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Alex clicked his tongue. 'What the heck is his objective? Why would he suddenly come to this world and attack me? From all things that happened in this world, I don't think my name and existence are known by many worlds yet.

'Never mind. I need to hinder him until the rest defeat those men in black. If possible, I want to defeat him, but it will be very hard. Anyway, I shall have Jeanne to extract information from him.' Alex thought before taking a deep breath.

He checked his injury. His blood loss was a problem, but he should have a pill that could replenish his blood. The problem would be whether he could eat it in front of him or not because he knew the mysterious guy wouldn't let him.

'Wait! Should I just find an escape route to the Space World? Although it might be bad if I escape from this place because who knows what these guys will do, I can still attack him from the Space World like how I use my Space Techniques to influence reality.

'His eyes might be able to follow me, but I noticed that his reaction was slightly lower when I hid behind the boar. In that case, I will gain a tremendous advantage the moment I hide inside the Space World. Defeating him might not be impossible. I will only need to find a way to go there.' Alex nodded inwardly as he had finished making his plan.

The mysterious guy seemed to use the time to study Alex's ability.

They didn't know why, but both of them thought the same thing. 'He is the most amazing person I have ever fought!'

However, this thought raised another fighting spirit in their heart. They wanted to beat the other party themselves, not kill because the mysterious guy found Alex useful while Alex still needed information from him.

That was why not a single of them actually released killing intent from the start to finish other than to startle their opponent.

The shockwave kept shocking the area as the rest of the people seemed to have a great fight among themselves. Although Alex's Spirits gained an advantage with their number, the men in black had gotten used to their attack pattern and removed that gap by utilizing their stronger cultivation base.

Alex and the guy took a deep breath before they leaped forward.

"Heaven Light Slash!"

"Acceleration!"

Alex summoned his six Sword Slashes while the guy used his Acceleration. The result should be like the first clash where the guy cut Alex, but this time, Alex had got the hang of it. On top of using his Triple Draws, Alex created a few Space Plates to stop his movement.

His opponent immediately waved his scabbard to destroy the Space Plates, but Alex was one step ahead this time.

"Space Bind!"

"!!!" Noticing the surrounding tentacles, he changed his target from the Space Plates to the tentacles. And Alex's relentless attack had yet to finish.

"Ah! I have seen it through your Martial Art now! No matter how powerful the dragons are, they are still a Martial Art. As long as I return their time to before you create them, they will…" The dragons began to dematerialize and vanish into thin air. "Disappear… Just like this."

Alex furrowed his eyebrows. After having so many surprises, he was sure he wouldn't get surprised by what this man did in the future. That was why he immediately used every ounce of his strength and pushed the guy back.

Unfortunately, the guy's physique seemed to be a bit stronger than Alex because he was the one pushing Alex back.

Because of that, Alex chose to lose in this exchange and used the force to launch him back.

"Mythical Spear Cannon!" Alex thrust his sword, shooting a big laser toward the guy.

"This is not enough." The guy shook his head after witnessing the power of Alex's Original Spear Skill and waved his sword. "Blade Rite."

The Sword Wave, along with its shock wave, cut Alex's attack before he found himself getting startled the moment the attack was completely cut into two.

Behind the attack turned out to be Alex's spear. He must have thrown it after using this technique with his sword. No, it should be precisely the reason why he used the sword instead of his spear.

"Kh!" Because he just swung his sword, it took him a while before he could react. Luckily, he had held his scabbard this whole time and used it to block the spear. 'If I don't have a scabbard, I might get injured for that one… It might even take my ear if I dodged it. What a scary—'

When he was thinking how scary Alex's attack was, the owner of that attack appeared right above the spear, swinging his sword.

"What?! How?!" The guy immediately spun his body, so his scabbard could block this attack.

"Heaven Light Slash!"

As expected, Alex wouldn't let this chance go and struck him with all of his strength, blowing him to the ground.

"Fire Sword!" He and Sherry summoned their Fire Swords, resulting in one hundred Fire Swords. Alex then coated the sword with his Intent while Sherry rained them down to the mysterious guy.

*Boom Boom Boom!*

A series of explosions occurred on the battlefield. Still, none of the people there actually believed that any of those hit the guy. Even Alex immediately turned his vision forty-five degrees to his left, finding the man somehow rolling his body on the ground. It seemed he used Acceleration to roll too, making him the fastest rolling man.

Unfortunately, Alex had prepared the follow-up. The moment he found the guy, the two dragons immediately appeared from his left and right, leaving him only one escape room.

Alex appeared right above him, the only escape route he had.

"This is still not enough." The guy smiled. He had once removed these Dragons, so he simply needed to erase it once again.

Alex also smiled as if he had predicted this move. He raised both hands and summoned three Spatial Gates. The first two Spatial Gates swallowed the dragons before the guy could erase them, while the last one summoned them back right in front of Alex.

*Roar!*

"Not good!" The dragons swallowed the guy and exploded. The explosion also engulfed Alex, but his Pure Fire wouldn't let him get hurt from something like this.

At the same time, he tracked the Spiritual Energy inside the smoke. He was surprised to see him uninjured, or at least, that was what he saw with only his Spiritual Energy.

When the wind blew the smoke away, the guy seemed to create a shield to block the dragon from swallowing him at the last minute. Then he returned the time of that explosion, preventing it from bringing him down.

The guy took a deep breath and punched the ground with his fist, raising his body to the point it flew toward Alex. He adjusted his position and swung his sword.

"Acceleration!"

Alex utilized his Spirit Nest and swung his sword according to what he saw.

*Clang Clang Clang!*

A series of clicking sounds reverberated in their ears. It might be due to his position, the strikes he threw earlier were fewer than the previous one. And it was what allowed Alex to receive the attacks completely.

"I have gotten used to your speed. Now, it's time for you to be hunted." Alex smirked and leaped toward him.

"Let's see you try then." The guy smirked.

The two started clashing again. From Martial Arts to Elements, from Elements to Physical Prowess, they tried everything they could to gain an advantage. And yet, the battle came to a halt. Not a single bloodshed occurred for another five minutes due to them getting used to their opponent's ability.

Alex didn't know why, but he felt something changed inside him. He never lacked powerful opponents, he just never faced them head-on like this one. And this was the one hindering his progress. That was why this battle increased his battle prowess to another level by evolving his technique and combination.

…

Meanwhile, Lin Xingzhi behind the screen was watching the battle intensely. Korzan couldn't take away his eyes from this fight and unconsciously remarked. "So, this is the Time Element. One of the rarest elements in our universe. Then, Sir…"

"No. This is just a basic version of Time Element. As expected, you gain some, you lose some. That boy gained the Time Eyes but lost most of his Time Element power. If my father were to fight Alex, he could simply turn Alex's body into that of a child or an old man, making him unable to move.

"There is also a skill that can stop Alex's time, preventing him from escaping. Of course, it can be stopped by Alex's Space Element and Pure Fire, but he has yet to know that is possible." Lin Xingzhi sighed while shaking her head.

"Milady doesn't want to inform Master about this?"

"No. Korzan… Can't you look at it?"

"What is it?"

"Alex's ability is growing faster than we can imagine. Maybe I was too fixated with Alex to the point I don't want him to get injured beyond his capability. However, I unconsciously restricted his ability to grow."

"Ah!" Korzan opened his mouth, just realized it.

"In fact, the precious experience is a life and death battle. Alex knows that the moment they get captured, they will be put in great torture and may even die. Or at least, that is what he thinks. That's why he is trying to break his own cocoon to turn into a beautiful butterfly.

"Just watch this battle silently. No matter if he loses or not, this is the perfect time for Alex to grow his ability even further." Lin Xingzhi closed her eyes and leaned back.

Korzan listened to her shaking voice. Even though it was for Alex, she still felt pain. Whether it was an obsession or not, what is wrong for a wife hoping for her husband's well-being? Korzan knew how much Lin Xingzhi suffered for the past few thousand years, so he understood why she was acting like this. The only thing he could do was to stay silent.

…

In the meantime, the battle between Alexander and the mysterious guy escalated to another level. Alex threw his spear again after using his Mythical Spear Cannon.

However, the guy seemed to have realized Alex's intention and perfectly blocked the spear.

"Hmm… Losing your spear this early? Are you—"

"I am sure." Alex's voice suddenly resounded in one of his ears as Alex appeared right before his spear and grabbed it while slashing his sword.

"I have seen this attack already." The guy clicked his tongue and stopped Alex's attack with his sword.

"Yeah. But how about this?" Alex smirked, channeling his Pure Fire to his sword. The Pure Fire spread on the sword's body, making its way toward the guy's hand.

"!!!" The guy infused his Time Element to his sword to stop the fire from spreading, but the fire only burned even stronger after engulfing the Time Element. He clicked his tongue and swung the sword with all his might.

Alex got pushed back, but his objective was already completed.

The fire would cover the sword. Even if it couldn't burn the sword completely, it should be able to prevent him from using it.

And as he predicted, the guy threw the sword without hesitation before getting another one from his Space Ring.

"Throwing your sword this early? Are you sure?" Alex threw the exact line he said earlier.

"No, you!" The guy smiled.

Alex suddenly felt a sharp pain on his right arm as another wound appeared again.

'Impossible. I didn't see anything before.' Alex widened his eyes, wondering how such an attack could land on his body.

The guy simply pointed his finger while smiling like a sly fox as if everything had gone according to his plan. He then asked with a bit of an evil tone.

"Do you think I have used all my strength to fight you?!"