Chapter 71

"Or rather, the troops of the inner world are vast energy factors."

"All the energy factors of the inner world provide feedback to the lord themselves."

"This creates the powerful individual strength of martial arts lords."

"A transcendent-level martial arts lord's solo combat strength, compared to troops, is automatically boosted by one level."

"The opponent, as a transcendent-level lord, possesses three King-level troops: King-level Iron-Armored Warriors, King-level Blade Warriors, and King-level Plasma Bugs."

"All three are in their mature stage."

"Among them, the Iron-Armored and Blade are melee King-level lifeforms; one has extremely high defense, the other extremely high attack."

"The Plasma Bug is a ranged attacker with a massive coverage area."

Zhao Xing saw that at the other end of the wasteland, the insectoid lord summoned her insect army the moment she discovered Gao Er.

Troops appeared endlessly, but Gao Er didn't even introduce the troops below King-level.

Clearly, in his eyes, they weren't worth introducing.

The only ones capable of posing a threat were those three King-level troops.

Gao Er, however, allowed the opponent to summon troops.

He waited until the insect army had crossed half the distance before making a move.

"Swish~"

Gao Er instantly disappeared from the other end of the wasteland, his whole body turning into a cyan stream of light.

He charged straight toward the insect army, heading directly for the insectoid lord.

Zhao Xing felt the presence of those thousands of transcendent insects,

as well as the three terrifying King-level lifeforms, and couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.

The simulation in the virtual world was indeed very realistic; those three King-level insect lifeforms,

the pressure from their life force made Zhao Xing feel a sense of suffocation just from watching.

However, Gao Er was even more exaggerated.

That cyan stream of light had already exceeded ten times the speed of sound.

When Gao Er charged through the insect army, those troops were instantly shattered by the cyan light.

A straight path was carved through the dense legion!

It wasn't until he approached the Iron-Armored and Blade King-level troops

that the sound finally reached him.

Then, that cyan stream of light merely paused for three seconds in front of the two King-level troops

before piercing through them. The King-level Plasma Bug sprayed a 50-meter-diameter energy beam,

but it was bypassed by the cyan stream of light.

Then, with extreme speed, he pursued the insectoid lord who was attempting to flee.

One strike, one kill!

After slaying the insectoid lord, Gao Er opened the faceplate of his cyan armor, revealing a faint smile.

"In the battle just now, I unleashed three types of rule power."

"First is the top-tier rule 'Extreme Speed Charge,' which made my speed twice as fast as the most agile King-level troop, the Blade Warrior."

"Second is the top-tier rule 'High-Energy Release.' Combined with an A-grade battle saber, when I approached the King-level Iron-Armored Warrior, the energy of the slash I unleashed was 100 times more powerful than a normal slash."

"Third is the top-tier rule 'World Superposition,' which folds the world projection layer by layer, shrinking it to within one meter in front of me."

"Within this one-meter range, my world projection's rule power is completely internalized."

"The transcendent lord's world projection, while large in range, could not suppress me at all; instead, it was suppressed by my one-meter domain."

"I could easily break into her projected territory, like a sharp knife, severing her rule-based buffs on her troops!"

"Next, I will explain in detail how to comprehend these world rules, as well as insights into their application."

"Transcendent-level friends can watch directly."

"For those below transcendent-level, I suggest watching at a slower speed."

"..."

One hour later.

Zhao Xing finished watching and left the immersive replay with a look of shock.

"Terrifying. This transcendent martial arts lord 'Gao Er' is truly terrifyingly strong."

"He has mastered two top-tier rules and one advanced rule."

"Facing King-level troops, he only used one-third of his strength and completely crushed them!"

"That insectoid lord had also comprehended inner world rules and used that rule power to buff her King-level troops."

"According to the introduction, she had at least one top-tier rule buff, yet she was killed so easily by Gao Er."

Zhao Xing was completely shocked by the battle between such powerhouses.

Clearly, martial arts lords were an anomaly among all lords.

Their talent, inner world, and energy were all invested in themselves.

This resulted in the extremely formidable personal strength of martial arts lords.

Of course, the reason it was so exaggerated

was also because Gao Er was a genius transcendent of the Empire,

mastering three top-tier rules.

While that insectoid lord had only mastered one,

and her application and understanding of rule power were far less profound than Gao Er's.

"No wonder so many people like to roam the virtual world. It seems one can indeed learn a lot here," Zhao Xing pondered.

In that hour of immersive battle watching,

he had watched many times, sometimes from the insectoid lord's first-person perspective,

and sometimes from Gao Er's.

Feeling the application of rule power at close range also moved him.

It also made Zhao Xing understand that whether a lord was strong or not

didn't just depend on the level and quantity of troops, but also on the lord themselves.

It was like a strong army following a useless leader; their strength would be greatly discounted.

Conversely, a genius leader, even with a group of refugees, would have greater overall strength and create astonishing battle records.

"The Life Protection rule I comprehended can also increase troop strength."

"But it's very clear that the buff is far inferior to Gao Er's, and even inferior to the insectoid lord's."

"Continue." Zhao Xing was also very excited.

As the saying goes, sharpening the axe doesn't delay the woodcutting; taking a few hours to learn was very necessary.

…………

Continuing to browse, Zhao Xing soon spent another 100,000 star coins.

He chose the battle replay of a plant lord.

The opponent was an alien martial arts lord.

Both were transcendent-level.

This time, the scene was on a small planet.

"My name is Lord Lord Laian."

"In a star system, I discovered an ownerless life planet."

"Its area is only about one-tenth of Azure Star's."

"It possesses rich resources."

"An alien martial arts lord and I discovered it almost at the same time."

"Look, we both landed."

Lord Lord Laian had left detectors placed outside the planet's atmosphere.

He went in, and the detectors sounded an alarm right after.

At the same time, that transcendent martial arts lord also discovered Lord Lord Laian.

When aliens meet, there is almost no need for words; they are enemies!

When different races meet, there is almost no need for words; they are enemies!