Chapter 767: Chapter 598: Ash, how are you planning to kill ?
“So this palace is imitating the Ti Continent.”
Weiser, upon hearing Ash’s words, glanced at the golden do above and imdiately understood its mystery, but still deliberately asked, “That can’t be right, why is the ground of the Ti Continent white?”
“Heh, that’s naturally because…” Ash paused, “you wouldn’t understand even if I explained.”
“How could I possibly understand if you don’t tell ?” Weiser said in a faint voice, “Do you believe that with just a bit of information, I could guess the truth?”
“I don’t believe it.”
“What shall we bet?”
“We’ll bet on a matter.” Ash looked at her intently, “Whoever loses will have to do one thing for the winner.”
Weiser didn’t add any rules and simply nodded, “Okay.”
Ash confidently said, “The ground of the Ti Continent is white because it has sothing to do with the White Bull.”
After pondering for a mont, Weiser feigned an epiphany, “I see now, the White Bull is actually underneath, the Ti Continent is the White Bull’s belly, that’s why the ground is white.”
Seeing Ash with an expression as if he had seen a ghost, Weiser couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
From the first day she joined the team, Ash had told her about the Golden Fish Poison and the Seven-Colored Tail Secret Poison, so of course, she knew the truth of the Ti Continent.
However, she had always been careful to keep the Void Realm and reality separate, never exposing real-world information in the Void Realm or revealing Void Realm intelligence in reality.
This ti, she used the information she obtained in the Void Realm for the first ti, just to beat Ash in a verbal contest.
“Rember, you owe a favor.”
Weiser said cheerfully, “Even though there is no guarantee, you’re the good sort of person who won’t deny it, right?”
Ash retorted, “How decent do you think a person who associates with Swindlers and Necromancers can be?”
“Decent enough to be willing to deceive .”
Ash didn’t imdiately grasp what Weiser ant by that sentence of the Silver Lamp, but she had already shifted the topic, “So, the palace imitates the Ti Continent in order to construct this Flowing Gold River?”
At the end of the corridor, the torches on the pedestal were still burning and had not been subrged by the Flowing Gold River. As ntioned before, the palace corridor itself has a stream-flow system, which remained effective even after the eruption of the Flowing Gold River, otherwise the entire corridor would have been filled up a long ti ago.
In front of the pedestal was a slope, in front of the slope was a drainage system, and the Flowing Gold River stopped before the slope, naturally unable to invade the pedestal.
All they needed to do was walk up the slope onto the pedestal to escape the Flowing Gold River. Although they would still face the threat of the Fangyuan Cicada, they could at least take a breath and think of a strategy for a mont.
And don’t forget, the strength of the Fangyuan Cicada is based on the Flowing Gold River. For it, the Flowing Gold River is equivalent to a ‘comfort zone,’ just like how Technique Spirits always stay in the Flowing Gold River. Once Ash and his companions leave the Flowing Gold River, it might not pursue them out!
Seeing the end in sight, everyone’s spirits lifted; no one else fell behind from then on. Even though the river beca slower and the resistance grew as they approached the upper stream, everyone persevered and moved forward.
Suddenly, s, who was at the forefront, rose from the river. As he walked further forward, more of his body erged from the water surface—he had found solid ground.
It wasn’t clear whether it was because of the counterflow or the control of the Fangyuan Cicada, but closer to the finish line, the water beca shallower, almost as if they could simply run across.
However, s slowed down instead, taking almost one small step every second, carefully inching forward.
Even so, his progress was still the fastest among the Mages. It was evident that s was on the verge of collapsing, the resistance from the Flowing Gold River reaching unbearable levels for him, but the proximity of the endpoint was enough to spur any Legendary Mage to continue.
When Ash and Weiser also stepped onto the ground, the astonishing resistance of the water flow causing them to stagger, s finally overca all the hardships!
The water flow at his feet was now so shallow it couldn’t even cover the heel of his shoes. All he needed to do was lift his leg, and he could step onto the dry slope without the water of the Flowing Gold River, completely escaping the crisis posed by the Fangyuan Cicada!
The Mages behind held their breath in anticipation, watching s’s silhouette intently, ready to celebrate the ergence of the first survivor. Yet, so were considering, wondering if s, the scheming and cunning man of the ‘Ti Gear,’ would be a detrint to them after securing safety…
However, ti waits for no one’s will to pause. s took a deep breath, lifting his right foot out of the water, stepping toward the dry surface of the slope!
The Fangyuan Cicada remained silent.
The Mages didn’t interfere.
This Legendary figure from over two hundred years ago, a Mage in pursuit of Eternal Life, was finally about to reclaim his fleeting freedom. He had already thought of many ways to leave this place and had even developed a covetous desire for the Fangyuan Cicada behind…
But all of his perseverance, all of his ambition, was shattered with one step.
Snap.
The crisp sound of water, like thunder booming in everyone’s ears.
s looked at his right foot, still in the shallow waters at the front of the slope, not comprehending what had happened.
He tried again, watching his right leg lift away from the water surface. But just as his right foot was about to touch the slope, he saw golden water streaming down his leg, then stepping onto the slope which seed frictionless with the golden water, his right foot slid back.
Many Mages halted, and aside from Ash, all of them had bodies that were enhanced through a challenging selection process; they all had sharp eyesight, clearer than an eagle’s, and they could plainly see what was happening to s.
“Flowing Gold River water originates from the movent of all things in the world,” Scatty suddenly said. “Everyone generates Flowing Gold River water.”
“Not only because he can create the water of the Flowing Gold River,” another Legendary Mage said, “but also because the Flowing Gold River itself won’t allow him to leave! The slope is just a facade; if there were no slope to send him back, wherever he went, the Flowing Gold River would follow!”
“Is it the influence of the Fangyuan Cicada?”
As the Legendary Mages discussed fervently, is finally spoke, “The ‘Order of Ti’, Chapter Two, the third sentence.”
Scatty replied, “‘Ti has no beginning and no end.'”
is said calmly, “The Flowing Gold River is the embodint of ti, and ti is the concept of the Flowing Gold River. Any law that can exist within ti is a natural rule of the Flowing Gold River.”
The Legendary Mages looked extrely troubled, “is, are you trying to say…”
is said, “The Flowing Gold River has neither a beginning nor an end, so a person in the Flowing Gold River could not possibly leave from either end.”
Ash couldn’t help but say, “But I can cross through the Flowing Gold River, even fly out of it!”
“You can pass through from the sides or unfold your Void Wings and fly out of the Flowing Gold River,” is replied amicably to Ash’s question. “As long as it’s not forbidden, it won’t be prohibited.”
He looked up, glancing at the golden do above and the four white pillars beside it, “This place tries by all ans to mimic the Ti Continent, to create a suitable environnt for the rules of the Flowing Gold River and to prevent anyone in the river from leaving.”
“There seems to be another backup plan from the followers of the Fangyuan Cicada sect…”
Snap! is fell back onto the slope, but sure enough, the golden water seeped out from his back, sliding him back into place.
He let himself be swept away by the Flowing Gold River, drifting back as the Mages watched.
“If yesterday were placed tomorrow, it would beco the day before yesterday, then what should the day after tomorrow be, today or yesterday?” he asked.
“The Advanced Question Collection of Golden Ti, first page, first question,” Scatty answered, “Today.”
Although the Fangyuan Cicada had not yet finished feasting, when it saw is, it hastily set down its yogurt, catching him with the highest etiquette.
It seed that, in the eyes of the Fangyuan Cicada, there were levels among their ingredients, and is was doubtlessly of the highest grade.
Another Legendary Mage slowly moved to the slope and then tried to jump to the slope with legs together, sliding back due to the golden water; he jumped off the wall onto the slope, still sliding back from the water he emitted.
On the Ti Continent, they had many ways to extricate themselves from the Flowing Gold River: fly up, cross from the sides, or even break through the riverbed… But here, they were rely ordinary Trialists sealed by the Technique Spirit.
Soon, the remaining Legendary Mages, one after another, gave up and collapsed; they resembled antiques left from two hundred years ago, their faces pale as they let themselves be washed away by the river.
In the blink of an eye, only four remained steadfast.
“Aren’t the walls considered as sides?” Ash murmured.
“They are.”
Scatty, walking slowly ahead, pointed at the ceiling, “If you can leave from the ceiling at the edges, you naturally won’t trigger the chanism of the Flowing Gold River.”
“Here, this is actually the riverbed of the Flowing Gold River, the sides are rely the river walls.” The Legendary Mage even laughed, “Look, by creating such an environnt, we can deceive the Void Realm, deceive the rules. Mages really are creatures of great creativity. This world is truly fascinating.”
Ash asked, “Is there really no way to survive?”
“There is,” Scatty asserted firmly. “The rules of the Flowing Gold River exist because of the Flowing Gold River itself.”
“As soon as the Flowing Gold River is gone, we would naturally no longer be bound by its rules.”
“What’s the point of saying such nonsense, Scatty?” another Legendary Mage couldn’t help but say. “The Flowing Gold River erges from our Gate of Truth, and we can’t close the Gate of Truth…”
“To completely cut the flow, we’d all have to die, closing all Gates of Truth!”
“What’s the point of the Flowing Gold River if we’re all dead?”
Hearing this, Ash’s pupils dilated sharply, but he forcefully suppressed the urge to turn and look at Weiser.
However, at that mont, he felt a light scratch in his palm.
Not long after, that Legendary Mage also went to the slope and after trying for a while, gave up, but he actually stripped off all his clothes and lay freely in the Flowing Gold River as if bathing.
Scatty stood before the slope, lifting her foot onto it and watching as the golden water her own body emitted made her slip back; she slowly opened her clockwork eyes with a satisfied smile.
“Ti… is really a delicate toy.”
As Scatty was also swept next to the Fangyuan Cicada by the Flowing Gold River, only two people remained slowly proceeding in the vast river.
The surroundings suddenly grew very silent, yet Ash could hear his own heart pounding fiercely. They had already walked out of the water’s surface, he could feel sweat on his palms, and his breathing beca uncontrollably rapid.
Snap.
Snap.
Snap.
He looked down at the golden water’s surface, where he could faintly see his own reflection. Suddenly, a fox mask crept close.
“Ash, how do you plan to kill ?”
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