Chapter 3878: River of Time

"We don't even look at ordinary resources!" Ye Liuyun said deliberately, feigning difficulty.

"We can directly help you boost your strength!" the Dragon Soul offered.

Ye Liuyun pretended to be hesitant, nodded, and after a pause said, "Fine, since your attitude is decent, I can accept your proposal.

But what kind of strength to boost will be decided by us. Of course it won't exceed your capability, nor will it require you to sacrifice your Soul as a price.

If you agree, we will sign a Divine Soul Contract, guaranteeing we won't strike each other. Moreover, once our strength is increased, we will leave immediately and never return. Do you agree?

"Agreed!" the Dragon Soul replied cheerfully.

"Can you represent all the remaining Dragon Souls?" Ye Liuyun asked him for confirmation.

"I can!"

To convince Ye Liuyun, the Dragon Soul let out a long howl, prompting all the Dragon Souls to respond with a confirming shout.

Seeing the other Dragon Souls also confirm, Ye Liuyun then signed the Divine Soul Contract with him.

"Speak up, what strength do you all wish to boost?" the Dragon Soul immediately asked Ye Liuyun.

"I want to boost Time Power, and he wants to boost Thunder and Lightning Power..."

Ye Liuyun wasn't being unreasonable; he only asked to enhance one aspect of strength for each individual, and he didn't make things difficult for the Dragon Clan.

He asked Lei Ming to boost Physical Body strength, the Nine-Head Demon Dragon to boost Bloodline Power, and the artist and the duplicate to boost Thunder and Lightning Power.

The artist didn't need Thunder and Lightning Power; that was what Ye Liuyun wanted for himself. Since the artist had no Dragon Clan‑related strength to improve, Ye Liuyun took the Thunder and Lightning Power for himself and would later compensate the artist with other resources.

The dragon girl's strength had already been fully enhanced, so Ye Liuyun took the Dragon Souls they had previously slain within the Formation—though the Physical dragon bodies had not yet been found—and gave them to the dragon girl to keep for gradual cultivation later.

In the end, what he truly asked for himself was the Dragon Soul that had mastered the Time Law, to help him boost Time Power.

The Dragon Soul readily agreed to the others' requests. However, Ye Liuyun's final request made the Dragon Soul hesitate.

But in the end he said to Ye Liuyun, "Using Time Power consumes a great deal of Soul, almost as if you killed it.

You captured so many Dragon Souls before; could you give us one back to offset the consumption of using Time Power?"

Ye Liuyun readily agreed, but he wouldn't give them anything for free; he intended to extract another concession.

"Fine, trade three dragon bodies! Anyway, you have no use for dragon bodies, so why keep the Physical bodies?"

The Dragon Soul argued, "We have a strong practitioner of Soul Dao; it won't be long before he fully masters the Dao, and then perhaps our Souls will return to the Physical bodies.

Three dragon bodies are too many. Two then; you've already made a good profit. How about it?"

"Alright then!"

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, didn't want to make things too hard for them, so he immediately handed over the most severely damaged Dragon Soul, along with a Soul Sealing Pearl.

The Dragon Soul didn't object, took it, and let out a roar to summon the Dragon Soul that mastered the Time Law to guide Ye Liuyun.

A pale‑blue Dragon Soul flew out from the depths of the Nether Dragon Abyss. To communicate with Ye Liuyun, it transformed its Soul into the form of an elderly human.

"I am Yun Teng, about to master the Time Dao, so guiding you to boost Time Power is easy. First, demonstrate your true Time Power without external aid, so I can see what issues you have," he said.

This Dragon, named Yun Teng, has a straightforward personality; upon arriving, he went straight to the point.

"With only my own Soul power, I fear I cannot activate Time Power before senior Yun," Ye Liuyun humbly asked Yun Teng for instruction.

"No problem, I can sense it. It doesn't have to be effective; as long as I can feel it, that's enough," Yun Teng said.

So Ye Liuyun immediately demonstrated Time Stasis and Time Reversal, and indeed his Time Power could not be activated at all.

Yun Teng nodded satisfactorily: "Time Stasis and short‑duration Time Reversal count as entry into the Time Dao. However, your problem is just as I expected.

This is a common flaw among most beginners, who try to forcefully drive Time Power with Soul power. Let me show you my method, and then we'll discuss further."

"Thank you for your effort, senior!"

Although Ye Liuyun was negotiating with them, he knew Yun Teng would consume Soul power, so he spoke very politely.

Yun Teng said little and directly tapped Soul power, instantly conjuring a river of time‑light that enveloped Ye Liuyun.

He guided Ye Liuyun while continuing to explain.

"Since you can already wield Time Power, it shows you've touched the River of Time. Yet many beginners only use it to comprehend Time's power, not to actually employ it."

"My method is to activate Time Power with Soul, then either enter the River of Time myself or summon the River directly. This saves a lot of Time Power."

"Especially when using Time Stasis, it conserves a great deal of Soul power. Returning to the past within the River consumes heavily, and traveling to the future consumes even more terrifyingly."

"Our current position is the present moment; moving backward reviews the past, moving forward looks into the future. Let's first go back and see!"

Yun Teng didn't take Ye Liuyun far back; he simply showed him a glimpse of his emergence from the Dragon Soul's call.

Then they returned to the present moment.

Ye Liuyun also experienced Time Reversal, but only to let him feel it and realize that the same Time Reversal can be achieved by different methods.

Next, he demonstrated Time Stasis at the current point. As long as Ye Liuyun stood still and didn't move forward along the River, time halted entirely.

"In this state, as long as the opponent's Time Power isn't significantly stronger than yours, they cannot escape your Time Stasis."

Ye Liuyun finally realized that the River of Time could be used this way.

Afterward, Yun Teng led him forward a short distance, again only briefly.

However, Ye Liuyun saw his own trial within the River of Time.

Yun Teng immediately retracted the River of Time, ceasing its maintenance.

He also asked Yun Teng, "Senior, if I see the future and then make changes, will the outcome differ?"

"Of course! That's why moving forward in the River of Time especially consumes Soul power. After all, those events haven't occurred yet; a single thought can alter them."