Death… And Me

Chapter 3986: Possible Consequences

As long as it was some kind of energy Sister Orb knew about, she could use the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm to completely block it. For example, Sister Orb could let the Werdlem Signal in or block it from coming inside any time she wanted.

The same goes for souls. She can stop Soul Scans from entering or leaving it. The Soul Energy used for it could be stopped at the gate. That said, as long as it was a soul-related connection, Sister Orb could block it inside the Dimensional Realm.

However, there was a much better use for that feature...

The twins’ group approached another one of those Time Plates. ”Try it out, Sister Orb. See if it is possible.”

[On it!]

The space around the Time Place contracted, being pulled into the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm. However, even though everything around that area was instantly sucked into the Dimensional Realm, the Time Plate itself was left outside. All Sister Orb’s actions did was to create a void around the plate, which was filled by the air around in an instant.

”Alright, the normal method doesn’t work, but we already expected that,” Rean said. ”Let’s try the real deal.”

This time, Rean moved in front of the Time Plate. Just like all other Time Plates, this one was simply drifting in a random direction with no real destination. Then, Sister Orb used the second option.

*Crack...*

Immediately, a Spatial Gate appeared, but this one connected straight into the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm. You could even see the orb on the other side. The plate might be able to ignore Spatial Pulls, but if it entered the Dimensional Realm on its own, that’s another story.

The Plate approached the Gate, passing through it and appearing inside the Dimensional Realm. The twins had used this method before for many things, even to trap some enemies. This time, they just used it to capture a Time Plate.

The twins’ group didn’t follow it into the Dimensional Realm, though. Instead, they simply had Sister Orb work on the next step. ”Alright, can you feel the connection, Sister Orb?”

[Yes. It is not inside this plate. Instead, it is coming from outside. I can block this connection anytime you want. It is absolutely soul energy-related.]

”Good!” Kentucky was happy that his idea was working. ”In that case, the source of this Soul Energy is where the Chronoblade Serpent’s Soul is located. We aren’t sure whether the soul is inside a Time Plate. But even if it isn’t, we can still find it by following the direction the Soul Energy connection is coming from.”

[Houston, we have a problem.]

”Eh?!” Kentucky’s happiness didn’t last long. ”What? Was I wrong?”

[No. As I said, you were right. There is definitely a Soul Energy connection to this Time Plate. The problem is that it is coming from everywhere. There isn’t a specific point.]

”Shit!” Rean understood. ”The Time Plates. They are acting like links between themselves and ultimately the Chronoblade Serpent’s Soul. It’s a Web Network... or Soulwork, if you wish.”

Roan pondered a bit. ”However, all the links end up at the Chronoblade Serpent’s Soul regardless. We are one step ahead. What can we do to follow the link?”

[There is one way... but you are not going to like it.]

”Which is?”

[Capture more Time Plates, many, many, many more. The smaller the number of links, the easier it will be for me to pinpoint the direction of the Soul, regardless of whether it is inside a Time Plate or not.]

Sister Orb was right. Roan hated that idea. ”This shit would take years... There are millions.”

[I told you, didn’t I? It is time-consuming, but it is definitely feasible. The problem is that the Future Realm is closing before that, and we don’t know if we can get out until it expels us on its own, but it would only expel us after over ten thousand years.]

Roan thought for a moment and shook his head. ”What are the chances of pinpointing the soul?”

[Nothing is guaranteed. This might not even be the Soul Energy of the Chronoblade Serpent. However, I would give it an 80% chance that I’m right.]

Everyone looked at Roan. It would be his decision in the end.

”We have to think that by capturing so many Time Plates, it might even affect the Future Realm itself. This place is obviously very important, so causing trouble here isn’t exactly the best course of action. But...” Roan stopped for a moment. ”If we can get those Celestial Points Reward, it would actually be worth it.”

”So?” They probed.

Roan nodded. ”We stay. Before, we weren’t sure if we could find the Chronoblade Serpent, but now there seems to be a real chance. Let’s work on capturing the Time Plates. We will split into three teams again, as before. Kentucky and Celis, Tanxan and me, Rean and Foliana.”

”Wouldn’t it be better to split into four?” Celis asked. ”Other than Foliana and Tanxan, the rest of us can be used to open the Spatial Gates into the Dimensional Realm. Why keep Kentucky and me together?”

”Caution,” Roan answered, not taking any unnecessary risks. ”It will be better if we have three duos in case something goes wrong with any of us.”

Celis said nothing more. If Roan was being that cautious, Celis knew Roan must have a reason. ”Very well.”

This operation would have to be taken slowly. That’s because there were many more experts in the Future Realm at the moment, all of them using its accelerated time, and those at the Space-Time Realm and above using its stable laws.

As mentioned before, the stable laws were due to the nonexistent possible futures inside the Time Plates, which those who don’t know the Chronoblade Serpent call Temporal Plates. And different from the twins’ group, they couldn’t capture those Time Plates.

It goes without saying that the twins’ group wasn’t the first one to think about getting those Time Plates. Many tried it before, but ultimately, they just couldn’t bring them out. It was simply due to the special characteristics of the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm that it was even possible.

Why? Because if you tried to touch the Time Plate in any way or form, nothing happened. You could see them, but you simply couldn’t interact with them. When Sister Orb tried to pull the plate inside, it completely ignored that attempt. They had to let it drift into the Celestial Soul Dimensional for it to even work.

In the end, once the twins start to take a lot of Xyrath’s Time Plates into the Dimensional Realm, the Future Realm will feel the consequences. Time dilation will decrease, and the stable laws will slowly be replaced by the real-world accelerated laws. The time part might be hard to detect, but the Space-Time Realm experts and above will definitely notice the issue with the laws.

The twins could only hope they would get enough Time Plates before the powers outside, especially the Werdlem Empire, came inside to investigate. They haven’t forgotten that Celestial Realm Expert outside either.

”Alright, let’s do it.”

And so, they started their work.