CHAPTER 368: CHAPTER368-KARTORA

In truth, Daniel had considered it.He had thought of taking this chance to eliminate Aurelia while she was still only at demigod rank.

But that thought only lingered for a fleeting moment before he abandoned it.After all, according to the laws of destiny, even if he succeeded in killing Aurelia here, it would be meaningless.At some point in the future, Aurelia would be reborn.

During these days spent in the castle, Daniel himself had not been idle.Using the God of Thieves’ dagger, he created multiple clones of himself and sent them out to explore the world.

Although this world should, in theory, be one he was very familiar with,this was still tens of thousands of years in the past.A thorough exploration might yield different discoveries.

Even so, Daniel still had no idea what the true goal of the Human Emperor Trial was.At present, aside from waiting, there was little else he could do.But strangely, this waiting felt like a luxury.

Because in the future world, every single minute, every single second was critical to Daniel.He constantly faced the looming threat of the Millennial Apocalypse, without a moment to breathe.

But here, in this castle, he could afford to relax and enjoy life for once.

Faer remained obsessed with his research, but whenever he encountered something he did not understand, he would come to Daniel with a question.After their previous exchanges, Daniel had already figured out what Faer truly needed.

So when guiding Faer, he refrained from lecturing on too much theoretical knowledge.Simply put—he answered what was asked, and said no more.

Even when Faer’s reasoning veered into errors, Daniel did not correct him.For Faer, even a mistaken approach could spark inspiration.When it came to elemental matters, Daniel believed it was best to restrict himself to theory alone.

Aside from answering Faer’s inquiries, Daniel also began paying attention to Kartora.

This girl, who wielded the law of time, appeared very quiet and gentle.She often watered the Elder Tree of Life and the exotic flowers blooming around the castle.

As for Aurelia and the Luck Goddess, their relationship at this stage resembled that of close sisters.Had Daniel not seen with his own eyes their enmity in the future,he would have believed the two might become the best of friends.

What surprised Daniel most of all was realizing that these future gods all had a hidden past.In fact, they knew one another personally, even maintaining private friendships.

This only deepened Daniel’s curiosity—if the gods once shared such harmony, why had their relationships later become so strained?What had truly happened in the future?

And then there was Kartora.It was as if history had completely buried her existence.What had she gone through?

Kartora loved flowers dearly.Thanks to her care, the entire castle exuded an aura of life.

Although she was not the God of Life, Kartora’s presence made the place feel vibrant and full of vitality.

Most remarkable of all—she locked the time of the flowers, freezing them at the very moment of their blooming.

Kartora smiled happily, then clapped her hands together, set down her watering can, and turned toward Daniel.

"Crossbridge, I don’t know why, but I cannot sense your aura.Do you truly belong to the same era as us?And there is another one hiding... I cannot detect that one either."

Daniel did not answer immediately.He was still considering how best to respond.

But Kartora’s face softened with a look of relief, and she continued,

"You don’t need to mind it. Whether we are of the same era or not doesn’t really matter.At the very least, we’ve met, and we share a friendship—that is something beautiful.If any of us face hardship, then let us simply help each other."

Daniel nodded, offering her a gentle smile.

Yet in his mind, another question was already forming.Kartora seemed to have noticed something—but chose not to dwell on it.

Could it be that there was something unique about the space-time here?

And besides, wasn’t it about time this trial came to an end?Daniel was still worried about what might happen after the Millennial Apocalypse.If he wasn’t present in that moment, who knew what disastrous mistakes might occur?

But then—suddenly—Daniel felt something strange.

Since this was still within the trial space, he thought he might as well test something: could he create a Tree of Faith here?

As it turned out, he failed to create one.

But in the process, he made an unexpected discovery.In the depths of his soul, he could still sense the presence of the Trees of Faith from the future.

By all logic, this should have been impossible.The Trees of Faith only existed in the future—how could he possibly feel them here?

Yet not only could he sense them, he realized they were all in a very peculiar state—as though they had been frozen solid.

What did this mean?

Daniel scratched his head, quickly running through the knowledge he had once studied.

Before long, he found a possible explanation, one theory from the Royal Museum that might account for what he was experiencing.

There was a condition known as a Time Superposition State.

This was an exceptionally rare phenomenon.In simple terms, it was like stacking two blankets—two timelines from different directions layered atop one another.

Normally, such superposition would completely disrupt the laws of time, making it impossible to exist.But according to the speculation of one mad scholar—if one of the stacked timelines were to fall into complete stasis, then such a Time Superposition State might be realized.

And now, the timeline of the future had clearly been frozen.Even the Trees of Faith could not respond.

Yet Daniel could still feel them.

Thus, he strongly suspected that he was now inside a Time Superposition State.The past was still flowing, but the future had already been locked in place.

What troubled him deeply was that he had no idea how to escape this state.

But there was one silver lining.He was now certain that the future timeline was frozen.Which meant he could remain here in this era as long as he wished—until the superposition eventually collapsed.

The only thing he didn’t know... was what signs would herald the collapse of this Time Superposition State.Or what might trigger it.