Published: January 7, 2025
“Sir!”
Upon seeing the black shadow, Elder Heiyu hurriedly knelt on one knee, his expression respectful.
“I have lost, and I had no power to resist,” Elder Heiyu said bitterly.
“You lost too? No power to resist? How is that possible?”
The black shadow revealed a look of shock in its eyes.
In its view, Elder Heiyu was a half-step heaven venerable, with impressive cultivation. Even if Qin Chen were strong, there should have been a high chance of victory for Elder Heiyu. Yet now, Elder Heiyu had lost and claimed to have no ability to fight back, making it difficult for the shadow to believe.
“Tell me the details of your battle exactly as it transpired.”
The black shadow narrowed its eyes and spoke in a deep voice.
Immediately, Elder Heiyu recounted the battle details, which had progressed very quickly, taking only a moment.
The black shadow’s gaze flickered with obscure and uncertain emotions as it said solemnly, “You mean that the opponent used the time rules to seal the flow of time in the world, causing your attacks to slow down infinitely, ultimately evading your divine abilities and defeating you?”
The black shadow's eyes flickered, showing disbelief.
Time rules, the pinnacle of the world’s rules.
Everyone knew that the four corners of the world made up the universe, encompassing time from ancient times to the present.
Space and time rules were the most supreme rules and avenues in this universe.
However, no matter how strong a great avenue was, it still required a realm to support it.
Qin Chen was merely an earth venerable. Even if he could manipulate the time rules and affect Elder Heiyu’s time flow, it would at most only slow down Elder Heiyu’s attacks, and even that level of delay would be very weak.
Unless it was some kind of time divine ability.
But from Elder Heiyu's previous account, Qin Chen had unleashed the time rules, and a terrifying rule had descended, affecting the flow of time in his arena. Even the divine abilities and attacks he executed were like being trapped in a quagmire, making it difficult to move at all.
This had already exceeded the limits of the time rules that an ordinary earth venerable could wield.
“Are you sure that the time rules Qin Chen used affected all of you, including your soul and senses?”
The black shadow suddenly frowned and asked.
“Yes, sir. I have a feeling that the time rules Qin Chen used were not just a simple comprehension of the rules, but more like…” Elder Heiyu frowned and murmured, “Like a great avenue, a source that affected not just my attacks, but also the flow of power, the evolution of rules, and even the fluctuations of my soul.”
“Hmm.”
Upon hearing this, the black figure inhaled sharply, and a brilliant light burst from its eyes. “I understand.”
“Source of time, this kid possesses the source of time.”
“Source of time?”
Elder Heiyu was shocked.
“Exactly.”
Greed and excitement flickered in the black shadow's eyes. “The time rules are the most supreme rules in the world. Although mastering them is incredibly difficult, it’s not as if no one has comprehended a fraction of their power. After all, top-tier experts can sense the existence of the river of time and comprehend the power of time.”
“But…”
The black shadow said solemnly, “The so-called comprehension of the power of time is merely a superficial understanding of the time rules, fragments of rules that exist throughout the world. It’s not challenging to comprehend them. However, the time rules that Qin Chen influenced in you can no longer be considered mere rules; they are the path, the path of time.”
“This is a complete great avenue. Only by mastering the avenue of time can one truly claim to control time.”
“But given Qin Chen's strength, how could he possibly master the avenue of time? Even a heaven venerable could only comprehend the embryonic form of the avenue of time, unless he possesses the source of time.”
The black shadow's heart ignited with heat.