

There was no time to catch one's breath.

The next one to slowly drift towards Lee Jung was the elderly Regent, Choi Ge, who was completely unrelated to any part of the original story.

This guy isn't crazy; in fact, his eyes, which droop due to his advanced age, almost lack the domineering and sharp aura they should have.

However, his aura remained undiminished; it had simply transformed into a more substantial form.

Just being close to him caused Li Zhen's heart to begin beating abnormally fast.

As soon as Old Cui opened his mouth, Li Zhen's eyes narrowed in response.

"My child..."

"Stop!"

Li Zhen floated backward for a moment, then made a pause gesture with her hands.

It's possible that he had already beaten up Trigger once with the help of higher-dimensional beings, or it could be the so-called "imaginary enemy in his mind" theory proposed by his psychologist.

Although he still harbored resentment, he was able to control his behavior.

"I don't understand, where did you come from?"

"This is a very long story."

Surprisingly, the elderly Cui Ge did not make a move. Instead, he talked to Li Zhen like an ordinary old man.

"Ever since I dreamt of you that day, I have been troubled by what you said. I sent people to investigate your whereabouts, only to receive a report that you were already dead."

"I began to wonder, perhaps you really were just a strange dream? During the time when I considered victory in the Civil War the highest honor, I certainly never cared about my own bloodline and offspring."

"But your words still keep popping into my head. I can't understand it. If you really are just a dream, then how could you possess such power at such a young age, even enough to defeat me?"

Li Zhen appeared to be listening attentively, but her attention remained fixed on the Emperor.

For some reason, the Emperor did not take the next step; he seemed very confident in the summons generated by his skill.

This is true.

While Old Cui was telling his story, his focus remained firmly on Li Zhen.

The tone of his voice, seemingly devoid of emotion and merely reciting a background story unrelated to himself, did not match the actual fighting spirit of Trigger.

Until the part of the story that truly captured Lee Jung's attention.

In this "possibility of time", Cui Ge is constantly troubled by the dream of competing with Li Zhen, and cannot forget Li Zhen's strength beyond her age.

He began to hone himself even more ruthlessly, trying to master a higher level of power, comparable to that of Li Zhen who appeared in his dreams.

Trigg won the civil war and immediately implemented reforms to the traditional coming-of-age ceremony.

"I don't know if you ever really existed, but I can't help but wonder if the wartime system of the past was too much of a smear on the blood ties between the older and younger generations in our community."

Old Twig raised one hand, gently clenched his fist, and then quickly relaxed it.

"The new coming-of-age ceremony requires every Vixingan who has reached adulthood to obtain the 'recognition' of their blood relatives in order to grow into a qualified warrior who can continue to conquer outside the empire."

Li Zhen found it strange.

He didn't know if Cui Ge had intentionally used euphemisms to describe it, but he had a gut feeling that there was still something wrong with this reformed "coming-of-age ceremony".

"Have I been neglecting you, Jeanne?"

Old Cui's tone, which was almost devoid of intonation, finally showed signs of emotional fluctuation.

"Just when everything was thriving and I was finally about to forget you, the natural disaster virus struck."

"The empire that should have continued to prosper sank, and from that moment I realized that you were not a dream, Gente, you must still be alive! Because the curse you cast on me before the dream ended foresaw a future that should never have been foreseen!"

Old Cui's aura began to rise once again, and the gradually suffocating sense of oppression made Li Zhen's eyes widen.

"I tried to stop it all!"

Old Cui suddenly launched an attack, sending Li Zhen, who still had half of his attention on the Emperor, flying with a punch.

"I'm trying to convince myself that you're still just a dream, and it's all just a coincidence!"

Old Cui chased after her and grabbed Li Zhen's head, who was about to fall into the tide of time.

He pinched Li Zhen, whose mouth was bleeding and whose pupils were beginning to contract, and brought her in front of him.

"People are dying every day! The once prosperous empire is now in decline..."