Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1054: The Traces of All Things
Chapter 1054: The Traces of All Things
Zhang Yi's vision of the world gradually became clear.
Layer upon layer of influences overlapped and intertwined, finally appearing like a movie being projected.
When he focused his attention on a particular object, he could see its movement trajectory within the next two seconds.
After advancing to Epsilon level, his ability [Echo of Time] had also achieved a qualitative breakthrough.
From merely passively predicting the arrival of danger, he could now actively foresee the future within a two-second timeframe.
This ability was called [All Things Follow Traces].
When one could grasp the movement patterns of all things in the world, not only could they avoid all dangers, but they could also strike preemptively against enemies.
Cadillus's attack came once again, but while he was still gathering his power, Zhang Yi had already struck first!
One hundred Dimensional Gates unfolded around Cadillus, then erupted with incredibly violent Void Power, like hundreds of black tentacles extending toward Cadillus!
Cadillus's gaze sharpened as he quickly expanded the primal water in his hand, forming a spherical water curtain around himself.
This thin layer of water curtain didn't appear sturdy, but the moment those black tentacles touched it, they extinguished like fireworks falling into water!
Cadillus raised his right fist and flew directly toward Zhang Yi, just like a superhero in cartoons!
The primal water enveloped his entire body, and he didn't even fear Zhang Yi's Alternate Dimensional Space.
"This super-material element would cause significant damage to my Dimensional Space. If I suck him into the Dimensional Space, there's a high risk of dimensional collapse."
Zhang Yi calmly analyzed the battle situation.
"Whoosh!"
His figure flashed, and he was already several thousand meters away.
Cadillus flashed past the spot where he had just been.
In the area he passed through, any material touched by the primal water was directly and silently dissolved.
Zhang Yi unhurriedly took out Baldier's longbow, slowly charging it while using his future-prediction ability to dodge Cadillus's attacks.
When the charging was complete, based on his prediction of Cadillus's movement trajectory, he fired an arrow!
"Shhh—"
The black Void Arrow swept across an area of Star Island, instantly obliterating half of a small city.
However, Cadillus dodged this attack, looking at the ruins behind him with a trace of apprehension in his eyes.
Zhang Yi gained some insight.
"Although I can foresee the future within two seconds, the future can be changed. So if I strike too early, I might alter the fate of him being hit."
It was like how a person could see the future of a leaf falling from a branch and eventually landing on the ground.
But if one reached out to catch the falling leaf, they might create wind, causing the leaf to deviate from its original trajectory.
"The All Things Follow Traces ability is simplest for predicting an opponent's moves. If used for attack, I need to time it perfectly so the opponent doesn't have time to dodge for it to be effective."
Cadillus was a genuine veteran Epsilon-level powerhouse among the opponents Zhang Yi had fought.
Both his strength and combat experience were impeccable.
Battling him could provide Zhang Yi with substantial combat experience.
Zhang Yi continued learning while fighting Cadillus.
It wasn't because he was arrogant enough to learn how to fight at such a time.
But rather because, in his battle with Cadillus, taking the initiative to attack didn't hold much significance.
Even though he had now stepped into Epsilon level, his offensive capabilities still weren't sufficient to threaten Cadillus.
What he relied on was purely his undefeatable defensive power.
According to Zhang Yi's own calculations, his current superhuman ability index was around 13,000 points.
Winning against Cadillus on land would be difficult.
But not losing was relatively easy.
As the saying went, for Zhang Yi, not losing meant winning. He had already achieved his objectives in his Star Island journey and obtained everything he wanted.
So there was no need to fight Cadillus to the death.
He just wanted to make Cadillus and Xuanwu understand that from now on, they could no longer threaten Zhang Yi's life.
That was enough.
Cadillus launched frenzied attacks against Zhang Yi, while Zhang Yi only defended without counterattacking, handling everything with elegance and composure.
This made Cadillus extremely furious.
Outside Star Island, the ocean roared, with waves surging dozens of meters high, yet they futilely washed against Star Island's coastal areas, unable to reach the Mist Valley battlefield for Cadillus to utilize.
Once the Lord of the Ocean left the sea, his abilities were significantly diminished.
"So, away from the ocean, it seems you can't do much to me!"
Zhang Yi said calmly to Cadillus.
Cadillus's gaze was terrifyingly dark. He suddenly clenched both fists and slammed one hard into the ground below!
Like a heavy hammer breaking through a wall, the tremendous force directly shattered the earth, sending countless rocks and soil flying. Even the permanently frozen permafrost ground couldn't withstand such a blow!
The powerful force penetrated several thousand meters of soil, and what Zhang Yi saw next made his pupils slightly dilate in surprise.
Because he saw a surge of hot steam shooting skyward—this was clearly underground water being drawn up after the surface was broken through!
They surged upward under Cadillus's propulsion.
But soon Zhang Yi smiled. The ordinary underground water emitted white mist, but shortly after reaching the surface, it rapidly froze into ice.
Underground water wasn't seawater; it wasn't as resistant to freezing.
Cadillus forcibly pulled out a several-hundred-meter-long ice spike from underground and threw it at Zhang Yi as if venting his anger!
The light in Zhang Yi's right eye rapidly distorted, focusing on the giant ice spike flying toward him.
"Divine Destruction!"
The space before him twisted in sections, and everything existing within that space shattered accordingly. The massive ice spike instantly turned into countless crystalline ice fragments, beautiful like falling snow.
Cadillus's offensive showed no signs of stopping. He roared, continuously attacking Zhang Yi using the power of primal water.
Zhang Yi remained unhurried, using his [All Things Follow Traces] ability to predict Cadillus's attack trajectories and then dodging them.
This battle lasted a long time, moving from Mist Valley throughout the entire Star Island.
City after city was left riddled with holes by Cadillus's powerful attacks.
But from beginning to end, Cadillus couldn't break through Zhang Yi's [Manifold Phenomena] to harm his true body.
"Damn turtle! What's the point of fighting like this? If you have what it takes, come fight me properly in a real battle!!"
Cadillus pointed at Zhang Yi, shouting angrily.
This battle frustrated him immensely. In terms of combat power, he was definitely stronger than Zhang Yi.
But Zhang Yi just kept hiding and refused to fight him properly, leaving his abilities with no place to be used.
How could he not feel frustrated?
But Zhang Yi remained unmoved, saying unhurriedly, "Me not fighting back doesn't mean I've lost."
Author's Note
