Chapter 531 277: Collision of the Rivers of Time

The gap between a Tier Eleven Life and a Tier Twelve Life was as vast as the gulf between heaven and earth.

The difference was even greater than the combined gaps of all the previous Realms.

As far as Old Ghost Wu knew, in the entire history of the Myriad Laws Pavilion, the number of people who could wield the power of a Tier Twelve while being a Tier Eleven Life could be counted on one hand.

Almost half of those individuals eventually broke through to become a Tier Thirteen Life.

"The Ancestor truly didn't misjudge you. Fellow Daoist Wang, your talent is extraordinary! If we join forces, we can hold him back. Once the other fellow Daoists arrive, we can suppress him in one fell swoop and seal him for all eternity!"

Yang Huai'an's eyes lit up slightly as he sensed Wang Xiao's aura, which transcended the River of Time.

He truly hadn't expected Wang Xiao's true body to be capable of unleashing the power of a Tier Twelve Life.

Although, judging by the profundity of the River of Time behind Wang Xiao, he had only just reached the initial stage of Tier Twelve power.

However, with his help, trapping Old Ghost Wu was still possible.

"Alright!"

Wang Xiao nodded.

The Myriad Laws Pavilion was already his enemy, so he naturally wouldn't let one of its members go.

It was said that a Tier Twelve Life was already nearly indestructible and immortal, and could only be sealed!

But sometimes, being sealed was a fate more agonizing than death for a Tier Twelve Life.

When the Cosmos reached its Silent Extinction, if a sealed Tier Twelve Life could not break free, it too would die.

After all—

Although a Tier Twelve Life had transcended the River of Time, once the Cosmos underwent Silent Extinction, even the River of Time itself would vanish.

Even transcending the River of Time would be of no use.

As long as one remained within the Cosmos, they would be destroyed along with it!

"Hmph, you want to keep me here? I won't indulge you!"

Old Ghost Wu roared.

The wings on his back flapped violently.

A River of Time abruptly materialized.

The next moment, with a flash, his figure was about to plunge into the River of Time.

"Trying to run?!"

Yang Huai'an snorted.

He fiercely swung the Duster in his hand, and a violent gale erupted.

Within the gale, another River of Time also emerged.

The moment the two Rivers of Time appeared, they instantly converged.

Endless temporal fluctuations suddenly raged forth from their intersection.

The surrounding timelines and Destiny lines were all disrupted in an instant.

Old Ghost Wu immediately halted, not daring to enter the River of Time any longer.

For Tier Twelve Life forms like them, although they had all transcended the River of Time, there were still differences in strength.

The deeper one's connection to the River of Time, the stronger they were.

Their manifested power was determined by who could inflict a Dimensional Strike on more starfields.

Generally speaking, a newly ascended Tier Twelve Life could, at most, inflict a Dimensional Strike on a single starfield.

Further on, this number could grow to a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even hundreds of millions.

Once it reached ten billion, one would have a chance to reach the level of a Tier Thirteen Life!

A Tier Thirteen Life could completely control the power of the River of Time.

Both Old Ghost Wu and Yang Huai'an, however, could only affect ten thousand starfields with their Dimensional Strikes.

Now, with the addition of Wang Xiao, the balance was immediately lost.

Therefore, Old Ghost Wu naturally had no intention of sticking around.

VMMMM—

Wang Xiao also mobilized his River of Time, helping Yang Huai'an interfere with Old Ghost Wu's own.

This made it impossible for him to escape!

"Damn it! You think you can trap me? In your dreams!"

Old Ghost Wu roared in anger.

He violently spat out a mouthful of blood, causing the surrounding Space to twist and collapse.

The blood actually transcended the shackles of time and space, merging into the River of Time.

In an instant, it stained the entire River of Time red.

The next moment, Old Ghost Wu's figure transformed into a streak of light. Ignoring Wang Xiao and Yang Huai'an's blockade, he leaped directly into the River of Time and vanished.

Seeing this, Yang Huai'an's eyes narrowed slightly.

"It's the Blood Spirit Technique. That bastard actually sacrificed half of his True Spirit just to escape. We let him off easy this time."

"However, now that he's used the Blood Spirit Technique, it'll likely be impossible for him to recover within hundreds of millions of years!"

He seemed to know this Old Ghost Wu very well, and seeing him escape, he didn't give chase.

A flicker of light passed through Wang Xiao's eyes.

The brief exchange had deepened his understanding of a Tier Twelve Life.

The power of a Tier Twelve Life, in essence, depended on whose True Spirit had a deeper connection to the River of Time.

Just now, Old Ghost Wu had burned his own True Spirit to forcibly strengthen his River of Time.

That was how he was able to use the River of Time to escape directly.

The River of Time was omnipresent, capable of spanning hundreds of millions of starfields.

After entering the River of Time, one could appear in any of the starfields it spanned.

Therefore, pursuing him was virtually impossible.

Wang Xiao spoke, "Fellow Daoist Yang, I came to this planet for a certain matter. Could I trouble you to leave this planet for a short while?"

Since he had promised the Book of Space-Time to help it collect the remaining lost items, he naturally couldn't go back on his word.

And the Book of Space-Time needed all Tier Twelve Life forms to leave this planet before it could refine it!

"Since Fellow Daoist Wang puts it that way, of course there's no problem."

Although Yang Huai'an didn't know what Wang Xiao wanted to do, Wang Xiao had, after all, just helped him.

He certainly wouldn't refuse a request to leave for a little while.

SWOOSH!

With a flash, Yang Huai'an's figure appeared directly outside the planet formed by the Tai Chi Diagram.

'Begin refining the Tai Chi Diagram!'

After Yang Huai'an left, the Book of Space-Time sent a message.

Although there were still some life forms below Tier Twelve on the planet, they were no longer enough to affect the Book of Space-Time's refinement process.

VMMMM!

In an instant, the Book of Space-Time emitted a golden radiance that merged with the entire planet formed by the Tai Chi Diagram.

The next moment, the Tai Chi Diagram began to shrink at an extremely fast pace.

In almost a ten-thousandth of an instant, the Tai Chi Diagram, spanning hundreds of light-years, was refined by the Book of Space-Time.

It happened so quickly that Yang Huai'an, who was hovering outside, didn't even have time to react.

He looked at the vanished Tai Chi Diagram, then at Wang Xiao suspended in the starry void, his eyes narrowing slightly.

With a flash, he appeared beside Wang Xiao.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, was the matter you needed to attend to... collecting this planet?!"

He knew that the planet couldn't have just vanished for no reason.

It must have been subjected to some external force.

And right now, among all the living beings present, only Wang Xiao had the ability to collect this planet!

Wang Xiao didn't hide it, nodding as he said, "Yes. This planet is highly compatible with a treasure I possess, so it was directly absorbed by it."

With his current strength, he had no reason to fear a Tier Twelve Life!

Therefore, he wasn't worried that Yang Huai'an would try to snatch it.

"So that's how it is. Fellow Daoist Wang is truly favored by Destiny. That planet, you know, is comparable to Immortal Objects!"

Yang Huai'an showed a look of envy.

The reason he and Old Ghost Wu had come into conflict was precisely to refine this planet.

He never expected someone else would beat him to it.

However, he also knew that everyone has their own destined opportunities.

Since the planet had been refined by Wang Xiao, it wouldn't be right for him to try and fight for it.

Not to mention whether he could even succeed in snatching it; even if he could, he wouldn't dare to act rashly out of respect for his Ancestor's reputation.

"Now that the matter here is concluded, I should be on my way!"

Seeing that there were no more benefits to be gained here, Yang Huai'an naturally didn't plan to stay any longer.

Wang Xiao nodded. "Alright. Take care, Fellow Daoist Yang!"

He knew that Yang Huai'an must have also wanted to seize the Tai Chi Diagram.

Having swooped in and taken it, Yang Huai'an was surely a little dissatisfied.

It wouldn't be appropriate for him to interact much more with Yang Huai'an.

Yang Huai'an said no more. With a flash, his figure vanished from the spot.

After Yang Huai'an was gone, Wang Xiao's gaze turned toward the battlefield where Gu Tiandu and the others were.

After Old Ghost Wu had left, the members of the Myriad Laws Pavilion, seeing the situation turn against them, had also fled one after another, not daring to linger for a moment.

Only the people from Wuji Mountain were left, hovering in the Space Layer.

With a single step, Wang Xiao arrived in front of Gu Tiandu and the others. "Is everyone alright?!"

Gu Tiandu let out a sigh of relief. "Wang Xiao, you're back. We're unharmed."

They had originally come here looking for Ji Wuchang.

They hadn't expected to get drawn into the great battle here.

Fortunately, they had the Marvels and Curiosities that Wang Xiao had left them for protection, so they weren't afraid of threats from some Tier Ten or even Tier Eleven Life forms.

Wang Xiao spoke, "In that case, I'll be leaving first. The Trial Land is now open, and I must go in to investigate and see if I can break through to become a Tier Twelve Life!"

This time, the Trial Land had opened a hundred years earlier than expected.

He needed to enter it, find the Time Flower, and then make contact with the River of Time.

He had to avoid letting someone else beat him to it.

After all, the number of Time Flowers within the Trial Land was limited.