He was dressed in a black robe, and there were patterns of fallen leaves embroidered on it. It covered his body and even his feet, causing others to be unable to see the person under the robe at first glance. They could only see a wide, long black robe.
Su Ming could not see the face hidden under the robe, but he could see a pair of bright eyes and a hint of aloofness in those pupils.
An ancient presence exuded from the black-robed man's body. It was as if he was the embodiment of time passing by just by standing there. Yet at the same time that feeling appeared, Su Ming also felt as if time was distorting around the black-robed man's body!
Time was distorting and exuding an ancient presence. It was as if the person standing there was not a person, but an ancient mirror that reflected the changes in the world over tens of thousands of years.
Su Ming stared at the black-robed man, and the black-robed man also lifted his head to look at Su Ming. The two of them stared into each other's eyes while the endless booming sounds echoed in the galaxy.
"This robe reminds me of a few people," Su Ming said faintly with a smile on his face.
Almost at the instant Su Ming spoke, a glint appeared in the black-robed man's eyes, and a fierce glare appeared in them. He took a swift step forward, and at the instant his foot landed, a loud rumble that shook the sky and earth instantly rang out around Su Ming, and it was a hundred times louder than before.
That voice was like a wave that surpassed thunder. In an instant, it seemed to have become the strongest note in the entire galaxy. As it reverberated in the air, it distorted space and seemed to submerge Su Ming, as if he was imprisoned in the huge wave created by the note.
At the same time, the black-robed man lifted his right hand and pushed his palm forward in a relaxed manner. That palm strike might have seemed gentle, but at the instant it was pushed forward, cracking sounds rang out, and nine gigantic cracks appeared in the air. Those nine cracks were like nine dragons, and the booming sounds in the area were their roars. With a speed that could not be seen with the naked eye, they charged towards Su Ming, who was bound by the distortions.
A loud bang surged into the sky, but at the instant it reverberated in the air, it fused with the endless booming sounds in the area and turned into an even louder bang. When it reverberated in all directions, an even larger area around Su Ming distorted. It was as if … as long as he was in the galaxy filled with sound … the black-robed man who seemed to have been born from the sounds could stand in an invincible position.
With a loud bang, the nine dragons touched Su Ming, and as if they were tearing apart the galaxy, the distortions around Su Ming and his body were instantly torn apart.
Through the distorted space, Su Ming stared at the black-robed man. He looked at the ancient air and the ancient air about him and sighed softly. He already knew who he was. He was just like the four people who had arrived in the fifth ocean in Divine Essence Star Ocean all those years ago, along with … the fifth envoy whom Su Ming had not chosen in the fake Fifth True World.
"You are … the Envoy of Happiness!" Su Ming, who looked as if he had been torn apart in the distortions, said languidly. Immediately, a brilliant light shone in the black-robed man's eyes. He lifted his right hand swiftly and pointed at the sky. Then, he swiftly brought it down and pushed down on the space beneath him. At the same time … he spoke for the first time.
"Time Reversal!" At the same time he said those four words, a layer of golden ripples appeared on the black-robed man's right hand. That ripple swept through the area with him as its center and instantly affected the spot where Su Ming was. An Art of Time descended in the area and changed the laws of time to flow backwards in the direction of ancient times.
The space changed and layers of space tumbled about, causing the booming sounds in the area to become even stronger. In fact, Su Ming, who was affected, started showing signs of going through a metamorphosis in the passage of time.
"The four envoys of happiness, anger, grief, and resentment. I should have guessed it a long time ago … You are an Abyss Builder." Su Ming sighed softly. He did not cast any sort of divine ability, but when the third eye at the center of his brow opened, a brilliant light shone within it. With it, Su Ming's seemingly shattered body shattered like a mirror, but what shattered … was indeed a mirror. It was a mirror that seemed to have been placed in the galaxy.
At the same time, the distortions in the area instantly disappeared. In fact, the booming sounds in all directions seemed to have truly fallen silent at that moment. Even the area of the golden ripples affected by the black-robed man seemed to have been devoured by darkness as his third eye shone at the center of Su Ming's brow. It disappeared completely.
The galaxy returned to its previous state. The two of them continued staring at each other. They were still the same people, as if the attack several breaths ago was just a dream.
'Since he has such an Art of Time and can become one of the four envoys of happiness, anger, grief, and resentment … I can't think of anyone else besides the Progenitor of Abyss Builders who was foolishly loyal to Dark Dawn.
'By the looks of it now, the Progenitor isn't foolishly loyal to Dark Dawn … but to Old Man Extermination.' Su Ming shook his head. He was filled with a myriad of emotions in his heart, but there was also a hint of relief in him.
Because at that moment, he came to a complete understanding that it did not matter whether it was Tian Xie Zi or Lie Shan Xiu … they had not died. They were just like the four envoys of anger, grief, and resentment in the past. If the envoy of happiness was around, then the other three envoys were naturally around as well.
"I am very pleased to be able to see a descendant of the Abyss Builders." A hoarse voice tumbled out of the black-robed man's lifted head and echoed in the area. He did not intentionally suppress the booming sounds around him, but his voice naturally traveled into Su Ming's ears in a steady manner while the loud sounds reverberated in the galaxy.
This was … a person whose level of cultivation had clearly surpassed that of Dark Dawn and Saint Defier. In fact, he was slightly stronger than the old man from Heavenly Spirit Tribe. He had stepped into the middle stage of Avacaniya Realm!
Besides, Su Ming did not sense Harmonious Morus Alba's presence on him. This person … had not fused with his other self from Harmonious Morus Alba Expanse Cosmos either.
This was the fourth Expanse Cosmos. It was a completely different Expanse Cosmos from its corresponding Expanse Cosmos, Dark Dawn and Saint Defier. There … were not many people here, and the cultivators from Dark Dawn and Saint Defier could not find their other selves.
There was a gap leading to the Vast Expanse Cosmos in this Expanse Cosmos, and the people here … were all powerful warriors who had survived through multiple aeons. Most of them were asleep, but there were a handful of powerful warriors who had already woken up.
Perhaps they could only wake up in the fourth Expanse Cosmos.
Perhaps it was because of these reasons that the Expanse Cosmos here … was different from Harmonious Morus Alba's third wing in Dark Dawn and Saint Defier, which was why … it gradually became different.
When the black-robed man spoke, he lifted his right hand and lifted the black robe over his head to reveal an old face. It was covered in wrinkles, and he had a head full of white hair. His sunken eyes shone with a brilliant light as he stared at Su Ming.
That face was somewhat similar to Su Xuan Yi's. A domineering air came from the old man at that moment, and he did not hold back at all.
Because he was You Ming, the Progenitor of Abyss Builders, and the strongest person in Arid Triad's Fifth True World!
Su Ming was an Abyss Builder, but in terms of the purity of his blood, he could not compare to Su Xuan Yi, much less the Progenitor of Abyss Builders, who had already become the overlord of a region during the third era of his aeon.
Su Ming was silent for a moment before he asked slowly, "Must we continue this battle?"
"There was originally no Abyss Builders in the world, only Great Abyss Tribe. Then, our benefactor appeared, and with his blood as a guide, Great Abyss Tribe gradually turned into Abyss Builders.
"I will never be able to repay his kindness in my entire life. I once swore that all Abyss Builders will worship our benefactor for generations to come and become his slaves until space is destroyed.
"You are an Abyss Builder, and you must obey this as well. If you don't … your blood will turn on you, because this is the destiny of all Abyss Builders!" When the Progenitor of Abyss Builders spoke slowly, a fierce glare shone in his eyes.
Su Ming was silent for a moment before he sighed softly and said slowly, "That is your destiny, not mine. Since you insist on fighting, and I respect you as the Progenitor of Abyss Builders, I will not use my will to suppress you. We will execute our divine abilities of time, and we will see who will be the first to turn into a pile of bones."
He was different from Su Xuan Yi when it came to Abyss Builders' Progenitor. Su Ming admired him greatly, but it was not because of Old Man Extermination, but because of Abyss Builders' Progenitor. He had supported the Abyss Builders in the Fifth True World and allowed them to rise to power. Su Ming also could not forget what Su Xuan Yi's wife, the woman in the fifth kiln, had said to him.
When Su Ming was born, his name … had been given by this Progenitor. Su Ming believed that these words were true.
If Su Ming could choose not to fight against such a person, he would not want to, but if he had to fight, then he would give the Progenitor the respect he deserved. That was why … he chose to use one of the Abyss Builders' inborn abilities — the Art of Time — to fight against the Progenitor!
"Sure." The Progenitor of Abyss Builders cast Su Ming a deep glance. When he spoke, he sat down cross-legged in space and closed his eyes. The power of time instantly erupted from his body. It was first golden, but it instantly turned into a light that could become the brightest light in the galaxy.
In silence, Su Ming sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. Gradually, his body became indistinct and dark, as if he wanted to fuse with the darkness in the galaxy, but he did not fit in … because the darkness in the galaxy was not worthy of tainting Su Ming's darkness.
If anyone had to talk about tainting the universe, then Su Ming would be the one to dye the entire universe dark.
"It's starting." The Progenitor of Abyss Builders opened his eyes. Once he said those words, he closed his eyes again. Immediately, a thick power of time turned into a piercing light that swept through the area. It was as white as the sky, and it instantly illuminated the entire galaxy. It was as if all the darkness in the night sky could not exist in that light. The reversal of time … was activated at that moment.
"I heard some of my fellow Daoists' complaints … I didn't expect that there would be resentment in the end when I gave away the prize. It's my fault. I didn't tell you clearly in the beginning, because I didn't know that I would be giving you gifts.
"My final goal is to repay your support. If that's the case, then I will change it a little. It will be just like the Reverse Immortal Robe, which has a physical form. I don't need any conditions. If I want to, I can tell you in three places — the forum, Qidian, and the mobile reading base — to prove that it's real. It's fine if it's inconvenient.
"I have indeed not thought things through this time. I apologize to those who complained and thank those who understood. I will organize events like this in the future to repay you.
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