She greeted him heartily, her smile bright and open.
"Elsa?"
Ming Ge jumped in fright and patted his chest. "Do you make no sound when you walk? You scared me to death."
"Sorry, sorry. Anyway, were you testing magic?"
Elsa grinned, paying no attention to Ming Ge's expression. She tapped the defensive barrier of the phase-shift space with a finger and asked curiously, "A magic similar to Heart-Protecting Armor? It looks much more complicated."
"You came at just the right time. Help me test this magic's defensive power."
Ming Ge came back to his senses and spoke.
"You really don't hold back, do you?"
Elsa grumbled, clenched her fist, and with only a little force, punched through Ming Ge's phase-shift space barrier.
"Hmm... even a Level 2 would probably find it difficult to break through this defense, right?"
Elsa said with great interest, "It's about the same as your Heart-Protecting Armor, except this defensive magic won't shatter when pierced. It's an interesting phenomenon."
Phase-shift magic differed from ordinary defensive barriers. The phase-shift space itself had no defensive power; it was merely better suited for containing mana particles and constraining their movement.
What truly provided its defense was the movement of those particles. Because the energy spread in every direction, even if the barrier was pierced, it would not completely collapse.
"About the same as Heart-Protecting Armor... This already counts as advanced magic, doesn't it?"
Ming Ge calculated for a moment and muttered under his breath.
The mere flow of mana was already comparable to Heart-Protecting Armor, which meant it was advanced magic.
Moreover, he was not yet proficient in using this magic. Once he refined it, its defensive power should surpass Heart-Protecting Armor, though not by much.
That was because phase-shift magic could be used in many ways. This absolute