Chapter 1752: Wouldn’t want to keep her waiting
Time. It was relentless, unceasing, and all-encompassing. No one could escape it, in life or in death. It was the one, undeniable truth that cared not for status, for cultivation level, or rank in the Cosmic Ascendance Spectrum. It was the very spine, the very foundation of this universe.
It wasn’t like access to it was limited to those with very high cultivation levels either. For example, members of the Midnight Inn had access to a time related bloodline even as mortals. They weren’t unique in that way, as countless powerful races had access to time related abilities.
Of course, just as Lex had stated, how much one could use time, as well as how they used it, would determine how powerful a tool it would be. Otherwise, if it was entirely overpowered and undefeatable, then there would hardly be anyone who didn’t use time. That also meant that the population of the universe would be less than 1% of what it was right now, because the slightest mistake in using time was more likely to kill the user than the target.
That didn’t change the fact that those brave, or foolish, enough to use time had a great advantage over others.
As Domination roared, bending the universe to its will, Giselle actually felt a burden placed on her. The fact that Lex’s very first attempt was already giving her a hard time was incredible, but even Domination was not immune to the waning of time.
Lex’s eyes sparkled, and he entered the state of Flow, just so that he could study time some more. Lex, too, had only unlocked time affinity, though now it was locked away in the seal in his forehead. That didn’t stop him from learning about time as he fought against it. It would be useful if he faced any such foes in the future.
Lex could try using one of his defensive techniques or Lawcrafts, but against time defense was the wrong move. He hadn’t created many offensive techniques, and Abaddon Inn was obviously no longer usable, so he had to be a little creative with the means available to him.
Instead of attacking with Domination, he instead used it in a new fashion, shaping a sword out of his aura, and then filled it with sword intent.
That was not how this was supposed to work, but since when had dragons cared about how the universe worked? They just did things. The sword traveled through Lex’s hands and stabbed into Giselle’s, clashing against the sandstorm of time that was eating away at him.
The suddenness of the attack took Giselle by surprise, as though it did not end her time attack, the sharpness of it cut through the attack and left a small, barely noticeable scratch on the back of her hand. It was so thin that not even a drop of blood could seep out, but it was an injury, nevertheless.
Giselle narrowed her eyes. That was a first. None of her opponents so far had been able to break through her time attack.
The fact that Lex could do this... do it so easily... Giselle sighed and pulled her hand back.
"Alright, you have proven yourself. I suppose I’ll get back to you when I’ve narrowed down the location of the Defiler we’re hunting."