"But I believe that even if [Sage of the Past] were to fight us, we could still defeat him. Gentlemen, do not underestimate yourselves. We have descendants of sages, ancient powerhouses, peerless geniuses, and countless wondrous techniques. We are the strongest group below the sages from ancient times to the present!"

"That's right, saints are powerful, but no one at the half-saint realm can stop our combined efforts!"

Even though the [Saint of the Past] before him was his former self, Li Changzhou shared the same opinion as everyone else—in a direct confrontation, the [Sage of the Past] at the Tribulation Transcending stage was no match for them.

"Let's do it," the Corpse Gene said again.

He was uneasy inside.

He hid that extraordinary 'black bone' in the Land of Death. This was both a way of hiding treasure and a way of expressing his fear of the 'black bone', worried that keeping it by his side might lead to something unforeseen.

The realm of death can block one summons, but can it block a second or third?

Everyone felt it was time to make a move.

The will of Heaven is vast and boundless.

"Let's all come at once." The Demon Lord stepped forward.

"Wait!" the True Dragon said, "Let me try to defeat a Saint in the Tribulation Transcending stage by myself."

The Demon Lord remained silent.

Among the semi-saints, some sneered, some remained silent, and some admired, but none of them stopped it.

The true dragon stepped forward and immediately unleashed its power.

The power of humans, gods, immortals, demons, monsters, ghosts, the progenitor of the Dao, and the five primordial saints all surged into the spine.

The Azure Dragon broke free of the human body, unleashing its supreme and powerful might. Beyond the Holy Path, the void transformed into chaos.

Then, even the chaos was separated by the light of the fist.

"Holy Dragon Fist!"

The true dragon unleashed this world-destroying punch with all its might.

Faced with this punch, [Sage of the Past] took a step forward.

"Bang!"

The true dragon shattered, its spine lying like a green dragon loach on the holy road.

All the demigods were stunned.

"...What's going on?" the speaker asked, trembling.

Li Changzhou felt a chill run down his spine, and Yaochi couldn't help but move closer to him.

[In the past] He muttered to himself: "I failed. Did someone sabotage my plan, or did I change my plan myself?"

"[In the past]..." The Heavenly Fire swayed violently, "Does it mean the possibility of returning to the past?"

"time?"

"Time isn't enough!"

Time is only a part of the will of heaven and earth. If we want the universe to return to what it was before, time alone is not enough. It requires the cooperation of the vast and boundless will of heaven.

"It's not as dramatic as you think. It can only return to its former state in certain areas." The self-talking "Former State" looked over, its face still shrouded in chaotic light and shadow.

He said, "Fortune is too difficult to predict. Even for me, I can only think of defeat before I think of victory, so that I can be invincible."

Standing in an invincible position... some of the demigods felt despair.

"Wait!" The True Dragon reassembled, his face grim. He considered himself powerful, yet he had been crushed twice.

The first time was one thing, at least [Xi Ri] tried to make amends, but this time, [Xi Ri] didn't take him seriously at all.

"Sages are high above, but you are not a sage yet!" the True Dragon said in a deep voice. "You are not a sage, yet you are already thinking about creation? I don't believe it!"

The sage is too powerful.

Compared to a semi-saint, they are worlds apart. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for a semi-saint to cross the stage of a saint and ponder matters of creation.

Previously, no one had noticed, but now, after hearing the true dragon's words, they also felt something was amiss.

"Could it be that the holy method of summoning the soul bone was partially successful?" seemed to be talking to itself, yet also asking a question.

Only by returning to the sacred realm of the past can one aim for creation in words.

[In the past] laughed: "No wonder you chose me as your opponent, it turns out you don't understand me at all."

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!" the Crown Princess said respectfully.

"I have dug up the graves of saints, stormed the holy courts of gods, guided demons down the flawed path of creation, killed immortals, and subjugated demons and ghosts. I have become a saint myself several times, and I have also personally nurtured others to become saints. I have no name; they all call me—"

"【The Black Hand】".

"Impossible!" The crowd nearly went mad.

[The Sage of the Past] is actually the mastermind behind [The Sage of the Dark Hand]!

One of the people they tried so hard to avoid actually appeared right in front of them!

The three thousand half-saints stared at [The Past], their faces filled with surprise, doubt, and even fear, while [The Past] seemed to be sizing them up as well.

“Step forward yourself,” he suddenly said.

Everyone was taken aback, not understanding what "past days" was talking about.

“I will step forward,” said [Formerly]. “I will deal with the rest for you.”

What's the meaning?

Despite being half-saints, the three thousand powerful figures were startled and flustered, acting like ordinary people with the worst emotional control.

The truth is terrifying. If I understand correctly, "in the past" means that "the Saint Black Hand" is among the three thousand half-saints!

An entity referred to by the saint as the "Black Hand" is lurking within the players!

The terror of the saint had never been as real as it was at this moment; everyone felt as if a pair of eyes were watching them from behind.

The chaotic light and shadow swayed slightly, and [The Past] seemed to be frowning.

"Is it that the memory has completely disappeared, or is it that they are only half aware of it and dare not recognize me?" [In the past] muttered to himself.

"I'll just pretend I have a memory problem. If you're worried about being targeted, I can tell you that I can still hold my own against three thousand half-saints."

"I let you out here only so that I wouldn't accidentally hurt myself and would help you deal with all your competitors here."

[In the past] After waiting for a while, no one answered.

All three thousand half-saints, no matter how good their relationship was before, now silently kept a distance from each other, except for Li Changzhou and Yaochi.

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