Ji Hao plunged straight into the River of Time, battling an emperor amid the passage of ages and contending against the Great Dao.
Within the flow of time, the figure of that supreme divine being grew ever clearer.
A million years passed in an instant!
Soon, the Quasi-Immortal Emperor's Dharma Body broke free of Ji Hao's Heavens and Myriad Realms and reassembled outside. Ji Hao remained untroubled. The Dharma Body now had less than a tenth of its former strength.
They fought in the past, present, and future. Quasi-Immortal Emperor light spilled across the stars, its rich radiance enveloping them both, boundless and endless.
When Ji Hao appeared again, his body was already broken, but his essence, qi, and spirit were terrifyingly powerful. He was like an unrivaled divine weapon that, after being hammered and tempered a thousand times, had finally been honed, revealing its supreme edge!
"He came back again. He seems badly wounded!" said one of the Immortal Kings who had been watching Ji Hao all along. He held something resembling an eye. Eerie light flickered within it, and nine bizarre symbols pulsed, forming an image of Ji Hao.
Even when Ji Hao leaped into the River of Time, this artifact kept watching him. It was chilling!
"Don't overthink it. Even if some secret technique he used backfired, he's still beyond our reach. One sword strike would probably scatter our divine souls and kill us," another advised.
"We're not those great personages. All we need to do is keep an eye on him!" This bizarre Immortal King had his head firmly on his shoulders.
"Heh, our Ancient Underworld isn't so easy to leave."
Time hurried by, and a hundred years passed. He recovered, and at the same time, a stirring touched his mind. Endless insights rose in his