binnovel Chapter 357 Intra-team Competition (3)
Chapter 357 Intra-team Competition (3)
Li Chenglong's psionic space factory is currently operating almost 24 hours a day. Because the operation of the space factory requires his own psionic energy, if a perceptive superhuman were to sense it, they would find that Li Chenglong's psionic energy is never at its most abundant.
After accepting the deposits from everyone, Li Chenglong had Zhao Liying turn off the crystal laptop. However, seeing how convenient the computer was, everyone couldn't help but ask about its price. Li Chenglong smiled and said it was cheap, costing only 3 green crystals to produce. If anyone wanted to buy one, he could deliver it immediately for only 4 green crystals. He explained that he had manufactured many before, and currently had over two thousand units in the warehouse.
Li Chenglong further explained that using the Crystal Computer requires access to the Crystal Network, and currently the Crystal Network's maximum range is within a 1200-kilometer radius centered on Dawn City. However, since a large relay base station has been built at headquarters, even the farthest Northwest base has a signal. Meanwhile, some very remote areas in the Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast theaters are currently unusable due to the lack of a corresponding relay base station.
Even though Li Chenglong said that, everyone still took out a lot of green crystals from their storage capsules and bought a lot of notebook-type crystal computers. In no time, more than a thousand units were sold.
Thirty minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the makeshift arena was finally repaired thanks to the efforts of several earth-elemental ability users. Liu Zhigang, a level 12 fire, water, and wind-elemental ability user, and Yan Song, a level 12 earth, wood, and water-elemental ability user, arrived at the arena. Yun Lan, Li Xue, and the other women sat together, discussing the battle. Zhou Siyun asked, "Sister Shangguan, these two reached level 12 almost simultaneously. Who do you think has a better chance of winning?"
While wiping her exclusive weapon, the Giant Abyss Twin Forks, Shangguan Jingyun said, "It's hard to say, but I feel Liu Zhigang is a bit stronger, though not by much." Yunlan smiled as she watched Shangguan Jingyun carefully wiping her weapon and said, "Sister Shangguan, you're already level 12, so you have to go easy on me later. I'm afraid I can't beat you. I saw our family member use a spirit summon before, and it was incredibly powerful."
Shangguan Jingyun glanced at Yunlan: "That move is indeed remarkable, but it also consumes a lot of spiritual energy. I've only used it twice so far." Li Xue showed the women a video she had previously filmed of Li Chenglong using the Emperor Holy Dragon Slash. Zhou Siyun, Wang Ruyan, and Shangguan Jingyun were all greatly surprised, especially Shangguan Jingyun, because she also had a spirit summoning ability and knew the power of this move, but she didn't expect Li Chenglong's move to be so powerful, truly capable of moving mountains and filling seas.
Zhou Siyun couldn't help but look at Li Chenglong, who was hovering in mid-air, her eyes filled with admiration. Wang Ruyan spoke up directly: "Sister Yun, I wonder if your man has any apprentices? I'd like to become his disciple." Yun Lan smiled and waved her hand: "He doesn't have any, but he really doesn't intend to take on any apprentices. Besides, you're an 11th-level Awakened. If he were to bring you to our Dawn City, your base's leaders would be furious."
At this moment, Li Chenglong announced the start of the competition, and the women immediately stopped chatting and began to watch the match attentively. Liu Zhigang and Yan Song learned from Xu Chu's mistake and both began to use the Dragon Fang Dagger. Both of them were former soldiers, and using the Dragon Fang Dagger, which was similar in appearance to a special dagger, was much more convenient for them than using energy lightsabers.
As expected of a battle between level 12 experts, even the ordinary people and superhumans watching from afar could feel the energy released by the two fighters. Li Chenglong carefully observed the battle from mid-air, not wanting to miss a single detail. Through observation, he also learned some methods to help improve his own combat skills. The two didn't use any special abilities throughout the entire battle, engaging in close combat with all their might. They fought for more than twenty minutes, and in the end, Liu Zhigang narrowly won the battle thanks to his agile movements.
Li Chenglong led the applause, and everyone present stood up to applaud. Since neither of them used any special skills, the arena wasn't badly damaged, so Yunlan and Shangguan Jingyun's match would begin in five minutes. Li Chenglong now roughly had a plan for his team's order of attack in the martial arts tournament against the zombies, but he would have to see how things went. If the zombies sent out their strongest fighters from the start, he would go directly into the arena.
Five minutes later, the final match of the team competition began: Yunlan, an 11th-level SS-rank Dragon-Phoenix Body Awakener, versus Shangguan Jingyun, a 12th-level S-rank Killer Whale Spirit Body Awakener. Shangguan Jingyun had previously competed against Yunlan, who was also at level 11, in the later stages of level 11, and Yunlan had won relatively easily thanks to her Dragon-Phoenix Blood.
Li Chenglong glanced at his watch and said, "We still have to travel this afternoon, so I hope you two can hurry. The time limit is 10 minutes, is that alright?" The two women nodded in agreement. Actually, battles between higher-level ability users or awakened individuals tend to be faster. When Li Chenglong and Li Xue killed that monstrous rooster at the farmers' market, the fight lasted seven or eight minutes. Now, he estimated he could finish off a level 11 zombie in a maximum of one minute.
Both women simultaneously activated their psionic forms. Yun Lan's psionic form featured a pair of wings interwoven with golden and fiery red energy, which looked much more magnificent than Xu Qingming's. Shangguan Jingyun's psionic form, on the other hand, featured a pair of fleshy wings composed of sea-blue energy, which looked somewhat like shark fins.
Yunlan brandished her Dragon and Phoenix Spear, unleashing a fiery attack. Shangguan Jingyun used her Giant Abyss Tridents to release two streams of water, neutralizing the incoming flames. After shattering the fire, Yunlan appeared behind her. Shangguan Jingyun wasn't surprised; she wielded a trident in each hand and charged forward. Just like the previous battle, the two women initially focused on close-quarters combat, their two colors of energy clashing wildly in the arena.
"Explosive Dragon and Phoenix Charge!" Without any warning, Yun Lan unleashed a powerful strike. Caught off guard by the close-range attack, Shangguan Jingyun quickly performed over ten backflips to create distance: "Abyss Water Dragon Bullets!" Several massive water bullets immediately hurtled towards the dragon and phoenix energy released from Yun Lan's spear tip. The two immense energies collided, creating a violent explosion, as if a magnitude 6 earthquake had occurred.
However, because Shangguan Jingyun unleashed her skill in a rush, her preparation was not thorough. Yunlan's Explosive Dragon and Phoenix Rush still managed to strike her with unblocked energy. But this injury was nothing to her, and the two women paused briefly before resuming their battle.
During the battle, Shangguan Jingyun was surprised to find that the injuries she had inflicted on Yunlan were gradually healing. She then realized that Yunlan had an ultimate self-healing ability. If she could not defeat Yunlan in an instant, she would slowly recover, and all her previous attacks would have been in vain.
With this in mind, Shangguan Jingyun made up her mind. She withdrew her spiritual form, jumped to a distance, and shouted, "Spiritual Summoning, Abyssal Shark!" Immediately, an extremely strong deep blue energy emanated from her body, and a huge, ferocious shark appeared in the sky above her head.
Yunlan was standing closest, so she could feel the terrifying aura. Li Chenglong, wanting Shangguan Jingyun to move freely, had already come to the ground and stood beside the arena. Yunlan looked at Li Chenglong, who smiled and nodded slightly at her.
At this moment, everyone who felt that powerful energy, even Li Xue, urged Yun Lan to quickly admit defeat, as this was a move they couldn't withstand. Liu Zhigang, Ding Hai, Yan Song, Zhou Siyun, and the others, looking at the terrifying shark swimming in the air, all felt a chill run down their spines.
Yunlan activated her Level 2 Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline and began gathering energy. As time passed, a phoenix pattern appeared on her right fist, and a golden dragon pattern on her left. She smiled and said, "Sister Shangguan, don't be shy, come on, I also want to see my limits." Shangguan Jingyun nodded slightly, now she could also attack with all her might.