Chapter 1674

As for the last sentence, Xuan Die didn't say it, but she also made it very clear.

If Xiao Feng were to take down the Lord of Tian Kong, the MVP of the two world bosses would make him draw maximum hatred, and he'd be chased all over the world by those two stronger Venerables.

The limit of a Venerable's strength is infinitely close to that of a Dao Ancestor.

Such a realm is likely already enough to arm-wrestle with the invincible eternal powerhouses of reality.

If they weren't born in the virtual universe, lacking exposure to the laws of the material universe, they would probably have already taken the final step, given their identity as Children of the Myriad Heavens.

Xiao Feng took a sip of the clear tea personally brewed by Xuan Die, then pondered for a while.

Then he said: "Senior Yaohuang, back when we fought the Earth Lord, three Dao Ancestors appeared in succession, bestowing boundless power to help us slay the Earth Lord. Now the Tian Kong Lord has appeared after many years, perhaps also arranged by the Primordial Ancestors, using this as a reason to test the adaptability of cultivators from all races. If I do not act, the human Primordial Ancestor may be disappointed."

Xuan Die shook her head: "You've misunderstood; I didn't mean for you not to act, just don't be too ostentatious. Although your strength is not bad, the power of the Life Lord and the Star Lord are inconceivable existences; even if all races united, you'd still be no match. Even someone of my strength wouldn't survive ten breaths before them."

As fellow venerables, she clearly understood the gap between herself and those two primordial deities.

Thus she specifically reminded Xiao Feng, fearing that a momentary impulse would cause him to strike too hard and bring about a calamitous disaster.

"If I must act yet not be ostentatious... Senior, you've put me in a tough spot—just how much output should I deliver?" Xiao Feng said with a wry smile.

Xuan Die did not answer but countered: "Among you adventurers, how many can inflict damage on a high-ranking venerable like the Tian Kong Lord?"

Xiao Feng thought for a moment and replied: "Those with extraordinary talents are countless; anyone capable of independently slaying a god-king can basically inflict some damage on a venerable. Although the damage is not high, victory through numbers is possible. This number... I estimate that across the universe's over six million battle zones combined, there should be no fewer than ten million people."

Those capable of slaying a god-king number no fewer than ten million!

That is his speculation.

This number is not fixed; it was smaller before, larger now, and will only grow in the future.

As levels and realms rise, players' equipment and skills are constantly updated, narrowing the gap with god-kings.

Those possessing a fourth-tier or higher talent have a great chance to challenge god-kings.

And obtaining a fourth-tier talent is not too difficult; once one's strength is sufficient, challenging the Myriad Heavens Tower will do.

Thus, calculating with ten million people, it's certainly not an exaggeration—on average, each battle zone has fewer than two people.

"Ten million..."

Xuan Die took a sip of tea, lightly pursing her vermilion lips.

After a moment, she said: "The number is still considerable; if these adventurers happened to join forces to slay the Tian Kong Lord, you would just need to account for one or two percent. That way you'd earn a decent reward without being too conspicuous, attracting the attention of the other two major powers."

One or two percent?

Xiao Feng calculated: one percent of the Tian Kong Lord's HP is 1,920,000 zi, which is already enormously large!

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly as he said: "Senior Yaohuang, I thought you were advising me not to go all out. But now I see, you're not advising me—you're clearly telling me to give it my all and output at full power."

"Hmm?"

Xuan Die's willow brows furrowed, somewhat puzzled.

Xiao Feng stated the monster's HP.

As an NPC, Xuan Die has no concept of HP; she only knows the Tian Kong Lord is strong, a foe she cannot defeat.

But she also thought Xiao Feng was strong; even if he couldn't defeat a venerable, through repeated revivals and battles, there was a chance to win.

That's why she kindly advised him, fearing he'd get into trouble, ruining his prospects, unable to get by in the Myriad Heavens world, and thus losing the chance to bring her out of here to the material universe.

As a result, when Xiao Feng reported the Tian Kong Lord's HP and then stated his own, Xuan Die fell silent on the spot, not knowing what to say.

Xiao Feng dared not disturb her, silently sipping tea.

The tea had cooled; he used mana to heat and brew it, pouring a cup for his senior.

Xuan Die also silently sipped tea.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward for a moment.

After a while, she finally spoke: "You... saying that shows you don't have much confidence either; I was overthinking."

Xiao Feng smiled and shook his head: "Not exactly. If I spared no expense to go all out, the Tian Kong Lord indeed has a decent chance of being slain by me with a high output share. But then my cultivation loss would also be great, possibly not worth it."

After all said and done, his purpose is exactly the opposite of Xuan Die's reminder.

What he himself thinks is to maximize output during the three damage-free revivals, then ignore it unless he encounters the Tian Kong Lord again the next day.

Xuan Die's meaning is for him to "not hit too hard," with an output share of just 1%-2% being enough.

Hmm... that'll do.

This is a boss prepared for millions of battle zones, who knows how many zi-units worth of players!

One person dealing 1% is equivalent to one person standing in for who knows how many gai of people!

Senior Xuan Die thinks too highly of him!

It's probably also because he has slain the Glutton, leading Xuan Die to believe he has the strength to solo a level 2700 boss, causing this misunderstanding.

"What exactly is your strength right now?" Xuan Die agonized for a while, finally unable to hold back asking.

Xiao Feng replied: "I can't say for sure either. In terms of survivability, I'm roughly on par with Senior Cai Yi, perhaps a bit stronger. In terms of offensive power, without using my trump cards I could defeat the Poor Strange of that year. Going all out, I'd need to be several times stronger."

"Defeating the Poor Strange without trump cards, and going all out requires being several times stronger?" Xuan Die was stunned upon hearing that.

On her stunning face was written astonishment; her noble visage rarely showed such a shock.

She couldn't help but ask again: "Then... what are your chances of winning if we fought?"

"That..."

Xiao Feng weakly replied: "About thirty percent, I guess."

"Speak the truth!" Xuan Die furrowed her brows, knowing he was lying.

Xiao Feng didn't want to embarrass his senior.

Xuan Die treats him well; although she also has her own motives, it's undeniable that she is a very kind senior who always considers his interests.

Faced with such a senior, one ought to show respect and not let her lose face.

"Fifty percent, about fifty percent." Xiao Feng corrected himself.

But he still wasn't telling the truth.

Xuan Die was a bit angry, displeasedly saying: 'Speaking the truth boldly, I won't blame you—what's with all the hemming and hawing?!'

"Well, about eighty percent confidence. This is the limit; after all, you are a Venerable, with many means I cannot compare to. Even if my talent were higher, I would still have great shortcomings." Xiao Feng pretended to be serious for the third time lying.

In fact... if he were to go all-out against Senior Xuan Die, he would only need to use the Myriad Tribulations Treasure Pagoda to control her for an instant, gaining the initiative.

Then the battle would end.

Senior Xuan Die's frail body could not withstand his terrifying output at all, and would collapse in an instant.

If not for that, back when he was in the Primordial Demon Realm, he couldn't possibly have inflicted injury on a superpowerful expert like the Demonscale Great Emperor.