Chapter 342: Retreat

However, after he took a bite, before the True Ancestor’s blood could be injected, Ye Xuan’s body disappeared. But it was an avatar, possessing eighty percent of the original body’s combat power, but with poor defense, so it was basically unable to withstand strong attacks.

Li Hailong’s teeth could be considered top-notch weapons. With one bite, one of Ye Xuan’s incarnations was directly destroyed. Li Hailong, in a hurry, bit towards the second Ye Xuan, only to find another incarnation.

When Ye Xuan was about to strike him earlier, holding the Immortal Slaying Sword, he could distinguish between the real body and the incarnations. However, when he used Time Stop and exchanged positions with Su Mengli, the Immortal Slaying Sword disappeared.

On the surface, Ye Xuan’s main body and three incarnations appeared identical, leaving Li Hailong with no choice but to try each one. Unfortunately, Li Hailong’s luck was not great, as he bit into another incarnation.

During the Time Stop, whether he acted or attacked, it consumed time. There was only a total of five seconds of free movement time. As soon as he failed to bite the second incarnation, the Time Stop ended, and the clock resumed its normal ticking.

Ye Xuan also saw Li Hailong biting into one of his incarnations, causing it to shatter like a broken mirror and disappear. Ye Xuan realized that at that moment, he had lost two incarnations.

This did not seem to be the shape-shifting ability he had imagined. Could it be that this guy’s abilities were related to time?

Time and space were the most powerful and difficult abilities to deal with. For example, Li Hailong’s teleportation ability would be impossible to harm him if not for Ye Xuan’s electromagnetic manipulation to block space. Now, with only one of Ye Xuan’s three incarnations left, his electromagnetic manipulation was weakened by half, unable to restrict Li Hailong’s teleportation. Moreover, Li Hailong seemed to possess Time Stop ability. How could he fight this?

It seemed like this guy’s abilities were exactly the same as the minister in the stalemate. It was truly terrifying how he had developed his abilities to such an extent!

Of course, Ye Xuan was unaware that despite being called a town, the entire Warm Spring Town had a population of eight hundred thousand due to its good economic development and high population.

At least half of these people, a whopping five hundred thousand, had become Li Hailong’s descendants. All of Li Hailong’s descendants, even the weakest fifth-generation zombies, would automatically grant him a portion of their power when they fed on blood.

The more descendants Li Hailong had, the stronger he became, and the faster his strength increased. It was because of this abnormal ability that Li Hailong, single-handedly, could suppress Ye Xuan and Su Mengli, the pair of overpowered players.

In the previous life, the ownership of Earth was still undecided. From the perspective of the gods, the odds were forty percent for the mutated beasts, thirty percent for humans, and thirty percent for the zombie race. They were formidable contenders for the protagonist status on Earth and not easy to deal with!

At this moment, Ye Xuan had realized that he was no match for Li Hailong. Although the Golden Star Pendant could withstand a fatal attack, and Su Mengli wore the Dog Symbol Curse, and they shared a bond, giving Ye Xuan endless life, Li Hailong still couldn’t kill him.

However, being unkillable didn’t mean there were no other ways. If he were truly bitten, Ye Xuan wasn’t sure if he would turn into a zombie. For ordinary people, becoming a second-generation zombie meant having powerful speed, strength, recovery abilities, and immortality. But these traits held no appeal for Ye Xuan. He didn’t want to become a zombie.

At this moment, Su Mengli had already used the MK50 Nanosuit to escape far away. However, Ye Xuan didn’t immediately use the Dragon and Phoenix Pendant to teleport after her. He needed to delay a bit longer, as Li Hailong’s teleportation ability meant that if they didn’t run far enough, they wouldn’t be able to shake him off.

Therefore, Ye Xuan used his electromagnetic manipulation to create a strong repulsive force that pressed down on Li Hailong from above. Li Hailong’s floating body was gradually pushed down until he harshly landed on the ground.

With an incarnation now enhancing him, although the repulsive force couldn’t block space, it was enough to suppress Li Hailong’s movements. After landing, Li Hailong’s surroundings cracked under his feet as he looked at Ye Xuan and coldly said, “You’re seeking death!”

As he spoke, Li Hailong instantly teleported behind Ye Xuan and ruthlessly slapped him. At that moment, venom appeared around Ye Xuan, covering his body and causing it to expand, enhancing his strength, speed, and defense.

Li Hailong’s slap sent Ye Xuan flying seven to eight meters, feeling a soreness in his shoulder, which was probably just a bit swollen.

At this moment, Ye Xuan finally understood Li Hailong’s weakness. Li Hailong had a variety of abilities, seemingly including time manipulation, as well as teleportation, flight, telekinesis, energy shields, lightning control, and more, making him difficult to deal with. However, he had a very obvious weakness – his lack of attack power. For instance, the slap earlier, although it made Ye Xuan feel sore, its intensity was too low.

This class of power would not be able to kill a person even if they stood there and let him hit for ten minutes. His strongest attack should be his own teeth!

However, why hadn’t he used his time-related ability again? Was there some kind of restriction? Or perhaps the skill had a long cooldown period?

Ye Xuan’s guess was correct. Li Hailong’s Time Stop ability could freeze time within a five-hundred-meter radius, allowing him five seconds of free movement. However, after each use, there was a five-minute cooldown period before he could activate it again.

Moreover, each use of the Time Stop ability consumed a significant amount of his own blood and energy. In a single battle, Li Hailong could use Time Stop a maximum of five times. Having already used it twice, he could still use it three more times today, but with a five-minute wait before the next activation.

Li Hailong was not in a hurry at the moment. With only one of Ye Xuan’s incarnations left, the next Time Stop of five seconds would transform Ye Xuan into a second-generation zombie, becoming his descendant!

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