Chapter 1240: Go home? Can't go home at all

Go home? Can't go home at all

Just as Hong Lin and Qin Xin were about to jump, Cheng Shi grabbed them.

"Wait!"

The two were horrified, thinking Cheng Shi had discovered something again. Little did they know this was not steadiness at work, but greed.

Cheng Shi had other ideas.

He still couldn't let go of that corpse of 【Silence】!

Perhaps there were many gods' corpses floating in the real universe, but Cheng Shi hadn't encountered others, so naturally he didn't miss them.

But he had clearly encountered one, yet just let it pass by without gaining anything. What was the difference between this and losing something?

Cheng Shi couldn

After all, the brain is where thoughts converge and the place where the will is solidified. Perhaps other parts do not manifest a post-mortem will, and one might still find something there?

So he shared this thought with Qin Xin and Hong Lin. Qin Xin began to frown and ponder the deep meaning behind it upon hearing this, but the Big Cat reacted immediately, pressing down on Cheng Shi and saying:

"Returning alive is what matters most!

Cheng Shi, don't forget why we came here. The 【War】 authority is already in hand; we have no need to waste more time here.

The uncertainty of the real universe is too great, just like the dark storm that just erupted; no one knows if it will come again.

Besides, what do you want to find on His corpse?

Authority?

This is not the 【Silence】 of our world, and as you said, the authority of another world cannot be used by us.

But if it's not authority, whatever else it may be, is it meaningful to us now?"

It was a rare moment of clarity for Hong Lin, yet she still couldn't persuade Cheng Shi.

Cheng Shi knew this move was very risky, but his intuition told him that a god's corpse that even another Cheng Shi was interested in could never be meaningless.

At this very moment, he no longer wanted to find any treasures on the 【Silence】 corpse; he only wanted to find more "useful" information from that body.

He wanted to know what 【Silence】 experienced before death, how 【Silence】 died, whether His death had any reference value for the current predicament of the world, or even if he could catch a glimpse of something deeper regarding the 【Origin】 from this death.

This was the reason he refused to give up.

Qin Xin understood Cheng Shi. As a Fire-Keeper who had always been resisting the gods, he knew deeply that only by understanding the gods could one overthrow them.

And the greatest god in the real universe is the 【Origin】. Even if the Fire-Keepers were "fortunate" enough to overthrow the gods of their original world, they would eventually have to face the 【Origin】 directly; this was unavoidable.

It was naturally good to learn more intelligence about the Creator, but the question was, how much risk should one take for unknown or even potentially non-existent intelligence?

If he went, could he still come back?

Qin Xin was not afraid of death, but he had just obtained the authority and had taken a steady step forward on the path of fire-keeping. At this moment, he thought that even if he died, he must at least leave the authority to the fire-keeping cause; in this way, even if he died, this fire could still be passed on.

So he pondered for a long time and asked seriously: "How much certainty do you have?"

Cheng Shi spoke the truth:

"None, not even one percent.

But there are some things that cannot be left undone just because one lacks certainty. You two, the real universe is not a place anyone can come to, nor is it a place one can come up to at any time. If we miss the opportunity when we are capable of acting, the next time... will there still be a chance left for us?

I know you two are afraid, and I am afraid too. I am not even sure if this adventurous move will ruin the 'great situation' we have already secured...

To be honest, at this very moment, all my steadiness is telling me to 'go home', but I feel that if I don't find something else in this real universe, even if I return home, I will still feel uneasy."

"..."

"..."

The disappearance of the path home made Cheng Shi realize that the Fear Sect was no longer his backing. At the very least, he truly had no bottom line in his heart as to whether the Joy God would continue to protect him as always.

So there was an even more terrifying speculation he didn't voice: he feared there was no road home from this trip to the real universe at all. This was an exile, a means used by the Joy God to break the established order of the original world.

Otherwise, why would He "pass down a spark" to other worlds at this time?

The scene fell silent.

The reason for the silence was that both of them knew Cheng Shi was right.

Although their current goal was limited to the gods, everyone knew that once they climbed over the mountain of the gods, there was another peak waiting for them that would make people crane their necks until they broke.

The 【Origin】 would be an "enemy" sooner or later; if they didn't take advantage of the limited opportunity to understand the opponent, how could they talk about winning?

Qin Xin was worthy of being a Grand Marshal; he made a decision immediately.

"Go, but do you have a plan for where to go?"

Cheng Shi didn't rush to respond, but looked at Hong Lin. Hong Lin's eyes tightened, and she clenched her fists, saying:

"I don't consider that much; I only ask that my friend stays alive.

You name a place, I'll go, okay?"

Cheng Shi smiled and patted the Big Cat's shoulder to comfort her:

"How will you come back if you go?

I have the power of 【Time】 on me and can return here in a short time.

Relax, I promise you, this time I absolutely will not get close; I will just go take one last look.

One look is enough!

As for whether I can see anything, it all depends on my luck."

But unexpectedly, before Hong Lin could reject this plan, Qin Xin shook his head and said:

"No matter who it is, no one can go alone in this dangerous real universe.

Either we don't go, or we go together.

I still have some 【Memory】 tracking items on me, which can anchor your and my positions and 're-imprint' us here within a period of time, so you two don't need to worry about the return journey, but as for the way there..."

The Big Cat also nodded frantically, the meaning clearly being that if the three of them went together, she was willing to give it a try.

Cheng Shi was smiling on the face, but he actually had no bottom line in his heart. Fortunately, the company of Qin Xin and the Big Cat gave him immense courage. After pondering for a moment, he said to the people beside him:

"Since the space-time bridge is idealistic, we need to perform the following operations to prevent accidents during the process:

First, anchor the destination in your heart to any location other than the original world. You must confirm that the other two have disappeared before you can change the destination to the location of 【Silence】's corpse.

When we are visible to each other again, it means we have succeeded. And once the above operation exceeds 3 minutes and everyone is still not visible or only one is seen, then at the 3-minute mark, switch the destination back to the original world and abandon the observation plan.

Do you understand?"

Qin Xin and Hong Lin nodded simultaneously, each taking out a pocket watch to synchronize their time.

With life and death at stake, no one dared to be careless.

After the time synchronization was completed, the three looked at each other and began the action of switching destinations. Soon, the three who had disappeared gathered together again, the whole process being smoother than imagined.

However, the smoother the process, the more nervous Cheng Shi felt inside.

He always felt that the smoothness before him seemed to have been exchanged for future hardships.

There was no time to consider. He looked at the other two and gave a firm look, and then the three gathered their courage simultaneously and jumped down from the long bridge.

Space twisted, time was pulled away, and Cheng Shi only felt darkness before his eyes, then completely lost consciousness.

When he opened his eyes again, he did not see that huge corpse of the boundary-leaking puppet, but he saw countless divine radiances before him, falling like rain!

"!!!!!"

This scene was extremely similar to the image of 【War】 being erased when charging toward a higher place, except that at that time, the cry of "How to seek survival, only blood and fire" resounded throughout the universe, but now...

Everything happened quietly. Even though the divine power filling the sky disintegrated like mist and the chaotic authority rolled down like mud, the entire starry sky—no, the entire corpse field—was silent and soundless.

This was indeed the location of the silent god's corpse, but it was not the location of the 【Silence】 corpse that Cheng Shi had imagined!

For a moment, the three tiny figures stood at the bottom of the gods' corpse field, scalps tingling, hands and feet cold, not daring to breathe.