78: The long river of time!

In a void in the Northern Region of the Other World.

Old Li, along with Lin Chen and Matthew, emerged from a spatial rift.

Lin Chen's Mental Energy sensed the surroundings.

He did not find Senior Bai's figure.

He looked puzzled.

"Old Li, where is Senior Bai?"

Old Li's expression was solemn.

He looked at the void ahead, his eyes gleaming.

"They are right here."

Right here?

Lin Chen became even more confused.

Matthew, beside him, was suddenly startled.

"Could it be the River of Time!"

Old Li slowly nodded.

"The Great Dao of Time is the foremost of the ten Source Great Daos, too heaven-defying!"

"Bai Hong was dragged into the River of Time by Ling Kun right here!"

Matthew's breathing hitched, and his face changed drastically.

Lin Chen's mind…

What is the River of Time?

"Old Li, is this River of Time very powerful?"

Old Li's gaze remained fixed on the front.

There was a hint of worry in his tone.

"One who comprehends the Source Great Dao of Time can temporarily swim in the River of Time."

"The River of Time contains all life in this world; the rise and fall of every wave signify the prosperity and demise of an era."

"In this world, the root of all life lies in the River of Time. Even after death, they will continue to reincarnate!"

Lin Chen was horrified.

Reincarnation!

He had comprehended all the branch laws of the Great Dao of Time.

The Law of Reincarnation was a branch law of the Great Dao of Time!

It was just that he hadn't yet integrated all the branch laws and didn't understand the connection between the River of Time and the Law of Reincarnation.

"Every life has a Source imprint in the River of Time; all lives are experiencing reincarnation again and again!"

"I am only one step away from comprehending the Great Dao of Time, so I can clearly understand all of this."

"All lives have a lifespan limit, including Martial Gods."

"To break free from reincarnation and the shroud of the River of Life, one must reach the Transcendent Realm!"

Transcendent Realm!

Lin Chen heard this realm mentioned again.

Also, Old Li was about to comprehend the Great Dao of Time!

Then Old Li would have simultaneously comprehended the two most difficult Source Great Daos: Time and Space!

By then, Old Li's combat power should be terrifying!

Lin Chen felt fortunate for humanity.

It was because of super-strong experts like Old Li and Bai Hong that humanity could develop steadily.

While Lin Chen was filled with emotion, he also asked with deep concern:

"Old Li, is Senior Bai in any life-threatening danger right now?"

Old Li shook his head slightly and sighed.

"Ling Kun has mastered the complete Great Dao of Time. He dragged Bai Hong into the River of Time and might have gone upstream, no longer in our current timeline..."

This timeline?

It's so similar to being reborn and traveling back in time!

Lin Chen was shocked.

"However, the further upstream one goes, the greater the consumption for Ling Kun."

"Going against the River of Time, Bai Hong has not mastered the Great Dao of Time, so his cultivation will regress!"

"At this moment, Ling Kun, who is at the Half-Step Martial God Realm, is fighting Bai Hong from decades or even centuries ago!"

Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

So abnormal!

This Great Dao of Time is too heaven-defying!

He just didn't know how long ago Bai Hong broke through to the Half-Step Martial God Realm.

If Ling Kun took him a thousand years back, how would he fight?

As if seeing Lin Chen's confusion.

Old Li suddenly smiled faintly.

"Don't worry, Ling Kun can at most go back 300 years in time, and at that time, Bai Hong had already mastered 8 Source Great Daos!"

Lin Chen felt relieved upon hearing this.

However, he was still very worried, as Ling Kun had mastered 9 Source Great Daos.

But seeing Old Li's relaxed expression...

Could it be a Great Dao Fusion Combat Technique?

He didn't ask further.

He waited calmly with Old Li.

His mind kept replaying what Old Li had just said about the River of Time.

"What if someone who has mastered the Great Dao of Time goes back to when I haven't grown up and kills me!"

Lin Chen suddenly gasped in surprise and subconsciously blurted out.

There's a possibility!

Old Li and Matthew exchanged smiles.

"You kid, you think quite far ahead."

"There is such a possibility, but killing past people in a past timeline will incur a backlash from the River of Time."

"The backlash from the River of Time is very terrifying. If one can't withstand it, they might die, so no strong expert would do that."

"At most, it's like what Ling Kun did this time, pulling someone from the same timeline into a previous timeline to weaken their combat power!"

"And even that can only be done temporarily..."

Old Li hadn't finished speaking.

Boom!!

A loud bang echoed in the void ahead.

Immediately after, the void twisted.

Two figures slowly appeared.

It was none other than the Human Race leader, Bai Hong, and the Spirit Race's Great Elder, Ling Kun!

Both of them were injured at this moment.

Bai Hong's face was pale, and there was a bowl-sized hole in his left chest!

And Ling Kun's condition was also very miserable.

One of his shoulders had disappeared, as if it had been cut off diagonally by a blade... Ling Kun also noticed Old Li and the others.

He then frowned slightly.

They appeared here.

Then the other battlefields had all failed!

His face was incredibly gloomy.

"Bai Hong, I really underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have mastered such a powerful Great Dao Fusion Combat Technique 300 years ago."

Bai Hong's expression was indifferent.

His fighting intent remained undiminished.

"Less talk, you can no longer drag me into the River of Time. Now is the perfect time to kill you!"

Immediately, Bai Hong's aura erupted, preparing to attack.

Ling Kun snorted coldly at the sight.

He suddenly raised his hand and waved.

At this moment.

Lin Chen felt his thoughts stop functioning.

He lost his perception of time.

He didn't know how long had passed.

It felt like 1 second, and yet it also felt like a year, a hundred years...

When he regained his senses.

He found that Ling Kun had disappeared.

Old Li and the others smiled at him.

Lin Chen's eyes were dazed.

"Old Li, what was that just now...?"

Old Li patted Lin Chen and explained with a smile.

"That was Ling Kun's Time Stop ability just now. We were all affected."

Lin Chen looked horrified.

Time Stop!

He could also do it.

But only against those weaker than him.

This was also the first time he had been subjected to Time Stop by someone else.

That state of losing time perception was too terrifying... At this moment.

Bai Hong also arrived closer.

"Old Bai, how are your injuries?"

Old Li's face showed concern.

Matthew's expression also became serious.

The few of them had fought side by side since the dark ages.

They had developed deep feelings.

Bai Hong laughed heartily.

"Minor injuries. It's just my Inner World that's damaged. I'll recover after some time."

Old Li and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lin Chen, I didn't expect you to actually break through to the Saint-level Spiritual Mind Master."

Bai Hong said, looking at Lin Chen with satisfaction.

Lin Chen chuckled.

"Senior Bai, it was just luck, just luck."

Old Li and the others all laughed heartily.

Humanity won a great victory in this battle, and a super genius like Lin Chen appeared.

Old Li and the others had always shouldered the burden for humanity.

Now, seeing that there were successors.

Their hearts were all very excited.

"Ling Kun suffered a setback this time, and the Spirit Race lost two Martial Emperors, while the Nether Spirit Clan lost one Saint-level Spiritual Mind Master. We still need to be cautious and vigilant."

Bai Hong's expression became serious.

"Old Bai, will the Spirit Race's Martial Gods..."

Matthew asked worriedly.

Lin Chen's heart also skipped a beat.

Even Half-Step Martial Gods were so powerful.

If Martial God Realm experts descended, humanity would be unable to resist!

"Don't worry, Martial God Realm experts have lifespans of tens of thousands of years. In their pursuit of the elusive Transcendent Realm, one seclusion might last for decades or even centuries."

"Unless their race faces the threat of extinction, they won't act against us..."

Bai Hong said with a smile.

Lin Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.

Currently, with strong experts like Bai Hong, humanity is temporarily safe!

"Alright, let's go back and prepare for the opening of the secret realm!"

Immediately, Lin Chen and the others returned to Super Base No. 3.

And the Mental Energy clone had already returned.

Lin Chen waved his hand, and the clone immediately drilled into the spatial ring.

Wang Feiyu watched as Lin Chen's main body and Old Li's group returned together.

His eyes were incredibly sinister.

He vaguely sensed that Lin Chen was slowly replacing his position!

Slowly.

Wang Feiyu's heart began to twist, and a surge of killing intent could no longer be restrained.

He would not allow anyone to replace him.

A crazy plan began to grow in Wang Feiyu's mind...