Chapter 716: Chapter 715: A Moment of Eternity
The breath of the Blue Lotus Hermit ceaselessly climbed, as if it intended to suppress the lord of the Ten Thousand Demons.
This made countless creatures feel admiration.
However, at this moment, Blue Lotus Hermit and Xiang Batian stopped their actions at the same time.
This left everyone confused. What had happened?
The next second, an aura that seemed to freeze both time and space swept across the heavens and earth, causing numerous people to widen their eyes as their bodies prostrated on the ground.
Not just their bodies, but their souls, too, trembled.
Then an ominous voice came.
"If you’re rats, then just stay put in your rat holes. It’s your mistake to appear in the world of men."
"Better to clear you out sooner rather than later."
As the voice faded, a river appeared from nowhere, with no beginning and no end in sight.
It just abruptly appeared above all beings.
"The River of Time!"
Countless people were shocked, as if they saw supreme figures from various eras on the Time River.
Then a hand reached out from within the Time River, aiming to capture the two Quasi-Emperors.
"Eternal Instant!"
A deep voice sounded.
The terrifying laws of time erupted, and the faces of the two Quasi-Emperors instantly changed.
Their flesh began to rapidly dissipate until only two skeletons remained.
Soon even the skeletons gradually turned to ash.
"The power of time! Who are you?"
The two Quasi-Emperors were extremely panic-stricken, their bodies dissipating and their souls on the verge of collapse.
It was as if they had experienced countless eons in moments.
This power was truly frightening; even as Emperors, they had no means to resist it.
Reaching the realm of Emperors still didn’t enable their flesh to endure forever.
Even the burst of the laws of time made one feel unspeakable fear.
Boom!
The souls of the two Quasi-Emperors immediately used secret techniques, barely revealing the majesty of past emperors.
"Ten Thousand Demons’ Protection!"
The lord of the Ten Thousand Demons roared in anger, as dark energy instantly turned into chains, anchoring his soul in place.
It had become impossible for his body to recover, only through countless years of cultivation or an enormous amount of life force could it potentially be healed.
But even then, it would not be restored to its peak.
Moreover, to acquire that much life force, it would require the lives of countless creatures. The Divine King’s Physique and the Supreme Physique could have helped him.
But with this mysterious powerhouse present, he had no chance to move against the other two.
Even without this mysterious being, given their current state, he wouldn’t be a match for either of them.
The complexion of the lord of the Ten Thousand Demons shifted continuously as he looked in the direction of the hand—that was the Dao Realm Ancient Star, the place where he had once struggled up from being an insignificant ant.
"Where did this Quasi-Emperor come from?"
"No, this isn’t a Quasi-Emperor. If it were, they definitely wouldn’t possess such power."
"Could it be an Emperor? No, if it were, he would have known by now."
The lord of the Ten Thousand Demons’ mind was filled with the images of various mighty beings.
But he still couldn’t identify the target.
"Go!"
In the end, the lord of the Ten Thousand Demons decided to leave, transforming into a black light that vanished into the void.
The other Quasi-Emperor also gazed deeply in the direction of the hand, then turned into a shadowy figure and disappeared on the spot.
Like the blink of an eye, the two imposing Quasi-Emperors could now only slink away in defeat.
They were truly afraid, for the power of this mysterious hand was too strong; if it struck once more, they might not be able to preserve their souls.
Having spent so many years in the forbidden land, their sole wish was to stay alive, not to perish here.
Quasi-Emperors had plenty of tricks up their sleeves, even to the extent of re-entering the Emperor Realm.
This time, they were genuinely terrified.
If they had not once proven themselves as Emperors, with sufficiently strong souls, they would have become ash just like their bodies.
Seeing the two Quasi-Emperors frightened off, countless beings were stunned.
Many people hadn’t yet grasped what happened; the Quasi-Emperors’ presence was earth-shattering, indistinguishable from a true Emperor’s arrival.
When they took action, the hearts of countless beings were filled with despair.
It was believed that these two Quasi-Emperors were invincible, disdainful of everything.
However, who could have imagined that, in just a moment, a mightier being would appear, completely obliterating the physical forms of the two Quasi-Emperors.
And sending them fleeing in terror.
Tongtian the Elder swallowed hard and looked down at the planet below, muttering to himself, "What kind of strength is this, to even scare away the Quasi-Emperors?"
"No wonder the Demon God Temple acts so brazenly. With such a power as their foundation, what does it matter if some emerge from the forbidden land?"
With the intervention of this mysterious being, Tongtian the Elder finally understood their confidence.
Why could they disregard the opinions of other forces? It was because the Demon God Temple was too powerful.
Two Supreme Physiques and a being comparable to an Emperor.
Not to mention the hundreds in the Saint Realm beneath them, what did they have to fear?
Nothing at all.
At that moment, the voice continued to resound.
"If any more Quasi-Emperors leave the forbidden land, they will be annihilated without mercy!"
"Stay quiet in your burrows like good little mice. This is your warning!"
"Sword!"
A cold voice rang out as the sword in the hand of Qinglian the Ascetic danced uncontrollably into the air.
Soon after, an arm emerged from the void, wielding the sword as it slashed toward the Tianhe Forbidden Land.
In an instant, Sword Qi soared into the heavens, with a brilliant light blanketing the universe.
Then, to the shock of countless onlookers, the Sword Qi ripped through the void and finally descended upon the Ancient River Forbidden Land.
In that second, time seemed to freeze; everything in the world lost its color.
The terrifying presence caused even Quasi-Emperors to tremble with fear, involuntarily kneeling on the ground.
It was unimaginable that the Ancient River Forbidden Land, which had existed for countless years, would now be torn asunder, turning to dust in the sky.
The terrifying power suddenly erupted, the fearsome energy sweeping across the entirety of the Dao Realm.
The Ancient River Forbidden Land, once filled with dark energy, was now quietly cleaved in two, as if it had ceased to exist.
It seemed as though it had been obliterated.
In an instant, all the mighty figures’ jaws dropped, their faces filled with disbelief.
Someone had truly struck at the forbidden land, and with a single sword slash, bifurcated it.
Bear in mind, there were innumerable Quasi-Emperors within.
Afterward, they looked in the direction of the arm with faces full of dread.
"Who could this be, taking action so freely? Could it be an Emperor who still lives, or someone like the Quasi-Emperors?"
"It’s no wonder the people from the Demon God Temple dare to be so arrogant. With such a foundation, their arrogance seems justified."
"We must never provoke the Demon God Temple."
Among the stars above, countless mighty beings looked in the direction of the Dao Realm with faces filled with trepidation.
Whether they were Quasi-Emperors at the ninth level or ancient monstrosities, even the top figures of the Dao Realm felt the same.
They were filled with fear, unable to fathom the strength of the one who had made the move.
