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Time Eater waved his hand to summon a projection of the River of Time. He used it as a medium to release terrifying chaotic temporal storms, trying to break, or even stop, the seal. Sadly, his efforts were pointless. Wang Wei knew his Dao was Time, so how would he not prepare for such a possibility?'
'There is no need to hesitate,' Time Eater reminded himself as he gazed at the seal, which was only a few meters in all dimensions. His body suddenly changed into a monstrosity. He completely filled the barrier in only a few seconds, but his body did not stop expanding. Everyone present watched as the small barrier expanded at an abnormal speed.
In a few seconds, it reached the size of Time Eater's castle, but soon, it spread to include most of the Central Time Realm, which was the core area of Time Eater's territory — the capital, to be specific. "Stop him," Wang Wei yelled. Everyone was shocked by this monster that Time Eater had turned into, thus distracting them. Luckily, Wang Wei reminded them, and they quickly reinforced the seal, preventing it from spreading. However, their resistance was enormous, and they barely stopped the seal from expanding beyond its capabilities and shattering.
"What is that thing?" Sage Pure Flame asked, looking at this enormously large creature whose body seemed made of stars, galaxies, and time itself. However, no one answered him since they did not know.
"It's a Time Beast," Wang Wei said, and everyone gazed at him.
"Powerful creatures born from unique environments," he explained. "For example, Void Beasts are born in the spaces between worlds, Source Qi Beasts are born from the Source Qi Space, and Time Beasts are born from the River of Time. However, they are extremely rare since the conditions of their births are harsh beyond reason."
Everybody nodded.
"So, does he have the bloodline of a Time Beast?" Emperor Kong asked.
"That's the problem — he's supposed to be human. There has been no record of him acquiring such a bloodline," Wang Wei replied with squinted eyes.
"He should have acquired it at some point," Emperor Kong analyzed. "But the fact he was able to hide it so well shows how scheming his mind is."
"No, this is not a human who has acquired a bloodline. He's a Time Beast," Feng Heng suddenly said. Everybody looked at him and saw a third golden eye on his forehead.
"What are you saying?"
"If this poor monk guessed correctly, he's no longer human," Feng Heng explained. "This donor has abandoned his human body and taken over a Time Beast's body. The previous appearance was just a well-crafted meat puppet."
"He's right," Wang Wei said. "The only thing human about him is his soul, but it also seems to have some characteristics of the Time Beast; most likely, he swallowed the latter's." Learning that Time Eater's genuine body was a Time Beast was a great revelation. Wang Wei knew he would have suffered had he tried to plan the latter's downfall without knowing this piece of information.
"It's good that we know more about our opponent, but this is not helping our current situation," Emperor Kong said.
"Kong's right. Let's proceed to the next step," Wang Wei announced. This may be the only way to seal Time Eater truly.
"But what if that doesn't work?" Sage Pure Flame suddenly asked.
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