Sublime

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Zhang Fan let out a cold laugh; that hammer of hers only looked intimidating, but at the end of the day, she was just a grade 3 mind inquisitor.

He was also a grade 3 street fighter; as long as he got close, she would still be in for a world of hurt!

His unique skill, Tiger Form Fist, had reached the perfection grade of proficiency, where every strike could leave hidden force within the opponent's body, and five consecutive hits could detonate it, causing massive damage.

With this in mind, Zhang Fan had already charged in front of Bai Youyou, assuming the posture of the tiger fist as a massive phantom of a tiger emerged behind him, letting out a world-shaking roar.

Bai Youyou didn't even look at him; she threw a punch just as she brushed past him.

Zhang Fan smiled.

She actually dared to trade punches with him; she was overestimating herself.

He roared, gathering all his strength into one point as he stepped forward, and the fierce tiger behind him also roared and pounced, merging its punch force into his strike.

However, he soon found himself unable to smile as something that left him speechless occurred; the phantom of the giant tiger, at the moment it touched the girl's light punch, felt as if it were trying to shake a towering mountain, and the phantom shattered instantly!

Zhang Fan fell to his knees.

The youth coughed up blood as a punch print surged through his body and out his back, followed by a sweeping gale.

Even as he collapsed, his eyes were still filled with disbelief.

"A sublime 'Strike'?" Ince shouted excitedly. "It's Strike! Yes, that's right! Contestant Bai Youyou just used a basic attack!"

The bullet screen exploded instantly.

: "Did I see that right?"

: "This is the first time in my life I've seen someone train a basic attack to the maximum proficiency!"

: "How is that possible? That's the sublime level! You're telling me those ultimate moves could reach the sublime level if you pile enough resources into them, but I can't even imagine how many times you'd have to use a low-level skill like this to reach that level of proficiency."

: "It's impossible! Even counting the cases where you trigger a proficiency critical bonus, you'd have to throw at least a million punches! That would take at least a few years! How long has it been since the start of this season?"

: "There must be an inside deal, right? The Order Court definitely adjusted her values!"

: "666, she isn't even pretending anymore."

: "Theoretically, it is possible."

At this moment, a bullet screen began to analyze.

: "Some legacy grade secret arts can allow a skilled user to gain the insight of ten punches from a single one, but it still requires a massive amount of time to stack! This is something low-level players can't access, and top-tier contestants wouldn't waste their time on such things."

: "There are no mechanics, just pure values! A basic attack with a one-thousand-percent boost! One punch sent Brother Tiger to the ground!"

Glancing at Zhang Fan, whose eyes had become clear from the shock, the rogue brothers looked unruly.

Only a fool would go head-to-head; as members of the noble stealth class, they only needed to circle around the opponent's back and deliver a fatal blow!

"Kidney Strike!"

Two black shadows darted past Bai Youyou's side, and the rogue brothers appeared behind her, their twin blades slashing down together.

Bai Youyou looked back coldly; just one glance was enough to make both men break out in a cold sweat.

"What method will contestant Bai Youyou use to counter this time? Will she use mental storm, or perhaps a mental barrier or an elemental shield?" Ince's eyes widened, fearing he might miss a single movement of the black-haired girl.

"She used..."

"Sublime 'Block'??"

Ince's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Yes, that was right; Bai Youyou had used Block.

The effect of Block wasn't like a traditional RPG where it just stopped an incoming attack; instead, it granted the user a damage reduction effect for the duration of the block. The higher the proficiency grade, the longer the block lasted and the better the reduction effect.

And a sublime Block had a damage reduction effect of—

Ninety percent!

Bai Youyou raised her hand so casually, blocking the rogue brothers' long-prepared killing move; it was like a pebble falling into a vast lake, without creating any ripples.

Then, Bai Youyou swung her hammer—likewise a sublime Hammer Strike. Under the infinitely terrified gazes of the two, the volume of the giant hammer expanded countless times.

They tried to use Thief's Footwork to dodge, but they found the momentum of this hammer was like a tsunami, covering every corner of their world. No matter where they fled, they would be swallowed by this terrifying wave.

It was a seemingly casual blow that they had no way to avoid.

The duo's health bars were emptied, and they vanished as dissipating light.

Seeing three of his companions fall in a single exchange, the remaining magic-user panicked and hurriedly raised his hands.

"Explosive Fireball!"

Several fireballs condensed behind him and flew toward the black-haired girl all at once with a whistling sound.

Unexpectedly, Bai Youyou merely lit a small spark at her fingertips. Immediately after, the spark flared up and soared into the sky; all the fire elements within a radius of several meters were ignited, and the air began to accelerate its flow, converging frantically toward the center into a turbulent flame storm!

Unfortunately, her Fireball Bombardment was also at the sublime level.

Those pitiful fireballs were swallowed up before they even flew toward the girl, while Bai Youyou slammed the small sun condensed in her hand toward the magic-user.

"What kind of joke is this? Could it be that all her basic skills are at the sublime level?"

The sun expanded infinitely in his eyes, destroying everything in its path with unstoppable force.

The magic-user's face was extremely grim.

In his eyes, the black-haired girl had clearly become a devil without weaknesses; all offensives, flanking maneuvers, and defenses appeared pale and powerless before her.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but remember what a certain grandmaster had once said.

"When you train one basic skill to the sublime level, people will laugh at you."

"When you train all basic skills to the sublime level, people will fear you!"

The words of that grandmaster had been treated as a laughingstock countless times, but until today, the girl's appearance had forced them to re-examine the profound meaning contained in those words.

This magic-user continued to ponder this question until the moment he was obliterated by the light and heat.

In less than a minute, only Su Sheng was left on the field; no one had even managed to survive a single move from the girl's hand.

: "It's been a long time since I've seen such a simple crushing of values."

: "Is it possible that with the purest values, one can truly shatter all mechanics with monstrous strength?"

Unsurprisingly, Bai Youyou's Running was also at the sublime level. All of Wuqu's long-range attacks flew past her fluttering black hair; the girl turned into a bolt of black lightning, flashing repeatedly across the stage. With a plain and unadorned straight kick, Luxun, who was pouncing forward with bared fangs and claws, was instantly kicked into a mist of powder.

Seeing this, Wenqu tried to target Bai Youyou from a mental aspect, only to discover to his surprise that the girl was in a state of Meditation at all times. A majestic and magnificent dam had been built along the shores of her consciousness sea, stretching for thousands of miles!

Wenqu suffered a mental backlash and died as his body exploded.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Youyou had already arrived in front of Su Sheng.

Wuqu opened his arms to stand in front of his young master, still wanting to resist. Bai Youyou raised her hammer and swept it to the side, likewise scattering him with a single blow.

Feeling the sharp intent pressed against his throat, a drop of sweat slid down Su Sheng's forehead. He forced a smile and raised his hands in surrender.

"We lose."

At the same time, a bit of resentment rose in his heart.

In fact, he had thought of many strategies to deal with Bai Youyou at the beginning, but in the end, he hadn't even had time to use one before being pushed aside so easily by her.

"The winner of this Visiting Battle by Overstepping Authority is..." Ince was the first to regain his senses, his voice rising, "Light-Chaser Garden!"