"Sure enough, I knew it was this routine."

Looking at the empty white space in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but want to complain. After all, isn't that how it's played out in movies, TV, animation, games, and novels? When they want to give advice to the protagonist, they'll create a different space for the protagonist to fail, and then realize their own shortcomings, then explode, and then level up. So...

"It is true."

Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and made a swipe, only to find that as expected, he could no longer take out his dimensional codex, and he was also unable to use the swordplay techniques from the soul stone. At the moment, Fang Zheng was basically deprived of all abilities from all systems, with only his own strength left.

And at this moment, a voice rang out.

"Is that you? The one who wants to accept my instructions?"

Along with this figure, Fang Zheng saw a figure appear in front of him. It was a pure, dark shadow, without any facial features or decorations. Only simple lines outlined the clothes he was wearing. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be a noble, but his age was hard to tell. He only had a decorative sword on his waist.

"You came at the perfect time."

The other party didn't seem to want to waste time talking to Fang Zheng and directly drew his long sword from his waist.

"I just took a nap. You now have one hour to fight me. Remember, you only have this one chance. My time is limited and I don't have time to talk nonsense with boring people. In these two hours, you can fight me with all the strength you have. As for the weapon, you can get it back just by thinking about it. However, this weapon is just fictional and it doesn't have any special power. The same goes for the long sword in my hand. Okay, let's get started."

This one is quite straightforward.

Since the other party had no intention of giving him advice or talking nonsense, Fang Zheng naturally would not say anything more. He closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then soon a vampire giant sword and a dagger appeared in Fang Zheng's hands. Then he held the dagger in his left hand and held the vampire giant sword in his right hand, staring at the target in front of him.

All the power...? Then let's give it a try!

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's figure flashed, and then several magical lights suddenly spread out from him. A series of protective spells quickly armed him, and in the blink of an eye, his flesh and blood body was armed into an iron wall. Then Fang Zheng waved his right hand forward, and several fireballs appeared out of thin air, whistling and shooting towards the opponent.

Facing all this, the figure was not panicked at all (after all, he had no face, so even if he was panicked, Fang Zheng could not tell). He just held the sword tightly in his hand and made a chopping motion. The next moment, the fireball that flew to his side exploded instantly, and the rolling flames spread out with a roar, swallowing up the figure.

The time is now!

Fang Zheng certainly didn't expect to be able to kill the opponent with just a fireball. As the fireball exploded, he also burst out with all his strength. The time domain unfolded at this moment, and then Fang Zheng rushed into the flames. The power of time began to slow down and solidify around him, as if to completely end everything it covered.

At the same time, Fang Zheng did not hesitate to unleash the maximum dragon power he could at this stage. Even if he could not cause any damage to the opponent, Fang Zheng was confident that he could at least control the opponent with the power of time and dragon power, even if it was only for one second. As long as his attack was effective, it would be enough.

But at this moment, a silver flash suddenly appeared in front of Fang Zheng's eyes. Then, the rolling flames split in the middle like Moses parting the sea, and the sharp blade swung silently towards Fang Zheng.

This sword was so slow, so slow that it was like watching a slow-motion movie. Fang Zheng could easily dodge it without even opening the time domain.

However, he was completely unable to dodge.

When the sword appeared in front of Fang Zheng, he felt as if he was being held tightly by a pair of invisible hands, and he was completely unable to move. As the sword slowly swung down, Fang Zheng's magic protection, along with his time power, was instantly shattered like fragile glass, and the dragon power he exuded did not even have the slightest effect, as if it did not exist at all.

What kind of power is this? !

Fang Zheng was shocked when he sensed this powerful force. It's not like he had never fought with legendary beings before, but no legendary enemy had ever given him such a feeling!

Must move!

Just as the sword was about to strike Fang Zheng, Fang Zheng suddenly felt his body tremble violently, as if an electric current ran through his body, activating his originally paralyzed body. Almost instinctively, Fang Zheng suddenly rolled backwards to avoid the sword. Then he quickly stood up and looked at the figure in front of him again.

What on earth was going on with that sword strike just now? His future vision didn't even give any sign!

If it was normal, Fang Zheng would have called for Hecate or activated the Soul Stone if he found that he couldn't win. But now, he couldn't use the power of the Dimension Codex, so naturally he couldn't call for Hecate or activate the Soul Stone. But Fang Zheng didn't waver or panic because it was within his expectations. It could even be said that before this, Fang Zheng had guessed that the reason why his power couldn't break through the bottleneck was probably because he relied too much on the system.

Now, for Fang Zheng, it was just that his guess had become reality.

continue!

A thought flashed through Fang Zheng's mind, and the next moment, lightning flashed around him, transforming into sharp blades that shot forward, while Fang Zheng tightly grasped the vampire sword in his hand and rushed forward. He came in front of the figure again, raised the sword in his hand and chopped it down. This time, the figure faced Fang Zheng's attack, and still raised the sword in his hand slowly and stabbed it out.

This sword was still very slow, but just like before, the moment the figure thrust out the sword, Fang Zheng once again felt the strong pressure that made him unable to move. His strength was once again as fragile as a piece of tofu in front of the opponent, so that Fang Zheng could only watch helplessly as the opponent's long sword stabbed straight into his chest...

no!

At this moment, Fang Zheng once again felt the electric-like force surging from his body. He instinctively stretched out his left hand, holding the dagger in reverse and rushed towards the opponent's sword!

"clang!!"

To Fang Zheng's surprise, his subconscious counterattack actually sent the long sword flying away, which made Fang Zheng very happy. He stepped back again, distanced himself from the opponent, and stared at the enemy in front of him cautiously. Then, Fang Zheng attacked again without hesitation.

But the more he fought, the more confused Fang Zheng became. He found that his power, whether it was magic, the power of time or the might of the dragon, was completely non-existent in front of the opponent. He could not attack the opponent no matter what. Instead, his Black Soul Swordsmanship could still parry with the opponent's swordsmanship a few times, but that was all. For some reason, Fang Zheng felt that his power was as weak as paper in front of the opponent. In the end, he felt that he was not attacking a person, but smashing a heavy fortress with his bare hands.

Finally, Fang Zheng chose to surrender.

"I can't help it."

While gasping for breath, he put down the weapon in his hand and looked at the figure in front of him helplessly.

"I have used all my strength, and as you can see, this is the result... Please give me a summary."

"hehe……"

To Fang Zheng's surprise, the other party did not scold him or laugh at him. Instead, he chuckled twice and then looked at Fang Zheng.

"Are you wondering why your attacks have no effect on me?"

"Of course, I am strange."

“It’s very simple.”

For some reason, the figure raised his sword and gave Fang Zheng a detailed explanation.

"This is the Sword of Will. In simple terms, only attacks that carry out your will will be effective in front of this sword, and other attacks will have no effect..."

Having said this, the figure paused. Although it had no facial features, Fang Zheng could still feel a pair of eyes full of curiosity and questioning staring at him.

"...and the reason why your attack didn't work is...you didn't even think about defeating me. You just thought about how to survive my attack...because deep down in your heart, you don't have a firm will to win."