My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 767 Guidance
Being fast can indeed give you a significant advantage in battle.

but,
This does not mean we are invincible!

"break!"

Just as Shen Changchuan's figure appeared three zhang behind Hou Ping, the earthy yellow light suddenly transformed into a thin line, instantly tearing through space with a sharp hiss, and accurately piercing the spot where Shen Changchuan was about to appear!
"boom!"

Shen Changchuan hastily swung his palm to meet the attack. The spatial power collided with the cyan light, and the violent collision stirred up a wave of air. The strong impact swept outwards, and even stirred up a storm that could be seen to erupt in all directions!
An overwhelming force struck, causing Shen Changchuan's arm to go numb and the spatial power he had gathered in his hand to almost dissipate.

In that instant, he felt as if that sharp edge was about to pierce through his palm!
"What a powerful force!"

In the blink of an eye, Shen Changchuan retreated rapidly, leaving a series of afterimages in the air, until he finally stabilized himself a thousand feet away.

He glanced at Hou Ping across from him, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

His opponent's casual strike nearly pierced through his spatial defenses!
"That is the true meaning!"

"That condensed attack contained more than ten percent of true power!"

Shen Changchuan let out a long breath.

As expected, my previous idea was correct—the power of space can only suppress ordinary cultivators who have just entered the Divine Travel Realm.

However, when facing a prodigy like Hou Ping, whose cultivation has reached the third level of the Divine Travel Realm and who has mastered a powerful True Meaning, the effect of spatial power is greatly reduced!
On the path of cultivation, true meaning is considered the power of the righteous path, and there is a reason for that.

"Junior brother's mastery of spatial power is truly extraordinary. With this spatial movement technique, he can even handle cultivators at the third or fourth level of the Divine Travel Realm."

"But don't think that this means you can fight against opponents of that level."

"The enemy may not be as fast as you, but their attacks are fast enough, and that's enough!"

Hou Ping stood with his hands behind his back, his body radiating a yellowish-brown light like a mountain, and pointed out the passage.

"Thanks for the advice, senior brother!"

Shen Changchuan suppressed the churning blood and qi within him and bowed to Hou Ping in thanks.

He understands what the other person means.

Despite Hou Ping's seemingly delayed counterattack, appearing behind him only after Hou Ping had used his "Air Step" technique to strike, Hou Ping's counterattack was surprisingly quick.

But in fact,

The moment Shen Changchuan moved, the other party's divine sense had already locked onto him!
That kind of soul lock is impossible to escape!
So the moment I appeared behind my opponent using the Sky Step, the attack arrived instantly, locked on by my soul!

As the other party said,

Perhaps the other person isn't as fast as him.

But as long as the attack is fast enough and can lock onto and hit the person, that's enough!

Do not!
Not right either!
Shen Changchuan suddenly remembered,
Not long ago, during the battle in the Grand Competition, Lin Wushuang was barely able to keep up with him, and their speed was only slightly slower.

How could the geniuses of the Divine Realm, who have undergone transformations in their magical power, divine soul, reaction, and even physical life, not keep up in a short-range confrontation?
Even if one's stepping technique can be considered instantaneous, due to the difference in reaction speed, one will still be defeated by the opponent in close combat because of the difference in reaction speed!

The maneuvering that Senior Brother Hou mentioned probably doesn't mean creating distance, like casting spells from several miles away or launching long-range attacks to harass someone, right?
Only by increasing the distance of the battle can...

Only by using the "air step" to compensate for the difference in reaction time can one have the capital to talk about maneuvering.

"This so-called maneuvering is probably just like a fly attacking and disgusting people from afar. Senior Brother Hou is still giving me face!"

Shen Changchuan sighed inwardly.

Previously, when facing Wan Zunli, a newly promoted Corpse Refining Sect elder from a small place in the Southern Yue region, he hadn't noticed anything amiss. Only now, facing the true geniuses of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, did Shen Changchuan truly feel the difference between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Divine Travel Realm!

It was probably Senior Brother Hou who held back just now.
Otherwise, the moment you use the Sky Step to appear behind your opponent, before you can even react, the attack will probably have already arrived!

This also made Shen Changchuan realize something.

Perhaps possessing the ability to step into the void gives him the right to escape from cultivators like Hou Ping, who are at the third or even fourth level of the Divine Travel Realm.

But right now, I absolutely do not have the ability to fight them!

"Junior brother, don't be discouraged."

Hou Ping, who was not far away, seemed to sense the change in Shen Changchuan's state of mind.

Hou Ping seemed to sense the change in his mood, and his voice was as steady as a bell.

"With your cultivation at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, it is already quite remarkable that you have been able to do this. You should know that ordinary cultivators at the first level of the Divine Travel stage would probably suffer greatly under my finger."

"Moreover, your spatial teleportation technique is something that, unless someone has also mastered spatial power or has a specific method for dealing with it, if you are focused on escaping, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything to you."

Between talking,

Hou Ping's words were tinged with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

The ability to independently perceive and master the power of space is completely different from the ability to master the power of space by borrowing other objects.

The former was almost like an extension of one's own arm.

The latter,
This requires a certain transition interval.

This brief opening can absolutely decide the outcome of a battle in the Divine Realm!
As for the former, if the other party is determined to escape, even he, who is at the third level of the Divine Travel Realm, has no way to deal with it.

Hearing this,

Shen Changchuan nodded thoughtfully.

Subsequently,

His eyes blazed with renewed fighting spirit.

"Again!" he said loudly, clasping his hands in a fist salute. "Please continue to instruct me, senior brother!"

"Come!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Changchuan's figure vanished.

next moment,
Whoosh whoosh!
Five figures of Shen Changchuan suddenly appeared, scattered in all directions.

Spatial clone!

This was achieved through a perfect combination of a top-tier second-order spell and spatial power, creating several spatial clones that could move for a short time. As soon as they appeared, they immediately stirred up a fierce storm in the surrounding area!
As their energies merged, they formed a mysteriously connected array that worked together to create an extremely dangerous and oppressive atmosphere!

"A physical clone formed using spatial power and a perfected magical clone technique? An interesting idea!"

Hou Ping's gaze sharpened, revealing a hint of interest.
But he remained calm and unhurried on the surface.

Zheng!
As dazzling light rose from each spatial clone, the spatial slashes, imbued with spatial power, intertwined in the void, like a dense network slicing through heaven and earth, threatening to tear Hou Ping to shreds.
Hou Ping finally made a move!
hum!
Suddenly,
A powerful wave rippled and spread from the void, and the earthy yellow light flowing around Hou Ping suddenly burst forth, his soaring sword intent piercing through the heavens.

Then it appeared as if a huge, illusory mountain had appeared around Hou Ping, enveloping him.
(End of this chapter)