In a ruined world, on the earth covered with scorched soil, Time lay on the ground, gazing at the sky.
At this moment, his heart was as cracked as the sky above, utterly shattered. His mood was as desolate as the pervasive atmosphere of ruin, deeply wounded!
What Immortal Reverent? To be sent flying with a single slap, then have his left horn broken off with another, and finally have that horn forged into a battle blade right before his eyes—where in the world is there such a terrifying Immortal Reverent? If there were, they, the Chaos Gods and Demons, would have been slaughtered long ago.
At this moment, Gu Changsheng stood in the void, wielding the battle blade freshly forged from the Time Beast's left horn. The blade's shape was identical to the Phoenix Cry Blade. He swung it a few times, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Now, just inject the blade spirit."
Just then, Ancestral Dragon, who had been hiding in the distance, finally approached. He came to Gu Changsheng with a smile and said, "Boss, why have you come?"
"What? Do I need to report to you?" Gu Changsheng looked at Ancestral Dragon with a smile.
Ancestral Dragon was startled and quickly shook his head, saying, "Look at what you're saying, Boss. I meant, you could have just told me if there was anything you needed! There's no need for you to come personally!"
Ancestral Dragon wore an expression that said, 'Let me share your burdens,' which left Time, who was lying on the ground, utterly dumbfounded.
Time: They know each other?
Gu Changsheng listened to Ancestral Dragon's words, looked at him, and said with a smile, "My purpose this time was for the Time Beast's horn. Can you help me?"
Ancestral Dragon's smile faltered, and then he glanced at Time below. Time was also staring at him with wide eyes—one was the boss who had given him a great opportunity, allowing him to break through the shackles of the Dao, and the other was Time, with whom he had just established a relationship as comrades. What a choice…
Ancestral Dragon said decisively, "Help, definitely help. Actually, we're not close, really. Boss, you have to believe me!"
When Time heard Ancestral Dragon's words, his eyes nearly popped out. He looked at Ancestral Dragon and felt that there was a trap in this operation. Sure enough, there really was a trap!
Ancestral Dragon felt Time's gaze and couldn't help but feel guilty. 'Old Brother, you've only lost one horn. You can fix it with a little time, and you still have another horn, don't you? Since my boss needs it, just give it to him. At worst, I'll treat you to dragon meat as compensation later.'
Gu Changsheng looked at Ancestral Dragon with a smile and said, "In that case, he still has another horn. Go and get it for me."
"Uh…"
Ancestral Dragon's expression froze, and Time also stared intently at Ancestral Dragon. If Ancestral Dragon really attacked him, he would rather perish together with this treacherous fellow. As for why he didn't think about perishing together with Gu Changsheng…
Come on, perishing together requires similar strength, right? Given the situation where he had his horn broken off with two slaps, what qualifications did he have to perish together with him?
But Ancestral Dragon was different. Although he knew that Ancestral Dragon's strength was a little stronger than his, he could still manage to perish together.
Fortunately, Ancestral Dragon did not attack him. Instead, he said with a wry smile, "Boss, if you want to forge a weapon, my dragon horn isn't bad either. How about I break off one for you?"
As he spoke, Ancestral Dragon transformed into a human body with a dragon head before Gu Changsheng could agree. He reached out and forcefully broke off a dragon horn, and with a "crack" sound, a section of dragon horn fell into Ancestral Dragon's hand.
Time couldn't help but feel greatly moved. Ancestral Dragon was a true brother.
But Gu Changsheng shook his head and said, "Your dragon horn doesn't contain the Law of Time. What would I do with it?"
Hearing this, Ancestral Dragon's face darkened. He said in a deep voice, "Boss, do you mean you still want Time's horn?"
Gu Changsheng nodded.
"…"
Ancestral Dragon was silent for a while, then turned to look at Time and said softly, "Brother Time, why don't you do it yourself?"
"Damn it!"
Time cursed loudly. In the end, he was the one who was hurt.
"Cough cough, don't worry, Old Brother won't let you suffer. I'll give you another dragon horn."
As he spoke, Ancestral Dragon broke off another dragon horn, looking at Time with sincerity.
"Why don't you check how many branches your horns have before you talk to me?" Time glared fiercely at Ancestral Dragon. Ancestral Dragon's dragon horns had many branches. Breaking off one or two wouldn't hurt at all, but he was different. He only had a pair of horns, no, now he only had one left. If he broke off another, he would have none left.
Although they could be restored, when had he, a dignified Chaos God and Demon, the Time Beast, ever suffered such humiliation?
"Anyway, there's no way I'm doing it myself!" Time said with a firm gaze.
Being broken off by someone else and known by old acquaintances could be explained as being inferior in skill! Doing it himself? There would be no excuse afterward.
Ancestral Dragon was in a dilemma. Was he really going to do it himself?
"Forget it, why are you taking a joke so seriously?"
At this moment, Gu Changsheng spoke, breaking the deadlock.
"Joke?" Ancestral Dragon stared at Gu Changsheng with wide eyes.
"Yes, what else did you think?" Gu Changsheng asked in return.
"I…" Ancestral Dragon looked at the dragon horns in his hand. He had already broken off two dragon horns, and his boss was telling him it was a joke? Was he playing with him?
"Boss, the way you attacked Time just now didn't seem like a joke!"
Ancestral Dragon smiled wryly. To send Time's true form flying with a single slap, and then break off Time's left horn with another, could such a ruthless thing be done without any grudges?
Time also looked at Gu Changsheng speechlessly. Was this how a powerhouse beyond the Dao Realm joked?
Time had now recognized reality. Gu Changsheng's cultivation could not possibly be only at the Immortal Reverent Realm, but was truly beyond the Dao Realm. Otherwise, why would Ancestral Dragon willingly call him Boss?
Damn, a big shot beyond the Dao Realm had set his sights on his horn, and it seemed like he had forged his horn into a battle blade. In other words, his horn would become a big shot's weapon in the future. Should he feel honored?
Perhaps!
At this moment, Time kept comforting himself in his heart. Only in this way could he gradually accept the fact that his horn had been broken off.
If he knew that his horn would become the weapon of a small cultivator currently only at the Carefree Realm, a realm he might not even know about, would he still feel honored?
"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense, okay? Did I make the first move? He made the first move against me." Gu Changsheng said without blushing or skipping a beat. He was actually quite surprised that Time would attack him directly. When he saw Ancestral Dragon, he had no hope that Time would attack him, but he didn't expect Time to be so reckless, just like Ancestral Dragon when they first met. He attacked him without saying a word. How could he miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
So he sealed Ancestral Dragon's mouth and divine sense, not allowing him to make a sound.
The process was not important, what was important was that he succeeded.
Hearing Gu Changsheng say this, Ancestral Dragon couldn't help but look at him resentfully. How could he not know that his boss was fishing for law enforcement? It was just that Brother Time had suffered.
Time also swallowed his broken teeth. Now that things had come to this, what else could he do?
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