To be honest, Zhang Zhiyun was quite surprised to hear this.
Because he couldn't detect any arrogance in the other person's words. The other person's voice was steady, without any emotional fluctuation, and there was no provocation in their eyes, just a normal eye contact.
Those peers, a very ordinary and unassuming gaze.
This left Zhang Zhiyun silent for a long time.
Thirty years ago, when he used a single lightning technique to annihilate the 100,000-strong army that had come to challenge Cloud Capital, even the sorcerers of a hundred years ago looked at him with awe. There were only a handful of people who could look him in the eye.
Even outsiders, after learning of his name, rarely look at him with such calm eyes.
That kid.
Without another word, the sky darkened in an instant. It was noon, and the weather was sunny and warm. In that brief moment, Zhang Zhiyun's emotional outburst caused the sky to darken.
Heaven and Earth Hall, everyone looked up at the sky, including the sorcerers, including Chen Qing, whose expressions changed.
Lightning magic is difficult, and few sorcerers practice it because it requires the right celestial phenomena. A spell that requires specific conditions to be cast is naturally not something most talented individuals would choose, and lightning magic, in particular, demands a high level of talent.
Influencing the weather is a legend recorded in the Thunder Magic Records. In the Four Seas Dragon Palace, only the Dragon King can change the weather. Dragons can summon clouds and rain, but not all dragons can. With a single thought, the celestial phenomena can change, which is a symbol of the supreme control of the elements.
"Impossible!" Chen Baifeng gasped. "How old Zhang Zhiyun? How could he do something only Dragon King could do? And even if Cloud Capital is rich in spiritual energy, it's still impossible to use that level of power, right?"
Chen Qing looked up at the sky, a rare look of surprise on his face.
It wasn't that he was surprised that the Little Celestial Master had displayed Dragon King Level abilities. In his opinion, if the Celestial Master Mansion was backed by Ancient Demon, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was hiding countless experts. Dragon King Level sounded impressive, but it was only the ceiling of the second version.
The Ancient Demon Dynasty, however, was a dominant force that suppressed various factions and reigned supreme in the history of the third version.
The little Dragon King is nothing more than a dish on the menu every morning in front of a top-tier Ancient Demon.
What surprised him was the method the other party used.
This is certainly not Clouds Follow the Heavenly Phenomena at the Dragon King Level. Changing celestial phenomena is the ultimate symbol of elemental mages in the second version. Only warlocks at the Dragon King Level can change celestial phenomena at will. Therefore, lightning mages are a late-game class among warlocks. They need talent, resources, and they need to survive until very late in the game to unleash their full power.
Even if the opponent possesses this ability, they cannot use it now. With insufficient Earth Spirit, whether it's the Ghost King or the Dragon King, as long as they dare to use their advanced supernatural powers, their bodies will be overwhelmed. This is a version limitation, and Chen Qing doesn't believe anyone can break it.
Is there a way to change celestial phenomena without breaking version limitations?
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Chen Qing knew that someone had done it before!
He remembered that it was on server 197 of the game when a player appeared who was like a bug. Before the spiritual energy was abundant, he could use lightning magic at will and had the ability to change the weather at any time. Many people reported him, saying that he didn't have enough spiritual energy. He remembered that he personally led a data analyst to conduct an investigation at that time.
Finally, an announcement had to be made: the player did not exploit a bug; he was able to change the weather during this time period using a special method he developed himself.
As soon as the announcement was released, the player became an instant sensation, but the player seemed to have no intention of becoming famous or revealing their skills, leading many game streamers to publicly suspect that the player was using a bug that the official team refused to acknowledge.
Only a few people, including Pu Yunchuan, knew that the player was real and had indeed used his skills to apply lightning magic!
" The Heaven Follows the Cloud Form?"
Shen Yuan looked at the sky, his brows furrowed, and then subconsciously shook his head. "Impossible. Even if you had that ability, you shouldn't be able to use it."
Zhang Zhiyun watched the other party with great interest. Even at this point, the kid was still calm. It was the first time he had seen a sorcerer who didn't know his background remain calm in this situation.
Those old fogies in the Heaven and Earth Hall must be completely dumbfounded by now, right?
Indeed, every single sorcerer in the Heaven and Earth Hall was dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.
"You're quite a calm person." Zhang Zhiyun suddenly felt interested in talking to the other person.
"When faced with something unbelievable, panicking is useless. The solution lies in analyzing the irrational possibilities and trying to find a way out. Simply panicking and blindly denying the truth is pointless."
Zhang Zhiyun was taken aback; what the other person said was interesting.
"Did you think of those words yourself, or did someone teach you to say them?"
"Someone taught me," Shen Yuan said honestly.
To be honest, he didn't like Chen Qing very much, but he had to admit that he was right about many things.
"Is that so?" Zhang Zhiyun smiled, pointed to the sky, and the rolling dark clouds in the sky suddenly churned like a sea, while the lightning brewing within illuminated the entire dim sky. The energy contained within made all the watching sorcerers tremble with fear.
If that lightning were to strike, it could probably destroy the Cloud Capital.
This is the most intuitive feeling in everyone's heart.
Shen Yuan shared this feeling, and his eyes were even more puzzled. Such a massive amount of energy shouldn't be something the other party could use.
"What? Can't figure it out?" Zhang Zhiyun said calmly, looking at the other person. He was usually indifferent to emotions, but a rare hint of mockery appeared in his eyes.
He disliked the other person's indifferent gaze; that was the kind of look one would give between beings of the same level, and it had nothing to do with composure. This young man wasn't qualified for that!
"I've got a clue." Shen Yuan looked at the other person, his initial doubt turning into a smile, "You can't possibly be Dragon King Level. Cloud Capital don't have the energy to support that level, so your power must be achieved through trickery. The Heaven Follows the Cloud Form, seemingly changing the weather, is actually a siphoning of elemental power. Using Dragon King Level spiritual power, you forcibly condense the water vapor in the clouds and repeatedly rub it together to form thunderclouds. Completing this process in an instant requires enormous spiritual power, especially on clear days when there's little water vapor above the clouds. It needs to be drawn from all directions, meaning the required spiritual power coverage area is at least the size of a state!"
"And then?" Zhang Zhiyun squinted and said, "You think this is an illusion?"
"The possibility of it being an illusion is very low, but it's not impossible." Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you strike down? I want to confirm it one last time."
"Have you thought this through?" Zhang Zhiyun frowned. "If you withdraw now, I will still let you leave the White Tiger Palace."
"I've thought it through." Shen Yun grinned. "I feel quite confident. I would be grateful if you could offer your guidance, senior!"
"Good!" Zhang Zhiyun's eyes turned cold, and then, from within the dark clouds, a massive bolt of lightning, carrying destructive force, roared in!