Chapter 551: Chapter 541: He Is One of Us, The Final Transcendence

"But, if it’s not that River Guardian, nor us, who else could it be?"

"We should ask, who else would have that capability?" the third Chaotic Human Shadow questioned, puzzled.

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"Could it be that we’re not the only survivors of that ’Zeroing’ event?" the second Chaotic Human Shadow pondered slowly.

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The first Chaotic Human Shadow was silent for a long time, then sighed faintly, "We can’t completely rule out this possibility. If that were true, then there might be another hand in this game..."

With these words, the Chaos Space fell into brief silence.

"If someone has the power to directly cause the water level of the River of Time to drop, their strength might far exceed ours... And they must fulfill another even more important condition... the ability to manipulate the River of Time."

"If it’s not that River Guardian, yet they can lower the water level under the Guardian’s nose, it means their ability to manipulate the world’s river is superior to that of the River Guardian!"

The third figure analyzed word by word.

These words made the other two feel something amiss.

"At this point, I think there’s one question we need to clarify."

"That is... why does that River Guardian guard the River of Time?"

"From his daily actions, it seems he is maintaining the order of the River of Time, which, from a certain perspective, indeed stabilizes the Ten Thousand Realms, but why does he do that?"

"What is his true strength?"

The second figure sharply questioned the critical point.

"According to what you’re saying, the River Guardian maintaining the River of Time definitely can’t be the one lowering its water level, he wouldn’t wantonly destroy the stability of the River of Time."

"Then the answer is obvious....."

"There is someone else responsible for lowering the time water level."

The third figure analyzed.

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"However.... I’ve suddenly thought of something."

"From my observations, although the River Guardian seems to be guarding the River of Time and maintaining stability."

"He also heavily fishes from the river, eats fish, and even rears some ’fish’."

"So..... he’s actually one of us."

At this, the other two were also taken aback and understood the implication.

"Like us, he is in pursuit of the ’ultimate transcendence’, to ’reach the end’, using all means possible, treating all things as straw dogs, everything as pieces on the board!"

The ancient, ethereal voice echoed in the Chaos Space.

"So, I take back my previous opinion."

"The one causing the water level decline in the River of Time is none other than that River Guardian."

"Let me ask you a question." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"If any of you were to control the River of Time, what would you do?"

"Would you honestly maintain the peace of the River of Time? Sit upon it for the stability of the Ten Thousand Realms day after day?"

"You would surely use the River of Time to explore, to search for the true way of transcendence....."

After hearing the first Chaotic Human Shadow’s analysis, the other two were suddenly taken aback, horrified.

"So.... that River Guardian’s tampering with the River of Time’s water level is just his way of experimenting, a method of cultivation?" the second Chaotic Human Shadow asked.

"Of course."

"Let me give you a simple example: if someday, you were to grasp the River of Time, you would face two choices."

"The first choice is to guard the River of Time, maintain the order of the Ten Thousand Realms, be a kind and just ’Creator’."

"The second choice is to devour the River of Time, devour the Origin, evolve yourself to ’true transcendence’, to see what lies at ’the end’...."

"I believe you would choose the second without hesitation."

"Including myself, I would too."

"Because from a certain perspective, before that River Guardian appeared, we have always played the ’Creator’ role, we could interfere with the directions of the Ten Thousand Realms at will, setting its patterns. We were already at the top."

"But the appearance of the River Guardian made us realize the River of Time can be ’contested’..."

"It also made us realize we haven’t truly reached the end, haven’t achieved true transcendence, which is our main motivation for contesting the River of Time."

"Only by eliminating that anomaly and discovering the method to control the River of Time from him can we explore the ’ultimate vision’ and the ’final end’."

At this point, the first figure paused slightly and said with utmost seriousness, "After all this discussion and analysis, I’ve come to one conclusion."

"And that is, that River Guardian might already be trying to take the final step!"

"The time left for us is running out!"

Whoosh—

The entire Chaos Space resonated with a rushing sound, then fell into a death-like silence.

Unbeknownst to them, in this engagement, they seemed to be falling behind.....

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"The plan needs to be hastened, we can’t continue testing like this...."

With that, the entire Chaos Space returned to darkness.

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At the same time, above the Long River.

When Su Mu returned home, it was already late at night.

Nannan had long fallen asleep.

Su Mu sat beneath a tree, gazing at the sleeping Nannan. The Little Fox was quietly lying under the willow not far away, asleep. Two Barrier Beasts leaned against each other sleeping, while the little ones in the backyard also returned to their own cabins to rest.....

The tranquil Long River was filled with the sound of frogs and cicadas. The bonfire in the yard illuminated the small courtyard; everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

Gazing at this serene and harmonious scene, Su Mu’s heart felt a sense of healing, alleviating the inexplicable sadness within him.

Indeed, he shouldn’t be overly worried. As long as he lives well in the present and protects his family and Nannan, what else is there to grieve over?

Perhaps sensing the movement, Nannan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, slowly opening her eyes.

She quietly climbed down from the wicker bed, sleepily walking up to Su Mu.

"What’s wrong, Nannan?" Su Mu brushed aside a few strands of hair in front of her eyes with a smile.

"Daddy, today I want... I want you to hold me to sleep, is that okay...." Nannan clutched Su Mu’s big hand, acting coy.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu gently pulled Nannan into his arms, indulgingly saying, "Of course, sleep now....."

With her head on Su Mu’s lap, Nannan blinked up at him and said softly, "Daddy, I just had a nightmare..."

"What nightmare, can you tell Daddy about it?" Su Mu whispered.