Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 165 Seduction Tactics
When Li Yelai was escorted back to the East City branch by the light patrol, he received the news that Captain Yang Chen was preparing to be promoted to the Seventh Awakening.

Unlike Li Yelai and Zhishi, who are four-sense psychic users, they only need to advance in the awakening room within the branch.

At Yang Chen's level, any further advancement would cause the spiritual energy fluctuations during his advancement to destroy nearby buildings. His destructive power over the surrounding area is immense.

At the same time, it will inevitably attract the attention of many Void Realm creatures. The psionic projection at that level is too dazzling, and many Void Realm creatures will be alarmed.

If one is not far from the restricted area, it could even attract a surprise attack from creatures within the restricted area. The restricted area side certainly doesn't want humanity to have another psionic overlord!
Therefore, when Li Ye arrived at the branch, he didn't even get to see Yang Chen.

Yang Chen has already left the branch, and may even have left the city of Jucheng, preparing for a secret promotion somewhere.

It is predicted that it will not appear in the giant city for some time.

But everyone knows that when he reappears, he will be in an even more powerful form to protect humanity and the giant city!

This is undoubtedly a joyous occasion for humankind!
The human side, or rather, the combat strength of Border City No. 3, is severely lacking.

Border cities number one and two do not have a monarch in charge, but they do have a supreme ruler and several overlords.

The advantage of Border City No. 3 lies in the presence of a monarch.

However, there were no supreme experts, and only two overlord-level experts, and it seemed that these two would find it difficult to improve further.

Now that a new dominant power has emerged, humanity's foundation will be stronger. The situation will at least be slightly better.
However, before leaving the branch, Yang Chen issued new instructions.

A crack team of night watchmen will provide Li Ye with special training.

"Special training?" Li Yelai looked at the muscular man in front of him with some surprise.

The man was wearing a black trench coat worn by night thieves, but with shoulder armor.

This indicates that he is an elite member of the night watchmen!

In the tradition of the champion team, the most elite night watchmen will inherit the name of the elite troops of the ancient army.

Examples include the Tiger Warriors, the White-Robed Army of the Southern Dynasties, the Black-Armored Army of the early Tang Dynasty, and the Beiwei Army of the Southern Song Dynasty.
These powerful and elite Night Scouts are just one step away from becoming captains and will be bestowed with the honor of wearing armor over their trench coats.

They are the elite of the elite!

The robust man before me is a member of the 'Tiger Warrior' team, Wu Jueye Bu Shou, and Long Lie!
He called Li Yelai aside and invited him to an empty training room.

Dragon Hunter was incredibly strong, but his face was kind, like that of a teacher.

If you ignore his terrifying muscles that could strangle a dragon, and just look at his face, you might think he's an office worker.

Dragon Hunter smiled and said, "That's what the captain ordered. From now on, your training will be handled by us."

Li Yelai scratched his head and asked, "Which aspect of training are you referring to? Elite psionic skills? Or resilient psionic skills?"

Li Yelai has not yet fully mastered these two techniques, especially the toughening technique.

“No, there’s more. Night General, it seems you’ve offended someone you shouldn’t have,” Dragon Hunter said in a low voice.

Li Yelai was taken aback and then asked, "Who are you referring to? To be honest, I've offended quite a few people."

Dragon Hunter chuckled softly, "Then I'm sorry."

What? What am I sorry about?
Li Yelai was somewhat bewildered, but subconsciously tensed his muscles.

In the next instant, the muscles on the dragon hunter's arm bulged wildly, and the dragon hunter's blood surged!

At the same time, Li Yelai felt a sense of danger that made his heart pound.

His heart pounded wildly, roaring like a war drum. Almost instinctively, Li Ye activated Mimicry: Abyss Dragon Scale!

His entire body was instantly covered in black scales, and he decisively threw a punch!
The two fists collided violently, and instantly, the surrounding air seemed to be distorted by the force of the impact!

Li Yelai's physique is extremely powerful. After being strengthened by the Heart of Slaughter and Crimson Blood, his physique is rarely matched among those of the same level!
However, the Dragon Hunter's power was not to be underestimated. The muscles in his arms bulged, seemingly containing boundless power, and each bulge sent a powerful sense of pressure through Li Ye. His heart pounded even harder, each beat a reminder that this was a life-or-death battle, and the slightest mistake could lead to annihilation!
Why? What is the Dragon Hunter doing? Killing people under the guise of special training?
For whom? The voters of the Ark? Or the forbidden zone?
That shouldn't be the case! These are elite night scouts, how could they be traitors?

Li Ye didn't have time to think much; the terrifying sense of crisis made him unleash his full power instantly!
The two powerful forces collided and exploded, creating a powerful gust of air.

Li Yelai felt a numbness in his arm and staggered back several steps. At the same time, more than a dozen dragon scales on his arm fell off.

The power of the dragon hunter surpasses his!
That makes sense, Dragon Hunter is a True Martial of the Fifth Awakening, and has also been strengthened by the Heart of Slaughter and Crimson Sap!
"Enemy attack!"

Li Yelai roared and used the momentum to retreat, grabbing the large black umbrella that was leaning against the side.

But the dragon hunter didn't respond. Instead, he leaped forward and delivered a knee strike to the head.

Even with the defense of the Abyss Dragon Scales, this attack was enough to give Li Ye a concussion!

Without further hesitation, Li Yelai slammed his large black umbrella down.

Psionic Elite!
At this moment, the toughness of the large black umbrella increased dramatically, and even a single strike could directly sever the enemy's body!
However, the moment the large black umbrella collided with the dragon hunter's knee, the umbrella's titanium alloy ribs twisted instantly, and the canopy was torn apart by the immense force, revealing the Azure Dragon Halberd within!

Li Yelai held the halberd in his right hand and twisted it in one motion, performing the Eighteen Single-Handed Thrusting Technique - Alligator Spin!
With his left hand, he quickly wiped his face and activated the facial makeup.

Now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to deal with the dragon hunters!

Whether Dragon Hunter is an assassin or twisted and out of control, we cannot let him continue to take the initiative!

This is the East City branch; my teammates should realize something's wrong soon. We have to hold out until then!
The sharp halberd handles spun rapidly, triggering the power of the psionic armor. A violent current of air gathered at the tip of the Azure Dragon Halberd, transforming into a dangerous gust of wind that attacked the dragon hunter!
Using airflow to create an airflow drill bit, Li Yelai's technique is enough to penetrate metal.

Meanwhile, the dragon hunter in mid-air used aerial stepping to dodge the wind at an extremely fast speed, and then unleashed another whip kick. The whip kick was like a dragon's tail, and the whistling sound of it tearing through the air was deafening.

True Martial Ability: Sonic Boom Strike!

But Li Yelai opened his terrifying double pupils and struck at the weak point!

He swung his halberd horizontally, unleashing eighteen single-handed thrusts and the Elephant Stomp!

Dragon Hunter's expression changed slightly, but he did not hesitate to change the direction of his attack and strike the shaft of his halberd.

With his weaknesses exposed, no matter how high his defense was, once his psionic barrier was breached, his weaknesses would be completely revealed to Li Yelai's double pupils. This made him dare not be careless, and instead he tried to kick away Li Yelai's weapon.

The halberd bent under the heavy blow, and Li Yelai's hand split open instantly.

At the same time, a surge of internal energy rushed into Li Yelai's body and exploded violently.

True Martial Path - Hidden Force Thunderclap! This made Li Yelai's chest go blank, and a bloody smell surged up.

But the powerful life force contained within his heart surged forth, repairing the split in his hand and the discomfort in his chest in an extremely short time.

Li Yelai advanced instead of retreating, his halberd dancing like a dragon. He thrust it straight at Longlie's chest.

Surprise flashed in Dragon Hunter's eyes. As he retreated to dodge, he drew his spear from behind him.

The spear moved with wide, sweeping strokes, yet it was also unpredictable and cunning.

As the red tassel danced and intertwined with the long halberd, it actually entangled the handle of the Azure Dragon Halberd.

In that instant, Li Yelai and Long Lie simultaneously twisted their bodies and pulled hard.

Both sides wanted to take this opportunity to disarm the other or throw the other away.

However, in terms of strength, Li Yelai was ultimately no match for Long Lie. In the instant he turned, Li Yelai was swung around and slammed to the ground.

Seeing this, a hint of regret flashed in the Dragon Hunter's eyes, but before that regret could dissipate, it turned into shock.

Because Li Yelai, who was being swung away, twisted his body in mid-air to dissipate the force, the power that the Dragon Hunt had applied to him was strangely transmitted back, and he was actually being swung back at the Dragon Hunt.

Could someone weaker than me in strength but superior in skill? Dragon Hunter wondered.

And this is the One-Handed Eighteen-Strike Combo: Dragon Raises Its Head, which uses the opponent's force against them!
Feeling the backlash from that force, the experienced Dragon Hunter immediately released his weapon and lunged at Li Yelai empty-handed.

This is indeed the best approach: abandon your weapon, break free from the Dragon's Head Raises its Head's leverage, and attack directly while the opponent's momentum is still building!
This is also the best countermeasure against the "Dragon Raising Its Head" incident.

However, Li Yelai was also aware of this tactic.

So he immediately released his grip, letting the two weapons fly away.

This is tantamount to giving up one's skill advantage!
As Long Lie was making his assessment, he saw Li Yelai raise his right hand, and a dark golden dragon claw phantom quickly appeared.

Losing his weapon is nothing. Ever since Li Yelai obtained the Crimson Thunder Dragon Claw, he has never lacked weapons. He can condense dragon lightning into a weapon at any time!
But it's too slow! How dare you use the Dragon Claw at this distance? In a battle between psionicists of this level, even a fraction of a second of delay is enough to be fatal!
Dragon Hunter thought to himself, but immediately stopped in his tracks.

He could have taken advantage of that fraction of a second of hesitation and kicked Li Yelai away.

But he dared not go any further.

Because, in front of him, a golden light shimmered, and a fifteen-meter-tall golden Dharma image appeared, the tall half-body Dharma image almost touching the ceiling of the training room.

Before unleashing his Dragon Claw, Li Yelai quickly wiped his face and changed his mask. "Hate Without a Ring - Li Yuanba!"

He unleashed the divine general's divine form!
Even if a psionicist on the Five Senses True Martial Path is stronger than Li Yelai in terms of power, he is still no more than ten times stronger!
However, the Dharma Image is empowered with ten times the power!

If a dragon hunter gets close to the Dharma Image, it will be immediately pinned down!

Faxiang also raised his arm, and in the next instant, a huge dragon claw appeared on Faxiang's arm.

As the enormous dragon claw tightened, a massive crimson bolt of lightning appeared! It was as if Gransanx had reappeared in the world, unleashing its raging crimson lightning!

This is Li Yelai's trump card.

Faxiang possesses ten times the power of Li Yelai!

When Li Yelai unleashes his Dragon Claw, Dharma Image will also unleash its own Dragon Claw and condense even more powerful Dragon Lightning!
While it may not reach ten times the intensity, it is still extremely terrifying.

Moreover, this is an ability that only Li Yelai can use. After all, no psychic can possess both the Myriad Manifestations and True Martial Path abilities simultaneously.

This allowed Li Yelai to unleash that terrifying giant lightning spear! Although it would consume a third of Li Yelai's spiritual energy, its power was indeed terrifying!
Even a five-sense psionicist would have to avoid this enhanced version of Dragon Lightning!

Long Lie's expression was solemn, while Li Yelai released his dragon claws, letting the crimson lightning dissipate.

"Is the probing over?" Li Yelai asked.

"You know I'm acting?" Dragon Hunter asked in surprise.

“Of course! Surely no one would be so arrogant as to ambush and kill a Night Watchman within an official branch, right?” Li Yelai replied. “Besides, it’s been so long since I called for backup, and no one has come to help. That’s really unusual. Under normal circumstances, Captain Moonshadow should have arrived by now.”

"Yes, I've been watching the show for a while now." Captain Moonshadow actually appeared; he had somehow appeared at the edge of the training field.

Several members of the Night Scouts were also present; they watched the battle and made numerous records.

"It's a good thing the doll wasn't at the branch office, otherwise, she would have slapped you all to the ground and you wouldn't be able to get them out," Yueying complained, turning and leaving after watching the show.

Then, several Night Watchers approached, and one of the female Night Watchers said, "Night General, please don't worry about it. Only in this situation can you make the most instinctive reaction."

There was no ambush or traitor involved; it was all the Tiger Legion testing Li Yelai's reaction and abilities.

After Li Yelai dispelled his Dharma form, he complained, "This was too dangerous. I thought you were going to kill me."

The dragon hunter handed over a bottle of potion and said, "There's no other way. We haven't had any contact with you before, so this is the only way we can devise a strategy for you and address your weaknesses. We don't know what mission you're going to carry out, but the captain told us that you might have to work alone. So we have to speed things up."

Mission? It must refer to the mission of hunting down traitors, right? This mission is highly classified; even the Tiger Squad doesn't know the details.

"So, what's your analysis like?" Li Yelai wasn't too angry, after all, they were only thinking of his own interests.

"Very good. Although Dragon Hunter didn't use his trump card directly, the fact that he couldn't defeat you in close combat within the first thirty seconds already proves your close combat strength," a Night Scout said. "After that, you need to lure enemies into close combat with you. And it's best to do so in open terrain."

Li Yelai nodded, "That's true."

Li Yelai's abilities are mostly focused on close combat.

Both the Shadow Army and the Divine General's Dharma Form require open terrain; otherwise, they cannot be effectively deployed.

"But how do I guide the enemy into close combat?" Li Yelai asked, "especially when facing multiple enemies."

"You possess a mutated dragon claw, allowing you to launch ranged attacks, and within a certain range, it poses an extremely high level of danger," the dragon hunter chuckled. "As long as you maintain a certain distance from your enemies and attack with your lightning spear, they will become enraged and actively seek you out for close combat."

"We call it the seduction tactic!"

"You guys really know how to come up with names!"

(End of this chapter)