Having clearly defined the basic framework of the time law in a specific area, Wang Zhifan's series of personal trials began.
Initially, he tried to stop the time around him, discovering it was very complex. Then, he attempted to halt the time of a certain yellowish-brown gas stream in the Profound Mysterious Secret Mansion, but realized the complexity remained unchanged, as the two times were tightly interconnected.
This made him realize that time, unlike space, is not something that can be easily divided into parts; it is inherently a massive whole, making it very difficult to split apart.
Thus, he stopped trying to take shortcuts, directly facing the challenge head-on by attempting the most cumbersome and straightforward methods to influence the time of his surroundings and everything within it.
This was undoubtedly a challenging task, and all his initial attempts ended in failure. Time continued to flow along a fixed trajectory, silently mocking his audacity.
After many setbacks, he chose not to stubbornly persist but paused his attempts, focusing instead on observing the cyclic collisions between a giant moth and a spaceship nearby, analyzing the changing patterns in the lines of time law within them. Even if he couldn't understand them immediately, he forcibly memorized all the variations.
Then he tried applying some of the observed intricate patterns to his manipulations. Initially, those attempts still ended in failure without any useful outcomes. However, with patience and continued experimentation, he finally noticed a slight difference.
"Just now, the yellowish-brown gas beside me suddenly underwent a momentary discontinuous transformation... Normally, such a change should absolutely not occur; all transformations should be smooth and continuous..."
If my manipulation caused this, let's try it again... Indeed, a similar situation arose once more!
Could it be that this stream of gas suddenly went back to the past? No, it might also be me reaching a brief future?"
Matters involving the time law are always hard to grasp. When Wang Zhifan realized his manipulations had produced a consistent outcome, the biggest perplexity was understanding what he had done.
But this issue didn't trouble him for long; he chose to set the topic aside for later in-depth study and began trying to manipulate the familiar space law while simultaneously affecting the nearby time law as he had just done.
After all, the entry requirements for the All Space-Time Eternal Freedom Profound Chapter only demanded contact and influence over the space-time law, not precise control.
Instantly, as he met the entry standard, his mind erupted with many strange "currents" spreading throughout his body, a special and intense sensation that instantly gave him a groundbreaking self-awareness.
"I've done it!"
He immediately opened his player panel to check, discovering that the situation was indeed as he had anticipated.
[Physique: 263.]
[Strength: 272.]
[Agility: 216.]
[Spirit: 273.]
[Cultivation Technique: All Space-Time Eternal Freedom Profound Chapter (Legendary) Lv1...]
The first and most noticeable change was his legendary cultivation technique, the All Space-Time Eternal Freedom Profound Chapter, breaking through to Lv1, officially entering the beginner stage.
Then came the overall growth in his personal attributes, confirming the physical sensations he had just experienced.
"The increases in physique, strength, and agility are similar. Aside from the attributes I've already acquired, each is roughly enhanced by 10 points on average...
The Spirit attribute is a bit extraordinary; I recall it being just over 200 before, yet now it's become the highest attribute with a base increase estimated at 60 points! This technique seems to greatly enhance the spirit!"
Recalling the special sensation earlier, Wang Zhifan could verify that most of it resulted from the attribute surge brought by mastering the technique, especially with the Spirit attribute skyrocketing nearly a hundred points, which was somewhat daunting.
"Besides the aspect of attributes, mastering this technique also abruptly elevated my understanding and manipulation of the space-time law... I understand what happened earlier now!"
With a single thought, Wang Zhifan, without any physical movement, caused the Profound Mysterious Secret Mansion's surrounding gases to suddenly undergo abrupt transformations, akin to the effect of a frame skip, appearing very peculiar.
"Indeed, I traversed time to arrive in the future two seconds ahead, causing them to appear suddenly transformed!
However, two seconds is my current limit for manipulation; any further would consume a lot, requiring further cultivation enhancement...
But this level is already ample for practical combat!"
Confirming his manipulation of the time law had attained a leap in mastery, transcending the confusion before entry to an enlightened clarity post-entry, filled Wang Zhifan with immense excitement.
This signified a self-possession of the ability to manipulate time! Even though it's minimal and specialized in controlling his own time, its impact is evidently significant!
Imagine an opponent who can repeatedly jump between a brief personal future and past, how terrifying that would be!
This implies any damage sustained in a short period can be entirely erased through forward reversals, and his attacks can strike backwards across time, leaving no chance for defense or anticipation.
"Let's try the space law next!"
Since his mastery of the time law had greatly increased post-entry into the All Space-Time Eternal Freedom Profound Chapter, the comparatively simpler space law should not lag behind; Wang Zhifan proceeded to various attempts directly.
Instantly, he appeared two hundred meters away outside the Profound Mysterious Secret Mansion, in the peculiar open Void Realm, demonstrating his capability to move through space relying solely on his power, with quite an impressive range.
He then drew his saber and slashed outward, the Cyan Emperor Saber cut through the void of space, leaving behind a ruptured law opening, akin to how he had seen the Blazing Angel cleave through space prior.
As he entered this opening, he initially vanished, reappearing shortly ten thousand meters away.
This behavior seemed more like teleportation, in reality, he severed the spatial connection with a saber, forcibly constructing a new spatial channel, using a new spatial path to reach his destination.
"Effortless... The Cyan Emperor Saber inherently harbors potential to sever laws. Coupled with the spatial law manipulation I now possess, it's incredibly empowering...
I even have the temptation to rely on myself breaking through space to return to Earth... However, that would inevitably fail, the distance between the worlds is still too vast, and with my current cultivation, it's excessively presumptuous...
It's wiser to first exhaustively develop Space Slash, and simultaneously create some space-defense skills."
After a simple experiment, finding his spatial law manipulation skill far exceeding expectations, Wang Zhifan set out on various follow-up studies.
For example, he must comprehend the saber technique aspect of severing space.
Merely severing space is far from enough; he has to be aware of his ability limits:
How large an area he can sever at most, how many slashes he can perform at once, the consumption of using the Cyan Emperor Saber's Space Slash, and the increased consumption when performing Space Slash with ordinary weapons.
He also needs to consider corresponding defenses.
The epic belt he wears, the Blank Entwine, features a space defense capability, which he must replicate relying on his own capabilities.
Coupled with teleportation and Space Slash, fully mastering the space system's attack, movement, and defense powers.
Undoubtedly, all these massive breakthroughs in space-time attribute capabilities stemmed from Wang Zhifan's entry into the All Space-Time Eternal Freedom Profound Chapter.
One distinctive feature of this legendary technique is the rarity of fixed moves, with most techniques being devised by cultivators utilizing law capabilities themselves, offering remarkably wide development space.
If he were to elevate this technique to Lv2, this condition would remain unchanged; the only change would be further enhancement of his grasp of the space-time law.
Only upon reaching the Lv3 realm of the cultivation technique would he obtain the first legacy skill, truly embarking on a free time-space journey.