Endless hourglasses contained ten thousand and eight grains of Divine Sand of Time. Each grain of Divine Sand was personally refined by the Passing of Time Great Emperor and contained the power of Time. A single grain of Divine Sand could accelerate the flow of time for a month, so ten thousand and eight grains of Divine Sand was indeed the power of eight hundred years.
The power of this Time Law was profound and unparalleled. Although the Commander’s Token had sealed the Great Emperor’s Divine Ability, it was still unable to resist the corrosion of the power of Time and thus dissipated. This was also the reason why the Wind Monarch was able to resist the Great Emperor’s Divine Ability. In a flash, Yang Kai understood everything.
“Do you want to give it a try?” Wind Monarch looked at Yang Kai with a smile. Although he was asking a question, he didn’t give Yang Kai any choice. As he circulated his Emperor Qi, the hourglass in his hand once again flipped over, and the tiny grains of sand slowly flowed through it. A visible halo of light spread out and enveloped Yang Kai, not giving him any chance to react.
When he was enveloped by this light, Yang Kai clearly felt a strong connection between him and something. As he searched for the source of this connection, his eyes suddenly locked onto the endless hourglass in the Wind Monarch’s hand!
At this moment, the endless hourglass emitted an aura that locked onto him. It was as if a pair of invisible eyes were staring at him, making it impossible for him to escape.
Without even thinking about it, Yang Kai rushed towards the crack closest to him. The power of this endless hourglass could even resist a Great Emperor’s Divine Ability, he didn’t want to test it out with his own body. At this moment, it was best to flee for his life.
What’s more, although this hourglass was powerful, it was impossible for the Wind Monarch to control it indefinitely. There would always be a limit, and that was when he would strike back.
Rushing out from the crack was exactly the same as what he had experienced in the beginning. He arrived in a large hall and once again returned to his original position. This place’s space and time had become chaotic, and the source of this chaos was the collision between the endless hourglass and the Great Emperor’s Divine Ability.
However, Yang Kai soon discovered that the aura that had locked onto him had not been cut off because he had escaped, but was still tightly connected. In the next moment, from the crack he had escaped from, the Wind Monarch had followed him. This guy was holding an endless hourglass in his hand and had a smile on his face as he caught up to Yang Kai with great precision. Smiling, he said, “It's useless. Before this artifact, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, it will be useless. Surrender obediently and you will be spared from torture.”
“You have to catch me first!” Yang Kai grit his teeth and shouted. He quickly took a few steps, found a crack and rushed in.
The Wind Monarch slowly shook his head, the corners of his mouth curling up into a sneer, as if mocking Yang Kai for overestimating himself. His pace was neither fast nor slow, like a maggot clinging to his bones as his voice pierced through space and time, resounding in Yang Kai’s ears, “Why bother? Although you’re not bad, how can you escape from this treasure’s aura? Could it be that you haven’t noticed anything? You should just give up on struggling.”
It would have been better if the Wind Monarch hadn’t said this, but as soon as he did, Yang Kai seemed to have noticed something, or perhaps he had confirmed something. He had noticed it before, but he just wasn’t certain.
When the endless hourglass was flipped over by the Wind Monarch, when the aura of the hourglass locked onto him, when the Divine Sand of Time slowly flowed through it, Yang Kai felt as if time had run over his body. This feeling was extremely similar to what he had experienced when he rushed to the Passing of Time Temple from the Two Seasons Mountain.
Seemingly noticing the change in Yang Kai’s expression, the Wind Monarch laughed, “Who do you think the power of time from this Divine Sand of Time is supporting? Foolish Junior, what is flowing in this Endless Hourglass is not the Divine Sand of Time but your lifespan!”
Yang Kai’s face sank, not because the Wind Monarch was exaggerating, but because he could confirm that what he said was true.
When the endless hourglasses locked onto him and the Divine Sand of Time began to flow, his lifespan rapidly decreased! A grain of Divine Sand of Time represented the power of a month.
After just escaping for a while, Yang Kai’s several dozen or even a hundred years of lifespan had been used up and he had been robbed of it by that endless hourglass! This kind of invisible treasure that could harm one’s lifespan caused Yang Kai’s body to go cold. He couldn’t help wondering if he would suddenly die of old age if this continued!
Death was nothing to be afraid of. Although he had only cultivated for a short time, he had seen too many wonderful things in his life and had experienced many wonderful things. Even if he were to die now, he would have no regrets. But to die without fighting and have his lifespan forcefully drained by someone else was somewhat unacceptable.
As such, Yang Kai turned around, stopped, cupped his fists, and stared at the crack he had just escaped from before smashing down with the force of a mountain.
This strike contained all the power of his half dragon body. Even if a Great Emperor were here, he would still be smashed to death.
In the next moment, the Wind Monarch chased after Yang Kai from the crack, not showing the slightest surprise as he glanced at him.
When the two fists smashed down, Yang Kai’s heart sank slightly, because he didn’t feel anything at all, this strike was like a bolt of lightning striking nothing but air. In that instant just now, he had clearly seen the Wind Monarch’s speed suddenly increase and avoid his attack.
Before Yang Kai could react, he felt a great force behind him, as if he had been struck by a giant mountain. Yang Kai was sent flying, blood spraying from his mouth as he flew towards the crack in front of him.
Entering the crack, he returned to the main hall.
There was someone inside!
An undamaged ‘him’ was standing there in a daze, staring towards Yang Kai. Yang Kai could clearly feel the surprise and vigilance in his eyes, just like when he had entered this hall!
Was this… his past self? Yang Kai’s face twitched as he didn’t know how to react. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he said, “Don’t be so long-winded, quickly find your son!”
After he finished speaking, Yang Kai suddenly realized that these words were the exact same ones he had heard when he first entered the main hall. However, he didn’t have the time to explain in detail. The Wind Monarch was about to catch up to him, so Yang Kai quickly fled towards a nearby crack.
When he entered the crack, he could feel his past self chasing after him, but in the next moment he had disappeared.
The Wind Monarch was waiting in front of him, as if he had been waiting for a very long time. With an extremely enthusiastic look on his face, he said, “Where can you run? Stop struggling!” As he spoke, he raised his hand and sent a palm strike towards Yang Kai.
His movements weren’t fast, but at least Yang Kai could see them clearly. Lifting his hands, the Space Laws surged and a dozen or so black moon blades slashed through the air, leaving a mark in the air.
At this moment, Yang Kai’s mind went blank for a moment, but when he came back to his senses, the moonblade had no effect. On the other hand, he was struck by another palm strike, causing his blood to churn and his bones to crack.
Rising to his feet, Yang Kai stared at the Wind Monarch with a gloomy expression and narrowed his eyes slightly, “So it wasn’t you who became faster!”
The two consecutive exchanges were enough for Yang Kai to see through some things. He had thought that the Wind Monarch’s speed had suddenly increased, which was why he had been caught off guard, but now it seemed that this wasn’t the case. The Wind Monarch hadn’t changed much, but he had!
The Wind Monarch smiled, “The Endless Hourglass isn’t just about extracting one’s lifespan. After all, it is a treasure left behind by the Great Emperor, how could it be so simple?”
Yang Kai nodded, “In other words, it’s affecting my perception of time.”
“As the saying goes, each day is like a year, this is not without basis. If one’s strength is sufficient, it is indeed possible to achieve this,” The Wind Monarch shook his head as he spoke, “However, this artifact is extremely mysterious. This king has not fully refined it and is temporarily unable to reach this realm. Although I am unable to reach this realm, I have some gains.”
“That’s why it dragged out my perception of time,” Yang Kai spat out a mouthful of blood. A single breath could be dealt with, but when Yang Kai reacted, it would take him ten breaths or a hundred breaths. Naturally, he couldn’t deal with it, and the two times he had been hit was because of this reason.
“Are you still not going to admit defeat?” The Wind Monarch looked at Yang Kai indifferently, “This King really doesn’t want to kill you.”
Yang Kai grinned maliciously, “If you have the ability, then let time freeze on me. In this way, you can do whatever you want.”
The Wind Monarch sighed lightly, “The cries of a stray dog are truly unpleasant to hear!” Holding the endless hourglass in his left hand, his right hand formed a series of hand seals and pointed towards Yang Kai.
In an instant, the sound of wind and thunder rang out in the hall, and the whistling wind blades wrapped around Yang Kai. The spinning wind blades transformed into sharp blades that constantly slashed at Yang Kai’s body. The power of these Wind Blades was so great that even an Emperor Realm master would be crushed to dust if they fell here.
Yang Kai didn’t die. His body was covered in blood and his clothes were in tatters, but from the howling wind, a dragon roar shook the sky and a giant creature quickly appeared, its 30 zhang long dragon body standing proudly in the wind, its dragon scales flickering everywhere.
Yang Kai opened his mouth and inhaled deeply.
Like sucking a bowl of noodles, the surrounding wind was sucked into his mouth and disappeared after three breaths.
The Wind Monarch’s expression changed! Yang Kai was the strongest cultivator he had ever met under the Pseudo Emperor Realm. He could easily kill an ordinary Emperor Realm, but this man in front of him was truly extraordinary, actually able to struggle until now.
Kacha... Yang Kai’s mouth moved as if he was chewing something, his golden dragon eyes staring at the Wind Monarch as he shouted, “I’ll return it to you!”
When the last word left his mouth, it had already transformed into a mighty dragon roar that seemed capable of shaking the nine heavens and shaking the earth.
With a soft pop, a burst of energy shot towards Wind Monarch.
It was useless. In Yang Kai’s vision, this attack had clearly hit the Wind Monarch, but in the blink of an eye, the Wind Monarch had appeared on the other side unscathed and had only hit the Wind Monarch in Yang Kai’s vision. With his perception of time being affected, it was difficult to determine the true location of the enemy.
However, Yang Kai didn’t stop. An ancient and obscure dragon language rang out as he opened his mouth again. This time, what came out of his mouth wasn’t a powerful energy, but a thick black flame.
Fire Dragon Breath!
The Golden Holy Dragon’s Origin Energy was called the Golden Holy Dragon’s Origin Energy because this Origin Energy could evolve the power of all the Dragon Race: Fire Dragon, Water Dragon, Wind Dragon, Ice Dragon. As long as Yang Kai wanted to, he could evolve them. In the past, Yang Kai had not, but after studying the Secret Techniques of the Dragon Race in the Dragon Tempple, he had learned them.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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