Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 521: Chapter 245: Reins

The Book Holder’s words had everyone’s faces change in unison.

”Coming upstream from the river of time? Isn’t that traversing through time and space?”

”And to go upstream... is it to return to the present from the future?”

A future being coming back to the present via the Time Tree, for what purpose? Are they hostile toward humans?

”We know about glimpsing the past or the future through the Time Tree, after all, some lucky Spiritual Ability Users or Forbidden Zone Creatures have, in special environments and times, glimpsed mere traces. But... can this world truly accomplish the reversal of the river of time?” an Ark Chosen One asked.

”Of course, this world is more wonderful and mysterious than you all know,” the Book Holder replied. ”If you really could obtain the Time Worm, then you would be able to travel through the branches of the Time Tree that span across the ancient, present, and future.”

”The Time Worm... it has such a mysterious ability?” A Forbidden Zone being inquired.

The Book Holder replied, ”The Time Worm is just a name, its true form is not some parasitic insect, but a mysterious existence that roams on the Time Tree. Or perhaps, it’s an entity that accompanies the Time Tree. So mysterious it’s hard to catch a glimpse.”

But Li Yelai’s heart was moved, the Time Worm... when Mei Wu was to be sacrificed to Mr. Shadow, she had screamed in terror, the Time... Worm.

Could it be that Mr. Shadow is the Time Worm? Or does Mr. Shadow possess the Time Worm?

At this moment, an Ark Chosen One asked, ”You say it’s traveling upstream, does that mean the other party comes from the future?”

The Book Holder nodded, ”Correct, indeed it comes from the future, and it is very distant.”

”Then is it possible that it’s one of us who lived to the distant future and found the Time Worm?” a Forbidden Zone Creature inquired.

The Book Holder paused and said, ”No, it’s too far away, even if you all are electors of the ark, I fear you might not live to that era.”

”Oh~” a Second Ring strong being spoke nonchalantly, ”That’s not necessarily so...”

Jin Shan also snorted coldly.

Several strong beings of the Second Ring are all of Supreme Level.

Their lifespans are extremely long; as long as they don’t die in battle, they can live for a millennium.

If they are pure-blooded Forbidden Zone Creatures, they can even return from the Void Realm and live even longer.

To the point that they didn’t believe the Book Holder’s words.

Then another Ark Chosen One continued to ask, ”That powerful being, crossing time, could they cause a time paradox? The powerful being hopes to change the past and thus alter the future, but if it really could change the future, then it wouldn’t exist anymore.”

”What race would that be?” another Ark Chosen One inquired, ”A Forbidden Zone Creature, or human?”

”Regardless, whoever it is must surely be a loser,” a Forbidden Zone Creature chuckled lightly. ”Only those who harbor regrets of failure would think about crossing time to change the future.”

”Who can truly see through time?” the Book Holder replied indifferently. ”But I know very well, that the powerful being’s defiant act will bring about a significant impact on the world.”

”When will it happen?” an elector asked.

”Within a year,” the Book Holder responded placidly, ”The location is unknown... It could happen anywhere. The only consolation is, though its strength is formidable, it cannot freely take action in this time and space. That is the world’s only piece of luck.”

Coming from the future and powerful, with unclear intentions...

The electors fell silent in contemplation, sensing the tricky nature of the situation.

The Time Tree theoretically exists in every corner of the world, after all, it represents the concept of time.

But one can only just manage to glimpse it at the correct time and place.

And those places are mostly Forbidden Zones or within the Disaster Fog.

Humans would likely have difficulty seeing it, let alone interfering with it.

If it were to appear directly in the Giant City, that would really be the end...

”The strong being from the distant future... I wonder how strong they are?” Jin Shan spoke indifferently. ”If possible, I would love to battle a strong being from the future.”

”Humph, such arrogance, Jade Blood Supreme. You should better check how your descendant died in the Heavenly Kingdom,” a human strong being taunted.

”Indeed so, when the time comes, if there emerges a being surpassing the Supreme, even surpassing Kings. You’ll have a hard time,” another human strong being chimed in.

Jin Shan glanced at the two, speaking flatly, ”Don’t think that just because you show your head and hide your tail, I can’t find you.”

”I’m really scared now,” a human elector sneered.

The Book Holder said, ”Enough, everyone, I have already informed you of the information from this scroll.”

Then, the Book Holder looked toward Li Yelai and said, ”Copper Face, if possible, please help me investigate the human strong being who killed the Angel Mei Wu.”

”It seems that your Excellency the Book Holder is also very concerned about that Ninth Generation Champion. Is he also on your list of strong beings?” an Ark Chosen One inquired.

Previously, from the Book Holder’s revealed information, it seemed he had anticipated Yang Chen’s rise. And the intelligence shared in this meeting confirmed his prediction.

That survivor from the prime days of Champion Team One really had grown this much!

That was also why many powerful beings were wary of the Book Holder.

His so-called list could display many people’s destiny paths, intervening or aiding at certain points, causing someone’s fate to change.

The rise of some top-tier beings in this world seemed to be influenced by their covert interventions.

This alarmed and put many major forces on guard.

Jin Shan snorted; his rise had been scrutinized and possibly even interfered with. This made him very uncomfortable.