Lin Yi flew upward, the Veil of Illusion operating at full power to perfectly conceal his life aura, energy fluctuations, and even the faint disturbances in the airflow caused by his flight.
After flying upward for about half a standard hour, a distinct energy signature appeared at the edge of his perception.
"Newly entered World-Deriving Rank."
Lin Yi came to a halt and focused his senses for a moment before making his judgment.
"That'll make a good practice target."
After a brief consideration, Lin Yi decided to attack.
Although his Source Energy was already comparable to that of someone newly entered into the World-Deriving Rank, and in theory he could easily handle an ordinary World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirit, he still needed to test the specifics in actual combat.
At the thought, Lin Yi's mind stirred, and the runes of the Space-Time Law within him suddenly lit up.
The next moment, he vanished from sight, then appeared directly in front of the Tree Spirit, which had just begun to glow with a jade-green sheen, less than three meters away.
A look of shock and horror had only just appeared in the Tree Spirit's emerald eyes.
Then—
Time stopped.
An invisible ripple of space-time spread out from Lin Yi, freezing the Tree Spirit completely.
The energy glow flowing over the Tree Spirit's body abruptly froze. Even the alarm and thoughts of retaliation that should have erupted in its mind were forcibly put on pause.
Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Yi raised his right fist. Space-time power gathered wildly around his knuckles.
Then he threw a punch. It was soundless, yet seemed to drain the light from the surroundings.
His fist struck the Tree Spirit squarely in the chest.
Pfft.
A muffled thud, so faint it was almost inaudible.
The Tree Spirit's rigid