[HP: 1112/1125 · MP: 897/918]
"Based on previous observations, Growth Heaven and Broad-Eyed Heaven should not possess anti-air capabilities."
Tang Zheng's body gradually ascended, looking down at the two Heavenly Kings below, trying to calm himself down as quickly as possible.
There was no other way!
Any two Heavenly Kings in any space were difficult to deal with. If he stubbornly continued to fight, he would be the one to lose in the end.
"The two different spaces that were converted are the so-called 'Vajra Realm' and 'Garbhadhatu Realm', but I didn't notice anything during the conversion process..."
Tang Zheng's mind was currently filled with various pieces of information gathered from the two different spaces. He needed to analyze favorable clues from this information.
He believed his intuition was quite good, after all, he had the bonus from the [Dragon Race Transcender] profession.
Yet, he hadn't sensed the spatial conversion at all!
The only possibility was—time-related abilities!
Did [Two Worlds Mandala] also have time-related abilities or effects?
If that were the case!
Tang Zheng's expression turned grim, a sense of helplessness rising within him.
The two spaces kept converting!
This process would inevitably disrupt his attack rhythm. Especially during fierce combat, if the opponents suddenly swapped positions, the attacks launched would very likely be immune to the swapped Heavenly Kings.
To detect the spatial conversion process, one would need to possess 'Time Countermeasures', but that could only be prepared at level 70 or above!
It required learning specialized skills or acquiring corresponding equipment.
This was the same prerequisite as learning [Super-Tier Magic], and Tang Zheng met neither of these conditions.
"The conversion process must have a pattern."
Tang Zheng continued to recall the details of the entire process, constantly pondering:
"Growth Heaven and Broad-Eyed Heaven are immune to physical damage. One is a Warrior type, and the other is a Summoner type, clearly designed to counter Warrior players."
"Upholder of Nations and Many-Heard Heaven are immune to magic damage. Based on previous observations, one is a magic tank with wide-range AOE damage, and the other is a support specialist, a Boss with certain mechanics."
"These two Heavenly Kings are specifically designed to counter Mage players!"
Tang Zheng pondered the different combat styles of the four Heavenly Kings, vaguely sensing whether the spatial conversion was caused by the difference in his attack methods.
If he were a pure Warrior player, the Heavenly Kings he would face would be the physically immune Growth Heaven and Broad-Eyed Heaven.
In that situation.
Perhaps there would be no situation where the different spaces would convert.
"Then let's test it!"
Tang Zheng looked at the two Heavenly Kings below, who were constantly running towards him. While checking the time on his Pocket Watch from the Item Box, he continued to move in the air.
He decided not to launch an attack for now, to confirm whether the situation of changing spaces would still occur.
"Also, there's the mechanism of Heavenly King weapon drops."
Tang Zheng controlled his flight speed, circling the entire spacious plaza. The scene of Upholder of Nations dropping his pipa flashed through his mind:
"After losing their weapons, the Heavenly Kings' buffs would disappear, and they would even enter a state of weakness. Although the duration was very short, this should be an attack opportunity."
"Then what about the selection of scriptures?"
"After Growth Heaven picked up his weapon again, his opening dialogue also changed."
If people from another world faced this situation, they would likely be completely bewildered, but Tang Zheng was no stranger to the familiar tropes from games in his previous life.
The opening dialogues spoken by the four Heavenly Kings were very likely from Buddhist scriptures!
"After knocking down their weapons, one needs to choose the corresponding Buddhist scriptures. Following the usual pattern, selecting the correct one should grant certain buffs."
Tang Zheng felt a sense of helplessness, like biting into a baozi, finding no filling, biting again, still no filling, and finally realizing it was just a steamed bun.
His knowledge of Buddhist scriptures was limited to knowing that there were scriptures like the "Diamond Sutra" in Buddhist texts!
"It's too late to learn now and look up information."
Tang Zheng mocked himself inwardly, realizing this path was clearly not viable.
As expected, he could only fight head-on!
Tang Zheng felt his temples throbbing. The problem was that even if he fought head-on now, he had no confidence in winning.
According to the dungeon's mechanics!
What worried him most was whether, after reducing the HP of these four Heavenly Kings to a certain level, they would appear all at once.
Summoner, Warrior, Magic Tank, Support!
Once these four Heavenly Kings coordinated, and a 1v4 situation arose, just thinking about it made Tang Zheng's scalp tingle.
A strong sense of crisis!
Caused Tang Zheng's heart to contract uncontrollably a few times.
"Perhaps... I'll fail!"
Tang Zheng's finger bones twitched, and the expression on his face stiffened slightly.
Even though he had made some preparations, this situation was still beyond his prediction. It was entirely constructed by high-tier jobs, so was he being a bit "overconfident"?
Hoo~
Tang Zheng took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, knowing he absolutely couldn't let his resolve waver at this moment.
The reason he dared to enter!
Was because he had a trump card as a counter-strategy.
However, this "trump card" was a last resort, a method akin to surrender. In simple terms, it meant giving up resistance and waiting until he reached level 100!
If he couldn't win, then he wouldn't fight.
Although Tang Zheng was only level 60 currently, he could immediately take on intermediate jobs. He only needed the four intermediate jobs he had previously obtained, such as [Sword Saint] and [Holy Knight].
Then he would have enough job combinations for level 100!
After that, he would normally gain 1.5 million experience points daily in this alternate dimension until his level reached 100.
This would require him to stay in the alien dimension for several years. As for food?
Just the corpse of a Sun Angler in his Item Box, if eaten sparingly, would last him one to two years, not to mention his other food reserves.
Water could also be solved using magic with the "Attribute Conversion" passive skill!
Of course.
This was a last resort!
"Heh!"
Tang Zheng slightly curled the corners of his mouth, a dim, flame-like light flashing in his eyes. He took a deep breath and looked at the two Heavenly Kings below:
"I haven't reached the point yet..."
"Where I surrender without even giving my all!"
Having calmed down, Tang Zheng's mind turned to how the Undead King had obtained this World-Class Item.
The opponent entered the [Two Worlds Mandala]. According to the mechanism of this World-Class Item, the expected opponents should have been Upholder of Nations and Many-Heard Heaven, who possessed (-90% Magic Damage).
Facing these two Heavenly Kings, It would definitely not be easy for the Undead King to deal with them, otherwise, it would be underestimating the ownership of World-Class Items too much.
"Death Knell..."
Tang Zheng could only speculate that the Undead King had used his ace skill, "Death Knell," to deal with these two Heavenly Kings.
The rest!
The Undead King only needed to deal with the other two Heavenly Kings, which would be much easier. Without the damage reduction buff, facing one Warrior and one Summoner, That would be the Undead King's area of expertise.
Many Magic spells could deal relatively powerful damage.
Feeling like there was no reference value!
Just as this thought arose in Tang Zheng's mind, a flash of inspiration struck him.
Swish!
Tang Zheng's body, which was flying in the air, suddenly stopped. His eyes lit up. If this guess was feasible, perhaps he could try it.
However...
"There's only one chance." Tang Zheng's gaze became exceptionally serious as he stared intently at Growth Heaven and Broad-Eyed Heaven below:
"Compared to you two, I'd rather use this trump card on those two troublesome Heavenly Kings."
Time passed bit by bit.
Tang Zheng continued to circle the entire plaza, flying.
Growth Heaven and Broad-Eyed Heaven had been chasing him from the ground, but the two Heavenly Kings clearly lacked means to deal with aerial opponents, only able to mill about on the ground!
Interestingly, Growth Heaven's Slashing Attack was a long-range skill, but Tang Zheng discovered that as long as the distance between them increased, The opponent would give up attacking and instead pursue him. This was also an unexpected gain!
An hour passed.
The skill cooldown for "Art of Shadow Clone" had ended.
"The current time has exceeded the total duration of the previous two battles, yet no spatial conversion has occurred."
Tang Zheng continued to maintain his flight, taking out his Pocket Watch to check again, lost in thought:
"My previous guess was correct. The condition for converting the 异空间 should be related to the player's attack method. No wonder [Monk] type jobs have higher requirements."
"From a game mechanics perspective, players who focus on building Monk-type classes will inevitably have a deeper understanding of Buddhist mythology and lore, making it easier for them to clear the game."
"Then—"
"Tenth Tier Magic: Heating!"
Tang Zheng raised his palm and aimed it downwards, chanting in a low voice.
Centered on Tang Zheng, the air in the entire area instantly turned crimson, and dazzling light and heat erupted from the sky.
It was like a missile exploding in the air.
Boom!
A powerful shockwave blasted towards the two Heavenly Kings below, repelling them both a short distance.
Growth Heaven (93%)
Broad-Eyed Heaven (92%)
The health bars above the two Heavenly Kings' heads each decreased by a small segment.
"That took off 4% of their health."
A smile touched Tang Zheng's lips. His main body's magic attack was much stronger than his Shadow Clone's.
The same magic would only reduce the two Heavenly Kings' health by 1% when cast by his Shadow Clone, as the clone only inherited a quarter of his magic attack power.
After launching one magic attack, Tang Zheng stopped attacking and resumed circling and flying.
This time, he didn't have to wait long.
About 8 minutes later!
The sky, which was emitting a flowing golden light from the highest point, suddenly became intensely bright.
Time Stop!
Vajra Realm Mandala → Garbhadhatu Realm Mandala
After the two realms finished transforming, Tang Zheng still detected no anomalies. If the Heavenly Kings' appearances hadn't changed, he would have been completely unaware.
"Middle-String: Drop"
A magic circle appeared on the ground, emitting blue light.
Boom!
Tang Zheng's head suddenly went dark as a massive, ten-meter-wide rock pipa appeared above him, covering a large area as it smashed down.
Since Tang Zheng was already flying in the air, the distance was extremely short. It was impossible to fly out of the attack's range.
"Teleport!"
Tang Zheng's figure instantly vanished from his original spot, reappearing diagonally opposite.
"Canopy: Green!"
Upholder of Nations raised the long umbrella in his hand, and the pointer on the umbrella's tip rotated to the green zone.
An invisible wave descended!
Tang Zheng's flight movement stuttered, and his body plummeted rapidly from the sky, as if his magic had been forcibly interrupted.
"Flight!"
Tang Zheng uttered the incantation again, activating the magic.
However!
The Flight magic had no effect, as if the spell could no longer be used.
"It can even silence skills? So that's how you want to play, huh!"
Tang Zheng glanced at his Attribute Panel and found that in the Magic section, the "Flight" spell had turned gray.
His body continued to fall from the sky!
"Shadow Assault!"
Tang Zheng twisted his body, transforming into a black shadow in mid-air, streaking across the sky like a black lightning bolt.
Bang—
Tang Zheng landed smoothly on the ground, then sprang off like a catapult, rushing towards Upholder of Nations:
"Next, it's my turn."
Gotta break the weapon first!
"Canopy: White!"
Upholder of Nations quickly rotated his long umbrella, and a white, transparent defensive barrier enveloped his entire body, emitting a soft glow.
Ding~
"Sub-String: Wave"
On the other side, Upholder of Nations was also plucking the same strings, unleashing a sonic shockwave.
"Shadow Assault!"
Seeing that Many-Heard Heaven had defensive magic, Tang Zheng immediately changed targets. His figure vanished again, a black afterimage streaking across the ground. The sound of air being torn apart by rapid movement reached his ears.
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye.
"Four Light Consecutive Slash: Shatter!"
Tang Zheng had already appeared before Upholder of Nations. Pain of Ice Fang was swung following the previous movements:
"Rapid Slash!"
He first used a martial art to knock off Upholder of Nations' left hand, then used a skill to knock off the right hand that was holding the pipa.
Both hands let go.
The pipa fell from the air!
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. His hand shot out like lightning, reaching for the falling pipa magic item.
His fingertips passed through the air and also through the pipa magic item. The falling pipa was like an illusion, impossible to snatch.
"Cannot touch."
Tang Zheng's bright eyes narrowed. "The plan to seize the weapon has failed. Then, we proceed with the second plan!"
Golden light surged!
Five illusory Buddhist scriptures appeared before him.
Tang Zheng ignored the scriptures and didn't make any choices. At best, he only knew their names.
To gamble on luck with only a 1/5 chance!
Based on the first attempt, not choosing would result in nothing happening, but if he chose incorrectly, what if a negative effect occurred...
"Magic without Incantation: Tenth Tier: Heating!"
As Tang Zheng's thoughts moved, without even the preliminary action of chanting, a scorching light erupted.
[HP: 1112/1125 · MP: 770/918]
Upholder of Nations, who was right in front of him, was immediately engulfed by the scorching high temperature. Without the buff's support, the magic's full power was unleashed.
"Wretch!"
Upholder of Nations (88%) let out a majestic roar. Under the shockwave generated by the expanding heat, he was repelled, flying back more than ten meters.
The 5% damage dealt in a single blow exceeded expectations. The damage caused by the loss of "damage reduction" was 1% higher than when dealing with the other two Heavenly Kings.
Could it be that after losing the buff's support, the Heavenly Kings could take higher damage from this type of attack?
However!
Tang Zheng only glanced at it before starting to count down internally.
His fundamental purpose in activating "Heating" was to achieve the knockback effect produced after the magic was released!
As soon as 3 seconds passed!
The pipa that had fallen to the ground vanished into thin air and reappeared in Upholder of Nations' hand.
"Cannot delay the weapon's retrieval time!"
Seeing this result, Tang Zheng's eyelids drooped. "The plan to postpone touching the weapon has failed."
"If I were to adopt the plan I speculated, there would only be 3 seconds of preparation time, and it would need to be executed against two Heavenly Kings simultaneously."
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