As the words left Jake's mouth, it felt as if time itself had frozen. Everything around him stood still.
Astral Walk—a godly technique from his past life allowed him to manipulate space and time to a certain extent. However, he rarely used it in combat. His mastery of the technique was flawed, making it more useful for short bursts of space travel when no teleporters were available.
With the Asura King momentarily frozen, Jake seized the opportunity. In a flash, he appeared in front of him, raising his hand high, ready to deliver a clean, decisive palm chop to sever the Asura King's head.
But just as his strike was about to connect—Something happened.
A strange phenomenon caused Jake to instinctively leap back.
