He Li absorbed nineteen epochs of Star God Power under the protection of Changshan's last strength.
Meanwhile,
Cheng Xilin held the dark gold war halberd in one hand and the black banner in the other. The power of the Lord of Time made his internal organs crack, and blood seeped from his skin, turning him into a bloodied man. Yet, he did not fall, repeatedly charging towards the Lord of Time.
This was his will. Even when he was very weak in the past, he never retreated half a step in the face of a strong enemy.
Boom!
Cheng Xilin was repelled a thousand feet, barely stopping in mid-air. He coughed up blood, and his originally bright eyes dimmed slightly at this moment. He looked at the Lord of Time calmly.
His gaze was like looking at a stranger with whom he had no connection, indifferent and devoid of emotion.
"You are delaying me here, relying on He Li's time laws. How can you be so sure that He Li's time law power will be superior to mine, the Lord of Time?" the Lord of Time asked.
As these words fell into Cheng Xilin's ears, he smiled and said, "The moment you asked this question, you had already lost. True powerhouses are confident and invincible. Even if the enemy has a thousand methods, I remain unshaken. What are you worried about?"
Facing Cheng Xilin's retort, the Lord of Time, without changing his expression from panic, finally showed a hint of emotion.
Cheng Xilin continued, "You fear my primal power, so you imprisoned me in various ways. You fear that He Li would not be eroded by time, so you ordered the God King and the Desolate King to destroy the Barbaric Ancient Epoch, aiming to kill He Li's past life. Unfortunately, I saved He Li before you.
From these two incidents, your fear of us has reached an extreme."
The old man was silent for a moment and said, "But you are different from He Li. Time has always left its mark on you."
After he finished speaking, the entire space seemed to freeze. The next moment, wind and clouds surged, and countless threads of time law power descended from the sky.
Cheng Xilin bathed in the time laws, tilting his head slightly. His eyes reflected myriad law powers. His face visibly aged, and the twenty epochs of time, all infused into his body at this moment.
His face became aged, his hair turned white, and his clear eyes became turbid. In an instant, he transformed from a spirited youth into a frail, elderly man.
However, the war halberd and banner in his hands remained tightly gripped, unmoving.
"You should have realized long ago that without the divine power protection of nineteen epochs, electromagnetic force would not be able to provide the creative power within you. Even so, you are willing?" The Lord of Time looked at Cheng Xilin's appearance, his heart rippling, and asked.
These words deeply touched Cheng Xilin. It turned out he had lived for such a long time. How had he endured those endless years, all alone?
Cheng Xilin narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling those lonely years, but he couldn't remember anything. He only remembered that when he was on Earth, he had a teacher and his wife, six elder brothers and sisters, many friends, Jiang Yueyao, and his son, Cheng You.
How had he persisted in the endless years that followed, all alone?
He couldn't remember.
Never mind, it wasn't important anymore.
In any case, he had come through it all.
"Heh heh..."
Cheng Xilin couldn't help but laugh. All the hardships and loneliness he had endured vanished in a soft laugh, disappearing into nothingness, just as he had thought, he had come through it all, hadn't he?
Cheng Xilin faced the Lord of Time again, his aged voice ringing out, "I realized it. So what? To gain something, one must first lose something.
This is war. On this battlefield, there are no victors, no vanquished, only survivors.
You, I, and He Li, the three of us, who will be the final survivor is yet to be known.
What? Are you afraid?"
As Cheng Xilin's words fell, the dark green armor and the two pairs of great wings on his body automatically detached. Three colossal demonic beasts, ten thousand feet tall, floated behind him, their massive eyes staring blankly at Cheng Xilin. They did not understand why he had deactivated the combat state when the life-and-death struggle had not yet been decided.
Cheng Xilin smiled slightly, not looking back. He said to the three colossal demonic beasts, "You may leave. You have suffered enough these years. I have protected some of your offspring. They are now in the Divine Realm. Go find them, lead them to find a new home, and establish Gui Xu.
I did nothing wrong in what happened back then, and I have no need to apologize to you. Start anew. You... are free."
The three colossal demonic beasts were stunned. They roared in unison, and their surging demonic energy surged towards Cheng Xilin.
Cheng Xilin seemed not to hear. He released the dark gold war halberd from his hand. Two cards appeared before him. He reached out, grasped the two cards, and gently squeezed them.
Bang!
Streams of demonic energy coiled around his fist, like small flood dragons circling, turning into lightning and thunder. Accompanied by the blood-red light emanating from Cheng Xilin's body, it was so tragically beautiful.
At the same time, three torrents of powerful demonic energy struck Cheng Xilin's back but were repelled by an invisible force.
They wished to transform back into Cheng Xilin's great wings and armor, but Cheng Xilin refused.
The three colossal demonic beasts stared blankly at the man's back. In the past, they hated this man, wishing they could cut him a thousand times, ten thousand times. But now, they wished to help this man overcome his difficulties.
Waves of roars and wails belonging to the supreme beings of the demon race echoed through the space. They were reluctant to part with Cheng Xilin. Time would prove everything and erase everything, but some things transcended time and were higher than time.
Cheng Xilin smiled knowingly, not daring to look at the three behind him. Listening to their mournful cries, his heart couldn't help but tremble, filled with a sour bitterness.
Then,
He raised his hand, condensing a drop of vital blood in his palm. With a wave of his hand, the drop of blood spread out in the air, forming a blood path that reached the heavens, directly leading to the Divine Realm.
"Go!"
Cheng Xilin shouted, and his earth-shattering divine power erupted, sending the three ten-thousand-foot colossal demonic beasts onto the blood path. Then, holding his war halberd and banner, he charged towards the Lord of Time, who was still using time laws to wear him down.
The Lord of Time did not stop Cheng Xilin's actions. In his eyes, Cheng Xilin was clearly sacrificing himself to protect others. Apart from He Li, he didn't care about any other gods or demons.
If they wanted to leave, let them. It would only weaken Cheng Xilin's combat power.
The power of the time laws was like a grinding mill, slowly wearing down Cheng Xilin's body. Without the divine power accumulated over nineteen epochs, Cheng Xilin was nothing before the Lord of Time.
However, the Lord of Time also realized that
Cheng Xilin was seeking death. He had not only placed his last hope in He Li but also had a backup plan. He wished to awaken his primal power after death to fight against him, the seal from Earth nineteen epochs ago.
The old man saw through Cheng Xilin's intentions and immediately stopped wearing him down with time laws. Majestic powers erupted from the old man, striking Cheng Xilin layer by layer, finally completely imprisoning him.
Cheng Xilin was extremely tragic. Not only was his body nearing the end of its life, but he was also covered in blood. His war halberd and banner had all fallen from his hands. He was held by the Lord of Time, suspended in the sky, like a bloody cross, awaiting the final judgment, waiting for a spear to pierce his heart and nail his divine soul to the rock wall of the deepest magma in hell.
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