Astral Pet Store (WN)

Six Lives Buddha, whose power was rising to the peak of the Star State, said indifferently, "You won't have a chance to summon more pets."

He decided not to give Su Ping any leeway, since the latter was arrogantly using Fate State pets.

Consolidation!

The surrounding time and space were frozen; all the dust and flowing astral power came to a stop. Su Ping, who was about to attack, was also petrified; he looked like an idiot in that posture.

He took out a dagger and made a stabbing motion at Su Ping's neck, ready to end the battle by leaving a wound.

That would be enough proof that he was capable of killing Su Ping!

However, he had a strange feeling of danger—right when his dagger was about to injure Su Ping's neck. There were goosebumps all over his body.

His heart began to race, so he suddenly leaped back.

The time and space he had confined were restored, but nothing happened. Su Ping also returned to normal and continued his actions. Everything was just like before, except that he was in a different position, as if having just flashed to another place.

What is going on?

Six Lives Buddha was secretly alarmed. Was it just my imagination?

A man as experienced as him was able to foresee danger with instincts alone. He looked at Su Ping, who was still in the process of launching his attack, obviously unknowing that time and space had been frozen.

Then, what made me feel threatened?

Consolidation!

He activated his ability again, freezing everything. This time, instead of personally attacking, he controlled the dagger with astral power to stab Su Ping's neck.

However—when his dagger was about to stab Su Ping's neck—the latter suddenly rolled his eyes while his body was still, then he put on a big smile. "You're very vigilant, aren't you?"

Bang!

He suddenly extended his hand and grabbed the dagger, dispersing its power.

Time and space were still frozen; everything was paralyzed, including the dust. However, Su Ping was capable of moving.

"You…"

Six Lives Buddha narrowed his eyes in shock.

He mastered the path of time and space too?

Time and space were then restored. All their interactions were seen by the audience as them flashing to different positions.

However, all the Ascendant State experts present were shocked.

They had been able to see all their exchanges during the pause. After all, Six Lives Buddha's path of time and space wasn't powerful enough to influence Ascendants.

Su Ping also knows the path of time and space!

It was undoubtedly an ultimate weapon!

Six Lives Buddha would have probably been counterattacked and defeated instantly, had he recklessly charged at Su Ping!

After all, such an opportunity would be rare and fatal in a battle between two top experts!

"Your disciple…"

In the palace—several Celestials were showing surprise, not expecting that Su Ping would have hidden himself that deeply. The Golden Crow's power he had displayed was surprising enough, and his unknown constitution was even more peculiar. He also turned out to have grasped the path of time and space!

He was almost a genius in every aspect!

Shen Huang was surprised too, as Su Ping had not revealed that skill in the earlier fights; even he was caught unaware. Therefore, it was clear to those experts that the guy had surely been aiming to hide the skill until the finals.

"Very good."

The expert put on a new smile, becoming increasingly satisfied with his new disciple.

"Junior Brother Su…"

You Long was truly surprised; he then shook his head with mixed feelings, also feeling happy that he had been generous and helpful to his junior brother. He was spared from having to curry favor thanks to his Heavenly Lord status, but having more friends would never hurt. Even Heavenly Lords would welcome a helping hand when they sought resources they needed.

In the void battlefield—Su Ping dropped his smile and suddenly attacked.

"Die!"

He had indeed grasped the law of time. He had understood a thing or two about it a long while back, to later gain a deeper understanding in his outings to the cultivation sites while he learned other laws. He became more or less an expert in terms of the law of time.

However, his expertise was still lacking when compared to the Six Lives Buddha's.

For instance, Su Ping was incapable of summoning his future self.

He could hardly pause time and space; his best would be to make an area pause for one or two seconds.

It was even more difficult to reverse or accelerate time.

However, his Mid-Level Acceleration Talent was partly based on the law of time; he could understand time better through his talent.

Although fighting with the law of time wasn't his forte, he could capture the waves when others made use of the law, to prevent himself from being paused or his actions slowed.

Six Lives Buddha didn't look as casual as before; he had a shocked and suspicious look. He had witnessed Su Ping and Diaz' battle, and now found Su Ping intimidating since the path of time and space was added on top of his unknown constitution.

The man probably didn't use the path of time and space when he defeated Diaz, or the monk would have detected it.

The guy hid his technique to catch me unaware!

Six Lives Buddha punched toward Su Ping's back and said with glittering eyes, "Since you have also mastered the path of time and space, for fairness' sake, I'll give you a chance to summon your future self."

Su Ping smiled and said, "You seem innocent, but you're quite the sophisticated sort. You want to find out how strong I am? I don't need my future self to beat you. Come on!"

His opponent knew he was capable of using the path of time and space, but not how deft he was at it. Su Ping preferred not to admit he couldn't summon his future self, lest he would reassure his opponent.

"You will lose because of your arrogance!"

Six Lives Buddha had grim eyes; he could not tell whether Su Ping was deliberately refusing or if he was still unable to use it. After all, the man had been quite shrewd thus far, having hidden that skill until that battle.

He could only let the matter rest for the moment; he was sure that Su Ping would reveal more trump cards later in the fight.

Boom!

He unleashed his astral power with a shocking aura, this time without the laws of time and space.

He could still crush Su Ping with his future self's cultivation.

"Sumeru Saber!"

Six Lives Buddha made a sudden attack; the same purple dagger that Su Ping had snatched appeared in his hand, obviously having fetched it from another time. Releasing brilliant purple light, the dagger turned into a saber and stabbed towards Su Ping, cutting through the void and reaching him instantly.