I will be stronger after the remake

"That's what they say, but they can't control their instincts," Yu Shujiang pondered. "I really don't know how those magical girls manage to fight while preventing wardrobe malfunctions?"

“They have holy light protecting them, of course they’re not afraid,” Ma Feiyan said.

Feng Maimai suggested, "I suggest either trying to overcome your shame through exercise, or switching to pants that allow for easier movement."

Ma Feiyan added, "You can also wear leggings underneath."

Yu Shujiang sighed, "Leggings have no dreams."

Ma Feiyan disagreed: "A shut-in's dream can be rolled up with toilet paper and thrown into the trash can."

As the three were talking, the situation on the field changed again.

It seemed that summoning the ice dragon had consumed too much spiritual energy, as Tang Ping's breathing became rapid, and she was also affected by the airflow, causing her to lose her balance for a moment.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yuan Ji rushed forward to close the distance and was about to launch an attack with his halberd.

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you attacking me? Are you trying to rebel? Tang Ping is right behind you, what's wrong with your eyesight? Can't you tell the difference between a monkey's butt and a red light?"

Hu Ze suddenly appeared in front of Yuan Ji, and seemed to be frightened by his imposing presence, turning pale and shrinking back.

In an instant, Yuan Ji's perception was distorted, and he truly believed that the other party was Hu Ze, forcibly sheathing his halberd and ceasing his attack.

"Don't worry about it. You suddenly interfered in someone else's fight, so it's your own fault for getting your leg crippled. Do you prefer a wheelchair or crutches?"

Yuan Ji retorted sarcastically, instinctively wanting to turn around, but his intuition told him something was wrong and that danger was imminent.

"wrong!"

Yuan Ji's eyes instantly transformed into tiger eyes, their sharp light surging. His mental shock was like a sharp sword cleaving through the illusion, causing "Hu Ze" to stiffen and instantly reveal his true form.

However, the magic had already been successfully cast, and dozens of hair-like ice needles shot out. Yuan Ji was caught off guard and hurriedly swung his halberd to create a tornado to deflect the ice needles, but he still took several hits.

"Heavenly Will Sword Technique!"

After breaking free from the mental intimidation, Tang Ping let out a loud shout and initiated close combat for the first time. He wielded the Tianjing Sword and slashed at the whirlwind in front of him. Frost flowers bloomed where the sword passed, creating a vacuum channel.

"clang!"

With the clang of metal clashing, the Heavenly Crystal Sword and the Azure Dragon Halberd clashed. The old Yuan Ji was no match for the fully charged Tang Ping and was sent flying backward by the impact.

Meanwhile, having heard that the Public Security Bureau had borrowed his training facility, Fu Zhengyi, as the host, felt obliged to show his face and say hello, and stepped into the room.

Chapter 102 True Dragon Spirit

Fu Zhengyi entered the venue, glanced at the two who were facing off, and said knowingly, "Judging from this, they're about to have a showdown. I didn't expect to arrive at just the right time."

Tang Ping and Yuan Ji both noticed Fu Zhengyi's arrival, but neither of them paid him any attention, as if they didn't care about him at all.

"You're not the only one who can use illusion magic."

Yuan Ji planted the Azure Dragon Halberd into the ground, formed hand seals, and began to seriously perform his spiritual arts.

Previously, she used the psychic power "Tiger Appears with the Wind" to manipulate airflow, either to make herself fly or to enhance the power of the halberd. On the surface, it looks like a spiritual technique, but it is actually the effect of psychic power and does not require a spellcasting process.

The next moment, four identical figures appeared around her, each holding a Azure Dragon Halberd, and they all rushed towards Tang Ping.

Tang Ping frowned slightly, thinking that this illusion was a bit idiotic. Even a fool would know that the four summoned figures were illusions. He decided to ignore them and just keep an eye on the real body.

At the same time, he felt that Yuan Ji would not do such a stupid thing. Being unintelligent and being stupid are two different things. Once someone has actually used it once, he should understand that this illusion can only be used to block the view and has no deceptive effect.

Could these four illusions also possess physical attack capabilities, similar to the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu in Naruto?

Tang Ping's thoughts raced, and she realized a possibility. Looking at the surrounding ice, she saw the reflections on the surface and discovered the truth—

Yuan Ji's true form had somehow swapped with one of the illusions, blending into the four charging figures, while the one left behind was merely an illusion.

Tang Ping guessed that the opponent must have used the psionic ability "Tiger Skin Shedding" to exchange spaces. She couldn't help but sigh that the opponent was really going all out. It was just an ordinary sparring match—using Tiger Skin Shedding would come at the cost of skin damage.

He originally planned to turn the tables and set a trap to lure Yuan Ji into it, but then he thought that it would be a waste for such a good tactic to be exposed in an ordinary sparring match, especially since there was someone he believed to be a "traitor" present, so he couldn't expose himself.

Tang Ping immediately changed her mind, using the spiritual energy "Campfire Fox Cry" to transform into Yu Shujiang. Then, she activated the Water Spirit Orb to transform into a giant arc-shaped ice shield, protecting her body completely, as if she had become a small ice fortress.

Seeing this, Fu Zhengyi agreed, saying, "If we can't tell which one is the real body, we might as well not try to judge and choose the safest defensive method. That's a way to deal with it that we can't go wrong."

Yuan Ji made the same judgment, realizing that maintaining the illusion was meaningless, so he immediately made the five figures overlap and broke through with brute force.

"It's no use. The ice shield can block slashes, but it can't stop impacts."

The Azure Dragon Halberd crashed down, instantly sending ice shards flying and creating a large gash. However, the Water Spirit Orb could freely change its shape, and the ice shield healed in an instant.

"Let's see how many hits you can take!"

Yuan Ji gripped the halberd with both hands, his arm muscles bulging, and swung it down like a sledgehammer, unleashing thirty-six strikes in one go. The heavy halberd shadows pushed Tang Ping backward, forcing him to retreat eighteen steps until he reached the edge of the training ground.

However, Tang Ping held the ice shield firmly, unaffected by the impact, seemingly unaffected, focusing solely on repairing the damaged ice shield.

Even with Yuan Ji's incredible endurance, his arms felt a little sore after such a burst of energy. He couldn't help but wonder where Tang Ping got the strength and stamina to compete with him.

The fox demon doesn't seem to be a physical enhancement type of spirit at all. It's impossible that the other party has been pretending to be weak all along, right?

Undeterred, she swung her halberd again, creating a large gash, but still failed to break through the defense. However, this time she observed carefully and finally discovered the reason.

What Tang Ping was holding was not a pure ice shield at all, but a shield that was a mixture of ice and water, with the front half being ice and the back half being water, serving both defensive and buffering purposes.

"How could this happen..."

Yuan Ji's doubts came to an abrupt halt, after all, she had never used the Water Spirit Orb that had evolved into a magic weapon, and she didn't know whether this thing could allow liquid and solid states to coexist.

Judging from Yu Shujiang's previous performance, it seems that she can only choose one form. But perhaps it's just that Yu Shujiang isn't smart enough and hasn't figured it out yet.

"You're quite quick-witted, but that doesn't mean your defense is foolproof. There's no fortress I can't breach!"

Yuan Ji leaped backward to create distance, then held the halberd in both hands, once again assuming a charging stance. The airflow swirled around the halberd, spinning faster and faster, emitting a sharp crackling sound.

Since continuous attacks are ineffective, let's concentrate our forces and launch a frontal assault.

When Fu Zhengyi saw Yuan Ji's posture, a hint of envy appeared in his eyes. He sighed inwardly that his junior sister was as talented as ever. He could never do this kind of fighting style that combined martial arts and spiritual energy.

Fortunately, psychic energy exists in this world...

At the same time, Tang Ping seemed to sense the threat and made a change. The hemispherical ice shield turned into a triangular prism, with the sharp corners pointing at Yuan Ji.

"The wind travels ten thousand miles, annihilating all in ten directions!"

Yuan Ji fabricated a move from the Heavenly Crystal Sword Technique, thrusting his halberd forward. A whirlwind of energy surged forth, crashing into the triangular ice shield. The shield was split open by the sharp corners, transforming into two violent streams of air that slanted out along the two ice surfaces.

As luck would have it, one of the directions was aimed directly at Fu Zhengyi.

The incident happened suddenly, leaving no time to dodge. Facing the residual force of Yuan Ji's all-out attack, Fu Zhengyi dared not be careless. He immediately entered a state of spiritual resonance, with dragon scales appearing on his body. He crossed his arms to protect his face and directly withstood the impact of the violent airflow.

In the heat of battle, Tang Ping couldn't afford to defend himself and was distracted by wanting to use "Three-Eyed Spiritual Radiance" on Fu Zhengyi. A sudden sense of fear welled up in his heart, but he forcefully suppressed it.

Ever since he learned that Fu Zhengyi's unique spiritual personality was "Bi'an", he was worried that the other party might have a kind of sensory spiritual ability similar to "seeing clearly", because there is a related setting in the mythology of Bi'an.

So he wanted to create an opportunity, an opportunity that even Fu Zhengyi, with his psychic abilities, couldn't discern, and that opportunity was right now.

[Character: Fu Zhengyi (Fu Chentao)]

[Spiritual Rank: True Dragon - Bi'an]

[Psionic Powers: True Dragon Bloodline, Commanding Wind and Rain, Wrath of the Scales, Might of the Heavenly Dragon, Drawing a Circle on the Ground as a Prison, Clear Mirror Hanging High]

[True Dragon Bloodline: Possessing the true dragon bloodline greatly enhances your physical attributes, grants you perfect control over the four elements of water, fire, wind, and thunder, and makes you virtually immune to all toxins.]

[Controlling the wind and rain: You possess the ability to manipulate weather across a wide area]

[Rage of the Reverse Scale: When severely injured, it will unleash several times its strength, but will also enter a state of rage.]

[The Might of the Celestial Dragon: As a noble dragon, you possess a natural aura of power over all demon races. Unless they share the same bloodline, demon-type spiritualists cannot unleash more than 50% of their strength when facing you.]

[Draw a circle on the ground as a prison: Use spiritual power to draw a closed shape. The shape will form a binding barrier inside, blocking the spiritual power of heaven and earth and suppressing the body's power.]

[A clear mirror hangs high: The person you are looking at will recall all the wrongdoings they committed in the past that went unpunished, and will be subjected to a moral examination, experiencing ten times the guilt.]

Chapter 103 Countermeasures

After receiving the information from the psionic feedback, Tang Ping quickly analyzed and understood several points.

The palpitations and fear I felt before using my psychic powers were clearly influenced by the "Dragon's Might." Foxes and dragons are too far apart in terms of bloodline rank, so foxes are naturally restrained. Fortunately, the "Three-Eyed Spiritual Radiance" is a mutated psychic power that does not belong to the fox demon itself; otherwise, it would be hard to say whether I could have successfully obtained the information.

The "True Dragon Bloodline," which allows the user to control the four elements of water, fire, wind, and thunder, is clearly a passive skill that can be used in the real world, making the creation of ice spikes a piece of cake.

The "mirror hanging high" that can evoke ten times the guilt is enough to lead Han Lin to suicide. Moreover, judging from the explanation, this is not mind control, but a stronger psychological suggestion. Han Lin died under his own moral judgment. If he had only made a small mistake in the past, or if his moral values ​​were different from ordinary people and he was a complete antisocial personality, he would not have died.

These two points are enough to prove that Fu Zhengyi has the ability to kill Han Lin, but the whole logical chain is still missing a key point: how did he transfer to the prison to kill Han Lin under the watchful eyes of others?

This is also one of the most common problems in mystery and suspense novels: how to break a suspect's alibi.

Tang Ping guessed that it was either the effect of the magic weapon or the help of his companions. He was more inclined to believe the latter, because the magic weapon could not activate its effect in the real world either. In terms of passive skills, it was more likely to be the work of a psionicist.

Noticing his opponent's distraction, Yuan Ji felt a little regretful, but he had no interest in taking advantage of someone's weakness. It wasn't a life-or-death battle, just a training sparring match. There was nothing to be happy about winning by taking advantage of someone else. He immediately withdrew his spiritual power and stopped attacking.

At this moment, the Azure Dragon Halberd was less than a meter away from the ice shield, and the ice shield was full of cracks. Even though the triangular prism structure was used to disperse the impact and reduce the force, it was still shattered by the impact of the force.

The ice layer on the outside of the shield was almost shattered, and the liquid water inside could be clearly seen. If the Azure Dragon Halberd continued to thrust forward, it would most likely pierce through it.

"I lost."

Tang Ping readily admitted defeat and dispersed the water shield.

"It's just a friendly spar, there's no point in losing or not losing," Yuan Ji replied listlessly.

At this moment, Fu Zhengyi, who had safely blocked the remaining impact and deactivated the spiritual resonance, walked over, greeted everyone, and expressed his gratitude to Tang Ping. Because of the capture of the New Territories Alliance prisoners and the extraction of important information, the Armed Forces Section had also received commendation from its superiors.

"I have official duties to attend to, so I won't disturb your training any longer. Please feel free to make any requests you may have. We all belong to the same management bureau, so please feel at home here and don't stand on ceremony."

After saying that, Fu Zhengyi turned and left.

Ma Feiyan said, "What a serious person, he has more of a leadership presence than Director Hu."

Tang Ping laughed and said, "You mustn't let the director hear you say that. You'll know once you get to know him better. A leader like Director Hu is much more reassuring."

Yuan Ji snorted, but she was too lazy to talk badly about people behind their backs. Last time it was to help Tang Ping analyze intelligence, but she usually preferred to talk to people face to face.

She turned to Tang Ping and asked, "Have you found the gear that makes the giant machine work?"

Tang Ping recalled the analogy she had used last time and shook her head: "Unfortunately, although we have made some progress, we still haven't found the core gear."

While the intelligence from Fu Zhengyi is valuable, it doesn't contain the key information that connects all the clues; it only resolves some doubts.

If Tang Ping were a detective seeking the truth, the above information would undoubtedly be crucial; however, his sole aim in convicting Fu Zhengyi feels somewhat superficial.

Of course, using the battle as a cover for the identification plan was undoubtedly the right decision. Although Fu Zhengyi did not have a sensory-type spirit, if Tang Ping really used "Three-Eyed Spirit" in front of him, he would inevitably be affected by "Heavenly Dragon's Might". At that time, as long as Fu Zhengyi was not blind, he would be able to detect his abnormality.

"Brother, quickly give me the Water Spirit Orb. After watching your battle, I also have many creative ideas that I want to test."

Yu Shujiang interrupted Tang Ping's thoughts and ran over to ask for the magic weapon.

Tang Ping casually tossed out the Water Spirit Orb, then found Feng Maimai and asked, "Do you know what the first and second stages of the True Dragon Spirit Rank are?"

"First reincarnation as a dragon descendant, second reincarnation as a half-dragon."

"The True Dragon Spirit is very powerful, not much weaker than the Immortal Spirit, but it seems that few people mention it."

Tang Ping compared the two third-tier spirit levels he knew. The True Dragon was undoubtedly much stronger than the Vajra. Unless the two were to fight one-on-one in close combat, the Vajra could gain an advantage with its "Golden Body Dharma Form". Moreover, this advantage could be reversed when the True Dragon spirit user was seriously injured. In addition, the True Dragon was far more versatile than the Vajra.

Feng Maimai explained: "According to the experts' evaluation, the Dragonborn Spirit Rank will be greatly improved when it advances to the third level, resulting in a qualitative change, from a pseudo-dragon to a true dragon, reaching the level of the top-level Spirit Rank, which corresponds to the understanding of 'leaping over the dragon gate'. However, in the first and second levels, the Dragonborn Spirit Rank is not strong and can only be considered second-rate."

Tang Ping nodded. Spiritual energy is not fixed after it is obtained; there is a chance that it will evolve and become stronger as the level advances.

The "True Dragon Bloodline" is indeed somewhat overpowered, not only strengthening the body and enhancing elemental talents, but also granting top-tier poison resistance, making it equivalent to three in one. However, judging from the name, the first-stage Dragonborn and the second-stage Half-Dragon are clearly not true dragons, and should only have a degenerated version of psionic energy.

However, he was facing a real dragon, and whether the dragon's offspring or half-dragons were mere shells was irrelevant to him.

Tang Ping couldn't help but think about his strategy when facing Fu Zhengyi in the future, and he frowned deeply.

The sheer power of the "Heavenly Dragon" was enough to render him powerless. Even if he were to bring in the most capable Yuan Ji, it probably wouldn't be much better. The "Tiger Vanguard" character in "Journey to the West" doesn't seem to have any noble bloodline at all.

He recalled the fear he felt when he planned to use his psychic powers on Fu Zhengyi. Although it only lasted a few breaths, Ling Ge had given him a lot of information.

The Fox Nightmare Technique will have no effect on Fu Zhengyi. The Fox Borrowing Tiger's Power is only for use on companions, so there's no need to worry. The Campfire Fox Cry can neither transform into Fu Zhengyi's appearance nor distort his perception.

Then came the fact that he couldn't unleash more than 50% of his own strength, and was completely countered.

"Wait a minute! My own spiritual power will be suppressed, but what about the spiritual power I borrowed? Since the spiritual power I borrowed from Shu Jiang can even deceive magic treasures, then in terms of attributes, this part belongs to the spiritual power of a loose immortal and should not be suppressed by the power of the Heavenly Dragon."

Tang Ping tried hard to recall his feelings at the time, but unfortunately the time was too short and he hadn't thought about it in that direction. He wasn't sure if the non-demon power he borrowed could be exempt from the might of the Heavenly Dragon, and he could only wait for a future opportunity to confirm it.

(The host: My child is three and a half years old and still can't play video games. His hand-eye coordination is poor, and his reaction is always a beat slow. No matter how much I teach him, it's useless. He can press jump but not attack. Is it really that hard to cultivate a gaming partner?)

Chapter 104 Boomerang