226 – The Dark Time Emperor! Battle Power Soars!

“No wonder there has been no news about the descendants of Dark Time Emperor in the outside world… It turns out they were hidden in a secret realm by the Dark Time Emperor and have become reclusive. I really don’t know what he was thinking.”

Wang Ping was astonished as he read the content simulated in words.

With the Dark Time Emperor’s capabilities, if he wanted to, he could easily establish an imperial-level force that could last for an extremely long time.

After all, for an imperial clan practicing time-based cultivation techniques, their lifespan would actually far exceed that of ordinary cultivators. Although they couldn’t compare to the Eternal Life Qin family, they could still be considered a long-lived clan.

“The thoughts of the Emperor… how could I fathom them at my current level? Maybe he deduced something, or saw a glimpse of the future, which is why he made such a decision.”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered as he mused to himself, continuing to gaze at the screen.

【Next, you were led into the town by two elders, who treated you hospitably. In response, you were also very polite and only after a long time did you reveal the purpose of your visit. Moreover, you also displayed your perfect Spacetime Dao Body.】

【This surprised the two elders as they marveled at your possession of such a heaven-defying physique like the Spacetime Dao Body.】

【Then, the two elders smiled and stated that your Spacetime Dao Body makes you most suitable for cultivating the Way of Time. Additionally, since you came with the map, which counts as a token, you naturally qualify to cultivate the Emperor’s scripture of the Dark Time Emperor’s lineage.】

【Upon hearing this, you smiled with joy, thinking that this time you could certainly obtain the Dark Time Emperor’s scripture and quickly become stronger.】

【At this moment, the two elders spoke again. They mentioned that although you have the qualification to cultivate, their ancestor, the Dark Time Emperor, left a statement before he departed: Regardless of who it is, anyone who wishes to cultivate the Dark Time Emperor’s scripture must pass his set trials, even their descendants.】

【This statement surprised you greatly. Looking at the two elders with some confusion, you seemed to feel there was something odd about this.】

【Seemingly discerning your thoughts, the two elders smiled and explained that although the inhabitants of the town all practice the Way of Time, few among their clan have successfully passed the trials and cultivated the Dark Time Emperor’s scripture. Most only practice imitated versions of the scripture.】

【These scriptures vary in strength, with the strongest barely reaching the level of Quasi-Emperor arts, wholly incomparable to the Dark Time Emperor’s scripture.】

【This statement made you even more puzzled. You couldn’t understand why the Dark Time Emperor would impose such harsh conditions, making even his descendants pass trials to cultivate.】

【Doing so would undoubtedly affect the foundation and heritage of his clan’s descendants. After all, the gap between cultivating the Emperor’s scripture and not doing so is significant, impacting one’s foundation and potential, making their combat strength relatively weaker at the same level.】

【Although some relentless individuals, even without cultivating the Emperor’s scripture, could still reach profound levels of cultivation, and even prove the Dao to become Emperor and reconstruct themselves, such individuals are rare.】

【Most cultivators in this world proceed by standing on the shoulders of their predecessors, solidifying their foundation before forging their own path forward.】

【Regarding your doubts, the two elders shook their heads, indicating they didn’t understand the ancestor’s reasoning either. However, since the ancestor made this decision, there must be a rationale behind it. Therefore, you must undergo the trial. If you pass, you will naturally obtain the Dark Time Emperor’s scripture, and possibly other opportunities as well. If you fail, they could only ask you to leave.】

【After saying this, the two elders comforted you, stating that given your Spacetime Dao Body, your chances of success exceed ninety percent, so you needn’t worry excessively.】

【Upon hearing this, you chuckled lightly, clasped your fists slightly, and expressed your hope for the two elders to guide you to participate in the trial.】

【In response, the two elders nodded and led you to the trial site.】

【The trial site turned out to be an underground corridor, referred to as the Time Ancient Path by the two elders. Only by reaching its deepest point can you obtain the Dark Time Emperor’s scripture.】

【Simultaneously, the two elders also informed you that the Time Ancient Path is not only a trial but also an opportunity, as every step you take sharpens your will, helping you comprehend the Way of Time. Perhaps through this, you may comprehend your own Time Dao Mark, greatly benefiting your future breakthrough to the Supreme level.】

【Listening to the two elders’ words, you were quite astonished and began to look forward to it.】

【Next, you stepped into the Time Ancient Path. This path was indeed miraculous, making you feel the disorientation of time. You couldn’t perceive the flow of time, only moving forward, sensing the mysteries of time while preventing yourself from getting lost, which would result in trial failure.】

【In the blink of an eye, you had spent several hundred years in it, reaching the latter half of the path. Even you began to feel uncomfortable and almost got lost.】

【When you stepped onto the final segment, you became somewhat dazed, unable to discern if you were in the past, present, or some future point in time.】

However, you finally woke up, sat down cross-legged to stabilize your mind and began to comprehend the Dao. Eventually, after spending a thousand years, you successfully took that step and realized the Time Dao Pattern.

You actually comprehended the Time Dao Pattern with a Great Saint’s cultivation of eight layers… If this were known, it would shock the entire Central Immortal Continent.

Once you comprehended the Time Dao Pattern, the ancient path of time became clear in your eyes again. With bright eyes, you resolutely took that step.

When you took that step and reached the end of the ancient path of time, you saw a wall. On the wall was engraved a cold, stern figure, none other than the Dark Time Emperor.

Even though it was just a mural, it still shook your spirit, and you marveled at the grandeur of the Dark Time Emperor.

As you were marveling, your consciousness seemed to blur, as if you were being drawn into a strange space by the mural. In this strange space, you saw a large number of scriptures. There was no doubt that this was the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture.

You were overjoyed and quickly memorized them, and began to practice.

Unaware of the passage of time, you finally succeeded in mastering the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture, dramatically increasing your combat power, making you very happy.

At that moment, an illusory figure appeared before you, staring at you coldly. This made your heart skip a beat as you recognized the true form of this illusory figure.

It was the Dark Time Emperor’s phantom. You were shocked and speculated whether this was an incarnation left by the Dark Time Emperor.

While you were still shocked, the phantom of the Dark Time Emperor spoke. With a sigh, he said, it has finally appeared?

These words shook your spirit, making it hard to remain calm. After all, the meaning within these words was too astonishing. It implied that the Dark Time Emperor had long known of your arrival and had been waiting for you.

“What is going on here? Could it be that the Dark Time Emperor’s cultivation of the Dao of Time has reached an unfathomable level, and he really saw some future related to me from countless parallel lines?”

Wang Ping looked at the content simulated by the writings, feeling skeptical and unable to remain calm.

If this were the case, then what terrifying level had the Dark Time Emperor’s cultivation reached?

Moreover, where had he gone? Why had he done so many puzzling things?

As Wang Ping’s heart surged with waves, the simulation continued.

When you calmed down a bit and wanted to ask the Dark Time Emperor’s phantom some questions, he gazed at you deeply, said nothing more, and quickly disappeared.

This left you at a loss for words, unsure of what to say. Next, your consciousness blurred, and you found yourself thrown out of this strange space, back onto the ancient path of time.

You stared at the mural, discovering that it no longer had the strange power to pull you in, then left with mixed feelings.

Soon, you left the ancient path of time and returned to the outside world. When you did, you found two elders waiting for you.

Seeing your somewhat disoriented state after coming out, they frowned slightly, quite surprised, thinking you had failed the challenge.

They patted your shoulder, comforting you, saying that fate had not arrived yet and you shouldn’t force it; you could challenge it again another day.

This snapped you back to reality, leaving you somewhat bemused, helplessly explaining that you had successfully challenged it and comprehended the Time Dao Pattern, obtained the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture, and successfully practiced it. However, you had encountered some incomprehensible things within.

This surprised the two elders. Then, they curiously asked what had happened to you and why you were so disoriented.

Your eyes flickered as you recounted the events and asked if the two elders knew anything. This left the two elders quite surprised, both shaking their heads, stating that the ancestors had always acted mysteriously, and no one knew what he was thinking.

However, since he left this message, it must have a deep meaning. Given that you were the one he was waiting for, the Dark Time Emperor’s lineage would stand on the same front as you in the future.

This surprised Wang Ping greatly, indicating that the Dark Time Emperor’s lineage was supposed to be hidden here… Was it really okay to just take sides like this?

The two elders chuckled softly, indicating that since the person their patriarch had been waiting for had appeared, they no longer needed to remain hidden. Although they wouldn’t leave this place arbitrarily in the future, if you needed their help, they would take action.

Hearing this, you were quite pleased, knowing you now had a formidable force solely loyal to you. This was truly an unexpected joy.

The Dark Time Emperor lineage absolutely had many powerful figures, and they would certainly be of great assistance to you in the future. Tasks that were inconvenient to be done by the Taiyi Emperor Palace could also be entrusted to the Dark Time Emperor lineage.

Next, you nodded and continued conversing with the two elders for a while, then you remembered your original plan, and couldn’t help but shake your head with a bitter smile.

Although you didn’t know how long you’d stayed on the ancient path of time, at least a thousand or two thousand years must have passed. With a thousand or two thousand years gone by, you had no idea what the outside world had become. Your previous plan to root out the mastermind behind the scenes probably couldn’t be implemented anymore.

Next, you couldn’t help but ask the two elders how much time had passed. In response, the two elders chuckled and indicated that you didn’t need to worry, as the time flow in the ancient path of time and the outside world was different. Now, only ten years had passed in the outside world…

Hearing this number, you were quite shocked. Such a method was truly miraculous, to achieve such a time ratio and still not hinder one’s enlightenment.

You must know, if you wished, you could also unfold a time dominion, altering the time flow within it. However, the time ratio wouldn’t be so exaggerated, and cultivation within such a dominion would do more harm than good. Enlightenment would be distorted, causing significant harm. As for cultivation level enhancement, it was possible, but since cultivation was tied to enlightenment, it also carried substantial risks.

However, the time ratio of this ancient path of time was so exaggerated yet didn’t hinder one’s enlightenment… It was truly astounding. It could only be said that the Dark Time Emperor, worthy of being an emperor of emperors, had methods beyond ordinary comprehension.

Next, your thoughts became lively, and you bid farewell to the two elders, leaving the secret realm.

Upon leaving the secret realm, you discovered that your Supreme Protector had been waiting for a long time, looking very worried. Now, seeing you emerge, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, your Supreme Protector curiously asked what you had experienced in the secret realm and why you had stayed so long. Additionally, he asked if the secret realm needed to be reported to the Taiyi Emperor Palace Master.

Hearing this, you didn’t say much, only indicating not to report it. This made your Supreme Protector’s gaze become sharp, and he nodded seriously.

As your protector, he was undoubtedly tied to you. Therefore, your interests surpassed all else. As long as it wasn’t something that betrayed the Taiyi Emperor Palace, he would stand by your side.

Next, you quickly left with your Supreme Protector, as if nothing had happened.

Next, you returned to the Taiyi Emperor Palace. This time, you found that Emperor Tianyu hadn’t left as he did in the previous simulation, making you ponder the difference.

Finally, you thought the difference probably lay in whether you had taken out the fragmented map. Perhaps, in the previous simulation, Emperor Tianyu had been searching for the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture for you and hadn’t returned, rather than encountering some mishap.

Then, you paid a visit to Emperor Tianyu. When you met, Emperor Tianyu was quite surprised because he recognized that you had cultivated the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture and condensed Time Dao Patterns.

To this, Emperor Tianyu could only marvel at your great fortune, having obtained the Dark Time Emperor’s inheritance and condensed Time Dao Patterns with a cultivation level of the eighth layer of the Great Saint Realm.

Currently, your combat strength had probably far exceeded that of an ordinary Great Saint, making Emperor Tianyu quite curious about precisely how strong you had become.

Therefore, he directly summoned a half-step Supreme to fight you.

For Emperor Tianyu’s arrangement, you didn’t refuse but instead became eager for battle. After all, you were quite curious about your current combat strength.

Emperor Tianyu quickly created a Small Universe for the two of you to fight in. The half-step Supreme looked rather helpless.

He believed that even if you were the foremost emperor’s heir with formidable combat power capable of battling beyond your level, you couldn’t possibly fight him with a half-step Great Saint’s cultivation level. Never mind a half-step Great Saint, even at the Great Saint Perfection level, he didn’t think you could fight him.

After all, the gap between a Great Saint and a half-step Supreme was too vast, even for an emperor’s heir.

However, this half-step Supreme soon became dumbfounded because, after stretching your muscles a bit, you directly exploded with your true cultivation level. In an instant, you revealed the eighth layer of the Great Saint Realm, leaving the half-step Supreme profoundly shocked and bewildered.

To him, he’d never seen someone like you before. Most people hide one or two minor realms at most. But you hid an entire major realm plus seven minor realms…

If he had genuinely fought you to the death, he might have been gravely wounded or even killed due to negligence. After all, who would guess that a half-step Great Saint’s true cultivation level was the eighth layer of the Great Saint Realm…

Moreover, as he observed your aura, he found it exceedingly oppressive and far beyond what other Great Saints could compare to. Even the prodigies he’d seen on the Great Saint List couldn’t give him such a feeling at the eighth layer of the Great Saint Realm…

While the half-step Supreme was still in shock, you smiled slightly and, after announcing the start of the battle, unleashed your attack without holding back. You used the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture with your left hand, Devour Space Emperor’s Scripture with your right hand, and added the Great Perfection Laws of Spacetime, resulting in an explosion of terrifying power.

This scene caused the half-step Supreme’s heart to skip a beat, and an alarm bell rang in his mind, prompting him to counterattack immediately. In an instant, the two of you clashed.

Although you were powerful and your combat strength increased after practicing the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture, the half-step Supreme was still a half-step Supreme. He wasn’t suppressed by you; instead, your attack was neutralized, pushing you back a bit. However, you weren’t injured.

You didn’t mind it too much. After all, defeating a half-step Supreme by crossing levels wasn’t an easy task. Throughout history, the criteria for a genius to cross levels and defeat an ordinary half-step Supreme had long been clear. Great Saint Perfection cultivation, Sacred Body Small Achievement, Supreme Artifact, and comprehension of Dao Patterns of their cultivated Dao.

Without this setup, defeating a half-step Supreme at a higher level was impossible. However, you were different from ordinary Sacred Body prodigies. Your perfect Spacetime Dao Body, even without reaching the Small Achievement domain, is stronger than a Sacred Body Small Achievement. Furthermore, the Dao you practiced was the Spacetime Dao, and you cultivated the top-tier Spacetime Emperor’s Scripture.

Therefore, even though your cultivation was only at the eighth level of the Great Saint, and you were hiding some capabilities without using the Time Dao Patterns and various talents, when you clashed head-on with this half-step Supreme from the Taiyi Emperor Palace, you were only pushed back without any injuries.

Seeing your formidable power, the half-step Supreme’s battle spirit soared, unleashing even more ferocious counterattacks. After all, if he could defeat a genius like you, it would be his supreme glory.

If you were to become an Emperor or even become immortal in the future, he would have more to boast about. He could say, ‘Look, I once defeated a certain Emperor or an immortal cultivator!’

Facing the half-step Supreme’s fierce onslaught, you chuckled lightly and stopped holding back. This time, you used the Time Dao Patterns. As your Time Dao Patterns emerged, time twisted, making it hard to distinguish the past, present, and future.

This made the half-step Supreme’s face change drastically, utterly shocked. He never imagined that someone with only the eighth level of Great Saint cultivation could comprehend the Time Dao Patterns, which was simply ridiculous. At the same time, he sensed extreme danger and quickly defended himself.

Unfortunately, it was too late. With the use of Time Dao Patterns, your combat power surged significantly. Using your most terrifying Time Divine Ability, you easily defeated the half-step Supreme without any suspense, leaving him no room for a proper counterattack.

This left the half-step Supreme with a very dejected expression, forcing a bitter smile. Indeed, defeating a monstrous talent who could prove the Dao and become an Emperor in the future was just wishful thinking. However, losing wasn’t shameful.

You were quite satisfied with your battle results, feeling numerous emotions. Unknowingly, you had grown to a level where you could easily defeat an ordinary half-step Supreme. If all your techniques were utilized, even an ordinary Supreme might be carelessly taken down by you.

Now, you had truly entered the ranks of the strong, no longer a weakling or a junior in the eyes of old monsters.

At this moment, Emperor Tianyu was also very satisfied with your performance but not too surprised. After all, with your configuration, it would be strange not to achieve such results.

He then withdrew the Small Universe, allowing you and the half-step Supreme to come out. After ordering the half-step Supreme not to speak of today’s events, he let him leave.

As for you, Emperor Tianyu didn’t hesitate to praise you highly, stating that the hope for the entire Taiyi Emperor Palace’s ascension lay with you. When the time comes, as long as you grow, he could help you win the Immortal Fate.

Hearing this, you were quite surprised and curiously asked whether Emperor Tianyu wasn’t interested in the Immortal Fate.

Emperor Tianyu laughed freely, saying that Immortal Fate was naturally his pursuit. However, he knew very well that his chances of obtaining Immortal Fate weren’t high. Not to mention, the Taiyi Emperor Palace always aimed for collective ascension. As long as you became immortal and led Taiyi Emperor Palace to ascend collectively, he would naturally have a chance to become immortal in the future. Therefore, the Immortal Fate should be given to the person most likely to become immortal.

Emperor Tianyu’s words stirred your heart, making you once again admire his passionate ambition and broad mind. However, it also made you feel a considerable amount of pressure due to the great expectations placed upon you.

Yet, you didn’t make any easy promises. After all, no one could guarantee such matters. Proving the Dao as an Emperor was challenging, countless talents had been buried in their attempts. Having talent didn’t necessarily mean you could prove the Dao as an Emperor.

Having talent, stronger than other geniuses, only meant you had a significant advantage, stronger combat power in the same realm, and quicker breakthroughs, but it could also mean mid-way demise. History had many examples. Some relatively ordinary geniuses, or even those without special constitutions, turned the tables in desperate situations, proving the Dao as an Emperor and becoming figures that other geniuses could only look up to.

Although, due to the lack of constitution bonuses, these Emperors, even if extremely talented, could only be considered ordinary Emperors in the same realm. However, they were still not easily challenged by those below the Emperor level.

Moreover, after dying so many times in simulations, you still had a clear understanding of the probabilities of proving the Dao as an Emperor or even becoming immortal,.

Next, without saying much, after Emperor Tianyu gave you some more instructions, you chose to leave.

Next, you began to take action. This time, you planned to continue heading to the Small Universe’s transmission and quickly elevate your cultivation to the Great Saint Perfection level. If possible, reaching the half-step Supreme level would be even better.

Of course, you always remembered one thing. That was, you couldn’t break through to the Supreme level. The secret realm in the White Mist Forbidden Zone could only be entered by those below the Supreme level. If you reached the Supreme level, the consequences of entering would be dire. This was also deliberately arranged by the mastermind.

After all, if Supremes and Quasi-Emperors could enter, even if their cultivation was suppressed to the Saint King level, ordinary natives could hardly deal with them. It would be difficult, and killing them would require too high a price.

The target of the mastermind behind the scenes is obviously only those prodigies who have the potential to become Emperors in the future, showing no interest in Supremes whose potential has already peaked. The risk and reward are clearly not proportional.

Next, you have the quasi-emperor of the Taiyi Emperor Palace take you to the Small Universe. However, this time, you have not chosen to go to the First Minor Universe.

Because in the First Minor Universe, during the last simulation, you had preached for a long time, exploiting it heavily. Continuously preaching in the First Minor Universe would yield very low efficiency.

This time, you chose the Second Minor Universe. The central star region of the Second Minor Universe is a paradise for wood-attribute cultivators and the territory of a super emperor-level force: the Heavenly Wood Clan.

The Heavenly Wood Clan is a rare super emperor-level force openly possessing two Emperors. Even within the Central Immortal Continent, few forces can compete with such power.

However, for the Heavenly Wood Clan, rather than heading to the Central Immortal Continent to compete with numerous forces, staying in the Second Minor Universe to dominate and enjoy the natural wood-attribute environment is undoubtedly the wisest choice.

Therefore, in the Upper Realm, it’s not definite that emperor-level forces in the Large Universe are stronger than those in the Small Universe. The Small Universe also harbors terrifying emperor-level forces and extraordinarily powerful Emperors. However, these entities, for various reasons, have chosen not to stay in the Central Immortal Continent.

After arriving in the Second Minor Universe, you did not intend to go to the central star region to recruit monstrous talents as disciples. Although the Heavenly Wood Clan follows the natural path of wood-attribute, being inherently kind, casually preaching might still irritate them.

You stick to your original plan, implementing a ‘rural encircles the city’ strategy and begin preaching from remote ancient stars.

In the blink of an eye, decades passed. During these decades, the results of your preaching were quite good, with your cultivation advancing from the eighth level of the Great Saint Realm to the peak of the ninth level of the Great Saint Realm.

However, to advance from the ninth level of the Great Saint Realm to Great Perfection of the Great Saint Realm, breaking through this small bottleneck, it’s clear that you need a promising prodigy as a disciple.

Of course, you could also choose to break through the bottleneck on your own. After all, this isn’t the first time you’ve done such a thing. However, considering that the time when the Ji family requested your assistance is approaching, breaking through the bottleneck now would undoubtedly be missing an opportunity.

Although you already possess the perfect Spacetime Dao Body, who would say no to more good things like the source of time and Heavenly Frost Ice? With enough source of time, perhaps your Spacetime Dao Body could further evolve. As for Heavenly Frost Ice, it can be exchanged for excellent materials to refine the Supreme Body.

Thus, retreating for secluded cultivation is impossible; you wouldn’t dream of it. Your choice remains to continue searching for powerful prodigies to accept as disciples.

Hard work pays off. This time, you were quite lucky, finding a good seedling on an ancient star.

However, the identity of this outstanding seedling surprised you. This child turned out to be from the Heavenly Wood Clan. Moreover, his situation was dire: not only was he barely alive, but he was also blind and being pursued. If it weren’t for the protection from a man and a woman of half-step Supreme level who continuously infused him with life energy, he might have already perished.

Besides, the most baffling aspect was that those pursuing this child were also from the Heavenly Wood Clan. This situation left you puzzled. After all, it’s overly ruthless for members of the same clan to hunt each other down.

But then you recalled the experience of a certain milk-drinking baby, and your gaze became subtle, suspecting that this child might be following a template similar to the Wild Heavenly Emperor, awakening some terrifying heavenly eye talent, and then having his eyes gouged out by his kin, who sought to exterminate him.

If that were indeed the case, you suspected that this child’s potential was frightfully high. Of course, you quickly calmed down. After all, such events are not uncommon in this fantasy world, and this alone shouldn’t make you believe the child could rival the Wild Heavenly Emperor.

Even so, you understood one thing clearly: while he might not surpass the Wild Heavenly Emperor, his potential was still remarkable. Taking him as a disciple would inevitably lead to your breakthrough to Great Perfection of the Great Saint Realm, with a hope for reaching half-step Supreme as well.

Thus, without hesitation, you decided to intervene and assist the half-step Supreme couple.

As you ceased concealing your presence and decided to act, both parties revealed shocked expressions.

After all, they were half-step Supremes, with the weakest among them being Great Saints. That none of them had noticed you, a Great Saint, hiding within, was simply too bizarre.

Though you were clearly no ordinary Great Saint, probably a powerful emperor-level figure, they, being comparable to emperor-level figures, shouldn’t have failed to detect a Great Saint of the ninth level like you.

Immediately, the Heavenly Wood Clan pursuer rebuked you, questioning who you were to dare obstruct his task of annihilating remnants of the Heavenly Wood Clan.

This statement enraged the half-step Supreme couple, who loudly cursed, saying that while they were away searching for body-tempering herbs for their son, it was shameless of these scoundrels to attack their son and gouge out his heaven’s origin divine eyes, falsely accusing them.

To this, the pursuer sneered back, stating that preserving the heaven’s origin divine eyes in mere branch family members was a waste; only by placing these eyes in the main heir, who already possessed a dual imperial bloodline and had awakened the Heavenly Wood Sacred Body, would be a perfect match. With the heaven’s origin divine eyes, the main heir would undoubtedly gain supreme power among realms in the future.

These words turned the couple’s faces livid with rage, wishing they could immediately annihilate these traitors, especially dismembering the clan heir and his mother, who orchestrated such a heinous deed.

However, the two knew that even thinking about slicing the mastermind into a thousand pieces was far-fetched; at this point, escaping alive was their main concern.

You, listening to the conversation between the two sides, felt rather intrigued. It appeared that the plot was unfolding as you had expected. The only difference was that this unlucky child was merely a descendant of a collateral family line. Besides that, although the Divine Eye was impressive and stronger than many Sacred Bodies, it still fell short somewhat.

However, regardless of everything, this prodigy had the potential to advance your cultivation further. Thus, you had no intention of just standing by and watching.

Although the matter involved the young master of the Heavenly Wood Clan, a young master of the Heavenly Wood Clan was not enough to scare you. If you wanted, in a battle of the same realm, you could let him use one hand and still beat him to a pulp.

The Heavenly Wood Clan was indeed powerful, which could be troublesome. However, as long as you did things cleanly, who would know it was you?

With thoughts churning in your mind, you stood in front of the Heavenly Wood Clan couple, your intentions quite obvious.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Wood Clan couple was extremely surprised, not expecting that a stranger like you would choose to protect them, which touched and moved them deeply.

However, they very well understood that for someone like you, a Great Saint, to interfere… it was an act of utter reckless self-destruction. Thus, the two urged you to leave quickly and not get involved in this matter.

Despite this, you had a good impression of the couple. At such a critical moment, they chose not to flee or use you as a shield, but rather not involve you, displaying their fine character.

As for the pursuers, their faces turned cold and they mocked, claiming that if you wanted to leave, you wouldn’t be able to. Since you chose to get involved, no matter what force you came from or which imperial scion you were, you had to die.

These words made you frown. So much for the so-called peaceful nature of the Heavenly Wood Clan, disliking conflict. But reality was otherwise. No matter what path of cultivation one took, there would always be good and bad individuals. The way of nature was not all gentle; it too had its dark and vicious sides. Trees, too, could be good or bad, capable of producing both medicine and poison.

From there, you had no intention to continue talking, and directly used your Spacetime Divine Ability to envelop the area into another space-time, preventing anyone from escaping.

This scene made everyone present shrink their pupils in terror.

After all, the Spacetime Dao was extremely powerful. Time and space alone were rulers among the paths, and combined, they were absolutely terrifying to the utmost. Even if they were half-step Supremes, they had to face you with caution and fear.

They could see now that you standing in front of them weren’t just a relatively strong imperial scion, but an absolute anomaly. A Spacetime Dao Body, Great Perfection Laws of Spacetime, and clearly having cultivated the twin Emperor’s scriptures of Spacetime! Even their current young master of the Heavenly Wood Clan would be far inferior to you.

However, after their initial fear, these people all displayed overwhelming killing intent. With the arrival of the golden age, heroes vied for supremacy, and all others were competitors.

Meaning, the fewer prodigies from other forces, the more beneficial it would be for the Heavenly Wood Clan.

Now, you being alone here was undoubtedly a perfect opportunity for an absolute kill, eliminating a threat to their young master of the Heavenly Wood Clan.

Although you were strong, perhaps capable of fighting half-step Supremes defyingly, there were still four half-step Supremes here. If they burned their essence to fight, they didn’t believe you could withstand their assault.

As for the half-step Supreme couple holding the child, they were both delighted and anxious. They were surprised at your extraordinary prowess but didn’t want you to fall. If you were harmed for saving them, they could foresee the dire consequences. Even if they escaped, they would face unending retaliation.

As various thoughts crossed everyone’s minds, you acted coldly. Using your dreadful Spacetime Divine Ability, the laws of time appeared, instantly killing a half-step Supreme before they had a chance to react.

This scene terrified everyone else, their hearts filling with dread. They hadn’t expected that you had already comprehended the laws of time, and your combat power was terrifying to such an extent.

That was a powerful half-step Supreme, yet you instantly killed them without giving them a chance to react.

For a moment, everyone’s killing intent was quenched, replaced only by fear, as they desperately wanted to escape this space-time.

However, they were already trapped here. How could they escape? You wore a cold expression and acted again, crushing the remaining three half-step Supremes and the Great Saints like ants.

After crushing them, you habitually took precautions to prevent them from pretending to be dead.

Having taken care of them, you turned your gaze toward the half-step Supreme couple, who were frozen in shock, and smiled faintly, indicating that their worries were unfounded. These ants could never threaten you.

To this, the half-step Supreme couple forced an awkward smile. If you had said this before the battle, they would have thought you were bragging. But now, saying it was filled with domineering confidence.