572: Chapter 572, Second Playthrough

" How is it fake again? Just how many silhouettes does this old bastard have? "

Bending down to pick up the silhouette and opening his inventory, Yuan Chenling felt like he was back to playing puzzle games years ago when he saw the quantity that could synthesize a three-star Ma Hao.

It was exactly like those games where the puzzles were long and tedious, but the developers crammed in a bunch of garbage puzzles just to make the game seem substantial.

Ma Hao gave Yuan Chenling exactly that feeling; every time he wanted to go out and look for his companions, this old bastard would pop up.

If he didn't attack him, he couldn't be sure if the guy was a silhouette. If he did attack, although he could finish him off in two punches, it would inevitably waste time in the pursuit.

If he were to ignore him, it would be troublesome if a real one happened to be mixed in.

Yuan Chenling took a deep breath, but still feeling frustrated, he punched the wall hard, shattering it with a single blow.

Coincidentally, Zhou Su happened to be on the other side at that moment.

" Yuan Chenling? "

" Zhou Su? "

" Why are you here? " x2

Seeing each other face-to-face, both were slightly puzzled as to why the other was here.

" Didn't you come to open a door and then leave? Why did you come inside? "

Yuan Chenling's original plan was for Zhou Su to open the spatial door inside, making it convenient for Shi Suiyan to come in at any time to assist in seizing control of Sui.

Regarding this, Zhou Su stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.

" I did come to open a door and leave, but I ran into some trouble. "

After talking, Yuan Chenling finally understood what was going on. He had been wondering how Isaac could have appeared there; it turned out he had teleported in.

The reason Zhou Su didn't leave was also very simple: now that mana couldn't be used, her Divine Sense was naturally ineffective as well, causing her to get lost in this labyrinthine base.

Since they had met, Yuan Chenling didn't intend to leave her here alone, so he took her and started walking out, planning to send her out first.

" By the way, have you seen a woman wearing blue robes, draped in something like a peacock feather cloak? There was a young man following beside her, with the appearance of an Eastern Region person. "

Because Yuan Chenling couldn't use mana, he and Lord Canglan had been out of contact for some time.

Hearing Yuan Chenling's description, Zhou Su lowered her head and began to ponder.

" It seems familiar. "

" Hum— "

Zhou Su stopped in her tracks.

Just as the corners of her mouth were about to lift, and before she could raise her hand to make a cute gesture, she froze in place.

Yuan Chenling froze at the same time. In Yuan Chenling's field of vision, the world turned black and white once again.

" It's over! "

Seeing this scene, Yuan Chenling knew immediately that someone must have activated a large-scale Law of Time.

But he could only watch, unable to even blink his eyes.

Yuan Chenling moved, and Zhou Su moved as well.

It wasn't that they had regained movement; rather, they were mechanically rewinding.

The two stepped back step by step, repeating the actions they had previously performed, only in reverse.

It was as if this world were a silent film, and someone had suddenly paused it halfway through and pressed the rewind button, as if wanting to watch it all over again.

Outside the base.

Shi Suiyan reacted immediately that something was fishy about this "Yuan Chenling," her finger already pulling the trigger, firing a shot.

But it was already too late. The moment "Yuan Chenling" pressed his hand onto the Armillary Sphere, everything was set in stone.

" Hum— "

The Armillary Sphere began to rotate wildly inside. The spherical structure, originally consisting of one ring nested within another, now resembled a solid, complete sphere under the high-speed rotation.

And accompanying its rotation, the world was frozen into black and white.

" Yuan Chenling " scanned his surroundings, looking at the horrified gazes in their eyes, and revealed a smile.

In the black and white world, only he and the Armillary Sphere retained color, but soon, that appearance of Yuan Chenling was like unraveling ribbons, peeling away layer by layer to reveal its true form.

It was none other than Ma Hao himself.

" Yuan Chenling, this round is your win, but if we do it all over again, the one who wins will be me. "

The Armillary Sphere spun faster and faster, and even space began to distort.

Shi Suiyan returned to the area below the base, and the massive horde of monsters was once again battling Bai Ling and the others.

Immediately after, the monster tide receded, and it returned to the Soul Transformation showdown.

Until everything returned to its original state, and time arrived once again just before Zheng Dafu's Divine Ability was broken.

" Huh? "

Yuan Chenling looked at his own hands, looked at the surrounding ruins, and looked at the cross hanging high in the sky, his pupils trembling.

Inside Zheng Dafu's Divine Ability.

Zheng Dafu did not flee directly as before, and Gongsun Heng, who was still in the form of Li Heng, did not launch an attack immediately either.

" You bunch of bastards, go to hell! "

Florian's face instantly flushed red; he flew rapidly away from Lord Canglan and flung the ball of special substance in his hand onto the blue spatial wall, corroding a large hole into it.

Florian rushed towards the floating island immediately. Isaac's expression also turned cold, and he jumped out through the hole, disappearing on the spot; evidently, he had teleported away.

" What are you still standing there for? Can't you see the situation clearly? " Gongsun Heng roared, shouting loudly at the people beside him.

" Who I am is not important. At this time, everything must prioritize the plan. Even if you don't care about the plan, at least you must stop them. Whoever wins between them, none of you will end up well! "

Gongsun Heng poured out a large amount of Law, further widening the corroded hole, and followed them out.

Zheng Dafu intended to stop them, but looking at their appearance, it was clear they were in a similar state to himself. Thinking back to the scene just now, he ultimately did not block them.

Lord Canglan took a look at Zheng Dafu.

" The enemy of an enemy is a friend. At least for now, what you just did was right. Let's go too. "

Outside Dream City, Shi Suiyan slammed her hand against the railing in anger, the vibration making Yuan Chenling tremble.

" Wha... what's wrong? "

" Everyone, execute the original plan! Go and rescue the ordinary people! You bastard, come with me! "

Yuan Chenling hadn't even realized what had happened before he was grabbed by the scruff of his neck by Shi Suiyan and dragged away.

Meanwhile, the Cultivators who were still on the several floating islands also understood their current situation.

Bai Ling's double pupils swirled, and his body had already turned into an elemental state.

Li Hua drew his long sword, his eyes bloodshot, and had already rushed towards the floating island first. He couldn't be bothered to wait for that force to pull him; he was going to save his father!

Lv Yang was deep in thought. When passing by Xie Bian, he whispered something in his ear, then activated his jetpack and chased after Li Hua.

At this moment, only Winter swallowed his saliva, looking at the people present.

" Hiss, can we reconcile? "

" Actually, we count as fellow travelers now, right? I think so? "

Winter swallowed his saliva again, watching the three people approaching while rubbing their fists, and knew he was in trouble.

" Don't hit the face! "

Just then, a sword hum suddenly echoed in the air, interrupting the scene. Everyone was frozen in place by a powerful force, unable to move.

The cross in the air quickly broke apart, transforming into a human shape.

At this moment, He was covered in cracks, like a porcelain doll about to fall apart, yet He still slashed out that incomparable strike, pointing directly at a certain spot below.

A single sword strike was enough to make everyone unable to open their eyes, and even with their backs to the sword light, they felt incredibly uncomfortable.

Until...

" Slash! "

A resonant voice echoed across the firmament, and the powerful pressure vanished completely.

Everyone slowly opened their eyes, watching the blood-red sky gradually dissipate as rays of sunlight fell from the clouds.

The towering white giant turned into fragments once again, Li Heng fell from it, and falling along with him was Yuan Chenling, disheveled and holding a wooden sword.

Ma Hao walked out from the shadows, wiped away the blood and tears from the corners of his eyes, and let out a sneer.

" You really were hiding an ace up your sleeve, but it's a pity that this chess piece must be swapped with you at this very moment. "

Unlike the others, Ma Hao had endured the sharpness to watch the entire process.

He saw the Apocalypse Knight he controlled swing that sword strike that surpassed Void Refining, and he also saw Yuan Chenling rise into the high sky and replicate that sword strike of Kaifeng.

Ma Hao naturally hadn't seen Yuan Chenling at that time, but he had bought intelligence from an insider.

It was precisely because he knew Yuan Chenling was hiding such an ace that he had long hesitated to place the Victory Knight directly on the chessboard, daring only to launch sneak attacks during their engagement to force him to reveal his trump card.

Unfortunately, at that time, Yuan Chenling had used another move to break the situation.

Watching the Victory Knight get scrapped, Ma Hao felt no heartache; since it hadn't been of any use last time and had even served as a stepping stone for someone else.

Then it was better to give up early and let those hearts, which were already not united, develop a bit more discord.

Ma Hao shook his body and transformed into the appearance of Feng Xu, rushing towards the battlefield.