Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 602 - 592: Stepping onto the Other Shore of Time, the Chaotic Human Shadow Appears

Soon, the shadowy figure arrived at the riverbank.

Under the hazy night, only a single figure could be seen standing at the riverbank, gazing at Nannan’s home.

...

The Chaotic Human Shadow stood at the riverbank, raised his head to look ahead, and in his deep, profound eyes, a hint of joy flashed. He murmured, "Finally...I found it."

His voice was extremely weary, indicating that he had exhausted considerable effort in searching for Su Mu’s residence.

The next second, Profound Yellow Chaotic Qi erupted from his Dantian, enveloping his body and forming a thin, dark barrier around him.

After completing this, the Chaotic Human Shadow lifted his foot to step onto the bank.

The moment he lifted his foot, a powerful Time Rule descended upon him, making his legs incredibly heavy, preventing him from stepping ashore.

This was the suppression of the Time Rule; stepping ’ashore’ would mean transcending above the River of Time.

This wasn’t the ’shore’ of the floating islands; this was the ’shore’ of the River of Time, the true ’shore’.

Once on the ’shore’, the Time Rule would forcibly suppress him into a small animal, preventing him from maintaining a human form.

The Qi of Chaos around the Chaotic Human Shadow continuously surged, his presence fully unleashed.

Boom—

The instant his right foot touched the shore, several massive water columns erupted from the water behind him, and the waters spanning dozens of kilometers began to boil with him at the center.

The Chaotic Human Shadow forcefully broke through the suppression of the Time Rule and stepped ashore.

However, unlike Su Mu, he couldn’t truly transcend above the River of Time. Even though he succeeded in coming ashore, he couldn’t maintain his physical form for long, so...he needed to act swiftly.

After successfully stepping ashore, the Chaotic Human Shadow walked step by step towards Su Mu’s residence.

Soon, he saw a stone gate, behind which was a small courtyard, in which stood a two-story stone pavilion made of stone.

It seemed this was indeed Su Mu’s residence.

Only this Guardian of the River of Time could build a residence on the true ’shore’ of the River of Time.

Others who came to live on the River of Time all built their residences on floating islands within the river’s scope, essentially still within the domain of the River of Time.

This place was different; this was the true ’shore’ of the River of Time, an ancient name called—"The Other Shore of Time."

In all the Ten Thousand Realms, only Su Mu could establish a residence on the ’Other Shore of Time’.

So, he had indeed found the right place.

...

The figure walked step by step towards the gate, and as he got closer, he noticed two stone beasts holding scepters, looking at him with vigilance.

Of course, he recognized these two stone beasts; they were Barrier Beasts.

He once captured them, making them guard his treasures, so...they could be considered his former subordinates.

Unexpectedly, they were truly accepted by Su Mu and taken under his command.

When Su Mu captured these two little fellows, he spent a lot of effort erasing all their memories of him to avoid exposing himself.

Between the two Barrier Beasts stood a fierce beast, bear-shaped, with black and white fur. The Chaotic Human Shadow raised his eyebrows in surprise and thought, "Iron-Eating Beast?!"

Unexpectedly, an Iron-Eating Beast still survived...

Weren’t its kind already destroyed during the last Great Annihilation?

Moreover, he was familiar with the bloodline of this Iron-Eating Beast; it seemed to be a descendant of the once ’Royal Family’.

Two Barrier Beasts and an Iron-Eating Beast of royal descent guarding the gate, this River Guardian had quite the resources...

...

On either side of the gate stood two trees.

His gaze fell on the willow tree on the left, and after a closer look, his eyes lit up. Though the strength of this willow tree was unremarkable, its aura was of an extremely high level.

This aura only existed during the initial stages of the opening of the Ten Thousand Realms, belonging to the most ancient batch of the Initial Realm of Chaos.

From this, it could be seen that this willow tree had quite an impressive background, at least originating from the early days of the Ten Thousand Realms.

Though in his memory, among the original forces differentiated out during the early formation of the Ten Thousand Realms, only one ’Hollow Willow’ was formed, not this ’willow tree’.

This willow was not that ’Hollow Willow’, yet it bore an original aura, suggesting that the Origin of the Ten Thousand Realms might have spawned another willow without his knowledge?

His gaze shifted to the Phoebe Tree on the right.

"Time Nanmu?"

No, wait!

This seemed not to be an ordinary Time Nanmu, but a "World Origin Nanmu"!

Time Nanmu, though rare, was considered just a decent treasure to him.

But the "World Origin Nanmu" was different; tracing its source, it dates back to the early formation of the Ten Thousand Realms!

During the early formation of the Ten Thousand Realms, a crucial Power of Origin transformed into the "Tree of Ten Thousand Realms."

When the "Tree of Ten Thousand Realms" collapsed during the last "Great Annihilation", it diversified into several offspring trees.

These offspring trees were the "World Origin Nanmu".

Just looking at the three beasts and two trees at the gate, all of which were born in the Initial Realm of Chaos!

It seems this River Guardian’s foundation was more terrifying than he had imagined.

He even began to suspect that the "coordinates" they’ve been searching for, might be in his possession too?

If that were truly the case, it would indeed be frightening...

.......

As the Chaotic Human Shadow was examining them.

The Iron-Eating Beast, the Barrier Beasts, and Nannan in the courtyard also peeked through the gaps, examining this unexpected visitor.

This man, dressed in a very simple gray robe, surrounded by the Qi of Chaos, had broad shoulders, appearing immensely grand as if supporting endless voids, with shimmering law particles gathering cautiously beneath him.

His appearance was ordinary but sharply defined, eyes like an abyss, extremely deep, as if one might be lost for ages with a glance, not daring to meet his gaze.

Merely standing there, an intense icy aura instantly descended upon them all, causing their bodies to tremble uncontrollably.

The two Barrier Beasts stared at the gray-robed man, suddenly perceiving something, their expressions drastically changing.

Though their memories were erased, upon meeting again, they felt a familiar aura.

This gray-robed man was the "Master" who once imprisoned them.

Despite their hatred, there was a fact they couldn’t deny; this "Master" was extraordinarily powerful, strong enough to overturn everything, standing at the pyramid’s pinnacle overlooking all beings!

Even though their memories were erased, the dread left by this "Master" was indelible, becoming a shadow of fear in their hearts.