đź“– Chapter 1121 - Dares Not Turn Around!
As Wang Baole silently recited the Dao Scripture, the figure in the scroll had turned around halfway. It was already possible to see his side profile.
He was a middle-aged man with an eagle-like nose and long eyebrows. When Xie Haiyang and the others glanced at him, despite the huge distance, all of them coughed up blood and collapsed to their knees, minds trembling.
This middle-aged man’s gaze seemed to carry a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering might, causing the starry sky outside the scroll to collapse in on itself with unceasing rumbles.
At the same time, the suppressive force coming from the scroll became even stronger. Although this force couldn’t be seen with the naked eye, it seemed to form invisible ripples that rapidly swept outward. The starry sky that was already collapsing completely shattered!
It was as if the starry sky was a broken mirror, splintering into countless fragments. Monstrous rumbles sounded out, and the fleet of battleships that held Xie Haiyang and the others collapsed almost immediately. Fortunately, they had been backing away constantly during Wang Baole’s battle with Chong Yizi, so although the battleships were destroyed, the people inside managed to survive. All of them instantly unleashed whatever trump cards they had and retreated as fast as they could.
It wasn’t until they were extremely far away that everyone stopped and glanced back with shock and bewilderment on their faces.
As for Wang Baole… as the person nearest to the scroll, he was naturally affected the most. When the invisible ripples formed from suppressive force touched his body, he instantly trembled violently. Although the Eternal Dao Star behind him defiantly shone with black light and his fleshly body was powerful due to his origin as the black wooden board, his divine soul was still unable to resist this suppressive force that came from the Universe Realm.
Even if this was merely a projection of a Universe Realm cultivator, to Wang Baole, it was still as high as the heavens!
When he used the Dao Scripture, there was a delay before it showed its true might. Although this delay wasn’t too long, it was still a harsh trial for Wang Baole.
This divine soul art of Chong Yizi could already be considered to have surpassed the Eternal Star Realm. Once he used it, even a Star Domain Realm Almighty would be affected. However, it was obvious that to use this technique, Chong Yizi had to pay an indescribable price.
After all, to claim that this technique could kill all Eternal Star Realm cultivators was no exaggeration!
However… Wang Baole had also surpassed the conventional Eternal Star Realm. Although his body was trembling, although his star chart seemed on the verge of shattering, although his divine soul fluctuated wildly and appeared about to collapse… his eyes were still full of battle intent.
Even though Chong Yizi’s divine soul art was beyond Wang Baole’s imagination, Wang Baole himself had far too many trump cards. Aside from the Dao Scripture which he had already used, he also had… a peerless Daoist magic that he had learned during the past life trial on Planet Heaven’s Mandate!
“Ebbing Time!” As the figure in the scroll turned halfway around, Wang Baole let out a hoarse roar. He rapidly formed hand seals with both hands and jabbed a finger at the scroll!
With that, the shattered starry sky suddenly trembled, and a strange power seemed to converge from the universe’s countless natural laws.
This power was… the law of time!
Time would flow back twenty breaths!
If he were facing a true Universe Realm Almighty, then Wang Baole wouldn’t be able to do anything even if he truly mastered Ebbing Time. A single glance from a Universe Realm opponent would be enough to destroy him in body and soul.
But since this was just a projection… even if he couldn’t turn back the full twenty breaths of time, it was still possible to reverse three or four breaths of time.
So as soon as he unleashed Ebbing Time, the fragments of the starry sky that were scattering everywhere instantly changed direction, as if space was healing. The blood that Xie Haiyang and the others coughed up also returned to their mouths, and their bodies uncontrollably moved closer.
All of this wasn’t much. The truly shocking thing was that the suppressive force that had been on the verge of destroying Wang Baole’s divine soul suddenly flowed backward, retreating like the tide as it returned to the scroll. The figure inside the scroll also twitched and stopped turning around for just an instant.
However… Wang Baole’s Ebbing Time could only do this much. It could affect the starry sky, it could affect everyone in the surroundings, it could affect all sorts of laws as well as that suppressive force, but… it couldn’t truly affect the figure inside the scroll!
After all, Wang Baole was in the Eternal Star Realm, and the figure inside the scroll was the projection of an Almighty in the Universe Realm. But even so, if any of the world’s powerful figures saw this scene, they would definitely feel their minds rumble.
Because… this was something that had never happened throughout the history of the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain. For an Eternal Star Realm cultivator to actually influence the projection of a Universe Realm Almighty, even if it was only an instant, it was already a miracle!
This didn’t necessarily mean that Wang Baole was unprecedentedly powerful. Rather, it meant that the technique Wang Baole used… surpassed the divine abilities of the Universe Realm!
Such a concept was extremely frightening!
Although the figure in the scroll wasn’t affected, he let out a soft cry and began turning around more quickly. It was as if he wanted to take a good look at Wang Baole.
However… the figure was a little too late. Although Wang Baole’s Ebbing Time reversed the flow of time, it only affected the region of the starry sky where he was located. Thus… the flow of time in the outside world remained unaltered, and just as the figure in the scroll made the decision to finish turning around… the power of the Dao Scripture finally burst forth!
An aura that did not belong to this universe suddenly arrived from beyond the starry sky. It was as if a slumbering god had awoken, sending his almighty gaze toward the Never-Ending Dao Domain, the entrance to the Starfall Realm, the battlefield, the scroll, and… the figure turning around inside the scroll!
The starry sky rumbled and all creation shuddered. The entire battlefield seemed to suddenly freeze. Xie Haiyang and the others directly passed out, and as for the figure in the scroll… he also froze!
He dared not continue turning around!
The gaze that locked onto him completely horrified the figure in the scroll. He clearly sensed that if he continued on his path, the moment he finished turning around would be the moment of his death!
Seeing this, Wang Baole felt excited despite his anxiety. His eyes shone brightly as he stared at the figure in the scroll who seemed to be caught in a dilemma.
Soon, as Wang Baole watched intently, the figure in the scroll actually… turned back around! Slowly, slowly, until the only thing that could be seen of him was his back, just like when the scroll had first unfurled.
“You can do that?” Wang Baole blinked and stared at the back of the figure in the scroll. After returning to his original orientation, the figure didn’t stop moving. Instead, he began walking until he… disappeared from the image on the scroll!
“He ran?”
Wang Baole was stunned. Suddenly, the scroll that had lost the figure inside seemed to suffer a backlash, and it exploded into pieces. A shrill scream echoed out as the scroll blew up.
Then, Wang Baole saw… Chong Yizi’s divine soul!
Chong Yizi’s divine soul had shrunk by 90%. He was so weak that he couldn’t even stay awake – with a final shriek, he lapsed into unconsciousness. Wang Baole immediately reached out and grabbed the soul, easily tossing it into his storage pouch.
Afterward, Wang Baole’s chest rose and fell as he steadied his breathing. As the aura summoned by the Dao Scripture began to fade, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be many eyes on the battlefield, as if people were observing closely. Thus, after blinking a few times, he suddenly turned toward the depths of the starry sky, cupping his fists and bowing deeply.
“Many thanks, father-in-law!”
As his voice echoed in all directions, it fell into the ears of Xie Haiyang and the others, who were gradually regaining their consciousness. When they heard Wang Baole’s words, all of them had dumbfounded expressions on their faces.
Before they could process their shock, Wang Baole had already straightened his clothes and secretly swallowed some healing pills, walking toward the battleships with the unaffected manner of an expert. Crossing the distance in three steps, he appeared in front of Xie Haiyang, Chen Han, and the Eternal Star Realm Dao Protectors. He glanced over them once and spoke in an indifferent tone.
“Matters regarding my father-in-law cannot be spoken of outside. Come, let’s head back to the Raging Flame Galaxy.” With that, Wang Baole continued walking forward with his hands behind his back.
Xie Haiyang and Chen Han looked at each other with shock in their eyes and quickly followed. The Dao Protectors were even more shocked than them and looked at Wang Baole with awed gazes as they trailed behind.
While the group was moving, Chen Han suddenly glanced at Xie Haiyang, who was still reeling in shock, and quickly sent a voice transmission.
“Say… what do I call my father’s father-in-law?”