War God Long Ao

Shaking his head, Long Ao's face was filled with disdain.

'With Elders like these in the Blood Sea Sect, its destruction probably isn't far off.'

"Long Ao, I'll give you one chance. Hand over the cultivation method for your Soul Attack, and I'll be the bigger man and let you go."

"Dream on."

Long Ao had long expected them to act this way. After all, his Soul Attack was an almost heaven-defying ability. Against an opponent of the same Level, or even one Level higher, a successful Soul Attack would annihilate them with one hundred percent certainty.

"Since you're unwilling to hand it over, then I'll just have to kill you first and inspect your soul at my leisure."

No matter what, both of them were Earth Emperor Martial Artists and Elders of the Blood Sea Sect. 'We can't just gang up on him, two against one. If word of this ever got out, what would become of our honor? What would become of the Blood Sea Sect's honor?'

For this very reason, Du Yunxuan chose to attack alone.

As an Earth Emperor Martial Artist, his strength was undeniable. Du Yunxuan was completely confident that he could easily eliminate his opponent without even using his full power and obtain the method for the Soul Attack.

Long Ao didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless. As he threw out both fists, he also activated the God-Locking Pearl.

An Invisible Power spread out, instantly enveloping Du Yunxuan. The once-confident Du Yunxuan was astonished, for he discovered that the Space around him had been frozen, locking him in place.

With Long Ao's current strength, the God-Locking Pearl could hold his opponent for three seconds at most.

Long Ao was only a Second Transformation Martial Artist, whereas Du Yunxuan was a genuine Earth Emperor Martial Artist. The gap between them was simply too vast; otherwise, the God-Locking Pearl alone would have been enough to deal with Du Yunxuan.

Even so, Du Yunxuan was given a fright.

Using all his strength, he broke free in just two seconds. But at that very moment, Long Ao had already taken the Godslaying Mirror from his robes.

The Godslaying Mirror wasn't very large. Held in his hand, it was completely hidden from Du Yunxuan and Du Hexuan's sight.

Long Ao was filled with anticipation for the Godslaying Mirror, wanting to see just how powerful it truly was. Pouring his Soul Power into the mirror, he instantly activated it.

Long Ao had discovered that all powerful Divine Artifacts seemed to require one's soul for activation and that the cost was immense.

The Godslaying Mirror had two faces, Yin and Yang. The Yang face could cause a Time Advance of three seconds, while the Yin face could cause a Time Reversal of three seconds.

Long Ao first used the Godslaying Mirror's Yang face. A bizarre power spread out, instantly altering the flow of time.

The flow of time shifted. Before Du Yunxuan's shocked eyes, he discovered that time had actually changed—it seemed to have lurched forward.

'What in the world is going on?'

At that very moment, an even more bizarre and shocking scene unfolded. Time didn't just advance; it began to reverse. This lurching forward and backward left Du Yunxuan completely stunned where he stood.

"Long Ao, you're courting death!"

Seeing his younger brother standing there dumbfounded, Du Hexuan was astonished, but immediately gave chase. Long Ao had not chosen to fight head-on. He had only come this time to test the Godslaying Mirror's power, and now, he had truly witnessed just how terrifying it was.

"Brother, don't chase him!"

Looking at his younger brother's shocked face, Du Hexuan asked in surprise, "Brother, what on earth happened? Were you hit by a Soul Attack again?"

Shaking his head, Du Yunxuan was still unable to comprehend what had just happened. He recounted his personal experience detail by detail.

After listening, Du Hexuan laughed. "Brother, I think you were just too tense. How is that possible? If that boy could alter the flow of time, how could he still be in the Transformation Realm? Don't build up his prestige at the expense of our own."

Du Yunxuan knew his brother wouldn't believe him. 'Heck, even I can barely believe it. But I experienced it firsthand just now—the change in Time. If my opponent's own cultivation wasn't so weak, I'm sure I'd be dead right now.'

"Brother, I'm not joking. Long Ao really did alter the flow of time. Maybe he didn't press the attack because his own cultivation is too weak. Otherwise, I would have certainly died."

Du Hexuan, who had been disbelieving, saw the solemn expression on his brother's face and finally began to believe him. Still, he had to ask again, "Brother, are you absolutely certain? That Long Ao can truly alter the flow of time?"

Nodding grimly, Du Yunxuan said, "It's the absolute truth. Brother, if I'm not mistaken, the reason Long Ao was able to defeat Zhang Zhihang and withstand a blow from Zhang Mo back at the Ghost King Sect wasn't just because of his Soul Attack. It was most likely because he can alter the flow of time."

With his younger brother speaking so certainly, Du Hexuan had no choice but to believe him, even if he didn't want to.

His expression grew extremely grave, for Du Hexuan knew exactly what it meant to be able to alter the flow of time. Forget a mere Transformed Martial Artist; he believed that not even a legendary Realm Emperor could accomplish such a feat.

The Eight Realms of Void, in ascending order, were the Hundred Tribulations Realm, Venerable Realm, Supreme Venerable Realm, Earth Venerable Realm, Celestial Venerable Realm, Great Venerable Realm, Realm King Realm, and Realm Emperor Realm.

A Realm Emperor was a legendary, supreme expert.

Altering the flow of time was simply unheard-of; they had never even heard whispers of such a power.

"Brother, how in the world did Long Ao do it?"

"I don't know. This ability to alter the flow of time is no small matter. We must report this to the Sect Leader as soon as possible. If we can obtain the method for his Soul Attack and for altering time, it would be an immense boost to our power."

Du Yunxuan nodded. How could he not understand what his brother was implying?

"Brother, remember one thing: this matter must not be leaked, under any circumstances. Otherwise, the trouble will be immense."

"I know, Brother."

Whether it was the Soul Attack or the ability to alter time, if word of either got out, it would undoubtedly shock the entire Celestial Martial Continent. Countless experts would come flocking—not just from the Six Great Sects, but also masters from the other Bazhou. They would all be searching for Long Ao. If that were to happen, it would become extremely difficult for the Blood Sea Sect to get its hands on his secrets.

Long Ao, who had fled far away, was ecstatic. He had just witnessed the power of the Godslaying Mirror firsthand. 'With this mirror, I'm practically invincible!' It was just as Long Fu had said: even if he encountered a Void Martial Artist, as long as he could alter the flow of time, he could escape safely even if he couldn't win the fight.

At the same time, Long Ao realized something else: the God-Locking Pearl and the Godslaying Mirror worked together seamlessly. 'My own strength is still insufficient. If I can break through to the Human King Realm, even just the High Level Human King Realm...' He was fully confident that with the two Divine Artifacts, he could kill both Du Yunxuan and Du Hexuan.