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

Chapter 172 Under the Will of God, He is Invincible!

Nie Cang watched the battle unfold, his voice hoarse.

"I never imagined that the two of them would fight to this point."

"However, it seems that Dongfang Zhen still has the upper hand now."

Nie Cang began to analyze the situation calmly.

"After entering the Thunder Lord Dharma Form state, if I remember correctly, he is truly able to completely ignore any physical attacks in this state."

"Lin Ye's attacks should be ineffective against him."

Nie Cang spoke with certainty, based on his understanding of the top-tier martial art, "Nine Tribulations Thunder Prison".

"In the previous assessment where he faced the alien race of Tianyuan, Lin Ye killed the last 30 waves entirely thanks to the abnormal martial arts spirit of the puppets."

"If he relied solely on his own abilities, his performance might not be as good as Dongfang Zhen's."

His words were both an analysis and a way of convincing himself.

Otherwise, Lin Ye's very existence would be too contrary to common sense.

Yin Liulan remained noncommittal, simply watching the two beams of light and shadow in the arena.

After a moment, she narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she had noticed something.

I think... quite the opposite.

"It seems that Dongfang Zhen is intentionally distancing himself from Lin Ye."

Yin Liulan's voice was soft, but it revealed a fact that even Nie Cang was somewhat taken aback by.

"He only used the Thunder Halberd for slashing and lightning strikes, and he reduced the frequency of close-range attacks using his family's traditional fist techniques."

Upon hearing this, Nie Cang finally noticed it.

Indeed, although it appeared that Lei Jun's Dharma Form was dominating Lin Ye, with the raging lightning almost filling the entire space.

However, upon closer observation, it becomes clear that Dongfang Zhen's every attack is launched at the extreme distance. As soon as Lin Ye shows any tendency to get close, he immediately retreats and widens his position again.

This is very strange.

When you can ignore your opponent's physical attacks and every punch you throw can cause maximum damage, there's no reason to fight like that.

Close-quarters combat is the best way to maximize your advantages.

What is he afraid of?
Just as Nie Cang began to have doubts, another thunderous explosion resounded in the arena!
However, this time the sound did not come from Dongfang Zhen's thunder.

It was Lin Ye.

No one could see Lin Ye's movements anymore.

His original burst of speed was already close to twice the speed of sound, so fast that most of the students present could only see afterimages.

At that moment, the instant he used [Blink], the instantaneous speed he unleashed reached an unbelievable level!

Extremely fast!

It is also extremely unexpected!

boom! ! !
A fleeting afterimage, completely invisible to the naked eye, vanished in a flash through space.

The next moment, the majestic and domineering Thunder Lord's Dharma Image suddenly froze, as if a punctured balloon had been punctured, and instantly withered.

At the same time, a terrifying hole suddenly appeared in his right shoulder, which was entirely composed of lightning and purple lightning!
puff!
A large amount of blood sprayed out from that elemental body, turning into a blinding blood mist in the air.

For the first time, pure surprise and bewilderment appeared on Dongfang Zhen's majestic face.

How could it be...!
This scene left all the spectators speechless.

Nie Cang, in particular, felt his face burning, as if he had been slapped a dozen times by an invisible hand.

What happened to the promise that physical attacks would be ineffective?

What happened to Lei Jun's elemental transformation?
What's going on!

Yin Liulan's eyes narrowed into slits.

She stretched out her right hand and gently swiped it across the virtual screen in front of her, moving the progress bar.

"Playback, slow down ten times."

At her command, the flow of time in the entire battle space instantly slowed down.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, wanting to see what Lin Ye had done.

Unfortunately, even at 10x slow motion, they could only see a blurry afterimage, appearing like a ghost behind Dongfang Zhen.

As for Dongfang Zhen himself, his enormous Thunder Lord Dharma Image was unable to react at all.

Then, the most bizarre thing happened.

Just as the afterimage was about to touch Dongfang Zhen's right shoulder, his elemental body, which was entirely composed of lightning and purple electricity, solidified again without warning, as if it had transformed from an energy body back into a physical entity with flesh and blood!
Then, it was pierced through.

I didn't see it clearly!

What exactly was that afterimage?
How did he disable Dongfang Zhen's elementalization?
"Slow down, fifty times!"

Yin Liulan's voice also carried a hint of solemnity.

This time, the picture was finally clear.

That afterimage was none other than Lin Ye.

The golden aura flowing from the tip of the Piercing Star Spear in his hand had been condensed to an extreme, as if it had transformed into a point of eternal starlight.

Even at a speed of fifty times slower, his movements were still breathtakingly swift.

A single thrust of the spear—simple and direct.

They saw no special energy that they couldn't understand, nor any fancy martial arts techniques.

It was just one shot.

A thrust shot that is both incredibly fast and incredibly pure.

And it was this one shot that actually broke Dongfang Zhen's Thunder Lord Dharma Form, shattering his proud technique and martial arts spirituality!
what happened?

……

In the arena.

Despite being injured and in pain, Dongfang Zhen's figure flashed, and in the next moment, his speed also soared to the limit as he desperately widened the distance between himself and Lin Ye.

A deep-seated sense of crisis told him that if Lin Ye got close, he probably wouldn't be able to use even 50% of his extraordinary abilities!

Thunder roared and lightning flashed.

Dongfang Zhen's figure flashed wildly across the vast battlefield, never staying in one place for more than half a second.

At the same time, his family's traditional movement technique, "Thunder Sound Step," was also brought to its peak under the blessing of the Thunder Lord's Dharma Image.

In the arena, three identical figures of Dongfang Zhen appeared at the same time, with the same aura!

It's hard to tell the truth from the fake.

Now it was Lin Ye's turn to frown.

These three figures were flawless, both in terms of the energy fluctuations they emitted and the trajectory of their movements.

Even if he wanted to use [Blink] again to end the battle in one strike, it became a goal that required luck to achieve.

The difficulty and troublesome nature of Dongfang Zhen's situation truly exceeded his expectations.

True geniuses are never simple.

To beat him, it seems we really have to reveal all our cards!
Just as Dongfang Zhenye relaxed slightly, having successfully widened the distance and gained a temporary respite,

He saw Lin Ye, who was opposite him, disappear from his sight once again.

This time, however, it wasn't that Lin Ye's speed exceeded the limits of his visual perception.

Rather, it truly vanished into thin air!
Dongfang Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly recalled the black scales that appeared on Lin Ye's body when the two first fought twenty days ago, scales that seemed to devour even light.

Lin Ye used his stealth ability once again!

While maintaining his high-speed movement within the lightning field, Dongfang Zhen's eyes constantly scanned every corner of the arena, sensing the energy flow in every inch of space.

But... I can't see it!

Not a single clue could be found!
In his mental perception, there was nothing else in this space except himself and the raging lightning.

That guy, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, completely disappeared without a trace.

From the stands, Nie Cang, seeing Lin Ye use this trump card again, slowly spoke.

"The last time he used this martial arts spirituality, I remember I could still see flaws... especially when he was moving at high speed, I could see some blurry afterimages."

"Back then, we could only mislead Dongfang Zhen, but now... it seems to have completely disappeared!"

"He is getting stronger at a speed beyond our imagination, not only in terms of realm, but also in terms of martial arts spirituality."

As Nie Cang analyzed the situation, the composure befitting a seasoned instructor had vanished, replaced by pure astonishment.

As he was analyzing, a thoughtful glint flashed in Yin Liulan's eyes.

She didn't speak, but simply raised her hand and tapped lightly on her personal terminal on her wrist.

A light screen, visible only to her, unfolded, and all of Lin Ye's previous background information, including footage of each assessment and data from each battle, flowed rapidly before her eyes.

Her gaze lingered briefly on the scene of Lin Ye's first display of "Shadow Scales" and "Crystallization" before turning to the raging sea of ​​lightning in the arena.

The three phantoms created by Dongfang Zhen were frantically shifting, trying to escape the invisible threat, but the occasional ripples in space proved that the invisible hunter was constantly probing.

A bold guess gradually took shape in Yin Liulan's mind.

puff!
A muffled thud, like a sharp weapon piercing flesh, suddenly exploded amidst the thunder.

Dongfang Zhen spat out a mouthful of blood, and the enormous Thunder Lord Dharma Image trembled violently, staggering back several steps.

Two of the three figures instantly disintegrated, leaving only his original body with a hideous bloody hole in his left abdomen.

This time, Lin Ye was lucky.

He guessed correctly with a one-in-three probability.

Under Shadowscale's disguise, he completely seized the initiative in the attack.

Although the crystal armor was no longer covering him, the numbing sensation from the lightning field invading his body made him move much slower, but this slowness no longer mattered.

In any case, in Dongfang Zhen's view, he was nothingness. It's just a pity.

Dongfang Zhen was extremely alert. The shot was clearly aimed at his heart, but at the last moment, he twisted his body and dodged it by a hair's breadth, ultimately only causing serious injury.

They still can't kill them.

Just as Lin Ye was preparing to lie low again and look for the next opportunity, an unexpected scene unfolded.

In the center of the arena, the majestic image of the Thunder Lord slowly closed his eyes.

He gave up his sight!

Dongfang Zhen knew very well that, faced with Lin Ye's bizarre invisibility ability, his eyes had become the most unreliable source of information.

To win, you have to risk your life and fight with all your might!
He abandoned his sight and immersed all his mind in the thunderous inferno he had created.

In an instant, with him at the center, every wildly dancing electric snake and every surging aura within the entire lightning domain became an extension of his perception.

The slightest rustling of the grass reveals subtle changes in energy...

Everything is laid bare.

Sure enough, after Dongfang Zhen closed his eyes, Lin Ye's next few attacks all landed on empty air.

On two occasions, he clearly anticipated Dongfang Zhen's movements and calculated the lead time, but the moment the spear thrust out, Dongfang Zhen seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, always managing to move aside a step in advance, allowing his attack to graze past him.

Lin Ye's gaze sharpened.

Dongfang Zhen has also evolved.

Although he is invisible to the naked eye, his physical form still exists.

Using electric field sensing, he located himself.

But a smile also appeared on Lin Ye's lips.

This is exactly the situation he wanted to see.

Now it's very simple for him to pinpoint Dongfang Zhen's true identity.

If a creature dodges your attacks, it must be your true form.

After several more flashes, Lin Ye finally caught another glimpse of Dongfang Zhen's true form dodging.

It's now!

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, spiritual power extended out like invisible tentacles, precisely imprinting an indelible mark upon Dongfang Zhen's true physical form.

The perception feedback of the clone and the original body at the level of mental power is completely different.

The moment he inscribed the mark, Lin Ye flicked his spear in his right hand, and the layer of dark shadow scales on his body that could absorb light instantly disappeared.

Instead, there was a set of purple crystal armor that shimmered with a ghostly light.

He was once again in everyone's sight.

"Ok?"

Nie Cang, standing on the sidelines, frowned deeply: "What is he doing? Why switch back to the Crystallization skill and give up the advantage of invisibility?"

In his view, neither side could gain the upper hand at the moment; one could perfectly hide, while the other could perceive the entire area. This battle was likely to reach a stalemate.

Even if the battle ends in the end, Dongfang Zhen will be the first to give up and be defeated due to exhaustion.

Yin Liulan shook her head, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.

"No."

"Lin Ye is going to win."

Nie Cang was stunned.

He couldn't understand why Lin Ye was switching back and forth between the two martial arts spiritualities. Couldn't he use the invisibility ability and the crystallization ability together?
They couldn't understand why Yin Liulan was so certain that Lin Ye would win.

Just then, a gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd watching on the sidelines.

boom!
Within the lightning field, a sharp, ear-piercing sonic boom suddenly exploded.

Lin Ye used the Instantaneous Body Technique once again.

After breaking through to the Condensation Realm, his physical strength underwent a qualitative change due to the total amount of Qi and Sha within his body, making it seem like a bottomless abyss.

The Instant Transmission technique, which he could only use seven or eight times in the past, has now become a regular technique that he can unleash continuously!

A streak of light, interwoven with gold and purple, flashed by.

Lin Ye's figure appeared like a ghost beside Dongfang Zhen, no more than two meters away.

This landing point was precisely where his mental energy was locking onto the physical body!
Alarm bells rang in Dongfang Zhen's mind. Just as he was about to move, Lin Ye's attack arrived.

No gun was used.

Lin Ye knew that Dongfang Zhen was as cunning as a fish; he would slip away the moment Lin Ye raised his gun, leaving him with insufficient attack range.

Lin Ye raised his left hand like a sword and swung it forward. Several condensed, tangible golden streams of energy instantly flew out of his hand, transforming into several invisible blades that slashed towards Dongfang Zhen!

boom! boom! boom!
The destructive power of the external release of the Qi Sha is naturally far less than that of the Piercing Star Spear itself.

But Dongfang Zhen was caught completely off guard and took those blows head-on.

The lightning surrounding his body dimmed noticeably, and his movement slowed slightly.

And this is just the beginning.

boom! boom! boom!
Sonic booms rang out one after another.

Lin Ye's figure transformed into dozens of elusive afterimages on the battlefield, and with each instantaneous movement, he precisely appeared beside Dongfang Zhen's main body.

Each time it appeared, several golden streams of energy slashed out.

Dongfang Zhen was completely put on the defensive.

A few seconds later, he was horrified to find that Lin Ye was clinging to him like a leech, and no matter how he tried to dodge, he couldn't get more than two meters away.

For the first time, bitterness appeared on the once majestic and domineering image of the Thunder Lord.

He looked at the figure that appeared beside him time and time again, constantly eroding his abilities and spirituality in the simplest and most direct way. Amidst the bitterness, there was also a trace of heartfelt admiration.

The next instant, the churning thunderclouds in the sky and the countless lightning bolts dancing wildly in the arena began to slowly subside.

Dongfang Zhen stopped moving and stopped struggling.

He dispelled his Thunder Lord Dharma form and returned to his original form, but his face was as pale as paper and his body was covered with horrifying wounds.

He calmly looked at Lin Ye, slumped to the ground, and faced his defeat with equanimity.

"Brother Lin Ye, I have lost."

Dongfang Zhen's voice was hoarse, but unusually honest.

At this moment, the internal energy within him was completely depleted, and the excessive overexertion of his mental strength caused his brain to throb with pain. He didn't even know how many bones in his body were broken.

He knew very well that even if he still had the strength to maintain the Dharma form, he would no longer be able to do so.

Because Lin Ye's repeated unleashing of aura was aimed at suppressing his martial spirituality with some kind of ability he didn't know.

Dongfang Zhen is actually at his breaking point.

A battle of epic proportions, from its fiercest beginning to its end, lasted only a moment.

Lin Ye sheathed his gun and stood there, his crystal armor slowly disappearing.

He looked at Dongfang Zhen and calmly extended his right hand.

Dongfang Zhen stared at the hand for a moment, then smiled with relief.

He grasped Lin Ye's hand and used it to stand up.

Snapped.

popping.

In the stands, Yin Liulan was the first to lead the applause.

The crisp applause broke the silence.

"A very exciting battle."

She didn't hold back her praise: "I have to say, the level of your performance in this battle is among the best in the entire training camp in the country."

Su Yunjin clapped her hands vigorously, her face flushed red with excitement.

The other trainees then seemed to wake up from a dream, and scattered applause broke out, but on each of their faces was a sense of powerlessness and fear that came from the depths of their souls.

Looking at the two people in the center of the battlefield, and then at themselves, an indescribable sense of defeat welled up inside them.

Aren't we all at the Condensation Realm?

Why is there such a big difference?
Nie Cang took a deep breath, the shock in his heart lingering for a long time, but even more so, he felt a sense of pride and excitement.

He exclaimed sincerely, "Both of them used all their trump cards and fought to the very last moment. I really didn't expect that in the end, Lin Ye was still the one with the better skills!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Liulan shook his head.

"More than one step ahead."

Nie Cang was taken aback.

Yin Liulan's gaze fell on the calm figure standing in the center of the field, her eyes brighter than ever before.

"If my judgment is correct, he is still somewhat unaccustomed to the breakthrough and condensation of Qi after breaking through to the next level, and his use of many powers seems unfamiliar."

"Perhaps it's a side effect of advancing too quickly in cultivation."

If Lin Ye were here, he would hear these words.

They would also admire Yin Liulan's sharp eye.

That hits the nail on the head!

"When he truly stabilized his realm, and... also truly awakened his second martial arts spirituality..."

Yin Liulan paused for a moment, then gave her final evaluation in a tone that was almost like stating a fact.

"Under the divine will, he is invincible."

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