Chapter 723: Boss Room

"Why are you so certain?"

Miwu Boshi asked.

"Because you did not recognize the essence of this wisp of flame."

Li Heng shook his head, staring at the wisp of Source Power flame in his hand; it leaped and flickered incessantly, like an elf, full of vitality and vigor.

"The essence of the flame?"

Miwu Boshi frowned.

"How about this, look again."

Li Heng moved his mind, causing this wisp of Source Power flame to downgrade.

In an instant, this flame, which had appeared unremarkable to Miwu Boshi just a moment ago, was now filled with endless profundity, radiating supreme Dao rhyme, and containing all Reason.

"A certain powerful force that does not belong to the Great Void."

Miwu Boshi exclaimed in surprise.

"So that's it. If I'm not mistaken, this force should have the characteristics of a panacea; you must have used this kind of force to make predictions, right?" He looked at Li Heng and said calmly.

"Mm, very keen perception; that counts, I suppose."

Li Heng nodded, not bothering to point out the fact that the Source Power had been downgraded.

"No wonder you were so certain. So you used this force, whose essence I couldn't even see clearly, to make predictions? It seems many of my guesses will have to be overturned."

"Could it be that your hometown is truly outside the Great Void?"

Miwu Boshi muttered, lost in thought.

"Perhaps." Li Heng was noncommittal.

He had no answer in his heart either; although this Miwu Boshi said the Multiverse Republic had already finished exploring everything within the Great Void regarding itself, he was very skeptical of this point.

"Let's put the matter of my hometown aside for now. I am more curious about one thing: what exactly is that Salvation Plan? And why did you create these numbered experimental subjects?"

"So you are curious about this."

"But since you have reached this level, it doesn't matter if I tell you. The so-called Salvation Plan was a study on Disaster monsters proposed by the Republic in the past. Its purpose was to research things that could specifically target Disaster monsters; the experimental subjects Five and Nine that you possess are some of the results."

"As for why the Republic's future achievements appeared in the past segments of the Time-Space Mother River, there are many reasons for this. Experimental subjects Five and Nine were intentional, meant to verify the feasibility of these results. As for this Jade Slip, it originated from an accidental incident, was lost, and eventually ended up in your hands."

Miwu Boshi explained.

"So, did this Jade Slip flow over from the river of time, or was it left behind from the river of space?"

Li Heng continued to ask.

The river of time is naturally the Time-Space Mother River.

And the river of space is a metaphor for the entire Great Void as a river; the further downstream, the more dangerous, and the further upstream, the more beautiful. Xuanyang had once revealed to him that the end of the downstream is the source of infinite Calamity and all Ominousness.

Although he had now completely surpassed Xuanyang and knew that Xuanyang's statement had the limitations of a low realm and could not view the overall situation, he had also confirmed with Xuanyang back then that the so-called river of space was highly likely to refer to something unique to Li Heng's era and was not applicable to the entire Great Void.

However, he always felt it wouldn't be that simple.

Miwu Boshi was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

"The river of time, the river of space? So that's it."

"So this is the theory you use to perceive the Great Void. Then, according to your theory, the two should not be isolated, but exist simultaneously and fuse with each other; it flowed down from the river of time and also flowed down from the river of space."

"Flowed down simultaneously; so that is the answer."

Li Heng nodded thoughtfully.

Viewing the Great Void from the perspective of the river of time and the river of space, one can compare the Great Void to a two-dimensional coordinate system, where the vertical axis is space and the horizontal axis is time; a spatial point and a temporal point combined into time-space is a specific coordinate.

In this way, the process of the Jade Slip drifting from the upstream of the river to the downstream is a diagonal line on the coordinate system, which is why it is said that both rivers are involved simultaneously.

From this angle, the river of time and the river of space are one. He had now arrived at the end region of the Time-Space Mother River, which was actually also arriving at the end of the river of space.

Which is the end of the entire Great Void.

It was just that this place was slightly different from what Xuanyang had said; although there were many Calamities and monsters here, there were not too many.

Could it be that the bulk of them are still within that Shikong Zhongmo?

"Lord Li Heng, I must offer a reminder: whether it is the river of space or the river of time, the perspective is extremely narrow. There is not only time and space within the Great Void; there are more complex structures and perspectives, and any possibility can occur within the Great Void."

"For example, in the worldview structure we have explored, the entire Great Void could be a dream, or it could be a book in the hands of some higher-level narrator. Although these worldview architectures will eventually be contained by the Great Void and cannot fully explain the entire Great Void, they can only be said to be a certain form of the Great Void."

Li Heng nodded.

"I naturally know this. This concept of the river of space and the river of time is also something I knew a long time ago; the view of the river of space, in particular, was learned from a friend of mine with a lower realm, and it does not represent my entire understanding of the Great Void."

"So that's how it is; then it is no wonder."

Miwu Boshi nodded in response.

"Oh, right, Doctor, I remember you once sent me a message saying that there was enough time, but not many opportunities left; what did that mean?"

Li Heng continued to ask.

"I did indeed send you that message. As for the truth within it, it naturally relates to your purpose for coming here, to this Zhanchang, and to this end of time-space that only allows entry and no exit."

"What do you think is the essence of this Zhanchang?"

Miwu Boshi asked.

"A cruel, bloody, and chaotic place of screening."

Li Heng responded calmly.

"That's right, it is screening, but what is the screening for? And then the strongest of the Zhanchang who are screened out all enter this end of time-space, and to this day, no one has been able to come out?"

Miwu Boshi voiced his question.

Then he continued to speak.

"Actually, even if I don't say it, I assume you have already guessed some of the answers. That's right, screening out these strongest of the Zhanchang is precisely to let them enter the end of time-space to do certain things."

"I have been observing this Zhanchang for a long time."

"I have seen countless times how this Zhanchang attracts the Supreme ones from various eras of the Time-Space Mother River, only for them to slaughter and screen out the strongest few, let them enter the end of time-space, and never be able to come out again."

"I initially thought this was a trap. But as more and more Zhanchang opened up, and the frequency of the Final Battle appearing increased, it felt as if some external pressure was forcing this Zhanchang to operate at full capacity; this doesn't quite seem like monsters hunting for prey."

"Instead, it's more like..."

"Summoning players to fight a boss, and Shikong Jintou is the boss room."

Li Heng took over from Miwu Boshi and said briefly.