Chapter 2482: Chapter 2483: Old Acquaintance
The black pillar of light pierced through heaven and earth; the closer they got, the more terrifying that power felt. However, Feng Yuan kept feeling something was off. This power, strong as it was, didn’t seem to be the power of an Anti-Divine Beast Rune. In other words, this thing might very well not be the work of the Imperial People.
In any case, Feng Yuan absolutely refused to believe the Imperial People had anything besides the Anti-Divine Beast Runes. If they did, their overall strength wouldn’t add up. As a temporal tributary, the Anti-Divine Beast Runes and Anti-Divine Beasts were already the limit of that branch of the timeline. If they could pull out more on top of that, it would completely break the power ceiling of the time-branch.
What’s more, within that power, Feng Yuan sensed a familiar aura, like something he himself had once taught...
Mythological Remnants?!
Feng Yuan reacted quickly. This power should have been triggered by Mythological Remnants. It was just—what were they doing here?
Hopefully they weren’t planning to betray the Main World at a time like this.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and a Rune Chain wheel surfaced behind Feng Yuan. If this was about Mythological Remnants, just relying on Veronia and the others might be a bit much. After all, at this point in time, those Mythological Remnants were no longer what they used to be. They could even create a Parallel World; let alone stir up storms in the Main World.
Even if they could be dealt with, he couldn’t let them act so arrogantly for too long. If things looked off, Feng Yuan was planning to just smack them to death in one go, rather than let trouble brew at such a sensitive moment.
"Feels so familiar... why does it seem like that bunch? But shouldn’t they be living on The Old World Continent?"
Veronia had naturally noticed the anomaly as well. This particular power was distinct from Anti-Divine Beast Runes; there was no need to even wonder whether it was an Imperial disguise. However, the appearance of this power itself was a bit strange.
Kui Mountain was the trace left behind by Mythological Remnants, yet the Mythological Remnants had long since vanished along with the disappearance of the Parallel World, leaving only their descendants transferred to The Old World Continent. No matter how you thought about it, they had no reason to show up here.
As Feng Yuan and the others approached, several black sword shadows condensed in midair. The massive Power of Death radiating from them gave off an immense sense of oppression. Staring at the slowly descending sword shadows that had firmly locked onto them, Feng Yuan’s expression turned cold.
Just as Feng Yuan was about to make a move, the sword shadows suddenly vanished. Without hesitation, Feng Yuan sprang off the White Shadow Wolf’s back. Behind him, the Rune Chain wheel flowed with a regal, treasure-like brilliance, the thirteen main Runes lighting up one after another, and Feng Yuan’s entire body floated into the air.
"Honestly... why insist on asking for trouble?"
Crystal Luminace Stones orbited around Veronia. The dazzling stones filled the space at her side like a sky-full of Star River. Just then, a man in a black robe ran out, shouting loudly,
"Sorry! This is a misunderstanding!"
"A misunderstanding?"
Feng Yuan frowned slightly, noticing the people hiding behind the black-robed man. He didn’t recognize them, but they should indeed be people of Kui Shan Town. Their demeanor was more like that of ordinary folks receiving Shelter. No—more precisely, they really were just ordinary people.
Slowly descending, Feng Yuan did not relax his guard because of that. Ordinary people didn’t necessarily know the truth. Even if they weren’t being coerced, they could still be misled into doing the wrong things.
Under the black-robed man’s explanation, Feng Yuan finally learned what had happened here. Unlike Veronia, Feng Yuan had no doubts about the other party being Mythological Remnants, because the group in the Parallel World was never the entirety of the Mythological Remnants.
That branch was just one among many. According to the information he had obtained earlier, the Mythological Remnants should have already split into numerous branches. It was a bit strange for one to appear at Kui Mountain, but not entirely impossible.
According to the man, they had come here because their group and the Parallel World group belonged to the same branch to begin with, only in the end, they chose to abandon joining the others in carrying out the Parallel World plan.
Precisely because of that, they sent people to protect Kui Mountain. After all, this place was where they and that Parallel World branch parted ways for the last time. Here, they had once lived together until, in the end, their ideals diverged and they walked different paths.
Given what happened with the Parallel World and The Old World Continent, they felt it necessary to protect this place. Of course, under normal circumstances they wouldn’t interfere with the affairs here, but this time the War of the timelines left them no choice.
Also thanks to their presence, even with the Empire’s invasion having gone on until now, Kui Shan Town hadn’t suffered any real casualties.
"I see. In that case, I can actually be at ease."
Inside An’s temporary residence in Kui Shan Town, Feng Yuan sipped his hot tea and spoke. That light pillar was produced by a device that drew on the Power of the Netherworld to provide Shelter for Kui Shan Town and the surrounding region. It could directly seal off spacetime in this area, rendering timeline jumps completely invalid.
As for this device, Feng Yuan understood it well enough. In essence, it used the spatial misalignment created when the Netherworld and the real world overlapped to nullify timeline jumps.
Feng Yuan also had no intention of letting them spread this technology, because he was very clear that if this thing was used too much, it would be no small burden on the Netherworld.
Besides, the core technology of this thing was still from the Mythical Era; it wasn’t suited to be handed directly to the humans of this era.
"I thought... you’d be angry."
An smiled. If not for the presence of outsiders, he might have shown a bit more respect, because he had already recognized Feng Yuan’s identity.
He also understood that Feng Yuan didn’t want others to know these things.
"What’s there to be angry about? I’m sure Maomu City is well aware of what you’re doing here. They’ve simply chosen not to interfere."
Rolling his eyes, Feng Yuan said irritably. Given the current situation, even just protecting Kui Shan Town was a net gain for Maomu City—as long as these people weren’t going to stab Maomu City in the back.
Would they? Obviously not. To the Mythological Remnants, the power and authority of the real world meant nothing. In fact, Feng Yuan suspected their dispatching people to protect Kui Mountain wasn’t just because it had once been their foothold.
Given his existence—though others might not understand—figuring it out wouldn’t be hard for the Mythological Remnants at all.
Moreover, judging from An’s reaction, he was very aware of Feng Yuan’s existence, and had even guessed that Feng Yuan might show up here.
"It’s you lot I’m curious about. Do you have any thoughts about this War?"
Feng Yuan took a sip of tea and sized him up. An smiled faintly, shook his head, and said,
"No. We’re nothing more than leftovers from the old era. This time around, there are not just sacrifices, but also benefits. We are not suited to appear in this War."
"Mm, that’s true. Speaking of which, do you know those Divine Beasts from Kastantos?"
"Them? I do. But they shouldn’t have any intention of provoking others."
Though he said "others," An’s astonished gaze remained firmly on Feng Yuan. Since he knew who Feng Yuan was, of course he knew those guys couldn’t afford to provoke him.
By all logic, Feng Yuan shouldn’t care about them at all.
"Rather than ’provoke,’ it’s more like... they’re not planning to do anything at all? For them, this War should be a pretty good opportunity, no?"
"Opportunity?"
An was stunned; he didn’t quite grasp what Feng Yuan meant. Setting his teacup down on the table, Feng Yuan leaned back in his chair, hands laced behind his head, staring at the ceiling as he said,
"Yeah. You probably have all sorts of reasons that make it unsuitable for you to step back into the public eye. But they’re different. In exchange for the world dropping its pursuit of their past deeds, they fully qualify to step back onto the world stage."
To extend their own lives, the Mythological Remnants had done quite a few things, so Feng Yuan wasn’t surprised they chose to hide from the world. But the Kashantuosi Remnants were in a different position.
Regardless of what they had done before, at least for now, there was no way to hold them accountable for it.
"That I don’t know. Maybe they just don’t see the need. After they split, both sides stayed out of each other’s affairs. The Divine Beast branch doesn’t seem to have any desire to expand."
An thought for a while and replied. Unlike the Parallel World branch, they still remained wary of the Kashantuosi Remnants and the like. Their experiences in the Mythical Era meant they couldn’t easily trust those people.
As for the Parallel World affair, though they knew the Kastantos Divine Beasts had a hand in it, by the time they found out, the Parallel World plan was already underway, and they had no way to stop it.
"You’re planning to have them get involved in this War?"
Having suddenly thought of something, An looked at Feng Yuan with curiosity and asked.
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