Chapter 1060: Let’s Have a Duel of Weapons and Equipment!
“Go, Sister Xiao Yuan~”
“Go! Defeat Sister Bai~”
At this moment, Fool Dream was acting as a spectator in the battle between me and Sister Bai.
“Cheer for Sister Bai too~” I turned to Fool Dream and said.
“Sister Bai, go for it!”
“Defeat Sister Xiao Yuan~”
Hearing them cheer for Sister Bai without hesitation, I couldn’t help but admire Fool Dream’s innocence, but it’s okay~ I am quite tolerant of her!
I looked at Sister Bai again, and at this moment, her outfit was somewhat exaggerated.
It was as if she had armed herself to the teeth.
She wore eleven rings on her fingers, and around her white neck, necklaces were layered as if bought in bulk.
Then there were bracelets, wrist guards, capes, belts, leg guards, and even her shoes were changed.
“Sister Bai, you look so exaggerated right now! Is there no limit to how much equipment you can wear?”
“Theoretically, there is no upper limit on wearing them; only the enhancement effects of the same type of equipment overlap.”
I sighed, “That’s really exaggerated.” Then I continued, “So are you ready?”
“Of course ready, Xiao Yan, you can start anytime. Both of us have a sense of time; we won’t fall for such tricks, right?”
“True~” After our simple conversation, the smile on my face naturally turned serious.
Even though my opponent was Sister Bai, I wouldn’t treat this challenge lightly; it’s a matter of mutual respect between me and Sister Bai. Only by going all out is the best response!
My sense of combat has improved compared to before. With my external incarnation still guarding the entrance of the arena, I’ve experienced countless battles.
Even if I didn’t personally experience them, the combat techniques and various means summarized from a first-person perspective mean that I’m absolutely not inferior to the senior students who spend all day fighting in the arena.
The initial spell enhancement paired with the feelings from Five Senses Body Cultivation means that before we even engage, identifying the opponent’s vulnerabilities based on their expressions is the top priority.
However, it was clear that Sister Bai wouldn’t give me such an obvious opportunity.
“Initial spell, Fireball Spell!”
Watching the pupils of Sister Bai, whether it was me casting the spell first or using verbal interference, I couldn’t cause her to waver even a little.
The fireball spell launched with its ardent rays followed, but Sister Bai just dodged with a swift movement.
Sister Bai’s physical capabilities are indeed much stronger than mine, as I’ve experienced in bed.
But even so, her reaction speed still exceeded my expectations.
Sister Bai didn’t actively use her sense of time; it was just a leap driven by her body’s instinct.
“Fast! But… charred oil!”
I sighed and, without hesitation, launched the follow-up fireball to generate its derived effect.
Though charred oil is fire oil, it has nothing to do with regular oil; it’s merely a liquefied fireball disguised in its form.
Not only liquid form but also solid form exist, the kind that can roar when it hits the ground, which might seem useless, but these are all new ideas and derivatives. Value has always been about thoughts.
“Equipment can enhance my reaction speed; the effects of the spells exceed your imagination. Even abstract reaction speed, muscle instinct, and burning passion can all be enhanced by equipment as a medium.”
Sister Bai patiently explained the intricacies of this to me, even while facing battle. Her main purpose was to hope that Xiao Han wouldn’t develop prejudices against certain things.
Not just equipment, but many things are referred to as external forces, such as combat potions, runestones for enhancing or assisting spells, and formations for aiding combat.
She is a follower of ordinary topics, willing to try everything, and rarely has bias against anything, only distinguishing things she likes to do from those she doesn’t.
In the face of my endless spell attacks, Sister Bai handled them one by one.
She didn’t display any particularly extraordinary means, such as overwhelming physical strength; she mainly relied on these pieces of equipment.
These pieces of equipment are her accumulation; some were kept from her time as a student, and she received some as small gifts after becoming an Extraordinary Witch.
Not all of them are extraordinary equipment; they hold little value for her. What holds true value for her are the extraordinary equipment and holy artifacts.
As for other equipment, if they manage to teach Xiao Han something in this battle, then their value would also be realized.
Equipment is categorized into two types; if subdivided further, it could be classified into three, with the third type unique to the Witch race.
First is disposable equipment, which includes those that cannot be repaired or aren’t worth repairing.
Second is power-recharging equipment, which can be continuously used with charging.
The value of this kind of equipment is much higher than that of non-rechargeable equipment, whether extraordinary or super extraordinary.
As for the third type… it should be called magic source equipment, crafted with a magic source as one of its materials, combined with special magical techniques into the equipment, allowing it to operate like a “Witch” controlling the magic source.
Theoretically, this could also fall under the category of power-recharging equipment, but this type of weapon could break the limit of individual magic sources, which is why they are listed separately by Witches.
Of course, another reason is that no other races or other extraordinary types possess this peculiar form of existence.
In just a short while, I had already exchanged dozens of rounds with Sister Bai. The release of spells felt effortless for me.
Yet, even activated defensive equipment on Sister Bai managed to cover the vulnerabilities I painstakingly created.
Though these trigger-type equipment are exceedingly powerful and truly life-saving, after resisting my derived spells, they shattered accordingly.
This is a classic disposable defensive artifact.
Watching Sister Bai casually discard those pieces of equipment, even someone like me, who doesn’t care about money, couldn’t help but marvel at her wealth.
The price of such life-saving equipment in the academy could leave many students unable to save enough for its purchase even until graduation.
“Feeling pained watching? It’s okay; these pieces of equipment hold little value for me. I am an Extraordinary Witch, even in the Holy Realm, only the tools I find hard to part with are considered good things,” Sister Bai explained upon noticing my change in expression.
“Does Sister Bai have holy artifacts?” I curiously inquired.
“Of course, but if I were to use them, it might be a bit unfair to you,” Sister Bai revealed.
“Is that so?” I looked at the equipment on Sister Bai. I understood that after consuming the strength of those extraordinary equipments or destroying them, what I would face next would be extraordinary gear.
“Warm-up completed!”
Understanding this point, I didn’t hesitate to cast a spell, forcing Sister Bai to use her artifact, thereby ending this warm-up phase.
After all, Sister Bai had limited the rules herself. Once I figured out the inherent powers of all the equipment, I could directly use those means to trap the situation to a standstill.
Crack, crack…
As the sound of equipment breaking echoed, the last piece of extraordinary equipment shattered.
All other rechargeable extraordinary equipment had depleted energy, and in such an intense battle, Sister Bai couldn’t recharge them.
“Xiao Lian’s sense of battle is impressive, forcing me to this extent. No wonder you feel equipment is optional for you,” Sister Bai said with appreciation.
Moreover, she clearly knew that even so, Xiao Lian still hadn’t gone all out.
Regardless of the Great Knowledge Tree’s simulation assistance or the powerful spell derivatives, even the power of the field wasn’t utilized, nor was the strength from body cultivation.
Moreover, she had personally witnessed the spell life that Xiao Lian created, which astonished even the Elder!
That method hadn’t been used either!
“Of course—I have accumulated battle experience from so many external incarnations in the academy; it’s not just for show.” Furthermore, I was well aware that in the Expanding Realm, many non-human external incarnations were leading mutated beasts to outsmart humans in battle.
If I truly went wild, with that beastly instinct combined with body cultivation and transformation spells, I could become a ferocious beast!
“Then the next battle is going to escalate—” Sister Bai smiled gently, raising her hand, a sharp wind blade shot forth!
It was the effect of that previous bracelet.
Instantly, I felt the pressure of facing extraordinary oppression; it was not just a pressure from the aspect of attack but a complete domination!
A kind of pressure where if I got hit, I would die!
Even Undying seemed powerless against such an attack.
Previously, when fighting the Extraordinary Wizard with Life Clones, I hadn’t felt this deeply.
But at this moment, Sister Bai’s attack, a half-demonstrative strike, made me realize that my efforts as an individual actually couldn’t match the helplessness brought by just a piece of equipment!
This kind of attack didn’t mean it had immense power; I could also derive from the wind blade, but it was far from reaching such a terrifying level!
If spell attacks and their energy forms belong to two dimensions of a single attack’s power, then an extraordinary strike, delving deep into Real Time, adds another dimension to that attack!
This isn’t a matter of quantity versus technique, but a difference in level.
No fancy tricks, it’s purely “numerical oppression.”
“That’s too typical!” Struggling past this strike, the wind blade left a deep crack at the edge of the ground!
If Sister Bai hadn’t reinforced it in advance, this arena wouldn’t have withstood a strike of extraordinary caliber!
“Indeed very typical, but that’s just weapon equipment. Xiao Xuan, you can face the gap between yourself and others; why not face the gap between yourself and equipment? Ready-made power is still power, and the Void doesn’t make sense, nor does it care about your potential. Combat strength is combat strength. In the Void, one should say, ‘Equipment is king’!”
Sister Bai was warmly explaining this, her efforts evident. It was clear she understood that this mindset of Xiao Han likely stemmed from being too comfortable, leading her not to pursue the power of equipment.
If Xiao Han were in a battlefield where life was always at stake or directly in the Void, a seriously unregulated area, she would understand quickly how much safety the power of equipment can provide. Power is power; the power one controls can be enhanced, and equipment can be continuously exchanged. If she opened her mind, there would be no problems.
Xiao Han, you still lack a sense of crisis. When you face an unbeatable situation, you will realize that there’s no question of whether or not to use equipment. All methods of self-preservation are good methods, not just equipment, but also potions, runestone crystals, formations, and mechanical puppets. They are all power, corresponding with the builders, alchemists, rune scroll masters, or even mechanics. These are their powers.
It’s just like a mage who excels in Summoning Spells—you could say it’s not strong; only their summoned beasts are powerful.
Dividing this into the realm of my celebration can easily lead to extreme thoughts.
I don’t like using equipment and clashing with it, which roughly stems from this concept’s confusion.
Actually, when Sister Bai spoke in general, I had already realized everything.
This statement was just like my previous thoughts; even if everyone regards it as their own “power,” to me, it’s still a “tool.”
Even the Great Knowledge Tree, an extremely important power to me, is still a “tool.”
The reason I regard the Great Knowledge Tree as the core of my power development is that it fits, not because it is my all.
At the end of the day, it boils down to the notion of defining external objects.
“I understand…” I took a deep breath and made a decision.
Then, I took out my Box of Books.
This was my response to Sister Bai: it’s just equipment, just like my strength in battle; both are “tools” to achieve my goals.
But after coming to this realization, this battle is far from over!
“Has Xiao Han also learned to use tools?” Sister Bai saw what I took out. Even without heart sensing, she could feel the decision I made inside.
“Yeah~ Sister Bai shouldn’t be mad at me, right? Right now, the intensity of the battle has just begun!”
After I said that, I rushed towards Sister Bai with the Box of Books in hand.
“Let’s have another duel between weapons and equipment!”
