Zhao Wuji thought to himself, "I've already lost a Dao Enlightenment Stone. If I still can't find anything out, it'll be a huge loss." With that thought, he gritted his teeth and said again, "Your Excellency, my ancestor's last wish was to open the black box, but this junior sees that the divine seal on this black box seems to be still in place..."
He planned to have Fang Xiu break the divine restriction again. He guessed that the divine artifact Fang Xiu possessed should be able to ignore the divine restriction, which was why he was able to walk out of the Moon God Ruins with ease and take out the Enlightenment Stone directly.
Upon hearing this request, some people frowned secretly, seemingly sensing something amiss. They felt that Zhao Wuji's behavior today was somewhat abnormal. After all, opening the box was just a process, and the result was to retrieve the Enlightenment Stone. Now that the Enlightenment Stone had been retrieved, why would he ask the True God to open the box again? Wasn't this redundant?
Zhao Wuji realized that he had made a mistake, so he quickly added, "My ancestor spent the rest of his life studying the divine restrictions on the black box. So in his later years, his obsession was no longer the Enlightenment Stone, but how to break the divine restrictions. I beg Your Excellency, True God, to grant this junior's small wish."
Fang Xiu calmly gazed at Zhao Wuji in front of him, having already basically determined the other party's intentions: opening the black box was a pretense, a test was the real purpose.
Actually, it's not difficult to remove the divine restriction on the black box. It simply requires spending some time to rewind time and restore the black box to a state before the divine restriction was set, or to accelerate time so that the divine restriction gradually dissipates under the power of time.
However, he did not intend to do so. How could a god be manipulated by ants?
Now that he has agreed to Zhao Wuji's request, even if he can fool the other party for a while, as time goes by, he will eventually notice something is wrong. If a god does whatever an ant says, is that god still a god?
Suddenly, Fang Xiu spoke. His calm voice was not loud, but it was enough to resound throughout the entire place: "I am really curious, how dare an ant ask a god for help? Who gave you the courage? Or do you have some misunderstanding about me? Just because I speak to you nicely, you think I am easy to talk to?"
Zhao Wuji, do you... want to die?
boom!
A wisp of divine power, enough to crush mountains and change the color of heaven and earth, was released from Fang Xiu.
The sheer power of this divine force was so immense, it was as if ancient gods and demons had descended upon the world. The clouds above were instantly torn apart, and darkness descended suddenly.
Everyone stared in horror at the True God, feeling that his slender figure had become incredibly majestic, as if he were a million feet tall, standing tall and upright!
A destructive aura, like a waterfall, cascaded down from his million-foot-tall figure, filling the entire Void Moon Palace and even the whole world with this destructive aura.
"this......."
Everyone's expression changed drastically, their pupils suddenly shrinking to pinpoints. They felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their scalps tingling, sensing a deadly danger.
Zhao Wuji was terrified. He raised his head, trembling, and met those deep, unfathomable eyes. At that moment, he seemed to see unfathomable and indescribable great beings in Fang Xiu's eyes. He saw the abyss and his grandmother.
What a terrifying aura it was! Just a wisp of it was enough to plunge this world into utter terror.
Is this... is this the true God?!
With a thud, Zhao Wuji knelt down on the ground, no longer daring to harbor even the slightest doubt.
"Please...please have mercy, God!"
Fang Xiu sat upright on the head seat, his terrifying aura causing his dark python robe to flutter wildly. He looked down indifferently at all living beings, his deep eyes devoid of any emotion.
This was the first time he had released the aura of the various demon gods in his heart. Back then, the various demon gods had left an indelible mark on his heart, and this mark naturally carried the aura of the demon gods' status.
He did not release the aura of a single evil god, because that would be too obvious and easily lead people to associate it with the evil god. Therefore, he released the aura of all the evil gods together.
It's like mixing many bright colors together to create a multicolored black; no one can guess what colors it's made of.
"For the sake of the Enlightenment Stone, I'll spare your life, but you'll be spared the death penalty, though you won't escape punishment."
Zhao Wuji breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as he wasn't killed, he figured the punishment would be nothing more than serious injury. Huo Yunting was a large and powerful family, and they certainly had some rare and precious medicinal herbs to treat injuries.
However, the next second, he changed his mind.
"You will be deprived of a thousand years of your lifespan."
His indifferent words were like divine music.
The next moment, Zhao Wuji suddenly felt something was wrong with his body, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
However, in the eyes of others, Zhao Wuji was aging at a visible speed. Wrinkles quietly appeared on his once smooth face, and even his black hair was turning white.
The crowd erupted in uproar. A thousand years of lifespan stripped away?!
Is this the method of a true god?
The most terrifying thing is that they never saw the true god make a move from beginning to end. It was as if the true god only glanced at Zhao Wuji, and Zhao Wuji began to age uncontrollably.
At this moment, Zhao Wuji finally realized that something was wrong. He looked at his wrinkled hands in horror, his fear beyond measure. But he dared not move or get up, and could only kneel on the spot.
A moment later, the punishment stopped. Zhao Wuji looked as if he had aged decades in an instant, his hair was a mixture of black and white, and his face was covered with fine wrinkles.
"Get out of here," Fang Xiu said calmly.
Zhao Wuji was immediately relieved and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Thank you, God, for sparing my life! Thank you, God, for sparing my life! I will leave now."
He quickly scrambled to his feet and ran hastily down the mountain.
With his departure, the atmosphere in the entire Void Moon Palace was no longer what it used to be. Before, it was full of joy and laughter, but now, there was only oppression, a deathly silence. The surroundings were so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
At this moment, no one dared to speak, or even make a sound. After all, the true god had just been enraged, and the terrifying aura of that fleeting glimpse lingered in everyone's hearts like an echo.
The most terrifying thing was the astonishing methods of the true god. Without making any movement or showing any fluctuation of power, he simply glanced at Zhao Wuji and took away a thousand years of his lifespan out of thin air.
This is completely impossible to guard against, and it comes without any warning.
In fact, Fang Xiu made a move, but no one could perceive it.
The reason why Zhao Wuji was deprived of a thousand years of life was actually due to the power of time.
After experiencing the event of being immersed in the river of time, his control over the power of time has reached a new level. Although he still cannot use it to deal with moving enemies, the problem is that Zhao Wuji has remained kneeling in the same place without moving from beginning to end.
In fact, as early as when Zhao Wuji asked to break the divine restriction, Fang Xiu had secretly released the power of time. The power of time was something that even immortal emperors like them could not perceive.
If they could see time, they would see a stream of time-like power slowly flowing from Fang Xiu's body, gradually covering Zhao Wuji's physical body.
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