Chapter 334

He was very fast, but the hand seemed to have locked him in place, or perhaps it was so huge that it was boundless and endless, and no matter how fast he flew, he could not escape the range of the palm.

For a fleeting moment, Ryan felt like he was Sun Wukong, about to be crushed under the Five Finger Mountain. Just then, a figure flew out of the temple, spinning high in the sky. Familiar Angel Wings dragged a fiery tail across the sky, and the burning giant sword in its hand slashed down.

Sizzle!

The Sun Slash the black hand in two with a massive blade, but the darkness exploded and scattered, coloring the surrounding space. The once golden sea of sand instantly transformed into a thick and terrifying world, like a ritual site for an evil god's sacrifice.

Countless unspeakable voices echoed in their ears, whispers from the abyss. The darkness settled into a hue deeper than despair, and the pilgrims, after being stained with the black liquid, were transformed into Chaos Demon almost instantly.

"Close your eyes and plug your ears."

The light and shadow bathed in flames stood in the sky, descending with a calm voice. The pilgrims then began to follow the guidance of the voice.

After they closed their eyes, the darkness suddenly disappeared, and they could feel the light even with their eyes closed.

Even when the dark liquid splashed onto their bodies, they could still maintain a human posture after plugging their ears.

Ryan immediately realized that the terrifying thing was not the liquids themselves, but what he saw and heard.

Alternatively, seeing or hearing may be a necessary condition for triggering the liquid effect.

"So it really is the Chaos Space's Power... Then who is the one who uses this power? That woman?"

Ryan searched carefully but did not see the Hanging Woman. The Sun God, after directing the pilgrims, began to summon the Sun Guard to eliminate the intruders.

Countless demons filled the sky, yet they rapidly perished under the scorching sun. The enormous abyss that ripped across the sky gradually dissipated in the sunlight until it finally closed completely.

At that moment, the sky cleared up again, and all the pilgrims wore smiles of relief. They knelt down in the direction of the Sun God and proclaimed the god's greatness.

"They've already left?"

Ryan stood in the crowd, somewhat surprised. It seemed that during the last awakening ceremony, the Sun God and the unknown being from the Abyss did not ultimately achieve a result.

"It's also possible that I didn't see the end; it seemed like I was blown away not long after the explosion?"

Just then, the burning figure in the sky descended step by step and landed in front of Ryan.

She wore platinum-white armor and gleaming silver boots. The armor was form-fitting, encasing her muscular body and highlighting the distinct lines of her features where it met the armor.

She was very tall and slender, with skin as white as winter snow. Supported by a platinum breastplate, two magnificent curves were displayed before Ryan.

Above that was a breathtakingly beautiful face, with sharp features, thin lips like cherry blossoms, a slightly upturned nose, and a pair of golden eyes that exuded holiness and majesty, yet were exceptionally bright and captivating.

Her fiery red hair cascaded down her back, interspersed among her outstretched golden wings. As she walked towards Ryan, the sword in her right hand vanished in flames as she moved.

"My lord," the woman knelt on one knee, lowering her noble head, "Heross awaits my lord's return!"

"Um..."

Sun God Heross?

Ryan was somewhat moved; this must be the first god he had ever truly come into direct contact with.

"You recognize me?" he asked.

"Heross will never forget the power of my lord."

"But this place... it must be from an old timeline, right? Is this a backup plan you left behind?"

Things that have already happened should only be viewed and not interfered with. Even the Lord of Space-Time cannot interfere with the past, otherwise everything in the future would change, and the whole world would be in chaos.

"It was Janus who helped me, allowing me to leave behind a wisp of my soul to await my lord's return." Heross stood up and said in a deep voice, "My lord, come with me to the temple and retrieve your power."

"My power remains here?"

I don't know what it is, but I might as well take it. Anyway, I'm already here, and since it's Janus's arrangement, there shouldn't be any problems.

Thinking of this, Ryan gestured for Heross to lead the way, and with a thought from the latter, the two appeared in front of the steps as if they had teleported.

"Lord, go up," Heross said.

Ryan was taken aback. "Why not just fly up?"

"The temple has a special barrier, and attacks from outside could come here at any time. I need to maintain the barrier's operation."

"I see."

Ryan was about to lift his foot when he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

There was an indescribable sense of unease; he couldn't find the reason, but it was definitely happening.

Something's not right... Ryan looked up and saw the temple at the end of the thousand steps. He turned around and realized that the pilgrims had disappeared. Finally, his gaze fell on Heross.

Beauty, absolute beauty. This is the most beautiful person Ryan has ever seen, a beauty that no one else can match.

But aside from her beauty, Ryan always felt that something was missing about Heross.

He suddenly remembered the Balshatt slab he had seen before.

He instantly took a few steps back, creating distance between himself and 'Heross'.

"Master, what's wrong?" 'Heross' was taken aback.

"If you're not Heross, then who are you?" Ryan's gaze darkened as he questioned.

"..." 'Heross' was silent for a moment, "How did you find out? You shouldn't have any memory of her."

"Heross is very loving, she loves me, but you, I can't see a single bit of love in you, in your eyes, in every part of your body."

Even with Janus, who had his back to him earlier, Ryan could sense the longing and reluctance in Janus's tone.

But if 'Heross' were to truly reunite with him under the influence of spacetime forces, she shouldn't be behaving so 'properly'.

This is Ryan's valuable experience from many years of seducing women!

Absolutely right!

"Just because of that?" 'Heross' expression turned strange.

"There's another reason: this timeline has been altered. Although I don't want to admit it, I feel the force behind the change didn't come from my side. So, how can everything be unharmed when the enemy is lying in ambush?"

"Heh~ cunning Balshatt, even without your memory, your cunning remains unchanged, just like how you schemed against me back then. I should have known better."

Heross suddenly laughed.

Her smile instantly shattered the aura of the Sun God, turning her into a cold and terrifying figure. At the same time, the golden fire transformed into a pitch-black flame, burning with a dim and gloomy light.

"But so what? You're already here, Balshatt. Now it's my turn to imprison you for eternity!"

Heross's smile was both insane and terrifying, like a demon in a movie revealing its true form after being exposed. This transformation truly startled Ryan.

But he was calm now. The next moment, the power of the Lord of Space-Time was activated, and his figure was taken away from the original place.

Swish!

Ryan disappeared and reappeared, and what came into view was still that sea of sand, but the sky was now illuminated by the sun, and a steady stream of pilgrims could be seen heading towards the Sun God.

Past events in time and space are fixed occurrences; they can be interfered with and altered by external forces, but time and space can also be repaired.

Although Lin Qi's current strength is insufficient to achieve this, she can still barely manage to do so by anchoring the original correct timeline through the witch K's ritual and using this power to repair the altered areas.

After all, Lin Qi obtained true Divine Authority.

But this takes time, which is why Ryan deliberately chatted with 'Heross' for a few more minutes.

"Phew, that was close! Luckily we found it in time."

Seeing the familiar scene, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, wondering why 'Heross' didn't just take him into that temple.

The temple is definitely fake; it's probably some kind of trap that he needs to trigger himself.

"Um?"

Just then, the sky was suddenly shrouded in darkness, and in the void in front of Ryan, a pitch-black vortex opened, revealing the figure of 'Heross' right in front of him!

In an instant, Ryan's hair stood on end!

"Heh~ I told you, you're already in, there's no escape." 'Heross' revealed a dangerous smile.

"How... did you do that?"

"I did exactly what you did. Did you think you were the only one with the power over time and space?"

'Heross' smirked. ' Balshatt, give up your futile struggle. With your current strength, you have no chance against me.'

Thump, thump, thump... Ryan staggered back a few steps, sensing something was very wrong. His Authority of Space-Time had lost their effect; this guy could actually chase him through spacetime???

Etc.

That's not right either.

If the other party had that capability, they should have appeared long ago; there would have been no need to wait until now.

Besides, this guy seems to keep talking, but he hasn't actually made a move against me at all?

Don't you know that villains die from talking too much?

"You... you're not going to kill me?" Ryan asked tentatively.

'Heross' sneered, "Kill you? That would be too easy on you. I'll imprison you for eternity and let you experience the pain I've endured all these years!"

"Stop talking tough. You don't not want to kill me, you just can't, right?"

'Heross' was taken aback, a hint of unease flashing in her eyes for a moment: 'How is that possible? You are already under my control. Killing you would be as easy as turning my hand.'

"Is that so?"

Ryan smiled.

He wasn't sure before, but he is now.

Even the most idiotic villain can't kill someone with just words.

"Although I don't know what method you used to alter this spacetime, this should be the limit of what you can do. You knew I would definitely come looking for the Sun God, so you made preparations in advance, right?"

"But you are sealed, so even if you try your best, that's all you can do. You need to enter the temple myself; only there can your power reach. In other words, you're merely connecting the entrance to this spacetime to your current location and creating a new scene within that entrance."

"The reason I can't leave is because you've blocked this entrance, which is why you said 'I'm already in.'"

Heross's expression finally changed.

"Balshatt, even if you know, what can you do? This place is sealed off; it's another independent dimension. You can't get out. Even if I can't do anything to you, you can forget about leaving here!"

"That's not necessarily true."

Ryan said calmly, "Don't forget, I didn't come in alone."

"You mean that mortal who started the ritual? Balshatt, you're so naive as to expect a mortal to save you. How pathetic." 'Heross' mocked without any attempt to hide her sarcasm.

Ryan didn't speak. He didn't need to say much or do anything now; blindly probing would only increase the risk.

Although he had guessed the current situation, he had not yet thought of a way to escape, so he could only place his hopes on the witch K for the time being.

If all else fails, as a last resort, they can wait here and let other lower-level Alts act in his place. As long as they find the power of other gods, or even wait for Lin Qi to level up and fuse with their powers, they can still rescue him.

With that in mind, Ryan simply plopped down and waited patiently.

Heross was stunned.

"What are you doing?!"

Ryan glanced at him indifferently. "It's nothing, I'm tired, I'll rest for a while."

"Balshatt, are you insulting me? Do you even know your current predicament?!"

"Yes, I know, it's dangerous."

"You know this, why aren't you doing anything about it?"

"Would it be of any use if I did something?"

"Of course it's useless."

"That's settled then." Ryan said disdainfully, "Are you out of your mind? You say nothing I do is useless, but you still want me to do something. Has your brain been damaged from being sealed for too long? If you don't want it, you might as well donate it."

"You!--"

Heross was so angry that his face contorted with rage.

But she really couldn't do anything to Ryan. Seeing this, Ryan was immediately relieved. Everything was alright!

As long as you don't die, everything is fine.

So what if we're waiting? We have plenty of time; we'll just wait and see!

"Hey, do you want to turn back into your true form? Let me see what my enemy really looks like!"

'Heross': "..."