Chapter 313 Time Loop
"You don't have the qualifications to make me stand up."
The extinction sword light, which contained all possible means of ending the universe, surged towards the Lord of Stars from all directions, like the tide of the Milky Way.
But the Lord of the Stars still sits as calm as a mountain.
A brilliant galaxy with eight spiral arms appeared around him.
In the galaxy, stars are twinkling.
This is not the shrunken galaxies in the reincarnation universe that are only for show and represent the reincarnation worlds.
In this galaxy, there are hundreds of billions of stars, and each one is a real star.
The Lord of the Stars sat in the center of the galaxy, with hundreds of billions of stars surrounding him, covering him from all directions.
The sword light from the Milky Way surged into the outer reaches of the galaxy like a tidal wave.
Wherever it passed, space either collapsed, or was torn apart, or was frozen, or was annihilated, or turned into chaos, or returned to nothingness. The stars also disappeared in pieces.
Every second, hundreds of thousands of real stars are annihilated and dissipated under the light of the extinction sword.
Although the entire galaxy contained hundreds of billions of stars, under the attack of the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, this seemingly boundless galaxy only lasted for a dozen days before most of it was destroyed.
Only a thin layer of starlight remained, lingering around the Lord of Stars, and it seemed that it would not take long before it could attack him.
“Not bad.” The Lord of Stars spoke with a hint of admiration, “It’s stronger than the Immortal Executioner Sword Formation that I once broke. It only took a dozen days to completely break through this galaxy. But…”
He raised his right hand and pointed his index finger. A small galaxy rose above his fingertips.
"I have refined 180,000 acupuncture points, and in each acupuncture point, I have refined a galaxy."
The Lord of the Stars said calmly:
"They are the source of my power and my protective magic, just like your Qingyun. You can spend more than ten days to wipe out the first galaxy. But how long will it take you to wipe out all 180,000 galaxies?"
As he spoke, he flicked his index finger lightly, and the small galaxy at the fingertips instantly expanded and turned into a huge, real galaxy with hundreds of billions of stars, surrounding the Lord of Stars.
When the galaxy expands.
The extinction sword light that had already approached the Lord of Stars was repelled again, and could only repeat the previous pattern and erase the outer periphery of the galaxy from scratch.
If the Lord of Stars was not bragging, if he really had 180,000 galaxies protecting him, even if he did not fight back and allowed the Zhu Xian Sword Formation to attack him, it would take Ni Kun thousands of years to wipe out all 180,000 galaxies.
But in the reincarnation universe, where are the thousands of years left?
The entire universe only has more than 300 days left to live - while resisting the attack of the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, the Lord of Stars is still continuing to devour the root of the Heavenly Dao of the Reincarnation Universe.
It is for this reason that the Lord of Stars has been on the passive defense, unable to fight back.
But when the Lord of Stars completely devours the source of the Heavenly Dao of the Samsara Universe, or even the entire Samsara Universe, and when he has time to spare...
I'm afraid the Zhu Xian Sword Formation won't be able to trap him.
Furthermore, the duration of Ni Kun's Zhu Xian sword formation is limited.
The Tai Shang, Yuan Shi and Tong Tian he summoned could only exist for one month.
After a month, they will disappear, and Ni Kun, who has consumed a lot of energy, will not be able to be summoned again in a short period of time.
By then, even if Ni Kun could continue to maintain the Zhu Xian Sword Formation by himself, the power of the sword formation would be reduced to one tenth of what it was.
Even if one wants to wipe out a galaxy, it will probably take more than a hundred days.
The Lord of the Stars doesn't even need to take action. He just needs to protect his body with the galaxy and patiently refine the reincarnation universe. When the task is accomplished, he can kill Ni Kun with the force of thunder.
The situation seems irreversible.
Ni Kun's desperate gamble seemed doomed to failure.
But Ni Kun did not show any frustration on his face.
There was still a faint smile on the corner of his lips , his eyes were still bright, and he still held the Xianjian Sword firmly, constantly swinging the sword light like the tide of the Milky Way.
The projections of Taishang, Yuanshi and Tongtian also remained unmoved and focused on swinging their swords.
The Immortal Execution Sword Formation continued to operate at its peak power, and the infinite sword light invaded the second galaxy around the Lord of Stars. Every second, it could turn hundreds of thousands of stars into nothingness.
In a flash, more than ten days passed.
Of this second galaxy, only a thin layer remains.
However, the time of existence of Taishang, Yuanshi and Tongtian is also approaching its limit, and their figures have begun to change from real to virtual.
The Lord of the Stars said calmly:
“The four of you together can barely be considered a Heavenly Venerable Dao Ancestor.
“Unfortunately, you can’t even grasp the ‘distance’.
"The real Heavenly Venerable Dao Ancestor will not be blocked by my galaxy. Their attacks can tear through or even pass through the galaxy and land in front of me. Tearing or passing through the galaxy will at most reduce their magical power by 10%.
“But you have to start from the outside and slowly destroy the galaxy until the entire galaxy is completely destroyed before you can touch me.
"You have neither the ability nor the time. Do you still want to resist?"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and raised his index finger.
A small galaxy rose from the tip of the index finger.
With just a snap of the fingers, this small galaxy will expand and turn into a new huge galaxy, surrounding the Lord of Stars, making all the efforts of Ni Kun and others over the past month go to waste.
Just at this moment.
For a month, Ni Kun, who had been concentrating on activating the sword formation without saying a word, suddenly flicked his sword and smiled:
"You just said that time is on your side?"
The Lord of Stars looked at Ni Kun with eyes as bright as the stars:
"Any questions?"
Ni Kun smiled and said, "Don't forget, I am the master of this universe, the great road of the universe, and the origin of time. You have been looking up for too long, why not look down and see...what exactly happened."
A hint of doubt flashed across the eyes of the Lord of Stars, but he still lowered his head and looked down as he was told.
However, he saw below that, at some point, a long, illusory , connecting from beginning to end, forming a seamless ring that surrounded him.
This long illusory river that connected from beginning to end even invaded the protective galaxy around him. It flowed and rotated silently within the galaxy, without interfering with the galaxy, as if they were in different time and space.
"This is……"
The Lord of Stars frowned.
Ni Kun teamed up with Tai Shang, Yuan Shi and Tong Tian whom he summoned to set up the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, which was barely equivalent to a Taoist ancestor of the Beihuang Universe. Moreover, their grasp of "distance" was still quite superficial, and they were unable to ignore the distance barrier of the galaxy and attack directly in front of him.
However, this illusory river actually invaded the interior of the protective galaxy without his noticing, formed a ring, and flowed around him.
Is this the great way of the universe and the origin of time that Ni Kun controls?
The Lord of the Stars had a bad feeling.
But I wasn't too worried.
He is the true Heavenly Lord and Taoist Ancestor, standing at the pinnacle of the universe.
With his realm and the size of this "small universe" that he had destroyed most of, even if the source of time fell into the control of others, it would be difficult to have much impact on him.
It will just be a minor inconvenience at most.
"So, what can I do about this?"
The Lord of Stars looked at Ni Kun:
"Don't say you can't do it. Even if you can - manipulate the long river of time to flow backwards, reverse the time of this universe, and make time go back to the heyday of this universe, what can you do to me? It's nothing more than blowing up this universe again. And if it happens again, I won't step into the same trap again."
Even if Ni Kun can really reverse the time of this universe and restore everything to its original state, the Lord of Stars can still sweep across the entire universe by himself.
He had done it once before, and he could do it again without any problem.
This is an absolute gap in size.
With the size of the Lord of Stars, he alone is almost equivalent to the total size of this "prototype of the universe".
Even if Ni Kun occupied the Great Dao of the Universe, he was still only in this universe. Ni Kun was a part of this universe, and no matter how he manipulated time, he would not cause the size of this universe to explode, and he could only work within the inherent size of the universe.
And it makes no sense .
No matter in the past, present, or the future that is bound to be destroyed in the near future, the Lord of the Stars can destroy everything in this "prototype of the universe" by himself.
And if it happens again, he won't be fooled again.
He must first eliminate all stubborn enemies and destroy all existences that can cause him trouble and obstacles, and then he can peacefully devour the root of the Heavenly Dao of this universe.
However, the possibility of "starting over again" does not exist.
With Ni Kun's strength, it is far from enough to reverse the time of the entire universe and restore everything to its original state.
“I never thought about going back to the beginning.”
Ni Kun smiled and said:
“I also know that even if I go back to the beginning, I’m still no match for you.
"But do you know what the biggest difference between you and me is?
"That is, I am standing outside the long river of time in this universe, and you... have been submerged by the river."
As they were talking, the time of Taishang, Yuanshi and Tongtiancun came to an end.
The three great cult leaders disappeared suddenly, but before they disappeared, a phantom that seemed to be condensed by mysterious Taoist patterns flew out from the three great cult leaders and fell into the auspicious cloud above Ni Kun's head.
Ni Kun's aura subtly changed as he merged into the three shadows.
This subtle change made the Lord of Stars frown even more tightly.
With his level of cultivation, he could tell that the three phantoms were condensed from a certain aura that had previously flowed out from the ancient stone door behind Ni Kun.
It was the breath flowing out of the stone gate that made the three great leaders more vivid. They didn't look like puppet-like projections, but more like living "people".
The power of the Zhu Xian Sword Formation also increased dramatically. In just a dozen days, it could destroy a galaxy.
This obliteration was a complete "end". The galaxies obliterated by the Zhu Xian Sword Formation could not be regenerated, and new galaxies had to be found and refined to make up for the loss.
But this is nothing to the Lord of Stars , because he has one hundred thousand eighty thousand galaxies.
Now, the projections of the three great leaders disappear, returning to the long river of time.
But the aura flowing out of the stone gate did not dissipate, but condensed into three mysterious shadows, merging with Ni Kun, causing his aura to change again.
But for now, this change seems to have little impact.
Only Ni Kun was left to preside over the Zhu Xian Sword Formation, and its power plummeted by 90%, and its efficiency in obliterating the galaxy was greatly reduced.
The Lord of Stars didn't know where Ni Kun's confidence came from.
If the battle continues, with only Ni Kun left in the Zhuxian Sword Formation, he won't have enough time to wipe out his third galaxy and will be facing the end of the universe.
“If I were you, I would try to escape now.” The Lord of the Stars said calmly, “Run as far as you can while I’m still busy. This way, you might be able to live a little longer…”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lord of Stars suddenly felt dazed and his mind went blank for a moment.
This phenomenon is very strange.
Distracted? Blank mind?
With his level, how could such a situation happen?
But soon, the Lord of Stars no longer cared about the trance he had experienced before.
Because he found that everything had returned to the beginning.
Of course, it is not the beginning of this universe.
When the Zhu Xian Sword Formation was just set up——
Ni Kun, Tai Shang, Yuan Shi and Tong Tian swung their swords at the same time, and the extinct sword light like a tidal wave in the sky surged towards the Lord of Stars.
The Lord of the Stars had just summoned the first galaxy to surround himself and defend against the sword lights attacking from all directions.
It is indeed the first galaxy.
Within the acupuncture points all over the body, the one hundred and eighty thousand galaxies were intact. The first galaxy that had just been sacrificed had just begun to collide with the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
But the Lord of the Stars clearly remembered that two galaxies had been completely destroyed by the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
The Lord of Stars frowned again.
He discovered that not only did Tai Shang, Yuan Shi and Tong Tian reappear, his two destroyed galaxies were restored to their original state, and the results of his month of resisting the Zhu Xian Sword Formation and refining the root of the Heavenly Dao also disappeared inexplicably.
Everything...seems to have returned to a month ago.
"You turned back time to a month ago?"
There are some slight problems with the Lord of Stars' memory and cognition.
But he is the Heavenly Taoist after all. Even if time goes back, he has not completely lost his memory of that month.
It was just that his memory was slightly impaired and his cognition was a little confused. It took him several breaths to confirm his condition.
But……
"Does this make sense?"
The Lord of the Stars said calmly:
"You don't think you can defeat me with this little trick, do you?"
"Maybe I can't defeat you." Ni Kun smiled and said, "But at least, you are trapped in the time loop. Unless you can break the river of time, you will be trapped in this one-month loop forever."
The Lord of the Stars failed to control the great way of the universe of reincarnation. Even if his cultivation was at a high level, and even if he would not lose his memory due to the reversal of time, he could only maintain his self and could not break the cycle of time.
But he was not panicked, he just said calmly:
"In this case, aren't you also trapped in this one-month time loop? Can you use this month to grow and surpass me?"
Ni Kun smiled but said nothing.
Although the Lord of Stars did not completely lose all his memories of the previous month, nor did he lose his awareness of the situation, he was still slightly affected by Ni Kun's manipulation.
For example, the Lord of Stars did not remember that before the three great leaders disappeared, they all gave some of their things to Ni Kun.
This is what Ni Kun said, he stood outside the long river of time, while the Lord of the Stars was submerged in the "river water".
In fact, if possible, Ni Kun would like to make the Lord of Stars lose all his memories of the previous month.
Unfortunately, the Lord of Stars was too high in rank, and despite Ni Kun’s best efforts, he could only make the Lord of Stars lose a little bit of his memory.
But even that little bit of memory is almost enough.
After all, that is the most crucial memory.
The long river of time connected from beginning to end, forming a ring, trapping the Lord of the Stars in a one-month time cycle.
Of course, Ni Kun is also in this time loop.
But as the master of time in the reincarnation universe, Ni Kun can not only retain all his memories intact, but also all the gains of this month, and bring them back to one month before he set up the Zhu Xian Sword Formation.
On the other hand, the Lord of the Stars lost all his gains in a month and gained nothing.
This state of rise and fall is exactly what Ni Kun relies on to defeat powerful enemies time and again.
However, what is different from before is that the Lord of Stars is too powerful. Ni Kun doesn't know how many cycles it will take and how much time it will take to fill the gap between the two sides to an acceptable level.
But it doesn't matter.
At least in this reincarnation universe, time is on Ni Kun's side.
