Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 154 Lin Ye VS Dongfang Zhen

After being rejected without hesitation by the instructor, Lin Ye and Dongfang Zhen exchanged a glance and could only give up in disappointment.

Returning along the mountain road, the two went back to their respective detached villas.

Lin Ye closed the door.

As I tallied up what I had accomplished that day, an overwhelming sense of excitement welled up inside me.

The new exercise, "The True Explanation of the Two Elements of the Great Void," is far more efficient than the Five Qi Guiding Technique.

The new visualization technique, "Illuminating the Nine Netherworlds," allows one to continuously increase their spiritual attributes through practice, thus compensating for their greatest weakness.

Most importantly, he finally saw hope of unlocking the third stage.

A tangible goal motivates him to become stronger.

Lin Ye wasted no time. He sat cross-legged in the training room inside the villa and quickly entered a meditative state.

Soon, he realized another huge benefit brought about by the system's help in making a copy of the "Illuminating the Nine Netherworlds Map".

He can multitask.

While circulating the "True Explanation of the Two Elements of the Great Void," his mind could also sink into his sea of ​​consciousness, visualizing the already incredibly clear Candle Dragon Scroll, and tempering his spirit.

[You have gained 62 experience points from studying the Tai Xu Yin Yang True Explanation!]

[You have gained 62 experience points from studying the Tai Xu Yin Yang True Explanation!]

……

[You used the Candlelight of the Nine Netherworlds Diagram to refine your spiritual power, increasing your spiritual attribute by 0.07!]

Two distinctly different, yet equally pleasant, notification sounds echoed in his mind.

Lin Ye silently calculated the efficiency.

The experience point notification will sound approximately every ten seconds.

The notification for increased mental attributes stabilizes at around thirty seconds.

At this rate, he can gain nearly 15,000 experience points per hour.

He is currently more than 280,000 experience points away from reaching LV29.

If nothing unexpected happens, he'll be able to level up again tomorrow!

Lin Ye felt the surging blood and qi within his body, but a trace of regret also arose in his heart.

At this moment, the excess blood and qi in his body cannot be efficiently tempered due to the lack of source crystals. He can only slowly temper it using the source energy obtained from cultivating qi, just like other ordinary martial artists.

Of his eight extraordinary meridians, only the Yin Wei, Yang Wei, Yin Qiao, and Yang Qiao meridians remain unopened.

The difficulty of breaking through these four meridians is far less than that of the Ren and Du meridians, and is similar to that of the twelve regular meridians.

Although we haven't been able to break through these four meridians yet, it's practically a done deal, just waiting for the right opportunity.

Lin Ye is now thinking about a longer-term issue.

How to break through to the Condensation Realm.

One of his goals in coming to the training camp was to achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation level.

However, he had absolutely no clue how to break through from the Great Perfection of the Opening Meridian Realm to the Condensation Realm.

If Professor Chen Meng were here, he could ask him for advice directly.

But there aren't many people he can ask here.

The instructors didn't seem very approachable.

Perhaps... we could ask Dongfang Zhen.

……

The next morning.

At 8:00 a.m. sharp, all students gathered in the martial arts hall.

The morning schedule remains the same: one exercise class and one visualization class.

After the two classes, Lin Ye felt that his understanding of "The True Explanation of the Two Elements of the Great Void" had deepened, and the details of "Illuminating the Nine Netherworlds" in his sea of ​​consciousness had become richer and more complete.

This means that the experience points and spirit attribute points he can gain each time he cultivates have increased slightly.

After lunch break.

Everyone was taken to the training hall next to the military academy.

Yin Liulan stood in front of the thirty-six trainees, her expression as lazy as ever.

"Yesterday's practical assessment could not be conducted due to time constraints."

"Therefore, the martial arts class originally scheduled for this afternoon will be postponed to tomorrow."

"This afternoon, we will conduct a practical simulation test."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Yan stepped forward and began distributing the specially made CR bracelets.

"This practical assessment will be conducted using an online virtual battle format."

"Your weapons, techniques, martial arts spirituality, and all physical conditions will be perfectly replicated in the virtual world."

"This can also minimize the risk of unnecessary injuries."

Upon hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Engaging in real combat with geniuses of the same level carries the risk of injury, which could negatively impact subsequent training progress.

Virtual battles are undoubtedly the best choice.

Just then, a cheerful voice rang out.

"Brother Lin, how about a game?"

Dongfang Zhen turned his head, his face filled with fighting spirit.

"To be honest, I've been itching for a fight for a long time. I sparred with Brother Daoxuan before, and this time, I want to have a match with you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye nodded without hesitation.

"it is good."

He knew that with his current strength, he might not be able to win against Dongfang Zhen, and was even more likely to lose.

However, the practical experience gained from fighting such a strong opponent is absolutely invaluable.

Yin Liulan had no objection to this; in fact, it was exactly what she wanted.

"That's the arrangement."

"Ranking by credit is one for the first and second, the third for the fourth, and so on."

"No matter how impressive the data on paper is, it's just on paper. I want to see how much of your strength you can demonstrate in real combat."

All the trainees put on their wristbands.

As a slight electric current spread throughout his body, Lin Ye's consciousness was instantly pulled away, and the scene before his eyes changed rapidly.

The next moment, he found himself in a boundless, pure white space.

Immediately afterwards, figures appeared out of thin air around him.

Lin Ye spotted Dongfang Zhen not far away at a glance.

He donned once again that imposing silver-purple armor, the menacing halberd on his back gleaming with a chilling light.

With the help of numerous instructors on the sidelines, the surrounding trainees quickly disappeared.

A massive arena made of pure white material slowly rose from the ground.

In this space, only Lin Ye and Dongfang Zhen remained.

Dongfang Zhen leaped onto the ring with clean and swift movements.

Lin Ye also leaped up and landed steadily opposite him.

The two stood facing each other from a distance of more than ten meters.

Dongfang Zhen abandoned his usual sunny and warm smile, replacing it with extreme focus and sharpness.

An imposing aura belonging to a top-tier expert suddenly erupted from him.

In just a moment, Lin Ye felt as if he had become a different person.

"Brother Lin, in virtual combat, there's no need to worry about life or death."

"I'll do my best, be careful."

Lin Ye didn't speak, but silently gripped the spear in his hand.

A chilling, almost tangible killing intent emanated from his body, causing even the powerful Dongfang Zhen opposite him to shudder.

At the edge of the arena, out of sight of either of them, three almost transparent figures quietly emerged.

It was Yin Liulan, Nie Cang, and Su Yunjin.

They certainly wouldn't miss this highly anticipated battle; as for the other duels, they could watch the recordings afterward.

【3! 】

【2! 】

【1! 】

【The battle begins! 】

The instant the countdown ended, Lin Ye's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints!

He has always relied on the extreme speed brought about by the burst of his qi and blood to catch his enemies off guard.

But this time, he finally experienced the feeling of watching his opponent vanish into thin air right before his eyes.

Rumble…

A muffled rumble of thunder echoed through the air!

Dongfang Zhen was not lying; he really did use his strongest strength from the very beginning!

His seemingly enormous and heavy body unleashed a terrifying speed that defied all reason!

This is definitely the effect that can only be achieved by combining the burst of Qi at the Condensation Realm with a top-level movement technique!

By the time Lin Ye realized what was happening, a halberd crackling with raging purple lightning had already torn through the air and swept toward his chest!

The speed... is too fast!

Although Lin Ye tried his best to retreat, he still couldn't completely dodge!

The next moment, a large patch of dazzling blood exploded on his chest!
At the same time, violent lightning surged into his body through the wound, causing him to become violently paralyzed. The flesh on his chest was instantly charred and rolled up, emitting a pungent odor.
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2498!

A shockingly large red damage number appeared on Lin Ye's health bar.

He was swept backward by the force, his feet leaving two deep marks on the arena floor.

Before the excruciating pain and numbness had subsided, streaks of purple crystals rapidly emerged from the edge of the deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest, forcefully stopping the bleeding and providing protection.

Lin Ye steadied himself, his mind in turmoil.

Judging from yesterday's test data, Dongfang Zhen's Qi and Blood Index is almost on par with mine after activating [Berserk].

But once he entered actual combat, Lin Ye truly understood that the data on paper was ultimately just a reference.

The young man before us is truly the number one genius in Ninghai Province!

The power he unleashed with every gesture was enough to instantly cause him to lose a large amount of health!
On the arena, Dongfang Zhen temporarily halted his offensive.

For the first time, a clear look of surprise appeared in his eyes, which were usually filled with fighting spirit.

"Brother Lin, you... haven't reached the Condensation Realm yet??"

He asked this question very quickly, his voice full of disbelief.

In his mind, Lin Ye, who could suppress a genius of Lu Jiuxiao's caliber with one hand, should have already reached the Condensation Realm.

Otherwise, how could one explain that overwhelming power? But after actually exchanging blows, he keenly realized that although Lin Ye's blood and qi were abundant and surging like a tide, they ultimately lacked the sharp and fierce aura unique to martial artists at the Condensation Realm.

That power resembled the Qi Condensation Realm, but it was still within the realm of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Dongfang Zhen's original judgment was that Lin Ye would definitely use the Gang Sha Armor to withstand his halberd strike, and although he would be injured, he would not be in such a miserable state.

But now it seems he was wrong.

The three spectators on the sidelines had different expressions.

Yin Liulan remained expressionless, but her eyes narrowed slightly, as if she were pondering something.

Nie Cang gently shook his head.

In the files he had seen, Lin Ye's cultivation level was even marked as the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Even in yesterday's initial assessment, the instrument's final evaluation only indicated that the pulse was in the late stage of opening, with four pulses still not open.

No matter how amazing Lin Ye's previous test data was, or how much he performed like a runaway dark horse, it didn't matter.

At this moment, it seems that its true nature has been completely revealed.

Data on paper and real-world application are ultimately two different things.

The bleeding from the deep, bone-revealing wound on Lin Ye's chest was quickly stopped as the purple crystals spread rapidly.

The next instant, the ground beneath his feet trembled violently, and he transformed into an arrow released from a bow. His spear, like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair, advanced instead of retreating, launching a fierce counterattack against Dongfang Zhen!

Dongfang Zhen's fighting spirit intensified, and he did not relax in the slightest even after confirming Lin Ye's realm.

Faced with Lin Ye's counterattack, he neither dodged nor evaded with the ferocious halberd in his hand, but thrust it out with an even more domineering and powerful posture!

The target is Lin Ye's head!

This thrust was swift and ruthless, containing a terrifying power capable of piercing through metal and stone.

In Dongfang Zhen's judgment, if Lin Ye did not block, this attack would be enough to decide the outcome on the spot.

If it were a parry, he was absolutely confident that he could knock the spear out of Lin Ye's hand, or even break it on the spot!

The halberd in his hand was also a divine weapon for conquering battlefields!
However, just as the halberd's blade was about to touch Lin Ye's brow, Dongfang Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and a strong sense of dread surged into his heart.

wrong!

The halberd pierced down without any of the expected obstruction as it went into flesh.

There wasn't even the tactile sensation of weapons clashing.

There was only a terrifying feeling of exhaustion, like throwing a punch with all your might but hitting nothing!

At the same time, Lin Ye's figure in front of him became illusory and transparent, like a bubble about to dissipate.

On the spectator stands, Yin Liulan's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"Is this... a kind of martial arts spirituality that allows for transparency?"

Before she and Nie Cang could figure it out...

The situation on the ring had been reversed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ye neither dodged nor evaded, but took advantage of the brief moment of invisibility during the [Phase Transition] to create an excellent opportunity for a counterattack!

A cold, purple light flashed across the tip of the Piercing Star Spear.

Shift your spear stance, unleash the Soul-Chasing Style!

This shot, with its tricky angle and lightning speed, also aimed at Dongfang Zhen's vital spot that wasn't completely covered by his armor—his throat!
But the next moment, Lin Ye felt a violent tremor in his tiger's mouth.

An incredibly powerful recoil force surged back along the shaft of the Piercing Star Spear, causing his arm to go numb.

He also clearly saw that at the very moment his spear tip struck, a layer of energy shimmering with purple lightning appeared on Dongfang Zhen's body.

This is Dongfang Zhen's original aura!

At the critical moment, he actually conjured a thick armor of qi at his throat!

"clang!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out, and Lin Ye's sure-fire shot was abruptly blocked!

Seeing this, Nie Cang shook his head again, his tone tinged with regret.

"This brief ability to become transparent is indeed strange, what a pity."

"Faced with the absolute difference in their cultivation levels, this unexpected and desperate counterattack was wasted."

"Although Dongfang Zhenming's apparent cultivation level is only at the early stage of the Condensation Realm, I estimate that many instructors in the training camp who are at the late stage of the Condensation Realm may not be his match."

"Moreover, he hasn't even used his true martial arts acumen yet, and he hasn't unleashed his trump card techniques..."

Just when Nie Cang could almost foresee the outcome of this duel.

The figure in his eyes, who should have been at a complete disadvantage, suddenly gained a lot of momentum!

rub!
Lin Ye's figure left a faint afterimage in the spot before disappearing instantly.

When he reappeared, the Piercing Star Spear in his hand was still pointed at Dongfang Zhen's throat!

This time, however, the power contained in the tip of the spear was much stronger than before!
violent!

Instantaneous!

He unleashed two of his most powerful burst skills simultaneously without holding back!
collapse! !

A dull thud.

The protective aura that Dongfang Zhen had hastily gathered shattered under this spear strike, like glass struck by a heavy hammer!
puff!
The next moment, a bright red spurt of blood shot out from Dongfang Zhen's throat!

But Lin Ye's heart sank suddenly.

Against an ordinary opponent, this shot would have been enough to pierce through their cervical spine and kill them instantly!

But Dongfang Zhen, at that critical moment, relied on his extraordinary fighting instincts to force himself to lean back a few feet!
It was this slight dodge, coupled with the instantaneous cushioning provided by the Qi Sha Armor, that allowed him to avoid being killed in one blow.

Although this shot caused him to lose a lot of blood, it ultimately failed to be the decisive blow.

Rumble…

Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap rang in Lin Ye's ears.

As Dongfang Zhen took a step back, the hideous wound on his throat was instantly covered by countless surging purple arcs of electricity.

The blood vessels were directly burned and forcibly sealed by the high temperature of the thunder.

He used a method similar to Lin Yezijing's hemostasis technique to instantly treat the injury.

Lin Ye felt a numbness in his arm.

Countless violent purple lightning bolts spread wildly along the shaft of the Piercing Star Spear, heading towards his body!

[Ding! You have been given a temporary debuff: Paralysis!]

The moment the system notification sounded, Lin Ye saw Dongfang Zhen's counterattack coming one after another.

This time, the halberd in Dongfang Zhen's hand seemed to have completely transformed into a world-destroying divine weapon that wielded the power of thunder and punishment!

The entire halberd was completely covered by scorching hot lightning, with purple lightning swirling around it, its power terrifying!
With just a simple sweep, a vast and violent net of lightning was unleashed, completely sealing off all the space around Lin Ye to dodge.

Lin Ye knew very well that if he were hit by this attack, he would be seriously injured, not to mention the possibility of being seriously injured.

The mere sight of that terrifying electric current coursing into his body was enough to render him completely incapacitated.

Lin Ye hardened his heart.

His figure vanished again just before the lightning net struck him.

Instantaneous!

This time, Lin Ye still did not choose to retreat or dodge when he used his teleportation ability.

His choice was still to attack!
Attack against attack!

His figure appeared behind Dongfang Zhen, and he thrust a spear into the back of Dongfang Zhen's head!

But this time, Dongfang Zhen was on guard.

Just as Lin Ye's spear tip was about to strike, a hand also covered in blazing qi armor moved with lightning speed and precision, protecting the back of his head!

puff!
Lin Ye's spear pierced through solidly.

The protective armor on Dongfang Zhen's right arm shattered instantly, leaving it covered in blood.

But he ultimately managed to block the fatal blow without sustaining any serious damage, and still retained his formidable fighting power.

Lin Ye was deeply shocked.

His burst speed over short distances was indeed so fast that even Dongfang Zhen had difficulty keeping up.

However, one's stamina is limited, so the number of times [Instantaneous Movement] can be used is also limited.

Moreover, after suffering a loss just once, Dongfang Zhen was already able to gradually adapt to his extreme speed bursts.

What terrifying combat experience and reaction speed!
Whoosh!
The next moment, Lin Ye no longer relied on [Instantaneous Movement], but instead poured all the surge of blood and energy in his body into his feet, and began to engage in close combat with Dongfang Zhen at a terrifying speed close to subsonic.

Dongfang Zhen's speed was not slow at all. Lightning exploded beneath his feet, propelling him into a purple bolt of lightning.

On a 20-meter square platform.

Two figures, one in black and one in purple, transformed into two blurry streaks of light, constantly colliding, separating, and colliding again.

Every clash between the halberd and the spear produced a deafening roar and stirred up violent shockwaves.

However, gradually, Nie Cang and Su Yunjin, who were watching the battle, both noticed that something was wrong.

Dongfang Zhen, who should have had an absolute advantage, began to develop fine wounds all over his body.

He kept turning his head, his sharp eyes scanning rapidly in all directions, as if trying to catch something.

Because Lin Ye's figure had become unpredictable during those dazzling high-speed movements.

Yin Liulan's gaze sharpened once again.

She suddenly reached out her hand and made a gesture of gently turning it back from right to left towards the void.

The next moment, time and space on the arena seemed to be slowed down, and even began to flow backward.

For the three instructors, they were merely spectators, so Yin Liulan naturally had the authority to adjust the viewing speed at will and rewatch any frame of the previous footage.

Soon, a scene that left both Nie Cang and Su Yunjin somewhat astonished was accurately captured.

In the brief moment of Lin Ye's high-speed running and change of direction, a layer of dark and dense scales covered his body at a speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye!

This scene left Nie Cang speechless, his mouth agape.

He never expected that Lin Ye would have another trump card!
Including the ability to conjure amethyst out of thin air before, and the eerie spirituality of briefly becoming transparent...

This is the third completely different kind of martial arts spirituality that Lin Ye has shown in this battle!

In the scene, the jet-black scale armor on Lin Ye's body seemed to completely obscure his aura, figure, and even his presence the moment it appeared.

If one doesn't look closely, Lin Ye's figure would appear to vanish into thin air before their very eyes during his high-speed movement.

Yin Liulan switched the playback speed back to normal.

On the arena, as Lin Ye moved at extreme speed, the optical camouflage provided by his [Shadow Scales] was affected, appearing and disappearing intermittently, and he could not achieve complete invisibility.

However, this intermittent visual deception still caused great trouble for Dongfang Zhen in judging Lin Ye's location!

Dongfang Zhen's attacks had missed more than once, his heavy halberd swinging in the air.

His body was also riddled with several deep, bone-revealing holes due to Lin Ye's unpredictable attacks.

With Lin Ye in [Berserk] mode activated, his attack power was more than enough to break through Dongfang Zhen's defense!

Every thrust of his spear was sure to pierce through Dongfang Zhen's armor, and even before he could react, it would bypass the defenses of the Gang Sha Armor and inflict damage on him!

The outcome of this battle seems to be developing in a direction that no one could have predicted!

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