Chapter 635: Chapter 318 Stronger Stage! (Two in One)_2 His eyes were like mirrors, showing you your past and future. He was dressed in an ancient Robe, marked by the passage of time. Its colors were mottled, as if ravaged by countless eons. His Robe flowed, seeming to float in the river of time. Every movement he made was like a mysterious ritual, filled with majesty and solemnity. In his hand, he held a massive pendulum, the tool with which he controlled time, and also his weapon. The pendulum swung in his hand as if dictating the rhythm of the entire Universe. Each swing of his pendulum made all of space-time tremble, as if, in his hand, time itself could be touched and molded. Each trail of light traced by his pendulum seemed like a temporal cipher, inspiring endless awe. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Warning, "Time Keeper Chronos" has appeared before you!] Chronos was the embodiment of time, his very existence a testament to time. He seemed silent, but his every gaze, every movement, even every breath, narrated the story of time. He was the river of history, the fleeting moment of the present, the harbinger of the future. He was the guardian of the past, the present, and the future. Throughout his existence, he became a messenger of time, a protector of all Life in the world. Although he was a guardian, his temper was not particularly good. You have intruded upon the Time Forbidden Land, a place where humans should not tread. Clearly, you have angered him! Even though his presence here is merely an Avatar, it still possesses pure time-controlling abilities. Defeating him will be extremely difficult. Be sure to strategize carefully; otherwise, all techniques will prove futile against the power of time! This Time Keeper Chronos was quite formidable, possessing a multitude of time-controlling abilities. Abilities such as Time Stop, Time Reversal, and Time Acceleration were all effortlessly at his command. However, like Florida before him, he too had a weak point: the massive pendulum in his hand. The massive pendulum could rewind everything, yet, ironically, it could not rewind itself. This artifact was the key to his control over time. As long as this massive pendulum was continuously attacked and its function weakened, dealing with Chronos would become easier. Therefore, the difficulty of defeating him was second only to Florida. That was why Chen Mo had placed him second on his kill list. Since Chen Mo possessed the Space-Time Pearl, he was immune to Chronos’ Time Stop. He just needed to organize his forces to destroy Chronos’ Time Artifact. Of course, Chronos’ Time Artifact could not be truly, completely destroyed. After sustaining a certain amount of damage, it would enter an invincible self-regeneration phase. During this phase, Chronos’ abilities would be significantly diminished, making him much easier to handle. At Chen Mo’s command, hundreds of millions of Skeleton Monsters immediately launched an attack on the massive, pendulum-shaped Time Artifact in Chronos’ hand. Meanwhile, Chronos was still attempting to use Time Stop on Chen Mo and attack him. As a result, the Time Stop failed, and the Time Artifact in his hand suddenly exploded with a BANG, leaving behind only an ethereal, pendulum-shaped form glowing with a faint Golden Light. "Audacious human! What did you do? Why did my Time Artifact suddenly shatter?" Chronos was clearly stunned. He had not even seen Chen Mo make a move, yet his Time Artifact had instantly shattered. Who wouldn’t be dumbfounded by this? As a BOSS of a fourth-transition dungeon, it was evident his Divine Power level was not high enough to perceive the Skeleton Monsters in their invisible state. If the Heavenly Dao had not compelled the BOSS to see Chen Mo to trigger the plot, the BOSS would not even have been able to perceive Chen Mo’s location while he was in his divine stealth state. With the Time Artifact shattered, Chronos’ power also diminished sharply. Although he still possessed several time-based abilities, their effectiveness was greatly reduced. After a few volleys from Chen Mo’s Skeleton Monsters, he was on the verge of death. However, Chen Mo did not choose to kill him instantly. Instead, he let the BOSS be for a moment, waiting for a specific condition. A few breaths later, the ethereal Time Artifact in Chronos’ hand could be seen gradually repairing itself. Just as Chronos’ Time Artifact finished repairing, and he was about to joyfully unleash its formidable temporal power to teach Chen Mo a lesson, he suddenly exploded and died, seemingly for no apparent reason. This was, naturally, Chen Mo timing his attack with extreme precision. He had the Skeleton Monsters launch their assault just moments before the Time Artifact was fully repaired. Ultimately, the Skeleton Monsters’ attacks landed on Chronos at the exact instant the Time Artifact completed its repairs. He was successfully insta-killed before Chronos had a chance to activate the Time Artifact’s abilities. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Congratulations! You have killed Chronos while his Time Artifact was usable, thereby achieving the special achievement "Transcend Time." You have received an SSS-level Gift Pack!] Thanks to Moluo’s Brain, Chen Mo clearly understood the conditions for triggering this hidden achievement. In fact, this hidden condition was somewhat easier to trigger during the first-tier challenge: by prioritizing Chronos and killing him first among the three BOSSes.