Rumble!
Whoosh!
As the man's voice rang out, a waterspout rose from the Sea of Thunder, piercing the heavens. Amid violent thunder, a massive iceberg emerged from the surging vortex.
And the instant the iceberg broke the surface...
The entire world seemed to have been paused, frozen in that very moment.
There was no past or future.
There was no causality or reincarnation.
Jiang Qiao stood where he was. Just as when he had first seen the iceberg, he felt out of sync with all of space and time.
His consciousness remained.
His memories remained.
His thoughts remained.
He felt as though he could move, could perform any action.
And yet...
He felt he had moved.
But in reality, he had not.
He felt he had taken a step forward. He could even clearly feel himself lifting his leg, stepping forward, and setting his foot on the ground.
But in reality...
He remained where he was, having done nothing at all.
It was bizarre.
It felt utterly wrong.
Yet he sensed no contradiction, as though all of this were perfectly real and nothing was amiss.
Fuck.
It's that feeling again. Like my brain's split in two.
Jiang Qiao couldn't help grumbling inwardly.
Still, seeing the iceberg appear brought him more joy than the fright he had felt the first time.
This iceberg...
It should be the consciousness of the taboo weapon.
And he's very unusual.
That Yin Demon seemed to mention last time that this consciousness might have once been a living person.
Still...
He remained a little worried.
Unusual as this fellow was, could he defeat Black Impermanence?
Not to mention...
The Bridge Spirit was right there too.
The Bridge Spirit might not be quite right in the head, but he could still control the Bridge of Helplessness. At