Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 495 Template Overlay - The Evil Eye Master
Hong Meiling is a complete and utter fighter.

Its derivative moves incorporate elements of Tai Chi and Bajiquan, making them exceptionally powerful. It can easily tear apart the ground with a single gesture, excelling in close-quarters combat, mid-range potential, and long-range sniping. Furthermore, its physical resilience is far beyond what humans can match.

Especially after the previous match against the women's fighting team, Qiong had become accustomed to the pressure from the surrounding audience and the serious response to Cheng Tian's misjudgment of his strength. At this moment, Hong Meiling suddenly showed a performance that was almost a level stronger, forcing Cheng Tian to retreat again and again.

Hong Meiling's powerful punches and kicks were imbued with solid fighting spirit, as if her body was covered with a layer of gaseous armor.

Although this behavior would lead to a greater consumption of one's own energy, Hong Meiling believed it was a last resort.

Since she doesn't have the ability to stop time, it means that if Cheng Tian stops time, she will only be one-sidedly beaten. The only strategy Hong Meiling can offer is to use her strong physical defense to withstand the attack. As long as she can hold out until the opponent can no longer inflict fatal damage, she will have a chance to counterattack.

Cheng Tian quickly discerned Hong Meiling's thoughts from her strategy.

It must be said that this strategy is simple and unpretentious, but it is really effective.

Strictly speaking, the head maid's defeat was based on her surrender after losing the battle against time stop. If they really wanted to continue fighting, the outcome would still be uncertain.

In order to counter the time stop, Cheng Tian's side also consumed a lot of resources.

One Command Seal, 350 Innocent Souls, and after releasing Zavarudo to become the master of time stop, the second mana bar has also been depleted by three-quarters, and it has only now regenerated to about 400 MP.

Although he still had two Command Seals available, Cheng Tian felt he should keep some as a precaution.

Compared to Izayoi Sakuya's high-frequency, low-damage, multi-hit attacks, Hong Meiling's approach was almost the complete opposite.

With its low frequency, high damage, and single-hit nature, it's impossible to get free mana regeneration using the Guardian Barrier. If Cheng Tianzhen dared to do that, he probably wouldn't get the mana regeneration effect and his mana bar would be completely depleted.

In terms of tactics, he was quite restrained by Cheng Tian.

The flying knives, which could have served as a restraining force, were completely mixed in by the opponent's "Water-Shaped Tai Chi Fist" and reflected back at Cheng Tian.

At mid-to-long range, there's also "Fangbo," whose style resembles the Kamehameha more than anyone else's.

These are just minor tricks, not ultimate moves that utilize spell card slots.

If Izayoi can use a similar ability to counter her, then Hong Meiling can only fight back with pure strength.

Hong Meiling's strength and agility stats have definitely reached their maximum values. Cheng Tian could roughly judge this from the feedback of his control over the world to exchange punches. She seemed a bit embarrassed in her previous fight with Qiong, which seemed to be due to her lack of experience in major competitions.

The force and speed even gave Cheng Tian a very familiar feeling.

Yes, it felt very similar to when I fought Bazett in the training match, but in terms of techniques, Hong Meiling's were much more refined.

Because the opponent's power was too great, even when Cheng Tian used his Stand to fight back, the force of the impact began to damage his main body. Cheng Tian then realized that his opponent was also a monster with high stats.

So after being entangled, or rather, being suppressed for more than half a minute, Cheng Tian made a decisive decision. His gaze sharpened, and an invisible wave emanated from his brow, directly enveloping Hong Meiling.

Hong Meiling, in a state of combat, possessed extremely keen senses. Faced with this fluctuation that no one else had ever successfully sensed before, she instinctively began to rotate her hands in front of her body, once again unleashing the Water-style Tai Chi Fist, precisely facing the source of the fluctuation.

However, the rainbow-colored water ripples could not stop the light that was not actually effective against her.

You cast "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons" on "Hong Meiling".

【Judgment failed.】

[You have suffered a backlash from the effect of "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons," and you will be forcibly transformed into a "monster" or "demon" that suits your current situation.]

As someone born in Gensokyo and essentially a youkai, Hong Meiling's sensitivity to youkai energy goes without saying.

Cheng Tian's Hundred Demon Night Walk fluctuations circled around Hong Meiling before returning to Cheng Tian himself. At that very moment, Hong Meiling suddenly sensed a powerful demonic aura emanating from Cheng Tian, ​​who should have been human!
Along with the demonic aura, a huge ball of black flames enveloped Cheng Tian's entire body, and a dragon's roar that made it hard to tell if it was just a hallucination!

As the black flames dissipated, Cheng Tian's figure reappeared, but in the eyes of Hong Meiling and a group of people with keen senses, the current Cheng Tian was completely different from the Cheng Tian just now!

If this were the first time you'd seen Cheng Tian, ​​you'd definitely think he was a purebred monster in human skin!
The blast of air blew Cheng Tian's bangs aside, revealing his Tai Chi True Eyes, which were previously difficult for others to see. The black and white Tai Chi-shaped pupils seemed like a living double pupil, clashing left and right in their sockets before locking onto Hong Meiling in front of him.

At the same time, the Demon Gauntlet reappeared, and the Flame Dragon Sword that came with the Gauntlet was also grasped by Cheng Tian in a flash of fire. However, the flames that rose up from the entire sword changed from the crimson color inherited from the Crimson Lotus Greatsword to an indescribable deep black!

The intense heat contains a hint of coldness, creating a beauty akin to being scalded by the low temperature in a snowy landscape.

Cheng Tian, ​​the instigator, also curiously flicked the sword covered in black flames in his hand.

The cleaved sword blade, enveloped in black flames, split apart and flew erratically around it. Even though the blade had lost its edge, the cleaved blade was still burning with raging black flames.

"The flames of the demon realm..."

Remilia, who was clearly more knowledgeable than others and even knew that Cheng Tian was the counterpart of Izayoi's father, stared in astonishment at the flames burning on the sword.

[Your talent 'Tai Chi True Eye' has been detected]

[You are detected to be in possession of the Oni weapon "Oni Gauntlet" and its derivative weapon "Flame Dragon Sword"]

[Detected that you possess the skill 'Origin of Mental Force Combat Techniques', and have developed and gained the ability to release mental flames—]

You have obtained the template overlay state.

[You have loaded an enhanced supporting character template from the world of Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyou Touichi Sen—the Evil Eye Master/Hiei.]

(End of this chapter)