The Law of Space!
The most dangerous enemies are not those who roar beside you, but those who hide in dark corners, peeping at you with a pair of sneaky little eyes.
Xia Fei took two steps back, turned around, and stood with his hands behind his back.
This stance did not seem like a defensive stance. It was more like a spectator enjoying the scenery. A contest between experts was not decided by putting on a stance. The so-called defensive stance was completely useless in a battle between experts. They were competing to see who had the faster reaction speed and who could attack more viciously.
Tensing up his body allowed him to spread his mental energy out for a short period of time, allowing him to find the person hiding in the dark. At the same time, this seemingly relaxed stance would invisibly make the enemy lower their guard.
His mental energy was like an invisible spiderweb that quickly spread toward the surrounding weeds. These weeds were no taller than his knees, so it would have been easy for him to discover anyone hiding among them. Unfortunately, his powerful senses and his eyes, which had been trained in the Beast Spirit Codex, were unable to find anything. A cold wind blew past, and the weeds rustled, giving Xia Fei goosebumps.
Phantom helplessly shook his head after doing his best to probe. It seemed that even Phantom's sharp energy perception was unable to find anything.
Xia Fei's expression gradually turned serious. His powerful perception was what made him famous, and it was rare for him to make a mistake. Xia Fei had clearly felt someone lightly poke his right shoulder muscle with a finger, and there was no mistaking it.
Unlike strength ability users, who had steel-like muscles, speed ability users did not have their bodies grow horizontally to reduce wind resistance. Being large was not conducive to movement, and this was common sense that even elementary school students knew. The higher the rank of a speed ability user, the thinner their body would be. Furthermore, though the muscles of speed ability users were full of explosive power, they still retained a sense of agility, unlike those who pursued strength. Their muscles were as hard as steel, and they would not feel anything even if they were punched.
This person definitely existed, but he and Phantom could not find him. Xia Fei came to this conclusion in his heart.
An enemy who could easily approach him without being detected, Xia Fei had no words to describe it other than powerful.
"Whoever you are, please come out," Xia Fei softly said.
With that said, Xia Fei pulled out a set of sportswear from his spatial ring and put it on. Xia Fei originally thought that this was an uninhabited planet, so he casually walked around naked on the grass. Since there were people around, it would not be appropriate for him to be naked anymore.
Since he could not find the other party, keeping these guards around would only be a waste of energy. He might as well withdraw them and prepare to fight with all his might.
* Whoosh! *
A figure suddenly appeared behind Xia Feis back, less than thirty centimeters away from him. Xia Feis back muscles could already feel the heat from the other party's breath.
Xia Fei was startled, but he continued to put on his sportswear as if nothing had happened.
"Eh? Why aren't you attacking me? "an old voice asked from behind.
Xia Fei softly replied, "You're not hostile, so why would I attack you?"
"How do you know I'm not hostile?"
Xia Fei smiled. "Since you can silently appear behind me, I'd already be dead if you were hostile. Why would I still be standing here talking to you?"
As he spoke, Xia Fei had already put on his sportswear. He slowly turned around, trying his best not to attract the other party's attention. The other party was right behind him, so it would be ridiculous if Xia Fei tried to kill him now. The only thing he could do now was to drag this out and not start a fight. He needed to first figure out who the other party was and what his intentions were.
His eyes landed on a rather unremarkable middle-aged man. He was not that old, but he had the hoarse voice of an old man. He had a pair of crafty little eyes that were darting around, and he was rather chubby. Aside from that, there was nothing worth noting about him. His appearance was so ordinary that one would forget him after a single glance, and he would be hard to find if he was thrown into a crowd.
"You're right. I indeed have no intention of doing anything to you. I was just passing by and happened to find someone who was able to pry into the Law of Space. Out of curiosity, I came over to take a look. I didn't expect you to be so young," the middle-aged man said with some surprise.
The Law of Space?
This man spoke casually, but it was like a clap of thunder in Xia Fei's ears!
The universe was made up of space, time, and matter. There were eternal laws among them, and they were known as the Law of Space, Time, and Matter.
Grasping any one of them would allow one to pry into the universe's motives. This was the ultimate goal of all warriors!
Everyone believed that true experts should stand at the peak of the universe, looking down at the stars and commanding the world. However, only true experts would understand that commanding the world was only the dream of beginner warriors. True top-class warriors all had a lifelong goal of understanding the Three Great Laws!
No matter how high a warrior stood in the universe, they would still be bound by the Three Great Laws. True experts disdained any kind of restriction! They disdained any kind of rule! Their goal was not to live under the restrictions of others but to grasp the rules and make their own rules!
Actually, Xia Fei only had a vague understanding of the Three Great Laws. He had once stumbled upon Heritage Planet and obtained a special ability inheritance, which gave him a simple understanding of the Three Great Laws.
Before this, Xia Fei had never thought about such questions. For example, why was there a universe? Why did everything have gravity? Why did black holes devour? Why did white holes release? It was not just Xia Fei; even top-class scientists rarely considered these questions. Humans were always too lazy to accept these rules, and very few would think about why they needed to survive under these rules.
Xia Fei did not have a deep understanding of the Three Great Laws. He only knew of their existence and that mastering them would allow him to change everything. At the very beginning, Xia Fei's goal was the same as a normal warrior's, hoping to become stronger. After a year of cultivation on Heritage Planet, Xia Fei finally understood that true experts sought to master the Laws, which was why he became indifferent and even more disdainful of the various restrictions of the world.
Now that this ordinary-looking middle-aged man mentioned the Law of Space, how could Xia Fei not be shocked?
"Are you saying that I unintentionally entered a very mysterious state, and that it was actually the first glimpse of the Law of Space?" Xia Fei asked, puzzled.
The middle-aged man nodded, happily saying, "When you broke through to the Legendary rank, you unintentionally sensed a bit of the true essence of the Law of Space. Though it was only for a short period of time and didn't have much of an impact on your consciousness, it's still quite valuable. After all, you've only just reached the Legendary rank, so it's truly not easy for you to have such an opportunity."
After saying this, he looked at the Zephyr combat boots on Xia Fei's feet. This pair of top-class combat boots for speed ability users had a ten percent increase in speed. Without them, Xia Fei might not even have been able to break through the thirty thousand meters per second barrier.
Actually, this was not a big deal. Almost all warriors relied on their equipment, and Xia Fei was not the only one. The higher the level of a warrior, the more they would be willing to spend a lot of money on the best equipment in order to improve themselves.
Xia Fei fell silent. It turned out that the two-tenths of a second he had experienced was actually because he had sensed the Law of Space! This truly made him shudder with fear!
He glanced at this ordinary-looking middle-aged man in front of him. This man had actually sensed that he had peeked at the Law of Space in that split second and rushed over to meet with Xia Fei. This was enough to show that this man's cultivation had already reached a level that he could not comprehend!
Thinking of this, Xia Fei smiled. "Master, I presume that you're also a human?"
The middle-aged man frowned, seemingly somewhat disdainful of the term "human."
"You could say that. You should just call me Yuhua."
Xia Fei chuckled. "A chance encounter is better than an invitation. Since I've run into you in the insectoid territory today, why don't you come aboard my ship and have a cup of tea?"
An opportunity would come at any time, and the key was whether or not he could seize it. Xia Fei had two judgments about this middle-aged man called Yuhua. First, his cultivation was very, very high, and second, he had no ill intentions toward Xia Fei.
Xia Fei of course would do everything he could to rope in someone who had such a high cultivation and had no intention of making an enemy out of him. Even if he could not rope him in, it would be good to hear a few words about the Three Great Laws from this man's mouth. Xia Fei was not about to let such an opportunity slip by.
Yuhua looked at Xia Fei and then at the grassy plains, smiling. "That's fine too."
…
This place was not too far from the Impaler, less than one hundred kilometers. Normally, it would only take a few seconds to get back. Alas, Xia Fei did not have a combat suit, and he was also slightly injured, so it took him several minutes to get back. Even so, the sportswear he was wearing was still torn to shreds by the wind.
Yuhua was already waiting by the Impaler. Xia Fei had no idea how he had managed to get there, but he did not think too much about it. After seeing Yuhua's superb performance, he could accept even the most miraculous of events.
"Please come with me," Xia Fei politely said.
The little robot Lil Pea and Furball had already boarded the Impaler to greet Xia Fei. Yuhua only glanced at Lil Pea, but when he saw Furball, he could not help but gasp. Furball hopped into Xia Fei's bosom, using all sorts of fawning methods to get close to Xia Fei. This left Yuhua utterly shocked.
"Scram. I have a guest." Xia Fei very casually tossed Furball onto a nearby sofa. Yuhua's mouth was agape, and he was speechless. He found it hard to believe that Xia Fei would treat Furball so roughly.
Realizing that he had lost his composure, Yuhua sorted out his emotions and sat down by the coffee table, his eyes occasionally glancing at Furball. This fellow did not care about Xia Fei's rudeness, continuing to fawn over Xia Fei, but it did not even spare a glance at a stranger like Yuhua.
Xia Fei naturally noticed all of this. Yu Hua had acted like an otherworldly master back on the plains, but the moment he entered the warship and saw Furball, his attitude immediately took a turn. His arrogance was gone, and instead, he appeared somewhat guilty.
Lil Pea brought over the tea, and Xia Fei took the cup and filled it up for Yuhua. He pretended to casually say, "This is my exclusive exotic beast, Furball. This fellow is very crafty. I don't know what species it is, but it has a belly full of bad ideas, causing me trouble all day long."
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