Faint golden particles of time permeated the Space-time Rift, glittering through the void like flowing stardust.
Hua Sijun raised her delicate hand, and the ancient Phantom Demon Vine transformed into a stream of blue-black light, coiling around a massive pangolin-like Time Beast with ghostly speed.
The giant beast's scales gleamed with a dark-blue metallic luster, each one engraved with intricate temporal patterns.
Screech! Screech!
Bound by the demon vine, the pangolin panicked at once, then frantically twisted its body as the power of space-time erupted between its scales, trying to shatter its restraints.
Yet the Phantom Demon Vine moved as nimbly as a living creature. Hundreds of transparent tendrils slipped through the gaps in its scales, their surfaces blooming with dense runes.
With a soft rip, the tendrils' tips transformed into sharp spikes and plunged deep into the Time Beast's flesh.
The giant beast let out an earth-shaking howl. The space-time turbulence shook violently, and the flow of time around them abruptly descended into chaos, speeding up one moment and freezing the next.
Hua Sijun's beautiful willow-leaf brows drew tightly together, while an unhealthy flush spread across her fair face.
The essence extracted by the demon vine was a translucent amber color, rushing upward along the vine.
This energy, containing the Time Beast's original power, flowed into her meridians like trickling streams and gathered in her dantian as a radiant ball of light.
Her body suddenly stiffened, like an exquisite jade sculpture. Her hair fluttered without wind, dancing wildly amid the temporal turbulence.
Hua Qiang's pupils constricted sharply, and his breathing quickened.
He keenly sensed that the spiritual energy around his daughter had begun surging madly, forming an enormous vortex.
The time particles in the air were forcibly condensed, turning into silver-white chains of temporal order that slithered across her