Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 2798: Chapter 2799: Rejection
"Is it... just that?"
Feng Yuan was surprised at the Stone Horror Spirit’s wish being so simple. No, the meaning behind its words, could it be...
Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan, surprised that he only noticed something was off now. But... even he wondered if he had the ability to temporarily resist the relentless passage of time. Even as the Time Divine Beast, Agunas couldn’t guarantee it.
"Hmm, it seems it can’t leave here. While it momentarily escaped the lifespan limitation of life, it lost too much."
Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and spoke softly. After a moment of contemplation, Feng Yuan said,
"It’s not entirely impossible to resolve, but... plans need to be adjusted. Staying here will greatly lessen the difficulty, and those lifespans consumed in vain aren’t completely irretrievable."
"Hmm? Are you planning to change its fate surreptitiously? Recreate its identity directly in the present? But doing so would sever all its ties to the past completely."
Looking at Feng Yuan in astonishment, Veronia almost immediately guessed what Feng Yuan intended. There were only so many means to counteract time’s passage, and what Feng Yuan suggested, perhaps, was the most convenient, especially if it meant keeping it in the present.
"That’s right. The unknown force is temporarily halting time’s passage. As long as all connections are severed before time flows again, it can start anew with a fresh identity and bypass the issue entirely. Besides, it didn’t have much of a past initially, did it?"
Nodding, Feng Yuan spoke and then looked at the Stone Horror Spirit. But before it could respond, Xiao Ji suddenly yelled and spread its wings in front of the Stone Horror Spirit. Whether due to the long passage of time or not, the Stone Horror Spirit’s reaction seemed slow, and it took quite a while to comprehend Feng Yuan’s intention.
The Stone Horror Spirit shouted at Veronia, and Veronia translated to Feng Yuan,
"It doesn’t accept. It just wants to see its companion one last time. As for a new beginning, it is unwilling."
Veronia glanced at Xiao Ji, not bothering to translate its words. That guy was rare in speaking impudently to Feng Yuan, though she understood. After all, wasn’t it similar to the Stone Horror Spirit?
It wasn’t that Xiao Ji faced the same predicament but, like the Stone Horror Spirit, it was just beginning its contact with this world. Even so, it refused to forsake everything from the past year.
Even without Veronia’s translation, Feng Yuan could guess what Xiao Ji was shouting about, given he was aware of its situation. Thinking it over, Feng Yuan said,
"Then send it back. However... to prevent a massive disturbance, creating a time loop here is likely necessary."
Encountering rare events that go backward in normal time flow is most troublesome. Usually, it’s best to remove these accidental events, effectively eradicating problems at their root.
Besides that, it’s not entirely without options. A time loop is a commonly used method, using the power of the Time Divine Beast to incorporate past events into the normal flow of time.
However, even with that approach, small-scale turmoils are unavoidable, given it fundamentally isn’t normal time flow.
Agunas, despite wanting to reject, found it impossible to speak out. Perhaps due to the Stone Horror Spirit’s experiences or wishes, ultimately, Agunas agreed to Feng Yuan’s proposal.
Nevertheless, how to solve the lifespan issue, it had no effective method. Although being the Time Divine Beast, Agunas lacked the ability to eliminate or even temporarily shield the effects of time’s passage.
Because it involved not just time but also rules related to life and other Superior Attributes, Agunas wasn’t knowledgeable about those powers and certainly did not possess authority over them.
"Although I have a way to let you temporarily exempt from time’s effects, to see them once more, but..."
Drawing out the Black Scythe and ancient Lantern, Feng Yuan seemed to be explaining to the Stone Horror Spirit or perhaps talking to himself. He looked up at this space, the place imprisoning the Stone Horror Spirit across the long ages. Closing his eyes, Feng Yuan said,
"I do not like this end!"
"Feng Yuan!"
Agunas vaguely sensed what Feng Yuan intended to do. Not just him; Veronia too could guess, but unlike Agunas, she felt only anticipation. Perhaps due to past regrets, which made her not want to see such a sorrowful ending, clearly... the Stone Horror Spirit hadn’t done any wrong...
Behind Feng Yuan, a massive shadowy figure in a black robe emerged. Clearly, this area didn’t have enough space for the huge shadow, yet illogically, the shadow appeared complete within this space.
The Black Scythe floated to the shadow’s hand, growing large, and the Lantern Feng Yuan held emitted a brilliant seven-colored light, altering the color of its Flames at that moment.
The originally eerie blue turned into pure flawless white. No, it wasn’t merely pure and flawless; rather, it encompassed everything.
"Mere time’s passage... it’s just meaningless consumption. It’s not its fault, yet it’s made to bear all consequences. I... disagree!"
As Feng Yuan roared, the shadow wielding the scythe slashed down with its black Flames, and the white flame from the Lantern transformed into a Fire Dragon, spiraling around the space enveloping it. Enormous power surged into this space, pulling all life within before Agunas and the others could react.
Above the Time River, after leaving that space, the Stone Horror Spirit’s presence rapidly weakened, affected not only by time’s passage but also by its strength declining.
However, the white flames encircling them at that moment poured into the Stone Horror Spirit. A fresh aura rose from the Stone Horror Spirit, stunning Agunas who watched the scene unfold. It never expected Feng Yuan to accomplish so much.
The Stone Horror Spirit had no idea what was happening; unaware it was above the Time River, unable to comprehend why, having left that region, its power was diminishing, even feeling its lifespan rapidly slipping away before.
Yet now the unfathomable change occurred, as if returning to its initial state when first trapped.
Is this his power?
The Stone Horror Spirit wondered quietly.
"Forcibly negating the impact of that period — won’t it damage the Time River?"
Veronia, full of doubt, looked to Agunas. Without doubt, Feng Yuan’s actions were astonishing, completely unforeseen by her.
Normally, once leaving the protection of Special Energy, the effects of time rapidly and correctly apply to the Stone Horror Spirit. However, Feng Yuan simply and rudely obliterated the time passage using strength, even denying parts of that period’s existence.
This caused the Stone Horror Spirit, although having experienced long ages, to appear as if it hadn’t undergone that lengthy period at all from various aspects—age, lifespan, etc., not recognizing that experience. Yet in historical records, the Stone Horror Spirit did indeed exist.
Such severe dislocation left Veronia doubting whether Feng Yuan’s methods would cause significant trouble.
"Hard to say."
Agunas flicked its tail with a helpless expression. If it did such a thing, undoubtedly it would cause the Time River disturbance, a mess of tangled time disruptions mixed together—problems were sure to arise.
Yet it was Feng Yuan taking action, leaving Agunas uncertain if Feng Yuan possessed countermeasures or whether issues would indeed arise.
"Now, for the final wrap-up."
Feng Yuan softly opened his eyes, looking at the Stone Horror Spirit with a kind smile. The flickering light from the Lantern instantly brightened. In the next moment, light enveloped the group. Agunas sensed they were moving toward a certain point in time—not just that, along this journey, an immense corrective force silently lingered on the Stone Horror Spirit.
Agunas suspected it was Feng Yuan’s doing, given such powerful corrective force could completely rewrite history. It wouldn’t be the world’s own correction capable of such grand endeavors.
Yet Agunas hadn’t expected Feng Yuan to be so forceful. Though there were other ways, perhaps it was due to Xiao Ji?
Inevitably, Agunas speculated on Feng Yuan’s reason for actions.

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