The dazzling Epic Time Blade fiercely slashed over the Demon Venerable with a time-stop! Following the first strike came the relentless second, third, fourth, fifth...

Wang Zhifan knew too well how powerful this enemy was, so he couldn’t afford to be the slightest bit relaxed. Seizing the opportunity, he exerted himself with overload output, one slash after another, each stroke extremely ruthless!

Finally, after slashing over ten thousand times within seconds, the Demon Venerable was chopped into scattered pieces of flesh, leaving no trace of its original form. He then ceased his storm-like barrage.

"Not necessarily dead... If it possesses the ability to resurrect by reversing time."

Even at this moment, standing beside the foul, scattered remains on the ground, Wang Zhifan still wasn’t sure if the enemy was truly dead, as it could potentially resurrect using its mastery over space-time law. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Understanding the immense power of the adversary, it might resurrect against the destructive essence of his blade. Hence, Wang Zhifan remained cautious, choosing to stay nearby and observe closely.

He patiently waited for over ten minutes, scrutinizing any movement in the foul remains on the ground, contemplating that if the enemy wasn’t completely dead and had evaded his attack, he would use his retrospection to engage it in battle again, ensuring its permanent demise.

However, after waiting for a few more minutes, he perceived no abnormal movement, suggesting the formidable enemy was genuinely dead.

"Maybe check the Demon Sealing List to confirm?"

Thinking this over, seeing the enemy unresponsive for so long, Wang Zhifan took out the Demon Sealing List to verify.

He checked his honor points. If his points had increased by at least a hundred since his last check, it would imply the adversary was finished.

But when his gaze swept across the top of the Demon Sealing List, he found his honor points remained at the previous fourteen thousand-plus, instantly feeling alarmed!

"Damn! It’s really not dead!"

All at once, Wang Zhifan felt immense pressure. He had successfully leveraged the retrospection skill to deliver an intense strike but didn’t expect it to turn out unsuccessful, and he had no idea where he went wrong.

Frantically focusing his senses on the shattered remains on the ground, he repeatedly confirmed but still noticed nothing peculiar.

To him, the Demon Venerable’s remains appeared devoid of life and had remained unchanged, a truly lifeless object.

"Seems I’ve been deceived by some trick."

Accepting this as reality, Wang Zhifan could do nothing but sigh.

Raising his left hand, he activated the fire capability of the Demon Dragon Ring, commencing to burn the remnants on the ground, intending to finish this final procedure before departing.

But just as he ignited the blaze, he suddenly observed a change in the remains on the ground!

The chunks of the Demon Venerable’s body vanished collectively, without any trace of law fluctuations! As if they slipped into the void!

"Retrospection!"

Surprised, but elated by the sight, Wang Zhifan immediately activated the Epic Time Blade to pull back the target, a maneuver he was well-prepared to execute.

However, this time, something terrifying appeared!

He was certain he had successfully activated the retrospection skill of the Epic Time Blade, yet the targeted adversary resisted, and the Epic Time Blade failed in the power struggle!

"How can this be! Isn’t it said that only extremely powerful beings can resist retrospection? If it could resist, why didn’t it do so earlier? Why wait until it’s minced?"

Wang Zhifan was thoroughly bewildered, unable to rationalize the Demon Venerable’s actions, which defied logic despite mastering time-space power.

Despite the situation unfolding this way, he was left powerless; henceforth, he could only brace against the enemy’s revenge, responding to attacks as they came.

With a tinge of luck-seeking thoughts, he went on to inspect the map on the Demon Sealing List, attempting to locate the enemy’s whereabouts.

If the previous teleportation wasn’t far, he would likely discover it directly and attempt to pursue.

But such an ideal situation evidently did not materialize; Wang Zhifan searched the map but failed to identify any nearby place hosting a Demon Venerable, leaving him to abandon the pursuit reluctantly.

"Carefree Roaming Dragon, Emperor Tianhua, they didn’t die in vain; this Demon Venerable is far superior to its peers—a grim future awaits."

With some regret, Wang Zhifan swiftly accepted the reality, preparing to proceed with his next plan.

Scanning the map, he noticed the disappearance of two Demon Venerable markers near a city and soared into the air to investigate.

Because his earlier left clones were either recalled or destroyed, he had no choice but to make the journey.

Shortly after, beneath the moonlight, he reached the small tavern outside from before.

His powerful senses immediately informed him that the two servant Demon Venerables previously here were now dead, leaving only the weakened Golden Lotus Seed and an unexpected presence.

No need for closer inspection; he instantly guessed the situation, wildly lamenting internally:

"This Elder Fumo is really letting me down! Says supporting me with the strongest clone, but ends up aiding the Golden Lotus Seed instead!"

It turned out that the unforeseen presence at the tavern was the powerful support sent by Elder Fumo, who had dispatched assistance to the Golden Lotus Seed amidst Wang Zhifan’s battle with the Demon Venerable, neglecting to intervene personally.