Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
However, at this moment, a golden light flashed in Wang Zheng’s eyes. The surging spirit power, like a tightened bow, ricocheted instantly!
Wang Zheng did not put up any resistance when his mental power was threatened by the opponent’s successive waves of suppression. Instead, he was accumulating, leveraging, suppressing his mental strength, and suppressing that counterattack!
When it reached the critical point, he released it in full force, creating a dam flood-type attack!
It had the same effect as the wave-type, but at a much higher level of difficulty, and the technique was more exquisite. Furthermore, the explosive power of the final counterattack was incredible.
It only took a moment of pause for the mental power to be released completely.
It was Jondi Lilick who was trying to escape this time, but how could Wang Zheng let him off so easily?
Just then, the huge golden sword suddenly… stabbed towards Wang Zheng’s cockpit.
Boom…
The two mecha exploded. Wang Zheng was surprised by this sudden change too. Jondi Lilick’s God of Warfare was also blown up, staggering back a few steps. Jondi Lilick did not look well. Escaping in the nick of time prevented him from being devoured, but this fellow could achieve this. The resilience and audacity of his mental power was simply psychotic.
Others may not understand, but how could Jondi Lilick not know that this was a short tactic, which was different from the wave-type. The wave-type also needed to retreat before attacking, but it only required a slight retreat, and it had a high safety factor. In a short tactic, if the power of the ricochet was weak, it would “explode” instantly!
Growl.
The golden sword that was stretched out slowly retracted. Memory metal!
Transformer weapon!
A sizzling sound spread throughout the audience. The Manalasuo people had been researching this for the past few years. Unexpectedly, they had succeeded. This was the true essence of the God of Warfare; it was not the mech, but the weapons. The value of that golden sword was equivalent to that of two mecha.
Growl.
With the swaying of the big sword, the warm up was over. Let the battle begin!
Stabbing… stabbing… stabbing…
In an instant, the sky was filled with lightning. A bolt of lightning struck directly at the God of Warfare. Its body was bursting with lightning.
Lightning sword!
Wang Zheng’s Phantom King was still waiting calmly in the thunderstorm, and the Primordial Regression Technique was as stable as a mountain. He was forcing the integration of the Five Elements. Under such constant integration, his body and strength could gradually adapt, and finally attain the balancing of the Five Elements. This was the crux. Just like when a right-handed person had to learn to use both hands, breaking the habit was the most difficult part. It was even harder when it came to training. Appropriate pressure from external sources was undoubtedly very good. In extreme environments, it could increase the adaptability of the body.
Plainly speaking, this was called the survival instinct.
Growl.
Accelerated by the current, Jondi Lilick struck at the speed of lightning. The mech was completely enveloped with paralyzing currents. Whichever mech was nearby would suffer from the paralysis effects as well.
The Phantom King did not have an energy shield – it relied solely on the changes of the runes. The paralyzing strong currents would form a field. Jondi Lilick could feel every movement of the Phantom King. The Avatar ability was a mere trick; it was useless other than consuming energy. This was the reason why many countries did not care for runic mecha. Upon attaining a certain level, it relied on nothing more than just using energy and mental power.
Boom…
The golden sword struck the Rune Sword. Wang Zheng was not bewitched by the avatar ability. Of course, he understood the reason, but the Phantom King’s Avatar ability was not just a simple bewitchment.
Growl.
Wang Zheng’s avatar emerged after the engagement, and the Phantom King’s body was covered with a layer of the Gold element in the Five Elements. Among the Five Elements, Gold subdued Wood, and the power of lightning was also classified as the Wood element of the Five Elements. Applying pure Metal element to defend would undoubtedly produce very good results. However, the problem was that Wang Zheng’s Gold element was at a very low level. It was incomparable to the pure lightning power.
Wang Zheng felt numb, but he did not slow down. Jondi Lilick’s big sword attacked again rapidly and furiously. Before the sword could strike, a warning sign suddenly appeared. The avatar that had been slashed into pieces had transformed into a solid entity, and its Rune Sword had pierced through.
Transformation was the most frustrating thing. Jondi Lilick retreated forcibly. His body could completely withstand this change of direction. Lightning meant speed. The golden lightning sword was pulled back forcibly, its speed was amazing. However, the solid entity was transformed into the avatar again. Wang Zheng returned once again to where he had moved out from the second time.
Growl.
The Phantom mech pulled some distance apart.
Boom…
The surge of the lightning energy slammed against the Phantom, sweeping everything within its path, and the rows of buildings collapsed.
Although Wang Zheng’s Phantom King had left the battlefield, Gold subdued Wood, but hisGold element of the Five Elements was completely useless against this opponent.
Victories and defeats had already been tossed back and forth during the short confrontation. Jondi Lilick did not attack immediately. Although the last round of attack was short-lived, the interchanging attacks and defences had consumed a great deal of energy. Wang Zheng had completely mastered the Phantom King. His level of proficiency was exasperating, the switch between virtual and reality had reached the point of perfection. Jondi Lilick finally understood why Wang Zheng had chosen the Phantom King. This mech was the king of one-on-one combat.
If it not for the Phantom King’s escape mode, he would have been blown into ashes. The Gold element of the Five Elements…
The Gold element of the Five Elements…
Jondi Lilick finally realized that Wang Zheng’s Ability X was the Gold element of the Five Elements.
This fellow was skillful at Ice, Fire, and Wind. Yet he had chosen the weaker Gold element of the Five Elements to resist his attacks!
Wang Zheng was playing with fire!
All the masters who were present were expressionless, but they were filled with conflicting emotions. Wang Zheng was making use of Jondi Lilick for his Ability X adaptation. After finishing off Gonzalez within seconds in the last match, everyone had been studying him, and the final conclusion was that Wang Zheng had resisted the dark power traits using some force similar to the pure force of the balance of the Five Elements. A single element of the Five Elements alone could not have resisted the dark power. Therefore, Wang Zheng must have mastered each element of the Five Elements.
Rare, extremely rare, but not unheard of!
Back to the old saying – jack of all trades, master of none. For instance, although he was not proficient in his mastery of wind, ice, and fire, Wang Zheng was obviously not taking the path of a single element, but mastery of a different power. This, in fact, was a path of no return. Given Wang Zheng’s talent, it was obvious that if he had limited himself to one type of ability, he could be more formidable, yet he had chosen a different path. If it not for the compound ability, he would not come so far. It was acceptable for a person to be able to master a certain ability in a lifetime. He had tried three types, and now was moving towards mastering five types.
Even with Wang Zheng’s reputation and status, everyone present felt that his “appetite” was too ambitious, and he was biting off more than he could chew; he had yet to learn to run but still wished to fly. What was even more exaggerated was that in the battle with Jondi Lilick, he had actually used the Metal element, something that he was not very proficient in. The principle of mutual restraint in the Five Elements was a fundamental knowledge, and everyone understood it. However, it was just theoretical. In actual combat, there were at least dozens of, and even more, influencing factors.
Wang Zheng was definitely playing with fire!
Lear looked at Wang Zheng and could not help but be filled with envy. Wang Zheng was really daring to even consider the power of the Five Elements. The practice of the Five Elements was essentially the balance of the body, but the communication of spiritual power was not an easy feat either. Wang Zheng was heading towards the path of exploring the limits of the human body. Once the spirit attained the balance of the Five Elements, together with the balance of the physical techniques… just the thought of it could make one shudder.
Jondi Lilick was undoubtedly a master. Such a master provided the best trial opportunity. To be honest, this virtual battle was a little risky, but it was not a big deal for them. This was a great opportunity to perfect his skills. If it was him, he would try it too. The bigger the heart, the bolder the goal; and the goal was definitely not for the immediate victory.
Lear had thought about it. His Ares Art contained the power of the Five Elements, and he had considered it. The wood element was his life element, and was compatible with his training method. He had no energy to forcefully try the Five Elements, it would greatly delay the development of his grade advancement, and would also encounter countless bottlenecks. Furthermore, one wrong step could push you to a point of no return and falter. So, he would rather focus his Ability X with one element and master a killer move. This was also the choice of countless powerful people, even if they had attained the Heaven rank. The humans’ energy was limited. Mankind seemed so trivial within the mysteries of the universe. Lear did not think that Wang Zheng would succeed, but he was envious. How audacious of Wang Zheng to covet the power of the Five Elements.
It was an unfavourable situation for Wang Zheng. Jondi Lilick’s lightning attack was very ferocious. Wang Zheng relied completely on the shift between the virtual and real of the Phantom King to escape from the battlefield. The defensive ability of the metal-type power was obviously inadequate. Wang Zheng was able to put some distance between them using the shifts between virtual and reality, despite Jondi Lilick’s successive suppressions.
In other battlefields, the match between the tanks was the most intense. Although Mu Zhen could move, the Giant mech’s legs seemed to have weight added to them; even with the driving force of the wind element, it was still moving laboriously. It could only passively deal with Battuta’s violent attacks. The Giant Mech’s energy shield had also been activated several times. If this continued, defeat was only a matter of time.
In the battle of the snipers, Snow Li had the advantage. Millis was retreating towards the energy tower of her home team. When confronting an Earth-rank warrior, even if it was a sniper, there was still a difference in strength. Millis’ shots and rhythm were comparable to Snow Li’s. In fact, she was even better. However, Snow Li’s transmission of her non-destructive Ability X was too oppressive for her opponent. This was the plan – to reduce her disadvantage to the lowest level, for Millis to prevent Snow Li from providing reinforcements to her teammates. Her body had been penetrated by the freezing air, and her movement had begun to slow down. She had no choice but to activate the energy shield, but it did not matter; she was about to arrive at the energy tower. As long as she entered the energy tower to replenish her energy, she would be able to thoroughly hold Snow Li to a draw. As for the main battlefield, victory was a certainty as they had the great Captain Jondi Lilick.
Millis was an avid admirer of Jondi Lilick. She would sacrifice everything for him. Women were susceptible to the temperament of a hero.
Snow Li did not ponder too much. She had equal confidence in Wang Zheng and her teammates in Saruman Snake. She could only ponder on other things after completely thrashing her opponent first. No distraction should be allowed, since she had limited ability.
