Monarch Of Time

Chapter 236 - 236 Golden stele

The Stone of Time stopped rotating, while Little Black looked at his master with both a relieved, as well as a curious look.

Although Shun Long had already mentioned to Little Black in the past, that such a situation had happened once again, back when Shun Long had appeared in front of that red palace, the black dragon still couldnʼt feel any relief.

After all, the ʼStone of Timeʼ was still an unknown treasure, and no one knew its real capabilities.

If one day, Shun Long was sent to a dangerous place, with enemies far beyond what he could handle, wouldnʼt he then be doomed then?

ʼʼNo! Master is my only family!ʼʼ

The moment that these thoughts flashed through Little Blackʼs mind, the black dragon shook his head immediately rejecting them, before he turned to look at Shun Long who was still looking around him.

Seeing that he had returned back to the foggy place inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ, Shun Long felt a sense of relief, but at the same time dissatisfaction deep in his heart.

He felt a sense of relief because he had returned back to this place while he had also managed to breakthrough to the peak of the third stage in the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ, but he also felt dissatisfaction because he couldnʼt control these outbursts when the ʼStone of Timeʼ would suddenly rotate.

This was already the second time that this had happened.

The first time, Shun Long had appeared outside of a red palace, while the ʼStone of Timeʼ seemed to have reacted to what was inside there.

A purple light had then burst from that palace, shooting high up in the sky, before booming thunderclouds had gathered in the air.

This time however, there seemed to be nothing that reacted to the ʼStone of Timeʼ.

There was only the white palace, the 2 statues with silver wings and silver armor, the red patch of soil behind Shun Long... and of course the stairs of golden steps.

If Shun Long hadnʼt actually refined the rank 2 ʼinternal destruction pillʼ in the past, and hadnʼt reached the middle of the third stage in the ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ by now, would he have managed to stay alive under that horrifying pressure?

After thinking about it for a while he then mumbled to himself

ʼʼThe second golden step seemed to have been much more terrifying than the first. Does that mean that every successive step would be harder to climb than the last one?ʼʼ

Shun Longʼs eyes lit up as this thought flashed through his mind, when suddenly, the foggy place inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ started to rumble.

Shun Long and Little Black both looked around them, as a small part of the white mist that surrounded this space, was now swirling in a spiral pattern.

A small part of the mist started to recede even deeper inside the foggy space, while Shun Long stared at it with shock in his eyes.

In the past, Shun Long had tried to pass through the white fog, but upon contact with it he realized, that it was practically impossible to force his way through. No matter what he did, whether he used the ʼThunderbolt fingerʼ or attacked with the ʼStaff of Obliterationʼ, or even when he had simply infused his qi inside it, the white fog wouldnʼt budge even a single inch.

And yet, something entirely new appeared in Shun Longʼs eyes.

A golden stele less than 1m(3.2ft) tall had appeared on the ground in front of him, as it radiated a dim white light.

Shun Longʼs eyes widened when he saw the white palace with 2 guards that were engraved on the golden stele.

This was clearly the same palace that he had just been to a few minutes ago.

Little Black watched Shun Longʼs shocked expression, before his eyes shifted towards the golden stele as well, but only a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

It was obvious that Little Black didnʼt recognize the white palace engraved on the golden stele.

The black dragon didnʼt stop Shun Long from examining the golden stele, but had instead taken all precautions in case they faced any danger.

After all, Shun Long couldnʼt leave something inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ without knowing what it is.

Walking in front of the golden stele, Shun Long placed his hand on top of it.

Although the stele itself looked ancient, it had a very smooth feeling on his hand.

Shun Long had a serious look in his eyes, as his finger traced the drawing of the white palace on the stele.

Seeing that nothing had happened, Shun Long activated the ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ, gathering his qi in his finger.

The moment that Shun Longʼs finger that was infused with his qi came in contact with the golden stele, the stele emitted a humming sound, before it fell completely silent.

The dim white light was still surrounding the stele however, but no matter how Shun Long tried to probe the stele, he was unable to get another reaction.

Turning his head around, Shun Long then saw Little Black who was behind him, as he stared at him curiously, before Shun Long explained everything that he had just been through.

To his disappointment however, Shun Long saw Little Black staring at the symbols for a while, before he shook his head and said

ʼʼMaster, I have never encountered such symbols before. At least this isnʼt a language that I know of...ʼʼ

Although Shun Long felt some disappointment, he didnʼt find it too unexpected.

After all, the ʼStone of Timeʼsʼ origins were something that neither Little Black nor anyone else knew of.

Shun Long could take his time in the future, to search for more things about the white palace in the golden stele, as well as that mysterious red palace that he had appeared outside of, the last time.

With these thoughts in mind, Shun Longʼs mind finally relaxed.

After all, the truth was, that he had certainly benefitted today from his ʼtripʼ to the white palace.

Seeing the black dragon who was staring at him with a disappointed expression, Shun Long patted Little Blackʼs head as he said

ʼʼItʼs okay. We can find more clues about these things together in the future.

For now, it is time for me to break through to the Spirit realm!ʼʼ