Free Web NovelChapter 3107 Chaos, the Prison; Time, the Punishment
In those unhurried words, there was infinite killing intent!
Buzz~
The moment Demon Lord Huyong said his piece, the law power binding him and Lin Xun dissipated. Their qi rumbled into operation as they regained their freedom.
As Demon Lord Huyong’s sleeve danced, a luscious green brush appeared in his hand. With it, he drew a stroke in the void, and a turbid dusk that belonged to an apocalyptic time emerged. In it, the gods fell, their corpses turned to ashes, and an aura of death that no word could describe silently spread.
The Dusk of Doom Shall Pass! This was a supreme art fused with the law of time. Each stroke drawn enacted something that only Creation should be capable of.
Xing Jianxia and the others’ eyelids jumped, and their expressions changed. Demon Lord Huyong actually used his strongest killing move right off the bat!
“This old demon is obviously affected by Gu Caozhi's death!” The hearts of Madame Crane and the spectators also sank.
Generally speaking, the power of time wouldn't be able to shake a Greater Boundless Eternal, because more or less anyone at this level had grasped and controlled the law of time to an extent.
However, Demon Lord Huyong was another matter entirely. He had long elevated his law of time to a sublime state. The foundation and core of his quest for the great dao was the law of time.
As early as in the Demonic Epoch, Demon Lord Huyong was already reputed as the Lord of Time. The supreme art he was executing at the moment, the Dusk of Doom Shall Pass, was an ultimate interpretation of the law of time.
In the same battlefield, Lin Xun used his finger as a sword and did a casual chop.
Whoosh!
A flash of sword intent glided across the void like a gleaming ripple. As it spanned out, the canvas of heaven and earth was viciously ripped to countless pieces. The scene of apocalyptic dusk, in turn, fell apart!
The whole field flew into an uproar. Just like that? The killing move of Demon Lord Huyong was swept into oblivion with a sword strike? The flabbergasted audience gawked, eyes wide and minds invigorated. Their expectations for Lin Xun had been rekindled.
Ying Tiansheng and those on Four Symbols Heavenly Pass, on the other hand, frowned.
“A marvelous sword strike it was, containing the mysteries of time that seemingly strove to compete with my dao. Very fascinating.” Demon Lord Huyong's eyes lit up. It was like the sword strike had aroused all the fighting spirit in him.
Boom!
His sleeves fluttered. Flickering light circled around all over him. His energy rushed up to the nine heavens and down to the ten earths. The green brush in his hand freely drew in the void. With an upstroke, everything was created. With a downstroke, the sky began to storm!
Everyone then saw a big river appearing out of nowhere. It flowed in a rush and kicked up rolling waves. In that water that seemed to originate from the highest heaven, there were the countless vicissitudes of life, the changes of things, the cycle of withering and blooming, and entwining life and death.
It was like a river of time, chiseling open the barrier between past and present, roaring as it sought to submerge the battlefield of life or death! It was grand and endless, with towering mounds of waves!
At the matchless momentum of the attack, even Ying Tiansheng couldn't help but clap in admiration. “An immeasurable sea that runs across the thousands of worlds! Nicely done!”
This kind of strike was strong enough to kill some Greater Boundless Eternals!
At that very instant, Lin Xun found himself above a vast ocean. All around him were rapid torrents of time that rumbled and emitted unimaginable might. A dangerous aura hit him in the face, putting him under unprecedented pressure.
As expected of a peerless demon lord comparable to Xinhu, his mastery in maneuvering the law of time was horrifying beyond imagination. Gu Caozhi couldn’t compare to him.
However, this was exactly the kind of battle that Lin Xun craved. He needed to be honed through the exchange of near-fatal blows, which was the only way to completely transform his dao and step into the Immeasurable Realm in one fell swoop! This duel right here was what he had looked forward to having.
Lin Xun took a deep breath. His sleeve suddenly shook, and with a sharp whoosh, his palm slashed out like a sword.
RUMBLE~ RUMBLE~
The flood of ages that came rushing at him one after another was split apart by the radiant palm strike. The waves crumbled away into billowing snowfalls.
From afar, it looked as though Lin Xun was treading on the waves. The energy deployed from his hand turned into qi blades that were ten thousand feet long, crisscrossing as they glided atop the endless currents!
He did not use his dao bodies. His handsome figure rode the waves as he struck and split them with his palm strikes. He couldn't look more dashing and transcendent, and the power of each strike couldn't be more terrifying.
The sounds of explosions filled the massive battlefield. The sea tumbled and the tides raged even more intensely, but Lin Xun was like a light with an unrivaled tip, piercing through time and cleaving through the storm!
“If it was me fighting, then this probably is already the best I could manage...” an old monster murmured with a trembling heart. It was difficult to believe that what they were seeing was the battle prowess of a Creation Eternal.
“The power of time that this young man has mastered is clearly very strong as well. It would be impossible for him to make it this far otherwise,” another old relic analyzed with a serious look. The longer he watched the duel, the more astonished he became.
“Unfortunately, he still can't leave the entrapment of the ocean of time...” Someone was worried.
The power displayed by Lin Xun was indeed heaven-defying, but he was still being restrained by Demon Lord Huyong's skill regardless! Xing Jianxia’s group didn't say a word and kept their eyes fixed on the battlefield, but inside, they were like taut bowstrings unable to loosen up.
Four Symbols Heavenly Pass was similarly quiet. Ying Tiansheng and company were all focused on the battlefield with bated breath.
“Bobbing with the waves, you will be blown away by the wind and rain no matter what marvelous abilities you have!”
On the battlefield of life or death, Demon Lord Huyong leisurely made his comment. As his voice echoed, the green brush in his hand suddenly took on a heavy air, as if it was towing an ancient divine mountain.
At that same instant, the sea of time suddenly kicked up boundless waves. Hurricanes and violent rain swept across the water, accompanied by a downpour of lightning bolts as thick as a bucket!
The entire sea became a scene of apocalypse. Being right in the middle of it, Lin Xun suddenly entered a sorry state. He was alternately hit by the huge waves, swept by the hurricanes, struck by the lightning bolts, and covered by the rain...
In a matter of moments, he was riddled with wounds, his clothes stained with blood!
“Holy...”
“Old man Huyong is truly nothing Gu Caozhi could reach!”
“Lin Xun is in danger!”
Madame Crane's and the spectators' expressions drastically changed. The situation had become obvious, Lin Xun was at a disadvantage and would fall at any moment.
Daoist Shanfeng was so nervous that he spoke out, “Old Xing...”
Xing Jianxia cut him off, “It's just some injuries, what's there to be so anxious about? Just keep watching.”
Daoist Shanfeng shut up. What he didn't know was that Xing Jianxia was just as nervous as him. Fu Nanli and the others also wore grave expressions.
Boom!
Above the endless torrents and amidst the raging storm, Lin Xun finally summoned the three dao bodies of Green Wood, Red Flame, and Yellow Earth, escaping the unpredictably perilous situation in one fell swoop.
“Break!” he shouted.
The true form together with the three dao bodies glowed as they deployed a barrage of attacks. They overturned the water, shattering the storm and the lightning with a demonstration of domineering might.
Boom!
The sea of time instantly showed signs of crumbling apart, sending the audience into a commotion. However, Demon Lord Huyong laughed loudly. “Whatever kind of struggle you put up, it's futile.”
The green brush in his hand suddenly dropped a dot in the air.
Boom!
The sea of time boiled and spurted up billions of flames. All of a sudden, it turned into a sea of fire. Torrents of flames screeched as they unleashed the power to melt the firmament and incinerate everything.
Such was the fire of time! It was also the ultimate form of Demon Lord Huyong’s trump card. A single thought turned the seawater into torrential flames!
Rumble~
In the battlefield of life or death, flames rushed like water. They covered the sky, filled the sea to its brim, and set the heavens ablaze. Even though the spectators watched from afar, they broke out in a cold sweat, feeling chills running down their spines!
Lin Xun, who took the whole brunt of it, was plunged back into danger right after he was about to break free. He and the three dao bodies attacked together with all their might, but they still appeared powerless.
Turning time into an ocean, burning the sky and destroying the earth! Such a scene was simply dreadful, and it fully depicted Demon Lord Huyong’s overbearing power.
“If this wasn't a life or death duel, I would be inclined to ask Huyong to spare his life...” Ying Tiansheng lamented.
However, something unexpected played out. When it looked like Lin Xun was nearing his limit, two more dao bodies swept out—White Metal and Black Water.
A cold gleam flashed in the black eyes of Lin Xun's true form. He bellowed, “Break!”
KABOOM!
The flaming torrents of time in the sky exploded! All the massive entirety of it! Lin Xun and his five dao bodies forced their way out of the entrapment like heavenly deities. The terrifying auras around them caused the area to fall silent in pure shock.
“Five dao bodies!!!?” someone exclaimed in shock.
“Talk about hiding one's true strength...This kid is really good at it.” Another gasped.
“Hahaha, beautifully done!” Some people even laughed in excitement.
Daoist Shanfeng went from extremely anxious and worried to bursting into laughter. What a thrilling turnaround!
Five dao bodies? Ying Tiansheng and company froze in unison. This took them completely by surprise!
On the battlefield of life or death, Demon Lord Huyong staggered, and a streak of blood ran down from his lower lip. His ever calm and unperturbed face was clouded by a touch of gloom at this moment.
The collapse of the sea of time had given him a backlash, but this wasn't what shocked him. What accomplished it was the fact that Lin Xun had concealed two other dao bodies.
“It's a pity.” Lin Xun sighed softly.
He had uttered the same comment right before he had exterminated Gu Caozhi, and people had only realized what he meant after Gu Caozhi’s death.
Now, he had said it once again. Did this mean that he was going to go all out and kill Demon Lord Huyong? The thought made Madame Crane and everyone shudder.
Boom!
Not giving everyone much time to ponder, Lin Xun and his five dao bodies moved out at full strength.
"A pity? Fret not. Since I said I would draw a withered lotus to commemorate you, I will make sure to make that happen!" Demon Lord Huyong said icily. His expression became frosty, his eyes flashing with frighteningly sharp rays of time, and his entire aura changed. Light and shadow overlapped on his figure, flames steaming.
Before this, he looked like a refined scholar. Now, he finally resembled a supreme demon lord who had reigned over multiple epochs!
Swish!
His sleeves fluttered, and the green brush in his hand danced. In seconds, he outlined a picture of chaos. Within this dull and desolate realm, the power of the ages was frantically festering. It gave the impression that the chaos was a cage on the world, and the power of time sprouting inside was the torture wrecking havoc on the living beings.
The chaos was a prison, and time was the punishment!
