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Chapter 165 Zhenyue! Another Challenge!
Something is wrong!
Something's off about this guy!

Lant gritted his teeth and persevered, continuing to tighten the defenses and casting earth magic to reinforce them. However, the terrifying cold wind still managed to pry open a crack in the rock wall and quietly seep in. The icy gale, like wandering blades, roamed inside the rock wall, scraping fiercely against the azure magic shield.

The icy aura grew increasingly intense, the ice dragon's attacks became more ferocious, the extreme cold domain grew even colder, and the icy storm penetrated everywhere, causing even Lant inside the tortoise-shell rock wall to feel a bone-chilling cold.

'Her spells are getting stronger!'
Lant came to a terrifying conclusion. He had thought that with such a powerful spell offensive and the high-speed interruption that doubled the energy consumption of casting, the opponent would probably not be able to maintain it for long. But the reality was completely opposite to his expectations. The opponent not only persisted, but the power also became stronger and stronger! The output of psionic energy was increasing!
What's going on!
As a top-tier mage, Lant had already considered many possibilities in advance, including an abundance of psionic energy, the amplification of burst spell talents, and the rapid regeneration of psionic energy. He anticipated all of these and had solutions for them.

However, Tang Ruobing's situation was completely beyond the norm, and with his knowledge, he could not predict how things would develop!

No matter how much psionic energy one possesses, there are limits within the bounds of common sense. Even the strongest S-rank psionic talent can only increase the total amount of psionic energy by 3 times. The limits of equipment can also be calculated, and the basic physical potential of a hero-level psionic user is finite. The total amount of psionic energy cannot be increased indefinitely.

When the total amount of psionic energy exceeds the upper limit of the body's basic potential, the total amount of psionic energy will not continue to increase. Even if a hero-level psionic energy user encounters many fortuitous events, the maximum amount of psionic energy that can exceed the limit level of a psionic energy user of the same level is 1.2 times. With the addition of talent, the maximum is 3.6 times.

There are absolute limits to psionic abilities!

The essence of Tier 1 cards is to reach the limit of the body's basic potential by adding points, and then break through to Tier 2 to become even stronger.

But her total psionic energy has completely exceeded the limits of a normal psionicist! Something's not right!
"Her strength is indeed extraordinary."

Qingyu's gaze grew increasingly serious. He stared intently at the changes on the field and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, her total amount of psionic energy far exceeding that of ordinary people is just the surface. Compared to that, the quality of her psionic energy is even more suspicious."

"Oh? You could tell."

Ye Mingqiu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

“I know Lant. Although he’s only a hero-level psionicist, he’s quite strong and has excellent defensive abilities. He was even able to gain some points against Thasos, who is said to be half a legendary level,” Qingyu said.

Thassos?
Ye Mingqiu felt the name was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. He thought about it carefully but still couldn't remember, so he asked, "Who is Thasos? I feel like I have some impression of him."

“Warrior type, a psionicist who uses a sword. Their attack power is extremely strong, capable of instantly killing a typical tank-type psionicist of the same level with a single strike,” Qingyu replied.

"Oh, I remembered it."

Ye Mingqiu understood. Thasos was the swordsman who had taken more than 5,000 lives from him with a single strike. Thasos's strength was quite good. If he hadn't been eliminated by Thasos, he would most likely have reached the top 100 on the ladder.

"you know?"

“I encountered him during the trial. His speed and attack were quite good, but unfortunately his defense was too weak,” Ye Mingqiu replied.

Too weak in defense?

Qingyu's eyes gradually changed. He asked, "Under what circumstances can you sense the opponent's defensive strength?" The answer was, "After you've been hit."

In other words, Thasos has most likely been hit head-on by the God-King, and he was most likely crippled, which is why the God-King concluded that his defense was too weak.

He felt a sense of panic; he had almost been taken down by Ye Mingqiu with a single spear thrust earlier.

"What problem do you see with the psionic quality of Shattered Star?"

"Lant's spells may seem ordinary, but they are actually very strong defensively. Normal attacks cannot break through them or penetrate them. However, Shattering Star's attack can break through the defenses, and it is a small-scale, stealthy breakthrough."

"Therefore, there are two possibilities. One is that Shattered Star deliberately distracted herself from gathering energy, and the other is that she deliberately held back, but released too much spiritual energy and could not control the intensity well. So some spiritual energy still overflowed slightly, and the intensity returned to normal level, which led to the breach in her defense."

Qingyu narrowed her eyes and continued, "If you hadn't told me beforehand that she was very strong, I would have thought it was intentional on her part. But since you've said that, it's most likely because she output too much spiritual energy and couldn't control it precisely, resulting in a power that exceeded her own level."

He turned to look at Ye Mingqiu and said, "If I'm not mistaken, she should also have some similar qualities to you, right? Or perhaps, a special way to obtain power beyond her own level."

Ye Mingqiu simply smiled and offered no explanation.

offstage
The extreme cold enveloped the entire arena, and every corner was filled with a chilling aura. Once the extreme cold completely enveloped the entire competition, Tang Ruobing's subsequent spellcasting did not enhance the quantity of extreme cold, but rather its quality, further increasing its intensity.

She stood in the snow, her long, pale blue hair dancing with the ripples of psionic energy. Her eyes were expressionless, and her spellcasting movements were precise and mechanical, yet a small amount of high-intensity psionic energy still leaked out.

'My self-control is still too weak.'
Tang Ruobing thought to herself.

In terms of control and operational precision, although she is stronger than many ordinary hero mages, compared to the top-tier mages of the first tier, her advantage is no longer an advantage, but simply an ability that everyone has, and some top-tier micro-management mages are even stronger than her.

All she could rely on was a little more psychic energy than a normal psychic, and the intensity of her psychic energy refined by the power of the ancient god realm.

She has nothing but numbers.

"I surrender."

Lant's voice came from afar.

Standing inside the tortoise shell, he "observed" the scene outside through his senses. His fighting spirit gradually subsided. Rather than continuing to fight against such overwhelming forces and wasting too much time and energy, and squandering his trump cards, it was better to preserve his strength to fight other enemies.

This is the most rational choice.

Soon after, a notification sounded from the spirit world. Tang Ruobing lowered her guard, and the icy domain was quickly dispelled by the power of the spirit world, restoring the arena to its original state in a short time.

Lant didn't leave immediately. He looked at Tang Ruobing from a distance and couldn't help but ask, "How did you do that? That level of psionic energy shouldn't be something a normal hero-level should have, right?"

Tang Ruobing did not answer, but simply watched as the other person was teleported away from the spirit world.

She has no obligation to answer questions.

Challenge for second place.

[Do you confirm the challenge?]

Yes.

A wave of teleportation gradually rippled outwards, and Zhen Yue, who had been quietly hiding in the hut, returned to the arena.

Having just been brutally beaten by the War Tyrant, he was in a bad mood and even a little depressed. Zhen Yue looked at Tang Ruobing from afar and discovered that she was just a hero-level mage.

No?

It's one thing for a level 4 Legend to beat me, but you, a mere Hero, look down on me? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?

"Are you looking down on me?"

Zhen Yue asked in a cold voice.

He now seriously suspects that Tang Ruobing dared to challenge him because the War Tyrant's performance just now was too strong, making him look weak when he was beaten, giving people the illusion that "this guy's strength is just so-so".

"of course not."

Tang Ruobing shook her head slightly. "And who are you?"

Zhen Yue frowned in confusion, thinking: Could it be that the other party has something to say to me? Is it some force trying to recruit me? Or is it that my book is about to become a bestseller? Has it caught the eye of the authorities, who want to use it as a tank tutorial?
“I’m confident I can beat you, so I’m here to challenge you,” Tang Ruobing replied simply and directly.

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Zhen Yue remained silent.

No, what's the difference between this and looking down on me? You're a Hero-level character, and you're challenging me, a Legend-level character, and I'm even a Limit Legend-level character. Do you think you can just use me as a punching bag?
Huh? Answer me!
[Hint: The battle will begin in 3 seconds]

3! 2! 1!

The battle begins!
As the spirit world notification sounded, Tang Ruobing instantly raised her staff to cast a spell, releasing multiple spells simultaneously. Her mastery of [High-Speed ​​Interruption Casting] was unparalleled, surpassing even many top-tier psychics. After all, even normal psychics didn't have as much psychic energy to waste.

At the same time, Zhenyue also made a move!

He charged directly at Tang Ruobing, his body radiating a dark, obsidian light. The phantom of Xuanwu appeared and disappeared intermittently, and his heavy, steady steps moved rapidly, like a tank advancing at high speed.

Although Zhenyue is a tank, his strength and agility are not low, only relatively low compared to his main attribute. In extreme conditions, a legendary psionicist's four-dimensional attributes will not be too low.

Weak attributes can be relatively low, but they should never be too low. Attributes that are too low will become fatal weaknesses, and these weaknesses are easily countered.

For example, Ye Mingqiu has a skill called Killing Intent Wave. The greater the difference in mental attributes, the higher the damage. If Zhen Yue's mental attributes are too low, then Killing Intent Wave can easily cause massive damage. This is the effect of restraint.

Zhen Yue is a top-tier psionicist, and he certainly doesn't want to have such a fatal weakness.

"Holy Charge!"

Zhen Yue took another step, his momentum becoming even stronger, and the distance between him and Tang Ruobing rapidly closed in a short period of time.

On the other side, Tang Ruobing's expression remained almost unchanged. She calmly released her spells and began to expand her own domain, just as before.

"Extremely cold region".

An aura of extreme cold instantly spread out, unleashing her unique domain. While the extreme cold domain exists, it can amplify the power of Tang Ruobing's subsequent ice-attribute spells to a certain extent, reduce the enemy's movement speed and attack speed, and make the offensive even more ferocious by spreading ice on the ground.

This field is extremely effective, and in almost every case, it can achieve excellent results with a massive amount of spiritual energy, with the only exception being Ye Mingqiu.

He directly controls his immunity, immunizes against negative influences, and can stroll around normally in extremely cold environments.

You can't even try to ambush it with micro-management, because this thing also has [Instinctive Perception], which has extremely strong perception, so micro-management sneak attacks won't work.

"The land is frozen."

Tang Ruobing continued to cast spells, and the extreme cold aura spread in all directions from her center, with dark blue ice covering the earth and continuing to extend outward.

At that very moment, Zhen Yue, who had launched the Holy Charge, arrived in front of Tang Ruobing. He raised his greatsword high and brought it down with a bang.

"Click!!"

Extreme ice surged from the frozen earth, as vibrant as living waves, naturally blocking Tang Ruobing's path. The greatsword cleaved the azure, wave-like extreme ice into a huge crack, and the shattered ice scattered in mid-air. Beneath the ice, Tang Ruobing remained expressionless.

What a strong defense!
Zhen Yue's expression changed slightly. Although he was a tank-type psionicist, his strength was actually quite great. In his extreme state, he was even stronger than some warriors.

Even under these circumstances, his sword strike failed to break through Tang Ruobing's defenses, demonstrating the exceptional strength of Tang Ruobing's ice.

"Ice Gun Rain".

The next moment, countless shattered ice fragments in mid-air transformed into tiny ice spears, sweeping towards Zhenyue from all directions.

Zhen Yue raised his giant shield to defend, and the solid ice struck the steel shield with a continuous "clanging" sound. At the same time, the coverage of the extreme cold domain and the frozen earth continued to expand, aiming to cover the entire venue in a short time and turn the entire arena into Tang Ruobing's exclusive battlefield.

so troublesome!
Zhen Yue frowned slightly. Although Tang Ruobing's attacks could not cause him any real damage at the moment, it was because her attacks were mainly for harassment, with the main goal of expanding territory and then launching a sustained burst of damage in the later stages.

Although the arena is incredibly vast, its range is ultimately limited. If Tang Ruobing were to completely cover the entire arena with her own power, then she could use spells with lower energy consumption, higher damage, and stronger attack power. The only drawback would be that it consumes too much mana.

But this guy seems to have a lot of mana?
Zhen Yue was in a daze and didn't pay attention to Tang Ruobing's battle, so he didn't know much about the situation. He could only guess that the opponent had a very high base mana.

The best approach in this situation is to unleash your ultimate move immediately, leaving the opponent no chance.

Having just been brutally beaten by Ye Mingqiu, Zhen Yue wasn't greedy at all. He immediately unleashed his innate ability, and the phantom of Xuanwu enveloped his body. At the same time, he charged towards Tang Ruobing again. The phantom of Xuanwu took a step, shattering the frozen ground, leaving shards of ice everywhere.

The Xuanwu phantom isn't only for defense; it's just that the War Tyrant's offensive capabilities are too strong, forcing Zhenyue to rely solely on it for defense. But now, he's going to demonstrate the Xuanwu phantom's offensive power.

"Extreme Cold - Ice Dragon Shaping!"

Tang Ruobing whispered.

The deep blue ice rapidly condensed in a short time, forming a giant ice dragon. The magnificent, deep blue dragon roared and howled in the arena, its pure white eyes emitting a dazzling light, as if it truly possessed life.

The ice dragon flapped its wings, and the extremely cold air spread in all directions, unleashing a terrifying pressure. Its dragon heart was like burning ice, pulsating with life.

That is
The heart of the Frost Dragon!
Those were materials sent by Ye Mingqiu!
Outside the arena, Ye Mingqiu's lips curled up slightly as he muttered to himself, "Not bad, they actually used this stuff. However, the material's level is still a bit low. Overall, it still relies more on their own strength."

"boom!!"

The ice dragon and the phantom of Xuanwu collided, unleashing a terrifying shockwave. Extremely cold ice shattered, one of the dragon's claws was broken, and the other claw was also half broken, while the phantom of Xuanwu remained almost completely unchanged.

Zhen Yue smiled to himself, thinking: After all, you're a hero-level psionicist; your strength is just so-so.

The next moment, a second, earth-shattering dragon roar sounded behind him. Zhen Yue's expression changed slightly. He turned around and found that another, even larger ice dragon had already taken shape, roaring and spewing out ice dragon breath, causing an extremely cold shockwave to erupt.

"boom!!"

The icy coldness froze the phantom of Xuanwu, and Zhenyue's expression changed as he muttered to himself, "Hmph, if this is all the attack you've got, you won't be able to defeat me!"

"Extreme Cold - Tyrant Shaping!"

Tang Ruobing spoke again.

Extreme cold reformed itself in a short time, forming a giant twelve meters tall, holding a ferocious ice spear in its hand, with a terrifying cold light gleaming in its eyes.

Zhenyue's expression suddenly changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)