Chapter 315: 316. Light of Space-Time vs Time Stop

316. Chapter 316: Light of Space-Time vs Time Stop

"Die! Hehehehe!!"

Seeing Bai Zhou still not dodging or evading, the Evil Emperor burst into wild delight!

It loved such arrogant human Soul Masters! Of course, its Light of Space-Time contained Space Power—even Di Tian could not evade it.

It admitted this human Soul Master's Spiritual Power was stronger than its own, but its "Light of Space-Time" was its ultimate killing technique, capable of inflicting massive damage not just on the spiritual plane, but also on the opponent's physical body through the Space-Time Power it contained.

Unless one possessed a body as terrifying as Di Tian's, no one could survive within its Light of Space-Time! Yet, at the very moment the Light of Space-Time was fired…

Bai Zhou's lips moved slightly, slowly uttering a single word—Still!

In the instant Bai Zhou spoke, the entire world seemed to freeze—even the Evil Emperor's massive eyeball froze in place, along with the hundreds of writhing tentacles, frozen like a paused image.

Only that blue "Light of Space-Time," infused with Space-Time Power, continued slowly advancing toward Bai Zhou, but its speed had slowed to a crawl.

Bai Zhou had used the new ability he had mastered in the Time Tower—Time Stop.

Bai Zhou's understanding of time and space surpassed even that of the Evil Emperor.

Under the power of this overwhelming time ability, even the Evil Emperor could not resist.

Only the "Light of Space-Time," which also contained Space-Time Power, could barely move within Bai Zhou's Time Stop range—but it had been weakened to a snail's pace.

Of course, this ability had minimal effect on a powerhouse like the Evil Emperor, perhaps only pausing it for a few seconds—or even less.

But for warriors at their level, even a few seconds—or a single instant—could instantly reverse the tide of battle.

At the very moment Time Stop activated, Bai Zhou's figure darted past the Evil Emperor's "Light of Space-Time," arriving directly before the Evil Emperor's massive eyeball.

Simply, he punched forward.

As Bai Zhou threw his punch, a golden fist shadow over a hundred meters in diameter coalesced before him—equivalent to one-third the size of the Evil Emperor.

"Crack—"

The instant the fist shadow appeared, the surrounding space shattered layer by layer; countless Space Rifts emerged, spewing forth torrents of Spirit Flow that swept across several kilometers.

At the moment the golden fist shadow appeared, the Evil Emperor finally snapped out of Time Stop.

But it was already too late…

"No—"

The Evil Emperor stared at the colossal fist shadow before it; its massive eyeball instantly blazed with blinding blue light, and the tens of thousands of tiny eyes on its three hundred tentacles all widened in terror.

A terrifying surge of Spiritual Power erupted, influencing reality as it desperately blocked the golden fist shadow.

Yet the Evil Emperor's entire strength lay in its Spiritual Power; in physical defense and offense, it was even weaker than a common Titled Douluo.

As long as one could suppress the Evil Emperor spiritually, killing it would be effortless.

Bai Zhou remembered that in the original story, Huo Yu Hao defeated the Evil Emperor despite having far weaker Spiritual Power—relying solely on three "Spirit Immunity" buffs to instantly obliterate it.

This was the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts—powerful indeed, but its weakness was truly fatal…

"Splat—"

The next instant, the massive golden fist shadow pierced straight through the Evil Emperor's eyeball, tearing through it, spraying blood and flesh.

To utterly annihilate the Evil Emperor, Bai Zhou's punch carried his Spiritual Intent, shattering its body while simultaneously erasing its Soul—complete death and dissolution.

"Boom—"

The shattered eyeball crashed heavily onto the ground, causing the entire earth to tremble violently.

A dark red ring appeared—this was the Evil Emperor's Soul Ring, shimmering with seven brilliant golden runes! A Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring—this was the strongest Soul Ring Bai Zhou had ever seen! With the Evil Emperor's death, the entire Evil Spirit Forest seemed to undergo mysterious changes; the evil aura lingering within the forest slightly faded…

Clearly, the sinister Evil Qi permeating the Evil Spirit Forest was closely tied to the Evil Emperor.

But these matters held little relevance to Bai Zhou.

Bai Zhou's Spiritual Power swept through the massive corpse, quickly locating what he needed…

"Whoosh—"

Bai Zhou casually waved his hand; his Spiritual Power condensed into a phantom giant hand, plunging into the Evil Emperor's corpse and pulling out an object.

It was a dark blue eyeball, no larger than a palm, yet glowing with eerie radiance.

Compared to the Soul Ring, Bai Zhou preferred this Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year soul bone.

For within this eyeball lay the Evil Emperor's complete understanding of space and time. Though Bai Zhou's understanding of time and space surpassed the Evil Emperor's, their areas of insight differed; by combining their strengths, Bai Zhou could rapidly elevate his comprehension of space and time!

Moreover, this soul bone contained the Evil Emperor's ultimate technique—Light of Space-Time! Though Bai Zhou's "Time Stop" was stronger than the Evil Emperor's Light of Space-Time, acquiring a free skill was still delightful—and the two could stack, amplifying their combined power.

But his immediate priority was absorbing the Evil Emperor's Soul Ring.

After all, soul bones could be preserved permanently, while Soul Rings lasted only one hour.

Bai Zhou slowly approached the dark red Soul Ring, examining it carefully.

This was his first time seeing a Soul Ring of this level—he was naturally curious.

Compared to the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings he had absorbed before, this Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring radiated an aura spanning several kilometers, its pressure terrifying—Soul Beasts below Ten Thousand Years dared not approach.

Most of this aura stemmed from Spiritual Power.

After all, the Evil Emperor was a Spirit System Soul Beast.

Even in death, the Spiritual Power pressure it emitted remained terrifying—though it had no effect on Bai Zhou.

Moreover, if Bai Zhou's guess was correct, the Evil Emperor had not truly died.

When he killed the Evil Emperor, he had not sensed the collapse of powerful Spiritual Power.

Clearly, in that instant, knowing death was inevitable, the Evil Emperor had transferred its Spirit Origin—a portion of its Soul—into this Soul Ring, waiting for a future Possession.

Bai Zhou remembered that in the original story, Huo Yu Hao had been tricked by the Evil Emperor—unfortunately, Huo Yu Hao's Luck was too immense; he not only escaped unscathed but gained tremendous benefits.

But Huo Yu Hao had been unaware of the Evil Emperor's hidden trick, which was why he fell for it.

Now that Bai Zhou knew the Evil Emperor still had a trick up its sleeve, he would not be fooled.

(End of Chapter)