Gnathe thought of the name of Modaius for a moment, and Modaius, who was far beyond countless light-years away, suddenly raised his head. He faintly sensed the will of another master, but it seemed that there was no ill intent, just a simple probing of his existence.

The eyes of the two masters were both absent-minded, as if they were penetrating countless dimensions and looking at each other, seemingly for a long time, but in reality, all of this only lasted for a brief moment, so much so that to Bexia and the others, it seemed as if nothing had happened at all.

Gnathe had no other thoughts to begin with. He was not a villainous person of bad character, and given his status, was it necessary for him to resort to violence against these young juniors? It would be a blatant insult to his dignity if word got out, and he would not deign to do such a thing.

However, Gnathe did not speak either. After all, a master naturally had the temperament befitting a master. It was not like him to act without consideration. He decided to ignore them for the time being, letting them tremble in fear, and would deal with them after finishing his business.

Speaking of the matter he came out for, Gnathe had been in seclusion in this small place for many years. He had casually placed his artifact outside, not expecting that after so many years, there would still be someone capable of resonating with the Hourglass of Time. This item was a war trophy he had obtained from the Lord of Time. Apart from its old master, the Time Master, the Hourglass had not resonated with anyone else until the third person—a fact.

After carefully observing Sakuya, sensing the two forces of time and space within her, he nodded. Though her power was not strong, the rarity of possessing both time and space talents like him was extremely uncommon. Perhaps not even one would appear in dozens of created worlds.

And even if such a person appeared, they would inevitably be suppressed by the universe's hostility, as both time and space were powerful forces that could influence the deeper layers of the universe, forces not easily controlled by common beings. Every individual endowed with the power of spacetime was a great unstable factor; therefore, the will of the universe would seek to eliminate them at the earliest opportunity. Even Gnathe, as a temporal master, had great reservations when using his power, especially concerning certain taboo matters that he avoided touching.

However, although Sakuya had resonated with the Hourglass of Time, gaining basic qualification to control it, Gnathe was not one to hand things out casually, let alone such a forbidden artifact as the Hourglass of Time. Therefore, he immediately retrieved the actual Hourglass from within time, nullifying the temporal confinement that entrapped Sakuya and Long Momo.

"Wow—!" Sakuya felt as if she had survived a disaster. She had thought she was going to die, but fortunately, she could move again. She subconsciously turned around and, somewhat dazed, looked at the others who could move.

"Is everyone okay?" Sakuya felt that she might have played a role, so a smile appeared on her face. However, when she heard a thud behind her, she immediately turned to look at the collapsed figure.

Long Momo, already exhausted from fleeing from the pursuit of temporal creatures and further confined here, had her consciousness intact, feeling weak not just physically but mentally as well, akin to being locked in a dark room. As a result, after the contact with temporal confinement, she fell into a deep state of unconsciousness.

"Time reversal!" Gnathe reversed the Hourglass of Time in his hand, and a mysterious force acted on Long Momo. Instantly, all her previous injuries vanished, even her weakened breath became steady.

With Gnathe's support, the power of the Hourglass of Time was fully activated. It was no longer the incomplete temporal power from before but a complete reshaping of time, reversing Long Momo to her prime state. Even if she had been turned to ash, Gnathe could retrieve her from the river of time, although such actions were taboo and he generally refrained from using them.

Moreover, retrieving someone from the river of time came with a price. With Gnathe's power, he could at most retrieve beings below the Dominator realm; trying to retrieve a Dominator would require him to offer his life as a sacrifice, otherwise, it would be impossible.

Anyone could see that Long Momo's transformation was a positive one. Seeing this, Sakuya graciously thanked Gnathe. She did not know about Gnathe's background, but since he had helped Long Momo, he couldn't be a bad person. Thus, she had no reservations.

"Big brother, Sis Dragon is fine!" Sakuya, holding the slightly older Long Momo, ran to Bexia's side with a joyful expression, eager for praise like an excited puppy, waiting for a reward.

"Thank you for your help, senior!" Bexia first thanked Gnathe. After all, he was a true powerhouse, and just now, Celestial Transcendent had informed him of Gnathe's background. Just the fact that he had lived from the beginning of this era until now was remarkable. By age alone, Modaius estimated he wouldn't even be of great-grandchild status to Gnathe.

"I wasn't helping you—I just felt someone was touching my barrier, so I came to check!" Gnathe said calmly, subtly implying that Bexia and the others had interrupted him.