Having refined the concept to this level, Li Xingkong felt it was almost there.
Although he still had one Seven Emotions Pearl, there was no rush. After all, this seclusion had taken quite a while. Li Xingkong remembered that Huang Feihu had said that Concept Pearl from other places would also be transferred to him.
Judging by the time, these beads should arrive soon.
With the concept of self-defense in hand, and with further progress in his cultivation, Li Xingkong suddenly felt much more spirited.
With his current combat strength, he should have no problem protecting himself on the battlefield, if not causing a massive rout.
Cool!
Li Xingkong pushed open the laboratory door with a cheerful air and strode out.
As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Liu Shinian and the old man staring at him. The scrutiny in their eyes made Li Xingkong a little embarrassed.
"Haha, everyone's here."
"Pfft, I didn't know you had this side to you."
Liu Shinian laughed unrestrainedly.
"What are you laughing at? After years of seclusion, my strength has improved. Why don't you come and pay your respects!"
Li Xingkong coughed twice, then made a gesture.
"Oh dear, oh dear, old man, look at him!"
Liu Shinian smiled and pointed at Li Xingkong.
"My strength has improved... Come and pay your respects! Hahahahahahahahaha!"
The old man stroked his beard and began to speak Li Xingkong.
"How dare you!"
Although Li Xingkong said this, he didn't take any action. He closed the laboratory door, and it was only natural that he wanted to share his success in his seclusion with everyone.
"So, after being cooped up for so long, what have you managed to produce?"
To be honest, Liu Shinian had never seen Li Xingkong so excited before.
"My defenses are now rock solid..."
Li Xingkong was not stingy with his methods; what did it matter if his opponents found out?
He shared his gains from this seclusion with the two of them, and said that in this Era of Chaos, there was nowhere he couldn't go.
Even the Nether River he encountered when he first arrived in the Era of Chaos, he is not afraid of now at all!
Hearing what Li Xingkong said, Liu Shinian and the old man exchanged a glance, but there was no envy in their eyes. Instead, they looked at each other as if they were fools.
What kind of weird expressions are those on you two?!
Li Xingkong naturally took their attitudes into account.
" Xiao Li, you're only half right."
After Li Xingkong finished speaking, the old man shook his fan and said with a smile.
"In this Era of Chaos, there is no invincible defense, nor supreme attack. Battles between concepts are closer to the laws of nature and to the laws of heaven. They require strategy and strategic maneuvering, and cannot be won by mere brute force!"
"Your defense is indeed very strong; in a head-on attack, there are very few ways to break through it. But the battlefield is unpredictable; relying solely on defense without using your brain won't do."
The old man's words made sense, but Li Xingkong was indeed a bit overconfident at the moment. Moreover, judging from the few Battle Immortals he had met before, Li Xingkong didn't think they could defeat him.
Hey, I'm in charge!
Liu Shinian had learned a lot from the old man over the years, and seeing Li Xingkong's appearance, he immediately stood up.
"Come on, you set up the defense, I'll do it!"
Liu Shinian beckoned to him.
"No problem, I'm coming!"
Li Xingkong activated two concepts, and a powerful aura immediately emanated from his surroundings.
"Watch closely!"
Liu Shinian made no other preparations; she simply walked slowly towards Li Xingkong step by step.
The concepts emanating from Li Xingkong landed on her, but he seemed to notice nothing and completely ignored her.
Liu Shinian walked forward in this peculiar manner until he reached Li Xingkong's side. Then, he raised his hand and placed a newly formed sword against Li Xingkong's neck.
The sword looked ordinary, but neither of Li Xingkong's two concepts reacted to it.
"What, you still won't admit defeat?"
Liu Shinian said with a grin.
"That's impossible! How did you break through my understanding?"
Li Xingkong was a little stunned; he had been in seclusion for so long, and it all seemed like a joke.
"I didn't break it open; they just mistook me for one of their own."
Liu Shinian smiled and stepped back. Li Xingkong Divine Sense to probe Liu Shinian's location, and sure enough, her current body seemed to be a combination of his two concepts.
No wonder!
Li Xingkong thought about it in conjunction with her concept and then figured out the reason.
"So, your defense isn't exactly a winner-takes-all solution, is it?"
"But your concept is quite unique..."
Li Xingkong still wanted to save face.
"There's no single concept in this world that can counter your defense; there are far too many!"
At this moment, the old man sitting to the side narrowed his eyes.
"Leaving aside all these control concepts, they don't aim to break your defenses, they only aim to trap you, seal you, or restrict your movements—it's all very easy."
Even in a head-on confrontation, there are plenty of ways to break through defenses: true damage, armor penetration, and piercing. Facing these head-on, your armored body is nothing more than a way to prolong your life a little longer.
"Besides that, there are many Mystic Gate and difficult-to-defend methods, such as Little Liu's move, or some methods I've seen before, such as blocking memories to make you lose all combat experience, or directly locking your intelligence to turn you into a mindless barbarian."
"Enemy and ally share the same origin; injuring oneself will reflect the injury back to you, or it can be a curse from afar, erasing you from a fateful perspective..."
"Various methods are emerging one after another in this Era of Chaos, like a flock of fish crossing a river. Your methods might have been able to make a name for yourself in Era of Chaos 1.0, but in this version, you'll have to be more cautious."
"1.0?"
Li Xingkong a little curious; he seemed to have heard something extraordinary from the old man.
"You don't think that such a short period of time as this Era of Chaos can hold all the disputes of the past and future, do you? That's the grudges of countless years in the entire Primordial World, all piled up together, the entire Era of Chaos couldn't hold them all."
The old man stroked his beard before speaking.
"The powerful beings from all sides worked together to perform special processing on this period of the Era of Chaos, completely separating this timeline from the rest of the Era of Chaos."
Do you know what a game server is?
Li Xingkong still felt a little strange hearing such words coming out of this old man's mouth.
"Know."
Li Xingkong nodded.
"Well, it's good that you know. This Era of Chaos has been refined into servers of one element, and once you step into the Era of Chaos, you'll be randomly assigned to one of these servers."
"So you see, although this Era of Chaos is chaotic, there aren't as many people as you might imagine, and that's precisely the reason."
"This 1.0 server was the first server when it was first launched. Back then, the battles were incredibly intense, with everyone playing recklessly. Only now, with various playstyles flourishing, has the era of the reckless players finally come to an end."