"The power of time, I never expected Bai Yinchen to comprehend such a divine ability. Truly gifted!"
"No! It's not just the application of the law of time; I feel a trace of the river of time!"
"How is this possible? Even if we cultivate the Karma Sutra to such a degree, we can only glimpse a corner of the future, unable to interfere at all... Stepping into the river of time, isn't that something only achievable at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm..."
"Could it be some fortuitous encounter? The Heavenly Fox clan lost their Great Luo Ancestor millions of years ago. Even if Bai Yinchen reaches Golden Immortal, her foundation is not to be feared. Why don't we..."
"Be careful. I divined it using the Karma Sutra just now, and the result was... great ill fortune. This woman is not to be offended. If we act rashly, we might suffer more than we gain."
In the immortal mountains and grotto-heavens of the Heavenly Tide Holy Land, streaks of golden light shot up into the sky. These were the auras of numerous Golden Immortal powerhouses, alerted and erupting with power, causing the heavens to tremble and all laws to boil.
However, Bai Yinchen merely glanced indifferently in the direction of Heavenly Tide and paid them no further heed.
The Heavenly Tide Holy Land was a peculiar holy land.
Due to their cultivation of the Heavenly Tide Karma Sutra, the immortals of this holy land always liked to perform divinations before acting, then weigh the pros and cons before deciding whether to make a move. They were arguably the most cautious among the Eight Great Holy Lands.
Even the sixth Holy Son, Ye Wuchen, who used to act recklessly without considering the consequences, had become incredibly cautious after being killed by her once. He spoke of karmic destiny at every turn, no longer possessing his former arrogance and disdain.
The reason she was certain the Heavenly Tide Holy Land would not act was because she discovered that even though she had not reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, after merging her past and present selves, she had completely transcended the river of time.
This meant that even beings at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level could no longer use the river of time to erase her past self.
The unknown was the most awe-inspiring. The masters of the "cowardly path" in the Heavenly Tide Holy Land would absolutely not risk falling out with her.
The Demon Realm.
The red sky, illuminated by the blood moon, was pierced by the power of time. As a corner of the river of time was broken, terrifying temporal energy transformed into immeasurable immortal light and poured down upon the head of the Demon Lord Jiana, filling her with immense dread.
Almost instinctively, her body began to writhe and expand rapidly. The next moment—
Whoosh!
A tentacle that blotted out the sun, carrying endless demonic laws, struck across the sky. Wherever it passed, all laws erupted, and in their fusion and collision, more terrifying energies were born, striking towards the pillar of light.
However, the law of time was called the strongest law precisely because all laws, including demonic laws, could not escape its influence.
Without any surprise, the moment the two came into contact, the colossal tentacle, symbolizing the myriad laws of the demonic path, was directly washed by the power of time and reverted to its most primitive state, becoming the most primordial demonic energy in the universe, before annihilating into nothingness.
"No!"
Demon Lord Jiana let out a piercing shriek, and then the entire demon city was enveloped in the light of the river of time.
"A mantis trying to stop a chariot, how laughable!"
Bai Yinchen sneered. Although she had not reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, it was more than enough for her to deal with a demon creature that had just entered the Demon Lord level.
Under her gaze, Jiana's age and cultivation were continuously reduced. Her demonic age, which was tens of thousands of years, became less than ten thousand. Her cultivation level was also directly cut by the reversed time to the level of a Demon Lord equivalent to the Profound Immortal realm.
The demonic body, which originally embraced the myriad laws of the demon realm, began to shrink rapidly at a visible rate, and the fused laws also began to detach from her.
Nine thousand years, eight thousand years, five thousand years!
In less than ten breaths, Jiana's cultivation was cut by time to the realm of a newly advanced Demon Lord, accompanied by the loss of corresponding comprehension. Her expression turned bewildered.
"This woman is too ruthless!"
Ye Wuchen swallowed, immortal light swirling around him, karmic threads intertwining. He unconsciously activated the Heavenly Tide Karma Sutra, divining whether he would suffer the same fate if he faced such an attack.
The result relieved him. Although the power of time was overbearing and fierce, the Heavenly Tide Karma Sutra also involved the application of time and karma. He could use the "Severing Karma Divine Ability" to avoid a tragic end like Jiana's.
But even so, he would still have to pay a considerable price for activating the Severing Karma Divine Ability, a price he was unwilling to bear.
"Is this the power of time controlled by the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm... Now, I have only touched a trace of the river of time and can reverse time. How terrifying would it be to directly step into the river of time!"
A flicker of heat crossed Bai Yinchen's beautiful eyes. Seeing that Jiana's cultivation had completely fallen below the Demon Lord realm, becoming a Demon Emperor, she showed a faint smile.
A mere Demon Emperor was as easy to destroy as flicking her finger, so there was no need to expend energy to draw upon the power of the river of time.
"Die!"
She murmured, rubbing her slender, fair thumb and middle finger together, snapping her fingers.
"Snap!"
A celestial sound, as if resonating deep within the soul, echoed in Jiana's mind—no, in the mind of the Demon Emperor Jiana. Then, terrifying immortal laws violently exploded within her head.
"Am I just going to...?"
Jiana's dark, ink-black eyes reflected the blood moon in the sky, devoid of focus, only containing a sense of inexplicable peace.
The next moment, her body disintegrated inch by inch. Just as she was about to completely vanish, the blood moon in the sky suddenly began to tremble.
Crimson, eerie, yet brilliant light erupted from the edge of the blood moon. In an instant, the gate between the two realms, which had been broken open by Bai Yinchen's temporal power, was forcefully closed. Then, moonlight cascaded down, enveloping the soul origin imprint of Jiana, which was on the verge of annihilation.
The scattered soul imprints, under the shroud of moonlight, rapidly condensed. Then, the myriad demonic laws, weakened by the power of time, converged from all directions.
Under the escort of the myriad demonic laws and the repair by the vast origin energy of the blood moon, Jiana's soul imprint was quickly mended, regaining vitality, and showing signs of resurrection.
Then, she truly resurrected.
Countless pure demonic energy laws converged. Jiana's body transformed from its original black to blood red, forming an unknown yet intimate connection with the blood moon.
Her potential became even greater. Not only was she naturally attuned to the myriad laws of the demon realm, but she could also wield terrifying divine abilities of the demonic path with ease, truly a born demon prodigy.
"Hahaha!"
Demon Lord Jiana burst into frenzied laughter. She had thought it was a death tribulation, but it turned out to be a greater fortune.
"Is this what it feels like to be a child of heaven and earth?"
Demon Lord Jiana's heart was filled with ecstasy. Then, she felt the scene before her change. A blood-colored staircase appeared before her.
The blood-colored staircase led straight to the heavens, with a monstrously shaped blood moon at the end. At the very center of the blood moon was a majestic imperial throne.
At this moment, Demon Lord Jiana felt an incredibly strong sensation: if she could ascend to that imperial throne, she would be promoted to the new Demon Emperor.
That was equivalent to the Great Luo Golden Immortal in the immortal realm—a truly immortal and indestructible being, transcending the river of time!
Demon Lord Jiana swallowed and stepped towards the imperial throne on the blood moon.
With each step, she felt her connection with the entire demon realm grow tighter. Her physical body outside experienced a surge in cultivation.
Demon Emperor, Demon Lord, Demon Master.
Soon, her cultivation returned to its peak level, even stronger than her former self.
The Demon Emperor's throne was within reach, and the true challenge of ascending the path to emperorship would soon arrive.
But she was fearless, for she could feel the favor of the entire demon realm, and even the blood moon, upon her.
Just as she was about to advance further, a towering figure, with hands clasped behind his back, suddenly appeared before her.
Following this was a hearty laugh, both strangely familiar and utterly alien, that reached her ears: "Haha, after a decade of planning, the day has finally arrived!"
The towering figure slowly turned, revealing a face with sharp eyebrows, starry eyes, and a deep gaze. His knife-like lips curled into a mocking smile.
The man's appearance merged with the image of the 'father' she relied on and cherished when she transformed into Chen Kuhe. Demon Lord Jiana gasped in horror, "You are..."
What greeted her was the man's size 45 boot sole suddenly enlarging in her eyes.