Challenging opponents above his level had always been almost routine for Luo Fan.
From a First-Tier Sequence User in the early days of the apocalypse to the Fifth-Tier Demon Hunter he was now, he had killed countless Weirds and Fierce Beasts.
The vast majority of them had been higher-level than him.
He had killed Sixth-Tier and Seventh-Tier enemies at the Fourth Tier, and had even slain the Eighth-Tier Winged Queen as a Fourth-Tier Sequence User.
Every time he challenged an opponent above his level, he relied not on levels and attributes alone, but on the clever use of rule-type skills and precise timing.
Simply put, Luo Fan relied on the mechanics of rule-type skills to fight above his level.
And now, he was at the Seventh Tier.
Not through tricks or schemes, but genuinely at the Seventh Tier.
Ode to Courage had temporarily raised his level to Lv72. Every attribute-strength, speed, perception, and reactions-had reached the standard of a Seventh-Tier Sequence User.
Although he had gained no new Seventh-Tier skills, the skills he already had were more than enough for Luo Fan.
He had never feared anyone in a battle at the same level.
Luo Fan closed in on Ding Wanning like a phantom. The Wraith Short Sword spun in his palm, its edge tearing through the air with the terrifying power of the Seventh Tier and a sharp whistle.
The black liquid wings on Ding Wanning's back beat violently, sending her hurtling backward.
At the same time, she crossed her hands before her, and black energy surged from her palms, forming a translucent barrier.
The sword arrived.
The black edge of the Wraith Short Sword struck the barrier. There was no fancy technique, just a simple slash.
Like glass struck by a sledgehammer, the barrier cracked from the point