Chapter 659: Chapter 6 River of Time (5000 words, please subscribe)
“The full aspect of the River of Time?”
Lin Yuan gazed at the Xia Qin Supreme Being seated on the throne.
In the Chaos Void, universes upon universes, the mighty power of time swept over everything like a long river.
All things in the universe rested within the River of Time, and apart from Supreme Beings who could step out of the River of Time, all other life had to endure the ‘scouring’ of the river.
This ‘scouring’ referred to the limits of lifespan, even for those who had comprehended the Rule of Time; they could only briefly leap out of the River of Time but would ultimately fall back and still age and die.
Lin Yuan had always believed that the River of Time was a metaphorical description, but now the Xia Qin Supreme Being offered to show him the full aspect of the River of Time?
It somewhat took Lin Yuan by surprise.
The River of Time? It has a full aspect?
“Everyone’s understanding of the Rule of Time differs; the Rule of Time I comprehend may not suit you,”
“Therefore, I’ll take you to see the River of Time with your own eyes, and whatever you gain from it will be up to you.”
The Xia Qin Supreme Being smiled faintly.
Lin Yuan had yet to reply.
But he felt a strand of his Spirit Will suddenly break free of some kind of shackles and arrive in a Mysterious Space.
“This isn’t the Main Universe, is it?”
Lin Yuan, who had a deep understanding of the Rule of Time, was certain that this Mysterious Space was significantly different from the Main Universe, like a little fish that had left the river; this strand of Spirit Will could no longer sense any fluctuations of the Rule of Time.
Lin Yuan struggled to look around and saw innumerable ‘streams’ surging below.
The ‘streams’ here were formed from the extremely pure power of time, rolling mightily from the past towards the future, as if nothing could stop them.
“Is this the River of Time?”
Lin Yuan was shocked. In the depths of the river, he could faintly see different ‘fish’ swimming about.
Some fish were large, nearly spanning half the width of the river, while others were tiny, barely noticeable.
But all the ‘fish’ were within Lin Yuan’s observation, yet they seemed completely unaware of his gaze.
It was as if a two-dimensional world could not perceive the observation of life from outside the painting; the ‘fish’ in the river were the same.
“This is the River of Time.”
Lin Yuan was overwhelmed with excitement, frantically observing the scene before him.
[Your comprehension is against the heavens, observing the River of Time, your understanding of the Rule of Time rapidly increases…]
[Your comprehension is against the heavens, observing the River of Time, your understanding of the Rule of Time rapidly increases…]
[Your comprehension is against the heavens, observing the River of Time, your understanding of the Rule of Time rapidly increases…]
For a time, a large amount of understanding regarding the Rule of Time filled Lin Yuan’s mind.
Compared to the Rule of Time in the Miniature Universe, the River of Time before his eyes was manifold more vast, encompassing countless lives.
When Lin Yuan tried looking towards the river’s past, he noticed that the tumultuous surface occasionally saw the leaping of several ‘big fish.’
Those ‘big fish’ only maintained their presence on the river’s surface for a few moments before falling back down, nowhere near being observed from Lin Yuan’s bird’s-eye view of the River of Time.
“Those ‘big fish’ must be lives that have comprehended the Rule of Time, able to briefly leap out of the water, but it’s just a brief leap,” Lin Yuan thought to himself.
After watching the past of the River of Time for a while, Lin Yuan turned his head to look towards where the river was flowing to, the future.
“I can’t see clearly,” Lin Yuan wasn’t surprised.
The past is certain, the future is not.
Every instant could give rise to different futures.
Even Supreme Beings as powerful as they are, capable of swimming upstream to the past, cannot follow the current downward to the distant future.
If a Supreme Being dared to do so, they would most likely become lost in the endless timelines, causing them to never return to the present.
Lin Yuan continued to observe the River of Time.
Lin Yuan noticed the towering figure standing beside him.
At this moment, he was by the riverbank of the River of Time, shielded by the towering figure.
And that towering figure was the Xia Qin Supreme Being.
Without reaching the level of a Supreme Being, one cannot step out of the River of Time to the ‘riverbank’—it’s an ironclad rule, as permanent as the complete obliteration of lives that have passed away.
To break such a rule, even a Supreme Being would have to pay a price.
A Supreme Being wanting to resurrect a life that had already died in the past needs to withstand backlash from the universe.
Now, for the Xia Qin Supreme Being to bring Lin Yuan to the ‘shore,’ he must also be paying a similar price.
Lin Yuan had a feeling that the price the Xia Qin Supreme Being had to pay might be far more severe than resurrecting some dead life.
Otherwise, why hadn’t he heard about Supreme Beings being able to take someone out of the River of Time? After all, resurrection of the dead is something that even fairly powerful Evolvers have heard about.
But taking someone out of the River of Time? At least for Lin Yuan, this was a first.
Besides, just now the Xia Qin Supreme Being repeatedly probed Lin Yuan, even having Nalan, the vice Tower Master, test Lin Yuan’s approximate grasp of the Rule of Time.
Everything indicated that taking someone out of the River of Time, even for a Supreme Being, required careful consideration.
Lin Yuan continued to observe everything about the River of Time, his gaze now starting to look towards other spots on the ‘riverbank.’
Soon, Lin Yuan saw another towering figure, burly and towering, who simply by standing seemed to embody endless power, the ultimate force capable of shattering everything.