Light Fortress Chapter 1902 - 5: Temporal Restriction

If the world is a dark forest, then the civilizations that emerge within it are the bright flames.

With the first spark, there will come a second, and a third.

"Have you... seen other civilizations?"

Gu Shen held his breath.

If there exists a civilization stronger than the Starship Civilization...

Then how has the Five Continents survived until now?

"I haven’t seen any."

The Lord of Love shook her head and said, "But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist."

She pointed to the Skytop.

"The so-called ’escape’ is actually an exploration of the current world by the Starship Civilization. You might have guessed the final outcome."

The Starship Civilization fled in disarray, eventually returning to the starting point.

A shattered civilization gave birth to the Five Continents.

If the world is a sphere, then the original intention of exploring for many years by the Lord of Melting Iron has been accomplished, the starship circled around this large sphere, but is this sphere the entirety of the world?

The direction pointed by the Lord of Love...

Is beyond the void.

To even further distances.

"Source Material Storm, Dead Sea Ancient Scroll, the Gospel Box... these are things that violate the current world order."

The Lord of Love said with lowered eyes, "During the escape in those years, the Lord of Melting Iron once raised a question, how come the Starship Civilization developed to this point, was it coincidence or inevitable?"

Gu Shen was stunned.

He understood the meaning the Lord of Love wanted to convey.

The civilization of the Five Continents is also exploring this question, be it Huazhi or Upper City, no one has found out... why did the ’black dot’ appear.

Every human being, from the moment of birth, possesses an instinct to explore their origin.

It’s just that among the countless Transcendents in this world, no one knows where their power comes from.

Even the Divine Throne cannot explain the origin of the ’fire seed.’

The fire seed comes from the Gospel Box, then where does the Gospel Box come from?

"He suspects that the Gospel Box and the Dead Sea Ancient Scroll... are actually things cast down by a higher-order civilization into this world."

The Lord of Love calmly said, "Just like chickens raised in a farm, they cannot comprehend the world beyond the fence, so they never know the source of the ’feed,’ the true purpose of starship manufacturing was not merely to circle the world. The Lord of Melting Iron wanted to see what else was outside of this world."

Gu Shen murmured, "This... is the enemy he suspects?"

"Yes."

The Lord of Love said softly, "He does not believe in coincidence, there is ’Divination Skill’ in the Ancient Forbidden Technique. Since we can control the Power of Destiny through the Forbidden Text, then a higher-order civilization must also be able to... As chickens in a farm, to find out the truth, the first step is to jump out of the fence."

Gu Shen was silent for a long time.

"...An astonishing idea."

He sincerely expressed his inner thoughts.

The thoughts of the Lord of Melting Iron deeply shocked him.

Gu Shen had only lived for over twenty years.

His journey of cultivation and battle was still too little compared to those astonishing predecessors... The short years were not enough to let him think about such a grand question from the same height as the Lord of Melting Iron.

But as a latecomer, when placed into the "war" of those years, he couldn’t help but lament that the "thoughts" of the Lord of Melting Iron were ahead of an entire era.

Who would’ve thought that the purpose of starship manufacturing was actually to break through the sky?

What lies beyond the heavenly firmament?

Did the Lord of Melting Iron ultimately succeed?

The second question only lingered briefly in Gu Shen’s mind.

Recalling the broken remnants of ships in the North Continent... The answer was already obvious.

The Lord of Melting Iron’s plan likely failed.

"Now that you can stand here and talk to me, to attempt to pull the sword... it’s a form of success."

The Lord of Love softly said, "If there really exists such a extraordinarily powerful civilization in this vast world determined to destroy all of humanity, then even if the Initial sunk into the Ice Sea, it couldn’t escape a shattered fate. Though the escape years ago was quite miserable, at least you all survived, and the civilization of the Five Continents thrived for six hundred years."

Gu Shen braced himself.

Indeed.

The Lord of Love was absolutely right... Regardless of whether the Lord of Melting Iron saw the ’world’ beyond the Heavenly Curtain or not, the Five Continents are still alive, and this is already a success.

"The ordinary laws of the material world are broken by Extraordinary Power."

"But Extraordinary Laws... are also a type of law."

The Lord of Love continued, "Perhaps there are others who establish these extraordinary laws, but we still have hope, the power of the ’Fire Extinguishing Sword’ can reorganize order, shattering, gathering, and integrating all extraordinary powers, just like the trace of Chi Huo on your brow."

Transcendent means disorder.

While Chi Huo, represents the ultimate order!

This is also why the Lord of Love spoke Gu Shen’s name to Alf.

"So... do you want to try?"

The Lord of Love smiled as she spoke.

She looked up at her own head, the Fire Extinguishing Sword suspended above, shimmering with a circle of dim light.

Of course, Gu Shen wanted to try.

But he didn’t rush to act.

Gu Shen seriously asked, "Elder, if... I mean if, I can truly pull out this sword, what would happen to you?"

The question he asked at the very beginning, what would happen after pulling the sword?

It wasn’t actually about the world, but about the Lord of Love herself.

He knew Alf had waited a thousand years for the Lord of Love.

And he also knew that the Lord of Love enveloped herself with a golden illusion to maintain balance... it was a torturous ordeal.