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Chapter 166 Melee Mage! Take him down!
What the hell!

Why is it this thing?!
Zhenyue's mind shattered. Painful memories transformed into a chaotic kaleidoscope, playing repeatedly in his mind. The despair and pain from not long ago instantly engulfed him.

The tyrant, conjured by extreme cold, raised his ice spear, a chilling killing intent hidden in the icy wind, silently severing his body and will.

No! This isn't the real person!

After a brief moment of shock, Zhen Yue regained his composure. The cold sweat dripping from his forehead froze as he fell, turning into ice beads that fell to the ground and shattered silently.

Within the frigid realm, he exhaled a thick cloud of white mist and said, "How could a fabricated fake possibly compare to the real me? You think you can defeat me through psychological warfare? You've miscalculated."

Tang Ruobing sighed softly, a look of disappointment in her eyes, and said, "Your attitude is very poor."

Zhen Yue was stunned.

The light, casual words exploded in his heart like thunder, and his previously calm state of mind burst forth like a flood breaking through a dam.

Because Tang Ruobing was right, his mentality was indeed a bit broken right now. If he were in a normal state, he would first conduct a strategic analysis and then act according to the optimal plan. He would not waste words with the enemy during the battle.

As a top genius, Zhen Yue has never lost to his peers since he became a psionicist. Even when he lost, it was against psionicists or natives who were of a higher level and stronger than him.

This was the first time he had ever been unilaterally and brutally beaten by a Level 4 legendary psychic, so his mindset was bound to change.

Zhen Yue has a strong ability to recover, and he got over it after a while. But the problem now is that before he can recover, the next battle has already begun. When he sees the war tyrant again, his mind will inevitably be difficult to calm down.

There's no way around it; if someone rubs salt into a wound that hasn't healed yet, of course it will hurt.

"call!"

Zhen Yue exhaled heavily, and his body gradually emitted increasingly powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, with a unique aura rhythm naturally bursting forth.

【Mountain gravity】

In an instant, the ice dragon confronting the Xuanwu phantom, the ice dragon behind the Xuanwu phantom, and the Tyrant not far away were all enveloped by an invisible gravitational field. The shocking pressure suppressed the ice dragon and the Tyrant, which were shaped from solid ice. The Xuanwu phantom slowly raised its giant head, and its eyes shone with emerald green light.

"Tch! You've been hiding it well. You endured being beaten like that and still didn't use it. It seems you're even more tolerant than I thought," Tang Ruobing said, frowning slightly.

"."

Zhenyue remained silent, his face grim.

He was embarrassed to admit that he had actually used this tactic when he was being brutally beaten by the War Tyrant, but it hadn't interfered with the War Tyrant's actions at all, making it seem like it was useless.

Potential field abilities are more difficult to observe. Remote observers can only determine whether the other party has used a potential field ability by observing changes in the user and the affected party, because this ability is invisible.

"But this is not enough!"

A brilliant blue light flashed in Tang Ruobing's eyes, and her body erupted with increasingly powerful spiritual energy fluctuations. A massive amount of spiritual energy was directly poured into the War Tyrant, which had been shaped in the distance, causing the intensity and quality of the Tyrant's spiritual energy to increase exponentially in a short period of time.

The war tyrant roared as it strode forward, its icy boots shattering the ice plains. Amidst the clattering of ice, it advanced toward the phantom of Xuanwu, its terrifying and powerful aura growing ever stronger, making it appear as if a true tyrant had descended upon the battlefield.

"boom!!"

The phantom of Xuanwu swung its giant tail, shattering the ice dragon's shell. The scattered ice fragments refracted light in the air, creating a dazzling display like stars.

The extreme cold roar resounded once more. Behind the Xuanwu phantom, the ice dragon exhaled an extremely cold breath. The terrifying extreme cold power instantly engulfed the Xuanwu, and a chilling cold exploded out. An even more intense cold power completely covered the Xuanwu phantom.

Faced with this situation, Zhenyue inside the Xuanwu phantom did not panic. He simply sighed calmly, bathed in the extremely cold light, as if he had completely become immune to such attacks.

"It's a preparation for a counterattack."

"From the stands," Qingyu said.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Ye Mingqiu raised an eyebrow and said.

"Ah."

Qingyu felt a little puzzled as to why this guy didn't even know the basic information about Zhenyue, but when he thought about the other party's terrifying strength, he quickly understood why the other party didn't take the initiative to find out.

Because it's unnecessary. If you have his level of stats and immunity to control, there's no need to learn about him beforehand and waste your time and energy.

This is the margin of strength.

"Accumulating momentum for a counterattack is a type of skill that involves countering others. Its main characteristic is that it integrates one's own momentum to unleash even greater power."

Qingyu paused for a moment and then said, "Zhenyue's situation is relatively special. It can accumulate damage to increase the power of its next attack, making it even more terrifying."

"The so-called accumulation of power is like a mountain, encompassing the power of heaven and earth, turning the enemy's attack power into one's own, and using the Xuanwu phantom for defense to launch a counterattack. He has never used this move before, so he may have only recently comprehended it, or it may be a trump card that he has been hiding all along."

"So he can do this too."

Ye Mingqiu nodded slightly.

To be honest, he had no idea that Zhen Yue had this ability when he was fighting him. This might be the War Tyrant's weakness in battle.

Ugh!
After the battle, I couldn't even detect anything about the enemy's abilities; they were still too weak.

"call!!"

The shockwave of extreme cold howled, and the white light almost completely covered Zhen Yue's entire field of vision, but he did not panic. He simply focused his energy and used the power of his counterattack to the fullest extent, allowing the Xuanwu phantom to absorb and master a portion of the power of the ice.

It should be noted that Xuanwu belongs to the water element and is cold in nature. When facing the breath of an ice dragon, it can better absorb the opponent's power, which is also its advantage.

snort!
I admit that you are quite strong. Both the quality and quantity of your psionic energy are very powerful. The ice dragon configuration you use is extremely realistic and can unleash a level of strength close to that of a legendary psionicist.

But that's where it ends!

I am a legendary psionicist with unparalleled power! I am a man who has defeated a level 10 overlord! How could I possibly be defeated twice on the same battlefield by the same enemy! I will use your defeat to forge my glory!

The back of the Xuanwu phantom was covered with ice, as if it had grown extremely cold scales, and it burst out with an even more powerful and terrifying aura. It raised its head and condensed a breath of dark green mixed with extreme cold in its mouth.

"boom!"

The next moment, the frigid breath ended, and a huge figure broke through the icy mist, arriving on the battlefield like a war tyrant breaking through the dust. It raised its icy spear high, assuming a piercing posture from above, and launched its attack.

"Black Tortoise's Breath!"

Zhenyue roared angrily, and the phantom of Xuanwu burst out with a breath mixed with extreme cold power. The dark green rays instantly burst out with terrifying light and collided with the ice spear in an instant.

"boom!!!"

A terrifying roar erupted in an instant, shattering ice blocks scattering across the sky. The dark green breath destroyed the tyrant's ice structure, and a relieved and gratified smile appeared on Zhen Yue's face, as if the gloom in his heart had also dissipated—a feeling of utter comfort. I won!

A cage of fate!
Don't even think about binding me!

The next moment, he suddenly sensed something vaguely unusual beside him. His instinctive fighting instincts made him quickly turn around and look behind him.

The original Tang Ruobing had already dissipated into countless shards of ice, while within the Xuanwu phantom, there stood another Tang Ruobing, assuming a charging stance with her fist radiating extreme cold light.

what?
Zhen Yue suddenly felt a little confused. He didn't understand. Wasn't this person a mage? Why was she appearing inside the Xuanwu phantom? Why was she standing so close to him? How could she have arrived here so silently? What was going on?

Despite the many problems, he instinctively raised the giant steel shield in an attempt to resist, but the shield was already frozen solid.

His strength attribute is not weak; he can break through the ice and pick up the giant shield. But at this moment, even a brief delay is enough to be fatal.

Buho!

"You care about him too much."

Tang Ruobing uttered a cold voice, and then, with extremely fast speed, threw a fist that exuded highly condensed, extremely cold power.

In the rush, Zhen Yue used his greatsword to defend, and a terrifying chill instantly enveloped him, with countless spirit realm notifications flooding the screen.

But what was even more terrifying was the power she unleashed. An irresistible force erupted instantly, and to Zhen Yue's incomprehensible gaze, he was sent flying by Tang Ruobing's bare fist, flying a long distance like a cannonball, and the Xuanwu phantom dissipated.

Tang Ruobing casually waved her hand, calmly watching the direction Zhen Yue flew backward. She raised her staff to cast a spell, and with the blessing of the Extreme Cold Domain, several giant walls of ice instantly rose from the ground, blocking the flying Zhen Yue and allowing him to take full damage.

As expected of a top-tier piece of equipment!

Tang Ruobing's earrings shimmered slightly. These were her exclusive overlord-level equipment, which provided a powerful boost and had a unique effect: it could temporarily convert mental attributes into physical strength.

Of course, if that were all, it wouldn't have a very strong effect. What's even more terrifying is that this equipment can also convert the increase in mental strength into a power rating, allowing her to unleash exceptionally powerful physical attacks.

However, using only physical attacks would be a waste of the power of this top-tier equipment.

First, use magic to amplify your status and power to the maximum. Then, when you throw your final punch, use the equipment effect to convert it into power. This way, you can benefit from both magical and physical bonuses at the same time, thus unleashing a terrifying attack of the highest intensity.

Once a spell is cast, its strength will not change due to variations in the caster's mental state or mental intensity. As long as the spell is pre-set, it will be a completely positive benefit, which is not difficult for Tang Ruobing.

The main challenge is getting close to this guy and punching him.

To prepare for the mission, Tang Ruobing covered the entire area with extreme cold beforehand, used large-scale attacks multiple times, combined ice magic with light magic to create optical invisibility, and used mental concealment to prevent Zhen Yue from noticing her approach. Then she would find an opportunity to quietly enter the interior of the Xuanwu phantom.

that's it.

After all, no one would have thought that a mage would take the initiative to approach a tank. Although Zhen Yue was a veteran of many battles, this situation was still too outrageous, and it would be difficult for him to detect anything unusual.

"boom!!"

Zhen Yue crashed violently into the ice wall, embedding himself deeply and creating a terrifying crater. The crater's edges were filled with fine, long cracks, which were rapidly healing and spreading to grow more ice, attempting to completely engulf and bind him.

"puff!"

He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his chest heaving rapidly, and a third of his long health bar was knocked away by a single punch.

It's important to know that Zhen Yue is a level 10 legendary tank psionicist. Being able to take away a third of his health with one punch means that he can kill a level 10 hero psionicist with full health in one punch.

"boom!"

Zhen Yue pulled out his arm, stared intently at Tang Ruobing in the distance, and said, "I admit that you are very strong, even stronger than I imagined, but if that's all, it's not enough to defeat me."

"is it?"

A cold voice rang out, and the source of the sound was actually not far in front of Zhen Yue, rather than in the direction from which Tang Ruobing released the spell, as he had seen it.

Is this optical stealth?

Moreover, he was a highly skilled stealth user.
Under normal circumstances, Zhenyue is not afraid that mages will use optical invisibility, because the main purpose of mages using optical invisibility is self-preservation. When invisible, they cannot release too powerful spells, otherwise they will expose their location.

The problem now is that Tang Ruobing isn't a traditional mage. Her total psionic energy is extremely high, so she can easily use [High-Speed ​​Interruption Casting] to amplify the spell's process and then simply and brutally use her fists to deal damage, thus inflicting extremely high damage.

hateful!

This guy is a freak!

Zhen Yue gritted his teeth, carefully observing the surrounding movements, not missing a single rustling sound. At the same time, he couldn't help but shout in his heart: I have the [Counterattack] passive skill. When this guy attacked me, he should have also lost a lot of health due to the counterattack damage.

She's a hero-level character, and heroes have a limit to their health. If this happens a few more times, Shattered Star will be instantly killed by the recoil damage. Wait! She's a mage! What if she heals herself with spells?
Buho!

The next moment, Tang Ruobing appeared directly in front of Zhen Yue, her fist once again radiating a dazzling, extremely cold light.

[Phantom of Xuanwu]

Zhen Yue instantly unleashed his talent. If the Xuanwu phantom was too tall, the opponent would break through it in some unknown way. So, he simply narrowed down the range to a point where the opponent could not break through.

Hmph! Don't even think about killing me!

"boom!!"

The extremely cold fist landed on the Xuanwu phantom, unleashing an incredibly terrifying shockwave. The impact of the chill and power covered the entire arena, and the screen was flooded with judgments once again.

Inside the Xuanwu phantom, Zhen Yue suddenly coughed up blood for no apparent reason. He stared blankly at his rapidly decreasing health bar, feeling no change or sensation in his body. He didn't even know why he was losing blood.

Then, in his bewildered gaze, his health bar was completely depleted.

【Battle Victory】

Your ranking has risen to second place.

"why?"

Zhenyue asked, his voice trembling.

“My psionic attributes are special, possessing a portion of the erosive and corrupting properties. When you are eroded, your body will be corrupted simultaneously, making you unable to perceive the erosion until death,” Tang Ruobing replied with a smile.

There's no need to hide this, because Zhenyue can see it on the Spirit Interface panel when he gets back.

"monster!"

Zhenyue died with resentment in his heart.

(End of this chapter)