Chapter 1334: Science Side Time vs. Cultivation Side Time (4/5, Requesting Subscription)

Koma: "I'm not interested in this—I just want to know how you defeated Esdeath!"

Xiao Yan: "Yeah, she's a madwoman who can halt time. She must be incredibly strong, right?"

Akame: "Esdeath isn't in the capital, so we never had a direct confrontation."

Su Xiao: "Huh? Disappointed!"

Hu Yifei: "What's there to be disappointed about? Not meeting her is a good thing—do you want Night Raid to suffer casualties?"

Akame: "I think Sister Yifei underestimates us. With our current strength, Esdeath might not be able to defeat us."

Su Xiao: "No way—you're that strong? You can fight someone who stops time?"

Su Xiao: "Even though I've reached the Jin Xian realm, I can't freeze time across the entire world for long."

Koma: "??? You can stop time?"

Su Xiao: "You haven't broken through yet, so you don't understand. Taiyi means the Dao. A Jin Xian of Taiyi is essentially the supreme power within the universe—stopping time is perfectly normal."

Koma: "Then what about a Da Luo Jinxian?"

Su Xiao: "The Da Luo realm is a being that transcends the world."

Akame: "Imperial Tools have limits. Esdeath isn't as formidable as everyone imagines. Stopping time isn't necessarily that powerful."

Su Xiao: "!!! Bold words!"

Hu Yifei: "But in the original story, Esdeath wasn't truly invincible either. What's going on? Doesn't the Demon Essence stop time? Then why isn't its power as overwhelming as expected?"

Su Xiao: "I don't know."

Zhang Taixuan: "So you should read more books."

Su Xiao: "Are there really things like this in ordinary books?! Sister Yifei, aren't you a university lecturer? Don't you know this? You must've read fake books!"

Hu Yifei: "I'm not a physicist."

Guqiao Wenn: "I looked it up—I think I get it. The concepts of time and space arise only because of the motion of matter; without material motion, time and space have no true existence. Esdeath's so-called 'stopping time' is the scientific concept of absolute zero—stopping all motion of matter, which manifests as the cessation of spacetime."

Hu Yifei: "That does match her Imperial Tool's ability. But then—why isn't her combat power stronger?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Because Esdeath's absolute zero time is neither long-lasting nor wide-ranging. If she could extend her ability to cover the entire universe, she might indeed halt time across the whole cosmos."

Zhang Taixuan: "But that's clearly impossible. Even a Jin Xian is insignificant compared to the entire universe. Only a Taiyi Jin Xian can suppress the entire universe with the power of the Dao."

Hu Yifei: "So that's why Akame isn't afraid of Esdeath."

Su Xiao: "How does this time-stopping technique differ from the time arts we cultivate?"

Zhang Taixuan: "The core theory behind our cultivated time arts is completely different. In cultivation, time is seen as an endless river—once you halt the flow of the River of Time, time across the entire universe stops."

Zhang Taixuan: "Other techniques—time acceleration, time reversal, time travel—all stem from this theory."

Su Xiao: "Which method is stronger?"

Zhang Taixuan: "There's no claim that one system is superior. Theoretically, if science reaches its peak, it can achieve the same result—it won't be weaker than cultivation."

Su Xiao: "Really? Then Esdeath is quite talented. Her ability has a decent upper limit. I wonder how it compares to General's Shinku Wanxiang?"

Zhang Taixuan: "That depends on their cultivation base. Shinku Wanxiang, which can alter all rules, versus Demon Essence, which achieves absolute zero—only a fight will tell."

Su Xiao: "Pfft, I thought General could like Taixuan Brother and just rewrite everything. Turns out we still have to fight to find out."

General: "Hmph! I will never lose!"

Koma: "The main character appears. Young Lady, you've been added to someone's list again!"

Su Xiao: "I'm not afraid. 【Grimace】"

Akame: "By the way, weren't we talking about governing the empire?"

Li Shimin: "I got so absorbed just now—let's continue."

Su Xiao: "Absorbed? Scared by the time-stopping ability, weren't you?"

Li Shimin: "Nonsense! How could that be?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Forget other things—Akame Miss's world has abundant resources. With proper development, the benefits will be substantial. Li Er, I don't think you can handle it—why not let everyone develop it together?"

Li Er: "If you can't handle it, don't I still exist? Does the Great Tang still need to beg the Great Ming for help?"

Zhu Wushi: "Oh, Old Li, you've got such a big appetite—afraid you'll break your teeth? How long have you even been in this chat group? Your world's strength isn't that great yet—how can you join this operation?"

Zhu Youjian: "I think Tie Dan is right."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "I think we should let Akame Miss decide."

Zhao Kuangyin: "I'm signing up too."

Liu Che: "+1"

017 Akame: "Decide?"