Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 597 - 587: Three Figures, Extreme Dao

"At first, I thought the same as you."

"Being able to guard the River of Time, to cultivate on the River of Time, to control the River of Time, that means he is already invulnerable."

"At the very least, he has already transcended all desires, this is common knowledge, you and I both know."

"So, our strategy has always been focused on targeting him personally."

"But after so many trials, we’ve all ended in miserable defeat."

As the words fell, the other two remained silent.

Since the start of the match against the ’River Guardian’, they have never succeeded. Every lethal move they made was effortlessly resolved by him, unable to inflict any substantial harm.

They have always been at a disadvantage and in a passive state.

Because he stands high on the River of Time, occupying a dominant position, while they can only hide here in the Chaotic Void.

Even when they plan a layout for the Ten Thousand Realms, like setting up the Divine Punishment Sect, they have to find ways to stall him, make him temporarily leave the River of Time, to ensure their plan proceeds without him noticing.

So, from beginning to end, they have been passive.

It’s like the enemy is in the dark, while they are exposed.

"You all know, our longstanding approach has been to find his personal flaw."

"But after so many attempts, have we found it?"

"Answer me!"

The third Chaotic Human Shadow suddenly raised his voice, questioning the other two.

"Haven’t found, right?"

"He is flawless on the River of Time, invincible, without weaknesses."

"If we continue searching this way, when one day he completely controls the River of Time, will we still be his match?"

"Or, do we even have the right to be his opponents?"

"Answer me!"

The voice of the first Chaotic Human Shadow echoed through the void, resounding powerfully.

"Then, shouldn’t we change direction?"

"Should we not look for flaws in him?"

"Should we consider if there’s a flaw outside of himself?"

"Answer me!"

This series of questions left the other two completely stunned, unable to retort.

.....

"I have spent a tremendous amount of effort to deduce his traces, his movements, his habits..."

"Finally, I found a possible flaw."

"When the River of Time enters ’Eternal Night’, no matter where he is on the River of Time, in which time and space, he will return to a certain place."

Upon hearing this, the second Chaotic Human Shadow said, "That place, is it his residence?"

Upon hearing this, the first Chaotic Human Shadow nodded.

"He’s been wandering outside for so long, returning to his own residence, what’s so strange about that?"

"Right, patrolling the river by day, returning home during Eternal Night, isn’t that normal?" The third Chaotic Human Shadow also responded.

.....

"You overlooked one thing."

"Is he afraid of Eternal Night?"

The first Chaotic Human Shadow inquired.

"Not afraid, from our intelligence, he does not fear the ’Eternal Night’ under the River of Time," the second Chaotic Human Shadow replied.

"He does not fear Eternal Night, so he’s not returning home to avoid it, then why does he return home?" The first Chaotic Human Shadow asked the most crucial question to the other two.

Upon these words, the third Chaotic Human Shadow retorted, "Can’t he go home to sleep?"

........

"Sleep?"

"How can that word come out of your mouth?" The second Chaotic Human Shadow gave him a look and continued, "Of course, it’s his lifestyle habit, he is used to going home every night, isn’t that normal?"

...

"It’s not normal."

"I speculate..."

"He goes home not because he fears Eternal Night, but because someone in his house fears Eternal Night!"

These words left the other two instantly stunned, suddenly enlightened.

"You mean... he goes home every day because he worries about the safety of his family?" The second Chaotic Human Shadow hit the nail on the head, asking a crucial question.

....

"So, the flaw is not in himself, but in his home."

"He cares deeply about his home, so... there must be someone or something very important to him there."

"We just need to find a way to get hold of that person or object, and we can gain some advantage."

The first Chaotic Human Shadow slowly said.

"This is just your speculation, what if that’s not the case?" The second Chaotic Human Shadow said, "What if even having his most important thing in hand can’t threaten him?"

Upon hearing this, the first Chaotic Human Shadow looked at the dark void and slowly said, "We have no choice but to gamble."

"And now, we’ve reached the point where we must act."

"Even if we can’t find his flaw, we must confront him directly."

"We have no time to wait."

As these words fell, all three fell into a brief silence.

......

"Actually, it’s time to make a move, we’ve been laying this net for so many years, it’s time to reap." The second Chaotic Human Shadow voiced support.

"Then let’s proceed, after confronting him in secret for so many years, it’s time to overturn the chessboard."

The third shadow also spoke.

.....

"Have you confirmed the coordinates of his residence?" the second shadow asked.

"I’ve roughly determined a position, with a margin of error not exceeding one hundred thousand time-spaces."

"Now the issue is, we must stall him for a long period of time, so I can reach his residence physically," the first Chaotic Human Shadow said.

.....

"I’ll go, I’ve fought with him once."

"This time, I’ll go personally, and try to stall him as long as possible," the third Chaotic Human Shadow volunteered.

Upon these words, the first shadow interjected, "No, if you go alone, it’s too dangerous...."

"I’ll go too, what if both of us go personally and kill him directly? Maybe... he’s not as powerful as we imagined?" The second Chaotic Human Shadow said with a smile.

...

"No, I’ve already arranged who’s going to stall him."

"You’re using those three?" The third Chaotic Human Shadow also looked surprised.

"To stall him for a long time, only they can be used...."

........

The timeline returns to normal.

At this moment, Su Mu stood on the Long River, quietly waiting.

The surface of the surrounding water emitted a series of deep, heavy sounds.

In the next second, three gigantic stone gates slowly emerged from the water.

The three stone gates towered over, encircling Su Mu in the center.

Standing before these three enormous stone gates were three figures, with an infinity of Dao charm.