Ye Lingtian was completely stunned, standing there blankly, not knowing what to say or do.
His dreams had shattered into pieces.
The lofty ambition he once had—to surpass Bai Qiu—had already vanished into thin air after witnessing him slaughter who knows how many Lord-class monsters.
Even Bai Qiu himself was a bit surprised.
This place was like a fixed monster spawn point—kill one, and another would immediately appear.
Aside from the three Dragonfang Lords that had been exceptionally summoned at the beginning, Lord-class monsters kept being teleported in from the void afterward.
Not only that, but many Skeleton Priests also rushed over, activating Soul Sacrifice to perform exceptional summons of Lord-class monsters.
It allowed Bai Qiu to experience an exhilarating, full-throttle battle!
Finally, after killing twelve Lord-class monsters teleported from the void and seven more Dragonfang Lords summoned by the Skeleton Priests, the area stopped spawning Lord-class enemies.
As for the lower-level monsters—no matter how many came, Bai Qiu gladly accepted them all.
He was even worried his Ring of Liberation hadn’t stacked enough yet!
This was exactly why Ye Lingtian’s dream had shattered—because Bai Qiu didn’t grow tired from continuous combat.
Instead, he only became stronger the more he fought!
At first, those Dragonfang Lords could at least put up some symbolic resistance, not getting instantly killed.
But after Bai Qiu threw the Purgatory Darkflame Spear and let it circle an area with a radius of 500 meters, once it returned to his hand, it was like he had activated a one-shot cheat—one thrust was enough to obliterate a Dragonfang Lord!
?
Is he even human? If rocket fuel had density like Bai Qiu’s, it could probably fly out of the solar system…
Ye Lingtian complained internally.
Sevenfold pupil glow, hundredfold vision range!
With a thought, Bai Qiu adjusted his vision range to 100x.
With the passive ability Gilded Vision granting him a natural 10x vision, boosting it by another 100x meant a total of 1000x vision—everything within a ten-kilometer radius was clearly visible!
“Phew… looks like there really aren’t any left.” Bai Qiu let out a breath.
He stored the Sword of Hatred back into his storage card.
He had originally planned to head straight to Safe Zone No. 2246, but suddenly noticed that the passerby nearby hadn’t left yet!
Moreover, he seemed to be, like himself—a Lancer-class player. Interesting…
Taking a few steps, Bai Qiu arrived in front of Ye Lingtian and asked, “Brother, are you a Lancer-class player?”
Ye Lingtian nodded and replied, “With your level, it should be easy for you to see through my stats, right, Boss Bai Qiu?”
“Haha, I don’t have the habit of using detection on people—sorry. But I do have one more question… what’s your Luck stat?” Bai Qiu laughed awkwardly.
Truth be told, if he really used his detection skill, he could find out everything about a person—just short of the color of their underwear.
Especially after activating the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes, the detection ability seemed to have been enhanced—but that didn’t change Bai Qiu’s dislike of using it on other people.
“E-.”
“Mm.”
Ye Lingtian felt a bit puzzled, awkwardly chatting with Bai Qiu in a somewhat disjointed way.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened as if he had thought of something, and he began exchanging information with Bai Qiu.
After killing more than twenty Lord-class monsters, Bai Qiu had already reached Level 24.
Ye Lingtian, on the other hand, mostly asked about Bai Qiu’s exaggerated combat methods—especially the part where he could throw his spear and have it fly back on its own, which made him extremely envious.
As for Bai Qiu, he asked Ye Lingtian about information regarding other Lancer-class players.
After all, the number of Lancer-class players was truly small, and those who could reach Ye Lingtian’s level were even rarer.
Soon, Bai Qiu left the area and headed toward Zone 2246.
He had already wasted nearly half an hour here—he needed to pick up the pace!
…
Watching Bai Qiu’s departing figure, Ye Lingtian couldn’t calm his emotions for a long time.
He hadn’t expected his first encounter with the publicly recognized strongest player to be so easy—Bai Qiu had even taken the initiative to talk to him.
Unexpectedly, Bai Qiu hadn’t hidden the reason for his strength.
At the beginning, he had only possessed Berserk and Mana Manipulation—two skills that had nothing to do with the Lancer class.
Moreover, Bai Qiu’s Luck stat was even one rank lower than his…
Just as Ye Lingtian began to doubt himself, Bai Qiu said something to him:
“Even within the same class, depending on attributes and weapon affinity, the Noble Phantasm that awakens will differ. And as a trump card ability, I’ve always believed that one should build certain attributes around their Noble Phantasm.”
Without a doubt, Bai Qiu was a genius.
Across Zones 2200 to 2250—a total of fifty-one zones—not a single outstanding Caster had appeared so far.
And Bai Qiu? While being the strongest Lancer-class player, he also carried the titles of strongest Archer and strongest Caster.
This land might never lack geniuses—but those so-called geniuses could only look up at the afterglow left behind by Bai Qiu…
Because of this, Ye Lingtian’s mindset became more open.
He no longer doubted himself and firmly believed that the path he was following was the right one—perhaps he simply hadn’t worked hard enough yet!
Ye Lingtian muttered to himself, “I need to improve the proficiency of Basic Spear Combat as much as possible! With my [Hundred-Battle Spear Intent], one day, I’ll carve out my own path!”
Just as Ye Lingtian was about to leave, a large overturned cardboard box in the wilderness was blown aside by the wind, revealing a small golden tree…
…
Ye Lingtian — Level 16
- Strength: C-
- Magic: D+
- Endurance: D+
- Agility: C-
- Luck: E-
Class: Lancer
Class Blessing:
- Strength Increase (Small)
- Agility Increase (Medium)
Noble Phantasm:
- Hundred-Battle Spear Intent (D+)
Weapon:
- Dragon-Seeking Hundred-Battle Spear (D Rank)
Equipment:
- Dragon Slayer Set (D Rank)
Item Cards:
- Enhancement Card (C Rank)
- Agility Card (C Rank)
- Strength Card (C Rank)
(Slots: 3/3)
Skill Cards:
- Rapid Thrust (D Rank)
- Battle Intent (D Rank)
- Hyper Acceleration (D+ Rank)
- Rending Spear (D+ Rank)
(Slots: 4/8)
Learned Skill:
- Basic Spear Combat (E++)
…
In the early morning, most people in Zone 2246 appeared rather sluggish.
Perhaps due to the cooler weather, hardly anyone got up early to farm monsters.
But Ye Lingtian had already woken up early—washed up, ate, spent ten minutes browsing the trading market to digest, and then started working out.
An hour later, after finishing his workout, Ye Lingtian felt incredibly refreshed.
Looking at the sky, which had only been faintly bright before but was now fully lit, he decided to leave the safe zone and go hunt monsters!
“Morning, Brother Ye!”
“Heading out to grind monsters and level up again, Brother Ye?”
Those who got up early like him greeted him one after another.
The reason was simple—Ye Lingtian was the highest-level player in this area.
However, he didn’t interact much with other players.
After giving brief responses, he headed straight out of the safe zone.
After taking down a Skeleton Archer, Ye Lingtian soon found himself surrounded by several monsters.
“Rapid Thrust! Hah!” he shouted.
His spear shot out at incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of spear shadows formed a circle around him.
“Crack… crack…”
The monsters that approached him began to suffer wound after wound as the spear shadows appeared.
Their HP quickly dropped to zero, and they turned into white light and vanished.
At the same time…
“Wabi-babu… waa waa waa!”
Two hundred meters away, a Skeleton Priest was casting Soul Sacrifice.
The number of sacrificed souls had already reached eight—just a few seconds more, and it would summon a Dragonfang Lord to wreak havoc on the players in this area!
“Battle Intent!”
“Hyper Acceleration!”
Seeing this, Ye Lingtian activated his skills and hurled his spear.
It streaked through the air like a beam of light, striking precisely at the magic orb on the Skeleton Priest’s staff.
“Crack!” The orb shattered, releasing the gathered souls, and the Soul Sacrifice skill was forcibly interrupted.
“Graaah!” The Skeleton Priest stomped its feet in frustration.
“Whoosh!” Ye Lingtian had no intention of giving it time to vent.
With the dual boosts of Battle Intent and Hyper Acceleration, he dashed forward like lightning, arriving right in front of the Skeleton Priest.
Pulling out the spear embedded in the ground, he thrust forward in one swift motion.
Before the Skeleton Priest could react, the spear tip pierced straight through its skull.
The soul fire within its head was struck and instantly extinguished.
The Skeleton Priest dissolved into scattered starlight and disappeared.
“Tch, the drops are still trash!” Ye Lingtian cursed after glancing at the loot, then continued moving farther away from the safe zone.
If Bai Qiu had seen his fighting style, he would definitely have sighed in admiration: “Now this is what a true Lancer looks like!”
All of Ye Lingtian’s skills were perfectly suited to his class.
Purely in terms of spear technique, he could leave Bai Qiu far behind!
The spear in his hands moved as if it were even more flexible than a person’s own arms.
Every strike was precise and effective.
Compared to Bai Qiu’s heavy, power-focused techniques—thrust, cleave, sweep, lift, and throw—Ye Lingtian built upon that foundation.
At times, his spear moved like a writhing dragon, its afterimages interweaving, making it impossible for enemies to predict where the next strike would land.
At other times, his attacks were direct and straightforward—his thrusts were like arrows, traveling in a straight line.
Every move was a killing strike, yet also visually graceful.
The spear shifted fluidly between his left and right hands.
Sometimes he would wield it with both hands, unleashing powerful sweeping blows.
He constantly adapted his techniques based on the flow of battle, all thanks to his skill: [Basic Spear Combat].
Before the world was invaded by mysterious forces, Ye Lingtian had already been someone who loved practicing spear techniques.
After obtaining the Lancer class that suited him perfectly, he quickly rose to prominence.
On just the second day, he was recognized by the system and independently awakened the skill [Basic Spear Combat].
Now, the proficiency of this skill was already close to reaching D rank!
To further improve his proficiency, he fought his way here—right to the place where he had met Bai Qiu…
It was here that he encountered his first Lord-class monster—the Pterosaur Lord—and engaged in a fierce battle.
With Battle Intent and Hyper Acceleration boosting his agility, he used movement techniques to maneuver and kite his opponent, then heavily injured the Pterosaur Lord with Rending Spear.
The Dragonfang Lord summoned four Cavalry Skeletons, which he eliminated in quick succession with Rapid Thrust.
However…
A fireball from the Pterosaur Lord blasted him away, followed by a claw strike.
The intense heat caused his armor to become scorching hot.
Without hesitation, Ye Lingtian removed his armor.
But to his surprise, the Pterosaur Lord had a follow-up attack—he was sent flying dozens of meters away.
His entire body was wracked with intense pain.
From his arm down to his thigh, that single strike felt like it had displaced all his internal organs!
Noble Phantasm — Hundred-Battle Spear Intent!
Ye Lingtian activated Hundred-Battle Spear Intent, and all his attributes surged instantly.
Combined with Basic Spear Combat, Battle Intent, and Hyper Acceleration, the situation was immediately reversed!
Countless spear shadows appeared across the Pterosaur Lord’s body, bursting into clouds of blood one after another.
In just a little over ten seconds, hundreds of wounds covered its body.
With a final wail, the Pterosaur Lord collapsed and, after dying, turned into specks of white light.
Not long after that, he encountered Bai Qiu—
A man who seemed like a god.
— The end of the Chapter–
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