"Future Self!" Zhou Qiongtian called out in his heart. Somehow, an inexplicable connection had formed between him and the River of Time.
The moment Zhou Qiongtian activated the Future Self divine ability, the River of Time began to churn. A surge of Power of Time radiated from it, and Shen Xucang and the three Saint Kings immediately felt their Lifespans rapidly draining away. All four of their expressions changed drastically as they hurriedly retreated.
Yet Zhou Qiongtian showed no abnormalities whatsoever, as though he was completely unaffected by the Power of Time.
The three Saint Kings and Shen Xucang all stared at Zhou Qiongtian in disbelief, utterly dumbfounded. Not to mention them—even Zhou Qiongtian himself was baffled.
He could sense that the Power of Time seemed to be deliberately avoiding him. What the hell was going on? Could it be because he was a Time Dao Grandmaster?
Suddenly, Zhou Qiongtian sensed a gaze upon him from within the River of Time. He looked up and saw a figure standing atop the River of Time, looking down at him.
That figure had ink-black hair, sword-like brows, starry eyes, and features so perfect they seemed meticulously carved by heaven and earth. His gaze was indifferent, his face frosty as ice. He was the future Zhou Qiongtian.
Zhou Qiongtian stroked his chin and nodded. "As expected of me. I really am handsome as hell."
The future Zhou Qiongtian smiled faintly. In an instant, heaven and earth changed color, as if the entire world had turned black and white, leaving the future Zhou Qiongtian as the only source of color. For that brief moment, even Zhou Qiongtian was entranced.
Then Zhou Qiongtian suddenly snapped back to his senses, shuddering as lingering fear filled his face. "Fuck, I actually felt something for myself. Am I some kind of pervert?"
The next moment, a force crossed the River of Time and descended upon Zhou Qiongtian. His cultivation rose without end until it finally reached the early Supreme Realm!
Awesome! So this was the power of the Supreme Realm! Zhou Qiongtian quickly familiarized himself with his strength, then abruptly widened his eyes.
"Holy shit!"
What could have shocked Zhou Qiongtian so much? It turned out that his Strength Dao, Lightning Dao, Formation Dao, Soul Dao, Time Dao, Wisdom Path, and Sword Dao had all reached the level of Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster. He had grasped seven types of Law Power, including the Law of Strength and the Law of Lightning!
What did that mean? He was practically the strongest Supreme! Even Savage Great Emperor Zhou Kuang, when he had been in the Supreme Realm, had not possessed so many Daos at the Quasi-Supreme Grandmaster level, nor had he grasped so many Law Powers.
A tyrannical feeling of "above heaven and below earth, I alone reign supreme" rose within Zhou Qiongtian. He felt as though he could shatter the heavens with a single punch.
Zhou Qiongtian wanted to activate the power of the Demon God Core on top of his Future Self. He had not held much hope, but he actually succeeded!
However, Zhou Qiongtian's strength did not rise to the Great Emperor Realm. Clearly, the gap between the Supreme Realm and the Great Emperor Realm was simply too vast. Even so, Zhou Qiongtian now possessed the combat strength of Supreme Great Perfection!
The three Saint Kings and Shen Xucang sensed the terrifying aura radiating from Zhou Qiongtian, and their expressions changed drastically. They were terrified, their mouths twitching madly. Even cheating had to have some limits! You were being this blatant? I'm reporting you!
Feeling the power within his body, Zhou Qiongtian realized that under the double burden of the Future Self and Demon God Core, his physical body was like a tottering building, ready to collapse at the slightest misstep.
This power was indeed formidable, but the risk was equally great. One careless mistake and he could wreck himself, and it could not be maintained for long.
The next moment, Zhou Qiongtian vanished. It was not teleportation—he was simply too fast. The Divine Souls and naked eyes of the three Saint Kings could not catch him, while even Shen Xucang could only barely glimpse a faint afterimage of lightning.
What terrifying speed was this!
The four hurriedly unleashed their strongest defensive methods. Shen Xucang gave a low shout, and a towering giant tree appeared behind him. The tree radiated emerald light that enveloped Shen Xucang.
This was the Azure Profound Divine Palace's strongest defensive divine ability, the Azure Profound Divine Tree! Even an attack from an early-mid Supreme Realm expert could be blocked for a moment.
The next moment, the emerald light instantly shattered like a sheet of paper, utterly incapable of resistance.
Shen Xucang's eyes widened. All he could see before him was a fist. The next moment, everything before his eyes turned black.
When Zhou Qiongtian threw that punch, a massive shockwave spread through the air. The terrifying recoil sent Shen Xucang plummeting downward, and in less than a second, he crashed back onto the ground.
A deep crater was smashed into the earth. Shen Xucang lay motionless within it, his life and death unknown.
Silence. Deathly silence.
The three Saint Kings looked fearfully at Shen Xucang in the crater, then at Zhou Qiongtian, who stood like a war god.
The shock, despair, and terror had all passed. All that remained was profound bewilderment, solidifying into a rough stone lodged in the throats of the three Saint Kings.
"Fake, it's all fake! This is an illusion—we've fallen under an illusion technique! How could Zhou Qiongtian possibly be this terrifying? He heavily wounded Lord Shen Xucang with one punch! Impossible! Fake, it's all fake!"
One Saint King expert shouted madly, his expression crazed as though he had lost his mind.
The other two Saint Kings also looked as if they doubted their entire lives. For a moment, they had no idea what to do. They could not win in a fight, nor could they escape. Their situation was truly awkward.
Zhou Qiongtian immediately withdrew the Demon God Core's power. After only a few breaths, his physical body was already on the verge of collapse. Bearing the power of both the Future Self and the Demon God Core at once was simply too great a burden.
Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation fell from Supreme Great Perfection back to the early Supreme Realm, and his strength plummeted. But dealing with the remaining two Saint Kings was still more than enough.
Zhou Qiongtian looked at the two Saint Kings. These were beings who could make countless cultivators tremble with a mere stomp outside, beings revered by innumerable disciples within superpowers. Yet now, they were utterly terrified, their entire bodies turning cold.
They did not even dare to flee, as though they had been targeted by a prehistoric beast. The instant they moved, they felt that they would suffer the beast's frenzied attack.
The next moment, Zhou Qiongtian moved. He transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged toward the two Saint Kings. They only saw what seemed to be a flash of lightning before Zhou Qiongtian's figure disappeared.
Even though Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation had fallen from Supreme Great Perfection to the early Supreme Realm, Lightning Step empowered by the Law of Lightning was still not something the two Saint Kings could see clearly.
The next moment, a sound rang out, and liquid sprayed across one Saint King's face. He turned to look at his companion, only to see his companion's head burst apart like a watermelon. His body and Dao were both destroyed.
"Huh?" This Saint King expert had yet to react. His companion, someone nearly equal to him in strength, had just died like that?
How had he died? When had he died?
Before he could think further, the Saint King expert's vision went black and he lost consciousness. His life force was extinguished.
Zhou Qiongtian held a headless corpse, his expression cold.
Zhou Qiongtian looked toward the crater below. Shen Xucang had disappeared.
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