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The same could be said for relying on the spiritual power within the Black Tortoise Array to boost their limits, for a short time, almost no one could do anything to each other.

Murong Ziyi found herself above the center of the Black Tortoise Palace, claiming the best field of vision, but this also exposed her to the most attack opportunities—a major taboo when facing martial artists at close quarters. However, Murong Ziyi had no choice; she had to do it.

The opponent’s speed was too fast, she needed to have a clear line of sight to calculate all of their movement trajectories, predict their speed, in order to have a chance at catching them.

Ordinary magicians, of course, couldn’t use her method, but ordinary magicians, in this kind of closed environment, when encountering a warrior of the same level, would basically only be waiting to die—how could there be any tactics to speak of?

The reason she could contend with the opponent relied on the special characteristics of Black Tortoise Sorcery.

Black Tortoise Sorcery, known as the strongest defensive technique among the Earth Fiend Sorcery!

The Black Tortoise is a combination of turtle and snake, a very peculiar species where the snake represents offense and the turtle represents defense; its defensive techniques are ones that can almost be carried out without the need for reaction time.

Any behavior that would damage a Black Tortoise Practitioner, no matter in what manner, will be stopped before it gets close to the practitioner!

This point, Bai Su, who was moving at high speed, deeply understood right now!

She found that no matter what method she used, whether it was a technique or pure martial force, even including her own poison, it would all be stopped by a layer of thin ice!

Bai Su glanced at those dark purple crystalline pieces a few meters away from her opponent and furrowed her brows tightly.

That was her poison. As a Celestial Serpent, her natural talent was actually very comprehensive, not only proficient in physical arts but also in techniques, and she was a rare poison snake within the Celestial Serpent breed.

So, facing a magician, she had a great advantage.

Even within the Shenwu Guild, none of the magicians of a similar rank to herself could last long against her.

This was also one of the reasons Shenyue chose to bring her along.

But facing this guy, she really felt troubled...

What does it mean when there’s nowhere to bite? It was at this moment that the true sense of these words dawned on her.

If techniques and physical arts couldn’t get close, that was one thing, but even her poison couldn’t get near; whether through the air or by mixing with water, it couldn’t approach the opponent.

At three meters out, it would be stopped, that layer of ice that could appear at any time was like an indestructible wall capable of blocking all actions harmful to the caster.

Bang!

After another angled attack, Bai Su quickly retreated from her position. This was her one thousand seven hundredth attempt; she had nearly covered all of the opponent’s positions, yet as soon as she approached, she would be blocked, and following each block was a dazzling strike of lightning!

Yes, this was the attack method the opponent was currently displaying.

It wasn’t Black Tortoise Sorcery, but rather the Thunder Technique she was most famous for!

Thunder Technique, in this air mixed with the Water Element, had a very rich array of attack methods, especially powerful when launching off the thin ice that blocked her, Bai Su had never been struck, but she knew that if she were hit even once, she would likely lose her ability to move.

Once she lost her high mobility, the opponent’s hidden killing move would probably emerge.

And all of this was still not the worst part, what was truly dreadful was the opponent’s recovery ability!

She had tested many times, the opponent’s automatic defense didn’t consume spiritual power, there was no need for spiritual power to maintain it. Upon activating the formation within the Black Tortoise Hall, the opponent actually entered a state of meditation!

In her hundred years in this world, she had never seen a magician able to fight like this!

To enter a meditative state and recover spiritual power during combat in normal circumstances was akin to committing suicide, but not for her.

Her techniques could trigger defense under any dangerous circumstances without the need for active maintenance.

And although her own attacks would interrupt the opponent’s meditation, they wouldn’t consume much of her spiritual power, the opponent would only need a few breaths of meditation to recover.

This was practically like fighting against someone in a constant state of full power!

How was she to fight this?

For the first time in combat, Bai Su fell into a conflicted frustration, experiencing for the first time how suffocating it was to fight someone.

"Are you a real turtle, always hiding in your shell?" Bai Su couldn’t help but speak up mockingly.

She was naturally indifferent, but such suffocating tactics still made her inadvertently mock the opponent.

Murong Ziyi didn’t lift her head, maintaining a meditative state, "The Black Tortoise is just that way. You say I am using ’turtle tactics’, but do you look any better? Moving spot to spot after every attack, just like an assassin’s way."

Bai Su: "...."

"I don’t know how you manage to withstand this special North Pole cold wind, but I suppose you can’t keep it up forever?

" Bai Su spoke faintly, "You don’t need to try to provoke me. If you want to admit defeat, you can do it now; if you wait until the spiritual power on your body is exhausted, I can’t guarantee your life. "

"That’s quite a bold statement!" Bai Su took a deep breath and continued to move.

Before coming here, Shenyue had mentioned the intelligence regarding Black Tortoise Sorcery.

The Black Tortoise Technique was known for its formidable offense and defense; despite the opponent currently appearing to hide within a turtle’s shell, once they pinpointed your location, it became truly terrifying.

Among the Four Saints, the explosive power of the Black Tortoise Technique could even be ranked first!

The tortoise is for defense, the snake for offense. Don’t get hit by the snake, not even once, not even a slight touch; because at the same level, the outcome would be utter annihilation!

However, constantly moving at high speed was very exhausting.

The opponent could just sit there and meditate, regaining spiritual power and maintaining the barrier, while her own physical strength was constantly depleting.

Especially the Black Tortoise Seal on her body, which was consuming her spiritual power every moment.

Both her physical and spiritual powers were rapidly draining away.

As the other had said, they didn’t need to do anything, and she would collapse on her own.

What to do?

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"Is this the legendary Black Tortoise Technique?

" Inside Qiankun Hall, Shen Qi watched with curiosity.

He had only heard legends of the Sorcerer of the Four Saints, having rarely seen them in actual combat, especially the Black Tortoise Technique, which had not appeared in ten thousand years. It was more peculiar than expected.

"Isn’t this technique a bit shameless?"

"Uh... Hahaha." Upon hearing this, Chen Qing couldn’t help but laugh, seemingly recalling the multitude of player complaints in many forum posts.

When the first Black Tortoise Practitioner had emerged, they were incredibly impressive. By themselves, they had taken on the strongest guild at the time—four hundred players were worn down to death by a single Black Tortoise Practitioner, shocking the forums.

Many players were cursing the technique for being shameless.

When originally designing this technique, even Chen Qing himself felt it was somewhat shameless.

"Could Lord Wang possibly have figured out a way to break it?" Chen Baifeng spoke curiously.

Frankly speaking, they were very eager for Bai Su to win. If Bai Su won now; with a score of two to one, perhaps... they could break the current situation.

"No matter how formidable a technique is, it’s still controlled by a person. Whether it can be broken or not, depends on the psychological warfare," Chen Qing answered with a smile.

"Psychological warfare?" Both Chen Baifeng and Shen Qi frowned slightly. It was said that way, but with the Black Tortoise Technique being so shamelessly extreme, they couldn’t see any angle from which a psychological victory seemed possible.

Chen Qing then glanced at Shenyue.

The Four Major Guilds, back in the day, managed to kill the Sorcerer of the Four Saints many times; they must have found out the weaknesses, right?

However, that weakness depended on the individual. A skilled Black Tortoise Practitioner almost had no weaknesses, and forcing one to reveal that weakness was no simple feat. With last night’s preparations, no doubt Shenyue must have made some preparations, right?

But there was something else Chen Qing was curious about—if the Heavenly Master Mansion cared so much about the outcome of this match, why did they allow a day of rest? Wasn’t that giving the competitors a chance to prepare?

Could it be out of necessity?

Furthermore, the Sorcerer Dynasty had been plotting for so many years against the Four Saints’ practitioners; they must understand the characteristics of the Four Saints’ Techniques very well. They might be aware of any weaknesses themselves.

To win, they must have made arrangements for Murong Ziyi.

This would be interesting. When both parties knew the weaknesses of the technique, what would the ultimate strategic point be?

With this thought, Chen Qing looked towards Shenyue.

Confronted with Chen Qing’s gaze, Shenyue responded with a faint smile and a polite nod. Her expression was utterly indifferent, making it unclear whether she was unconcerned about the outcome of the match or... utterly determined to win.