With a roll, Qiao Yifan's Phantom Demon practically passed through the empty space below the Blood Cross, dodging it by a hair's breadth. This was because he didn't want to miss such a great opportunity to trap his opponent within the Ice Boundary. He wanted to seize this opportunity to quickly attack.
After rolling past the Blood Cross, Qiao Yifan's Phantom Demon raised its blade. He wanted to use another Ghost Boundary to seal off his opponent's path of retreat. Although the effects of the Ghost Boundaries were different, they would always trap the opponent within their own boundaries. This was a common strategy used by Phantom Demons when PKing. Qiao Yifan's Ice Boundary had trapped Li Xuan's Sword Demon. He thought he had a chance, so he cast another one. Unexpectedly, just as he started casting, Li Xuan's Sword Demon suddenly turned around and slashed out.
With the distance between the two, a normal slash wouldn't hit. However, after Li Xuan's slash, the ground within the Ice Boundary suddenly began to move. It was as if a layer of waves had appeared and swept towards Qiao Yifan's Phantom Demon.
Spellblade Skill: Earth Wave Sword.
This was a low-level Spellblade skill. Li Xuan had clearly only learned the first level of this skill. This could be seen from the distance of the attack. However, although the distance was close, it was just enough to touch Qiao Yifan's Phantom Demon.
This time, Qiao Yifan had no choice. If he was caught by the Earth Wave Sword, his cast would definitely be interrupted. Helpless, he could only interrupt himself and dodge the attack.
From Falling Light Blade, to Cross Slash, to Earth Wave Sword. Blade Master, Berserker, and Spellblade low-level skills were all only learned at the first level. They didn't focus on damage, but on effects. However, by using these three low-level skills, Li Xuan's Sword Demon was able to safely charge out of the Ice Boundary's range. In the end, Qiao Yifan wasn't able to set up another Ghost Boundary to trap his opponent.
Qiao Yifan sighed in regret. It was rare for him to be able to use an Ice Boundary to trap his opponent. What's more, he had even activated the Freeze effect. Such a great opportunity, but he hadn't been able to grasp it.
However, PvP was a game of constant change. It would be too easy to say that one could grasp every opportunity. Moreover, his opponent was a god among Ghostblades. Although Qiao Yifan felt that it was a pity, he wasn't discouraged. He carefully observed Li Xuan's movements and immediately charged over.
At this moment, Li Xuan didn't panic at all. In this round of battle, he finally experienced Qiao Yifan's strength. His performance could be considered methodical and methodical, but it was not to the extent of being extremely strong. Seeing that Qiao Yifan was rushing over, he was not in a hurry. He casually made a move and activated a Sword Formation.
Qiao Yifan saw this and immediately stopped. He didn't let his Phantom Demon enter the opponent's barrier. Then, he stood outside the barrier and began to chant. A dark purple flame sprang up from the blade of his Phantom Demon. In an instant, it condensed into a burning human figure. It was a Flame Array.
As soon as the Demon God appeared, the surrounding area was instantly filled with dark purple flame imps. They scurried around, as if they couldn't wait to find a target to ignite. The Flame Array overlapped with the Saber Array that Li Xuan had set up. However, Li Xuan's Sword Demon had already retreated and didn't step into the range of the Flame Array.
Qiao Yifan didn't care. He didn't think that the Flame Array would be able to trap his opponent. This Flame Array was just a cover for him so that he could charge into the opponent's Saber Array.
All of this sounded complicated, but in reality, it all happened within a few seconds. The two players set up the array and moved extremely quickly. After setting up the Flame Array, Qiao Yifan's Phantom Demon quickly charged into the range of Li Xuan's Saber Array. Unexpectedly, Li Xuan's Sword Demon also charged into this area, as if he wasn't afraid of the Flame Array's damage.
This charge was outside of Qiao Yifan's expectations. Li Xuan's Sword Demon raised its blade and used a Moonlight Slash. Then, it pressed down and used the Full Moonlight Slash that usually followed closely behind. No one had figured out how to break this two-slash combo. Players had even given it a name. The combo was called Double Moonlight Slash.
Qiao Yifan wasn't able to defend against it and took the full brunt of the two slashes. The Sword Demon's Slash with the support of a maxed Saber Array was extremely sharp. Qiao Yifan's Phantom Demon's health dropped by another chunk, but he immediately stood up after being sent flying. The opponent had also charged into his Flame Array. This was another opportunity.
However, the audience could see it even more clearly.
The instant Li Xuan's Sword Demon charged into the Flame Array, the Little Demons burning with purple flames immediately pounced at him. Then, in this short window of time, Li Xuan's Sword Demon had already used a Double Moonlight Slash. Then, he immediately jumped back. Although the Little Demons were fast, they missed. Li Xuan's Sword Demon had actually jumped out of the Flame Array.
The audience applauded.
Walking through the Flame Array without being caught by the Little Demons was undoubtedly an extremely accurate judgement and control. Li Xuan was worthy of being called the number one Phantom Demon. No one had a deeper understanding of these things than him.
When Qiao Yifan got up, he had already seen how Li Xuan had escaped from the Flame Array. This time, he was truly shocked. At the same time, he faintly felt that his decision this time had been a bit thoughtless.
Li Xuan retreated and didn't move again. He only waited for Qiao Yifan to advance. He had truly gotten into character and was treating this as a teaching battle to educate the rookie. He hoped to play a bit more elegantly and with a bit more skill. This would erase the audience's impression of his vulgar and ungentlemanly actions.
Qiao Yifan had no path of retreat. He could only advance.
Using the terrain, using his positioning, using his character.
Double Array Chain, Triple Array Kill … …
Qiao Yifan had already used all of his methods. He didn't make a single mistake. Everything he did was his 100% best performance. However, it was useless. Every single one of his strategies had been easily dispelled by Li Xuan. The audience saw it again and again. Qiao Yifan knew that it definitely wasn't a gift for him. His health continuously decreased. After a few exchanges, Li Xuan's Sword Demon hadn't even taken 20% of its original damage.
Qiao Yifan was once again at a loss.
The previous time was because of an accident that had caused him to lose his head out of fear. If he had adjusted his state of mind, it could have been resolved. However, this time, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Qiao Yifan felt that he was already at his wit's end. He had already used up all of the moves and strategies he could use. He couldn't do anything to his opponent at all. Every single one of his plans would come to a premature end upon first contact. Time and time again, all he got in return was the loss of his own HP.
As for his opponent? In these few exchanges, he hadn't taken the initiative to attack. He hadn't even tried to dodge or dodge. He had only waited for him to charge forward and then countered every move that came his way. He calmly dispelled his attacks and casually counterattacked. Even if there was an opening, he wouldn't combo him to death like before. Instead, he would leave an opening for Qiao Yifan to continue.
Defeat his opponent?
At this moment, Qiao Yifan had already given up on this fantasy. Even if he had wanted to properly display his skills, he didn't know that he hadn't done it well. His train of thought, his intentions, he hadn't been able to fully express them even once. He had been suppressing his strength, but he couldn't use it at all.
His health was already in the red. In the next exchange, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand his opponent's counterattack.
Fight!
At this moment, what could Qiao Yifan do? He once again focused his mind and charged forward. His fingers danced. His movements were even faster than before. His character danced around Li Xuan's Sword Demon, and in an instant, he had already set up four Ghost Boundaries.
As for his opponent?
His opponent was still standing outside the boundary. From the moment Qiao Yifan placed down the first Ghost Boundary, his opponent had already made his move. His character constantly moved, but in the end, he still managed to charge through the small gaps between the four Ghost Boundaries.
Qiao Yifan was in despair. He couldn't even do things that he normally couldn't do in practice. He couldn't do anything to his opponent. Li Xuan's Sword Demon pounced forward. From that character's poker face, Qiao Yifan felt like he saw a mocking smile. No, it wasn't just one face, but two, three, even more … … Some he recognized, some he didn't.
Sword light flashed. Amidst the applause, Qiao Yifan's Phantom Demon fell.
Qiao Yifan stood up from the stage. He felt a bit dizzy. He knew that he had completely messed up.
Two beams of light shone down on the two players. It was just the Rookie Challenge. The winner and loser were given the same treatment.
Qiao Yifan walked down from the stage and walked to the center of the stage. He saw Li Xuan standing in front of him with a smile on his face. He said something to him, but Qiao Yifan couldn't hear a single word. He just mechanically shook his opponent's hand and silently walked off the stage.
Behind him, Li Xuan raised his hands to greet the audience. Among the few words he said, there was no lack of praise for Qiao Yifan. However, Qiao Yifan was very clear that these were just meaningless pleasantries. The other party was just showing his grace. These praises had nothing to do with him, the person being praised. Even if a pig was lying on the stage he had just sat on, Li Xuan would still sincerely say: "Not bad. You played very well."
Qiao Yifan walked to his seat and saw his teammates. These should have been the people he was most familiar with, but he felt like they were strangers.
Qiao Yifan clenched his teeth. In the end, he didn't walk in. Instead, he walked down the hallway.
"Yifan!"
He heard someone call out to him from behind. He could tell that it was Gao Yingjie's voice. He didn't stop walking. Instead, he walked even faster.
The stadium's lighting was mainly focused on the stage. It was extremely stingy for the audience. Especially since they were using holographic projection technology this time. In order to show the effect, the extra lighting was even darker. Gao Yingjie chased after him, but he couldn't find Qiao Yifan anymore.
When he reached the exit of the hallway, Qiao Yifan couldn't help but look back.
The stage was still as dazzling as before. This was his first time on such a beautiful stage, but it might also be his last time.
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