Chapter 256

"The matter of this world's time flow is left to the two of you."

After saying this, Huo turned and stepped into the reality of the Beast God Realm.

The matters the Dao Brother mentioned earlier still require him to resolve them swiftly.

Bie Xuening glanced at Master Mei Zu: "Let's begin."

Her voice remained as calm and indifferent as ever, making Master Mei Zu deeply uncomfortable.

She was clearly the same internet troll who battled her in group meme wars, yet offline she acted so cold, as if speaking a few more words would kill her.

"Your true face is already exposed—why still act so cold? Can't you be normal in front of me?"

Master Mei Zu muttered complaints under her breath.

"How about this—we build a group chat here too? Even without the Spirit Web, setting up a framework shouldn't be hard."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Bie Xuening extended one finger.

A spiritual light shot from her fingertip, shaping into a furious yellow duck.

Hm?

Master Mei Zu blinked, puzzled by its meaning.

But soon, she saw the yellow duck open its mouth.

Zhum~!

A sharp sword qi shot toward her.

Hm?!

Master Mei Zu twisted her slender waist, evading the sword qi with great agility.

Boom!

The sword qi slashed down, sending out terrifying ripples; the shockwave spread outward, making Master Mei Zu's red skirt flutter.

"You're serious?!" She stared wide-eyed at Bie Xuening.

But Bie Xuening said nothing, merely gazing at her.

Emm...

Master Mei Zu lowered her head, admitting: "Fine, I won't play anymore. Let's begin."

Nearby, Xiang Yuanjun smiled warmly, having witnessed the entire scene and recorded every moment.

Hmm, when we return, I'll show this to the Dao Brother too—and at the right time, I can even post it in the group.

After this small incident...

Master Mei Zu and Bie Xuening, now serious, acted in unison, beginning to restore the realm's distorted time flow.

As the Heaven's Will Immortal born from the fusion of this realm's Hun Tian Yi and the Beast God, she wielded profound mastery over all laws and principles of this world; if only one Immortal tried to reverse the time flow, they'd have to engage in a fierce struggle—and might still lose.

But now, two True Immortals acted together, and the Hun Tian Yi, just terrified, dared not even surface.

Thus, restoring the time flow proceeded with perfect ease.

Zhumlong!

With a strange, resonant sound, the accelerated time flow abruptly halted—as if a speeding train had been instantly yanked to a stop.

Time itself froze throughout the entire Beast God Realm.

Native beings appeared frozen in place, save for the Hun Tian Yi, who remained unaffected.

Bie Xuening and Master Mei Zu's actions left no concealment; He knew exactly what had happened.

But recalling the various methods of these peer-level beings...

He dared only hide cautiously, slipping away in silence.

Soon, under Bie Xuening and Master Mei Zu's adjustments, the frozen time began to slowly resume, gradually accelerating until it stabilized at a fixed rate.

The rate it had been before the Beast God tampered with time.

"Huh~."

Master Mei Zu mockingly wiped her smooth, Bai Xi forehead, then turned to Bie Xuening.

"Let's go. If Xiang Yuanjun enters the reality too, it'll be over quickly."

"No, we must leave some behind—for the human race of this realm to resolve themselves," Xiang Yuanjun said softly.

"..."

What kind of talk is that?

Bie Xuening looked at Xiang Yuanjun, gave a slight nod, then turned and entered the reality of the Beast God Realm.

"Oh dear, wait for me~" Master Mei Zu hurried after her.

As Bie Xuening and Master Mei Zu entered the Beast God Realm's reality, four True Immortals now stood within it—their terrifying presence made the entire realm groan, as if on the verge of collapse.

After a long while, once the Beast God Realm's reality finally adjusted, Xiang Yuanjun retracted the countless threads of karma and stepped into reality.

…………Beast God Elder Council, Fu Mu's estate.

High balcony.

Ming finally regained his composure; though still weak, he forced himself to stand.

"Fu, you didn't..."

Before he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared—wearing a coat of beast hide, primal and wild, his face rugged and resolute, as if carved from stone.

It was Kui.

He was empty-handed; his black great bow was not in his grasp.

A human?!

One who could arrive here without a sound?

His qi seemed hollow and void, as if nothing stood before him.

Yet he was undeniably there before her…

Ming grew wary.

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Could it be that the human race has birthed another beyond the Void Return?

"Fu, flee first—I'll hold him off!"

I have committed many grave sins; my death is deserved. But Fu has devoted himself for years to the Beast God Clan—he absolutely cannot…

"You've worked hard." A lifeless voice.

Kui looked at Fu, perhaps moved by something, his dead eyes stirring with a faint ripple.

"From today on, you need no longer wear this skin."

Skin?

Ming felt bewildered.

She did not understand the human's words, yet they filled her with deep unease.

Fu finally rose from his chair, his voice trembling with excitement: "Senior, he…"

"The Sword Ancestor is my brother on the Dao."

Kui!

Though unspoken, Fu's mind still conjured the senior's honored title.

Even the sword mark on his brow, long faded, seemed to glow anew, responding to Kui's words.

Her doubts vanished.

"Fu bows before Senior Kui!"

Her voice rang clear and melodious—no longer the muffled tone of the skin she had worn.

Ming turned her head stiffly.

There, before her, the one she had regarded as her closest friend, the one who had served as Grand Elder for multiple terms, the most revered figure of the Beast God Clan—"Fu"—was slowly dissolving.

No!

Rather, shedding his disguise!

Tiny specks of light drifted away; "Fu"'s form began to vanish.

In his place stood a human woman, clad in a white robe, her features exquisite.

Her black hair, unbound, cascaded down to her ankles, the ends glowing like molten gold, dazzlingly splendid.

A golden ring, like a solar corona, encircled her pupils, adding to her solemn majesty.

"You're not Fu!!!" Ming's eyes brimmed with collapse and fury.

Hearing this, Fu turned her head toward her; those eyes with the solar corona glowed with perfect calm.

"I never was."

Boom!

Ming felt the last thread holding her sanity snap completely.

"I'll kill you!!!"

She wildly overextended her magic power, her expression deranged, lunging toward Fu.

"Shall I act—or will you act yourself?"

The lifeless voice sounded again; Ming was instantly bound in place, unable to move.

Fu took a deep breath: "Senior, I wish to settle this grievance myself."

"As you wish." Kui acquiesced smoothly and vanished.

Below, every member of the Beast God Clan in the estate lay dead, not one spared.

"With this matter concluded, you may return as you please."

Only that voice remained in her ears.

"Thank you, Senior." Fu bowed respectfully toward the sky.

Then she turned to face Ming—the one she had known for nearly a thousand years as both enemy and ally. (End of Chapter)