Douluo: Traveling Through the Universe, Reversing Time and Space

Chapter 316 The Time Spirit Entrusts the Behemoth to...

"The last time I saw this soul beast was in the southeast direction of the mountains, about fifty miles from here. As for whether this soul beast is still there, I don't know, maybe it is," King Kong said.
Shi Yu inquired further, wanting to learn more so he could be prepared.
King Kong didn't hide anything, saying, "That's a time spirit, a special soul beast born from heaven and earth, possessing extremely pure time power."

"The strength of this special creature cannot be measured by the age of ordinary soul beasts."

"Because it inherently involves time, it's difficult to accurately measure its strength using years."

"If we have to measure it in years, it should be over 100,000 years."

Even King Kong himself couldn't make an accurate judgment; this kind of soul beast was too special, and he could only give a rough estimate.
Shi Yu, the "Time Sprite," was even more tempted; this kind of soul beast was top-notch.
There are some extremely special soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, such as the Snow Empress, who is a special ice and snow elf, born from heaven and earth.
Unexpectedly, he encountered an even rarer time-attribute spirit, which he absolutely had to acquire as a spirit ring.
"Does Senior know the approximate abilities of this Time Spirit?" Shi Yu asked curiously.
He had not seen any record of Time Spirits in the books about Soul Beasts.
Clearly, this kind of soul beast is extremely rare. It is possible that no one had ever seen this special soul beast before, so there is no record of it.
King Kong shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to say, but I don't know either."

"Although I have had some contact with the Time Spirit, I have never dared to fight it, nor have I seen any other soul beasts fight it, so I really don't know much about its abilities."

"You dare not?"

Shi Yu keenly noticed King Kong's choice of words; "never fought" and "dare not fight" are completely different things.
"Yes," King Kong wasn't afraid to admit it, saying frankly, "I really don't dare. Every time I see it, my heart skips a beat."

"My keen intuition tells me that if I fight it, I will definitely not gain the upper hand and will surely be defeated."

"Even if I were to be far older than it, I would still be no match for it; that's an absolute difference in attributes."

"It's the same principle as a soul beast that can't fly; no matter how strong it is, it's unlikely to be able to hurt a creature flying thousands of meters in the air." Shi Yu nodded thoughtfully, not underestimating King Kong because of this. Unless he had lost his mind, he would never question the strength of a powerful King Kong ape that had lived for over 600,000 years.
What the other side said makes sense; the difference in attributes means that one side is destined to have an absolute historical advantage in their battles.
Just like his spatial attributes, someone might be much stronger than him, but he can still avoid being attacked by them.
When it comes to time, it's not just a matter of being difficult to attack; it could cost you your life.
For example, if time were to accelerate, causing your lifespan to decrease rapidly, making you lose tens of thousands of years of lifespan in just one hour, who could withstand that?
Even spirit beasts don't have unlimited lifespans; they too are afraid of losing their lifespan.
In this situation, allowing a soul beast to live for ten thousand years longer doesn't increase its cultivation by ten thousand years, but rather causes it to lose a portion of its life essence. If its lifespan was already very short, it might even die directly.
Perhaps this is what makes King Kong so wary.
"Of course, if that Time Elf dares to clash with me head-on, I'm confident I can kill it instantly," King Kong added.
"You're amazing, senior," Shi Yu replied politely.
Having learned some more about the Time Elf, he said somewhat apologetically, "Senior, may I trouble you with a favor?"

King Kong didn't agree immediately: "Tell me what it is first."

Shi Yu took out the antique coins and released the sleeping Behemoth inside.
After consuming some rare and precious herbs, the little fellow fell into a deep sleep. He woke up once during the night, then greedily consumed some more rare and precious herbs before falling asleep again.
He has a strong digestive ability and can fully utilize the power of rare and precious materials to enhance himself.
However, digestion also takes time. It would be difficult for him to rely on rare and precious materials to raise Behemoth's strength to a level that could help him in a short period of time. It would take at least a few years.

But a few years later, he himself doesn't know how much he has grown, so the help the other party can provide is definitely relatively limited.
In order to make Behemoth grow faster, he had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
"What is this?" King Kong looked at Behemoth with surprise and doubt, and his expression became much more serious.
Shi Yu explained, "This is a Behemoth that I obtained by chance, and I've always kept it by my side."

"I'm going to a place recently that's not really suitable to bring him along, so I was thinking of entrusting him to your care, senior."

"Don't worry, I'll prepare the food he needs. You don't need to trouble yourself."

He devised a method to make Behemoth grow strong enough in just a few days: hosting.
He asked the Vajra to look after the Behemoth for him, so that he could go find the Behemoth again after returning to ten thousand years later. By then, the Behemoth he would see would be at least ten thousand years old, with combat power comparable to a titled Behemoth.
Moreover, it may not even have this much strength, and it's even possible that it could grow to its limit.
Strictly speaking, Behemoths are not even considered soul beasts, and their strength cannot be simply measured by their age.
The progress of cultivation improvement is probably similar to that of a Soul Master. A genius Soul Master can reach the limit level from awakening their Martial Soul in less than 10,000 years, and in some cases, it can be achieved in a few decades.
With ten thousand years and the aid of rare and precious materials, it's quite possible for Behemoth to reach its maximum potential.
For him, it would only take a few days to get a Behemoth of the highest level; just thinking about it was incredibly exciting.
However, compared to Meng, this might be a true ten thousand years. I wonder if this little guy's relationship with me will become distant after ten thousand years.
Given the blood ties involved, it's unlikely they would do that.
"Behemoth?" King Kong was shocked and looked at the Behemoth sleeping soundly in Shi Yu's hands like a little monkey, finding it hard to believe.
He knew about the Behemoth; it was a strange beast with an extremely powerful bloodline, far beyond what his Mighty Vajra Ape could compare to.
If they are the same age, I will definitely lose; even if there is a large age difference, I will still likely lose.
"Wasn't this kind of beast extinct long ago? How can it still exist?" King Kong asked in surprise.
Shi Yu didn't want to go into details about the "unexpected gain."
Seeing that Shi Yu didn't seem inclined to elaborate, Jin Gang didn't press further. After a moment's hesitation, he nodded and said, "It's possible, but you'd better make sure you explain things to him properly."

"Behemoth has a bad temper. If we don't talk to him nicely, it might cause trouble if he stays here."

(End of this chapter)