On the battlefield of the void, Lynn and Wutian clashed.
Lynn was hard-pressed by Wutian's formidable close-combat abilities, several wounds being carved into his flesh.
An evil force within the wounds prevented them from healing.
Fortunately, Lynn possessed spatial teleportation and an exceptionally tough body. Otherwise, Wutian would have stabbed him to death long ago.
Wutian's spear thrusts did not seem fast, yet they always arrived a moment earlier than Lynn predicted.
The spear tip traced no fixed path through the air, as though it could veer in any direction at any moment. Each change of direction required no adjustment of Wutian's wrist.
The spear shaft could turn on its own, nimble as a swimming serpent.
The vengeful spirits attached to the spear were no less troublesome. As the spear tip approached, they whispered continuously, their indistinct moans like the simultaneous screams of countless people.
The sound bored straight into his mind, easily causing a momentary hesitation. Even Lynn was affected slightly.
And that instant of hesitation was enough for the spear tip to find its mark and pierce him.
After the spear tip penetrated, the Rule of Despair poured in through the wound, numbing the area around it and involuntarily drawing his attention away from the current battle.
Whenever the spear tip cut past him, the moans of those vengeful spirits seeped in through the wound, continuously flowing through his body and accumulating ever deeper.
Until it became difficult to tell whether that resistance came from his injuries or from the sounds slowly spreading within his body.
Fortunately, the Myriad Phenomena rule was enough to break down those effects, while Lynn continuously used Analysis to examine Wutian's attack patterns.
Analysis truly delivered. It quickly dismantled and analyzed Wutian's moves, offering the optimal methods to break them, providing footwork for