168: Goodbye, Lord of Time
At the same time, in a palace emanating terrifying netherworld energy, the deity sitting on the divine throne slowly opened his eyes.
Those eyes seemed to transcend countless time and space, looking towards clusters of black mist.
"You little brat, you ran really fast. Don't let me catch you."
"You wasted one of my artifacts and destroyed my divine clone. I remember this, and one day I will settle the score with you."
A cold voice emanated from the deity, echoing throughout the entire palace.
"Let's go, I'll continue to level you up!"
Su Bai pulled Mu Yan's hand and walked in another direction.
After a period of progressing through the challenges, Su Bai suddenly discovered the uniqueness of this secret realm; it wasn't the kind of secret realm he had imagined.
This secret realm encompassed everything, like a series of teleportation gates, transporting them into one secret realm after another.
In these small secret realms, Mu Yan's level increased very quickly, reaching the peak of Eight Revolutions in the blink of an eye.
"This feeling of leveling up is really great, but unfortunately, my class change quest hasn't been completed. If it were, I should have caught up to you by now."
Su Bai sighed, a hint of helplessness flashing across his face.
"Still not done? What exactly is your class change quest?"
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Mu Yan's eyes.
"National War First."
"This is clearly setting me up for failure. After the National War is over, whether this secret realm even exists anymore is another matter."
Su Bai pouted, feeling a bit displeased.
Just as Su Bai was complaining, a dazzling seven-colored light flashed.
The light enveloped the two figures, and they vanished from this secret realm.
When the two opened their eyes again, they appeared before a sculpture.
"Do you feel like this sculpture looks familiar, as if you've seen it somewhere before?"
Su Bai looked at the sculpture in front of him, couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and carefully tried to recall.
"I do have that feeling, but I really can't remember where I've seen this appearance."
Mu Yan nodded upon hearing this, saying earnestly.
As the two stood in a daze, cracks appeared on the sculpture, and the stone carvings began to fall to the ground.
Moments later, a figure appeared before them.
"This is?"
"Time God?"
Su Bai and Mu Yan exchanged glances and said in unison.
That's right, it was the Time God.
This aura, this form, this appearance, absolutely no one could imitate it.
[Time God - Clone]
[Grade: God]
[Health: None]
[Attack: None]
[Skills: Reversal of Time and Space, Control of Time, Time Hourglass...]
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"No health, how do we fight this?"
Su Bai stared at the Time God in front of him, momentarily stunned.
"Young man, you're quite bold, still thinking of fighting me?"
At this moment, the Time God suddenly looked at Su Bai in front of him and said with a smile.
"No, no, how could I? I wouldn't dare to fight you."
Hearing this, Su Bai immediately waved his hands, his face full of smiles.
Other deities, Su Bai might not care about, but this one in front of him, he truly didn't have the guts.
This was an existence that could even slaughter and seal the Heavenly Dao; he absolutely couldn't afford to provoke him now!
When it's time to be cowardly, one must be cowardly!
"I smelled two very familiar auras on you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have summoned you here."
"You're very good!"
The Time God sized up Su Bai and said with a smile.
"Uh, thank you for your praise, old sir."
"The familiar aura you sensed should be this token. This token was given to me by an elder, so I suppose it has something to do with you."
"Also, I once went to the Fallen Sky Abyss, and we both entered together. I still had the curse of the Heavens in my body, but it has already been cleared."
Su Bai hesitated for a moment, then handed over the jade token in his hand, speaking softly.
"Heavens?"
As soon as these words were uttered, a hint of anger suddenly flashed in the deity's eyes, and he roared hysterically.
Su Bai could tell that the Time God was very displeased with the Heavens.
"This jade pendant is a good item. Your elder was truly willing to part with it. This item is my personal possession."
The Time God played with the jade pendant in his hand, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.
"Uh, my lord, are you still alive now?"
Su Bai hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively.
"For someone like me, what's the difference between being alive and being dead?"
"I possess infinite lifespan and countless amounts of time. As long as I wish, a different me can appear in every time period."
The Time God threw the token back, looked up at a 45-degree angle, and muttered to himself.
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Are all big shots so fond of showing off?
Su Bai secretly grumbled.
"This isn't showing off; this is an understanding of life. In my eyes, time and life have lost their meaning."
The Supreme God looked at Su Bai in front of him, saying calmly.
"Uh, you're right, old sir."
"Then, why did you summon this humble one here?"
Su Bai's old face flushed, a hint of awkwardness flashing across his face.
He hadn't expected this big shot to have the ability to read minds; he should complain less about others.
"It's nothing much. I just sensed a familiar aura on you and was curious, so I summoned you to take a look."
"You're quite good, young man."
The Time God shook his head and explained softly.
"I thought you were going to make me your divine envoy. What a disappointment."
Su Bai slapped his thigh, flattering the deity.
"You're quite cunning, fellow. You have your own path to walk, and your talent isn't quite suited for my path. I'll give you this, consider it your reward."
With a wave of the Time God's hand, an egg fell directly into Su Bai's hand.
"What is this thing?"
Su Bai looked at the unidentifiable beast egg, momentarily stunned.
"Time Beast."
"You must treat this little guy well. This little guy has Control over a portion of Time Power. If you can raise him, you might be able to Control true time."
Hearing this, the Time God smiled slightly and said softly.
"Then, can you tell me about that secret realm?"
"Specifically, the origin of the Fallen Sky Abyss, and why did you lead over a hundred deities to slaughter the Heavens?"
A hint of joy flashed across Su Bai's face, then he impatiently stuffed the pet egg into his backpack, asking somewhat curiously.
This matter had always weighed on Su Bai's mind; he really couldn't understand why deities would defy the heavens.