The shuttle in the second dimension

　Suddenly, a puff of smoke emerged from a crack in the floor between the thrones. It soon enveloped most of the people inside. The dense smoke obscured their vision, causing a moment of panic among those inside the throne room.

　“What are you doing!?” Firut’s shout suddenly rang out in the smoke.

　As Felt cried out, Reinhardt rushed forward, raising the still-sheathed dragon sword high in his hand and slashing down with all his might.

　The next moment, the airflow brought by Reinhard's slash directly blew away the diffuse smoke, exposing the culprit who caused all this.

　It was a dark-skinned old giant, carrying Feruto, attempting to escape from the throne room. He might have been able to escape under the cover of the smoke, but once the smoke cleared, the knights of the Royal Guards surrounded him.

　“Mr. Rom!?” After seeing the person who carried him up and ran away, Firut was stunned.

　Looking at the knights surrounding him, Rom knew that he could not escape. Helplessly, he could only put Firut down, and then let the knights tie him up and push him to the center for trial.

　"Although I don't know who you are, since you sneaked into the king's palace, you cannot escape the death penalty." Marcos walked up to Lord Rom who was pinned to the ground and ordered his sentencing.

　“Stop! You’re hindering Master Rom.” Firut shouted, trying to push away the two knights who were blocking his way.

　"Unfortunately, Lord Firut has publicly stated that he will not participate in the royal election. In this case, I have no reason to obey Lord Firut's orders." Turning to Firut, Marcos said.

　After hearing Marcos' words, Firut glanced at Grandpa Rom who was pinned to the ground, then lowered his head. After a while, Firut seemed to have figured something out, and he slightly grinned and laughed.

　"I understand. I'll participate in the royal election! Just becoming the king is enough, right?" As he said this, Firut pointed at Grandpa Rom who was still pinned to the ground.

　"That old man is my family, take good care of him." Looking at Marcos, Firut ordered.

　"Yes, sir." When Firut expressed his intention to participate in the royal election, Marcos followed Firut's order and asked two guards to take Grandpa Rom away from the throne room and take good care of him.

　Watching Master Rom being led away from the throne room, Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow and joked, "If I didn't know that old man's personality, I would have thought all this was arranged to get Master Felt to agree to participate in the royal election."

　"Perhaps this is fate." Because of Reinhard's departure, it was Julius who stood in front of Lin Xuan. He turned around and said to Lin Xuan.

　"Fate..." Lin Xuan whispered, and suddenly remembered the scenes that happened to him, and couldn't help but smile. "Maybe."

　While Lin Xuan and Julius were talking, Firut and Reinhardt walked onto the stage.

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　Next, Firut's speech shocked most of the people present.

　"What a radical speech." Looking at Firut on the stage, and then at the knights and nobles with shocked expressions, Lin Xuan slightly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

　After Felt finished his speech, the royal election officially began with the announcement of McLotford, a leader of the Council of Sages.

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　After the royal election was officially announced, most of the people between the thrones left. However, the details of the royal election still needed to be discussed, so the five candidates for the royal election and the Sages Association remained between the thrones. Of course, those who stayed also included Lin Xuan and his five knights, as well as Subaru.

　Because they were all issues concerning details and had nothing to do with Lin Xuan and the others, they just stood aside, quietly waiting to discuss where to stay.

　After finishing the discussion, Emilia and the others left one after another.

　After returning to her residence, Lin Xuan saw Rem running towards her in a hurry, but she calmed down when she saw Subaru.

　Lin Xuan knew why Rem was in such a hurry. It was simply because Subaru had played some tricks on her and temporarily sent her away. When she found out, Subaru had already left.

　After comforting Rem and telling her that nothing was wrong, Lin Xuan sat on the chair and quietly watched Emilia question Subaru.

　"Subaru, didn't we agree that you would stay and look after the house? Why did you come to the royal city?"

　"I know I shouldn't break the promise, but I want to help Emilia, even a little bit..." Looking at Emilia, Subaru opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he lowered his head and said with an apologetic look.

　Seeing Subaru bow his head in apology, Emilia finally didn't blame him. She hadn't let him go in the first place because she didn't want him to force himself. Although the promise was very important to the spirit magician, the kind-hearted Emilia finally forgave Subaru and, after repeatedly admonishing him, left.

　After Emilia left, Lin Xuan and Subaru were the only ones left in the room.

　Looking at Lin Xuan sitting on the chair, Subaru felt for some reason that the temperature in the entire room had dropped a little after Emilia left the room. He wondered if it was his illusion.

　"Subaru, Emilia is very kind, so she can easily forgive your mistake today, but I think it's better to explain some things to you clearly." As he said that, Lin Xuan stood up from the chair and walked towards Subaru.

　Looking at Lin Xuan walking towards him, Subaru suddenly felt an ominous premonition.

　When he reached Subaru, Lin Xuan stopped and looked at Subaru.

　"As a servant of the Mezas family who recommended Emilia, you followed other candidates for the royal election to the throne room. Do you know how other people will view Emilia?" Lin Xuan said in a voice that was so flat that it was almost emotionless, and took a step forward.

　As Lin Xuan took a step forward, Subaru also subconsciously took a step back, as if he was intimidated by Lin Xuan at this moment.

　"Before you left, I told you that both Roswaal and I would guarantee to protect Emilia in the royal city, so I asked you not to be impulsive. But what did you do? You violated the agreement with Emilia, an elven sorcerer. Why? Do you think Emilia will be in danger without your protection? You even wanted to rush out from between the thrones to argue with other candidates for the royal election, and you wanted to argue with the lords of the Council of Sages!? Have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if you rushed out rashly! What kind of impact would it have on Emilia! What would Emilia think!" Lin Xuan grabbed Subaru's collar, and his face gradually became gloomy.

　"Subaru, who do you think you are? What makes you think that Emilia will be in danger without you!? What makes you think that your so-called help is what Emilia wants!? What makes you think that your so-called good for Emilia is really for her own good!? What makes you think that your so-called help is hurting Emilia's heart!?" Lin Xuan loosened Subaru's collar and looked coldly at Subaru, who lost his balance and sat on the ground because he suddenly let go. Looking at his helpless look, Lin Xuan suppressed the urge to punch him, turned around and left.

　Before leaving the room, Lin Xuan stopped at the door, turned his back to Subaru and said to him, "Subaru, when you told me that you wanted to become stronger, your determination was indeed very firm, and I was moved. But in fact, you also know clearly what your so-called purpose of becoming stronger is. This is the last time I will say this to you. Think about it carefully, Subaru." After that, Lin Xuan left the room.

　"I..." Subaru muttered dully, looking at the closed door.

Chapter 1 Epilogue

　"But..." At this point, Xian Guyong paused.

　"Oh~~just what?" As if he had thought of something, the third true ancestor: Jada looked at Xian Guyong with an intriguing expression and asked.

　In response to the Third True Ancestor's question, Xian Guyong's eyes showed no emotion at all. She said calmly, "We believe that the owner of Agurula is not qualified to be the Emperor Chosen."

　After hearing Xian Guyong's answer, Jada gently covered her mouth with her hand, and a very beautiful smile appeared on her delicate face, with a hint of smile flowing in her emerald eyes. "Oh~~ You think that person is not qualified to be the emperor elector? Then, Lion King Agency, how do you plan to operate?" A pleasant voice accompanied by a little doubt and weirdness sounded in the watchtower.

　"——" Slightly narrowing his eyes, a hint of doubt flashed in Ibrisbel's golden pupils. For some reason, he found that the tone of the Third True Ancestor's speech to Xian Guyong was a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange.

　Watola, who was standing next to him, lowered his head slightly, and a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes, which were blocked by his bangs. Ibrisbel could feel the strangeness in the tone of the Third True Ancestor, and of course he could feel it too.

　She frowned slightly. As one of the three saints of the Lion King's machinery, she certainly could hear the strangeness in the third true ancestor's tone, but she knew that now was not the time to think about this. She temporarily suppressed this question in her heart and continued to speak.

　"Allow Number 12, 'Night Master of Flame', to attend the 'Flame Banquet.' However, we do not recognize his eligibility to be an Emperor Selector. We will prepare the stage for the banquet."

　"Hmph - a small island country in the far east, you still want to compete with our Night Empire on an equal footing? Do you have the qualifications?" Ibrisbel snorted coldly and smiled grimly.

　"Hehe—what a good answer~~~" Jada narrowed her emerald eyes slightly and smiled. She looked Xian Guyong up and down and asked, "By saying that, can I understand that your country is ready to make an equal offer, 'Silence Breaker'?"

　"Of course, otherwise it can't be called gambling." Xian Guyong looked at the Third True Ancestor and said calmly.

　"Ha—" Ibrisbell scoffed and looked at Xian Guyong with a smile on his face. "What's your offer? We don't need to tell you, but don't forget that even that filthy arms dealer quoted the fate of his own country. So what exactly is your offer in return?"

　After he finished speaking, a scarlet light flashed in Ibrisbel's eyes, and a huge gloomy aura emanated from his body. If it were an ordinary person, it would not be impossible for him to go crazy once he felt this aura. However, Xian Guyong faced this aura as if he was familiar with it.

　"Our offer is for this island." The girl raised her right hand and said calmly, "The land on this island and the lives of the 560,000 people on it are our offer."

　After hearing the quotation mentioned by Xian Guyong, the corners of Jada's mouth curled up slightly, outlining an intriguing smile, and her squinted eyes made it impossible to see the expression in her eyes.

　"It's really interesting~~~~" Glancing outside the watchtower, Gada whispered in a voice that only she could hear.

　……

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　The night sea breeze howled, blowing the light green hair of the girl standing on the container.

　The girl's emerald eyes looked at the endless sea in front of her, and no one knew what she was thinking.

　"Since you are here, why are you hiding?" Suddenly, the girl laughed. There was obviously no one else here except her, but she seemed to be talking to someone, which felt very strange.

　"Hehe..." Suddenly, a small voice sounded, and then a figure appeared behind the girl and said with a smile, "You found me so quickly, your perception is really not weak, Garda."

　The voice sounded very young, like only sixteen or seventeen. And in fact, the figure behind the girl was indeed very young. It was a boy of sixteen or seventeen. His ocean-blue eyes reflected the girl's back, and a faint smile graced his face, which still held a hint of childishness. The boy was none other than Lin Xuan.

　The girl, or Jiada as Lin Xuan called her, turned around, faced Lin Xuan, and said with a smile, "Just now, you should have been outside the watchtower, Lin Xuan."

　Jada's words made Lin Xuan raise his eyebrows slightly. He asked in surprise, "Why do you say that? Did you sense my breath?!"

　Although he didn't admit it, the tone of his voice made it seem as if he did.

　"No, to be honest, I didn't sense your breath. You hid it too well. Unless you want to take action or do something, I'm afraid I won't be able to sense your breath." Jada shook his head and smiled.

　"Oh~~~~Since you didn't sense my presence, why did you think I was outside the tower?" Lin Xuan smiled slightly. He wasn't surprised that neither Jada nor the other three people inside the tower noticed his presence. After all, that was due to the A+ level of aura blocking he had achieved through the power of [Origin of All Things] to simulate an assassination. As long as he stayed outside the tower and didn't harbor any ill will towards the four people inside, there was little chance he would be discovered.

　"Intuition, woman's intuition." Looking at Lin Xuan with a smile, Jada said.

　"I'm really surprised that you can say such words." Looking at Jada, Lin Xuan shook his head and smiled.

　"Oh~~~Is it strange for a woman to say this? Lin Xuan——" Still with that smiling look on his face, Jada said with a smile.

　"Hehe——" Lin Xuan chuckled twice and did not answer Jada's question.

　"Hey - what do you think after hearing what the Lion King Agency said?" Jada asked, opening his eyes slightly.

　"My thoughts, it's nothing, they're just some clowns anyway—"

　"Hehehe—the owner of Number 12, 'Night Master of Flame,' the founder of [Creator], and the inhuman, inhuman God-killer, Lin Xuan, I'm becoming more and more interested in you. I want to see where you'll end up."

　"Is that so? Then please look forward to it, Garda—"

Chapter 2 Epilogue

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　As a chill that seemed to be able to freeze everything spread in the air, the sound of freezing water began to sound one after another. The sound of the originally rushing water gradually disappeared, and what remained was...

　The two attacks, which were launched by Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing respectively using the power of the Tianhe River and the Liusha River, could not go any further when they were dozens of centimeters away from Lin Xuan.

　The source of the two attacks, the Celestial River and the Flowing Sand River, were completely frozen. Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were also frozen within the waters of the Celestial River and the Flowing Sand River, unable to move. It looked like they wouldn't be able to escape for a while. Within the ice, their faces still held expressions of disbelief, as if they couldn't believe that their all-consuming attack had become a shackle that bound them.

　To accomplish this, Lin Xuan had expended a vast amount of mana. After all, neither the Sky River, hovering in the sky, nor the Flowing Sand River, entrenched on the ground, were ordinary rivers. They were manifestations of powers emanating from two gods through immense mana. Freezing these two rivers required a different amount of mana than freezing ordinary rivers. If Lin Xuan's mana weren't immense, it wouldn't have been enough to sustain such a massive expenditure.

　And the other side.

　Lin Xuan sneered as he violently swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand and smashed it towards the Monkey King. "Although I'm surprised that your two junior brothers were able to use their magic to manifest the two rivers that were so closely related to them and transform them into their own strength, as subordinate gods, their strength is still insufficient."

　Upon seeing his two fellow apprentices frozen, the Monkey King's expression changed. He seemed to have not expected that the all-out attack from his two apprentices would become a shackle that bound them. However, he knew that now was not the time to consider this. The most urgent task was to break away from the battle with the God Slayer and free his two trapped apprentices.

　Then, the somersault cloud under his feet burst into golden light. The next moment, the Monkey King turned into a golden light, bypassed Lin Xuan, and headed towards the place where Zhu Bajie was frozen.

　However, after the Monkey King entered the super speed state and escaped from the battle, Lin Xuan also turned into a ray of lightning, entered the super speed state, and chased after the Monkey King.

　The next moment, Lin Xuan, transformed into a blue-white lightning, collided with the Monkey King once again. The Monkey King seemed to no longer want to fight, and after exchanging a few blows with Lin Xuan, he transformed into a golden light and fled. However, he was still caught up by the lightning transformed by Lin Xuan.

　Just like that, two brilliant rays of light kept colliding in the air at a speed invisible to the naked eye. At the beginning, Lin Xuan was unable to control his speed very well, and some errors occurred, causing him to be severely counterattacked several times by the Monkey King. However, with the continuous battles with the Monkey King, his control over his speed improved rapidly. Although he had not yet reached the level of the Monkey King, he was not far away. At least, he would no longer make mistakes like running too far or stopping too early.

　However, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven now knew that if he didn't deal with Lin Xuan first, he wouldn't be able to save his two junior brothers. He no longer tried to avoid Lin Xuan, but instead engaged him head-on. Simultaneously, a surge of frenzied energy erupted from him, intensifying his strength. His muscles swelled even more, and even the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand grew larger. If before, he had resembled a somewhat violent ape, but still worthy of being called the Monkey King, now he was truly a violent ape.

　The Monkey King, transformed into a violent ape, swung his Ruyi Jingu Bang fiercely at Lin Xuan. The recoil from the Ruyi Jingu Bang, even from the simple collision, pierced Lin Xuan's hands. He could even feel the bones starting to crack. As if noticing the flash of pain on Lin Xuan's face, the Monkey King's mouth curled slightly into a sinister grin. Then, the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand transformed into a sky full of shadows, raining down upon Lin Xuan.

　"Are you serious?"