Time Domain, Tactical Hunt!

In the Star Dou Great Forest, within a hidden valley, Bai Mu and Zygarde quietly entered. What met their eyes was a special Spirit Beast, about 6 meters tall, with most of its brown fur covered by grayish-white bone armor, resembling a wild boar.

Brutality was its first impression.

But when Bai Mu shifted his gaze to its head, all his attention was drawn to its pair of eyes, as pure as diamonds, and its two tusks, as hard as diamonds.

A bizarre sense of contrast washed over him.

At this moment, an eight-thousand-year Vajra Bear was pinned against the mountain wall by it. Its chest had already been pierced by the tusks, and a peculiar gray mist continuously drifted out, being absorbed bit by bit by the special tusks and eyes.

The Vajra Bear's body aged and shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye, withering like a flower, while the Tusked Time Hunter's tusks and eyes grew even brighter.

Watching this scene, a sentence inexplicably appeared in Bai Mu's mind:

[I just wanted to kill you and plunder your time, what did I do wrong.]

"This guy is not easy to deal with!"

Bai Mu's expression gradually became serious.

He and Zygarde were not without experience hunting ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, but a wolf-like creature with high offense, high defense, and special abilities like this was clearly going to be troublesome.

"I can fight!"

Zygarde did not retreat, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"Hmph?"

Just then, the Tusked Time Hunter, having finished its meal, casually tossed the bear's corpse aside and turned its head to look at Bai Mu.

"It found us?"

Bai Mu's pupils constricted.

Both he and Zygarde were currently in a state of invisibility and breath-holding. Even Dugu Bo, without being told there was someone here, might not have been able to discover them.

Yet now, they were seen through by the Tusked Time Hunter with a single glance.

For a moment, time itself seemed to freeze.

No, not seemed!

Bai Mu could clearly feel the flow of air around him slowing down, the speed of falling leaves becoming sluggish, and even his own heartbeat felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand, each beat becoming slow.

"This is... a Time Domain?"

This thought flashed through his mind.

"Roar!"

Zygarde let out a roar, its body suddenly releasing a peculiar airflow. Wherever it passed, the influence of the Time Domain instantly vanished, and was then forcefully reversed!

Aura Break!

Slowing the opponent, turning it into accelerating the opponent!

"What an amazing ability."

Bai Mu finally understood why this behemoth could easily defeat other Spirit Beasts.

"Huh?"

What's going on? Did the domain betray its master?

On the other side, Tusked Time Hunter, feeling its domain lose control, was stunned for a moment, then a fierce look flashed in its eyes.

"Roar!"

The next instant, Tusked Time Hunter moved.

Its body flashed, as if it had used some acceleration skill, its speed astonishing.

One second it was two hundred meters away, the next it had crossed a hundred meters, its fangs flashing with dangerous light as it charged madly towards himself and Zygarde!

"Substitute!"

Bai Mu and Zygarde didn't hesitate, both using Substitute to meet the charge.

They themselves took the opportunity to retreat wildly in different directions.

"Bang!"

With a boom, the two Substitutes were directly pierced, instantly dissipating like bubbles.

"It's up to you, Xiao Ruan, Glare, Stomp!"

Bai Mu shouted, running away without looking back.

This Spirit Beast could Foresight his Invisibility, so he had to tactically retreat!

"Roar~"

Seeing this, Tusked Time Hunter was about to pursue when it saw Zygarde glare fiercely at it.

In an instant, it felt its entire body go numb, its speed greatly reduced!

"Aow!"

Zygarde seized the opportunity, raised its foot, and stomped down, sending out a shockwave.

Seeing that the power was not great, the Tusked Time Hunter, which was already unable to dodge, didn't care and turned to charge at Zygarde.

As soon as it charged forward, its speed slowed down again after being hit!

"Ah!"

Feeling its whole body numb and stiff, the Tusked Time Hunter let out an angry roar.

Its body lit up again, and it accelerated through time once more, charging fiercely at Zygarde.

You think this can hit me?

A flicker of disdain flashed in Zygarde's eyes. It leaped lightly, dodging the attack, and a Dragon Pulse erupted from its mouth!

A purple dragon-shaped wave roared out, swallowing the Time Hunter in one gulp.

Boom!

The energy explosion and the cracking ground were proof of the attack's considerable power.

However----

Whoosh~

As a gentle breeze blew away the smoke, the Time Hunter inside showed no signs of injury, apart from a few traces on its armor.

"Roar!"

The Time Hunter let out an angry roar, opened its mouth, and spewed out a strange gray mist.

"Aow!"

Zygarde spat out another Dragon Pulse, attempting to disperse it, but the two seemed to be on different layers, unaffected by each other!

"Extreme Speed! Dodge!"

Bai Mu's Telepathy voice suddenly rang out.

"Shua!"

Zygarde immediately turned into an afterimage and retreated rapidly, narrowly dodging the gray mist attack.

Wherever the gray mist passed, plants withered, and rocks weathered, looking extremely sinister.

A thousand meters away, Bai Mu held his breath and hid in a tree, beginning to direct the battle from the sidelines.

"Don't be careless, its defense is very high, and your attacks will have difficulty causing damage."

"Use Dragon Dance to strengthen, and Stomp to continue weakening its speed!"

"I understand!"

Zygarde immediately began to leap and dance an incredibly mysterious dance. Between its feet and the ground, violent tremors surged towards the Time Hunter.

"Roar~"

The Time Hunter's massive body was unable to dodge the attack and could only unleash Boar Charge once more, charging towards Zygarde.

With each hit from Stomp, it felt its speed slow down a notch.

By the end, it felt as if it were trapped in deep mud, its speed reduced to one-eighth of its original!

Meanwhile, Zygarde continued to dance to the music.

"Attack! Use Land's Wrath!"

After six Dragon Dances, Zygarde immediately unleashed its full power. The ground around it instantly shattered, and eerie green divine light erupted wildly from beneath the Time Hunter's feet!

Bang!

The ground tore open, and stones flew.

The power of the earth mercilessly enveloped the Time Hunter, washing over it relentlessly!

However, when the attack ended, although the Time Hunter appeared disheveled, its actual injuries were far less severe than imagined.

"What, it's this tanky?"

"Did you spend all your plundering time strengthening your defense?"

Bai Mu was somewhat dumbfounded. At this rate, Zygarde might have to attack with all its might for a whole day and still might not be able to kill the Time Hunter.

The Time Hunter seemed to realize that the little bug's attacks couldn't cause it any significant damage, and it let out a "huff" of mockery.

"Laugh? Laugh all you want now, you won't have the chance later!"

Bai Mu said fiercely in his heart, then commanded: "Substitute! Jungle Healing!"

"Awooo~"

Amidst the green light of life, Substitutes were created by Zygarde and then taken over by Bai Mu!

"Crunch them all!"

Under Bai Mu's control, all the Substitutes darted out from different directions, opening their mouths and biting down fiercely at the Time Hunter.

Although the Time Hunter didn't believe the attacks could harm it, it had no habit of just taking hits.

But with its speed greatly reduced, it couldn't block all the attacks.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

One Substitute after another charged forward, continuously dealing minor damage.

Just as the Time Hunter was about to ignore them, a "crack~" sound rang out. A piece of its indestructible armor actually shattered!

Defense weakened!

At this moment, the Time Hunter finally understood Bai Mu's intention!

If the defense is high, then weaken its defense!

"Roar~"

The emotion called fear surfaced in its heart. The Time Hunter went mad, erupting with power to scatter the Substitutes and charging towards the valley entrance with all its might.

This dog is acting weird, it's done playing!