Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1464 - 413: Time Shape, Time’s Heart!

Lin Su kept his gaze locked on the spot where the two little ones had vanished. After a brief pause, he addressed Guigui and Tata, "Guigui, take Tata to explore the other rifts for opportunities."

This location was the Butei Pavilion within the primary space system. Since the quest for the five-colored items likely involved spatial power, Guigui was the most suitable companion to assist Tata in the search.

"Jie!" (Understood!)

With a quick look toward the Time Shape to offer silent support to his elder brother and third sister, Guigui departed rapidly with Tata in tow.

Yingying stayed by Lin Su's side, her eyes occasionally drifting toward the dark abyss along with his.

After some time passed, Lin Su sat down upon Yingying to wait.

From here on, the outcome rested entirely on the two of them.

They had to succeed!

...

Here...

Just where was this?

As its consciousness drifted into a daze, Youyou floated within an unfamiliar darkness. Feeling slightly disoriented, it observed the surroundings.

Within this void, distinct trails moved back and forth.

Every single trail contained an infinite number of images.

It was as if every passing second was a picture book made of countless frames, and every page of that book merged with pages from other volumes to create an entirely new narrative.

These represented infinite eras, segments, and instances of the past, the present, and the years to come.

Together, they wove an endlessly profound Great Net, where one dimension's time intersected with another dimension's object.

The concept was abstract and difficult to grasp, yet Youyou could see it all unfolding with perfect clarity.

It could even spot itself upon this Great Net, capturing the moments it followed Lin Su to this very place.

Every scene was connected like a fluid animation.

Instinctively, it tried to look further ahead, but everything related to the future remained a complete blur.

However, this haze was slowly sharpening as time ticked by.

Much like a projected film, fresh content manifested with every passing moment.

An invisible hand was constantly flipping through every picture book on this Great Net.

Is this what time is?

Witnessing the traces of time so vividly, Youyou’s expression was filled with shock and deep emotion.

In this instant, its grasp of the Time system was accelerating at an incredible pace.

With every extra second spent here, its understanding of the rules underwent a visible transformation.

This rapid advancement made Youyou instinctively crave to remain in this place forever.

No!

Suddenly, a surge of alertness rose within Youyou’s heart.

It felt as though it had overlooked something vital.

What was it again...

That’s right! This is the Shape of Sound; one must maintain their sense of self or risk being consumed!

It could not allow itself to become overly greedy for the Time system rules found here!

Snapping back to its senses, it looked warily at the surrounding Great Net. What had seemed mysterious before now looked like a perilous temptation.

What was the reason it came here?

It looked inward for the answer and remembered.

Its only goal was to condense its thirteenth phoenix—the Time system phoenix.

Its true path did not belong here.

The foundation of its power was not Time system rules, but the rules of Fragmentation.

As Youyou regained its composure, the speed at which its rule comprehension grew seemed to drop sharply.

But Youyou didn't mind.

The progress it had already made was more than enough to reflect upon.

And so...

Facing the vast, infinite Time Net, Youyou closed its eyes without a hint of hesitation.

It abandoned the chance to further enhance its Time system comprehension.

Instead, it began to focus on condensing the Time system phoenix!

It was time to leave this place!

...

If an observer could see the current positions of Qiuqiu and Youyou, they would realize the two were less than ten meters apart, staring at the exact same Time Net.

Yet, despite their proximity, neither was aware of the other, and the Time Net appeared entirely different to each of them.

"Mi...(ᓀωᓂ)" (Time...)

Qiuqiu sat silently in the void, watching the Time Net as the flickering images mirrored in its eyes.

The vertical pupil on its forehead erupted with a brilliant light. Inside, temporal patterns rotated slowly, mimicking the movement of a clock.

Since even Youyou could see its Time system comprehension skyrocket, the benefits for Qiuqiu—who had transformed into a pure Time system entity—were far greater.

After all, its actual rule mastery had already reached the Fourth Realm.

Furthermore, after its run-in with the Time Master during a reincarnation cycle and its interactions with the two Time Qilin Deer brothers, Qiuqiu’s knowledge of the Time system had been steadily growing.

Unlike Youyou, who only watched, Qiuqiu took the initiative to move toward the Time Net.

With a gentle tap of its paw, it flicked one of the picture books. The spinning pages halted instantly; the following images failed to appear and instead faded into darkness.

It was like hitting pause on a film.

Talent Skill: Time Gap Judgment.

Within this Time Shape, where the threads of time were so distinct, Qiuqiu saw the true form of its skill for the first time.

It pounced excitedly toward the Time Net, beginning to test its other abilities one after another.

With every attempt, Qiuqiu’s eyes shone with increasing intensity.

These trials alone gave it a much more profound connection to time.

What exactly is time?

It is a concept just as enigmatic as space.

Just as all things must occupy space—moving from one spatial point to the next, unable to exist outside of it—they are also bound to time, carried along by its flow and changing as it passes.

Even a time-system pet beast can only escape it briefly. Ultimately, the root of all power is tied to time; nothing can exist apart from it.

These concepts are abstract and cannot be touched directly.

They are not like fire, grass, water, soil, or metal, which have a physical presence, nor are they as clear-cut as light and dark.

Qiuqiu couldn't help but think back to its first steps in understanding the Time System.

On the Extreme Cold Ladder of the Prodigy Battlefield, guided by the lingering will of the Cold Venerate and based on ice system rules, it had first sensed the power of time.

The peak of Extreme Cold is the freezing of time itself.

When everything is frozen solid, even the most fundamental particles of matter stop moving, and time naturally comes to a standstill.

Looking at everything before it, Qiuqiu finally seemed to grasp the true essence of time.

Time is the measurement of motion.

Where there is movement, time exists.

If a world remained in a primordial state where not even the smallest particle moved, the concept of time would vanish.

When that first tiny particle shifted, triggering others to follow and leading to large-scale movement and the evolution of all things, time was born alongside it.

At that moment, Qiuqiu’s mastery of the Time system surged forward.

This seemed to trigger a mysterious mechanism within the area. As Qiuqiu lost itself in comprehension, the surrounding Time Net began to solidify, eventually shrinking into a heart-shaped gem covered in intricate patterns and pulsing with Time System rules.

The gemstone flickered and settled quietly into the vertical pupil on Qiuqiu’s forehead, coming to rest within.

The Time Shape, also known as the Heart of Time.