Chapter 585

“Main Time and Space?”

Gu raised his eyebrows, then murmured softly, “And it’s from the past?”

As he spoke, a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes.

So that’s how it is!

Earlier, he had doubted the value of the Star God’s betrayal, but now everything made sense.

If the Deity of Wealth wasn’t from the current timeline but from the past, and was still here, actively altering the future, then the Star God’s betrayal… no, it should be called infiltration now.

In fact, it could even be considered an act of a lone hero!

It was no less than what you’d expect from the Star God!

As the disciple of the Star God of the First Age, the teacher of the Star God of the Second Age, and the mentor to the Star Gods from the Third Age to the Eighth Era, he had an unparalleled understanding of the Star God’s character and all their nuances.

To put it bluntly, with the personalities of the nine Star Gods being so similar, who could possibly know them better than he did?

Of course, aside from this Deity of Wealth, who was crossing time and space, and the peerless Fighting God in office.

These two each had their own unique abilities to traverse time and space, something he couldn’t match.

After all, he had no idea how many times he might have unknowingly crossed paths with this Deity of Wealth in the timeline of their first meeting.

For all he knew, due to some inexplicable reasons, his privacy and various embarrassing moments might already be known to them.

Yes!

In this world, no one understood him better than himself.

If he needed to earn the Deity of Wealth’s trust in a future timeline, then revealing some of his own embarrassing stories or black history—things only he knew—would definitely increase the chances of success.

“So, you’ve really met the Battle Master, haven’t you?”

Rui took a deep breath and asked the question everyone was eager to hear.

“Yes.”

Su Wen nodded. “I’ve met the Battle Master many times.”

“I think you all can see that my fighting style carries a bit of the Battle Master’s influence.”

“After all, I’m the Deity of Wealth, not the Fighting God.”

“So my combat talent isn’t great; it’s only with the support from a few timelines that I’ve managed to develop such strong combat skills.”

Hearing this, everyone chuckled. Who among them was foolish enough to believe that?

The Deity of Wealth was clearly being modest!

Anyone who thought the Deity of Wealth had poor combat talent was seriously mistaken.

As veterans from the First Age, they had witnessed the awe-inspiring power of the true gods in office.

Even the most devoted fans of the Battle Master couldn’t deny the extraordinary brilliance of each true god.

It was no exaggeration to say that if any of these fully realized true gods had harbored ill will toward them and were determined to eliminate them, they likely wouldn’t have survived to this day.

What of the god king?

Aren’t there many god kings who have fallen at the hands of true gods?

“So, did other versions of me train you?”

Rui’s eyes sparkled as she eagerly asked.

The Deity of Wealth in Office had developed such combat prowess under the guidance of the Battle Master.

And in him, she could also see traces of her own fighting style.

Did that mean she had met the Battle Master in other timelines and perhaps even spent time with him?

If this was possible in other timelines, there was no reason it couldn’t happen in their current one.

“Yes, he trained me,” Su Wen replied, immediately grasping Rui’s implication. “But, dear teacher, the Battle Master’s current form is… unconventional. So, you haven’t truly met him in the usual sense.”

Rui frowned. “Not in the usual sense, but we’ve still met, right?”

For her, even if their meeting wasn’t traditional, it was still something she could accept.

Eight Ages—what an unimaginably long time!

In such a span, almost anything could fade into oblivion.

The Battle Master had been known for his wandering heart, and before his disappearance, he had many close friends.

Just the ones Rui knew of—those who were openly acknowledged—numbered over a dozen.

As for the ones kept hidden, she had no idea.

But now, after waiting through Eight Ages, she could confidently say that she was the only one of his close friends left.

Perhaps she wasn’t the most dazzling among them, but she was undoubtedly the one who had endured the longest, outlasting all the others.

So… even if it was just speaking to the Battle Master from a distance, it was a profound comfort to her now.

At the very least, it gave her hope.

“In a way, yes,” Su Wen admitted, not holding back. He quickly laid out the truth for everyone, especially Gu, who was visibly stunned. After the revelations about the main Time and Space and sub-timelines, the Deity of Wealth in Office had dropped yet another bombshell.

Trading powers that could directly communicate with the past?

Even… summon beings from the past and influence history itself?

This was beyond outrageous!

“So, you can communicate with the past and alter it,” Zhan said after a moment of silence. “And the past you’re communicating with is one where the outcome is still undecided.”

“If multiple timelines are progressing simultaneously, then… we haven’t actually lost?”

The moment those words were spoken, the room fell into a heavy silence.

Without hesitation, Gu immediately retrieved his memory crystal and sphere of insights.

“Great God of Wealth,” he said respectfully, “if there’s ever a chance to communicate with my past self from the First Age, please deliver these to him.”

“If the outcome of the First Age is still undecided, then with the knowledge and lessons from the future, I believe… we’ll be alright.”

Inspired by Gu’s words, the others quickly followed suit, each bringing out their own memory crystals and spheres of insights.

The stronger one was, the more they valued these two items.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that if the descendants got their hands on these memory crystals and spheres of insights, they could devise strategies to counter the veterans of the First Age in no time.

Knowledge was power, and with it, nothing was beyond targeting.

Yet here they were, willingly handing over these treasures, all for the faint hope of a perfect outcome.

“Everyone,” Su Wen said as he collected the items, “I suggest you… temper your expectations.”

“Even if multiple timelines are progressing simultaneously, the immutable nature of Time and Space means that even if the First Age triumphs, it won’t affect us.”

“If the First Age could influence us, then the First Age would never achieve victory.”

“After all, if the First Age won, there would be no Ninth Age.”

“And if there’s no Ninth Age, there’s no me.”

“If there’s no me, then the Ninth Age supporting the First Age wouldn’t exist. So… this is a time paradox.”

Of course, there was another possibility.

Before the Ninth Age achieved ultimate victory, Su Wen might never encounter any significant figures from the First Age.

Though the River of Fate could make wishes come true, the number of people he wanted to meet and the transactions he wanted to complete with the past were far too many.

Just considering the first eight ages, the number of divine fate bearers alone had to be at least seventy-two, didn’t it?