NABC Chapter 783
Chapter 783
Chen Ku curled three fingers of his left hand, pointing his index finger, but what emerged wasn't the golden power of the True Word of Halting; instead, a coiled scarlet dragon immediately dove into the time river.
Emperor Yankang's original mood of anticipation and excitement in the time river was shattered upon seeing the scarlet dragon emerge from Chen Ku's finger and dash toward the river of time.
"No! This is..."
Emperor Yankang suddenly let out a hysterical roar, his voice instantly cracking, starkly contrasting the composed demeanor he had maintained over the years in dialogues with Chen Ku and Yang Pan.
"This is... the True Dragon Scale! How can it be, how can you!"
Emperor Yankang's unusual scream of emotion erupting from the time river caused Yang Pan's eardrums to ache.
Immediately, Yang Pan's face changed, gazing incredulously at the scarlet dragon under Chen Ku's finger as it plunged into the time river, its body expanding as if a dragon returning to the sea, spreading along the river, unleashing an incredible and majestic power attempting to dye the river a vivid red.
"This... Emperor Yankang... General Chen?" Yang Pan's eyes widened, shocked at Chen Ku, simultaneously observing the time river.
Clearly, Chen Ku wasn't following Emperor Yankang's instructions to use the True Word of Halting to stop the flow of time, but rather employing another type of power.
Moreover, this power seemed to terrify Emperor Yankang, as if it wasn't to rescue him but had an entirely opposite effect.
"General Chen, what are you doing?" Yang Pan immediately asked, his tone calm and serious, seeking to understand Chen Ku's intentions without taking action.
Chen Ku remained silent.
The river of time was transforming rapidly, almost in the blink of an eye; within this hall, most of the river turned red.
This transformation was due to the strength of the scarlet dragon and the river's inherent acceleration compared to external time, catalyzing this process.
Amid this transformation, Emperor Yankang exploded with extreme emotion:
"Dragon Scale! True Dragon Scale! No! It's actually one of the five True Dragon Scales left behind, how can this be, shouldn't these have vanished along with those old relics tens of thousands of years ago? How did it end up in your hands!!"
He screamed.
At this moment, even though Chen Ku didn't respond to Yang Pan, Yang Pan could instinctively feel Emperor Yankang's disturbance. Clearly, Yankang once extolled the True Dragon in his previous recount, yet upon recognizing the dragon scale on Chen Ku, exhibited immense fear and dread.
Coupled with the subtle unease previously sensed, Yang Pan thus chose to watch carefully, cautiously observing Chen Ku and the river of time ahead.
Chen Ku's finger remained in a pointing posture.
[Diagram Master using the True Dragon Scale of the Fifteenth Realm is suppressing the time river...]
[Suppression in progress...]
As time passed with each breath, eventually, in the accelerated flow process of the time river, within this hall, the river was completely transformed into red, finally shrinking bit by bit towards Chen Ku's finger.
[Suppression successful!]
Upon hearing the voice of the Transformation Diagram, Chen Ku let out a large sigh of relief, then excitedly reviewed the information of the river of time within the diagram.
[Time River (Suppressed Transformation)]
[Realm: Fifteenth Realm Peak]
[Quality: Ultimate]
[Level: Shape Shifting (Under Suppression)]
[Shape Shifting Part: ? (Shape-shifting by Heart can be used)]
Chen Ku unhesitatingly said: "Perform Shape-shifting by Heart Divine Skills!"
[Diagram Master performing Shape-shifting by Heart Divine Skills]
[Selectable shape-shifting parts of the time river: One Thought for Ten Thousand Years, Time Ebb and Flow, Dragon Han Years Scripture, Divine Mansion Core...]
In an instant, Chen Ku's mind flooded with numerous options for the shape-shifting parts from the time river.
Just the names of these abilities accelerated his heartbeat.
One Thought for Ten Thousand Years, Time Ebb and Flow, as the names suggest, are extensions of the miraculous attributes of the time river, allowing acceleration of ten thousand years within a single thought, tempting Chen Ku to choose this part.
But fortunately, his rationale maintained his final calm.
This One Thought for Ten Thousand Years should be limited, referring to accelerating the flow of ten thousand years within the river itself.
As for Time Ebb and Flow and Dragon Han Years Scripture, both sound appealing too.
However, after several thought turns, Chen Ku chose:
[Diagram Master specified shape-shifting part: Divine Mansion Core]
[Shape-shifting successful]
[Diagram Master requires nine instances of Fifteenth Realm Evil Qi suppression to fully refine the river of time 'Transformation Level' and obtain all shape-shifting abilities]
In the hall, after Chen Ku specified the shape-shifting part, the continually shrinking red time river finally shrank into a red waterstream ring, resting on Chen Ku's index finger.
In an instant, Chen Ku felt he gained full control over the realm's Dragon Han Divine Mansion upon specifying the suppression shape-shifting transformation 'Divine Mansion Core' ability.
With just a moment's thought, he could open all halls, simultaneously revealing treasures and resources within those halls far surpassing those of the Hero King Treasure.