Bai Lan stared blankly at Ye Ling, realizing she had been drawn into his words without even noticing.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she couldn't utter a word, defaulting to accepting Ye Ling as her master.
In fact, during the time she had been interacting with Ye Ling, Bai Lan had grown quite close to him and considered him the only person in this world she could trust. Moreover, Ye Ling had already displayed his immense power...
A man like Ye Ling, who was strong, handsome, and incredibly easygoing, was hard for most girls to refuse.
Therefore, with all these favorable factors combined, Bai Lan no longer resisted becoming Ye Ling's disciple.
Ye Ling was also satisfied with successfully taking Bai Lan as his disciple, feeling quite pleased.
What Mr. Bai had asked him to do was simply to take Bai Lan as his disciple. Now that Ye Ling had successfully become Bai Lan's master, he had fulfilled Mr. Bai's promise.
Even if Ye Ling were to sever the master-disciple relationship with Bai Lan now, he wouldn't be considered in breach of contract.
Of course, Ye Ling wouldn't do something so shameless.
"Lan'er, from now on, you can call me teacher or master. Once we leave the Shixu Realm, I will teach you cultivation."
"Mhm..."
Bai Lan, having come back to her senses, accepted the reality and nodded slightly, responding softly.
At the same time, the time pit, having lost its light stones, became increasingly unstable. The space-time within the pit shattered completely, and time began to flow faster in the space around the pit, gradually returning to normal.
Although time remained frozen in areas far from the time pit, as the space-time within the pit grew more unstable, it was only a matter of time before the entire Shixu Realm returned to normal.
The giant, who had been busy collecting light stones to fill the time pit, felt his fear intensify as the space-time within the pit became more unstable.
"Damn it... I've caused a huge mess this time!"
The giant gritted his teeth and muttered, knowing that everything he was doing now was meaningless. He stopped throwing light stones into the pit and instead swallowed them himself, absorbing the power within.
"Master... that giant is actually eating the light stones!"
Seeing the giant start to consume the light stones, Bai Lan couldn't help but ask Ye Ling, "What is he trying to do?"
"I suspect he's preparing to flee," Ye Ling said, his eyes narrowing slightly. "The theft of light stones from the time pit is clearly a grave mistake, and the entire Shixu Realm has been affected."
"If I were that giant, after making such a huge error that I couldn't rectify, my first instinct would be to escape."
"However, this giant is too greedy, and by not fleeing from the start, he can't escape now."
"Can't escape?" Bai Lan was stunned. Before she could ask Ye Ling why, she found her answer.
Above the giant, who was frantically devouring light stones and absorbing spatial-temporal power, a colossal palm suddenly appeared.
That palm contained infinite spatial-temporal power.
With the appearance of that palm, time in the entire Shixu Realm once again ceased to move.
"Primal Chronos King!" Upon seeing the giant palm appear, Bai Lan exclaimed, even before Ye Ling could warn her.
The giant, who had been consuming light stones, immediately showed endless fear in his eyes as the giant palm appeared in the sky.
Without hesitation, the giant dropped the light stones in his hand and transformed into a streak of ethereal light, fleeing towards the outside of the Shixu Realm.
Unfortunately, the Primal Chronos King had already appeared, and the giant's current attempt to flee seemed utterly foolish.
The Primal Chronos King's palm didn't even move significantly, and the rapidly fleeing giant was frozen in mid-air.
"Chronos King, I won't run anymore! Please spare my life!"
Knowing he couldn't escape, the giant immediately knelt towards the giant hand in the sky, begging for mercy frantically.
"Where have the light stones in the time pit gone?"
A deep voice echoed from high above, its oppressive aura causing the giant kneeling on the plain to tremble.
"I... I don't know..." the giant stammered, "Someone used a special barrier to obscure my senses. By the time I discovered the barrier, all the light stones in the time pit had already vanished."
"Useless!"
Another roar came from the sky. "Do you know how many light stones were in that time pit? Ten of your lives wouldn't be enough to compensate!"
"Please, Chronos King, give me a chance to atone for my mistakes! That thief definitely hasn't escaped the Shixu Realm, and I will bring him back!"
The giant kowtowed frantically, his entire body drenched in sweat.
"This King no longer trusts you, and you have no reason to live."
"No, no... Chronos King, I am still useful. I will definitely retrieve the light stones. Please give me another cha..."
*Bang!!!*
Before the giant could finish speaking, the giant palm from the sky slammed down, and a massive handprint pit appeared on the plain.
The semi-transparent giant, whose strength was close to that of the Seven Pillars, had already turned to ash under the Primal Chronos King's palm. The pure spatial-temporal power within him was drawn out by the Primal Chronos King and used to fill the time pit.
A large amount of light stones coalesced in the time pit, and the chaotic space-time within it returned to tranquility.
The entire Shixu Realm once again became deathly silent.
Seeing the Primal Chronos King reduce the powerful giant to dust with a single palm, Bai Lan instinctively exclaimed, "This Primal Chronos King is so strong... are we really his match?"
"This fellow is indeed troublesome..." Ye Ling's expression was also somewhat solemn.
It wasn't because the Primal Chronos King's strength made him fearful. If it were a pure test of raw power, Ye Ling would be slightly stronger than the Primal Chronos King.
However, the Primal Chronos King's forte lay in the domain of space-time.
The palm that had killed the giant earlier was not the Primal Chronos King's true body, but merely a projection.
If Ye Ling were to act now, he would fall into a trap, allowing the Primal Chronos King to lure him out.
"Lan'er, if we want to defeat this Primal Chronos King, I'm afraid we'll need you to be the main force."
"I'll be the main force?" Bai Lan looked at Ye Ling in disbelief, thinking she had misheard.
"Master... I'm only at the sixth rank! You're not going to shirk your responsibilities after taking me as a disciple, are you?"
Ye Ling gave a wry smile. "I'm not asking you to throw your life away. The main reason is that with my strength alone, I cannot break through the Primal Chronos King's spatial-temporal barrier. Only you, who also commands infinite space-time, can achieve this."
"But I can't even control my own power, how can I deal with the Primal Chronos King?" Although Bai Lan was innocent and kind, it didn't mean she was foolish.
With her current strength, even if it doubled, facing the Primal Chronos King would be akin to offering herself up.
"Don't worry, I will assist you, and you won't be in any danger."
"Really?" Bai Lan still looked skeptical.
"Really! When have I ever lied to you?" Ye Ling said earnestly.
Bai Lan sighed helplessly and said, "How long have we known each other? I'm already your disciple..."
"While you haven't lied to me, I've certainly witnessed your methods of deception!"
"Haha... you're getting smarter."
Caught red-handed by Bai Lan's bluntness, Ye Ling chuckled awkwardly. "But don't worry, although you're the main force, I'll be the one fighting on the front lines..."
"Only by defeating the Primal Chronos King can we leave, and you can regain your memories."
Upon hearing the words "regain your memories," Bai Lan paused, then nodded. "Alright, Master... I'll follow your command!"