We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"But you should also understand, this is how I survive." Shen Bailian sat in a pool of blood, a conflicted yet helpless expression on his face. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "So..."

“So I have to pay extra?”

"Ok!"

"Speak, besides that celestial herb, what else do you want?" Kronos looked at the ant before him, whose head had already drooped, a flash of disdain in his eyes.

He felt his intelligence had been insulted and had prepared many plans in advance, but he did not expect that the other party would easily "surrender" with just the simplest coercion and inducement.

And it was a kind of bowing down in some way!

But while feeling insulted, Kronos also felt a sense of "this is how it should be" and an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

This is the desire to conquer at work.

Who is he?
The embodiment of fragments of the rules of time, a high-ranking servant of the God of Time, the God of Time's agent in the mortal realm, and the leader of 180,000 divine followers—Kronos.

In any era before this new era, all living things on Earth, upon seeing Him, should have prostrated themselves in worship as they do now.

But now, due to a natural disaster and a man-made calamity, all the gods have fallen into an unknown silence, and these ants want to take advantage of the lion's absence to become the "kings" of this great universe of the Earthly Star?!

These divine beings, too, suffered heavy losses in this unprecedented upheaval due to the sudden collapse of the divine kingdom. Otherwise, how could the human race have had the chance to ascend to the divine realm?
Not to mention those ferocious beasts that rose to power purely by the grace of the gods.

However, although Kronos despised Shen Bailian's "extra money" behavior, he was still prepared to have a good talk with him in order to get first-hand information.

"What I want is very simple." After hearing Kronos's answer, a strange smile flashed across Shen Bailian's face, and then he said without hesitation, "Ten fragments of godhood."

"You are joking?"

"No."

"Hahahaha..." Kronos paused for a moment, then the calm expression on his face vanished in an instant, and his laughter echoed across the rocky ruins. He said coldly, "Then what makes you think I would agree to your request?"

"You will agree." Under Kronos's incredulous gaze, Shen Bailian raised his head. The humility on his face had vanished without a trace, and his extremely calm eyes were like a cold pool, utterly disrespectful: "Because I have what you want."

"What I possess can not only help you break through the shackles of your life level, but also help you ascend the steps to godhood."

"And in such an era, in such a time, you should be standing at the pinnacle of this world, possessing firsthand information about the gods, if..."

As Kronos listened to the devilish whispers in his ear, his golden pupils contracted sharply, and a storm raged within him.

"Stop talking!!!"

"If you're willing to offer ten fragments of divine essence as the price for your exchange." Shen Bailian showed no sign of stopping; instead, he became even more enthusiastic. His illusory spiritual energy transformed into tentacles, slowly extending towards Kronos, as he continued to murmur softly:

“I can share with you what I have on hand, and if you are not comfortable with that, you can also give me the other divine favored ones in a reduced version.”

Do you still think I'm joking?

"Of course." Shen Bailian stopped his movements and adjusted his breathing, pretending to be indifferent, but a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes as he smiled and said, "If you don't want to, I don't care either."

“After all, I believe you investigated some information about me before you came. I’m a cautious person, so…” Shen Bailian deliberately left his sentence unfinished.

"So what?" Kronos waited for a long time but didn't hear the next words, so he asked subconsciously.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Kronos's face immediately darkened, and he looked at the boy below with a grim expression.

Although now it is that boy who is looking up at him.

But for some reason, Kronos felt a strange sense of humiliation, as if everything he thought was under the control of that boy.

However, even he had to admit that Shen Bailian's words were indeed very tempting.

Can the gods return?
As for the answer to this question, early on, Kronos had used his abilities to observe the future, but the result was completely unexpected.

Not to mention gods, he had never observed any of the living beings on Earth Star. All he could observe was a world shrouded in white mist.

It was as if his ability to foresee the future had failed.

If the original plan had been followed and the secret had been revealed to Old Man Bai and the other high-ranking divine followers, it's hard to say whether there would have been internal strife or whether those who became gods first would have blocked the path of those who came later.

In terms of status.

Gods and their followers are two completely different levels of life. Even though Chronos is the embodiment of a fragment of the rules of time, he is still unable to deal with even gods of weak divine power.

If he alone possesses all the secrets to ascending the ladder to godhood.

Then he, Kronos, could become a god on his own, truly above all others.

Furthermore, in this vast universe of Earthly Origin Star, no one can suppress him anymore. Even if the true God of Time awakens from his slumber, he will have to accept this fact.

Because when a deity does not wish to be killed, he will not die!

Thinking of this, Kronos felt that he could no longer suppress his emotions. Compared with becoming a god on his own, what were ten fragments of godhood?
However, this is not a one-off transaction like buying a bottle of mineral water at the supermarket; it is a big business deal that requires slow and careful negotiation.

If he were to so easily agree to the boy's request for ten godhood fragments, it would easily give the other party the impression that he was easy to manipulate.

Then they took advantage of my kindness and became even more arrogant.

“Okay, but ten fragments of divinity are too…” Before Kronos could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a violent white light burst open before his eyes.

At the same time, he heard a voice that was all too familiar to him.

"Since ten fragments of divine power are not enough, then I'll exchange them for your life!" Shen Bailian suddenly erupted, his roar of fury spreading outwards.

The terrifying sound waves caused the air to surge violently, creating terrifying ripple-like patterns.

Furthermore, the glow on Shen Bailian's forehead was a special phenomenon caused by the rapid surge of spiritual power. This phenomenon only occurs when the quantity and intensity of spiritual power reach a certain level.

when!
Just like a great bell.

Kronos felt as if his divine avatar's mind had been struck by a giant hammer, violently vibrating and producing an extremely strong sense of dizziness.

Although this was Shen Bailian's full-force mental attack, due to the difference in their higher life levels, Kronos only paused for a moment before reacting, exclaiming in shock and anger, "You! How! Dare!!!"

Shen Bailian took a deep breath, his mind clear, and ignored Kronos's nonsense. In his opinion, talking nonsense during a battle was a waste of time.

Everything he said and did before was preparation for the present.

"breathe--"

As Shen Bailian took a deep breath, his internal organs resonated violently. His strength and primal force were perfectly integrated, and his spine was taut like a bowstring. He stomped heavily on the boulder, and the force was transmitted to his waist and hips, then through his spine.

The whole set of actions flows smoothly.

Great simplicity!

"boom!!!"

Shen Bailian's eyes widened, his face contorted slightly, and a faint crackling sound emanated from his body. In a flash, his right fist lashed out, his right arm like a galloping dragon.

The Seven Perfections of Refinement – ​​Accelerator!

Four times the increase!
The single-arm maximum punching power data alone on paper exceeds the terrifying five thousand tons.

This terrifying force caused Shen Bailian's fist speed to reach several times the speed of sound in the instant it was unleashed, and the speed continued to increase. The air surged and vibrated violently.

"This, this...this kind of power?!" Kronos's mind worked at an extremely fast pace. When he saw the intense light that gradually enlarged and became increasingly white, and felt the powerful wind blasting out in front of him, he was not surprised but delighted.

This is because it completely surpasses what a martial artist in the early stage of the Sea Opening Realm can achieve, and the physical strength they can reach is even difficult to compare with the strongest holy body in the Great Xia Dynasty.

This shows what?
This shows that the secrets contained within Shen Bailian far exceeded Kronos's expectations!

however.

"*%……&* (Command: Exile to the Future)"

Shen Bailian's eyes flickered slightly, and a look of understanding flashed through his mind, because he suddenly realized that the flow of time around him had slowed down a lot.

And as soon as those words fell, the immense force on his fist vanished in an instant.

It's like it never appeared.

“As long as time flows, I am invincible.” Kronos looked at the boy who was right in front of him, his body frozen in mid-air, and a mocking look appeared on his face.

"Speed ​​is power, but time can change speed."

"It's like this."

Kronos smiled, casually extended his arm, and then flicked Shen Bailian's elbow joint with a light touch.

"Crack!"

All of a sudden.

Shen Bailian's right arm snapped off instantly, dissipating like a speck of light and turning into dust.

Kronos tapped the boy's chest lightly again.

All of a sudden.

boom!
Shen Bailian's chest collapsed as if struck by a sledgehammer, and then, with a loud bang, he crashed into the pool of blood like a cannonball.

Kronos looked down at the disheveled Shen Bailian with disdain, like a god looking down on an ant, and said mockingly:

"This is my innate ability, a knowledge I was born with. It is a rule and authority that you mortals could not master even after a lifetime of martial arts training."

"Hehe~" Shen Bailian let out a cold laugh.

“Insects always love to gamble and don’t follow the rules of the trade, but I’m different.” Kronos looked at the disheveled boy below, suppressing his anger and trying to appear magnanimous, and said calmly, “The trade continues.”

"But the item in this transaction is your life."

"Is it a matter of life and death, or should I directly observe your past timeline to search for it? My patience is limited. I'll give you three seconds to make a decision."

Kronos wasn't a fool; he was shrewd.

In the tens of millions of years to date, this Earthly Star Universe has never produced such a treasure capable of breaking through the level of life.

He had absolutely no experience in determining the authenticity of such a treasure and could not tell whether it was real or fake.

He can't observe Shen Bailian's past timeline now either.

Therefore, Kronos could only suppress his disgust and feign politeness towards this ant in front of him. If it were anyone else or a god's favorite, he would have banished him to the time rift long ago.

"Hoo~breath~"

"You're always on guard against me, is this your fair deal?" After sensing his own condition, Shen Bailian simply gave up resisting and chose the most comfortable position to lie down in the pool of blood.

Under that blow, all the bones in his body were completely turned into dust. The reason he was still alive was entirely due to the powerful activity of his cells.

Kronos remained expressionless and simply said calmly, "One."

"Are there many divine favorites of your rank?"

"Second, you have one second left." Kronos's eyes turned cold. His patience was wearing thin, and he prepared to trap and capture him as planned.

Although he wasn't good at micromanipulation of the soul, Old Man Bai was.

As for whether Shen Bailian will talk nonsense?

Very simple!
Kronos is fully capable of rendering Shen Bailian speechless, although it would be quite troublesome.

"Alright." Shen Bailian's face showed a helpless expression. Under Kronos's questioning gaze, he waved his missing right arm and laughed, "Next time we meet, I'll kill you!"

The words have not yet fallen.

Bang bang bang!
It was as if firecrackers had been detonated in Shen Bailian's limbs, bones, and even his head, causing an instantaneous explosion.

Then his body slowly turned into nothingness and disappeared completely.

"cut."

"I'd like to see where you can run to." Kronos watched all this quietly, a hint of disdain flashing across his face.

Shen Bailian's method of concealing nano-bombs within his own body was indeed beyond his expectations.

As far as Kronos knows, this nanobomb has a major drawback: it has a very high probability of being triggered when emotions are running high.

"However, this is a good opportunity to make you completely despair." As Kronos thought this, his senses spread rapidly in all directions like tentacles.

At the same time, Kronos split off several divine avatars, which spread in all directions, enhanced by his innate abilities.

In just one millisecond, his perception range covered an area of ​​two thousand miles.

As for whether Kronos's behavior will attract the attention of the SkyEye monitoring system?

Not at all.

Because from beginning to end, Kronos used a human form. Unless a powerful expert at the Moon Embracing Realm observes it up close, no one could ever distinguish between the real and the fake with that electronic device.

Time passed by little by little, and soon half a day had gone by.

Kronos went from being calm to frowning, because even though he kept splitting off divine avatars and expanding the search area to a radius of five thousand miles, he still couldn't find any trace of the boy.

Sudden.

call out! Whoosh!
Kronos's ears twitched. He looked up blankly and was shocked to find that the sky had turned red without him noticing, like a fiery sunset.

But the next moment.

Kronos was startled.

Do not!
That wasn't red from sunlight refraction at all.

Instead, they were bursts of ultra-high-temperature beams of light. Their density was so great that Kronos mistakenly thought the sky was being refracted and stained red by sunlight! (End of Chapter)