368: The past cannot catch up with the future

Walking with large strides toward the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King, Yang Jian smiled indifferently: "I don't know where you got this power of Law, but it is clearly not your own original power!"

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The Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King was shocked, while the Disciples looked at Tang Ku with expressions of admiration.

"Master, did you see that from the very beginning?" Pigsy couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Tang Ku just smiled without speaking, pointing in the direction of the two: "Watch carefully, you can learn a lot from this battle!"

Upon hearing this, everyone watched the scene intently, their eyes unblinking.

"How could you possibly break free from the control of the Law of Wind? Could it be that the Law of Wind didn't control your soul at all?" the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King asked in shock.

"It did trap me. I have to say, the person who gave you this power is a formidable character. If it had been someone else who didn't understand the Law, they would probably be dead by now!" Yang Jian laughed, "Using hallucinations induced by the sound of the wind to drag a person's soul directly into the Sea of Consciousness, and then using the power of Law to freeze the soul... I must say, this is the first time I've seen this fighting style. However, to Master this power, you must have paid a heavy price, right?"

The Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King's heart trembled, and fear welled up within him.

Yang Jian had truly seen through all his secrets; whether it was how this technique operated or the power it consumed, everything Yang Jian said was correct.

First, the Law of Wind could artificially create a frigid illusion through the sounds it produced, the irregular swaying of objects before one's eyes caused by the blowing wind, and the chill felt on the body. Then, using this, it would drag a person's soul and consciousness directly into their Sea of Consciousness, where it would strengthen the power of the illusion, subsequently freezing the person's soul and sealing it within the Sea of Consciousness.

In this way, the external Physical Body would completely lose control, becoming a state of being at the mercy of others.

However, there was a prerequisite to using this move in actual combat: one's own Mental Energy needed to be strong enough, at least exceeding that of the opponent. Even if it was just by a hair, one could easily execute it and crush the enemy!

However, the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King's Mental Energy did not exceed Yang Jian's, and what he consumed to execute this move was his own Lifespan!

That's right, it was his Lifespan. Only by overdrawing his own power could he execute this move and suppress Yang Jian.

Yet, what he never expected was that from the moment he attacked until Yang Jian woke up, it didn't even take ten seconds!

"...As expected of the number one War God of the Three Realms!" the Ghost King said with a gloomy face, "Can you tell me how you broke through the Seal and got out?"

"Heh, it's actually quite simple!" Yang Jian said, narrowing his eyes, "I already said, someone who hasn't mastered the Law would be easily sealed by you. But I have genuinely mastered the Elementary Law, and with the power of the Law protecting me, your power of Law, which hasn't even reached the introductory level, could never Seal my soul for long... And I'll tell you the truth, if it wasn't to see where your power actually came from, you really wouldn't have been able to Seal my soul!"

"Is this... the gap in raw strength?" the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King roared, "I refuse to accept this! Let's... go again!"

Hum! This time, he still used the Law of Wind, but he completely merged his Physical Body into the Law and attacked Yang Jian in reality.

The Saber Qi was filled with the power of the Law, and sparks of fire were faintly ignited within the Law of Wind, pressing toward Yang Jian accompanied by a violent gale.

The sky was full of Saber Qi and firelight, and in that instant, the temperature rose sharply. For a fleeting moment, Yang Jian felt as if he were walking on a star.

"Heh, that's more like it. Your body belongs to the fire element; this is the way to use it that complements the Law of Wind. Forcibly mobilizing the Law of Wind to combine with the cold attribute is actually putting the cart before the horse, and the consumption is also much greater than using fire..." Yang Jian laughed, "Rather than using those insidious methods, it's better to be straightforward and satisfying!"

The Law of Wind, carrying endless flames, completely engulfed Yang Jian. It seemed the Ghost King did not hear his words and launched a full-scale attack on him.

However, for Yang Jian, engaging with other Laws was something he longed for; even if the opponent was just a half-baked amateur, they could still serve as a whetstone to hone his own Law!

Hum! The Law of Time and Space was suddenly activated. Thousands of firelights fell, and thousands of Saber Qi struck his body, yet they couldn't budge him even a fraction.

"Law of Time and Space... Mountain Storm!" Standing as immovable as a mountain, with thousands of blades striking him, he remained undamaged by even a hair!

"Disciples, did you see that clearly?" Tang Ku asked with a smile.

Everyone was confused, only Shi Jingmo showed a trace of realization: "The Law of Time and Space, the overlapping of time and space..."

"Exactly!" Tang Ku smiled and said, "At the very moment he was being hit, Yang Jian himself became an existence of the future... In other words, although he looked like he was still standing there to the naked eye, as far as this sky-filling attack was concerned, he was in the future, in a state after the attack had already completed. You must know, in reality, the past can never catch up to the future, therefore, the thousands of blades striking him were merely things that had happened in the past to him, and could not hurt the him of the future!"

"So... so profound!" Wu Zhen tilted her head, completely unable to figure out the reasoning behind it.

Shi Jingmo pressed his palms together and pointed at Yang Jian: "Master, he moved!"

Tang Ku took a look and couldn't help but smile: "It seems he is not very proficient in using this move yet; he still suffered some damage..."

Bang! Yang Jian transformed into a large fireball, and immediately after, the fireball suddenly burst. Clad in silver-white battle armor, the Physical Body strength unique to the Eight Nine Arcane Art erupted, shattering all the remaining flaming Saber Qi.

"You..." The Ghost King was instantly dumbfounded, "You weren't using your full strength just now?"

"Heh, that's right. I didn't use the power of the Law, and I didn't use my full strength... because you simply aren't worth my full strength!"

Yang Jian's figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the Ghost King. With just a light touch of his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, the long saber in the Ghost King's hand shattered into fragments on the spot. Then, with a punch, the Ghost King was sent flying, blood spilling from his mouth like rain all over the ground.

Leaving an afterimage, Yang Jian suddenly appeared above him. A sweep of his Divine Eye revealed some anomalies on his body, so he grabbed the Ghost King's lowest right rib and forcefully ripped the bone out.

"It's this bone that gave you the power to control the Law, right?" Yang Jian kicked the Ghost King back to the ground and then landed beside him.

The Ghost King smashed a large crater into the ground and lay in it, gasping for breath, but even so, he did not show a hint of pain.

"Do you have any last words?" Yang Jian raised the long saber in his hand and sneered, "Gathering these demons and ghosts, attempting to seize the Luck of the Human Race... Heh, I don't know where you got such courage... You've wasted thousands of years of cultivation for nothing!"

As he spoke, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade was about to descend onto the Ghost King's head.

"True Monarch... please, I beg you to show mercy!" On a nearby hilltop, the Bull Demon King and his wife, along with another man and woman, were running over with anxious expressions.