Lan did not confirm his speculation, but instead said:
"The other half of the multiverse has gathered all evolutionary experiences since the endless Epochs, redeveloping the strongest Power of Epoch."
"That is the three powers you possess—though the Technique Spirit has not yet returned, they are, so far, the strongest techniques in the multiverse."
"I see," Shen Ye murmured.
"In your Fourth Epoch, we confirmed one thing—only by evolving the 'Gate' ability can we save ourselves from this grievously wounded and parasitized state," Lan said.
"In the manner of the Gatekeeper?" Shen Ye asked.
"Exactly," Lan said as she approached him, looking up at him. She continued softly:
"To fully unleash the Ultimate Power of Epoch, one must master the entire Ultimate Creation."
"And this requires a special contract."
"Every Ultimate Creation will not easily initiate such a contractual ritual."
"Take the Parasitic Empress, for instance—"
