Traveler of the River of Time and Space

A wave of intense pain struck.

Su Ziyu did not have time to think about when the Space-Time Monitor System gained this function. He swiftly swung his sword to deflect the incoming arrows, then pulled back slightly to dodge the enemy's attack.

The Sun Knight's Thunder Spear is so formidable!

It not only delivers lightning damage but also physical damage, instantly breaking through Su Ziyu's Spiritual Protection Field. Fortunately, his current Spiritual Enhancement Level is high enough, and his resistance to lightning is remarkable. This level of lightning damage is not enough to affect his subsequent battles, but some injury is inevitable.

It's said that before the Era of Fire began, the Divine Race warriors used the ability of the Thunder Spear to slaughter those immortal ancient dragons.

They do not lack experience in aerial combat.

—"Spiritual Protection Field!"

Su Ziyu calculated his remaining spiritual energy and hesitated not a moment to reactivate the Spiritual Protection Field, simultaneously producing the Demon Gourd and gulping a big mouthful of Immortal Brew.

The enemy is very powerful.

However, he lacks the ability to fly. Though the Thunder Spear is potent, Su Ziyu is not entirely incapable of enduring it.

He is somewhat eager to grasp this ability.

Although Su Ziyu possesses enhancement through spiritual lightning, the branched skills developed from it are not many. The skill tree of the Space-Time Monitor System does not arise out of thin air; many enhancement routes are unlocked by Su Ziyu during combat and collection, and some may be inherited from the previous Space-Time Inspector.

In these worlds, enemies capable of utilizing lightning are not abundant.

Thus, while Su Ziyu has developed some spiritual abilities, such as Mind Suggestion, Spiritual Ability Field, and Mind Barrier, he hasn't expanded into spiritual lightning techniques.

Only if he withstands the Thunder Spear's damage three more times can he replicate this skill into the spiritual lightning skill tree.

Such opportunities are rare.

Though slightly risky, Su Ziyu is prepared to give it a try, because ordinary spiritual lightning lacks sufficient explosive force, and while Thunder Strike's explosive power is ample, it is significantly flawed. Lightning Storm is even only suitable as a finishing move.

He has consistently lacked a powerful and convenient means of lightning attack with burst power.

This Thunder Spear is quite decent.

At least it does not face the awkward situation of Thunder Strike being unusable indoors; it can be used for close and long-range combat, being fairly flexible in execution, and is certainly stronger than direct use of spiritual lightning.

Bang!

Su Ziyu slightly increased his altitude, directly pulling out the Anti-Material Sniper Rifle.

His method of eliminating the Sun Knight before him is numerous; the most straightforward would be to drop a "Little Fat Man" nuclear bomb, regardless of whether he is an undead or not, one nuclear bomb would reduce him to ashes. However, the "Little Fat Man" nuclear bombs are Su Ziyu's ultimate means, intended against the manipulative mastermind of this world. Using it on a nameless ash creature is extremely wasteful.

Those two nuclear bombs he intends to throw at the Fire Transmission Ritual Site, or other especially formidable enemies.

Thus, Su Ziyu has no choice but to engage the opponent in a war of attrition.

Crack! Crack!

Slight flashes of lightning reappeared in the Sun Knight's hand, he felt somewhat frustrated for, as long as the battle was on the ground, he was not afraid of Su Ziyu.

The reason is simple.

He is wearing a set of high-tier protective armor; any of Su Ziyu's attacks can hardly deliver a fatal blow. As long as he survives, he could recover with an Elemental Bottle. And evidently, without wearing any armor, Su Ziyu suffers substantial damage under his attack. If the battle drags on, the Sun Knight's chances are not small.

But alas, the enemy can fly!

Although this world has many powerful warriors, not many possess the ability to fly; the Sun Knight does not have any flight capability unless he has a flying dragon mount.

"When leaving the Fire Transmission Ritual Site, more Elemental Ash Bottles for magic power recovery should have been prepared..."

The Sun Knight raised his shield to block one of Su Ziyu's shots, the strange weapon was potent, even the dragon shield was somewhat inadequate to withstand it. If his magic power runs out and he cannot defeat his enemy with the Thunder Spear, he might have to temporarily retreat.

To counter this Lord of Cinder, some long-range combat methods must be prepared.

Boom.

After using Flashing once, Su Ziyu found it difficult to evade the lightning-fast Thunder Spear again.

But fortunately, he had reserved plenty of spiritual energy, as the previous battles had hardly consumed much; now he relied outright on the Spiritual Protection Field to endure. If severe bodily damage resulted in electric burns, he immediately drank a mouthful of Immortal Brew to recover.

This battle was somewhat awkward for both individuals.

The Sun Knight has high lightning resistance, but Su Ziyu's lightning resistance is equally strong.

This leads to both parties' most formidable attack methods losing their effectiveness; Su Ziyu's spiritual lightning caused less damage than gunfire, the Sun Knight's Thunder Spear could not heavily injure the enemy at once, as both controlled lightning abilities, Su Ziyu could fly, making both feel that the other was extremely tough and durable.

Threads of electricity circled Su Ziyu's body surface.

The degree of Lightning Overload continued to increase; after enduring the opponent's Thunder Spear damage twice, Su Ziyu could not help but feel a sweetness in his throat, tasting a slight metallic blood flavor.

Just one more time.

Su Ziyu attempted to lure the enemy into using the Thunder Spear again, for only one more resistance would allow him to replicate the Thunder Spear ability into his skill tree.

But unexpectedly!

After finding no way to deal with flying him, the Sun Knight unexpectedly turned and ran away without hesitation.

The opponent directly rushed into the city walls.

In a corner far away at the wall, a peculiar bonfire burned, with a ritual Spiral Sword inserted; it seemed to be recently erected.

He's making a run for it.

Seeing this, Su Ziyu felt anxious.

He was just one time away.

Once more, he could have obtained the Thunder Spear's ability; there is no way he would let the Sun Knight escape easily.

"I can't let him get away!"

"Otherwise, all this fighting would have been for nothing!"

Su Ziyu quickly descended, simultaneously drawing his Yirushir Straight Sword; in close combat, he felt somewhat vulnerable, as relying solely on the enhancement of White Crow Swordsmanship was insufficient against the opponent; he had never encountered particularly powerful swordsmanship enhancement in so many worlds.

At almost the instant Su Ziyu landed, the Sun Knight suddenly turned around not far away.

Finally, he took the bait.

Crackling electric light emerged!

A Thunder Spear formed in the Sun Knight's palm; however, this time, his weapon transformed from a Great Sword to a long spear, and the Thunder Spear was attached to the metal spear, merging perfectly into a golden bolt of lightning spear, which was hurled forth.

Rumble!

—"Telekinesis Burst!"

—"Electromagnetic Transformation!"

Su Ziyu's figure instantly flew backward, with a shocking wound appearing in his abdomen, the spear mostly piercing through it.

"Alert! Alert!"

"Current Lightning Overload state at 135%!..."

"Thunder Spear analysis complete!… Replicated onto skill tree!…"

"Enhancement complete!..."

Su Ziyu's Physical Enhancement began to take effect, and despite such severe injuries, he did not collapse. Instead, he entered a state of severe injury, immediately pulling out the spear from his abdomen, drinking a large mouthful of Immortal Brew from the Demon Gourd.

The next second.

Golden bursts of rampant electricity surrounded him, as a twelve-meter-long golden Thunder Spear gradually materialized in Su Ziyu's hand.

"Here's your return!"

Su Ziyu shouted, throwing the terrifying Thunder Spear forth.

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