140: Chapter 140 The Law of Devouring

Lu Jinghan was shaken back two steps, his arm feeling slightly numb, and his heart sank suddenly.

The speed and power of that slash just now were completely unlike what someone at the Early Stage of Void Refining should possess.

What shocked him even more was the power contained in Xu Mo's slash. It wasn't ordinary spiritual energy, but a more primitive, more domineering force, as if it wanted to completely devour everything around it.

Xu Mo gave him no room to breathe. Spinning his short blade in the air, it turned into a pitch-black arc, slashing toward Lu Jinghan's neck from the side.

Wherever the blade passed, the Void Realm distorted slightly, as if even space itself was being warped and torn by that Power of Devouring.

Lu Jinghan sidestepped to dodge, swinging the Jinghan Sword with a backhand. An icy blue Sword Qi tore through the air, heading straight for Xu Mo's face.

The Sword Qi was fierce, carrying a biting cold and leaving a silvery-white trail in the air.

Xu Mo's figure flashed, easily dodging the Sword Qi as he swung his short blade once more.

This time, the dark glow on the blade grew even more intense, with a faint, tiny vortex spinning at the tip, as if trying to suck in everything around it.

"Your sword is still as fast as ever." Xu Mo's voice echoed from all directions, making it impossible to tell which way he was.

Lu Jinghan did not respond. His mind had already sunk into a strange tranquility.

Thousands of years of combat experience from his past life fully awakened at this moment. His perception was no longer limited to sight and hearing, but extended to a deeper dimension.

The Space-Time Dao Body quietly activated at this moment, and a silvery-white light flashed in Lu Jinghan's eyes.

He perceived a split second of the future. In 0.3 seconds, Xu Mo's short blade would slash from the direction of his left shoulder, the blade tracing an arc aimed at his neck.

This was the preliminary application of the Law of Time and Space—predicting the future.

Although it was only a few short seconds, in a battle of the same level, these few seconds were enough to decide life and death.

Lu Jinghan sidestepped in advance, slashing the Jinghan Sword diagonally upward to the left.

"Clang—!"

As expected, Xu Mo's short blade slashed from that direction, only to be precisely parried by the Jinghan Sword. A trace of surprise flashed in Xu Mo's eyes, clearly not expecting Lu Jinghan to predict his attack in advance.

"Interesting." The smile on the corner of Xu Mo's mouth deepened as his figure vanished once more.

This time, his speed reached the absolute limit.

Several afterimages appeared simultaneously in the Void Realm, each one as solid as a physical body, pouncing toward Lu Jinghan from different directions.

The short blade in each afterimage's hand radiated a dark glow that devoured all, making it impossible to distinguish between real and fake.

Lu Jinghan fully activated his Space-Time Dao Body, and the Law of Time and Space allowed his perception to envelop everything around him.

The afterimages, the real body, the trajectory of the blade, the flow of power—everything was clearly presented in his perception.

Then, Lu Jinghan shot forward like lightning. Instead of retreating, he advanced, drawing a profound arc with the Jinghan Sword in his hand as a silvery-white light suddenly erupted upon the blade.

"Late Twilight."

With a swing of his sword, the blade precisely slashed a seemingly empty spot in the Void Realm.

Xu Mo's figure materialized from that exact spot, holding his short blade horizontally in front of him to block the strike.

However, his figure stiffened slightly, as if bound by some invisible force. It was the power of time contained within the Twilight Sword Qi, causing his movements to slow down in that instant.

Lu Jinghan did not miss this Opportunity. He swung the Jinghan Sword repeatedly, the sword light surging like a continuous tide.

Every strike precisely anticipated Xu Mo's evasion trajectory, forcing him to meet them head-on.

Xu Mo's expression finally changed. He realized that the speed he took pride in was completely useless before Lu Jinghan.

No matter how he changed positions or concealed his figure, Lu Jinghan's sword would always appear in advance at the spot he was about to reach, as if able to see through his every intention.

"You Cultivate the Law of Time and Space?" Xu Mo spoke while parrying, his voice carrying a hint of surprise as well as excitement.

Lu Jinghan did not answer, but his silence was the best answer in itself.

Xu Mo laughed heartily, his laughter filled with sheer delight. "Good! Good! Good!"

"The Law of Time and Space, no wonder you can predict my movements!"

He retreated, widening the distance between himself and Lu Jinghan. Holding his short blade horizontally in front of him, the dark glow on the blade suddenly flared up, and a massive black vortex coalesced before him.

The vortex spun slowly, emitting a heart-palpitating Power of Devouring. The surrounding air, light, and even Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi were torn by that force, surging frantically into the vortex.

"Law of Devouring." Lu Jinghan murmured these words, his expression changing slightly.

The Law of Devouring, one of the ten supreme Laws, ranked alongside the Law of Time and Space.

Those who Cultivate this Dao can devour anything—spiritual energy, Divine Souls, and even the Laws themselves can be devoured and refined for their own use.

Lu Jinghan felt extremely puzzled. Scenes of his several battles with Xu Mo in his past life flashed rapidly through his mind.

He remembered very clearly that although the Xu Mo of his past life was bizarre and unpredictable, with a mysterious Cultivation Technique, he had never displayed the Law of Devouring.

At that time, Xu Mo, with his Void Refining body, challenged the three great Holy Lands, relying on his elusive stealth techniques and endless means of escape. Though his combat strength was formidable, he had never shown such domineering power that could devour all things.

In this life, many things were different.

Xu Mo's cultivation speed far exceeded his past life, his combat strength far surpassed his past life, and he had even mastered the Law of Devouring, which he had never shown in his past life.

Could it be that like himself, he had obtained some kind of Opportunity in this life?

Lu Jinghan had no time to think further, as Xu Mo's offensive had already struck again.

The black vortex spun faster and faster, its Power of Devouring growing stronger.

The surrounding trees began to wither, the ground cracked, and even the Spiritual Qi in the air was completely drained, turning into visible streams of spiritual energy that surged frantically into the vortex.

Xu Mo stood in the center of the vortex, his robes fluttering wildly in the fierce wind, his eyes gleaming with excitement, as if this battle brought him unprecedented satisfaction.

"Again!" Xu Mo shouted in a low voice, waving his hands violently.

Several pitch-black tentacles surged out from the black vortex, coiling toward Lu Jinghan.

Those tentacles were formed entirely from condensed Power of Devouring. Wherever they passed, even space was corroded into tiny cracks.

Lu Jinghan's expression remained unchanged. He swung the Jinghan Sword repeatedly in his hand, sending out icy blue Sword Qi that clashed with the pitch-black tentacles.

Sword light and tentacles intertwined, erupting in a continuous barrage of explosions. The power of space-time and the Power of Devouring annihilated each other, leaving distorted traces in the Void Realm.

But those tentacles seemed endless; cutting one down only spawned two, and repelling two only spawned four.

Although Lu Jinghan's Sword Qi was fierce, it was completely unable to break through the barrier of Power of Devouring, let alone harm Xu Mo standing in the center of the vortex.