Chapter 243 Farewell, Old Friend

As that tremendous pulling force reappeared, Feng Bujue returned to the space station in the Zedi Galaxy once more.

The scene within the conference room was exactly as he had left it.

"Welcome back, Feng Bujue," the Black Hole Queen's voice immediately rang out.

"Heh..." Feng Bujue replied with a smile, "I wonder, does your 'back' refer to 'returning to this place,' or to a 'return' in another sense..."

"Both," the Black Hole Queen answered.

"So... you knew I would succeed from the 'beginning'?" Feng Bujue continued.

"For me, there is no 'beginning,' nor is there an 'end'... To know is to know," the Black Hole Queen replied. "The me who speaks to you now, the me who is unfamiliar with you fifty years from now... there is no difference in memory; because an existence like me is not bound by 'time' in this dimension."

"Oh..." Jue Ge quickly understood the other party's meaning, and followed up with, "In short... whether it is in the 'past,' 'present,' or 'future' as I understand it... you know everything I do in this universe; and this naturally includes – [that I will find my 'seventh me' here, or rather... the original, the only me]."

"Yes," the Black Hole Queen replied.

"Sigh..." Feng Bujue spread his hands, shaking his head. "Dealing with you extradimensional 'gods' is truly unpleasant."

"Because we always give you the illusion that we 'clearly know but deliberately do not tell you things in advance'?" the Black Hole Queen interjected.

Feng Bujue neither affirmed nor denied the question, but responded, "The answer in my heart, and the answer I will speak... that is, this sentence I am speaking at this moment, you know it all, don't you?"

"Since you have already understood the 'truth,' then we need not discuss this topic further," the Black Hole Queen said. "Next, at least in front of others... let us try to converse using the understanding and cognitive methods that life forms in this dimension have towards time and things."

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Twenty minutes later, all the heroes of the Universal Superhero Alliance, plus Feng Bujue and Ben Bu... a total of twelve "people," embarked on a journey to Blast Star together.

Although Jue Ge had experienced more than ninety days of "real-world" travel, over here, his departure lasted less than nine seconds, so... the operation to讨伐(tao fa) Dr. Diandian was still in progress.

"Say... Park Man," as the spaceship entered a stable cruising state, Feng Bujue said to Ben Bu, who was sitting next to him, "Can you let me see the Tian Gang Di Sha Box again?"

"Ah?" Ben Bu heard this and, without much thought, agreed, "Oh... sure."

He didn't have much to think about; after all, this box was unlocked by Jue Ge. If it weren't for his help... he would still be blindly practicing the outer layers of the box.

Seconds later, Ben Bu took out the box from his throat's storage space and handed it to Jue Ge.

Feng Bujue took the item and immediately opened it, beginning to examine the words on the "box board"...

Although Jue Ge had seen the contents inside when he unlocked the box before, when "he at this moment" looked at it again... he saw different meanings within.

"Hmm..." Feng Bujue thought to himself as he looked, "This 'Pangmen Daxiang' (heretical immortal), is undoubtedly a very powerful time traveler... Judging from his deeds left in 'Cangling Town,' his cultivation was not very high at that time; but when he gifted the box to Ben Bu's ancestors, he was clearly already a god-like existence...

"The previous me had not yet reached the level of fully interpreting the information within the Tian Gang Di Sha Box... But now, at first glance, the text in this box seems limited, but it actually records a vast amount of information; in addition to the nine methods that seem martial and mysterious, there are also many of his annotations and supplements to the功法(gongfa) he had practiced before... It can truly be said to be a priceless treasure...

As he thought and looked, suddenly... a piece of information caught his attention.

"Eh? What's going on..." Feng Bujue stopped his gaze on that piece of information, murmuring, "【Tiandi Ni Zhuan Shen Jue】(Heaven and Earth Reversal Divine Art) plus 【San Hua Ju Ding Shen Gong】(Three Flowers Gather on Crown Divine Skill) can reverse time and space?"

Ben Bu, who was sitting next to him, was now staring wide-eyed and listening attentively. As soon as he heard the names of those two martial arts, he immediately excitedly interjected, "What? What Tiandi Ni Zhuan? San Hua Ju Ding? Did you comprehend some supreme martial art from it?"

"No... I just saw some interesting information," Feng Bujue replied.

"What information? Tell me about it." Ben Bu had certainly already looked at the contents of the box, but the parts he could understand were very limited. When he heard that Jue Ge could understand it, he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to ask for a few more pointers.

Feng Bujue also knew that, with Ben Bu's realm, he probably wouldn't be able to fathom the mysteries within in his entire life. So, he pondered for a moment, and replied, "I'll tell you the truth..."

In the next five minutes, Feng Bujue told Ben Bu all about the box and his understanding of that "Pangmen Daxiang;" and explicitly told Ben Bu – the contents of this box, by yourself... the amount you can interpret is very limited.

When Ben Bu heard this, he thought... "Is this kid trying to trick me, making me feel that this thing is useless in my hands, so I might as well give it to him? Or... use something worthless to trade with me?"

His speculation was indeed quite reliable, but this time... Jue Ge really didn't plan to trick anyone.

"After hearing what I said, you probably think that I want to swindle this box away from you, right?" After Feng Bujue finished speaking, he quickly added, revealing Ben Bu's thoughts.

"Yeah... that's right." Ben Bu didn't deny it. It wasn't that he lacked shrewdness, but that he had great confidence in Jue Ge's IQ and EQ, and felt that denying it would be meaningless.

"Heh..." Feng Bujue smiled, "Then I'll make a suggestion, and you can listen to it."

"Okay," Ben Bu replied.

"I don't want the box. You can keep it and continue to pass it down through generations," Feng Bujue said. "I... will do one thing – translate the information in the box."

"Oh?" Ben Bu asked suspiciously, "Translate?"

"Yes, translate," Feng Bujue said. "Anyway, you can't interpret it yourself, so why not let me help you interpret it. I will translate all the information recorded in the box into a complete version that you can understand, and give it to you." He paused, "Of course, in the process of translating, I will inevitably memorize those contents... learn these secret arts, and that, will be my reward for translating for you."

"In other words..." Ben Bu wasn't stupid, and quickly figured out the math, "I have to choose between 'not being able to learn anything' and 'sharing secret arts with you,' is that right?"

"You also have other choices..." Feng Bujue replied, "For example... slowly comprehending it on your own, or... handing it over to someone you trust more, someone who can interpret this information and translate it."

"Hahaha..." Ben Bu laughed, "I think... you already know my choice, don't you?"

"Indeed." As Feng Bujue said this, he handed the box back to Ben Bu.

"Then it's settled." Ben Bu was actually very happy to reach this agreement. He said with a smile, "After we get back, we can practice martial arts together happily! Hahaha..."

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Turning the story to two sides, let's look at Dr. Diandian's side again.

Around the time when the Universal Superhero Alliance had just finished their meeting, the Doctor had already successfully infiltrated a secret laboratory on Blast Star.

This place was originally built by the Doctor when he was young, and with his current abilities... infiltrating it was as easy as turning his hand.

In just a few minutes, Dr. Diandian broke through all the security systems and successfully arrived at the room where Bairesi Diandian... that is, himself... was working.

Chi——

The sound of the electronic door opening was very obvious, but it didn't disturb Bairesi Diandian, who was concentrating on checking the experimental data.

Dr. Diandian approached the past version of himself step by step, and when he reached behind him, he patted the other party's shoulder.

"Who is it?" Bairesi replied in a very irritable tone, and turned around to say, "Didn't I say not to come in and disturb..."

Before he could finish turning his face around, Dr. Diandian knocked him unconscious with a hypnotic gas sprayed from his wrist.

"Hmm..." Dr. Diandian looked at Bairesi Diandian, who had instantly fainted on the ground, and couldn't help but reveal a very subtle expression.

Even someone like him could not have thought in advance... what kind of expression he should make after "knocking the past version of himself unconscious on the ground."

"It ends here!" Just as the Doctor was about to bend down to carry himself, suddenly... a stern shout came from behind him.

Dr. Diandian turned his head to look, and saw... at the door of the room, a man wearing a blue tights appeared.

"The Guardian of Blast Star – Gang Li Xia (Strength Hero), is here!"

Gang Li Xia's name matched his person, very Gang (strong), very Li (forceful), very Xia (heroic)...

He was a very typical old-school superhero, with a straightforward and upright character; his ability was also a very direct physical enhancement type, and his fighting style was mainly based on frontal wrestling, never doing behind-the-back sneak attacks. Not only that, but he also had to announce his name before taking action, and give the other party a chance to surrender.

"Sir, I don't know who you are, but your actions of destroying the space station and killing many innocent people are serious criminal acts!" Gang Li Xia pointed at Dr. Diandian, posing in a majestic stance, "Now, please leave the Bairesi Diandian Doctor on the ground and surrender obediently, otherwise... you will..."

"'...will be subject to the ruthless sanctions of Gang Li Xia'." Dr. Diandian interrupted the other party, and finished the lines that he hadn't finished saying. Then, he added with a smile, "Heh... Kauzi... after many years, I really do miss your clichés."

"What?" At this moment, Gang Li Xia showed obvious surprise.

Indeed, his name was "Kauzi," but... his identity was confidential. Even if there were a few people who knew the truth, it definitely didn't include the stranger in front of him.

"Very surprised, right?" Dr. Diandian continued, "But in my opinion... this encounter between you and me, rather than being an 'accident,' is more of an 'irony.'"

He was right, this scene was really too ironic; because... in the future, Gang Li Xia and Dr. Diandian were well-known arch-enemies.

Of course, they weren't that kind of relationship yet; at this point in time, Gang Li Xia was still a rising new hero on Blast Star, and Bairesi Diandian was also still a serious scientist.

And a few years later, when Bairesi became a supervillain under the name "Dr. Diandian," it was also the time when Gang Li Xia registered as the first batch of planet-level heroes in the Universal Superhero Alliance.

From then on, a thirty-year struggle unfolded between the two; during which, Gang Li Xia destroyed many grand conspiracies planned by Dr. Diandian, and even successfully arrested him several times; and Dr. Diandian also gave Gang Li Xia a lot of trouble, and successfully escaped from prison several times.

Although Dr. Diandian had already seen through Gang Li Xia's identity in the first year of this struggle, he never used it; he did not harass Kauzi's family and friends, nor did he interfere with the other party's life... because Dr. Diandian considered Gang Li Xia a respectable opponent.

Until... that day twenty years ago.

Gang Li Xia died.

The one who killed him was not Dr. Diandian, but a supervillain from another planet.

That criminal wasn't very strong, but his ability allowed him to easily see through the identities of heroes; so... he kidnapped Kauzi's family, and used this as a threat to easily kill Gang Li Xia.

After learning of this, Dr. Diandian found that supervillain within three cosmic weeks and tore him to pieces.

From then on, Dr. Diandian changed...

He abandoned all his principles, and especially sneered at the concept of "heroes;" just like he said to Feng Bujue on Warm Ocean Star – the people who bear the name of heroes, in his opinion, were the easiest to deal with.

"Alright... Kauzi, I don't want to entangle with you, move aside quickly." Dr. Diandian saw that the other party was a little stunned, and continued, "Don't force me to take action..."

"That's impossible!" After being stunned for a couple of seconds, Gang Li Xia regained his momentum, "Even if you know my identity, I won't waver!"

"Is that so..." Dr. Diandian murmured, and then, he raised one hand towards the other party, and gently clenched it.

Peng——

In the next second, Gang Li Xia, with the power of a planet-level fighter, exploded in such a way.

The splattering blood announced that his life had ended, and there was no possibility of saving him...

"I am no longer the man you knew, Kauzi..." Dr. Diandian withdrew his hand, lowering his eyes with a complex expression, "Whether it is in strength, or in mind..." He took a deep breath, and then said, "Since you are destined to die on that path called 'hero'... rather than dying aggrieved in the hands of an unknown minion, it is better... to have me, this future overlord of the universe... personally send you on your way."