The Unexpected Encounter with Two Oddballs in the Space-Time Tunnel
With everything resolved, the next step was to consider how to return. Tianqi stood before the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan pattern. He had arrived in this era with just a flash of white light; how could he now return to a thousand years in the future?
Originally, Tianqi thought that once Indra and Asura were defeated, the time-space portal would appear. However, after learning that the time-space portal was built based on Indra's Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, Tianqi was in a dilemma. The only way to open the time-space portal was to activate that Rinnegan.
Activating the Rinnegan sounds simple, but the key is actually activating it. The eye has become inanimate and cannot activate on its own. Just as Tianqi was struggling with this, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and a glint of light appeared in Tianqi's eyes.
"Although I don't know if it will work, it's still worth a try!" Tianqi rubbed his chin slightly, and then without further hesitation, immediately took out the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan that Indra had given him.
As long as the same eye can be used to stimulate the other eye, the two eyes, which are essentially the same pair, will definitely activate simultaneously. This method was something Tianqi came up with on the spur of the moment, and whether it works or not remains to be seen through experimentation.
"Come, heed my call, open the time-space passage through the past and future!" Tianqi continuously transmitted his ocular power to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Finally, after continuous transmission, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was activated. The six-pointed star pattern rotated continuously, and a bright light burst forth from the eye.
At the same time, the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan buried in the ground was also summoned. The nine Tomoe began to rotate, and the two eyes echoed each other. The circle on the ground also emitted light and continued to grow larger, soon surrounding Tianqi.
"Here it comes!" Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Tianqi smiled slightly, quickly put away his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and waited for time and space to take him away. The eyes were given to him by Indra, and he couldn't lose them.
Soon, the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan pattern erupted with dazzling light. Tianqi was excited at the sight of this blinding light, but soon his expression turned tense, and he muttered to himself, "I hope I don't end up in another dimension this time!"
A flash of white light appeared, and Tianqi slightly closed his eyes. When he opened them, he found himself in a place surrounded by various colors, somewhat like a colorful tunnel, and he was constantly falling downwards.
"Could this be the legendary time tunnel?" Tianqi looked around curiously at the unique, colorful Space Tunnel.
Just as Tianqi was curiously looking around, two people dressed in black and white armor suddenly appeared in this space. They were so armed that their faces could not be seen at all.
"Hey, Reviver, why are you going through this slow time tunnel when there's a fast one? It's such a waste of time!" complained the person in white armor.
"Please, our time travel is a secret, how could we possibly go through a time tunnel? Besides, I didn't ask you to come along!" The man in black armor waved his hand, looking speechless.
"Hey! You're so heartless! I only became your bodyguard because I was worried about you being in danger. What you're saying hurts me deeply!" The man in white armor pointed at another and berated him for being heartless.
"Leaving aside the issue of conscience, didn't you notice there's another person here?" The man in black armor pointed at Tianqi as he spoke.
"Another person? Holy crap! How did I run into him here!" The black-armored man instantly looked in the direction the other man was pointing, and he quickly spotted Tianqi to the side. However, the white-armored man was quite surprised to see Tianqi's appearance, and then he complained to the black-armored man, "Look at you, look at you! I told you not to go through the time tunnel, but you didn't believe me. Now that you've run into him, you can deal with the Reviver yourself!"
Tianqi looked at the two people who had suddenly appeared with a puzzled expression. How could he possibly encounter someone in a time-space tunnel? That wasn't scientific! However, while puzzled, Tianqi was also on guard against the two people. After all, he didn't know whether they were friend or foe, so it was better to be cautious.
"You always dump problems on me, that's just like you!" The man in black armor rolled his eyes at the guy, then stepped in front of Tianqi extended his hand. "Nice to meet you, Tianqi!"
"How do you know my name? I don't remember knowing you." Tianqi was very puzzled when he heard the other person call out his name. He frantically searched his memory for anything related to the two of them, but to no avail.
"Uh...!" Seeing that Tianqi didn't shake hands with him, the man in black armor awkwardly withdrew his hand from the air. He was, after all, one of the eleven people in charge, and it was indeed a little embarrassing that someone didn't give him face for the first time. However, he didn't care, since he knew Tianqi to some extent.
"Don't even think about it. This should be our first official meeting. You couldn't possibly know who I am, Li Xiaotian!" the man in black armor said calmly, even calling out the name that had been buried for many years.
"How could you possibly know this name! Who are you?" Tianqi's eyes widened. Li Xiaotian was his name on Earth before he transmigrated to the Hokage world. There was no way anyone could know it unless these two guys in front of him weren't human, but legendary gods.
"Take your time guessing who I am. Isn't it good to have some room for imagination? As for the specifics, I'll tell you when we meet next time. Here's a hint: we're not enemies!" The man in black armor didn't reveal his identity, leaving Tianqi to guess.
"Guess? Guess my ass! If you're not an enemy, just say so directly. Why all the secrecy? What a weirdo!" Tianqi mentally complained about the man in black armor, but then he realized that the man's words sounded strangely familiar, a rather peculiar feeling.
"That's enough small talk, Tianqi. You've reached your destination. Get ready to leave!" A person in white armor interrupted Tianqi and the other person's conversation, pointing to a point of light ahead.
"Oh, we've arrived already? Tianqi, you've reached your destination. Let's meet again in a few decades!" The man in black armor waved goodbye.
"Hey! You haven't told me your identities yet, I...!" Before Tianqi could finish speaking, he was sucked out of the space-time tunnel by a powerful suction force.
After Tianqi left, the helmets covering the heads of the two armored figures disappeared, revealing their true faces beneath their masks. The two men had faces that were almost identical to Tianqi's, with only minor differences.
"I'm telling you, Reviver, with all this showing off to Tianqi, he's probably already cursing you in his heart!" The Transcender looked at the Reviver with a strange smile, his eyes narrowed.
"Isn't it normal to offer greetings? That's what the Immortal told me back then. I remember I actually cursed the Immortal's entire family back then, only to find out later that I had cursed my own family. What a karmic debt!" the Reviver said with a bitter smile.
"Ha ha ha ha...!"
Remembering the foolish things they had done in the past, the two looked at each other, burst into laughter, and continued on their way to their destination.