Absolute Destiny Game.

Chapter 512 Azure Cloud Immortal Technique, Psychological Killer
Xiao Jie's decision to transform into a dragon and launch a direct attack was not a reckless act of blind brute force.

He had also given it serious consideration. This Cangqiu Sheng possessed strange magic and could tame snow monsters for his own use, making his strength extraordinary.

Not to mention, Cangqiu Sheng is hiding in his own manor, surrounded by many servants, and there might even be formations and traps lying in ambush. If I were to fight my way back from the ground and engage in normal combat, it would be tantamount to courting death.

Perhaps we could use our lightness skills to scale the wall and enter, or use the Illusionary Spirit Orb to change form and find an opportunity to strike.

However, the opponent's magic is profound, and doing this may not be able to evade their detection. Once discovered, a fierce battle is inevitable.

Being all alone, Xiao Jie had absolutely no chance of winning a ground battle.

Now that we've confirmed that this guy has a treasure that can withstand the Nine Fiends Yin Wind, we might as well just transform into a dragon and kill him outright.

Three minutes should be enough to decide the outcome. It would be great if I could win, but even if I couldn't, with the Xuanming Jiyuanlong's flying ability and magic resistance, the opponent would definitely not be able to stop me if I wanted to leave.

So, returning to his original perspective, Xiao Jie immediately transformed into a Storm Thunder Eagle, flew back outside the manor, and then, without hesitation, transformed into a dragon.

Another advantage of this dragon transformation is that it is not afraid of the Nine Fiend Yin Wind. It seems that this Xuanming Extreme Abyss Dragon has some hidden characteristic that allows it to ignore the damage of the Nine Fiend Yin Wind and remain unaffected. Unfortunately, the duration is too short. Otherwise, it could completely rely on the dragon transformation to resist this environmental damage.

At this moment, Xiao Jie looked down from his high position, summoned thunderclouds to cover the sky, and then unleashed a barrage of lightning upon the manor.

As he guided the casting of the spell, bolts of lightning struck continuously, instantly turning the manor into a wrecked mess, with servants running in panic, screaming and howling. Rare flowers and exotic plants turned into flames and ashes, dying out like ephemeral flowers.

When Cangqiu Sheng rushed out of the house, he immediately saw this tragic scene.

He was instantly enraged and roared to the sky, "You impudent madman, how dare you ruin my foundation!"

But a deep dragon's roar came from the sky, "Ignorant ants, since you dared to plot against me, you shall bear the fate of being reduced to ashes. Today's disaster is your own doing."

From his elevated position, Xiao Jie looked down from the perspective of a true dragon, and Cang Qiu Sheng appeared utterly insignificant.

In addition, after transforming into a dragon, a whole bunch of powerful skills were unlocked, making it feel more powerful than ever before.

Dragon Thunder Control Technique - Heavenly Thunder Art!

In an instant, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket struck Cangqiu Sheng head-on.

Boom! A dazzling bolt of lightning enveloped Cang Qiusheng's figure, but no damage numbers appeared. When the light dissipated, Cang Qiusheng stood firmly in place, holding a golden pearl in his left hand and a dark blue sword in his right.

The golden orb emitted layers of invisible golden light, surrounding the area like a golden force field shield, resisting the damage from the heavenly lightning.

It's a magic weapon! Xiao Jie realized immediately.

The next second, Cangqiu Sheng leaped into the air and soared into the sky.

In an instant, it flew to the same height as Xiao Jie, standing tall in the clouds, facing off against Xiao Jie, who had transformed into a demonic dragon.

Facing the Xuanming Extreme Abyss Dragon, which was a hundred times his size, Cangqiu Sheng showed no fear whatsoever; instead, he revealed a murderous expression.

"I must say, I really underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be able to see through my plan and escape my ambush. But the biggest mistake you made was coming back to die. I used this plan just in case. Did you think I couldn't kill you in a direct confrontation?"

Did you think you could wreak havoc just because you know a demonic technique that transforms you into a dragon? Today, I'll show you the profound mysteries of the Azure Cloud Palace's immortal arts.

He was met with a bolt of lightning, but a golden light appeared and blocked the lightning once again.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Cangqiu Sheng recited a spell.

"By taking fire as our guide, the heavens obey our command."

The red-scaled sun is like a blazing fire.

Dragons roar across the eight directions, and fire whips up banners amidst the clouds.

"Burn away all evil, let the flames engulf the heavens!"

Immortal Technique - Fiery Dragon Dance!
Cangqiu Sheng raised his hand and pointed, and a ball of flame appeared out of thin air in front of him. The flame quickly spun and expanded, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a huge fire dragon tens of meters long. With a roar, it pounced towards Xiao Jie.

The fire dragon was not much smaller than the demonic dragon that Xiao Jie had transformed into. Xiao Jie was startled; Cang Qiu Sheng was indeed extraordinary.

They hastily cast spells to defend themselves.

Dragon Thunder Control Technique - Wind Rises and Clouds Move!
In an instant, a strong wind arose, and dark clouds swirled around, forming a small storm that surrounded the area.

The fire dragon collided with the storm and was immediately swept into it, merging with the thunderclouds. The two forces collided and neutralized each other, producing a deafening explosion. The dragon head, formed of flames, still struggled stubbornly in the clouds, biting at Xiao Jie. From the ground, the crimson firelight and dazzling lightning in the dark clouds echoed each other. The forms of the Xuanming Abyss Dragon and the fire dragon appeared and disappeared in the storm, like two dragons fighting each other.

Xiao Jie finally managed to dispel the fire dragon, and the next second a dark blue sword light flew through the clouds, unleashing a monstrous sword aura.

Sword Control Technique - Dragon Slayer!

This sword strike actually cleaved through the storm, striking Xiao Jie's demonic dragon body squarely.
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Damn! Seeing his health bar instantly drop by one-seventh, Xiao Jie's heart tightened.

Sword Control Technique - Ten Thousand Swords Technique!

With a wave of his hand, Cangqiu Sheng sent the dark blue sword into hundreds of sword shadows that swept towards Xiao Jie.

This time, Xiao Jie was prepared, unleashing his icy breath!

With a breath of dragon's breath, most of the flying swords vanished in mid-air where the icy aura passed.

However, more than a dozen flying swords still bypassed the range of the breath and nailed to the body of the demonic dragon.

This single wave of sword rain dealt Xiao Jie over four hundred damage.

This was largely thanks to Xiao Jie's dragon scale armor, which provided incredible defense. If he had been in human form, he probably would have been instantly killed.

Of course, given the small size of human bodies, they shouldn't be so easily hit.

Seeing that the other party was about to cast a spell again, Xiao Jie hurriedly activated his magic power and blasted the lightning towards Cang Qiusheng.

He thought the protective effect of the magic weapon should have worn off, but unexpectedly, when the heavenly lightning struck and the golden light reappeared, it still couldn't shake him.

Damn, this magic weapon's defensive effect is too strong!
No, this thing must have a weakness!

Xiao Jie knew very well that equipment in the game was all about balance; it couldn't be mindlessly powerful. If one aspect was particularly strong, it meant that the other aspect would have a corresponding weakness, and that's what made it balanced.

Although the balance of class skills in this game is ridiculously poor, at least in this respect, this rule-based philosophy should still exist.

Since magic won't work, let's use physical attacks!

Xiao Jie lunged forward, and the enormous dragon claw came crashing down on him.

Cangqiu Sheng remained calm. With a quick hand seal, his body transformed into a wisp of white smoke. His dragon claw swept across the air, leaving only a few streaks of light within the smoke before instantly returning to normal.

Xiao Jie's attack missed, but he already understood. Sure enough, this golden shield could resist magical attacks, but it should be ineffective against physical attacks. That's why Cang Qiusheng had to turn into smoke to dodge.

This smoke is immune to physical attacks and therefore ineffective against magic.

Frosty Breath!

Xiao Jie unleashed a burst of dragon breath at them.

Sure enough, as soon as Cangqiu Sheng saw Xiao Jie spew dragon breath, he immediately flew away to dodge. Xiao Jie flew while pressing the hotkey for the dragon breath skill, chasing after him relentlessly.

Just as they were about to catch up, Cangqiu suddenly transformed back into human form.

The dragon's breath that followed was once again blocked by the golden shield.

Damn it, I don't believe it. Your shield can't possibly have infinite durability, can it?

Xiao Jie unleashed a torrent of breath at Cang Qiusheng, but Cang Qiusheng neither dodged nor evaded, enduring Xiao Jie's breath head-on, and then formed a hand seal!
Immortal Technique - Gale Shatters Jade!
Swish! Several invisible wind blades struck his body squarely, shattering his dragon scales.
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Xiao Jie thought to himself, "Damn! That's some serious damage!"
"Hahaha, I thought you had some kind of strength. Your clone technique surprised me quite a bit, but I didn't expect your own abilities to be nothing more than this."

His response was a bolt of lightning, which was unsurprisingly blocked once again.

Cang Qiusheng stood in mid-air, his body radiating golden light, his aura already gaining the upper hand. "It's useless. The dragon race's magic is nothing more than water control and dragon thunder techniques. It might be effective against ordinary people, but in front of true orthodox Xuanmen sects, it loses its versatility and is nothing at all."

As if to prove his words, Cangqiu Sheng raised his hand and a golden light slammed down on him.

Celestial Technique - Meteor from Outer Space!
Xiao Jie hurriedly twisted his body, narrowly avoiding the golden meteor. The dragon's body was enormous, making it even more difficult to dodge, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Damn! This guy is pretty fierce. The key is that his magic weapons and spells are too strong. His golden bead magic weapon is a defensive spell, and his white smoke form can make him immune to physical attacks. He's practically invincible.

If this drags on, I'm afraid I'll lose.

Although both were reclusive masters, and their levels were only four or five levels higher than Yuan Bai's, their strength was definitely a whole order of magnitude greater.

Even compared to his untransformed state in the mortal realm, he's not much weaker.

They're just a physics-based and a magic-based system, respectively.

Should we retreat?

Xiao Jie glanced at his remaining health, which was less than two-thirds, and a thought flashed through his mind.

In the past, he would never have been so cowardly, but once bitten, twice shy. He had a bit of PTSD, and once he was caught in a tough battle, he immediately wanted to retreat.

But if we retreat, the enemy will be better prepared and we'll be even harder to deal with.

At this moment, the dragon transformation has lasted for two minutes and is about to end. A decision must be made immediately!
Xiao Jie's mind raced. Looking at Cang Qiusheng's smug face, he suddenly had a bold plan.

Judging from the fact that Cangqiu Sheng possesses such powerful magic yet still resorts to scheming, he is a man of deep cunning and prefers to win through wisdom.

Such a person would certainly be unwilling to risk his life in a fight, and with his powerful magic, he would be an overwhelming force against ordinary enemies.

In summary, Cang Qiusheng likely doesn't have much experience in combat and may never have experienced a truly grueling battle. This is Xiao Jie's chance to win.

In competitive games, novice players often have certain fixed behavioral patterns. These patterns are mostly determined by human psychological habits. Once the patterns are grasped, it is often easy to predict their behavior.

Even when skilled gamers are playing against novice players, they can often completely dominate their opponents, even if the player's level and equipment are inferior.

As is often the case with human nature, at this moment, Xiao Jie had a feeling that Cang Qiusheng was probably a 'novice player' in terms of combat experience.

Thunder!

With a dragon's roar, the thunderclouds seemed to sense Xiao Jie's will, and lightning once again crashed down wildly.

Boom! Thunder roared across the sky. Just as Cangqiu Sheng raised his magic weapon to defend himself, he saw the enormous demonic dragon turn and run away.

Its form meandered and soared into the air, disappearing into the clouds.

He was taken aback, then let out a cold laugh—Trying to leave? Not so easy.

They rode the wind directly to catch up.

As Xiao Jie soared and danced among the clouds, he would occasionally glance behind him, using the best angles of his view.

Sure enough, Cangqiu Sheng flew over at top speed.

Supernatural Power - Lightning Claw!

A dazzling lightning flashed on the dragon's claw. Just as the opponent was about to approach and prepare to cast a spell, Xiao Jie suddenly turned around and bit Cang Qiusheng.

Combat Technique - Dragon Devour!
The enormous dragon's mouth lunged down with a fierce bite, and Cangqiu Sheng used the same trick again, instantly turning into a cloud of white smoke.

Xiao Jie had been waiting for this moment.

Combat Technique - Dragon Claw Grab!
With a swift movement of its claws, the dragon seized the wisp of white smoke. The lightning crackling on its claws formed a cage of lightning, trapping Cang Qiu Sheng within.

With a crack, Cangqiu Sheng was reduced to his original form.

The Dragon Claw Grab is similar to the Bear Hug, and can be followed up with a squeezing action or a throwing action.

This set of small combos can kill ordinary monsters instantly, but it is naturally not enough to seriously damage a reclusive master like Cang Qiusheng who has thousands of health points. However, Xiao Jie had already thought of the next combo.

The dragon claw gripped tightly, causing a crushing injury, and then suddenly threw Cang Qiusheng away. If they were fighting on the ground, this slam would have caused him a huge fall injury. However, in the sky, Cang Qiusheng was only thrown a short distance.

Dragon Thunder Control Technique - Heavenly Thunder Spell!

With a dragon's roar, a draggable green circle appeared on the screen, marking the final point of impact of the heavenly lightning.

Xiao Jie quickly dragged the landing point circle, placing the landing point on the path where Cang Qiusheng was knocked away.

This Thunderstrike spell works somewhat like a self-propelled gun in World of Tanks, with a certain casting delay and spell spread.

Accuracy can only be guaranteed after the circle has shrunk completely.

Predicting the target's movement trajectory requires extremely high skill, but this was naturally not a problem for Xiao Jie.

Boom! A bolt of lightning struck Cangqiu Sheng squarely. This time, Cangqiu Sheng was unable to use his magic weapon and was hit directly.
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Cangqiu Sheng was struck by a bolt of lightning and let out a scream, but fortunately, he managed to stop his loss of balance.

However, Xiao Jie, in his dragon form, pounced forward, unleashing a burst of dragon breath.

This time, Cangqiu Sheng has ample time to prepare.

He immediately summoned the precious pearl again—golden light protecting his body.

However, this dragon breath was a feint. Before the breath could be fully formed and released, Xiao Jie abruptly stopped the preparatory movement and instead swept the dragon's tail out horizontally.

Combat Technique - Dragon Tail Swing!
*Smack!* Caught off guard, Cangqiu Sheng was struck squarely by a tail.

*Snap!* The golden shield on his body shattered instantly, dissipating into the air like a burst bubble. This magic weapon indeed had little defensive power against physical attacks.
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He was spun around and thrown away, losing his balance.

As expected, he's a 'newbie player'! Xiao Jie felt much more at ease and decisively cast the spell again.

Dragon Thunder Control Technique - Heavenly Thunder Technique - Three-stage Charge!
This time, he intends to shoot Cangqiu Sheng down directly.

The Thunderclap spell can deal double damage with its three-stage charge, plus a spell penetration effect. The downside is that it takes longer to cast, more than three seconds to complete the channeling.

Three seconds was more than enough time for Cangqiu Sheng to stop being knocked away and take evasive action.

The only question is, in which direction will he evade?

The answer is—ahead.

This is a psychological prediction technique. Based on Xiao Jie's past gaming experience, when faced with a powerful ultimate move that is about to land, a true novice will instinctively run away to avoid it.

However, if the opponent has some intelligence but lacks practical experience, they will instead advance instead of retreating, focusing on 'surprise attack'.

However, Xiao Jie had seen far too many of these 'unexpected' attacks.

Let him gamble, gamble that Cangqiu Sheng is this kind of person, and the previous encounters have almost proven this point.

It turned out that his bet was right.

Sure enough, Cang Qiusheng was sent flying backward for more than two seconds. As soon as he stopped, he saw Xiao Jie about to unleash the third stage of the Heavenly Thunder Technique. He advanced instead of retreating without hesitation, but he did not expect to fall into Xiao Jie's trap.

Xiao Jie swiftly moved the point of impact of the heavenly lightning, and at the very last moment before the spell was completed, he overlapped with Cang Qiusheng.

Boom! A huge pillar of lightning crashed down, and Cang Qiusheng almost crashed into it headfirst, instantly being blasted straight to the ground by the lightning pillar.
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Success! Without hesitation, Xiao Jie swooped down, anticipating all of his opponent's next reactions.

Despite suffering such severe injuries, Cangqiu Sheng managed to get up from the ground in a short time. A flash of white light appeared on his body, and the severe injuries, paralysis, and electric shock effects he had suffered instantly disappeared.

Xiao Jie could see it clearly from the air and thought to himself that Cang Qiusheng's magic was truly powerful. If he were given even a moment to catch his breath, he would probably have to start all over again.

However, Cangqiu Sheng was even more shocked and furious than Xiao Jie. With his immortal skills and cunning schemes, he had been invincible since he graduated from his apprenticeship. In the past thousand years, he had never suffered such a hardship. Now, after being severely injured, he actually felt a sense of threat of death as he faced the charging demonic dragon.

No, absolutely not! I have been guarding this place for a thousand years in search of immortality and enlightenment. Now that I have finally seen a glimmer of hope, I must not die here.

So what if it's a demonic dragon? It can't stop me—prepare to die!

His immense magical power was circulating wildly.

In an instant, his magical power surged, forming a huge vortex of magical power. The constellation of the Twenty-Eight Mansions appeared beneath his feet, and the stars in the constellation were lit up one by one. In an instant, starlight gathered around him.

He made seven mudras with both hands in succession, chanting incantations as he did so.

"The stars shift and the constellations turn, Venus traverses the sky! Orion returns to its place, Mars ravages the phoenix, the stars gather, and the moon's spirit is rekindled!"

Immortal Technique - Stars and Moon Return to Heaven!
When the seventh seal was completed, countless starlight gathered between Cangqiu Sheng's hands, as if he were holding a star.

With a push from Cangqiu Sheng's hands, the starlight transformed into a bright white beam of light that shot into the sky.

The star was so dazzling that the surroundings appeared extremely dark for a moment, with only this beam of light shooting into the sky, hurtling towards the demonic dragon that was pouncing from the air.

Cangqiu Sheng was very confident that such a powerful spell could severely injure or kill even a true dragon, let alone a demon dragon in human form.

However, the moment he made his move, the enormous demonic dragon seemed to have foreseen the future, vanishing instantly. Starlight shot into the sky, but it struck nothing but thin air.

What? Cangqiu Sheng was stunned.

Xiao Jie's figure instantly appeared in front of Cang Qiusheng.

He had long anticipated that his opponent would unleash a powerful move—if he had one.

So while the opponent was casting a spell, Xiao Jie was already prepared to dispel his transformation. The moment the opponent made his move, he decisively dispelled his transformation. While the beam of light would certainly hit the massive demonic dragon, it was easily dodged by Xiao Jie, who had shrunk dozens of times in size after transforming back into human form.

It landed exactly within ten steps of Cangqiu Sheng.

Seeing Cang Qiusheng standing there dumbfounded, he chuckled to himself. Just as he had guessed, Cang Qiusheng had absolutely no experience in fighting enemies.

From the moment he pretended to run away, he had already mentally rehearsed the entire battle, calculating every step based on his prediction of the opponent's psychology.

However, he didn't completely expect me to follow his plan and fall into his trap. After all, Cangqiu Sheng is an NPC and may not have the same habitual thinking as a player.

Fortunately, he made the right bet.

Now, it's time to deliver the final blow.

The ultimate technique—illusion vanishes!
Sensing the activation of the power of time, Cangqiu Sheng instantly sensed danger.

Although he lacked combat experience, his magical power was truly formidable. Even though he had never seen Xiao Jie's 'spell', he still keenly sensed the type of power behind it.

Immortal Technique - Mystic罡 Protection!
In the instant that he was frozen in place by the shattered illusion, an invisible barrier also protected Cangqiu Sheng within it.

Cangqiu Sheng was very confident that this magic was definitely not something that ordinary weapons could break through. As long as he could withstand this attack, he would still be able to win.

Even in that instant, he had already thought of a way to defeat the enemy—this fellow was skilled in demonic arts and had a powerful physique; he should use immortal magic to escape and then make further plans…

Demon-Slaying Sword Qi – Cuts in two with a single stroke!

Cangqiu Sheng's supposedly indestructible shield split in two in an instant.

(End of this chapter)