Chapter 978: I

And this scene was just then seen by the black-worm Gu that had arrived from afar to reinforce.

These Li-level Gu, instantly widened their eyes.

"Impossible!!"

"Just what is this human?! How dare he injure Prince Five!"

"Rain-level? Is he a Rain-level human?!"

The Juan Niao Lou personnel, who had already given up hope, saw this scene and perked up instantly.

Kuang Tower Master was even more excited, his whole body trembling.

While fighting the black-worm Gu, he had nearly died several times; had it not been for the sheer numbers of Juan Niao Lou members diverting the black-worm Gu's attention, he would have been dead long ago.

With such desperate power disparity, he had nearly given up resistance several times.

But now, hope seemed to appear before his eyes!

Whether Prince Seven displayed divine might or Ye Hongyi shattered the Gu with one sword, both brought him hope!

As long as they could defeat that royal Gu, the other black-worm Gu would no longer be a problem! Those two together could surely handle these Li-level Gu!

Boom—

At that moment.

Above, thunder cracked across the sky.

In the distance, the Sky-Piercing Spirit Tree faintly flickered into view.

Below, Night Rain intensified, escalating from Medium Rain to Heavy Rain.

Night Rain poured down, striking Fang Yue's body; the blood-recovery speed he had been gaining through Night Breathing was immediately suppressed.

Night Rain washed the black blood from the Heaven Sword; Fang Yue breathed out heavily and swallowed the Huifu Danya he had looted from the Flame Sect.

Meanwhile, the now-calm Prince Five reached up, touched his wound, licked the black-blood-stained finger with his tongue, and a slow smile curled at his lips.

"Such a wound… it's been so long! This is how it should be—only then is it interesting!"

While Prince Five's excitement rose, the surrounding black-worm Gu shouted in unison.

"Royal injury! Royal injury! Royal injury!"

"Protect Prince Five!"

"Kill!!"

The black-worm Gu all abandoned their original targets and charged toward Fang Yue.

Beneath the heavy rain, dozens of black shadows leapt into the air, swarming from all directions, making onlookers tremble with fear.

But Fang Yue himself merely darkened his expression; his Black Wheel spun at high speed, and black qi surged violently around him.

Yet before Fang Yue could strike…

"Leave these trash to me!!"

A thunderous roar suddenly exploded behind him.

Immediately, blinding golden light flashed past Fang Yue's side!

"Roar!!!"

Dozens of black-worm Gu were smashed to the ground, then golden light split into dozens of shards, scattering outward—revealing Captain Wu, already dismembered midair by dozens of black-worm Gu.

"Captain Wu?!"

Fang Yue's heart tightened.

Resurrection follows basic laws—Captain Wu had just been revived, his strength not yet fully restored, and facing so many black-worm Gu at once was still too much.

If Captain Wu had been fully restored, he could have fought and retreated, handling these black-worm Gu without issue.

As Fang Yue glanced toward Captain Wu's corpse, the remaining black-worm Gu attacked him.

As the night sky was obscured by worm-shadows, Fang Yue's Black Wheel suddenly erupted with over a hundred pitch-black, ink-like giant thorns, shooting outward!

In an instant, the thorns pierced every approaching black-worm Gu like thorns, pinning them in place several meters before him.

As the black-worm Gu screamed in panic and thrashed wildly, Fang Yue's figure darted like a black phantom, swiftly weaving through them.

When Fang Yue finally stopped, every black-worm Gu burst forth with massive black blood blossoms; the black thorns withered, and the black-worm Gu fell to the ground.

Some black-worm Gu were dead; others were critically wounded, barely clinging to life.

"Above Cloud-level, below Rain-level. This guy's strength is… Half-step Rain-level!"

"But with that strange black qi and the sword's enhancement, his power can rival Rain-level."

The Wu Rain tribe's Prince Five watched his subordinates suffer losses without flinching, his expression unchanged, merely observing coldly.

Then, he moved.

The instant he moved, he vanished!

The next moment, he appeared above Fang Yue!

Sensing the presence, Fang Yue's face changed; he hastily gathered inner power and Gu value, swinging his sword upward—

But he struck nothing.

The blade cut through air, parting invisible Lianyi ripples, yet touched not a single hair of Prince Five.

For his form had instantly vanished from above Fang Yue and reappeared behind him.

Fang Yue was alert enough—he instantly reversed the Heaven Sword 180 degrees, turning his body with the motion and slashing downward behind him.

And he roared inwardly.

"Still World!!"

Gu value plummeted sharply; Comprehension dropped several points.

The surrounding Night Rain seemed to freeze time, accompanied by Prince Five's slow, surprised "Hm?" from behind.

Fang Yue swung his blade with full force toward the source of the sound—without hesitation.

"Die!!"

The sword slashed down toward the Fifth Prince's face.

But just as the blade had already sunk into the Fifth Prince's black bone helmet, already buried three inches into the bone… the Fifth Prince vanished.

Fang Yue's heart lurched—he immediately sensed the Fifth Prince's aura shift to his rear, but Fang Yue was already spent; his previous strike had felt certain, even confirmed—yet that ability was bizarre, capable of activating even in this state, even within my still time!

Fang Yue faintly sensed it was a gap in cultivation realm that had prevented his Still World ability from fully manifesting.

But there was no time to ponder further—he could only summon every last ounce of strength, unleashing torrents of black qi from the Black Wheel behind him, wrapping himself in a shell like an eggshell—but it was still too late.

The fist, encased in black bone armoring, struck with pinpoint accuracy at the closing point of the black eggshell, one instant before it sealed shut.

Boom! The black eggshell shattered instantly—the fist pierced through, striking Fang Yue's back.

A moment of stillness.

Boom!!

Fang Yue's back remained unharmed, yet the fist's power seemed to have passed clean through his body, erupting from his chest and tearing a massive hole in his clothing, shattering his internal organs on the spot.

A terrifying shockwave exploded outward from him, sweeping everything behind him clean like a gale plowing the earth—flinging ruined houses into the air, clearing away sand and stones.

182756!

When the gale ceased, Fang Yue collapsed to his knees with a thud, blood streaming from all seven orifices; a mark of the Wu Yu clan now glowed on his chest. He stared dully at the mark, trying to speak, but his strength faded—he toppled backward, clearly breathing out but no longer breathing in.

He was one step from death.

Luckily, the pills he'd taken earlier had fully restored his health—otherwise, he'd be dead already.

Night's Breath rapidly restored his blood, but under Night Rain, it was like a drop in the ocean.

521!

The Fifth Prince stomped his foot down on Fang Yue's back, gazing down at him coldly, as if he were an ant.

"Interesting. But that's all."

His right foot slowly pressed harder, as if intending to pierce through Fang Yue's back all the way to his chest—to drive a hole straight through!

Dozens of golden lights converged into the Phoenix Cry from afar; high above, something seemed to sense the retreating silhouette of the Ox Constellation.

A clamor of voices.

Steady night rain.

A cold voice.

Everything around him seemed to recede—except one voice, echoing within his mind.

"Parchment!"

【Time Reversal!!】

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