If you slap me, the whole world will suffer the same harm.

Zhao Wuji scanned the area with his sensory abilities, then paused, "Most of them are below level five, with a few at level six..."

"Anyone below level five can't even break through that kid's defense."

Su Changhe said calmly.

"A level six ability user? He'll be knocked down after taking a few more energy balls. There's no need to worry for now."

"So what do we do now?"

Xiang Beihong crossed his arms and looked at the figure on the rooftop who was wreaking havoc, his tone tinged with helplessness.

"Watch."

Su Changhe, leaning on his cane, found a clean spot and stood still.

"Let's talk about it when he's tired of hitting us."

Liu Hanshuang looked at the four principals expressionlessly, then at Qin Zhenshan, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I'm starting to feel a little sorry for those bounty hunters."

Qin Zhenshan nodded silently.

The energy ball storm on the rooftop lasted for a full hour.

During that hour, the rooftop of the Hangdu Building became a deserted area.

The nine energy orbs poured down like a storm, blasting back any enemies that tried to charge forward.

At first, some people tried to force their way through with sheer numbers, but as more and more people were blown away, those downstairs began to hesitate.

After all, nobody wants to rush up there only to be blown to bits and fall from the 72nd floor...

"Just how much superpower does he have in reserve?!"

"It's been an hour already, why isn't his energy ball stopping?!"

"Don't force it! Wait until he's exhausted before attacking!"

The people downstairs began to change their strategy, no longer charging headlong, but instead surrounding the area and waiting for Lin Chen to exhaust himself.

However, what they didn't know was that these nine-element energy balls were the effect of a system item and had absolutely nothing to do with Lin Chen's own ability reserves.

The item description clearly states: "Lasts for one hour, unlimited attacks, power is linked to constitution."

As long as the time limit hasn't expired, even if people from all over the world rush in, the energy ball can continue to be thrown.

Finally, an hour has passed.

The cluster of light above the rooftop flickered twice before slowly dissipating into the air.

The nine-colored energy ball stopped spraying, and the rooftop finally fell silent.

The rooftop was now unrecognizable... The ground was covered with scorched marks, frozen cracks, dents from the impact of stone pillars, and pits left by dark corrosion.

The walls were covered with dents from the metal balls and charred black from the fireballs, making the entire rooftop look like it had been the site of a small war.

Lin Chen stood in the center of the rooftop, his clothes torn to shreds by the aftershocks of the energy ball, but his body was unharmed.

He dusted off his clothes, walked to the edge of the rooftop, and looked down.

The people downstairs are still there.

After an hour of attrition, most of the ability users below level five had been blown away...

But what remains are the true mainstays.

Several thousand level-six ability users and several hundred level-seven ability users regrouped from different directions and launched a second wave of attack on the top floor.

These people wore expressions of anger and greed... anger at being toyed with by Lin Chen for an hour, and greed for the chance to become rich overnight by taking the bounty.

"The energy ball has stopped! He can't hold on much longer! Charge!"

A level 7 bounty hunter was the first to rush onto the rooftop.

He was surrounded by cyan wind blades, moving so fast that he was like a blur. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Lin Chen, and a semi-transparent wind blade longsword materialized in his hand. He then slashed down at Lin Chen's shoulder.

Lin Chen did not dodge.

The wind-blade longsword struck his shoulder, producing a crisp metallic clang.

Lin Chen had a faint white mark on his shoulder, but his skin was intact, without even a cut.

However, an identical wound appeared out of nowhere on the shoulder of the level seven bounty hunter, and blood instantly stained his sleeve.

"What...?!"

He clutched his shoulder and took several steps back, his face filled with shock.

He was the one who slashed Lin Chen, so why is he the one who got hurt?!

"How is this possible?!"

The other bounty hunters, who were also injured, launched a new attack on Lin Chen at the same time.

Fireballs, ice spikes, wind blades, lightning—all sorts of elemental attacks bombarded the figure standing in the center of the rooftop from all directions.

Lin Chen neither dodged nor flinched; he even opened his arms as if welcoming this baptism of supernatural power.

The attacks landed on him, exploding into dazzling bursts of light... But a strange thing happened: all those who attacked Lin Chen simultaneously developed the exact same injuries as Lin Chen.

Some people were clutching their chests, some were bent over, and some were grimacing in pain, while Lin Chen, though bleeding, wore an increasingly bright smile.

The most amazing thing was that the system notification sounded in Lin Chen's mind.

"Ding... Host attacked. Masochism value increased by 0.01 points. Source: XXX"

"Ding... Host attacked. Masochism value increased by 0.01 points. Source: XXX"

"Ding... Host attacked. Masochism value increased by 0.01 points. Source: XXX"

The masochistic value begins to increase slowly and steadily.

The numbers jumped slowly from zero to 0.01, 0.02, 0.05... After all, it was an attack from a level six or seven ability user, and the increase in masochistic value each time was not much.

But the sheer number of people was overwhelming... Thousands of people attacking simultaneously, even if each person only contributed a tiny fraction, the cumulative speed was still considerable.

0.1, 0.5, 1, 2...

Lin Chen's lips curled up even higher.

"Is that all you've got? The bounty poster has my name on it, not 'can be killed with a few blows' after it! Your attacks aren't even as good as my headmaster's cane! Again! Harder! (￣▽￣)"

Upon hearing this, the live stream chat exploded with comments.

"What did he say?! 'Not even as good as the principal's cane'?!"

"Is Su Changhe's walking stick that awesome?"

"Wait, that's not the point... The point is, why did the person who hit him also get injured?!"

"Reflecting damage? No, if it's a reflection, Lin Chen shouldn't be injured himself."

"It's not a rebound, it's sharing! He's synchronized the damage onto others!"

Meanwhile, the bounty hunters who were besieging Lin Chen also began to realize that something was wrong.

"Stop, stop, stop...!"

Someone shouted to stop the attack, looking down at the bruises that had appeared out of nowhere on their chest, their face filled with terror.

"I was standing in the back row and wasn't attacked, so why am I injured?!"

"Me too! My arm suddenly got a bruise! But I'm still far away from him!"

"Wait, this pain... is getting stronger!"

The group looked at each other, and they all saw the same thing in each other's eyes...fear.

The kind of fear that the traitors within the World Destroyer Cult felt before their deaths during the Four Schools Tournament.

"It's a binding!"

A level seven ability user finally realized what was happening, and his voice trembled with fear.

"He put that kind of binding on us too! Just like in the Four Schools Tournament!"

"What?!"

"If we attack him, it's the same as attacking ourselves!!"

The rhythm of the battle on the rooftop was instantly disrupted.

Someone was still throwing a punch when a companion grabbed him, saying, "Don't hit him! The more you hit him, the more it hurts us!"

Someone had already kicked out, but abruptly pulled their foot back, their posture so awkward it looked like they were doing square dancing.

Some people even put their hands behind their backs, afraid of accidentally bumping into Lin Chen.

The scene became extremely comical... Thousands of superhumans surrounded a student covered in blood, but not a single one dared to make a move.