There was no denying that Lei Ba's cultivation was vastly higher than Ling Tian's. The gap of two major realms meant there was an enormous difference in their strength—though it might not have been quite as vast as the Heavenly Chasm, it came close. Lei Ba had also spent countless millennia fighting the Divine Emperor, leaving him exceptionally skilled in both battle experience and technique. In particular, by shrinking his Externalized Small World to just a few zhang across, he had raised his control over it to an astonishing level, practically becoming its master. Under his control, the space within his Externalized Small World was filled with thunder-attributed Origin Power so dense it seemed almost solid, making its defenses terrifyingly strong. Even Ling Tian's attacks, using a fusion of Phantom Combo and other secret techniques, couldn't break through. As things stood, it seemed that only Ling Tian's strongest archery technique might have a chance of shattering it.
Ling Tian knew full well that to use his strongest archery technique, he needed to put a considerable distance between himself and Lei Ba, as well as time to build up power. Lei Ba would never give him that opportunity. His movement technique and speed were both superior to Ling Tian's, and Ling Tian had no advantage even in Teleportation Secret Technique. That meant that no matter how hard he used his various secret techniques, including Time Secret Technique, he would have a hard time shaking Lei Ba's pursuit. Lei Ba could even transform into lightning. Ling Tian could do the same, but Lei Ba's mastery of the technique was clearly greater. Using it to escape his pursuit was practically impossible.
In short, Ling Tian had no chance of winning against Lei Ba at all. Even if he used every method at his