As Zhou Heng faced off against 9,999 Sea of Stars-transcended Eight-Petaled Longevity-Cursed Species, Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One, seated in the void above and to the left of the Endless Element Tower, slowly opened his lowered, half-lidded eyes. His indifferent gaze held an analysis of the human world.
"Chaos Damage Reduction that has yet to be determined... mana recovery greater than 100%... a Time-Space Pause lasting around 2s that can be cast indefinitely as long as there's enough mana... and the White River Purifying Bottle, which can only be unlocked after fighting through a tributary... Zhou Heng... just how powerful must your talent be for you to have come this far at level 600 under my Longevity Family's control..."
As he observed the exceptionally Special Player named Zhou Heng, Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One gained a clearer understanding of him. As that understanding grew clearer, the unease in his heart continued to dissipate.
A Time-Space Pause lasting a full two seconds was certainly terrifying, but its weakness was just as obvious: a nearly emptied mana bar. In other words, as long as his opponent could not replenish his mana within that 2s interval, he could not activate Time-Space Pause.
Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One opened his palm, and three items appeared in it. These three powerful items had been given to him by his father, the Ninth Longevity Species, whom they themselves called the Nine Venerables.
The first was the Recovery Refutation Shackles, an extremely powerful Recovery Prohibition item of the Ancient tier. Below the level of truth, its effect would almost always succeed. For example, against a Longevity Family Black River Guardian in the Fated Black River tributary Zhou Heng had cleared solo, this item could take effect successfully.
The second was Enlightened