Chapter 75 Level 75 New Skills

Level 75 new skills are something that every player, even every pro player, will study. No matter the skill level, what's researched will always be something new. It's just that those with high skill levels will use it very effectively, while those with lower skill levels will find their tactics more easily neutralized. At the level of pro players, the things they research can no longer be simply categorized as right or wrong, high or low. What matters is suitability. Every player has a different style, every character has different attributes, and they might each use a skill in a unique way. Changes beyond the established routines come from this. Every player will make adjustments based on their own style and strengths.

Qiu Fei is no longer the trainee he once was. He had always looked forward to standing on the arena stage with his character, and from the very beginning, he didn't blindly imitate others. He has his own understanding and techniques for the Battle Mage. Now, with the level 75 new skills, Ye Xiu will certainly do his research, but he may not be able to completely deduce how every player will use them. He certainly knows Qiu Fei very well, but as Li Yibo analyzed, the growth potential of young players is unpredictable. After more than a year of growth, coupled with his understanding and application of the new skills, Qiu Fei has finally developed his own routine.

Falling Flower Palm!

Battle Format slid forward and struck the Thousand Chance Umbrella with a palm. Besides neutralizing damage, shields are more effective at resisting knockback attacks. However, this effect is directly proportional to the weight of the shield. The Thousand Chance Umbrella can achieve such light and rapid form changes, so its weight shouldn't be high. This much could be determined. Therefore, Qiu Fei believed that the shield form at this moment couldn't prevent the knockback effect of a Falling Flower Palm.

Sure enough, with one palm strike, Lord Grim was forced to retreat. And Qiu Fei manipulated this Falling Flower Palm to have an upward sliding angle. As Lord Grim retreated, the Thousand Chance Umbrella's cover was raised even higher, exposing a large space in the lower body. This was the effect Qiu Fei wanted. A Tyrannical Sweep was unleashed directly. Although he couldn't see it completely, Qiu Fei knew that this strike would sweep across Lord Grim, coordinating with Lord Grim's forced retreat.

But at this moment, the Thousand Chance Umbrella suddenly closed, and the tip of the umbrella turned into a muzzle again. With a bang, a shot was fired. Qiu Fei reacted quickly as well. Battle Format twisted his body while executing Tyrannical Sweep to dodge the shot. However, Lord Grim used the recoil from the shot to accelerate his retreat. This Tyrannical Sweep from Battle Format ultimately missed by a hair.

"Oh dear... this really is, the Thousand Chance Umbrella's transformations are too unexpected." Pan Lin regretted that Qiu Fei's attack hadn't hit.

"The key is that its form changes are also very fast, completing in an instant," said Li Yibo.

"But Qiu Fei's offensive hasn't stopped!" Pan Lin shouted.

Dragon Breaks the Army!

Battle Format charged straight ahead with a Dragon Breaks the Army. However, it seemed that Ye Xiu had predicted this attack. Lord Grim had forcibly changed direction while retreating, but he didn't expect that this Dragon Breaks the Army's charge wasn't a straight line either. It actually had a slight arc. Lord Grim, whose figure had deviated, finally fell within the Dragon Breaks the Army's charge trajectory. This time, there was no way to dodge. In a hurry, Ye Xiu could only have Lord Grim use a block. This fully maxed defensive skill could negate the damage of this Dragon Breaks the Army, but under the Dragon Breaks the Army's powerful impact and judgment, Lord Grim's right arm holding the blade was knocked aside. The entire character was still in a state of significant backward lean during the repeated knockback. This was already a state of stiffness.

"Beautiful!" Pan Lin exclaimed. He didn't expect that after the previous attack failed, Qiu Fei's attack would hit so quickly.

"Yes, this strike was used with great rhythm. Qiu Fei guessed that Ye Xiu would make Lord Grim dodge, but whether it would be to the left or the right? I don't think he was sure, but he still made Dragon Breaks the Army follow an arc. It's like diving for a penalty kick. Left or right, he's betting on a direction. Qiu Fei is playing very decisively!" said Li Yibo.

"If this strike doesn't hit, it will probably leave a big opening," said Pan Lin.

"That's for sure, but now he's bet correctly, so he's seized the opportunity. Glory is so wonderful," said Li Yibo, very intoxicated.

"Yes, although Ye Xiu quickly used a block to parry this attack and avoid damage, he was still knocked into a stiff state by Dragon Breaks the Army. Qiu Fei has already unleashed a combo," Pan Lin called out. "Sky Strike lifts him into the air, using magic chaser attacks to maintain the target's levitation and stiffness. This is a traditional Battle Mage combo, but this combo is very difficult!"

"That's right. It's precisely because this style of play is extremely difficult that it eventually led to the development of 'Chaos Ball Style,' which is easier to master. It has considerable power and is now used by more players. This original, more rigid style of play is used less and less," said Li Yibo.

"But this style of play is said to be theoretically unsolvable," said Pan Lin.

"Theoretically," Li Yibo chuckled. "Even Ye Qiu in his prime only seemed to have infinitely comboed someone to death with this style of play once, right?"

"Haha, the number one classic in Glory history. I've seen that video. It's very exciting," said Pan Lin.

"Yes, classics can't be replicated. Even Ye Qiu himself hasn't been able to reproduce that kind of performance since then. Generally speaking, it's considered a good performance if this style of play can seamlessly combo for more than ten hits," said Li Yibo.

"But we know that with Chaos Ball Style, it's not difficult to unleash more than fifteen hits in a short period of time," said Pan Lin.

"Yes, Chaos Ball Style has greater burst power and is easier to operate. In terms of actual combat effectiveness, I personally think it's more practical than this traditional style of play," said Li Yibo.

"But now Qiu Fei has chosen this harder-to-control style of play."

"This is probably the only option. Chaos Ball Style also has a prerequisite: magic chaser must be accumulated. At least four or more must be floating around. But Ye Xiu has intentionally controlled the contact in his attacks, preventing Qiu Fei from creating chasers. Qiu Fei had no choice but to use this style of play."

"Then, why doesn't he switch to another attack routine?"

"Uh... after all, if this operation can link up more than a dozen hits, the output is still quite considerable. Qiu Fei probably doesn't want to miss the opportunity he's managed to seize."

"Yes, he's playing quite well right now."

"Yes, steady and unhurried. This is already the seventh attack."

"Eight hits."

"Generally speaking, it's not a problem to get ten hits. It just depends on how long he can maintain it afterward."

While the two commentators were discussing, Qiu Fei had already completed a ten-hit combo. He stared intently at the screen, not daring to relax in the slightest. He knew the difficulty of this style of play, and he knew how thoroughly his opponent had studied it. But it was because of his thoroughness that this style of play had been developed to a flawless state.

Ten hits!

The minimum requirement had been reached, but Qiu Fei still didn't dare to relax. He had a rare opportunity, and he wanted to squeeze out as much damage as possible.

Eleven hits, twelve hits, thirteen hits...

The combo continued. To be honest, Qiu Fei couldn't feel how difficult it was anymore. His brain seemed to have frozen, stopped thinking. The operations were being performed subconsciously, one after another, keeping Lord Grim always at the tip of his spear, keeping the chasers floating and dancing around his body, ready at any moment.

Fifteen hits, sixteen hits. Qiu Fei felt excitement. He felt that his condition today was exceptionally good. Originally, he was planning to find an opportunity to end with a big move around this point, but now, he felt that he was fully capable of continuing.

Combo him to death?

Pan Lin and Li Yibo had brought up this topic, and the audience was anticipating it, but Qiu Fei hadn't thought about it.

One more hit!

He only had this one thought in his mind. One hit. He was only pursuing one hit, but he kept pursuing one hit after another. Twenty hits!

Qiu Fei's Battle Format, facing an expert of Battle Mages, had forcibly achieved a twenty-hit combo.

The roar from the audience that was enough to overturn the stadium began again. The Excellent Era fans felt无比自豪 at this moment. They had so many excellent players. They were invincible.

But at this moment, a slight deviation finally appeared in the twenty-first hit.

No one noticed this deviation, not even Qiu Fei himself. He was already operating the next hit. The commentators and the audience were also anticipating the next hit.

But when this strike was sent out, Qiu Fei saw Lord Grim's movements.

Twenty-second hit?

Qiu Fei's mind was one step ahead, questioning.

The attack hit, but Lord Grim had already turned into a cloud of smoke.

Shadow Clone Technique!

Qiu Fei realized it. The first thing he thought of was defending against his back. But the attack came from below his feet.

Earth Shattering Strike!

Lord Grim emerged from the earth, hitting with one strike. Then, a knee strike sent Battle Format flying into the air. The offensive was launched. In the blink of an eye, the comboer and the comboed had switched positions. Battle Format floated into the air, and Lord Grim began a series of skill performances.

The audience, who had been uniformly counting the number of hits for Qiu Fei, had that "twenty-two" stuck in their throats, unable to be fully shouted out, the moment Lord Grim's shadow clone was scattered. In an instant, the technical statistics that soared up were no longer the combo statistics of Battle Format.

"What a pity." Pan Lin didn't worry about Qiu Fei at this moment, but only regretted the interruption of the wonderful combo.

"To be able to bring a Battle Mage's combo to this extent in front of Ye Xiu, he is already very, very outstanding. Only Ye Xiu can grasp that instant of flaw."

Li Yibo said this with confidence, but where was that instant of flaw? In fact, he didn't know at all. The reason he dared to say with certainty that Qiu Fei had revealed a flaw, even though he hadn't seen it himself, was ultimately because he also believed that if this old-fashioned style of play, repeatedly researched and determined by Ye Xiu, was executed perfectly, it would be unsolvable.