Time Rewind
"Clang!"
The wolf claw collided with the crystal, sending a shower of primal energy sparks into the sky. A faint crack appeared on the Primal Guardian's knee, and dark gold crystal fragments fell down. It let out an angry roar, and its other free hand slapped towards the Silver Wolf. A condensed ball of primal energy gathered in its palm; once this energy exploded, it would be enough to turn half of the rift area into primal chaos.
"origin dharma wheel: Differentiation!" White Night acted in time. The origin dharma wheel shot out twelve rays of light of different colors, which coiled around the Primal Guardian's arm like living snakes.
These rays contained the properties of the twelve basic laws of the Multiverse, capable of forcibly differentiating the condensed primal energy into twelve streams of energy with different attributes, which cancelled each other out.
"Boom!"
The energy ball in the Primal Guardian's palm exploded during the differentiation process, but it only produced a slight energy ripple, causing no substantial damage.
Seizing this gap, White Night held the primal law core high: "Primal Guardian, see clearly!"
He injected his understanding of the Primal Law into the core, and the transparent crystal immediately projected a magnificent phantom—in the phantom, the various universes of the Multiverse were no longer isolated from each other, but connected into a whole through the bond of the Primal Law. The creation law and the Antimatter Law formed a balance like a "Taiji diagram" at the boundary, and dark energy and quantum laws intertwined to form a stable space-time network. Countless civilizations communicated freely in this network, jointly promoting the evolution and upgrading of laws.
"This is the ultimate meaning of the Primal Law—not to be sealed and guarded, but to become a bridge for the fusion of the Multiverse." White Night's voice carried the majesty of the origin dharma wheel. "We need the power of the core, not for rule, but to let the Multiverse escape the predicament of fighting alone and truly achieve law symbiosis."
The Primal Guardian's fireball eyes flickered violently, seemingly judging the truth of these words. It was silent for a full stick of incense's time, during which the primal creatures in the rift lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to make the slightest movement. Finally, it slowly lowered its stone axe, and its body began to become transparent: "The will of the primal universe tells me that your 'Law Heart' is pure. But if you want to take the core away, you still need to pass the final trial—enter the 'Law Illusion', and in it, hold fast to your original heart, not being devoured by the temptation of the Primal Law."
As the voice fell, the Primal Guardian's body completely dissipated, turning into countless dark golden light spots, merging into the surrounding primal energy. These light spots quickly condensed into a rotating light gate, in which countless bizarre scenes could be vaguely seen; this was the so-called "Law Illusion".
"The illusion will show us what we desire most, we must keep a clear head." White Night instructed the Silver Wolf, while putting the primal law core into the origin dharma wheel. "Remember, the temptation of any law power is not comparable to our original intention of guarding the Multiverse."
The Silver Wolf nodded solemnly. In its origin form, it was even sharper and could easily distinguish between reality and illusion. The man and the wolf looked at each other and stepped into the light gate simultaneously.
The scene in the illusion changed instantly. White Night found himself back at Wind Listening Peak on Qingxuan Continent, at the age when he had just embarked on the path of cultivation. Master Feng Bo sat by the stone table, looking at him with a smile: "Little Night, give up those unattainable guards, stay at Wind Listening Peak and cultivate with me, wouldn't that be free and easy?"
On the stone table was a pot of freshly brewed spiritual tea, and the tea fragrance contained the "Forget-Worry Law" that could make people let go of all obsessions. A wave of fluctuation rose in White Night's heart. That carefree time was indeed nostalgic, but he knew more clearly that the master in front of him was just a projection of the illusion.
"Master, the disciple is no longer the ignorant boy he was back then." White Night bowed deeply to the projection. "Guarding is not a burden, but the disciple's Dao. If you really have a spirit in heaven, you would definitely be proud of the disciple's choice."
As the words fell, the scene of Wind Listening Peak shattered like a mirror, replaced by the battlefield of the Star River Belt in the Nine Heavens Realm. Ziwei Star Lord stood in front of him, covered in blood, with countless dead cultivators behind him: "White Night, if you hadn't insisted on resisting the Star Devouring Pavilion, how could Qiming City have been destroyed? Give up, surrender to the Star Devouring Pavilion, at least you can save the remaining cultivators."
The remaining souls of the cultivators around echoed one after another, accusing his stubbornness of causing unnecessary sacrifices. A sharp pain came from White Night's immortal soul. Although these accusations were one-sided, they touched the guilt deep in his heart. But he quickly stabilized his mind, and the origin dharma wheel turned, dispelling the negative emotions: "Lord Ziwei, sacrifice is inevitable, but surrender will only make more people slaves. What I guard has never been a city, but the future of the Nine Heavens Realm."
The scene of the Star River Belt shattered again. This time, it was the Cosmic Federation headquarters. The Mechanical Emperor, Elder Hun Yuan, and other leaders of all races surrounded him, their expressions respectful: "Supreme, you have mastered the Primal Law and are enough to become the sole ruler of the Multiverse. As long as you are willing, we can immediately unify all universes and establish eternal order."
They held a "Supreme Crown" made of twelve universal cores in their hands. The law energy on the crown radiated the temptation of power that made people intoxicated. White Night looked at the crown, but there was no ripple in his heart: "True order is not established by a ruler, but maintained by symbiosis. If I wear this crown, how is it different from the previous Void Dominator or the Chaos Void Dominator?"
When the last word fell, the crown turned into dust, and the entire Law Illusion began to tremble violently. White Night's figure reappeared in the Primal Law rift. The Wind Howling Silver Wolf had already woken up before him and was guarding him vigilantly. There was blood on the corner of the Silver Wolf's mouth. Obviously, it had also experienced a difficult choice in the illusion, but its eyes were firmer than before—it had kept its original intention as an "Explorer" and had not been tempted by endless power.
The primal law core flew out of the origin dharma wheel and floated between the two. The patterns on the surface of the transparent crystal all lit up, projecting a light bridge leading out of the rift. At the end of the light bridge, the Cross-Universe Hub of the Multiverse Law Alliance could be vaguely seen. Obviously, this was the "pass" given by the Primal Guardian.
"Congratulations on passing the trial." The Primal Guardian's voice sounded again, but it no longer carried the previous majesty, but instead had a hint of relief. "The primal law core will become the cornerstone of the fusion of the Multiverse, and you will become its 'Law Apostles'. Remember, the greater the power, the heavier the responsibility. Do not fail the trust of the primal universe."
White Night and the Silver Wolf bowed to the direction of the light bridge at the same time, thanking the Primal Guardian for his recognition. They stepped onto the light bridge and walked towards the Cross-Universe Hub. The primal law core rotated slowly above White Night's head, and the pale golden light it emitted merged with the energy of the light bridge. The primal creatures along the way retreated one after another, lowering their heads to the core, as if worshipping their creator.
When the end of the light bridge coincided with the entrance of the Cross-Universe Hub, White Night looked back at the Primal Law rift. Deep in the rift, the figure of the Primal Guardian reappeared, nodded slightly to them, and then disappeared into the void with the entire rift, as if it had never existed—perhaps this is the wisdom of the Primal Law: to retire after completing the mission and not interfere with the subsequent evolution of the laws.
Inside the Cross-Universe Hub, leaders of various races were waiting anxiously.
When they saw White Night and the Silver Wolf returning with the primal law core, everyone burst into thunderous cheers. The Anti-Matter Venerable Lord stepped forward, his eyes flashing with excitement: "Supreme, with the primal law core, we can start the 'Multiverse Law Fusion Project'!"
White Night nodded and suspended the primal law core on the energy pillar in the center of the hub.
The moment the transparent crystal touched the energy pillar, twelve rays of light of different colors surged out from the pillar, intertwining with the primal energy of the core, forming a beam of law light that ran through the entire hub.
In the beam of light, the laws of the Multiverse began to fuse rapidly. The creation law of this universe and the Antimatter Law of the Antimatter Universe no longer annihilated each other, but formed a new law of "Yin and Yang generating each other"; dark energy and quantum laws intertwined, evolving a brand new application of "Space-Time Energy Conversion"...
【 "Multiverse Law Fusion Project" started, cross-universe law system initially established 】
【 Unlocked "Multiverse Law Database", cultivators of all races can freely learn the law knowledge of other universes 】
【 Cross-Universe Hub upgraded to "Origin Hub", capable of stabilizing the fusion of Multiverse laws 】
Standing in front of the observation deck of the Origin Hub, White Night watched the new laws constantly evolving in the light beam, his heart full of expectations for the future. The Wind Howling Silver Wolf lay at his feet, and the myriad lights of the Multiverse were reflected in the wolf's eyes—there were cities built by cultivators of this universe and antimatter creatures, children of the dark energy universe playing in the quantum playground, and warships of the Mechanical Race escorting caravans from different universes... This scene of multi-universal symbiosis was the ultimate goal he had been pursuing all along.
"Silver Wolf, do you think there will be challenges in the future?" White Night asked softly.
The Silver Wolf raised its head, rubbed its head against his palm, and a touch of cunning flashed in its wolf eyes.
It knew that as long as the Multiverse existed for one day, the evolution of laws would not stop, and new challenges would inevitably appear. But it knew even more that as long as it was with White Night, and as long as the Multiverse Law Alliance was still there, there was no difficulty that could not be overcome.
White Night smiled slightly and asked no more. He stretched out his hand and placed it on the control screen of the observation deck together with the Silver Wolf's claw. The screen immediately displayed the next exploration target—the "Sea of Chaos" located at the edge of the Multiverse, where the ocean of energy left after the collapse of the primal universe was hidden, which hid the ultimate secret of why the Primal Law differentiated into the Multiverse.
The pale golden primal law energy flowed around the two of them, forming a common law mark.
This mark was not only a symbol of their strength, but also a sign of the symbiosis of the Multiverse. As the mark lit up, the alarm system of the Origin Hub suddenly issued a prompt. A law fluctuation unprecedented in the direction of the Sea of Chaos came. This fluctuation was older than the Primal Law and more mysterious than the chaos void energy, as if it came from the end of time.
A new journey had already begun inadvertently.
At the edge of the Sea of Chaos, the viscous gray energy resembled a solidified tidal wave; every undulation sent ripples through the law network of the Multiverse.
This energy was older than the primal law, yet it carried the untamed fury of primordial chaos. Even White Night's protective barrier of origin dharma wheel flickered with gray mist the moment it made contact, as if it could be assimilated at any moment.
"The flow of time here... it's not right." Wind Howling Silver Wolf suddenly let out a low whine. His wolf claw carved a silver arc in the void, but the arc twisted into a spiral in mid-air—an action that should have taken an instant was elongated by a full three breaths.
White Night immediately initiated a law deduction. As his origin dharma wheel spun, countless streams of data flashed before his eyes: [The time law in the Sea of Chaos is chaotic; a triple-layered zone of "Past-Present-Future" exists. The time flow is 100 times slower than in the Multiverse, and there is a risk of time regression.]
This meant that for every day spent in the Sea of Chaos, one hundred days had passed in the outside world. If one were to accidentally enter a time regression zone, they might even be forcibly pulled back to a past timeline, forever trapped within a historical node.
"We must find the time anchor." The "Space-Time Stabilizer" that White Night had brought from the Cross-Universe Hub suddenly emitted a rapid alarm. The needle on the instrument's screen spun wildly before finally pointing toward a black island deep within the Sea of Chaos. "There is a stable fluctuation of time law there; it should be the location of the Sea of Chaos's time core."
Wind Howling Silver Wolf assumed his origin form, and a stream of dark golden energy enveloped them both, initiating a cross-universe void traversal. During the journey, the surrounding scenery constantly distorted; flashes of fire from the collapse of the primal universe appeared, followed by nebulae from the birth of the Multiverse, and they could even see the wreckage of the future Cosmic Federation—these were all illusions created by time superposition. A moment of carelessness would result in being sucked into them.
"Law Mimicry: Time Stasis!" Silver Wolf growled at a time rift that was about to close. The dark golden energy suddenly transformed into the shape of clock gears, forcibly freezing the rift in the void. White Night seized the opportunity to accelerate, and the two finally landed on the black island before the space-time stabilizer completely failed.
The ground of the island was composed of black "Time Crystals." Each crystal was engraved with law runes from different eras; some belonged to the primal universe, while others came from the future of this universe. In the center of the island stood a gigantic hourglass. Flowing within the hourglass were not grains of sand, but silver "time energy." This energy was diminishing at a visible rate, clearly indicating that the time core was constantly losing energy.
"No wonder the time in the Sea of Chaos is chaotic." White Night touched the base of the hourglass. His origin dharma wheel resonated with the time energy, and a fragment of memory flooded into his consciousness—this hourglass was the "Time Anchor" of the primal universe, responsible for stabilizing the timelines of all derivative universes. However, when the primal universe collapsed, the Time Anchor was contaminated by chaotic energy, causing the time law to spiral out of control. This was the root cause of the risk of time regression in the Sea of Chaos.
Just as he was preparing to repair the Time Anchor, a blurry phantom suddenly appeared at the top of the hourglass. The phantom wore archaic gray robes, its face obscured by a hood, and held a silver staff in its hand. The head of the staff was embedded with a crystal derived from the same source as the Time Anchor—this was the "Time Guardian," condensed from the time law of the primal universe. Its duty was to guard the Time Anchor and prevent outsiders from tampering with the timeline.
"Outsiders, leave the Sea of Chaos." The Time Guardian's voice carried a triple-layered echo, as if three versions of him from different eras were speaking simultaneously. "Your laws will accelerate the collapse of the Time Anchor."
Before the words had even faded, he waved his staff, and the time energy inside the hourglass suddenly reversed flow. The Time Crystals beneath White Night and Silver Wolf began to rewind, and the figures of the two actually showed signs of becoming younger—this was a sign of being forcibly pulled back into the past.
"Origin Law: Time Reversal!" White Night injected energy from the primal law core into the origin dharma wheel. The pale golden light collided with the reversed time energy, forming a rotating time vortex. Inside the vortex, his figure constantly switched between youth and adulthood, but he finally stabilized his form with the support of the origin dharma wheel. "We are not here to destroy; we are here to repair the Time Anchor."
Wind Howling Silver Wolf seized the opportunity to slip behind the Time Guardian, activating Law Mimicry. The dark golden energy transformed into chains of time, attempting to bind the opponent's limbs. However, the Time Guardian's body suddenly became transparent, and the chains passed directly through him, only to be corroded by the time energy of the hourglass and turn into silver specks of light.
"In the realm of time, any attack is futile." The Time Guardian's phantom split into three, appearing at three points in time: past, present, and future, and they simultaneously waved their staffs. Three beams of silver time energy shot forth from different temporal dimensions. White Night's protective barrier of origin dharma wheel shattered instantly under the three-dimensional pincer attack, and he felt his body being forcibly torn into three segments, each being sent to a different timeline.
"Law Deduction: Time Coincidence!" White Night endured the intense pain as his origin dharma wheel erupted with blinding light, forcibly pulling the three beams of time energy back to the same point in time. The moment the energy beams collided, a massive temporal shockwave was generated. All the Time Crystals on the entire island exploded, and the Time Guardian's three phantoms suffered a brief period of chaos as a result.
Silver Wolf seized this gap; his origin form suddenly surged, and the dark golden energy transformed into a massive energy net, enveloping both the Time Guardian and the Time Anchor. The energy net was infused with primal law, capable of temporarily freezing the flow of time; even the Time Guardian could not penetrate it.
"Repair the Time Anchor!" Silver Wolf shouted with his consciousness, simultaneously injecting his own time law into the energy net to further reinforce the seal. White Night immediately retrieved the "Time Repair Fluid" he had brought from the Multiverse—this liquid was refined from the time energy of twelve different universes and was the key to repairing the Time Anchor.
He poured the repair fluid into the hourglass. The moment the silver liquid made contact with the time energy, the hourglass suddenly erupted with dazzling light. The lost time energy began to flow back, the cracks on the hourglass's base gradually healed, and the chaotic time law in the surroundings stabilized. The Time Guardian's phantom flickered violently in the light before finally turning into a silver speck of light and merging into the hourglass—clearly, it had acknowledged their act of repair.
[Time Anchor repaired; time law of the Sea of Chaos stabilized. Obtained "Time Law Fragments" x500.]
[Unlocked "Time Law Control" ability; can freely manipulate time flow in the Sea of Chaos.]
Just as the two thought the crisis had been resolved, a crack suddenly split open at the top of the hourglass, and a gray energy, older than the time energy, surged out from the fissure. This energy had no time attribute, yet it could devour all surrounding laws; even the primal law core began to flicker with gray mist under its erosion.
"This is... First Generation Chaos Energy!" White Night's law deduction suddenly emitted a piercing alarm. His origin dharma wheel spun frantically, finally parsing the origin of the energy. "Before the birth of the primal universe, there existed a 'First Generation Chaos.' This chaos gave birth to the primal law, but it also retained the 'First Generation Will.' Its goal is to return all derivative universes to a state of chaos!"
The gray energy condensed in the void into a gigantic palm. The palm, carrying the power to devour everything, struck toward the two. Wherever it passed, Time Crystals turned into powder, and the repaired Time Anchor cracked once again. Clearly, the First Generation Will was destroying the Time Anchor, attempting to make the time law of the Sea of Chaos spiral out of control again.
"Origin Law: Primal Barrier!" White Night fused the energy of the primal law core with the Time Anchor, forming a pale golden barrier in front of him. The palm struck the barrier, producing a deafening roar. The barrier shuddered violently but did not break—the fusion of primal law and time energy was the perfect counter to the devouring properties of the First Generation Chaos Energy.
Wind Howling Silver Wolf circled to the back of the palm, activating Law Mimicry: Time Acceleration. The dark golden energy transformed into countless silver threads, wrapping around the palm's wrist. The threads contained the power of time acceleration, which could cause the First Generation Chaos Energy to dissipate rapidly, causing the volume of the palm to shrink at a visible rate.
"Roar!" The First Generation Will let out a silent roar, and the palm suddenly exploded, turning into countless streams of gray energy that spread toward the surroundings of the Sea of Chaos. Wherever these energy streams passed, the previously stable time law became chaotic again, and some areas even vanished directly, as if they had been erased from the timeline.
"It wants to escape!" White Night immediately understood the intention of the First Generation Will. If the energy streams were allowed to spread beyond the Sea of Chaos, the timelines of the Multiverse would be erased one by one, eventually returning to chaos. "Silver Wolf, seal the space!"
Silver Wolf understood. He expanded his origin form, and the dark golden energy transformed into a massive energy dome, covering the entire black island. White Night initiated his law deduction, his origin dharma wheel spinning at high speed, locking onto the trajectories of all the energy streams: "Origin Law: Time Reversal!"
The pale golden law energy was injected into the Time Anchor, and the time energy inside the hourglass suddenly flowed in reverse. Those spreading gray energy streams were forcibly pulled back, re-condensing into the phantom of the First Generation Will. This time, the phantom was no longer a blurry palm but a complete human figure, surrounded by gray energy capable of devouring everything, its strength far exceeding that of the previous Chaos Void Dominator.
"Ants of the Multiverse, how dare you prevent the return of chaos." The voice of the First Generation Will resonated directly in their consciousness, carrying an unquestionable majesty. "Today, I shall let you witness with your own eyes that the end of all laws is chaos."
It raised its hand and pointed at the Time Anchor; the gray energy surged into the hourglass like a tidal wave. The previously stable Time Anchor cracked once again, and the damage was even more severe than before.
White Night's protective barrier of origin dharma wheel shuddered violently under the energy impact, its pale golden light gradually dimming—it was clearly not going to last much longer!