Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

Looking at the person in front of him, Mr. Long narrowed his eyes slightly and became serious for the first time.

"A glimmer of hope?"

"It's me. Sir, I've heard so much about you."

The figure beneath the divine light spoke with a gentle smile.

"You've come to stop me?"

Mr. Long looked around.

Two figures stood on the rooftops on both sides of the street.

The rising sun and the dawn.

With his path blocked by three top-tier experts, even Master Long frowned.

These three people in front of me are not ordinary super S.

"Don't misunderstand, Mr. Da. Chenxi and I are just here to watch the show; we won't get involved."

The rising sun on the roof pushed up its glasses and spoke with a smile.

"Master, I don't want to resort to violence. I've come here today simply to ask you not to interfere. The matter between Yongzhou and the Xie family needs to be resolved before things can be settled."

Shuguang's expression remained calm.

"So, you're siding with the magicians and preparing to fight against the temple?"

Mr. Long looked very unhappy.

If the Nine Beams of Dawn also join forces with Eternal Day, then things will become troublesome.

"No!"

To everyone's surprise, Dawn shook her head: "We, Dawn, never take sides; we only do what we believe is right."

Mr. Long was somewhat taken aback when he heard this.

These words sound familiar.

It seems that someone else has said that.

After a moment's thought, he suddenly looked up: "The magician said that, didn't he? You still say you haven't joined forces with Eternal Daylight?"

"You're wrong. This just means we share the same principles of conduct, not that we share the same views on things."

Shuguang slowly began, "For example, this time, we tried to persuade the magician, but unfortunately we were unsuccessful."

"What he believes is right is to destroy the Xie family. But I think it's different; I think it's enough to eliminate those few people in charge of the Xie family."

"..."

"Then why are you stopping me now?" Mr. Long asked, puzzled.

"The matter between Yongzhou and the Xie family must eventually come to a conclusion, otherwise this matter will not end. If it drags on for too long, it will not be good news for our Great Xia."

There was no emotional fluctuation in Shuguang's eyes.

"So, in this matter, for the sake of the Hundred Kingdoms' War, you choose to sacrifice the Xie family? To preserve the powerful force of Eternal Day?" Mr. Long asked.

"You're wrong. It's not because Eternal Day is strong, but because Eternal Day is not wrong."

"Isn't the Xie family the one in the wrong?"

"At any time, if you do something wrong, you must be prepared to bear the consequences. Just because the Xie family is one of the ten pillars of the temple does not mean you can do whatever you want."

As he said this, Shuguang's gaze sharpened.

"The temple should set an example for the world, not protect the culprits in order to maintain its authority."

"Dawn, you have surpassed it."

Mr. Long narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "The temple is not something you can judge at will."

Upon hearing this, Shuguang shook his head and sighed softly.

"It seems you're the same. The temple has disappointed me somewhat."

Then, he walked forward step by step.

"Mr. Long, then let me experience your power of time."

Shuguang stepped out calmly, without a trace of magical energy emanating from his body.

Mr. Long narrowed his eyes as he watched this scene, feeling quite apprehensive.

Shuguang is even more mysterious than I am.

His innate abilities remain unknown to this day.

In the temple's logbook, the message about Dawn was only four words: unfathomable!

"Come on, I'd also like to know what your innate ability is." As the strongest person in Kyoto, Mr. Long couldn't refuse a challenge from a master of the same level.

I couldn't refuse.

After all, he also needed to give an explanation to the old man at the temple.

Thinking of this, he gently pulled open the robe at his waist, revealing a long sword inside.

Then, he made his move.

He gripped the sword hilt and gave it a slight turn.

Instantly, a flash of sword light appeared at the mouth of the scabbard.

The next moment, a terrifying sword aura appeared directly in front of Shuguang and slashed down quickly.

"So fast!"

A look of horror flashed in the eyes of the person on the rooftop.

He only saw the hilt of the master's sword move slightly before the sword energy appeared before the dawn. The whole process took less than 0.1 seconds.

At this speed, even an S-rank expert might not have time to react before being killed by the sword light.

just.

The terrifying sword light had barely appeared within three feet of the dawn when, without him making any move, it completely dissipated.

"This is……"

Mr. Long was deeply shaken.

Although that move was just a test, it wouldn't be difficult for it to instantly kill an ordinary S-rank expert.

But even this seemingly innocuous move vanished without a trace before dawn was near.

This made him feel increasingly heavy-hearted, as he couldn't see through what Dawn's talent really was.

"Master, your sword-drawing technique is indeed terrifying. However, what I'd like to experience even more is your time-manipulation talent," Dawn said with a smile.

"As you wish."

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Mr. Long's eyes.

He moved swiftly, pressing forward.

"Time stands still!"

When he was about twenty meters away from the dawn, Mr. Long's eyes turned silver, and a strange, invisible wave burst out from them.

moment.

Everything between the two of them came to a standstill—the wind, the air, everything—in an instant, lost all meaning of time.

In this small space, only Mr. Da is unaffected by time and continues to move forward.

At the same time, he drew his sword again, faster and stronger than before.

"Whoosh—"

The sword light flew out, unaffected by time, slashing towards the dawn.

The whole process happened in just one second.

just.

Something happened that shocked and even terrified the man.

As dawn slowly raised its fist, it struck straight down, the punch causing the still space to tremble.

"Bang—"

The golden fist easily shattered the sword energy of the sword-drawing technique.

"You weren't affected by the time freeze?"

Why?

Mr. Long quickly retreated.

For the first time, a look of horror appeared in his eyes.

This was the first time he had experienced such emotional turmoil since the end of time.

Because he discovered that throughout the entire process, the dawn seemed unaffected by the time standstill.

"Actually, it has been affected to some extent."

The dawn spoke softly.

If he hadn't been affected, he wouldn't even have needed to use his fists to draw his sword.

"Again!"

Mr. Long narrowed his eyes; he had to figure out exactly what Shuguang's innate ability was today.

Just then.

On the street, a cloaked figure slowly walked into the battlefield.

The sudden appearance of the figure startled everyone.

"Excuse me, which of you is Mr. Long?"

The cloaked figure slowly removed his hat and looked at Shuguang and Mr. Long.

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