Godslayer: You get two at the start, Supreme Divine Ruins.

Chapter 344 The Descent of the Gods of the Kronos

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, his eyes filled with a hint of mockery and pity: "Mortal? Kronos, you are too arrogant. The power of time is not invincible."

Kronos's face suddenly darkened, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. Without another word, he raised his hand and unleashed a silver blade of time that slashed towards Lin Xiao. The blade seemed capable of cutting through space and time; wherever it passed, the air distorted, as if even time itself was being torn apart.

Lin Xiao stood motionless. Just as the blade of time was about to touch him, his figure vanished abruptly, as if merging into the air. The next moment, he appeared behind Kronos, his hand gently resting on Kronos's shoulder, his voice low and cold: "Kronos, your power of time has no effect on me."

Kronos's pupils constricted, and he whirled around, throwing a punch at Lin Xiao. His fist was imbued with the power of time, as if it could reduce everything to nothingness. However, Lin Xiao simply raised his hand and easily caught the punch.

"boom!"

The moment the two forces collided, the surrounding space and time seemed to tremble. Kronos's face turned pale as he felt an irresistible force emanating from Lin Xiao's palm, as if it would crush him completely.

"This... how is this possible!" Kronos's voice was filled with fear and disbelief. He had never imagined that his proud power of time would be suppressed so easily.

Lin Xiao's gaze was as cold as ice, and his voice was deep and oppressive: "Kronos, you are too weak. The power of time is not something you can use like this."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xiao suddenly exerted force with his palm, sending Kronos flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with shock and resentment.

"Who...who are you?" Kronos struggled to lift his head, his voice trembling slightly. He had never imagined that he would be defeated so utterly.

Lin Xiao slowly walked up to him, looking down at him with a calm yet authoritative voice: "Who I am is not important. I cannot give you Wang Shang's Eye of Time. Retreat or live, advance or die."

A flicker of resentment and anger flashed in Kronos's eyes, but he knew he had been utterly defeated. The man before him was simply no match for him. He lowered his head, his voice hoarse and weak: "I... understand."

After he finished speaking, his figure gradually blurred and eventually disappeared into the air, as if he had never existed.

Lin Xiao withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Wang Shang, and said in a much gentler voice, "Wang Shang, although I helped you preserve the Eye of Time, you can't stay here any longer. Otherwise, the future will be changed."

Kronos wanted the Eye of Time, but only for a wisp of its laws. Even if he didn't get it, it wouldn't have a significant impact on the future. Therefore, Lin Xiao conveniently saved Wang Shang.

Wang Shang nodded, his eyes filled with confusion and shock: "Who are you? If I'm not here, where should I go? Are you from the future?"

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, without answering directly. With a wave of his hand, a golden light enveloped Wang Shang. The next moment, Wang Shang's figure vanished from the spot, sent into the River of National Destiny.

……

The river of time flowed silently, and the roar of the Chaos Bell suddenly resounded throughout the entire earth, as if everything in the world trembled at that moment.

Lin Xiao, who had been sitting quietly above the river of time, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with barely suppressed excitement: "The time has come, I can finally be born!"

His figure vanished like lightning, disappearing from his spot in an instant and reappearing a moment later inside an Indian temple. Chloe was standing in the center of the temple, holding a rune that shimmered with a faint light in her hand, seemingly deep in thought. Lin Xiao's sudden appearance startled her, and she nearly dropped the rune.

"Lin Xiao? Didn't I send you two thousand years ago? How come you're back so soon?" Chloe's eyes widened, her face full of doubt.

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, leaned down and whispered in her ear, his voice low and teasing: "We've been like this for a thousand years, so why do you think I've come back?"

Chloe's cheeks instantly flushed crimson, as if they could bleed. She playfully punched Lin Xiao's chest, her voice tinged with reproach: "Did you come back from two thousand years ago? Weren't you... bored all these years?"

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow and said casually, "It's not boring at all. Even if you leave, I still have Gongyang Wan to keep me company."

Chloe's expression changed instantly, her cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish, and she glared angrily at Lin Xiao: "If you don't miss me, fine, but you're making me angry!"

Seeing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud, reaching out to pinch her cheek: "Alright, don't be angry. I'm back now, aren't I? Besides, I have more important things to do."

……

Lin Xiao brought Chloe back to Great Xia. His gaze was solemn, and in his hand he held a crystal that emitted a white light—the Heavenly Origin sealed within Chloe's body.

He took a deep breath, raised the crystal high, and whispered, "'Source' World, devour!"

As his words fell, the light in the crystal suddenly burst forth, transforming into countless white threads that quickly merged into the world of Great Xia. At this moment, Great Xia already belonged to the territory of his "Source" world.

The earth's veins seemed to be activated at this moment, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged wildly, as if preparing for the upcoming great battle.

However, at that moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and thick clouds gathered, as if the entire world was shrouded in a heavy shadow. A suffocating sense of oppression swept in from all directions, as if countless eyes were watching this land from the darkness.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, a massive rift tore open in the sky. From within the rift, countless creatures of the Crusader race surged forth like a tidal wave, their bodies twisted and grotesque, emanating a nauseating stench. And from the deepest part of the rift, four figures slowly emerged.

Leading the group was An Qingyu, his eyes flashing with a cold light, his body surrounded by countless strange runes, as if he had merged with the power of the element of restraint. His aura was unfathomable, having reached the peak of the half-step dimensional ascension realm, as if he could break through that final shackle at any moment.

Behind him were black goats that had reached a half-dimensional level and monsters from the Hell God Kingdom, as well as six or seven other monsters that had also reached a half-dimensional level, and a dozen or so creatures of the Supreme God level. From their appearance, one could vaguely see that they were combinations of the corpses of various god kingdoms. Their bodies were huge and twisted, as if they were demons crawling out from the depths of hell.