Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 152 Psionic Elite

For Li Yelai, the fourth awakening was undoubtedly a huge boost to his strength.

Mimicry - Crimson Thunder Dragon Claw.

This not only made up for Li Yelai's lack of ranged attack methods, but also gave him the opportunity to unleash his strongest damage!

Unfortunately, achieving this level of damage requires many steps, which are unlikely to be completed in actual combat.

"Captain, are you alright?" Li Yelai asked, looking at the wound on Yang Chen's hand. "I told you this kind of experiment is unreliable. How can you examine injuries like this?"

In order to test Li Yelai's strongest attack, Yang Chen refused Li Yelai's request to use a metal target and instead chose to experience it himself.

Without dodging, he took Li Yelai's strongest lightning strike head-on!
This is what left his palms a bloody mess.

Yang Chen looked at his wound and smiled, "No need, with my physique and abilities, I'll recover quickly."

Then, his blood surged, and blue smoke rose from the wound, as if his blood was burning.

Meanwhile, the wound on my palm began to heal, new granulation tissue grew in the wound, and it quickly scabbed over to stop the bleeding.

This is the sixth awakening ability of the True Martial Path: Undying Blood Flame!
It can consume one's own physical strength and spiritual energy to heal one's injuries.

However, due to the high cost of this rare ability, theoretically, the owner will not use it immediately to recover from injuries during combat.

Otherwise, failure may occur due to the depletion of psionic energy and physical strength.

But for Yang Chen, this was not a problem.

He often fought the enemy while recovering from his injuries.

The enemy is dead, and his injuries have healed. I wonder if this counts as a suppression without injury?
He was originally a sixth-level True Martial expert, and the person with the strongest physique in the East City branch.

In Captain Moonshadow's words: This guy's tough as nails, making men quite envious. But even his brain is tough, which is infuriating!

Hmm. Captain Moonshadow's last sentence was probably tinged with personal emotion.
In short, Captain Yang Chen is a super strong man who can go toe-to-toe with the Imperial Guard Insects just by his physical strength!
With the blessing of his Vajra Body and Martial Saint form, his defensive capabilities are extremely strong.

Furthermore, after making a deal with a forbidden item, as long as there are no wounds on his body, he will be blessed by some mysterious power, continuously increasing his defensive strength. Even if the enemy is very strong and breaks through his defenses, he has the Undying Blood Flame to heal his wounds and continue to receive the blessing.

With high output, extremely strong defense, and recovery, this generation's champion is notoriously difficult to deal with!
Captain Yang Chen had taken the art of stacking armor to its extreme.

At this moment, Yang Chen looked at his blood-stained arm and said, "Very good power, and it hasn't even reached its limit yet. However, while the power is strong, it also has many limitations. You'll probably have a hard time achieving these conditions during the battle."

Li Yelai nodded: "Yes, unless there is sufficient time and resources, it is very difficult to have the opportunity to use it."

The fact that this move was able to break through Yang Chen's defense means that its output has exceeded the scope of a fourth- or even fifth-awareness psionicist.

However, to unleash this attack, one must maximize all of Li Yelai's skills and have ample power, or even better, during a thunderstorm.

"Don't be discouraged. At least you've developed some tactical thinking. If you can successfully unleash this move, a Five-Senses user will definitely die." Yang Chen commented, "A Six-Senses user has little chance of hitting. Unless he's forced to take the hit head-on, if they don't have my level of defense, a direct hit will leave them severely injured, if not dead!"

This is extremely high praise! Especially since it was spoken by the champion himself, it shows how powerful Li Yelai's move was.

Li Yelai nodded happily.

Then, Yang Chen continued, "In short, you have reached the fourth level of awakening. Your understanding of the Void Realm has taken a step further, and your level of life has also reached a higher level. But don't be too ambitious. Your next task is to practice new psionic techniques."

After the four senses, psionicists can master other psionic techniques besides 'Psionic Barrier Differentiation' and 'Air Stepping'.

'Psionic Resilience' allows the psionic barrier to change its shape, enhancing its defensive capabilities.

The psionic barrier will be more robust; with the same strength, simply by changing some structures, it can withstand much more damage. It can even protect others simultaneously.

Within the 71st Fog of Calamity, a fourth-sense psionicist used Fortitude to extend the psionic barrier to its maximum extent, protecting a squad of human soldiers. The insectoid swarm would have to break through the psionic barrier to kill the human soldiers.

The second type is 'Psionic Enhancement,' which imbues weapons or items with more psionic energy, making them sharper or heavier.

Captain Yang Chen, for example, excels at throwing, but doesn't necessarily need weapons made of psionic energy or extraordinary materials. His psionic refinement is even more skillful; he can penetrate a wall with a pencil. He even has a precedent of cutting an enemy's weapon with a piece of paper.

Now that Li Yelai has reached the fourth level of awareness, it's time for him to master these skills.

"I don't know how long it will take to master it," Li Yelai tried hard to recall the combat techniques from the mask illusion.

Unfortunately, neither Xiang Yu nor Huo Qubing seemed to have memorized this technique; it seems they would have to figure it out themselves.

Li Yelai subconsciously thought of Cheese. In the beginning, it was she who taught him psionic skills. He wondered how she was doing.

Li Yelai was pondering this in his heart when Yang Chen continued, "As for the ceremony, we will inform you later."

The ritual refers to the ceremony of becoming a night watchman.

During the ceremony, Li Yelai will officially become a Night Watchman and receive a black trench coat representing his Night Watchman status.

Although this trench coat isn't a psionic weapon, its value is comparable to a C-grade psionic weapon, boasting multiple functions and considerable psionic resistance. Its only weakness is its lack of physical defense.

Li Yelai nodded.

"As for the Night Scout group, you probably already know which group you're best suited for. It's up to you to work things out with them," Yang Chen said.

"Speaking of which, Captain, shouldn't our team enter the Black Prison to suppress the forbidden object?" Li Yelai asked.

“In terms of timing, it’s true that our whole team needs to enter the Black Prison,” Yang Chen replied with a smile. “But after you brought back the Spirit Slayers, the security level of the Black Prison has greatly improved. So there’s no need for the whole team to enter the Black Prison to guard it. And you have an Ark mission to handle, so you don’t need to go into the Black Prison this time.”

"Spiritbreaker," Sister Jie said, "we have to thank Black Umbrella. If he hadn't been plotting to double-cross us, the Flying Gunman's information wouldn't have been exposed."

On the contrary, it brought enormous benefits to the official authorities of Jucheng.

The Soul Reaper, a miracle of humanity, is the nemesis of almost all forbidden things.

As long as she is nearby, the power of the illusory realm is locked down. No matter how powerful a forbidden object that is not alive is, it becomes an ordinary thing.

Even living forbidden objects lose much of their power. Even out-of-control forbidden objects will quickly return to normal in the face of a Spirit Absolute.

Except for a very few highly dangerous and forbidden items, none of the others can resist the nun's soul-severing effect.

This significantly reduced the security pressure on the black prison.

The authorities are currently considering moving all the forbidden items in the Black Prison together, to be jointly guarded by the Exorcists and some psychics.

Then, Yang Chen asked, "Speaking of which, you're not at your peak yet. Have you arranged your mount?"

Indeed, although Li Yelai was a spearman, he was a lancer cavalryman at his peak.

"I've already contacted Black Umbrella inside the Ark. Once my transaction is complete, he can forge a new mount for me. My Old Horse II!" Li Yelai also showed an expectant look. He had just traded a heart with Chu He today, and he didn't know how many days he would have to wait for the Heavenly Comet Qilin.

"Wait!" Yang Chen's face stiffened: "Old Ma No. 2? Isn't your mount that Heavenly Comet Qilin?"

As the team leader, Yang Chen was one of the few people authorized to inquire about Li Yelai's covert operations. Li Yelai had nothing to hide from him. He had seen the photo of Tianhui Qilin.

It was an extraordinary creature with sharp wings and silver scales all over its body. Although it was not a Qilin, it looked very similar. What did it have to do with a horse, or an old horse?
“Yes. That was my second mount, so I named it Old Horse No. 2 in advance.” Li Yelai nodded and said, “This is to commemorate my beloved Old Horse No. 1, also known as the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed.”

"Old Ma No. 1 and White Moonlight are completely unrelated, okay? Your White Moonlight was ridden to death by you!" Yang Chen complained, "Also, the name you came up with is really awful."

Did Yang Chen accidentally drive a car?
“There’s no other way, Captain,” Li Yelai paused, “I have a vehicle killer.”

"Hmm~~~" Yang Chen understood; he suddenly realized what Li Yelai was thinking.

If there are vehicle killers, even the Heavenly Comet Qilin could fall victim to them and suffer the same fate as the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed.

Then it will be Old Ma's turn, number three, or even number four.

Damn it, this rare summoned creature has become a consumable item for Li Ye.

I wonder what number Lao Ma will be when Li Yelai is promoted to captain?
Yang Chen thought to himself, but said aloud, "Don't worry, maybe the Sky Comet Qilin can withstand your vehicle killer?"

That's close! Even a colossal creature as thick as an earth dragon was ridden to death, wasn't it?

Then, Yang Chen said, "Getting off topic, since you have a mount, you might want to practice throwing spears. With the mount's acceleration, the power might even be increased. Also, with Old Ma Er... oops, you've led me astray. With the movement speed of the Heavenly Comet Qilin, the effective attack range of your Crimson Thunder Dragon Claw can be changed."

Li Yelai nodded, "That's true."

The weakness of the Dragon Claw is its slow activation time; it's not an instantaneous attack. At close range, enemies might interrupt or interfere. At long range, you might miss your shot.

Li Yelai wasn't a master archer. Although he had acquired the archery and mounted archery skills of the Overlord and the Champion Marquis, shooting wasn't just about technique; it also required constant training and practice. Furthermore, archery and spear throwing were two different things. He needed to train hard from now on.

With a mount, you can activate your abilities at a distance. Once the dragon claws are unleashed, you'll be at close to medium range, within the fastest attack range!
Imagine Li Yelai clad in radiant armor, riding the Heavenly Comet Qilin, wielding a crimson thunder spear as he slashes through the air, precisely striking down his enemies.
That makes things much easier.
"I will go for special training later," Li Yelai nodded.

“I happen to be an expert in throwing weapons.” Yang Chen immediately gave Li Yelai two thousand training spears and pointed to the newly erected metal cube in the distance, saying, “You can also practice your ‘Psionic Elite’ technique at the same time. Get familiar with it for now. When you can pierce the metal cube with the spear, you will have mastered ‘Elite’. After you wear out all two thousand spears, you will have a feel for it.”

“Pierce metal.” Li Ye looked at the cork javelin and then at the metal cube in the distance.

"Yes, to pierce metal, you have to control the psionic energy and structure injected into the object. Make the spear sharper and heavier so that it can destroy objects harder than itself. You have to be careful about this. If you inject too much psionic energy, the spear will break. If you inject too little, the psionic energy will dissipate in mid-air and eventually lose its power." As Yang Chen spoke, he picked up a spear and casually threw it, piercing through most of the metal cube in the distance.

Most of the spear was embedded in the metal cube, with the remaining tail protruding and trembling slightly, like a musical string that had stopped playing.

“Back then, I also lacked ranged attack methods. Our True Martial Path abilities mostly relied on physical enhancement and strength development, with almost no ranged means. So, I came up with this method.” Yang Chen sighed softly, “At that time, I didn’t know any throwing techniques, and it was Fuyou who taught me.”

Floating Cheese's cousin. A member of the team who had already died, killed by Yang Chen himself.
Li Yelai felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

Yang Chen continued, "After two thousand of these, I've mastered the refinement of spiritual energy and developed a strong feel for it. I hope you can do it even faster."

Li Yelai nodded. Diligence can make up for lack of talent. Even if he didn't have any talent, he should still see some results from practicing like this.

Yang Chen then left the training room.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai informed his friends that he had become a Four-Senses Psionicist.

Bai Yang: [That's fast! Great! Come visit my group sometime!]
Xinghuo: [Six, Night Bro! You're already at the fourth awakening? Is Night no longer going to take over?]
Shadow Stream: [Wow, Night Bro! Awesome!]
Detective: [If you don't collect your fees all night, how can you still take on freelance work?]
Heavy Cavalry: [Congratulations]
Doll: [Great! I'll bring you something delicious tonight (o▽)o]
Cheese did not respond; she was currently outside the signal coverage area of ​​the giant city and had no idea when she received the message.

She became a night watchman much earlier, so she must have already entered the restricted area's radiation zone.

The ultimate goal of the Night-Bound City, or rather, the Great City, was to reclaim lost territory.

In reality, after the calamity, the concept of nation-states disappeared from the world. Only colossal cities stood tall.

Li Yelai was not a person of that era; he could only watch from history as that country went from backwardness to prosperity.

Although he did not know the beauty of that country, he knew that in that country, people did not have to live in war and danger.

And that is enough for him to fight for!

So, Li Yelai put down the communicator, picked up the training javelin, and threw it at the metal cube in the distance!

(End of this chapter)