Chen Tian watched as the flames before him extinguished, replaced by a fearsome silver-white starlight flame that engulfed Huo Mie’s entire body. Flames converged in Huo Mie’s palm. Since his opponent’s divine ice ranked higher than Chen Tian’s divine fire, he could only choose to strengthen his flame power to resist.
With a wave of his hand, a terrifying sea of flames surged towards Chen Tian like crashing waves. Seeing this, Chen Tian extended his divine ice, shooting out countless ice crystals that arranged themselves in an orderly fashion before him, forming round shields. These shields then connected to create a massive ice crystal shield that protected Chen Tian.
The sea of flames had no effect on the ice shield. Chen Tian then waved his arms, and cracks appeared on the shield. Countless circular shields spun into light wheels, numbering over a hundred. With a flick of his left arm and a swing of his right, divine ice light wheels shot towards Huo Mie.
Huo Mie was stunned. How was this possible? Was there such a method of elemental manipulation? A move that was both offensive and defensive, he had never heard of it! This required immense elemental control!
Facing the oncoming light wheels, Huo Mie’s body blazed with flames, and the starry sky appeared above his head. Starlight erupted, and beams of light shot out from the galaxy. The silver-white starlight flames fell like a meteor shower, colliding with Chen Tian’s light wheels. Chen Tian’s light wheels and Huo Mie’s attack clashed, creating spreading shockwaves.
A white black hole appeared, instantly consuming both attacks. This exchange resulted in a draw between Chen Tian and Huo Mie. Huo Mie’s eyes were solemn, and he looked at Chen Tian with curiosity. This mysterious amplification skill, the physique that mastered both ice and fire elements, and the terrifying elemental control—how could such a player exist? Such a player was a bug!
Chen Tian noticed Huo Mie’s momentary distraction and seized the opportunity, sending a divine ice ball directly towards Huo Mie. By the time Huo Mie reacted, the divine ice ball was already in front of him.
However, Huo Mie reacted swiftly, launching a divine fire ball. The silver-white fire ball collided with the blue-purple ice ball, causing shockwaves to spread.
An explosion followed, and both Chen Tian and Huo Mie were forced back. Their health bars had decreased by 10%.
They both became extremely cautious. The collision of ice and fire was an energetic reaction combined with Yin and Yang properties; any close contact would only result in mutual injury.
Chen Tian and Huo Mie looked at each other, and then a terrifying scene unfolded behind them.
Behind Chen Tian stood a colossal ice mountain. Behind Huo Mie was a starry sea of flames. Chen Tian’s ice mountain peak descended, heading towards Huo Mie.
The starry sea of flames behind Huo Mie swirled into a giant vortex, and a beam of silver-white starlight shot out, aimed at Chen Tian’s ice mountain peak.
They collided instantly, and an explosion occurred. Chen Tian’s figure suddenly appeared behind Huo Mie. Huo Mie had anticipated Chen Tian’s intention and, with a flicker of his body, dodged Chen Tian’s punch. Simultaneously, he used a scissor kick towards Chen Tian.
Flames adhered to his legs, making them resemble sharp scissors that clamped onto Chen Tian’s body.
Huo Mie exclaimed in horror, "How is this possible?"
With a *peng* sound, Chen Tian stood his ground, while Huo Mie was sent back over ten steps. Huo Mie looked at Chen Tian, astonished that his attack had caused no damage. He couldn't believe it.
Only Chen Tian knew why. He possessed the Element God Physique. If his attack hadn’t been infused with divine fire, Chen Tian might have been injured. Unfortunately, Huo Mie was unaware of Chen Tian’s Element God Physique and believed his divine fire would inflict fatal damage. This attack was something Chen Tian hadn't calculated.
However, Huo Mie’s combat awareness was not weak. Chen Tian’s series of attacks were all anticipated by him, and he found opportunities to counter with his scissor leg. If not for the Element God Physique, Chen Tian would have been close to death.
Chen Tian’s HP was a fixed value, meaning he would always have less than his opponent. Chen Tian always fought in a way that minimized damage taken, as he couldn't afford to trade blows.
Huo Mie then examined Chen Tian's status panel. It appeared the same as a normal player's, but Huo Mie suspected it was fake.
"Kid, what did you do? You can even hide your information panel. Truly terrifying!"
Huo Mie put away his panel and looked at Chen Tian with a grave expression. Chen Tian said nothing, merely waving his hand.
The skill 'Crossing the Sea Under Camouflage' was too abnormal; it allowed him to customize his information panel, making it more outrageous than some game hacks.
The panel Chen Tian was currently using was that of a normal player, though some things were invisible to others.
As Huo Mie and Chen Tian locked eyes, preparing for the next round of battle, three figures suddenly appeared beside Chen Tian.
"Chen Tian, everything here is resolved, only he is left. We're here to help you!"
Shu Zi Ge Zi and the others appeared on the battlefield. Huo Mie was stunned to see the three of them. Their presence meant his teammates had all been defeated.
How was this possible? He couldn't believe it. These were players from the thirtieth level world! Even if there was a level and stat disparity, their other abilities shouldn't have been suppressed. How could they lose? He didn't understand.
Chen Tian spoke, "Do you still want to continue fighting? You and I are at best evenly matched. Now I have help and you don't. Give up! You can't possibly kill all four of us alone."
"I surrender!"
Huo Mie sighed, then reverted to his appearance as Mie Tian. He then brought up his interface and tapped it. A beam of light enveloped him, and Mie Tian's voice echoed, "Wait and see, I'll be waiting for you on the thirtieth level. I will become stronger than I am now."
Chen Tian replied, "I look forward to it!"
The scene then shifted, and the arena reappeared. A voice announced, "Team Yao Tian wins! Tomorrow's grand finale: Team Ying Sha vs. Team Yao Tian! Please stay tuned!"
Chen Tian and the others left the arena. However, with Chen Tian's identity exposed, it wouldn't be so easy to leave. The moment they stepped off the arena, countless players surrounded them.
These players were as high as level fifty-five, some even close to level sixty. Chen Tian could see greed and anger in their eyes.
He then said to Qing Ling, "Qing Ling, let's go!"
"Okay!"
Qing Ling's magic staff glowed. Someone immediately reacted, "It's a quick teleportation array! Interrupt his casting, or he'll escape! This guy is a boss! The rewards are huge!"
"Kill!"
"Kill him!"
Countless players surged towards Qing Ling’s position. But Qing Ling was prepared. The five of them were instantly enveloped by light and vanished from there.
All the players stood there stunned. "Damn, that casting was too fast!"
"Is this really a mage class? It only took three seconds to finish casting?"
"Abnormal! Judging from the previous battle, their entire team consists of hidden classes, and even the ordinary mage is this abnormal?"
"I'm so tired. I feel so useless playing this game!"
"Don't give up! The quick teleportation array only has a three-kilometer range, meaning they are still within the city. We can definitely find them if we all search together."
"Remember, that guy is a player boss! Killing him will grant you the items in his backpack. Doesn't everyone want that?"
"Alright!"
...
Under someone's encouragement, over eight hundred players spread out throughout the city, searching for Chen Tian.
Meanwhile, Chen Tian and the others appeared in a forest. Qing Ling giggled, "They must think we're still in the city. Little do they know, the teleportation array I set up is a joint teleportation array. This place is thirty kilometers away from the city. Let them search slowly!"
"Shu Zi Ge Zi, Hong Mo, Qing Ling, I won't participate in the next match. My identity has been exposed. Although I can fake my information and appearance, appearing with you will definitely reveal me. So, for the next match, you'll have to figure things out on your own."
"Hong Mo, try to get the opponent's information to study strategies. Also, I need to train each of you individually. Meet me at the foot of the mountain tomorrow."
Chen Tian said sternly, his voice cold. Everyone had shortcomings and weaknesses, and Chen Tian was no exception, but his calculation ability could compensate, while others couldn't. He needed to train the others specifically.
In the evening, Hong Mo obtained the information on tomorrow's opposing team. Chen Tian frowned as he looked at the information for Team Ying Sha.
Their lineup was incredibly well-suited to their name, Team Ying Sha – all assassin class, a pure assassin composition.
Chen Tian was troubled. Assassins killed without a trace, and different assassin classes had different strengths and weaknesses. Their team only had four members, but they complemented each other's weaknesses, making it an impeccable team.
Chen Tian then said, "I'll study it. We'll discuss strategies tomorrow. Let's rest."
He then took out his portable dwelling, and they entered to rest.
In the early morning, Chen Tian stood on the mountainside, brought up his panel, and tapped on it repeatedly.
After a few minutes, he tapped on the "OK" option. Instantly, the surrounding scenery changed.
Shu Zi Ge Zi and the others woke up and were shocked by the scene before them, as Chen Tian had actually activated this mode.