They could only freely choose the timestamp for archiving within the range of their capabilities.
So, an interesting "betting" situation emerged!
For example, King Chi'an himself had the greatest limit of being able to archive to any time within three days.
But to minimize consumption and preserve more power, the archive timestamp he chose, of course, was as close to the present as possible.
The problem was, King Chi'an didn't know how far back in time Fang Zhixing could flow.
If King Chi'an archived to one hour ago, but Fang Zhixing could flow back to two hours ago,
then King Chi'an's archive would be meaningless, he would still get caught by Fang Zhixing, and the outcome wouldn't change at all, he was still doomed to die.
This was a gamble!
And it was a gamble on size!
King Chi'an bet that the card he played had to be bigger than Fang Zhixing's in order to win!
The victory here wasn't about winning it all, it was just about breaking the "Emperor Longevity Dragon Skill".
