# Chapter 2296: A Gambler Who Never Loses a Bet
Even though Chong Bi Shi was slender and delicate, the strength of her domain was still far beyond what someone like Danding could compare to!
Ya Ke Li had already pushed himself to his limits, with no idea how much longer he could hold out!
Chong Bi Shi's domain was too vast, there was simply no escape. Dragging things out further would only lead to death!
Jiangnan reached into his backpack and pulled out a sack of ginseng, shoving it into Ya Ke Li's mouth without a second thought.
"Use this to replenish yourself first!"
The others also hurriedly pulled ginseng from their backpacks, stuffing it in by the handful!
But it was only a drop in the bucket, nowhere near enough to solve the root problem!
To make matters worse, Chong Bi Shi wasn't absorbing the stripped Life Essence for herself!
Instead, she was directing it toward the Two-Dimensional Fragments scattered throughout her domain!
Once they connected, everything would be over!
And as time passed, the massive swarms of insects spread across Tiantang Zhijing were also converging on their location!
Once the swarm reached a critical mass, it would be too late for anything!
Mi La tugged at Jiangnan's sleeve, her small face filled with determination.
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷◠ᵒ̴̶̷)۶"Jiangnan Gege! Trust me! I can do this!"
Jiangnan clenched his steel teeth. Aside from this, there seemed to be no other choice!
Dragging things out would only lead to certain death, and the longer they waited, the more complications would arise!
As more and more insects gathered, Chong Bi Shi's domain continued to intensify!
The chance to seize the Immortal Spirit Chrysalis would only grow smaller!
Jiangnan had indeed underestimated the terrifying power possessed by a Star-Devouring Insect Emperor, but that didn't mean there was no way forward!
Under the absolute disparity in strength, any fancy tricks were completely useless!
So they would just have to take it by force!
"Can't take it? I'll show you how it's done!"
Through the transmission of mental energy, everyone understood what Jiangnan intended to do!
Without a moment's hesitation, Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao directly fused into Jiangnan!
Domain expansion, immediate fusion—Sun and Moon sharing the sky, Fire Tree and Silver Flowers!
Wu Liang hoisted Jiangnan onto his shoulders, expanding the Unbroken Immortal Sky Domain!
Three-domain fusion: Sun-Moon Immortal Sky!
Above the sun and moon, a golden dome appeared!
Jiangnan held Mi La in one arm, while the other swung a Void Chain to grab hold of Jiu Lan!
He didn't bring Olivia—the stagnation and progression of time would severely interfere with the Whisper of the Divine, making predictions unreliable. Whether to use her or not had become meaningless!
"Moment of Time!"
Mi La immediately unleashed her technique. The Sundial expanded, the pointer turned, and the world once again fell into stillness!
Jiangnan roared, fully activating the Warp Bubble, charging forward at maximum curvature!
He burst through Ya Ke Li's 49-layer Guardian, crashing directly into Chong Bi Shi's Life Stripping Domain!
Heading straight for Chong Bi Shi's main body!
That was right! Jiangnan intended to use Mi La's ability to take it by force!
This was the only way to face a Star Devourer head-on!
A Star Devourer was indeed powerful—so powerful that most methods were completely useless against them!
But the time system was an exception. As long as one existed under the starry sky and lived in this three-dimensional world...
They would inevitably be affected by time, regardless of whether Chong Bi Shi was a Star Devourer!
No matter how strong Chong Bi Shi was, she hadn't transcended the River of Time!
And at this moment, Chong Bi Shi would be unable to react to Jiangnan's actions!
Because for her, time was frozen!
Even Jiangnan and the others charging into the Life Stripping Domain wouldn't be harmed!
However, the distance was too great. Even at full speed with the Warp Bubble, they couldn't reach her in a single Moment of Time!
It would take at least two, or even three!
The three seconds passed in an instant!
Jiangnan didn't slow down, but directly suffered damage from Chong Bi Shi's domain!
"Boom!"
The three domains barely held for a moment before being crushed directly!
"Time Stop Sphere!"
A golden sphere expanded outward, isolating the domain's damage!
At the same time, a pillar of single-target time reversal slammed down, restoring Jiangnan and the others!
Chong Bi Shi had just regained her senses when she realized Jiangnan was already approaching her at breakneck speed!
Impossible! How could he be so fast?
That time-system brat had used her technique again?
Damn it!
She didn't dare take it lightly. Her heart leaped into her throat as she used her domain to exert full pressure on Jiangnan and the others!
But Mi La, having caught her breath, bit her lower lip and used Moment of Time again!
Jiangnan gained another three seconds. Under the Warp Bubble, the distance between them was rapidly closing!
But even after using it a second time, they still weren't close enough to Chong Bi Shi!
Three seconds passed!
"Pfft!"
The domain, which had just been expanded again, was mercilessly crushed. Jiangnan coughed up a mouthful of black blood, his life flame flickering like a candle in the wind!
His vision went dark as the Scarlet Baleful Flame surged wildly, restoring his injuries and barely keeping him alive!
As long as he could endure this one moment!
Even Mi La's Time Stop Sphere couldn't achieve complete temporal stillness!
The closer they got to Chong Bi Shi's main body, the more powerful the domain became!
Chong Bi Shi's pupils contracted sharply. Without a word, she retreated!
What had just happened? Had these bastards used Flash?
Having frozen time twice, how had they gotten so close?
At this distance, they would be able to reach her next time!
Chong Bi Shi gritted her teeth. She couldn't give them that chance!
Since they wanted to die, she wouldn't hold back!
"Bìluò Celestial Palace!"
In an instant, where Jiangnan and the others were standing, infinite energy converged and materialized into the phantom of a Bìluò Palace!
The surrounding Two-Dimensional Fragments, now supplied with energy, expanded wildly toward Jiangnan and the others!
Mi La closed her eyes tightly: "Moment of Time!"
The phantom of the Sundial appeared once more!
Jiangnan roared as he shot through the gaps of the expanding dimensional fragments!
This time, he finally got close to Chong Bi Shi, with about 1.42 seconds of Moment of Time remaining!
And at this moment, she was completely unresponsive to his arrival!
Even Xuexue Wolfbane, Wu Liang, Jiu Lan, and the others who were with him—their time was also frozen!
What Mi La had stolen was only Jiangnan's time!
Even Mi La herself was motionless!
Jiangnan had no intention of wasting this second and a half. Once Moment of Time passed at such close range...
Chong Bi Shi would never give Mi La a fourth chance to use it!
"Warp Fist!"
Space around Jiangnan's arm twisted as he drove his fist at an incredibly terrifying speed toward Chong Bi Shi's chest!
"Pssh!"
Even the body of a Star-Devouring Insect Emperor couldn't withstand a Warp collision!
It still had to be pierced!
Jiangnan's hand, stained with green blood, directly penetrated Chong Bi Shi's chest, passing straight through!
In his hand, he held an emerald heart completely enveloped in energy, with the Immortal Spirit Chrysalis inside!
Even with her heart ripped out, the expression on Chong Bi Shi's face remained unchanged!
The next moment, the pointer returned to zero, and the three seconds were exhausted!
But Chong Bi Shi was still within the Time Stop Sphere. She only felt an excruciating pain!
She didn't even know what had happened before her heart was pulled out!
Yet aside from shock, her eyes held nothing but cold, sinister malevolence!
The emerald heart exploded within the Time Stop Sphere, emitting a dense blood light!
And this blood light directly reflected onto Chong Bi Shi!
Now bathed in blood light, she actually began to move within the Time Stop Sphere!
It wasn't that Chong Bi Shi could ignore the laws of time—as mentioned before, time within the Time Stop Sphere wasn't completely frozen!
Instead, it flowed at an extremely slow rate!
Even Mi La, at the Star Glory Rank, couldn't achieve complete temporal stillness within the sphere—only slow it down!
This was different from Moment of Time. Those stolen three seconds didn't exist in the real world!
Thus, within those three seconds, world time was relatively completely frozen!
Chong Bi Shi's eight hands shot out simultaneously, and under Jiangnan's horrified gaze...
She directly pierced Jiu Lan's chest, turning her entire body to emerald!
Wu Liang's head was crushed outright. But the worst off was undoubtedly Jiangnan!
A terrifying suction force burst from Chong Bi Shi's body, like a bottomless abyss, instantly stripping all of Jiangnan's Life Essence!
Including Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao, who existed within Jiangnan's body!
The three lives ended simultaneously. It all happened so fast. Jiangnan looked up in shock at Chong Bi Shi...
His entire body withered like a dried corpse, as if it would turn to ash at any moment!
If not for the Time Stop Sphere slowing time, they would have been killed instantly!
Chong Bi Shi's lips curled into a playful smile!
Sorry! You had the chance to touch it, but not the chance to take it!
The world before Jiangnan's eyes went completely dark. His gaze hollow, he wanted to look back one last time, but lacked the strength!
It seemed... he had lost this bet...
As expected... gamblers never had a good ending...
His body collapsed helplessly against Chong Bi Shi's chest, his hand still stuck in the bloody hole in her body!
Mi La went frantic: "Jiang..."
But Chong Bi Shi had already grabbed Mi La's neck. With a squeeze!
"Crack!"
Mi La's neck was crushed instantly. The Time Stop Sphere dissipated!
Chong Bi Shi sneered: "Wondering how I could move within the Time Stop Sphere?"
"I had already set it up. Once the Emerald Heart leaves my body, it automatically performs a blood sacrifice! The blood sacrifice power is enough to grant me temporary, incredibly formidable strength!"
"As long as time isn't completely frozen, I can still move! This is power bought by consuming my own lifespan! Do you understand the world of a Star Devourer?"
"Daring to tear out my heart? My body is the source of the domain—the strongest source of life stripping. As long as time is still flowing, with Jiangnan's level, touching my body for even an instant would be enough to kill him!"
"I can make countless mistakes! But you—not even one!"
"Heh~ Still trying to recover? Die!"
With those words, Mi La's body exploded, chunks of flesh splattering everywhere!
Chong Bi Shi sneered, turning her gaze to Ya Ke Li and the others: "Now... it's your turn!"
In that moment, everyone was stunned. Nan Shen Laoda... was dead?
All of them... dead?
Chong Feiyu screamed hysterically: "No! Jiangnan! No!"
Wang Youzhi's face sank completely, black mist spreading everywhere!
"It shouldn't have been like this. It shouldn't... how could..."
"This Thousand Stars Era... without Jiangnan, keeping it seems to have lost much of its meaning..."
Just as he was about to act, Chong Bi Shi frowned, looking at the remains of Mi La she had just crushed!
Among them, the largest piece of flesh began to regenerate wildly. In the blink of an eye, a head and half a body had grown back!
"Holy shit? This..."
She directly crushed it with her domain!
But this time, a Sundial phantom rose beneath Mi La's own feet!
The world froze again!
In an instant, Mi La completed her regeneration, rising from the starry sky. She looked at Jiangnan's withered corpse and the others who had died tragically on the spot!
Mi La's eyes were hollow as her body rapidly grew, transforming into the appearance of a woman in her late twenties!
A phantom of golden wings spread behind her. Her hands clasped together in a prayerful gesture before her chest!
"A world without Jiangnan Gege... Mi La doesn't want it~"
"Then let's start over! This time, I'll definitely make it!"
Behind Mi La, a massive golden clock wheel appeared!
Just as Moment of Time ended!
"Time Reversal!"
In that instant, the world froze!
The wheel's pointer began to rotate counterclockwise. With each notch it turned, a clicking sound echoed!
And everything in the world began to rewind, as if the rewind button had been pressed!
Wu Liang's head regrew, and the shattered Jiu Lan was restored!
Jiangnan, who had been stripped of all Life Essence, climbed back up from Chong Bi Shi's chest!
Even the blood Chong Bi Shi had coughed up was swallowed back down!
The entire world seemed to have hit the rewind button!
Only Mi La existed outside of everything, not participating!
She kept rewinding, all the way back to the gap before the third Moment of Time had been used!
The last stretch before reaching Chong Bi Shi!
Everyone was still there, still alive, still struggling to seize the Immortal Spirit Chrysalis!
Mi La's small face was as pale as paper!
This Time Reversal was a talent technique she had comprehended at the Diamond Rank, and using it came at a cost!
The longer the reversal lasted, the greater the cost—more telomerase had to be consumed!
Her current body couldn't yet use Time Reversal without damage!
This was different from large-scale time regression, which could only restore small areas, unable to make reality rewind as a whole!
Time Reversal could do that, and Mi La could even choose how far back to go!
Of course, the further the reversal, the more lifespan consumed!
A pillar of restoration light descended, restoring Mi La's clothes. Her body shrank again, looking no different from before, only her face even paler!
She took a deep breath and returned to her original position!
Only she knew what had just happened—no wait, to the present, that was already the future...
The time of everyone present had been rewound by over a dozen seconds!
The gap before the third use of Moment of Time!
The golden clock phantom disappeared, and time returned to normal flow!
Jiangnan spat out a mouthful of old blood as the Scarlet Baleful Flame surged back, barely keeping himself alive. His eyes fixed firmly on Chong Bi Shi!
One more time! They would be close enough to her!
Then... there would be a chance!