đ Chapter 1074 - Ebbing Time!
âThe passage of time is like the alternation of day and night⌠It can move forward endlessly, creating infinite derivations, and it can also flow backward limitlessly, returning to the originâŚâ Wang Baole muttered under his breath as he sat there cross-legged. Images of Wang Yiyi executing the Flowing Time spell appeared continuously in his mind.
However⌠the law of time was too profound, and Wang Yiyiâs Flowing Time spell wasnât even the complete divine ability. After all, she hadnât really mastered it at that time.
Moreover, Wang Baole was only able to see her attempts on that single day. Although she tried many times on that day, it was still not enough for Wang Baole to fully comprehend it.
All of this meant that the Flowing Time spell that Wang Baole had obtained enlightenment of was incomplete. It was far from the level of the real Flowing Time spell, but⌠in the end, it was still a divine ability that made use of the natural law of time. Thus, it could still be considered the highest-level divine ability that Wang Baole had learned in his entire life!
Even the Flame Patriarch and Chen Qingzi didnât possess this sort of technique that could be called the pinnacle of Dao. And when it came to the real Flowing Time spell⌠there might not be a single person in the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain who could use a similar technique.
Wang Baole was very sure of this point. He didnât know much about the Never-Ending Clanâs Divine Emperors, so he wasnât sure what they could do, but when he first saw the Flowing Time spell, he intuitively felt that⌠once someone used it to its fullest extent, it could make everything in the Never-Ending Dao Domain â all the galaxies, all the planets, every single living thing, no matter what their cultivation base â instantly return to the origin.
In other words, this technique was capable of restarting the entire world.
And if someone in the Never-Ending Dao Domain truly possessed such a divine ability, then⌠the phenomenon of past lives wouldnât exist.
The Flowing Time spell could be said to be a technique at the pinnacle of all things. And it was precisely because of this that although Wang Baole only obtained incomplete and indirect enlightenment, the influence it had on him was still immense.
Due to this enlightenment, his cultivation base instantaneously broke through to the great circle of the Planet Realm. Although he hadnât yet reached the absolute pinnacle of the great circle, he was almost there. But more importantly⌠all his natural laws were affected.
The first were the red law of blood, blue law of cloud, indigo law of wind, purple law of devouring, and white law of light, which had all reached 98% resonance. Originally, 98% resonance should have been their ultimate pinnacle. But at that moment, they suddenly reached a resonance of⌠99%!
As for the orange law of music, green law of flora, and black law of death, they all improved rapidly. Just like the yellow law of flame, all of them achieved 90% resonance. To Wang Baole, the advancement of all nine of his Ancient Planetsâ natural laws brought about⌠a qualitative change!
His battle prowess had completely exceeded the limitations of his cultivation base, and he could hardly be considered a Planet Realm cultivator anymore. After all, within the Planet Realm, Wang Baole was almost immune to the effects of his nine natural laws. In other words, if an enemy used a technique corresponding to one of the nine laws and attacked Wang Baole with all their strength, at least 90% of their power would directly be dispersed.
Meanwhile, when Wang Baole used attacks belonging to the nine laws, his power would increase significantly!
Thus, although his cultivation base wasnât in the Eternal Star Realm⌠in terms of battle prowess, Wang Baole could already be considered an Eternal Star Realm Almighty! Although he was unable to affect natural laws outside the nine belonging to his Ancient Planets, his Dao Planetâs unique natural law was duplication. This heaven-defying natural law made up for Wang Baoleâs final shortcoming!
Even some newly-ascended Eternal Star Realm cultivators wouldnât be able to face Wang Baole. Although their cultivation bases would exceed his, Wang Baoleâs mastery over natural laws was more than enough to make up for it!
And all of this⌠still wasnât Wang Baoleâs greatest gain this time. The most important thing was his newfound insights into the law of time. Even though he hadnât comprehended much, the difference in level already determined its importance.
At some point in time, a purple imprint the size of a fingernail had appeared at the center of Wang Baoleâs brows. This imprint was sometimes illusory and sometimes real. If an almighty being were to look at it, they would see that as the imprint switched between illusion and reality, fluctuations of the law of time would spread out.
But the power of time contained in these fluctuations wasnât much. It was only ten breaths of time, and it seemed that it could only flow backward, not forward.
This made Wang Baole feel a little regretful. If he had truly succeeded in cultivating the Flowing Time spell, then every time the imprint switched between illusion and reality, the entire universe could be reset.
As for himself, he could only change ten breaths of time.
In other words, he could turn back the time of everything around him by ten breaths. The truly terrifying thing about this technique, though, was that its quintessential level was so high that it could affect even extremely powerful cultivators. If used properly, it was an indescribably potent addition to Wang Baoleâs battle prowess!
Thus, although Wang Baole felt regretful, that was only because he was comparing it to the true Flowing Time. However, if the cultivators of the Never-Ending Dao Domain saw him at that moment, they would definitely be utterly horrified. Even the most powerful forces of the Dao Domain would be shaken.
Of everything he had obtained from his past lives, this was Wang Baoleâs greatest gain!
âI can definitely affect Eternal Star Realm cultivators. But I donât know if itâll have any effect on Star Domain Realm AlmightiesâŚâ Bright light flashed in Wang Baoleâs eyes. He slowly raised his right hand, but a moment later, it blurred. Then, his entire arm disappeared, and when it reappeared, it was lowered again, exactly where it was ten breaths ago.
Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and stood up, walking over to Chen Han. Gesturing with his right hand, Chen Hanâs head instantly flew into his palm.
âDaddy!!â Chen Han was stunned. As he screamed, the imprint between Wang Baoleâs brows suddenly flickered, and his body disappeared. So did Chen Hanâs, in fact â a moment later, Chen Han had returned to his original position, and Wang Baole, too, was sitting back where he was!
This scene caused Wang Baoleâs breathing to hasten, and a strange gleam appeared in his eyes.
âThis technique⌠is stronger than I had imagined!â
As for Chen Han, he shook his vigorously. There was some hesitation in his eyes as he shot Wang Baole a sidelong glance. He felt like something had happened just now, but he couldnât remember what it was at all. But seeing Wang Baole look totally normal, he quickly stopped thinking about it.
And his hesitant glance allowed Wang Baole to indirectly confirm the true horror of the law of time. After thinking for a moment, Wang Baole suddenly waved his right hand, and a flying sword appeared, startling Chen Han.
But when he saw Wang Baole suddenly snap the sword in half, Chen Han couldnât help but feel that something was off!
A moment later, the imprint between Wang Baoleâs brows flickered, and the broken flying sword disappeared. Wang Baole was stunned momentarily, but after glancing around, he quickly realized the problem and checked his storage pouch. Then, he took out⌠the exact same flying sword as before, completely undamaged!
âI wonder if it can⌠do the same for a personâs injuries?â As Wang Baoleâs eyes shone, Chen Han was internally shaking his head. He thought that Wang Baole must have hurt his head during his past life, and turned stupid now that heâd returned to the present. After all, he had just taken out a sword, snapped it in half, put it back in his storage pouch, and then acted surprised as he took out a new one.
âIs he putting on a show? Or is he just crazy?â Chen Han was scornful, but he still shouted enthusiastically.
"Daddy is amazing!"
If he hadnât said anything, Wang Baole would have just ignored him. But now that he spoke up, Wang Baole immediately looked over at him. Before Chen Han could react, the flying sword in Wang Baoleâs hands flashed forward and instantly cut off one of his ears.
Perhaps the sword was just too fast, or perhaps Chen Hanâs reaction speed was too slow. In any case, it wasnât until a couple of breaths passed that Chen Hanâs eyes suddenly widened and he let loose a miserable scream. He instinctively wanted to lift his hand and touch the wound, but then he remembered that he had no hands right nowâŚ
âDaddy, I was wrong! Please forgive me!!â
âNoisy!â Wang Baole said coolly. The imprint between his brows flickered as he used the law of time, but⌠surprisingly, it didnât succeed. Shocked, Wang Baole quickly circulated his cultivation base and rotated all nine Ancient Planets within his body. Only then did the law of time activate, returning him to ten breaths ago.
Chen Hanâs ear reappeared, and the flying sword shooting toward him instead turned around and returned to Wang Baole.
Holding the flying sword in his hand, Wang Baole disregarded the bewildered Chen Han and began to think deeply.
âIs it because I only just gained insight into the law of time, so Iâm lacking in proficiency? Otherwise, why did I fail just now⌠But that also doesnât make sense. After all, the power of time is everywhere, and all Iâm doing is making it fluctuate.â
Wang Baole frowned. No matter how he thought about it, he couldnât figure it out. However, this didnât affect the excitement of gaining enlightenment of a time divine ability.
âThis technique canât compare to the real Flowing Time, so Iâll call it⌠Ebbing Time[1]!
âNext up is the eighth life⌠I wonder if it will still be that cold darkness. As for Chen Han⌠Iâll have to check out his eighth life, too!â
Time passed as Wang Baole and Chen Han pondered over different matters. Soon, that aged voice echoed in their minds again.
"Eighth day, eighth life!"
- The âTimeâ in Flowing Time means âmoonâ, so this technique is really âWaning Moonâ. Iâm using âEbbing Timeâ to contrast with âFlowingâ, since this is basically a nerfed version and one that can only go in reverse, like an ebbing tide. âŠ