"Old Lord Laozi still has some offensive capability, huh."
Jiang Yuan didn't intend to engage in conversation; instead, he stroked his chin, watching Lord Laozi leisurely refining the stone.
It's a pity that this is a space within the Martial Arts Arena; otherwise, perhaps Lord Laozi could have concocted something.
Of course, that male monkey with the Eyes of Golden Flame is a different story altogether.
Given Lord Laozi's Combat Power, Jiang Yuan seriously suspected that the monkey's Eyes of Golden Flame were some kind of cheat code bestowed by Lord Laozi.
He had now realized that, although Lord Laozi's one thunder and one fire Skill deals average damage.
Of course, that should be because when he was making the card, he didn't have a need for that aspect, he only required Lord Laozi's Alchemy ability. As a result, Lord Laozi's attack strength wasn't sufficiently strong.
But Lord Laozi's attack strength wasn't low either—it was just that his opponent was wearing the Pale Floating Tomb with terrifying defensive power.
Is the Pale Floating Tomb weak?
Not at all!
It managed to withstand Zhao Gongming's full-force strike and Nezha's critical third arrow before dying, which definitely couldn't be considered weak.
Even among everyone in this second battlefield, its defensive power is top-notch.
But without a competent user, it's all in vain.
The Snow Mastiff Armor, also a Purple Quality Card, would have nearly the same defense if two same individuals used two different cards.
The problem is, Zhan Youqing and Shi Zhuan are two different people.
The Pale Floating Tomb has fixed stats for attack and defense; it's nearly the same whoever uses it.
But the Snow Mastiff Armor is different; its attack and defense stats depend on the user's spiritual power.
Which means the higher the spiritual power, the higher the Snow Mastiff Armor's stats for attack and defense.
Without a doubt, Zhan Youqing's spiritual power is higher than Shi Zhuan's.
Comparing the two armors in terms of game values,
The Pale Floating Tomb has a high minimum threshold, but its maximum potential depends on the user. The user can't raise its maximum potential as much as they can for the Snow Mastiff Armor.
While the Snow Mastiff Armor may have a lower threshold than the Pale Floating Tomb, a proficient user can elevate its maximum potential even further.
That's the difference between the two sets of armor.
And the reason Snow Mastiff Armor could defeat the Pale Floating Tomb purely comes down to Zhan Youqing being more skilled than Shi Zhuan.
Previously, it was simply the lack of a good Mecha.
After all, it's better not to mention the standard of Mecha at the Martial Arts Academy.
If the Mecha Card quality at the Martial Arts Academy had been good, Zhan Youqing wouldn't have needed to ask someone outside of their academy for help.
But even so, faced with Lord Laozi's attacks, the Pale Floating Tomb could only defend passively.
Or to say, Lord Laozi's mode of attack happened to be particularly effective against the Pale Floating Tomb.
Since the Pale Floating Tomb drastically lowers its defensive power after switching to attack mode,
Without defensive power, the Pale Floating Tomb struggled whether against the endless Taiching Divine Thunder or the Six Divine Fires that kept burning on its body.
Moreover, these two attacks also included spiritual power attacks.
Direct attacks on spiritual power, something the Pale Floating Tomb's Defense couldn't withstand.
So in Jiang Yuan's view, he had absolutely no reason to bother with Shi Zhuan.
In about a minute, Shi Zhuan would be refined by Lord Laozi.
But Shi Zhuan wasn't aware of this and continued to "persuade" Jiang Yuan.
"This is stupid, if he keeps going like this without giving his all, he will eventually lose due to exhaustion of his Physical Strength."
Dong Zimin, irate and frustrated: "How does someone with such intelligence deserve to wield the Pale Floating Tomb?"
"It's downright embarrassing to have someone like him using armor from the same series as my Five-Colored Floating Armor!"
Overwhelmed, Dong Zimin fumed, while Guan Chutian just lowered his head, holding his forehead, not wanting to watch what was happening in the arena.
"It looks like this is going to be an endurance battle."
Yu Chengtian laughed out loud, rubbing his shiny bald head as he spoke.
"Yes, if he doesn't take the initiative to counterattack, he can only wait until his strength is completely depleted."
After Miao Xinghuo finished speaking, Jin Lingyu pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and nodded: "I just hope they don't affect the upcoming first battlefield."
Jin Lingyu had barely finished speaking when suddenly, the Martial Arts Arena vanished from the stage.
The Eight Trigrams Array, Lord Laozi, the Alchemy Furnace, including Nezha and Zhao Gongming on the sidelines enjoying the show, all disappeared without a trace.
Only Jiang Yuan and Shi Zhuan remained on the stage.
"Is this, the end of the battle?"
Yu Chengtian's hand, which had been stroking his bald head, paused as he asked in confusion.
"Seems like it."
Jin Lingyu nodded, then turned to look at Shi Zhuan kneeling on the ground and Jiang Yuan standing before him.
"It must be some other tactic from the old man," Miao Xinghuo surmised with uncertainty after glancing at Jiang Yuan.
With the disappearance of the Martial Arts Arena, it indicated one of the two had died.
And clearly, it wasn't Jiang Yuan.
If not Jiang Yuan, then it could only be Shi Zhuan.
Shi Zhuan, who was defending, suddenly died, likely due to some special method from Lord Laozi directly taking him down.
Such as…
"Burst damage stacking up over time?"
Guan Chutian also raised her head, speaking puzzledly.
"Who knows? We all watched closely. Apart from Lord Laozi, no one else seemed to make a move," said Yu Chengtian, spreading his hands in amusement.
"In any case, the outcome is clear. The winner has been determined."
Jin Lingyu also smiled, feeling elated – after all, having a student from their own Academy triumph over a student from another academy was indeed cause for celebration.