Chapter 545: It Is Not Divination

“Why is this life-saving crystal starting to act up now?”

Su Wen closed the office door, feeling puzzled.

In the previous sub-timeline, the Star God had initially said that this crystal had life-saving properties.

Later, he revealed that it also contained some of his true thoughts and intentions.

The crystal would only be triggered once back in the main Time and Space.

Yet, he had been back for over a month and had even visited sub-timeline 02, and only now was the crystal activated.

Had he unknowingly met the triggering conditions?

“Boom!”

In a daze, a roar, like a planet exploding, echoed in Su Wen’s mind.

When he regained his senses, he found himself in a starry world where countless stars revolved and cosmic scenes continuously unfolded.

“Wealth God, it’s been a while.”

The Star God smiled and said, “Though I don’t know exactly how long it’s been, I’m sure it’s been quite some time.”

“The triggering condition I set involves three changes in the surrounding space environment.”

“Returning from our sub-timelines to the main Time and Space counts as the first.”

“Leaving the main Time and Space to go to our next sub-timelines is the second.”

“And returning from the next sub-timelines is the third.”

“I set this condition so that after experiencing the next sub-timelines, you could better judge my actions.”

“Perhaps, your perspective will have changed.”

The Star God paused and then asked, “So, did we make significant progress in the next sub-timelines?”

Su Wen: “……”

How to put it?

The Star God had guessed well and was quite accurate.

He had indeed triggered the crystal after crossing a timeline.

It’s just that the way he made this leap might have slightly deviated from the Star God’s expectations.

“You miscalculated this time because I didn’t go to the next sub-timelines.”

Su Wen said helplessly, “I went to sub-timeline 02 and then returned, which is when your life-saving crystal was triggered.”

Across from him, the Star God nodded and smiled, “See! I knew our future is surely moving in a positive direction.”

“?”

“Wealth God, you must hold onto hope for our future!”

“??”

“Especially in your main Time and Space, with all the experiences accumulated from the sub-timelines, how could you possibly lose to mere remnants?”

“???”

Su Wen looked puzzled and then stepped closer to the Star God, waving his hand randomly in front of him.

When he saw that the Star God didn’t react at all, he realized this was probably just a pre-recorded projection.

He felt a bit disappointed!

At first, he thought the Star God had some incredible trick up his sleeve!

Like somehow sending a fragment of his consciousness across time and space.

But now, it seemed that crossing time and space still depended on the strength of the river of time and the River of Fate.

“Alright, I’ll be straight with you.”

The Star God sighed and said, “I originally thought about cutting off a piece of my soul and embedding it here, hoping it could go back with you to the main Time and Space.”

“But then I realized, with the Time and Space maintainers around, that plan wouldn’t work.”

“So, I scrapped it and left this pre-recorded projection here instead, to help clear up some of your questions about the sub-timelines.”

“Since you’ve come back from the next sub-timelines, it means you’ve already figured out a lot of things.”

“That’s right, before you arrived, I was tapping into the power of the Star God of the Eighth Era.”

“Using Ancient Techniques, I drew on the immense energy of the Star God of the Eighth Era to boost myself to the realm of the god king.”

“This Ancient Technique doesn’t drain regular energy or soul power, and it doesn’t even touch the true spirit.”

“The only catch is that the caster needs to know a lot about the person they’re borrowing power from, and then use an object as the core to handle the swirling forces of time and space.”

“As you know, I’ve inherited the Memory Legacy of the Star God of the Eighth Era.”

“So, I know him inside out!”

“And since the essence of the Star God happened to be the perfect core, everything just fell into place.”

At this, the Star God gave a casual smile and added, “Of course, I’m aware that borrowing power like this, especially for someone like me who’s inherited the Memory Legacy of the Star God of the Eighth Era, comes with a price. At some point, I’ll lose myself.”

“Lost in the power and memories of the Star God of the Eighth Era.”

“…”

Su Wen listened quietly.

Even though he already knew a lot of what the Star God was saying, he understood there had to be more to this projection.

If it were just to explain these things, it wouldn’t make much sense.

Then, as the Star God explained further, Su Wen began to see the bigger picture.

When it came to the future and the remnants, the Star God wasn’t despairing.

What filled him with despair was a future that seemed hopeful but was actually filled with deep sorrow.

He knew that even if the Star God of the Eighth Era returned, it wouldn’t change much in the current situation.

In fact, it might even be worse.

After all, people trusted him, but they might not trust the Star God of the Eighth Era.

He and the Star God of the Eighth Era were, after all, two different people.

But he thought, since he couldn’t change the tragic future, maybe handing it over to someone from the Eighth Era, a stranger who could break the deadlock, might make things better.

“Wealth God, I remember you asked me about my white hair.”

The Star God spoke softly, but the slight tremor in his voice betrayed his inner turmoil.

“After I became a true god, I gained access to all the secret techniques, Ancient Techniques, and various miraculous powers that the Star God of the Eighth Era had mastered.”

“And on a sudden urge, I couldn’t help but try to divine the future.”

“Your future.”

“But do you know what I found?”

“I factored in everything, standing in the position of the God of Wealth in the main Time and Space, someone with the power to cross time and space.”

“The God of Wealth, who can communicate with the Time and Space maintainers and the maintainers of Fate, a figure of wonders and miracles!”

“But what I saw was a future that was destined for success, but you were nowhere in it!”

“I based my calculations on the Life Force of a true god and the soul power of a true god, rearranging the sequence over and over!”

“But still, I couldn’t see a future with you in it!”

“The esteemed current Great God!”

“After winning the final battle, when everyone was celebrating, I just disappeared from that perfect future.”

“Isn’t that ironic?”

“Isn’t that laughable?”

Su Wen frowned as he listened to the Star God’s words.

With the river of time and the River of Fate protecting him, could the Star God really divine his situation?

“Do you think my divination is wrong?”

The Star God suddenly said, “But let me clarify one thing: what I did wasn’t a divination of the future!”

“It was a calculation, a deduction!”

“Using computational power and objective information, I pieced together a real future by adding and removing different pieces of information!”