Terror filled An Lan's eyes. He felt as though something utterly horrifying was about to emerge.
Whoosh, whoosh-
Above the firmament, the Yin-Yang Great Dao, which had been rotating forward, began turning counterclockwise. Everything in this world was moving backward.
Shi Qingyun brushed his fingertips over Slashing Body in his hand, instantly stirring strange divine radiance across it as he watched An Lan struggle within the forest of chains.
His figure instantly appeared beside him. He raised Slashing Body high, and ripples spread across the River of Time beneath his feet.
Bang-
The protective barrier before An Lan abruptly shattered. The sword descended, gliding smoothly across An Lan's neck, while the bloody radiance emanating from its blade spread across all of time and space.
An Lan felt his Dao foundation and vitality rapidly dissipating, his eyes filled with bewilderment.
He stared blankly at Shi Qingyun, never having imagined that he would be beheaded first, right as the battle began.
"An Lan!!"
Seeing An Lan's head severed, Yu Tuo roared. His figure slipped into time and space, swiftly appearing before Shi Qingyun.
He smashed down a fist, meeting the sword. The entire world abruptly split in two, and the aftershocks swept outward, shaking countless stars loose and shattering them.
Both sides drew apart. Quick of eye and hand, Yu Tuo gathered up An Lan's Dao body, while Shi Qingyun landed to one side, his sword tip pointing straight at Yu Tuo.
A wisp of Yin-Yang Qi descended from the firmament onto the sword tip. In an instant, the sky of this entire world began toppling toward Shi Qingyun.
"Time Step!"
His foot came down directly upon the River of Time, and he instantly appeared behind Yu Tuo.
Already on guard, Yu Tuo swept out his divine sense. Everywhere the yin light