My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 96 - 86: 1 Nian Killing Array, Space-Time Paradox (Part 2)
A great voice echoed through the vast space, deafeningly loud.
The group was first stunned, then overjoyed.
"There really is an opportunity!" A bright light flashed in Sakata Izumi’s eyes as he grinned. "An opportunity left behind by an ancient Celestial Venerable..."
The three Celestial Humans began to confer with each other, while Wang Zhiyao tugged on Lu Xuan’s sleeve and asked in a low voice:
"Wu Xiaoxu, what do you think?"
Lu Xuan snapped back to his senses and shrugged.
"I don’t really have an opinion."
As he spoke, his gaze grew profound. ’The features of this space are extremely distinct. I can memorize them completely, and then...’
With this in mind, Lu Xuan discreetly scanned his surroundings, his eyes finally landing on the spot where the three Celestial Humans stood, about a hundred meters in front of the bronze statue.
After memorizing the distance, a thought took form.
A Killing Array trap shall exist before the sword-leaning bronze statue, triggering after thirty breaths of standing still.
A moment later.
The vast space began to shake again. Wang Zhiyao cautiously looked around, while Chong Shanhu and Chu Han seemed confused.
But the expressions of the three Celestial Humans changed drastically!
In mid-air, a Killing Array suddenly expanded, manifesting as Great Thunder, Divine Spears, and other phenomena, which then came crashing down!
"Look out!" Zhu Cun violently shoved Sakata Izumi aside. He and the other two Celestial Humans drew upon the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, conjuring numerous methods of slaughter to meet the Great Thunder and Divine Spears.
The two forces collided, sending a massive tremor through the entire vast space!
The aftershocks reverberated. Just a few stray wisps of energy were enough to overwhelm the young prodigies, causing each of them to cough up blood. Lu Xuan, on the other hand, felt nothing; his terrifying Physique was completely unaffected...
But he quickly feigned discomfort, forcing out a few mouthfuls of dull, useless blood.
The clash above soon concluded. The Killing Array was torn apart, and all three Celestial Humans were injured. While not severe, their wounds were not light either.
"How can there still be traps in this place!" one of the Celestial Humans exclaimed, shocked and furious.
Zhu Cun’s expression was grim as he shook his head.
"I don’t know. Perhaps it’s one of the trials?"
He then took a ragged breath and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Still, we were lucky. This Killing Array is terrifying, but after being worn down by the long passage of years, its power has diminished greatly..."
Not far away, Lu Xuan glanced at Wang Zhiyao and mimicked her pained expression, but inwardly, he sighed.
’What a pity.’
’I’ve discovered a very serious problem. According to my design, this Killing Array should have been capable of annihilating an Earth Immortal. But after so many years, with all the changes time brings, the array has lost seventy to eighty percent of its power.’
’That’s actually fine. I can just increase the Killing Array’s power. I’m not sure what my "future"—or should I say, "past"—self is capable of, but having inherited such a title, he must be very strong. Even if he’s truly dead, it wouldn’t have been difficult to instruct others to set up a Killing Array in the tomb capable of targeting a True Immortal before he died.’
’Even with the erosion of time, if the Killing Array can no longer suppress a True Immortal, killing a Celestial Human should be no problem. But...’
’The most crucial problem is that the clash between the Killing Array and the Celestial Humans will inevitably produce aftershocks. I can handle it, but Wang Zhiyao and the other two might not be able to.’
’Involving the innocent is never a good thing.’
As these thoughts ran through his mind, Lu Xuan lowered his eyelids, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
’The power the three Celestial Humans just displayed was less than I imagined. Weaker than I imagined...’
’At least, these three are much weaker than I thought.’
’Could I fight them? I don’t know... but it might not be impossible.’
Beside him, Wang Zhiyao wiped the blood from her lips, exhaled a heavy breath, and said:
"This is trouble. Since there’s one Killing Array in this great tomb, there are probably more. This time it was the three Celestial Humans who suffered. If it had been us..."
Lu Xuan comforted her,
"Don’t worry, it probably won’t be our turn. We’re not that unlucky..."
"Are you trying to curse us?" an elderly Celestial Human retorted, his expression cold as he looked back.
He had been inexplicably blasted by the Killing Array and was already full of anger. Now, hearing Lu Xuan’s words, he was clearly enraged.
Lu Xuan paused for a moment, his eyes narrowing slightly. Recalling the trio’s earlier performance, an idea sprang to his mind.
Immediately, he adopted an arrogant posture, tilting his head up and clasping his hands behind his back, mimicking the spoiled young masters he had seen on TV. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"So what if I am? My father is Wu Datong, an Earth Immortal of this era! What, you got a problem with that? Or do you want to have a go with my old man?"
He paused, then emphasized again:
"My father. Wu. Da. Tong!"
The elderly Celestial Human’s expression was a mixture of shock and anger, and he trembled with rage. But he was indeed wary. If it were just this ’Wu Xiaoxu,’ he might have lashed out and killed him.
But with the other two Celestial Humans present, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t let it slip after they left...
After a long moment, he snorted coldly and looked away from Lu Xuan.
Now it was Lu Xuan’s turn to be stunned. ’This old guy has such a good temper?’
He smacked his lips. ’Hmm, being a hedonistic heir isn’t so bad...’
Beside him, Wang Zhiyao secretly gave him a thumbs-up and whispered:
"You’re pretty bold. Weren’t you afraid that Celestial Human would actually attack you in his anger?"
Lu Xuan gave a light cough and continued his act as an arrogant heir, speaking nonchalantly:
"Would he dare? And even if he did... a Celestial Human this weak? I might just be able to kill him myself."
He delivered the first half of the sentence with a perfect, fluctuating cadence, but the second half revealed his true thoughts, his tone indifferent and tinged with a hidden chill.
The elderly Celestial Human’s mouth twitched. Wang Zhiyao, on the other hand, was taken aback and said with a helpless tone:
"Brother Wu, next time you’re going to boast like that, maybe keep your voice down..."
As she spoke, she glanced at the strange looks on Chong Shanhu and Chu Han’s faces and couldn’t help but inch a little farther away from Lu Xuan.
’How embarrassing... Did I misjudge him back then?’
’Does this guy really have the guts and ability to stand against several Earth Immortals and dozens of Celestial Humans?’
At that moment, the hundred-meter-tall bronze statue stirred again, uttering another magnificent, true-word edict:
"My trial is a single question. He who answers correctly may obtain the mysteries of the Sound Acupoint, the Smell Acupoint, the Taste Acupoint, and the Touch Acupoint!"
What the heck?
Whether it was the three Celestial Humans or the young prodigies, they were all confused, looking at each other in bewilderment. Wang Zhiyao frowned and asked softly:
"The four Acupoints of Sound, Smell, Taste, and Touch... Could these be the Acupoints of the Extreme Realm? But don’t the Extreme Realm Acupoints refer to the five viscera? Or perhaps..."
Her eyes lit up.
"Or maybe, they’re the legendary five Extreme Realm Acupoints, which are superior to the five viscera?"
"That’s not right either!" Chong Shanhu interjected. "The Extreme Realm has five Acupoints, but the statue only mentioned four. If these are the five Extreme Realm Acupoints, where’s the last one?"
"Yeah," the timid Chu Han muttered to herself. "Form, Sound, Smell, Taste, and Touch are the five senses. If the five senses can be transformed into Acupoints and the latter four are here, why is there no Form Acupoint?"
They discussed amongst themselves, all feeling confused and finding the situation incredible.
Meanwhile, a silent Lu Xuan awkwardly scratched his head.
’Why is there no Form Acupoint?’
’Well, it’s because I already have it...’
’Still, my future self sure knows how to have fun. Doing things this way... won’t it create a time paradox?’
’This defies common sense... According to this logic, my future self is teaching my present self. Then, my future self will go on to teach my past self. It forms a closed time loop...’
’But where did the knowledge originate from in the first place?’
Lu Xuan pondered this for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, so he decided to stop thinking about it.
Beside him, Wang Zhiyao looked at him and asked:
"Wu Xiaoxu, what do you think is going on?"
Lu Xuan shrugged, feigning innocence.
"How would I know? Maybe... the owner of this tomb did it on purpose?"
"On purpose?" Wang Zhiyao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Leaving out one Acupoint on purpose? Isn’t that just sick? Good thing I don’t have OCD."
Lu Xuan’s face darkened, and he warned her:
"Watch your mouth. We are in someone else’s tomb, after all."
Wang Zhiyao realized her slip of the tongue and quickly covered her mouth, bowing in all directions as a sign of respect.
Lu Xuan felt a little better.
"Silence!" Zhu Cun suddenly cut them off.
Everyone turned to see the sword-leaning bronze statue speaking once more:
"Listen to the question!"
Everyone focused their attention, listening carefully. Whatever those four Acupoints were, they were bound to be extraordinary!
Amidst the mighty voice, the bronze statue raised its head and spoke again in a mechanical tone:
"It is known that the Ancient Immortal Zhang Ling was once struck by his master with a ruler in the Qi Region. Question: In what place did his master wield the ruler?"
???
The group stared at each other blankly. What kind of question was that??
Isn’t the answer right there in the question?
A brain teaser??
They were all stunned, exchanging glances, their eyes filled with immense confusion. Only Lu Xuan’s eye twitched.
’Well, that’s a great question.’
