164: The rotation of time

Just then, a ripple appeared beside Luo Chen, and a circular symbol materialized before him.

Luo Chen stared blankly at everything, feeling as if he perceived the ripples of Time Reversal on this circular symbol.

What is this?

Luo Chen's heart was filled with questions, but before he could ponder, a second crescent-shaped symbol, radiating a soft glow, appeared beside him.

Luo Chen could feel that these two symbols were connected to him, but he had no idea where they came from or what their purpose was.

Zhuang Sheng, who had been observing Luo Chen, saw the two runes and a look of pleasant surprise appeared in his eyes.

“Rule runes. It seems this little fellow is destined for the Wild Rank.”

Zhuang Sheng estimated that this lesson for the young man was almost complete.

With a flash, he appeared beside Luo Chen.

“Moonlight runes and runes related to Time Reversal. It’s a pity that your two existing Beasts don’t seem very suitable.”

Luo Chen looked at Zhuang Sheng with a somewhat bewildered gaze, not quite understanding the meaning of his words.

“The promotion from King Rank to Wild Rank is vastly different from other Rank promotions. This process is not only a test for the Beast but also a test for the Beast Master themselves.

A Beast Master needs to comprehend the rules of heaven and earth, condensing runes that contain the power of rules, to truly achieve promotion.

Otherwise, if only the Beast advances to the Wild Rank, the Beast Master themselves will not become a Wild-Ranked Beast Master, and burdened by the Beast Master, the Beast will find it difficult to fully exert the power of the Wild Rank.”

Luo Chen was still a bit puzzled, “What exactly do these runes do?”

Zhuang Sheng held out his palm, and a silver-white rune also appeared in his hand.

“Just as King-Ranked Beasts can only advance to the Wild Rank after comprehending Domain-type Skills, humans can only advance to the Wild Rank after condensing rule runes.

Of course, these runes are not merely tools for promotion; they have many uses. Those that are compatible with one’s Beast can be fused with them to increase the strength of their related Skills.

They can also be combined with spiritless artifacts to create Artifact-Type Beasts that are in sync with one’s will. More importantly, rule runes also allow us humans to master some Skills that only our Beasts can use.

In short, they have many wonderful uses; you will understand later. For now, take these two back.”

Listening to Zhuang Sheng’s description, Luo Chen also gained a lot of understanding about the uses of rule runes.

However, a moment later, he said somewhat awkwardly, “How do I take these back?”

“Try to touch them with your mental power.”

Luo Chen did as he was told, and then watched as the two runes, like swallows returning to their nest, flew into his forehead and disappeared.

In his mental world, Luo Chen saw these two runes: one transformed into a crescent moon hanging high above, while the other merged into space.

It couldn't be truly observed, yet he could feel its omnipresence, and when needed, he could still fully condense it.

Luo Chen reopened his eyes; he seemed to know how to use these two runes.

“Chen’er, watch closely now.”

In Luo Chen’s slightly bewildered gaze, Zhuang Sheng’s Heavenly Fortune Wheel behind his head suddenly flew towards the sky.

Then it continuously expanded, expanded, until Luo Chen could only see a corner of it, until it enveloped the entire Liuguang City.

A unique ripple of Time Reversal spread throughout Liuguang City.

Immediately after, the massive body of the Heavenly Fortune Wheel began to rotate counter-clockwise, while a stream of data-like light enveloped the entire city.

Collapsed houses flew back up, and the bodies of humans and some Beasts on the street stood up and began to move backward.

Inside Liuguang City, except for Luo Chen, a few Wild-Ranked Beast Masters, and their Beasts, everyone’s time began to flow backward.

The scene played frame by frame, finally stopping at a certain point in time, and then the picture froze, and all people and objects began to move forward again.

If not for the bloodstains on the city walls, the Beast corpses scattered throughout the city, and the mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside the city, Luo Chen would have mistakenly thought that the Colorful Moon Secret Realm siege had never happened.

“This is the second lesson I’m teaching you, if your strength is great enough, even those who have died can still be brought back.”

Luo Chen hadn’t heard the first lesson Zhuang Sheng mentioned, otherwise he would have complained, “How come the first lesson couldn’t save them, but the second lesson can bring the dead back to life?”

However, the current Luo Chen was overwhelmed with pleasant surprise and didn't pay much attention to Zhuang Sheng saying this was the second lesson.

At this moment, Liuguang City had already returned to the real world. The sunlight in the sky was a bit scorching, but Luo Chen felt that it was truly good under the sun.

At this time, the city defenders and residents, seeing the Beast corpses everywhere, showed a slight panic.

It seemed that what was reversed was not only their lives but also their memories.

Of course, Zhuang Sheng wouldn't handle these messes anymore. Zhou Yun apologized to Zhuang Sheng, then, with joy evident on his face, went to take charge of the overall situation.

How could he not be happy? This was equivalent to Liuguang City winning a Beast tide siege battle completely unscathed, and all these Beast corpses scattered everywhere were resources!

Now their Liuguang City was poised for a great leap forward; perhaps in the next mid-tier city evaluation, they could rise several Ranks.

The Illusion Butterfly gently flapped its wings, and Luo Chen and Zhuang Sheng were back on the little one’s back.

“Next is the third lesson: to cut weeds, you must pull out the roots; revenge should not wait until morning.”

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Third lesson?

Luo Chen had a million question marks in his heart. Who could tell him what the first two lessons were? It seemed the previous one was about being able to save the dead.

So what was the first lesson again? Luo Chen looked at Zhuang Sheng beside him, wanting to speak but hesitating, and in the end, he didn’t have the courage to ask the question in his heart.

With that, the Illusion Butterfly’s wings flapped again, and then the two, along with the little one beneath them, vanished from the city.

Yuan Shi leaned over to Tang Ce and whispered, “Should we follow them and take a look?”

Tang Ce looked at Yuan Shi, his eyes filled with disdain and mockery: “That’s the teacher. Can your old bones keep up? If he didn’t take us with him, don’t you understand what that means?”

Yuan Shi’s face showed an awkward smile as he explained, “I was just asking. Then, I’ll just guard the entrance to the Colorful Moon Secret Realm, alright?”

Tang Ce stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and replied, “Hmm… that seems acceptable.”

When the thousand-meter-long little one reappeared, it was already inside the Colorful Moon Secret Realm.

The moons still hung in the sky, but compared to before, they seemed a bit more ethereal.

And the land beneath their feet, whether dense mountain forests or vast plains, appeared exceptionally desolate.

Clearly, the Beasts that died outside Liuguang City represented a huge loss for the Colorful Moon Secret Realm.

Just how big is the Colorful Moon Secret Realm? According to official data released by Liuguang City, the area of this secret realm is no less than one million square kilometers. This number is astounding!

In other words, the area of the Colorful Moon Secret Realm is equivalent to one-tenth of the territory of his homeland in his previous life before transmigration.

However, this is only a minimum estimate, and the actual situation is likely far beyond that.

The White Jade Spider shot a white arrow into the distance, and then a muffled groan came from the mountain forest, as if some Beast had been hit.

“Take away all the Wilderness Tier Beasts in the Colorful Moon Secret Realm.”

After giving this order, the Illusion Butterfly and the White Jade Spider beside Zhuang Sheng disappeared from the little one’s back.

By the time they returned, it was more than an hour later, and in contrast, there were more than a dozen white giant cocoons behind them.

Zhuang Sheng nodded with satisfaction, “Since you’ve become my disciple, I think this secret realm is very suitable as a welcome gift.”

An entire secret realm? Luo Chen unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

This secret realm was much larger than the two the system had rewarded him with, and although there were far fewer Beasts inside, there were still many types of King-Ranked Beasts. This gift was simply too good to be true.

Luo Chen struggled to refuse, “It should be the student offering a gift to the teacher for apprenticeship. I feel unworthy of this gift.”

Zhuang Sheng smiled at Luo Chen, saying nothing more.

Luo Chen, however, felt a bit conflicted and regretful, thinking, “I only refused once; he wouldn’t actually not give it to me, would he? I feel like I’ve lost billions.”