Chapter 1245 Biting Back

The Dragon Tooth hit, seemingly just an ordinary attack. For a minor skill like Dragon Tooth, even with the strength of One Autumn Leaf, it wouldn't be worth focusing too much on exchanging blows, as the damage was insignificant. However, the crucial aspect of the Dragon Tooth attack was never the damage, but the hit-stun effect it inflicted. Dragon Tooth was arguably the most frequently used and widely applicable skill for a Battle Mage. It could be the starting point for any attack, and theoretically, any skill could follow it.

Theoretically...

Against One Autumn Leaf, turning theory into reality drastically reduced the possibilities.

Because One Autumn Leaf was too strong, including its resistance to various attributes, the hit-stun effect of Dragon Tooth was greatly weakened on him. This led to many Dragon Tooth combos becoming unusable against One Autumn Leaf. This was the true horror of a god-level character, and it wasn't just about basic stats like attack and defense. The powerful resistance severely limited the opponent's performance. And this limitation wasn't simply about piling up character attributes. The technical teams of each team would adjust the character's attributes to a state that best suited the user's characteristics. The aspects that the player wasn't good at would be compensated for by the character's attributes as much as possible; the methods that the player liked would be given the most effective support by the character.

Ye Xiu saw the problem between Sun Xiang and One Autumn Leaf in this.

The equipment One Autumn Leaf used after the change was still very powerful, but the compatibility with the player wasn't perfect. Strictly speaking, this imperfection couldn't even be considered a loophole. But in front of Ye Xiu, who was extremely familiar with Battle Mages and the original characteristics of One Autumn Leaf, it was gradually uncovered and eventually magnified into a loophole.

Ate a Dragon Tooth during the back hop?

To outsiders, this was nothing.

With One Autumn Leaf's powerful attributes, the hit-stun effect was fleeting. One Autumn Leaf happened to be in the middle of a back hop, giving the opponent no chance to capitalize on the hit-stun to perform a combo. This back hop looked like a very beautiful and successful dodge.

Everyone thought so. No one knew that the hit-stun effect of this attack wasn't important. The attack itself was the most important thing. Because before this, Sun Xiang himself had been hit with a hit-stun, which led to the Dragon Tooth hitting.

The Tianji (Celestial Strike) used two directional changes to exploit the slight disconnect between Sun Xiang and One Autumn Leaf. If it were the original One Autumn Leaf, Sun Xiang could have parried this attack.

But now, he couldn't dodge, and it was too late to parry. This was the scariest part of this attack.

Sun Xiang felt a blankness in his heart. One Autumn Leaf had already landed from the back hop. Lord Grim hadn't arrived yet, but the battle spear in his hand had already caught up. Magical energy swirled around it, and the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella seemed to transform into a giant dragon.

Soaring Dragon in the Sky!

On the spear form of the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, there was a large, offensive ultimate skill.

Although the skill was only at the lowest level, it was already a significant source of output damage in Lord Grim's skill list.

One Autumn Leaf quickly rolled to the side. Under Sun Xiang's control, his movements seemed a bit flustered.

Ye Xiu didn't expect this attack to hit. After Soaring Dragon in the Sky, he had hidden a follow-up. But at this time, the follow-up couldn't be used.

This guy... his dodging range is too large, isn't it?

The exaggeration of Sun Xiang's actions was a bit beyond Ye Xiu's expectations, and he didn't immediately make a clear counterattack. He seemed to be still thinking about the Dragon Tooth that had hit earlier.

Was his concentration disrupted?

This was truly an unexpected surprise.

Ye Xiu didn't expect that Sun Xiang's psychological state would have a problem after one attack. Lack of concentration led to slower reactions and deformed operations. In a high-level duel, these were fatal.

Lord Grim transformed the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella into a gun form, and boom, boom, boom, three shells from an anti-tank gun chased after One Autumn Leaf.

According to Sun Xiang's usual personality and style, he would have directly taken this attack head-on and crossed through it with his movement to launch a preemptive strike. But at this time, Sun Xiang's reaction was clearly half a beat slower. By the time he wanted to start operating, the shells were already in front of him. He had no choice but to roll, roughly dodging this bombardment.

Lord Grim had already killed his way in front, Tianji!

Sun Xiang's heart suddenly tightened. He hadn't figured out what had happened earlier, but he was sure that it wasn't a coincidence, and that Ye Xiu had done it intentionally. The double change of direction with that Tianji was to achieve the hit of the Dragon Tooth afterward. Although after that Dragon Tooth, there didn't seem to be any follow-up attacks. But that was just the last time. Would it be the same again?

Sun Xiang didn't dare to be negligent. Tianji attacked, and he chose to dodge.

Ye Xiu laughed. By giving up attacking to parry, and choosing to dodge, Sun Xiang was giving up his strengths.

Attacking to parry was the most suitable response for his personality, and the way he operated most smoothly. Dodging, of course, he was also very strong at, but this wasn't his preferred method. When he had a choice, Sun Xiang would rarely choose to dodge. But now, he was forced to fight in a way he didn't like.

It's easier than I thought!

Ye Xiu thought to himself, operating Lord Grim to continue chasing and attacking. A small detail in one Tianji wasn't enough to gain the upper hand in the entire situation. Ye Xiu had more to show Sun Xiang next. This was everything he had earned by having Lord Grim's health reduced to 10%.

Sun Xiang was completely dazed.

Ye Xiu's offensive wasn't that sharp, but it was very precise, hitting vital points with every move. It was like striking a snake at its seven-inch spot.

Sun Xiang felt very uncomfortable, a discomfort he had never experienced in his three years as a professional player.

It wasn't as if he had never fought Ye Xiu before. In the early days when he was still in the Yueyun team, they had faced off against Excellent Era three times, and Sun Xiang had had direct encounters with Ye Xiu in individual competitions twice.

Although he had lost both times, back then, Ye Xiu was using the character of the Battle God, One Autumn Leaf, while Sun Xiang was using an unglamorous professional character from a small to medium-sized team like Yueyun.

Although he lost, the matches were quite intertwined, and Sun Xiang had a great chance of winning the match.

If he had a character like One Autumn Leaf, maybe the outcome would have been different!

Many media outlets commented on this after the match. That season, Sun Xiang was the most eye-catching newcomer, using a very ordinary professional character to challenge the great god Ye Qiu and the Battle God One Autumn Leaf, only narrowly defeated by his opponent twice. Sun Xiang lost with honor.

If I had One Autumn Leaf, I would definitely win.

Not only did the media say this, but Sun Xiang himself really thought so in his heart.

Later, he really owned One Autumn Leaf. Ye Xiu left the team and announced his retirement because of his presence. This made Sun Xiang feel like a complete winner, and he looked forward to his era coming soon.

Then, under his leadership, Excellent Era was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, and was relegated...

What kind of embarrassment was this? Sun Xiang felt that it was really not easy for him to have survived it.

He really needed to prove himself again, but the Challenger League? Leading Excellent Era to return to the Alliance from the Challenger League, what kind of proof was this? This was as simple as eating for Excellent Era, not to mention that Excellent Era had also welcomed an All-Star player, Xiao Shiqin, after being relegated.

It seems I can only endure this year.

Sun Xiang originally thought so. Then there were rumors that Ye Xiu had formed his own team and would participate in the Challenger League.

This news was like a shot in the arm for Sun Xiang.

After Excellent Era replaced their ace player and their results only improved slightly, they directly played the big scene of being relegated. Sun Xiang also received a lot of controversy. It was normal to directly compare him with the former captain, Ye Xiu, who had left.

The club had always been firmly on his side, but what was the reality? Sun Xiang needed strong facts to illustrate this point.

The level of the Challenger League didn't constitute this fact. Sun Xiang could only endure until next year to return to the professional league and show off his power to shut up those who said he was inferior to Ye Xiu. But unexpectedly, he had the opportunity to meet in the Challenger League, which made the meaning of the Challenger League sublime for Sun Xiang. For him, this was a stage for the two to compete. In this arena, how would Ye Xiu's team perform? And how would Excellent Era, led by him, perform? Until the final direct collision between the two sides, that would be the biggest climax. He and the media liked this climax.

Back then, he lost because his character was inferior to One Autumn Leaf. But now, he has One Autumn Leaf, so it's time to let Ye Xiu see how powerful his Battle God will be.

At this time, the two sides were on the field. Sun Xiang wasn't in a hurry to defeat his opponent. He was like a cat playing with a mouse, showing that he had more than enough energy. He wouldn't be satisfied with just winning the game. He also wanted everyone to see that defeating Ye Xiu was just a piece of cake for him.

But now... how could this be?

"Another hit, this is a Draw Sword, following One Autumn Leaf's dodging movement, making a very accurate prediction attack. What's going on? We certainly know that the 10% health outburst is just a joke, but why from the moment Lord Grim's health drops to 10%, Sun Xiang is really at a complete disadvantage? Although Lord Grim didn't complete any combos, his dominance on the field is very obvious. Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf looks like he's struggling. What's going on?" The commentator Pan Lin loudly explained the current situation, but he didn't get the response he expected. He turned his head to look at his commentary partner, Li Yibo from Excellent Era, who had a bewildered expression, obviously completely unprepared for such a scene. Before, he had been singing praises for Sun Xiang, praising how well Sun Xiang was playing, and how effectively he was controlling and suppressing Ye Xiu.

How could Ye Xiu have turned the tide in the blink of an eye, and the overwhelming dominant position was so clear and terrifying?

What's going on? You ask me, I still want to ask someone! Li Yibo felt that he was almost depressed from commentating on today's game.