Multiverse Skill System

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Wells eventually took Barry to Earth 2, but this time Cisco wasn't with them. He needed to stabilize the passage, otherwise Barry wouldn't be able to return.

There is only one passage in the entire Star City, and because Reverse Flash successfully entered the black hole, the impact was greatly reduced.

Things went smoothly, and Barry returned the next day. However, Wells did not come with him; he chose to stay in that world. Compared to this world, it was much safer. There was no force that could destroy the Earth at any moment, and the speed of death was already gone.

"Yi, thank you."

Barry returned the Demon-Slaying Spear to Yi Shuihan with heartfelt thanks. Back there, he had been badly beaten by Jisu at first, with almost no power to fight back. In the end, the Demon-Slaying Spear suddenly unleashed its power, saving him and killing Jisu at the same time. Thinking back to the scene of the Demon-Slaying Spear unleashing its power, Barry was filled with emotion. It was unimaginable that an object could possess such power.

Chapter 701, The Deep Malice of the World's Will

Holding the Demon-Slaying Spear, images flashed through Yi Shuihan's mind. If Barry could see all of this, he would know that this was what happened to him on Earth 2.

“I know the whole story. Since Wells isn’t coming back, let’s close this passage. Nothing will happen in the short term, but who knows what might happen in the long term.”

Yi Shuihan's words were accepted by everyone. After spending some time, they completely closed the passage, making it impossible for people from Earth 2 to come here.

"Speak! Didn't you want to talk to me about something?"

In the room, only Yi Shuihan and Barry were present. Barry's expression was quite complicated, and it was clear that he had something on his mind.

“This may sound incredible, but it is really, really possible.” Barry looked into Yi Shuihan’s eyes and, seeing that Yi Shuihan was not impatient, continued, “Since Reverse Flash can travel through time and space from the future to the present, then I should also be able to go back to the past. In that case, as long as I find the right method, I can go back to when I was a child and rescue my mother from Reverse Flash.”

“I can save her! Change all of this, my mother won’t die, and my father won’t go to jail for it.”

Changing the past sounds incredibly appealing, and for Barry, with Reverse Flash as an example, achieving the same thing isn't so far-fetched; the chances of success are quite high.

If life could be lived again, I wonder how many people would be willing to pay such a price. Even a hero like Batman wouldn't dare say he's never had such thoughts. There are very few, if any, people who have never regretted anything they've experienced since birth and don't want to change anything.

But when such a thing actually happened, the world went into chaos. Although for one person it only changed their life, the reality was that everything changed. Other people's lives also changed drastically because of this change, even becoming unrecognizable.

Changing the past will only bring greater disaster.

Yi Shuihan would not support Barry, but whether Barry would listen to her if she said it directly was another matter. Therefore, Yi Shuihan simply took Barry into the illusion with a look. In the illusion, Barry would experience what would happen if he changed history.

The flow of time in the illusion and in reality is different. In reality, only a few seconds have passed, but in the illusion, Barry has experienced countless years.

Barry, waking from the illusion, stared blankly at Yi Shuihan for a long time before finally speaking bitterly, "If I really went back in time and changed things, would what I just saw really happen?"

"What do you see?"

Yi Shuihan asked, he really didn't know what Barry had seen. Although he had created this illusion, it actually triggered the power of this world. It was more like a reality than an illusion. In other words, without Yi Shuihan's intervention, what Barry saw was what was going to happen.

“I saw myself go back in time, and there I saw another version of myself. He told me not to change, but I still saved my mother. When I came back, I found that I had become a criminal. My mother and father were divorced. I grew up with my mother and eventually became a drug addict.”

"In the end, I was shot and killed by the police because of a robbery. After that, I returned to my original choice and once again chose to save my mother. This time, my mother and father did not divorce, and I grew up normally. However, when I was 18 years old, I was diagnosed with cancer and died of cancer."

"The third time, I grew up normally to the age of 28, and I achieved great success. However, at the height of my glory, my wife and my best brother betrayed me. They not only plotted to kill me, but also murdered my parents."

"The fourth time..."

Barry recounted his experiences bit by bit, talking for nearly three hours. He had gone through eighty-one reincarnations, none of which were happy or fulfilling. Each time, he was courting death and experiencing various tragic lives, as if all the suffering in the world had been concentrated on him.

After 81 attempts, Barry finally gave up and chose not to change, thus waking up from the illusion.

"This is the result of going through eighty-one pilgrimages to the West, and finally achieving complete enlightenment!"

Looking at Barry with a strange expression, Yi Shuihan was speechless. He really didn't expect Barry to be so resilient, repeating the tragic world so many times before giving up on saving his mother.

From Barry's experience, Yi Shuihan sensed the deep malice of the world's will.

Barry was still immersed in the illusion, looking extremely depressed. Before becoming the Flash, his lifelong wish was to find evidence to get his father released from prison. For this, he even gave up the life he loved and chose to join the police department in order to better find evidence.

After becoming the Flash, this idea not only did not weaken, but actually strengthened. Given that he had the power to rescue his father at any time, it was quite remarkable that he could endure it for so long.

One can imagine how excited Barry was when he thought he could go back in time and change everything on his own. The reason he sought out Yi Shuihan to tell him this was probably because he had already made up his mind and just hoped to get some blessings and confidence from Yi Shuihan.

He never expected that Yi Shuihan would directly create an illusion for him, making him personally experience a life that was incredibly cruel to him.

Even without Yi Shuihan saying anything, Barry has already given up on going back in time to save people. He's afraid—afraid that everything he experienced in the illusion will repeat itself.

After all, if nothing changes, the current situation is still much better than in the illusion. At least he still has Iris, and he can only find another way to deal with his father's situation.

Patting Barry on the shoulder, Yi Shuihan suddenly felt that he might need to do something for Barry.

“I have a video here, you can take it. I think with it your father can be released from prison smoothly.”

Reverse Flash did not leave any evidence to clear Barry's father of his crimes, but for Yi Shuihan, creating such a thing was too easy. With just a few thoughts, he produced a "real" video that Earth could not find any flaws in.

Chapter 702, Surrender Video

"This is……"

Barry took the USB drive from Yi Shuihan, somewhat puzzled. Although Yi Shuihan's words were easy to understand, it was precisely because of this that he couldn't believe it.

"With Reverse Flash's confession video, you can reopen the case from back then, and your father can be acquitted."

After a long pause, Barry's face finally lit up with a look of great joy. His previous dejection vanished completely, and he couldn't wait to confirm the truth of Yi Shuihan's words.

He knew, of course, that Yi Shuihan would never lie about something like this, but he couldn't rest easy until he saw it with his own eyes.

"I can lend you my computer. You know where it is, right?"

A red light flashed, and Barry activated his ability and disappeared, clearly going to verify the truth of Yi Shuihan's words.

"Fiora, is lunch ready yet?"

Ignoring Barry, Yi Shuihan strolled out of the room and shouted loudly.

Fiora originally didn't know how to cook, since his main job was fighting. However, under Yi Shuihan's influence, he quickly grew into a culinary master. Yi Shuihan didn't really like Western food, so he taught Fiora all the recipes for the foods he liked from his memory.

It was a pleasant surprise, Fiora does have some culinary talent, unlike some people who, no matter how hard they try, can only improve their cooking from disastrous dishes to something that won't kill them.

"It's all done, young master!"

A cool, clear voice rang out, accompanied by a burst of fragrance.

"Hmm, not bad." Sitting in his own seat, he casually took a bite and praised without reservation, "It's already about 80% as good as mine. Keep up the good work and try to surpass me."

Yi Shuihan didn't specialize in cooking; his culinary skills were just a master skill he casually acquired in the One Piece world. This level of culinary skill was extremely rare in this world, and it would take some effort to find someone stronger than him. Fiora's ability to master 80% of Yi Ang's skills in such a short time demonstrates her talent in this area.

"Tell Caitlin it's time for dinner!"

"Ok!"

Fiora flew away, and three minutes later, Caitlin and Fiora flew back together.

Caitlin now treats Yi Shuihan's home without any formality, making it her second home, and immediately finds her place to sit down.

"Fiora's cooking skills are getting better and better. Since she came into my life, I rarely eat out anymore. What would I do without her?!"

After taking a bite of the braised lion's head meatballs, Caitlin exclaimed.

"Isn't there me? Didn't I tell you that my cooking skills are better than Fiora's?"

The implied meaning in Yi Shuihan's words made Caitlin blush. As a woman who understood Eastern culture, she knew that in the East, it was usually the wife who cooked and the husband who ate, but now it was clearly the other way around.

"Barry, you're here too!"

At that moment, Barry appeared in Caitlin's line of sight, allowing her to successfully change the subject.

“Caitlyn!”

Barry looked very happy and greeted Caitlin with a smile.

"Did anything good happen?"

Barry glanced at Yi Shuihan, who nodded slightly.

“My father can be released from prison. Yi gave me evidence to prove his innocence.”

"Evidence? Him?"

Caitlin couldn't figure out where Yi Shuihan got the evidence from, especially when she learned that the so-called evidence was Reverse Flash's confession video.

Barry was caught up in the situation, and getting his father out of prison was his own wish. He wouldn't think about anything else after getting the video, or rather, he subconsciously didn't want to think about it. Caitlin was different. She couldn't figure out why Reverse Flash did this. If it existed before Reverse Flash left and was still in Yi Shuihan's hands, then why didn't Yi Shuihan take it out sooner?

"Could it be that he forged this? It shouldn't be. He wouldn't show a forged item; otherwise, he would be exposed very quickly."

Caitlin's guess came close to the truth, but ultimately missed it, mainly because she underestimated Yi Shuihan's methods.

With Barry present, Caitlin didn't press the matter further.

At Caitlin's urging, Barry stayed for dinner. He had originally planned to go directly to Joe and try to get the evidence to the prosecutor's office so that his father could be released from prison sooner, but considering that it was late and everyone had gone home, and that Fiora's cooking was indeed delicious, he stayed.

……

"How on earth did you do that?"

"What? How did you do that? Did I do anything?"

"Don't play dumb. The prosecutor's office has already accepted the evidence you gave Barry, which means it's real."

Barry's father is finally getting out of prison, and Barry will naturally share this with S.R. Labs. It's normal that Caitlin gets the news immediately, especially since she was already somewhat interested in this matter.

"Oh, you mean that? Isn't it simple? You can do it too. I can teach you when you have time."

He spoke casually, not taking the matter to heart at all. With his abilities, if he couldn't handle such a small thing, what kind of person would he be?

"So it really was fake?"

Caitlin, who finally got the answer, wasn't too surprised, since she had guessed it before.

“I don’t have time to learn those things. Diana sent word that she wants you to come over; she says there’s something she needs you to do.”

"What a hassle! What time?"

"There's no specific timeframe, but she probably means the sooner the better."

"I'll go later."

News about the Justice League has been gradually relayed to Yi Shuihan through Caitlin ever since it was learned that Yi Shuihan had returned to Central City.

In terms of progress, it has naturally encountered a lot of resistance. However, this resistance can only delay things for a while under the powerful force. In front of Superman, who is not even afraid of nuclear bombs, even if they are dissatisfied, they dare not break the mask. It can be said that the Justice League is a foregone conclusion. In some places, preliminary publicity for the League of Legends has even begun, and League of Legends branches are being established one after another. Because of this, many people's employment problems have also been solved.

Chapter 703, Withstanding the Explosion

When I saw Diana again, she was no longer dressed as a warrior. Now she was wearing a black office lady outfit that perfectly showcased her figure, exuding an intellectual beauty and a natural allure.

"This suits you very well."

Without hiding his admiration, Yi Shuihan exclaimed.

"Really? I actually preferred the previous outfit." Diana shifted uncomfortably, frowning as she said, "It feels a bit tight."

"It's very tight."

Yi Shuihan glanced at Diana's imposing figure without leaving a trace, and then spoke very seriously.

It's about to burst, how can it not be tight?

Do you think it's big or not?

"Yes, of course..."

My subconscious answer was off, and when I realized the mistake was too obvious, I saw Diana's ambiguous smile. Well, being caught red-handed was a bit awkward.

"Well, how about we get down to business?"

Knowing that they couldn't continue on this topic, they decisively chose to change the subject.

Fortunately, Diana wasn't the petty type. She had already seen it when she was wearing warrior attire, but it hadn't been exposed yet, so she naturally didn't care too much. Therefore, Yi Shuihan's transfer was successful.

When it came to serious matters, Diana's expression turned serious. She had never done anything big before. To be honest, she would rather not think about anything and just fight than run around trying to build a League of Legends.

Mental work may seem easy, but it can actually be more difficult than physical work.

She really admires herself for being able to persevere in dealing with a group of politicians every day, engaging in wits and battles of wits.

"All countries have agreed to the League of Legends project, but they don't intend to fund it. They will only provide certain policy support. Everything else will have to be done by ourselves."

"Do they have any requests?"

"Of course. At first, they wanted to obtain information on all registered heroes, and if necessary, they could forcibly mobilize heroes in League of Legends."

"Bruce definitely didn't agree, right?"

"No, he only agreed halfway. The heroes' information can be shared, but it's not allowed to forcibly mobilize them."

After thinking it over, Yi Shuihan agreed with Bruce's approach. Compared to forcibly mobilizing heroes, hero information was not so important. After all, how much to share and how to share it was up to them. If they had the power to mobilize heroes, they would inevitably try to turn the League of Legends into their own power, and then everything would be different.

Compromise was inevitable, since they didn't have the corresponding leverage; all they had was the pretext of righteousness. They knew they couldn't stop Bruce and the other heroes, and if they really fought back, they would be killed and have nowhere to seek revenge. Superman wouldn't kill, but they dared not gamble.

It is certain that they will not sit idly by and wait to die; they will definitely find other ways to deal with this situation. Secretly trying to build up opposing forces is inevitable, such as that suicide squad.

"I did find some forces during my trip to the East, but they are unwilling to get involved."

Yi Shuihan didn't go into details about the martial arts world, just glossing over it. Normally, Diana would have pressed for more information, but to Yi Shuihan's surprise, Diana simply nodded and didn't ask any further questions.