Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 224 'The Past' What Happened

The King of Gods watched as Longbow Wei led the other gods out of the temple.

At this moment, however, his eyes revealed a worry that he could no longer suppress and maintain his composure.

Because now, although Longbow Wei is the strongest warrior in the God Realm of Light, second only to him.

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

Although with the support of the six divine artifacts, the combat power he could unleash was almost the same as that of himself, the king of gods.

But ultimately, there are some things that only the God-King can foresee, like what's happening now.

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

Within his shadow, illuminated by divine light, appeared a figure that he and the other gods were once intimately familiar with.

The Demon King, once the King of Gods' greatest adversary, was someone who died completely at the hands of the King of Gods.

At this moment, however, the king of the demon race no longer possessed the splendor of his youth, and instead appeared somewhat weathered.

"Heh, I told you I would come back." Looking at the King of Gods before him, the Demon King's eyes flashed with hatred.

However, although that's what he said, the Demon King actually knew what was going on in his heart.

Back then, his clone on the East-West Main Road was annihilated by Longbow Wei.

Its original form was also affected, which allowed the King of Gods to find a weakness and join forces with the other gods to kill it.

Logically speaking, he is completely dead, and his so-called return is nothing more than empty threats.

Knowing only what's in their own family, the Demon King spoke to the King of Gods with a hint of schadenfreude.

"My return is just the beginning."

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

The King of Gods narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Demon King: "Oh? What do you mean?"

In fact, the return of the Demon King was something that the King of Gods only recently realized.

Or perhaps this return was something he shouldn't have been aware of; it sounds strange, but it did happen.

That is, history has changed. It seems that they did not kill the Demon King back then, and that is why the Demon King is still alive today.

However, this statement is unreasonable. If one is not at the level of a God-King, even the King of Gods would probably find it difficult to realize this fact.

Ultimately, it was because the past was altered by others that the demon king, who should have died, survived.

This was something that none of the other gods realized, and the King of Gods had secretly tested them before.

In the minds of the other gods, during the war of the gods, the Demon King was defeated but managed to escape.

"Whether we are demons or gods, we are all beings born into this world."

"Even though your demon race doesn't belong to our continent, your existence is inherently opposed to us."

"But ultimately, we are all the same kind of beings."

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

"But in these two completely different memories, I found signs that those extraterrestrial demons had appeared in the past."

At this point, the King of Gods lowered his eyes helplessly, for this was far too shocking and terrifying.

Manipulating time and altering the past are things even he, the king of gods, could not do.

He couldn't even imagine what kind of person could have done such a thing, or what terrifying methods they had used.

The Demon King listened quietly to his old rival's story, and he understood perfectly well what was going on.

That is why, after he was "resurrected", he sought out the King of Gods.

"If that's the case, then why did you, old man, send those gods to besiege those extraterrestrial demons? Aren't you afraid they'll just be courting death?"

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

"These extraterrestrial demons are not so scary. Although there are some that are close to the level of God-King, this is our world after all, and they are not familiar with it."

"It could even be said that these extraterrestrial demons may not have taken us seriously at all. They acted according to their own ideas and did not launch any attacks."

"Therefore, if arranged properly, eliminating these extraterrestrial demons is not a difficult task, but what I need to do is to test the existence behind them."

"Testing that being who, through some unknown means, was able to alter the past and tamper with history."

"Sacrifice is inevitable, and if it is I who must sacrifice, then I will do it willingly."

"But now, apart from me, the other gods are completely unaware that the past has been altered."

"That's why I can't die; I can only let the other gods test the person behind it all for me."

The Demon King sneered, offering little judgment on the King of Gods' words: "And then what? Do you really think you're qualified to deal with that person?"

The King of Gods shook his head, but said firmly, "I cannot do nothing under any circumstances. I cannot allow our past to be destroyed by others."

At this point, the King of Gods looked at the Demon King: "I may die after this, and I hope you can help me pass on my legacy to Longbow Wei."

"If he dies, then you shall pass on my legacy to the next person qualified to become the God-King."

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

Because they are different from other beings in this world, only they are the god-king level powerhouses who are qualified to retain self-awareness of what has happened.

Even the protagonist of this world, the God of Light, Longbow Wei, could not do this; this is the fundamental difference in the source of power.

The Demon King did not utter any sarcastic remarks about the King of Gods, but instead seriously considered the other party's words.

Because what the King of Gods was talking about was no longer just a conflict between the two races of demons and gods, but rather the very survival of the entire world.

It should be understood that even the gods cannot maintain their own self-awareness.

They could be obliterated or reborn at any moment, so how should they control the existence of this world now?

The nature of the demon race does indeed make their consciousness filled only with aggression, possession, killing, and deprivation.

But ultimately they are part of this world, even though they are inherently hostile to the gods.

The war between the two sides could not ultimately destroy the entire world, but the extraterrestrial demons that have appeared now are completely different.

If this demon king, who has already perished in time, can be resurrected today, what about tomorrow?

Did the King of Gods die mysteriously in the past? Or did a new powerful being inexplicably emerge? Or did the world simply vanish into the past?

Although gods and deities are considered extremely powerful by mortals, and even possess eternal life.

But in reality, they know that they are just beings existing in this world, and they cannot defy the laws of the universe itself.

In fact, this is what the Douluo Civilization, under Huo Yuhao's leadership, is currently attempting to explore the concept of time.

In the Douluo Universe, even the Douluo civilization cannot actually do this; they cannot interfere with things that have already happened in the past.

This is because the Douluo civilization is also part of the Douluo universe, and the law of the universe is that there is only progress and no regression.

Even if the universe is destroyed, another cycle of reincarnation will repeat what has happened before, but that does not mean the past is reversible.

The new cycle of reincarnation is merely a similar scene, with no connection to anything that has happened in the past.

That's why Huo Yuhao targeted other universes, just like the difference in the flow rate of time between the God Realm and the Mortal Realm.

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

The time at which the timelines of the two universes intersect and synchronize is named Timeline A.

If the connection between the Douluo Universe and the Qin Emperor Universe is severed, their timelines will return to being independent.

However, those who arrive in the Douluo Universe through this A timeline will continue to live according to the timeline of the Qin Emperor Universe.

At this time, the Douluo Universe and the Child of Light Universe are linked again, and their timelines intersect.

The time at which the timelines of the two universes intersect and synchronize is named Timeline B.

Through this B timeline, the people of the Douluo Universe travel through the universe and arrive at the 'present' of the Child of Light universe.

Then the connection between the Douluo Universe and the Child of Light Universe will be severed again, and their timelines will return to independence.

If the connection between the Qin Emperor Universe and the Child of Light Universe is re-established, then the time scales used between different universes will naturally be different.

Even in the Douluo civilization's attempts, they discovered that the timelines that intersected before the connection were not a fixed outcome.

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

Only by having a stable anchor point can the temporal communication between different universes be accurately anchored to a certain point in time.

This is why such a strange phenomenon has occurred in the universe of the Children of Light.

The "Extraterrestrial Demon" from the Douluo Universe and the "Extraterrestrial Demon" from the Qin Emperor Universe.

They exist simultaneously in this world, but not at the same time, and together they exert various influences on this universe.

However, the Douluo civilization was only just beginning to explore the concept of time, so they adopted a more prudent approach: descending through a projection of their consciousness.

These so-called extraterrestrial demons have no direct contact with the members of the Douluo Council in the Douluo Universe and the Qin Emperor Universe.

Even the so-called consciousness projection is a secondary transmission through the central brain Nan Ke.

The consciousness of the Douluo Council's powerful members did not personally enter the projection medium; they could withdraw at any time.

Furthermore, it can also prevent the powerful members of the Douluo Council from being inexplicably submerged in time due to the paradox of time.

Even if some sound is produced due to the time paradox, at most it will only lead to the loss of the projection carrier and consciousness.

[Intelligent Brain] Nan Ke only lost a portion of the computing power and mental energy he had invested.

Furthermore, the Douluo civilization no longer uses large-scale spatial channels to connect with other universes.

Each consciousness projection is directly projected through an independent spatial channel, and once inside, the connection with this universe can be severed.

However, as mentioned before, a stable connection at a given point in time requires an anchor point.

Therefore, two powerful members of the Douluo Council risked great danger to personally enter the Light Child Universe.

They exist at two points in time, 'past' and 'present'.

Their existence cannot be replaced by a projection of consciousness.

Because the suppression of projection was originally something born from the world of the Child of Light, it was only adapted and used by the Douluo civilization.

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

"past".

Huo Yuhao strolled through the Stromb Fortress. At this moment, a fierce battle that had attracted much attention was coming to an end, but no one noticed Huo Yuhao's presence.

Even the two sides engaged in fierce battle in the air were no exception. In the air, Longbow Wei shouted the magic that burned life.

A brilliant seven-colored flame ignited around Chang Gong Wei, its dazzling seven-colored light highlighting his figure.

He charged toward the Demon King with the Holy Sword of Light in his hand, while the other five divine artifacts around Longbow Wei constantly resonated and swirled around him.

This was the final battle between the former Longbow Warrior and the Demon King's avatar, and the final outcome was naturally that justice triumphed over evil.

Although Longbow Wey burned his own life force, he was reborn with the help of the King of Gods.

But that was all in the past. Huo Yuhao silently watched this scene in the sky.

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

With the primal power brought about by the burning flame of life, Longbow Wei is preparing to integrate the five divine artifacts into his body.

However, something went wrong during the fusion. Longbow Wei was supposed to be transformed by the God of Light, Michael.

His body, which was strong enough to withstand the combined power of the five divine artifacts, suddenly showed signs of collapse, and his blood kept gushing out from his pores.

The Demon King naturally seized this rare opportunity, and a terrifying aura of death condensed into a ball, blasting towards the longbow, which had failed to fuse with the divine artifact.

Under this aura of death, Longbow Vena, whose body was already riddled with holes and on the verge of burning out, completely vanished into thin air.

"Longbow!" Longbow Wei's comrades in the Stromb Fortress cried out in grief at the sight.

Seeing this, Mu Zi, Chang Gong Wei's lover, could no longer contain herself and took to the air, flying towards the battlefield where Chang Gong Wei was.

As the aura of death dissipated, only a tattered and broken Holy Sword of Light remained in the same spot.

As for Chang Gong Wei Na's body, which had just entered the divine level, it had naturally been reduced to ashes by the conflict between the aura of death and the divine power within his body.

(End of this chapter)