Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1013 What did they understand? (33)

The light of the universe flows turbulently.

This was not something An Jing did intentionally; it was merely a passive effect of the Dharma Domain [Lord of the Four Seasons] that he spread.

Many more people have encountered the same situation.

They were trapped by the slow flow of time, struggling in vain in place, and finally, filled with resentment and awe, watched Anjing depart into the distance.

Of course, there are also truly strong individuals.

Those extremely rare geniuses with top-tier strength and a profound understanding of the Way of the Universe can barely break into the inner part of the Tranquil Domain by relying on their own strength.

After all, the previous test in front of the Ancestral Dragon Hall was a test of this ability, and those who could come here were not weak.

However, within the inner realm of the law, the flow of time becomes even more chaotic and dangerous.

Fast and slow, advancing and retreating are intertwined and blended here.

"puff!"

A genius from Dongtianyu Continent, after only venturing a few feet, turned pale and coughed up a mouthful of blood, forcing him to retreat in a sorry state and sit down to recuperate.

And most of the others are the same.

Most of them felt their spiritual energy surge and blood churn as soon as they stepped inside, suffering internal injuries and having to retreat in a sorry state, coughing up blood, to find a place to heal.

Let alone asking for guidance or challenging them, even just getting close would result in injury, and there is even a risk of their physical bodies and internal arrays collapsing on the spot!

This revelation stunned most people, who finally realized just how desperately large the gap between themselves and destiny, and between themselves and peace, was.

"I don't believe this evil anymore!"

However, at this moment, the martial arts frenzy within the hearts of two prodigies surged.

They were both top geniuses in their respective sects, how could they possibly admit that they couldn't even get close? The two exchanged a glance, shouted angrily at the same time, and each brought out their trump card.

One person took out a divine talisman bestowed by an elder and conjured it from thin air, instantly enveloping his body in a layer of precious light unaffected by the flow of time; the other person directly activated the power of a divine weapon, an ancient short-handled sacrificial axe in his hand radiating a terrifying aura capable of shattering all shackles.

In an instant, with the simultaneous activation of the [Myriad Spirits Breaking Law True Talisman] and the [Primordial Slaughter Axe], the immense power of their divine abilities indeed boosted their strength significantly. Roaring, they successfully broke through layers of time-flow barriers and stormed into the innermost part of the Tranquil Law Domain!

This finally prompted An Jing, who was deep in thought, to turn his head and casually glance in their direction.

At a glance.

instant.

like……

Thousands of years.

Everything froze. The two prodigies being watched by An Jing, along with the dazzling light emanating from their bodies and the domineering axe intent, were completely stunned at this moment, unable to move.

Not far from them, a top swordsman from the One Beginning Sword Court also wanted to draw his sword and challenge them.

The divine sword in his hand was already unsheathed, and the sword intent that could annihilate all laws had risen up. He was confident that this sword would surely sever the flow of time.

But upon seeing An Jing's glance, he too froze on the spot.

The sword slipped from his hand and fell, but it did not hit the ground, nor did it actually 'leave his hand'. Instead, it remained eerily suspended in mid-air, as if it were sealed in amber.

【Saturday - The Time of Stillness】.

This is a brand-new principle related to the cosmic light that An Jing just comprehended from the [Seven Luminaries Star-Suppressing True Talisman].

He didn't understand, and couldn't comprehend at all, that it was an absolute gap that was incomprehensible and irresistible.

Only after An Jing's figure, along with Jin Yanhua and the others behind him, had completely disappeared into the distance, did the still cosmic light that had enveloped the challengers slowly dissipate.

despair.

The swordsman from the First Sword Court, whose divine sword had been suspended in mid-air, finally fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

He himself, as if he had just escaped from a drowning abyss, suddenly bent over, breathing in the fresh air in large gulps, his entire body already completely soaked in cold sweat.

He felt neither anger nor humiliation, but a deep-seated fear remained in his heart.

He felt it. In that seemingly fleeting glance, which felt like an eternity, his soul and will had been killed tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of times by that gaze… He didn’t understand; his mind was simply incapable of comprehending that level of confrontation.

That was the time-traveling edge that was almost beginning to 'predict the future flow of time'.

If you can't 'see the future,' then there's no way you can fight Anjing!
"This is..." he murmured to himself, "The real 'Sword of Light'?"

Not far away, the two prodigies who had used their trump cards to successfully rush in front of An Jing only realized what they had just encountered the moment they regained their mobility.

"We...we were defeated in a single glance?!"

"They didn't even manage to swing their axe...and they were defeated?!"

In an instant, the anger that had been suppressed to the extreme in their chests, the resentment and humiliation of being completely ignored, erupted!

Of course, they were unable to attack An Jing, and they no longer even had the courage to do so.

So this pent-up energy turned to the only target around it.

"It's all your fault! If it weren't for your interference, I wouldn't have been so humiliated!"

"Bullshit! You were the one who interfered with me!"

The two roared and, like two primal wild beasts, abandoned all supernatural powers and magic, and began to fight each other wildly with their fists and bodies.

Each punch carried immense, venting power, an incomparably ferocious divine ability that shook mountains and cracked the earth.
They fought each other, as if only in this way could they slightly soothe the despair in their hearts that seemed almost unattainable.

Anjing continued walking.

Actually, when An Jing glanced back just now, he wanted to say, "If you really want to challenge me, then come at me all at once."

Unfortunately, they couldn't even bear to look at it.

Later, another group of sword cultivators mustered their courage and wanted to challenge An Jing.

But as soon as the leader took a step forward, he felt the sword at his waist trembling and groaning, as if it were afraid of something.

The sword cultivator stopped and looked up at An Jing's receding figure.

For some reason, the sword cultivator seemed to see endless principles of the sword path evolving in that figure. One step forward meant an abyss of no return; one step back meant a sudden enlightenment of boundless possibilities.

A future unfolded before him, diverging like a river and trees constantly branching out, like swords and light constantly diverging and overflowing.

"So that's how it is... This is the Way of the Sword, the Way of Time... I understand!" In an instant, he thought of many things. He thought of the bottleneck in his cultivation, and his confusion about the Way of the Sword.

—The birth and destruction of all things are ultimately just the present moment. Above all, there may be a sword that transcends time, knows the past, and understands the future!

In the end, under the invisible influence of the Dao emanating from An Jing, he not only did not draw his sword, but instead took the initiative, knelt on one knee, and respectfully bowed to the departing figure: "Thank you An Tianming, Master of Nature, for your guidance!"

In the Realm of Radiant Scales, he did not see the laws of heaven and earth clearly, but for some reason, he suddenly gained some understanding in An Jing.

—This, perhaps, is the power of a naturalist!

Seeing this, his fellow disciples behind him, though not understanding why, also knelt down in unison.

An Jing paused slightly in her steps.

"...What did they understand?"

An Jing sensed the movement behind him and was somewhat speechless. He was simply walking and thinking; how did it become guidance?

But it doesn't matter.

Shaking his head, An Jing ignored the farce behind him. He raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the layers of space and time in the Zhaolin Realm, looking towards the Huaixu Realm.

Perhaps because he possessed the Seven Luminaries True Talisman and had gained some authority over the Scale Realm, An Jing was able to perceive the situation outside to some extent.

Then, his brow furrowed.

Because even outside the Zhaolin Realm, in a place surrounded by numerous Celestial Venerables.

The crimson color continues to spread.

(End of this chapter)