Just as everyone thought the smells had returned to normal and they could finally catch their breath, something unexpected happened—the flow of time in the Immortal and Mortal Realms suddenly became inconsistent!
Time in the Immortal Realm flew by, while the mortal realm was almost completely frozen. The bizarre phenomenon instantly drained the color from everyone's faces. They immediately realized that the Time Flow Anomaly Demon had to be behind it!
The Time Flow Anomaly Demon flitted between the Immortal and Mortal Realms like a distorted streak of light, wantonly altering time's rhythm. The Divine Bell's sound waves lost their accuracy amid the chaotic flow of time, while the divine sword struggled to gather its full power because of the temporal disparity.
The inheritors and elders swiftly discussed a countermeasure. They discovered that the Time Flow Anomaly Demon's crucial weakness lay in the Energy Nodes that maintained the time difference. If they could destroy those nodes, the flow of time would return to normal.
Thus, the Divine Bell released a special sound wave capable of stabilizing time and disrupting the Time Flow Anomaly Demon's Energy Nodes. At the same time, the divine sword, carrying everyone's will to transcend the temporal disparity, slashed at the Time Flow Anomaly Demon like lightning.
In the heart-pounding battle, the Time Flow Anomaly Demon struggled relentlessly, trying to break free of the Divine Bell and divine sword's attacks. Yet the inheritors and elders did not retreat. Working closely together, they launched attack after attack.
After a grueling battle, the Time Flow Anomaly Demon was finally driven back, and the flow of time in the Immortal and Mortal Realms returned to sync. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the heavy stone in their hearts finally falling away. Yet they understood that the road of guardianship was