Amid the little boy's laughter, the hourglass on the ground shattered completely, spilling its white sand all over the floor.
A vortex of turbulent energy suddenly swept through the cave, effortlessly dispersing the God-Slayer Sword Aura floating in midair.
Mu You was driven back repeatedly by the energy. He instinctively raised a hand to shield himself from the dust and sand, and only barely managed to stop retreating thanks to his battle suit's powerful attributes.
At the center of the Altar, the little boy's laughter had abruptly stopped, turning into screams.
Mu You glanced over out of the corner of his eye and saw the boy at the center of the storm. The powerful turbulence tore his entire body to pieces until he finally vanished completely into the heart of the vortex.
The storm continued expanding outward. Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Mu You was about to retreat from the cave when he suddenly felt something unusual on him. He reached into the pack on his back and took out an object: a hollow cube.
It was an item he had seized from Z-Realm Walker long ago, a casing used to protect a Heart of Time Shard.
Mu You had already removed the Heart of Time Shard inside and used it on the Pocket Watch, which was how the watch had been upgraded.
The remaining cube-shaped casing was already cracked all over. Now, unable to withstand the storm's further battering, it shattered completely the instant he took it out.
As the cube shattered, an energy bound Mu You in place, leaving him unable to move. He could only watch as the sweeping energy storm engulfed his vision...
The storm lasted roughly half a minute before finally stopping.
Everything inside the cave fell still again, becoming so quiet that