Figures on the Space-Time Dolphin Bridge

Inspirational words can always reignite a person's fighting spirit.

Qin Xin, always resolute, was not greatly affected, but Big Cat was deeply influenced by "Destiny" and now witnessed a "transmission of Destiny," leaving him with mixed feelings.

Fortunately, her "self-healing" ability was also strong. Before long, she recovered from her confusion and, looking at the blurry figures flowing on and under the bridge, asked curiously:

Why would a Void-Snout Devouring Pig in the True Universe?

Neither of the two people present could give her an answer to this question. After thinking for a moment, Qin Xin offered her own speculation:

"During that dark Storm, the Spacetime Barrier between different worlds seemed to have 'leaks,' causing us to be thrown into other worlds."

But we were quickly thrown back, which means that either the self-repair mechanism of the Spacetime Barrier was working, or there are some rules in the True Universe that patch up these 'loopholes' caused by the dark Storm.

I lean towards the latter, because there are also some 'time travelers' in our world.

They weren't 'sent back' to their original world, which means the self-repairing mechanism of the Spacetime Barrier doesn't affect individual lives, or at least doesn't expel them. Therefore, the Void-Snout Devouring Pig before us is most likely repairing these loopholes; they might be one of the rules that maintain the stability of the True Universe!

Qin Xin's conjecture was not without merit, which reminded Cheng Shi of another matter.

The Trials that Su Yida encountered when he Void-Snout Devouring Pig happened to coincide with Su Yida's return from the "future".

Based on Cheng Shi's current understanding of time, space, and the Cosmos, the "future" that Su Yida returned to is probably not a parallel world to the original world, but rather another Slice Universe.

He had always been Su Yida returned, and now it seemed very likely that he had used these time-space "gaps," and the gaps that Su Yida had traversed had attracted the repair of Void-Snout Devouring Pig.

The Void-Snout Devouring Pig, familiar to players in the Trials, may simply be a projection of these "bug fixers" from the True Universe onto Slice Universe... As for whether they actually have names, probably no one knows.

However, the repair rules of the True Universe still seem rigid. The appearance of the Void-Snout Devouring Pig will "reject" variables that do not belong to this world. But in that Trials related to [Annihilation], Su Yida did not disappear. He just let the Su Yida of the original world replace him to "reject" the variables, and then he became "black" in this world like a stowaway.

Of course, he didn't remain in power for long before he died at Tao Yi's hands.

Thinking about all of this, Destiny seems to have come full circle again.

Cheng Shi, there are still some things I don't understand: why does this Void-Snout Devouring Pig that repairs the loophole become a [Nothingness] life form when projected into the Slice Universe? Does this imply that [Nothingness] creates loopholes, or that [Nothingness] can repair loopholes?

The three discussed the matter for a while but came to no conclusion. Not daring to linger on the long, well-defined bridge, they quickly set off again to find a new way out.

Cheng Shi observed and pondered, he made a bold conjecture after a long period of thought: he felt that since the long bridge seemed endless, the end point must not be at the end. To escape from here, perhaps the three of them would need to jump off the long bridge from some point.

As for where to jump, he had no idea.

Qin Xin thought it made sense, so he began to carefully observe his surroundings, trying to find some kind of spacetime anchor reference in the fading darkness on the outside, but he found nothing.

Hong Lin was also trying; she used her speed to repeatedly measure the length of the long bridge, hoping to find an "end point" on it.

Unfortunately, she didn't find the destination, but instead bumped into two figures on her way back and forth!

There were other people on this long bridge!

The Big Cat was startled and immediately gave a warning. Cheng Shi and Qin Xin heard the roar and their expressions changed. They rushed over to help. Soon they saw two hooded figures confronting Hong Lin in front of the long bridge.

Two more?

This subtle number Cheng Shi reminded Cheng Shi of another version of himself who had once deceived the three of them.

Could it be him?

Cheng Shi's expression turned strange. He looked at the two hooded figures in front of him and muttered, "Not again?"

The two hooded figures were also quite frightened when they saw Hong Lin. They stood still and did not move, nor did they retreat. They only moved back a few steps when they saw Cheng Shi and Qin Xin coming.

Clearly, they were beginning to show weakness, not wanting to provoke a conflict.

Cheng Shi's words reminded Hong Lin and Qin Xin of another Cheng Shi. They looked at the other person with hesitant eyes, but the other person's response made the three of them realize that they were all wrong.

The other party is not Cheng Shi!

The hooded man at the head of the group did not make any offensive move; he merely snorted heavily and said:

"Hmph, looks like I chose the wrong path."

No wonder the compass was pointing in the wrong direction; it turns out the person was here. Thank goodness they didn't jump.

As he spoke, he took two steps back, then decisively turned around, grabbed the person behind him, and vanished in an instant before the three of them.

They clearly didn't jump off the bridge, but they just suddenly disappeared.

This bizarre scene caused all three of them to lower their gazes simultaneously. Qin Xin and Hong Lin's expressions changed drastically, as if they had heard some incomprehensible sound.

Cheng Shi was slightly taken aback, realizing that the two of them seemed to know this person, so he blurted out, "Who is it?"

Qin Xin frowned and uttered a name that sent chills down Cheng Shi's spine.

"Jie Shu!"

Who?

That Jie Shu that wants to eliminate itself!?

Cheng Shi was shocked. He had long suspected that the Jie Shu came from Another World, but he never expected to encounter it here!

Who is the person beside Jie Shu?

Su Yida!?

What are they doing? Has the plan already begun?

But Mo Shu said they would wait until they found Zhao Xishi...

Wait a minute, I've already spent more than ten days in the True Universe. Nobody knows what happened in the original world during these ten days. So it's not impossible that Jie Shu started their plan ahead of schedule.

But wasn't their plan to find a world without them?

Following this logic, they should have come to the True Universe to kill me, so why did they run away? Could it be that they saw Qin Xin and the Big Cat were both there, making it difficult to make a move?

Cheng Shi frowned, feeling that something still didn't seem right.

He didn't know how strong Jie Shu was, but at least Jie Shu Master of Trickery beside him, who hadn't Faith Fusion, was no match for him.

The fact that someone dared to cause trouble for me with only one helper doesn't fit my understanding of [Folly].

So what exactly are they doing?

The ability to appear and disappear at will on the long bridge clearly indicates they know its rules. How did they know all this?

Are there really so many [Folly] Believer exceeding the limit?

Cheng Shi's mind was racing; he felt like his scalp was about to burst into flames.

But then, a casual question uttered by the Big Cat suddenly jolted him awake.

The Big Cat asked, "Which world's Jie Shu is this?"

Cheng Shi was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

Yes, why must they be confined to their own world? Can't they be Jie Shu and Su Yida from Another World?

So it is said that...

Cheng Shi suddenly looked in the direction where the two had disappeared, his eyes filled with astonishment.

It seems that another version of myself in another world is about to undergo the Trials of [Annihilation], and in the Void woven by the Void-Snout Devouring Pig, I will soon see the figure of Su Yida from the future.

Destiny truly does always come full circle.

Why is this inescapable Predestination so terrifying in the True Universe?

For a moment, Cheng Shi lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable.

He whispered, "Let's go, I think I know how to get home."