Chapter 656: Chapter 5: A Little Push (5000 words, please subscribe)
“Tower Master, should we switch to someone else?”
Nalan glanced at Lin Yuan standing nearby, hesitated for a moment, and spoke softly.
He still found it somewhat difficult to proceed.
Moreover, Nalan felt that there was no need for the Xia Qin Supreme Being to specifically add obstacles for the Galaxy Master.
As the strongest genius in the history of human civilization, moving forward unimpeded was the way to be.
“No one else is suitable.”
Xia Qin Supreme Being shook his head.
The will of a Supreme Being was not to be defied, even if he thought the Supreme Being was wrong.
Still, he had to comply when it was time to comply.
“Galaxy Master, if you can’t hold on, remember to admit defeat,” Nalan kindly reminded.
Although the Xia Qin Supreme Being limited the contest between the two to the Rule of Time, Nalan believed he was just one step away from realizing all time models.
The Galaxy Master was only Ninth Rank, struggling even to perceive Time Fluctuations; what proficiency could he have in the Rule of Time?
Under the crushing dominance of the rules, an early surrender by the Galaxy Master would spare him some agony.
“Understood,” Lin Yuan’s expression was slightly solemn.
Nalan’s words put quite a bit of pressure on Lin Yuan.
After all, Lin Yuan had first witnessed Nalan’s action when he was still at Seventh Rank.
At that time, Nalan stood at the edge of the Heiyuan Secret Realm, single-handedly suppressing the entire Heiyuan Clan from rebelling.
If it weren’t for the arrival of a mighty Insect Race, it is likely that the entire Heiyuan Clan would have been annihilated by Nalan.
Xia Qin Supreme Being waved his right hand.
Lin Yuan and Nalan felt the world around them change.
Suddenly, they found themselves under a desolate starry sky.
With the authority of the Xia Qin Supreme Being, moving them to a virtual ‘arena’ world was just a matter of thought.
“Galaxy Master, you make the first move,” Nalan offered graciously.
If it were a battle against a different species, he would naturally take any opportunity to strike first without any hesitation.
One reason was that their encounter was merely a spar, not a battle to the death, and as a senior, it was only right to give way a little.
The second reason was Nalan confident of his victory.
How could a Tenth Rank, especially a Grade A among them, lose to a Ninth Rank?
With such a massive gap in strength, for Nalan to strike first would be somewhat shameful.
‘Beating the weak’ was one thing; at least giving the opponent a chance to strike was due respect.
“Remember, go all out.”
“This might be your only chance,” Nalan said lightly, reminding him.
The confrontation in the realm of the Rule of Time often happened in an instant, with collisions of different time rules leaving the disadvantaged party almost no chance to resist.
Of course, real combat involved many variables, such as using other methods
Being weaker in the Rule of Time didn’t mean being weaker in other tactics.
However, the Xia Qin Supreme Being had stipulated that they were only allowed to compete in their understanding of the Rule of Time.
This ensured the battle would not last long, as mere collisions within the time domain rarely resulted in a stalemate.
Nalan therefore felt that the Xia Qin Supreme Being was intentionally putting the Galaxy Master at a disadvantage precisely because of this.
The rules were too rigid, practically tailor-made for him.
“Alright,” Lin Yuan nodded, “I will give it my all.”
“Hmm…” Nalan looked pleased.
Only after the Galaxy Master had tried his best and found himself utterly unable to match his opponent could he truly learn in terms of the Rule of Time, being played with like a toy.
“Galaxy Master, I definitely can’t match you in opening Spatial Layers, but in time?” Nalan mused leisurely.
Nalan noticed, from afar, Lin Yuan had somehow vanished.
Nalan immediately sensed something was amiss.
“Has the flow of time… changed?” Nalan’s expression hardened.
Nalan raised his hand, releasing a massive burst of Time Fluctuations, continuously disrupting the time flows around him.
Nalan, vaguely realizing something, fully unleashed his understanding of the Rule of Time, attempting to break free from the various time quagmires enveloping him.
Lin Yuan stood calmly, facing a crystal ball half a meter in diameter, composed entirely of Time Fluctuations.
Inside the crystal ball, Nalan struggled continuously but eventually was caught like in a deep quagmire, embraced by various time quagmires, unable to break free in the realm of time.
Having realized all time models, Lin Yuan had woven many time rules and Secret Techniques through constant combinations of various time models.
Among them, the Time Prison was Lin Yuan’s pride, built from intertwining and merging one thousand three hundred thirty-seven time models to establish a corridor of time.
These corridors, in turn, formed a Time Prison.
Any life caught in the Time Prison, unless their understanding of the Rule of Time surpassed Lin Yuan’s, would be unable to perceive their own time flow, completely reduced to a plaything.
After all, the amount of time experienced by the life within the Time Prison depended entirely on Lin Yuan.
With just a thought, Lin Yuan could make the opponent experience a day while the outside world went through a year, or make them experience a year while only a day passed outside.
What else could this be if not toying?
Of course, there were ways to forcefully break it.
Even though Nalan was inferior in time perception to Lin Yuan, if he fully exerted himself, using means other than the Rule of Time, he could still break free.