The Dark Universe.
Tianchang Venerable and Dongguan remained locked in combat.
In the Dark Universe, both could exceed light speed, and the difference in their speed became apparent.
"Damn it, I'm actually at a disadvantage in the Dark Universe." Tianchang Venerable grew desperate.
After all, his speed came from the Supreme Treasure, the Flowing Light Wings. They excelled at instant acceleration and changes of direction, but their boost to his top speed still fell short of Dongguan's.
The Long Rainbow Secret Art, a speed-specialized Secret Art that theoretically required reaching the seventh stage of Fusion Law to create, already gave Dongguan a slight edge over him.
Of course, though Dongguan was somewhat faster, it was only enough to catch up and engage him.
"I can't let him get within one hundred thousand kilometers." Tianchang Venerable unleashed the Eight Light Shuttle again, controlling it remotely in battle, not daring to let Dongguan approach.
He invoked Time Law, constructing a region of temporal turbulence to block Dongguan's approach.
"I've lost 22% of my divine body." After only a brief exchange, Tianchang Venerable discovered that his divine body had suffered another considerable loss. Even his strength had declined somewhat.
His opponent, meanwhile, still appeared to be in perfect condition, though there ought to be a limit to his recovery.
At least his strength had not declined.
If they kept fighting, a vicious cycle would begin.
The less intact his divine body became, the weaker he would be. The weaker he became, the faster his divine body would be depleted.
At first, Tianchang Venerable had held a slight advantage in strength, but now they were gradually becoming evenly matched.
Boom!
Immediately after exchanging another blow with Dongguan, Tianchang Venerable controlled the Flowing Light Wings to come to an instant standstill, throwing himself straight out