Chapter 105 The Fisherman on the River of Time

Ahhh—!

A sudden, soul-tearing pain struck, causing Gu Ye to shudder violently. Cold sweat instantly covered his forehead, and he clenched his teeth so tightly that he almost collapsed to the ground, unable to hold on.

Hold on, the Heaven-Plundering Dao Martyr Realm is currently instilling everything about Xu Yuanmo into you.

Night Dwelling Phoenix's voice rang out in Gu Ye's mind.

At the same time, she had already returned to the soul card space. Spiritual energy flowed at her fingertips as she began to methodically refine and organize Xu Yuanmo's memories, discarding chaotic fragments and keeping only the core information.

As Xu Yuanmo's spiritual space merged with his, Gu Ye's own spiritual space instantly doubled in size.

Gu Ye's spiritual energy and quality also doubled; his physical body grew stronger, his mental power increased, and even his intangible, untouchable luck was enhanced.

Half an hour later, Gu Ye finally finished digesting everything from Xu Yuanmo.

He reappeared on the stairway to godhood.

Gu Ye slowly opened his eyes. Several figures came into view, and the trial of destiny once again weighed upon him. The bizarre pain struck again, and Gu Ye's face instantly contorted.

Old... Old Gu, you've finally returned.

Chu Ling's trembling voice rang in his ears, and Gu Ye turned his neck with difficulty.

He saw that Chu Ling was frozen in many places, his clothes were tattered, and his hair had been scorched black and curled by heavenly lightning. His aura was weak; clearly, he had also suffered greatly in the natural disasters.

How many... hours... have passed?

Gu Ye's voice trembled. Each word cost him immense effort, and his lips were cracked and bleeding.

Chu Ling looked ahead, One... one... hour... has passed.

Gu Ye's heart sank upon hearing this. Even Chu Ling and the others had caught up. He was currently at the eight-thousandth step, and he didn't know if he had reached the nine-thousandth yet.

Let's go...

Before the words had fully left his lips, Gu Ye lifted his foot to continue forward.

Perhaps because he had absorbed everything from Xu Yuanmo, Gu Ye's resistance to the natural disasters had increased.

He moved forward quickly, and before long, he caught up to the few Examinees walking in the very front.

Among them, Gu Ye also saw an unexpected person—or perhaps it would be more accurate to call him a demon.

It was the Demon General who had been hunting the three of them; he, too, had been tortured into a wretched state by the natural disasters.

The ferocious Demon General could now only tremble as he took step after step upward, lacking even the desire to attack anyone else.

Gu Ye struggled to pass Li Weihuan and saw that Nie Xinghe, who was walking in first place, was still enduring the trial of natural disasters and had not yet reached the tenth trial.

Li Weihuan caught a glimpse of a dark shadow passing by his side and overtaking him. When he focused his gaze, he saw it was actually Gu Ye, and a trace of astonishment couldn't help but rise in his eyes.

You...

Li Weihuan couldn't say a word for a long time; clearly, speaking was also a waste of energy. Eventually, he gave up on speaking and just stared blankly as Gu Ye walked upward, step by step.

As Gu Ye passed everyone step by step, under their astonished gazes, he finally arrived at the last step of the ninth trial alongside Nie Xinghe.

The Demon General was just one step behind the two of them, and he also saw Gu Ye, who had passed him.

Only numbness remained in the eyes of the three, and their legs simultaneously and mechanically stepped onto the next level.

The moment Gu Ye stepped onto the trial of causality, the natural disasters that had been enveloping him vanished.

At the same time, the figures of Gu Ye and Nie Xinghe suddenly vanished from the Demon General's sight.

Multicolored thin threads came into Gu Ye's view, and these threads were connected to him.

Seeing no movement, Gu Ye thought for a moment, then lifted his foot to walk to the next step.

When he stepped onto the second step, a black pair of scissors suddenly appeared in the void.

It flew toward the threads on Gu Ye's body, targeted one of them, and was preparing to cut it.

Scram!

A terrifying roar that shook the soul suddenly exploded in Gu Ye's ears. The sound wave was like thunder, carrying supreme majesty, instantly leaving Gu Ye's mind blank and causing his soul to reel with dizziness.

Almost at the same instant, all the threads of causality around him and the bizarre black scissors vanished into thin air, as if they had never appeared, leaving no trace behind.

At the same time, the stairway to godhood began to shake violently. A tremor like a landslide or an earthquake swept across the entire Tianding Mountain, causing the Examinees on the stairs to stagger and cry out in alarm.

Crack—crack—!

Piercing sounds of breaking echoed one after another. In everyone's terrified gaze, a massive fissure spanning the entire stairway spread from the top all the way down to the foot of the mountain.

The originally towering and long stairway to godhood was actually snapped in two! The pitch-black fissure was bottomless, exuding endless, eerie cold; one look was enough to inspire fear and make one's scalp tingle.

Thousands of Examinees, some already frightened, rushed straight down the stairway to godhood, while others continued to observe.

But the sudden situation below had absolutely no effect on those undergoing the trial of causality.

High above the distant River of Time, a small boat appeared on the water's surface. A man wearing a bamboo hat sat on the boat, holding a fishing rod and fishing.

One could only imagine what kind of terrifying existence a person capable of fishing on the River of Time must be.

At this moment, a little girl's figure suddenly appeared from the void.

Daddy!

Why are you fishing again!

The little girl rushed into the man's arms and tilted her head to look at the fishing creel beside him.

Daddy, you didn't catch any fish again. Are you going to go buy fish again to pretend you caught them yourself?

There was mockery for her old father in the little girl's tone. The man laughed sheepishly and dotingly tapped her forehead.

Don't let your mom know, or they won't let me go fishing again.

The little girl's eyes rolled around: Then you have to agree to one condition.

What condition!

I want a Gyarados as a pet!

Upon hearing this, the man's expression relaxed, and he smiled:

Okay!

Where did you go to play today?

Upon hearing this, the little girl's eyes seemed to sparkle: Today, Uncle Sun Wukong took me to a magical place. The people there all have five eyes on their heads, two more eyes than Uncle Yang.

Haha...

...

Vitality returned to Gu Ye's pupils. Seeing that the threads around his body were gone, he couldn't help but feel strange. Suddenly, he remembered the voice from just a moment ago and quickly asked Night Dwelling Phoenix in his mind:

Did you hear any sound just now?

Night Dwelling Phoenix was concentrating on refining Xu Yuanmo's memories. Hearing Gu Ye's words, she replied in confusion:

No, I just saw you standing there blankly, and I thought you had some kind of epiphany.

That's strange.

Gu Ye's heart was filled with doubt; he could be very certain that a voice had suddenly sounded just now.

Forget it, I won't think about it. First, I'll pass the stairway to godhood.

Gu Ye shook his head, dispelling the distracting thoughts in his mind.

He lifted his foot and walked upward, then, under Nie Xinghe's astonished gaze, walked step by step toward the very top.

Nie Xinghe's eyes were filled with disbelief, How is this possible.

After he himself arrived at this trial, he couldn't take a single step. To take one step, he had to face the threat of the suddenly appearing scissors.

The scissors would cut away one of Nie Xinghe's causal threads, which represented the disappearance of some person or object—this was not something he wanted to see.