Chapter 901 - 869: Time Loop
To test the defensive strength of the Golden Armor Guards, Lu Ping did not rush to capture them. Instead, he once again performed the Great Five Elements Celestial Profound Hand, striking a hand seal directly at the Golden Armor Guard.
A Golden Armor Guard keenly sensed the incoming attack. Standing still, it raised the shield in its hand to meet the attack of the hand seal.
Clang.
A glow surged on the shield, successfully blocking the strike.
Lu Ping’s gaze sharpened as he straightforwardly summoned the Cyan Cloud Sword and casually slashed down. Again, there was a clang, and the Cyan Cloud Sword was blocked by the Shield Spiritual Artifact.
The Cyan Cloud Sword, equivalent to a Tier Six Flying Sword Spiritual Artifact, was actually blocked by the opponent’s shield.
This showed that the shield held by the Golden Armor Guard was at least a Tier Six Spiritual Artifact.
Looking at the long halberd, its tier was probably not low either.
This Golden Armor Guard was evidently more worth capturing.
Similarly, he performed the Qiankun Sleeve. After the large sleeve unfolded, the two Golden Armor Guards knew to dodge, swiftly moving their forms to avoid the sweep of the sleeve.
However, although their speed was fast, Lu Ping’s attack speed was even faster.
With a whoosh.
Two golden figures were swept into the large sleeve.
Under the suppression of the Qiankun Sleeve, these two Golden Armor Puppets also lost their resistance and were captured.
After capturing twelve puppet guards, Lu Ping still did not intend to stop, eyeing the surrounding Silver Armor Guards.
He saw Zhang Tianqun and the other two each performing techniques to subdue one Silver Armor Puppet after another, smashing the energy origin in their heads.
With these energy origins destroyed, the Silver Armor Guards lost their power and became a pile of scrap metal.
Seeing their rather brute force approach, Lu Ping said nothing and continued to attack using the Qiankun Sleeve.
The five of them continued to strike consecutively, not in a hurry to collect the Five Elements Spiritual Treasures.
Soon, all the Silver Armor Guards in the hall were subdued, with Lu Ping capturing a total of thirty-six.
The remaining puppet guards were cleaned up by Zhang Tianqun and the other two.
"Lu Daoist, your methods are manifold and unfathomable."
"Among these over fifty puppet guards, more than half were subdued by you. The combined achievements of the four of us do not match yours, ha ha ha, it’s quite embarrassing to say."
Zhang Tianqun stopped and, with a chuckle, glanced a few times at Lu Ping.
Especially Lu Ping’s right sleeve robe, that section of the Qiankun Sleeve, caught multiple glances.
Frankly speaking, if he himself faced Lu Ping using the Qiankun Sleeve in attack, he wasn’t confident of victory.
Lu Ping’s methods, in their view, were endless and never to be underestimated.
Once engaged in combat, they might not be a match for Lu Ping.
Do not provoke Lu Ping lightly.
Now that the puppet guards were dealt with, next came the Five Elements Spiritual Treasures.
This was what the five were most concerned about.
The Five Elements Spiritual Treasures hovered in the void, each radiating a hazy brilliance and changing shapes, each different.
Their gazes were firmly attracted, each harboring the thought of seizing these five treasures, but it wasn’t suitable in reality.
There were exactly five people, and the power levels of the five Five Elements Spiritual Treasures were not too different, so each of the five took one.
When Lu Ping grasped that Five Elements Spiritual Treasure, he could clearly feel a force of resistance emanating from it, opposing Lu Ping’s control.
Upon reaching the level of a Spiritual Treasure, such artifacts developed spiritual intelligence and had self-awareness.
For outsiders like Lu Ping, unfamiliar strangers, they naturally produced a resistant reaction.
However, that was all.
To use such a Spiritual Treasure subsequently, one only needed to let it become familiar with oneself, just like domestication—like cats and dogs, they undergo a taming process, after which they become loyal to their master.
The five of them each secured a Spiritual Treasure, intending to slowly examine them after returning.
Next, the five began to carefully observe the situation of this ancient hall.
Similar to the first hall they entered, this one also had long tables and chairs.
On the long table, there were also fruits and tea set.
The fruits were equally fresh, as if freshly picked, still with water droplets clinging to them.
The tea was also steaming hot, the aroma of tea still wafting.
This scene, no matter how one looked at it, seemed as if someone had just been here.
Seeing this situation for the second time, Lu Ping’s expression remained unchanged, merely casting a casual glance.
"There are also these things here; it looks like someone has just been enjoying the spirit tea and fruits. Could there really be other Human Race creatures around?"
Liu Taixuan frowned and asked, looking toward Xu Dezhi.
Previously, it was Xu Dezhi who explored this ancient hall. Did he find any traces of Human Race creatures here?
For this, Liu Taixuan simply asked Xu Dezhi.
"Indeed, I did not see any."
Xu Dezhi chuckled bitterly and speculated, "There must be a Time Technique maintaining the environment within the hall at a specific moment in time, constantly cycling or preserving it."
As soon as this idea was proposed, Lu Ping and the other four also felt that it might be possible.
To verify, the Heaven-Fighting Group simply took action, targeting a cup of tea on the nearest long table.
With a casual wave, a small light was emitted, knocking over a cup of tea on the table.
The tea splashed, flowing onto the table, steam rising instantly.
The five of them observed closely, and after about dozens of breaths, the scenery on the table changed. A sign of spatial distortion appeared, blurring as if the scene was flickering.
This attracted the five to their careful observation. They soon saw the overturned cup of tea changing. Amidst a flash, it suddenly changed back to the previous stable form.
Wisps of steam rose from the mouth of the teacup.
Comparing with the previous sight, it could be seen that the cup of tea had returned to its original untouched state, filled with tea, giving off its aroma.
Looking again at the other tea and fruits, they all turned back to appearing freshly picked and brewed.
Seeing this situation, Lu Ping gradually realized.
This should be a form of a time loop.
No matter how you destroy the environment here, at a specific time, it will revert to its original state, like steaming freshly brewed spirit tea or fruits with droplets.
These are phenomena occurring after the time loop.
Upon discovering this, Lu Ping and the five spent some time verifying, indeed confirming this hypothesis.
"It seems the first hall we entered also exhibited this time loop phenomenon."
Zhang Tianqun said.
Lu Ping and the four others slowly nodded.
The reason for the appearance of such a time loop phenomenon, and its purpose, none of them knew.
