owlsbooks Chapter 374: A Branch of Time, Testing Pang Ban
Chapter 374: A Branch of Time, Testing Pang Ban
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Pang Ban guessed his supernatural power, which didn't surprise Li Ping.
After all, with cultivation at Pang Ban's level, every tremor of the hair on one's body and every flow of blood and qi when one makes a move cannot escape his perception.
Given the drastic change in his speed, the unchanged muscle exertion, and the unchanged flow of internal energy, Pang Ban could only guess in other directions...
This use of time manipulation makes the attack extremely unpredictable and fierce, but it's also easy for others to spot, which is why Li Ping rarely uses it.
Few enemies could push him to this point.
It was only because of his great advancement in cultivation that Li Ping was able to change his speed so many times in an instant, breaking through Pang Ban's defense. Since Pang Ban couldn't stop him this time, he probably wouldn't be able to stop him next time either.
I found the key to breaking the deadlock...
However, once you reach the realm of shattering the void, you become incredibly resilient!
Previously, when I attacked with all my might, Pang Ban actually withstood it with ease, and he seemed to be much more resilient than "Zhang Sanfeng".
Having reached the Shattered Realm of the Dual Limitless, his physical body was already strong. Coupled with Pang Ban's method of absorbing the heavens and earth for his own use, he became "hard" beyond imagination.
But he never became an immortal; he was still a mortal, limited by his physical body!
If one breaks the balance between him and the universe, the primordial energy of the universe can overwhelm his body.
Li Ping took another step and charged forward madly, breaking the sound barrier in an instant. A white sonic boom cloud exploded behind him, and countless blades of grass were spun into the sky.
To this day, he still has no way to break the sound barrier silently, so this is the only way he can manage.
Breaking the sound barrier for the first time gave him a feeling of "relaxation," "freedom," and "quiet," as if he had broken free from constraints...
But the "quiet" feeling is only because he is so fast that even sound can't keep up; the "relaxation" and "freedom" are just psychological feelings that exceed the speed of sound.
In fact, at this speed, the resistance he faces is increasing.
After reaching supersonic speeds, he felt as if he were walking through an impenetrable wall of steel, and every minute he went faster became ten times more difficult than before.
Fortunately, he had indeed studied physics.
He condensed his protective inner energy into the shape of an airplane, greatly reducing drag.
In Li Ping's view, he needed a martial art similar to Indra's "Soaring to Immortality Steps" to maximize his speed advantage...
The thought flashed through his mind, and he turned around, circling ten feet behind Pang Ban, before throwing a punch...
With a single step, he circled nine zhang to Pang Ban's left and pointed his sword...
With another step, he flew seven zhang above Pang Ban and unleashed a palm strike...
His afterimages filled the sky. In that instant, Li Ping changed direction at least dozens of times and launched dozens of attacks, all seemingly at the same time.
He also drew upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into a long river of sword energy, which he then used to attack Pang Ban.
Pang Ban remained calm and still, seemingly choosing to remain still and observe.
His five-foot frame formed a self-contained world, making him impervious to Li Ping's ranged attacks.
When Li Ping was only three feet away from Pang Ban, he clenched his fist again and threw out countless punches in an instant!
Li Ping dodged Pang Ban's fist in the blink of an eye, found a blind spot in Pang Ban's defense, and broke through Pang Ban's true qi defense with a palm strike, aiming for Pang Ban's forehead.
"I refuse to believe you can be that stubborn..."
what? !
Li Ping suddenly realized that he was still in the same place, as if he hadn't moved at all.
At the same time, an iron fist slammed into his forehead. The terrifying power seemed capable of crushing a mountain; it was the "Great Three Combinations".
Pang Ban actually wants to open a portal to immortality in his own mind?!
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Ping used "Time Rewind".
He arrived at the battlefield in just half a day, but it took Pang Ban a whole day to get back. By then, Li Ping's supernatural abilities had been restored.
Otherwise, Li Ping would not have chosen to fight Pang Ban at this time.
Pang Ban's supernatural powers are too bizarre; there's no time rewind, so he can easily be killed instantly.
The power unleashed by the Great Three Combinations was rebounded back into his body, causing Pang Ban to shudder and retreat nearly a hundred feet.
Boundless power erupted from beneath his feet, carving two enormous, bottomless trenches into the ground!
He was actually able to expel the power of the Great Triple Explosion from his body.
Is it that strong?
That can't be right!
Only then, amidst the sonic boom, was the lush green grass pulverized into dust...
The muffled thud of the earthquake only reached others' ears when the ground cracked open and dirt flew everywhere...
The deafening roar caused by the clash of Li Ping's and his companion's true energy resounded throughout the heavens and earth...
The countless voices merged into a thunderclap, seemingly causing the entire grassland to tremble, demonstrating the swiftness of this exchange!
Li Ping's expression was solemn, his thoughts racing!
It seems that my previous speculation about Pang Ban's supernatural powers was very close to the truth.
He can distort reality in a way that is unfavorable to him.
He might even deliberately create realities that are detrimental to himself in order to use his abilities.
It was obvious that Pang Ban had used supernatural powers on himself, distorting reality and attacking him with the "Great Three Combinations".
I also used "time rewind" once.
So, this game is... a draw?
The key now is to figure out exactly how many times Pang Ban can use his supernatural powers.
I can't figure it out, I can only try!
Once there's a result, there will be a way to win...
After all, this is a tributary of time!
Seeing that Pang Ban had reached the realm of shattering the void, Li Ping certainly wouldn't rush in recklessly!
I used up the last Time Crystal Sand!
Besides testing Pang Ban, he had another thing to do: to test the "Time Burning" skill in the Time Triangle, which was the safest place he could think of!
Then, Li Ping once again used his movement technique, rushing towards Pang Ban at supersonic speed, his figure constantly changing.
But this time, Pang Ban did not "use stillness to control movement".
Li Ping's heart skipped a beat. It seemed his guess was correct; Pang Ban's earlier foolish waiting was merely a ploy to create a situation unfavorable to him, and also a way to lure the enemy...
At this moment, Li Ping finally witnessed the true strength of Pang Ban, who was at the Shattered Realm!
Within a radius of thirty feet around Pang Ban, the space seemed to undergo countless fractures and distortions, generating countless strange true energy fields.
In an instant, Li Ping felt hundreds of different forces pulling and cutting at him, each force unpredictable and bizarre.
The true energy field that Pang Ban displayed was many times stronger than Wanwan's eighteenth-level Heavenly Demon Force Field.
At the same time, countless "Pangban" appeared in the force field, each throwing a punch at Li Ping.
Of course, this was just an illusion and could not deceive Li Ping's mind.
But behind these illusions lies a real killing intent. The people are illusions, but the attacks are all invisible weapons constructed by Pang Ban through manipulation of the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
Li Ping's thoughts were still racing.
Pang Ban changed his tactics; he's unwilling to engage me in close combat!?
Has his confidence and momentum really fallen to this level?
That's unlikely!
Even though he had fled from him before, which had shaken his confidence and morale, he had turned misfortune into fortune and advanced to the Shattered Void Realm. How could he not have confidence in himself?
This is definitely a trap!
What is he planning to do now?
This chaotic field of true energy, coupled with the invisible energy weapon, truly resembled Pang Ban building an indestructible fortress around him to resist Li Ping's extreme speed!
This forced Li Ping to slow down.
At that moment, Pang Ban moved...