Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1513 - 425: Rise Again, My Lanlan! (Double-Length, Finale Countdown: 27)
Previously on Beast Taming Patrol...
""Kie! (。ϟ。)" (No problem!)
Guilty gave a solemn nod as ripples of spatial power surged outward in every direction, acting as if they meant to completely sever the island's connection to the rest of the world.
Simultaneously, the massive claw positioned behind Guilty tore into the nearby void. The entrance to the Magic Space began to shimmer into existence, appearing as though it were about to manifest fully within the world.
However, in the very next heartbeat, its motions came to a sudden standstill.
Acting as if it had sensed something unexpected, Guilty scanned the surroundings. The runes etched upon its mask glowed with a brilliance never seen before, and its emotional state shifted into something very peculiar in an instant.
""What’s wrong?"" Lin Su asked, blinking in confusion.
""Kie! (。ϟ。)" (This island is not right!)
With a voice laced with astonishment, Guilty reached out and made a grasping motion. It dragged an entirely different world out from the fractures in space, which condensed into a layered orb that hovered within Guilty’s enormous claw.
Following this action, a multitude of mysterious spatial runes swirled through the void. They settled after a short while, behaving as though an integrated anti-theft system had verified Guilty’s identity before fading away.
""This...""
Lin Su and the four other little ones stood frozen in shock as they stared at this newly revealed world.
Because of the memories gathered during a lifetime of reincarnation, they were able to identify this world in a single glance.
It was another world seed that Guilty had abandoned during that cycle of reincarnation!
Contained within it was a unique gemstone that Guilty had found by chance and subsequently refined.
The Stacking Space Rule, which Guilty had mastered during that past life, was intimately tied to that very object.
""Mi! (。òωó。)" (This island is the final place we stayed during that lifetime of reincarnation!)
As it gazed intently at the world Guilty had extracted, a realization struck Qiuqiu’s mind like a bolt of lightning.
It finally understood the source of that nagging sense of familiarity it felt when viewing this island in the prophecy.
It wasn't because Lin Su had passed by this location while traveling from the Eastern Extreme Domain to the Northern Divine Domain.
It was because they had actually inhabited this island during a lifetime of reincarnation!
""How can this be?!"" Lin Su cried out, his expression a mix of bewilderment and shock.
Was it possible that the spatial turbulence had already ejected them from the Shenwu world, dragging them into the illusory Shenwu of that past reincarnation?
If that wasn't the case, then why would the power associated with a lifetime of reincarnation manifest here?
""Yo! ╚(⊙o⊙)╝" (There is a way to determine if this is the real world!)
Yingying suddenly spoke up.
A massive wave of Spiritual Power immediately radiated beyond the island's shores, stretching out toward the vast, azure ocean.
Mirroring the way Qiuqiu had once delved into the memories of the Endless Sea's inhabitants, Yingying utilized Spiritual Power to perform a similar search.
Before long, a peculiar light began to dance within its eyes.
After sifting through the memories of the sea creatures, Yingying quickly reached a conclusion.
""Yo! ╚(✪o✪)╝" (This is indeed the real world!)
The real world?
Lin Su was stunned.
So, they hadn't traveled back to a lifetime of reincarnation; instead, the world seed Guilty left behind in that past life had surfaced in reality?
Had the two dimensions begun to overlap?
Or was it possible... that the lifetime of reincarnation had never been a mere illusion?
Yet, the fact that no Nether Water Spirit had ever existed in the actual Shenwu made this difficult to explain.
A flood of disorganized thoughts raced through Lin Su’s mind, making his breathing turn shallow.
""Ta! ʕ✪ᴥ✪ʔ" (My gemstone!)
Once the initial shock faded, Tata seemed to recall something vital. Its body began to shiver with excitement, and its eyes shimmered with intense hope.
During that previous life, it had been present for the creation of the Fake Heaven Secret Realm and had discovered a five-colored, water-drop-shaped gemstone during the first expedition.
Even Tata’s egg had come from that same Fake Heaven Secret Realm.
Based on the theories developed by Lin Su and Tata, that specific gemstone was likely a treasure of immense importance to Tata.
However, in that past life, Tata had existed as an Electric Control Mage rather than its current form, which prevented it from absorbing the gem.
Since objects from a lifetime of reincarnation could not be brought back, Tata had eventually left the gemstone inside Guilty’s world seed as a memento for Lanlan.
Now that Guilty’s world seed from that past life had been discovered in the real world...
Did that mean the five-colored Water Drop Gem was still hidden inside?
If that were true...
At the thought of such a possibility, Tata’s eyes lit up brilliantly.
""Kie! (。ϟ。)" (This world seed is sealed!)
Guilty spoke once more.
Even though it had successfully retrieved the world seed, it was currently unable to unlock it.
Complex runes were woven together across the outer surface of the sphere.
While some were the original restrictions placed by Guilty in that past life, an additional layer of incredibly potent energy protected it, barring anyone from entering.
That energy felt very familiar to Guilty; it was the power of the Sea Vow rule that Lanlan had once wielded.
It was likely that after the group had departed from that lifetime of reincarnation, Lanlan had stepped in to strengthen the seal.
""Kie? (。ϟ。)" (Should we wake Lanlan first?)
Guilty turned its gaze toward Lin Su.
""Mm!""
Lin Su took a long breath to steady his racing heart and nodded.
Regardless of how this world seed ended up here, nothing was more vital than ensuring Lanlan’s awakening.