Let time turn back a little.
Xu Yuan had appeared in the Nibelung again. As the River of the Dead killed him once more, the entire Nine Nether World was destroyed with him.
Meanwhile...
In the Parallel World...
The Lord of Gui Xu descended from the sky and hovered inside a Dilapidated Temple.
"What are you doing?"
He asked.
"Looking for something... I remember the Nine Old Gods made a few things specifically to trigger the Blood Saint's awakening. I need to find them," Xu Chengan said. The Lord of Gui Xu watched him search the Dilapidated Temple from end to end, then could not help asking:
"We're trapped in a segment of time. Would you like me to take you out?"
"No," Xu Chengan said at once.
"Very well." The Lord of Gui Xu nodded and said no more.
He's trapped in time, yet he doesn't want to leave.
How mighty the power of a Time-Type Crown was!
Even throughout history, this kind of Crown had rarely appeared!
Xu Chengan must have been tempted.
"Should I stay here to protect you, or return to the past?" the Lord of Gui Xu asked.
Xu Chengan gave him a respectful bow and said gently:
"Sorry for the trouble, but please stay a while longer. Things are too dangerous. I'm afraid there may be times when I can't react quickly enough."
"Very well," said the Lord of Gui Xu.
From my perspective, of course I hope a human can attain a true Sun-Moon Crown, enter the Second Ritual, and accomplish in one stroke the feat countless humans have failed to achieve. As things stand, Xu Yuan has a good chance.
But I have to return to Xu Chengan.
*After all, he summoned me with the Netherworld Passage Art. If I don't come