boss: Xie Long Jiu Zi, Xie Jiu
Identity: Son of the Evil Dragon King, Ninth Son
Health: 150000/150000
Strength: 20000kuAiδugg
Constitution: 35000
Luck: 90
Speed: 50000/70000
Armor: 600
Inspiration: 100000
Talent Mastery: 5000
Traits: Dragon Bloodline, Dragon Scales, Soaring, Elemental Control, Black Flame, Dark Power, Shapeshifting.
Skills: Black Fireball, Black Fire Wings, Black Fire Dragon Eye, Dragon Claw, Dragon Roar, Nightfall, Evil Dragon True Form, Evil Dragon Strike, Evil Dragon Sky Strike, Evil Dragon Heaven Splitting Claw, Evil Dragon Black Flame.
Dragon Bloodline: The nine sons of the Evil Dragon each possess noble dragon blood, granting a 70% suppression effect against all beast races.
Dragon Scales: The mighty scales of dragons form an protective armor to safeguard themselves.
Soaring: Dragons can fly freely, with distinct ground and aerial speed values, the latter being faster.
Elemental Control: Dragons can master the elemental forces of the world, leading to many branches. The ninth son commands the fire element, having been a member of the fire dragons before becoming an evil dragon.
Black Flame: Fire elemental energy influenced by dark power transforms into corrosive, black flames, possessing greater power than ordinary fire.
Dark Power: An unknown force that influences a creature's instincts and body.
Shapeshifting: Dragons, with their noble bloodline and abilities, can assume human form.
(Note: The Evil Dragon race was born from the influence of dark power. They are an elemental branch of the dragon race that mutated due to dark power.)
Chen Tian stared at the panel before him, utterly bewildered by the man's attributes. How was he supposed to fight this?
"What can I do now!"
Chen Tian and the man met gazes. Xie Jiu looked at Chen Tian as if he were an ant, utterly unconcerned.
Chen Tian glanced at his own panel and equipment. Suddenly, a prompt appeared on his panel.
"Using the Bone Dragon Twin Blades can suppress the opponent's strength by 30% and increase your damage by 30%!"
Chen Tian saw the prompt below and a flicker of hope ignited. He puffed up his chest, preparing for battle.
"Just an ant, daring to resist!"
Xie Jiu spoke indifferently, his expression one of utter disinterest as he watched Chen Tian.
In the game "Epoch of Time," some bosses have fixed settings, while others possess their own consciousness.
Xie Jiu, for instance, like normal players, possessed judgment and human-like cognition.
Bosses with human-like thought processes and emotions are the most terrifying, as they are never easy to deal with.
Chen Tian held his twin blades forward, the Bone Dragon Twin Blades in his grasp, ready for combat.
He activated his Trunk Reinforcement and Unyielding Fighter skills, his overall attributes reaching 2500.
He swung his twin blades, unleashing several slashes that sent out over a dozen blades flying.
Xie Jiu didn't even bother to look. The attacks struck him as a mere drizzle on a rock, eliciting no reaction.
Chen Tian observed the health bar above the opponent's head. It remained unchanged, and the word "miss" appeared.
Chen Tian's attacks were dodged, a fact he found hard to accept. Yet, considering his own attributes versus the opponent's, it was no surprise that he couldn't inflict any damage.
"Damn it, I need to stall for time to boost my stats, or I can't contend!"
Chen Tian made a swift decision. As he prepared to attack again,
Xie Jiu instantly vanished from his sight. Chen Tian found himself attacked without knowing when or how.
He was instantly sent flying back several hundred meters, his health dropping by a third, leaving him with 2500 health.
Had it not been for the boost from Unyielding Fighter, that single blow would have been his end.
Chen Tian scanned his surroundings, still finding no trace of the enemy.
But Chen Tian didn't give up. His twin blades detached from his hands and began to spin around him, forming a massive shield in front of him.
Skill: Twin Blade Guardian.
"Clink clink clink!"
As the twin blades spun in defense, they seemed to collide with something, producing sounds, yet Chen Tian's eyes could still see nothing.
"This speed is terrifying! And this is just his ground speed! I can't even imagine how fast he is in the air. How powerful are dragons set to be?"
Chen Tian exclaimed with a sigh, his brow furrowed. His own speed couldn't keep up with the opponent's at all.
As the sounds of impact intensified, Chen Tian felt the power of Twin Blade Guardian waning, and the durability of the Bone Dragon Twin Blades continuously decreasing.
If it reached zero, these twin blades would be ruined.
"Damn it, what should I do?"
Chen Tian persisted, desperately searching for a solution. To stop the opponent's assault, he needed to halt his speed, but he couldn't even perceive the speed, let alone predict the next attack.
"Wait!"
Chen Tian seemed to have an idea. His entire aura shifted, his gaze sharpening. Suddenly, a flash of insight struck him.
"One!"
"Two!"
"Five!"
"This is the moment!"
"Heaven Crushing Fist!"
Chen Tian instantly aimed behind himself and unleashed his fists with all his might. The fearsome power seemed to magnify severalfold from his punches.
Chen Tian's strength attribute, originally only 3000, surged to over 5000.
"Boom!"
His fists struck a figure. Xie Jiu looked at Chen Tian with a faint smile and said, "Not bad, you actually have an 'Inspiration' ability. I underestimated you. However, those fists of yours can't harm me."
"Oh! But that wasn't my goal."
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Instantly, two twin blades appeared from Chen Tian's sleeves. His fists opened, the twin blades gripped tightly, and he slashed down twice.
"—50"
Two consecutive "-50" damage values appeared before Chen Tian. However, the opponent's health bar did not decrease. This hundred was the opponent's armor value.
Seeing that he had dealt damage, Chen Tian immediately retreated.
"Oh, a pity. Your twin blades can suppress me, but with my dragon scales protecting me, you can't deal true damage."
"As for me, I'm done playing. Face your death! Since I have awakened once more, this continent will be ruled by my Evil Dragon race."
"Hoo hoo hoo!"
Balls of black flame spewed from Xie Jiu's mouth. The corrosive sound echoed, and even the surrounding air hissed.
The black flames seemed to burn, consume, and corrode everything as they surged towards Chen Tian.
Chen Tian looked at the black flames before him, his mind racing. His attributes were constantly increasing.
This Black Flame was an area-of-effect skill, and Chen Tian had no way to dodge it. The range of this attack covered the entire imperial palace.
Chen Tian was right in the center of the black flames, and he made a decision instantly.
He spun his twin blades around him, his body rotating rapidly. The surrounding air currents followed suit, and formidable blade energy formed a tornado.
A colossal tornado appeared at the center of the black flames, directly charging into them.
"Ahhh!"
Chen Tian gritted his teeth and shouted, rotating faster and faster. Soon, the fierce wind began to counter the black flames, reaching a stalemate.
The black flames were continuously extinguished by the wind. When the tornado finally ceased, Chen Tian stood on the ground.
His health bar had dropped by another third, leaving him with 1500 health.
However, the boost from Unyielding Fighter continuously increased Chen Tian's health and stats. Chen Tian was striving to endure.
"Interesting! You managed to resolve my Black Flame with just wind power. It seems you are no ordinary fellow!"
"Hmph! Strong winds can destroy all things, gentle breezes can caress all. Wind can fuel fire, and it can also extinguish it."
Chen Tian stated proudly. Wind and fire were inherently antagonistic. Wind could make fire grow larger, or it could directly snuff out a flame.
Chen Tian had naturally thought of this crucial point, which is why he used the Raging Tornado skill combined with Twin Blade Guardian to tank one of the opponent's attacks.
If he had faltered first, he would have been corroded to death by the black flames. Thankfully, he persevered.
"I admit you have some skill, but with your current level, attributes, and skills, what can you do to me?"
Xie Jiu sneered. Chen Tian wore a look of acknowledgment. The reality was indeed as he said.
His skills and attributes had not even reached half of the opponent's, so how could he contend? He was merely struggling to hold on.
Chen Tian even felt that the opponent was toying with him, otherwise, Xie Jiu could have killed him in a single move.
Chen Tian looked at Xie Jiu, a sense of powerlessness rising within him.
Ultimately, it was the gap in levels. How could level twenty-eight attributes contend with level seventy attributes? It was an act against the heavens.
The difference in levels and attributes, in any game, is such that even a small disparity can lead to being crushed. Unless one possesses heaven-defying combat awareness and operational skill to compensate.
But when the level gap is too large, these factors become irrelevant. Chen Tian had already done his best in defense and offense.
Chen Tian watched as Xie Jiu, who was approaching step by step, desperately considered what to do.
Xie Jiu reached Chen Tian, his sharp dragon claws slowly extending. The speed was so fast that Chen Tian couldn't even track the attack.
"Thud!"
Chen Tian's body was sent flying, crashing into a golden pillar. His health bar instantly turned red.
Chen Tian's constitution attribute continued to decline, and he fell into a coma.
Suddenly, several beams of light shone from the surrounding pillars.
On the ninety-ninth floor, the onlookers collectively gasped.
Their minds were filled with the words of Ce Ma Ben Teng: "Holy crap, this kid's luck is too insane! How did that trigger this!"