Chapter 786

Jue Yue was naturally short-tempered; he had spoken politely to Shi Yuan earlier only because Shi Yuan's strength was decent.

Now, hearing Shi Yuan's arrogant words, how could he possibly hold back?

The Heaven-and-Earth Spade in his hand whipped up boundless Dao resonance and slammed forward.

The killing resonance of the Heaven-and-Earth Spade merged with Jue Yue's domain, instantly altering the rules of this void.

Even Ni Cangxing, standing farther away, turned pale—he felt his body was here, yet his mind and body seemed to exist in different dimensions.

His body and mind slowly drifted apart, forming a temporal discrepancy.

What kind of Dao domain is this?

Ni Cangxing, who had grown up in the Dao Court, had never encountered such terrifying Dao resonance; he couldn't even

clearly identify the direction of the opponent's Dao.

Shi Yuan reached out and seized a spear two zhang long; the spear slashed through the air, stirring up an equally vast void momentum and launching it forward.

Shi Yuan was not tall, and the way he swung the Heaven-and-Earth Halberd looked comical,

yet Ni Cangxing found not a trace of amusement.

He felt fear.

Because he vaguely sensed Shi Yuan was no match for the opponent.

If Shi Yuan died, he would surely die too.

If he died, his son and family far away would all perish here.

Ni Cangxing strained to extend his domain.

He wanted to overlay his domain onto Shi Yuan's—even a little help would be better than none.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, his domain could not overlay onto Shi Yuan's.

Even extending his own domain became difficult.

This level of battle was beyond his capacity to interfere in,

and not only Ni Cangxing sensed it—Shi Yuan himself felt it too, and a sense of dread rose in him.

His Saint Spear had clearly stirred up billions of killing moods, perfectly aligned with his Saint domain and Dao resonance, summoning a sky-full of lethal intent.

And the waves of halberd light he summoned had, according to his will, enclosed Jue Yue's entire space—yet he still felt uneasy.

Because he realized that under the opponent's domain, his attacks posed no threat at all.

Shi Yuan had fought countless battles, winning and losing alike; his survival to this day came not only from knowing when to yield, but from having seen too many Dao paths.

Even if he was no match, he could still find a way to escape.

Today, no matter how fiercely he swept his halberd light and killing momentum, it seemed to grow ever farther from the opponent.

No—it was not distance, but the time needed to lock the opponent's life-space had stretched impossibly long.

Yet Jue Yue hadn't moved away; he was even drawing closer.

The death and slaughter aura swirling from the Heaven-and-Earth Spade, he could already smell.

Time Law—this was absolutely a Time Law technique. Shi Yuan realized who the opponent was, and cold sweat seeped from his back.

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He had encountered Time Rules, so he knew how terrifying Time Law was.

Yet when facing a Time Law technique, he could not block it.

He could only watch helplessly as he stagnated in the river of time, watch helplessly as his Saint Spear's killing momentum dissolved in the river of time, and fearfully await death locking down everything—right now, Shi Yuan himself didn't know whether his emotion was regret or something else.

Since his debut, he had relied on endless wealth to become a superior being wherever he went.

In truth, since his debut, he had constantly fled and hidden; behind those surface glories, only he knew how tragic and fragile his life truly was.

He had finally come to terms with it and chosen a powerful patron—yet before he even saw the patron, he was about to perish under the Time Dao Rule. This was truly unbearable.

Boom!

A streak of starlight tore through Jue Yue's Time Domain and slammed into the Heaven-and-Earth Spade.

Dao resonance exploded.

The Time Domain shattered.

The Heaven-and-Earth Spade's killing momentum against Shi Yuan turned to dust beneath that streak of starlight,

and as Jue Yue's Time Domain shattered, Shi Yuan broke free from all restraints—his Heaven-and-Earth Halberd finally smashed down upon Jue Yue's head.

Jue Yue roared in shock—he never expected anyone could pierce his Time Domain with a single arrow.

Though he had countless methods to deal with the one who shot that arrow, he had no way to counter the Heaven-and-Earth Halberd crashing down upon him.

In haste, Jue Yue could only punch forward.

The next instant, he was horrified to realize that arrow hadn't just torn his Time Domain—it carried a powerful spatial suppression.

This was absolutely a Space Technique.

Crack! Jue Yue's arm was shattered into a mist of blood by the Heaven-and-Earth Halberd.

Jue Yue seized the chance to burst free from Shi Yuan's domain restraints, staring in awe at the three approaching figures.

As for the last one, Yi Jie, he completely ignored him.

The leader was Ding Huan; Ding Huan opened his hand, and the just-fired Falling Star Arrow returned to his grip.

The two figures behind Ding Huan both appeared to be Second-Transformation Saints.

"Who are you? Why did you ambush me, Jue Yue?" Jue Yue barked.

In his view, Ding Huan was insignificant; Ding Huan had only wounded him just now because he was entangled in combat with Shi Yuan's domain.

And because he was focused on killing Shi Yuan as quickly as possible, leaving him unprepared.

Another reason was Ding Huan's Heaven-and-Earth Bow—clearly a top-tier treasure.

As for Ding Huan himself, he truly hadn't given him much thought.

At most, a Second-Transformation Saint.

Not to mention a mere Second-Transformation Saint—even a Seventh-Transformation Saint would kneel before a Fifth-Transformation Saint like him.

Ding Huan ignored Jue Yue and turned to Shi Yuan: "Great Saint, we meet again."

He had just saved Great Saint Yan Yuan's life because Yan Yuan was clearly shielding Ni Cangxing, and Ni Cangxing had extended his domain, seemingly trying to assist Yan Yuan.

But Ni Cangxing's strength was too low—he could offer virtually no help, or rather, none at all.

Seeing Ding Huan arrive, Yan Yuan was overjoyed and immediately bowed: "Yan Yuan greets Brother Ding. Since you left last time, I've been searching for you."

"What, unwilling to accept it? Wanting revenge on me?"

Ding Huan didn't care at all.

In the past, when he was still a Pre-Saint, he could only flee before Yan Yuan.

But now, he was no longer afraid of Yan Yuan.

So what if he's a Fourth-Transformation Saint?

Yan Yuan secretly admired him—Ding Huan was exactly as he had predicted.

In just a few centuries, Ding Huan had become a true Saint.

From the flow of Dao rhythm around Ding Huan, he knew Ding Huan's Dao was extraordinary, undoubtedly among the supreme of supreme Daos.

He had chosen correctly—but now, how could he make Ding Huan believe he, Shi Yuan, had come to pledge allegiance, not to seek revenge?

"Brother Ding, I originally intended to kill you. But when I saw you effortlessly resolve the Law Worlds—even so many of them—I knew at once you were no ordinary being.

I'm not here to seek revenge—I want to follow you. I believe that if you can so easily comprehend and refine Law Worlds, your future achievements will be extraordinary.

Perhaps by your side, I can reach a higher universe."

"I abandoned my Void Rule Island and searched the boundless Void for centuries until I found this planet where you are."

Ding Huan stared at Shi Yuan in surprise: "You know this planet is mine?"

Shi Yuan hurriedly said: "Though my cultivation is mediocre, I'm sensitive to Dao rhythms. Here, I sensed familiar Dao vibrations.

So I guessed you must be here—and that the planetary protection array is connected to you."

There were things Shi Yuan dared not say too clearly.

Over these many years, his cultivation had not advanced much, but he had encountered countless people and techniques.

He had visited innumerable places.

He had interacted with Ding Huan and witnessed Ding Huan's Dao rhythm before.

When he sensed that faint familiarity here, he immediately guessed Ding Huan was likely on this continent.

Later, when he saw Jue Yue attacking the planetary protection array, he wanted to confront Jue Yue.

And since Ni Cangxing was the one Jue Yue sought to kill, he naturally came to his aid.

Before Ding Huan could speak,

Ni Cangxing hurried forward and bowed: "Brother Ding, I've been waiting here for some time.

This fellow, Jue Yue, arrived and immediately attacked the planetary protection array. I tried to stop him, and he tried to kill me—this elder saved me."

Ding Huan hadn't expected Ni Cangxing had truly been saved by Shi Yuan—he hadn't acted wrongly.

He nodded to Shi Yuan, then turned to Jue Yue: "You dare attack the planetary protection array of my Blue Star Divine Continent? Let me see what you're made of."

As he spoke, Ding Huan drew his Pojie Saber.

Once, he had chased Wuliang across the cosmos—today, he wouldn't let Jue Yue escape.

Jue Yue laughed heartily: "A mere ant stole one of my arms and thinks he's the top of the universe? If so, then come."

He gripped the Heaven's Shovel, letting it sway slightly—each sway subtly altered the spacetime of this region.

To deal with Ding Huan and others, Jue Yue was confident he could at least escape unharmed even if he couldn't win.

Ding Huan's eyes narrowed slightly—he had encountered the Time Law and knew this man cultivated the Time Dao.

Those who cultivate the Time or Space Dao are never easy opponents.

Shi Yuan suddenly spoke: "Brother Ding, if I'm not mistaken, this fellow is the Time Saint Jue Yue."

"Time Saint?" Ding Huan stared in surprise at the Jue Yue before him.

Not only Ding Huan, but Wen Keshu beside him was also startled.

She knew what a Time Saint was—these were great ones among the great.

Zhu Sun, however, showed no reaction.

Even if a Primordial Saint appeared, to him, they were merely a Heaven-Opening Demon God.

A Time Saint, a mere junior, didn't even qualify as a Heaven-Opening Demon God—how dare he call himself a Time Saint?

Yet though his seniority was great, his actual strength was far too weak.

Yan Yuan nodded: "Yes, I've collected information on these beings' origins and places of death. I don't recall where the Time Saint came from, but I do know where he perished."

"Where?" Ding Huan asked instinctively.

"They say he perished in the Age Valley called Tai Xu Tomb. Though he has been reborn through reincarnation, his Time Dao Scroll should have been lost long ago."

When Shi Yuan spoke of the Time Saint, he knew everything—as if he had stripped the man bare. Jue Yue stared at Shi Yuan in shock—who was this man? How did he know so much about him?