Emperor Xiangyi's first reaction was to turn and flee, but he immediately realized that he had no route of retreat at all, nor could he find a way to leave.
His eyes darted about. Despite his enormous mouth, he opened it only a sliver and said in an extremely soft voice, "Since moving costs us more of our lifespan, if I stay as still as possible now and speak quietly, I should be fine, right?"
Everyone looked helplessly at Emperor Xiangyi. His entire body was now rigid, like a statue, with only his lips moving slightly.
Fang Yun said, "There should be some unknown force affecting us here. Unfortunately, we can't determine its nature. If we could learn the nature of this force, we should be able to find a way to reduce the harm."
"How did you know your lifespan was decreasing? Even as someone in the Emperor Realm, I didn't notice such a minute change," Ao Fen asked.
Fang Yun said, "My power is rather unusual."
Naturally, Fang Yun could not tell them that his Heavenly Principle Wheel had reacted abnormally, and that the School of Historians' Ancient Demon Literary Platform in his Literary Palace had shown clear signs of decline. Only after working through the implications had he discovered that his lifespan was dwindling faster when he moved.
Eel Thunder Emperor said, "Jia Lao wouldn't lie, so what we need to do now is find a way to weaken this effect. If we can't lessen this force's influence, then once we encounter an enemy and begin fighting, everything will become a summons to our deaths."
At the thought of how their usual battles played out, everyone's scalp prickled. Normal combat inevitably involved high-speed movement. In a place like this, that amounted to slow suicide.
"Then what do