The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle
Chapter 396 - 258: Is This Enough!_2

"Because you... shouldn't exist in this world, but if you can take on this cause and effect... in other words, if you defeat me, everything else will undergo different changes."

Su Qi had roughly figured out the secret of the Ancient Paradise from the information he understood.

The Ancient Paradise must exist!

But it does not.

Because the Ancient Paradise… has been erased by the Old Days, everyone has completely disappeared from the current world, not a trace left behind.

That's why, despite the incredible strength of these Ancient Paradise projections and their complete range of power systems, as well as some familiar behaviors, no one has ever seen them in ancient history.

Everything.

Points directly to two words—the Old Days.

Su Qi had experienced it firsthand, in the Black and White Hospital covered by the Old Days, where anything not given Sanctuary would be completely erased upon entering, including memories of it.

What's more...

Once one tries to trace the marks of the Old Days, to search for actions of existence that have been erased.

Then... the terrible monsters from the Old Days will become frenzied, boiling over with an extreme horror, an ominous fatal danger that will encircle you.

The scene then.

Is much like the present.

Bai Yilin and Old Mo provoked the terrifying fluctuations of the Black Rain around them by probing into the Ancient Paradise. They couldn't withstand this cause and effect, so the black-haired youth sent them away with a single slice.

"Answer correct."

The black-haired youth took a deep drag of his cigarette, "Before you defeat me, all the information is taboo, the source of danger. You can speculate all you want, but you must keep it buried deep in your heart."

That's why information about defeating an Ancient Paradise projection, like top-secret files... has hardly ever spread.

The waters here run deep.

As deep as the Abyss, bottomless.

"But..."

Su Qi said softly, "What if I defeat you?"

The black-haired youth smiled, "Then I will tell you... everything I can say, and at the same time, you will receive a gift, the entire gift of the Ancient Paradise you spoke of."

"But."

"Do you really think you can defeat me?"

The black-haired youth's cigarette was now just a stub; he smoked faster than one might expect, a true addict.

"I'm different from those other Ancient Paradise projections, what I know, represent, possess... and my strength, are all utterly different."

"Exceptional... yet inexplicable."

"Even if we are of the same sequence, there's a chasm that even I cannot cross, despite holding back madly."

He shook his head lightly, "Your generation... is really too weak."

"So, you were holding back." Su Qi laughed, "Then why don't you just lie down there and let me finish you off?"

"You... are really eager to climb the pole." The black-haired youth raised an eyebrow, "The so-called holding back... like just now, I can only delay my killing moves as much as possible, instead of striking a fatal blow."

"But in reality, much is restricted, some people can't last even one round before being killed."

"Some die before they even face the true killing move."

The black-haired youth looked at Su Qi, "You are the fifth... the one to make me use that move just now, but even so, that wasn't my full strength."

Su Qi paused, "There were four others? Approximately how long ago was that?"

Based on the current history of Paradise, these four people... were most likely to be from the first or second batch of the internal test, it's uncertain whether they rose to power or fell along the way.

"I don't remember such things... and stop trying to worm information out of me, kid." The black-haired youth... gently drew his military knife, lighting a new cigarette and holding the Desert Eagle in his left hand.

"Time is running short, are you ready?"

The Black Rain had shrunk significantly from before, the terrifying black and white figures could be seen with the naked eye, howling, densely packed, immensely eerie.

The items that had been swept into the Black Rain... were now turned black and white, as if their existence, too, had been erased.

"Alright then."

Su Qi said softly, "Let's settle this quickly."

He extended his hand.

The Magic Cube Star spun again! The yet uncollapsed cube rotated once more!

The black-haired youth said, "This move again?"

He looked at the sky full of cubes, "Honestly, when I first saw this move, I was quite surprised. It's a very strange power, grand and unique. You shouldn't be able to control it."

"And... indeed you can't activate its full power."

The black-haired youth looked at the huge number of cubes, "Right now, you could only control... at most thirty-odd cubes, producing killing moves effective enough to fatally wound those of the same sequence, but not enough for me."

"That's right," Su Qi paused, "After all, the space created by the Magic Cube Star exists permanently. Rather than calling it a kind of ability, it's more like a large array. To activate it with my current weak self is indeed somewhat difficult."

"So."

Su Qi paused,

"I have been training very hard, memorizing multiplication tables every day, learning binary, studying advanced mathematics, and so on."

The black-haired youth: "....."

He exhaled a puff of smoke, somewhat helplessly; "Is this something that can be solved with training? And what use is learning all that..."

"It's not me who learns."

Su Qi revealed a faint smile, "It's them."

Behind him... shadows kept spreading!

Masses of black shadows flickered densely! Materializing! They all stood at various positions!

Even Gan Wencui took on the posture of a chiliarch, standing at the forefront of a thousand Black Shadow figures!

"???"

The black-haired youth's brow furrowed slightly, "This is..."

He could feel a familiar, yet foreign power among them, as if he saw a face from afar that seemed very familiar, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the person just bore a striking resemblance.

It was an entirely different person.

Now.

This Black Shadow gave him the same sense of familiarity.

"This is... my Black Shadow Corps," said Su Qi softly, "At the same time...."

"First cube formation!" Gan already spoke with practiced ease.

Numerous shadows extended their hands!

After taking their places, they emitted strength, activating the complicated patterns in the Magic Cube Star's space, which were densely packed and also connected to the hubs.

They began to operate skillfully!

Each person represented a cube!

Various combinations and permutations were being formed.

"Second cube formation!"

"Third cube formation!"

Wen and Cui also shouted, under Su Qi's authorization, the Magic Cube Star could be completely operated by others, a permanently-existing spatial domain, as long as it was activated... they could freely combine offensive and defensive postures.

Now.

A thousand cubes were rolling tumultuously!

Although far from being as free as Su Qi, the rumbling noise already burst out in the entire central area!

With a collapsing friction sound!

They charged towards the black-haired youth!

"So that's it... Indeed, this can bring out more strength," the black-haired youth spoke, "But it still lacks a bit."

He possessed All Heart Communication, and the same move would not work a second time.

He was just about to burst forth with Spiritual Energy on one of the paths, breaking free!

"Click!"

A clear mechanical noise rang out!

Rumble!

Dark Star, first form!

[The Hustlers' No.1 Machine] descended from the Sky Dome, its enormousframe arriving with a piercing sound of electric currents, while simultaneously bursting out with terrifying light!

"More?"

The black-haired youth's eyelids twitched slightly.

"This thing... also gives me a familiar feeling."

However, now was not the time to think about this.

The black-haired youth had already perceived a threat, his entire body roared, producing black and red ripples centered around him!

He erupted violently, spreading outwards!

A terrifying burst, like a hurricane lifting the sod on the plains!

At this moment, Electric Light Slash at the back of No.1 Machine, already seized with a crackling terrifying electric sound, was fiercely struck down!

Wild energy! Bursting with a blue-white shockwave!

In the midst of being locked down by a large number of cubes! It struck towards the black-haired youth with the speed of lightning!

"Of all the people I've met, you are the first with such terrifying strength."

"But,"

The black-haired youth's hair danced wildly! His eyes became deep and fearsome, his aura surged skyward! And his military saber even formed a massive phantom figure, colliding with the Electric Light Slash with an indomitable force!

The military saber's burst of strength suppressed it in an instant!

And the energy hub in the chest of No.1 Machine was still faintly glowing red,

Sounding out a warning alarm!

"Warning! Warning!"

"Energy output has reached its limit!"

Despite the black-haired youth's smaller stature, a terrifying phantom appeared behind him, seemingly his true ultimate form... with an aura like that of a divine presence.

"This is still not enough, kid!" the black-haired youth chuckled.

But in the next moment,

His smile paused.

Because there was Su Qi, sitting crossed-legged in midair! Dressed in a yellow robe... with a phantom also materializing behind him!

"Is that enough?"

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