Breakthrough

"Oh no!" Almost the instant the environment changed, Feng Xue realized something was wrong, or rather, something was amiss.

Despite seemingly having the upper hand before, in the end, it was just a matter of using Gynomorphic Filter to filter out the opponent's deadly moves while drawing them into the battle.

Even so, he only managed to keep his opponent in the midst of the physical altercations without causing any real harm. He himself only relaxed for a moment, and his opponent seized the opportunity to break free of his control.

"Or rather, this also has the factor that Iron-Blooded Tough Guy lack the ability to exert coercion. If both sides get carried away, they can indeed fight hand-to-hand until one side is unable to get up again, but as long as they seize the opportunity to admit defeat, they can withdraw from this close-quarters combat."

Feng Xue activated her Golden Finger, searching for clues in the star-studded space, while reflecting on the events of the previous battle.

Then he realized one of his major flaws --

He lacks the ability to "catch" people.

Perhaps because he has always been on the weaker side, since becoming Wu, his thoughts have always been about how to survive. His abilities are mostly focused on escape and survival. His few offensive abilities are either accidental or focused on direct confrontation. He has never considered the issue of seizing the enemy when the opponent is evenly matched or even overwhelming.

"My mindset hasn't shifted. Although I've always considered the Hundred Tales as my hypothetical enemy, my focus has mostly been on conquering the New World and leaving behind more Weird Tale —a PvE approach. But now, the native inhabitants of most worlds can't really deal with me anymore, and leaving behind Weird Tale has become quite easy. At times like this, I should focus more on PvP."

Feng Xue muttered to herself, but then shouted loudly:

"Come out now! If you're a man, fight it out with real weapons. If you're a woman, let's get a room and settle this. What kind of skill is it to keep me locked up here?"

The voice continued to spread through the space without echoing, making it difficult for Feng Xue to judge the exact size of the space. The other party also showed no signs of being agitated, which made him increasingly troubled.

"It seems to be a domain-type ability. Speaking of which, the opponent's setup is top-tier PvP. Spreading that Cannot Be Named in the New World would be enough to give us a headache, but as a means of fighting Weird Tale, it's truly invincible!"

Feng Xue pinched the bridge of her nose, mentally recalibrating her thoughts.

He has been Weird Tale for less than five years, and his mindset is still more inclined towards short-lived species. Subconsciously, he feels that his goal is to increase the length of his life, rather than to relieve the boredom of long hours, let alone to find someone to fight.

This way of thinking itself contains the "enclosing land for self-sufficiency" mindset template of Agrarian Civilization. If it were a nomadic or pirate people, their first thought would definitely be how to plunder others.

With a deep sigh, Feng Xue reflected deeply on her immaturity and abandoned simple observation, beginning to pace in this seemingly vast and boundless space.

He could clearly feel that his newly formed [Six-Complete True Immortal] Weird Tale was slowly withering away. Although the speed was not fast, there was no doubt that the Weird Tale was erasing the traces he had left behind.

Although he had already obtained the power of the [Immortal], and could use other Weird Tale to support himself even without Weird Tale, it meant that the pie he had drawn up was gone before it even got hot. How could he, who had only just begun to smell the aroma, tolerate this?

As for his own safety, he was completely indifferent.

Don't be fooled by his current predicament in this space; his foundation doesn't lie in this world. At worst, he can simply slit his own throat and return to the city to be resurrected. With his current influence in Yan Kingdom and the potential impact of burning so many martial gods, he can return from the legend in ten years at most.

"Hey! How about we make a deal? Since your abilities are only in dreams anyway, how about this: one of us focuses on the dream world, and the other focuses on reality? At worst, I'll seal off the cultivation methods of the primordial spirit lineage! Got it? Big brother? Big sister? Beauty?"

Feng Xue still didn't stop talking, even though his words, which were neither a suggestion nor a taunt, had no effect whatsoever, but he still enjoyed it immensely.

He could clearly sense that as he shouted, the rate at which his Six-Complete True Immortal Weird Tale shrank would slow down. Although he didn't know whether this was a coincidence, a limitation of the other party's ability, or simply that the other party was being interfered with by his words, he took it as the other party being able to sense the situation on his side, so he worked even harder.

They even used their powers!

He took out a high-powered speaker from his Storage Item, played Execution Song, and sang a death rap that sounded like the entrails of Sea Cucumber —a sound too unbearable for humans to endure.

It's not that he can't rap, but rather that he deliberately "reverse-trained" [Mastery of a Hundred Schools], all for the sake of making a splash.

Not only that, he also took out the Coffin board and made all sorts of trinkets, making this originally quiet and peaceful space increasingly noisy.

Finally, the shrinking fluctuations originating from the source of the Weird Tale completely disappeared, becoming smooth and precise. Feng Xue knew that this was probably because the other party finally couldn't stand it anymore and simply stopped paying attention to him.

And that's exactly what he needs.

He didn't stop rapping, but he stopped digging at the Coffin board. Instead, he grabbed a pair of wooden bracelets and casually tossed a few elements into them.

Snap!

As the Reforge button was pressed, the bracelet rapidly collapsed and then transformed again, finally becoming a fine white jade bracelet. Feng Xue felt no joy at the successful shipment; instead, she didn't even bother to glance at the Trait, casually tossing it aside before grabbing another item and Smelt it once more.

One, two, three...

For some unknown reason, the success rate of refining items today was unexpectedly high. Feng Xue simply calmed down and started checking the abilities of each item while adding elements to the new item.

The quantity of elements varies, and the quantity of [knowledge] varies.

As time went on, more and more Phantom Object appeared before Feng Xue, but at the same time, with each attempt, the number of failed attempts also began to increase.

Then, one by one, black spheres began to emerge under the noisy starry sky. Just like in reality, the black spheres rapidly decomposed upon appearance, turning into streams of data containing mosaics that drifted away and rose into the sky.

This time, however, as the number of black balls increased, Feng Xue's smile grew even stronger.

Finally, after yet another failed attempt to Reforge, a furious voice exploded in my ears—

"What the hell are you doing?!"