277: Xuanyuan Wuji's Extraordinary Encounters

Xuanyuan Wuji held a fragmentary bronze compass shard in his hand, which emitted faint temporal fluctuations; this was the very target of his deep venture into this dangerous ruin—one of the shards of the time-light compass.

Relying on this item and his own powerful ancient Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, he was able to barely move within this ruin where time was almost stagnant.

Suddenly, his figure paused slightly, and the primal gold seal on the back of his hand transmitted the fluctuations of a leaderboard update.

When he saw Lin Yuan's glaring 172.86 million merit points, and the newly added text behind it, "Killed 'Other-Plane' Vanguard · Eye of Annihilation (Peak Hunyuan Realm)," his pupils contracted sharply!

"A Peak Hunyuan Realm other-plane lackey... He actually... killed it alone?!" A monstrous wave surged in Xuanyuan Wuji's heart.

He knew well what a Peak Hunyuan Realm other-plane creature signified, and was even more aware of the eeriness and difficulty of other-plane lackeys.

Lin Yuan's strength had actually reached such a terrifying level?

As for that Eye of Annihilation, he reckoned that if he were to face it, even with all his trump cards revealed, he would have less than a thirty percent chance of escaping unscathed, let alone killing it!

A strong sense of urgency and unwillingness welled up in his heart.

He looked towards the core coffin that was vaguely visible in the depths of the ruin, his eyes becoming incomparably sharp.

"I must obtain the complete 'time-light compass'! Otherwise, the gap will only grow larger and larger!"

He let out a low roar, his ancient Imperial Dao Dragon Qi surging again, and, resisting the stronger temporal resistance, he accelerated as he rushed toward the core!

In the depths of the ruin, the phantom of the "Time Tomb Guardian" protecting the coffin seemed to sense the intruder's determination and slowly opened its hollow eyes, which flowed with the River of Time...

Edge of the Sea of Time Sand.

Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

After a period of recuperation and adaptation, with the assistance of the Chaos Domain, his state had returned to its Peak, and he had even begun to adapt to the chaotic characteristics of the Great Dao of Time.

The burning pain in his right eye had also vanished, and the Divine Ability mark of the Eye of Chaos Ruin had become slightly more stable.

He stood up and cast his gaze toward the depths of the Sea of Time Sand.

There, the degree of Chaos in the Great Dao of Time increased exponentially, and the range that his Chaos Domain could stabilize would be greatly compressed.

The true test had only just begun.

"Sea of Time Sand... Let me see to what extreme you can manifest the Dao of Time!"

Battle Intent rose in Lin Yuan's eyes, the pressure of 80% Chaos Great Dao hidden but not unleashed.

He took a step forward, and his figure submerged into that bizarre and motley Sea of Time Sand composed of endless flowing time sand.

Upon entering the range of the Sea of Time Sand, even with the protection of his Domain, Lin Yuan immediately felt the difference.

The sensation of temporal pulling increased sharply!

It was as if countless invisible hands were tearing at his past, present, and future.

Some fine grains of time sand struck against the barrier of his Domain; although most of the Chaos was smoothed out by the power of reconciliation, wisps of strange temporal fluctuations still penetrated through.

The flow of time on the left side of his body seemed to have accelerated several times over, causing cell division to speed up and bringing a faint sense of fatigue; meanwhile, the flow of time on the right side of his body seemed to have slowed, making his movements sluggish; furthermore, a fragment of backtracking time, like a small snake, attempted to wrap around his ankle, trying to drag him back to his position from a few breaths ago!

"Hmph!" Lin Yuan snorted coldly, and a flash of dark golden light from his Great Accomplishment Chaos Body forcibly suppressed the temporal disorder in his body.

The true meaning of 80% Chaos Great Dao flowed, like an invisible giant hand, forcibly smoothing out and assimilating the chaotic temporal fluctuations that had penetrated!

With the blessing of the might of Chaos, his own "time anchor point" was as stable as a mountain, unaffected by the chaotic time flows outside.

Like a needle stabilizing the sea, he moved forward steadily within the slowly flowing Sea of Time Sand.

Divine Thought extended like tentacles, cautiously probing the path ahead.

The Sea of Time Sand was not deathly silent.

Some strange creatures formed from pure fragments of the Great Dao of Time swam between the sand grains.

There were "Time Leeches" shaped like sand worms, whose mouthparts could spew beams that accelerated aging; there were "Time Stingers" shaped like transparent jellyfish, whose tentacles could release force fields that froze time.

There were also "Paradox Shadows" with indefinite forms, composed entirely of fragments of backtracking time; their very existence was a challenge to the logic of time, and wherever they passed, they would trigger small-scale temporal paradox Chaos, making them extremely dangerous.

Lin Yuan tried his best to avoid these time creatures.

His target was the depths of the Sea of Time Sand, where the Origin of the Great Dao of Time was most concentrated, and the place most likely to nurture temporal wonders.

After traveling about several hundred li, the scene ahead changed abruptly.

A massive "sandstorm" composed of countless crazily rotating time fragments blocked his path.

This sandstorm covered the entire area within his field of vision, and the internal flow of time was chaotic to the extreme; areas of acceleration, deceleration, stagnation, and backtracking were pieced together randomly like shattered mirror shards, emitting a heart-palpitating aura of destruction.

From the center of the storm, a peculiar "temporal pulse," like the beating of a heart, could be vaguely heard.

"Temporal turbulence storm..." Lin Yuan's eyes were grave.

In a place like this, even a powerhouse of the Hunyuan Realm might get lost in the disordered timelines if they tried to force their way through, their Lifespan consumed frantically, or their minds frozen into eternal sculptures.

Detour? The scope of the storm was too large, and he did not know how much time that would waste.

"It is perfect; I shall use this storm to temper my Soul and verify the ability of Chaos to govern time and space!"

The Chaos Heart Light in Lin Yuan's eyes erupted; not only did he not retreat, but he felt a surge of heroic spirit instead.

He took a deep breath and contracted his Chaos Domain to three inches from his body surface, forming a layer of dark golden barrier that clung tightly to him, maximizing his defensive strength.

At the same time, the true meaning of 80% Chaos Great Dao operated at full power, constructing an indestructible eternal barrier in his Sea of Consciousness to protect his Divine Soul.

Then, he took a step forward and brazenly charged into that storm of temporal turbulence capable of crushing stars!

Boom!

As soon as he entered, the violent temporal turbulence was like billions of invisible blades of time, cutting fiercely against Lin Yuan's Chaos barrier!

A piercing, screeching sound like glass rubbing against glass rang out!

The barrier vibrated violently, its dark golden light flickering unsteadily!

In the time acceleration area, the energy consumption rate of the barrier increased a hundredfold!

In the time deceleration area, the defensive response of the barrier became sluggish!

In the time stagnation area, the circulation of the barrier was almost frozen!

In the time backtracking area, the structure of the barrier seemed to want to revert to an unformed state!

Even more terrifying was the Soul impact!

Countless chaotic time fragments, carrying disordered memories, illusory visions of the future, and whispers of time that eroded the will, crazily assaulted Lin Yuan's Sea of Consciousness!

If not for the dual defense constructed by the true meaning of 80% Chaos Great Dao and 65% Soul Great Dao control, his Divine Soul would have been thrown into Chaos in an instant.

"Chaos Boundless, ten thousand Daos return to the Origin! The rotation of time and space, governed by me!"

Lin Yuan roared in his heart, his Chaos Fearless Dao Heart shining with brilliant light!

He no longer defended passively, but took the initiative to guide!