Chapter 15: Time Stops, Changes in the Abyss!
"Did you really absorb the Dark Night Raven's time attribute?"
Muye and Han Tianyi paused at this, then glanced at each other, each seeing the surprise in the other's eyes.
While the Dark Night Raven was rumored to possess the ability to leap through time, no one had ever seen it in real life. Jiang Xiu's luck was truly exceptional, as he could absorb the time attribute and transform it into a spirit skill. But only Jiang Xiu knew that this time attribute spirit skill was granted to him through the Dark Night Raven's complete submission, a bloodline spirit skill that would have been impossible through a simple fusion of spirits.
"My beloved disciple, quickly show me what this time attribute spirit skill looks like, so I can tailor your future training plans."
Muye smiled, rubbing his hands together slightly, his gaze inviting.
"Okay,"
Jiang Xiu nodded. While spirit skills were a spirit master's secret, rarely revealed outside of combat, there was no need to hide them from his master and uncle.
"Cry!"
Jiang Xiu raised his left hand slightly, and the towering figure of the Shadow King appeared behind him, a centenary spirit ring rising in its wake.
The spirit ring flickered slightly, and a dark-glowing Night Raven flew out from it. It folded its wings and landed on Jiang Xiu's right shoulder, nuzzling him affectionately, no longer defiant.
"Raven, stop time!"
Jiang Xiu's bloodshot eyes flickered. He grasped the air with his left hand, and the centenary spirit ring surrounding it instantly shone brightly. The Night Raven's affectionate attitude suddenly transformed into a battle face. Its blood-red eyes suddenly changed, and two dark red circular quarter-hour clocks appeared, their hands abruptly stopping.
"Buzz!"
Instantly, a pale blood-colored ripple spread out, shimmering with a faint silver light. Wherever it passed, light ceased to refract, air stopped flowing, and sound instantly died away. Everything fell into stillness.
Muye and Han Tianyi, standing beside Jiang Xiu, were also enveloped by this, covered in a faint red glow, frozen in place.
Makino didn't use his spirit power, but instead carefully felt the effects of Jiang Xiu's time stop. Han Tianyi did the same.
"Crack!"
A second later, a sound like shattering glass echoed through the room, and then everything returned to normal.
Warm sunlight streamed through the glass, a bubble continued to rise in a nearby fish tank, and footsteps could be heard faintly outside the office.
"Huh, it's almost burned out."
Jiang Xiu exhaled slowly, his lips slightly pale. His spirit power had already been depleted by more than half. The Night Raven on his shoulder lowered its head wearily.
"Time stop, time stops... Everything within a five-meter radius has come to a halt. Good, good!"
Makino clasped his hands behind his back, his clenched fists trembling slightly.
"Not only that, nephew, didn't you feel that you were in a trance just now?"
Han Tianyi's eyes shone silvery, and he stroked his chin with his palm, hinting.
Although neither of them had resisted, allowing the effects of time-stopping to take hold, his powerful mental perception did cause his vision to blur for a moment, albeit only for a moment.
"Uncle Master, are you saying that Xiao Xiu's time-stopping spirit skill is absolutely effective? Just like the Xu family's mutated spirit, the Star Wheel Ice Staff?"
Mu Ye, after his uncle's reminder, seemed to have suddenly realized something, and his gaze towards Jiang Xiu deepened with a look of astonishment.
"Why not just ask Xiao Xiu?"
Han Tianyi looked at Jiang Xiu affably.
"Uncle Master, time-stopping does have an absolute effect. Although the duration of the stop decreases with the greater difference in strength, it will at least freeze the opponent for a moment, allowing me to move freely during that time."
Jiang Xiu nodded slightly, his tone firm.
Xu Xiaoyan's Star Wheel Ice Staff, which uses starlight to freeze the enemy, has absolute effectiveness, and his time-stopping spirit skill also has this. The only drawback is its high energy consumption. Now, in just one second, it's almost draining him dry.
However, this shortcoming will diminish as he grows stronger.
"Will the duration of Time Stop increase as your strength increases, Xiao Xiu?"
Han Tianyi's eyes flickered as he asked the crucial question.
"Yes, according to current conditions, the effect of Time Stop will increase by one second with each major level gained,"
Jiang Xiu said after a moment's deliberation.
"Then, when you become a Titled Douluo, you'll have nine seconds to defeat opponents of your same level. When Master teaches you the fighting techniques of our Body Sect, nine seconds will be enough to kill them nine times, nine times!"
Muye's emotions surged upon hearing this. In a duel between masters, even a single misstep in breathing can be fatal, let alone nine seconds.
"Alright, don't dwell on it for now. Staying grounded is most important. Don't forget, Xiao Xiu is only a Level 13 Spirit Master. Using Time Stop just once will deplete his entire Spirit Power."
"So, for now, this can only be used as a trump card. Don't use it recklessly,"
Han Tianyi glared at Muye and said gravely.
"Master-in-law is teaching you, Xiao Xiu, you must not become complacent. A true master always maintains the mentality of a disciple."
"To become a truly powerful person, you must be diligent, hardworking, and humble. Without any of these three, you cannot be considered a master."
Muye suppressed his smile and spoke seriously to Jiang Xiu.
"Disciple, remember this,"
Jiang Xiu said solemnly.
A single time stop wouldn't let him get carried away, because his future opponents were gods, even God Kings.
Furthermore, he didn't have much time left to grow; at most, a dozen years.
"Alright, Xiao Xiu, you can leave first. Xiao Ling will take you downstairs to rest. You still have to go to the Soul Ascension Platform to increase the age of your spirit rings. The spirit beasts there are very fierce."
Han Tianyi waved her hand, and the uniformed woman from before entered the office and took Jiang Xiu downstairs to rest.
After Jiang Xiu left, Muye and Han Tianyi, the only ones left in the room, exchanged a glance, their smiles unable to be suppressed. After three seconds of silence, a roar of laughter suddenly erupted.
They told Jiang Xiu not to be complacent, but they could.
With such a genius and such good luck, if they can hold back from laughing, then they can be confirmed to be depressed.
"Uncle Master, this is not a drill. Our Body Sect is really going to be revived."
"Yes, it is going to be revived. I hope that I, an old man, can still see it in my lifetime."
Han Tianyi sighed. The reason why he joined the Spirit Pagoda back then was that he also had his own unspeakable secrets.
After all, if his own sect is strong, who would be willing to come to other sects and kowtow.
...
In a spacious, clean and tidy room.
Jiang Xiu sat cross-legged on the bed, secretly absorbing soul power. The moment his soul power recovered, he slowly opened his eyes, and a noble aura faintly emanated from his purple pupils.
"When I broke through to the soul master level, my shadow left in the abyss also sent out an inexplicable throbbing. Let me see what's going on."
After gathering his strength and making preparations, Jiang Xiu's consciousness slowly sank into the Shadow King and instantly entered another dimension.
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