"Can it even devour time..."
Ye Ling found that even the laws of time couldn't do anything to the black gas monster, so he could only condense runes around him, using the power of the runes to deal with the black gas monster.
These runes were already one of Ye Ling's most powerful means. If even the runes couldn't deal with the black gas monster, Ye Ling would have to consider a temporary retreat, forcibly sealing the black gas monster and Li Xiaomei in this space.
Fortunately, the runes played a role beyond Ye Ling's expectations. The moment the runes manifested in this void, the originally ferocious black gas monster immediately paused, even retreating a few steps.
"It stopped?"
Ye Ling was somewhat surprised to see the black gas monster suddenly stop.
He really didn't expect that this black gas monster, which could devour everything, was actually afraid of runes!
Discovering a way to deal with the black gas monster, a smile flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He chuckled, "It seems this thing isn't as troublesome as I imagined. What a waste of effort..."
After discerning the black gas monster's weakness, Ye Ling did not hesitate. He imprinted those runes onto the demonic energy armor he had condensed, and at the same time, used runes to condense a long sword.
As Ye Ling was enveloped by the power of the runes, the black gas monster seemed to have discovered something terrifying and directly drilled into the cracked void, preparing to escape this space.
"You refused to change places before, and now you want to escape? It won't be that easy..."
Seeing the black gas monster drill into the spatial rift, Ye Ling sneered. He immediately merged the runes into the laws of space, strengthening their power!
Soon, the black gas monster that had escaped into the spatial rift was repelled. Ye Ling instantly appeared behind the black gas monster and pierced its heart with a sword.
Chiii!!!
"Roar—!"
A piercing scream erupted from within the black gas monster. The black gas surrounding it rapidly dispersed, and its massive body split into two, each fleeing in a different direction.
After Ye Ling used the runes, the black gas monster didn't even have the courage to fight, only to flee.
"It can split and escape?"
Seeing the black gas monster split into two, Ye Ling's amusement grew even stronger. He wasn't worried about the monster escaping at all.
When facing the unknown, Ye Ling would act cautiously and not be careless because he was unsure of the opponent's depth.
But once Ye Ling grasped the opponent's weakness, he had countless ways to force them into a corner!
Shortly after the black gas monster split into two, the demonic energy armor that had enveloped Ye Ling voluntarily shed from his body, transforming back into a mass of demonic energy. It then split into two demonic shadows, each pursuing one of the black gas monsters.
With the enhancement of the runes, the black gas monster had no will to resist. Ye Ling barely exerted any effort to capture the black gas.
Ye Ling had expected a tough battle, but he never imagined it would end in such a dramatic fashion.
"Forget it. This Huang is not worth saving with my soul power. Let him fend for himself..."
"With his true strength, he should not be able to deal with Xue Sha. It's likely that Xue Sha is lost in some space. I'll find him when I'm done here."
Ye Ling looked at the black gas brought before him, immediately giving up the plan to save Huang. He reattached it to his waist, simultaneously using runes to set up heavy seals on the mass of black gas.
Although Ye Ling could defeat the black gas with runes, he was not yet proficient in using their power. He found it difficult to even wield them, let alone perform more advanced tasks.
He couldn't decipher the extraterrestrial black gas with runes and could only temporarily seal it for later analysis.
After attaching the sealed black gas to the other side of his waist, Ye Ling looked at the glowing mass suspended in the space and took a deep breath.
Ye Ling had come here to find Li Xiaomei, but he hadn't even seen her face after two battles!
"Let me see what kind of person you are to make someone like Huang so concerned!" Ye Ling murmured softly and flew into the light sphere.
Inside the light sphere was a virtual world composed entirely of numbers. Everywhere he looked, it was all zeros and ones.
In the center of this virtual world, a semi-transparent woman floated, with large amounts of code rapidly scrolling around her.
Upon entering the light sphere and seeing the scene within, Ye Ling suddenly felt as if he had walked onto the wrong set.
"This place... is cyberspace?"