"Is it alright to leave the three outside waiting?" Zhang Chen asked.
"You know how slow time flows here. This tiny amount of time means nothing to them. Don't tell me you have some other plan?" Yu Ming countered.
"First, I want to ask you about a few things. Also, I'd like to stay on the eighteenth floor of the Underworld for a short while. Didn't you say that one year here is only equivalent to one second outside? I know very well how wide the gap between Xing Shi and me is. Maybe I can narrow it a little here."
Yu Ming reached out and patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder. "Zhang Chen, you're a smart man. Haven't you noticed? The reason this place can have such a vastly different flow of time from the real world is because there is no 'Dao' here at all—no fundamental 'rules.' Even if you spent hundreds of millions of years here, you still wouldn't be able to learn anything."
"I know that. All I want is to improve my physical strength. Is that not possible either?"
During his battle with Xing Shi, Zhang Chen had realized something important. His consciousness could keep up with Xing Shi, but his reactions and bodily movements could not, which had led to his crushing defeat.
"Physical strength? That is indeed possible. If you want time, I can give you ten years at most—ten seconds in the outside world. How about it? It'll also give me a chance to discuss Xing Shi's situation with you in greater depth."
"Ten years... perhaps I won't need that long. There are a few questions I need to ask you first."
Yu Ming's eyes widened slightly before he made an inviting gesture. "Ask away. I'll tell you everything I know."
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