Fu Ze was genuinely surprised. He had absolute confidence in his Absolute Time; it was already among the highest applications of the Time Laws.
Although Fu Ze had not truly mastered Absolute Time, and most of what he used was Relative Time, time flowed at completely different rates within the two spaces he created...
Even against someone at Half-Step Creation who had mastered dozens or even hundreds of Ninth-Order Origin Laws, Fu Ze was confident he could fight.
But now...
Ji Yuanjie's sword had actually torn a gap in his Absolute Time.
Even though the gap was tiny, Fu Ze was astonished.
"Is this the power of the Creation Great Dao?" Fu Ze's figure flickered and vanished from where he stood.
He had only vanished in an instant to outside observers. Fu Ze was not actually moving quickly, but under Relative Time, no one outside could perceive his path.
It looked more like Teleportation—ghostly and impossible to track.
"With just a wisp of Dao Resonance from the Creation Great Dao, his sword has grown this much stronger."
Fu Ze narrowed his eyes. In that moment, an endless longing to comprehend the Great Dao rose within him.
"However..."
"If you think that sword alone can defeat me..."
"You're mistaken."
Fu Ze spoke calmly. Instead of clasping his hands behind his back or attacking Ji Yuanjie, he spread both hands to either side. Then...
He slammed both palms downward.
"Destruction Space!"
"Devouring!"
Fu Ze did not speak loudly, yet his voice carried clearly in every direction.
No one could see it. They could not even sense it. If Ji Yuanjie's sword had not breached Fu Ze's Time Barrier...
The crowd would not have known there was a terrifying Time Barrier between Fu Ze and Ji Yuanjie. Outside that barrier...
Ji Yuanjie gripped