Watching the Dragon God's state, Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
The Dragon God's question just now had startled him.
The Trinity's River of Time perspective was his greatest trump card. If he had given the Dragon God an opportunity due to a momentary oversight, allowing him to also possess that perspective, his loss would have been immense.
Now it seemed the Dragon God did not have this ability.
Indeed, the dimension of the River of Time was, strictly speaking, extremely high – inconceivably high. It was not a simple three-dimensional world, nor a four-dimensional world with the addition of time.
Each drop of water was a world. Different tributaries were different timelines.
The complex relationships contained within had caused the River of Time's dimension to skyrocket.
Any living being was merely a member of a world created from a single drop within the river.
How insignificant was that?
Even if one could themselves represent one of those drops, to transcend and possess a perspective overlooking the river was a despairing leap.
The reason Su Ming could do this, overlooking the river, was still due to his Trinity.
The Dragon God did not get an answer.
He certainly would not give up searching for the God Realm.
However, the God Realm seemed to have vanished without a trace, completely disappearing from his perception.
The Dragon God's heart sank bit by bit.
This was definitely not good news.
If his main body wanted Su Ming to open up the God Realm, he must have intended to use it, to compete for control of it.
Now that the other party had established the God Realm in history, even if he hadn't directly seized control, that was one thing – after all, his main body still had more tricks up his sleeve.
But if his main body couldn't even perceive the God Realm, how could he talk about seizing it?
"No, that's not right. Such a behemoth, even if hidden, would inevitably have a huge impact on history. The present cannot possibly remain silent."
Thinking this, the Dragon God relaxed slightly.
Yes, all history would feed back into the present.
Even if a paradox formed, and the changes were too great to directly alter, there would still be an earth-shattering upheaval.
For a powerhouse of the Dragon God's level, such a disturbance would be like a firefly in the dark night – very bright and impossible not to notice.
Therefore, no matter how well the God Realm was hidden, it would inevitably appear.
No, it might even be unable to appear directly and would require some opportunity.
For example, a great change in the world, a shift in space, could provide the opportunity for this God Realm to be established.
At that time, it would be a re-ing of the God Realm.
A God Realm in the past, when truly reflected into the present, would have to be enlightened all over again.
"Haha, this Su Ming is still inexperienced. Hide all you want, but in the end, this God Realm will reveal itself."
The Dragon God chuckled inwardly.
Five God King-level authorities – a full three more than the two his main body had estimated.
Since his main body was confident he could seize the God Realm with two God King-level authorities, with three more, the difficulty would only decrease, not increase.
If he failed again...
Then his main body was simply inept.
Su Ming had no energy to guess the Dragon God's small thoughts. He had already left Dragon Valley and returned to the River of Time perspective, sensing the changes in the God Realm while also contemplating his ninth Spirit Ring.
Above the River of Time, a mass of hazy light illuminated all directions. Within that light mass, there was an ethereal, shifting world, seeming both real and illusory.
Su Ming's consciousness sank into it, yet could not sense any vitality.
"Ultimately, I took too big a step."
Simply put, he had succeeded in inventing this God Realm and had indeed endowed it with time-crossing properties, using all the countless beings across different timelines over a period as pivots to erect such a God Realm.
However, the idea for constructing the God Realm was ultimately too rudimentary – the idea for constructing a God Realm within the universe.
Placed in the dimension of the River of Time, this idea was too backward. It caused the God Realm to be unable to even proceed with its own evolution.
"How can this be?"
Su Ming panicked.
The God Realm evolving, absorbing vast universal energy and nurturing God King-level divine seats to assist Su Ming in advancing early – this was what Su Ming wanted.
Had his clever little thought directly killed the results?
After panicking for a while, Su Ming calmed down, first skipped over the God Realm's changes, and sensed his ninth Spirit Ring. Only then did he finally exhale deeply.
"Good, good, good."
The ninth Spirit Ring only granted Su Ming one Spirit Skill, but it was extremely powerful.
"Ninth Spirit Skill, Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation!"
"Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation – allows me to enter a world that is both false and real. Born of reality yet unrelated to it. All cause and effect is stripped from realityand will not interfere with its operation."
Comprehending this Spirit Skill was very troublesome. The general information Su Ming received was along these lines. It seemed to have no practical combat significance, but it was immensely meaningful to Su Ming.
For Su Ming, there had always been a major heart disease – the fake Su Ming.
The River of Time possessed deductive properties. Based on the development of the present node of Douluo 2, it would continue to deduce the future.
With the conditions of the present node as the cause, it would deduce the future as the effect.
For someone like Su Ming, it would erase the memory of his transcendence of the river and only reference his abilities for deduction. This would produce what Su Ming knew as the 'fake Su Ming'.
The existence of the fake Su Ming was very grating. It made Su Ming feel threatened by the river. The stronger he became, the greater the backlash he might suffer.
Because as his strength increased, even if the deduction didn't include his memory of transcending the river, his abilities would become increasingly perverted.
If his abilities became strong enough for a Su Ming without the memory of transcendence to also perceive the River of Time, the problem would be immense.
That was still a future concern.
Long ago, Su Ming had already been affected by the fake Su Ming in his normal talent utilization. Because the fake Su Ming's breakthrough to godhood had prevented him from viewing history too far beyond Douluo 2.
Back then, he couldn't view history beyond five years.
Now, that time had shrunk to less than a year!
Wasn't this hindering Su Ming's talent?
The Douluo 3 main body's spiritual domain was exactly for invading timelines, for examining history. And now you won't let me examine future possibilities!
This cheat was working fine, and then it gets sealed – isn't that just causing trouble?
Now, the appearance of Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation gave Su Ming a countermeasure.
"By stripping the Douluo 2 main body from the present, the Douluo 2 main body will no longer have cause and effect. The River of Time won't be able to replicate my existence!"
A genuine smile appeared on Su Ming's face.
A long-standing heart disease was cured. He was truly happy.
This was just one use of Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation.
Illusory World, Real Realm – one false, one real. Stripping from the real to become false.
Naturally, it could also reverse – stripping the false into reality.
Only the changes in cause and effect would need to be borne by Su Ming.
Of course, Su Ming wouldn't create something from nothing for no reason.
If he wanted to create something from nothing, he wouldn't need Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation. He would be better off using Turning Illusion into Reality.
In comparison, Illusory World, Real Realm, Anticipatory Manifestation was more suited to his current predicament.