This was the second time he had encountered such an experience. With the traits brought by the overlord, Pure Yang Overlord Body, and the Rog necklace, he couldn’t be controlled by ordinary means. However, this method of indirectly restricting him by changing the space around him did not fall into that category; his true self wasn’t controlled, he just couldn’t escape the surrounding space.

At the same time, the Blood Eye Demon Venerable, who was fleeing faster, flapped its wings and turned its head, releasing an unknown pupil technique towards him, who was immobilized, seemingly intending to subject Wang Zhifan to the same trick Demon Tathagata had endured.

"Spatial Movement!"

Wang Zhifan had been waiting for this guy to make a move. He grasped the moment the Demon Venerable released the pupil technique and activated the spatial ability from the Blank Winding Belt, instantly escaping the space sealed by the strange fine threads, directly reaching the back of the Demon Venerable as it was casting the technique, and slashed down with incredible speed!

If this Demon Venerable, tricked by him, had known in advance that he possessed a spatial movement skill, there might have been a chance to react correctly. However, the lack of intelligence caused it to be half a beat slow. As it was puzzled why the enemy controlled by its partner had suddenly disappeared, it felt a severe pain at the back of the head, suffering a heavy blow.

"Time Stop!"

Having succeeded in the sneak attack, Wang Zhifan dared not be careless. He immediately used the time stop ability of the Light of Time Saber and decapitated the enemy in front of him at the fastest speed. Then he rushed towards another time-stopped enemy and sent it to the afterlife with the Light of Time Saber.

In fact, each time the Light of Time Saber stops time, it only lasts for one second. If he wanted to extend it further, he would have to use the Time Stop continuously. But for someone at Wang Zhifan’s level, he could accomplish many things in one second. He managed to settle the opponent before the time stop ended, relying on the fixed defense-breaking Light of Time Saber.

"The Light of Time Saber is really good. Unless the enemy is strong enough to resist the Time Stop skill, they can only obediently face death. If one second is not enough, I’ll extend it for another second; it’s hard not to kill them... It’s just a pity that this skill has a daily use limit, and I can’t rely on it too much."

In comparison, Wang Zhifan found that using the Light of Time Saber was more stable in killing Demon Venerables. If he still used the Ocean Messenger, he might not have been able to take down these two enemies smoothly; they might use unexpected means to flee or counterattack.

He immediately returned to the previous area to check the situation with Demon Tathagata.

Like him, Demon Tathagata had already completed a double kill, and in his black Buddha form, he was incomparably strong.

One Demon Venerable who specialized in size changes was crushed into a meat patty by him, and another using a blood-dripping spear was brutally killed with his own weapon.

The last giant serpent Demon Venerable that Wang Zhifan had cut at seven inches was also about to meet its end, as the much smaller black Buddha penetrated its body, tearing apart its metal-like flesh, almost making sashimi out of it.

"This black Buddha form definitely possesses the power of rules; otherwise, merely relying on strength and defense wouldn’t be this formidable."

Wang Zhifan watched as Demon Tathagata eliminated the last Demon Venerable and chose not to intervene, because this large-sized target was actually difficult for him to kill. To kill it, he might need to go big, so it was easier to leave it to the ten-zhang tall black Buddha.

When the black Buddha finally crushed the giant serpent Demon Venerable’s big head, he finally stopped fighting, his figure rapidly shrinking, transforming into a bald monk with cracked skin all over.

The monk seemed to be in great pain, his eyebrows knotted together, his forehead covered in bean-sized sweat droplets. He extended a slightly trembling hand and quickly took out some unknown ointment from a black swastika on his chest, applying it to his cracked skin, and his complexion gradually returned to normal.

Then he took out a spare monk’s robe and wore it, turning back into a tall monk of unremarkable appearance, looking at Wang Zhifan, who had been observing for a long time.

"Benefactor, it’s impolite to peep at others changing clothes."

Demon Tathagata swept his gaze towards Wang Zhifan, his tone carrying some dissatisfaction.

Although the current environment was nighttime, for beings like them, ordinary human five senses had already been replaced, so he believed being observed was indeed happening.

"You didn’t avoid others, nor did you ask others to leave, so it doesn’t count as peeping."

Wang Zhifan was a bit speechless. He didn’t expect this monk to be a bit pretentious. If he really minded his secrets being seen by others, why didn’t he just teleport away earlier?

"I assumed the benefactor would move away voluntarily." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Demon Tathagata replied immediately, unclear about his intention.

"I was guarding against any accident happening to you... Rest assured, I won’t tell anyone about your secrets; I’m not that meddlesome."

Seeing that this guy seemed concerned about his embarrassed state being exposed after the battle, Wang Zhifan responded.

"I can only trust you then, Martial Venerable."

Demon Tathagata didn’t openly deny it after hearing this. He revealed the Demon Sealing List in his hand, pointing out Wang Zhifan’s name as a warning.

It was evident that he originally didn’t know Wang Zhifan and needed the Demon Sealing List to confirm his identity.

"Alright, alright, don’t keep fussing about a small matter! Do you know why so many Demon Venerables possess spatial teleportation abilities? Do they also have a Demon Sealing List in their hands?"

Wang Zhifan promptly changed the subject, inquiring from this high-level local, whose information channels should be much more well-informed than his.

It turned out his guess was correct, as Demon Tathagata immediately provided an answer without much thought after listening.

"Martial Venerable, there is no Demon Sealing List in the Demon Realm, but the demons have secretly built many arrays in the Calamity Realm. Near these arrays, they can perform spatial movement and communication.

If you discover an array, be sure to destroy it; otherwise, the demons will become increasingly difficult to deal with, and each battle will require expending a lot of energy to suppress the surrounding space, adding many risks..."

Demon Tathagata’s words immediately reminded Wang Zhifan of many strange patterns he had seen in the past while clearing out demons.

He remembered that some patterns were engraved on the ground, while others were in caves or other places.

He once thought those patterns were mostly used for rituals and the like, but it turns out he had underestimated the demons.

The demons had made various preparations long before the great battle began, rather than just coming to the Calamity Realm to send themselves to death as many had thought.

"So that’s how it is... No wonder I was wondering why those guys didn’t teleport to escape; it turns out you made a move to restrict them..."

Recalling the various abnormalities in the previous battle, Wang Zhifan suddenly realized that it wasn’t that these opponents had suddenly become foolish. Instead, Demon Tathagata had expended extra power to suppress their ability to escape when he descended, causing them to lose a major reliance. After the battle, Demon Tathagata’s worn-out state was due to the excessive consumption of his power.

"It seems this guy’s strength is much greater than he shows. At the very least, he has the capability to suppress spatial teleportation, whereas I can only indirectly achieve this by activating skills."

In an instant, Wang Zhifan gained more respect for this master, who had shown a disheveled side in front of him.

This person was indeed not a simple figure, with a cultivation that far surpassed his own. He merely held the advantage in equipment, his understanding of rule power was far inferior in comparison.

After a brief exchange, Demon Tathagata warned Wang Zhifan once again not to tell others about his previous state, then stored the few Demon Venerable corpses on the ground into the black swastika on his chest and teleported away from the place.

But Wang Zhifan chose not to leave immediately. He followed his memory and headed towards the location where he initially assassinated the Black-haired Demon Venerable, which was the collapsed cave.

The reason for coming to this place wasn’t for any other purpose, just to verify one thing.

He activated a strange skill and submerged into the collapsed mountain. After spending some time, he discovered some arrangements in the previous cave that he had overlooked.

Specifically, there were intricate patterns on some stones that were incomprehensible and closely resembled the Demon Arrays he had seen before.

"This cave is a node of a Demon Array, I was so focused on killing Demon Venerables before that I didn’t notice these things... I have to pay more attention in the future."

The Demon Realm Arrays had been deliberately made to be discreet and carried no specific aura, but Wang Zhifan specifically studied them a bit, deepened the impression, and then made a second move to completely destroy all the arrangements in this place.