Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Chapter 1458: Chapter 615: Space-Time Blade (Part 3)

“The way you entered here is different from mine, so if you want to make this body stronger, you must first become a Saint, right?” the Finger said.

Jiu came to her senses.

——The other party seemed to regard her as one of its kind.

Indeed.

Why would a curse recognize a human as its mother?

The fact that the other party was completely unclear about her true identity only reinforced this point.

Sainthood…

Let’s hear what it has to say.

“So what if I am?”

Jiu asked.

“I can load new pheromones for you and help you quickly master the Saint-making Technique.” the Finger said.

Jiu paused for a moment and immediately understood.

——This is a probe!

If she hadn’t received pheromones, she would definitely negotiate terms at this point.

Negotiating terms would expose her true identity.

The Finger would realize she was not from the Other Shore.

As the “Mother of Curse,” she should have had this capability long ago!

After all, that “curse” could pass pheromones to her!

So——

Thanks to that curse.

She already had the corresponding pheromones.

She even fused them!

——The temporary sequence was thus born.

Jiu couldn’t help but be extremely vigilant and looked at the Finger with new eyes.

A single sentence.

It wanted to probe her origins.

It truly wanted to know what she was, to better choose a strategy for dealing with her.

——To eat, or be eaten, or perhaps cooperate temporarily and eat later.

In any case——

Both sides intended to first figure out each other’s strength!

Jiu’s lips curled into a captivating smile.

“You only have pheromones? How primitive.”

She said disdainfully.

——Since the other party was probing her, why couldn’t she turn the tables and probe it?

The storm had begun.

Now let’s see who can hook the other!

“You have battle pheromones from a past era?” the Finger continued to feign ignorance and asked.

“Underestimating people——I’m beginning to regret cooperating with such a lowly being like you, even keeping you here is a disgrace to me.” Jiu turned the device in her hand.

This device could operate automatically or manually to mark objects.

“What are you doing?” the Finger grew nervous.

“Nothing——let’s go our separate ways, farewell.”

Jiu turned to leave.

“Wait, don’t you want the inherited pheromones? Then what do you want? Could it be you already have it?” the Finger asked.

It was still fishing!

It wanted to know how far she had progressed!

Jiu was pondering how to respond when suddenly, lines of faint light text quietly emerged:

“Sequential Sainthood Technique activated.”

“Everything has begun.”

“Activate the decayed Law of Fate, arouse the two dormant pheromones in the Other Shore before they oppose each other again, and spur a second task for you:”

“Burial in Aether.”

“Description: You know it is summoning other body parts, so go, delve into the unfathomable Aether, you know what you want to do.”

“Time limit: thirty minutes (reverse countdown).”

“Mission success will grant you one-third of the power of the Saint.”

Jiu mused for a moment.

The second mission was issued.

There was some uncertainty about the time limit, but one thing was extremely clear.

——To take down the other body parts of this Rahu’s Finger.

Essentially.

Both sides were about to tear their facade completely.

So——

“I indeed have it,” Jiu said with a playful tone.

“Which one?” the Finger asked.

“Aren’t you trying to get information from me? If you don’t know, how should I?” Jiu said coolly.

A knife suddenly appeared at her waist, but it seemed to vanish just as quickly.

Murderous intent emanated from her.

“I advise you not to take others for fools.”

Jiu finished speaking, walking away from the warehouse one step at a time.

“Also.”

“I do have a sequence——isn’t that what you wanted to ask?”

“As lowly as you are, apart from probing me, you have no other means or skills, farewell.”

She laid it all out clearly!

Rumble——

The warehouse door opened wide.

“Wait.”

The Finger’s voice rang out again.

This time.

Its voice finally carried a bit more seriousness:

“I was wrong just now, but this matter is of great importance——I know what happened just now made you unhappy, but I must confirm that you are a knowledgeable expert.”

Jiu did not stop walking, continuing to make her way out.

First, think of a way to eliminate the body parts drifting in Aether. When the mission is accomplished and her strength has improved, she will come back to take down this Finger.

That’s settled.

“Wait—”

The Finger sensed her determined attitude, not knowing why she was so resolute, but it began to panic:

“No matter what you want to do, only by collaborating with me can you make further progress!”

“——I’ve left a gift in your dorm room.”

“Let’s talk again after you’ve looked at it!”

Jiu raised an eyebrow.

As expected.

This guy still has his tricks.

He had already prepared everything before coming to test me.

Jiu did not reply.

She merely walked out of the warehouse door, letting the guard slowly close it.

Dormitory.

Tch.

This finger has always been in front of me, yet it’s sealed.

How did he do it?

A few minutes later.

Jiu quickly returned to her dorm room, and sure enough, found a simple compass placed there.

This was the type of compass commonly used by medieval sea vessels.

But.

What kind of gift is this?

Rows of faint tiny words silently appeared:

“Sequence Compass.”

“One-time use item.”

“Only beings with a sequence can use it.”

“Only by using it can its greatness be known.”

Jiu’s expression changed immediately.

No!

That finger had been probing me from the start, but it didn’t know if I had a sequence.

Not until the end did I tell it.

How did it place the compass here in advance?

If I didn’t have a sequence——

Wouldn’t this gift be given in vain?

If there was no sequence——

How could it bear to give away an item called “great”?

Perhaps…

It only gave this item after knowing I had a sequence.

But for this item to appear earlier, the best explanation is——

It can use the Time Law.

Time reverse.

It confirmed I had a sequence, then went back in time, placed the item, and then returned to tell me there was a gift.

Time reverse!!!

Jiu suddenly looked up, gazing at the task emitting a faint light in the void.

“Buried in Aether.”

“…”

“Time limit of thirty minutes (counting backward).”

This time I understood.

The time the task was issued was 4:50 PM.

Counting backward.

Meaning to complete it between 4:20 and 4:50!

But time has already passed!

“Space-time reverse…”

Jiu whispered.

She couldn’t help but grip the long blade at her waist tightly.

——This blade is to cut through space-time, to travel back thirty minutes, to find the other parts of that finger in the Aether, and then to kill it.

In other words——

The task is confirmed; in the past thirty minutes, other parts of the finger descended into the Aether!

But what did the finger say to me?

“I plan to summon other parts of the body in the next few days…”

This was Rahu Finger’s original words.

It’s hiding something, not telling me the truth.

If I don’t go back and cut that blade——

It might soon fuse with other body parts, immediately get stronger, and change the entire situation.

No way!

Jiu slightly lowered her head, looking at the long blade at her waist, talking to herself:

“The first time was to leap across space to kill, the second time is to leap across time…”

“This time it’s even harder.”

“…Can’t alert the Time Saint.”

This is stronger than I imagined the Jumping Blade could be!

Interesting.

The direction pointed by the sequence pushes my skills to the extreme, reaching an incredible realm.

How could I not try?

Jiu took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and gripped the hilt tightly.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

She suddenly drew the long blade——

In an instant.

The minute hand on the wall clock began to tick backward.

And the moment she swung the blade, she returned to the corridor, watching another self just exiting the office.

Time leaped.

But not enough!

The long blade swung up again.

Swoosh——

Space-time turned into countless afterimages.

She gripped the long blade, piercing through all obstacles in the building, soaring into the sky, breaking through the firmament, slicing deep into the boundless Aether.