Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

Chapter 349 It’s broken, I’m a substitute
Just when Ye Qingzhou wanted to get a glimpse of the core mystery of the Time Worm, the surrounding environment suddenly changed drastically.

"wrong……"

Ye Qingzhou quickly realized that it was not the environment that had changed, but his perception that had changed. His mind had left his physical body and entered a strange time dimension.

"This feeling is very similar to when I first entered the spirit world with the help of the five-colored divine stone."

All things return to one, and heaven and earth have no form.

Ye Qingzhou's thoughts were shrunk into a point, with no top or bottom, no boundaries, no beginning or end, as if he had fallen into nothingness.

Just like a tree seed.

I can no longer feel the flow of time, only endless emptiness. This feeling is enough to drive any normal person crazy.

Because without the flow of time, this realm of nothingness will be an eternal prison for consciousness, and the endless loneliness is absolutely unbearable for ordinary people.

Fortunately, Ye Qingzhou's sword heart has long been as solid as a rock. No matter how hard the wind blows or the rain falls, I will remain unmoved.

In the chaos of unknown ages, the tree seeds tore through the chaos, broke open the universe, and the shattered matter turned into stars in the sky. Under the shining starlight, a emerald green bud sprouted out, began to grow roots, and penetrated into the depths of the void to absorb nutrients.

As time went by, the saplings took root and soon grew strong.

Ye Qingzhou's consciousness also changed accordingly.

If Ye Qingzhou was twisted into a zero-dimensional creature by the laws of the Temple of Time when he was in the state of a tree species, then as the sapling grew, he felt that he had become a one-dimensional creature.

The roots penetrated into the void, and it could only grow upwards, from a "point" to a "line", as if walking on a one-way street that could not be reversed.

There is no other choice but to move forward.

Ye Qingzhou fell into deep thought, with various thoughts emerging in his mind: "This feeling of going from zero dimension to one dimension...why is it so similar to the human perception of time?"

Humans are three-dimensional creatures in space and can perceive a three-dimensional world with length, width, and height. However, when it comes to the perception of time, humans are just two-dimensional creatures.

For example, people can recall a certain point in time that they have experienced in the past, extract it from the timeline of past experiences, and observe it.

But this kind of observation can only look backward, not forward - that is, to peek into the future.

Of course, a few strong people can break this human physiological limit and use special means to peek into the upper reaches of the long river of time to a limited extent, evolving from one-dimensional creatures in time to two-dimensional creatures in time.

If one dimension is a 'long line' connected by countless 'points', then two dimensions is a 'plane' composed of countless 'long lines'.

On this "plane of time", two-dimensional time creatures can not only observe the upstream and downstream of the "long line", but can even project their own perceptions onto other long time lines, seeing the different results caused by different choices in different time and space, achieving "omniscience" in a certain sense.

"I see. This is the true meaning of the 'worm of time'..."

The tree species represents zero dimension and is a point.

The sapling represents one dimension, which is a line. Human beings are at a time node called the 'present' and can continue to move towards the 'future', but can only observe their own 'past'.

The worm represents a two-dimensional life form. It is no longer restricted to passively accepting the "linear forward" movement and perception mode. It can not only glimpse different timelines and see through the fog of fate, but it can even leap from one timeline to another by crawling.

The worm of time, the worm of the timeline!
Boom~
Thunder exploded in Ye Qingzhou's spiritual world, and countless sparks and lightning burst out, pushing his spirit and will to sublimate and transform once again.

After a long time, the transformation stopped, and Ye Qingzhou was surprised to find that not only his spirit and thoughts had been sublimated, but even his understanding of "Qi Men Dun Jia" had been upgraded from proficient to great success, allowing him to see through the "form" of all things in the world!
Ye Qingzhou can directly perceive and observe not only the various tangible things in the material world, but also intangible things such as 'time' and 'mind'.

The "shape" of all things is in full view.

Ye Qingzhou looked at time flowing slowly in front of his eyes like water. It not only represented the 'upstream' of the past, but Ye Qingzhou also directly peeked at the 'downstream' representing the future. He even extended his perception to other parallel timelines and saw various possibilities.

“This feeling is really amazing.”

The transition from one-dimensional creatures to two-dimensional ones in time is enormous.

"In the past, I could use the power of burning thought energy to deduce and lock in certain possibilities in the future with the help of numerical thinking, thereby gaining a 100% success ability... Now, I can do this myself, and even more..."

Ye Qingzhou tried to guide the long river of time and summon different selves from the past and the future to the present time node at the same time.

The shadow of the past and the shadow of the future appear together in the present!
"Brahma's Three Body Technique magical power, the past is constant and the future is unpredictable. Now I also have this magical power, and I have mastered the power of time on a two-dimensional scale."

Ye Qingzhou felt the changes in himself, thinking in his heart, as if he had glimpsed the deeper mysteries of the universe: "If I can break through the three-dimensional perception of time, then I guess I can see the fate of the entire universe. The fourth dimension should be the consciousness breaking through this universe and crossing over to other universes..."

Such power is obviously beyond the reach of even the emperor-level strongmen. Even being able to extend thinking from one dimension to two dimensions is already the pinnacle of a martial god-level strongman.

As far as Ye Qingzhou knows, the only ones who can do this are the Sword Emperor, the Green Emperor and the Insect Mother.

Rumble~
The vibration of time caused energy fluctuations in the spiritual world. The invisible spiritual force surged back and forth in the void, producing all kinds of incredible visions.

Obviously, Ye Qingzhou's spiritual transformation has resonated with the Avenue of Time. He became the first person to pass the assessment of the Temple of Time and obtained the most important inheritance of the Insect Mother - the Golden Scroll of Time.

The moment Ye Qingzhou obtained the Golden Scroll of Time, his consciousness returned to his body.

Everything that just happened seemed to take a very long time, but in fact it was only a short moment.

"Impossible! How could you comprehend the Golden Scroll of Time so quickly? This is the most profound avenue of time!!!"

The White Bull Saint Lord turned pale, his beautiful face now filled with an expression of sheer horror.

"quick?"

Ye Qingzhou looked back and smiled, then turned to look at the White Bull Saint with a calm expression: "A glance is a thousand years. If you want to comprehend the true meaning of the Avenue of Time, there is no difference between a glance and a thousand years. If you can do it, you can do it after just one glance. If you can't do it, you won't be able to do it even if you look at it for ten thousand years."

"I do not believe!"

The Holy Lord of the White Bull refused to believe the facts before her eyes. She attacked angrily and slapped Ye Qingzhou with her palm: "It's an illusion! It must be an illusion! Don't try to distort my cognition with the power of mind imagery!"

"The Sutra of Golden Light", shining golden light on the world!
I saw that the jade hand of the White Bull Holy Lord was shining brightly at this moment. The golden holy flame was more dazzling than the sun, and its power was even more earth-shaking.

Dang~
However, this extremely powerful and shocking palm strike, when it hit Ye Qingzhou's 'past body', was like a drop in the ocean, like a huge wave crashing against the shore, and it was unable to move even a hair of Ye Qingzhou.

"The past is constant and unchanging. No matter how amazing your cultivation is, you can't do anything to me." "The body of the past?"

At this moment, the Holy Lord of the White Bull finally confirmed that Ye Qingzhou had indeed understood all the mysteries of the Time Worm, and laughed sadly: "Why, a genius like you was not born in our Tianzhu country..."

"Are these your last words?"

Ye Qingzhou turned a blind eye to the stunning beauty and charm of the White Bull Saint. Since the other party broke the rules first and attacked him, he didn't need to have any scruples anymore.

Those who kill will always be killed.

Zheng~
The unpredictable Future Master wielded the divine weapon, Tian Xing, and with a sword that could not be predicted or observed, he cut off the mental image of the White Bull Saint, and at the same time also cut off her spiritual will and the line of time that represented her destiny.

Boom~
Once the timeline was broken, even though he was a Martial Saint, the fate of Saint Lord Bai Niu came to an abrupt end at this moment and he died silently.

From beginning to end, the battle process was uneventful and seemed so clean and neat.

"A warrior is not known for his wisdom or bravery. Now, I have discovered the secret of time and can choose the best solution from countless timelines and lock it into the only result. This ability is really beyond imagination. I am afraid that after I become a Martial God, it will become even more bizarre and unpredictable."

Just as Ye Qingzhou was thinking, a beautiful heavenly voice sounded in the temple: "You, are finally here."

"Ok?"

Ye Qingzhou followed the direction where the sound came from, looked back, and his eyes fell on the mural of the Time Worm.

At this time, the 'mural' came alive, and Ye Qingzhou saw the true form of the Insect Queen amidst the vision of swaying stars. Her body was glowing with colorful light, and she looked beautiful and noble, elegant and graceful, exuding a charm that transcended species.

"I have seen the insect mother."

"meet again."

The insect mother's words surprised Ye Qingzhou: "Again? Have we met before?"

The Worm Mother did not seem to be planning to answer this question: "As expected, you are not Him... Even if we have the same past, swimming in different rivers of time, even if we have the same seeds, we will grow into different towering trees."

"Who is He?"

"Destroy the Emperor."

"You don't mean to say that I am the Emperor of Destruction, do you?"

"Past causes sow future fruits. You are the fruit, and so is Emperor Mie. However, each fruit is different from another."

The answer from the Insect Mother seemed to have instantly touched upon a certain keyword, allowing Ye Qingzhou's spirit and will to cross over to other timelines in the two-dimensional plane.

Especially one of the timelines that was originally hidden and covered up.

Boom~
Ye Qingzhou's consciousness entered this timeline shrouded in heavy fog, and he got a glimpse of a deeply buried history.

It all started with that Tomahawk cruise missile that was speeding towards us.

However, the difference is that the soul of 'Ye Qingzhou' in this timeline did not enter the Blue Star, but went to another world.

The central heaven where the Taixu Divine Dynasty is located!

He also embarked on the path of martial arts training, but in the Central Heaven Realm that thoroughly adhered to the "Theory of Evolution", Ye Qingzhou was not bound by moral laws, nor was he bound by any emotions. He was like a wild beast following his instincts, practicing through constant killing, plundering, and devouring, and eventually embarked on the path of destruction, becoming the Emperor of Destruction who shook the heavens.

"What a 'cause in the past' and a 'result in the future'. So this is why the Green Emperor chose me. From the beginning to the end, He had already predetermined the result before looking for the 'cause' that led to the beginning."

Ye Qingzhou finally understood everything at this moment, and also understood why Huang Liwen, Xu Yuebing and others appeared around him in the beginning.

The Green Emperor wanted to use friendship and love to fill his emotional void so as to avoid embarking on the same path as the Mie Emperor.

The voice of the Worm Mother reappeared: "The Emperor of Destruction once used the Sword of Annihilation to hide his past. Only you can see that timeline, so now you should understand everything."

"why me?"

Ye Qingzhou was not angry about being schemed by the Green Emperor, but more curious: "You went to so much trouble to trace back to the beginning of time, to fish out my 'past' from the upper reaches of the Long River of Time and throw it into the lower reaches of the Long River of Time. Aren't you afraid of cultivating a second Emperor Destroyer?"

"Countless time, endless fate, I, the Green Emperor, and the Sword Emperor, tried everything, but ended in failure. The Destroyer Emperor is too strong. The only one who can defeat him is himself."

The insect mother looked at Ye Qingzhou: "That's why you were born. We are also waiting for your choice."

"You can't stop the resurrection of Emperor Mie?"

Ye Qingzhou's question was met with a long silence from the Insect Mother, and the answer was self-evident.

Emperor Mie will eventually return, just as the heat death of the universe cannot be prevented. This result has been destined from the beginning, and Ye Qingzhou is the only one who can stop it.

"So, what I, this 'variable', really want to change is the fate of Emperor Mie."

"Yes, you and Emperor Mie have the same essence. Only you can stop him from bringing eternal annihilation to the entire universe. The Taixu Divine Dynasty is too arrogant. The emperors of the Divine Dynasty think that if they unite, they can control Emperor Mie and drive him to become the Divine Dynasty's strongest sword to conquer the heavens..."

"They don't realize that a sword has two edges. It can kill the enemy but also hurt oneself."

"What about you?"

Ye Qingzhou looked at the Insect Mother calmly: "The Taixu Divine Dynasty can't control the world-destroying sword of the Emperor Mie, so can you control my Wuji sword?"

"..."

After a long silence, the Insect Mother finally responded: "Compared to the Grand Void Divine Dynasty, Blue Star is too weak. We have no other choice."

"So, you only dare to replicate one me, not thousands and thousands of me."

Ye Qingzhou has now understood the calculations of the three emperors, the Insect Mother, the Green Emperor, and the Sword Emperor: "Alas, after all this fuss, it turns out that I am the substitute."

(End of this chapter)