I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Hong Yuan wanted to revert his mental state to the past to undo his influence, but he had unknowingly entered a hallucination of his own making, where Maen could still affect his mind.

Although he couldn't prevent Hong Yuan from resetting his mental state, he could slightly influence its final destination.

After figuring out how Hong Yuan was nullifying his attacks, Maen immediately thought of the special moment he had left in the battle—the moment Hong Yuan's mind went blank.

Maen intentionally revealed that he was influencing Hong Yuan's mind to guide him to reset his mental state.

Hong Yuan realized this, and a primal fear of death arose in his heart. Although he hadn't figured out how Maen would take the opportunity to completely defeat him, he believed that Maen had a solution.

Maen knew that a simple mental attack wouldn't work on him, but the fact that he was still doing it meant that something was waiting for him.

If that's the case...

"Let's go back to the past." This sentence echoed in their ears at the same time.

Hong Yuan clenched his fists and instantly plunged his mind into the storm of power surrounding him, no longer saving or controlling its use, and began to squander it almost wastefully.

Having to do this meant he couldn't be considered victorious. What he was about to do would greatly reduce the power he should have obtained, but if he didn't do it, he might die at Maen's hands again.

He had no choice at this moment.

Since Maen wanted to return his mental state to that blank moment, he would ensure that the blank never occurred.

Everything froze.

Then, the apocalyptic scene around them began to blur. Maen could feel that his body couldn't move, but he wasn't being restrained by anything. This feeling was closer to the opposite of change—stillness.

[Transfer Initiated]

[5:00]

This was the choice Qin Lan made within the Bureau.

In the next moment...

Everything around them began to rewind.

Only the transfer countdown remained normal.

The blazing sun and shadows separated, and the monsters attacking the Salvation Alliance members returned to the ground and sky, while the hidden Wang Yin returned to its original location.

Only Hong Yuan and Maen remained still.

'How is it?' Hong Yuan had a frozen smile on his face. 'You should be able to hear me, right?

'I didn't expect you to push me this far. This trip can almost be considered a waste, but being able to eliminate you, a potential dangerous opponent, isn't a loss.'

As he thought, the surrounding environment was rapidly rewinding. The white tents were constantly disappearing, and the newly reappeared ritual was rapidly disintegrating. Almost instantly, the place returned to an empty space with only them.

The sun rose in the west and set in the east, withered leaves regained their vitality, and raindrops flew towards the sky.

'You're still very dangerous now.' Hong Yuan thought to himself. 'I'm not confident in defeating you in your current state.

'So I've decided to return to your weakest point in time and kill you there ahead of time.'

For him, winning was all that mattered now, and fortunately, he was a reality bender.

As Hong Yuan spoke, the space around them began to move relative to them.

Maen could see the open space moving away from him, and the places he had been in the past were approaching, as if he were really returning to past time and space.

[Transfer Countdown 4:05]

Maen could tell from the Bureau's interference that they weren't really reversing time.

At least the Bureau, which was outside the real world, was still synchronized with him, which allowed Maen, whose perception of time was somewhat distorted, to determine where he was.

The changes in the outside world were happening faster and faster. He couldn't see any formed images, and Maen felt his psionic power, which had recovered a lot these days, slowly declining, with his mind and body regressing simultaneously.

But other traits utilized through the Bureau weren't affected in any way.

The surrounding environment was slowly changing. Although he couldn't see clearly, Maen could vaguely sense that he had returned to Godwin State and was "advancing" towards East New State.

'You clearly survived.' Maen asked calmly, "Why risk coming to find me?

'Do you know when humans are at their weakest?' Hong Yuan asked himself and answered, 'I think it's the moment of impending death and the moment of birth. No matter how dangerous you are now, how will you fight me when your mind becomes like that of an infant?

'Yes, I was indeed forced into a dead end by you for the second time, but this time I came prepared.

'You are an opponent worth remembering, but that's all. I will have more than one memorable enemy in my life, but you will only have me, the strong man who killed you, to remember.'

Maen doubted whether they would return to infancy, but he did have a rather weak point in time in his memory. If Hong Yuan could really bring him to that moment.

Then he would be the one to die.

'Let me see your past together.' At this moment, Hong Yuan's mood was cold and calm, and the tone of this sentence was like declaring Maen's fate. At this moment, he felt like the high and mighty sun god.

Then, in the next moment.

Everything returned to silence.

They had reached the end of the past.

But to Hong Yuan's surprise, this wasn't the moment when Maen was born, nor was it the ward in the Victor Sanatorium, but a place that no one expected—Maen's rented house.

This was the end of his remaining memories.

That's right, he actually had a rather weak time, so Maen "forgot" about it.

Moreover, those present weren't just them. A woman with an extraordinary temperament was standing directly opposite Maen, and it seemed that she was talking to Maen at this moment.

Hong Yuan instantly broke out in a cold sweat. The information he had found didn't mention this at all, and almost at the same time as he saw that familiar face, the power stored in his body and surrounding him instantly flowed uncontrollably towards his head.

Then, they all began to rely on Hong Yuan's will as if their lives depended on it...

Turning into reality.

"I've been waiting for you." This was her first sentence.

Then, the Divine Firmament Walker slightly turned her face to look at Hong Yuan:

"But you...

"I didn't expect you to survive."

Impossible!

Hong Yuan looked at Divine Firmament in horror:

"You're fake! You're fake!"

Divine Firmament smiled:

"Of course I'm fake, but I'm also real. I'm just not on your timeline, but I was originally just here to wait for Maen. I didn't expect you to appear here too. I thought you were already dead."

Hong Yuan looked back and retreated, then turned his head to look at Maen:

"No, no, no, kill me, I'd rather you kill me."

Now, as long as he died, he could try to revive again, even if he might not be able to escape the pursuit of death this time, and even if he would definitely be reduced to an angel of the destined return after being reborn.

But at least he could still live.

Hong Yuan couldn't imagine what he would face if he didn't die.

Thinking like this, Hong Yuan rushed towards Maen with a distorted expression, but he fell face first next to his feet.

"No." Maen refused in a flat tone, "Even if I hadn't met her, you wouldn't have died. I was originally going to subdue you here, after all, you've already died in my hands once.

"I won't give the enemy a second chance."

Saying this, he reached out his hand towards Hong Yuan.

"Wait." Divine Firmament stopped him.

Maen turned his head to look at her:

"What?"

Divine Firmament sped up her speech:

"Although I've always been waiting for you, I've only now clearly realized what I'm going to do.

"In fact, even without my existence, you would most likely have defeated him. As long as you stopped accurately at that time, Hong Yuan would have been at a disadvantage in front of you, and the reason why I appeared is...

"You almost went down the wrong path.

"Reality benders aren't as easy to digest as you think. You have to know that similar types also have the risk of getting prion diseases, and besides, most of his body is now my power. Eating him directly will bring you very bad digestive problems."

Hong Yuan, who was standing on the side, was stunned:

"What do you mean?"

Divine Firmament's words made him feel a little creepy.

Maen was originally going to eat him?

But the other two ignored his question and fear.

Maen looked at Divine Firmament:

"What do you mean."

Divine Firmament said with a smile:

"My ability to find you has nothing to do with precognitive abilities. Although you are very restrained, so much so that Hong Yuan didn't notice it at all, you still couldn't hide it from my eyes. The reality around you is significantly different from that of others.

"You should also be considered a reality bender."

Hong Yuan looked at Maen in disbelief.

He was fighting another reality bender?

How was that possible? He had clearly determined that Maen didn't have any characteristics of a reality bender, and the reality around Maen hadn't been distorted or affected...

He opened his mouth:

"..."

"Because you are too shortsighted." Divine Firmament gave the answer before he could speak, "Of course you can't see things outside your field of vision, but I am Divine Firmament. Although the situation is a bit special, I can be sure that Maen, you can distort reality.

"You are constantly eating people, aren't you?"

No wonder, no wonder...

Hong Yuan lowered his head in despair.

In fact, he understood this principle when he died last time, but he had never experienced it so deeply...

Even if it looks like it, he is still not the protagonist of the world.

No one is.

Maen said:

"The metaphor of eating people is a bit too exaggerated."

Divine Firmament shrugged slightly:

"I can't describe exactly what you're doing. What's in front of you now is just a piece of the past. Although the power belonging to me in Hong Yuan's body makes this piece of the past correspond to the present, what you're encountering is still not the complete me.

"My situation should be bad now."

Maen nodded slightly:

"You were captured by the Federation. Did you foresee this?"

Divine Firmament replied thoughtfully:

"I see...

"No, I didn't foresee that the Federation could defeat me. This is actually quite surprising to me. If that's the case, there may be several people I still trust who are standing against me, alas.

"But when has this road been easy?"

Maen looked at this Divine Firmament and asked:

"So you're here to stop me from containing and utilizing Hong Yuan."

Although this would be a considerable loss for him, Maen would still choose to believe her if Divine Firmament insisted.

Divine Firmament shook her head:

"Our paths are stubbornly close to madness. Excessive intersection with others is not good for you. Even reality benders like Hong Yuan can't really walk on other people's paths.

"But I'm not here to stop you. Weakening my potential allies is not good for me.

"I said, he's hard to digest."

Hearing these words, Hong Yuan's face turned pale, and then he began to grab his neck with both hands, trying to forcibly kill himself in a panic.

But Divine Firmament only glanced at him, and Hong Yuan instantly lost all the strength he used to resist.

No, he is still not a god.

He is the weakest among reality benders, Maen is the strong one...

Divine Firmament is the god.

Qin Luan looked at Maen again and said:

"I'm here to help you digest him.

"He's a bit full."

Hearing these words, Hong Yuan plopped down on the ground, and the last hope in his heart was dashed. He didn't even dare to try to beg Divine Firmament for pity and mercy, and could only sluggishly raise his head to look at Maen.

"Please, please be kind..."

Maen still looked at Divine Firmament calmly and asked:

"What are you going to do."

Divine Firmament said:

"Hong Yuan's ability itself is a very strong reality bending ability, and because I'm worried that you may not be able to correctly view this loss, I'm going to exchange it for something that is theoretically equivalent to its power, or even better in the eyes of most people.

"Although I don't think there is a distinction between strong and weak in the power of reality benders...

"But other people don't think so."

Hong Yuan's eyes suddenly bulged.

At this moment, he still wanted to shout, but he could only watch in fear as the two people in front of him discussed how to deal with their own kind, and deeply felt the intense pain brought by the body, and the despair when facing true death.

No, no, no, I want to go back to the past, I don't want to die, I am reality...

Bang!

Red blood and flesh splattered all over the ground.

But a drop of golden blood remained in the place where he had just been standing.

Maen reached out and picked it up.

[\nContained Anomalous Entity: Divine Firmament's Blood\nComprehensive Anomaly Strength: Ⅳ-5 (Ⅴ-2)\nDanger Level: Ⅳ-6 (Ⅴ-2)\n]

Divine Firmament said:

"I don't have much time left. Finally, I want to ask...

"How is Qin Lan?"

Maen replied:

"She is currently following me, responsible for organizing the remaining members of the Salvation Alliance, and planning to rescue you someday in the future..."

But Shenxiao wasn't really listening to Maen's words.

She was staring out the window "behind" Maen.

There stood a young woman with no face.

Although she lacked facial features, Shenxiao could still sense that she was making eye contact with her.