Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

The changes that occurred on Qiu Fei's side naturally led to changes on Ye Xiu's side as well. However, unlike the changes on Qiu Fei's character, Ye Xiu's changes were on his feet. It was as if Ye Xiu's character's feet were covered by a layer of white clouds. This was the effect of the character receiving a non-attribute aura enhancement, which enhanced his movement ability.

Although both sides received buffs, the different attributes of these buffs became the turning point of the match. Ye Xiu, taking advantage of the increased movement speed, launched a preemptive attack, while Qiu Fei, who had no speed buff, was instantly put on the defensive. After all, defensive buffs are completely useless if you're not hit.

Of course, the buff from the magic runes doesn't last forever. Each rune's buff lasts for twenty seconds, and Ye Xiu, as the pinnacle of battle mages, naturally wouldn't let go of this twenty-second speed advantage. Relying on the increased movement speed, he began to move and attack continuously, and Ye Xiu unleashed another Sky Strike.

This time, Qiu Fei, who wasn't fast enough, couldn't dodge Ye Xiu's attack, but he couldn't let himself be knocked away like that, as that would put him in an even more passive position. So Qiu Fei could only dodge and parry at the same time, and all of this was within Ye Xiu's expectations. The spear chased after Qiu Fei's figure, and as Ye Xiu moved, the spear's attack direction changed, sliding out in a V shape. This was a Battle Mage technique, the V-shaped Sky Strike!
With a change of technique, Ye Xiu's spear just barely bypassed Qiu Fei's spear, directly knocking Qiu Fei away.

"You still need to hone your ability to predict the battle situation, especially your choice of skills that can generate auras during combat. If they see me use Dragon Fang, why are they still parrying me? Wouldn't that just be handing me an active aura? Don't rush during battle, but you need to train this kind of thinking to become your subconscious, otherwise you won't have enough time to think on the spot during battle," Ye Xiu said.

Ye Xiu's purpose in this PK was fully revealed. He knew that he would not have many more opportunities to teach his disciple in the future, so Ye Xiu wanted to play a guidance match for Qiu Fei, who would be entering Excellent Era the next day.

Ye Xiu's words accurately pointed out Qiu Fei's current shortcomings. While his skills were indeed excellent, his strategic thinking in this area was lacking. After all, if he had rushed to use his thrust or opted for dodge, Ye Xiu wouldn't have been able to unleash the movement speed-boosting aura, and Qiu Fei wouldn't be in such a passive position.

The opponent's composure during such a battle was remarkable, while Ye Xiu's performance in the previous fight was undeniably rushed. He himself understood the reason: he was too eager to demonstrate the fruits of his year's training to Ye Xiu.

Now that he had discovered his shortcomings, Qiu Fei silently noted down the problem and prepared to go back and practice it properly.

Of course, all of that is a matter for when we get back. Qiu Fei won't be distracted in the current battle. Even in the sky, Qiu Fei is still actively searching for Ye Xiu's figure, looking for an opportunity to land or counterattack, but he can't see the other party at all.

It's the Shadow Step!

It was the same technique he had used on Li Rui not long ago. As a player who had also learned to use Shadow Step, Qiu Fei immediately calmed himself down and, based on his understanding of Shadow Step, launched a predictive attack in a certain direction. This attack almost hit Ye Xiu.

"That's impressive! Your prediction of the Shadow Step is excellent, which means Qiu Fei's Shadow Step is quite good. Keep it up, Tang Rou! Your senior brother already knows the Shadow Step!" Xiao Nai said to Tang Rou, only to be pinched by Qiao Jingjing, because she didn't know the Shadow Step either.

Of course, they weren't saying it couldn't be used in professional-level battles. If it were just about the principle being easy to operate, they would have already mastered it. It's just that it's okay against some ordinary players right now, but it would be a challenge for professional players.

"Not bad, it seems you've practiced Shadow Step quite well abroad, but your ability to anticipate its counters is still lacking," Ye Xiu said.

"You wait," Qiu Fei said without discouragement. Although Qiu Fei's attack hadn't hit Ye Xiu, it had disrupted Ye Xiu's movement trajectory, creating an opening in Ye Xiu's Shadow Step. This allowed Qiu Fei to catch Ye Xiu's figure in his field of vision. Knowing Ye Xiu's location, Qiu Fei finally broke through the Shadow Step and landed smoothly, unlike Du Ming in the All-Star game who was left hanging in the air.

"Not bad, you found the direction so quickly." Ye Xiu praised Qiu Fei for breaking his Shadow Step so quickly. After all, interrupting the opponent's movement route is the most effective way to break Shadow Step. However, most professional players can't even master Shadow Step, let alone break it.

"I'm not done yet!" Qiu Fei said, continuing his attack on Ye Xiu. This time, he started with a powerful slash that covered Ye Xiu with its huge range. However, Qiu Fei's purpose in using this skill was not for offense, but for defense.

After all, Ye Xiu's movement speed is now higher than his, so he naturally has to restrict the opponent's movement as much as possible before the aura buff disappears, so that the opponent's aura enhancement cannot be displayed.

With the skill "Dominate Shatter", Qiu Fei can ensure that he can escape unscathed for the next few seconds, regardless of whether the opponent blocks or dodges.

When faced with Qiu Fei's powerful attack, Ye Xiu decisively chose to dodge. After all, if he were to be entangled by the opponent and unable to take advantage of his movement speed, wouldn't that be equivalent to giving the opponent an advantage?

However, this dodge also allowed Qiu Fei to break Ye Xiu's attack rhythm, which had been relying on movement speed to continuously suppress Qiu Fei.

Qiu Fei was well aware of the terror of his opponent, so he didn't relax at all. Just as he had predicted, Ye Xiu, who had just dispersed his attacks, attacked again in the next moment. This time, Qiu Fei didn't act impulsively as before, but instead rolled to avoid the attack. He then stood up and unleashed a powerful Falling Flower Palm strike at Ye Xiu.

When his first strike missed, facing the opponent's Falling Flower Palm, Ye Xiu also jumped back and launched another thrust. But this time, Qiu Fei did not continue to press him. Instead, he directly unleashed a Skyward Strike.

Qiu Fei rolled to Ye Xiu's side, and with Ye Xiu's pursuit, the two were very close. Neither of them seemed inclined to dodge the other's attack. Ye Xiu was directly knocked away by Qiu Fei's Dragon Fang, while Qiu Fei was also hit by the Thrust. However, the Thrust was not Dragon Fang, and its stun effect was not significant. Therefore, Qiu Fei immediately prepared to use Shadow Step on the airborne Ye Xiu as well.

But just as Qiu Fei was about to continue his attack, an ice-blue aura hurtled towards him. It was an ice-attribute aura.

Ice-attribute auras are stronger than non-attribute auras because they inflict a debuff on the attacked opponent. The debuff from ice-attribute auras is a slow effect.

Qiu Fei, who had been hit, was slowed down, but since the two were relatively close, looking at Ye Xiu in the sky, Qiu Fei thought to himself, "I still have time!" (End of Chapter)