Otherworldly Desert Dust

What is going on here?

The information about the owner of the Mist Battle Clothing was conveyed to me by Mingyi.

Mingyi has no reason to deceive me.

"Show me the Mist Battle Clothing," Luo Hong said.

Wu Hen activated the Mist Battle Clothing, and both Luo Hong and He Ze stared intently at the garment, which had undergone some mutations.

"Strange, we don't have any records of this battle clothing," Luo Hong said.

Wu Hen looked towards He Ze, and He Ze shook his head, indicating that he had never heard of this Mist Battle Clothing.

"Is it your Douyi Star Palace's technology?" Wu Hen asked.

"The technology is ours, but the craftsmanship seems to be a little higher than ours at present; that's too strange," Luo Hong furrowed his brows.

"Does that mean, this battle clothing's technology is actually ahead? Could it be a result of improvements made by Da Xuan Technology?" Wu Hen asked.

"No way, our battle clothing technology was independently developed by our Star Palace, and the craftsmanship of this Mist Battle Clothing fully complies with our conventional technology tree. Not to hide it from you, we might need only about three months to achieve a similar process for the Mist Particles, but what I don't understand is, since we still need three months to reach this point, how did you come by this battle clothing?" Luo Hong said.

"No, why are you asking me about your own Star Palace things? I am looking for a person in your palace, and you say there's none; I bring back a genuine Mist Battle Clothing, and you tell me that the technology of this garment can only be realized after three months. Could it be that I traveled to the future, met a woman from your Douyi Star Palace of the future, and brought back a piece of your future battle clothing?" Wu Hen spoke in exasperation.

"This explanation is obviously more reasonable," He Ze nodded at this point.

"..." Wu Hen was rendered speechless.

How reasonable my ass!

The wasteland obviously didn't have a time vortex, and I had traveled a long distance before returning to the Divine Realm. Unless there's been a time discrepancy between Nuwa God End and the Otherworldly Desert, an occurrence that isn't unheard of.

"Mingyi's diary couldn't possibly deceive people, right? She clearly told me that the Mist Battle Clothing belonged to her predecessor, a Martial Arts Master from your Douyi Star Palace, you cannot possibly say there's no one named Mingyi in the palace!" Wu Hen said.

"Where's the diary? Navigators shouldn't keep diaries; their movements need to be kept highly confidential to avoid being tracked by powerful alien Gods when they execute certain dangerous plans," Luo Hong asked seriously.

"It's in my mind… When I was trapped in War Song Mountain by Totem Sacred Sect, she came to my home, whispered some fragmented information to me, some of which my brain remembered, and then I organized it into her navigator's diary," Wu Hen said.

"You were in a deep sleep, how could you possibly hear her tale?" Luo Hong expressed his disbelief.

"People who've evolved their listening sense to a certain level can," He Ze said.

Wu Hen nodded.

Without a physical handbook, Mingyi's diary as a navigator was just what she whispered to me. She had spoken about the predecessor who owned the Mist Battle Clothing, and although it was just a few simple words, one could feel the deep friendship between her and her predecessor.

"The problem is, we have never heard of this predecessor she mentioned," Luo Hong said.

He Ze also nodded; being a veteran in the Douyi Star Palace, even if Mingyi's mentioned predecessor was a navigator and all information was confidential, he should have known about the Mist Battle Clothing.

"Most navigators are composed of your Douyi Star Palace members, as your palace is the first frontier of our homeland able to resist the alien technology, considering that most of your operations deal with some powerful alien Gods, so much information is confidential and not disclosed to outsiders. But you can't just brush me off, if there are unspeakable difficulties, just say so, what could I possibly do to harm you?" Wu Hen was getting angry.

Douyi Star Palace is hiding something, who knows what they are up to.

And ever since escaping from the Divine Python Earth Vein, Douyi Star Palace has been invisibly progressing globally. Besides the great effort put forth by Martial Saint He Ze during the invasion of the high-dimensional insects, other Spirit Awakened of Dou Games have been unknown where and in what missions they are involved. If it weren't for Wu Hen encountering Mingyi's old teammates in Holy Sect, he wouldn't even be aware of the Star Marker operation.

Everything about the navigators seems to be deliberately hidden.

What are they guarding against?

Being the strongest man in all of humanity in terms of combat power, destroying the homeland is just a matter of mood; what secrets could there be that you can't tell me?

"Lord Wu Hen, we are not hiding anything, I can now grant you the highest access rights to our Douyi Star Palace, and you can thoroughly inspect all the past information of our Star Palace. First, the person named Mo Chuan you mentioned doesn't exist, secondly the predecessor Mingyi spoke of doesn't exist either; finally, our current technology in the Star Palace really can't yet produce Mist Particles. It's not that the battle clothing is very powerful or advanced, rather we just need a little more time for the craftsmanship," Luo Hong said with a strained face, very sincerely.

"Is what Mingyi said false then?" Wu Hen retorted.

"Wu Hen, how long has it been since you last saw Mingyi?" Suddenly, He Ze brought it up.

"It has been a very long time ever since the battle with the Purple Robed Master ended. I haven't seen her since," Wu Hen replied.

"That was many years ago… But if none of us lied, and you have not stepped into the chaotic realm of time, could it be that Mingyi entered a zone where time does not align with ours? Although we cannot find any records of Mingyi's return, according to feedback from others in the Star Palace, Mingyi has not been in contact with any of our people these years. The latest information about her only comes from what you said she told you during your sleep, discussing her journey in navigation," He Ze unusually started talking more, trying to make sense of this strange event based on his understanding.

After hearing this, Wu Hen felt it might indeed be a possibility.

Firstly, Nuwa God End itself travels across different timelines, possessing time travel abilities. When fleeing from Red Port before, it also caused the timing between Divine Realm and True Martial Continent to be asymmetric.

Secondly, time overlaps often occur in Otherworldly, including ancient relics from the Barbaric lands appearing in the present world, and ancient Wilderness lifeforms also emerge.

Furthermore, considering Cangling's ability, Wu Hen boldly speculated that his divine skills might be related to time, otherwise how could he, like an All-Knowing, predict future threats and intercept Wu Hen on his path, continually tracing him back and watching him carefully like a reincarnator or transmigrator.

"One of the coordinates of the Star Marker is time, so their statements also make sense. Mingyi might have fallen into the time flow, possibly traveling back from the future, and during her brief return, she told you some trivial matters that do not affect the normal course of the timeline, unaware that you have entered high-dimensional space. Through the inconsequential information she divulged, you could change the entire course of the time river, especially since your Death Omen Law is also related to time," Bai Ze put forth his view, his words reaching only Wu Hen's mind.

Wu Hen pondered for a while.

He felt this theory made sense, but there were points that could not be explained.

"Let's do this: You rest at home for three months, and once our technology is sufficient, we can decode this Mist Battle Clothing embedded with data collection. We can deduce from the battles recorded in this clothing what creatures attacked its owner. If she is a future member of the Star Palace, wouldn't the biological information recorded in her clothing indicate which region Mingyi will reach in the future? You can go there first to wait and meet the current timeline's Mingyi," Luo Hong suggested his idea.

Luo Hong's implication was clear.

The struggle between navigators and Cangling had already occurred in the future.

Future Mingyi and female predecessors might have traveled to the present for some reason.

Their intention was to lock down Cangling in this timeline; perhaps the current timeline's Cangling was not so formidable yet, but sadly their plan was exposed by Cangling, and the female predecessor was killed, turning into the Corpse Queen.

Following the tragic death of this female predecessor, Mingyi from the future, distressed, returned to the Divine Realm and came to Wu Hen's side to speak those words... The things she mentioned were trivial, and she dared not reveal her real experiences because she did not belong to this timeline; in this timeline, there was another real Mingyi, just starting on the journey to pursue Star Mark Cangling.

"Let's hold off on this issue of asymmetry in time for now. Unless it's proven that Cangling truly has the ability to manipulate time..." Wu Hen said.

"Indeed, we can only say it's possible, as we cannot make such bold deductions based on a piece of Mint Battle Clothing that will only emerge three months later," Luo Hong nodded.

Wu Hen, now also in the high-dimensional, understood changing the macroscopic timeline to be a very challenging task.

Microscopic changes in time also require specific conditions, producing localized and limited regional effects, and absolutely not resulting in a scenario where one frame of time contains a world; whether a person from the future can meet someone from the present itself is debatable.

But the idea that past and present lives might coexist in the same timeline seems more reasonable.

"I will rest for three months, and after three months, you need to give me the most reliable data," Wu Hen said.

"No problem!" Luo Hong was very excited, for he had obtained a piece of Battle Clothing potentially from the "future," containing much to be studied.

"I won't go out either then," He Ze realized the significant implications and decided to stay in the Douyi Star Palace as a precaution.

"Give me your hands," Wu Hen said.

Luo Hong and He Ze looked puzzled but still extended their hands.

"What is this for?" Luo Hong asked, seeing Wu Hen touch his hand and then let go, his expression turning strange.

"If Cangling truly has the ability over time, I need to put some safe measures on you," Wu Hen spoke indifferently, without further explanation.

He Ze understood and involuntarily took a deep breath.

After a while, Luo Hong suddenly realized and shivered intensely, whispering, "Are you... checking for our Death Omen?"

Wu Hen nodded.

In that moment, Wu Hen suddenly realized that Mo Chuan must not have been erased; otherwise, he should have seen her Death Omen beforehand when she was killed by Dai Jing!