Hard Clash with Old Man Ying Shan

[Mysterious Eagle Old Man] (Purple; Ascending)

Rank: Five Star Dou Zong

Attribute: Earth

Identity: Sect Master of the Mysterious Eagle Sect; Qi and Blood: 85200; Attack: 4020; Defense: 3120; Speed: 1200; Dou Zong level. Even with just the most basic "Extraordinary Foundation", each star increase grants 40 Free Attribute points.

As Five Star Dou Zong Mysterious Eagle Old Man Zong with the (purple; rise) mark, if judged according to the player's upgrade attributes, the Mysterious Eagle Old Man is most likely a one- to Three-Star Dou Zong with a perfect foundation, and a four- to five- Dou Zong with an excellent foundation.

With just the extra four-star level compared to Yang Shan, Mysterious Eagle Old Man Yang Shan a 280-point advantage in Free Attribute!

If you allocate all 280 Free Attribute to Bone Root, you will gain 5600 Qi and Blood, 1400 Attack, and 280 Defense! The increase in Attack alone surpasses that of Top Grade Spirit Artifact, the Blood Roar Blade!

This is the difference that can be created by level alone in the Dou Zong realm! But even so, Mysterious Eagle Old Man only had a clear advantage in Yang Shan's already relatively disadvantageous "health" and "defense".

However, in terms of attack and speed, it is actually Yang Shan, One-Star Dou Zong, who is ahead!

Of course, when facing Old Man Ying Shan, Yang Shan also faces a 20% Realm Suppression, which completely negates Yang Shan's advantage in terms of stats.

Therefore, Yang Shan silently recited the cheat code in his mind:

"Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, give me some points!"

The Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, obeying its master's call, burst forth from the Naling and merged into Yang Shan's limbs and bones.

The origin of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning is still at the Dou Emperor level, and the amplification it provides has been significantly weakened.

Attack power increased by 35%, Dou Qi Intensity increased by 60%, and speed increased by 30%.

Even so, Yang Shan's attack still exceeded 5,500 points! His speed attribute also exceeded 1,800 points.

Even though, due to the attribute suppression, any Dou Technique Yang Shan uses that is applied to the body of Old Man Ying Shan will have its power suppressed by 20%.

Yang Shan can still stand up to the Old Man Ying Shan!

Since we're going to fight head-on, why be cowardly? Left thunder, right fire, start with Overload! But Old Man Ying Shan's movements seemed extraordinary; he actually escaped the blast radius when Overload detonated! In the past, Yang Shan's Overload was always invincible.

Once activated, it will inevitably produce the corresponding effect.

However, as the level of combat Yang Shan faced increased, the threat posed by ordinary Overload began to decline.

As the first person to Overload, Yang Shan was well aware of the limitations of ordinary Overload.

The limitation of "trigger speed" lies in the movement speed of lightning and fire.

Needless to say, the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning travel faster than some Strange Wind.

However, the movement speed of the Sea Heart Flame is significantly slower.

In other words, Yang Shan's Overload trigger speed is basically the same as Sea Heart Flame's movement speed.

Previously, when he was at the Dou Wang or even Dou Emperor level, Sea Heart Flame's movement speed was naturally more than enough.

However, once the opponent's level rises to Dou Zong, they gain even greater speed and the ability to "Sky Tread" even faster than flying with Dou Qi Transformation Wings, coupled with sufficiently powerful movement techniques.

It doesn't have to "exceed" the speed. As long as the opponent's final movement speed is "close" to the speed of the Sea Heart Flame, then by calculating the initial distance between the two, theoretically, the opponent has a chance to avoid the Overload explosion and even avoid being affected by the aftershocks.

Most ranged Dou Technique are like this; they cannot turn, which naturally leaves room for dodging.

The Old Man Ying Shan is probably the first powerful person Yang Shan has encountered so far who can dodge Overload! Yang Shan was already mentally prepared.

No matter how realistic Battle Through the Battle Through the Heavens may seem, the core of its power representation is still numerical values.

As long as the other party's value meets the conditions, the corresponding result can naturally be obtained.

The simplest and most direct way to improve the trigger speed of normal Overload is to enhance the essence of the Sea Heart Flame.

The Sea Heart Flame, Dou Zong- level origin, is naturally much faster than the Dou Emperor- level origin.

However, that's all in the future. In the current situation, Old Man Ying Shan can rely on his speed to avoid Yang Shan's Overload! As Earth Attribute cultivator, Old Man Ying Shan's speed stat is exceptionally high, even approaching that of Yang Shan without any boosts. Moreover, his movement techniques and Dou Technique should also be of a very good grade.

However, Yang Shan's normal Overload only consumes four points of Dou Qi, while the Dou Qi recovery provided by the Sea Heart Flame alone is 5 points per second! Even with the addition of "Sky Tread", as long as Yang Shan doesn't use other Dou Technique, he can use Overload an unlimited number of times!

Can the Old Man Ying Shan dodge once, or a hundred or a thousand times? Who can't shoot at a moving target? The Old Man Ying Shan originally wanted to use the gaps in Yang Shan's Dou Technique to close the distance.

As a result, Yang Shan Overload and exploded every two seconds! The Old Man Ying Shan dodged and weaved, but by the time he got close to Yang Shan, Yang Shan had already unleashed ten Overload in a row.

Having already discerned the Old Man Ying Shan's intentions, Yang Shan acted first.

Blood Roar was drawn, adding to the power of the Tyrant Blade.

Yang Shan flashed in front of the Old Man Ying Shan and with a Mountain Splitting Chop, he was about to split the Old Man Ying Shan in two!

When Yang Shan arrived at the Mysterious Eagle Sect, the Old Man Ying Shan knew that this battle was unavoidable, and he had already prepared his weapons in advance.

Those were Sharp Claw Gauntlets! The Old Man Ying Shan, who mainly cultivated Earth Attribute, possessed immense strength and blocked the Blood Roar Blade with just his right hand.

With a grip of five claws, the Blood Roar Blade was firmly locked by the Old Man Ying Shan.

The five fingers of his left hand converged at one point, aiming straight for his heart!

With the current version 2.1 of Battle Through the Heavens, the quality of Dou Technique available to players is getting higher and higher.

Its power is also increasing.

However, Tianyao Official still gave skilled players enough space.

Or rather, Dou Technique have always occupied a significant portion of the game "Battle Through the Heavens".

Even at the Dou Zong, close combat remains an indispensable element.

When it comes to attack range, ranged Dou Technique naturally take precedence.

But when it comes to low-cost, precise strikes and Weak Point Attack, you have to look at close combat! In fact, "close Dou Technique" have been retained throughout the entire series of Battle Through the Heavens.

The goal is to make the combat style more diverse in situations where numerical superiority is not the primary factor.

While bombarding opponents with Dou Technique is certainly exhilarating, who can resist the thrill and excitement of real swords and spears striking at them? With the limitation of "charging" in normal attacks, the frequency of attacks in close combat is controlled within the limits of human reaction time.

The art of close-quarters combat, including countering each move, is also showcased.

It's clear that the Old Man Ying Shan has an exceptionally rich experience in close combat. Not to mention ordinary players, even top-tier players who have honed their close combat skills in the game for seven or eight years can't reach the level of the Old Man Ying Shan.

Yang Shan could not draw his knife with one hand.

One claw, one stab.

In just one exchange, the Old Man Ying Shan gained the upper hand over Yang Shan.

"Young people are still just young people; their experience is lacking."

The Old Man Ying Shan's disdain lasted for only a fraction of a second.

In the blink of an eye, Yang Shan slammed his left fist into his right.

This punch seemed to have the force of a thousand pounds, and the Old Man Ying Shan's claws were also slightly pulled along by Yang Shan along with the knife.

The Blood Roar Blade shifted its position, now blocking the path of the Old Man Ying Shan's thrust.

With a clang, Yang Shan used one hand to hold the knife and forcefully blocked both of the Old Man Ying Shan's hands.

His free left hand forcefully locked the Old Man Ying Shan's neck.

Then, to the astonishment of the Old Man Ying Shan, six lightning chains emerged from his palms and bound Old Man Ying Shan tightly in an instant.

The Thunder Guiding Lock can also be cast remotely, but the Old Man Ying Shan is very fast, so it is very likely to miss.

If it's close combat, then dodging will be difficult! The Old Man Ying Shan, whose hands were also locked, tried to hold onto the Blood Roar Blade tightly to prevent Yang Shan from using it.

Yang Shan then kicked the Old Man Ying Shan in the face, using the force to forcibly pull out the knife.

True Lord Hundred Blade Style - Frenzy Chop Style!

A flash of light appeared, and although the Old Man Ying Shan did not bleed, his Vitality Shield was rapidly decreasing.

After breaking through to the Dou Zong, the Dou Qi Armor was upgraded to "Protective Gang Qi," which has a better defensive effect.

Although there are no changes in the conversion of Vitality Shield.

However, the Protective Gang Qi contains a certain amount of Space Power.

When defending, this Space Power can devour a portion of the energy.

If it is a ranged Dou Technique purely powered by Dou Qi, it can absorb 25%.

Close combat involves pure physical attacks, so only 10% can be absorbed.

Therefore, in theory, close-range attacks are much faster at Armor Break defenses.

Since Yang Shan broke through to the Dou Wang and collected all the different lightning Heavenly Flames, he has played too many crushing matches, so he has had fewer opportunities to use his swordsmanship.

But Yang Shan, that jerk, often uses the Blood Roar Blade for slashing attacks while grinding monsters! Small details make a big difference.

He knew that when habit became second nature, his swordsmanship would inevitably reach a higher level.

He really wants to improve.

Yang Shan has always been invincible across the entire server, is still constantly looking for ways to improve his skills.

As an important NPC in the current version, the game developers will definitely give the Old Man Ying Shan a lot of enhancements, including close combat skills.

The Old Man Ying Shan's skills come from the computing power allocation of Nüwa AI.

According to the standards of NPCs, the Old Man Ying Shan, who is only Five Star Dou Zong, should have close-range combat skills that are close to those of Nine Star Dou Zong!

Even so, Old Man Ying Shan was still suppressed by Yang Shan in just a few exchanges! The result was that even Old Man Ying Shan, one of the most important NPCs in this version and a former Black Ranking powerhouse, was inferior to Yang Shan in close combat skills! Being so easily suppressed by a junior, Old Man Ying Shan lost face.

His face turned red, and his powerful Earth Attribute Dou Qi erupted, instantly breaking three of the chains of the Thunder Guiding Lock!

Upon seeing this, Yang Shan immediately stepped back and distanced himself.

"Open!"

With a furious roar from the Old Man Ying Shan, the remaining three lightning chains were also shattered.

"Young man, I underestimated you, but I am..."

This time, it wasn't Yang Shan who interrupted the Old Man Ying Shan.

It's Su Yitang!

Yang Shan started by Overload, and he did it a total of ten times.

Su Yitang had already used the Azure Valley Netherwind to gather all the aftershocks of the Overload explosion.

Because Su Yitang's level is currently too low, it is difficult to gather them together, which takes a bit more time.

By the time Old Man Ying Shan realized what was happening, the "Heaven and Earth Oddities Aggregate," with its outer layer swirling with the Azure Valley Netherwind and its inner layer interwoven with the Sea Heart Flame and the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, was already about to crash into him.

The Old Man Ying Shan was terrified.

When did they come up with such a ruthless move?

The veteran was seen going all out, soaring hundreds of meters through the air.

Zhu Tianpeng saw that Chao Bafang next to him was drooling and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, my XP is beautiful women, and your XP is Dou Technique, huh?"

"What do you know? What do you know!"

The expression on the old man's face as he looked in Chao Bafang Old Man Ying Shan was exactly the same as the expression on Zhu Tianpeng's face as he looked at the big lantern.

"Do you know how rare high-end Earth Attribute movement techniques are? I'm a Six Star Dou Emperor, and I'm still using Mystic Rank Middle-Level movement technique!"

Chao Bafang was itching to try it. "Great God, I want to!"

Yang Shan said irritably, "What are you thinking? You want to go up and deliver it?"

Towards Chao Bafang: "."

Yang Shan: "Stay put and proceed according to plan."

Don't be fooled by Yang Shan's ability to go Chao Bafang with the Old Man Ying Shan. If he could withstand ten moves from any direction, he would be considered very capable!

The numerical difference is outrageous; when the Old Man Ying Shan plays in Chao Bafang, it's a complete and utter domination.

Even Su Yitang can only pick up the scraps now, using Yang Shan's Overload aftershocks to get more assists.

Capturing the Old Man Ying Shan alive is by no means an easy task.

Yang Shan had planned everything meticulously, but he was only about 70% certain of success.

If Old Man Ying Shan is just an ordinary Five Star Dou Zong, then it should be a perfect score.

The 30% difference was because Yang Shan himself was unaware of the extent to which this version of the Old Man Ying Shan had been enhanced.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a need to bring three loyal employees along.

Su Yitang can no longer spout nonsense like Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng.

She is currently trying to control the Azure Valley Netherwind.

Since this move is based on the Azure Valley Netherwind, its movement speed is naturally based on the Azure Valley Netherwind.

Old Man Ying Shan could outrun the Sea Heart Flame, but he was still too slow in the face of the Azure Valley Netherwind.

In just a few breaths, this "Heaven and Earth Oddities Aggregate" collided with the Old Man Ying Shan.

Old Man Ying Shan harbored resentment in his heart:

"That bastard Han Feng, saying he's easy to kill, how can he be considered easy to kill?"

Old Man Ying Shan indeed didn't take Yang Shan seriously back then.

The most sensational thing Yang Shan did in the Black-Corner Region before was participating in the encirclement and killing of Han Feng.

It really was just "participation"! The biggest culprit who forced Han Feng to expose himself was Mo Tianxing, Yang Shan was just helping out from the sidelines.

Although Yang Shan later became the "Blade Sovereign," it is said that he even defeated a Two-Star Dou Zong in a head-on battle.

But it's just hearsay.

In the eyes of Old Man Ying Shan, Yun Shan's Two-Star Dou Zong was only slightly stronger than the combined strength of Gold Silver Duo.

Furthermore, Han Feng did indeed offer something that appealed to Old Man Ying Shan, which is why he was willing to make a move.

Old Man Ying Shan didn't actually blame Yang Shan for causing him trouble.

They're all from the Black-Corner Region; they settle scores immediately.

What angered him even more was that the information Han Feng provided was completely wrong! The Old Man Ying Shan broke free from Su Yitang's embrace of the Azure Valley Netherwind and said in a deep voice:

"True Lord Yang, I think we can have a good talk. After all, I was Yang Shan back then! Don't push your luck!"