[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed":3,"chapter-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-171":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1618046,2083,"Chapter 171 - 123: Instant Kill","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>\"Are both contestants ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ringside referee looked at the two people on the stage and asked the perfunctory question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson aura flaring from Xue Wangshu’s fists made his red hair blaze like a raging fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the first person to force me to use the Burning Fist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye couldn’t tell if that statement was meant as praise or an insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, during the combat test, Xue Wangshu hadn’t used this trump card even when he was being miserably besieged by five puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because while the Burning Fist was incomparably tyrannical, capable of doubling his combat power, the price was burning his own life essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the generations of the Xue Family, those who awakened this spiritual ability rarely died of old age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a move you gambled your life on, so of course he wouldn’t use it in the combat test of the special mock exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things were different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had stolen both his glory and his first-place title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t accept it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xue Wangshu’s eyes, battle intent and killing intent intertwined and boiled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is as far as you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A test is just a test, after all. In a real life-or-death battle, I hope you don’t... expose your true, worthless form!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the stage, Yan Hui heard these words and felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head, his hands and feet turning ice-cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, at the Dongjiang online exchange tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he defeated Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opponent in the next match was Xue Wangshu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t the first time they had fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every single time, Xue Wangshu had never used the Burning Fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Yan Hui had never won. In fact, every match had been a crushing, undeniable defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If a normal Xue Wangshu is already like an insurmountable mountain, then how terrifying must he be now, empowered by the Burning Fist?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Hui didn’t dare to imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Xue Wangshu’s undisguised provocation and killing intent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye chose not to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a mere thought, he silently adjusted his P1 health on his system panel to the minimum: 1 point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Match, start!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the referee’s voice fell, he instantly retreated, afraid of being caught in the terrifying aftershocks of the battle on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it turned out, his foresight was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in the very next instant after he announced the start,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two figures, one black and one red, collided violently in the center of the stage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No probing attacks, only the most primal, violent exchange of blows!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scorching, frenzied heatwave swept out like a tsunami.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience in the front rows could even clearly smell the acrid scent of their own hair being singed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the weaker students’ eyes stung, tears streaming down their faces, completely unable to see the scene on the stage anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Too fast!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And too brutal!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sound left in their ears was the metallic clang of impacts, dense as a torrential downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every clash between the fist armor and the Gun Blade made the very air tremble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A few seconds later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entangled afterimages suddenly shot apart, each landing in a corner of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Wangshu’s chest heaved, the look of shocked disbelief in his eyes growing deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He had thought that after activating the Burning Fist, it would be a crushing, one-sided victory. But his opponent had actually blocked him! Not only that, he even seemed to be handling it with ease!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, after just a few blocks and parries, Lin Ye’s P1 health bar was emptied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase 2 activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why Xue Wangshu had chosen to pull away instead of continuing to tangle with Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at almost the exact same moment, his combat instincts had sent him the sharpest of warnings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s as if the opponent before me has unlocked some hidden power beyond my imagination.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had stayed, he would...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second-floor viewing area, the unwavering smile on Li Kai Nian’s face froze slightly at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, a genuine trace of astonishment flashed through his deep eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had felt it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s as if Lin Ye’s power on the stage has undergone a world-shaking transformation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Frenzy]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Ye directly activated his exclusive Phase 2 burst skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying amount of Qi and Blood materialized within his body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Lin Ye compressed this boiling Qi and Blood, infusing it entirely into his feet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Lin Ye’s figure sank slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently activated [Charged Heavy Strike]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t aim for a maximum charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he didn’t need a maximum charge to end this fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Instant Body]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In everyone’s eyes, Lin Ye’s figure simply vanished into thin air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t an afterimage left by high-speed movement, but a true, complete erasure from their vision!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second floor, the expression on Li Kai Nian’s face changed, a sharp light glinting in his eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he was stunned for a moment by Lin Ye’s inconceivable speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is absolutely not the speed a Vein Opening Realm Martial Artist should possess!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!!!!!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous boom detonated the instant after Lin Ye disappeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, it was Lin Ye’s fist that broke the sound barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, it was his entire body that shattered the sound barrier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stage, Xue Wangshu’s pupils shrank to the size of a pinprick, the hair on his body standing on end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t seen a trace of his opponent, not even having time to muster the slightest reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he subconsciously crossed his arms, gathering all the power and Qi and Blood in his body to desperately defend his front!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PFFT!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the violent, raging sonic boom, the dull, soft sound of tearing flesh was silently masked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The next second.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everyone’s vision refocused,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two figures appeared on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye held his Gun Blade in one hand, maintaining a forward thrusting posture. The tip of his weapon was less than half an inch from Xue Wangshu’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The special-made, crimson, high-quality fist armor on Xue Wangshu’s arms had shattered to pieces, falling to the ground as a pile of twisted scrap metal.\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","756b52c5ef8bb8dba5be09df758b78a865521c688d12328773893b1a4a5f9019","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-172","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-170",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]