Star Gate

Chapter 2027: Kicking Things Up A Notch (IV)

“You’re too damn bold!” cursed the Human King. “Hurry and get back to your people. I counted at least six eighth ranks on my way over. They’re all very strong. You’ve underestimated the enemy!”

Although he felt that it was perfect that Li Hao had come, now was not the time. The little guy was too inexperienced, at the end of the day!

He’d gravely underestimated his enemy. That would result in a grievous, perhaps even catastrophic blow to Silver Moon!

Was the fellow completely mad to come over here by himself?

You’re leaving your people to face powerhouses from a ninth rank world by themselves?? They have six eighth ranks and many more seventh ranks on their side. You don’t have enough people for them to kill!

You’re playing with fire!

“Is that the Silver Moon king?” the light envoy suddenly shouted. “Silver Moon King, do you still remember Coiling Dragon and Flamefire? We hear that you share a grudge with Long Zhan. Help us kill him now...”

He frowned the next second, slightly disappointed after taking a close look at the solidifying figure. Whether Li Hao was here to help them or kill them, this supposedly ludicrously strong cultivator of time... was only of five thousand dao rules.

He wasn’t as formidable as they thought!

The young man was just on par with one of them in single combat. Apart from the light and dark envoys, the joint force of the life and death exalted emperors, the yin and yang exalted emperors were all stronger than Li Hao.

Then there was the Human King and Long Zhan...

They were stronger than Li Hao as well. He wasn’t as strong as anticipated!

Someone like him might affect the greater picture, but to be honest... his effect wouldn’t be great.

He wasn’t strong enough!

At least, he wasn’t as invincible as everyone thought time would be!

Li Hao didn’t seem to care about them. He simply chuckled softly and said, “I am Li Hao!”

No shit, everyone knows you!

The young man tilted his head back and smiled at something he saw. It was a vicious and malevolent smile. The star of time hung overhead.

“I command time!” He grinned radiantly.

The star of time rotated furiously, exuding a peculiar force. A long river surged toward them. Li Hao beamed from ear to ear as he stood on it. His presence was fully deployed!

Three thousand worlds materialized and dao rules formed a massive domain. Instead of participating in battle, Li Hao smiled with exuberant joy as he deployed the power of time.

“Freeze!” A grunt sent time sweeping over the worlds, seeking to freeze them solid!

Domineering strength of time erupted!

Chaos tribulations abruptly appeared overhead...

They weren’t big at first, then rapidly built in size and number. A large sum of energy suddenly flooded out of Thunder Region in the distance. Compared to the strength that its exalted emperors wielded, the dao rules were key!

The Calamity master had set down a dao rule back in the day—exterminate time!

Anyone who utilized the power of time was to face a tribulation. That was the first rule of the dao. It would take the dao master himself to retract the rule. Exalted emperors such as Thunder and the rest could not manipulate it!

“Wait...” Thunder and the others hadn’t noticed it at first. But now, they sensed something amiss!

Energy was cascading out of Thunder Region, including even the strength that they’d recovered. All of it had come from Thunder Region and served to power the tribulations.

Li Hao’s long hair danced in the wind and he towered over the river. Was this enough?

The young man curved his lips. Far from enough!

He was just getting started!

I’m going to challenge the strongest thunder tribulation today! It won’t be an easy thing to empty Thunder Region. Simply freezing time isn’t enough!

“Time is the only... I will reverse it!”

Space and time seemed to turn upside down!

The river of time undulated wildly with Li Hao’s command. Shadows appeared over it, countless shadows. One person stood at its end and stared with shock, surprise, and confusion...

He was shaken after scanning the surroundings.

What... am I doing out here?

Has the master of time created the chaos already? That fast?

“There is no past, present, or future on the river.” Li Hao’s voice rang out. “Placing your trust in the river will allow you to incorporate your three bodies. Whether it is the past or future, all is within the river!”

He seemed to be saying this for both the benefit of that person and himself!

Li Hao wasn’t surprised by the presence of those people on the river. This person had wanted to leave a long time ago. The group sharpened into focus as they drew steadily closer.

The tribulation over Li Hao’s reached insane levels!

He was crazy to be reversing the past and future!

“Human King and Long Zhan... it’s up to me to turn the tides!” Li Hao suddenly smiled amid a sea of shocked looks. “Look at me change the past and kill them then!”

Time flew backward, as did the river!

Li Hao set foot into the waters and forged against the current. The crowd watched him blankly.

What... do you want to do?

Change the past?

The past cannot be touched!

Even the Human King colored. Li Hao... you’re out of your mind. How can you reverse the past?

The young man didn’t walk too far. He stopped at a spot close by—this was when Skyward had just awakened. He smiled, ignoring the countless thunderbolts looming over the river. He suddenly looked in the direction of the future...

“Why don’t you... come out and block the thunder tribulations for me?”

“......” The young man twisted his lips, but was otherwise expressionless. Da hell, old man?? What are you up to? You got me here to have me... be a shield??

On the other hand, are the tribulations that strong? Why are you afraid of them?

“You should know the dao of calamity as well. You’ll only be able to deploy it on the river since I haven’t created the chaos yet. You won’t be able to leave the waters. But since the thunder tribulation has invaded the river... you can fight it. Try on the powerhouses of my era for size.

“The thunder tribulations are almost ninth rank, they’re not much. There are countless ninth ranks in my era. If you can’t hold up under near ninth rank strength, then you should stay where you are. It’ll be too dangerous for you to come out, you’ll die!

“I remember your move from last time, it was really weak. There’s so many around that I don’t know if you can take them on...” Li Hao grinned. “You should withdraw now if you can’t!”

“Trying to provoke me?” The person seemed to respond, but no sound traveled over the river.

......

At the end of the waters, the young Su Yu leered and looked around him. “Do you guys hear that? He’s trying to provoke me!” His leer turned wild and he cackled, “The old time geezer is trying to goad me...”

No one said a word. Yes, he’s doing this on purpose and... isn’t he succeeding?

“Fine, he wins!” the young emperor hooted with laughter. “I’ve made up my mind. When I get out there, and I mean really get out there, I’m going to beat him up! That old geezer doesn’t have the ability to get things done himself, but he looks down on me??

“A thunder tribulation? Near ninth rank? How interesting... Is that supposed to be strong? I command forty-nine dao rules and am invincible throughout the chaos. Near ninth rank means eighth rank... Is that supposed to be strong in this era of the past?”

He wanted to give it a try. It was the curious youngster’s first time meeting the powerhouses of this era in actual combat. Although it was just a thunder tribulation, it seemed man-made all the same.

The dao of calamity?

How interesting!

So that meant this was the creation of a ninth rank? A rule master?

What was that worth??

Fine, I’ll do as you want!

“Don’t be careless,” someone cautioned next to him. “This is something that a young master of time can’t overcome. You...”

“Don’t worry about it, I’m just giving it a try. If it’s really that strong... we can work together!” The youngster smiled and summoned a book into his hand. “I’d like to see how the power of civilization in my universe measures up to a mere thunder tribulation. How can it be inferior? I came across this all the time in the Allheaven battlefield...”

What’s this worth, huh! I’m not afraid of a primordial thunder tribulation!

He walked forward, crossing space and time. Su Yu entered the modern era in the true sense of the word. Although he couldn’t walk out of the river, this was enough. He was from the future, but made it out of the future in this moment...

The thunder tribulations that were tracking Li Hao abruptly made an about face!

They gathered into an ominous spear that shot at Su Yu. Such an immense existence brimmed with time from head to toe. It deserved death!

Li Hao smiled in the distance. Enjoy this era’s thunder tribulation! I won’t be sticking around now. I’m going to... kill the others in the past!

The tribulation will continue to strengthen because I’m utilizing time. It might infinitely approach ninth rank! I don’t know if you’ll be able to take it, but even if you’re defeated, you won’t die from it, will you?

A person hovered over the river with a book in hand. On it was written—the civilization of the universe!

Li Hao spontaneously sank into the river, searching for the moment in which Skyward started revitalizing. He was going to kill the past light envoy and the rest. Even if they didn’t die in the present from it, they would suffer immense interference!!

If we’re gonna play, let’s kick things up a notch! You’re gonna love this, Calamity!

BOOM!

Unbounded thunder tribulations went mad. Someone was infinitely provoking it, so the spear of tribulation stabbed toward the young man. It wanted to execute the youngster that was the source of trouble!

The youngster raised a book without a word. A great dao appeared, formidably thick!

The power of dao rules enshrouded the river. There seemed to be spirit in each of the forty-nine rules, a fact that raised the attention of the rest. The Human King looked over and blinked. What... was that?

He couldn’t see the specifics, but he could see how strong the thunder tribulations were. “Be careful, that’s close to eight thousand daos!”

Holy shit!

This thunder tribulation is crazy strong, and it keeps growing stronger! Can the thing from the river handle it?

Li Hao’s crazy!

He’s going down too once that thing fails and time is smote into two! He’ll be lost within the river and maybe just die on the spot!

I thought I was crazy enough, how is there someone crazier than me??

KABOOM!