The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

The colossal fiery hand seemed to transcend the boundaries of time and space, instantly spanning tens of thousands of miles. Wherever it passed, space collapsed and shattered like fragile glass, and the chaotic sea of ​​fire roared like an enraged beast. This terrifying aura instantly turned the faces of everyone inside the Bone Dragon Ship deathly pale, as if shrouded in the shadow of death.

"My lord, that giant hand is as fast as lightning. Even if the Bone Dragon accelerates at full speed, it can't shake it off at all!" Han Li stared intently at the observation array, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead like beans.

"The distance is closing rapidly. In at most thirty breaths, we will be overtaken!" Zhou Meng's voice was low and solemn after sensing this.

Luo Feng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a mournful face, "I just escaped death, and now an even more ruthless one has appeared! Master, should we split up and run away? I'll stay behind to cover our retreat."

"Shut up! With your meager cultivation, going to cover the rear is just suicide!" Liu Ruyan glared angrily at Luo Feng.

Han Mu stood in front of the control room, his eyes blazing as he stared intently at the approaching giant hand of fire behind him. His eyes shone with golden light, like two dazzling stars.

"Han Li, how much more can the Bone Dragon's maximum speed be increased?"

"We've reached our limit; any further improvements would be too much for the ship's structure to handle!"

"Then let's use the laws of time to accelerate it!"

Han Mu's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals like serpents, unleashing the power of the Time Law like a surging tide, instantly enveloping the entire Bone Dragon. In an instant, the flow of time around the Bone Dragon suddenly accelerated threefold, its speed soaring like a rocket, and the distance between it and the giant fiery hand began to gradually increase.

However, the giant fiery hand seemed to possess sentience, instantly sensing the time fluctuations. It trembled violently, and a huge fiery rune appeared in its palm. The moment the rune lit up, it acted as a powerful barrier, forcibly canceling out the time acceleration effect around the Bone Dragon, and the distance between the two rapidly closed once again.

"Oh no! That giant hand can interfere with the laws of time!" Zhou Meng exclaimed in alarm, his voice filled with terror.

Han Mu's eyes narrowed, and he sighed inwardly: Ancestor Burning Heaven is indeed a powerful expert at the Great Luo level. Even a single mark can easily interfere with his time acceleration.

With the giant fiery hand closing in within ten thousand miles, the scorching heat, like a ferocious beast, caused the Bone Dragon's protective shield to groan under its strain. Han Li frantically reinforced the formation, sweat pouring down his forehead like a waterfall, but he could only barely hold on.

"My lord, this won't do! We must find a way to stop it, even if it's just for a moment, to buy us time to escape the forbidden zone of the sea of ​​fire!" Han Li shouted urgently.

Han Mu nodded heavily; he naturally understood this principle. However, the giant fiery hand was too powerful, and to withstand it head-on would undoubtedly be suicidal; he had to find another way.

"Zhou Meng, sense the intensity of the time imprint on that giant hand."

Zhou Meng closed his eyes and concentrated, then suddenly opened them after a moment: "It's very strong, but because it's formed from a mark, it won't last long, at most about a hundred breaths. Moreover, there's a crack in time at the core of the giant hand, which should be a flaw left during the forging process."

"Where is the crack in time located?"

"The core of that flame rune is right in the center of the palm."

Han Mu's mind raced. In the center of his palm was the core of the flame rune, which was both the strongest and weakest point of the giant hand's power, because the flaw was there.

"Han Li, if I could make that giant hand pause for even a moment, how much distance could the Bone Dragon create?"

"If we accelerate at full speed, we can gain at least 30,000 miles, which is enough to escape the edge of the Fire Sea Forbidden Zone and have a chance to get rid of it after entering the Chaotic Star Sea."

"Alright, let's take the gamble!"

Han Mu took a deep breath and brought up the system panel.

Name: Han Mu

[True Realm: Late Stage (Peak) of Taiyi Jade Immortal]

[Time Rule: 96.5%]

[Status: Good, 30% of Immortal Power consumed]

[Celestial Aura: -4100 points]

[System Notification: The illusory mark of the Burning Heaven Ancestor, early stage of the Great Luo Loose Immortal realm, has 97 breaths remaining.]

[Mission: Escape the Fire-Stricken Area (In Progress)]

After closing the panel, Han Mu said to Han Li, "Wait for my signal. The moment I make my move, the Bone Dragon will move forward at full speed. Don't look back."

"yes!"

Han Mu turned around, took a step out of the Bone Dragon, and floated in the starry sky like a war god, facing the giant fiery hand that blotted out the sky.

The giant fiery hand seemed to sense Han Mu's presence, slowing its pace slightly. Its palm aimed at Han Mu, and a chilling voice echoed through the starry sky: "Stealing the inheritance, disturbing the slumber, deserves death!"

As the voice faded, the giant fiery hand closed its five fingers like steel pincers, grabbing towards Han Mu. This grab, seemingly simple, was like an invisible mountain, sealing off all surrounding space, leaving Han Mu with no way to dodge.

Han Mu remained calm, neither dodging nor avoiding, and quickly formed hand seals in front of his chest. The laws of time and the power of origin operated simultaneously, condensing a gray-gold sphere of light in front of him, its radiance dazzling.

"Time, flowing backwards!"

"Origin, disintegration!"

The ball of light flew towards the giant fiery hand like a meteor, exploding upon contact and spreading out in a ring of gray-gold ripples. Wherever the ripples passed, time seemed to be paused, flowing backward, and the speed at which the giant fiery hand closed suddenly slowed down. But in just half a breath, it was forcibly dispersed by the giant hand's own fiery power.

"As expected, time reversal has limited effect on beings too strong than me." Han Mu had anticipated this, and the moment time reversal took effect, he had already executed the second step.

"Time, stand still!"

This time, Han Mu burned one-tenth of his Time Law origin, and a powerful force erupted like a volcano, forcibly freezing the giant fiery hand for a moment.

Although it was only a moment, it felt like an eternity to Han Mu, enough time for him to complete his next move.

"Origin, piercing!"

Han Mu's figure transformed into a streak of gray light, instantly traversing tens of thousands of miles like lightning, appearing in the center of the giant fiery hand, at the core of the fiery runes, and pointing out with a finger.

The gray light at the fingertips condensed to its extreme, like a sharp sword, pointing at that crack in time.

click!

A barely perceptible cracking sound rang out, and a crack appeared in the flame rune. Although small, it acted like a fuse, causing the entire giant hand of fire to tremble violently.

"Let's go now!"

Han Mu transmitted the Bone Dragon's Cry telepathically, while simultaneously retreating.

The Bone Dragon was already poised to go. The moment Han Mu transmitted his voice, its speed soared to the limit, transforming into a streak of light as it rushed toward the edge of the forbidden zone of the sea of ​​fire.

The giant fiery hand tried to give chase, but the damaged runes on its palm slowed its movements. By the time it regained its footing, the Bone Dragon had already shot out of the forbidden zone of the sea of ​​fire like an arrow and entered the chaotic star sea.

"roar!"

The giant fiery hand roared in resentment, like a trapped beast, but it seemed to be restricted in some way, unable to leave the forbidden zone of the sea of ​​fire. It could only linger at the edge for a few breaths before slowly shrinking back into the depths of the sea of ​​fire and disappearing.

Han Mu caught up with the Bone Dragon and returned to the control room, his face slightly pale. The consecutive use of Time Reversal and Time Stop had taken a heavy toll.

"My lord, are you alright?" Zhou Meng asked with concern.

"It's alright, I just need to rest for a moment." Han Mu waved his hand and looked at Han Li. "Our current location."

"We have escaped the forbidden zone of the Sea of ​​Fire by 30 million miles and entered the eastern region of the Chaotic Star Sea. It will take us about seven days to reach the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly City," Han Li said after examining the star map.

"Return to Wuxiang Tiancheng at full speed."

"yes!"

The Bone Dragon adjusted its direction and flew towards the Myriad Realms City.

Han Mu sat down cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing to recover. At the same time, he took out the disc that was pieced together from the six fragments of the Coffin of Origin that he had obtained earlier and carefully sensed it.

The disc emitted a faint resonance, pointing in three directions. The strongest resonance came from the source of time, while the other two pointed to the depths of the chaotic star sea, their locations unclear.

"My lord, we found something on those people from the Reverse Time Alliance." Zhou Meng walked over and handed over a storage ring.

Han Mu took it and scanned it with his divine sense. In addition to a large amount of immortal crystals and materials, there were also several jade slips inside.

Han Mu took out the jade slips and examined them one by one.

The first few jade slips contained the techniques and secret arts of the Reverse Time Alliance. Han Mu glanced at them briefly and put them away. The last jade slip contained some information.

"The Reverse Time Alliance is in turmoil, with the three elders vying for power. After Shadow Time's fall, Time Prison temporarily takes over as leader, but lacks prestige. The other two elders are dissatisfied and are secretly trying to win over more forces..."

After reading the jade slip, Han Mu's eyes flashed with thought.

The internal strife within the Time Reversal Alliance is a godsend for them. The chaos means the Time Reversal Alliance is temporarily preoccupied, allowing them to regroup and take advantage of the situation.

"After returning to Wanxiang Tiancheng, I will investigate the details of the Reverse Time Alliance. If there is indeed internal strife, perhaps we can..." Han Mu already had a plan in mind.

Seven days later, the Bone Dragon arrived at the outskirts of the Myriad Heavenly City.

But the scene before them stunned everyone.

Outside the Heavenly City of Myriad Phenomena, hundreds of warships were densely packed together, completely surrounding the city. The warships flew the flags of the Reverse Time Alliance, but the flags were in three different colors, facing each other with tense expressions, as if a great battle was about to break out.

"This is... an internal war within the Reverse Time Alliance, and it's reached the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly City," Han Li said, frowning.

Han Mu looked at the tricolor flag and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"You've come at the perfect time, saving us the trouble of looking for you."