"You've been hiding something from him too, haven't you?"

"Isn't what you're hiding the truth exactly what he needs to know?"

"For example, the truth about that restricted area."

Naraku's tone was always sarcastic, as if he were joking with a friend.

However, Yug felt that Tish, who stood on the complete opposite side of Naraku, didn't seem like someone who wanted to laugh and joke around.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" Tish didn't mince words.

"Don't always have such a long face."

Do you only smile at that guy?

"Even though you've never actually met."

Lu Cang's existence only exists in Tish's memory; it's just that his memories from his previous lives were projected into Tish's mind.

What Tish saw was her own experience with Lu Cang in another time and space.

"If he weren't in the abyss, and had nothing to do with me."

"Perhaps I really don't know."

"However, the knot of time that Eichator twisted destined me to be connected with him."

It's another new word.

The word kept repeating in Yug's mind; he already knew what it meant.

Indeed, the true god always knows things that we ourselves do not know.

Although Yog is a quasi-god of knowledge, he is not yet omniscient.

Knowledge is like a chain; knowing about apples leads to knowing about apple juice, and knowing about apple juice leads to knowing about juicers...

You can learn about countless other pieces of knowledge by looking at one piece of knowledge.

But some things are difficult to link together.

Because these concepts simply cannot emerge independently without contact.

[Time Nodes: Ehkator, the god of time, can twist branches of time, connecting the future with the past.]

[Theocracy - Further Knowledge]

[Eichator's observation of time: For Eichator, the past, present, and future are all known, and everything he observes is predetermined.]

Because the effect of this time observation exists, there is no time paradox.

These unknowns are only unknown to the people who are active in time, but are completely known to Eichator.

Everything is known, so where does the paradox come from?

No matter how much you drag the progress bar of a pre-recorded movie, the ending will not change. Even if you arrange for a character at the 50-minute mark to travel to the first 10 minutes of the movie, the character will still exist in the movie.

Because this time travel was something that had already been decided and was destined.

“You should know this, but why didn’t you tell him that this restricted area is no longer a restricted area, but a time knot tied by Eichator?”

Naraku's tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

It's as if you're mocking Tish; your motives aren't pure either.

Whew~

Tish moved again, and with her movement, the flowing mist completely disappeared.

Next to disappear was Naraku, dressed in purple, a subtle shade of purple that distinguished him from the darkness.

The two could no longer be seen by Yug.

There was absolutely no sensation or feeling.

But Yug's intuition told him that in this endless darkness, there was no room for him to move around recklessly.

There are two true gods, fighting silently.

It just can't see any movement.

Darkness and what was it again...?

Yug didn't quite remember who had just appeared.

Tiss!

Suddenly, Yug remembered.

But in the blink of an eye, it was forgotten again.

Amidst the surging black mist, faint purple hues occasionally flowed, but quickly vanished into nothingness.

Yug could vaguely sense that every step he took around him concealed a deadly threat.

You can't move around randomly.

Moving around recklessly could lead to death.

Perhaps these two people didn't intend to kill him, but Yug didn't want to put himself at risk...

But just as he was thinking that, Yug suddenly thought: No, maybe not.

If they truly had no intention of killing him.

If I leave now and test the waters, I won't be killed, since Naraku seems to be looking for Tish.

I just happened to be where Tish was.

I'm not that important; I'm probably just an outsider.

Then I won't get involved in your relationship...

Perhaps now they've tacitly agreed that I can leave.

Yug thought about it from another perspective and realized that it made sense. Who said that he had to be involved in these things?

Anyway, giving it a try won't kill you...

Yug moved his feet, taking a small step towards the exit.

Buzz—

Suddenly, I couldn't feel anything anymore.

It felt like falling into complete darkness.

This place is a completely dark space, but perception can still function in this space, so it's not pitch black.

But now, Yug can't sense anything at all.

It's not just that it's imperceptible.

They didn't even know if they existed; they only had a wisp of consciousness. They could no longer feel any divine authority, divine power, or even their bodies.

Even if they want to move, they don't know how to communicate with their bodies.

They only had pure thoughts, merely fantasizing about their own activities.

Just like a patient with high-level paraplegia, it's just a thought.

Because the body can no longer feel anything.

This is just my initial feeling.

This feeling continued to worsen, gradually blurring even cognition, burying memories, and making consciousness feel like it had fallen into an ice cave. Recalling one's experiences felt as absurd as a dream.

My memories are so blurred and confused that they feel like a dream.

I can't tell if I'm real or fictional... or if this is just a dream?

An imagination.

Yug had realized that he was about to lose.

It is more terrifying than death.

At least the dead know they are dead, and perhaps their souls can be reincarnated.

But this is how it is lost.

Is even the fact that I existed being denied?

Yug tried to struggle.

But there was no strength left to struggle. Forget about divine authority... he couldn't even sense the power of mortals, and couldn't even move his body like an ordinary person.

What is death?

The distorted memories even diminished Yug's desire to rebel...

With everything beyond knowledge, Yug left only pure consciousness in the boundless darkness.

It allowed itself to drift in this lost darkness, and its thoughts became absurd and rigid.

Buzz—

Suddenly, Yug woke up.

It instantly remembered everything, and its consciousness returned to its own body, as if it had just been a dream.

Two familiar figures reappeared on either side of Yug.

It's still Tishi and Naraku.

Yug has realized what has happened to him.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

What's the difference between that state and death?

It's even more cruel than death.

"You're awake." Naraku smiled at Yug.

While Yug was sweating profusely and terrified, he still had to immediately put on a fawning expression and smile obsequiously at Naraku.

Now he really doesn't dare to move around recklessly.

Naraku, however, looked toward Tish, whose form was becoming increasingly clear.

During the time when Yug was plunged into darkness, neither of them knew what was happening.

However, one could slightly sense that Tish's figure was no longer so frail.

Naraku, however, remained relaxed: "You don't really think that just because you've reached the realm of a true god, you're my opponent, do you?"

“I’ve been watching you ever since you were a demigod.”

Tish grew up in the abyss, and could be said to have lived under Naraku's watchful eye the whole time.

Yug had no idea what had happened between them.

Naraku's tone remained relaxed as he examined his fingernails and said to Tish, "You should be able to tell that I'm not here to fight you."

Tish remained silent.

"Don't you think that with my power, I can create a new and more interesting world?"

"I know your purpose."

"But I think you and I can open a new path."

Yug could read the meaning behind her words: this world did not refer to a small world like a plane.

Rather, it refers to infinite planes of existence and endless time.

Interested?

“No,” Tish replied briefly.

“Oh, I think he’s quite interested.” Naraku turned to look at Yug.

Yug's lips twitched.

Why am I being dragged into this again?

It has nothing to do with me.

"It's...it's alright." Yug didn't dare to give a clear answer. If he said he wasn't interested, wouldn't that be slapping Naraku in the face?

Is this something you can just ignore?

Naraku smiled and said to Tish, "I can tell you a secret."

"I have rescued someone you abandoned."

Upon hearing this...

Yug's senses were immediately focused on Tish, but he didn't detect any emotional fluctuations in her.

Tish hid her emotions very well.

"Whether you want to cooperate with me or not, you might as well listen to my explanation first, and then think it over yourself."

"Anyway, if you really want to leave, I can't stop you. Why not listen to what I have to say first before making a decision?"

Naraku then looked at Yug: "You too."