On the other side, Ao Chi, who was fleeing with all her might, initially thought she had escaped the reach of the vicious dragon's Laws. She believed that if she could hold on for just a moment longer, she would completely leave the Starless Mountain Range and head to the distant lands where allies awaited.

But the further she ran, the colder her heart grew, and her body felt increasingly heavy and decayed!

Her once agile and swift dragon form now felt as if it bore the weight of a mountain, her steps faltering and her flight sluggish. The once radiant and translucent Holy Dragon Scale Armor was visibly dimming, turning yellow and aging. Her once full and vibrant dragon vitality was rapidly declining, withering, and retreating.

Strands of dark energy of time wrapped around her limbs, bones, Divine Soul, and bloodline, continuously sapping her life force, decaying her essence, and weakening her dragon body.