Chapter 470

Chapter 470: Time Reversal

As Ji Yang shook his head, the elder could no longer suppress the greed in his heart and launched another attack against Ji Yang.

This time, the elder unleashed his full power and summoned his life-bound treasure.

It was a yellow-brown bracelet, made from an unknown material, yet it was adorned with a rich essence.

This was the life-bound treasure of a cultivator at the Unity with the Dao stage, capable of nurturing its power with essence, thus increasing its might.

The semi-spiritual treasure that Ji Yang had used before also contained an essence, but that essence did not resonate with Ji Yang; rather, it was nurtured by Peak Master Su’s own essence, so it couldn’t fully exert its power.

In contrast, the elder’s treasure was a top-quality treasure, enhanced by his own essence, making his momentum no less impressive than Ji Yang’s use of the semi-spiritual treasure.

As the elder manipulated the bracelet, Ji Yang found himself surrounded by the elder’s essence, even the numerous spiritual energies were blocked by the elder’s treasure.

At that moment, Ji Yang felt as if the entire earth was against him.

Faced with the elder’s fierce assault, Ji Yang remained calm and unflustered, then slowly waved his hand.

With the movement of Ji Yang’s hand, the invisible galaxy behind him began to flow and accelerate.

In the elder’s astonished gaze, the surrounding essence gradually started to dissipate.

Moreover, even the elder’s Unity with the Dao stage began to become unstable.

The changes within himself filled the elder with dread, and he hurriedly used his essence to stabilize himself, hoping to halt this transformation.

But the elder’s actions were in vain.

As Ji Yang waved his hand again, the flow of the galaxy intensified, and the elder’s realm quickly plummeted.

He fell from the Unity with the Dao stage all the way down to the late Void Refinement stage.

Not only was his realm affected, but even the essence he held was rapidly vanishing.

"My essence, where is my essence?"

"How is this possible!"

The elder looked bewildered, exclaiming as he tried to grasp the dissipating essence with his hands.

His essence was something he had worked hard to comprehend; only through death could it disappear.

But now, he was unable to reclaim the loss of his essence, and panic filled his heart.

When the elder looked at Ji Yang again, the greed in his eyes was gone, replaced by fear and avoidance.

The Supreme essence was terrifying; under the influence of the time essence, he had no means of resistance.

If he continued to fight, he would surely perish right there.

After all the effort he had put into reaching the Unity with the Dao stage, he could not allow this to happen.

During this moment of hesitation, his essence dissipated even more, and his realm dropped to the Mid Void Refinement stage.

The elder’s eyes revealed a hint of fear. No longer hesitating, he turned to flee.

If he continued the battle, he might soon fall to the Spirit Transformation stage!

Seeing the elder trying to escape, Ji Yang waved his hand again, unleashing sword energy.

An invisible essence instantly engulfed the elder, but this time, it did not cause the elder’s realm to descend further.

As the elder fled at incredible speed for several miles, he suddenly realized, to his horror, that his speed had inexplicably slowed down.

Looking down, the elder was terrified to find his body had already become withered, his primordial spirit was utterly exhausted, and his magic power was dissipating quickly like essence, leaving him unable to sustain his Escaping Technique.

At that moment, he felt as if he had reached the twilight of his years, at the end of his lifespan.

Just as panic engulfed the elder and left him at a loss, a sword energy pierced straight into his heart!

The elder tried to control his weary primordial spirit to leave his body, but once the sword energy penetrated, it exploded within him, causing both his physical form and primordial spirit to perish.

After dealing with the elder, Ji Yang did not linger. After summoning his storage bag, he quickly flew towards the warship he had just distanced himself from.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that Ji Yang’s complexion was pale, clearly indicating that he was drained of magic power, and the essence that had surrounded him had vanished entirely.

Despite his pale face, Ji Yang’s lips curled into a smile.

It was because his recent experiment had succeeded.

His Essence of War was indeed able to merge with that fragment of time essence, bringing forth the power of the time essence.

Ji Yang’s essence condensation for time essence was only one percent, but when the two were combined, the time essence could briefly rise to match the condensation level of the Essence of War, which was why Ji Yang was able to utilize time essence moments ago.

Although the fusion was successful, the side effects were quite apparent.

Ji Yang had seemingly resolved the elder with just two moves, exerting hardly any effort.

But those two moves had pushed the power of the time essence to its limits, significantly draining his magic power.

The first move involved Ji Yang using time reversal, causing the elder’s realm to drop from the Unity with the Dao stage to the Void Refinement stage, even making his essence vanish as well through the reversal of time.

However, Ji Yang sensed that this was only temporary; if he withdrew his essence, the elder’s realm and essence would re-emerge.

The second move was time acceleration, swiftly bringing the elder to the brink of his lifespan.

Even cultivators face rapid decline in their body and primordial spirit when their lifespan approaches its end.

Strictly speaking, Ji Yang had used the time essence three times, with the first use aimed at understanding the predicament.

But these three uses of time essence had drained Ji Yang’s magic power, leaving him in a state of exhaustion.

Conversely, the Essence of War had not experienced such significant depletion, highlighting the difference between the two.

Of course, part of this was due to Ji Yang’s inexperience with using it, preventing him from mastering its limits accurately.

However, the side effects of using time essence did not end there; aside from the exhaustion of his magic power, Ji Yang felt a silence from both types of essence within him. No matter how he urged, neither essence responded.

The time essence remained unmovable, and to his dismay, even his Essence of War showed no intention of responding.

Fortunately, Ji Yang sensed that this was not permanent; it was only temporary.

After a while, his Essence of War would restore itself.

However, this meant that the next time he used time essence, he would have to ponder carefully. After all, using this essence would cause the Essence of War to fall silent, which would weaken his strength in that state.

Without the support of his essence, Ji Yang was merely a slightly stronger late Void Refinement stage cultivator, unable to stand on equal ground with a cultivator at the Unity with the Dao stage.

To completely resolve this side effect, the fundamental solution would be to enhance his essence condensation.

Whether it was time essence or Essence of War, when both achieved a high enough condensation, using them should become easier, and magic power consumption would gradually decrease.