Chapter 230: The Cage Is Empty

In the vast universe, the birth and death of a galaxy is but a fleeting flicker of light. Gazing at the stars, one always feels a sorrow that the ending is already sealed—where will you and I be a thousand years from now? Nation, civilization, Earth—all are but specks of dust in the deep void. A moment in the stars is a thousand years in human life. A cicada's lifetime is but an autumn; you and I are alike, struggling to cross. What lies at the end of the deep void? To Li Hao, the enemies in the Dao struggle—whose life ends, whose dies—is perfectly normal; there is no grudge, only the size of the fist.

He turned his head to look at Chaos.

At this moment, Chaos had slain multiple ninth-rank clones and killed several eighth-rank masters, growing fiercer with each battle, clearly holding the upper hand—demonstrating just how powerful the ninth-rank original's arrival, combined with the power of time, truly was.

But Li Hao sighed inwardly.

Time.

Time.

Sometimes, it truly destroys people.

Just as he himself first encountered time—that sensation, intoxicating, impossible to escape—he had used time to defeat many enemies, but the cost was four cycles of life and death.

Without the cycles of life and death, Li Hao would have long since died, lost within time.

Chaos, you are no longer young!

A million years ago, these people were already ninth-rank.

How could they still be young?

Time has been relentlessly driving you forward—it is invincible, immensely powerful, slaying one ninth-rank clone after another—but is your lifespan truly infinite?

He had pushed time nearly to the eighth-rank level.

Each use consumes too much, too much.

Yet Chaos himself felt little of it; only those who have used time understand—wandering through the river of time, one feels as if immortal.

In Li Hao's early days, simple use of time drained his lifespan—

Again and again, until he reached life's end.

Chaos, can you reverse life and death?

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If you cannot reverse life and death, how long can you sustain this battle?

How long can your ninth-rank power last?

Two million years?

Three million years?

Or longer?

Time seals heaven and earth, shattering those ninth-rank clones—indeed, fearsomely powerful—but haven't you noticed your hair has turned white?

How many can resist the temptation of time?

Li Hao himself could not.

In the beginning, he used time again and again, borrowing power from the future, wandering through the past—818Novel

When did he finally awaken?

After dying repeatedly!

After his lifespan was halved, his memories worn away, his emotions dulled—when he became nearly devoid of desire or craving—

Only then did he realize: time had lured him into the abyss.

Even the Human King dared not embrace time, for he knew he would almost certainly be unable to withstand its temptation.

His strength lay in one thing: he simply refused it.

I know I cannot resist—so I won't take it.

Li Hao had no such luxury at first; later, he awoke—and so he refused it too. Now, Chaos wields time—this may be the most glorious moment of his life!

Over twenty ninth-rank clones, dozens of eighth-rank Emperor Lords—now, aside from Dragon War who slew a few, Chaos has already slain seven or eight!

This peak even surpasses the moment he first entered ninth-rank.

"Hahaha!"

A loud laugh, a thunderous crash—Chaos Emperor Lord struck down another ninth-rank Emperor Lord's clone, panting, laughing—now, he truly stood at his peak.

Invincible!

So many attacking him—once arrogant, mighty masters who, though mere clones, represented themselves—

Now, he slays them one by one!

So many together could have killed a true ninth-rank—but now, they grow fewer, slaughtered to extinction!

Time is too powerful!

He does not use many techniques—only two suffice.

First: freeze time and space.

Second: traverse the river.

The first immobilizes enemies; the second accelerates his speed to its limit—killing, slaying masters—so simple.

At this moment, Chaos perhaps understands why Li Hao never lost a battle!

With this power, who can stand against him?

In the same rank, nearly all are instantly slain.

Huh!

The sound of breathing echoed all around.

Each master was drenched in blood, faces grim.

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Though mere clones, they possessed flesh and blood.

Chaos, wielding time, continues to slay them—when they arrived, over twenty ninth-rank clones; now, only half remain.

Many of the eighth-rank reinforcements sent to aid have also been slain by Chaos.

Now, had Tianfang not been so formidable, leading the Nine Guards in surrounding and killing Chaos, he might already have broken through!

Yet…

Each ninth-rank master seemed to perceive something—their gazes changed.

Chaos's once-black hair was now nearly streaked with white!

A faint aura of decay was rising from Chaos.

Their expressions shifted slightly. Someone turned to look at Li Hao, sudden thoughts rising in their minds.

This…

Chaos wields time with terrifying power—but why does he seem to be heading toward decay?

Someone glanced at the Lord of Tianfang.

The Lord of Tianfang, as if expecting this, merely glanced at Li Hao and said nothing.

Time kills.

Time cultivators traverse past and future, freeze time and space—each use of time not their own brings trouble, drains vast amounts of lifespan. In his later years, Li Hao rarely used time in battle.

Mostly, he used it for support.

In his early days… Li Hao endured multiple cycles of life and death.

But Chaos does not understand the Dao of life and death.

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Even if he did, he has not yet formed a Life-Death Heart—can such Chaos, even if he could reverse life and death, possess enough energy to undergo the cycles?

He is a ninth-rank Emperor Lord!

Tianfang looked at Li Hao, his gaze shifting—this man surely knew the drawbacks of time, yet Li Hao never mentioned them. Now, Chaos is surrounded, fighting to break out.

In the vast universe, the birth and death of a galaxy is but a fleeting flicker of light. Gazing at the stars, one always feels a sorrow that the ending is already sealed—where will you and I be a thousand years from now? Nation, civilization, Earth—all are but specks of dust in the deep void. A moment in the stars is a thousand years in human life. A cicada's lifetime is but an autumn; you and I are alike, struggling to cross. What lies at the end of the deep void? Download the app to read the latest content for free. In the vast universe, the birth and death of a galaxy is but a fleeting flicker of light. Gazing at the stars, one always feels a sorrow that the ending is already sealed—where will you and I be a thousand years from now? Nation, civilization, Earth—all are but specks of dust in the deep void. A moment in the stars is a thousand years in human life. A cicada's lifetime is but an autumn; you and I are alike, struggling to cross. What lies at the end of the deep void?