Chapter 550: Chapter 540: Are There Others on the Ten Thousand Realms Chessboard?!

"Condensing the River of Time..."

"To what extent can he achieve that?"

The first shadowy figure asked.

"I am not sure of the exact extent he can reach."

"But with a wave of his hand, he can freeze hundreds of square meters of water."

"My avatar couldn’t escape, it was trapped by the frozen Water of Time..."

Upon hearing this, the second chaotic human shadow was in disbelief: "With a wave, and freezing hundreds of square meters, and in the main river channel no less..."

"Moreover, if he can freeze hundreds of square meters with ease, his upper limit will only be higher, not lower."

"It sounds like a fairy tale to me."

...

"Do you think I need to lie to you about this?"

"Let alone you, even I couldn’t believe it after witnessing it with my own eyes."

"I have thorough precautions for those under me who can access core secrets."

"Take Jiang Bai under me, for example, all of his past memories have been shattered into particle fragments."

"Even if Jiang Bai is caught, he cannot take his own life. As long as the other party analyzes the memory fragments in Jiang Bai’s mind, Jiang Bai won’t be able to withstand the pressure, and his Sea of Consciousness will automatically collapse."

"So, it’s virtually foolproof."

"But I overlooked one point."

"The opponent forcibly prevented Jiang Bai from dying by freezing the Water of Time, forcibly halting the flow of his longevity."

"So, I had no choice but to personally act and step into the River of Time to kill Jiang Bai."

After listening to the third shadowy figure’s account, the other two also looked grave.

"As far as we know, that River Guardian can reside in the River of Time without being constrained by the Time Rule."

"He can also manipulate the Water of Time for combat."

"The newly obtained intelligence now reveals that he can also freeze the Water of Time into ice, with a minimum range of hundreds of square meters..."

"It seems that the River Guardian’s control over the River of Time exceeds our expectations, and this control is continuously intensifying, leaving us with increasingly little time..."

The first chaotic human shadow summarized.

"I think one more thing should be added."

"That River Guardian seems to be able to cultivate on the River of Time!"

With these words, the other two immediately widened their eyes.

"Cultivating on the River of Time?"

"How is it possible to cultivate on the River of Time??"

The first shadowy figure exclaimed, usually calm, but now unable to remain composed.

"It’s just my speculation, it might not be true."

"The River of Time is the Origin River, there’s no such thing as ’cultivation’ there," responded the third shadowy figure.

...

"Stop speculating, I think this is something we don’t need to consider; it is absolutely impossible."

"We all know that the River of Time is the Origin River. Cultivating on the River of Time would be akin to cultivating on the Origin itself."

"The path of cultivation for creatures was born under the Origin as a method to become stronger."

"Cultivating on the River of Time would mean cultivating above the ’Origin’, which is a reversal of substance and origin."

"Something born from the Origin turning around to surpass it, that’s impossible."

"That River Guardian should have had a very high level of cultivation before going to the River of Time."

The second shadowy figure analyzed.

"Like I said, it was just my speculation, don’t take it seriously," said the third chaotic human shadow.

.....

Suddenly, the third chaotic human shadow thought of something and continued:

"I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but I always feel like the water level of the River of Time has decreased...."

Upon hearing this, the other two were stunned.

"Do you want to listen to yourself talking?"

"Can you stop bluffing us?"

"First, it’s cultivating on the River of Time, and now the water level of the River of Time is decreasing... Do you think these two things could happen?"

The second shadowy figure retorted angrily.

"I’m not bluffing you! Old man, what’s the point of bluffing you? Does it benefit me in any way?"

"Just because we’re on the same side now doesn’t mean you can speak recklessly. Do you really think I won’t act against you?"

Both were supreme beings among the All Heavens and had their tempers.

....

"Actually... I noticed it too."

The first shadowy figure said faintly.

With these words, the other two stopped arguing and looked towards him.

"You noticed it too?" the third shadowy figure asked.

.....

"Even though I haven’t personally been to the River of Time, I did notice that many worlds in the Ten Thousand Realms are continuously ’disappearing’."

"It’s not ’annihilation’, but ’disappearance’, even I can’t detect the direction of their disappearance...."

Because the Ten Thousand Realms are vast, with worlds being annihilated and new ones being born every second, those at their level wouldn’t care.

Even if ten thousand worlds disappeared in the next second, it wouldn’t cause any ripple in them.

...

What caught the first shadowy figure’s attention wasn’t the "annihilation" but the "disappearance" of worlds.

And it’s a disappearance whose trajectory cannot be detected, a mysterious disappearance, not knowing if they were annihilated or transferred. If they were transferred, why can’t any traces be detected?

...

"So, your suspicion is... the disappearance of a large number of worlds is related to the decrease in the River of Time’s water level?" asked the second shadowy figure, frowning.

"Of course, if the water level of the River of Time has indeed decreased, then the reason for the world’s disappearance can be explained."

The first chaotic human shadow said slowly.

"So, it’s not my imagination after all, the water level really has decreased?!" the third shadowy figure exclaimed.

...

"How much has it decreased? Do you remember?" asked the first shadowy figure.

"I certainly cannot determine the specific meters, but I estimate it has decreased by more than one meter..."

"Otherwise, I wouldn’t have detected it." answered the third shadowy figure.

......

"The main river channel’s water level has decreased by more than a meter, this is enormous upheaval!"

"Throughout all ancient history, such a situation has never occurred."

"Has that River Guardian gone mad?!"

"Why would he do this?"

inquired the second shadowy figure, puzzled.

Because in his view, only the River Guardian, who could manipulate the River of Time, could do it in all the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

The main river channel’s water level decreasing by a meter, what concept is that!

That is the main river channel, not a tributary!

"I think it might not necessarily be the work of the River Guardian....." the first shadowy figure said with a long silence.

....

"Not him?"

"Then who could it be?"

"Who else could achieve something like this?"

"Us?"

"We can’t do it either!"

the second shadowy figure exclaimed, his tone somewhat agitated.