The closer he drew, the more he seemed to hear the wails of countless beings sinking into the River of Time. Twisted images rose before his eyes: fragments of time and Fate Residue tainted by the curse.
He understood that to obtain the pure Origin within the Time Dragon Lizard Reverse Scale and repair the Spacetime Compass, he first had to strip away and purify the curse clinging to it like maggots to bone.
For him, the simplest, most direct way was to use the Floating Immortal Sword's Devouring Power to swallow the curse—born of extreme negative emotions and eerie energy—as food!
The Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm had devoured negative emotions and impurities of the soul before, but this curse had festered for untold ages and become entangled with the Origin of time. The worm was likely unequal to the task, and the risk was immense.
Only the Floating Immortal Sword, the Divine Weapon that had grown alongside him and whose true nature remained unfathomable, seemed innately capable of suppressing and digesting such chaotic, evil power.
"Then you'll be my firewood, and help my Dao climb another level!"
Fang Chen's gaze sharpened. He stopped three zhang from the Reverse Scale.
He did not swing his sword at once. First, he brought himself to peak condition.
Seven-System Fusion Power surged through him. Chaos Radiance seeped from the Acupoints across his body, forming a stable internal cycle that shut out the curse's corrosive aura.
The phantom of the Time Bell appeared above his head, lowering streams of Flowing-Time Ripples to keep his timeline stable.
Ready at last, Fang Chen gave a low shout. Gripping the Floating Immortal Sword with both hands, he pointed its tip straight at the Reverse Scale's core!
Hum!
As though it had been starving for this moment, the Floating