Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 485 Team Battle with Perfect Coordination
Ascension through battle
Li Xia stared at the water sphere that had transformed into a monster shape and was roaring towards the sky.

Having undergone training in the first, second, and third stages, they already knew quite a bit of basic information about the hall.

Listening to Aowu's explanation and combining this information, the true meaning of the advancement battle gradually became clear.

If each person's life is an extremely complex self-consistent formula, then each advancement to a higher level...

The constants in this formula will change, and it will become more complex.

But how difficult is it to change the constant in the formula?
That is a leap in the essence of life, which is why there is a form of ascension through battle.

Battle is inherently a form of forcefully linking two unrelated destinies, and victory in battle can be seen in a sense as a manifestation of 'one destiny defeating another'.

Therefore, after defeating the monster, the Hall of Light stripped away the monster's constants and added them to its own formula, achieving the fusion of the two 'life equations' and also realizing the leap in rank.

You have won this battle.

[Shortly teleporting back to the preparation room.]

Li Xia looked up at the battlefield not far away. The apostle was staring at him with an extremely unwilling and humiliated expression.

But the hole in his chest and the teeth marks all over his body had rendered him unable to continue fighting.

Oh? You won.

The surrounding environment instantly transformed into the familiar preparation room.

"good"

Li Xia rubbed the two little ones' heads and said approvingly.

Black Charcoal and Howling Sky stood in front, panting heavily, looking extremely excited.

This is understandable, after all, the two of them were not defeating the 'minor' apostles of the past.

An apostle ranked in the hundreds is still in the upper echelons of the third tier, no matter what. You have to know that even though Black Charcoal and Howling Sky look 'very strong'.

Even so, their templates, skill pools, and even equipment are quite different from those of the Apostles.

The reason we were able to win was largely due to our opponent being a physical melee fighter, but that's something to be proud of.

"So? Want to continue?"

After leaving the arena, most of your stats will be restored, and even your stamina will be replenished, but the mental strain is unavoidable.

Every battle requires complete concentration, which puts immense mental pressure on the mind.

Therefore, the idea of ​​going from the bottom to the top in one go is simply unrealistic. Even Li Xia had to fight his way up in several stages.

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal and Howling Sky nodded hastily. A sentence was spoken in the hall: "No one can bear the shame of being killed by a Palico, no one!"

So today, Black Charcoal wants to say something to the apostles in the arena: "I'm not targeting any of you, what I mean is that everyone here is trash!"

Li Xia pondered for a moment and looked at Aowu:

"The three of you can team up together. It'll be a good opportunity to practice teamwork. Sometimes I won't be there for you."

I selected to continue matchmaking, and soon a new match notification popped up.

[Matching successful]

[We have found an opponent with a similar current ranking, and we will soon begin preparing for the match!]

[Audience size: 4]

[Venue is being randomly selected]

[Battle begins!]

The teleportation light shone, and when vision cleared again, the scene had transformed into a completely new one.

A small river flows quietly through the boundless wilderness, and wildflowers sway in the wind.

If it weren't for the arena map, this would be an excellent place to camp and relax. But—it's an empty map?
Li Xia's gaze swept over the apostle a hundred meters away. The apostle's magnificent robe was embroidered with patterns, and a dazzling gem was inlaid at the top of his long magic staff.

Mage
It's unclear whether it's a skill-based build or a true foundational build. At the third tier, a fixed skill-based build is significantly stronger than an infusion-based build.

But in any case, the opponent is not easy to defeat.

This is the kind of opponent the three little ones like best.

Sure enough, the moment the light screen disappeared, the three little ones immediately changed their formation.

Black Charcoal turned and darted backward, while Howling Sky stood at the forefront. However, instead of rushing forward like in the previous round, he kept pacing back and forth, letting out low growls from his throat as a threat.

Awoo is in the middle section, but his position is close to the small river.

Li Xia found another good spot, sat down, and prepared to see how the three little ones planned to fight next.

The apostle opposite was also taken aback when he saw the three little ones scattered and Li Xia, who was obviously ready to watch the show.

He quickly realized what was happening and squinted his eyes.

Summoning? No, that's not right. Summoning users have already started using various support skills to buff their summoned creatures, and they've been hiding themselves all along.

He gripped the staff in his hand and pointed it sharply forward, the gem at the tip of the staff suddenly lighting up.

Regardless, let's test its quality first!
Small magic circles instantly formed, and sharp icicles emerged from them, flying towards Xiaotian with a sharp hissing sound.

Xiaotian lowered his body, then suddenly looked up and howled, "Awooo—Woof!"

Awoo instinctively wanted to respond, but when the 'woof' came out, it was clear that it was Xiaotian barking. It almost thought that Xiaotian could talk.

In that brief moment of distraction, the ice shards were already in front of him, but Xiaotian acted as if he hadn't seen them, opening his mouth wide and biting hard at the air in front of him.

A pitch-black vortex appeared before them, like the gaping maw of an abyss. The icicles, radiating a chilling aura, disappeared into the vortex without a ripple.

Devouring skills?
The apostle opposite him curled the corners of his mouth, tightened his grip on the staff, and the inlaid gems shone brightly.

Let's see how much you can swallow!

The magic circle in front of him suddenly trembled and split into two, then into four.

In just a few seconds, countless magic wands had occupied most of the space in front of him.

In an instant, countless ice shards rained down on Xiaotian.

Li Xia raised an eyebrow; it turned out to be a basic-level mage.

But even faster came the roar. The little dragon, huddled inside the dragon egg, pulled hard with its two claws, and it was as if an invisible wall had appeared in front of Xiaotian.

All the icicles that arrived there, under the chaotic gravitational field, either flew upwards or fell headlong to the ground.

But that wasn't all. Suddenly, the calm surface of the river seemed to boil, and the sparkling water droplets, as if they had come to life, flew from the river toward where Xiaotian was.

A rapidly flowing water shield forms in front of it. A simple water shield is of no use, but a high-speed flowing water is different.

The apostle opposite him had already raised his eyebrows high. What kind of summon was that 'egg'? It even had the talent to control water?

But doesn't it know that the most effective counter to water magic is ice magic?!

He was about to change his move again when his expression darkened, and he suddenly raised his staff, causing a brilliant ring to bloom beneath his feet.

The light of the magic shield faintly reflected in the air, seemingly offering no defense, but in reality, it had already cast a magic shield around itself from the very beginning.

"Kara!"

The monk's expression finally changed drastically. "What is that?!"

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)