Chapter 356

Chapter 356: The Little River

"Senior, are you the Fighting God of the First Age?"

Su Wen looked at the man and spoke politely.

Who else but the Fighting God of the First Age could use a divine position as a backup plan and even activate the power of time and space?

Moreover, this person could accurately predict Su Wen’s arrival in the main Time and Space, rather than appearing in the sub-timelines before his death.

Such meticulous planning could only be the work of the Fighting God of the First Age; other era’s Fighting Gods likely wouldn’t have such abilities or means.

It wasn’t meant to belittle other era’s Fighting Gods; it’s just that the Fighting God of this era had left a particularly strong impression on him.

"Yes and no," the man smiled and replied. "To be precise, I am just a fragment of the power and consciousness left by the Fighting God of the First Age, residing in the Little River."

"For convenience, you can call me the Battle Master from now on."

"In the coming time, I will teach you battle capabilities that are unmatched at your level!"

"As a true god in service, your fighting power should naturally be unparalleled in the world!"

"If you can’t achieve this within the same realm, it would somewhat betray the foundation and heritage you possess."

He paused for a moment, then added, "You’re quite clever to have awakened me in the sub-timelines rather than in the main Time and Space."

"Otherwise, the time and opportunity I could dedicate to teaching you would be greatly reduced."

"I can see you have many questions in your mind."

"Go ahead, ask!"

"Since we’re in the sub-timelines, we’re meeting with the help of the Little River, so the constraints and limitations aren’t as severe."

Su Wen took a deep breath and asked, "Battle Master, the Little River you mentioned—is it the river of time?"

Little River… that sounds so affectionate!

From this friendly tone, it seems the river of time hasn’t wronged him.

Otherwise, would someone so capitalistic call it "Little River"?

That’s a joke!

Dark River!

Ink River!

Silent River!

Capital River!

Those are the names I’d give the river of time, considering how it’s tricked me—it’s just that I can’t beat it right now.

"Yes," the Battle Master nodded slightly and smiled. "What’s the matter?"

"With your current level of strength, you can only come here by borrowing the power of the Little River, right?"

Su Wen hesitated for a moment before saying, "That’s true, but the river of time always tricks me out of resources, and sometimes it even watches my wallet while setting the price."

As Su Wen spoke, he recounted the previous sub-timelines and the exploitative actions of the river of time in detail.

The Battle Master, who had been listening with a smile, began to frown more deeply as he continued to listen.

"Has it really come to this?"

The Battle Master sighed softly and said, "The era in which my true self grew was different from how you traveled."

"By harnessing the power of the Little River, you can go directly to the past."

"By changing the past and leveraging the ripple effects of those changes, you can directly alter the present!"

"When I saw the sub-timeline created by the Little River, I knew it… might also be somewhat weakened."

"After all, this is the Ninth Age; I truly did not expect this war to last for nine ages!"

After saying this, the Battle Master looked up at the sky and slowly said, "Child, the final battle has pushed the remnants to the brink of collapse."

"I personally led the army into the Remnant Universe and drove the Leader of the Remnant to his death on the edge of the universe’s boundary."

"I thought the remnants were beyond salvation."

"Who would have thought it would come to this?"

"Even if I was exiled, the true god of the Second Age should have only grown stronger based on my foundation; how could it be like this?"

"Child, who was the true god of the Second Age?"

Su Wen replied, "Star God."

Was the First Age really that formidable?

They killed the Leader of the Remnant, and the army of the First Age even penetrated deep into the Remnant Universe.

Now… how has it become so infiltrated?

"It shouldn’t be like this!"

The Battle Master frowned tightly and murmured softly, "I know the Star God; even in my era, he was always meticulous in his plans!"

"If the Star God were in power, with the support of the Little River, breaking through the remnants in their weakened state would have been no problem."

"Could it be that something changed after my exile?

The Star God’s presence in the Second Age implies that all my comrades must have died!

Otherwise, the Star God of the Second Age wouldn’t exist.

Did the remnants deceive us from the very beginning?

Was the Leader of the Remnant a fake?

No, that can’t be true!

The army led by the Leader of the Remnant acted with strict discipline and was incredibly powerful!

I’m certain that the one I killed was indeed the Leader of the Remnant!

"Battle Master, do you have any backup plans?"

Su Wen thought for a moment and asked.

Battle Master: "……"

Silence!

At this moment, the trading space was filled with a strange and awkward atmosphere.

Backup plans?

Did he still need that?

He had already led the army to crush the enemy; did he really need to hold anything back?

Backup plans are only necessary when facing an enemy that can’t be resisted or countered in a short time!

The true purpose of backup plans and foundation is for such moments!

Who would leave backup plans to guard against a bunch of defeated foes?

Isn’t that ridiculous?

"I, myself, am the backup!"

The Battle Master kept a calm expression and spoke with determination.

"Is that all?"

"There might be more, but I’m just a fragment of consciousness, so I’m not fully aware of my true self’s arrangements."

"……"

Doesn’t that mean, apart from this fragment of consciousness, there are no other means?

"Battle Master, I notice you resemble the Fighting God of this era, my comrade."

Su Wen, sensing the awkward atmosphere, changed the subject, "All divine fate bearers can’t be the same person, can they?"

The Battle Master shook his head and replied, "No, you’re mistaken."

"The reason we look alike is due to the influence of the divine position."

"When the previous divine fate bearer dies, the divine position returns to the main realm and follows the guidance of the will of the cosmos to choose the most suitable inheritor."

"The inheritor must be a human!"

"This will not change!"

"And the inheritors selected for the divine position are usually unborn infants."

"At this stage, the infant is still in the mother’s body, full of innate energy and highly adaptable."

"Under the nurturing power of the divine position, it can better strengthen the foundation and legacy of the divine fate bearer, allowing them to possess greater power and potential in future growth."

"Under the influence of the divine position’s power, the inheritor will have a relationship with the fallen divine fate bearer that is even closer than blood relations."

"Moreover, the soul and true spirit determine the original appearance of the physical body."

"Under the divine position’s influence, the soul and true spirit of the Divine Position Inheritor will possess divine essence aura."

"So resembling each other, or even being identical, is quite normal and not something to be surprised about."