Bang—!
A cloud of blood mist burst from King Mask's body. Wisps of white thread drifted into the sky, then returned to his body as time reversed, as if nothing had happened.
"Lucifer..." King Mask rested his palm on the hilt of Yi Yuan at his waist and slowly spoke. "Turning to the Cthulhu Gods will not end well for you..."
Hearing this, Lucifer's eyes narrowed. He seemed to have realized something.
"You aren't from this time? You came from the future?"
Within King Mask's eyes, a pair of time rings joined end to end slowly flowed. He merely stood silently in front of Lu Baoyou and Fang Mo, without denying it.
"You think becoming the God of Time means you can deal with me?" Lucifer sneered and shook his head. "Even Kronos might not be able to defeat me. You're only a main god now, so where did you get the courage?"
"I never intended to defeat you." King Mask's voice was utterly calm. "I only came to buy some time."
"Buy time? Are you waiting for those two Heavenly Venerables of Great Xia to save you? Even if they can..."
"Five."
"...?"
"Four."
"Three."
"Two."
"One..."
As King Mask's voice fell, the time rings in his pupils suddenly began turning in reverse, and a River of Time appeared behind him once more.
King Mask lightly leaped backward. Ripples of the Time Law spread out, and his figure vanished in an instant.
Almost at the same time, a Golden Scepter surging with divine power suddenly thrust out of the void and smashed into Lucifer's back with a howl!
Boom—!!!
Surging divine power erupted across Lucifer's six wings. He was sent flying several miles like a cannonball, then beat his wings in midair to steady himself. He swiftly turned to