Hijacking the Timeline

Countershock LV1 (Upgradable Innate Ability): Reflects a portion of the physical contact damage received back at the attacker. The strength of the reflection depends on the user’s physical constitution and the intensity of the attacker’s damage. (Physical contact damage exceeding the user’s capacity will shatter their Countershock membrane, preventing any further reflection of that force.)

Upon reviewing the detailed description of Countershock, he realized it was remarkably similar to the ”Thorns” ability he had acquired earlier.

The key difference was that Thorns used his own qi blood to retaliate against targets, while Countershock purely redirected the attacker’s own force back against them.

He couldn’t definitively determine which ability was superior.

Still, gaining a new innate ability always brought joy. Thinking this, he grinned widely.

He casually tossed the Stone Statue Domain Creature aside and continued down the dilapidated street, heading toward the area where he had first encountered the Three-Tailed.

Looking up at the sky, he noticed that Lin Ran’s battle with little black was still raging.

The black mist in the sky resembled a vast, undulating ocean of smoke, its surface shimmering under the crimson glow of the Blood Moon. Within this swirling darkness, a figure could be clearly seen relentlessly battering against the mist, desperately trying to break free from its confinement.

But this struggle was clearly futile.

Only a creature with the terrifying physical strength of Suction Cup might have been able to tear through the black mist’s blockade.

The Lord of the Mist, a domain creature primarily focused on art magic, lacked exceptional physical prowess. Its brute force alone couldn’t breach little black’s containment.

Attempting to use art magic to shatter the mist’s encirclement was equally futile. Any form of energy directed at little black would only serve as nourishment for it.

In essence, little black’s abilities were a natural counter to the Lord of the Mist.

Feng Qi sighed inwardly at the sight, then quickened his pace.

He didn’t know how much longer Lin Ran could endure.

While there was still time, he resolved to continue searching for the Three-Tailed, hunting domain creatures along the way to enhance his physical strength.

During his search, he spotted a familiar fire elemental lifeform.

In Feng Qi’s eyes, this creature ranked among the strongest domain creatures in the abandoned city region.

Its scorching flames could instantly melt any opponent.

Back then, a mere splash of fire from the Scarlet Eye had nearly cost it half its life, allowing Feng Qi to seize the opportunity, kill it, and acquire the innate ability ”Malevolence.”

His second encounter with a fire elemental lifeform occurred during an assassination attempt in the Reality Line, resulting in his death at the record-low age of 17.

Determined to confront the Domain Assassins upon returning to the Reality Line, Feng Qi reviewed his personal information and decided to dedicate his remaining time to enhancing his strength.

During this period, while wandering through the abandoned city with a Goat-Headed Demon, he encountered a fire elemental for the second time.

In that brief clash, the fire elemental lifeform instantly melted the Goat-Headed Demon at his side.

Feng Qi, who had been preparing to hunt the fire elemental, immediately abandoned the idea.

He realized that engaging the fire elemental in close combat with his current abilities would be nothing short of suicide.

However, this situation was different from that previous encounter.

Although his combat style remained close-range, he had now acquired the innate ability ”Rune,” which granted him resistance against elemental energy.

He obtained this ability after defeating ”Stone Mountain,” a Stone Statue Domain Creature in the Plain Region east of the abandoned city.

The purple markings on his body had only appeared after acquiring the ”Rune.”

This innate ability allowed him to partially negate damage from elemental energy attacks.

The specific effectiveness depended on the intensity of the elemental damage, and the rune was an innate ability that grew stronger with his physical constitution.

Realizing this, he immediately asked:

”A’Bai, what are my chances against it?”

Hard to say. After acquiring the ”Rune” innate ability, which allows you to partially negate energy damage, your resistance to fire damage should have greatly increased. However, the exact amount of damage you can negate and the maximum limit remain unknown, making it impossible to assess your precise odds of victory.

Hearing this, he abandoned his murderous intent.

There was still time. He could hunt other domain creatures instead of risking a deadly confrontation with the fire elemental lifeform.

Ignoring the distant fire elemental lifeform, he continued toward the area where he had first encountered Three-Tailed.

After leaving the fire elemental lifeform’s territory, his muscular form began to dissipate, transforming into crimson mist that scattered with the wind.

The Blood Source Ability ended, and he reverted to his Battle Body Form.

A wave of weakness washed over him.

After a brief period of self-adjustment, he quickly adapted to the sudden drop in physical strength.

This self-regulation ability was something he had learned during his grueling training at the Scarlet Research Institute in the Sacrifice Timeline.

Back then, shortly after fusing with the Demon Dragon Rune Crystal, his strength fluctuated daily.

This made it impossible for him to maintain normal control over his body, often causing him to exert excessive force.

To quickly adapt to the changes after each increase in power, he had diligently trained his self-regulation abilities for an extended period.

After accessing the Sacrifice Line’s complete memories, the skills he had learned were inherited by him.

As he advanced toward his destination, he constantly surveyed his surroundings.

The dilapidated, abandoned city had clearly become a haven for domain creatures, with traces of their presence visible everywhere.

Along the streets, he occasionally spotted the remains of domain creatures that had been devoured.

Crossing the next block, he was confronted by a dense network of vines that spread like a spiderweb.

These purple vines, as thick as a human forearm, pulsed and writhed slowly like living blood vessels.

They blanketed the entire block ahead, even crawling up the walls of the residential buildings and shops on both sides.

Following the direction from which the vines originated, he spotted a massive purple egg connected to all the vines.

It was also gently pulsating.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed a liquid flowing through the purple vines connected to the egg, eventually draining into the massive egg.

Feng Qi was no stranger to these vines, having encountered them before.

As for whether he could defeat them, he wasn’t so sure.

Thinking this, he asked, ”A’Bai, what are my chances?”

It’s hard to say. I sense many life signatures in this area, but if we’re comparing the life inside the giant egg to you, your qi blood intensity is several times stronger.

Hearing this, Feng Qi felt a surge of anticipation.

His qi blood had been completely depleted after using the Blood Source Ability, and he desperately needed to replenish it to shorten the ability’s ”cooldown.”

But just as he prepared to strike at the purple vines, the Narrator’s voice suddenly echoed in his mind:

Quick! Look at the 3 o’clock position!

Without hesitation, Feng Qi immediately turned his gaze toward the 3 o’clock direction.

The area was completely empty, with only dilapidated buildings stretching into the distance. Nothing else was visible.

Look up!

Following the Narrator’s prompt, he glanced toward the rooftops of the distant buildings and immediately recognized a familiar figure.

Perched atop the skyscraper, the cat-like Three-Tailed swayed its tails, a string of grape-like plants dangling from its mouth. It tilted its head back, its eyes gleaming as it watched the aerial battle between little black and ”Lin Ran.”

Every so often, it popped a ”grape” into its mouth, clearly enjoying the spectacle like a casual observer.

Confirming that Three-Tailed was his target, he decisively abandoned his plan to hunt the purple vines.

Compared to the vines, Three-Tailed was far more crucial to him.

Even though Three-Tailed was agile and notoriously difficult to capture, he was determined to try again.

(End of the Chapter)

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