Effect: The Next Generation [✔️]

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"Time will be eliminated for all but me~! Now I can see your movements perfectly! I can see very well what you're about to do!"

Li mocked Renjun while he was frozen in his world of erased time, able to dodge Xinya's lasso while also watching Renjun's next moves.

"Now I have you right where I want you once again. Even after time resumes, your eyes will never be able to witness me or King Crimson again! I told you before that you can't save us, and now is the time for me to show you why! Your new powers will never be enough to stop me from ripping out your heart! The victor has been decided, and it will always be me! Now disappear!!"

Li allowed King Crimson to go for the final blow, but its fist suddenly stopped right in front of Renjun's chest.

He then began to notice how the movements of things around them seemed to flow in reverse, and even the lasso that went passed him suddenly returned to Xinya. The effects of King Crimson's power all began to return to the point before he activated it, and even he was being forced to return to the position he was in before.

"This..can't be! The time that I erased is returning to normal! Is this..Requiem's doing?! Damn it...! This won't change a thing! Like it or not, you will perish by my hand, Huang Renjun!!"

Tristin attempted to strike him again with his Stand, but he appeared to block his own attack.

Looking behind himself, he found a number of copies of himself that ended right back at his original spot before he activated his power, seemingly mirroring his every move up until his original self.

"What..the hell am I seeing?? A-Am I dreaming?? Is this some kind of illusion?! What the hell did this swine manage to pull so fast?! This should be impossible! The only one that can move within periods of disposed time should be me!"

"The answer...is plain truth"

Li felt shivers go down his spine after hearing a voice that sounded like Renjun's, which turned out to be his Stand speaking instead.

"Your eyes are not deceiving you. What you see before you is very real. Playing out before you are the results of your actions. However, though you may be able to change our fate, you can never hope to reach that truth now. Your power is immaterial; it doesn't matter who you are. No one can ever overcome this barrier. This...is Gold Experience Requiem's true strength. It's nature remains a secret even to my user, Huang Renjun"

When Requiem finished talking, Li finally noticed that time had completely returned to the point before he activated King Crimson's power, and he got tangled up in Xinya's lasso as Requiem's fist got even closer to him.

'H-How dare you..? Only I can distort time! This shouldn't be possible! King Crimson has always been bound for victory!!'

'..Save me'

Once Li suddenly heard Tristin's voice again, he became even more frightened of what was to come, especially after his form began to disappear.

Without any opposition, Requiem's fists finally made it to them and unleashed a barrage onto him.

In the midst of the barrage, the Stand suddenly stopped.

"You're gonna stay right where you are. This is how we'll get you back, with the truth. Normally, getting hit by me with this power will trap someone in a death loop for all of eternity, but we have something better in store for you. You'll finally get to experience the life you've been missing out on for so long, and finally get to live"

Angered about being overpowered, Li used King Crimson to try to attack him again despite its face being broken, his eyes fluctuating between him and Tristin once again.

"Damn it...!! I'LL KILL YOU!!"

Stopping them in their tracks, Requiem continued attacking with another barrage of punches.

"Muda!!"

Requiem ended it with one final strike, sending Li flying towards the others, refraining from killing the older with Renjun's new strength.