In an instant, the demon reacted from its shock and fury, hastily activating its teleportation ability to dodge, but this time it appeared even farther away, a full thousand feet away!

"Hehe... if you’re going to run away, you might as well disappear completely. Letting me sense you seems a bit too deliberate, don’t you think?"

Seeing this, Wang Zhifan immediately used his Lightweight Skill to quickly pursue, though he already had a prediction in mind, knowing that this Demon Venerable was definitely up to some scheme.

Sure enough, just as the Demon Venerable turned to flee as if afraid of Wang Zhifan, he suddenly sensed the fluctuation of the Power of Laws. Specifically, multiple spatial rifts suddenly appeared all around him, threatening to slice him into countless pieces!

Wang Zhifan was most familiar with this form of Space Law power, having used the Master of the Universe Badge many times outside dungeons, making it a regular law ability for him.

So he immediately used his Spatial Movement Ability to dodge, teleporting several times in a row, and with each move, he released a clone.

He skillfully controlled all the clones to coordinate with his true self to surround the opponent, increasing pressure while he repeatedly entered dreams and shifted through them, confusing the opponent and making it hard to pinpoint his true location.

In the blink of an eye within the fast-paced battle, this tactic was very effective. If the enemy wasn’t confident in a one-hit kill, they would inevitably fall into a disadvantage, and those with poor mental states were prone to panic and disorder.

"What a troublesome opponent! He can resist my temporal powers and predict my spatial blades! His Clone Skill is also outstanding! The human race has such masters! I’d better retreat first, find out more, and fight again later!"

Having reached this point in their clash, the Scholar Demon Venerable, who had continuously suffered setbacks, realized the situation was unfavorable and began to think about retreating.

Since descending to the Calamity Realm, he hadn’t encountered such a difficult opponent as Wang Zhifan. In the past, he could suppress his enemies in one move, two at most, eliminating them effortlessly without feeling any pressure.

But this person was different, seeming born to counter him, rendering all his methods ineffective and gradually leading him to a disadvantage.

Seeing he was about to be beaten up once again at close range, he, not fond of fighting losing battles, chose to retreat for now and seek revenge once he’d thought of a good strategy.

In contrast, Wang Zhifan’s mindset was entirely different.

Although he too had fought many battles where he had the advantage, he’d also experienced unfavorable battles.

Without discussing his numerous battles in other dungeons, just this Calamity Realm defense war alone had seen countless fights, with both great victories and retreats. His rich combat experience ranked him among the top of Calamity Realm cultivators, otherwise, he wouldn’t have reached the top spot.

So now he remained full of fighting spirit, not considering retreat an option. He kept entering dreams, shifting through dreams to control his clones to surround the enemy, while closely observing for the best strategy to defeat the opponent.

As for the enemy’s intention to flee, it wasn’t so much that Wang Zhifan deduced the enemy wanted to escape, but that he personally had no intention of letting it get away!

As Wang Zhifan and his clones closed the encirclement for an impending fierce battle, the Scholar Demon Venerable suddenly used his temporal powers again, bringing the area around him into a Time Stop state.

He understood from the small tavern incident that Wang Zhifan’s clones couldn’t resist temporal powers, and he wanted to use this effect to confirm Wang Zhifan’s true position.

This tactic proved very effective; all clones within the time-stopped range froze, except for Wang Zhifan’s true self, unaffected by the Time Stop power for some reason.

"Spatial Blade!"

Next, the Demon Venerable targeted Wang Zhifan’s true self with Space Law power, seemingly intending to kill him, but actually just wanting to force Wang Zhifan to retreat.

He knew that Wang Zhifan, with his Spatial Movement Ability, wasn’t afraid of this move, so to successfully activate his long-distance Spatial Movement Ability to escape, he needed to guard against the risk of Wang Zhifan suddenly closing in.

Forcing Wang Zhifan’s true self to teleport and dodge, he then created multiple spatial rifts in the vicinity, crafting a dangerous cage-like perimeter around himself.

Inside this treacherous yet secure cage, he began constructing the power for a long-distance move.

He intended to directly teleport to Xuanzhou, more than half a Calamity Realm away, to the headquarters of the Demon Realm army. This would deter the persistent human from pursuing him there recklessly, as it would be suicidal even with the Demon Sealing List’s teleportation powers.

The Demon Realm army had long learned of the human cultivators possessing the Demon Sealing List during months of warfare, understanding its functions, and had been attempting to construct similar powers for themselves.

At this moment, Wang Zhifan, seeing the Scholar Demon Venerable "entangle himself," and sensing the rampant flow of Space Law power within him, instantly understood his intentions. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

He promptly raised the Epic Time Blade, which had appeared in his hand at some point, unleashing rounds of radiant Dream Splendor Blade Light, attacking the Scholar Demon Venerable poised for escape, but all attacks were thwarted by the surrounding spatial rifts, making him seem a bit frustrated and helpless.

"Demon! Have the guts not to run! Are all you demons cowardly rodents? If you’re a real opponent, keep fighting me! Whoever runs is a loser!"

As he saw the Demon Venerable about to escape, unable to attack from afar or close in due to spatial rifts, Wang Zhifan resorted to a verbal strategy, hoping to provoke the formidable foe into staying.

Evidently, the Scholar Demon Venerable wasn’t foolish. Seeing Wang Zhifan’s curses, he instead smiled, feeling elated, secretly satisfied for having regained control of the situation.

"Heh heh..."

He let out a mocking laugh, then, with a vicious glare at Wang Zhifan, said:

"Arrogant human boy, just you wait! In a few days, I’ll come find you again! Making you and your family die one by one and turning into food for my Demon Clan! Hahaha!!!"

With a burst of laughter, the demon vanished from sight, using the completed spatial power to transport himself to distant Xuanzhou.

Of course, Wang Zhifan wasn’t aware of this detail. He only knew the opponent disappeared completely from his perception, unsure of where exactly it had teleported to.

Usually, such an outcome was enough to infuriate him, but unexpectedly, he felt no anger, appearing much calmer than during his previous outburst at the Demon Venerable, as if it was all just a performance.

"One second."

Then he began counting in his mind, holding the Epic Time Blade in his hand, stepping towards where the Demon Venerable had vanished.

At that place, many of the spatial rifts created by the Demon Venerable still flickered menacingly.

"Two seconds."

Continuing his strange counting, he moved closer to the spatial rifts.

"Three seconds."

"Four seconds."

He reached the side of the spatial rift, as they showed signs of disappearing without the support of Spatial Law power.

...

"Seven seconds."

"Eight seconds."

When he counted to eight seconds, the spatial rifts around him had completely vanished.

"Nine seconds... Rewind!"

Finally, at nine seconds, he activated the special ability of the Epic Time Blade, Rewind!

This skill had only one purpose: to instantly bring the target back to its position up to ten seconds prior!

In a flash, beside him, where there was nothing, appeared the Scholar Demon Venerable’s figure!

Clearly, the Scholar Demon Venerable didn’t anticipate such a bizarre event. Upon appearing, he still had his mouth open as if speaking to someone.

But naturally, Wang Zhifan wouldn’t allow it any time to react. He was prepared and mercilessly swung the Epic Time Blade, simultaneously using its other ability, Time Stop!

In an instant, the Demon Venerable, fond of time-stopping its enemies, was completely frozen in place.

It seemed to want to resist this temporal power, but the power wielded by the Epic Layer equipment in this extraordinary game didn’t pale in comparison.

As it began constructing a counteracting force, the Epic Time Blade, with its unbreakable nature, sliced through its head, turning it into a half-headed demon.