Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 497 The Master of Mindfulness's Treasure Book: Blissful Freedom

"Clang clang clang clang..."

The throwing knives flashed across Lei Chi's body like lightning, making a metallic clanging sound, but Lei Chi's health points did not decrease in the slightest. Although Lei Chi could feel slight pain when the throwing knives landed on him, they did not leave any wounds on his skin, and even his clothes were not damaged in the slightest.

This is the effect of the system's power; it forcibly protects the Thunder Pool, ensuring that everything conforms to the game rules it has set. Clearly, in its judgment, the flying knife cannot be without any attack effects, while the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore absorbs the damage for the Thunder Pool.

「-120、-118、-130、-144、-121……」

Lei Chi glanced at the attribute panel of the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore and felt very reassured. Although the mentalist's attack was swift, the damage was too low and posed no threat to him.

As for that telekinetic cone, it's not worth mentioning.

"Hmm, could it be that you're also a psychic?"

York, the Na'vi, looked puzzled. He pointed at the Thunder Pool, and the dozen or so throwing knives under his control suddenly increased in speed, attacking the Thunder Pool even faster. Moreover, the throwing knives had a certain pattern between their attacks, and their flight paths were also very strange. The dozen or so throwing knives seemed to form an ocean, swallowing the Thunder Pool.

Lei Chi stood still, feeling somewhat dazzled. It was difficult to catch the traces of the throwing knives with the naked eye. He simply closed his eyes, released his divine sense, and used it to sense his surroundings. This was much more effective than his eyes, but it was still difficult to clearly sense all the paths of the throwing knives.

"This attack speed... I'd probably get slashed nearly a hundred times per second. If you calculate the damage per second, it'd reach five figures. This mentalist isn't bad at all."

Lei Chi became serious. If he were in the outer realms, without the protection of the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore, Lei Chi knew he wouldn't be a match for this mentalist. But in this divine realm, with the protection of the system's power, things were completely different.

"Thunder Magic, Trident Poison Halberd!"

Lei Chi pointed his finger, and the Lei Chi within his body surged, with streaks of azure lightning dancing on his surface. Immediately, a series of azure tridents of lightning condensed around him and swiftly flew towards the Nami psychic opposite him.

The psychic snorted and immediately dodged. At the same time, six pale golden psychic barriers appeared in front of him. Each one was hexagonal and as big as a face plate. They were put together to form a shield.

Lei Chi's trident of lightning missed its mark. His body trembled, and a [Azure Dragon King] emerged from above his head. The [Azure Dragon King]'s eyes shone brightly, like an angry Vajra. It opened its mouth wide, emitting thunderous sounds, and then quickly flew towards Nami.

"What kind of tactic is this?"

Nami retreated rapidly, flicking her wrist. Her dozen or so throwing knives scattered everywhere with a clang, but she stopped controlling them.

"Since the telekinetic throwing knives are useless against you, then come and see my Super Titanium Lonely Moon Disc!"

Nami whispered something, then her shoulders twitched, and a strange, star- and moon-shaped weapon flew out from behind her. This weapon had a gleaming blade and was called the Super Titanium Lone Moon Disc in outer space. It was made of super titanium, which was extremely hard and had an extremely complex manufacturing process. It was one of the most famous psychic weapons, and its cost was comparable to that of a large interstellar carrier. Ordinary psychic practitioners simply could not afford it.

Lei Chi stared at the ultra-titanium Lone Moon Disc, his eyes filled with anticipation, and said, "Come..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Super Titanium Lone Moon Disc seemed to have torn through space and arrived in front of Lei Chi.

"Sizzle..."

It spun rapidly, and Lei Chi's divine sense caught extremely fine serrations on its blade. He knew this weapon was powerful, but he was powerless to dodge it. He felt a chill between his brows and his body was knocked away.

The Super Titanium Lonely Moon Disc returned to Nami's side and spun around. Lei Chi touched his brow, quite surprised.

In that last attack, the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore absorbed over 326 million points of damage for him.

"Such high attack power, and the attack speed is so fast that it's impossible to react. I estimate that most players would only die if faced with this move!"

Lei Chi felt a chill run down his spine, and the sense of superiority he had accumulated over decades of cultivation vanished completely.

"Only by truly fighting against others can one feel their own weakness... What a pity..."

Lei Chi looked at Nami. He wasn't feeling sorry for himself, but for Nami. This powerful psychic was going to die here today, by his own hand.

He stopped speaking, his inner thunder pool churned, and his body was engulfed in raging blue lightning. Countless illusory blue dragons burst forth from his body and attacked Nami.

At the same time, points of light appeared out of thin air around Lei Chi, each point of light transforming into a Lei Chi general. Each general wore golden armor, wielded a warhammer, and was equipped with endless wings, like battle angels, charging straight towards that person.

Although Nami was extremely fast, dodging left and right in mid-air, she felt like she had nowhere to hide when facing so many opponents. With a loud bang, she was hit by a Thunder Pool God General, and her psychic shield shattered instantly.

After reconstructing a new psychic shield, Nami was horrified to find herself completely surrounded by the Thunder Pool God, the Azure Dragon King, and the phantom of the dragon.

Nami's eyes widened in shock. Her all-out attack with the Super Titanium Lone Moon Disc had failed to kill her opponent, and now that this person had brought so many helpers, her situation was extremely dire.

"This player from the Divine Realm is too shameless, bringing so many helpers to outnumber the enemy. He has no sportsmanship, and his physique is far too strong. In the Starry Sky realm, he would at least be a Starry Sky level expert. The Super Titanium Lonely Moon Disc's rapid strike cannot be used continuously. It seems that killing him will require secret techniques or forbidden moves!"

The mentalist acted decisively. He bit his tongue, forcefully exerted his mental power, and blood spurted from both eyes at the same time. His expression immediately became ferocious and crazed. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spat out a spiral spike only the length of a little finger.

This spike is called the Shocking God Spike. It is a more expensive and stronger psychic weapon than the Super Titanium Lonely Moon Disc. The materials used to make it are extremely mysterious, and it takes a very powerful psychic master nearly a hundred years to make it. The Shocking God Spike needs to be constantly nurtured by the user with psychic power. Once used, the user's psychic power will be rapidly depleted, which is why it is so powerful.

The Nami, York, also possesses unique psychic magic to control the Divine Dagger, making her several times more powerful than ordinary psychics.

Just as the Shocking Thorn flew out of Nami's mouth, Lei Chi suddenly felt a powerful binding force. This force not only bound his body but also his mind, causing his consciousness to shrink rapidly.

"kill!"

Knowing that his opponent had used a move, Lei Chi dared not be careless and also resolved to kill, ordering his Lei Chi Divine General to launch a fierce attack. As for the Azure Dragon King and Azure Dragon phantom he had condensed with thunder magic, they already contained his will, and at this moment they were also attacking with all their might without reservation.

However, Lei Chi could not see Nami's fate. He suddenly felt disconnected from the outside world and as if he had entered a strange space where he could hear the sound of his own thoughts shattering.

clack clack...

The sound was extremely loud, vibrating the mind and causing Lei Chi to feel a sense of suffocation and pain.

It seemed like an instant, yet also like a long time had passed. Suddenly, Lei Chi's consciousness caught sight of a rapidly spinning spiral-shaped spike. The spike was growing rapidly, becoming as large as a small mountain or a planet, and it occupied Lei Chi's mind.

"puff……"

Lei Chi felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

As he spat out the blood, his vision returned, and he saw a bright blue light shining in front of him. It was lightning. At the center of the light, the Nami's psychic shield had already been shattered. He had nowhere to dodge or escape, so he attacked the enemy who was close by with the Super Titanium Lone Moon Disc.

Unfortunately, although his attacks were sharp, both the Thunder Pool General and the Azure Dragon King, which was formed by the Thunder Pool using thunder magic, were fearless beings who used a fighting style of exchanging injury for injury and life for life.

In the end, Nami met her end. Her right arm was first blown off, then her body was mutilated, and she was brutally killed a few moments later.

This outcome was within Lei Chi's expectations. Looking at his own condition, he realized that the strange attack he had just suffered had caused the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore to lose more than 120 million durability points, and that more than 4,000 of his thoughts had shattered in an instant.

Fortunately, this breakage is just that—a breakage, equivalent to the use up of a thought. With a little rest, it can be restored.

"I think I just coughed up blood, but I don't know if that was an actual injury?"

Lei Chi checked his own condition and didn't seem to feel any discomfort.

Crackling sounds...

The enemy was destroyed, but the remaining energy of the Azure Dragon phantom was not yet exhausted. It automatically flew back into the Thunder Pool and flowed back into its dantian, causing the Thunder Qi in the Thunder Pool to recover slightly.

Suddenly, Lei Chi's eyes lit up. He reached out and used his divine sense to control objects. A small, spiral-shaped spike, only the length of a little finger, slowly floated to his side.

"This is a Nami's telekinetic weapon? Consider it spoils of war!"

Lei Chi understood something and put away the psychic weapon, whose name he still didn't know. He then searched the battlefield and the Nami's corpses, finding a total of 36 psychic throwing knives, six mechanical blade discs, and the Super Titanium Lone Moon Disc.

"These items should be decent loot, but it's a pity they lack system certification and attributes. Does that mean they're not considered divine artifacts?"

Lei Chi put away the spoils of war, then suddenly wondered if he could control these psychic weapons like a psychic master, since his divine sense could also control objects remotely.

A moment later, Lei Chi began to perform a ritual for the Nami, York, to be reborn in the afterlife.

Performing rituals to guide the soul to the afterlife is an essential part of Lei Chi's life. It has become a habit for him; after killing someone, regardless of whether the victim is strong or weak, he must perform these rituals.

After the ritual to deliver the souls of the Na'vi ended, unbeknownst to Lei Chi, in the river of time controlled by the system, the statue of the Na'vi named York, which had just been sculpted, shattered with a deafening roar. Just as it vanished completely, Lei Chi suddenly received a system notification: "Ding, you have received a reward for killing an Outer Realm Spirit Master. The system is calculating... Please wait patiently!"

About ten seconds later, the system notification sounded again: "Ding, congratulations on obtaining one [Mental Master Job Change Certificate] and one cultivation manual [Mental Master Manual]."

The next moment, the system reward appeared in Lei Chi's palm.

"Hey, there's a system reward too!"

Lei Chi was pleasantly surprised. He opened the "Mind Master's Manual" and took a look. It was a general book that recorded many methods for cultivating and using mental power. Lei Chi only flipped through a few pages before realizing that the manual was extremely useful to him and that he could learn many of the methods and secret techniques contained within.

Unfortunately, books, except for those of a certain type, are bound to the user once they are read. This [Mind Master's Manual] is no exception. After Lei Chi briefly glanced at it, it disappeared, but its contents were imprinted in Lei Chi's mind, becoming something that could be understood intuitively but was difficult to explain in words, making it difficult to teach others.

Lei Chi reflected on his actions again.

"I was a bit too overconfident just now. If I had set up the Dutian Divine Fiend Formation earlier, the battle would have been much safer and more secure. I would have only needed to get a feel for the methods of the powerful beings from other realms, without having to take the risk myself. But if the Dutian Divine Fiend Formation were set up, the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore would either fly into the sky or burrow underground, so it wouldn't be able to provide me with any health boost. If there are too many enemies, there are some risks involved..."

After a moment's thought, Lei Chi decided to let the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore burrow underground, but only released six members of the Witch Clan. The six Witch Ancestors could not activate the Great Array of the Heavenly Gods and Demons, but they could activate the Small Array of the Heavenly Gods and Demons. He sat in the Small Array and waited for the arrival of the powerful.

Before long, Guo Yuheng, the master of the Samsara Palace, teleported the second person to the outer island of 104.

This person was Carter, an alien from Saya.

Its physical body was powerful, but its treatment was much worse than that of the Nami. As soon as it entered the 104th outer island, it was suppressed by the Dutian Shensha Small Array, and the divine lightning chains directly fixed it in the void.

However, his strength was also astonishing. Relying on his physical strength, he actually broke through the small formation of the Heavenly Gods and Demons. Lei Chi fought with him briefly and felt the power of the energy wave. He asked him if he knew about the Turtle Flow Energy Technique, but learned that this person did not know about the Turtle Flow Energy Technique at all. He was an energy master who practiced the Free and Blissful Technique.

Carter was indeed brave. Surrounded by the Thunder Pool God General, he fought for his life and tried to break through on the verge of death. Unfortunately, he did not know Thunder Pool's way of doing things. Thunder Pool did not hold back and did not give him a chance to break through on the verge of death. He finished him off with various blows and cruelly killed him directly, and even performed a ritual to send him to the afterlife.

Carter did not contribute any spoils to Lei Chi, but after Lei Chi completed the ritual of deliverance, the system issued a reward: Lei Chi received a [Qi Master Job Change Certificate] and the [Free and Blissful Skill] manual.

There's not much to say about the [Qigong Master's Job Change Certificate], but the [Free and Blissful Skill] manual delighted Lei Chi.

Because the cultivation methods recorded in this book are extremely similar to the [Turtle Flow Technique] of the Holy Divine Palace, and the cultivation methods are more specific and detailed.

"The Free and Blissful Skill, what a nice name! Just based on the name alone, I want to try it out. But I wonder if if I master the Free and Blissful Skill, will the Turtle Flow Skill at the Holy Divine Palace be considered as mastered?"

(End of this chapter)