The frustrating thing is that these orbs of light are not always fixed in one place.
The river of time flows on and on, and those moments in time are like fish in the water, with no discernible pattern.
Moreover, this river of time is not two-dimensional, but a three-dimensional galaxy, and areas with dense light spheres may obscure the true target.
Each orb of light changes over time, and if the one that flashes the fastest is not noticed in time, it may become an ordinary orb of light the next time you see it.
However, this was not a problem for Xiang Yu, as he had anticipated this situation.
Otherwise, the Palm Heaven Gourd wouldn't have been designed with this effect.
Xiang Yu infused his domineering energy into the Milky Way, focusing his attention on sensing the sphere of light within the river of time.
Suddenly, Xiang Yu moved. He discovered an unusual ball of light that was flashing at an extremely fast frequency!
Whoosh!
Xiang Yu transformed into the size of Ant-Man, avoiding accidentally entering other light spheres, and entered the target light sphere in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, everyone present held their breath. Although they had tested the Heavenly Gourd before, who could guarantee that there would be no problem this time?
The key issue is that the Heavenly Gourd's ability to travel through time and space is not as good as the Heavenly Bottle's, so it cannot allow the user to take it back to the past.
After Xiang Yu traveled to the past, he no longer had the Heavenly Gourd. Once lost in the river of time, even if two people were in the same plane and the same place, they would not be able to see each other even if they were close by because of the different time dimensions.
Therefore, Yu Ji was very afraid that Xiang Yu would never return, but she could not stop him and could only support him with all her might.
Hao Jiu wasn't sure either, even though he had successfully completed the ultimate awakening during the process of refining the Heavenly Gourd, perfectly replicating the system-creating ability of the God of Systems, and was able to fuse the Shadow System with his soul to transform it into a completely new system.
Because during the first test of the Palm Heaven Gourd, Hao Jiu was unable to contact the Shadow System, which was located in another time dimension.
In other words, once Xiang Yu is trapped at a certain point in the past, all the shadow systems controlled by Hao Jiu in this timeline will go out of control and become systems without intelligence.
However, if the Shadow System is fused with the soul of an intelligent life form, the Shadow System will no longer be under Hao Jiu's control the moment the fusion is successful.
In short, if an accident were to occur and the two timelines were separated, it would be impossible to communicate or provide assistance through the Shadow System. If the Shadow System couldn't do it, it would probably be even more difficult for Xiang Yu's clone.
Of course, since Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu knew how powerful it was, they would definitely make some preparations, such as stockpiling more energy and items for the shadow systems of Yu Ji and others.
Hao Jiu also brought a bunch of random time travel items. These were super items newly launched in the God's Shop, which could also take you back to the past, but had two extreme flaws.
First, a target time point cannot be specified; second, the result is random, with not only the time changing but also the location in space changing – this is true randomness!
However, this is at least a way to return to the present timeline. No matter which dimension we randomly enter, as long as the time is synchronized, everything will be fine.
However, it is actually very difficult to randomly select the current time period.
It's important to understand that this random range spans from the birth of all the myriad worlds to the present day. The current amount of time is just a drop in the ocean compared to the entire river of time. The Chu-Han plane's existence is also a tiny fraction.
According to Hao Jiu's idea, as long as he could randomly obtain the Shadow System supernatural power, it would be a great success, at least giving him a chance to start over.
But by then, there will probably be two Overlords and two Hao Jiu in that world, so it has its advantages and disadvantages.
Of course, it's too early to think about that now. Xiang Yu has already successfully traveled to the past. Now, it remains to be seen whether the clues given by the Heavenly Gourd, guided by the soul of Long Qi from another dimension, are accurate.
As the colorful light faded, Xiang Yu finally saw the familiar yet unfamiliar land beneath his feet.
Then, the murderous aura throughout the entire plane rapidly transformed into domineering energy, and fed back the detected information to Xiang Yu.
"Over there!" Xiang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he vanished instantly, reappearing on a river within the territory of Qi.
A major battle had recently taken place here, between the Han army led by Han Xin and the Chu army led by Long Ju.
The result was self-evident: Long Ju was defeated, and defeated miserably.
Xiang Yu opened his double pupils wide and searched carefully for Long Ju's soul, but he did not find it.
Time was of the essence; the agreed time was only half an hour, and the time spent during the journey was incalculable.
Therefore, Xiang Yu had to seize every minute and second, otherwise it would be awkward if Long Ju's soul had already dissipated.
The soul-summoning array was activated, and the soul-summoning items were used. The remaining military spirits slowly gathered from all directions, but Long Qie's soul was nowhere to be found.
"Impossible! The timing is correct, how could it not exist? Why is this happening!"
Chapter 622 Long Qi
"Why is this? The timing is correct, how could it not be there?"
Xiang Yu frowned. He had succeeded in using his soul to guide the timeline, so Long Ju must have died by now. But where had his soul gone?
Some mortal souls are very fragile, easily blown away by a strong wind, but Long Qi was a fierce general, a general who had killed countless enemies, so his soul should be very strong.
"Overlord, we can't wait any longer. Let's try using the time reversal item quickly." Hao Jiu also couldn't figure out where Long Qie's soul had gone, but he didn't necessarily have to figure it out.
This great battle just ended not long ago; perhaps we could use a time-reversal item to go back to before Long Qi died.
"Alright! Let's give it a try!" Xiang Yu made up his mind. Although the Chu-Han plane might not be able to withstand a long period of time reversal, the great battle had just ended, so there was a chance.
The time reversal item is activated, and the scenery before your eyes changes rapidly...
Soon after, soldiers appeared on the shore cleaning up the battlefield, and then Han Xin led his army to pursue the remnants of the Chu-Qi allied forces.
Then came a chorus of weeping, the weeping of the Chu soldiers.
"I have failed the Overlord! Ah!!!" Long Qi's soul vanished into nothingness with that roar.
So this is why Long Qie's soul disappeared; he destroyed his own soul.
Shot by several arrows, Long Ju used his last strength, tears welling in his eyes, to commit suicide!
The reversal of time continued, and Long Ju fell into Han Xin's trap, making his defeat inevitable.
Xiang Sheng wanted to cross the river to rescue him, but it was too late. He could only desperately shout for Long Qi to come back, but it was unclear whether the other party couldn't hear him or simply didn't want to come back.
Long Ju was surrounded by only a few dozen Chu soldiers, with the rushing river behind him.
In fact, Long Ju might not have died after jumping into the river, but his heart was already dead. If he lost this battle, the Chu state would lose most of its resources. How could he live up to Xiang Yu's trust?
"We can't lose!" Long Qi swung his sword, slashing down one enemy soldier after another, but no matter how desperately he fought, he couldn't change the fact that the soldiers who had crossed the river with him were constantly dying.
When Xiang Yu saw this, he really had an urge to annihilate Han Xin's troops, but before he came, he and Hao Jiu had already set a code of conduct, which was not to change history too much, but only to rescue Long Ju's soul.
If Xiang Yu had intervened to help Long Ju win this battle, the course of history would have been different. It's hard to say whether the Battle of Gaixia would have ultimately occurred, and it would have been questionable whether Xiang Yu could have even bound himself to Hao Jiu's system.
The flow of time has stopped; going back further would only increase the burden on the plane. Meeting Long Qie is enough.
After watching Long Qi die once in chronological order, Xiang Yu, the size of Ant-Man, arrives beside Long Qi's soul.
"I have failed the Overlord!" Long Qi was filled with grief and indignation, even wanting to destroy his own soul.
They truly are my good brothers; each and every one of them has such a fierce and unyielding nature.
"No, you didn't, it's I who have wronged you!" Xiang Yu subdued Long Ju.
"Overlord?" Long Qi was stunned. Had he misheard?
"Exactly. Long Ju, come with me. I'll tie up Han Xin and avenge you." Xiang Yu thought of Han Xin in history; his death was truly pathetic. It would have been better if he had died a glorious death.
"Your Majesty, I... I was just imagining things. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. How could Your Majesty say such a thing? Your Majesty has never wronged me!"
Long Ju wanted to apologize to Xiang Yu, but then he suddenly realized something: wasn't he already dead? But Xiang Yu was still alive and well in Pengcheng, so how could he talk to him?
Having suffered a defeat, he felt ashamed to live in this world, and even as a ghost, he had no face to meet the fallen soldiers. How could he possibly think of such a way to exonerate himself?
shameful!
Just as Long Qi was about to collapse and his soul was about to scatter, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.
Xiang Yu transformed into a large, upright figure, blocking out this entire area of the world, so that no one but Long Ju could see him.
"Do you think I'm hallucinating? Actually, I come from the future, specifically to save you. Do you really think someone you've imagined would say such strange things?"
Even if you perish today, can't you continue fighting for me after death? Alas, it's foolish of you to let your soul dissipate like this; do you want me to feel guilty for the rest of my life?
Long Ju was now dumbfounded. If he had imagined that Xiang Yu had forgiven him and prevented him from being annihilated, then Xiang Yu's words were indeed inappropriate.
Just then, a splash of vibrant colors appeared in the sky; it was time to return!
"Don't hesitate, get out of here first, I'll explain later. You'll have to stay in this Soul-Nourishing Pot for a while, I'll take you away." As Xiang Yu spoke, he took out a delicate little pot, then cast a spell to collect it!
receive!
receive!
How could this be?
It's malfunctioning!
Xiang Yu was shocked; the unexpected had indeed happened!
If you go back in time and meet Long Qi, but fail to bring him back, what kind of life is that!
"Overlord, try the spare soul bag," Hao Jiu reminded him.
Xiang Yu quickly took out another soul bag from the Soul Technology plane. This thing could be used without magic power and had the ability to store souls, but it did not have the function of nourishing souls. If the soul was stored for a long time, it would still dissipate.
However, there's no time to worry about that now; the return date can't be delayed, otherwise we won't be able to go back.
Whoosh!
Xiang Yu put the dragon in the soul bag, carried it on his back, and then flew towards the exit.
However, when the soul bag approached the five-colored light, it was blocked by an invisible force!
Xiang Yu had already entered halfway through his body, but after realizing that the soul bag was impassable, he decisively retreated.
"Dionysus! Is there any other way?"
"Overlord, try taking other souls and items with you!" Hao Jiu didn't expect this to happen. Could it be that things from the past cannot be brought to the modern world?
Xiang Yu used his domineering energy to lift a stone and fly it towards the passage, but it was still blocked by some force. The other military spirits were also unable to leave!
Hao Jiu didn't know why this was happening. Perhaps it was due to the rules of the plane, or perhaps it was the effect of their use of time-reversal items in the past, or perhaps the time-space channel opened by the Heavenly Gourd itself had such a flaw.
In short, it's probably impossible to bring Long Qi's soul back to the modern world!
"Overlord, there's no need to exert yourself. Staying here is fine. I've made up my mind. Even if it means going to the deepest hell and the Yellow Springs, I will continue to fight and create a new world for you in another realm!"
Long Qi also felt a force preventing him from leaving, as if the Overlord was not only taking him away, but dragging the whole world away with him.
Xiang Yu felt bitter. There was no underworld or reincarnation in this world. The soul would dissipate sooner or later, but telling Long Ju now would be useless.
There must be a way, there must be!