Chen Tian watched the fiery explosion before him. He summoned his dual blades and looked at Huo Yan Bao Lie, who praised, "Kid, you're quite something to make me take action. You should be proud."
"Hmph! Who do you think you are? You want me to let you act? If it weren't for this move, you would have died under my attacks long ago. And you're still so arrogant."
Chen Tian retorted. Huo Yan Bao Lie paid no mind and said, "Kid, hand over the pair of wings in your backpack, and I'll let bygones be bygones. If you refuse, don't blame me for sending you to the underworld to claim it myself!"
"You have so many good things in your backpack, I'd be happy to accept any of them dropping," Huo Yan Bao Lie said with greedy eyes on Chen Tian. Chen Tian merely smiled without a word.
What a joke. He was in cold mode! Death wouldn't cause item drops, only consume his lifespan upon revival. Therefore, Chen Tian had no intention of dying again, as lifespan was irretrievable.
Chen Tian curiously asked, "I'm just curious, how can you see the items in my backpack?"
In the game Era of Time, a player's backpack was hidden from others. Even when players viewed attributes, they appeared as question marks, making it impossible to discern the contents. Yet, this guy somehow knew what was in his backpack. It was truly bizarre.
Chen Tian then activated his divine eyes, instantly revealing Huo Yan Bao Lie's attribute interface. He then looked at the skills section and understood. The opponent had created a skill with the ability to see through things. This skill allowed him to view other players' backpacks. Chen Tian was truly shocked. Could such a skill be self-created?
Chen Tian felt this skill was even more like a cheat than his own, as backpack items were essentially the core of a player, containing materials, rewards, and more. If this were known, people would undoubtedly team up to kill him to obtain the items they desired.
Chen Tian didn't say anything more. His dual blades appeared again. Seeing Chen Tian's expression, Huo Yan Bao Lie rebuked, "It seems I need to take action myself to deal with you."
Then, from the gaps between each finger of his hands, flying knives appeared. As Huo Yan Bao Lie swung his arms, more than a dozen streaks of flying knife light shot towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian's dual blades danced, emitting clinking sounds as the flying knives struck them and were deflected.
However, Huo Yan Bao Lie's arms didn't stop swinging, unleashing flying knives as if they were free. They shot out madly, instantly creating a rain of flying knives before Chen Tian. Chen Tian's dual blades, imbued with divine fire, vanished. A pair of golden quality weapons appeared – black dual blades. The blades were covered in dragon scale patterns, with dragon heads at the pommel. Black, swirling patterns wound around the handles. The blades were three feet long, appearing heavy but feeling surprisingly light.
A terrifying power and a sharp glint emanated from them. These dual blades were a reward Chen Tian received for defeating a boss. At the same time, Chen Tian had reverted to his Dual Blade Assassin profession. With the black dragon-scaled dual blades, he unleashed a sweep, and a black dragon tail whipped out, causing explosions everywhere. The rain of flying knives before Chen Tian shattered.
Chen Tian scoffed, "Is this all you've got? The Sky Blade profession isn't that impressive, is it?"
"Kid, don't get too arrogant." Huo Yan Bao Lie, angered by Chen Tian's provocation, once again summoned countless flying knives, which stacked together. Silver-white dual blades appeared in his hands. He then charged straight at Chen Tian. Seeing Huo Yan Bao Lie's intention, Chen Tian became even more disdainful. Did he think he was qualified to duel with dual blades?
Chen Tian had been playing with dual blades since he first entered the game. After countless boss battles, his strength was vastly different now. The advantages of the Sky Blade profession were its flying knives and dual blades. However, both modes had very few skills, perhaps only three per mode. This was a drawback of the profession, but the seamless switching between modes often caught opponents off guard.
Chen Tian's dual blades also swung, instantly transforming into an attack that charged towards Huo Yan Bao Lie. Since the opponent wanted to duel with dual blades, he would oblige.
The two clashed. Chen Tian's dual blades were as agile as a viper, while Huo Yan Bao Lie's were like a battlefield general, fierce and unyielding. As they continuously collided, Chen Tian found an opening. He swept his left dual blade towards the opponent's neck. However, Huo Yan Bao Lie reacted in time, arching his body to dodge. Simultaneously, the blade of his left dual blade became stuck with Chen Tian's dual blades, and his right dual blade instantly transformed into countless flying knives that shot towards Chen Tian.
At the same time, his fist struck out. Chen Tian, unfazed, had his right dual blade detach and swirl around his body, forming a barrier of blade energy to resist the flying knives. Skill: Dual Blade Guard. This skill could also be used with a single dual blade, but the barrier's defense would be halved. After all, the Dual Blade Guard was most powerful when both blades were used together.
As Chen Tian saw cracks appearing in the barrier, he threw out his fist, which collided directly with Huo Yan Bao Lie's. A wave of energy surged, and both were forced back. Chen Tian looked at Huo Yan Bao Lie, who once again stacked his flying knives into dual blades.
Chen Tian found it interesting. The opponent could switch modes so quickly. It would take most Sky Blade players a long time to achieve this, but Huo Yan Bao Lie seemed to do it with ease. Huo Yan Bao Lie, though momentarily shocked, suppressed his internal surprise. He possessed level sixty attributes and was in a stalemate with this player whose name he couldn't even clearly discern. Who was this player?
Chen Tian noticed Huo Yan Bao Lie's lapse in concentration and immediately attacked. Distraction in combat was a grave mistake, and Chen Tian was no gentleman who would wait for his opponent to regain his senses. He struck decisively. His dual blades flashed and slashed downwards. By the time Huo Yan Bao Lie reacted, Chen Tian was already before him. He inwardly exclaimed, "Not good!"
Then, his dual blades exploded, and countless flying knives swirled around his body, forming a dense barrier of flying knives that protected him. Chen Tian's dual blades struck the barrier, and Chen Tian's expression turned to shock. Then, the barrier exploded, and the flying knives shattered. With two soft thuds, the dual blades still sliced into Huo Yan Bao Lie's body.
Chen Tian's mouth twitched. What could he say? Was he too lucky, or was the opponent too unlucky? He had triggered the ignore defense ability, which had only a one percent chance of activating, yet it had activated. A one percent chance was incredibly small, and yet it had occurred. This was the reason for Chen Tian's astonishment.