Lost History

The massive Mountain Guardian Spirit disintegrated, yet as if in a final struggle, a lingering echo reverberated.

"I am... the Mountain Guardian..."

"Mountain Guardian..."

"Guardian..."

Intermittent and fragmented, it eventually faded into silence.

The towering tree that had occupied a third of the mountaintop simply vanished before their eyes.

Ye Qingyu was so stunned she momentarily forgot to reach for the Divine Ability Fruit.

"The Mountain Guardian Spirit was destroyed long ago; it was this Divine Ability Fruit sustaining its residual image."

Jiang Wang, having some understanding of illusions, managed to find a few clues and analyzed aloud: "What we saw was the final moment of its destruction. Time in Chiyun Mountain is abnormal; this must have happened in the past."

Even as a mere residual image, its pressure felt tangible. It had made Jiang Wang and Ye Qingyu believe the Mountain Guardian Spirit truly existed, forcing them to remain on high alert.

How strong must such a colossal Mountain Guardian Spirit have been at its peak? Yet it was destroyed in a single blow! How terrifying was the existence that destroyed it? What was its origin?

What exactly happened in the past of Chiyun Mountain?

"Perhaps the gestation of the Divine Ability Fruit is not the purpose of Chiyun Mountain's existence. Chiyun Mountain merely uses the thirty-three years it takes to condense a fruit to sustain a single opportunity..." Ye Qingyu continued the analysis: "That is why Dou Mian said that once the Divine Ability Fruit is plucked, the time of Chiyun Mountain will end."

"The Divine Ability Fruit is in our hands now. So, do you want to wait and see where the true opportunity of Chiyun Mountain lies, or end this time loop early?" Jiang Wang asked her.

"If it were you, how would you choose?" Ye