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Chapter 309 - 254: The Philosopher Reappears

Chapter 309: Chapter 254: The Philosopher Reappears

"..."

All fell into oblivion, within the absolute nothingness, the Seventh Rule withdrew its hand.

Just one strike had brought everything to an end.

Neither rule nor power remained.

Yet, extinguishing the human individual that it had been concerned about did not stir any emotion on the face of the Seventh Rule, which retained its stern expression.

"Hm... it’s over, isn’t it?" The Fifth Rule nodded slightly, saying, "That’s to be expected. Although he is a human individual, and has surprised us time and again, he was just an ordinary individual from a nascent civilization. We didn’t need to put in too much effort."

"That’s not right, he was not ordinary." The Seventh Rule shook its head, saying, "From the moment we tried to use an instance to kill him and failed, and had to show up in person to act, we were already losing to him. He is indeed worthy of..."

Speaking thus, the Seventh Rule paused for a moment, then after a brief silence continued:

"Let it be, there’s no point in bringing this up now. It’s meaningless, and it would only serve to embarrass me. The matter is resolved, and now... it’s time for me to accept the punishment."

"Yes, indeed." The Fifth Rule nodded in agreement, "Whatever the reasoning, our actions have gone against the rules. Even though no one else has yet to discover this, since it’s resolved, there’s no need to hide it any longer. Let’s go, I will join you in facing the punishment, after all, I am an accomplice."

"..." The Seventh Rule gazed at the Fifth Rule, as if wanting to say something, but ultimately, it kept silent and accepted the suggestion.

However, just as they were about to leave, they suddenly became aware of that anomalous... existence that shouldn’t be there!

"...!"

The two sharply turned towards a certain direction!

Then, someone’s silhouette appeared there.

"Hm... so this is what absolute nothingness truly is?"

Xiao Yi... as if nothing had happened, stood there unscathed, looking around the absolute void with interest.

Xiao Yi shook his head with a wry smile.

"After actually seeing it, it turns out to be just so, but yes, this is right, since it can still be defined as ’absolute nothingness,’ that alone proves it’s not void enough."

Then, Xiao Yi turned towards the Seventh Rule and Fifth Rule, revealing a gentle smile, and waved lightly in front of his chest as if greeting old acquaintances.

"The two of you, we meet again. What a pity, I am still in existence, or to put it more plainly... I’m still alive."

"What...!?"

The Fifth Rule, long unaccustomed to surprise, was taken aback.

Was it possible for an individual to continue their existence even after they personally acted against them?

"... Haha." The Fifth Rule could not help but let out a cheerful laugh, "Human individual... no, Xiao Yi, how much more surprise can you bring us?"

"..." The Seventh Rule furrowed its brows, immediately sensing the reason Xiao Yi still stood there, "I see, you’ve gained that troublesome ability again, huh?"

"That’s right." Xiao Yi smiled, "In a critical moment, I just so happened to gain access to this power and just so had the strength to initiate it. Everything was just right, my luck really isn’t too bad."

"Luck?" The Seventh Rule spoke coldly, "You’re not standing here just because of that boring concept, are you? Moreover, the concept of luck no longer exists here."

"... That’s true." Xiao Yi agreed, "The stacking of random events leads to inevitability. Thus, it was inevitable that I would be standing before you at this moment, in this form."

"..." The Seventh Rule saw through cause and effect, and understood what method Xiao Yi was referring to, "Was it the First Rule who provided you with this method? It was hidden so well, even I failed to detect it... I have underestimated you after all."

"This... poses some trouble now." The Fifth Rule said to the Seventh Rule, "Facing that power, even the two of us combined might find it problematic. If we prolong this, the chances of being discovered by others will increase, and then it won’t be possible to deliver death to Xiao Yi anymore... What shall we do?"

"Don’t worry." The Seventh Rule stared at Xiao Yi, its voice cold, "His power is still incomplete, after all, it has merely arrived here temporarily by way of ’Dream Butterfly.’ He is still bound by the concept of time, that is, the three-minute limit. You’ve sensed it too, haven’t you? The concept of time has returned, time is flowing again because his power needs time to unfold."

"Yes, you are correct." Xiao Yi didn’t hide it, openly admitting, "My current form can only be maintained for three minutes. Once the time is up, I’ll be at your mercy once more, but..."

After that "but," Xiao Yi’s grin widened slightly.

And then...

The ’Dream Butterfly’, initially a very rare phenomenon, was being activated infinitely.

"The chance upon chance stack up to create the inevitable." Xiao Yi said softly, "With this, I no longer have to worry about time."

"This..." The Fifth Rule was taken aback for a moment, then laughed helplessly, "That’s indeed brutally simple, but also distinctly effective, truly profound in its simplicity."

"... It really is quite troublesome, and what’s more, the level of difficulty is constantly rising." At this moment, the Seventh Rule looked as though it was a common person on the verge of emotional breakdown due to a vexing issue, the corners of its mouth twitching uncontrollably.