An hour passed in the blink of an eye. Acnologia listed off anime names from the other world as if he were reciting a restaurant menu.
With so many options, names began to feel cheap. Irene, struggling with indecision, let the Little White Snake choose for herself. After thirty minutes of deliberation, a name was finally settled upon.
Monica!
"I have a name!"
The Little White Snake rejoiced for a long time, squirming around on the table. She even knocked over a bottle of wine worth three million Jewels, only to be flicked onto the sofa by Acnologia with a finger to her head.
She had just entered the house and was already wasting money; her mission rewards wouldn't even cover the cost of a single bottle.
Irene hung the dizzy Monica onto her magic staff and asked curiously, "Why can you grow so large? How did you mutate?"
Monica explained, "In my memories, I belong to the Titan Megabeast race. It seems I'm not from this world."
She hadn't sensed the presence of any of her kind on this continent. The only familiar aura she felt was from those dragons a while back, who seemed to be quite numerous in her original world.
Following Monica's explanation, Acnologia and Irene speculated about her origins. It was highly probable that she came from the Dragon World and arrived in this sea area by chance.
Irene said in surprise, "Could it be that the gate to the Dragon World is beneath this sea?"
The gate to the world they had discovered before was sealed in the ocean between the South Continent and the East Continent, so it was possible the Dragon World was also sealed beneath the waves.
Acnologia found it plausible and said, "Should I go down into the sea to look for it in a while?"
"What's wrong?"
Irene was somewhat puzzled. She felt that Acnologia wasn't very interested in finding the Dragon World?
"I plan to devour the Time-Space Rift first. It's right above this sea area."
Acnologia had sensed it when the Eclipse Gate opened. A time-space distortion had appeared in this region, but it hadn't fully formed yet, so ordinary people couldn't perceive it.
Irene was slightly taken aback. She closed her eyes and spread her perception, covering the sky above the entire sea area. Soon, she discovered an anomaly.
Activating her detection magic, a giant, beautiful eye opened in the heavens, looking down at a slightly distorted point in space.
"A Time-Space Rift. Its magic power is similar to Dimaria's, but clearly at a much higher level."
"Interested in going inside to take a look together?"
Acnologia knew that Irene already possessed the God Slaying Power of Time. There was a high probability she could devour time-space power, or even gain insights through analysis.
Irene smiled and said, "Naturally. Time-space power is one of the most mysterious forces in the world. No one would be unmoved by the chance to personally comprehend it."
"Only, are you sure time-space power can be devoured? That should be the power of nothingness."
She was worried that while it might be easy to enter, it would be hard to leave, and they might get lost inside.
Acnologia said confidently, "As long as it's energy, there's no problem."
"Fine!"
Irene looked at Monica: "For now, you go down into the sea to look for the Dragon Gate and wait for us to return."
Monica nodded obediently: "Then you must come back for me."
Although they had only spent a short time together, she felt that Acnologia and Irene were trustworthy. Though the male master was a bit cold, he wasn't a bad person... Two hours passed. Acnologia and Irene transformed into their giant dragon forms, turning into two storms as they quickly reached the location of the Time-Space Rift.
Without the slightest hesitation, Acnologia dove in first, with Irene following closely behind.
The interior of this Time-Space Rift was completely different from the inside of the Eclipse Gate. While the Eclipse Gate was a bizarre, multicolored space, this place was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
However, the interior was filled with powerful time-space power. Acnologia and Irene could clearly sense the distorted power flowing around them, as if it wanted to carry them to an unknown region.
But the two were strong enough that the forces of time-space distortion and pulling could not budge them. However, to get out, they would need the power to shatter space.
"Let's try to comprehend it first. Devouring this time-space power won't take long."
"Alright!"
Irene responded, activating her Ultimate Augmentation, Crown of God. Her abilities were boosted to the limit as she focused her entire being on sensing the power of time and space.
Acnologia looked at this dark space and entered a state of meditation. With his talent, he might even be able to comprehend Time-Space Magic from it... A month passed. Irene woke from her seclusion. Her dragon form receded as she entered God of Time mode, her body radiating a golden light—the manifestation of time-space power.
"So this is time-space power. I suppose I'm now a Time-Space God Slaying Mage..."
Irene felt she could stop time with a wave of her hand, control the flow of time within an area, and even leap through space at will.
"I still can't perform time reversal, and the abilities of Arc of Time aren't working either."
Arc of Time magic wasn't difficult; she could ask Ultear for guidance. Time reversal was a bit more troublesome, but it didn't matter—Acnologia would know how.
Irene saw that Acnologia still hadn't woken up, but his black dragon body had turned golden. She was slightly surprised: "Is this a Time-Space Dragon Mode?"
This powerful time-space energy had clearly reached a certain limit.
Irene sighed with emotion. This guy's cultivation talent was truly formidable. Back then, it only took him two years to cultivate Dragon Slaying Magic to the peak. Now, in just one month, his Time-Space Magic had reached a level that ordinary people could never hope to achieve in a lifetime.
Since Acnologia hadn't woken up, she decided to continue her seclusion. Next, she would fuse Dragon Power and God Power to go a step further.
Six months passed... Acnologia finally woke from his seclusion. His dragon eyes flashed with a dazzling golden light, and in an instant, the previously dark space turned entirely golden.
He had cultivated time-space power to the peak and had even digested the infinite clock. Now, he no longer needed the power of divine artifacts; he could cross between the past and future, travel to parallel timelines, and visit dimensional worlds on his own.
As for magic like time freezing or Arc of Time, they were all just minor tricks.
Acnologia showed a confident smile: "Now, even crossing time and space or shattering worlds won't kill me. Two more weaknesses removed."
If a God of Time appeared before him now, he would see who the true ruler was.
At that moment, Irene also woke up. Her aura was restrained, but a joy she couldn't hide was visible on her face.
Acnologia said with a smile, "It seems your gains were not small."
Irene happily reached out to hug him: "Now my Dragon Power and God Power have fused, evolving from Sage Dragon form to Dragon God form!"
"Doesn't that make you a Dragon God Slaying Mage now?"
"Actually, Dragon Slaying and God Slaying are about the same. In the end, they are just two types of attributes. Although my strength has increased, my magic power hasn't grown that much."
Acnologia thought of something and suddenly said, "Then can you devour this time-space power now?"
Irene nodded slightly: "I can do that."
For a dragon, powers of the same attribute can be devoured, and time-space power was no exception.
"Then you should be the one to devour it!"
"But..."
"To me, this is just a single meal; it won't provide much of an upgrade. Besides, I now control time and space, so this power is meaningless to me."
Irene was slightly stunned, then laughed: "It seems you've comprehended even more than I imagined."
She no longer hesitated and transformed into a scarlet giant dragon. Her originally white scales turned scarlet, her wings grew broader, and her claws became longer and sharper. Mysterious golden patterns flowed across her entire body, emitting a dazzling light. This was her Dragon God form.
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