# 1855
Chapter 1855: Please Save Me From This Predicament, Father!
"Where exactly are we in this inverted pyramid?"
"About in the middle-to-lower section." Lina pointed at the ice field beneath their feet. "Haven't you noticed? Time here isn't as fragmented as it was at the start."
Lin Qiye nodded slightly.
Indeed, when they had first entered the Temporal Maze, every step would send them through time. They had to cluster together just to remain in the same temporal slice. But here, Lin Qiye could walk several paces and still be in the same timeframe. The space-time here was comparatively stable.
While the two were talking, a low groan came from nearby.
Fenrir the demonic wolf staggered upright, constantly shaking its head, its steps unsteady, as if it had gotten drunk.
"What incredible regenerative abilities." One of the caretakers tending to Fenrir couldn't help but exclaim. "Any other Divine Beast would have been fatally wounded by now... It actually recovered enough to move this quickly."
Lin Qiye walked over and asked, "How is it doing?"
"It's out of danger now. It just needs time to recover on its own... Though that strike to its head might have caused some concussion. Whether there will be lasting aftereffects remains to be seen." Another caretaker explained.
"Good,辛苦了." (You've worked hard.)
After the two caretakers said their farewells to Lin Qiye, they returned into the Asylum of the Gods.
Lin Qiye watched the wolf stumbling toward them with a somewhat odd expression. However, it didn't seem to have any malicious intent—it was simply lost and couldn't find its direction.
"In any case, let's make our way toward the remnants of the Gate of Truth first." Lin Qiye said to Lina,
"The exit from this maze should be there, barring any surprises."
Lina glanced at the stone sword and nodded slightly.
...
On another side of the Temporal Maze.
Beneath the deep night sky, three figures moved slowly across the ice field. The atmosphere was deathly silent.
"I can't help but feel... this place looks a bit familiar?" The Chief God scanned their surroundings, his voice somewhat hoarse.
"You've had that 'familiar' feeling eight hundred times already." The Lesser God replied without mincing his words. "If you hadn't signaled us to leave Lin Qiye's side so quickly, could we have ended up in this mess? If we die trapped in this maze, it's all your fault!"
The Chief God's brow furrowed. His hand shot out like lightning, seizing the Lesser God's throat and lifting him to his face, his gaze sharp and piercing:
"Who do you think you are? A Lesser God, daring to speak to me like that?"
"Am I wrong?"
Perhaps having been tormented in this maze for too long, the Lesser God's sanity was already deteriorating. He stared with bloodshot eyes, completely unafraid.
"You—!!"
"Enough!!" The 22nd's roar erupted from the side,
"We've only been trapped for so long, and you're already turning on each other? Truly incompetent..."
Upon hearing the Holy Sovereign speak, the anger in the Chief God's heart cooled somewhat. He coldly snorted and released the Lesser God's collar. The latter stumbled back a half-step, his gaze toward the Chief God filled with ill will.
The 22nd took a deep breath and slowly said, "The scope of this maze is enormous, spanning both time and space dimensions. Without any means of marking our path, it won't be easy to find our way out... Fortunately, we don't need to eat or drink. As long as we keep walking, we'll eventually find a way out.
What matters most is endurance... enduring the anxiety, enduring the loneliness. Within a century, we will definitely find our way out..."
Upon hearing the word "century," the Lesser God's eyes trembled.
Light warped through countless overlapping temporal fragments, distorting everything in the distance.
In this highly unreal world, the Lesser God seemed to think of something, his hands covering his head in懊悔, muttering to himself:
"I've had enough... I've truly had enough.
Wouldn't it have been fine to stay in 【Divine Desire Paradise】 enjoying pleasures? Why did we have to come to this godforsaken place! And provoke that Lin Qiye!
If we hadn't left his side, maybe we would have already found the exit by now..."
Pfff—!!
Before the Lesser God could finish speaking, a blade of light slashed down vertically, directly slicing him in two!
Crimson blood gushed out wildly. The 22nd's bloated figure stood behind the two halves of the corpse, already dyed crimson. He held the 【King's Treasure Sword】 and coldly gazed down at the stunned Lesser God collapsed in the bloody pool, his expression ice-cold.
"A complainer who's only good for wasting space... Did you really think I wouldn't kill you?"
This single strike from the 22nd left the Chief God completely stunned. It was as if he had woken from a dream. His eyes, as he looked at that blood-soaked figure, filled with fear.
Although he was also extremely dissatisfied with this Lesser God, after all, they were both members of 【Divine Desire Paradise】. Moreover, there were only three of them left now. He had originally thought that a lesson would be sufficient... Who knew that the Holy Sovereign would kill this Lesser God without a word!
At least he could have served as a divine power power bank, right? Even if he was useless otherwise?
"His will was too weak... Those who can't maintain their sanity here will only cause trouble for others." The 22nd sheathed the 【King's Treasure Sword】 and coldly glanced at the only remaining Chief God beside him. "You'd better keep your mouth in check too. Don't end up like him, murmuring your way to your own death."
Under that eerie gaze, the Chief God felt all the hair on his body stand on end. He nodded repeatedly.
He followed behind the 22nd, saying nothing, walking forward, forward, forward... They had no idea which direction they were heading. Everything around them seemed unchanged. In this endless predicament, he also gradually became numb.
Suddenly, the 22nd stopped walking.
The Chief God, head lowered, nearly crashed into his back. Only then did his dazed pupils refocus. He blankly asked:
"Holy Sovereign, why did we stop?"
His gaze swept forward and froze in place.
Before them, on the ice surface, a figure sat cross-legged like a boulder.
It was a figure draped in gray kasaya. His head hung low, his face seemingly composed of two different faces stitched together. The left side was holy and solemn, as if smiling; the right side was eerie and strange, as if crying...
As that stitched, eerie face slowly lifted, a terrifying aura of divine power suddenly descended!
Supreme God level!
The Chief God was greatly alarmed!
That couldn't be right... At present, apart from Great Xia, all divine kingdoms had fallen. The Supreme Gods were dead or gone. How could there still be a Supreme God in this Temporal Maze?
Before the Chief God could recover from his shock, the 22nd beside him seemed to recall something. His eyes burst with brilliant light!
"One of the three creator gods of the Indian Divine Temple—Vishnu!! He's actually hidden in this maze too?!"
Upon hearing the name Vishnu, the Chief God suddenly understood.
Before he could say anything more, he heard a thunk. Beside him, the 22nd had already dropped to his knees, his forehead striking the ice surface hard, actually cracking the ice with the force of his bowing.
The Chief God was completely stunned.
"Great Supreme God Vishnu! You are the incarnation of supreme strength! You are the most noble being in all existence! You... you are my second father!
Please, save me from this water and fire! Father!!"