Chapter 406: Second Stage Time King Watch

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"Teacher, are you really ready?" Ge Xing Xian Wu said, a little worried.

"Of course, I'm just entering the passage with my consciousness body; nothing will happen."

Inside the Jade Rabbit Cabin.

Sakura was conducting the final test on the Constellation Switch; of course, this plan was also her original proposal, now just for safety.

The instruments inside the Jade Rabbit Cabin, plus her unique genetic ability, have been checked many times; after all, no one has ever passed through interstellar travel this way.

The hatch at the bottom of the Jade Rabbit Cabin opened, and Jiang Xia, wearing a Fourze Driver at his waist, walked straight out; a slight breeze also seeped out from the bottom of the hatch, the air released by the Jade Rabbit Cabin before opening the hatch.

Blue light shimmered on Jiang Xia's body as he walked out, ignoring the lack of oxygen and the extreme cold of the lunar surface; the core switch had become his possession, he was now the son of the core wielding power, and Ge Xing Xian Wu's internal power had been completely drawn out and transformed, thus preventing him from having to return to the visitors' home planet.

The Kamen Rider Division all changed into white spacesuits to watch this interstellar crossing; actually there wasn't much to see, according to what they saw, it might just be Jiang Xia suddenly transforming, and then it was already over.

"Finished, let's begin!" Sakura, having finished checking the switch, likewise stepped onto the lunar surface without a spacesuit.

"Does she also have special abilities?" Ge Xing Xian Wu muttered, watching Sakura walk freely on the moon, "Or is she like me, also not human?"

When he realized he was merely a human specimen, even his body just a product of cosmic energy fluctuations, he truly came close to breaking down; no one could understand the feeling of being an outsider.

So he voluntarily gave up cosmic power, chose to become an ordinary person, and continued living on this planet; he didn't want to be separated from everyone, he loved Earth.

After all he's been through, he won't choose to give up everything he now has, willingly becoming a specimen.

So when he learned the teacher's alternative plan, he immediately agreed.

Sakura ignored the surprised glances around her and opened the metal box in her hand filled with Constellation Switches.

The Constellation Switches formed a ring around Jiang Xia and opened automatically.

The phantom of each zodiac apostle quickly constructed from the void, and dark-red cosmic energy gathered on Jiang Xia.

At the same time, the Fourze Driver at his waist entered activation mode, surging blue aura emanated from all parts of his body, converging together to form a vivid blue sphere, rapidly flowing.

The passage to another distant star system opened instantly; the sky released a constantly swirling vortex filled with deep, mysterious aura, and in the blink of an eye Jiang Xia's consciousness rushed into the void.

Countless streams of light flowed backward continuously, and all around were the stars flung far behind.

Interstellar travel truly is an indescribable experience; countless planets flow by your side, tracing beautiful arcs in the dark universe.

And your field of view is stretching infinitely, the flowing cyan-blue starlight in your eyes, pure and clear dawn.

I don't know how long passed, the faintly glowing channel suddenly lit up, then grew brighter and brighter until reaching a limit.

Suddenly!

The entire passage turned into a blinding gold, space trembled, and a muffled voice kept saying something, low and thunderous, like thunder rumbling from dark clouds.

The passage collapsed.

A golden ocean burst from the void, instantly engulfing the entire space; within the sea of golden light, a huge figure slowly emerged from the center.

That figure was taller than a mountain, and a hazy glow emanated from its body, illuminating its entire form.

Compared to him, Jiang Xia's current body is only the size of a fingernail.

When Jiang Xia finally got a clear look at that figure's appearance, he slightly opened his mouth, stunned.

Few things in this world could frighten him, but the figure appearing before him was indeed somewhat surprising.

When that figure fully appeared, any resistance became meaningless.

Dark-gold armor covered with countless dials, shoulders bulging upward, the left shoulder bearing a gold strap resembling a clock that winds toward the right.

The decorations on its back resembled the hour and minute hands of a clock, and crimson katakana-formed pupils were firmly set into its gold clock-like face.

The strongest Kamen Rider, capable of destroying countless spacetime Riders in an instant—Oma Toki-Ō.

Jiang Xia looked up at the colossal Oma Toki-Ō occupying the sky below, feeling as if a tremendous force would grind him to fragments, a power from an entirely different dimension; even without movement, its overwhelming pressure was like an everlasting sun.

This is the pressure of Oma Toki-Ō.

This is not merely a matter of life level and combat power; upon seeing Oma Toki-Ō, Jiang Xia realized it could no longer be measured by life level or combat power.

No matter how strong a boss is, it has a corresponding rank, but Oma Toki-Ō has none—it has exceeded the system's upper limit.

Even an S-rank is insufficient to gauge Oma Toki-Ō's combat power and vitality, for as long as Oma Toki-Ō does not wish to die, his lifespan is infinite, and his fighting ability needs no mention—it is built from infinitely stacked boxes.

The only thing Jiang Xia couldn't figure out was why this gigantic Oma Toki-Ō would appear here; the Fourze visitors and Oma Toki-Ō are almost unrelated, except that the visitors' invention of the Fourze system allowed Oma to obtain the dials.

Having ruled out most impossible fantasies, Oma Toki-Ō must have come here for him—the knight-history-forged dials, plus Xuanyuan Fourteen, all of which are inseparable from Oma Toki-Ō, perhaps even the panel...

But even if Oma Toki-Ō tried to take what he now possesses, he would not let go.

Don't mistake Jiang Xia's usual gentleness; if someone or something truly touches his reverse scale, even if he were annihilated, he would lunge out with a mouth full of sharp teeth and bite the opponent.

"KingTime!"

At that moment, a huge sound suddenly echoed in the void.

Oma Toki-Ō suddenly moved, raising his right hand; the dark-gold power erupted explosively, round after round of clockwork structures outlined and wrapped around Jiang Xia's body.

The golden sea of light boiled, turning into flowing water that poured entirely into Jiang Xia's body, and the power of Oma began to take effect.

On the moon, where Jiang Xia's body was linked to his duplicate consciousness, a tremor suddenly erupted and grew heavier, as if someone were beating a drum with thunder as the mallet and the earth as the drumhead.

But after this tremendous sound climbed to its peak and only rang a few times, a pale gold light began to emanate from Jiang Xia's body.

However, compared to Oma Toki-Ō's dignity, his aura was noticeably gentler.

When the Kamen Rider Division and Sakura had not yet reacted, Ruyue Xian Tairan and Shuotian Liu Xing each flashed light on their bodies, and two dials shot out, turning into streams of light that plunged into Jiang Xia's body.

"This thing is indeed the teacher's..."

Ruyue Xian Tairan watched this scene without the slightest surprise; the Fourze dial had appeared on his bedside this morning, but he hadn't had time to hand it to Jiang Xia before it flew out on its own. At the same time, Jiang Xia slowly opened his eyes; the light radiating from his body gathered entirely in his right hand, golden light forming a dial, beneath a silver-white shell, the effigy of the Time King glowed.

Time King Second Stage, but only half, missing the shadow part.

After seeing Jiang Xia wake up, everyone rushed over, wanting to ask for the specific details of this interstellar journey.

Jiang Xia flipped his wrist, putting away the Time King Second Stage dial; although he had a Time Driver, this item was still missing a half, so experiencing the true power of Time King was still far off.

As for why Oma Toki-Ō gave him a second-stage dial, no answer could be obtained in the short term.

This too was a small interlude on Jiang Xia's path of evolution; yet this interlude made him realize the vast gap between himself and true strength, so he needed to evolve upward—his own strength mattered more than anyone's help.

"I failed; I never met the true benefactor." Jiang Xia spoke frankly.

Inside the Jade Rabbit Cabin.

After Jiang Xia finished speaking about this matter, the others showed no obvious emotional change.

Because this matter was not that important, whether the giver existed or not had little impact on them, but one person, upon hearing this news, became unusually silent.

"Teacher, is it because of me?" Ge Xing Xian Wu lowered his head.

He wanted to escape his fate, but judging by the result, if this truly was his ending, he would accept it without hesitation.

"You don't only believe in data and cosmic energy, do you? Go check for yourself whether the void still exists." Jiang Xia patted Ge Xing Xian Wu's shoulder.

When dealing with such researchers who revere data, upon encountering an anomalous event, they will definitely cling to science.

"How could it be? The void above the Heavenly River really disappeared; the transmission clearly failed, so the data in the core switch indeed said that, but now?"

Ge Xing Xian Wu rapidly tapped the keyboard; the 3D model on the screen kept changing, but the collected data would not lie—disappearance meant disappearance.

"The transmission succeeded, but I didn't reach the coordinates; however, the void has indeed disappeared, indicating that the giver has tacitly accepted the return of the Core Child; as for how to handle it, that's their business." Jiang Xia said.

"Everything is over, Xianwu."

Night, the high tower, Jiang Xia and Ying.

They didn't use any special power, just slowly climbed up; the road to the top was always extremely difficult, with falling leaves and the chilly wind blowing with a whoosh.

If one fell from here, they'd definitely be smashed into pieces east, west, south, and north.

At the top of the high tower there was a rusted lock, with a "Prohibited" sign; that was already the highest point, the kind without railings.

【76】 Jiang Xia merely gave it a light push, and the ajar lock swung open, and the two stood beneath the galaxy, gazing at the city below the night sky.

【77】 This place is good for talking, reaching up to the sky and down to the underworld; the two stood on the edge as if on a cliff, the wild wind blowing, making their bodies feel light as if they were free like birds.

【78】 "You really won't say a word to the students? How about holding a farewell party?"

【79】 Ying gazed at the city sparkling in the night curtain, the distant horizon drowned in brilliant light.

【80】 From afar, each room's small squares faintly emitted a soft glow, just like that night's breeze, the light flow spreading unrestrained.

【81】 "I personally dislike such scenes; if it's peers, a single sentence suffices to part, every adult has their own life, farewells in their world are all too normal, you never know how many chances remain to meet again the person before you—it could be countless, or just the last time before they vanish completely from your life."

【82】 Jiang Xia stood on one foot at the edge of the high tower, arms outstretched as if embracing something, but the only response he got was the omnipresent wind.

【83】 "Children are different; their feelings are sharper than adults', they can sense those hidden, subtle emotions deep inside, and the younger they are, the more sensitive they are to changes in their environment."

【84】 "Indeed, children are indeed a bit troublesome." Ying suddenly smiled; she too, if judged by her current age, who isn't still a baby?

【85】 "So you're afraid, afraid of their earth-shaking crying, or of them crying and clinging to you, refusing to let you go?" Ying looked into Jiang Xia's eyes, a faint gold glimmer appearing.

【86】 "No, it's not that; farewells are always silent and unnoticed, let him witness the baseness of adults—everyone has their own path, paths may occasionally cross, but in the end one walks alone." Jiang Xia switched feet in the blink of an eye.

【87】 "Still lecturing at a time like this, what an old fogey." Ying rolled her eyes in a nice way.

【88】 "If you say so, then these three worlds are entrusted to you."

【89】 "Three! What's the other one?" Ying looked surprised—Jia Dou? But the Alien Insects of the Jia Dou World have already been wiped out, worth nothing.

【90】 "The Hongshang Group inside OOO, their boss is my friend, just like the present Heavenly River High School; how could the true Conglomerate X possibly involve only two worlds?"

【91】 "Alright, alright, you exploitative guy, you gathered so many people just to be a hands-off manager—I'm impressed." Ying covered her head and forehead.

【92】 "That was just an accident; I came over then not to save you? Otherwise I would have just snatched a golden memory core, then based on it continuously absorb other power to control my berserk state—no need to control Conglomerate X—but if it weren't for this accident, Fengdu could have died many people." Jiang Xia shrugged.

【93】 Also, without the Super Crysis Fortress, perhaps we couldn't unleash a Gaia Impact that blankets a city.

【94】 "Cut it out! I was fine soaking in the culture fluid, you jerk suddenly ran into the battlefield—if you didn't attack me that'd be weird. You're a Knight too; as the control core back then, I assumed all Knights were enemies, never expecting that after resurrection I'd still be exploited by the enemy." Ying pouted.

【95】 "And now I only know you're from the Kiva World, but you've never revealed the exact coordinates of that world or what happened there; with the Magic Emperor Sword plus Dark Kiva and even the legendary Beast Bloodline, I have no idea what you've been through."

【96】 "Because this is my secret; as a secret it must be kept tightly." Jiang Xia shook his finger, revealing an especially gentle smile.

【97】 After all, this is his greatest weakness; no matter how many protective measures are placed there, he never feels at ease, so it's better to keep it hidden.

【98】 "I'm ignoring you! I'm going down!" Ying looked at Jiang Xia, puffed her cheeks, and spoke loudly.

【99】 She felt a surge of anger, originally wanting to kick that guy hard, but seeing Jiang Xia standing on one foot at the edge of the high tower, she softened again.

【100】 In the end she could only stomp hard on the ground a few times to vent her fury.

【101】 Actually, falling from this height wouldn't hurt even if one dropped straight down, let alone both of them can fly, but Ying still gave up that thought.

【102】 If you ask her why? There's no why; she just suddenly didn't want to kick.

【103】 "These three worlds are yours now!" Jiang Xia looked at Ying's angry back and smiled.

【104】 "Got it!" Ying shouted even louder than him.

【105】 (End of chapter)

Check for any missing glossary terms: Jiang Xia, Jia Dou, Ge Xing Xian Wu, Fengdu, Jia Dou World, Heavenly River, Jade Rabbit Cabin, Conglomerate X, Magic Emperor Sword, Dark Kiva, Alien Insect, Knight.

We used: Jiang Xia (yes), Jia Dou (line 89), Ge Xing Xian Wu (lines 64-66,69), Fengdu (line 92), Jia Dou World (line 89), Heavenly River (line 68,90), Jade Rabbit Cabin (line61), Conglomerate X (lines 90,91,92), Magic Emperor Sword (line95), Dark Kiva (line95), Alien Insect (line89,92), Knight (line94). Good.

Check for any missing punctuation: Ensure each line ends with appropriate punctuation as in source. Some lines end with period, some with question mark, exclamation. We kept them.

Check line 68: we ended with a question mark after "now?" Good.

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"Indeed, children are indeed a bit troublesome." Ying suddenly smiled; she too, if judged by her current age, who isn't still a baby?

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"The Hongshang Group inside OOO, their boss is my friend, just like the present Heavenly River High School; how could the true Conglomerate X possibly involve only two worlds?"

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Now ensure each line starts with "【N】 " exactly. Provide each on its own line.

Let's output【61】 Inside the Jade Rabbit Cabin.

【62】 After Jiang Xia finished speaking about this matter, the others showed no obvious emotional change.

【63】 Because this matter was not that important, whether the giver existed or not had little impact on them, but one person, upon hearing this news, became unusually silent.

【64】 "Teacher, is it because of me?" Ge Xing Xian Wu lowered his head.

【65】 He wanted to escape his fate, but judging by the result, if this truly was his ending, he would accept it without hesitation.

【66】 "You don't only believe in data and cosmic energy, do you? Go check for yourself whether the void still exists." Jiang Xia patted Ge Xing Xian Wu's shoulder.

【67】 When dealing with such researchers who revere data, upon encountering an anomalous event, they will definitely cling to science.

【68】 "How could it be? The void above the Heavenly River really disappeared; the transmission clearly failed, so the data in the core switch indeed said that, but now?"

【69】 Ge Xing Xian Wu rapidly tapped the keyboard; the 3D model on the screen kept changing, but the collected data would not lie—disappearance meant disappearance.

【70】 "The transmission succeeded, but I didn't reach the coordinates; however, the void has indeed disappeared, indicating that the giver has tacitly accepted the return of the Core Child; as for how to handle it, that's their business." Jiang Xia said.

【71】 "Everything is over, Xianwu."

【72】 Night, the high tower, Jiang Xia and Ying.

【73】 They didn't use any special power, just slowly climbed up; the road to the top was always extremely difficult, with falling leaves and the chilly wind blowing with a whoosh.

【74】 If one fell from here, they'd definitely be smashed into pieces east, west, south, and north.

【75】 At the top of the high tower there was a rusted lock, with a "Prohibited" sign; that was already the highest point, the kind without railings.