Chapter 416: It's obviously because of me

Shen Qing narrowed their eyes.

Creator God?

Shen Qing had never heard this title before; even in the Defiers of Heaven's canonical archive, Shen Qing had not seen any record of these three characters.

Shen Qing had a feeling.

This must be why Shen Qing came to this world, and the origin of their system.

And just then, a weak force lightly touched Shen Qing; this was the defective Primordial Old Man, which clearly meant that the complete version of the Primordial Old Man had a problem.

In that case, it's clear what Shen Qing should do: upon meeting, go all out, no idle talk.

Moreover, at this moment, the Primordial Old Man's physical form was still being woven; this was the best time to attack.

Shen Qing lightly tapped a finger, and the Six-Color Supreme Lotus instantly pierced the void, rushing straight at the Primordial Old Man; in almost an instant, the Supreme Lotus detonated within this small Primordial Tower.

Boom!

Brilliant six-colored light instantly filled the entire Primordial Tower, and the Primordial Old Man, whose body was not yet fully woven, could not avoid it, taking the attack head-on at the explosion's center.

Shen Qing could clearly feel that the newly condensed form of the Primordial Old Man was directly blown apart, but after the light wave dissipated, the Primordial Old Man's form began to condense again.

Shen Qing was not surprised either, and did not plan to finish them off with a single Supreme Lotus; after all, the Primordial Old Man is a top-tier expert—killing them in one strike would be too much of a loss.

But being able to inflict damage is enough.

The Primordial Old Man used a special method, their body recovering quickly, with speed and strength even greater than before.

And as the complete Primordial Old Man re-condensed, the entire Primordial Tower changed; temporal power began to surge wildly, and the Primordial Old Man had secretly woven a complete barrier.

The Primordial Old Man condensed a human face again, but the serene expression from before was gone, replaced by a somewhat gloomy look.

"How did you discover that?"

Shen Qing's expression remained calm: "I never trusted you in the first place—what discovery?"

The complete Primordial Old Man gave a cold smile: "Fine, since that's the case, I'll lay my cards on the table!"

"Creator God! I want both your flesh and soul!"

Shen Qing's eyes turned icy, Slay Dragon drawn: "Then let's give it a try."

"I'm also quite envious of your temporal power."

Before the words even fell, Shen Qing had already launched a slash at the Primordial Old Man, while simultaneously condensing a thousand blade lights in the air, all slashing toward the Primordial Old Man.

But in that instant, time seemed to stagnate, and the Primordial Old Man's form, at an uncanny speed, slipped out of Shen Qing's attack range, appearing at a safe location.

Successive explosion sounds came, and Shen Qing's blade lights all struck empty air.

Shen Qing turned to look at the Primordial Old Man; this was the first time they had encountered an existence whose speed could overwhelm them.

However, Shen Qing had already seen through the Primordial Old Man's recent movements.

The Primordial Old Man just now was not pure speed; they used temporal power to slow the flow of time, then stepped out of Shen Qing's attack range.

This is indeed a troublesome ability; if it cannot be broken, the Primordial Old Man would essentially be invincible.

After all, there is a widely circulated saying: "Time is king, space is honored."

These two are among the top-tier abilities, which can be considered cheats.

But sorry, you've run into Shen Qing.

Even before the battle began, Shen Qing had activated the Origin Eye; although their speed couldn't keep up, their eyes remained locked on the Primordial Old Man, so every move the Primordial Old Man made was clearly seen by Shen Qing.

Moreover, the Primordial Old Man at this moment had no physical form, being entirely woven from temporal power, so even the direction of energy flow was clear to Shen Qing.

Figuring out how to use temporal power from scratch would surely be troublesome, but if they follow the gourd's pattern, Shen Qing may not claim perfect imitation, but at least they can reproduce it roughly.

Shen Qing lightly tapped a finger, and the temporal power they had just absorbed began to surge.

The Primordial Old Man saw this and laughed: "Interesting, are you imitating on the spot?"

"Temporal power isn't that easy to figure out."

Shen Qing said nothing, merely surged forward again, blade lights appearing once more, while the Primordial Old Man gave a faint smile.

"The same attack didn't work the first time; will it work the second time?"

Temporal power surged around, the flow of time becoming extremely slow; the thousand blade lights in the air all struck empty, but just then, a glint of cold light appeared in the air.

Sish!

Slay Dragon swept down from above, cleanly cutting off a corner of the Primordial Old Man's robe.

The Primordial Old Man's form appeared elsewhere, their face filled with astonishment.

Shen Qing flicked Slay Dragon aside, standing sideways and looking at the Primordial Old Man: "An ineffective attack, I certainly wouldn't use it a second time."

Shen Qing merely imitated for the first time; their use of temporal power certainly isn't that proficient, but Shen Qing possesses more than just temporal power—they also have a Chaos-level trait, Instant Eternity.

The Primordial Old Man's face darkened: "No wonder you're the Creator God; I ultimately underestimated you."

Shen Qing's learning speed made them feel a sense of fear; they couldn't let this drag on.

A feral smile appeared on the Primordial Old Man's face: "What terrifying perception; your soul truly makes me crave it more and more!"

"Then let me show you the real deal!"

The Primordial Old Man pointed a finger, and the temporal power within the Primordial Tower began to surge.

The temporal power in the air rapidly gathered, condensing into blurred silhouettes of the Primordial Old Man; Shen Qing could feel that these were not illusions but truly existent.

In the next moment, these Primordial Old Men attacked Shen Qing; Shen Qing narrowed their eyes, pupils shooting out several dim rays of light, several Primordial Old Men struck by the light began to rapidly disintegrate, while Shen Qing's body burst with golden light as the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique activated, a single punch and kick shattering several temporal old men.

At the same time, Shen Qing's gaze began to rapidly disintegrate; suddenly, they raised their brow.

"Is this an action trail?"

The places where these Primordial Old Men condensed are exactly where the Primordial Old Man walked while dodging Shen Qing's attacks earlier.

Meanwhile, the complete Primordial Old Man used temporal power to replicate their state from a moment ago.

Shen Qing's eyes lit up: "What a clever use of imagination!"

And the Primordial Old Man's face darkened somewhat: "It's truly frightening—just a brief encounter and you've seen through me?"

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes; if he doesn't learn this usage, it's really a bit of a pity.

Thinking of it, he did it; while Shen Qing frantically attacked Tai Chu Lao Ren's avatar, he began to quickly reproduce this method; in the blink of an eye, Shen Qing had already tried it over a hundred times, each attempt failing, but Tai Chu Lao Ren could see that Shen Qing was already very close to truly replicating it.

Tai Chu Lao Ren gritted his teeth.

We can't continue like this; Shen Qing's perceptiveness and the variety of his methods have already exceeded his expectations.

Fortunately, his bodily strength was almost fully restored, and he could also use the final method he left behind, the Temporal Power Domain.

He let out a roar: "Let you see my strongest power!"

Only saw the temporal power in the air instantly expand; everything came to a complete halt, even Shen Qing was frozen, but Shen Qing blinked and directly used chaotic power to break free from the bonds of the temporal power domain.

In the next moment, the temporal power domain that Tai Chu Lao Ren had just condensed collapsed directly.

Tai Chu Lao Ren's face was filled with astonishment; in that brief instant, two things happened that he found hard to accept.

The first thing was why Shen Qing could break free from his temporal power domain; he clearly sensed that Shen Qing had already broken free before the domain collapsed.

The second thing was why his own temporal power domain would collapse?

Tai Chu Lao Ren's face darkened: "Why, why did the domain collapse?"

He racked his brains but could not figure it out.

Just then, the fragmented voice of Tai Chu Lao Ren sounded in the air, filled with excitement and teasing.

You old immortal, it's obviously because of me!