The most shameless alchemist in history

“Since you can’t answer this question, then I will answer it for you.” Du Lei seemed to have anticipated Xia Yi’s reaction. He was not flustered at all, but spoke in an orderly manner.

"You answer? How can you answer?" Xia Yi looked at the young man in front of him with surprise, and asked with a cold snort.

"Actually, the explanation is very simple: you are not Xia Yi at all," Du Lei said calmly, but his words stirred up a storm.

"What did you say? You said I'm not Xia Yi? Kid, what nonsense are you spouting? I'm your teacher! How could you say such a thing? Don't you believe me? Or do you simply not respect me as your teacher?" Xia Yi suddenly became angry and questioned him.

“Xia Yi will never admit that he is my teacher,” Du Lei said, shaking his head slightly.

"What did you say?" Xia Yi was taken aback, looking at Du Lei with some fear.

“Your reaction seems strange. You do look exactly like Xia Yi, and you know a lot of things that only Xia Yi knows. Everything around you is so real, just like the scenes in my memories. I even believed for a moment that I had indeed traveled back in time, but…” Du Lei paused here.

"But what?" Xia Yi immediately asked anxiously.

“But you made a few mistakes you shouldn’t have made. The first mistake was that Xia Yi never admitted to being my teacher. The second mistake was that two star stones of the same origin shouldn’t have existed in the same era. The third mistake was that you underestimated my memory,” Du Lei said calmly.

"What do you mean by underestimating your memory?" Xia Yi was still somewhat confused.

"It means exactly what it says. I remember everything that happened when I was a child, including the time when I, from the future me, went to find my past self to ask for the Star Stone," Du Lei said softly.

"See? You remember this from when you were a child, so you really did travel through time. What else can you question?" Xia Yi was overjoyed when he heard Du Lei say this, and immediately questioned him.

“At first glance, it seems correct, but the problem is that I only remember seeing my future self when I sent Nan Yin away, but I don’t remember seeing my future self when I dug out Xia Yi. You understand what I mean?” Du Lei asked rhetorically.

"Wh-what?" Xia Yi's eyes widened, still somewhat unable to understand.

"I only time-traveled once, not twice, so this time travel—the one right now, the one standing before you—is fake!"

Du Lei said firmly.

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859 The whereabouts of the star stone

"What nonsense are you spouting? What fake time travel?" The person who looked exactly like Xia Yi shouted.

"We've already come this far, are you still going to keep acting? Shatter the illusion!" Du Lei's eyes widened suddenly.

His sharp gaze swept around, and soon the rustling snow around him became elusive and confusing.

The scene quickly shifted like a dream, and soon the surroundings became pitch black.

At this moment, Du Lei was not facing Xia Yi, but a black figure.

It was pitch black all around, and I couldn't see anything. I had no idea where I was.

"What happened? The world I painstakingly created has vanished!" the shadowy figure asked in surprise.

"So you've finally revealed your true form? You really are good at prying into other people's secrets," Du Lei said coldly.

"Huh, did you notice?" The shadowy figure was somewhat surprised; it had originally thought that the kid in front of it was still in the dark.

“Yes, you used the ability to pry into other people’s secrets and then create a scene that is exactly the same as their memory. That is indeed a remarkable skill. You glimpsed the scene when I rescued Xia Yi many years ago. In my heart, I have always regarded Xia Yi as my teacher. So, you pretended to be my teacher, but in the end, you were exposed on this point.” Du Lei said calmly.

"I see. I was wondering how you figured that out. But kid, you're mostly right. I can indeed see into other people's secrets and create scenes exactly like those in their memories, making you relive them. But I really can travel through time."

The shadowy figure wasn't angry at all when Du Lei exposed him to his face; he was just surprised.

After looking at Dure with great interest, it laughed and said...

"So, when I went back to the scene before I said goodbye to Nan Yin, did I really travel through time?" Du Lei asked.

"Of course, do you think I'm lying to you? But you're right, I can only travel through time and space once. I can't travel through time and space repeatedly. That would not only consume a lot of energy, but it would also be very dangerous. Even I wouldn't dare to try it lightly," the other party said confidently.

"I see, that's quite an impressive skill," Du Lei nodded and said.

"So stop talking nonsense and hand over the stuff," the shadowy figure said excitedly.

"Hand over something? What is it?" Dure asked him in return.

"Kid, stop pretending. Of course it's the Star Stone. Didn't you go back to the scene where you gave it away and brought it back? Now hand it over to me. I really didn't expect to have such a gain. You, such an ordinary kid, actually managed to glean something related to the Star Stone from your memories. That's such a precious thing, and you just gave it away like that. It's a complete waste. So I took it back. Only a great being like me is qualified to keep the Star Stone. Do you understand?" the shadowy figure said imperiously.

"So, you deliberately created memories about me after discovering that I once possessed the Star Stone, then impersonated Xia Yi, trying to make me travel through time and space to retrieve the Star Stone that was sent out?" Du Lei asked.

"Of course that's how it is. Otherwise, why do you think I went to all this trouble for? Because I love you? Don't flatter yourself. So hand it over now, and maybe I can spare your life." The shadowy figure laughed as he spoke.

"It seems I've completely fallen into your trap, and I have no choice but to hand it over." Du Lei sighed softly.

"The fact that you understand this means you're not completely stupid, so kid, just hand it over obediently," the shadowy figure chuckled.

"Before I hand it over to you, can you answer one more question for me?" Du Lei continued to ask.

"Kid, where do you get so many questions? I'm warning you, my patience has its limits!" The shadowy figure was getting annoyed.

"Is your true form the black serpent that stirs up storms in the sea?" Du Lei asked softly.

He remembered that he was in the Shadow Tower before he fell into the trap of memories.

The reason they appeared in the Shadow Tower was because they were attacked by a storm, especially because a large black snake appeared during the storm.

It was under the coercion of the giant serpent that they gradually fell into a predicament.

“That’s right, that’s me.” The shadowy figure readily admitted, and at this moment it also broke free from the shadowy cover, revealing the outline of a huge snake.

"The ability to travel through time and space isn't yours, but rather the ability of the Shadow Tower, isn't it? You can only spy on other people's secrets and create illusions. The one that can truly travel through time and space is this tower." Dure once again keenly grasped this point.

"Kid, not bad, you even know this much." The black snake scrutinized Du Lei closely.

Its impression of this kid skyrocketed.

"Then I understand everything." Du Lei nodded in sudden realization, and all the questions that had been bothering him suddenly became clear.

"Now that you've gotten the answer you wanted, shouldn't you give me everything?" the black serpent demanded from Du Lei.

“Things? What do you want?” Dure asked in return.

"Kid, stop pretending. Of course it's a star stone. Hey, you're not messing with me, are you?" the black serpent said angrily.

“The Star Stone? But the Star Stone isn’t with me. Even if I wanted to give it to you, I couldn’t,” Du Lei said helplessly.

"What? Didn't you travel back in time and retrieve the Star Stone before sending it away?" the black serpent exclaimed in surprise.

“It’s true that I traveled through time, but you may not know that I have a habit,” Du Lei said slowly.

What habits?

“That’s something I gave away, there’s no reason for me to take it back.” Dure pulled out his pocket and threw a stone.

The black serpent initially thought it was a star stone, but it then realized that it was just an ordinary stone.

"Where's the Star Stone? Where did you put it? Give it back to me right now!" The black serpent went completely berserk.

"The Star Stone naturally remained in its proper time and space, and was taken back to the Eastern Continent by Nan Yin. What you said before when you impersonated Xia Yi was nothing but nonsense to fool me. Did you think I would fall for your trick so easily?" Du Lei said with a sneer.

His gaze toward the black serpent was filled with disdain.

860 Your Friend

When Du Lei first met Xia Yi, he was indeed very surprised, after all, Xia Yi had an extraordinary significance to him.

If it weren't for Xia Yi, he would probably just be a hoodlum hanging around Hot Spring Village and Snow Eagle Town right now.

But it was precisely because of Xia Yi's existence that his horizons were greatly broadened, allowing him to realize how vast the world truly was.

I also realized that people can do many things in this world, instead of just passing the time.

In fact, the "Xia Yi" he came into contact with was exactly the same as the Xia Yi in his memory.

However, after a brief encounter, he noticed something was amiss.

Because this "Xia Yi" was designed exactly as he remembered him.

However, it's important to understand that human memory tends to embellish certain things.

Memory is not the same as the actual facts.

It was precisely because of this difference that Du Lei was able to conclude that the Xia Yi in front of him was not the Xia Yi he truly knew.

Since even Xia Yi is a fake, then what he said is naturally not true either.

By analyzing this point, Du Lei naturally saw through the other party's scam.

However, at that time, Du Lei did not know how to escape the space in front of him, so he just went along with the other party's performance.

Until the other party revealed their true face, it confirmed his previous guess.

The culprit was indeed the black snake that had driven them to a dead end at sea!

At this moment, he stood opposite the black snake, maintaining a face-to-face confrontation with it.

If it were anyone else, seeing such a colossal creature, they would probably be too terrified to know what to do.

But Dure has weathered quite a few storms so far.

He'd even seen a frost dragon, let alone a tiny black snake!

"You brat, how dare you mock me like this? I'll devour you whole and leave you in despair, you arrogant brat!"

The black snake was furious. It had gone to such great lengths just to obtain the star stone.

In its view, as long as it can get its hands on the Star Stone, any price is worth paying.

But now it has been proven that it was completely fooled by that kid, Dure.

This enraged it.

"Teasing you? You've got something wrong." Du Lei met the black serpent's angry gaze, his eyes flashing with sharpness.

"What, isn't that right?" the black serpent retorted angrily.

"If you interpret this as mockery, then what about fooling other people's memories and deceiving them?" Dure asked coldly.

"What, do you think you can do anything to me?" The black serpent laughed angrily. In its eyes, this kid was nothing more than fish on a chopping board, and he couldn't cause any trouble at all.

"I think you've been living a comfortable life for too long, and have forgotten what reverence is," Dure said coldly.

"Awe? Kid, you think you can teach me awe? That's laughable! I'll see what your so-called awe is all about!" The black serpent roared angrily at Du Lei from its superior position. In the pitch-black night, lightning suddenly struck down, ferocious and terrifying!

Messiah had a long dream, a long dream about her childhood, in which she was a carefree child, running around in the garden, leisurely and content.

But suddenly darkness descended from the sky and enveloped her, making her feel somewhat frightened and uneasy. She trembled in the castle as lightning struck from the sky, a truly terrifying sight.

She wanted to escape, but all she could find was darkness, leaving her nowhere to hide. Where could she possibly run to?