Chapter 1664
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Chapter 1664 Cause and Effect Repository
Surging lightning poured into the human world from the center of the space-time vortex, with an aura of destruction filling every corner of heaven and earth.
In the blazing, dazzling lightning explosion field, a figure firmly held his stance, one palm pressed against the ground. A thread of cause and effect extended from [Predetermined Outcome], connecting him to the earth.
Half of all the lightning striking his body was transferred to the ground beneath him. Because of this, the soil under him was dissolving at an alarming rate in the lightning field. In just a few breaths, Lin Qiye had no idea how many meters he had sunk.
The remaining lightning crashed onto his physical body, nearly tearing him apart. Unprecedented pain surged through his mind!
Even the damage transfer of [Predetermined Outcome] had its limits. [Key of the Gate] spared no cost in this attack across the river of time, determined to eradicate him in this era. It didn’t matter that he was merely at the human ceiling level—even if the supreme deities like Queen Mother of the West or the Jade Emperor were here, they would have almost no chance of surviving this lightning strike.
Facing an attack of this magnitude, Lin Qiye’s ability to transfer fifty percent of the damage was already his limit… If not for his Primordial Spirit Body being far stronger than ordinary supreme deities, even with fifty percent damage reduction, he would certainly have died!
But even so, Lin Qiye couldn’t hold on much longer.
His body gradually hunched under the bombardment of the lightning field. Large patches of charred black appeared on his skin. Lin Qiye breathed heavily while his mind raced…
This won’t work.
If this continues, even the Primordial Spirit Body will be shattered… What other options are there?!
He had already used all his survival techniques. Passively enduring the attacks meant certain death. To survive, he had to take the initiative!
But not only was he separated from [Key of the Gate] by the entire river of time, even if he could find its true form, with his current human ceiling level strength, trying to kill [Key of the Gate] would be nothing but a fool’s dream!
What other method… could fundamentally solve this problem?!
Amidst the rolling lightning, Lin Qiye seemed to realize something. He looked down at the two orbs of light in his left and right hands, and a gleam of brilliance emerged!
“[Causeless Cause], [Predetermined Outcome], the answer to all difficulties lies between cause and effect… So that’s it, I understand… I understand everything now!”
A bolt of lightning struck Lin Qiye’s back, making him violently spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, but his eyes grew increasingly bright!
As he gradually brought the orbs of light in his left and right hands closer together, dense threads of cause and effect extended from within Lin Qiye’s body, one end inside him and the other connecting to the void.
These were all the causes and effects belonging to Lin Qiye, the proof of his existence in this world. These causal threads penetrated the past, present, and future…
Lin Qiye looked at these causal threads belonging to him, his eyes narrowing slightly. Under the guidance of the two orbs of light, these threads were forcibly pulled from the void, intertwining and connecting, eventually condensing into a tightly woven thick rope floating in front of Lin Qiye’s chest.
“You can monitor me and find me because I’ve left my own traces in the river of time… If that’s the case, as long as I extract all my causality from time and hide it… you will no longer be able to observe my existence!”
Lin Qiye’s eyes burst with dazzling light. The thick rope woven from causal threads floating before him connected its head and tail automatically, becoming a self-rotating ring.
The moment this ring formed, his connection to the world completely disappeared. Whether in the past, present, or future, there was no longer any trace of Lin Qiye!
Instantly, that world-destroying lightning domain abruptly ceased!!
…
At the same time,
Above the ever-flowing river of time, a mass of gray mist churned violently. In the center of this mist, a huge eye resembling a vortex suddenly froze!
This eye hung at an infinitely distant point above the river of time. Even if someone stood on the river of time and looked up, they would only see something as tiny as a star. Because of this, the seemingly boundless river of time was likewise just a small dot in this eye.
In the center of this vortex-like eye, an ancient and magnificent gate stood like a pupil.
“Hmm?”
A deep, light exclamation came from within the eye.
The vortex eye stared intently at the dot-like river of time, as if searching for something. After a long while, that deep voice sounded again:
“Disappeared…”
…
In the sky above, the time-space vortex wreathed in lightning slowly came to a halt.
Residual electric arcs wandered through the air. On the desolate ground, a bottomless black abyss appeared from among the dissipating electric arcs.
Huo Qubing, supporting himself with his spear, staggered to the edge of this abyss, his expression visibly moved.
The radius of this abyss was about several miles. Looking down, one couldn’t see the bottom—it was dark and cold as if connecting to the netherworld… This scale of terrain transformation had already exceeded human understanding and belonged to the realm of divine miracles.
“Lin Qiye…” Huo Qubing spoke hoarsely. His voice echoed continuously in the giant abyss, eventually becoming an indistinct murmuring wind.
The bottom of the abyss remained deathly silent.
Huo Qubing’s expression gradually turned to disappointment. He took one last look at the endless abyss, turned around, and dejectedly moved toward Chang’an City…
He didn’t believe Lin Qiye could survive under that terrifying attack—even a god couldn’t.
However, just as Huo Qubing had taken a few steps, a coughing sound came from behind.
Huo Qubing froze, turned to look, and saw Lin Qiye in tattered clothes standing beside the giant abyss. His body was almost completely charred black, but his eyes were as bright as stars.
“You…” Huo Qubing’s face showed rare shock at seeing Lin Qiye emerge alive from the abyss.
He’s still alive?!
“Marquis.” The dust-covered Lin Qiye smiled at Huo Qubing.
After examining Lin Qiye for a long time, Huo Qubing smiled, somewhat helplessly yet gratified, “It seems this Marquis is no longer the highest pillar among all beings… The highest now is you.”
“The Marquis flatters me,” Lin Qiye said softly. “Thank you for coming to see me despite being so badly injured… I know you have many questions, but please wait for now…”
Lin Qiye slowly turned his head toward Chang’an City, his bright eyes narrowing slightly.
“I need to go kill someone first.”
