NOVPUBShen Yuan’s voice, unmasked, easily spread throughout the highest floor of the Treasure Drop Pavilion.
With the propagation of his words, the stagnant time seemed to be shattered, and the flow of time began to resume, returning the scene that had slowed countless times back to normal.
Yu Ke also broke free from the suffocating pressure brought by the temporal stasis, gasping for air like a person on the brink of death, his eyes filled with uncontrollable fear as he looked at Shen Yuan.
Ever since he had gained the memories of his rebirth, Yu Ke had held an attitude of looking down upon everyone.
Armed with memories of the future, he knew the Great Schism was approaching, and he planned to gather resources by all means, preparing to weather the impending catastrophic event.
Whether it was the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable, who had once killed him, or the Eastern Glory Divine Monarch, who had fallen into his schemes, even Ji Xuanyi, the Crown Prince of Great Yin, all were mere tools for Yu Ke to achieve his goals.
As for Shen Yuan? After laying a deadly trap for the Donghuang Divine System, Yu Ke dismissed this once formidable enemy from his concerns.
In Yu Ke’s view, although Shen Yuan was destined for great achievements in the future, he was yet to fully mature at present and had lost the qualifications to oppose him.
This arrogant sentiment persisted until the moment he met Shen Yuan just now.
Mere stepping forward, the Great Tao Manifestation merging into the Rebounding Wind Returning Fire Great Divine Power and its induced time stasis, utterly shattered Yu Ke’s original pride.
The nearly halted flow of time made him feel as though he was back in that vast historical river, resuming the identity of a fish swimming against the current.
However, Shen Yuan, poised above the long river manipulating the tides, was the master of the era’s torrents, clearly not something a mere fish like him could disturb.
Not just that.
In the time stasis that Shen Yuan had just triggered, Yu Ke sensed a breath that filled him with dread.
This breath seemed to originate from the same source as the Dragon Gate Secret Order, yet its status was far superior. 𝘯𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Combining this with Shen Yuan’s mysterious background and legendary experiences known throughout the worlds, a dreadfully terrifying thought arose in Yu Ke’s mind.
"The Supreme Taoist is not of this era either!
Like me, he is also a contarian flowing against the current of historical rivers!"
"No wonder he rose to power abruptly without any background, no wonder he has such advantages in the various calamities of the future.
All of this is simply because, he too has memories from the future."
Yu Ke’s ability to see others as tools was precisely because he had memories of the future to rely on.
With foreknowledge, he could stir the waves with his own power, influencing the course of events.
But now, his unique foresight was no longer exclusive; Shen Yuan not only possessed foreknowledge of the future like him, but his strength and talent far surpassed Yu Ke’s. Combining these factors, Yu Ke could no longer contend with Shen Yuan.
Fear originating from the depths of his heart spread relentlessly within Yu Ke.
The events within that time-stilled moment were known only to Shen Yuan and Yu Ke. To outsiders, it seemed as if Shen Yuan merely took a step forward and spoke a phrase "the one that got away," causing Yu Ke’s complexion to turn pale with fear.
Atop the highest floor of the Treasure Drop Pavilion, the various powers witnessing Yu Ke’s demeanor couldn’t help but frown.
In their eyes, Shen Yuan’s reference to "the one that got away" was about Yu Ke having previously escaped from Shen Yuan’s grasp.
They could understand Yu Ke’s fear of Shen Yuan’s power.
But simply because of a phrase and a gesture, his extent of fear seemed excessive, leading them to lose respect for Yu Ke.
Saintess Qing Yu of the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens witnessed this and suppressed the urge to speak up, quietly watching the developments.
While Yu Ke retained the identity of an external sect elder, his ties with the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens had almost completely severed. There was no need to confront Shen Yuan over such an elder.
In the center of the Treasure House, Ji Xuanyi, the Crown Prince of Great Yin, looked even more upset.
Yu Ke, who had lost the position of reserve Sacred Sage of the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens, did not qualify to step into the topmost floor of the Treasure Drop Pavilion; he was only there by relying on his status as a Great Yin Prince.
In the eyes of the external powers, Yu Ke was already assumed to be his subordinate, with their fates intertwined.
Yu Ke being easily intimidated by a mere phrase from Shen Yuan was undoubtedly a blow to Ji Xuanyi’s pride.
Compared to Shen Yuan and the backing represented by Ji Zhaoyang, the struggle between the Crown Prince and the Third Imperial Prince was clearly resolved in that instant.
One need only look at Ji Zhaoyang’s bright smile to understand how awkward the current situation was for Ji Xuanyi.
"Impudence!"
Ji Xuanyi could no longer stay calm and admonished loudly.
"You abused your power to slay Yu Ke’s grandfather in the Ingenious Tiny World, and now within this Treasure Drop Pavilion, you plan to lay hands on Yu Ke.
Could it be that the Falling Clouds Taoist intends to treat the laws of Great Yin with complete disregard?"
Amidst his words, a powerful Human Path pressure began to spread throughout the entire Treasure Drop Pavilion, with Ji Xuanyi placing himself in front of Yu Ke, his gaze unwavering and confrontational!
Although Ji Xuanyi was very disappointed in Yu Ke, as the Crown Prince of Great Yin, he absolutely could not yield to Shen Yuan, letting him slay Yu Ke right there.
Ji Xuanyi’s readiness for confrontation, and the implicit respect in the eyes of the various powers, made Shen Yuan immediately realize that his words had caused some misunderstandings.
In fact, if Yu Ke hadn’t appeared before him of his own accord, and weren’t it for the scent of a historical fish swimming against the current on him, Shen Yuan would not have remembered such a minor character.
