Chapter 1549: Between Heaven and Earth, There Is Great Terror!

"Aaaahhhhh~~"

As soon as the time slowdown ended, the shadow let out a deafening roar!

But even as the black spear pierced it through, it did not die—instead, it slammed out a furious punch, forcing Lin Yan back!

"Why can you touch time? Why can you touch time…"

The shadow screamed in collapse.

Clearly, it had sensed Lin Yan's manipulation of time.

It was a life born of heaven and earth, naturally nurtured, the sole one in the universe—but even it had never touched time.

Yet Lin Yan had touched time!

This was even harder to accept than being gravely wounded by the black spear.

"Why not?"

Lin Yan let out a soft snort, flames surging violently as he chased after it.

The shadow roared as it unleashed its power; though still impaled by the black spear, it was fiercely brutal—wounded, yet even more savage.

A cornered beast still fights!

The more critical this moment, the less you can afford to let your guard down.

The battle had reached its decisive phase; Lin Yan's time power could not be activated again for another day. If during that day the shadow used its final card to flee, Lin Yan and Xi Hua's efforts over this long stretch would be in vain.

So Lin Yan lunged forward—and without needing Lin Yan to speak, Xi Hua also unleashed her power and charged in.

Within this dark universe, the battle among the three supreme powerhouses had left the region in utter ruin, with countless zones destroyed.

Fortunately, this war took place within the dark universe.

If this war had occurred in the light universe, that world would likely have been shattered by more than half.

The entire Tianjie would decline by more than half as a result!

Wars between supreme powerhouses affect too vast a scope.

Even a single blow can inflict catastrophic damage upon a world.

Even a main god caught in the crossfire risks annihilation.

"You cannot kill me!"

The shadow roared as it seized the spear, clearly intending to rip it out of its own body!

This creature was also incredibly brutal.

How could Lin Yan let it succeed?

The shadow's power had indeed surpassed Lin Yan's expectations; had he not ascended to the Supreme Flame, this battle would have inevitably become a protracted war lasting tens of thousands of years—or more!

Now, the shadow had been pierced through.

All Lin Yan needed to do now was hold it off for one day, prevent its escape, then activate his time power to eliminate the shadow.

Without time power, even Lin Yan and Xi Hua together could not get near the shadow!

As the shadow was about to pull the spear from its body, Lin Yan and Xi Hua both rushed forward—its plan instantly foiled.

"I am the master of this world; you are all ants!"

The shadow roared as it charged Lin Yan, punching him again and again.

"Master? Born of heaven and earth, indeed extraordinary—but you've played your hand terribly."

Lin Yan snorted.

"What do you know? What do you understand? Ants are just ants!"

The shadow roared loudly, speaking more than ever before.

It had always spoken little; Lin Yan had noticed during time reversals that when it harvested eras, it remained cold and stoic.

Cold. Cruel.

Upon appearing, it would utter at most one or two sentences, then begin its harvest.

The supreme powerhouses of those eras could not withstand it for long.

Xi Hua was the only exception.

Lin Yan could roughly understand its mindset.

Why waste words on beings destined to be harvested?

Moreover, as the first life born at the dawn of heaven and earth, this shadow was immensely proud—even arrogant.

This pride was never deliberately displayed.

Nor did it need to.

Showing off superiority to mere ants was the habit of ordinary people.

This shadow's mindset was true superiority.

Even supreme-level beings were beneath its notice.

What greater origin could anyone have than its own?

The first life born of heaven and earth, it claimed all of heaven and earth—it was the universe's favored child!

All later life paled in comparison.

This fact could not be denied.

Lin Yan had no need to deny it.

Deliberately denying it would be like some ordinary person claiming the grapes are sour because he cannot eat them.

Lin Yan's mindset was hardly comparable to that of ordinary people.

To combat this shadow, Lin Yan had spent tens of thousands of years observing, strategizing, seeking its weaknesses—he had always taken it seriously.

This shadow was indeed extraordinary.

Not only does it have great connections, its strength is also formidable; one could say that if not for its own folly, the entire world could be under its control, and this world could have become its era for countless ages.

But in Lin Yan's view, it had played a winning hand terribly.

After the black shadow was pierced through by the spear, though it likely still regarded Lin Yan as a mere ant, the fact that Lin Yan had wounded it meant its subconscious probably now saw him as someone at least worthy of conversation.

Yes, that was precisely how the black shadow felt.

That was why its words began to grow more numerous.

Otherwise, if Lin Yan had been crushed in the blink of an eye, the black shadow would never have deigned to speak a second word to him.

Lin Yan's flames continuously chased and encircled, while Xi Hua struck repeatedly.

The black shadow cursed loudly while still trying to pull the spear free.

"Heaven and earth gave birth to you, yet you betrayed heaven and earth—you should have ended long ago!"

As he attacked, Lin Yan taunted it further; after being wounded, the black shadow's temper grew increasingly volatile, and with more such provocation, its openings would multiply, and Lin Yan's advantage would grow ever greater.

"Betrayal? No, I did not betray. What do you know? If I had not let you grow, how could you have reached today?"

The black shadow roared incessantly.

"Reaping countless eras, blocking heaven and earth's reproduction—what else is that but betrayal? You are unworthy to be called a child of heaven and earth."

Lin Yan continued to provoke it.

The black shadow's power surged repeatedly, driving back Lin Yan's flames each time they tried to surge forward.

"You understand nothing! Perhaps I should have let you grow further—once you reached a certain stage, you would realize that between heaven and earth lies great terror!"

The black shadow roared in fury, as if finally voicing the words it had buried for countless years, its voice thick with madness.