At that critical moment, the Azure Dragon Spear in Yang Kai's hand vanished without warning, having been stored away by him.
Immediately after, he wrapped both hands around the arm that Mo had seized, his body plunging downward as he attempted to drag Mo into the River of Time and Space.
Their brief exchange moments ago had already made one thing clear to Yang Kai — in his current state, he was no match for Mo.
If that was the case, then he would simply have to create an environment that favored him, and the River of Time and Space was an excellent choice for that.
As long as he could drag Mo into his River of Time and Space, Yang Kai was confident he could wield even greater power, and perhaps stand a chance against Mo then.
But before he could make any move, Mo lashed out with a kick.
Yang Kai felt his chest cave inward as he was kicked back into the river's waters once more.
"Incompetent!" Mo hovered above the great river, the surging waves crashing wildly toward him in fury, yet dissolving silently into nothingness within three zhang of his position. His eyes were filled with disappointment.
Mu's successor was even weaker than he had imagined — not even as formidable as that woman who had wielded a portion of the power of light. That woman had at least given him some trouble, but Mu's successor was practically a child before him.
Gazing quietly down at the River of Time and Space beneath his feet, Mo raised a hand and gently tapped…
Then let it be utterly destroyed!
An unprecedented density and purity of Mo power surged forth, spreading over the River of Time and Space. The might of a Creator began to reveal itself — every patch of river water touched by the Mo power showed signs of being corrupted by it.
This was no ordinary feat. The river waters were manifestations of the Great Dao's power. Ordinary Mo Race cultivators could only corrupt living beings with their Mo power, yet Mo, as the very source of all Mo power, possessed the ability to corrupt even the power of the Dao itself.
Above the river, Yang Kai's consciousness sank deeper along with his body. Though they had exchanged only two blows, he had already glimpsed the extent of Mo's power.
This was an opponent he simply could not handle.
He coughed lightly, his mouth filling with the taste of blood.
His current Sacred Dragon Body was incredibly resilient in its physical form — ordinary forces could not hope to wound him. Yet Mo's simple kick had snapped several of his ribs.
It had been a long time since he had suffered an injury like this.
The broken bones pierced into his organs, and the pain brought his consciousness a measure of clarity. The next moment, he sensed the change occurring within his River of Time and Space.
A bad feeling washed over him. If he allowed Mo to continue like this, his River of Time and Space would inevitably be completely corrupted. When that happened, all his Dao would be lost, and even if he survived, he would be reduced to a cripple.
An intense sense of crisis enveloped him. He realized that if he didn't do something soon, it would truly be too late.
Stabilizing his sinking body, Yang Kai held his breath and focused his mind, channeling every ounce of his power to its fullest.
The next instant, his body seemed to transform into a formless black hole, devouring vast quantities of the river water!
Merging the Dao into the body!
Yang Kai's original River of Time and Space could be fully retracted, summoned only when facing an enemy, for that river was the product of his own painstaking cultivation — a manifestation of his life's accumulated Dao.
But the gift Mu had left behind was simply too vast. Though he had used his own River of Time and Space to devour and refine Mu's River of Time and Space, achieving a leap in his attainment across numerous Daos, doing so had created a problem.
He could no longer fully control the new River of Time and Space!