Yet, to everyone's surprise, just as his laughter gradually faded away, the smile on his face vanished without a trace as though frozen solid, replaced by an expression of utter coldness.
He spoke in an icy voice, "Ignorant junior, do you truly think this old man is joking with you?"
"You must know that this old man has waited here through countless long years, all in anticipation of this once-in-a-thousand-years perfect opportunity!"
"Furthermore, both you and I have comprehended the mysterious and unfathomable Time-Space Law, and each of us has condensed a precious Time-Space Dao Fruit."
"For that very reason, your body could not be more suitable for this old man." At this point, Phantom Void Old Ancestor paused slightly, his gaze fixed on Bai Ze like blazing torches.
He then continued in an unquestionable, utterly emotionless tone, "Moreover, this old man has not come to negotiate with you. I am merely informing you in advance."
As his words fell, the surrounding air seemed to be affected by an invisible pressure and gradually solidified.
Every wisp of breeze and every grain of dust seemed to have been struck by an immobilizing spell, suspended in the air without moving.
The originally warm and pleasant atmosphere was instantly replaced by a bone-piercing chill, as though even time itself were about to freeze.
Yet all of this happened in but an instant. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding time and space seemed as if someone had pressed a pause button, becoming completely still.
The entire world fell into dead silence. Only the terrified gazes of Bai Ze and the others proved that life had once existed here.
When Bai Ze and the others witnessed this astonishing scene, their faces instantly turned as pale as paper, utterly bloodless.
Especially Lü Ruoxue and