102: The power of time!

“I want the Sun True Fire!”

A cold voice rang out as Zhang Fan suddenly appeared behind Ge Xiaobao.

Ge Xiaobao spun around abruptly, a brilliant golden flame erupting from his mouth.

Zhang Fan ignored the incoming flame and said, “Time Stillness!”

“Buzz—”

A strange fluctuation spread, and the flow of time quietly came to a standstill.

Instantly, the flame shooting towards Zhang Fan strangely froze in mid-air.

Ge Xiaobao also froze.

He was like someone struck by a body-fixing spell, suspended motionless in mid-air!

The expression on his face was still that of spitting out Sun True Fire!

Zhang Fan took a step, appearing in front of Ge Xiaobao. With a flip of his hand, a golden longsword materialized.

Zhang Fan held the longsword and stabbed it into Ge Xiaobao’s stomach.

As a Core Formation Realm cultivator, Ge Xiaobao’s feathers were incredibly tough.

But Zhang Fan’s golden longsword, crafted by Turning Stone into Gold, was at least as sharp as S1-grade alloy!

So...

“Pfft—”

The longsword pierced through the golden feathers, pierced through Ge Xiaobao’s skin...

And went in!

Because Ge Xiaobao’s time was still, no blood flowed out.

Zhang Fan released Time Stillness, and blood immediately gushed out.

Zhang Fan pulled out the longsword, instantly retreated to a distance, and ran a finger over the blade, picking up some blood, which he dabbed on his forehead.

The blood quietly merged into his forehead!

“You lost!”

Zhang Fan said indifferently.

“Nonsense!”

Ge Xiaobao scoffed, about to continue attacking Zhang Fan, but then he felt an unbearable pain in his abdomen. He quickly looked down.

He saw a wound on his abdomen, with blood gushing out.

“I... I’m injured? When?” Ge Xiaobao was stunned.

“Just noticed?”

Zhang Fan shook his head. The most terrifying aspect of time ability lay here!

Once the flow rate of time changes, all things will change in sync!

Because time... transcends all things in heaven and earth, it belongs to a power of a higher dimension!

Just like before, Zhang Fan froze Ge Xiaobao’s time, so Ge Xiaobao’s time stopped at that moment.

Including his body, and even his consciousness, everything stopped at that moment!

His consciousness was still!

So much so that even when he was injured, Ge Xiaobao himself didn’t notice.

Therefore, from beginning to end, Ge Xiaobao did not resist.

This is precisely where time ability differs from space ability.

Space Imprisonment only imprisons the body, not consciousness.

Even if the body cannot move, the mind and consciousness are still active.

Therefore, Ge Xiaobao would resist and break free from Void Imprisonment.

Time Stillness does not work that way!

When even consciousness itself is still, how can there be resistance?

It’s like when you watch 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils' and get to the part where Xiaolongnü is about to be defiled by Yin Zhiping.

If you suddenly press the pause button, that part will no longer happen!

The power of time is equivalent to the remote control in your hand, controlling the people and objects in 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'.

“When?”

Ge Xiaobao glared at Zhang Fan.

“You lost!”

Zhang Fan didn’t bother to explain.

“You...”

Ge Xiaobao was furious: “Don’t get cocky, that was just a fluke. Let’s go again!”

“Enough!”

Hua Xia flew over, her expression cold: “Old Ge, you’ve already lost, stop making a fuss!”

Li Yu and Li Qian followed behind Hua Xia, also shaking their heads at Ge Xiaobao.

Ge Xiaobao was blinded by his own involvement, but they, as bystanders, saw clearly.

At that moment, Old Ge was completely a fish on the chopping block.

If the two had fought to the death, Ge Xiaobao would have been killed long ago!

So, Ge Xiaobao truly did lose this battle!

Continuing to fight would only be humiliating himself!

“Alright! I concede!”

Ge Xiaobao said through gritted teeth: “I will also keep my promise and withdraw from the Qinglong Battle Team from now on, and will never bother you again!”

With that, Ge Xiaobao flapped his wings and shot off into the distance as a golden light. He had no face to stay any longer!

“Old Ge!”

“Old Ge!”

The twin sisters wanted to call him back, but Ge Xiaobao paid no heed, leaving without looking back.

“Captain, what do we do now?” Li Yu looked at Hua Xia.

“Let him be,”

Hua Xia sighed.

She actually didn’t want to bring Ge Xiaobao on this trip, as she had already anticipated what would happen today.

But with the Qinglong Battle Team deploying as a whole, it wouldn’t make sense not to bring Ge Xiaobao, so she brought him along.

Events unfolded just as Hua Xia expected; they indeed ended up fighting!

Hua Xia had no choice in this matter. She couldn’t possibly conceal her relationship with Zhang Fan just to accommodate Ge Xiaobao’s feelings.

Her relationship with Zhang Fan was open and honest, with nothing to hide from anyone!

Ge Xiaobao couldn’t accept it?

That was his own problem!

Hua Xia was just his teammate, not his mother; she couldn’t manage that!

“Let’s continue our journey!”

Hua Xia commanded.

Naturally, everyone had no objections. This place was right next to Chang'an Base City, and Old Ge’s injuries weren’t serious.

No need to worry about him!

So, everyone boarded the starry sky z9 and resumed their journey.

The atmosphere in the car was a bit heavy. Zhang Fan guessed that everyone was in a bad mood, so he didn’t tease Hua Xia further.

The three members of the Qinglong Battle Team were already subtly rejecting him.

Teasing Hua Xia at this moment would undoubtedly be very inappropriate.

Seeing Zhang Fan uncharacteristically well-behaved, Hua Xia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew her teammates were somewhat displeased with Zhang Fan, and if Zhang Fan were to act recklessly now, it would undoubtedly make people even more disgusted.

The starry sky z9 sped along, flying towards the Taklamakan Desert, encountering many flying monsters along the way.

They avoided those they could, and fought and killed those they couldn’t.

If they encountered overly powerful ones, they would often avoid them too.

In fact.

The Taklamakan Desert is far from the Pacific Ocean, so the Congenital One Qi is relatively sparse, and there are no overly strong monsters there.

Truly powerful monsters often gather in the oceans and coastal areas.

There are relatively few in the inland!

After a rapid journey, they finally reached their destination near dusk.

“That is Zaglama Mountain, our destination for this trip!”

The starry sky z9 hovered in mid-air. Everyone stood on the roof of the vehicle, gazing from afar at the mountain range standing in the sea of sand.

Zaglama Mountain was a black mountain, like a winding black dragon, prostrate in the center of the sand sea.

“Zaglama Mountain is a magnetic mountain, and its magnetic field is unusually strong!”

Hua Xia explained: “All electronic devices will malfunction here. We’ll need to proceed on foot from now on!”

“Then let’s walk!”

“I’ve been sitting in the car all day, my butt hurts...”

Everyone got out of the car, stored it in a storage bottle, and began walking into the mountain.

“Zaglama Mountain is home to a highly venomous Black Scaled Python monster!”

Hua Xia said as they walked: “The venom of this black snake is instantly fatal upon contact with blood. Once poisoned, you will die instantly!”

“Everyone must be careful!”

“Understood!”

Hua Xia, with the strongest cultivation, was responsible for leading the way, with Zhang Fan following closely behind.

The twin sisters followed him, and Chu Jian was in charge of the rear.

At this time, the sun had set, and darkness gradually enveloped the land.

The pitch-black Zaglama Mountain stood beside them like a black monster, inspiring awe.

“Rustle, rustle, rustle—”

Not long after entering the mountain, the sound of sand churning began.

Hua Xia immediately stopped, simultaneously raising her hand to signal those behind her to halt.

Not far away, the sand was churning; something was about to emerge.

The next second, a gigantic black python slowly crawled out.

This black python was covered in black scales, each one disturbingly dark and eerie, like black jade.

It was over 20 meters long, with a waist circumference of nearly two meters. Its size wasn’t particularly large for a python-type monster.

But considering it was a venomous snake, this size was indeed quite substantial!

Zhang Fan rubbed his fingers together, and a brilliant golden flame flickered at his fingertips.

“Go!”

Zhang Fan flicked his finger, and the flame instantly shot towards the Black Scaled Python.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss—”

The Black Scaled Python flicked its tongue, twisting its dark body, trying to dodge.

But it found its body unable to move and was struck squarely by the flame.

As soon as the flame touched its body, it instantly ignited, quickly turning into a blazing inferno that engulfed it entirely.

The Black Scaled Python thrashed violently, struggling, trying to extinguish the flames on its body.

But ultimately, under the burning of the flames, not even ashes were left behind.

Li Yu and the other two were stunned.

Killing this Black Scaled Python was nothing; it was just a low-level monster!

What astonished the three of them was the flame that burned this Black Scaled Python to death!

“Sun True Fire????”

“I didn’t see wrong, did I?”