Whoosh... Within the grey sea of mist, Xu Fu abruptly raised his head and cast his gaze toward a certain direction.

The light tower in the mortal coil has been lit up... His hand froze in mid-air along with the teacup that he was bringing to his own lips. Even though he had already predicted that this would happen, it was still extremely terrifying now that it had actually taken place. The feeling of pumping adrenaline that he hadn't felt in countless years began to spread through his body like wildfire, filling every single pore and inch of his skin.

There was only half an hour left!

I should've never let Qi Nü live! I shouldn't have let my sentimentality get the better of me back then! 

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. His beard swayed gently in the breeze, and several seconds later, he opened his eyes again before casting his gaze toward the sundial down below on the pavilion

Strangely enough, there was no sun here, but there was still a shadow registering on the sundial, and it was indicating that it was 9:15 PM.

"Gui Xu's self-destruct sequence will take effect at around 9:35 PM... How long left until we reach Xolotl's Screen?"

"20 more minutes, your Excellency!"

"Keep accelerating!" he ordered in an implacable voice. Theoretically speaking, he wasn't going to encounter any obstruction, but with each passing...