The Time Sequence Thug could send him back to the past, allowing him to alter history as he pleased without being affected himself. But the prerequisite was that he had to use his own lifespan to bear the karmic consequences.
After the second Time Reversal in Fishing Village failed, his age had already approached sixty. Then, after breaking through the ceiling and racing against the River of Time, although he had ultimately escaped the closed loop, he had consumed nearly another ten years of his life.
Although King Mask could not accurately sense how much lifespan he had left, he already had a premonition that he had, at most, two years remaining.
Two years of life was nowhere near enough for him to perform a Time Reversal.
He could no longer go back.
Familiar faces flashed through King Mask's mind, while Vortex's words still echoed within it:
"...As long as you can outrun the River of Time, one day, we will all return to your side!"
King Mask clenched his fists tightly.
He had already tried so hard. He had wagered everything and outrun the River of Time... yet they could never return to his side again.
At that moment, King Mask was utterly despairing.
"Do you know Brother Qi Ye?" Seeing King Mask's reaction, Yurina immediately grew excited. "Did Brother Qi Ye go back? How is he doing in Great Xia?"
Seeing the anticipation nearly spilling from Yurina's eyes, King Mask fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.
"He's doing well."
A smile blossomed across Yurina's little face, her eyes curving into crescents. All her previous resentment and anger vanished at once, and her attitude toward King Mask made a complete one-eighty.
"Grandpa, what do you want to eat? I'll have someone make it right away!"
"This is