Chapter 2998 - 2999: The Battle Begins (Part 2)

Chapter 2998: Chapter 2999: The Battle Begins (Part 2)

Shuming wielded the Time and Destiny Laws, so his movement didn’t consume time at all—especially at such a critical moment.

Almost in an instant, Shuming opened his bloody maw and swallowed toward that streak of radiance.

This time Shuming held nothing back and unleashed his full strength.

Crack-crack-crack.

That was the sound of space itself being bitten into fragments by Shuming.

Everyone else barely had time to react; only Jian San, who was the closest, had light explode in her eyes as her surging Sword Intent instantly broke through its restraints, then slashed one sword toward Shuming.

Unfortunately, it was already too late; no matter how fast Jian San’s sword was, it couldn’t outpace Shuming, who ruled over time.

The radiance was about to vanish into Shuming’s mouth.

At that hair?trigger moment, a figure suddenly appeared, and with one hand braced open Shuming’s jaws.

"Xue An!" Jian San’s eyes lit up, and she cried out involuntarily.

Xue An turned his head to glance at her, smiled faintly, and his lips moved, as if he said something.

Then Xue An turned to look at this spacetime Giant Dragon, cold flames boiling in his eyes. Light exploded from his other hand, as if a sun had detonated in his palm.

At the same time, a violent gale howled past, blasting everyone far away. When they opened their eyes again, all they saw was desolation before them—there was no trace of Shuming or Xue An.

For a time, everyone was in an uproar.

Shu Jingchu rushed anxiously to Jian San’s side. "Miss, what did Xue An say in the end?"

She’d been further away than Jian San at the time, so it was even more impossible for her to hear what Xue An had said.

But her eyesight was excellent, so she could be sure Xue An had definitely said something before leaving.

Jian San had naturally witnessed Shu Jingchu’s desperate strike at the moment of crisis earlier, and she held quite a bit of respect for this young girl.

After all, not everyone has the courage to stand up at a critical moment.

So she said softly, "I didn’t hear clearly either, but judging from his lip movements, he should’ve been telling us to wait here—he’ll be back soon!"

"So that’s it!" Shu Jingchu nodded, but she simply couldn’t hide the worry in her eyes.

After all, that was a being who controlled the Time Law of the Multiverse Realms!

Even if Xue An had finished fusing with the Celestial Mirror in his hand, the final outcome was still unknown.

Jian San, however, wasn’t as worried as she was.

In her eyes, Xue An was the only invincible existence apart from herself.

This belief spanned two lifetimes and had already become her firmest conviction.

So even though the opponent was incomparably powerful, she still believed Xue An would return safely.

Nai Yingying’s gaze flickered as she let out a long breath.

"Your Majesty, do you think this Xue An can win?" Li Lang asked quietly.

Nai Yingying shook her head. "I don’t know."

"But we’ve already done everything we could. Next... it’s up to him alone."

Li Lang wanted to say more, but seeing Nai Yingying’s expression, he ultimately closed his mouth.

Yang Fu rubbed his big belly and muttered, "Kid, we can’t help you with what comes next. Hope you come back in one piece."

....

An azure sea stretched out, damp salty wind sweeping in and making one subconsciously feel relaxed and carefree.

But right then, that pleasant atmosphere was shattered by a colossal shape that suddenly burst out of the sea.

A Giant Dragon, several dozen miles long, shot up from the surface and soared skyward at terrifying speed, as if it meant to smash straight through the heavens.

The seawater it flung up fell like a rainstorm, stirring the once?calm sea into raging waves.

The sheer momentum was enough to make anyone’s jaw drop—but if you looked closely, you’d notice that on the dragon’s head, there was a lone figure standing.

White robes fluttering, like a Deity descended.

It was Xue An.

He stood on the tip of Shuming’s snout; despite the bitter gale, he remained unmoving as a mountain, and instead drove his fist down again and again.

With every punch, pale?gold dragon blood sprayed out, making Shuming let out painful low growls as it thrashed its head desperately.

Yet no matter how it struggled, it couldn’t shake off Xue An’s clinging presence.

Helpless, Shuming could only twist and dive downward, plummeting at extreme speed, hoping the impact of the seawater would wash Xue An away.

Boom!

The barely?calmed sea erupted with a deafening crash as Shuming smashed into it like a giant shell.

At this acceleration, the sea surface was no different from a concrete ground.

This force was enough to squash an ordinary powerhouse flat.

But Xue An remained immovable as a mountain, and instead a trace of mockery appeared on his face.

Shuming fell into despair and rushed toward the depths of the sea without a care.

Yet this space was bizarre—this ocean was just like that sky, with no bottom to be reached.

On the contrary, the deeper it went, the more crushing the pressure of the water became.

In less than fifteen minutes, even Shuming had reached the point where it could hardly move an inch.

You had to know, Shuming’s strength lay in the Laws it commanded; its physical body was actually quite ordinary.

And even underwater, Xue An’s fists never stopped, pounding down again and again.

By now, the flesh at the tip of Shuming’s snout had completely vanished, exposing stark white bone.

And even that bone was already covered in cracks.

Shuming finally couldn’t take it anymore and burst out of the sea again. Once in midair, it growled, "Stop!"

Xue An couldn’t care less about its words and continued punching.

Shuming was completely enraged, but in this moment, its fury seemed utterly powerless and cowardly.

Because it was horrified to find that it actually had no way to deal with Xue An right now.

With no other choice, it could only force down its anger. "Can you stop hitting for a moment? Let’s talk this through first—then you can take your swing if you still want to!"

Those words worked; Xue An finally stopped, raising his head to look at Shuming.

"Fine. Whatever you have to say, say it," Xue An replied mildly.

"What the hell is this place? Why is my Rule Power completely useless?" Shuming asked bluntly.

"Oh, you mean here? This is the interior of the Celestial Mirror. As for why your Rule Power doesn’t work..."

Xue An smiled faintly. "Probably because there’s no such thing as time in here at all."

"Inside the Celestial Mirror?" Shuming’s massive body shuddered, and for the first time, fear surfaced in its enormous dragon eyes.

Earlier, Numi had told it that Xue An painstakingly collected fragments in order to reassemble the Ancient Gods’ artifact—the Celestial Mirror.

That was why it had struck without hesitation.

But even though Numi had raised Xue An and the Celestial Mirror in his hand as high as possible...

Shuming had still underestimated Xue An’s resolve and the might of this ancient artifact.

With just one exchange, Shuming had been dragged into the Celestial Mirror’s inner space.

Though Shuming hadn’t been harmed by this, the interior was like a cage that firmly suppressed its Rule Power.

And stripped of the protection of the Time Law, Shuming was nothing more than an unusually strong mudfish—in Xue An’s eyes, at least.