[{"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-177":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},1618052,2083,"Chapter 177 - 125: Star-Piercing (Part 2)","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-177",177,"\u003Cp>In that moment, he was no longer the number one Martial Artist in Dongjiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t the pillar supporting his entire family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just the youngest member of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end of the video call, Lin Tao looked at his son, his eyes red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoye, Dad is proud of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A week passed in the blink of an eye.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Ouyang Ye’s exclusive workshop at the Myrrh Forge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Ye’s voice carried a hint of fatigue, but more than that, it held the satisfaction and relief of a completed work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed a long spear, which had been resting quietly on the forge, to Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy bloomed in Lin Ye’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been looking forward to this day for a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a long spear, entirely jet-black, with countless strange, light-blue patterns covering its shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patterns seemed to flow under the light, as if a brilliant river of stars had been branded onto the spear’s shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearhead was not the traditional diamond or conical shape, but a multi-faceted structure. Each face was incredibly sharp, and the tip converged into a single point of cold light that felt like it could pierce one’s very soul with a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire spear was like a perfect work of art, filled with a mysterious and powerful beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye reached out and grasped the long spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it was in his hand, he was a little surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s too light.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear was so light it felt almost weightless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To complement your Martial Arts Spirituality, I used a special hollow-keel structure for the shaft’s interior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Ye seemed to have noticed his confusion and began to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Meng, who was standing to the side, showed a hint of worry on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was straightforward and didn’t mince words, speaking his mind directly: \"A weapon that’s too light can actually be a disadvantage for a Martial Artist who already has considerable strength. It can affect the feel of putting power into a strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And with a hollow structure, can its strength really withstand high-pressure combat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Ye shot Chen Meng a glance and snorted coldly. \"A normal spear could never be forged like this. That would be suicide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But his is different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kid, use your power to fill its core!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye nodded without the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he mobilized a small portion of his Spiritual Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the jet-black spear in his hand seemed to come alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river-of-stars pattern on the shaft suddenly lit up, and a faint purple radiance surged into the hollow shaft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMMMM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear let out a low hum. At its tip, a layer of dazzling purple crystal instantly formed, and its sharp glint flared so intensely it was hard to keep one’s eyes open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng’s eyes lit up instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is the feeling!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impression the spear had given him before was that it was all flash and no substance. It was beautiful, yes, but it lacked the sharpness and killing aura a deadly weapon ought to have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, after being infused with Lin Ye’s Martial Arts Spirituality, it had truly transformed into a vicious weapon that seemed to choose its victims to devour!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng looked at Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time he had ever seen such pure surprise and satisfaction in Lin Ye’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng knew that Lin Ye loved this spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the enhancement from his Martial Arts Spirituality, all the problems he had mentioned before were no longer issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course Lin Ye loved it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that the spear—forged from some unknown materials and metals—had achieved a perfect Resonance with his Crystalization ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Crystalization on this spear consumed several times less Spiritual Power than creating a purple crystal spear from thin air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the shaft’s overall strength, resilience, and conductivity for Crystalization energy far surpassed any spear he had ever used before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Ouyang Ye’s two apprentices carried an incredibly heavy alloy dummy and placed it in the center of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Ye gestured toward it with his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This dummy is made of G-7 titanium-nickel alloy. Its Defense Power is comparable to most Level 6 and below Celestial Abyss Race members known for their defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give it a try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to the alloy dummy and took his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloud-Piercing Army-Breaking Spear Skill, First Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight Thrust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s arm jolted, and the spear transformed into a straight bolt of dark purple lightning, thrusting out fiercely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHNK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nearly inaudible sound, like a hot knife slicing through butter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present, including Lin Ye himself, watched in astonishment as the spear passed through the alloy dummy’s chest without any resistance, the tip emerging from its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye hadn’t used the Qi and Blood eruption technique of the Vein Opening Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even charged up for a powerful strike or channeled his spear’s momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the power unleashed by this incredibly basic thrust was utterly terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole process was even eerily quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So effortless... it was like piercing a block of tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye was a little stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew better than anyone that if he had used one of the standard-issue spears from before, there would have been only one outcome for such a strike against a target of this hardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear tip would have shattered, turning his spear into a staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye withdrew the spear and looked at the hole in the dummy’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edges of the hole were as smooth as a mirror, without the slightest trace of curling or tearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that the moment the spear tip entered, its inherent sharpness and power had completely pulverized the alloy’s internal structure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This spear... is ridiculously powerful!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GULP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Ye’s two apprentices swallowed hard, their Adam’s apples bobbing. They looked at Lin Ye with eyes full of awe and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been standing closest to that last thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, they had both felt themselves locked on by the spear’s intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if, had the spear tip so much as grazed them, their bodies would have been silently pierced through, just like the alloy dummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Meng’s eyes narrowed slightly, a storm of shock raging in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that the boost this spear gave to Lin Ye’s martial techniques was nothing short of outrageous!\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","dd9f8d469c7986050a50f944ca1218aba7531b2d4f7128c84b8d56196728e4b9","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-178","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-176",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]