Master Changsheng

Chapter 410, Section 407: True and False Time

"Over a hundred years? Are you sure?"

Ankai was taken aback, then quickly asked Nurnexius.

The usually unsteady Nurnexus nodded with absolute certainty this time: "More than a hundred years, no less, because I have been keeping track of the days."

Upon receiving Nurnexus's affirmative answer, Ankai's heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if he had a feeling that something important was about to be discovered by him.

This may be the most important secret of the Divine Court Academy!

"Tell me in detail!"

Ankai took a step forward and stood before Nurnexus.

"Alas! All these are tears!" With a heavy sigh, Nurnexus began to recount his past experiences.

According to Nurneshius, he did indeed enter the Divine Academy a century earlier than Ankai.

From that time onward, the painful experience has haunted Nurnexus to this day.

According to Nurnexus, there were quite a few beings with him, but unfortunately, among them, Nurnexus was the most talented and strongest.

It's easy to imagine what these creatures will encounter.

Because he was Ankai's pet, Nurnexus always adhered to the Good House version of "betrayal" and "order" in his view of "betrayal" and "order".

Or rather, Nurnexus was loyal only to Ankai.

The other living beings could not inspire even the slightest subservience in Nurnexus.

Of course, verbal surrender does not count as surrender.

【Divine Court Academy: Betray the World】, in the world of bamboo houses, Nurnexus has two choices, neither of which can be chosen.

This made him an outcast in the world of bamboo houses.

As a result, Nurnexus was hunted down by the bamboo people.

He was hunted down by the bamboo people for a full 30 years!

Most of the creatures that were with him also perished.

It is worth mentioning that when Nurnexus officially entered the Divine Academy, which is located halfway up the mountain, he integrated his group of beings together.

They all became his underlings.

He continued to control himself using the methods Ankai had previously taught him.

This gave Nurnexus extremely high prestige among this group of beings.

Even after entering the [Divine Academy: Betray the World], regardless of the changing rules, the creatures under Nurnexus's command were unwilling to betray him.

Together with Nurnexus, they chose the third answer.

The result was that they were relentlessly pursued by the bamboo men.

Nurnexius was quite strong and could withstand the bamboo men's attacks.

It caused great suffering to the people under his command.

It is worth mentioning that Nurnexius was not pursued by the bamboo people controlled by Ankai.

Therefore, in "Divine Court Academy: Betrayal of the World", although there seem to be many bamboo people, none of them are uniformly hunting down a single living being.

Instead, it was a bamboo figure chasing and killing a living being.

After a living being dies, another living being takes its place.

Nurneseus understood this point, and he kept his strength under control, never actually engaging in a major battle with the bamboo people.

Instead, they control their strength, appearing as if they are no match for the bamboo people, but they are not harmed by them.

According to Nurnexius's description, the bamboo people's strength was different from those encountered by Ankai.

Their strength is at least several levels weaker.

They just stubbornly waited like that for 30 years.

Perhaps the imposing figure realized that Nurnexus and some of the creatures behind him could not be baptized with the [Divine Academy: Betrayal of the World] baptism.

So they simply put Nurnexus and the others into the second world.

And this world is the one that Ankai just destroyed: [Divine Court Academy: The World of Order]!

Upon entering the [Divine Academy: Order World], Nurnexus found that, apart from Ankai, he would not obey the rules set by any other being.

Therefore, Nurnexus still chose the third path.

Unfortunately, whether in the world of bamboo people or the world of seven colors, Nurnexius chose the same third path as Ankai.

However, he did not possess the same strength as Ankai.

His choice was destined to be less comfortable than Ankai's.

The most obvious difference was that the imposing figure didn't take Nurnexus seriously at all.

No matter what Nurnexus chose, the towering figure never appeared.

Nurneseus had no idea that there was another towering being in existence.

time flies.

Twenty years have passed.

Nurnexus and his creatures remain trapped in the white world.

The path to promotion never materialized.

Unlike Ankai's experience.

Nurnexus also sensed danger in the colorful world.

Every so often, the mist would surge into the colorful world.

Any living being shrouded in the fog will either be forever lost or be completely annihilated.

In short, to sum it up in one sentence, once you're tainted by the fog, it's death for you.

In 20 years, the number of creatures under Nurneshius's command has once again dwindled sharply.

But at this moment, some beings could not resist and wanted to submit to the Divine Court Academy.

Unfortunately, Nurnexus was never a kind man.

Having followed Ankai for so long, Nurnexus has always had zero tolerance for subordinates who dare to betray him.

If any of his subordinates showed any signs of betrayal, Nurnexus would strike them hard without hesitation!

Control the opponent until the fog appears.

Without hesitation, they plunged the other party into the fog.

It was this ruthless approach that allowed Nurnexus to intimidate his subordinates.

Upon hearing this, An Kai applauded the other person, a look of satisfaction on his face: "Finally, a trace of the goodness of my family is showing!"

When Nurnexus heard Ankai's praise, he smiled shyly and quietly in response, and then continued his story.

Twenty years later, Nurnexus spent nearly fifty more years in the colorful world.

Over the course of 50 years, even with Nurnexus's ruthless methods, his subjects continued to betray him one after another.

Even small-scale rebellions were launched by Nurneshius's men more than a dozen times.

Fortunately, during that time, An Kai was also in the Seven-Colored World, holding his breath and cultivating with all his might, preparing to take revenge on the towering figure.

Nurnesius was bound to Ankai and became Ankai's pet early on. With each increase in Ankai's attributes, his strength also increased.

This will also boost Nurnexus's strength.

This allowed Nurnexus to always manage to weather small-scale rebellions by his subjects without serious harm.

Until later.

Nurnexus suddenly turned around and found himself all alone.

Loneliness was eroding him.

Fortunately, this loneliness did not last long.

Nearly 10 years later, Nurnexus, who was living in a white world, suddenly found a passageway in front of him.

After entering.

That is, coming to this world!

——【Divine Court Academy: A World of Valor】.

Here, Nurnexus encountered other creatures.

Some he knew, and some he didn't.

When Nurnexus first encountered a familiar creature, he would communicate with it.

It is known that these beings entered the [Warrior World] over a period of nearly a thousand years.

The time each living being enters is different.

It's as if the previous two worlds were worlds of disordered time, and only the [Valiant World] is the sole intersection of disordered time patterns.

Because of Nurnexus's special status, when he encounters familiar creatures, such as those from the House of Goodness, he can always get them to become his "bodyguards."

Even amidst the vast, azure ocean, Nurnexus lived a relatively comfortable life.

The feeling of loneliness also completely disappeared at this moment.

Unfortunately, the good times don't last long.

Just a month ago.

The entire [World of Valor] has changed!

Nurnexus remembered that it was after a loud rumble that the change was completely triggered.

His "bodyguards" or the unfamiliar creatures that Nurnexus was not familiar with in the [Warrior World] all underwent tremendous changes in appearance!

Some transformed into terrifying-looking "sea monsters!"

Some transform into strange-looking, unfamiliar creatures.

Only Nurnexus remained unchanged, sporting a large black rat-like face.

These creatures that underwent changes seemed to lose their intelligence overnight.

Its eyes were bloodshot, and it attacked everything in its path.

Even Nurnexus was within their attack range.

Thus began the bewildered Nurnexus's wandering journey.

In the world of valiant warriors, waves of fierce battles surged across the sea.

At this moment, Nurnexus suddenly realized the truth.

No wonder the first two worlds were the "World of Betrayal" and the "World of Order"—they were all brainwashing worlds.

Once brainwashed and entering the [Valiant World], one will become a mindless puppet.

Nurnexus felt incredibly fortunate at that moment.

I'm so glad I met Ankai so early.

They were tied to Ankai from the very beginning.

Such methods are ineffective against me.

What happened next was simple: Nurnexus, who was wandering, was attracted by the commotion caused by Ankai.

He originally intended to reach this place to see if other sea creatures were fighting each other, and then use the "mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" tactic.

Unexpectedly.

Nurneseus actually encountered Ankai here!

After the story ended, Nurnexus was filled with mixed feelings.

The injustices she had suffered in the past, and the joy of meeting An Kai at this moment, all intertwined.

As he gazed at Ankai's figure, Nurnexus shed tears for the first time due to his emotions.

Being able to restrain oneself from opening one's mouth wide and making a whimpering sound is already a huge improvement.

Ignoring Nurnexus's complex emotions.

After listening to Nurnexus's words, Ankai fell silent.

He believed.

Nurneseius would not lie to him.

But if that's the case, it's too terrifying!

Nurnexus entered the Divine Academy 100 years earlier than him.

Other beings also entered the Divine Court Academy around a thousand years later.

This left Ankai completely bewildered.

However, there was one thing Ankai was very certain of.

The Divine Court Academy may very well contain the "time magic element" that he has been longing for!

Ankai experienced a "time magic element" once.

That experience led him to save the Good Family.

It was during my last entry into the Abyss that I sorted out my physical talents.

Ankai clearly felt that he had lived for nearly three hundred years.

However, to the outside world, only two seconds passed.

At this moment, upon hearing Nurnexus say this...

Ankai's first reaction was that Nurnexius and the others had experienced what he had gone through last time.

"Perhaps the time that Nurneshius and the others experienced was fake, and only what I experienced was real."

"Or is the time I experienced also an illusion?"

"wrong!"

"The time I experienced is definitely real time, because my attribute points did indeed increase in a substantial way!"

"The last time I was in the abyss, even though I had lived for nearly three hundred years, my attribute points did not increase."

"True and False Time" is Ankai's own term for the "time magic element".

He didn't know how to name these situations, so he simply used his own interpretation.

After much deliberation, Ankai concluded that Nurnexius and his companions must have experienced a false time.

Only what he experienced is true time.

You can lie about anything, but the attribute points you gain won't lie.

If that's the case, then it explains why An Kai encountered so few living beings when he first entered the Divine Court Academy.

After confirming Nurnexus's experience in his mind, Ankai began to think about something else.

If the "time magic element" really exists, then where is it?

Is it possible that the "Time Magic Element" could allow one to return to the state of the [God of Magic] in its later, less powerful days?

Then go and strangle the other person to death?

At this thought, An Kai's heart suddenly pounded.

I have a feeling that this is something incredible that he has discovered.

Then I thought about it again and realized it was impossible.

Because the "time magic element" may not be as powerful as Ankai imagined.

No matter how much you manipulate fake time, it's still fake and won't affect the real time where An Kai is.

If it could affect real time.

Suddenly, An Kai's eyes lit up.

He remembered something.

Something he had almost forgotten, yet it was closely related to his own strength.

"Others who possess the [time magic element] may only be able to control false time."

"But I'm different!"

"From the very beginning, my magic has been different from everyone else's!"

"Maybe."

"Maybe I can actually control time!"

An Kai's face was filled with excitement; this was the first time he had ever felt so excited about finding a feasible way to kill the [God of Magic].

If Ankai could truly control "true time," there would be so many things he could manipulate within it.

At that time, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he would be truly invincible!

call!

I breathed a sigh of relief!

Ankai then approached the emotionally conflicted Nurnexus, gently patting his smooth, black, rat-like face. He used to find him irritating, but today he found him pleasing to the eye.

"Nurnexus! Well done! No wonder you are the creature I value most highly!"

Cheap compliments slip out of his mouth.

Nurnexus, whose emotions were initially complex, was instantly filled with joy.

When was the last time the boss praised me?

Nurneseius couldn't remember.

However, he believes that he should simply enjoy the praise his boss is giving him right now!

Stroking Nurnexius's large black head, Ankai, with his back to the swirling seawater, began to ponder something.

—How to find, discover, and perceive the "time magic element".

This would allow him to take his first step in mastering the "time magic element".

"Where are you, Time Magic Elemental?"

【World of Valor】West.

The enormous vertical eye, which was just about to unleash its full potential, recently encountered a strange incident.

Somehow, he fell into three "traps" in a row.

Each time, he struggled for decades before finally escaping death.

However, his surroundings told him that the enormous vertical eye might only have existed for a few seconds.

This left the large, vertically-eyed man, who considered himself knowledgeable, at a loss.

He stood frozen in place, too afraid to move an inch.

They were terrified of falling into the trap again.

At that very moment.

Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound came from afar.

The enormous vertical eye quickly concealed itself, preparing to investigate the source of the rumbling sound.

He had a feeling that the "trap" could be ignored there.

(End of this chapter)