Rustle.
A cool breeze stirred, and the Mental Flame around Chen Hong slowly dissipated, while the Purple Halo in his eyes quietly faded as well.
Chen Hong had not used the bizarre attack method of "Mutual Annihilation of Mental Power" to wear each other down with Qian Renxue. He had merely used his actions to tell her that, even though he was only in his twenties in rank, he still possessed the ability to hurt her.
The implication was: Perhaps in a few more years, I'll be able to solo you without taking a scratch.
Chen Hong looked at Qian Renxue's suddenly stiffened face and slowly said, "Do you still need me to refute you?"
Qian Renxue's expression turned grave. "..."
Faced with Qian Renxue's many arguments, Chen Hong chose the simplest and most direct method: displaying his strength.
Yes, Chen Hong's way of refuting Qian Renxue was to display his strength.
Although Chen Hong seemed very weak, at only a little over rank twenty, his Mental Realm was right there. Spirit Masters at Soul Sage rank and below would all be affected by Chen Hong's various bizarre abilities.
Besides Chen Hong's basic abilities, Sage and Overclock, his more outstanding advanced skills were Mind Annihilation Melody—which was especially effective against those with low Mental Realms and against soul beasts—and Divine Flame Amaterasu.
Mind Annihilation Melody indirectly affected the target's soul by repeatedly bending the core of their Mental Power.
Divine Flame Amaterasu ignited the target's Mental Power by setting his own Mental Power ablaze, producing the effect of Mutual Annihilation of Mental Power.
"Feeling confused, aren't you?" A faint smile appeared at the corner of Chen Hong's lips.
Qian Renxue frowned and looked into Chen Hong's eyes with a complicated expression. In a deep voice, she asked, "Why can you