Xiao Yu of the Past and Xiao Yu of the Future
Could this be his past self? He vaguely felt that the scene before him was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
Xiao Yu guessed that the system had probably extracted his past experiences in the game and then displayed them in front of him.
"Hey, Xiao Yu, over here," he called out.
"Who!?" The other Xiao Yu over there (let's call him the Xiao Yu from before) turned around in surprise, but didn't seem to see where Xiao Yu was.
"Over here, over here!" Xiao Yu shouted.
The past Xiao Yu walked towards him, but still seemed unable to see clearly. Xiao Yu hurriedly pointed, and finally the past Xiao Yu reached the iron gate. However, the past Xiao Yu couldn't see the scene inside the iron gate and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
Xiao Yu opened his mouth, about to speak, when suddenly a thought struck him. He suddenly remembered where this scene was—it was the scene in the Prison of the Gods during the Demon King Tournament.
At that time, he saw cell number thirteen and even had a conversation with the people inside. Later, he asked the Sage of Wisdom who the people in cell number thirteen were, but the Sage of Wisdom said that there was no cell number thirteen.
Now it seems that the person in cell number thirteen was himself? But that can't be right, this is just a game, how could time travel happen? This game technology is too fantastical! Xiao Yu was eager to go out and find out what was going on outside, whether he had really returned to the past, or whether it was just a fragment of the past game that the system had captured for him.
"Let me out! Let me out now!" he shouted.
"Who are you?" the Xiao Yu from the past asked persistently from outside.
Xiao Yu suddenly remembered that he was probably playing in a competition right now.
"Just let me out of here right now. If you want to win, only I can help you. Just let me out, and I'll definitely help you win the game."
These words were not just casually spoken; he was now the Destroyer of Worlds, and could easily crush those opponents from the competition back then.
But the Xiao Yu of the past didn't buy it at all. "Hmph, I can win without you." He shook his head and turned to leave.
"Hey, come back here! Damn it, you'll regret this later!"
Xiao Yu shouted a few times, but the Xiao Yu of the past had already disappeared. The area outside the iron bars was once again covered in white, and the cell door in front of him suddenly vanished, swallowed up by the white light.
Xiao Yu was filled with surprise and uncertainty, wondering what had just happened.
After thinking about it, he decided to take a different path.
This time he sped up, running wildly forward, not knowing how long he ran, but the surrounding environment remained unchanged.
Xiao Yu panicked a little and tried to exit the game again, but there was still no response.
He resorted to using all sorts of destructive elemental magic to bombard the surroundings, but to no avail. Any magic that touched the white world vanished instantly, as if Annihilation. Even chaos magic had no effect.
"Damn it, am I going to be trapped here to die?" Xiao Yu thought, and plopped down on the floor.
Thinking hard, trying to think, there must be a way to leave this place. Sitting on the ground, Xiao Yu fell into deep thought, not knowing how much time had passed.
Suddenly, a gap appeared in the white light ahead, as if a huge white cloth had been torn in the middle, and a dark figure squeezed in through the gap.
Xiao Yu immediately stood up, looking at the person with a mixture of surprise and delight, because he discovered that the person in front of him was actually another version of himself (let's call him Number 3 Xiao Yu).
"Thank God, you're here!" Number 3 Xiao Yu suddenly rushed up to Xiao Yu.
"Listen, I don't have much time, so I'll be blunt. I am Xiao Yu from the future. Shen Yuan lied to you; he has another scheme. But I can't tell you clearly because that would change history, and even if I did, you wouldn't believe me. You'd probably say it's some kind of trick by the Bronze Dragon to confuse you. Anyway, you'll find out what really happened later."
"Now, let's get down to business. You must take this. After you get the Hourglass of Time, give it to Shen Yuan."
As Xiao Yu from the future spoke, he placed a golden hourglass made of bronze into Xiao Yu's hand.
Xiao Yu looked at the hourglass in his hand.
[Name: Hourglass of Time]
[Category:???]
[Quality:???]
[Function:???]
[Sands of Time Reserves: 1724/10000]
[Item Effect 1 (Active): Spacetime Acceleration, speeds up the flow of time within a given space. Using this effect will continuously consume Sands of Time.]
[Item Effect 2 (Active): Time Reversal, allowing the holder of the Hourglass of Time to travel through time and return to the past. Using this effect will continuously consume the Sands of Time.]
[Item Effect 3 (Passive): Time Shield, the power of time protects you, making you immune to damage and binding effects from time-related spells.]
[Item Description: This item is for testing game mechanics only. If you obtain this item during gameplay, please contact the game's official support. We will retrieve the item and provide corresponding rewards.]
"This is the Hourglass of Time? Then why replace it with Hourglass of Time? And what's going on? Are you really me from the future? How can this game travel through time? This—this is not scientific!" Xiao Yu asked several questions in a row; he was really starting to panic.
The future Xiao Yu rolled his eyes. "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I'm still confused myself. Anyway, I've finished explaining things. Just do what you need to do and follow your own heart."
As he spoke, Xiao Yu from the future took out another Hourglass of Time and looked at it. (Huh, why is there another Hourglass of Time? Xiao Yu wondered, noticing that the hourglass was only half full of Sands of Time.)
"I don't have much time left, I have things to do, I'm outta here!" With that, the future Xiao Yu disappeared into the crack.
Holding the Hourglass of Time, Xiao Yu suddenly noticed a golden protective shield appearing around him, and the white ground beneath his feet was gradually melting away. He was overjoyed; this seemed to be the effect of Time Shield! Time Shield could grant immunity to all time-related spells, including damage and binding effects. Did this mean he could escape the effects of the Time Storm?
He reached out and touched the pristine white ground beneath his feet. As if a hot iron had struck ice and snow, the white space before him began to melt and crumble. Intermittent sounds drifted into his ears from all around. Through the crumbling areas, he could vaguely see some blurry images. Overjoyed, he clenched his fist and punched his feet.
Boom! From the spot where he struck, several huge cracks spread wildly in all directions. With a loud crash, it was as if a huge glass cage had been shattered. The surrounding whiteness vanished instantly. Xiao Yu found himself back in the location before the Time Storm occurred, in the main control room of the Time Barrier. However, the room was now empty. The huge container storing time energy was broken, and faint shouts and explosions could be heard outside.
Xiao Yu felt a surge of turmoil. He looked at the Hourglass of Time in his hand and realized it wasn't an illusion. He put the Hourglass of Time away and rushed out.
The Time Guardian, Maijiaer, had already awakened and was frantically slaughtering the demons that had rushed into the Caverns of Time.
Several members of the Council of Sages are besieging Maijiaer, surrounded by bronze dragons, Dragonspawn warriors, and the corpses of demons.
Apart from Kairoz, Xiao Yu didn't see any other members of the Council of Time, and didn't know if they were dead or had run away.
Maijiaer was indeed powerful; tearing demons apart with his claws was easier than tearing chickens apart with his bare hands. With a sweep of his dragon wings, demons flew around like ants. With a breath of dragon breath, the demons instantly disintegrated and dissolved.
"Tremble, you lowly ants!" Maijiaer suddenly roared in a defiant manner, but the next second, a dark shadow appeared on its flank.
"Realize yourself, you foolish reptile!" Naiser swung the Dark Ripper in his hand, the blade slicing directly into Maijiaer's neck. Maijiaer swayed twice and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.
His right hand opened out naturally, and the Hourglass of Time in his hand rolled to Xiao Yu's feet. Without hesitation, Xiao Yu picked up the hourglass.
"Very good, we have the goods, let's get out of here! Medivh, lead us away!" Shen Yuan said.
Although they have the upper hand, there are only four members of the Council of Council of Time present, including Kairoz. In addition, there are eight ancient dragons and primordial dragons that could return at any time. Furthermore, the bronze dragons may be able to enlist the help of other Dragon Clan, adventurers, and various benevolent factions. Therefore, there is no need to waste time here.
The remaining tens of thousands of demons were left behind to cover the rear, and the members of the Council of Sages quickly evacuated the area through Medivh's portal.
Xiao Yu secretly glanced at the second Hourglass of Time in his hand.
[Name: Hourglass of Time]
[Category:???]
[Quality:???]
[Function:???]
[Sands of Time Reserves: 9785/10000]
[Item Effect 1 (Active): Spacetime Acceleration, speeds up the flow of time within a given space. Using this effect will continuously consume Sands of Time.]
[Item Effect 2 (Active): Time Reversal, allowing the holder of the Hourglass of Time to travel through time and return to the past. Using this effect will continuously consume the Sands of Time.]
[Item Effect 3 (Passive): Time Shield, the power of time protects you, making you immune to damage and binding effects from time-related spells.]
[Item Description: This item is for testing game mechanics only. If you obtain this item during gameplay, please contact the game's official support. We will retrieve the item and provide corresponding rewards.]
The two hourglasses were almost identical, the only difference being that the one he had just received was full, with a storage of over nine thousand Sands of Time, while the one Xiao Yu gave him in the future only had a storage of a little over one thousand Sands of Time.
So which one should be given to Shen Yuan?
"Quickly give me the hourglass, we can proceed with the next step of our plan immediately." In the abandoned temple, standing before the Overlord's protective shield, Shen Yuan said excitedly.
Xiao Yu nodded and handed the hourglass containing over a thousand points of Sands of Time to Shen Yuan.