The Time That Was Taken

"Does praying restore spiritual power?"

"Although the methods are different, they achieve similar results to meditation."

Josi was praying when, instead of his god, he received Huang Yu.

When Huang Yu's voice rang out in his mind, Josi's heart jolted in alarm.

Because he discovered that his connection with the Faceless One's Face seemed to have returned to how it had been before,

when he first communicated with Huang Yu after becoming a Divine Favorite. Back then, he had absolute control over his own consciousness.

He could wantonly block Huang Yu's perception, seal the consciousness Huang Yu descended into his body within the void, and even actively expel Huang Yu's consciousness.

But now, he found that he could not interfere with Huang Yu's consciousness descending. Once Huang Yu's consciousness arrived, even his own body slipped beyond his control.

"What's going on?"

"Is this because of the Mind Transporter's illusion?"

Josi's heart tightened, and cold sweat poured down his back. He was still thinking about how to escape this situation when he heard Huang Yu's reply.

"An illusion?"

"Hahaha, Josi, don't tell me you still think you're in an illusion!"

"What do you mean?" Hearing Huang Yu's words, Josi was stunned. "Everything that just happened wasn't an illusion created by the Mind Transporter?"

"Of course not!"

Huang Yu's voice came again, only this time it was even colder.

"Betraying Huanyu comes at a price."

"The price you paid was the time I took from you last night."

"You did fall into Yuri's illusion, but before you could break free, you had already fallen into my hands!"

Hearing Huang Yu's words, Josi was shocked, but everything suddenly became clear to him.

Why had he felt as though he had fallen under an illusion, and believed it so firmly that he thought everything