"Brain" severed Ye Ling's head with a single sword strike, but he knew that one strike couldn't kill Ye Ling. He immediately launched a barrage of attacks at Ye Ling!
However, just as "Brain" lunged at Ye Ling and thrust his black sword towards Ye Ling's chest, Ye Ling instantly disintegrated into countless particles, evading "Brain's" attack.
The next moment, those particles reformed into a brand new Ye Ling not far away.
"Whoa! That was close... I really thought I was going to be instantly killed just now!"
Ye Ling touched his intact neck and sighed with lingering fear.
The sword strike from "Brain" earlier was intended to sever the connection between Ye Ling's brain and body, to block Ye Ling's consciousness.
If Ye Ling hadn't reacted immediately and used the world to decompose himself, avoiding "Brain's" damage, "Brain's" strike might have left Ye Ling paralyzed and unable to resist.
Although Ye Ling now possessed endless energy by operating the Great Transformation Heavenly Art through the Source Text, "Brain's" current methods seemed to disregard strength and defense, capable of inflicting real damage on Ye Ling.
Even with infinite strength, Ye Ling couldn't withstand "Brain's" offense.
And before Ye Ling understood the patterns of "Brain's" attacks and movements, he couldn't pose a threat to "Brain."
"This is truly a turn-based battle, with each side having the upper hand for a while."
Ye Ling muttered to himself, wary of "Brain's" methods. At this moment, he didn't intend to maintain a physical form and kept his body in a particle state.
His energy was infinite anyway. No matter how many particles "Brain" erased, he could replenish them in a short time.
Seeing Ye Ling evade his fatal attack once again, "Brain" snorted coldly, "As expected, an unkillable cockroach. I'd like to see how many more tricks you have!"
"Brain" roared, and a large amount of black mist suddenly appeared around the outer perimeter of the Karma Mirror Domain. Countless eyes of observers flew out from the black mist, all staring at the Karma Mirror Domain, their eyes glowing red!
Karma, who was maintaining the Karma Mirror Domain, saw the numerous observers appearing around him and immediately retreated to the vicinity of the Source Text operating the Great Transformation Heavenly Art, gritting his teeth and saying, "Come on! My Karma Mirror Domain is invincible, you can't break in!"
However, as soon as Karma finished speaking, "Brain" unleashed a sword qi towards Karma!
"Not good!"
Ye Ling saw the sword qi unleashed by "Brain" and immediately realized that "Brain" had a way to disable the Karma Mirror Domain. He quickly tried to intercept "Brain's" sword qi!
However, before Ye Ling could even make a move, the sword qi vanished into thin air, and a massive hole was already torn open in Karma's Karma Mirror Domain!
"What!"
Ye Ling's pupils contracted sharply, while the observers, without any hesitation, immediately fired lasers towards the opening in the Karma Mirror Domain. The lasers instantly pierced through the Karma Mirror Domain and shot towards the Source Text operating the Great Transformation Heavenly Art!
Boom!
Just as the lasers were about to hit the Source Text, Chu Yun intervened, summoning a starlight barrier that blocked all the lasers, saving the Source Text from this calamity!
The stunned Karma also snapped back to reality at this moment and immediately began repairing the torn Karma Mirror Domain!
To be honest, Karma didn't even know how his Karma Mirror Domain had been breached; it was as if the opening had appeared out of nowhere!
Only Ye Ling stared intently at the slowly healing Karma Mirror Domain, a wild guess suddenly forming in his mind.
"The traces of 'Brain's' sword qi's movement still remain in the void, but my predicted future does not include the process of the sword qi's movement... Could it be that that segment of the future has disappeared?"
"'Brain'... has the ability to erase the future?"
Thinking of this, Ye Ling looked at "Brain" holding the black sword, scrutinizing every detail around "Brain."
Seeing Ye Ling's expression, "Brain" chuckled, "It seems you've guessed it... But I didn't intend to hide this ability from you. After all, with your intellect, you would have figured it out sooner or later."
"That's right, my Void Sword can erase the future... In that future where time has been erased, only my actions can be transformed into established facts."
"Simply put... when I attacked you earlier, and when I unleashed that sword qi, you actually made corresponding counter-measures. But in that future that I erased, everything you did was meaningless."
Hearing "Brain's" words, Ye Ling narrowed his eyes.
"Brain" continued, "I originally thought that in this Void and the Dark Side of the Void, my strength alone would be enough to block all the techniques you learned in the Primordial Chaos. I didn't expect you to be able to bypass my barrier by operating the Great Transformation Heavenly Art through the Source Text."
"That scoundrel Bai Yue, he made a deal with me and took away my most important possession, yet he still gave you the Great Transformation Heavenly Art. I will eventually take his life, that double-dealing fellow!"
"But Ye Ling... in this Void and the Dark Side of the Void, strength doesn't represent everything. Under my Void Sword, you have no means to win at all!"
Listening to "Brain's" words, Ye Ling silently unfolded the Nameless Void Realm, covering the entire battlefield and allowing time to flow within this battlefield.
There was no time in the Dark Side of the Void, and Ye Ling couldn't perceive the flow of time. Therefore, even if "Brain" erased the future, Ye Ling couldn't perceive it at all.
By unfolding the Nameless Void Realm and bestowing time upon the surroundings, Ye Ling, although it couldn't counter "Brain's" ability, could at least judge how much time "Brain" had reduced through the Nameless Void Realm.
Seeing Ye Ling unfold the Nameless Void Realm and sensing the flow of time around him, "Brain's" eyes showed mockery. He said to Ye Ling, "No, Ye Ling, even if you perceive time, what of it? In my future, everything you do is meaningless!"
As the words fell, "Brain" once again swung his sword towards Karma!
"Brain" had now realized that as long as the Source Text operating the Great Transformation Heavenly Art was not destroyed, Ye Ling would be immortal and indestructible. Therefore, before destroying the Source Text, "Brain" had no intention of attacking Ye Ling again!
Seeing "Brain" unleash his sword qi again, Ye Ling once again attempted to block it. However, the sword qi also vanished into thin air, a hole appeared in Karma's Karma Mirror Domain, and numerous observers attacked the Source Text!
Chu Yun and the others defended again, resolving the crisis!
"I sensed it!"
This time, Ye Ling perceived the change in time and found that one second of the future had disappeared!
Within that second, "Brain's" sword qi successfully broke through the Karma Mirror Domain, and Ye Ling's interception was utterly meaningless!
Seeing Ye Ling's expression, "Brain" laughed heartily, "Hahaha! Ye Ling, what does it matter if you found out? I can reduce as much future as I want!"
As the words fell, "Brain's" black sword suddenly grew larger, and he fiercely slashed towards the Karma Mirror Domain!