My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 495 - 496: The Figure at the Bottom of the Demon Abyss!
Previously on My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel...
Right at that instant.
From Sally's position, an unseen ripple burst forth abruptly, spreading wide.
The heavens' winds and clouds shifted in a flash, making the whole sky resemble a rippling mirror.
A grand, dazzling river vision emerged gradually, crafted from endless past echoes and upcoming visions.
Time River!
Yet on this occasion, it wasn't just a mere vision.
It had genuinely materialized right in front of them!
As the Time River fully took shape, Gu Xing's thoughts jolted sharply.
The emergence of the Time River itself didn't startle him, but rather the sensation from this river...
He detected a profoundly recognizable fluctuation!
Yet another Divine Position!
Furthermore, the aura of this Divine Position tied directly to the essence of time.
It aligned flawlessly with Sally!
"Deep within the Time River hides a Divine Position as well..."
Gu Xing whispered under his breath, his gaze gleaming intensely.
Even though the Supreme Goddess claimed to have fused the Divine Position into the world, that didn't seem fully accurate.
"Sally," Gu Xing turned toward the newly transformed little cat-girl at his side.
"Do you feel the precise spot of that Divine Position? Could you guide us inside?"
Sally shut her eyes, the silver Divine Pattern on her brow glowing softly.
Her delicate fingers reached out, as though grasping unseen strands in the emptiness.
Soon after, she lifted her lids, her silver eyes swirling with myriad time shards:
"No problem!"
Sally moved ahead first, entering the silvery river.
Gu Xing and his guardian beasts trailed right behind.
The second they crossed in, a sensation hit like breaking through a watery barrier, with the entire scene around them twisting wildly.
No sign of sky or ground, just a hazy rush of lights and shadows everywhere.
Sally led the way, her forehead's time Divine Pattern radiating strongly, lighting their path.
Inside the Time River, her form looked somewhat ghostly, on the verge of blending away, but it held steady all the same.
The further in they pressed, the thicker the Time Law's force grew.
Fortunately, those wild, turbulent Time Laws.
As they neared Sally, they acted like they recognized their ruler or source, quickly calming and aligning.
They flowed to Sally, merging seamlessly into her form.
In this way, Sally's command over the Time Law surged ahead at a breathtaking pace.
Deeper along, a golden glow point sharpened into view up front.
That glow felt gentle, untainted, infused with an ultimate godly presence.
It matched precisely the Divine Position Gu Xing had picked up on earlier!
Sally reached out her hand a bit, and the Divine Position, sensing the call.
Flew over on its own toward Sally, easing into her forehead gradually.
"Buzz——!!"
Once that Divine Position fused willingly into Sally’s forehead.
Suddenly, the time and space gleams encircling Sally quaked fiercely!
A force immensely greater than before, perfectly attuned to time's core idea, started forging her Divine Body.
The ceaselessly moving Time River appeared to pause briefly in that very moment.
Following that, the disordered gleams and warped causal links inside got forcefully straightened out.
At that point, the Time River turned smoother and more balanced than ever!
Sally gradually parted her eyes, her irises shifting to a pure silver hue.
With this Divine Position absorbed, she now ruled the Time River entirely.
Her look shifted to Gu Xing, laced with a touch of awe.
During the fusion with the Divine Position, she caught a brief peek at what lay ahead.
That quick vision sparked her deeper respect for Gu Xing.
After sorting her mind a touch, Sally spoke steadily:
"Master, the whole Time River stands fully mended at last!"
"Just a handful of lingering inconsistencies await your personal touch!"
At these words, Gu Xing felt a bit confused.
But with a light wave from Sally, various visions popped up instantly in front of him.
The golden beam that rained down when Qing Shuang and Fei Yue departed the Ghost Race!
The heritage bestowed by the Elf Empress prior to her passing!
The statue of the Twelve-winged Angel remaining in the Angel World!
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"Master, these pivotal moments! They require your aid to set fully right!"
"Your being stands apart from the Time River!"
"These time points bear your mark, so you have to show up in person to fix every causal thread."
Gu Xing gave a nod after hearing Sally’s explanation.
Since it all stemmed from him, he had no intention of dodging the duty.
Besides, with Sally in charge of the Time River now, they could navigate it freely.
Still...
The Time River followed its inherent rules of motion, so he couldn't casually tweak the history.
Doing so might trigger the downfall of the entire Time River.
Therefore, at Sally’s urging, he didn't waver and plunged straight into one of those time points.
....
At the same time.
Back in the actual timeline of reality.
Demon Abyss, the first level, its deepest part.
This area contrasted sharply with the messy, foul, deranged upper reaches of the Demon Realm.
No shrieking warped demons, no dense Demonic Qi swirling up.
Even the space hung in a chilling, spirit-chilling total quiet, akin to the raw void prior to the cosmos forming.
In the middle, where time nearly stood still, a faint spark hovered in stillness.
It took the shape of a person.
She perched regally on her seat, her bearing flawlessly ideal, surpassing any species' grasp of allure.
But she radiated an unmatched holy vibe that forbade stares or even a whisper of irreverence.
She formed the root of the Demon Abyss, the granter of strength to the nine Demon Gods.
Or put differently, she emerged as another primal awareness from the shattered Primordial World.
She appeared rooted there forever, much like this realm itself.
Mute, icy, timeless!
However, when Gu Xing crossed paths with the Supreme Goddess.
This goddess, blended into the shadows, her downcast gaze holding infinite stellar hush, quivered just a tad.
Not from surprise or fury.
Rather, like faint waves in still pond stirred by a distant pebble, hardly noticeable.
She lifted her head gradually.
Her deep eyes pierced through layer after layer of the Demon Abyss, fixing on Gu Xing's whereabouts.
"Oh?"
A single sound echoed softly in the utter quiet.
"So this is the path you've selected?"
A subtle arc tugged at her vague lips.
"Placing your faith in a human, that kind with their weak ties and sentiments?"
Her tone rang through the emptiness, tinged with a trace of mockery.
"What a silly decision!"
"Just as foolish as you used to be, my cherished sister."
She stood up leisurely, her dark robe flowing like night's curtain.
As she stirred, the Demon Abyss's lowest floor started to quiver faintly, as though an ancient colossal creature roused from sleep.
"Yet, the end draws near for all of it!"
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