Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 438 - 428: Formidable Foe! The Black and White Divine Tree Throne, the Coming of God and Demon Phantasms!

Su Mu’s gaze also fell upon the figure of this person.

This man, appearing about seventeen or eighteen years old, wore a black and white dao robe. His appearance was youthful, even a bit delicate, yet there was an air of daoist majesty between his brows.

Merely standing there, the lake water beneath his feet spontaneously formed a lotus pedestal, cautiously hovering around him.

The man in the black and white dao robe waved his large hand, and on a small floating island in front of him, a large iron cage appeared.

Inside the iron cage were trapped Water Beasts like pitch-black lobsters, large black crabs, and serpents; these were all Su Mu’s "old employees."

"Lord Su, a pleasure to meet you."

The man in the black and white dao robe said with a smile, a smile that gave off an impression of harmlessness.

The "Water Beasts" imprisoned in this large iron cage were the "strange sources" of world pollution.

Strictly speaking, they were extreme cultivators who strayed from the right path, polluting the world and enslaving creatures in pursuit of Cultivation, rendering their enslaved world dark and sunless.

To the man in the dao robe’s surprise, the illustrious and Supreme Lord Su would actually raise such vermin.

Even more unexpected was that Lord Su would come to this place to do battle for these "pests."

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"To kill me, it seems you really have a lot of tricks up your sleeves."

Su Mu regarded the man in the dao robe and sneered.

"Ah, Lord Su, it’s out of necessity."

"Your existence truly makes people uneasy."

The man in the black and white dao robe looked utterly innocent, spreading his hands with a bright smile.

......

"I’m actually quite curious. I don’t know you people, nor do I recall any grudges."

Su Mu’s face was calm as he looked at the man in the black and white dao robe and spoke slowly.

"Lord Su, I just said, your existence makes people uneasy."

Even though the man in the black and white dao robe appeared quite young, his voice was ethereal, like the sound of a dust drum, deep and ancient.

....

After hearing this sentence, Su Mu stopped asking questions.

It no longer mattered why they made a move against him; whether there was past enmity or not, it had been established now.

Seeing that Su Mu remained calm from start to finish, the man in the dao robe was also quite surprised.

This place was already isolated from the River of Time.

Every drop of water in this lake was refined from different ’worlds’ precisely to target Su Mu.

Each drop of water contained a small world, but these small worlds were already void and shattered, all laws had disappeared, even the Time Law was gone.

Therefore, Su Mu couldn’t manipulate the water here, rendering the advantage of the River of Time nonexistent.

The first step in their death trap against Su Mu was how to prevent him from leveraging the River of Time, which was critical.

As long as Su Mu was situated in the River of Time, he was virtually unbeatable.

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For this scheme, they destroyed countless small worlds, collecting each annihilated small world to form this lake.

It showed that the people behind the man in the black and white dao robe had also put in immense effort for today’s trap.

In this lake, no Power of Law existed, so the Time Law was nonexistent; without its presence, how could it be manipulated?

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Whoosh—

A gust of wind blew from nowhere, fluttering the hem of the two people’s clothes.

The man in the black and white dao robe looked at the legendary River Guardian with uncontainable excitement in his heart. In his tranquil eyes, a hint of madness could be seen!

The man in the black and white dao robe waved his large hand.

Instantly, all the Water Beasts in the big iron cage turned into blood mist.

Throughout the process, his gaze stayed fixed on Su Mu’s face, trying to find a trace of anger, but he was disappointed. From beginning to end, Su Mu’s gaze remained calm, with no fluctuations visible.

...

"Lord Su!"

"Let me see your true strength!"

The man in the dao robe rose into the air, his expression becoming manic.

In the next moment, behind him appeared the silhouette of a Black and White Divine Tree.

Suddenly, the surroundings began to change.

In the dim void, there was nothingness, except for an enormous Divine Tree standing tall...

The Divine Tree was half black, half white, half flourishing, half withered. Standing before this Divine Tree, Su Mu appeared insignificantly small.

Su Mu could sense that this world was not an illusion, but a real world created by the man in the dao robe!

In front of the Black and White Divine Tree, the man in the dao robe stood, his left eye void, his right eye blazing with Divine Fire. The two different auras of darkness and light simultaneously emerged from him, not repelling each other, but harmonizing splendidly, even reaching a pinnacle!

In a fleeting moment, layers of god and demon silhouettes appeared behind the man in the dao robe, half-god, half-demon.

Witnessing this scene, a trace of excitement finally appeared in Su Mu’s normally calm pupils. This man’s strength surpassed that of any previous adversary!

Although the specific level of Cultivation was unclear, it could be discerned that the opponent’s strength had evidently reached the high realm of Slaying Dao, but it was uncertain if he’d reached beyond to Immortal!

Su Mu’s current Cultivation was at Slaying Dao level seven, while the man in the dao robe’s Cultivation, even conservatively estimated, should be at Slaying Dao level eight or nine, maybe even Perfection!

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Sitting before the Black and White Divine Tree, the man in the dao robe slowly raised his right hand.

The myriad god and demon Dharma Aspects behind him brandished various weapons, charging toward Su Mu.

A mighty pressure shattered the void.

Seeing the Dharma Aspects of god and demon about to obliterate him at close quarters, Su Mu didn’t move or make any other actions; he just stood there.

Seeing this, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the man in the dao robe.

Such overconfidence.

Crack—

The myriad god and demon Dharma Aspects, upon touching Su Mu’s body, all crumbled into specks of dust.

The entire process happened in a flash, so fast that the man in the dao robe didn’t even have time to react.

He looked at the scene before him in disbelief, his mind blank.

He had mentally prepared himself, knowing that Su Mu was extremely powerful, but he hadn’t expected the other party, without relying on the River of Time, without external help, and without exerting any Cultivation Technique, to withstand his attack with sheer physical strength?!

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Soon enough, the man in the dao robe snapped back to reality.

Executing his Cultivation Technique, black and white Spiritual Power erupted from his body, reflected upon the Divine Tree behind him, appearing incredibly sacred.

In the next moment, the branches of the Black and White Divine Tree transformed into even more formidable god and demon silhouettes.

"Die!"

With a fierce shout from the man in the dao robe.

The sky-filling god and demon silhouettes merged into a powerful phantom Dharma Aspect, wielding a giant axe, striking straight at Su Mu!

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As the Divine Axe swung towards him, Su Mu’s brow slightly furrowed, a flash of light glimmering in his pupils.

Then, he slowly raised his right hand.