However, when Zhou Tian was preparing to use that ability to deal with those two living beings, he estimated that the effectiveness of his actions would likely not be very good.

Mainly because Zhou Tian had not chosen his targets well.

If it had been in the outside world, the comprehension of the rules and their strength, although not entirely unconnected, most living beings could only be said to have a mediocre understanding of the rules’ abilities. Given Zhou Tian’s strength in time abilities, as long as the opponent was unprepared, even if they were of the same level, the deployment of Zhou Tian’s time abilities would certainly have an effect; the extent of the ability’s impact would then be the only concern.

However, due to the environment of the world Zhou Tian was currently in, it was destined from that moment that his actions, no matter how they were viewed, seemed to be doomed not to have much of an impact.

Who made this world most suitable for perceiving rules?

Because of the environmental factor, it was expected that in this world, those living beings, even if deficient in other abilities, would have a far superior understanding of the rules compared to those from the outside world. Thus, even though Zhou Tian’s time rule could be used to fight above his level in this world, he might not even be able to defeat opponents of his own level due to their deeper comprehension.

Zhou Tian was well aware of this, which was why he had initially used his rather powerful time ability for a probing action. Although not devoid of the intent to take down his opponent in one fell swoop, that was merely a slim hope. In essence, since Zhou Tian had used that ability to probe, it meant that he did not hold much hope for the attack’s effectiveness.

And indeed, the outcome did not surprise Zhou Tian.

When Zhou Tian applied his time ability to those two living beings, he immediately encountered resistance.

After all, they were beings that had grown up in this special world. Although the two living beings did not cultivate the time rule, their comprehension of the rules was not only no less than Zhou Tian’s but even surpassed his by more than a small margin. As a result, with such deep understanding of the rules, it was no wonder that Zhou Tian’s abilities had no effect.

When the rules collided, the opponents easily broke through Zhou Tian’s time ability with their own rule powers. Afterwards, having successfully nullified Zhou Tian’s powers, the two living beings revealed a cold, mocking expression.

Competing with them in rule powers?

Both living beings were extremely proud of their perception of the rules; without a certain level of ability, they couldn’t have survived in this world till now. Zhou Tian dared to use the time rule against them, so if those two living beings didn’t make a statement, that would certainly not be possible.

If it’s about competing in rules, then let’s do it! Since Zhou Tian had tested them with the time rule, the two living beings didn’t mind using their cultivated rule powers to launch a counterattack.

Thus, right after Zhou Tian’s tentative move had ended, the two living beings launched their second wave of attack, based on the rule powers they cultivated.

The rabbit glared at Zhou Tian, a loud boom echoed in the sky, and then under the rabbit’s control, a lightning bolt nearly ten meters thick struck towards Zhou Tian.

At the same time, the fox also made a move. Without any noticeable action, a black hole suddenly appeared beneath Zhou Tian’s feet, and just like when Zhou Tian first entered this world, the black hole exerted a suction force. The fox, performing like a solid rock, intended to pull Zhou Tian into the black hole.

It could be said that the two living beings exhibited considerable strength, and if Zhou Tian didn’t handle it well, defeat at their hands wouldn’t be an impossible outcome.

However, it was clear that although the two opponents were strong, they still fell short compared to Pan Shi. Even if Zhou Tian’s current strength had diminished quite a bit, it was still not going to be easy for those two living beings to defeat him.

As a result, when the two living beings launched their counterattack using their abilities, Zhou Tian almost immediately retaliated without hesitation.

His personal world unfolded. Taking advantage of the living beings’ lack of knowledge of his powers, Zhou Tian didn’t resist the rabbit’s lightning attack using conventional methods. Instead, he released a copy of a Beastman and had it fully block the lightning attack for him.

Subsequently, with a loud crash, the copy of the Beastman that Zhou Tian released was directly turned into charred remains by the lightning. However, with the death of the replica Beastman, Zhou Tian successfully blocked the rabbit’s attack.

Meanwhile, as a force of suction emerged beneath his feet, Zhou Tian’s time abilities activated, and using a method similar to how his opponents had blocked his attack, he employed his time rule against the fox’s dark rule.

Time Retrospection!

Although it was difficult to determine who was stronger when time clashed with darkness, Zhou Tian had plenty of methods to counter the dark abilities with time rules. For instance, by simply using his time ability to restore the ground to its state before the opponent used their power, he was able to block the fox’s attack aimed at him at that moment.

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