Hijacking the Timeline

Jade-colored light erupted in a dazzling display, gradually engulfing the Lord of the Mist’s body until he was completely enveloped.

Terrifying energy surged outward, unleashing gale-force winds that swept in all directions.

Mu Qing’s current strength was far from her peak.

Historical records revealed that her most rapid growth occurred during her time on the front lines after graduating from Star City Academy.

The front lines were undeniably brutal.

But for Mu Qing, who possessed the ability to devour and grow stronger, it was like a hunting ground.

The quality of ”prey” there far surpassed anything she could find within the academy.

Her strength soared rapidly through constant hunting.

In the previous timeline, the Lord of the Mist, who had been constantly monitoring Mu Qing, had repeatedly marveled at her astonishing rate of improvement, feeling the gap between them widening relentlessly.

Even so, Mu Qing’s current power still overwhelmingly surpassed the Lord of the Mist’s without question.

With Mu Qing and Feng Qi working together, the Lord of the Mist’s struggles were futile.

The gray mist rapidly dissipated as a fist slammed into his chest, piercing through his now-solidified torso.

Blood mist sprayed through the air.

The Lord of the Mist stared at Mu Qing standing before him, his eyes filled with disbelief and resentment.

He had arrived with lofty ambitions, only to meet such a humiliating end.

The light in his eyes gradually dimmed until he lost all signs of life, his eyes remaining wide open.

Feng Qi opened his eyes at that moment.

He gazed at the Lord of the Mist with a complex expression, unable to resist taking a deep breath.

This feeling made him deeply uneasy.

The Lord of the Mist fit every definition of a villain in his mind: cruel, treacherous, despicable, and more.

Yet Feng Qi had never doubted Old Mist’s affection for him.

From the perspective of the human race’s greater good, his actions were justified—a righteous act of sacrificing personal ties for the sake of humanity’s rise and progress, removing a major obstacle in their path.

But from the perspective of their personal relationship, his actions were undeniably a blatant betrayal.

Sensing Feng Qi’s emotional shift, Mu Qing withdrew her right fist. As jade-colored light flickered across her skin, the bloodstains on her right arm slid off effortlessly.

She caught the Lord of the Mist’s body as it tilted forward, about to collapse.

”Feng Qi, what do you plan to do with him?”

Staring at the lifeless Lord of the Mist, Feng Qi opened his mouth to reply, but a sudden anomaly occurred.

From the hole pierced through the Lord of the Mist’s chest, muscle tissue began to regenerate, attempting to repair his body.

Mu Qing noticed the anomaly in the Lord of the Mist’s body at the same moment. A scarlet light flashed in her eyes as she plunged her hand into the heart of the Lord of the Mist’s body.

When she withdrew her arm, she held a thumb-sized crimson gem.

”What’s this?”

Feng Qi was stunned by the sight of the blood-red gem.

He suddenly recalled the many strange occurrences that had plagued the Lord of the Mist in the previous timeline.

In that timeline, when he had found the Lord of the Mist, the creature’s life force had been completely exhausted. Feng Qi was certain he was dead, his primordial blood core shattered beyond repair.

Believing the villain arc had prematurely failed, Feng Qi had been about to leave.

But then, signs of life had suddenly reappeared within the Lord of the Mist’s body, and the shattered primordial blood core had miraculously healed.

This bizarre self-healing ability ultimately allowed the Lord of the Mist to resurrect successfully.

The second instance occurred in a village outside Winterfrost City, during an encounter with the scavenger ”Sword Saint.”

At that time, the Lord of the Mist had only partially recovered, his combat strength even inferior to his own, requiring his protection.

Yet just as he was about to collapse, the Lord of the Mist miraculously healed a significant portion of his injuries, ultimately killing the scavenger Sword Saint.

The most striking example occurred 1,500 years later, during the consciousness struggle between Lin Ran and the Lord of the Mist. Lin Ran ultimately prevailed.

However, the Lord of the Mist’s shattered Consciousness Body inexplicably restored itself.

Numerous other similar incidents had occurred.

In the previous timeline, he had jokingly remarked to Old Mist that he possessed a ”protagonist template,” always able to pull off a miraculous comeback.

The Lord of the Mist had analyzed the reasons behind this phenomenon.

He theorized that his body might contain a peculiar energy he was unaware of.

This energy seemed to fluctuate with his willpower, granting his body certain enhancements.

As for the nature of this energy, the Lord of the Mist couldn’t explain it.

In conclusion, the Lord of the Mist’s near-immortality was clearly bolstered by some mysterious power.

Yet in the previous timeline, the Lord of the Mist had died in the battle for Old Day City while saving Feng Qi, never to resurrect again.

What went wrong?

As he pondered this, Feng Qi suddenly remembered the Lord of the Mist’s source.

To stall the pursuing forces from Old Day City, the Lord of the Mist had fused his source into the blood mist, trapping them and making escape impossible for a time.

It was precisely because he had lost his primordial blood core that the Lord of the Mist had perished.

So... could the power that allowed the Lord of the Mist to mysteriously resurrect be hidden within the Blood Core?

Feng Qi’s gaze shifted to the blood-colored crystal in Mu Qing’s hand.

This crystal was undoubtedly the Lord of the Mist’s primordial blood core.

Logically, after such intense combat, the blood-colored energy within the Blood Core should have been exhausted, causing the crystal to turn transparent.

Yet the primordial blood core was still radiating a dense qi-blood energy.

Coupled with the Lord of the Mist’s rapid self-healing, which only ceased when Mu Qing retrieved the Blood Core, Feng Qi felt his theory might be correct.

The Lord of the Mist’s blood core contained a mysterious energy.

This was the key to the Lord of the Mist’s constant resurrections.

”Open it up!” Feng Qi urged.

Without hesitation, Mu Qing clenched her fist, channeling all her strength into her palm.

The force capable of crushing iron like clay seemed to lock in a stalemate with the blood core. A mysterious energy surged from within, resisting Mu Qing’s attempts to destroy the core’s source.

As the power struggle intensified, a scarlet light flickered in Mu Qing’s eyes.

Her breathing grew erratic, and her emotions surged.

Roar!

When her emotions reached their breaking point, a blurry phantom of a ferocious beast materialized above her head, roaring skyward with a domineering aura that shook the heavens.

Crack!

With a crisp shattering sound, Mu Qing’s berserk power crushed the blood core, revealing a glowing blue orb within.

”Senior sister, steady your emotions!” Feng Qi called out urgently, just as Mu Qing’s power threatened to overwhelm the blue orb.

Hearing his voice, the scarlet light in Mu Qing’s eyes rapidly faded, and she gradually regained control.

”I’m sorry,” she murmured.

”It’s alright. Compared to before, your emotional control has become much more refined. You’re not far from mastering your emotions completely,” Feng Qi said with a reassuring smile, looking at Mu Qing’s apologetic expression.

”Mm,” Mu Qing nodded obediently, then opened her palm, presenting the faintly glowing blue orb to him. ”Feng Qi, what is this?”

”I’m not sure, but I suspect it might be a miracle item.”

Curiosity flickered in Mu Qing’s eyes at his explanation.

Though she had heard about miracle items from Feng Qi many times, this was her first time actually seeing one.

(End of the Chapter)

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