578: Chapter 578 My turn! Draw a card!

[Feng Xu]

The panel only displayed two characters, as if it were merely playing an entrance animation for the opponent; it didn't even show a health bar.

Watching the river of time surging like never before, listening to the progress report coming from Sui behind him, and watching Feng Xu slowly approaching them as if taking a stroll, Zhou Yan's eyes were filled with shock.

"No way, he can actually come out?"

Zhou Yan was already numb; after all this busy work, after all this effort, apart from Ma Hao and Gongsun Heng dying, there was absolutely no gain.

"Quick, everyone attack together and close the passage!"

Shi Suiyan shouted, enduring the injuries from her shattered Domain, and after stuffing a handful of Medicinal Pills into her mouth, she attempted to block the passage.

The crowd, who had been shocked into silence, snapped back to reality upon hearing Shi Suiyan's shout and used nearly all their strength.

Whether it was the Power of Law, magical power, or even draining their own life force, they all tried their best to block that gap.

The result was something that left everyone feeling utterly helpless.

No matter what they did, as long as they targeted that gap, their attacks would turn into a breeze; the only difference was that because everyone released different powers, the sensation brought by the wind was also different.

Unfortunately, they had no mind to appreciate these nuances and could only powerlessly drop their arms, sinking into despair.

If the rising of that great sun earlier, which declared everything forbidden, only left everyone feeling somewhat unaccustomed after losing their power...

They were, after all, high-ranking mighty figures; even without cultivation, they could still fight at a disadvantage, just feeling a bit stifled and unwilling to accept it.

But now, they had power in vain, yet they could do nothing about what was happening before them.

This was as if to tell them that no matter what, they could not stop the established reality from occurring, and this was the greatest despair.

"Heaven-bestowed unique grace suppresses all currents, alone opening the dark contract to knock on the river of time."

"Reverse pushing the star pivot to exhaust the origin's transformation, intercepting and pulling back time to explore the secluded and distant."

"Who would have thought to encounter broken oars in mid-stream, turning the boat and the rudder into the vast ocean."

"Old dreams have followed the vast misty waters, the new journey still carries the dawn frost."

"Not yet predicting sinking or waking in other years, only knowing this path has also once been in the heart."

Feng Xu rode the waves of time, head bowed low, reciting the poem that Zhou Yan had once heard Ma Hao recite, only the ending was different from what he had heard back then.

"I do not want to see you, because you killed my Disciple. I think you do not want to see me either, because I will kill you."

"I will keep moving forward until I reach you. If you do not want to die, do your best."

After speaking, Feng Xu said nothing more, his face obscured by his hair, making his expression unreadable.

The crowd looked at one another, all revealing bitter smiles.

Although Ma Hao was killed by Zhou Yan and Zheng Dafu, at a time like this, saying such things was meaningless.

Even the most unreasonable people could only unite as much as possible and find a way to cope.

But facing him, what could they do?

They couldn't even unleash power toward Feng Xu, so how could they stop him?

And here, only Zhou Yan widened his eyes.

"He revealed his health bar!"

Several pairs of eyes turned to look at Zhou Yan in unison, seemingly asking what he meant. But soon, Zhou Yan made everything clear with his actions.

A pure Power of Law successfully gathered, and the target was very clear—it was locked onto Feng Xu himself.

This time, it did not dissipate into wind as before but actually solidified.

The crowd, who had lost hope, regained their spirits, but before they could gather their Power of Law and attempt a final counterattack...

"Ah!" An explosion and a scream came from directly behind them. Zhou Yan had self-destructed!

"Cough, cough." Zhou Yan sat on the ground and waved his hand, dispelling the dust and revealing an awkward expression.

"Never mind, pretend I didn't say anything."

In the end, Zhou Yan was the clown.

He had originally seen the health bar exposed and thought he could fight, planning to test the waters with a single move. Who knew that as soon as the attack was launched, it made a perfect turn and hit him back.

Moreover, because it was his own attack, Zhou Yan hadn't entered game mode, which was why he looked so pathetic.

If it were anyone else, they might not know what happened, but Zhou Yan understood it all too well.

This damn thing is Unstained Dust!

The Unstained Dust he and Ma Hao had unleashed was already so troublesome just by shrouding the user.

But Feng Xu's was too exaggerated.

What does it mean that the person is still in the river of time, but the Unstained Dust has already dissipated into the future? How can one fight this?

As for trying again with Feng Xu's precious sword, Zhou Yan could only chuckle.

What level was that sword, and what level was the opponent's Unstained Dust?

Unless this sword could instantly reach the heavenly balance level, but even if it did, then what?

Jiang Liu took a deep breath, flames erupting from his fist, and turned to punch a fireball behind him.

Zheng Dafu frowned and blocked in front of Zhou Yan, thinking the other party was venting his anger in the face of despair, but Jiang Liu bypassed them and struck straight at Sui behind them.

Unfortunately, the attack was worn away by the torrent of time before it could even get near Sui.

With just that one punch, Bai Ling and the others understood Jiang Liu's intention.

"That's right, Feng Xu was summoned by Sui, so doesn't that mean..."

"It's useless." Su Yao now truly looked like an exhausted old man; he sat cross-legged, supporting his face with one hand, just watching the operation of Sui.

"Everyone here should more or less understand what time is. That person has already appeared; does it matter if it runs or not?"

"Time is like this; when you have already seen the result, the process is not that important, at least we have no way to make the fault important."

Su Yao had made it very clear; Feng Xu's appearance meant that Sui would eventually complete its evolution, and the person appearing in the river of time walking to them was the final outcome.

It was not impossible to rewrite this ending; one only needed to make Sui's evolution fail.

So how to make the evolution fail? The answer was to kill Feng Xu and destroy the original ending.

"Wait, I have a way." Zhou Yan's words raised everyone's hopes once again.

"I know that what I just did might make you not believe in me."

Bai Ling and the others shook their heads, while the Truth Cult side chose to remain silent.

"Please trust me one last time. We should at least use all our trump cards before dying, otherwise it would be too stifling, right?"

Zhou Yan then took out an item from his bosom, which was the boss summoning medium he had retrieved.

"Everyone, try to break through the outer Law with me and find a way to get me closer to the core of Sui."

"I have a way to call someone who might be a match for him; at least let me try."

After speaking, Zhou Yan looked at Shi Suiyan.

"Junior Sister Shi, although it might be irresponsible of me to say this, can I ask you to connect to Sui one more time?"

"As long as you hold back its progress, even slowing it down a little bit is enough."

"Please trust me, no matter what happens, I will definitely bring you back."

Looking at Zhou Yan's firm gaze, Shi Suiyan agreed without any resistance.

Connecting to Sui was her childhood trauma, and she even had some resistance when asked to try refining Sui before. But compared to facing Sui, she trusted Zhou Yan more.

The Armillary Sphere was released; Shi Suiyan placed her hands in front of the Armillary Sphere, sat cross-legged, and closed her eyes.

Seeing this scene, Feng Xu, still in the river of time, moved his pupils slightly, but he still did not stop them, only slowing his pace slightly to see what else they could do.

Seeing Zhou Yan ready, Xie Bian seemed to want to say something, but after calculating the time, he didn't speak, instead joining the others in attacking to help Zhou Yan resist the endless washing of the Law of Time as much as possible.

Soon, Zhou Yan flew up and advanced towards Sui.

With the help of many Cultivators, a gap was opened in the endless Law of Time, and he advanced slowly, aiming straight for Sui's mouthparts.

Finally, the Power of Law around the mouthparts was pushed open.

"Zhou Yan, hurry up!"

"Brother Zhou, it's up to you."

"Boss is awesome!"

The breath Zhou Yan had been holding was almost lost because of that stupid Lion's shout of "awesome."

Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Yan pressed down hard.

"Ding, Adventure Quest 'Prisoner of the Isolated Realm' has been completed."

"My turn, draw card!"

"Everyone withdraw now, Yuan Chenling, take Shi Suiyan and retreat quickly!"

Once the quest was completed, Zhou Yan turned around and used all his strength to fly toward the river of time.

Although he didn't know what was being released or if it could win, they really had no other way out; they could only gamble that the thing that came out could mutually destroy it.

Hearing Zhou Yan's final instruction, no one had time to linger, and they all ran toward the outside of Dream City at the first opportunity.

But before they had run for long, another incomparably powerful force was released.

Everyone looked over, and a crack that looked like a scar opened out of thin air, from which a mysterious and unfathomable eye poked out.

"This Venerable One has finally come out again. There are no immortals in this world; let's see who can stop me now!"

An indescribable voice came out, and the moment they heard it, it was translated into words they could understand.

And at the very core of the battlefield, Zhou Yan, who had just released the world boss, looked at the boss's panel and became excited.

[Wu Xuchuan · Dao Ancestor of Space]

[Realm: ???]

[Vitality: ???]

[Magical Power: ???]

"Yay, great! I hit the jackpot!"

After speaking, Zhou Yan was shredded by the pure power and died on the spot.