Instant Kill One Person

Buzz!

The transformation of his brain by Transcendent Battle Qi made waves of scorching heat continuously surge through Zhou Zheng's mind. However, the heat was not unpleasant; instead, it made him feel very comfortable.

Gradually, the scorching sensation began to fade, replaced by a cool feeling in his mind.

At that moment, Zhou Zheng felt incomparably clear-headed, his thinking speed increasing countless times over.

His hearing, vision, and other senses had all been enhanced to an immense degree.

Although he was in a pitch-black cave, Zhou Zheng could now clearly see everything within it. When he focused, he could hear every sound throughout the entire mountain outside with perfect clarity.

From animals fighting each other to insects crawling through the soil, nothing could escape his ears.

"This is Transcendental? It's unbelievable!"

Zhou Zheng's heart was filled with shock. The Transcendental and the mundane truly belonged to two different realms; the gap was simply too great.

Earlier, if he had not suddenly comprehended the terrifying Mystery of Time known as Time Deceleration, he would certainly have already been killed by that Silver Beast.

"The Transcendental and the mundane are fundamentally different forms of life!" Zhou Zheng pondered. Suddenly, his body transformed into countless particles.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the particles reassembled, and Zhou Zheng became a sword.

Then, Zhou Zheng turned into lightning, into wind, and into the beast that had fought him earlier. He changed endlessly, as he pleased.

This was the wonder of the Transcendental!

For Transcendentals, identity was generally determined not by appearance, but by aura.

As Zhou Zheng continued experiencing the wonders of the Transcendental, his expression suddenly changed slightly.

At that moment, the sounds of several people conversing suddenly reached Zhou Zheng's ears.

"We finally found him. This guy can really run!"

"Then let's make our move. Fear Moth, go set up an array on the ground. Don't let him escape!"

"Alright!"

"Tsk, tsk, you'd better hurry. A mundane who has grasped the Mystery of Time—I'm already getting impatient."

"Purple Fiend, stay outside and keep watch. If anything unexpected happens, be ready to act at any time!"

"Mm!"

"Silver Claw, come in with me. If there's a chance, kill him directly!"

"Hehe, no problem!"

Listening to these voices, Zhou Zheng quickly determined that one of them was the Silver Beast he had fought before.

There was no doubt that the other party had not only caught up to him, but had also brought three companions.

These people probably believed that he was still a mundane lifeform, so they did not take much care to conceal their voices. That was why he had heard them so clearly.

"Four people, and at least two of them are Transcendentals!"

Zhou Zheng did not move recklessly. They were all Transcendentals; at this distance, he could detect their every movement, and they could naturally detect his as well.

Although Zhou Zheng had already broken through to the Transcendental realm, he still intended to proceed cautiously.

Unless a Transcendental actively revealed their strength, it was difficult to tell from appearances alone. Thus, Zhou Zheng had every chance to catch them off guard.

Zhou Zheng sat cross-legged where he was, pretending to be recovering his Battle Qi without moving. Before long, he sensed two people silently entering the cave where he was.

The two quickly approached Zhou Zheng. Seeing that he appeared completely unaware of the danger, they did not think much of it and immediately launched a surprise attack according to their original plan.

In an instant, two sharp claws wreathed in Purple Flame reached Zhou Zheng's chest, while a fierce gust of wind suddenly struck from behind him.

Whoosh!

Zhou Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, and everything around him abruptly slowed down.

The two attackers were not surprised by the strange sensation. Since they had chosen to ambush Zhou Zheng, they had naturally already accounted for his Mystery of Time.

But no matter how troublesome the Mystery of Time was, the one who wielded it was still merely mundane.

With the two of them attacking suddenly, even if this mere mundane did not die, he would be left half-crippled.

Both attackers were brimming with confidence, until—

A powerful aura suddenly rose from Zhou Zheng's body, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Clang!

His longsword left its sheath and mercilessly stabbed toward the Silver Beast charging at Zhou Zheng from the front.

"Not good!"

The other party sensed an enormous crisis, but under the effects of Time Deceleration, his speed was far too inferior to Zhou Zheng's.

Therefore—

Splat!

The longsword pierced the beast's head without resistance. Its terrifying power instantly blew its skull into pieces.

However, the beast's vitality was terrifyingly tenacious. Even with its head shattered, it still had not died and continued struggling.

What answered it was another sword strike, swift as lightning.

Pfft!

The longsword instantly nailed the beast to the ground. In the blink of an eye, it stopped moving.

Some powerful Transcendentals might possess an Immortal Body, but flying-grade Transcendentals merely had somewhat stronger vitality. This beast's vitality was already exceptionally strong, but after Zhou Zheng shattered its head with one sword and pierced its body with another, its death was naturally inevitable!

From the moment the two attacked Zhou Zheng to when Zhou Zheng erupted instantly and used the power of Time Deceleration to eliminate one of them, everything had happened in only an instant.

At that moment, seeing the beast die in an instant, the other person was horrified but did not hesitate to flee out of the cave.

Whoosh!

This person was extremely fast, but the instant he reached the cave entrance, a strange power swept over him, slowing everything down.

"Time Deceleration!"

His heart immediately tightened, and in the next moment, a black sword came at him from behind.

The sword's speed clearly did not exceed this person's reaction limit by much, yet under Time Deceleration, his movements simply could not keep up with the sword.

Pfft!

The longsword struck his chest, but did not pierce into it.

A golden barrier covered in strange runes appeared, firmly blocking Zhou Zheng's thrust. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the man instantly flew out of the cave.

"Don't even think about leaving!"

Zhou Zheng pursued him without hesitation.

At that moment, outside the cave.

A white-robed figure flew out in a rather bedraggled state.

Above the mountain, a woman in purple robes waited, her eyes covered by a veil of purple gauze.

She naturally knew about the target they had come to hunt—a mundane lifeform who had grasped the Mystery of Time and possessed considerable strength.

She had remained outside to prevent that mundane lifeform from escaping.

She had also heard the sounds of battle from inside the cave clearly earlier, but had not thought much of them, assuming that her two companions had made their move.

However, when the woman saw one of her companions fly out in panic, she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

"Purple Fiend, act quickly!"

The White-robed Man shouted in a low voice. At that moment, Zhou Zheng's figure had already appeared behind him again.

Whoosh!

The black longsword stabbed out once more, this time heading straight for the White-robed Man's head.

Buzz!

The golden barrier appeared again and abruptly blocked the strike. However, it was clear that after blocking Zhou Zheng's attacks twice in succession, the golden barrier had dimmed considerably.

"What?"

Seeing this, the woman in purple was slightly startled, but immediately flicked her hand.

Whoosh!

A Purple Ribbon shot straight toward Zhou Zheng.

The Purple Ribbon was incomparably swift, but the moment it approached Zhou Zheng, its speed immediately slowed. Zhou Zheng shifted sideways and instantly evaded it.

"The Mystery of Time?"

The woman in purple was secretly shocked. Hadn't they said that the one who grasped the Mystery of Time was still mundane? How had he become a Transcendental in the blink of an eye?