My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 420 - 421: The River of Time

With a single devastating blow, Liu Li and Vera were stripped of all power to fight back.

Only because Liu Li had activated Divine Protection at the critical moment did the two Guardian Beasts survive the Demon God's lethal reach.

Nevertheless, at this stage, both Guardian Beasts were rendered completely helpless.

The Demon God Abyss cast a contemptuous look their way before shifting his focus back to the lingering blood mist drifting before him.

Within that mist, three Divine Patterns shimmered with a holy golden radiance, embodying the very destiny and Power of Origin of the Human Race.

They drifted there silently, appearing as though they no longer had a master to claim them.

While their light remained dazzling, the spirituality that once animated them seemed to have vanished.

"Finally, it is mine!"

A look of genuine, predatory satisfaction spread across the Demon God Abyss’s face.

If these three Divine Patterns—the symbols of the Human Race's heritage and future—could be thoroughly corrupted, turned into demonic tools, or shattered...

The accumulated fortune of humanity would scatter to the winds, and the very foundation of their species would be severed forever!

Furthermore, once these three Divine Patterns were dealt with...

The other Demon Gods would be able to harness the power of the corrupted patterns to breach the Alternate Space once more!

When that happened, the world would face nothing short of a total massacre.

"The end is decided!"

He gave a cold sneer, extending a hand dripping with thick, viscous Demonic Qi toward the three Divine Patterns.

The heavy Demonic Qi lashed out like sentient tentacles, coiling around the patterns and beginning a frantic assault on the golden light protecting their surface!

"Zzz—"

The three Divine Patterns shuddered violently under the corrosive force, letting out what sounded like agonizing wails!

The once-pure golden brilliance began to dim and fade visibly.

Sinister, dark Demon Patterns started to manifest along the edges of the sacred symbols!

In that same moment.

As they watched the Divine Patterns begin to crumble under the Demon God’s might, the two women felt their bodies tremble in unison!

They felt a sharp resonance as the Divine Patterns anchored deep within their own souls began to lose their strength.

They had truly reached their breaking point; their physical forms were wracked with exhaustion, and their minds were slipping into a dark haze.

The hope of slaying the Demon God or seeking vengeance for their master...

Had become an impossible dream!

Faced with this reality, a wave of absolute despair washed over them.

Liu Li stared at the Divine Patterns being consumed by Demonic Qi, then looked toward the spot where Gu Xing had fallen.

The burning rage and defiance in her golden eyes slowly flickered out.

In its place was a hollow, desolate silence.

If her master was gone, what reason was there left to keep fighting?

Vera’s emerald eyes similarly lost their spark. The ferocious will of the Insect Emperor evaporated, leaving behind a void of nothingness.

She felt as though she had returned to the crushing loneliness of life before her master appeared.

But this time, she had no desire to endure that solitude again.

The two Guardian Beasts locked eyes, recognizing the same grim resolution in each other's gaze.

If they could not have their revenge, then they would simply follow their master into the beyond.

They gathered the final remnants of their strength, ceasing their useless resistance and preparing to welcome the end.

However, just as Liu Li and Vera surrendered to fate.

"Hum—!!"

A massive, primordial ripple erupted from Sally’s small frame, silently washing over the entire world!

No, it surged through the entirety of the Alternate Space!

At that precise instant, time itself...

Stopped!

Across the lands of the Human Race, falling snow froze mid-descent.

Every member of the Human Race...

From the weakest commoner to those at the Awakening Level or even the Totem Level...

Every living creature and every inanimate object, regardless of their power...

Their movements and their very thoughts were plunged into a state of absolute stillness!

Even the prideful Demon God Abyss was not spared...

The murderous grin on his lips, his grasping hand, and the swirling Demonic Qi surrounding him were all frozen in place, as if the world had been paused!

The look of cruel triumph in his crimson eyes was trapped in time.

He was now merely a statue within this frozen dimension, unable to think or even perceive his surroundings.

The whole Alternate Space had been turned into a gargantuan, motionless painting.

Sally was the only being left capable of movement within this tableau.

Floating in the air, her small body radiated an overwhelming sense of ancient authority.

Her eyes had transformed into two slowly revolving clocks of pale gold.

Faint, translucent shadows of a bygone era began to manifest from her body, circling her like guardians.

These figures took many shapes, yet all shared the same aura of Time Law that Sally possessed. They were...

The collective consciousness of the Time Spirit Race, a people who had long since vanished into the annals of history!

Leading these spirits was an elder clad in simple robes, his face reflecting a mixture of kindness, immense weariness, and regal dignity.

He drifted toward Sally, his deep eyes filled with a fatherly warmth.

"My child..."

The elder’s voice was like a ghost’s whisper, echoing directly within Sally’s mind.

"You are the final scion of our Time Spirit bloodline, and our solitary hope."

As Sally watched in confusion, the elder slowly reached out an ethereal hand and rested it gently upon her head.

"Hum—!"

A colossal flood of knowledge, containing the final legacy of the Time Spirit Race, poured into the core of Sally’s soul!

Visions of the past flickered through her mind:

She saw a boundless river spanning the Void, woven from infinite timelines!

For countless generations, the Time Spirit Race had been the stewards of its stability.

It was their sacred duty and their greatest pride.

Then, the vision shifted violently!

Corrupting Demonic Qi poured from cracks in the Void, tainting the branches of the time river, causing the timelines to warp and space itself to fracture!

The Time Spirit Race had fought as one to defend it, but they could not stop the encroachment of the Demon Abyss, which brought the clan to the brink of extinction.

Even the "Time Spirit Divine Pattern," the core of their existence, had been shattered in the chaos, its pieces lost in the turbulent depths of the time river.

"To protect the river of time is our eternal calling."

"But the river is now broken, and the Divine Pattern is lost..."

"Child, as the last of our kind, you must restore the balance."

"This is your destiny and your burden to bear!"

"However, the fading power of our ancestors can only open the river of time three times!"

"If the Time Spirit Divine Pattern is not recovered within these three chances, then the world itself..."

The elder’s image began to grow faint. He left his warning unfinished, merely gazing at Sally with deep intensity.

Slowly, the elder’s spirit dissolved, turning into the purest golden Power of Origin and flowing into Sally.

One by one, the other Time Spirit shadows followed suit, transforming into beams of light that merged into her body!

"Boom—!!!"

As the combined power of the entire race integrated with her own, the Time Laws of the Alternate Space were forcefully commanded, rushing toward Sally in a tidal wave!

A hazy yet unimaginably vast image of a river slowly manifested within the frozen world!

Within its waters, one could see the rise and fall of countless civilizations and the paths of every living soul!

This was the true projection of the river of time!

Sally closed her eyes, fully embracing the colossal strength awakening within her.

Her presence intensified at a terrifying rate, and her command over the Time Law reached a state of qualitative transcendence!

Once the last of the ancestral power had settled and the projection of the time river had stabilized...

Sally slowly opened her eyes.

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