Chapter 372: Time Changhe, the

At this moment, having not only recovered his dragon body but also possessing a dragon body comparable to the Xingqiu Jigan's body, Baichuan felt his condition was better than ever before!

Perhaps only now does he truly deserve to be called a True Dragon — a True Immortal-level dragon, isn't that just the abbreviation for True Dragon?!

He seemed to possess all sorts of wondrous and peculiar abilities!

The next instant, with a shift of Baichuan's will, his body vanished on the spot as if shrinking away, transforming to the size of an ordinary small snake.

Strangely, despite such a transformation, his mass did not compress along with his shrinking, causing all sorts of reactions, yet not a single trace of discomfort — in the past, although he could barely manage it, he always felt constrained, as if he had compressed and curled himself into a narrow space; now, however, there were none of those negative effects.

While pondering, his will shifted once more, and he once again restored his kilometer-long body, ten-thousand-meter body, planet-sized body.

The dragon, can grow large or shrink small, can Nengshengneinyin; Dazerxingyuntuwu, Xiaozevinjiecangxing; when rising, it soars through the cosmos; when hidden, it lurks within the waves.

No more than this!

Since obtaining 【Can Hide Can Appear】 from the Star-Devouring Worm in the past, he now possessed the true 【Can Big Can Small】.

This 【Size-At-Will】 ability came at a very timely moment for the current him.

Otherwise, after breaking through, his body size was indeed large, but it would also invisibly bring much inconvenience — for instance, not all beings in Xingkong are as large as he is, and when he walks through Xingkong, he inevitably needs to interact; likewise, when interacting with his Juanzhu, it would cause much inconvenience — this situation was already very obvious when his body size reached ten thousand meters.

He merely stood there, maintaining normal life activities, and the effects produced already made his group of Juanzhu feel extraordinary pressure; let alone now, with a planet-sized dragon body — this was real, solid mass, its bio-magnetic field had long since transformed into a true planet-like geomagnetic field and gravity……

An uncontrollable body size does not count as true strength; the current state is best.

And this was merely a trivial little change within this breakthrough.

Does the current him truly count as a genuine Star Beast?

After carefully experiencing his current sensations, Baichuan stood in this stretch of Xingkong, gazing at the lonely, empty vacuum, before suddenly coming to his senses — where exactly was he now?

He seemed to have crossed over through the wormhole between two worlds, yet now this side of the world had been devoured by him; without the original planet's presence, how could the wormhole attached to it survive?

Without the wormhole, how was he to return?

Baichuan furrowed his brow and began carefully scanning himself, and at last he perceived the difference between the True Immortal realm and his previous realms — he discovered a world had appeared within his body! And this world was extremely familiar!

This was a peculiar world whose every control was truly in his hands, born from the previous Original Star!

It was different from the nominal title of World Lord he had merely obtained in the past because he was the strongest on that planet; now, the Quanyan he held within this world, the power he possessed, truly deserved the title of World Lord — whether it was wind, rain, thunder, lightning within the world, or the turning of the four seasons, the reproduction of beings, everything could be controlled at will.

It was a feeling of having everything on the entire planet at his fingertips, as easy as observing patterns on his palm; his power could receive tremendous amplification within this world.

This was an extremely terrifying power; if all True Immortals possessed such terrifying power, then he might need to reassess Zishu's strength — to forcibly defeat the opponent within Lingxin's, a True Immortal's, inner world, such power could not be called anything but formidable!

While speculating about Zishu's power in his mind, Baichuan also found what he wanted within this world — fortunately, that World Passage, perhaps because it was attached to this planet, had been swept along and merged into part of his own world when he devoured and broke through, becoming a controllable passage.

With a thought, Baichuan fixed his normal body size at a True Dragon body within a hundred meters, then used that passage to return to the previous Tianyuan Star; the familiar scene appeared before Baichuan's eyes, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He truly did not want a single breakthrough to leave him lost in the endless Xingkong.

Having set his mind at ease, sensing the numerous Juanzhu about to arrive, Baichuan used this bit of free Time to prepare to check his current ability information.

As a familiar black line flashed past, Baichuan felt his consciousness sink into a familiar yet profound space — that was his Ability Panel space.

However, ever since his breakthrough added an extra world within his body, the panel space that had always remained unchanged had also undergone a tremendous transformation!

"Splash splash……"

From somewhere unknown, within the grey, hazy, profound space, came the sound of flowing water.

The next instant. Baichuan, whose consciousness had merged into this space, felt his consciousness suddenly lurch, experiencing a powerful pulling sensation — it was as if countless tiny hands, or an immensely heavy gravity, were tugging at his weightless consciousness!

In an instant, the omnipresent feeling he once had when merged into this space vanished!

What appeared in its place was a vivid sensation, as if he were in his physical body in the outside world!

That solitary ability model standing in this space, representing all his information, transformed into his physical body within this space!

He saw, and heard, an invisible river with an illusory quality flowing slowly from somewhere immeasurably distant, as if spanning across this grey, hazy space.

And he seemed to stand upon the surface of this river; he unconsciously lowered his head to gaze at this river, and immediately a peculiar scene appeared before him.

That illusory river seemed to shimmer with all manner of strange lights and colors, as if every color in the world had piled into it, but upon closer inspection, one seemed to discover — where were there myriad colors? It was merely the most fundamental three primary colors; this feeling was truly strange.

It simply kept flowing forward on its own accord, occasionally splashing up transparent, fleeting bubbles shimmering with extraordinary radiance, yet this utterly ordinary scene caused Baichuan's eyes to narrow, because he suddenly realized — those were no real bubbles!

Looking closely at each one, one could see all manner of bizarre, fantastic picture fragments flickering across them, encompassing everything, as if every scene in the world was contained within.

At this moment, another "splash" of water sounded; Baichuan looked toward the sound, and saw that within that river, a small hand suddenly broke through the "surface," struggling to poke its head out, just happening to meet eyes with Baichuan, who stood upon the "river surface."

In an instant, Baichuan saw the other's appearance clearly — purple hair reminiscent of the noble, elegant, dignified purple orchid flower; a pair of golden, crystalline, translucent eyes filled with astonishment, reflecting a mysterious creature "dragon" coiled upon the river surface! As if it were truly hard to imagine what kind of being could stand unmoving upon this surging Time Changhe!

Yet in the very next instant, that figure's expression drastically changed, revealing anxious colors; it tried to open its mouth to speak to that "dragon" radiating mysterious brilliance, but before the words could leave its mouth — or perhaps it simply lacked the ability to truly transmit sound across — it seemed unable to hold on under the surging river's scouring, and once again plunged into the deep water below, its whereabouts unknown.

In the final moment before disappearing, those golden, crystalline eyes stared fixedly at that mysterious figure standing upon the river surface, as if trying to memorize the general appearance of this life that could stand upon the Time Changhe.

The entire process happened so quickly that no one had time to react before the place returned to quiet, with only the sound of water remaining.

Baichuan was equally astonished at this moment, for he had never imagined he could encounter a strange long river within his Ability Panel space, nor a being that had inexplicably emerged from the river, leaving him stunned for a moment.

Coming back to his senses now, inexplicably, a sudden enlightenment arose in Baichuan's heart — if this place truly needed a specific name, perhaps this "river" could be called the "Time Changhe"!

The Time Changhe of the entire universe!

He turned his head to look in the direction the river extended, murmuring inwardly:

"The bubbles splashing up — looking down, they are scenes occurring in a corner of the universe at this moment; looking back, they are scenes that once existed in a corner of the universe; looking forward, one sees the future of the universe!"

This was a mysterious river formed by the convergence of all scenes occurring endlessly in the past, present, and future across the infinite universe! Countless beings struggle for survival within this long river!

And he, seemingly with the help of the Ability Panel, had somehow managed to break free from this river; he was unclear whether this situation was good or bad, but on reflection, it should be good.

He had once been curious about the true essence of the ability he possessed; now it seemed a portion of its true appearance had finally been revealed — Time!

The Ability Panel must definitely be connected to the power of Time!

Even the evolution he had always been using was some special application of Time.

For a moment, Baichuan even suspected that the reason the ability models he had obtained in the past could acquire their true names was because the other party had left records and legends within the Time Changhe, which the Ability Panel had directly learned of.

Those that did not display were either protected by some special power or had never left behind the slightest legend.

As for whether this was true or not, the real situation could only await Baichuan's own exploration.

Having understood this point, Baichuan was suddenly struck by a whimsical thought — across the countless years, had anyone ever managed to break free from this Time Changhe?

Acting on the thought, Baichuan, like a child brimming with curiosity, kept observing this vast "river" whose edges and end could not be seen.

And this allowed him to discover those terrifying figures in the distance!

Looking out as far as the eye could see, within that river stretching beyond measure, one astonishing figure after another, shrouded in radiance, floated half-submerged in this river, unmoved by the ceaseless scouring of the River of Time.

This was a situation entirely different from Baichuan's special case of leaving the river's surface through the trick of the Ability Panel. They had one portion of their bodies sunk beneath the water, another portion arched up above the surface, stretching endlessly along this river, relying entirely on their own hard, genuine strength to withstand the scouring of the River of Time and stand firm within it — these were mighty beings.

Each and every one of them radiated an aura Baichuan had rarely encountered in his life — terrifying existences that even the Rat of the First Branch he had once seen could not be compared to.

Each of their bodies was unimaginably vast, each one occupying a great stretch of the river's surface almost by itself, seeming to be magnificent beings that spanned across past and present.

It seemed that during that stretch of time, they were the undisputed overlords of their era! The supreme strong who could be called invincible in those times!

Baichuan wanted to see them clearly, but when he tried to observe them closely, he found he could not make out a single detail, as if some unfathomable power were sheltering them. Even midway, one figure seemed to sense something and raised its gaze to look over, causing the power sheltering him and holding him steady upon the river's surface to tremble ceaselessly.

That was a being so terrifying that merely a single glance, separated by the scouring of the River of Time and the protection of his Ability Panel, still made his heart pound with dread.

This feeling — not even the strongest being Baichuan had previously encountered, the Rat of the First Branch, had ever given him this!

This made Baichuan completely give up on observing those mysterious existences, and he withdrew his gaze.

At this moment, as if sensing something, he looked toward a relatively nearby direction — and then he froze.

This figure, for some unknown reason, he seemed able to faintly make out its true form. Even if he could not see the true appearance clearly, he could discern a rough outline, like a blurry, colorless shadow — it was a "dragon-shaped" phantom he knew better than anyone!

This dragon-shaped phantom spanning across the River of Time, even among the mighty beings standing firm upon the river's surface, was the foremost supreme strong — the "Dragon." Now, It was dead…

The Dragon was dead…

The source of the Dragon Blood within him, that "Dragon" whose strength he had speculated about countless times — was dead!

He had once speculated just how powerful this "Dragon" must have been to have left endless legends of dragons across most worlds. Perhaps a True Dragon of the True Immortal realm — but he had never imagined that this Dragon, which had left behind countless mysterious legends, was even stronger than he had thought!

Even though he had already broken through to the True Immortal realm and dared to call himself a True Dragon, he still could not see through the other's true strength. Yet such a powerful being — was dead.

Yes, the "Dragon" was dead!

Even though it was still sheltered by that unfathomable power, he could still perceive this clearly.

This feeling was as if some faint, almost imperceptible, nearly severed connection existed between them.

Baichuan instantly thought of the 【Dragon Blood】 ability — perhaps it was precisely because the Dragon Blood within him originated from the other party that he could see through a little of the concealment and perceive that the other was dead…

But just what had such a powerful "Dragon" died from?

An even more terrifying existence? Or had it lived until the arrival of the great limit of lifespan, when it had almost no presence — the least likely possibility? Or had it perished in a life-and-death battle within the same realm?

The stronger his strength and the more he knew, the more Baichuan felt the questions piling up, the more ignorant he felt himself to be, as if he had unknowingly fallen into some enormous storm.

What exactly is the Ability Panel…

Is there any close connection between it and his transmigration…

Why did it cause him to appear in such a strange place, seeing everything far beyond all that he could know?

Baichuan understood none of it. Whether his appearing here brought any benefit, he did not yet know — everything was a blank.

In the end, he could only withdraw his gaze and silently attempt to summon the familiar Ability Panel…

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(End of this chapter)