Crimson King, Leap Through Time!

"My second Spirit Ring was already thirty thousand years old. Could my third Spirit Ring break through a little more...?"

Qin Moyu smiled faintly, quietly anticipating it.

Then, he picked up the most valuable item on the table: the five-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

After the first two rounds of God-bestowed Spirit Rings had tempered his martial soul, the Herrscher of Reason Divine Core had nourished his body in return. His physical constitution had already improved tremendously. In theory, he could more than handle the scorching medicinal power of five-thousand-year Whale Rubber.

"Herrscher of Reason, First Soul Skill, Particle Control!"

This time, Qin Moyu drove his martial soul at full power.

In an instant, cold, gear-shaped patterns emerged deep within his pitch-black eyes.

The Herrscher of Reason Divine Core spun at full speed. As his first soul skill activated, the microscopic particles within the five-thousand-year Whale Rubber in his palm instantly grew restless!

Then, Qin Moyu swallowed the Whale Rubber and began absorbing another God-bestowed Spirit Ring.

Soul Land I Dugu Yan: "A first Spirit Ring of seven thousand years, then a second one directly at thirty thousand years... Is he even human?"

Soul Land III Dai Yuner: "Mm~ Even in our era, only heirs of top-tier families could receive Spirit Ring configurations like that."

Soul Land III Xu Xiaoyan: "Huh? Why didn't Qin Moyu display his new soul skill this time? And what did he mean earlier by, 'So I still have to fight for it myself'?"

Soul Land II Xiao Xiao: "I'm curious too. I'm completely lost."

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "I think his second Spirit Ring's soul skill made him realize some crucial point."

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "Or rather, it allowed him to see the true nature of his martial soul, which was why he made that remark..."

As soon as she said that, the Diary Copy's message interface instantly fell silent. Meng Hongchen's words seemed to have unveiled the secret of Qin Moyu's martial soul...

After a long while, Xue Ke's carefully reasoned message slowly appeared.

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "My guess is that all of Brother Mo Yu's soul skills are, in essence, innate fundamental abilities of his martial soul."

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "After all, a power like microscopic particle manipulation doesn't sound like an ability a martial soul should possess. It sounds more like a technological method."

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "As a four-dimensional technological creation, the Herrscher of Reason Divine Core sounds like an extremely advanced form of dimensional technology. Yet from what we have seen so far, the Divine Core has not displayed that overwhelming sense of despair that crushes everything."

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "Only after Brother Mo Yu stabilized his second Spirit Ring and carefully analyzed his soul skill did he finally understand the key."

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "Every time he absorbs a Spirit Ring, he is merely breaking through another layer of seals and gradually reclaiming the Divine Core's original four-dimensional technological abilities."

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "Rather than being like us, who must rely on Spirit Rings to grant our martial souls entirely new abilities..."

That incisive analysis instantly enlightened everyone in the Diary Copy.

Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "Holy shit, sister! Xue Ke, your reasoning makes so much sense! It completely fits!"

Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "I'm starting to wonder whether you're the worm in his stomach!"

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "I merely followed the clues. It may not be accurate, but Brother Mo Yu's martial soul system really is different from everyone else's."

Soul Land I Ye Lingling: "A meeting of minds, perhaps? Her Highness and Lord Qin Moyu are a perfect match~"

Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "I think so too! You're already calling him Brother Mo Yu. Go for it, Xue Ke! Hurry up and tie your Brother Mo Yu up and bring him home!"

Soul Land I Xue Ke: "..."

While one flower bloomed on two branches, each told its own tale.

The absorption of the God-bestowed Spirit Ring gradually came to an end, and the patterns carved across the surface of the Herrscher of Reason Divine Core were complete.

At last, the third Spirit Ring floating around Qin Moyu settled into a deep black color.

Unlike Spirit Rings absorbed from ten-thousand-year soul beasts, God-bestowed Spirit Rings did not inflict mental shock. As long as a Soul Master's physical constitution was strong enough, the Spirit Ring's age could continue increasing without limit...

[Martial Soul: Herrscher of Reason Divine Core]

[Third Spirit Ring Age: Seventy Thousand Years]

[Soul Skill: Crimson King (King Crimson)]

[Passive, Always Active · Epitaph: Predicts a future death for a short time, with a one-hundred-percent accuracy rate!]

[Active Release ①: Erases the timeline in which Epitaph suffers an attack, removes all unfavorable timeline branches, and renders all damage dealt to oneself null and void.]

[Active Release ②: Deletes the process of time and directly reaches the result.]

"Crimson King?!"

Qin Moyu gripped the diary, his fingertips trembling slightly as he cried out in surprise.

He repeatedly examined the diary and carefully sensed the strength of his martial soul and Spirit Ring. Before long, he had his answer.

First was the passive effect, Epitaph. Relying on the strength of a seventy-thousand-year Spirit Ring, if anything capable of causing Qin Moyu's death occurred within a day, Epitaph would issue an automatic warning.

This was a passive ability that observed the future. Epitaph could foresee the future, but it possessed no ability to alter it.

That meant that if Qin Moyu observed a future in which he died, then that future had already been anchored by Epitaph. If he was meant to die, he would still die.

The future was destined to happen and could not be changed!

But Crimson King's active effect perfectly resolved this restraint!

When Epitaph observed an unavoidable future of death, Crimson King could actively delete time and erase that observed future.

That meant the future he had previously observed would become invalid. Only Qin Moyu alone would retain the complete memory of that death.

This was the observer effect. The act of observation interfered with the result being observed.

The future Qin Moyu observed was merely a future that would occur based on him not performing an act of observation. It could only be considered one possibility.

"With this ability, unless my enemy is vastly stronger than me, I'll basically be impossible to kill!"

Qin Moyu's emotions churned. Only after a long time did he calm down and speak in a low voice.

Unless he chose death himself...

"Herrscher of Reason, Third Soul Skill."

"Leap through time! Crimson King!"

Qin Moyu shouted softly as the Herrscher of Reason Divine Core began operating at high speed...

The entire space seemed to have been pressed by an invisible editing button, and the process of time was completely deleted.

At the same time, at a small stall near the Rose Hotel, an elderly man was making flower tea for a customer. Suddenly, his vision blurred. The flower tea he had finished preparing vanished from his hand, while several brand-new copper soul coins appeared in his palm.

The old man looked up in confusion. The customer who had been standing before the stall, preparing to buy flower tea, had already vanished without a trace. From beginning to end, it was as though that mysterious customer had never existed...

Meanwhile, the scene returned to a room in the Rose Hotel.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Moyu had not moved an inch. He had never stepped out of his room, yet a cup of flower tea giving off faint steam had appeared in his hand out of nowhere.

That incomprehensible scene stunned the women in the Diary Copy once again, leaving all of them frozen.

This time, they had seen it clearly. Qin Moyu had never left the Rose Hotel, yet as if it had materialized from thin air, a cup of flower tea had appeared in his hand...

[Crimson King's second active ability is pretty useful. First Effect, Then Cause—it directly deletes the process and reaches the future result in one step.]

Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "???"

Soul Land II Ning Tian: "???"

Soul Land III Dai Yuner: "???"

Soul Land I Dugu Yan: "What just happened? Something appeared from nothing again! Is this science too? @Soul Land II Ning Tian"

Soul Land II Ning Tian: "I don't know either. Is this even reasonable?"

Soul Land III Xu Xiaoyan: "What kind of ability is Crimson King? What does it mean to delete the process and directly reach the result? Isn't that ridiculously overpowered?!"

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "I think I understand what First Effect, Then Cause means now."

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "The normal logic of cause and effect is this: Qin Moyu leaves the Rose Hotel, goes to the flower tea seller's stall to buy tea, then returns to the Rose Hotel. That is the complete process through which Qin Moyu ends up holding flower tea."

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "But his third soul skill, Crimson King, deletes that entire process through time, leaving behind only the result of Qin Moyu holding flower tea inside the Rose Hotel."

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "This ability is simply... unbelievable!"

Soul Land II Xu Jiujiu: "That's absurd! It was better before you explained it. Now that you have, it feels even more mind-bending. So this is Qin Moyu's martial soul's true ability?"

Soul Land II Xu Jiujiu: "Doesn't that mean that as long as he wants to leave, he can just delete the process and no one can stop him?"

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "Theoretically, yes, but... it's difficult to believe that this is an ability a Soul Master could control."

Just as everyone was immersed in the shock of Crimson King's time deletion, Ye Lingling suddenly said something...

Soul Land I Ye Lingling: "By the way, I understand the ability, but there's one question. Did Qin Moyu pay for the flower tea?"

Soul Land I Dugu Yan: "???"

Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "???"

Soul Land II Xu Jiujiu: "???"

Soul Land II Meng Hongchen: "Your focus is really something else!"

Inside the Rose Hotel, the atmosphere suddenly tightened as a deathly stillness spread soundlessly.

Qin Moyu's gaze abruptly darkened.

"Buzz—"

The next moment, an eerie crimson slit suddenly split open between his brows, and winding blood-red patterns spread like living creatures!

A deep crimson demonic eye slowly opened on his forehead.

The Herrscher of Reason Divine Core's third soul skill, Epitaph, had been forcibly triggered!

And that meant someone in the shadows had fulfilled the conditions to trigger Qin Moyu's future death within the next twenty-four hours!

The air in the room suddenly became icy cold.

Qin Moyu's eyes were deep and dark, a sharp chill flashing through them.

"Interesting. Let me see..."

He murmured softly, "Just who caused my future self to die..."

"Herrscher of Reason, Third Soul Skill."

"Crimson King, leap through time!"

In an instant, time rewound without end as Crimson King's authority exploded outward...