Except when two people entered the River of Time at the same time and in the same manner—like Lin Qing and Itachi Uchiha had some days ago—the River of Time was relatively independent for everyone else.
It was like movies bought separately and taken home. Even if both Lin Qing and the Katsuyu Sage could roam the River of Time, even if they appeared at the same point in time, there was absolutely no possibility of them meeting within it.
But today—
The moment the beam of light pierced into the River of Time, the Katsuyu Sage vaguely sensed a...
Tremor?!
Ripples spread outward across the River of Time.
"Was... was that an illusion?"
It stared blankly at Lin Qing, who was sitting cross-legged. After hesitating for a moment, it activated its shared-senses ability in reverse.
The Katsuyu Sage did not want to pry into Lin Qing's secrets.
It was simply curious about what Lin Qing was doing.
Then, the Katsuyu Sage saw...
The beam of light standing within the River of Time.
No additional perception was needed. A soul fluctuation as vast as the stars swept over it, and the Katsuyu Sage instinctively swallowed.
"I told Lin Qing to use only a tiny bit of his soul as a 'stake,' didn't I?"
It suspected that Lin Qing had used all of his soul power as the "stake."
"No, that's not right. Even all of his soul power shouldn't be this much..."
As the Katsuyu Sage pondered this, Lin Qing moved.
He reached out and grabbed the beam of light.
Compared to the enormous beam, Lin Qing's hand was clearly far too small.
Yet as he stretched forward, his body gradually grew larger, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a giant.
Lin Qing gripped the beam