Chapter 188: Truth Behind Fate and Time

Tyler also understood the essence of this problem. Even if they could hide it from others for now, it would soon be revealed.

Especially if there were other beings in the Ice Dimension, that would make things worse.

His Void Dimension was safe, but it was also impossible to live there without void mana.

"Why don’t we just conquer this place?"

Elena spoke out her idea.

This made both of them look at her with surprise.

Because neither Tyler nor Daisy thought of conquering this world despite being more cold-blooded than her.

Yes, Tyler was a good person, but his family came before everything else.

So, he wouldn’t mind conquering the world if he needed to, but he also didn’t have that idea because he didn’t think it would be possible.

"If this dimension is ruled by other powerful beings, it would be impossible to conquer it with my current strength."

Tyler stated his situation. He wasn’t against conquering this place, but he didn’t think he had the power to do so.

"There is no sole ruler of this dimension. If there was, I wouldn’t be able to enter this place without being detected."

"More importantly, I can feel my connection to this world. It is big but not much bigger than our planet."

Daisy paused for a moment before stating.

"If we do make a move, it can alert some powerful beings."

Tyler thought for a moment and used his spiritual sense to send a message to the seventh floor of the tower.

"Teacher, can you sense the beings living in this dimension?"

Xue didn’t answer him immediately; instead, she remained silent for a long time.

Tyler wasn’t in any kind of hurry. He waited, even gesturing to Daisy and Elena to remain silent.

"Tyler, do you know what dimension is?"

After a long silence, Xue asked.

Tyler thought for a moment and replied.

"A spatial containment that can exist within a greater space."

"Hmm! So, for the creation of a dimension, what do you think is the most important thing?"

Xue asked.

Tyler immediately replied.

"Spatial disturbance plus overabundance of energy."

Xue clicked her tongue in reply.

"Tsk! That’s an oversimplification, but considering your level of strength, that makes a lot of sense."

"Dimensions are formed when Spatial Energy itself evolves. To use an example, imagine the spatial energy merging with high-level ice energy."

"That will cause the evolution of the spatial energy, but the energy would transform into ice, creating an entire world of ice."

"But since this spatial energy has evolved, it can’t exist within the three-dimensional space, so it creates a natural barrier of ice energy around it."

"Why do you think your girlfriend needed ice to enter this dimension before? It’s because ice in itself is a barrier."

"Her technique is a space-time teleportation, allowing her to enter this place, but unlike others, she used a space-time technique."

"Do you understand what this means? She isn’t just traveling through space but also traveling through time."

"Unfortunately, her strength isn’t enough to actually manipulate space-time through her technique."

"Otherwise, she could simply merge with this dimension, becoming a Dimensional God."

After hearing her reply, Tyler nodded.

"So, there are powerful cultivators in this world."

Xue couldn’t help but feel speechless.

"Is that what you understand from my explanation? Don’t you understand just how lucky your girlfriend is?"

"As long as she becomes strong enough to control space-time, she could become a Dimensional God."

Tyler clicked his tongue.

"I don’t want my wife to remain in one realm forever. Forget it! I need to share this with them."

Then, he started explaining the situation to his women.

Both Elena and Daisy understood that conquering this realm was out of the question for now.

But the fact that Daisy’s secret technique contained so much potential meant she didn’t have to worry about not being able to catch up with others.

Especially since Tyler could always improve her technique through dual cultivation.

It was one thing about the Harmony of Nine Phoenixes Technique that he absolutely loved.

During the evening, they went to eat together after many weeks.

After all, even Alfred was present during this dinner.

Alfred also told him about his parents and how his father revealed his presence when they were attacked by Mephisto.

Tyler wasn’t surprised that his father left a trump card for Alfred. After all, this man had been taking care of him for a long time.

Unfortunately, Alfred’s potential was limited. At best, he could only reach the Inner World Formation Realm.

While he was having a simple dinner, Xue was thinking about something else or rather, talking to someone else.

"Lady Miko, can you tell me something that I don’t know about Tyler’s parents? I feel like they are very mysterious."

Xue couldn’t understand this feeling. She was already at the peak of the universe. There shouldn’t be anything beyond her realm of understanding.

But no matter what, she couldn’t understand these two people.

Like they genuinely possessed the power to keep Tyler alive even if they were so weak.

Yes, even if they had traveled to the Immortal Realm, they were nothing but ants in front of Xue.

There was a deep silence.

Xue didn’t mind this silence. It only meant her feelings about that couple weren’t wrong.

After a long silence, Miko’s voice rang.

"Little girl, are you sure you want to know the truth? It will change your perception of reality, your cognition of strength."

These words almost made Xue’s soul collapse. Because what could they mean besides the fact that her strength wasn’t enough?

But she was already the strongest in the universe. Even if she was a bit weaker than Miko, the difference shouldn’t be that big.

Almost everyone at her level died from the destruction of the universe.

Most of them didn’t even die, turning themselves into Dimensional Gods.

"Yes, Lady Miko!"

Xue strengthened her resolve and answered.

"Haa!"

A sigh reached the seventh floor as Miko spoke.

"The truth is simple, little girl. You are nothing but an ant. Not just you; even I am not more than a bigger ant."

"The gap in power between you and them is just as big as the gap between you and Tyler."

"Impossible!"

Xue shook her head. She could tell the strength gap between her and that couple. It couldn’t be like that.

"As I said before, you are limited by your cognition. Your understanding is not enough to go beyond the very cosmos."

"You think time is a linear path, unstoppable and unchanged, but the truth is different, girl. Some beings treat time as a tree."

"They go back to the stem, making some changes to grow two branches where only one should’ve grown."

"One branch where they didn’t change anything, one where they changed everything."

"Then, they simply break the one where they didn’t change anything and refine it into the new branch."

"They haven’t destroyed the timeline. They have killed an entire universe, just because one person wanted to go back and change the timeline."

"Some do it to change a tragedy, some do it to prevent a tragedy, some do it for their selfish reason, while some do it for unknown reasons."

"So tell me, little girl, do you think you are anything more than an ant in front of those beings?"

When the truth was revealed, Xue’s face turned blank.

She couldn’t comprehend it. She couldn’t believe that she was nothing more than an ant.

But the truth was in front of her.

Time Technique!

A technique that was specifically made to control time.

"That’s right! These two are not strong enough because they have not merged with those from other timelines."

"But that only means two things. Either they are incapable of merging, or they are held back by something even scarier."

"Now, let me ask you one question. How did a being who created a treasure that can withstand the destruction of the universe die?"

Although Miko waited, she didn’t get any reply.

This made her realize she had broken Xue’s mind.

After all, Xue was one of the strongest people. Her pride, her courage, everything broke when Miko revealed the truth.

But before Xue was completely broken, Miko said something even more shocking.

"Little girl, if I am nothing more than a bigger ant, how do you think I found my fate being tied with the one who inherits this tower?"

"Time is ever-changing, but fate is even more mysterious. You were tied to this tower, tied to this boy for a reason."

"Not even the change in time can change this. So, whether it is a destiny or just a coincidence or even a plan, you are special just like me."

Her words snapped Xue back to her senses.

Yes! She still had a chance to go beyond this universe.

Didn’t she stay in this tower for the very reason? To go beyond the universe, beyond the Dimensional Gods?

She clenched her fists and thought.

’No matter who you are, I will not let others control my fate.’

At this moment, she closed her eyes and remembered her fated one’s words.

’There is nothing that a sword can’t break. If there is, it only means you haven’t trained enough.’

’Tyler is right. As long as my sword is sharp enough, I can break this damn fate.’

But what if the one who helps you break that fate is the same person chosen by fate?

Xue couldn’t answer that question, but that question lingered in her mind.