863: Chapter 231 The Rules of Time Travel_3 863: Chapter 231 The Rules of Time Travel_3 Su He stood in the pure white space, gazing at the River of Time, and the barrier ahead.
In that instant of the lotus explosion, a tremendous force filled the air, causing the Star Ring surrounding the Boundary Pearl to reveal itself.
The torrent crashed into it, turning into a formidable Power of Time, within the center of the Star Ring, the River of Time appeared.
Su He could reverse up the River of Time.
It all happened in an instant.
If Su He hadn’t seized that moment, as he ascended against the current, the River of Time would fade away instantly, and he would have to face the torrent unleashed by the exploding lotus.
The River of Time opened, and Su He entered.
The power from the lotus explosion could only reverse the River of Time by a little over twenty years.
He had reached the end of the River of Time, Su He should have broken through the barrier and returned to over twenty years ago.
But…
every time he collided with the barrier, it seemed like there was another him on the other side, who rebounded back, blocking him forcibly.
Su He collided several times, then suddenly realized.
Twenty years ago, he existed in this world!
The time he already existed in, he could not go back to!
This was different from the ancient times, in ancient times only a corpse from a previous life existed, and merging with it was possible.
But twenty years ago, he was alive.
A merger was impossible, and he couldn’t pass through — it turns out leaping out of time wasn’t utterly uncontrolled.
If he already existed within that timeframe, he couldn’t go back.
That means, even the times he had traveled through, he could not revisit.
Because during that period, he also existed in this world!
Su He silently for a long time, looking at the stark white space around him and turning back to gaze at the constantly changing River of Time.
In the end, he gave up.
No wonder he had never seen his future self crossing time to find him.
Perhaps this is the so-called loneliness?
Perhaps, is it also a feature of the legendary “One Proof, Eternal Proof”?
All your timelines are eternal iterations of yourself; you can’t pull a past version of yourself into the present for a challenge — wouldn’t that instantly form an army of Su He’s?
However, Su He did not immediately step into the River of Time.
If he went back now, it would be precisely the moment of the lotus explosion, appearing then — he would die!
In the past and in the present world, the flow of time is identical.
Staying here a little while longer before returning to the present world, missing the explosion, is not too late!
Su He took a deep breath — actually, there was no air in this pure white space; it was just an instinctive action for Su He.
At his Boundary Status, whether he could breathe was hardly a concern.
Su He glanced downward at his Spirit Snake Body; a layer of skin had peeled off his Turtle Shell.
The torrent caused by the lotus explosion hit him first before it triggered the Star Ring.
That moment had melted his External Appearance, damaging the Turtle Shell.
But this injury was not serious; it wasn’t fatal, only that the Qi of Stepping Sky Seven-fold had gathered on the Turtle Shell, preventing it from recovering.
Going back and asking Auntie to remove this Qi, it wouldn’t take two days to recover.
But to restore the External Appearance, he would have to absorb countless treasures.
He didn’t know how many treasures were left in the Houdou Fight Cave Mansion, or if the lotus had destroyed the treasure vault.
If they were all ruined, this would be a big loss!
But understanding the operating rules of the Star Ring could also count as a gain?
Su He slowly closed his eyes, introspecting his body, and as he focused on the Star Ring outside the Boundary Pearl, the Star Ring once again dimmed.
The power of the lotus explosion that had sent him back twenty years had been exhausted, and now the energy stored in the Star Ring was even less than before!
He wondered how much of the Power of Time in the Star Ring could be restored if he used the River of Time to go back again?
Su He slowly opened his eyes, counting the heartbeats, estimating that a day had passed.
Still unwilling to accept it, he tried once more but indeed could not break through the barrier and get out.
He turned and walked towards the constantly changing River of Time, diving into it.
A flash of light, then another.
Su He had vanished from the River of Time.
A mere twenty years in the River of Time was, after all, fleeting.
Su He opened his eyes and saw Phoenix Chao Fei with shining eyes in front of him.
Phoenix Chao Fei…
was without clothes, her body half bare without the Phoenix Feathers, looking quite ugly.
“Auntie…” Su He called out.
Phoenix Chao Fei’s eyes twinkled, the brightness receded, and when Su He looked at her again, she was clothed in beautiful feathers, shimmering in the external light.
Exceptionally beautiful.
As if she had never been a plucked chicken, Phoenix Chao Fei’s face showed not the slightest care, her bright eyes fixed on Su He.
Just that condescending look.
She left Su He bewildered until he finally spoke, “Don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”