Chapter 422: The Terror of Time Power

As soon as the words fell, the Martial Emperor's terrifying blood sea surged out instantly, blocking the only exit, while Shen Wendao and Xu Luo, who had taken on golden bodies, rushed toward the Heavenly Dao that had just spoken.

Shen Qing then looked toward the direction where the Supreme Lotus had just exploded; the two Heavenly Dao were not yet dead, still clinging to life.

Shen Qing didn't even glance at them, directly using Chaos Power to end their lives.

The two Heavenly Dao each possessed Supreme Power: one Twisting Power, the other Life Force.

Shen Qing absorbed the Twisting Power; as for the Life Force, he had already comprehended its domain and couldn't be bothered to absorb it. He glanced back at Anna—she was the only one besides Shen Qing who had mastered Life Force.

"Anna, go absorb those Life Forces."

Anna was somewhat startled and somewhat bewildered as she pointed at herself.

Shen Qing ignored her, sweeping his gaze toward the direction of the Primordial Clan Relics; towering stones stood everywhere, each exuding a mysterious aura, as if they came from the time when Chaos first opened.

An ancient and weathered aura came rushing over.

Shen Qing also saw the stone tablet Xu Luo had mentioned; he glanced at Xuan Ji behind him and furrowed his brow.

"These two characters really do seem to be the Primordial Clan."

He then sneered: "This clan actually still exists..."

Shen Qing glanced back at him: "Have you heard of it?"

Xuan Ji nodded: "Back when I was guarding the gate of Grand Beginning Mountain, I indeed heard the inner sect disciples mention it..."

"At that time, this group of Heavenly Dao was madly destroying these Primordial Clan Relics, and we went to stop those Heavenly Dao."

"The inner sect disciples said there were treasures in those Primordial Clan Relics; as for the rest, I can't quite recall."

"Never mind, take your time and see if you can recall something useful." Shen Qing waved his hand and turned to walk toward the besieged Extinction Heavenly Dao.

In an instant, everything around slowed down—even Shen Wendao's descending axe and the Heavenly Dao rushing at extreme speed in the distance became slow motion.

Shen Qing, meanwhile, walked leisurely toward the Extinction Heavenly Dao; indeed, he used Time Power to give himself a time-slowing effect.

And in the next moment, Shen Qing was already behind the Extinction Heavenly Dao, a blade wrapped in Chaos Power stabbing it straight through for a chilling blow.

At this moment, Shen Qing's Time Power also subsided, and everything around began to return to normal.

But to outsiders, Shen Qing seemed like a ghost—just a moment ago he was at the relic's gate, the next instant he was behind the Extinction Heavenly Dao, delivering that chilling strike.

Xu Du, whose Heavenly Eye was fully activated, was dumbfounded; his Heavenly Eye couldn't even catch Shen Qing's speed.

The Heavenly Dao rushing at extreme speed in the distance all slammed on the brakes; Xu Luo couldn't see Shen Qing, let alone them.

Only the Martial Emperor, Shen Wendao, and Xuan Ji present were in the know, the corners of their mouths slightly lifting.

Xuan Ji was somewhat dumbfounded; he knew Shen Qing had mastered Time Power, but at most a few days had passed—how could you be so proficient already?

Like taking a stroll?

Shen Qing then turned his gaze to the other Heavenly Dao; taking a step forward, all the Heavenly Dao instantly went on high alert, one of them shouting loudly.

"Be careful! He's coming!"

But this time Shen Qing did not use the time-slowing effect; he advanced at a speed visible to everyone.

Yet wherever Shen Qing walked, Time Power surged, and dozens of Shen Qings sprang forth, charging at the horde of Heavenly Dao.

This is the Past Afterimage—using Time Power to recreate past versions of Shen Qing's trajectory; when he fought the Grand Beginning Old Man inside the Grand Beginning Tower, he could only recreate a dozen or so, but now he can effortlessly recreate dozens.

A Death Heavenly Dao's pupils flickered with the aura of death, his gaze locked firmly on Shen Qing's true body: "Don't panic!"

"These are all illusions! His true body is over there!"

He spoke with conviction, and all the surrounding Heavenly Dao believed him—until Shen Qing's Past Afterimage kicked him in the face, and he realized these afterimages were real!

At that moment, Xu Luo and the others also arrived and began a frenzied barrage.

You throw a punch, I kick, coordinating with Shen Qing's enigmatic Past Afterimages all around.

These Heavenly Dao basically had no power to resist.

One might say Time Power reigns supreme, while Space is honored.

Shen Qing hasn't yet comprehended the Time Power domain, but relying on his current methods alone, he can toy with these Heavenly Dao to the point they lose their bearings.

This group of Heavenly Dao isn't weak either; among them is one who has comprehended a Threefold Supreme Power Domain.

Nevertheless, even he couldn't see through the marvel of Shen Qing's methods; he had no idea how these Past Afterimages came to be.

Just then, Shen Wendao's voice rang out: "Let me handle it!"

All that could be seen was Shen Wendao's Heaven-Standing Dharma Manifestation, holding his axe high.

At that moment, the giant axe in Shen Wendao's hand was precisely the Heaven-Opening Axe; it burst forth with fierce light, and a primordial and ancient aura surged out.

Immediately after, he chopped down with a vertical slash, making a 'hiss' sound!

The Heavenly Dao struck was instantly cleaved in two; the axe's momentum undiminished, it slammed heavily into the ground, instantly triggering a massive explosion.

Meanwhile, Anna had just hurriedly finished absorbing the Life Force and rushed over; upon reaching the battlefield, she collided with this explosion. Her cultivation and strength were the lowest tier, and she nearly lost her footing.

At that moment, something seemed to strike her chest, a fierce gust blew, and Anna, unsteady, retreated two steps with a thud.

Suddenly, Anna seemed to have stepped on something, nearly losing her balance and almost falling.

Although she had comprehended Supreme Power, falling like that would be too embarrassing; she hurriedly used Life Force to steady herself, her face flushing as she furtively glanced around, confirming no one was paying attention before she let out a sigh of relief.

Only then did she lower her head to check what she had stepped on.

She picked it up and saw it was a milky-white metal sphere.

Anna frowned at it for a few glances, but couldn't tell what material it was.

This thing seemed to have been shaken loose from some corner by the explosion Shen Wendao had just triggered, coincidentally landing at her feet.

She then squeezed it hard; the white metal sphere showed no change, whereupon she poured a few strands of Life Force into it.

But the Life Force vanished like a stone sunk in the sea, producing not a single ripple.

Anna's eyes lit up—she might have picked up a treasure.

She hurriedly looked toward Shen Qing: "Master, I..."

But before she could finish speaking, a furious roar came from afar, cutting her off: "Stop!"

Shen Qing turned his head toward the direction of the sound, the corner of his mouth slightly lifting: "Finally, something decent has shown up."