Endless Journey: Infinite Realms

Chapter 392 Transcendence

"You want me to restore a World Tree’s condition back to its peak by using my Time Manipulation ability? Young girl, you seem to be the one who’s tripping balls here." The Great TimeMaster said as she raised her eyebrows. "Sorry Miss Sierra, but that last request of yours is just plain impossible."

"Hah? But you just have to accelerate Auntie Queen Mother’s time until she grows up to be a big tree! How hard is that for you?" Sierra exclaimed angrily as she glared at the Great TimeMaster. "Aren’t you like, the big bad boss here? That means that you should have op abilities!"

"Miss Sierra, I indeed have abilities that are beyond the scope of Mr. Alex and Miss Alina. However, most of them were directed towards destruction of my enemies..." The Great TimeMaster hesitantly said as she shook her head. "Making me accelerate Queen Mother’s time... might just lead to her own death, even with her massive amounts of vitality."

"Hmph, you’re just spouting excuses, aren’t you?" Even if the Great TImeMaster tried to explain herself in a logical way, the boorish Sierra appeared to not accept any of it as she continued to press on. "You’re already powerful, so you should be able to do something for Auntie Queen Mother!"

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After she said these words, Sierra’s eyes went wide open as she started to hiss at the Great TimeMaster.

There was clear hostility in her words now, and she did not bother to hide the venom in her voice as she continued talking to the Great TimeMaster.

"Woman, even if you try to hide it, I can still sense it. Your power... I can feel that it is already at Half-Step Stage 7! " Sierra exclaimed in a loud tone as she began to scratch the Great TimeMaster’s clothes. "That makes you a being that is close to Transcendence! In that kind of level, you should have abilities that have transcended beyond the limits of a normal Chronomancer! "

"Transcendence? Sierra, are you sure about that?" Professor Frances choked out as she looked at the Great TimeMaster with surprise . "That is not a joke that you can just casually say!"

"Shut up Auntie. I am talking to someone more important here. "

"You little-"

"Woman, since you are already this powerful, then you should not deny already! I’m sure you have one hidden op ability somewhere! Just give up and use it on Auntie Queen Mother already!"

Sierra seemed to have ignored the professor entirely, as when she continued to talk, her attention was still focused only on the Great TimeMaster.

"Come on, woman, don’t you try excusing yourself out here! I know that you have a Transcendental Ability there that you can use on Auntie Queen Mother!" Sierra continued to say as the hostility on her voice became more pronounced. "Why are you hiding it from us? Didn’t you say that you want to save your daughter? Hmph, if you will just use this Transcendent Ability of yours, then you will be able to get what you want from me!"

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"Come on woman, just use it now, and I will give some Origin Energy to you!" Sierra exasperatedly said as she literally growled at the Great TimeMaster. "Or are you chickening out right now? Right when you are about to finish my conditions?"

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"...Miss Sierra, you’re lucky that I desperately need your help and that your parents are contracted by the Endless Monarch. Because if you were not, then I could have already displayed your heads on our museum." The Great TimeMaster said with a red face, as she appeared to be trying her best to not pounce on Sierra. "Be grateful that I am in a temperamental mood today. If I were angry... then this day could have ended differently for you."

"Boohoo. I don’t care if you’re temperamental or angry right now. Just activate your power, will you?" Sierra nonchalantly replied as she ignored the glower coming from the Great TimeMaster. "You’re in a time limit, right?"

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"Mister Alex, you should teach Miss Sierra on how to keep her words clean. If you left her like this, you and your allies will be in much danger in the future..." The Great TImeMaster said as she shook her head in exasperation. "Remember this advice Mr. Alex. You really need to discipline her."

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After she gave this ’advice’ to Alex, the Great TimeMaster let out another sigh as she fished out an object from her pocket.

What she drew out was a miniature model of boat, which fit quite nicely in her palm.

The boat appeared to be a simple rowing boat, with only one pair of rows hooked on it.

There were no sails attached on it, and its entire body was streamlined, as if it was meant to glide smoothly across the water surface. The paint on the boat was only a mud brown color, which made it look less imposing compared to the other boats.

Right now, this boat looked like just an ordinary toy boat, although Alex was looking at it in a clearly wary manner.

"That boat... it reeks of danger.’ Alex muttered audibly, which made Professor Frances and Alina back a little away from it. They then slowly raised their weapons as they looked at the boat with more caution.

Alex did the same thing too, although his gaze was more concentrated on the Great TImeMaster herself, rather than the boat on her hands.

As for Sierra, she seemed to have no ill-feelings about the boat at all, as she only looked at it with mere interest.

"That’s a nice toy, woman. Are you giving me that for free? Sorry, but I like tanks. I can’t accept this gift boat of yours."

"Miss Sierra, this boat is the representation of the powerful ability that I will use. This is not a toy that I am just giving away." The Great TImeMaster mumbled as she shook her head wryly. "And don’t expect me to give you a toy after all the things that you just said to me."

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"Good, so you can also stay quiet. That’s a good sign." The Great TimeMaster said with admiration as she patted Sierra’s head. "I hope you can also stay quiet while I activate my power. If you can do that, then there will be no more ’delays’ on your condition!"

"Hmph! Just do what you have to do."

"Don’t worry, Miss Sierra, I will try my best to help Miss Queen Mother out. But do not expect to get the best results..." The Great TimeMaster muttered as she continued petting Sierra’s head. "But you’re fine as long as she gets a massive boost in power, right?"

"Hmph, whatever you will do is up to you already! I don’t care anymore!" Sierra briskly replied as she swatted the Great TimeMaster’s patting hand away. "And can you please stop patting me? Only Mama and Papa are allowed to do that."

"..." The Great TimeMaster did not have any reply to these scathing words, as she focused her attention back on her boat, which was now experiencing some kind of change.

The small boat was still nestled on the Great TimeMaster’s palm, although right now, some signs of instability could be seen on it.

Cracks could be seen on its body, and its rows were starting to look like distorted spaghetti. The boat’s paint began to drip down like sticky blood, making the boat appear as if it was approaching its death.

This sight made Alex back a little more as he felt more and more danger coming from the small boat itself.

"Great TimeMaster, if you will do something, then do it quickly. All of this wait is making me nervous." Alex slowly said as he took a deep breath to calm himself down. "And please do something with your boat. That boat of yours is clearly an anomaly. Can you just use it already?"

"Don’t worry, Mr. Alex. I’m about to use this boat already." After the Great TimeMaster said these encouraging(?) words, she slowly raised her hand that was holding the boat.

She let her hand stay in this position for a few seconds, before she suddenly closed it into a fist, bringing the boat right inside it.

"Crunch!"

A sound comparable to that of a crushed aluminum can echoed in the area, as the Great TimeMaster continued to tighten her clenched fist. The small boat from earlier was nowhere to be seen, as it was now being crushed by the Great TimeMaster’s dainty fist.

Whether the boat has survived or not is hard to say, as the Great TimeMaster did not show any indication of it.

She did not say anything after clenching her fists, with only her eyes showing some hints of movement.

Her whole body was as still as a statue right now, as if someone had just turned her into a living stone.

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The whole place went silent as this went on, as no one present knows what to do next.

"Ladies and gentleman. I am sorry for the slight delay. The setting-up process just took a longer time, hence the awkward scene here. But worry not, for the ride is already here! Just stay on your place and we will be ready to go!" The Great TImeMaster finally said after a few tense minutes of silence. "If I were you, I would buckle up already. This ride is going to be a rocky one, so expect some turbulence later!"