Chapter 1895: The Old Days
The Revenant had once been the leader of an eighth-level civilization, theoretically a max-level entity at level 240.
But it was somewhat different. When it fell, it happened to merge with the corpse of the Sixth Universe, and through evolution beyond the flow of time, it automatically rose to the ninth rank.
That was why Olica's gaze fell upon Gao Gong's back. There hung a cloak made from "universal corpse-skin," and it was precisely through the cloak's power that Gao Gong, the "Revenant," had been able to break through to the ninth rank.
Under Olica's observation, the cloak was dim and mottled, as though it had endured the erosion and decay of countless epochs. It had taken on the state of a "universal membrane" that had lost all vitality and luster.
Yet in the reflection of this "corpse-skin," the entire cosmic void assumed a completely different appearance.
Space became viscous and writhing, like the enormous, invisible walls of an internal organ cavity.
Time lost its linearity and direction, like clusters of "vortices" that ceaselessly devoured and excreted themselves.
In some regions, time stagnated and grew moldy like rotting chunks of flesh. In others, it was like a startled deep-sea creature covered in countless tentacles, flailing and twitching in a frenzy.
The cosmic backdrop was no longer deep darkness or orderly radiation. Instead, it became a chaotic undertone that constantly whispered and groaned, occasionally releasing inhuman screams.
Most astonishingly, the entire galaxy where Gao Gong and Olica stood began to turn back, revealing a grotesque head composed of the skulls of countless stars.
As a high-ranking member of the Space-Time Administration, Olica's strength was naturally far from weak—in fact, she was extremely powerful. She herself was seventh-rank, and she possessed top-tier space-time bloodline. The combination of