Chapter 280: The Final Conspiracy of Chou Mo, The Comprehension of Death!_2
The scene previously deleted was merely a future foresight through his ability to see the future.
In that future, Su Yu deleted Qiu Mo's memory.
Then... nothing happened, no problems whatsoever.
However, Su Yu still felt something was off.
No reason, just a feeling of wrongness.
This feeling, though, was very faint.
It seemed like a paranoid illusion, like a delusion caused by altering the timeline.
"I've seen the timeline, altered fate. My premonition now shouldn't be without reason. This shouldn't be the sequelae of changing the timeline, that's been cured."
"There must be a real problem with the shadow and memory Qiu Mo left behind."
Su Yu did not ignore this uneasy feeling.
Even ordinary people have a sixth sense, not to mention a powerful Transcendent like Su Yu?
Especially since Su Yu could foresee the future and see the timeline.
The uneasy feeling he had might just be a glimpse of some vague future, a primal alertness.
"Calm down! First, rule out the illusion factor!"
Su Yu muttered to himself, then harnessed the Power of Nihility to calm himself and eliminate distracting factors.
In a quantumized state, the effect of the Power of Nihility was greatly reduced, so Su Yu had to "increase the dosage."
After a long while, with the application of a large amount of the Power of Nihility, Su Yu finally calmed down completely, without a trace of emotion.
In this state of extreme calmness, the feeling of something being off became even more pronounced.
"As expected..."
Su Yu coldly stared at Qiu Mo's shadow.
By now, he was certain that the memories and the shadow left behind by Qiu Mo were definitely problematic.
Clearly, Su Yu had repeatedly checked these were just some harmless information.
Yet Su Yu vaguely felt that if not handled correctly, these memories could become his death warrant!
"Then, where is the problem?"
Su Yu's expression grew solemn as he thought rapidly.
There was clearly a problem, but he couldn't find where it lay.
Initially, if the memory information had an issue, it would be straightforward to just delete it.
However, Su Yu knew that Qiu Mo's methods were bizarre, so he couldn't act rashly.
"Qiu Mo researched the Power of Time for a long time before his death."
"He even created the Fourth Rank profession, Time Drifter."
"Its research into the Power of Time was exceptionally profound."
"Moreover, it was killed by my altering of time."
"Meaning I allowed it to encounter the true Power of Time!"
"Could it be that it had another realization before dying, so it never really died?"
Su Yu speculated inwardly.
The progress of Qiu Mo's research on the Power of Time definitely far surpassed Su Yu.
Its biggest flaw was that all its research was theoretical; it likely never truly experienced the Power of Time.
However, it died under the Power of Time!
Su Yu altered the timeline and killed it.
But in doing so, allowed it to "broaden its perspective" once.
Experiencing firsthand the power of time and the cruelty of fate for the first time.
For a researcher, such an eye-opening moment is more precious than any treasure!
Indeed, a researcher!
At this moment, Su Yu referred to Qiu Mo as a researcher!
Although Qiu Mo was evil and bizarre, and opposed to Su Yu, he admitted its status as a researcher.
Being able to create the Time Drifter, this Fourth Rank profession, who else but a researcher?
Su Yu has never underestimated its wisdom in the Extraordinary Domain.
So... Qiu Mo might have, before its death.
No! After its death!
Qiu Mo might, the instant it knew it was dying and before its consciousness dissipated, have comprehended deeper secrets of time!
Perhaps even at the last moment, it further modified and perfected the Time Drifter Ceremony!
"So, it altered the memory and left this shadow as its final resort?"
Su Yu muttered to himself.
"But what's the point of having this shadow say those words?"
"Does it really expect to deceive me, make me believe that a dying man's words are kind?"
"To make me believe these bindings, accept these memories, and then somehow revive?"
Su Yu pondered for a while, feeling it was somewhat unlikely.
Qiu Mo's plan shouldn't be so brainless, right?
"No! It must be trying to intentionally anger me, to make me delete these memories!"
Suddenly, an inspiration struck Su Yu, revealing another possibility.
Qiu Mo arranged for this shadow to say those words, not to deceive Su Yu at all.
On the contrary, it knew it couldn't deceive Su Yu, so it wanted to use this to infuriate Su Yu!
"The ceremony of the Time Drifter requires one to completely kill oneself at the last moment, erasing all traces of oneself from reality."
"Could it be that Qiu Mo had another realization before dying, and altered the ceremony?"
"Me changing the timeline and killing it, is that also part of the ceremony?"
"And these memories are the last traces it left behind, which, if deleted, would signify its complete death and the ceremony's completion?"
"So it left this shadow to try and anger me into deleting these memories, helping it complete the final ceremony?"
"Truly insidious! I almost fell into its trap!"
This is the other possibility Su Yu thought of!
Qiu Mo indeed died, but not completely.
Because Qiu Mo's ceremony was about completely killing itself.
And being killed by Su Yu's alteration of the timeline might be more thorough than its own suicide.
If Su Yu deleted these memories, it would truly be complete.
Although this possibility sounds somewhat fantastical.
Su Yu felt it was most likely true!
"Thankfully, I have the ability to foresee the future, allowing me to trial and error ahead of time."
Su Yu felt relieved in his heart.
An enemy like Qiu Mo is terrifyingly powerful, with endless capabilities, and one could easily fall into its traps unknowingly, making it nearly indefensible.
Fortunately, Su Yu has the ability to foresee the future, which is almost like cheating, allowing him to uncover Qiu Mo's bizarre methods and insidious plans right away.
Of course, it's also because Su Yu is cautious and smart enough.
Another reckless person, even with the ability to foresee the future, could ruin everything if they were impatient and simply deleted the memories.
No matter how strong the ability, it depends on who uses it and how it's used.
Su Yu is evidently the kind of person who can maximize his power.
"Looks like these memories should be kept."
Su Yu muttered to himself, deciding not to delete those memories anymore.
He even planned to preserve them well.
The moment Su Yu made up his mind, in that unknown mysterious place.
Qiu Mo let out a silent roar: "Su Yu..."
Then, it completely dissipated, and even that mysterious place disappeared as if it had never existed.
...
"Sure enough, this feels much better..."
Using the ability of the Data Mechanic, Su Yu heavily wrapped and encrypted Qiu Mo's memories, sealing them off.
The discomfort he felt vanished immediately, and he felt much more at ease.
It seemed that this decision was indeed correct.
"Qiu Mo really achieved remarkable accomplishments."
"Even after death, it was able to realize something, truly impressive!"
"I really wonder what the perfected Time Drifter Ceremony looks like after its improvements?"
Su Yu felt slightly regretful.
Qiu Mo's profound realization before death was likely not recorded within these memories.
It's probably knowledge no one will ever obtain.
Thinking this way feels somewhat regretful.
"But maybe not, in the future when I'm strong enough, I can help Qiu Mo complete the ceremony, let it revive, and then kill it again."
Su Yu smiled slightly, feeling much more at ease.
After all, Qiu Mo should be stuck halfway through its ceremony, neither fully dead nor able to live.
When Su Yu has enough power to handle it easily, he can release it, force it to reveal its secrets, and then kill it again...
After sealing those memories, Su Yu's mind returned to his body.
Though he left a part of his consciousness in his avatar.
Now this avatar has no hidden dangers and can serve as Su Yu's second body, greatly enhancing his combat power.
"Next, continue researching the Subspace Analyzer!"