Hijacking the Timeline

By now, little black was closing in, leaving Feng Qi no time to hesitate.

He immediately turned to Lin Ran and said, ”No time to explain! Get me out of here now—little black’s coming!”

Lin Ran looked puzzled. ”Brother Qi, who’s little black?”

”That thing behind us! Just get me out of here!”

Glancing at the approaching black mist, Lin Ran stepped forward and positioned himself behind Feng Qi. ”I’ll give it a try!”

Seeing Lin Ran’s eager expression, Feng Qi felt a pang of embarrassment.

Give it a try against little black? Trying means dying.

His face grew serious. ”Don’t get cocky. You can’t kill that thing. Besides, you’ve only just taken control of the Lord of the Mist’s body—you can’t possibly be fully adapted yet. Get me out of here first. If we get entangled with him, escaping will be much harder.”

”Alright!”

Realizing the terrifying power of little black, Lin Ran abandoned his bravado and responded decisively.

With a twist of his form, he transformed into a condensed mass of gray mist, floated to Feng Qi’s feet, and lifted him into the air, carrying him skyward.

”Which way?”

”East!”

”Got it!” Lin Ran’s speed surged as he flew toward the abandoned city.

The wind howled past their ears as they soared through the clouds, the sensation of flying above the earth utterly surreal.

Feng Qi had no time to dwell on these thoughts. He turned to glance at little black, who was rapidly closing the distance behind them.

In one dream timeline, the Lord of the Mist, realizing he couldn’t defeat little black, had chosen to flee. During that escape, little black hadn’t pursued him at all.

But this time was different.

In that previous timeline, little black had ignored the Lord of the Mist’s flight because he simply didn’t care about him.

From the beginning, little black’s sole target had been Feng Qi himself.

As the pursuit intensified, little black’s speed gradually increased, and the volume of black mist began to shrink and condense.

”Brother Qi, what the hell is that thing?”

The mist face emerged from the gray mist beneath them, its gaze fixed on Feng Qi as it spoke.

Without hesitation, Feng Qi briefly explained little black’s existence and how he knew Lin Ran would be possessed by the Lord of the Mist.

After hearing the explanation, Lin Ran was visibly shocked.

Especially when he learned about Feng Qi’s ability to traverse timelines, his entire worldview seemed to shatter.

Yet he didn’t doubt Feng Qi’s words.

After all, how else could Feng Qi have known about his future possession if he hadn’t traveled to the future?

”A’Ran, accelerate! It’s catching up!” Feng Qi shouted.

”Brother Qi, I’m already at full speed! This thing is too damn weird—how is it getting faster and faster?!”

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”Shut up already,” Feng Qi muttered, glancing back.

little black was now less than a hundred meters behind them, closing in rapidly.

The situation was dire.

”Brother Qi, I suddenly understand why you asked if I was willing to sacrifice myself earlier,” Lin Ran said, his voice cutting through the tension. He continued, ”I’ll hold little black back while you focus on something more meaningful. Now that humanity is extinct, what’s the point of me gaining the Lord of the Mist’s power? It’s better to die than to live alone in misery.”

Feng Qi sighed inwardly at Lin Ran’s willingness to embrace death, but he didn’t refuse.

”Thanks, brother! Take care!”

”Brother Qi, stay safe!”

As Lin Ran finished speaking, a powerful force hurled Feng Qi forward.

As he plummeted toward the ruined city, he saw Lin Ran transform into mist and charge toward little black.

The moment the black mist and mist collided, the mist began to dissolve rapidly.

The spirit energy within the mist was being devoured by Spirit Energy Nanoworms, becoming part of little black’s power.

Just like in their previous encounters, the mist was nothing more than sustenance for little black, utterly incapable of harming him.

His descent gradually accelerated.

He turned his gaze toward the crumbling buildings that loomed larger in his vision.

Telekinesis surged outward, enveloping his body, initiating a preemptive cushioning effect.

As he neared the rooftop of a dilapidated skyscraper, telekinesis coalesced beneath him into a massive net, catching him securely.

After landing, he looked up at the sky.

Lin Ran was already locked in fierce combat with little black.

During the exchange, Lin Ran clearly realized that using his mist form against little black was suicidal. He shifted to his human form and launched a direct assault.

Unsurprisingly, his physical strength, even weaker than Suction Cup’s, was once again overwhelmed by little black.

Reluctant to concede, Lin Ran formed a hand seal. Instantly, his Qi and Blood Power erupted from within, painting the sky with a brilliant crimson aura.

It resembled a crimson sun blazing in the heavens, gradually radiating dazzling light.

Completely outmatched in close combat, Lin Ran resorted to art magic to counter little black.

A flicker of hope still lingered in his heart, clinging to the possibility that some energy might exist that little black couldn’t absorb or digest.

The surging Qi and Blood radiating from the crimson sun warped even the surrounding air.

At Lin Ran’s command, the crimson sun formed from condensed qi blood crashed down upon little black.

Facing the onslaught, little black remained calm and composed, neither dodging nor evading as it advanced to meet the attack head-on.

Upon collision, the crimson sun visibly began to shrink at an alarming rate.

Under nanoscopic observation, countless spirit energy nanites swarmed the qi blood energy mass, devouring its particles with astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, the crimson sun formed from condensed qi blood completely dissipated.

Staring at the unscathed little black, Lin Ran felt a chill run down his spine.

Energy absorption, physical immunity—this ability is practically a cheat code, he thought. I can’t imagine any way to counter it.

He finally understood why Feng Qi had said little black was ”invincible.” Its unique properties ensured its dominance in any environment.

At that moment, black mist enveloped him with terrifying speed.

Seeing this, Lin Ran immediately launched a counterattack, determined to buy Feng Qi as much time as possible.

Below, Feng Qi glanced at the aerial battle before leaping from the rooftop.

His flesh and blood transformed into qi and blood imprints that fused with his bones.

His human form shifted into Battle Body Form.

With a deafening crash, the shattered road erupted in a shower of debris as he landed firmly.

He decided to hunt down the Three-Tailed.

He would try to kill it.

Along the way, he would also hunt domain creatures to strengthen himself. Even if he failed to find the Three-Tailed, the time Lin Ran had bought him wouldn’t be wasted.

Improving his own strength was equally crucial.

He desperately wanted to know what this ”Great Tide’s Descent” was—the phenomenon even domain creatures feared.

But to witness the Great Tide’s Descent, he had to lead the Future People to withstand the final battle before the world’s destruction.

Otherwise, Human Civilization would perish long before the Great Tide’s Descent arrived.

Therefore, enhancing his strength would aid his future conflicts with the Domain Force in the dream timeline.

As for the threat posed by little black, he could seek help from the Future People, whose technology far surpassed modern capabilities, to devise a solution.

Thus, in the Dream Realm timeline, improving his own strength remained paramount.

(End of the Chapter)

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