Chapter 850: Time Devouring

Time, invisible and intangible, more elusive than space, yet omnipresent and inescapable.

Even for those in the Great Emperor Realm, there comes a day when their lifespan is exhausted, even the exalted gods face decay and decline, no one can achieve eternal life, escape the grasp of time.

People strive to cultivate and seek strength merely for their ambition; some for money, some for power, others for desire, but immortality is not the pursuit of martial artists.

Yet everyone hopes to gain a bit more, hence they seek higher realms and longer lifespans, thus the perception of Time Laws becomes particularly important.

Only by perceiving Time Laws and mastering the force of time, can one break through to the Saint Realm.

As for the Great Emperor Realm, it involves fusing the power of time with spatial force, transforming into the even more powerful force of space-time.

Su Han was immersed in enlightenment, perceiving the truth of time, but it was too vast; not just Su Han, even the Cruel Demon Emperor probably could not fully articulate the truth of time.

However, within this perception, Su Han felt he had touched upon an aspect of Time Laws.

"I am the master of my time!"

This thought emerged in Su Han’s mind, summarizing his perception of Time Laws.

Everyone possesses time yet cannot grasp it, like sand in the hand, drifting away with the wind; mastering one’s own time is part of mastering one’s destiny, and Su Han never wanted to place his fate in others’ hands, thus he wished to hold his time in his own hands.

Time!

Mastery!

Universe!

Su Han’s enlightenment state deepened, at this moment, he integrated time with his Way of the Universe.

The universe naturally contains time, and is profoundly influenced; its origin, growth, explosion, or even extinction, cannot escape the power of time.

Su Han had seen some of the time techniques controlled by saints, like time freeze, time acceleration, time reversal, and so forth.

But these are conventional methods of time, which are not what Su Han sought.

Whether time freeze or acceleration, they merely utilize the power of time, but Su Han desires to master time, to become its sovereign.

"Devouring Heaven Demonic Art!"

Su Han instinctively activated the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art, which emphasizes devouring everything, whether tangible matter or intangible existence; everything in the world can be devoured.

"Time Devouring?"

Su Han thought of a direction, to devour others’ power of time and use it for himself.

However, the power of time is elusive and unpredictable, hard to grasp; wanting to devour it like other things clearly posed a challenge.

"Inside a saint’s body there must be the power of time; if I can devour the power of time when devouring a saint, perhaps it can be achieved."

Su Han thought of a way and extended it further; if successful, perhaps he could also devour spatial force, making his domain even stronger.

Enlightenment is most mysterious, not knowing when it starts nor when it ends; Su Han finished his enlightenment, returning to normal.

"River deity of Forgetting River!"

Su Han looked up at the white-clothed woman in the distance, guessing her identity, surprisingly the river deity of Forgetting River; it was precisely the power of Forgetting River that allowed him to touch on Time Laws and enter the enlightenment state.

"Eighteen days later, the river deity of Forgetting River awakens; perhaps I can gain more perception of time!"

Every deity and demon wakes at different times; Su Han sensed and roughly knew the awakening time of the river deity of Forgetting River, by then acquiring her memory inheritance might perfect his time-devouring technique.

Maybe then, he could break through to a saint!

Whoosh!

Consciousness withdrew from the Prison Divine Palace, returning to the physical body; Su Han slowly opened his eyes, gleaming like the flowing river of time.

This enlightenment, though not allowing him to master time’s force, had touched upon Time Laws, progressing significantly compared to before.

"Although the Meng Po Empress is dead, King Yama’s Palace still has a stronger Zhong Kui Imperial Son; this time in the Heavenly Medicine Blessed Land, I’ll surely cross paths with him!"

The Meng Po Empress was just one of his many enemies; stronger foes than her exist, and compared to the Dugu Imperial Son and the Heir of the Liu Family, Zhong Kui Imperial Son poses a greater threat, after all, he is the fifth on the Hidden Dragon List, a monstrous prodigy.

"But I won’t stand still; once I break through to the Saint Realm, I can compete with these Imperial Sons!"

Despite successfully killing the Meng Po Empress this time, Su Han was not arrogant; instead, he had a very clear understanding of himself.

With his current strength, killing the Meng Po Empress was successful, but required many means; facing the Dugu Imperial Son, he wasn’t necessarily confident of defeating, let alone killing.

And for the Heir of the Liu Family and Zhong Kui Imperial Son, even with his full strength, there is a significant risk of defeat; to compete with these saint realm Imperial Sons, breaking through to the Saint Realm is essential.

"Although in eighteen days, I can acquire the memory inheritance from the river deity of Forgetting River, I must continue deepening my perception of Time Laws. This is the Heavenly Medicine Blessed Land, with countless spiritual medicines; perhaps there are holy medicines containing the power of time, which would greatly increase my breakthrough chances."

Su Han couldn’t place all his hopes on the river deity of Forgetting River; now he had only a general direction for his time-devouring technique, specifics need continuous perception and endless attempts.

And the best shortcut is to find a spiritual medicine containing the power of time, thereby achieving twice the result with half the effort.

"Find while heading into the depths!"

Su Han embarked, heading to the second region, and this time he restored his original appearance; even encountering the Dugu Imperial Son, he wouldn’t be recognized, saving a lot of trouble.

The Heavenly Medicine Blessed Land is rich with spiritual energy, fragrant as mist; a verdant landscape full of spiritual medicine, but also full of danger.

These spiritual medicines are not harmless; they won’t obediently let you pick them, rather like seasoned hunters, treating outsiders as prey; along the way, Su Han saw many corpses and bones, all martial artists lacking in strength.

This time, ten thousand martial artists entered, many from around Wuzhou; these martial artists entered first, but due to their low strength, most became fertilizer, buried here.

With Su Han’s strength, he naturally moved unimpeded within the first region, but there was little of value here, even medicine kings were rarely seen.

He encountered other martial artists along the way but didn’t converse much; finally, he reached the second region where Wood Spirit Qi was more abundant and spiritual medicines more precious.

Suddenly, a graceful figure fled in panic in front; upon seeing Su Han, delight flashed in her eyes as she rushed forward:

"Sir, save me!"