Lin Yi was about to have Chu Yao analyze the clue about the "Forgotten City" left by Night Owl when the air seemed to freeze instantly.
An inexplicable sense of oppression descended upon me, as if the space itself had been twisted into a pretzel by an invisible hand, and even time itself seemed to pause for a moment.
The next second, Lin Yi was dragged away as if he had been pulled away, and in an instant, the surroundings had changed.
There was no wind, no light, and even gravity had lost its order.
They were all trapped in a space shrouded in gray mist.
Just as Long Wu, who was not far away, was about to speak, his voice seemed to have been swallowed by cotton, and not even an echo could be heard.
“This is not a normal spacetime coordinate.” Chu Yao frowned, a stream of dark blue data flashing in her eyes.
“Something is actively interfering with our spacetime abilities, and… the structure is constructed using an inverse algorithm, unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.”
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes.
The owl ran fast; it turns out he wasn't just running away, he had been planning this move all along.
Not only him, but even Xuanmingzi—the person behind the scenes—got involved.
“They don’t want us to enter the ‘City of Oblivion,’ and they don’t want us to uncover the truth,” Lin Yi said softly.
The surrounding space felt like a locked cage; every attempt to tear it apart was like cutting into cotton wool, producing no effect whatsoever.
Even when Lin Yi used [Shadow Step of the Realm], it only created a few weak ripples of light and shadow in the same spot.
“The rules are in a state of collapse.” Chu Yao stood beside Lin Yi, her tone unusually anxious. “Even I can’t connect to the internet—the time density here is not linearly increasing, but rather… an inverted folding structure.”
Looking at the recurring, labyrinthine fog around him, Long Wu couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, what's going on here? Is this some kind of Minecraft infinite loop room or Doraemon's broken Anywhere Door?"
Lin Yi wasn't in a hurry. His mind was already racing.
He had seen ordinary time disturbances and broken through spatial misalignment traps, but this method of dissecting and reconstructing the time structure could only come from—Xuanmingzi, who called himself the "Supreme of Logic".
To break this deadlock, conventional methods are definitely out of the question.
Unless we break free from conventional thinking.
Lin Yi took a deep breath, and his soul entered the [Dominator's Vision] state. He no longer tried to manipulate time, but abandoned the logic of "active operation" and made good use of the "time freeze" reverse algorithm in the space of the crash - completely static perception, without moving, thinking, or breathing, like a stone that is sunk to the bottom of a lake and does not surge.
The space suddenly paused.
Xuanmingzi's interference mechanism relies on activity signals—all changes will be captured, consumed, and blocked.
Lin Yi did the opposite; he made himself "dead" for three seconds.
With this death, the foundation of the disruption finally cracked.
Just like a basin of water mixed with ink suddenly settling, a bright and clear light emerges—the source of the interference is right there!
"Found it." When Lin Yi opened his eyes, his pupils reflected the stars of the universe—the [Time-Space Blade] had already solidified in his hand!
*Crack!*
With a single slash, there was neither wind nor thunder, nor explosion, but the entire gray fog space was torn in two with a "whoosh," as if a television had been turned off!
Everyone felt a lightness around them, and the next second, they were back in reality.
The cliff top is still the cliff top, and the canyon is still the canyon, but the "slight tug" in the air has not yet dissipated.
“The signal is still oscillating.” Chu Yao restarted the analysis program and saw through the information flow at a glance: “That interference is not an independent entity, but a subspace channel simulated by Xuan Mingzi and Ye Xiao together, which is trying to close again.”
“Then let’s take the lead.” Lin Yi’s lips curled up, and he suddenly raised his hand to activate the [Time Segment] skill, cutting off the newly established chain of interference little by little.
Like unplugging a network cable, he precisely located those hidden connection nodes and peeled them away from the depths of time.
Xuanmingzi's technique was no longer concealed, and finally, at a subtle point, he removed his mask—not a physical entity, but a wisp of "calculation afterimage," which transformed into a pale golden figure, coldly staring at Lin Yi.
"To have cracked this far, you're already quite remarkable." The shadow spoke with sharp, penetrating words, each one striking the heart: "But you don't understand... the more you pursue the truth, the further you'll stray from the 'fate' we've set for you."
Lin Yi sneered, "You think you're qualified to talk about fate?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the blade of time and space rose again. Lin Yi used a reverse cutting operation of [Severing Time Sequence] to cleave the afterimage into fragments of different time periods!
It drifted away like a mirror image, disappearing without a trace.
"Interference eliminated." After confirming the values, a smile appeared on Chu Yao's cold and beautiful face. "Now you are completely free to go wherever you want."
Lin Yi nodded slightly. He looked in the direction of the "Forgotten City" but was shocked by a faint spiritual pressure that made his feet go numb. The aura was mixed with a familiar yet chilling... thought.
"Hey." The white-bearded man emerged from behind the mountain wall at some point, a still-burning tobacco in his mouth, a smile playing on his lips, but his expression was serious. "Lin boy, are you sure you want to continue down that road?"
“This isn’t a scenic area.” He flicked the firelight between his fingers. “It’s the actual site of royal remains, the breakpoint at the origin of all myths.”
Lin Yi blinked, a playful smile curving his lips. "You came here just to see for yourself how I reconnect the 'breakpoints'?"
A gust of wind swept by, and Lin Yi strode forward. The gray mist reappeared, but it was no longer suppressed; instead, it seemed to be trembling.
Just then, Chu Yao behind her suddenly looked up. She caught a sharp data jump 0.001 seconds in the future. Her eyelashes fluttered, and she murmured softly:
"No...something is waiting for us to act—"
Suddenly, the void twisted and contorted, like a long-lurking beast opening its eyes. Lin Yi, however, did not turn around. He simply and casually removed the Time-Space Imprint Ring, and slowly, a bloodthirsty smirk playing on his lips, said:
"Alright, let it wait." After the gray fog dissipated, in the remaining ripples of time and space, Lin Yi caught a fleeting image—Night Owl knelt on one knee, bowing his head to the illusory figure of Xuanmingzi, his humble posture a stark contrast to his previous arrogant and domineering demeanor.
"Good heavens, are they playing Infernal Affairs here?" Long Wu scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.
Chu Yao's electronic eyes flashed with data streams, analyzing: "Night Owl's energy fluctuations are abnormal, as if his mind is being controlled by some force." Lin Yi stroked his chin, his eyes playful: "Looks like this Xuan Mingzi is a seasoned manipulator." He picked up a "fragment of time" shattered by the blade of time and space, on which remained a fragment of Xuan Mingzi and Night Owl's conversation—"You did a good job. As long as you eliminate Lin Yi, you can get everything you want." Xuan Mingzi's voice was deep, carrying a seductive power.
"I will fulfill your request!" Night Owl's tone was fanatical, like a brainwashed cultist.
Lin Yi sneered and crushed the fragment: "Trying to use me?"
Don't you even know my last name?
"I'm the chosen one, a bug-like existence!" He looked up towards the "Forgotten City," a resolute glint in his eyes: "Let's go, it's time to meet these old bastards!" Suddenly, Chu Yao grabbed Lin Yi, her expression grave: "Wait, I feel... something's not right..."
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