Chapter 696: When Countless Light Cones Converge

When countless light cones converge, a Legendary Investigator will be born.

Everything he does not cherish will be completely devoured by mimicry.

Zhang Jie within the timeline gazed at the prophecy before him, his brows furrowed tightly.

Legendary Investigator, what kind of existence is it exactly?

The will of lv6 corresponds to the Forbidden Permit, and the power of the Forbidden Permit is not limited to sensing others' calls of its name and taboo; to a certain extent within a certain range it can alter cognition and rules.

For Zhang Jie, as the Forbidden Permit, what he can change is to nullify all abnormal abilities, which corresponds exactly to his All-Prohibitions.

And his special vision, namely the vision for observing pollution, is essentially a special talent.

He can see through the essence—for example, that martial arts manual he first came into contact with appears completely normal on the surface, but once he activates his special vision, it will be covered in strange tentacles.

Therefore, the essence of that martial arts manual is an anomaly, and his shotgun, under the pollution vision, is just like an ordinary shotgun.

"So, could it be that what the Evil God says is not a problem?"

Zhang Jie pondered: the Evil God was polluted, its cognition went awry, but the problem lies here—no one knows where His cognition is faulty.

No one tells you whether his words are true or false; you can only judge for yourself, and the most obvious sign is this sentence.

Zhang Jie once thought this sentence was proof that He had been severely polluted, but could there possibly be....

Could His sentence be not wrong?

In an instant, Zhang Jie felt a chill sweep over his whole body; if He is not mistaken, then perhaps humanity itself is that monster.

To verify this hypothesis, Zhang Jie deliberately captured a mimic and had the researcher analyze it carefully.

However, the result disappointed him utterly—there was no evidence to prove his own hypothesis correct.

But that prophecy, Zhang Jie always felt, was pointing toward himself.

Isn't that nonsense? Aside from him, Zhang Jie, who possesses the extraordinary light‑cone world, who else in this world has it?

What does "when countless light cones converge" mean?

Zhang Jie couldn't figure it out, and when he tried, he discovered that this was something he could not accomplish alone.

Alone he can create only one light‑cone world—not even if four people came; no matter who possesses the light‑cone world, he can create only one, not even a god could change that!

Zhang Jie was very troubled, this and that, he couldn't understand anything. Moreover, Lei Na lately has been acting more distant toward him.

He didn't understand what had happened to this world; little did he know, his current thoughts had given a certain version of himself a tremendous shock.

At the moment when light cones converge, others may not know, even the Zhang Jie inside the timeline may not know, but the Zhang Jie outside the timeline understands what it means.

"When light cones converge...."

Zhang Jie in the time rift muttered to himself, "Don't forget how he came to this solitary journey."

The light‑cone world split him in two: one continues living in the timeline, the other lives in the solitary journey through time.

And one person can create only one light cone, right?

But he has countless versions of himself in other timelines!

Zhang Jie laughed; he seemed to have understood something—this is a way to become a Legendary Investigator, a new method!!!

No need to let that damned Si Luo live, no need to hope that the damned Mother Goddess will kill the Evil God.

All he needs is himself—countless versions of himself—at the moment when light cones meet!

But how can countless light cones meet at the same moment? Zhang Jie actually already has an idea.

Time points! The most crucial time point in each Zhang Jie's life.

For example, becoming Chief Investigator, becoming the Forbidden Permit, or when encountering certain people.

As long as the light‑cone vistas of these events can intersect, wouldn't that correspond exactly to the wording of the prophecy?

If all Zhang Jies make the same choice at the same moment, then countless light cones will overlap here, and the power of countless Zhang Jies will overlap, elevating them to become true Legendary Investigators.

But to achieve such an effect, likewise, relying on himself alone is also impossible.

"Does that mean I still have to proactively plan each timeline from now on?"

Zhang Jie fell silent; this really is a big detour after going around in circles...

This way, the world he has to face is no longer as simple as 10 Loops or 20 Loops.

It is ten‑thousand Loops, hundred‑thousand Loops, million Loops!!!

"I never expected you to come up with such a method."

The long‑absent old Zhang Jie suddenly spoke. Zhang Jie turned his head to look at his aged self, and suddenly startled.

He is the initiator of the entire time journey.

And he is the culminator of the entire time journey.

One of them has an aged visage yet spirited energy; the other, clearly in the prime of life, is full of fatigue.

What a ridiculous fate...

"You want to change all the timelines, right?"

"Going through all this detour just to break through as a Legendary Investigator—is it really worth it?"

"Worth it—why wouldn't it be?"

"Qi Yu is worth it, Lei Na is worth it, everyone is worth it."

Zhang Jie said, his gaze calm.

"I know you have the authority to modify all time."

Whether it's the big brother who once reached his timeline and obliterated Si Luo with a single punch, or the Zhang Jie team that continually hunts the Mother Goddess in other timelines, behind all of them his eyes inevitably pass.

"...."

"As you wish."

First Loop of other timelines.

In the intricate web of timelines, a mysterious Zhang Jie appeared; he looks no different from other Zhang Jies, but he will help the master of that timeline, genuinely altering his timeline.

"The reward I want is not much; in your timeline, I need an anchor point."

"That Zhang Jie, after helping other timelines, would always leave this sentence, always demanding that they clench their fists right before breaking through as a Legendary Investigator."

"Just that..."

"In the tenth loop of other timelines, a legend of such a force began to spread, using a clenched fist as a signal, leaving an anchor point in other timelines."

"Is this really useful? Perhaps. Other Zhang Jies also don't know how this person could have such perseverance; they only feel admiration."

"The task of altering timelines is arduous and long; proceed and you will arrive, proceed without ceasing, the future is promising."

"This is a journey of man conquering heaven. In this solitary journey through time, there is such a Zhang Jie who has stepped onto the path he has determined."

"Not only for that perfect timeline, but also to prove to some existence that fate can be changed."

"The hundredth loop..."

"The thousandth loop..."

"The... ten-thousandth loop..."

"The undying obsession drives him; what exists now is not Zhang Jie, but that lonely soul determined to find the perfect timeline."