[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rivers-of-the-night":3,"chapter-rivers-of-the-night-rivers-of-the-night-chapter-842":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rivers of the Night",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1338607,1783,"Chapter 842: Never","rivers-of-the-night-chapter-842",842,"\u003Cp>If Space Mancers were already so rare, what did that make a Time Mancer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theron didn’t really have an answer to that question. But what he did know was that there was something wrong with Messo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As many restrictions and implications as Space Mancy had, Time Mancy almost certainly had several more. Otherwise, as far as Theron was concerned, there was no way that she would be standing here while there were still members of the Demon Corps waiting to be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she wouldn’t be second in command to Ameridia either. It seemed odd that someone so powerful could be under someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were odds that Messo was simply not someone who wanted to lead, or maybe she simply had great respect for Ameridia’s intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Theron wasn’t so sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such things in the cultivation world were rare. People were almost always out for themselves, looking for an edge they could take advantage of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a case, why would he ever assume that this might be possible? At best he would give it a small chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to use me to increase your chances at survival. That’s quite the bold move,” Theron said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had figured it out quite easily after confirming what Messo’s Mancy Type was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ameridia had explained that the age verification was more of a suggestion than anything else. Technically, anyone could enter. It was a matter of how long they would survive after they did—that was the main problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Messo and Ameridia were in an extremely unique position. They were, in tandem, the representation of Spacetime. If they could enter the gate and figure out how the flow of things moved, they could likewise figure out how to slow the currents around them enough that they didn’t have to worry about their ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made sense in theory. But it was exactly that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was probably why they had never attempted this before. It was far too risky, and there was no guarantee they would be able to figure things out before the timer ran out on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ameridia was quite young, but it was still a matter of relativity when people spoke about her in such terms. In reality, Theron was fairly certain she was over a thousand years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were already hitting an accelerated curve at just 30, Ameridia would probably not last a single microsecond before she died of old age once she entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messo was probably in a better position since she directly controlled time itself. But even so, she was far older than Ameridia herself. There was no telling if Time Mancy was strong enough to combat the sheer amount of current that would be accelerating around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However… if they had a 17-year-old like Theron—assuming he truly wasn’t lying about his age—then they wouldn’t have to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only would they have the currents around Theron as a template to copy, but Theron’s sheer presence would slow the currents around them as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that, of course, left an obvious problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why should I take such a risk for you?” Theron asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his currents could slow theirs down, then… obviously the vice versa was possible as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, Theron would probably be fine. But there was no absolute guarantee of that, considering just how old these two women were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their currents wouldn’t be accelerated by just a little bit. It would be entirely off the charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we are wrong, we would die so quickly it won’t impact you,” Ameridia said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And even a small tweak to mine could age me a decade or more in less than a tenth of a blink,” Theron said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they died “immediately,” unless it happened in what was effectively no time at all, Theron would be taking a huge risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ameridia took a breath and exhaled. But then her eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have no choice. We are the only ones with access to the teleportation channels that can bring you there. Unless you can defeat us and the Supreme Commander, you will not be able to reach the Gates even if you use a lifetime to travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But by the time you think you would have gathered this much strength, you would have already long been beyond the 25-year-old threshold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theron actually smiled when he heard this. “Sure. Why not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ameridia blinked. She found herself feeling speechless around this young man more and more. It was like she was never meant to understand him in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt somewhat suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he agree so easily? In fact, she expected someone like Theron to react quite fiercely to being threatened so openly. Weren’t all those with Undefeatable Spirits arrogant beyond belief? And Theron had the most right of anyone to be arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one outside of this room knew… but Theron had technically already defeated even her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was ironically precisely because of that that Ameridia had no choice but to take this risk now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without her Undefeatable Spirit, she needed to reach the Transcendent Realm. But she had no easy path of doing that in short order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only hope… was to take a chance on this plan that had been brewing for so very long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the Resistance Army wouldn’t stand a single chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She refused to allow that to happen. She would rather lay down her life first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really… really hoped that Theron wasn’t lying about his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft hand landed on Ameridia’s shoulder. She looked up to find that Messo was giving her a rare smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s not lying,” she said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ameridia’s eyes widened, and then she exhaled a breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is that possible…” Daisy muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In fact,” Messo continued, “his point of time acceleration is very… odd. Logically, it should be in about eight years or so. But for whatever reason, it’s more like over 20 for Theron. He could enter until he’s almost 40 without an issue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ameridia didn’t know how to react to this, but Messo gave her one more squeeze as her eyes flashed with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she looked into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If this was truly so dangerous, I would never let you do it…’ Messo thought. ‘… But… my father would never allow me to die from such a thing…’\u003C\u002Fp>",1066,"2026-06-05T20:11:44.110Z",1,"novelbin.me","68e477262ff908e80e3d7f8459853d07b045ebb6ef18b2224a7a1a0cab7c0e22","rivers-of-the-night-chapter-638","rivers-of-the-night-chapter-777",873,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frivers-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]