Chapter 2666: Time and Space Power

“Senior brother, go! Take a message to the Dragon Venerable for me: no one is to blame for this calamity!” Zhu Yin suddenly spoke after manifesting her Dragon Orb.

She had realized that continuing to exhaust themselves like this was unsustainable. Once she could no longer maintain the temporal field, both of them would perish there.

Instead, it would be better to let Lu Ye escape while she stayed behind to stall this Void Beast.

Lu Ye could already master the art of void displacement and was superior to her in spatial mastery, giving him a greater chance of escape.

She even thoughtfully asked Lu Ye to deliver a message to the Dragon Venerable, fearing that he might be held accountable by Dragon City due to her death.

How could Lu Ye not know her intentions? Yet he ignored her.

If he had been willing to flee alone, he would have long since made his escape. Why would he have waited until now? Since they were facing adversity together, they naturally had to advance and retreat together. If he abandoned Zhu Yin today, he wouldn't be able to live with himself.

Most importantly, as Zhu Yin manifested her own Dragon Orb and the temporal field strengthened, Lu Ye discovered something unusual.

The essence of the temporal field was the manifestation of temporal power. Lu Ye hadn't noticed anything just now, but after Zhu Yin's temporal power intensified, he actually perceived this unique power to be highly compatible with the spatial power swirling around his Pan Shan Blade.

These two powers seemed capable of merging into one!

Why was this happening?

As thoughts raced through his mind, he attempted to manipulate the power within the temporal field.

But the next moment, Lu Ye discovered he couldn't merge them. Because these two powers didn't belong to the same person, this fusion couldn't be truly completed.

As he made his attempt, Zhu Yin couldn't help but show a surprised expression. The temporal power was hers; any change in it she could perceive clearly.

She had just felt that Lu Ye was trying to manipulate the power within her temporal field—this idea was far too fantastical.

However, she vaguely sensed Lu Ye's intention and spoke: "Senior brother, space-time is fundamentally a single entity. Without space as a carrier, time has no meaning. Similarly, without the flow of time, space is a stagnant pool. These two powers can indeed merge, but neither you nor I possess that ability."

It was rumored that the ancestors of the two Dragon Clans controlled this supreme and unique power. As a Dragon clan member wielding temporal power, and having awakened her ancestral bloodline to gain the qualification to cultivate spatial power, she naturally had a deep understanding of this matter.

In fact, if her mastery of the spatial path were much deeper, she would have the opportunity to merge her two powers and evolve them into a new power.

Unfortunately, over the years, her progress in spatial mastery had been very difficult, and she had never met the requirements.

The current situation was that her temporal mastery met the requirements, and Lu Ye's spatial mastery was also qualified. But how could their powers merge?

Even close siblings couldn't achieve such a feat, let alone two people who had only recently met.

"So that's how it is!" Lu Ye's expression showed sudden understanding. He swept his long blade horizontally, activating Near at Hand, Yet Worlds Away, stretching the void.

Compared to the first time he had used this secret art just now, he was much more proficient now. Some things just needed a small trigger; Lu Ye had unintentionally used this art earlier, so naturally, he could use it a second time, and even better.

Using the brief opportunity created by this art, he instantly appeared beside Zhu Yin. His spiritual power surged, and a circle of strange runes unfolded in layers, like a blooming lotus.

United as One!

Zhu Yin immediately showed a look of astonishment, because when these runes enveloped her, she found that her own spiritual essence and Lu Ye's instantly merged without any discomfort, as if their essences were inherently one.

"Here we go!" Lu Ye let out a low cry. He grabbed Zhu Yin's arm with one hand, and as he moved, both figures vanished from their spots simultaneously.

Almost the very next instant, numerous attacks shattered the afterimages they had left behind.

Behind the Void Beast, Lu Ye reappeared with Zhu Yin. The United as One runes were still active as the Pan Shan Blade struck down.

Upon the blade, spatial power swirled, while Lu Ye simultaneously leveraged the power within Zhu Yin's temporal field.

The two powers that originally could not be merged at all strangely merged at this instant, evolving into a new, profound power.

That was the supreme power of space-time!

As the blade descended, no ripples appeared on the Void Beast's body, as usual.

But with the activation of the Ox-Striking Secret Art, the unique power within the blade, with the momentum, cut into the Void Beast's body, directly reaching its Dao Seed!

A moment of rigidity. All the sharp spikes dancing on the Void Beast's surface froze in place. Then its body began to tremble violently. It even emitted that dull, phoenix-like cry from before.

This single strike seemed to have caused it significant damage!

Lu Ye's eyes immediately lit up.

The previous despair in their fight was because neither he nor Zhu Yin could inflict enough damage on the Void Beast. Their attacks were like tickling it, so even if the Ox-Striking Secret Art worked, it was still not very effective.

But now it was different. The destructive power of space-time was undoubtedly more terrifying than mere spatial power; it was a power that could genuinely wound the Void Beast.

And as this strike landed, both Lu Ye and Zhu Yin gained many insights in their minds, seemingly able to perceive the essence of this power more clearly.

Lu Ye's second strike had already descended.

If the temporal power hadn't been hers and hadn't taken him some time to leverage, Lu Ye would have even wanted to activate the Blade Vibration Secret Art.

However, his leveraging of Zhu Yin's power and merging it with his own required a process after all, so he couldn't swing his blade too many times in a short period.

As this strike landed, the damage to the Void Beast seemed even greater. Its body trembled violently, numerous black spikes wildly swayed, weaving into boundless killing intent, attacking Lu Ye and Zhu Yin.

Lu Ye, with Zhu Yin, shifted and flickered, dodging one attack after another. After stabilizing himself, he suddenly noticed that the Void Beast was rapidly moving.

Lu Ye's eyes lit up. This creature had remained motionless in place ever since it merged with its numerous companions, appearing impregnable. Now that it had suffered a loss, it finally knew fear.

This undoubtedly indicated that the two previous strikes had caused significant damage to it; it had developed a sense of crisis.

As it darted away, the Void Beast's attacks did not cease but became even more ferocious. Strips of black spikes transformed into endless afterimages, causing the surrounding void to become unstable with booming sounds.

Lu Ye led Zhu Yin, dodging and pursuing, but without much success.

This creature's speed was too great, and it was also extremely agile. If Lu Ye's long blade couldn't hit it, no matter how strong his power, it couldn't be brought to bear.

What worried him even more was that Zhu Yin's condition was gradually weakening. She was already under immense strain from maintaining the temporal field for a long time and had then manifested her own Dragon Orb. She couldn't sustain this state for much longer.

If they couldn't slay this Void Beast before Zhu Yin's strength gave out, their chances of survival were slim.

Lu Ye was not willing to give up.

In a flash of thought, he simply stopped in place, his gaze fixed on the rapidly moving Void Beast. The Pan Shan Blade was raised high, and space-time power swirled around the long blade.

He savagely struck down!

Near at Hand, Yet Worlds Away.

This secret art was not merely capable of stretching space; it could also flatten spatial distances.

However, Lu Ye soon discovered that this strike, as it descended, met with significant resistance.

The Void Beast had clearly sensed the ferocity of this strike and was therefore also furiously activating the power of its Dao Seed, using its own spatial power to interfere with the execution of the Near at Hand, Yet Worlds Away secret art.

This was a confrontation of their respective spatial masteries.

The long blade slowly pressed down. The space between the two of them and the Void Beast shattered like a mirror, layer upon layer, utterly bizarre.

Zhu Yin also realized the crucial point and likewise activated her own spatial power, joining the confrontation.

Her mastery in this path was not comparable to Lu Ye's current level, and the gap between her and the Void Beast was even greater. But in such a confrontation, her sudden exertion of power played a crucial role.

Lu Ye distinctly felt the resistance on the blade's edge suddenly diminish.

The long blade finally descended.

A faint cracking sound was heard. The rapidly fleeing Void Beast seemed to be struck by lightning; its internal Dao Seed fractured into countless fissures.

This Dao Seed was originally formed by the fusion of many Void Beasts' Dao Seeds. Without external interference, it could maintain a balance, but Lu Ye and Zhu Yin's continuous attacks had long since broken this balance, and this final strike became the straw that broke the camel's back.

The Dao Seed shattered, turning into fragments. Within the Void Beast's body, its previously merged companions split apart, each carrying their own Dao Seed.

Seeing this, Lu Ye stepped forward and thrust his long blade straight out.

With a soft clang, the blade tip clearly touched something. A Dao Seed was pierced. The Void Beast froze in place, trembled violently for a moment, and then vanished into nothingness.

The most formidable opponent had been slain, but the battle was not yet over.

The many Void Beasts that had been merged earlier were now freed and launched attacks from all directions. However, these ordinary Void Beasts no longer posed a significant threat to Lu Ye and Zhu Yin.

After all, they had previously worked together to kill many such Void Beasts.

Blade light glittered as one Void Beast after another was extinguished.

Until a moment later, the great battle subsided. Lu Ye dispersed the runes, Zhu Yin retrieved her Dragon Orb, and collapsed directly to the ground.

Although she only provided assistance in this battle, her consumption was far greater than Lu Ye's. The dual burden of the temporal field and manifesting her Dragon Orb made her look like a broken porcelain doll at that moment, with cracks all over her skin.

Lu Ye quickly took out a restorative spirit pill from his storage ring and fed it to her. Only then did he have time to collect the spoils of war.

The Dao Seeds obtained from slaying the numerous Void Beasts went without saying. The Dao Seed of that special Void Beast was especially condensed; if refined, it would certainly yield significant gains.

What intrigued Lu Ye was that after the death of the special Void Beast, a feather remained.

It wasn't long, roughly the length of a chopstick, and had no color, nor was there any power remaining within it.

But this should be the reason why that special Void Beast could exist.

Dragons possess Dragon Orbs, and Phoenixes possess Phoenix Feathers. Every Phoenix clan member has their own unique Phoenix Feather. The significance of this Phoenix Feather to the Phoenix clan is akin to that of the Dragon Orb to the Dragon clan. However, unlike the Dragon clan, Phoenix clan members rarely use their Phoenix Feathers as their Dao weapons.