Chapter 443: King of Relying on Others

Cizhen turned to look at the distant end of the Time River.

"Who dares to plunder time energy?! Do you have a death wish?!" a voice echoed, and a phantom appeared nearby.

The old man frowned and said, "The Time Spirit!"

The Time Spirit resided in the endless Time River, and the Time Spirit was considered among the most powerful Cosmic Spirits. Of course, the strongest Cosmic Spirit was still the True God, as she was the very first Divine Spirit to transcend her spirit form.

Cizhen merely smiled at the Time Spirit.

The Time Spirit's expression changed drastically upon seeing Cizhen.

"T-t-the True God...!" the Time Spirit exclaimed.

Cizhen smiled. "Do you have any issues with me taking away some time energy?"

"No, no, no! Go ahead and take away as much as you want!" the Time Spirit exclaimed. He glanced surreptitiously at Ye Guan, and his expression darkened.

Fuck! The King of Relying on Others is here!

It had to be known that those with the surname Ye were practically untouchable. Beads of cold sweat formed all over the Time Spirit's forehead.

One of them is the invincible True God, and the other is the invincible King of Relying on Others! How did they even end up together?

Cizhen's smile deepened as she said, "We'll leave once he becomes a Great Time Sovereign. You're dismissed for now."

The Time Spirit felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

He bowed slightly toward Cizhen before disappearing into thin air.

Cizhen glanced sideways at Ye Guan and noticed that he had reached a critical juncture. He was about to make a breakthrough!

The old man looked at Ye Guan with curiosity. Cizhen had told him that Ye Guan was just her younger brother, but it was clear that Ye Guan wasn't just an ordinary younger brother!

Rumble!

A terrifying power burst out of Ye Guan as he opened his eyes. His aura underwent a qualitative change; he had become a Great Time Sovereign!

Ye Guan clenched his fists, and he felt boundless power coursing through him.

Cizhen asked, "How do you feel?"

Ye Guan's lips curled up into a smile. "I feel awesome."

Cizhen smiled. "Try using your sword."

Ye Guan looked around and asked, "We're not on Blue Planet?"

Cizhen nodded. "We're on the Time River. Your cultivation is no longer sealed."

My cultivation is no longer sealed?!

Ye Guan exclaimed inwardly and closed his eyes. Then, a sword rushed out of him and took to the sky. Ye Guan opened his palm, and the same sword appeared in his hand.

Boom!

A terrifying sword intent billowed out of Ye Guan; his sword intent was so terrifying that the Time River seemed to boil beneath it

The old man's expression changed at the terrifying might of Ye Guan's sword intent.

It's been a while!

Ye Guan closed his eyes once again. It had been a while since the feeling of invincibility had filled his heart. Ye Guan turned to look at Cizhen.

Cizhen smiled and asked, "Do you want to fight me?"

"No," replied Ye Guan, shaking his head.

You must be joking. Yes, I admit that I'm arrogant, but I'm not arrogant enough to fight the True God!

Confidence was great, but one couldn't be

too

confident.

Cizhen chuckled. "I've arranged some opponents for you to fight."

"Where?" Ye Guan asked. Right now, Ye Guan wanted nothing more than a great fight! He wanted to vent out his frustrations that had piled up since his cultivation base was sealed.

Cizhen looked at the old man.

The old man nodded and opened his palm, revealing a tiny black palace.

If Ye Guan were to look closely, he would notice that the tiny palace resembled the ancestral hall of the First Martial Civilization.

The old man looked at Ye Guan and said, "Young Lord Ye, please go in here."

Ye Guan nodded. He took a step forward and transformed into a ray of sword light that disappeared into the black palace. Ye Guan himself in a void. He looked around and was about to speak when twelve terrifying auras appeared before him.

Immediately afterward, twelve mysterious warriors clad in black armor emerged from a spacetime rift. Ye Guan's expression turned serious. The twelve mysterious warriors emitted formidable auras—formidable enough to threaten him.

Cizhen suddenly appeared next to Ye Guan. She glanced at those twelve mysterious warriors and said, "They are the twelve strongest warriors of the First Martial Civilization. They're not at their peak at the moment, but their strength is beyond Great Destiny Sovereigns. Furthermore, they've been through countless battles, so even the Time Reversers would have a difficult time dealing with them."

Ye Guan asked, "You're asking me to fight them?"

"Yes," Cizhen replied, nodding.

"One against twelve?"

"You can also fight them one by one."

"I'll give it a try, then."

Ye Guan's cultivation base and the power of his fleshly body had been restored, but he still didn't dare to be too arrogant.

Cizhen smiled. "Go ahead."

"Okay!" Ye Guan exclaimed. Then, he transformed into a ray of sword light and made a beeline for the twelve martial spirits. The strongest martial spirit reacted first, thrusting his spear toward Ye Guan.

Bang!

A muffled sound noise echoed, and Ye Guan was blasted a few kilometers away.

Ye Guan looked down at his right arm upon coming to a halt and saw that it had cracked. His insides screamed in pain as well, which told him that he had suffered an internal injury from that one exchange just now.

How terrifying!

Ye Guan's expression turned heavy. He was already a full-fledged Great Time Sovereign, and he had become strong enough to the point that even ordinary Great Destiny Sovereigns wouldn't be able to withstand his attacks.

However, one of the martial spirits had actually sent him flying with just one move. It was a good thing that he hadn't foolishly chosen to fight all twelve martial spirits at once.

Just then, Cizhen chuckled and said, "Time here flows differently compared to the outside world. I want you to cultivate her for a while; I'll teach you some tricks, too."

"All right," Ye Guan replied with a nod. Then, he transformed into a ray of sword light once again and rushed toward the strongest martial spirit.

Heavenrend—six hundred stacks!

Both heaven and earth were torn open as Ye Guan unleashed Heavenrend; a mysterious force restored everything that Ye Guan had ended up damaging, allowing the latter to run rampant as he made a beeline for the strongest martial spirit.

The strongest martial spirit took a stance and rushed toward Ye Guan.

Ye Guan didn't bother dodging—he would face the oncoming attack head-on.

The oncoming spear thrust was without any embellishments, but the ordinary spear thrust sent Ye Guan flying for at least a few kilometers. To make matters worse, the strongest martial spirit decided to chase after Ye Guan.

Before Ye Guan could recover, the strongest martial spirit was already in front of him.

Swoosh!

The strongest martial spirit thrust his spear forward, tearing the air apart.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed. He unleashed his Sword Domain to suppress the spear attack forcefully, but the strongest martial spirit turned his thrust into a sweep.

Crackle!

The loud noise reminiscent of breaking glass echoed, and a powerful force sent Ye Guan flying a few kilometers away. Ye Guan twisted in mid-air; he even spread his arms to increase drag, but the strongest martial spirit was even faster than him.

Shwik! Shwik! Shwik!

The strongest martial spirit attacked Ye Guan nonstop, forcing the latter to retreat backward. Ye Guan couldn't even fight back—the strongest martial spirit was suppressing him completely.

Cizhen stared quietly at the ongoing battle. The reason behind her decision to make such powerful martial spirits spar with Ye Guan was to humble the latter. Cizhen believed that Ye Guan would most likely become extremely arrogant after making a breakthrough, so she wanted to humble him.

After all, those who were extremely arrogant were bound to fail in nurturing a calm and composed mindset, which would make it challenging for Ye Guan to make any further progress in his cultivation.

Cizhen's placid expression abruptly changed. She had just realized that Ye Guan was getting stronger and stronger as time went on. Moreover, Ye Guan's movement was getting more and more similar to the martial spirit that he was fighting.

This could only mean one thing: Ye Guan was learning the martial spirit's techniques!

Cizhen's lips curled up into a smile. "He really is a Martial God..."

Ye Guan's condition was getting better and better. Of course, the strongest martial spirit was still suppressing him, but Cizhen knew that things would soon change.

After all, Ye Guan was slowly becoming familiar with his current strength and power, which meant that Ye Guan would soon be able to fight at his maximum potential.

Just like that, many days passed, and Ye Guan had gotten strong enough to fight evenly against the strongest martial spirit. Moreover, Ye Guan's Heavenrend stacks had increased to seven hundred stacks from six hundred stacks.

Ye Guan's Heavenrend had become powerful enough to knock the strongest martial spirit away by at least a kilometer away!

Five days later, Ye Guan now had the upper hand against the strongest martial spirit.

Meanwhile, Cizhen had done nothing but watch the battle from the sidelines. She never once left and had been standing there for many days now.

Three days later, Ye Guan's Heavenrend stacks reached eight hundred stacks. A single Heavenrend from Ye Guan would send the strongest martial spirit flying at least ten kilometers away.

At this point, the strongest martial spirit could no longer fight him properly.

Ye Guan sheathed his sword and bent his knees, preparing to perform Heavenrend.

"Wait!" Cizhen called out.

Ye Guan turned to look at Cizhen.

"Your sword technique is quite unique. Did someone give it to you?" Cizhen asked with a smile.

Ye Guan nodded. "Yes, my grandfather gave it to me. It's called the Heavenrend Quickdraw."

Cizhen nodded and walked up to Ye Guan, saying, "Have you ever thought that it might be able to undergo another qualitative change?"

"No, wait—can it really?"

"Yes."

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"How do I make it undergo a qualitative change?"

"Your current limit is eight hundred stacks, right?"

"Yes."

"I have an idea and listen carefully. How about you unleash another eight hundred stacks the moment you unleash the first eight hundred stacks?"

"

Hmm

... Isn't that the same as unleashing two consecutive Heavenrends? There's nothing special about it."

"What if you can merge the sword energies from those two sets of eight hundred stacks?"

"Sounds great, but how do I merge it?"

"Watch carefully," Cizhen said. Then, she grabbed Ye Guan's sword and swung it gently, sending a ray of sword light flying across the sky. Cizhen swung the sword once more, sending another ray of sword light. At the same time, the first ray of sword light slowed down, allowing the second ray of sword light to catch up to it.

The two rays of sword light merged, becoming one powerful ray of sword light!

Ye Guan clenched his fists and exclaimed, "Spacetime! Sister Zhen, you used the special qualities of spacetime to slow down the first ray of sword energy. Technically, you're still stacking them, but your way of stacking the attacks is different from mine.

"I infuse the power of a certain number of stacks into one attack, but you send out two instances of the same attack, and then you merge them later with spacetime, which effectively multiplies its power and adds the element of surprise."

"Well, you can say that." Cizhen said, nodding, "There's nothing wrong with your method, and the two of us just have our own methods to stack attacks. However, my method allows the attack to become significantly stronger albeit at the cost of efficiency."

"Your method is amazing," Ye Guan muttered.

Cizhen smiled. "There's also something else you can learn—Space Overlap."

"Space Overlap?"

"Enter thousands of spaces, cast the Heavenrend Quickdraw once in each space, and let their powers converge... It will create a way more powerful effect than simply repeating the Heavenrend Quickdraw attacks. Of course, it is also very difficult to execute it..."

"You do it by briefly entering thousands of space instances and executing Heavenrend in each instance of space. Then, you'll allow them to converge at one point. This can exponentially increase the power of your Heavenrend, but it's incredibly difficult to do—easier said than done."

Cizhen's voice at the end of her explanation sounded quite stern, but Ye Guan seemed undeterred by the warning as he hugged her and then kissed her passionately before shouting, "You're such a genius, Sister Zhen!"

Upon saying that, Ye Guan wasted no time and turned around, rushing toward the strongest martial spirit in the distance. Ye Guan looked like he couldn't wait to try out Cizhen's suggestions.