Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 712 Anchoring and Release

Psionic Skills: [Bad Tribulation].

The omen of the world's destruction, the destructive killing power derived from the image of "three disasters and four calamities", has the effect of ignoring 99% of the defensive means in this world. In the past, many enemies encountered, facing the [Bad Calamity], either rely on layers of defense to buffer until its destructive power is exhausted, or rely on special psychic skills to avoid it.

This "bad calamity" driven by the power of [True Glory] was so powerful that it was incredibly loud, covering all directions, leaving no possibility of dodging.

The destructive force was responded to by a gunshot.

Still one shot.

Grasp, lift, thrust.

And then—boom!

For the first time since the war began, the lances that were as majestic and heavy as mountains moved. Renata's hands were unable to stop their retreat, and she retreated dozens of meters, leaving a deep groove on the ground.

The next second, shattered flames scattered all over the sky like a downpour, turning the ravines into scars full of holes.

The cracking sound came late, and the appearance of the lance had changed a lot. Pieces of charred fragments peeled off from the lance head and the guard and fell to the ground in pieces. This was already difficult, and most of the parts could not even retain the form of "fragments". At the first moment of the collision, they were crushed into ashes by [Bad Tribulation].

Today's lance is full of holes and pits, as if it had been gnawed dozens of times by someone with no respect for dining manners. It looks much more pitiful.

Except Renata.

It was unclear whether it was the huge size of the lance that helped her block most of the destructive force, or whether some kind of accident caused the killing force to fail to hit her. In addition to some burn marks on the armor, Renata wiped them with her hand, and the burn marks were obviously blurred, leaving only a lingering, fire-like faint dark yellow.

"Still as stubborn as ever."

Song Shi followed and descended, slowly landing on the ground.

With every breath the young man took, the sea of ​​flames around him would spontaneously follow the rhythm and swell as if it had life.

"I shouldn't say that." Song Shi shook his head and bared his teeth. He stared at the person in front of him: "You're even more stubborn than last time."

He was not at all surprised by this scene.

The attack just now was indeed impressive, but if it was like this, he would be in an awkward situation, suffer a great loss, and show signs of defeat - the opponent was not worthy of fighting with him in the first place.

Song Shi twisted his neck.

The defensive power of materials has an upper limit. Paper armor cannot withstand sharpened stone spears, thick fur will be cut by an iron knife, and steel armor that has been made with great effort will still crack, dent, and eventually break when hit by axes or hammers.

Even in today's world of rapid technological advancement, reactive armor, special ceramic bulletproof plates, sloped armor, and even those outstanding achievements in materials science, ultra-strong composite materials, and even gunfire and artillery shells pose no threat.

But there are still limits.

Let's not talk about these. Even if there are incredible miracles like "strong interaction materials", "neutron star armor", and "phase armor", are they really absolutely indestructible? Can they withstand all the forces in the universe and not be worn out at all until the end of time?

"No matter which era, the limit of weapons is always greater than that of armor." Renata said slowly: "Our destructive power has long exceeded that. The defense modules added by equipment manufacturers are always to reduce damage, not to completely block it."

"A once-and-for-all approach." Song Shi licked his lips: "So there is no need to think about defense anymore, just anchor your own state and integrate it——"

Psionic Skill: [Anchor of Clemens].

——The “shield” that made Renata Clemens famous.

The perfect enlightenment nature gives rise to empty flowers, and the empty flowers disappear with the diamond nature. The diamond nature is immovable and unchangeable, and does not change or transform. Apart from this, there is no self-nature, and everything is just an illusion that arises and disappears.

The idea behind the psychic skill created by the other party is similar to this. She divides "self" and "outside of self" to anchor her own state - this is a "supernatural organ" that does not exist in reality and matter, but in the mind!
The destructive killing power derived from the image of "three disasters and four calamities" can ignore 99% of the defensive means in this world. At this moment, this power to anchor oneself is exactly the means that do not belong to the "99%".

To break this defense, one must either start from the spiritual level, find the cracks in the opponent's mind, discover the flaws in his will, shake his mind, and thus shake the "Clemens Anchor."

But how difficult is this?
It is not easy to destroy a person's body, but changing his will is a million times more difficult than that.

Besides, I have never been good at these things.

The red flames rolled and slowly flowed into the heavy murder.

There is only one way to go.

This is the only way to go.

No matter how lofty and insurmountable the intention is, the user still has his limits. Renata and I are both top-level psychics within the fourth ring, [Sublimation], and we have gone through two reincarnations and have further improved our cultivation. However, we also have our limits.

[Clemens Anchor] is not yet absolutely immovable.

My own attack is effective.

In a sense, the other party was gritting her teeth and refusing to let go - to see whether she would break Renata's teeth bit by bit first, or Renata would blow her to ashes before the "Clemens Anchor" collapsed.

Come.

Psionic Skills: [Sky Soaring].

The sound was so sudden that by the time it finally reacted, the heavy murder had already collided violently with the lance dozens of times!

The power contained in the Heavy Killer was far less than that of the Lance. The latter's most casual swing could easily tear through the atmosphere and break the sound barrier - but now, it could not suppress the Heavy Killer, and even with every collision, it showed a tendency to retreat.

Because the lance hit Heavy Killer, but it was not just Heavy Killer's [True Glory] Dharmakaya, which integrated the four directions of the sea of ​​flames to form a dojo of its own. The blows that Heavy Killer had suffered were also borne by the dojo.

It is easy to break a rock or a mountain top, but it is extremely difficult to shake the endless mountains together with their roots.

Bang, bang, bang, bang.

Renata retreated step by step. In front of her, flames shot up into the sky and then pressed down, like a raging ocean. Even a modern city made of steel and concrete could not stop it and would be smashed to pieces in an instant.

Surrounded by the sea of ​​flames, a woman is like a small reef that will be shattered if she is not careful.

But she didn't shatter.

Every step she took backwards was extremely steady, and even her breathing was not disordered. She retreated, and only retreated.

suddenly.

The continuous explosions stopped.

After canceling [Soaring to the Sky], Song Shi's figure became clear again. He stopped, first let out a long breath of relief, then moved his sore arms.

"The shell is hard enough."

It was fun to bombard the enemy with explosives, but it was a bit boring without any interaction. Besides, if any other fourth-ring psychic took this kind of blow, he would have been seriously injured. But now, it was his hands that were a little tired.

"But a hard shell alone can't kill people." With a breath, the slight fatigue was instantly burned away, and Song Shi's eyes widened: "Why do you always have to be beaten up before you use the real thing, Renata?"

"Really?" Renata's voice penetrated the duel arena. Perhaps it was the influence of the surrounding burning wind or something else, but her voice was subtly different from the original one.

"If you have to use all your strength against rabbits, do you know how big the difference in reproductive capacity is between lions and rabbits? If each of them has to use all their strength, the lion will be exhausted to death."

Six halos appeared from behind Renata.

Golden, burning halo, quiet as the moon, hazy light white halo, made of steel, spliced ​​halo.
At first glance, the temperament of each halo is completely different, but if you observe carefully, you can feel that these six completely different temperaments contain the same thing at their deepest levels.

It is this kind of thing that allows them to blend into one without any conflict or contradiction.

That is
"Belief".

The silent monks of the Medni Agency and the knights of the Six Pillars Knights... Relying on the power of faith accumulated over thousands of years, the imperial people have built a "Holy Spirit Blessing" system. Even the imperial people who have not yet awakened can obtain temporary spiritual blessings from the holy spirits through their devout faith.

Even so, psychic power is ultimately about self-power, and every time one receives the "blessing of the Holy Spirit" it is a challenge to the individual, who will inevitably be affected and must take time to recover slowly.

For this reason, even devout believers will use the "Blessing of the Holy Spirit" with caution, try to use it at critical moments, and limit the number of Holy Spirits to one or two.

And at this moment, the blessing bestowed on "Renata Clemens" has reached six paths - the six great holy spirits have all chosen her!

“The blessing of the Holy Spirit is more symbolic than real to us.”

Renata raised a hand.

Then, the five fingers grasped, as if suddenly clenching something.

"Six holy spirits have bestowed upon me such an honor. Don't you think it's a pity not to be a 'living saint'?" Looking at the six halos, Song Shi smiled: "But you ended up being a judge?"

"This involves some original family and childhood experiences." Renata laughed loudly and her clenched hands moved suddenly.

A low muffled sound was heard in the empty air.

This is reminiscent of the sound of a 10,000-ton ship moored at the shore, the anchor thrown to the seabed, and the capstan suddenly driven by the thick chain. Just hearing it gives people a heavy sense of power.

The six-fold halo began to move.

They were dragged, and Renata seemed to grab the six chains connecting them at the same time, trying to break them all!

The first to collapse was the blessing of "Yesha of Nurturing", followed by "Lil of Silent Moon" and "Arkanaros of Everburning". Finally, the halo representing "Tiamat of the Underworld" collapsed like a deep and dark aura.

Many people in the Empire need this power, it is a blessing to them.

But to Renata, this was just a simple restriction. These psychic powers from the outside were symbols of past achievements, not beneficial aids.

"It's much easier now."

In her perception, as the sixfold gifts of the Holy Spirit gradually collapsed, Renata was like a rough stone. The cracks on the outer shell gradually spread, and strands of light were released along these cracks, like a dazzling sun completely blooming.

The blinding light lasted only a brief moment.

The sun, which had stretched out, retracted its light again. The holy and fierce light suddenly disappeared, and the sun became bright enough for mortals to look directly at. However, Song Shi's mind trembled uncontrollably, not because of fear.

Now, the danger posed by the opponent to him is far beyond what the previous Iron Turtle could compare to.

"——Ready, are you done?"

Song Shi heard his voice was slightly distorted and seemed to be trembling slightly.

"Wait, wait"

"There's just one last bit left."

Renata shook the lance, and the lance, overwhelmed by the weight, could no longer be held, and charred fragments fell like rain. In the end, only the handle in her hand was exposed to the view.

Or rather, a sword.

The shackles of the sixfold blessing of the Holy Spirit have been released, the scabbard has been broken, and the sword edge that had been restrained all along has finally come to the time to be unsheathed again.

This was a dark silver sword, not as heavy as a great sword, nor as slender as a swift sword. The moment Renata picked it up, the two became indistinguishable, forming a unified whole, not a vague description of almost or approximately, but a unified whole in the literal sense.

"Thank you for your hard work." Renata nodded: "I'm coming."

The sword light suddenly rose up, across the duel arena.

Song Shi did not hesitate and used a "bad calamity" that contained destructive power!
The sword light touched the flame. It was obviously much thinner than the lance, but its heaviness was not diminished at all. Compared with the previous crushing force, it was now incredibly sharp.

Like a hot knife cutting butter, the raging sea of ​​flames was smoothly split by the sword light, and the magnificent dojo opened up by the "True Glory" Dharma was forcibly cut open. The sword light continued to advance without slowing down, and accurately hit the young man - hitting the "bad calamity" that was coming.

There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected. The two things cut off each other and separated at the touch.

"The destructive power is still the same as before." In the gap between the intersections, Song Shi still had the mind to think.

Renata's sword. I don't know the specific technical details, but I know it is a supernatural organ made with psychic skills as the main body. It is equivalent to adding an "anti-Higgs force field" to the sword edge, which has only one effect, destroying the structure of matter and energy at the microscopic level.

It is an indestructible weapon. If there is a disadvantage, it is that it consumes a lot of energy and has a small range of action.

As soon as this thought came to mind, it disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

——A new attack is coming!
Renata turned slightly and paused. No, this was an illusion left by the retina! The opponent was too fast.

In less than one thousandth of a second, the sword light was right in front of him again!

The baptism of boiling blood, forging flames, and breakthrough [sublimation] has greatly strengthened his physique. Even if he does not use fire, relying solely on physical functions can be considered extraordinary. But Renata's sword is something that even the fourth ring [transcendence] who specializes in defense would not want to take.

If I were to be hit by the sword, the consequences would be disastrous.

Song Shi didn't think twice and just walked out.

In an instant, the flames exploded, overwhelming the sword light by dozens or hundreds of times. Without aiming, it forcibly submerged the latter.

Disadvantages: high energy consumption.

Unfortunately, its own advantage is also high energy consumption.

Even if every time we fight, I have to pay ten or twenty times the consumption to offset it - I can still fight with Renata until the end of time!
Another fight was about to break, Renata held the sword, shook off the flames on her forehead, raised her head calmly, and pointed upwards.

Song Shi grinned.

The two figures blurred for a moment and disappeared at the same time.

Two rays of starlight shot straight into the sky.

(End of this chapter)