Chapter 1096

Fellow Daoist, please!

Jian Zhan Cangsheng holds the Heaven-Hate Immortal Sword, a strand of ordinary sword qi shoots out, opening the battle.

Han Zichen's sword is not in her hand but hovers constantly behind her; she casually dodges Jian Zhan Cangsheng's basic attack, forms hand seals with both hands, and the purple immortal sword splits left and right into four phantoms that fly toward Jian Zhan Cangsheng.

Boom!

Jian Zhan Cangsheng releases the Sword-Breaking Technique; sword light howls past, collides with it, two of the four phantoms vanish, and the remaining two remain fierce.

He had no choice but to draw a circle with one hand, releasing a Supreme Ultimate-shaped Non-Polar Mirror skill to defend.

Ding~

Peng!

The two phantoms exactly destroyed the Non-Polar Mirror, but failed to harm him.

Brother Dao, your sword moves are pure and skilled, and your weapon seems to be of supreme quality as well. Han Zichen commented.

Her attack speed was not fast; only after Jian Zhan Cangsheng resolved her technique did she strike again, purple light glowing in her sword, lifting from a vertical downward stance, sword tip pointing forward, releasing sword qi crackling with electricity.

Compared to you, there is still a gap.

Overlord Sword Technique!

Jian Zhan Cangsheng releases a Legendary skill, slashing toward the female sword immortal.

The two still clash skills, which dissipate in midair.

Xiao Feng and the others watched from a kilometer away, feeling that both sides were fighting politely, without using their true killing moves.

By the way, what level of talent does your swordswoman sister have? Dun Dun, riding her handsome senior brother, flew to the side of the talisman immortal He Yurou and asked.

He Yurou replied: "Senior Sister Zichen possesses a 6th-level talent; each time she releases a Divine Punishment or higher skill, her attack power doubles compared to the previous one, stackable up to ten layers."

Holy shit?

That's so fierce!

One double each time, ten times isn't that 1024-fold... No wonder she attacks slowly and only uses minor skills. If she stacked attack with Divine Punishment skills, Jian Zhan Cangsheng would probably have been insta-killed.

Xiao Feng and the others were greatly surprised.

I never expected Han Zichen's talent to be this formidable; given that she previously claimed her strength was lacking and that there weren't many strong masters in Kyushu... she was simply being modest!

Although Divine Punishment skills mostly require charging, casting ten of them in a row actually takes only about twenty seconds.

As long as someone protects her, after twenty seconds she will have 1024 times the attack power, terrifyingly strong!

You must know, this is a doubling of the attack stat panel, not a doubling of skill damage!

Attack power is the foundation of all damage, can be influenced by various effects, thereby altering battle data.

Take Xiao Feng for example: with a talent bonus, the difference between 1 point and 2 points of attack power is not 1, but 10,000!

As long as Han Zichen possesses any other talent that affects attack power, or equipment, skills, etc., this 1024-fold attack power will unleash an astonishing effect, enough to slay the vast majority of players in this game!

Even Xiao Feng might not be able to withstand a single strike from her at peak condition!

Of course, compared to Xiao Feng's durability, her HP of over 700 million is much more fragile. If enemies knew her talent effect beforehand and prepared defenses, they could easily target and kill her.

Above the barren mountain, the rhythm of the two sword cultivators' duel gradually quickened.

At first, the two seemed to be playing a turn-based game, you move, I move, exchanging attacks.

Gradually, Jian Zhan Cangsheng noticed that Han Zichen seemed to be holding back, not fighting with her full strength. His pride and competitive spirit made him feel somewhat humiliated, so he increased his attack speed and skill intensity, hoping to force Han Zichen to fight him with all her might.

Where they clashed, sword light crisscrossed, and sword intent blanketed everything around.

The barren mountain shattered; chunks of rock could not withstand the sword immortal's destructive power, breaking and collapsing one after another.

The sword cultivator's brilliance is dazzling, making it hard to look directly at it.

As the battle progressed, Jian Zhan Cangsheng had already displayed all of his strength, aside from his 4th-level talent 'One Inch of Time,' he was already giving his all.

Meanwhile, Han Zichen never unleashed her true ultimate move; her talent effect remained suppressed, unwilling to activate.

She stepped on the azure sword, her mind commanding the purple sword; lightning and sword qi intertwined, weaving an airtight defense around her body.

Occasionally striking back with a sword, she could leave Jian Zhan Cangsheng struggling to cope.

Everyone could see that this female sword immortal's strength far surpassed that of Jian Zhan Cangsheng.

This was no longer merely a suppression by talent; it was an absolute gap in equipment configuration, sword cultivation, and overall attributes!

Alas, I have lost...

Jian Zhan Cangsheng felt increasingly stifled as he fought; facing Han Zichen's restrained combat, his pride felt as if trampled upon the ground.

Although the opponent was polite, with no intention to humiliate him, for expert players such politeness is actually a deeper form of shame!

Han Zichen sheathed her purple immortal sword, clasped her fists, and said: "Brother Zhuo Dao, your sword technique is profound, your aura deep and enduring, already quite impressive; I only won slightly by relying on my spiritual weapon, brother Dao, do not be disheartened."

……

Jian Zhan Cangsheng was speechless, only sighing.

Losing to Xiao Feng left him with nothing to say, after all, an 8th-level talent sits there—no one is a match.

But now he can't even beat Han Zichen, and is almost completely crushed; only because she held back did he not lose too embarrassingly.

This feeling is too awful!

He secretly thought: "After this event ends, I must diligently study the sword way, prematurely comprehend the power of laws; otherwise, I will never be able to join the ranks of true experts."

He then said to Han Zichen: "Thank you, fellow Daoist, for holding back; let's head back."

Mm.

The two flew back on their swords into the crowd.

Senior Sister Zichen is amazing, truly the strongest sword cultivator, first in our region by a huge margin; even such a formidable fellow Daoist narrowly lost to you! Xu DanYang gave a thumbs-up in praise.

That one sentence not only praised Han Zichen but also gave Jian Zhan Cangsheng some face; one could say she's quite adept at social graces.

Li Li smirked: "Jian Zhan Cangsheng, don't put on a long face; this swordswoman sister is a super expert with a 6th-level talent—aside from our old Xiao, hardly anyone in the whole server can go toe-to-toe with her; losing to her is no shame."

"A 6th-level talent?" Jian Zhan Cangsheng showed a doubtful expression; he hadn't heard that earlier conversation.

Dun Dun once repeated what He Yuruo had said earlier about the talent effect.

After listening, he grew even more silent; the huge sense of disparity simply made him feel awful, wanting to log off!

I had thought that although Han Zichen hadn't gone all out, at most he had merely kept back a few of his strongest skills.

I never expected... she not only retained her skills, but even retained her talent!

If she really went all out, she could probably take him down easily within five seconds!

"Ah..."

Sword Slaying the Heavens, he gazed up at the sky and let out a long sigh, thoroughly realizing his position.

Placed among the myriad worlds game... it's really as ordinary as can be.

Only in a relatively weak world like Yuan Su Shen Yu could one occupy a place.

"Brother Xiao Feng, which direction are you planning to head next?" Han Zichen asked Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng pointed west and said: "Go to the central area of the map; there should be more boss monsters there, and it's also convenient for running the map in the finals."

Han Zichen regretfully said: "Then we can only temporarily split up; we previously obtained a treasure map and need to go dig in the south first."

"Oh? Does the Ancient World also have treasure map gameplay?" Xiao Feng exclaimed, it being the first time he'd heard of this.

"Hmm, a True Immortal-level guardian god has a chance to drop; we also previously had to expend great effort to slay an ancient divine bird to obtain it." Han Zichen explained.

"Alright, then we'll part ways for now; see you in the finals!" Xiao Feng nodded and also sent a friend request.