New Chapter: The World Restarted Twice

Following the Black Wood Box and its tracks, they ended up right at Wang Xuan's doorstep, making him look serious and hesitant to make any rash moves.

Is this truly the Old Earth, or is he still within the "scene"? He faced an unknown, and a sense of unease rose in his heart.

"Is it true?" he asked the two treasures. Even his Spiritual Heavenly Eye was strained, and he couldn't see through them, which was very rare.

It was as if a thin layer of smoke, a layer of mist, was rising and drifting in the small city and among the familiar streets.

"The city should be fine, unless that thing is too powerful, turning the illusory into the real, or even creating things, and even fooling us," Carefree Boat replied.

If the city is real, wouldn't it want to incorporate Cloud City into the scene? Wang Xuan always felt that he hadn't yet shaken off the influence of the Black Wood Box.

He absolutely did not want this place to become a battlefield, and said in a deep voice, "This thing is too demonic, maybe I should leave first."

In the unlikely event of There Are Supreme Treasures, this small town would probably be wiped out in an instant, leaving not even a trace.

"We can't retreat, the road... is gone." The Imperial Dao Spear emitted a wave of consciousness. Behind them, it was pitch black, and there was no way back.

Is this really a "scene"? Wang Xuan scanned the path he had come from, and those clusters of glowing, flame-like footprints were truly gone.

However, the current situation has attracted the attention of the real Yuncheng, which is somewhat troublesome. He doesn't know if stabbing him with his spear will cause serious consequences.

"If we tear through the darkness, we should be able to return to the normal world, right?" Wang Xuan retreated, moving away from Cloud City, preparing to use his supreme treasure to forcefully break the deadlock.

Without hesitation, he thrust his spear back the way he came. The Imperial Dao Spear was covered with gold and silver patterns, making it magnificent and exquisite, even more pleasing to the eye than so-called finely crafted works of art.

The entire world was shaken and trembled violently. Terrifying cracks appeared in the void, as if to tear open a wall, break open a black box world, and break free.

However, Wang Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. He saw Yuncheng below, the ground shaking slightly, and black cracks appearing. Was this an earthquake?

"Will the city be implicated? Is this a targeted attack on public sentiment, or does its past actions truly extend to Cloud City?"

The Black Wood Box was far more powerful than he had imagined. This was only indirect contact, and it hadn't been long before Wang Xuan found it incredibly troublesome.

Is this the scene it left behind, or is it currently in Cloud City, causing some unknown impact on this city in the Real World?

He couldn't help but think about it, since he himself was born here.

"Your home is right here. Could it be related to you in some way?" The Imperial Dao Spear emitted a wave of energy, having experienced many special eras, it had thought of many more things.

It remained silent, sensing intently, trying to determine whether this was a setup by Kuroki Kuroko, or if there was something strange about the place itself.

"I have a bad feeling," Carefree Boat, sending out a vague fluctuation of consciousness and proposing a hypothesis.

Wang Xuan was born in this city. If he is related to the wooden black box, then he is also part of the scene.

"In that case, Yu Dao, being in his hands, does that mean you are being driven and controlled by both ancient and modern times?"

This assumption made Wang Xuan uneasy.

"Don't talk nonsense if you think you can disturb my Dao Heart." The Imperial Dao Spear also emitted a strong fluctuation. It thought to itself that no matter what the situation, as long as it didn't care about anything, it could pierce through the scene and rush out.

As for Wang Xuan, who was holding it, it's hard to say whether he'll end up with only one hand or half a body.

"Let's enter the game and take a look at Cloud City." Wang Xuan didn't want to use his treasure to tear open this world for the time being, so as to avoid damaging the city below. He decided to explore it "gently" first.

When we landed, the whole city fell silent. The bustling traffic and pedestrians disappeared, and the once lively streets seemed to have vanished into thin air.

At the same time, the passage of time is making this small town... old and worn out. Many tall buildings are disappearing, leaving only some shorter buildings.

Those landmark buildings, the tallest skyscrapers, and newly built plazas are all gone, replaced by old buildings that are one or two decades old.

At the same time, some streets have become narrower.

Wang Xuan stood quietly. He was familiar with the old city before him, which resembled the environment he remembered living in when he was a little over ten years old.

This is going against the flow of time; the entire city has returned to the past, and there's no one left in the city.

"This forbidden item from ancient times to the present is too troublesome and extremely dangerous. It is not a direct confrontation in terms of combat power, but rather it pulls people and other treasures into the scenario it sets, making it impossible to defend against."

He descended from the clouds, stood on the silent street, put away the Carefree Boat, thought for a moment, then tucked it into the soil of his life, letting it absorb enough Red Substance in preparation for his escape.

He held the most precious treasure in both hands. If even the Imperial Dao Spear couldn't withstand the passage of time, then he would have no choice but to flee. Of course, by then, his chances of survival would be slim.

"We miscalculated. We didn't expect the Black Wood Box to be so sinister."

Suddenly, a noise came from the street, and an old man appeared. He looked familiar. Was this... the old man who sold wontons on the street back then?

It had been quite a while, and although Wang Xuan could still roughly recognize him, his memory was rather hazy. He only knew that the man's surname seemed to be Li, that he was quite old, and that he had always sold breakfast.

However, the old man's fate seems to have been rather unfortunate. In order to make a living, he sold wontons on rainy days. It is said that he was struck by lightning and could not be saved.

Why did I see this old man here? The street was foggy, and a light rain was falling; other pedestrians were still invisible.

Boom!

Suddenly, Space-time Vortex appeared, turning the world upside down. A Black Wood Box appeared in the distance, disrupting the scene. Wang Xuan's hand loosened, and he could no longer hold onto the treasure.

"Real projection?"

The Imperial Dao Spear fought back fiercely, shattering the mysterious patterns around it, and then shot straight out, heading towards the hazy Black Wood Box.

In the distance, the old man selling wontons strode forward and suddenly rushed in front of Wang Xuan, throwing a punch at him.

This gave him a sense of temporal and spatial distortion; a person who had died in the past actually possessed such great power and had attacked him.

Thump!

Wang Xuan counterattacked, his sword wheel appearing in front of him to block the opponent's extremely terrifying fist imprint. A blinding beam of light burst forth between the two, like lightning intertwining.

The street was breached, thanks to Wang Xuan's swift leap into the air; otherwise, a large number of buildings would have been destroyed.

"A powerful being at the Earth Immortal level?" He was moved. What a bizarre scene this was! How could an old man selling chaos be so outrageous? He found it absurd.

A strange thought arose in his mind: was this scene an illusion, or something more real? Judging from the previous events, the forces invoked throughout history seemed to have actually existed.

"Was the old man who was struck by lightning a remarkable person back then?" he wondered in shock.

At that time, the myth had not completely ended. There was a very powerful person who had already left the stage and was now selling wontons on this street.

Thump!

The old man's fist slammed down again. This time, his strength surpassed that of an Earth Immortal. Meanwhile, the Imperial Dao Spear was in the distance, entangled by the power manifested in the Black Wood Box.

"A remarkable person. Before the myth ends, he must possess Super Peerless power. However, we are currently in a scenario, so let's hope he doesn't possess the peak power he had twenty years ago!"

Wang Xuan's body glowed as he unleashed the Heartstring Heaven-Plucking Arrow, a beam of light capable of annihilating a primordial spirit. However, it was blocked. The opponent was indeed an unfathomable powerhouse, retaining a portion of the power of the rules in this special situation.

The powerful arrow light was shattered by a single punch. The old man who sold chaos was too strong, now displaying power far exceeding that of an Earth Immortal.

Wang Xuan guided the Carefree Boat beneath the Life Soil, but he was very cautious, fearing that the Space-time Vortex of the black box would interfere again, separating him from this treasure. If that happened, he would surely be in grave danger.

Sizzle!

A crack appeared in the sky, letting in blinding light. A giant hand crackled with electricity and struck the old man with a loud bang.

The old man immediately let out a scream, his body charred black, and fell to the ground, lying dead in the street.

The moment the giant hand vanished, the crack expanded, as if to tear apart the strange scene.

Wang Xuan clutched the shrunken Carefree Boat. He hadn't even activated the treasure yet when the old man died, just like when he died years ago, chopped into charred remains? Could this be the truth? Whose hand was that?

The clouds were torn apart, and a Planar Crevice could be vaguely seen. Various rays of light swooped down, along with the projection of a black wooden box. Boundless darkness and light were separated by a dividing line, yet coexisted. Light and darkness appeared together, flowing and pressing down on Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan stood on the Carefree Boat, and at the same time, the Imperial Dao Spear finally returned to his hand, emitting a dazzling light as it pierced forward.

With a loud bang, Cloud City blurred and disappeared, as if the entire world had returned to zero.

The surrounding area was quiet. After a long time, Cloud City appeared, and the world seemed to have restarted, with everything returning to normal.

"The scene has been recreated, but we still can't get out." Wang Xuan frowned. The image of the old man selling wontons flashed through his mind. Was he a real extraordinary person? Was he killed by a giant hand crackling with lightning back then?

Yuncheng, time reversed, instantly transformed into Village Town, then returned to its primitive state, becoming Desolate Mountain, and finally, a mountain gate appeared in the Great Black Mountain outside the city, where a powerful lineage resided.

Half an hour later, with a loud thud, the aura of the treasure surged, the scene shattered again, the world restarted, and returned to its previous state.

"What is it going to do? This world has restarted twice. The Black Wood Box is indeed ridiculously powerful, projecting itself onto the world while it remains hidden in the void."

The third time, the scene shifted and the lighting changed, returning to an even more ancient era, where there were fewer humans and more strange and unusual races.

Moreover, in this place, there is a huge city with all kinds of technological spaceships, magical warships, and more.

Ships occasionally set sail, breaking through the atmosphere and disappearing into a... secret realm.

That place is a secret realm in the outer space of Old Earth, connected to the Mental Space, and there is also a cosmic rift hidden there. The Dao Control Banner Civilization has also built an important site there.

"The scene has become much grander this time, from Cloud City to the secret realm of outer space. Those spaceships must be entering and exiting Planar Crevice!" Wang Xuan exclaimed in surprise. He felt that something was unfolding between ancient and modern times.

Is this what it used to be like?

"Cosmic rift, could it have been a busy passage back then, connecting to the Supernatural Center World?" Imperial Dao Spear also emitted a wave of consciousness.