Chapter 367: Eternal Instant

The next day.

Heaven-Reaching City.

After a thousand years, Heaven-Reaching City finally became truly lively for the first time, hosting its first banquet here, with all Martial Saints and Earthly Immortals drinking and chatting.

This was a rare moment of relaxation, after all they had achieved an unprecedented great victory.

They killed nearly forty evil gods in one go, plus the second evil god, the Purple-Wing Evil God.

At this rate, the thousand-year-long battle finally has a chance to end.

Kuntus leaned back in his chair, holding a glass of Holy Roland Empire rum, his face full of contentment.

"How long has it been since I've felt this relaxed?"

"Once we completely eradicate the evil, I'll build a manor in a border town of the Holy Roland Empire and live a life raising cattle and sheep; by then, no matter who calls me, I won't go out."

Kuntus lay back in his chair and began to daydream about his retirement life.

Zhang He walked out carrying a jug of baijiu: "Enough, enough, stop talking—how many times have you said that over the years?"

"My ears are practically growing calluses from hearing it."

"What about Shen Qing? He's our great hero! I need to drink a few jugs with him!"

Kuntus sat up straight, pointed outside, and said: "Then you have no chance—he seems to have gone off to cultivate again."

As his words fell, a vast surge of vital energy rippled outward.

"It's started—want to go take a look?"

Upon hearing that, all the Earthly Immortals and Martial Saints in the house grabbed their wine jugs and headed to the city walls of Heaven-Reaching City.

Meanwhile, outside the city, Shen Qing sat quietly, adjusting his condition, preparing to fuse a Chaos-level trait.

Speed-type traits are extremely useful.

As the saying goes, in martial arts under heaven, speed is unbeatable.

Moreover, in any battle scenario, speed is the primary factor; being fast means seizing the initiative.

Ambushes also become easier.

After adjusting his condition to its optimum,

Shen Qing chose to begin the fusion!

In an instant, a terrifying aura descended.

Mighty power swept away the evil qi across the entire sky, revealing the boundless starry expanse.

Kuntus took a big gulp of rum: "It's terrifying—he's only twenty and already possesses such terrifying power."

"And it seems he has comprehended something new as well."

Zhang He spoke: "It's truly infuriating how people compare themselves to others."

"Enough, enough—we are ultimately remnants of the old era; the new era has no vessel that can carry us."

"Not to mention Shen Qing—even Zhu Lingyue, Wu Nian, and Zhang Dao yi are stronger than we were back then."

"Let's just wait peacefully for them to grow, then retire and enjoy our twilight years."

The Earthly Immortals chatted intermittently, while Shen Qing's trait fusion proceeded ever faster.

Suddenly, a mysterious aura enveloped heaven and earth; all the Earthly Immortals widened their eyes, eager to see what Shen Qing had comprehended this time.

Shen Qing slowly opened his eyes.

【Congratulations on fusing and obtaining the trait: Eternal Instant (Chaos-level)】

Eternal Instant (Chaos-level): Allows the caster to possess near-infinite perception and reaction time in "an instant," enabling them to traverse vast distances in the blink of an eye.

Shen Qing rose, took a step, and the surrounding time seemed to slow; he could see Kuntus's rum in his hand rising at an extremely slow pace, and Zhang He's throat still slowly rolling.

Shen Qing lifted his head; only the Martial Emperor and Old Ancestor Shen could still move their eyes to see his silhouette, but their eyes were filled with astonishment—his speed was so fast they could not comprehend it.

After all, Shen Qing is currently only a third-stage Martial Saint; what will happen when he breaks through to higher realms?

Shen Qing steadied his steps, having already arrived before Kuntus and the others.

Pfft!

Zhang He spat out the baijiu from his mouth.

With a bang, Kuntus's rum also fell to the ground.

"Shen Qing! How did you get here?"

Shen Qing's speed was such that they hadn't reacted at all; this wasn't relying on destructive power to conceal or any other means—it was pure, genuine speed.

But before Shen Qing could speak, suddenly a gaze fell upon his back.

Shen Qing abruptly turned his head, looking toward the void behind him, where something was observing him.

The Martial Emperor and Old Ancestor Shen hesitated not at all, directly channeling their attacks to blast that spot of void.

With a bang, the void shattered.

A languid voice sounded: "Hold up, hold up, hold up—I mean no harm!"

Only see a middle-aged man in a purple robe step out of the void, his skin fair, his appearance human; he raised his hand, a faint smile on his face.

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes, sensing on the purple-robed middle-aged man an aura of supreme power—not the power of karma, destruction, or life, but an entirely new supreme power.

Shen Qing spoke: "Who are you? Do you also wield supreme power?"

The middle-aged man turned his gaze toward Shen Qing: "It seems you are the one who wields supreme power?"

"As for who I am, you can call me Heaven-defier Li Lun."

"Heaven-defier—back in the Elf World, the Heavenly Dao of Life mentioned it, and there is also another called the Rebel; these two seem to be organization names."

Shen Qing continued: "Heaven-defier? What kind of organization is that?"

Li Lun gave a mysterious smile: "No need to ask too much; follow me and you'll learn everything."

The Martial Emperor snorted coldly: "I don't care about your eight cycles of Li Lun—coming here just to take someone away? Who the hell are you?"

Li Lun's face sank: "I'm taking him away today! You can use all your strength to stop me—perfect, so you can see the gap between you and me."

Martial Emperor's face sank, he said nothing, raised his hand and unleashed a slaughter domain. Shen Wendao clapped his hands, his figure rapidly expanded, the towering golden dharma image stood between heaven and earth. Kai Er also shuddered his breath, six wings sprouted behind him, and the Knight Captain's sword ignited in flames.

"Take Shen Qing away right in front of them? Is this even a kidnapping? This is just slapping them in the face!"

The three of them went full throttle as soon as they came up.

Li Lun froze, looking at the three ferocious figures lunging at him, his heart gave a jolt.

No!

And just then, Shen Qing had silently appeared behind Li Lun; Li Lun's pupils shifted, but all he could see was a foot rapidly enlarging.

Bang!

A kick struck Li Lun's temple directly, sending him crashing to the ground.

Before Li Lun could get up, the Martial Emperor's slaughter domain arrived, iron chains lashing out; Kai Er also thrust his sword straight down, and Shen Wendao's axe, larger than a mountain, was already placed against Li Lun's neck.

Li Lun now dared not move, fearing he would be slaughtered.

Shen Qing stepped in front of Li Lun: "Li Lun, right? What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly; could you say it again?"

Li Lun's throat rolled.

"Just joking earlier..."