mtl008 Chapter 403 The Bar Floating in Higher Dimensions
Chapter 403 The Bar Floating in Higher Dimensions
In fact, Cang Yue's spacetime portal can only open parallel universes or other worlds, but they are all at the level of worlds, or rather, they are similar to the level of the same group of minor worlds. Although they are separated by different mirrors, they are still mirrors of the same level.
The spacetime portal opened by Li Muyang is a portal to a higher-dimensional space. It can be said to be beyond the level of the ordinary small world and belongs to a higher-level mirror image. That's why she felt both familiar and unfamiliar with it, and was unable to pinpoint the coordinates.
Meanwhile, observing the boundless, multicolored light surrounding her, converging into an indescribable and strange scene, Xuan Yue fell into deep thought like a cat.
"...Is this the River of Time?" After a long while, Xuan Yue asked Li Muyang beside her in a daze.
Li Muyang, with his eyes closed, seemed to be doing nothing, and didn't react to Xuan Yue's question.
Seeing this, Xuan Yue didn't disturb them and silently observed the surrounding scene on her own.
Everything around them was constantly changing. Just moments ago, there was a dazzling array of colorful light, but now it had suddenly turned into a dazzling black, followed by a dazzling white, then an abstract, misty atmosphere...
If it weren't for the ribbons extending from Li Muyang's body holding him tightly and forming a protective shield, Xuan Yue estimated that she would have already lost her human form.
Fortunately, Li Muyang didn't keep him waiting too long.
"Okay, what did you just ask?" Li Muyang asked, opening his eyes.
Xuan Yue's lips twitched: "I say, is this the River of Time?"
Li Muyang shook his head: "How could that be! Of course not! This doesn't look like a river at all!"
Xuan Yue stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Is the River of Time really a river?"
“No, it looks more like an endless sea.” Li Muyang shook his head again, as if stating a fact: “The specific form depends on what the river of time looks like in your imagination. It’s not something I can decide. If you think differently, what you see will also manifest in a different form.”
"This is just the outer edge of a higher-dimensional space, which is equivalent to a special kind of chaotic space, a barrier connecting the world with higher-dimensional space."
"...What were you doing just now?" Xuan Yue asked again, deciding not to pursue Li Muyang's previous nonsense.
Listening to the Lord's words is like listening to the words.
Li Muyang shrugged: "Of course we're looking for our destination! Otherwise, why would I let you just look at the scenery when I have nothing better to do?"
"Alright, enough talk, let's go! Don't keep their superiors waiting!"
With that, he grabbed Xuan Yue and sped off.
Seeing the bizarre sights flashing by like shooting stars on either side, Xuan Yue was completely stunned! Good heavens! This speed seems to be almost exceeding the speed of light! Is it really that exaggerated? Just how strong is this kid?
"You're overthinking it! It's just that the space here is special; it only appears to exceed the speed of light. You have to understand that everything is constantly changing and there's no regularity to it," Li Muyang explained leisurely. As for whether he could actually reach the speed of light... he hadn't even tried!
However, theoretically he can travel through the river of time, so it can also be considered as traveling at the speed of light, right?
And he can indeed transform into light.
They didn't know how much time had passed or how far they had walked, but what appeared before Li Muyang and Xuan Yue was a bar that seemed out of place with its surroundings.
This modern building, inexplicably and crookedly, floats in this high-dimensional space.
Li Muyang remained calm as ever. What a big deal! It's just a house, nothing serious! As for Xuan Yue, her worldview was completely shattered; she was just too out of place! Everything seemed abnormal!
Faced with this place completely defying gravity... sorry, there isn't one here. It's all twisted and turning, moving erratically. Xuan Yue clicked her tongue in amazement: "Old Li, how do we get in?"
Li Muyang remained expressionless... He actually wanted to know too.
However, I certainly couldn't say it out loud, otherwise it would be too undignified. So I said in a serious tone, "Come with me!"
Pulling Xuan Yue closer to the door of the bar hut, the two suddenly felt a gravitational pull, moving in unison with the hut's movement.
"Snapped!"
The price was that Xuan Yue didn't react in time and fell face-first into the mud.
Of course, Li Muyang reacted quickly! He landed smoothly with a standard superhero landing pose!
Xuan Yue got up dejectedly, feeling like she had come here only to be humiliated.
"Don't be upset, this is my first time here too." Li Muyang said speechlessly, "It's all just speculation."
(This kid's sixth sense was wasted.) Li Muyang thought to himself.
Xuan Yue raised an eyebrow: "Why are you cursing at me?"
"How could that be?" Li Muyang asked with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.
After saying that, he reached out and pushed open the door of the bar and went inside, with Xuan Yue following closely behind Li Muyang.
Upon entering, Li Muyang stood there dumbfounded.
Inside the bar, there were four... to be precise, three people and one... turtle.
Yes, it's a green-headed turtle.
This most obvious, out-of-place turtle looks round-headed and its overall appearance... The turtle's style doesn't seem like something from the real world; it's more like it broke through the dimensional barrier and popped out. Although it looks roughly humanoid, it's not like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which are highly compatible with humanoids.
If we really need a reference point, it might be... the two-faced turtle from The Adventures of Little Carp. It's missing the hair on its head, and its limbs don't have claws; they're all round. Its turtle shell also looks unusually round.
So, what exactly is this thing?
Li Muyang didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked.
The remaining three people were arranged as follows: two sat on either side of the two-sided tortoise, and the third was dressed in a bartender's uniform and was mixing drinks.
After observing the two-faced turtle, Li Muyang's gaze fell on a black-haired man who was tasting... grape juice. This man gave him a special feeling.
Xuan Yue was initially drawn to the "Two-Faced Turtle," but then his attention was drawn to one of the remaining three people, a person standing next to the Two-Faced Turtle!
Although it felt like she was meeting this person for the first time, Xuan Yue inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with him.
"Welcome!" The bartender-like waiter smiled and said to Li Muyang and Xuan Yue, "You're much earlier than we expected."
Li Muyang sat down in the empty seat as if he were a familiar face. The reason he came here was because the black-haired man next to him gave Li Muyang a strange feeling. He felt familiar yet unfamiliar, strange yet not unfamiliar.
Seeing this, Xuan Yue also wanted to sit next to Li Muyang, but was beckoned over by the man who gave him a very familiar feeling: "Come here."
Xuan Yue glanced at Li Muyang. What should she do?
Li Muyang shrugged: "If I called you, then go."
Xuan Yue then sat down next to the person who gave him a strange sense of familiarity.
"Alright, since we're here, let's not waste any time." The two-faced turtle finished the milk in his glass in one gulp, then looked at Li Muyang and said, "Before we get down to business, let me introduce everyone here."
Pointing at the bartender: "This man is considered the creator god of this small world, and also Fuxi of our primordial world, who is also the big boss of the Administration Bureau."
The bartender smiled and nodded as a greeting, and Li Muyang respectfully returned the gesture with a bow: "Greetings, Holy Emperor!"
Then, the two-faced tortoise pointed at the person who had called Xuan Yue away: "This one... well, he's the protagonist of the book before last, named Feng Xuanxing. That's not important. What's important is that he's Xuan Yue from a parallel universe, oh, and also the son of Fuxi."
Upon hearing these words, Li Muyang didn't react much, but Xuan Yue looked at this parallel "Xuan Yue" in a daze.
Meanwhile, the parallel "Xuan Yue," Feng Xuanxing, simply smiled faintly and did nothing, yet his face became exactly the same as Xuan Yue's, only his temperament was completely different, appearing more mysterious and revealing an unfathomable feeling, entirely different from his previous return to simplicity.
The bartender, Fuxi, also spoke up: "I have another identity in this world, namely the Eternity of the Five Great Gods. Therefore, Xuanxing is also the tenth son of Eternity in this world—Destiny."
Li Muyang listened attentively and respectfully, but inwardly he couldn't help but complain: "So, you guys just copied Marvel's settings directly? And then changed them?"
Isn't there only nine children in Eternity?
"Oh, right, you guessed it. We did reference Marvel's setting, but it wasn't a complete copy. We mostly just used the same titles," the bartender Fuxi explained with a smile. "For example, my identity is like a fulcrum, but my authority and power are much higher than his!"
Feng Xuanxing chimed in, "Simply put, we have the highest level of control over the world. It's impossible for any of the plot twists from the original story to reverse the Heavenly Gang, or for us to fail due to some blunder or inexplicable reason."
Well, he's truly a Marvel legend; the number of times he dies and the reasons for it are always inexplicable.
That's why Feng Xuanxing made that comment; it was also a reminder to avoid lowering his image.
"By the way, you should know who I am by now, right?" Feng Xuanxing changed the subject and smiled mysteriously at Li Muyang.
Li Muyang nodded. As for destiny, it was the one in his own main world who controlled destiny—the destiny of the leader of the Endless Clan.
So, the other one...
Seeing that Li Muyang had turned his gaze to him, the black-haired man put down his wine glass. Yes, using a wine glass to hold grape juice, that habit... Li Muyang thought, "We're kindred spirits!"
"Congratulations, you guessed right. I am your boss and the protagonist of the previous book." The black-haired man explained leisurely, "The Miss Death of the Endless Family that you met, and Taiyi from the Administration Bureau, are both my incarnations. My name is Wang Lin."
You must be very curious about our relationship, right?
Li Muyang replied expressionlessly, "No, I don't want to."
Wang Lin's lips twitched, and he said sternly, "No! You want to! Don't argue with me!"
Li Muyang rolled his eyes: "But I guessed it!"
Wang Lin's eyes widened: "Impossible!"
The two riddle tellers left Xuan Yue, the only one unaware of the situation, completely bewildered. So, what exactly is going on?
Having returned to his original form, Feng Xuanxing leisurely explained to Xuan Yue, "Li Muyang's past life was Wang Lin."