Chapter 2072: Time interception

At this moment, the radiant figure was not angry but pleased. "It seems this world is indeed similar to what I imagined, hahaha..."

Although it appeared very weak on the surface, it was full of various mysteries. Besides, how could an ordinary weak world, even with a world barrier, have resisted them for so long? The various miraculous skills displayed by this human now further proved something.

Zu'an, however, was somewhat bewildered. Was something wrong with this guy's brain? He couldn't worry about all that, fearing the opponent was playing a trick. Next, he continuously cast "What are you looking at?" while dodging, to interrupt the opponent from casting their guaranteed-hit skill.

The Snow Maiden in the distance found the scene before her somewhat comical. Two beings, clearly the most powerful in the world, were fighting, yet they were bickering like children playing house.

"Hmm, why do I know about human children playing house?" The Snow Maiden was suddenly startled. She couldn't help but cover her forehead, as if some fragments had appeared in her mind.

Zu'an noticed her unusual state, but at this moment, he couldn't pay attention to her at all. Instead, he focused on finding an opportunity to attack.

As expected, after continuously being forced to answer "What about it?", the radiant figure, no matter how good his mood, couldn't help but go crazy at this point. "You stinking brat... What about it?!... Can you stop saying that... What about it?... Damn it..."

Rage value from the Shadow Demon King: 499,499,499...

Zu'an thought to himself, "So that's your name. That's strange. You're clearly radiating light all over, yet you're called Shadow? Is it because your true form is pitch black?"

But he finally found an opportunity to strike. A red bow suddenly appeared in his hand. He mused that since the opponent was glowing all over, somewhat similar to the sun, the Sun-Slaying Bow might have a miraculous effect.

The Star-Shattering Profound Seal activated, providing a tenfold bonus!

He drew the bow and nocked an arrow. Profound runes on the Sun-Slaying Bow shimmered, and finally, the light gathered at the arrowhead. Almost instantly, the arrow, like a shooting star, shot towards the Shadow Demon King.

Unlike previous attacks, this time, the arrow created layers of ripple-like patterns in front of the Shadow Demon King, as if the space in that area was subjected to intense shock and impact. This time, the arrow was not fixed in mid-air. Instead, it continuously approached the Shadow Demon King. Although its speed had clearly slowed down significantly, not much faster than an ant, it still approached the opponent's body with great determination.

The Shadow Demon King stared intently at the arrow before him, as if activating some ability to resist it. Finally, the arrowhead reached the Shadow Demon King. However, the next second, the arrow suddenly seemed to weather away and directly crumbled into ash.

One must know that back then, the Demon Race had the Sun-Slaying Bow but no Sun-Slaying Arrows. Although it could automatically condense arrows from the void, the Old Demon Emperor was not satisfied. So he directly searched the world for rare treasures and, combining them with the master craftsmen of the entire Demon Race, forged a batch of arrows. Although their power couldn't compare to the legendary true Sun-Slaying Arrows, they were still top-tier weapons in this world, completely on par with immortal-grade weapons. Moreover, with the bonus from the Sun-Slaying Bow, their power far surpassed that of ordinary immortal-grade weapons.

Yet such a sturdy and sharp arrow actually shattered like that, turning to ash and vanishing.

The Shadow Demon King smiled in Zu'an's direction. "I told you," he said, "your attacks can't possibly harm me. You insist on doing these futile things." At the same time, he was secretly surprised, thinking, "How is that bow in his hand so similar to the legendary one? But how could that bow appear in this world? And its power isn't quite right. It seems I was mistaken."

Zu'an, however, had a calm expression. "I think I understand now," he said. "It's not that you folded space in front of you, but rather that you controlled the flow of time. That's how you achieved this effect."

He couldn't help but feel a bit troubled. It was hard to say whether space or time was more difficult to deal with. Whether this guy could control space or time, he was already far beyond what Zu'an could handle at his current level.

He knew clearly in his heart that while there was still a chance, he should retreat. If he continued fighting, he would certainly be doomed. The divination he performed before his departure, which foretold a death-no-life situation, appeared in his mind. Originally, though his journey these days had been dangerous, he hadn't felt his life was in danger to that extent. At the time, he even felt that the divination was a bit alarmist. Now it seemed that the divination wasn't aimed at his previous enemies, but rather at this guy.

However, after only a brief hesitation, his expression became resolute. Behind him now lay the safety of the entire world. Whether it was the Human Race or the Demon Race, they all needed him to protect them. If he retreated now out of fear of death, allowing these demons to completely break open the seal, then more would invade this world. Moreover, after the world barrier shattered, the power of these mighty demons would be limitless, and he would be even less likely to be their match.

Now was his only chance. Although the disparity was somewhat despair-inducing, it was definitely the closest the two sides' strengths would be. He had to stop the opponent and reseal these demons, even if it cost him his life.

In the past, when he watched TV shows, although he was moved by the sacrifices of heroes, he never wanted to be a hero himself. His ideal life was to be an incompetent emperor, with three thousand concubines, and not having to bother with court affairs. But to his surprise, when the moment came, he found that sacrifice didn't seem so terrifying after all. Everything felt natural and logical. Even if not for strangers, he had to protect those around him...

Thinking this way, Zu'an felt at peace. At the same time, he secretly complained, "I really shouldn't casually divine again in the future, or it will truly affect my state of mind and judgment, making me unconsciously follow what fate has foretold."

His expression grew serious. He once again drew the Sun-Slaying Bow. This time, it wasn't a Sun-Slaying Arrow replicated by the Demon Emperor, but the genuine plain arrow from the Vermillion Bow that he had obtained in the secret realm! Worried that the opponent wouldn't give him a second chance to strike, he directly activated his Key-Invoked skill: "This arrow shatters all laws!"

The Sun-Slaying Arrow's power was indeed immense; it could even shoot down the sun. But since the opponent could control time or space around him, Zu'an wasn't sure if this arrow could hit him. Thus, he directly empowered it with the Key-Invoked force. He didn't know what price he would have to pay to break the time laws around the opponent, but he had no choice. He couldn't gamble. If this arrow failed, the entire world would likely be doomed.

As soon as his words fell, a solemn and sacred feeling suddenly permeated heaven and earth.

At this moment, the Shadow Demon King's expression changed drastically. Instantly, his entire body glowed intensely. Countless rays of light illuminated the entire land and snowy mountains, enveloping everything within a thousand-mile radius.

Zu'an's pupils constricted violently. He found that he was about to shoot the arrow, yet everything stopped at that very moment! Poised for release, it was as if everything had come to a halt.

Unlike the stiffness caused by direct eye contact before, this time, the opponent's eyes weren't even looking at him. Instead, like the sun, he enveloped all space. Light was omnipresent, irresistible, undefendable. No matter how he teleported or shifted his position, it was meaningless, because the next place would still be enveloped by this light.

He even noticed the Snow Maiden's terrified expression in the distance; she had also been fixed in place. He could see a blizzard swirling beneath her skirt, clearly intending to transform into snow to escape, but she was directly frozen at this moment. He could even clearly see every delicate and beautiful snowflake. Everything was clearly a moving image, yet it was motionless.

The avalanche on the nearby snowy mountain, caused by the aftermath of the battle here, had the surging snow now suspended on the mountainside. A distant bird was originally flapping its wings, trying to leave this dangerous place, but it still maintained the motion of vigorously flapping its wings, yet its entire body remained suspended in mid-air.

It was as if someone had pressed the pause button on the entire world. That feeling was both eerie and terrifying!

Only one person could still move: the Shadow Demon King. He slowly walked towards Zu'an. "Although I don't believe you have the ability to kill me," he said, "I did truly feel the breath of death for that brief moment just now. I had no choice but to pay a great price to use this Time Interception move. Even if you die, you should be proud enough."