Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Chapter 780

After the Holy Dragon, does the True Dragon come next?

These thoughts flashed through his mind, naturally making him even more concerned about the origins of the True Dragon.

However, the voice of Emperor Yankang carried a sense of helpless laughter, saying:

"The True Dragon is the greatest existence in the universe, and no one knows its origin. All you need to know is that before the True Dragon appeared, the world was in chaos, muddy and everywhere, with various totem demons endlessly fighting. The Heavenly Realm beings arrogantly crowned themselves as Immortal Gods of the Heavenly Court, oppressing the human world. It wasn't until the True Dragon descended, conquering all directions, rebuilding the heavens and the earth, and even banishing the Heavenly Emperor, subduing the heavens. But still, no one knows the True Dragon's true background."

"If that's the case, how could such a powerful True Dragon have been rumored to have fallen?" Chen Ku couldn't help but be curious about this.

"Regarding this question, when I and several other Emperors were young and learning from our ancestors, we each asked this question. I don't know the answers given by the other Ancestors, but my Taoist Ancestor teacher told me, 'From the beginning, the True Dragon was a man, and as a man, there comes a day when a person reaches their limit.'" Emperor Yankang finished and, seemingly recalling something, said with a hint of bitterness, "The True Dragon as a man has already fallen, yet that Heavenly Emperor remains immortal and therefore, will inevitably return in the future."

Yang Pan took a deep breath and asked, "How soon will this future be?"

"It may not be long now..." Chen Ku suddenly spoke up.

"Oh?"

Emperor Yankang in the river of time suddenly changed his tone, as if a gaze was projected from it, staring at Chen Ku, as if to see through him, saying:

"You young one, this physique of yours isn't simple; it's some creative idea once deduced by a few Ancestors. From what you've said, have you perhaps encountered certain people?"

"As far as I know, external to the world three thousand years ago, there was once a Heavenly Realm being that fell to the Immortal Country. And during the chaotic times over a hundred years ago, the Hero King Pei Dongliu acquired something called the 'Void Sky Treasure Box,' said to connect to the Heavenly Realm. This treasure box is still in his possession."

Chen Ku concealed facts related to himself but spoke out the rest, saying:

"The reason we entered the Dragon Han Divine Mansion this time is because of Hero King Pei Dongliu."

"Void Sky Treasure Box connecting to the Heavenly Realm? And... a Heavenly Realm being descended into the human world as early as three thousand years ago? That soon?"

Emperor Yankang's tone carried strong unease and then fell silent for a long time.

It seemed he was calculating something:

"It shouldn't be; the Ancestors relied on the True Dragon's remaining schemes to ensure that Heavenly Realm beings couldn't enter the human world for at least 360,000 years, hoping to wait for new hope in the human world. Now only over ten thousand years have passed since the Dragon Han's created Dragon Han Catastrophe, how could it be so soon?"

Having said this, he suddenly realized the so-called "Void Sky Treasure Box" mentioned by Chen Ku and inquired carefully:

"What does this Void Sky Treasure Box you mentioned look like?"

Though puzzled, Chen Ku began to describe it.

Yang Pan, who had also seen the jade box beside Pei Dongliu outside, joined in describing.

Under Chen Ku and Yang Pan's description,

Emperor Yankang seemed to be contemplating something.

After a full half a tea's time, he suddenly exclaimed:

"Could it be the thing Dragon Han used to communicate with the Heavenly Realm back then? No, that thing should have been destroyed long ago by the joint forces of the Immortal Ancestor and the Taoist Ancestor."

"What are you referring to? What thing?" Yang Pan asked curiously.

"It doesn't matter anymore. Since the seal jointly created by the five Ancestors has been torn open, it means there are new traitors and Heavenly Realm infiltrators in the human world. You, young one, are quite right; the time of the Heavenly Emperor's return might indeed not be far away." Emperor Yankang said with a desolate tone.

Yang Pan's expression changed upon hearing this, "What should we do? If, as the Emperor said, a hundred or so Heavenly Realm beings back then almost destroyed all human power, now the True Dragon has fallen, many of the Creation Dao Ancestors have fallen, and several are missing, how can the human world withstand another Heavenly Realm invasion?"

He had always been worried about the invasion Ji Country was facing, but after entering the Dragon Han Divine Mansion and understanding the larger world backdrop behind it all, he realized there were larger stakes involving the survival of the entire human world.

If that's the case, then the great nations of the human world shouldn't even start a chaotic era; they should timely cease wars and form a human alliance to resist the Heavenly Realm together!

"I myself have been trapped here for unknown years by that traitor Dragon Han; what can I do?" Emperor Yankang's tone was even more somber.

"Senior, don't you have a way to get out of here? Perhaps the two of us could assist you somehow?" Yang Pan probed.

If this great unifier from back then could leave the Divine Mansion, then with his status, he could rally the five great countries together to jointly face the threats from the sky.

"Once you enter here, it's impossible to leave because Dragon Han excelled in the path of time passing. Everything in the Dragon Han Divine Mansion is formed based on the river of time you see before you. Because time is always rapidly flowing forward, it traps everything and everyone within it."

Emperor Yankang slowly said:

"To get out of here, unless you two can stop the flow of this river of time, then everything here would collapse. But regarding the Path of Time, aside from the Immortal Ancestor reaching a perfect state and a Heavenly Realm royalty possessing a pair of eyes that can control time, only the Martial Ancestor has touched a part of the power of time."

Yang Pan initially displayed a look of despair at the conditions spoken by Emperor Yankang, thinking it truly means this place is a dead end.

Yet, he never expected that Emperor Yankang would make a turn at the end by mentioning the Martial Ancestor.

Yang Pan got a bit excited.

"The Martial Ancestor's power over time that the Great Emperor mentioned, could it be referring to..."

Emperor Yankang paused, guessing a hint of something, and said, "Exactly. What I am referring to is the Martial Ancestor's interpretation of his Martial Path, divided into two-word True Words, among which the 'True Word of Halting' possesses the divine power to stop everything in heaven and earth, touching upon time. Are you telling me you two young ones have actually comprehended the True Word of Halting?"

Before the two could speak,

Emperor Yankang immediately dispelled the notion:

"Impossible, that True Word of Halting is the core of Martial Path. Even the Martial Ancestor's disciple, Emperor Yuanwu, only grasped the surface of it; you two..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Yang Pan excitedly pointing at Chen Ku, saying, "General Chen truly comprehended it."

"Really?!!"

Emperor Yankang's voice rose a bit.

Chen Ku didn't hide it either, though he didn't fully trust Emperor Yankang yet, he had his own cards and feared nothing, so he took a deep breath and drew a character in the air with his hand.

Buzz~~

As Chen Ku used his hand as a brush, drawing the character in the void, the moment the word 'Stop' appeared in the grand hall.

An unprecedented strange feeling simultaneously arose in the hearts of Chen Ku and Yang Pan.

It was an instant of extreme contradiction impacting the mind, like something in the entire world became discordant, the twisted bizarre sensation made them momentarily feel like vomiting.

In the next instant...

Chen Ku directly felt the enormous backlash transmitted by his True Word of Halting, his expression changed dramatically, and he immediately dissipated the character.

At the moment Chen Ku dispelled the character,

Emperor Yankang's voice came through:

"It truly is the True Word of Halting!"

After saying this, he continued:

"Though it's only at an imitation level, the thread of mental realm within is indeed the True Intent of the Martial Ancestor. Unbelievable, unbelievable, that you could comprehend the True Word of Halting, what kind of qualifications do you possess, young one?"

Before Chen Ku could respond, Emperor Yankang's tone became excited:

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter anymore, there truly is hope. Though your thread of True Intent is still rare, in here, the last thing we're short of is time. I can completely guide you on how to further your comprehension of the True Word of Halting, and at that time, we can escape from here in one fell swoop!"

Guide me on the True Word of Halting?

Chen Ku's heart was also stirred. This True Word capable of halting time isn't simply described as a Paralysis Spell, it truly can freeze time and space!

Immediately, he didn't refuse:

"If it's truly possible, then I will naturally do my utmost so that we three can escape from here."