Monarch Of Time

Chapter 990 Shun Longʼs choice

Clenching his dark silver sword with both hands, Xuan Bo slashed forward with all of his might, pushing Jiang Tianfang to the side before the young prince made use of that small opening to lunge towards Shun Long once more.

Unfortunately for Xuan Bo, the distance between him and Shun Long was far too big to cross in a single leap. Additionally, although Liu Meiʼs skeletons and undead knights were unable to pose any danger to him, Xuan Bo knew that their sheer numbers were at least enough to slow him down for the briefest of moments... even if they only acted as cannon fodder.

And yet, even a single moment was enough to spell the difference between success and failure in Xuan Boʼs current plan.

By the time he appeared in Liu Meiʼs and the restʼs vicinity after dealing with her undead army, Shun Long was already the last one to step inside his space tear. After throwing one last look at the frenzied crown prince who was glaring at him, Shun Long then vanished from the hectic battlefield, leaving behind a furious Xuan Bo who could no longer hold back his seething roar

ʼʼNO!!ʼʼ

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A little more than 500 kilometers away, Shun Long stepped out of the space tear and slashed the air in front of him once more, opening up another one before stepping through it as well. He repeated that action more than a dozen times until the energy in his body was finally sapped dry, forcing him to eventually stop and catch his breath, taking a much-needed break.

By now, Shun Longʼs group of 5 was already more than ten thousand kilometers away from Xuan Bo and Jiang Tianfang, and although that distance was indeed vast, it wasnʼt impossible for a peak-stage Dao Emperor to cross it in a couple of minutes and catch up to them.

Thus, despite needing more time to rest and recover, Shun Long eventually gritted his teeth and sent his consciousness inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ, where an already furious black dragon was waiting. ʼʼLittle Black, Iʼll have to rely on you to take us back to the northern region of the continent.ʼʼ

At this point, Shun Long knew that Little Silver was already in the process of absorbing the beast core of the ʼWind Wyrmʼ and was about to advance to a rank 7 magic beast once it was done. However, it was simply impossible to stop this process and have the black panther carry everyone on his back and return to the northern region. Thus, the only solution left was to rely on Little Black.

Although Shun Long didnʼt like the idea of revealing Little Blackʼs existence to the cultivators of the central continent considering the potential risks it carried, he had no other choice at this moment.

Their current situation was extremely perilous and not just because of Xuan Bo, so Shun Long knew that it was best to return to the northern region of the continent right away.

Although Shun Long hadnʼt revealed anything just yet, he knew that it was only a matter of time before the surrounding Dao Kings, Dao Emperors, and even the spectating Sovereign realm experts pieced everything together and realized that the real reason Xuan Bo had attacked him was due to the 100 immortal-grade spirit stones he was carrying on him!

After all, a single immortal-grade spirit stone was enough to tempt even powerful Earth Immortals to come out of their seclusion and fight for it, let alone these Dao Emperors and Sovereign realm experts!

As for Xuan Bo? Shun Long wasnʼt the slightest bit afraid of the young prince at this moment.

Although Xuan Bo was indeed stronger than him due to his superior cultivation base, Shun Long knew that the young crown prince didnʼt have an ounce of qi left in his dantian right now.

He was nothing more than a peak seventh-stage body refiner. If it wasnʼt for the surrounding Dao Emperors and Sovereign realm experts who were watching them just now, Shun Long wouldnʼt have hesitated to have Little Black come out of the ʼStone of Timeʼ and eradicate the young prince!

ʼʼHmph! Master, if we meet that brat again, I will make sure to obliterate him along with his entire family! A mere worm of the Dao Emperor realm dares to treat master in such a way?ʼʼ

As Little Blackʼs voice sounded in Shun Longʼs head, the figure of an enormous, majestic black dragon showed itself on the central continent once more, accompanied by the terrifying aura of a powerful rank 7 magic beast!

Jumping on the black dragonʼs back, Shun Long smiled lightly, a surge of warmth filling his heart as he patted the black dragonʼs neck, before Liu Mei and the rest quickly followed suit.

A few moments later, Little Black stretched his gigantic black wings and soared to the skies, heading directly for the northern region of the central continent at unbelievable speed.

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In the blink of an eye, a week had already passed but Little Black had yet to reach even the borders of the northern region, and was still in the outer ring of the central region flying to the north.

Despite the black dragonʼs speed that was already far beyond the level of any peak rank 7 magic beast, the distance Little Black had to cover was still so vast, that a week wasnʼt nearly enough to cross it.

This was why, the majority of cultivators in the central continent utilized the teleportation formations in every major city whenever they had to travel vast distances! Otherwise, even with a peak rank 7 magic beast, traveling from one region to another could easily take a couple of years.

Thankfully, the ʼCity of Immortalsʼ was located closer to the northern region compared to the other three regions, so the distance Shun Long and his group had to travel this time, while vast, wasnʼt insurmountable.

At the very least, with Little Blackʼs current speed, it wouldnʼt take more than a month for them to return.

By the end of the fourth week, the silhouette of a familiar forest appeared on the horizon, finally easing the tension in Bai Longtian and the othersʼ hearts. The ʼWind Dragonʼs Forestʼ signaled their return to the northern region of the central continent! ...And yet, Shun Long didnʼt have any plans of returning back to the Holy sect.