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CHAPTER 29
THE NAME BEFORE EXISTENCEThe little boy disappeared.One moment, he stood beside the crowned emperor with his hand raised towards the Sovereign. The next, a flash of silver light swallowed him.Tianyu rushed forward.“CHEN AN!”Neither of his sons answered.Xueyan grabbed his arm.“Tianyu, look!”The sixth door stood open above the palace.Unlike the previous five doors, it was not made of stone, metal, or darkness. It appeared to be a hole cut into existence itself.Beyond it was a world filled with enormous floating structures.Some resembled ancient temples. Others looked like modern buildings. Between them moved countless figures whose faces changed whenever Tianyu tried to recognize them.The Sovereign had retreated.Its enormous shadow was shrinking.For the first time, the creature that had terrified generations of travelers appeared desperate to es
CHAPTER 28
THE SOUL OF TWO EMPERORSThe palace shook violently.Outside, the sky had become completely black. Silver cracks stretched across the clouds, and strange shadows moved between the buildings.The crowned emperor lay unconscious on the marble floor.Tianyu knelt beside him.“Wake up!”There was no response.The silver mark on the emperor’s forehead continued glowing.Behind Tianyu, the younger Chen An struggled to breathe. The black symbol covering his chest had begun moving towards his heart.Xueyan held him tightly.“Chen Yue! You said you could help him!”Chen Yue rushed towards the boy.“I can slow it down, but I cannot remove it while the First Child remains sealed.”Tianyu looked up.“Then we separate them.”The First Traveler shook his head.“That could kill both of them.”Tianyu stood.&l
CHAPTER 27
THE EMPEROR OF THE ORIGINAL WORLD“Welcome to the original world, brother.”The man wearing the golden crown stood before Tianyu.His face was identical to Tianyu’s, but his appearance carried the authority of someone who had ruled for centuries. His long black robe was decorated with golden dragons, and a strange silver mark covered the left side of his neck.Behind him stood thousands of soldiers.They wore unfamiliar armour, carried weapons made of silver, and remained perfectly still.Tianyu looked at the stranger.“Who are you?”The crowned man smiled.“I am Chen Tianyu, the emperor who never lost his kingdom.”Xueyan tightened her grip on her sword.“Another version of you?”“Not another version, Princess. I am the original.”The First Traveler, still kneeling nearby, slowly raised his head.“Impossible.
CHAPTER 26
THE MAN BEFORE TIMEEvery clock stopped.In Chang’an, palace servants froze while carrying trays of food. Soldiers stood motionless in the middle of the training grounds. A horse remained suspended in the air, its front legs raised above the ground.In modern Beijing, traffic lights stopped changing. Trains halted between stations. Millions of people remained frozen in the middle of ordinary conversations.Even the stars stopped moving.Time had not slowed.It had disappeared.Inside the chamber of the fifth door, Tianyu stood with his hand stretched towards the place where his sons had been standing.“Chen An!”Neither boy answered.Xueyan rushed forward.“Where are our children?”The First Traveler stared at the closed fifth door.“They have been taken beyond the beginning.”Tianyu turned towards him.“What does that mean?”“It means the Unwritten has found a way to reach the place where existence was first separated into different possibilities.”The woman with no memory stepped cl
CHAPTER 25
THE CHILD BEYOND THE DOOR“RUN!”The First Traveler’s scream shook the chamber.But nobody moved.The child standing behind the fifth door looked exactly like Chen An. Its small fingers curled around the edge of the crack, and its black eyes remained fixed on Tianyu.“Father,” it whispered. “Why are you afraid of me?”Tianyu instinctively stepped in front of Xueyan and the two boys.“Who are you?”The child’s smile disappeared.“You don’t remember?”The fifth door groaned.A wave of darkness burst through the crack, sweeping across the chamber. Zhao Wuchen grabbed the woman with no memory and pulled her away as the stone floor split beneath their feet.“Your Majesty!” Zhao shouted.“Get everyone away from that door!”The younger Chen An clutched Xueyan’s hand. His older coun
CHAPTER 24
THE FIFTH DOORThe fifth door had no handle.No lock.No visible hinge.It stood before them like a piece of darkness carved into the wall of the world. Its surface swallowed the light from the surrounding chamber, making the golden symbols on the other four doors appear strangely weak.Above it, five words remained engraved:THE FIRST TRAVELER WAS NEVER THE FIRST.Beneath the inscription, a silver countdown continued to burn.47 HOURS, 59 MINUTES.Nobody spoke.The First Traveler stood several steps away, his white eyes fixed on the door. For the first time since Tianyu had encountered him, he looked genuinely afraid.Not angry.Not calculating.Afraid.Tianyu studied him carefully.“You know what’s behind it.”The First Traveler didn’t answer.“You’re not surprised by its appearance,” Tianyu continued. “You knew it e
