Words Ceased, Murderous Intent Rose.

An earth-shattering battle was about to erupt on the edge of this cliff.

However, just at this moment…

“Hmm?” Meng Jingchan’s expression changed, because he had heard two system notifications in quick succession.

“What’s wrong?” Xian Ye Wei Wang keenly perceived the change in Meng Jingchan’s expression.

“Hmm… it’s nothing.” Meng Jingchan replied honestly, “It’s just that two of my teammates were killed in the last two seconds.”

“Oh?” Xian Ye Wei Wang continued, “For someone who’s just lost two teammates… your reaction is quite muted.”

“It doesn’t matter…” Meng Jingchan still seemed very calm, “Anyway, I’m still alive.” He paused, “And even if I die, it won’t affect the overall situation.”

Xian Ye Wei Wang instantly understood the hidden meaning in his words, and snorted coldly, “Hmph… it seems… you have a lot of confidence in yourself and the remaining member of your team.”

“Heh…” Meng Jingchan laughed, “You might not believe it now, but when I first started in the gaming scene… taking on multiple opponents alone, getting pentakills, and achieving godlike status were all commonplace for me.” As he spoke, he moved his neck from side to side, as if taking the time to warm up, “As for the other member of our team… you’ve probably already guessed it, right? That’s right, it’s ‘Tun Tian Gui Xiao’ (Devouring Ghost)’.”

He stopped there, because Gui Xiao’s strength needed no explanation from him… the ID [Tun Tian Gui Xiao] itself said everything.

“Hmm…” Xian Ye Wei Wang was silent for a few seconds after hearing this, then muttered, “Your confidence… while displeasing, is also understandable.” His tone was neither servile nor overbearing, his expression numb and cold, “Even in a clear disadvantage, you remain calm and composed, unflustered in the face of danger… this kind of mentality and aura… is undoubtedly something only people or teams who have experienced countless battles and emerged victorious from them possess.”

At this point, he changed the subject, “However… it’s often these kinds of teams that fall apart after being defeated once.” Xian Ye Wei Wang sneered, “You should know… the mental fortress built up with so much difficulty, once it collapses… the damage caused is unimaginable.” He paused for half a second, then continued, “At that time, those unfamiliar emotions deeply buried in the heart will emerge one by one… and be amplified infinitely.”

“Are you talking about the ‘collapse of ideals’ and doubts about ‘one’s own strength’?” Meng Jingchan interjected with a laugh.

Chan-ge had clearly hit the mark, because Xian Ye Wei Wang was stunned by his words.

“Heh… sorry, even if we lose, we won’t experience that kind of emotion.” Meng Jingchan shrugged, “Because we’ve already gone through that process…”

He was telling the truth… within the Order Studio, there was a special “collapse training”, and its content was – a practice match against Tun Tian Gui Xiao.

“Our ‘mental fortress’ is already built on ‘ruins’, even if it is torn down again, it can be quickly rebuilt.” Meng Jingchan continued, “Of course… if you can really defeat us, that wouldn’t be a bad thing either. The things you can learn from failure are often more valuable than the things you can learn from victory. However… it depends on whether you have the ability to do so.”

“Hmph… good.” Xian Ye Wei Wang snorted coldly, “As expected of Meng Jingchan, your psychological defenses are impeccable.” As he spoke, he raised a hand, and a fierce greatsword appeared in his hand, “I wanted to use the deaths of your teammates to create a psychological suggestion for you, to put pressure on you, but now it seems… I underestimated you.”

“Hehe… so that was the intention…” Meng Jingchan laughed nonchalantly, “Forgive my bluntness… you guys with your poker faces and monotone voices really aren’t suited for playing these ‘mind game’ tricks.” As he spoke, he seemed to recall something, and his smile deepened, “Wait until you can shout out lines like ‘I’m going to be the Pirate King!’ with emotion, and then try it.”

“I appreciate your valuable advice…” Xian Ye Wei Wang replied in a solemn tone, “I will remember it.”

Before his voice faded, the blade had already fallen.

The heavy greatsword in Xian Ye Wei Wang’s hand slashed out a sharp blade of light with astonishing speed.

In an instant, the entire cliff beneath Meng Jingchan was severed by a single strike, and began to slide downwards…

Seeing this perilous situation, Chan-ge remained calm. He lightly tapped his feet and leapt forward, easily clearing Xian Ye Wei Wang’s head.

“Going up is easy… but coming down will be difficult.” The next second, Xian Ye Wei Wang’s cold voice sounded again, and his cold blade… suddenly rose high.

In an instant, the blade rose, and a wave of blade energy surged forth. The skill [Yi Dao Dang Yue] (One Blade Sweeping the Mountain) rose through the air, forcing a deadly attack towards Meng Jingchan.

Xian Ye Wei Wang was right… in a battle between experts, the most taboo thing is to rashly go airborne. Because a person has nowhere to draw strength in mid-air, once they leap up, they cannot accelerate or change direction mid-course. In this way… it’s easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity to inflict a fatal, unavoidable blow.

However… the above theory is not “absolute”.

Experts of Meng Jingchan’s level have long exceeded the scope that “common sense” and “conventional wisdom” can assess. When fighting him, many conventional theories are not very applicable…

“Hehe… who said I was planning to come down?” Chan-ge said, taking another step, leaping again.

And this “step” of his was actually taken on the opponent’s released, formless “blade wave”.

“Hmm?” Seeing this scene, Xian Ye Wei Wang was filled with surprise and suspicion. It was the first time he had seen such a technique, “To actually be able to step on released destructive energy… and use it to move…”

If one had to make an analogy, Meng Jingchan’s current action was like “walking on the flames spewed out by a flamethrower” or “bouncing on a laser beam”. Even in the game world, this was unlikely to be possible, unless… he had the ability to make physical contact with pure energy whose nature was “destruction”.

“This brother, I roughly understand your tactics, but… you’re doing it wrong.” Meng Jingchan, who had flown to a higher altitude, quickly continued, “Let me demonstrate the correct way.”

As soon as these words came out, Xian Ye Wei Wang felt a sense of foreboding. In that split second, he almost instinctively began to run in the opposite direction of the cliff, but… it was still too late.

“First, the part you cut off is too small; the space and distance should be as large as possible.” Meng Jingchan said in the air, while drawing his sword and waving it.

The sword energy that swept out was as swift as a startled goose, capable of splitting mountains and rivers. In the blink of an eye, it cut out a rift in the land below.

If the volume of the cliff that Xian Ye Wei Wang had just cut off was equivalent to a swimming pool, then Meng Jingchan had just cut off a football field with a single sword strike. Even from a great distance… one could feel that the edge of this piece of land had been removed.

“Tch… I’ve been outmaneuvered.” Xian Ye Wei Wang knew… if he didn’t move, he would slide down the abyss of ten thousand zhang along with this piece of land, but if he moved… there was only one path: a “great leap” forward.

Since things had come to this, he had no choice but to prepare for the challenge and brace himself to leap towards the land.

“Secondly, the best time to intercept an enemy is when they have not yet reached the airspace above their landing point.” Meng Jingchan spoke the second sentence when he had already appeared on the edge of the severed land, guarding the opponent’s path.

In this way… even if Xian Ye Wei Wang withstood the subsequent attack, he would likely be knocked back out, and would still fall to his death.

“Will I let you succeed!” Xian Ye Wei Wang roared, unleashing another move in mid-air, “Yatu Third Style. Tiger Piercer!”

Aside from the medicinal factors, as the captain of the Corpse Blade First Squad, Xian Ye Wei Wang’s own strength should not be underestimated. He had roughly guessed what was about to happen when he leapt up, so when he took “that step”, he was already ready to unleash his attack.

“The third point, and also the most important point.” At this time, Meng Jingchan said the third sentence, which was also the last sentence he said in this contest, “You must strike harder… only then can you determine the outcome.”

In that instant, Chan-ge’s eyes suddenly changed, his sword intent erupted, and the S-class skill [Jian Fu Kuang Ge] (Sword Rhapsody) suddenly appeared!