"Is that so?"
Hua Qiang glanced at Yao Lenchen, who had been like an ice-mountain fairy but now looked bedraggled, yet remained unyielding and proud. A faint smile appeared on his face as he said calmly, "Then open your eyes and watch!"
"You really think a mere Medicine Cauldron can change the outcome? If this is your final reliance, then regrettably, I can only tell you one thing—you're thinking too much!"
The instant the Medicine Cauldron descended, violet-gold divine patterns all over Hua Qiang's body blazed to life, and nine rotating space-time disks emerged above his head.
Faced with pressure mighty enough to crush the heavens, he advanced instead of retreating. His right hand swept through the air, and silver chains formed from Space Law erupted forth, coiling around the Medicine Cauldron's three legs like venomous snakes.
With a push of his left hand, a phantom golden hourglass formed from Time Law hovered above his palm, while countless tiny blades of time shot toward the Medicine Cauldron.
The twelve elders' expressions changed drastically, and they quickened their hand seals.
The icy aura around the Medicine Cauldron surged wildly as countless ice crystals spread toward Hua Qiang at a visible speed.
Wherever they passed, space was completely frozen, and even time seemed to grind to a halt.
"Hmph, a petty trick!"
Hua Qiang snorted coldly. A pair of wings condensed from space-time laws unfurled behind him, and with a flash, he appeared directly above the Medicine Cauldron.
He formed seals with both hands and shouted, "Space-time Rewind!"
The space-time around the Medicine Cauldron suddenly twisted. The frozen space began to thaw, while the rapidly spreading ice crystals actually began growing in reverse, turning back into vapor and dissipating into the air.
The Medicine Cauldron seemed to sense the threat and let