章 1420: A Man Out of Time

Hao Xuan mindlessly repeated, "A time where I do not exist...?"

"Yes. You came to the sanctum because of some unfortunate events you wish to change, correct? Say you prevent them, then wouldn't that mean you would never have come to Sanctum in the first place? You would not have struck a deal with the Nine and gone back into the past to change things because those events did not come to pass in this new timeline. You would, for the lack of a better word, become a paradox."

He let out a heavyhearted sigh, "Or in other words, a man 'out' of time. You will be living in a timeline where your existence is not only made redundant but unwanted. When the timelines converge and a new future comes to pass, you, as you are now, will cease to exist."

Hearing that last sentence suddenly silenced all the voices in Hao Xuan's head.

"I will be free...?"