Chapter 266: Concept of Time

"Interesting," Gu Nan gave such an evaluation.

What did it mean for a person to disintegrate, and to disintegrate into laws on top of that?

Either this person had thoroughly transformed into laws and his grade as a lifeform had entered a new realm, or he was made of laws to begin with, and now he was crumbling away.

Gu Nan, who seemed to be omniscient ever since entering Champions World, finally saw something that attracted his attention, which made Wu Gui feel somewhat relieved.

"The Myriad Heavens Starry Road, otherwise known as the Inner World, is like this." Wu Gui explained, "Everything here is composed of laws. That's why they can be reset indefinitely and always correspond to the real planes on the Outer World."

Gu Nan nodded slightly, thought for a moment, then asked, "There are also some planes in the Outer World that can reset spontaneously. Is that also related to the Inner World?"

"Mm." Wu Gui seemed to have found a rare opportunity to be a good teacher, "At the junction of the Outer and Inner Worlds, there are some small planes whose laws are chaotic, to the extent where inner and outer are reversed."

As early as when Gu Nan first entered Star Realm and was taken to Radiant Tower, he had already witnessed a plane that could be reset.

At that time, people in Radiant Tower had their own explanation for this phenomenon, which was naturally completely different from Wu Gui's explanation. Considering the status and power of both sides, of course Gu Nan was more willing to believe Wu Gui.

Seeing the world through the eyes of small fries was akin to a blind man touching an elephant[1]—they could only perceive a small part of the world's true nature, and the rest would have to depend on guesswork.

The two talked as though nobody else was present, not bothering to hide anything in front of Yang Quan at all. However, the information revealed from their words gave Yang Quan a splitting headache.

He seemed to understand something, yet it also seemed like he understood nothing.

Those fragmented pieces of information swam around inside his mind, as if something was coming out but was suppressed by an invisible force.

Fortunately, soon Yang Quan didn't need to struggle any longer. Gu Nan had already run a sword through his chest, then tossed him into the Blase Base's residential area.

An unstable mass of laws like him was most suited to be a human bomb.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before the "human" part of Yang Quan disappeared completely. The power of laws in his body was no longer restrained and exploded with a boom.

The energy storm that only Prodigious cultivators or above could perceive silently swept through the Black Base.

Mortals were eroded and disintegrated in the blink of an eye as soon as they came into contact with it. Not even the surrounding buildings could escape.

"He sure helped us a lot," Gu Nan commented with a smile. Originally, he wanted to stir up trouble himself, but now that he had Yang Quan, the effect was even better than he expected.

Before Wu Gui could speak, the bloody sky suddenly darkened, and the scenery in front of Gu Nan instantly dissipated.

When he reappeared, Gu Nan was already in a pitch-black void, surrounded by his three companions—Wu Gui, Ying Ge, and Zi Dian.

"Wow, those four withdrew? What a wise decision." Ying Ge immediately realized what happened when she saw this and laughed.

"Their city wall was destroyed in one day. They didn't have much hope left." The handsome uncle Zi Dian shook his head helplessly. "It's better to quit early to save some astral world origin."

After hearing the two's conversation, Gu Nan and Wu Gui also understood. Gu Nan understood a little more than Wu Gui.

They surrendered! Or rather, the other side respawned just in time to see an energy storm erupt right in the middle of their base… Their battle spirit probably crumbled.

Gu Nan was naturally happy to see this kind of action that saved everyone some trouble.

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｢Dungeon's main mission has been completed:

Main Mission Evaluation: A

Side Story Development: B

Map Exploration: B

Sin Value: B

Comprehensive Evaluation: B+｣

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｢Accumulated points: 350

Accumulated Evil Value: 50｣

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The long-unseen dungeon completion prompt finally came from the Evil God Temple again. It's just that the reward made Gu Nan frown slightly.

The reason he frowned was because… Why was it so little?!

He rarely encountered double-digit rewards ever since he advanced to Tier 4. After all, the difficulty level was proportional to the player level. Naturally, the reward was the same.

It didn't make sense!

Gu Nan already had 1,350 Evil Value to begin with, and he still hoped to break through the 1,500 threshold this time. By that time, he would just need some more points to construct the third law.

But he didn't expect this Champions World to be so stingy…

Next to him, Zi Dian seemed to understand Gu Nan's thoughts upon seeing his expression. "World origin received from groups of planes like Champions World has always been incomplete, and the lower the ranking, the more so."

For Star Rulers, what they truly needed was world origin. The reason they came to the Myriad Heavens Starry Road was also to plunder world origins to nourish the astral worlds they rule over.

Wu Gui knew the principle behind this very well. "Groups of planes divide up the world origin, but they complement each other. The more times we plunder it, the more complete the world origin we receive."

Gu Nan didn't quite understand her words, but the meaning was clear—this was a mission chain. The more times it was completed, the higher the reward.

"Let's end it here this time." Ying Ge, whose height only reached Zi Dian's waist, concluded, "My ability to bring you guys to the Inner World needs some time to adjust after use. I will inform you of our next visit…"

"When will next time be?" Gu Nan asked.

"About five years later." After that, she saw Gu Nan's "You've got to be kidding me" expression and spread her hands in a shrug. "That's already very fast for existences like us."

Uncle Zi Dian also came up and patted Gu Nan on the shoulder as he said with a smile, "We are people with lifespans as long as the world. There's no need to worry about something like time."

Wu Gui wasn't surprised in the least. She and Gu Nan already had a previous disagreement about the concept of time.

Gu Nan took a deep breath. It was only due to Ying Ge's special ability that they could travel to the Myriad Heavens Starry Road. If he couldn't force the other party, then he could only drop the subject.

However, he felt that he really needed to adjust his own concept of time.

In his past life's game, players couldn't possibly spend hundreds of years on something because they didn't actually have such a long lifespan, but now he did.

The current Gu Nan was still a player, but he was already a player with a long lifespan.

Perhaps finding and investigating some clearly-visible rules outside of the game rules he was familiar with, such as the Inner World, might also be able to help him grow.

After returning to Star Realm, the four still found themselves on Floral Jasper Star. Ying Ge and Zi Dian disappeared in the blink of an eye.

In the Outer World, Ying Ge was still just a little girl with no strength. She didn't dare to expose her existence for too long.

On the other hand, Buddhist and demonic intent circled around Wu Gui when she returned to the Outer World. The young girl stared at Gu Nan and asked, "Are you interested in stirring up trouble for some people?"

Before this, Gu Nan probably couldn't even enter her eyes at all. However, Gu Nan's existence seemed to have already become an established fact after what happened in Champions World.

"Who?" Gu Nan raised an eyebrow.

"Starry Ocean Pavilion."