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Chapter 538
chapter 390 part 1
Chapter 387: A Countermeasure for Time? A Plan to Cope
【HP: 1112/1125 · MP: 897/918】
“Based on my previous observations, Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King shouldn't have any anti-air capabilities.”
Tang Zheng's body gradually ascended. He looked down upon the two Heavenly Kings below, forcing himself to calm down.
It couldn't be helped.
The two Heavenly Kings in either space were difficult to deal with. If he stubbornly continued to fight, he would definitely be the one to lose in the end.
“The two shifting alternate dimensions are the so-called 'Vajradhatu' and 'Garbhadhatu,' yet I didn't notice the transition process at all…”
Tang Zheng's mind was currently filled with all sorts of information he had gathered from the two alternate dimensions. He needed to analyze this information to find useful clues.
He considered his intuition to be quite good, especially with the bonus from his [Dragon Race Transcender] class.
And yet he hadn't detected the spatial transition in the slightest!
The only possibility was—a time-based ability!
Does the Mandala of Two Realms also possess a time-based ability or effect?
If so!
Tang Zheng's expression darkened, a sense of helplessness rising in his heart.
The two spaces were constantly shifting!
This process would inevitably disrupt his attack rhythm. Especially in a fierce battle, if his opponents suddenly swapped, the attack he released would very likely be nullified by the new Heavenly King's immunity.
Detecting the spatial transition required a "time countermeasure," something he couldn't even prepare for until level 70.
It required learning a specialized skill or obtaining corresponding equipment.
These were the same prerequisites for learning Super-Tier Magic, none of which Tang Zheng met.
“There must be a pattern to the transitions.”
Tang Zheng continued to recall the details of the entire process, pondering constantly.
“Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King are immune to physical damage. One is a warrior type, the other a summoner type. They are clearly designed specifically to counter warrior-type Players.”
“Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) and Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King) are immune to magic damage. Based on my previous observations, one is a magic tank with wide-area AOE damage, while the other is a specialized support with certain boss mechanics.”
“These two Heavenly Kings are designed specifically to counter mage-type Players!”
As Tang Zheng contemplated the Four Heavenly Kings' different combat styles, he had a faint feeling that the alternate dimension was shifting because of his own different attack methods.
If a pure warrior Player were here, they would face the Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King, who are immune to physical damage.
In that case, the alternate dimension might not shift at all.
“Then let's test it!”
Tang Zheng looked down at the two Heavenly Kings constantly running in his direction. He took out his pocket watch from his item box to check the time while continuing to move through the air.
He decided not to attack for the time being, to confirm whether the alternate dimension would still shift.
“Additionally, there's the mechanic of the Heavenly Kings' weapons dropping.”
Tang Zheng controlled his flight speed, circling the entire spacious plaza, the scene of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's pipa being knocked from his hand flashing in his mind.
“After losing the weapon in their hands, the Heavenly King's buffs will disappear, and they will even enter a state of weakness. Although the duration is short, this must be an opening to attack.”
“So what's the deal with choosing the scriptures?”
“After the Growth Heavenly King picked up his weapon again, his opening line also changed.”
If someone from this world faced this situation, they would most likely be utterly confused. But Tang Zheng was no stranger to the familiar tropes from the games of his past life.
The opening lines shouted by the Four Heavenly Kings were very likely quotes from Buddhist scriptures!
“After knocking the weapon away, you need to choose the corresponding Buddhist scripture. Following the typical pattern, choosing correctly should grant some sort of buff.”
At this thought, Tang Zheng felt a wave of futility, like biting into a steamed bun expecting a delicious filling, only to find it empty, then taking another bite with the same result, and finally realizing it was just a plain bun.
His knowledge of Buddhist scriptures was limited to, at most, knowing the names of texts like the *Diamond Sutra*!
“It's too late to start studying and researching them now.”
Tang Zheng mocked himself inwardly. This path was clearly a dead end.
As expected, he could only meet them head-on.
Tang Zheng felt a throbbing in his temples. The problem was, even if he fought them head-on now, he had no confidence he could win.
According to standard dungeon gameplay, his biggest worry was whether, after lowering the health bars of these Four Heavenly Kings to a certain point, a situation would arise where he had to face all four of them at once.
Summoner, warrior, magic tank, support!
If these Four Heavenly Kings were to coordinate, creating a 1v4 situation… just the thought of it made Tang Zheng's scalp tingle.
An intense sense of crisis made Tang Zheng's heart contract uncontrollably a few times.
“Perhaps… I will fail!”
Tang Zheng's knuckles trembled, and the expression on his face grew slightly stiff.
Even though he had made some preparations, this situation was still something he couldn't have predicted. Was it because his build was composed entirely of high-tier classes that he had become somewhat arrogant?
*Huuu~*
Tang Zheng took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, knowing that he absolutely could not let his will waver at this moment.
The reason he had dared to enter was that he had one more backup strategy.
However, this "backup plan" was a last resort born of desperation, a method akin to surrender. In short, it was to give up resisting and wait until he reached level 100.
If he couldn't win, then he wouldn't fight.
Although Tang Zheng was currently only level 60, he could immediately take up intermediate classes. He only needed the four intermediate classes he had already acquired, such as [Sword Saint] and [Holy Knight].
With that, he would complete a level 100 class build!
Then, within this alternate dimension, he would just normally acquire 1.5 million experience points every day until he reached level 100.
This would require spending several years in the alternate dimension. As for the problem of food?
In his item box, the corpse of a single Sun Anglerfish, if eaten sparingly, would last him for a year or two without issue, not to mention his other food reserves.
He could also solve the water problem with his "Attribute Conversion" passive by using magic.
Of course, this was a final, desperate measure.
“Heh!”
Tang Zheng's lips curled into a slight smile. A dark glint, like a smoldering flame, flashed in his eyes. He took a deep breath and looked down at the two Heavenly Kings below.
“I haven't reached… the point of surrendering without even giving it my all!”
Calming down once again, the thought of how the Bone King had obtained this World Item popped into Tang Zheng's mind.
When he entered the Mandala of Two Realms, according to this World Item's mechanic, he should have faced Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) and Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King), who possessed a -90% magic damage reduction.
Even for the Bone King, dealing with them would have been far from easy. Otherwise, it would be underestimating what it takes to claim ownership of a World Item.
“*Death Bell*…”
Tang Zheng could only speculate that the Bone King had used his trump card skill, *Death Bell*, to finish off these two Heavenly Kings.
As for the rest, the Bone King would only need to deal with the other two Heavenly Kings, which would be much easier. Without the magic damage reduction buff, facing a warrior and a summoner… would be a battle in the Bone King's area of expertise.
Many of his spells could inflict rather powerful damage.
*It feels like there's not much I can learn from that.*
Just as this thought arose in Tang Zheng's mind, a spark of inspiration flashed through his head.
*Swish!*
Tang Zheng's flying body came to a sudden halt in mid-air. His eyes lit up. If this guess was viable, perhaps he could give it a try.
However…
“I only have one chance.” Tang Zheng's gaze became exceptionally serious as he stared intently at the Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King below. “Compared to you two, it's better to use this trump card on those two troublesome Heavenly Kings.”
Time passed, bit by bit.
Tang Zheng continued to circle the entire plaza in the air.
The Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King kept pursuing him on the ground, but the two Heavenly Kings clearly lacked any means to deal with flight, so they could only run around in circles below.
Interestingly, the Growth Heavenly King's slashing attack was a ranged skill, but Tang Zheng discovered that as soon as the distance between them grew too great, his opponent would give up on launching the slashing attack and simply pursue him instead. This was an unexpected gain.
An hour passed. The cooldown for the skill *Shadow Clone Technique* was finally over.
Chapter 387: A Countermeasure for Time? A Plan to Cope
【HP: 1112/1125 · MP: 897/918】
“Based on my previous observations, Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King shouldn't have any anti-air capabilities.”
Tang Zheng's body gradually ascended. He looked down upon the two Heavenly Kings below, forcing himself to calm down.
It couldn't be helped.
The two Heavenly Kings in either space were difficult to deal with. If he stubbornly continued to fight, he would definitely be the one to lose in the end.
“The two shifting alternate dimensions are the so-called 'Vajradhatu' and 'Garbhadhatu,' yet I didn't notice the transition process at all…”
Tang Zheng's mind was currently filled with all sorts of information he had gathered from the two alternate dimensions. He needed to analyze this information to find useful clues.
He considered his intuition to be quite good, especially with the bonus from his [Dragon Race Transcender] class.
And yet he hadn't detected the spatial transition in the slightest!
The only possibility was—a time-based ability!
Does the Mandala of Two Realms also possess a time-based ability or effect?
If so!
Tang Zheng's expression darkened, a sense of helplessness rising in his heart.
The two spaces were constantly shifting!
This process would inevitably disrupt his attack rhythm. Especially in a fierce battle, if his opponents suddenly swapped, the attack he released would very likely be nullified by the new Heavenly King's immunity.
Detecting the spatial transition required a "time countermeasure," something he couldn't even prepare for until level 70.
It required learning a specialized skill or obtaining corresponding equipment.
These were the same prerequisites for learning Super-Tier Magic, none of which Tang Zheng met.
“There must be a pattern to the transitions.”
Tang Zheng continued to recall the details of the entire process, pondering constantly.
“Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King are immune to physical damage. One is a warrior type, the other a summoner type. They are clearly designed specifically to counter warrior-type Players.”
“Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) and Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King) are immune to magic damage. Based on my previous observations, one is a magic tank with wide-area AOE damage, while the other is a specialized support with certain boss mechanics.”
“These two Heavenly Kings are designed specifically to counter mage-type Players!”
As Tang Zheng contemplated the Four Heavenly Kings' different combat styles, he had a faint feeling that the alternate dimension was shifting because of his own different attack methods.
If a pure warrior Player were here, they would face the Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King, who are immune to physical damage.
In that case, the alternate dimension might not shift at all.
“Then let's test it!”
Tang Zheng looked down at the two Heavenly Kings constantly running in his direction. He took out his pocket watch from his item box to check the time while continuing to move through the air.
He decided not to attack for the time being, to confirm whether the alternate dimension would still shift.
“Additionally, there's the mechanic of the Heavenly Kings' weapons dropping.”
Tang Zheng controlled his flight speed, circling the entire spacious plaza, the scene of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's pipa being knocked from his hand flashing in his mind.
“After losing the weapon in their hands, the Heavenly King's buffs will disappear, and they will even enter a state of weakness. Although the duration is short, this must be an opening to attack.”
“So what's the deal with choosing the scriptures?”
“After the Growth Heavenly King picked up his weapon again, his opening line also changed.”
If someone from this world faced this situation, they would most likely be utterly confused. But Tang Zheng was no stranger to the familiar tropes from the games of his past life.
The opening lines shouted by the Four Heavenly Kings were very likely quotes from Buddhist scriptures!
“After knocking the weapon away, you need to choose the corresponding Buddhist scripture. Following the typical pattern, choosing correctly should grant some sort of buff.”
At this thought, Tang Zheng felt a wave of futility, like biting into a steamed bun expecting a delicious filling, only to find it empty, then taking another bite with the same result, and finally realizing it was just a plain bun.
His knowledge of Buddhist scriptures was limited to, at most, knowing the names of texts like the *Diamond Sutra*!
“It's too late to start studying and researching them now.”
Tang Zheng mocked himself inwardly. This path was clearly a dead end.
As expected, he could only meet them head-on.
Tang Zheng felt a throbbing in his temples. The problem was, even if he fought them head-on now, he had no confidence he could win.
According to standard dungeon gameplay, his biggest worry was whether, after lowering the health bars of these Four Heavenly Kings to a certain point, a situation would arise where he had to face all four of them at once.
Summoner, warrior, magic tank, support!
If these Four Heavenly Kings were to coordinate, creating a 1v4 situation… just the thought of it made Tang Zheng's scalp tingle.
An intense sense of crisis made Tang Zheng's heart contract uncontrollably a few times.
“Perhaps… I will fail!”
Tang Zheng's knuckles trembled, and the expression on his face grew slightly stiff.
Even though he had made some preparations, this situation was still something he couldn't have predicted. Was it because his build was composed entirely of high-tier classes that he had become somewhat arrogant?
*Huuu~*
Tang Zheng took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, knowing that he absolutely could not let his will waver at this moment.
The reason he had dared to enter was that he had one more backup strategy.
However, this "backup plan" was a last resort born of desperation, a method akin to surrender. In short, it was to give up resisting and wait until he reached level 100.
If he couldn't win, then he wouldn't fight.
Although Tang Zheng was currently only level 60, he could immediately take up intermediate classes. He only needed the four intermediate classes he had already acquired, such as [Sword Saint] and [Holy Knight].
With that, he would complete a level 100 class build!
Then, within this alternate dimension, he would just normally acquire 1.5 million experience points every day until he reached level 100.
This would require spending several years in the alternate dimension. As for the problem of food?
In his item box, the corpse of a single Sun Anglerfish, if eaten sparingly, would last him for a year or two without issue, not to mention his other food reserves.
He could also solve the water problem with his "Attribute Conversion" passive by using magic.
Of course, this was a final, desperate measure.
“Heh!”
Tang Zheng's lips curled into a slight smile. A dark glint, like a smoldering flame, flashed in his eyes. He took a deep breath and looked down at the two Heavenly Kings below.
“I haven't reached… the point of surrendering without even giving it my all!”
Calming down once again, the thought of how the Bone King had obtained this World Item popped into Tang Zheng's mind.
When he entered the Mandala of Two Realms, according to this World Item's mechanic, he should have faced Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) and Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King), who possessed a -90% magic damage reduction.
Even for the Bone King, dealing with them would have been far from easy. Otherwise, it would be underestimating what it takes to claim ownership of a World Item.
“*Death Bell*…”
Tang Zheng could only speculate that the Bone King had used his trump card skill, *Death Bell*, to finish off these two Heavenly Kings.
As for the rest, the Bone King would only need to deal with the other two Heavenly Kings, which would be much easier. Without the magic damage reduction buff, facing a warrior and a summoner… would be a battle in the Bone King's area of expertise.
Many of his spells could inflict rather powerful damage.
*It feels like there's not much I can learn from that.*
Just as this thought arose in Tang Zheng's mind, a spark of inspiration flashed through his head.
*Swish!*
Tang Zheng's flying body came to a sudden halt in mid-air. His eyes lit up. If this guess was viable, perhaps he could give it a try.
However…
“I only have one chance.” Tang Zheng's gaze became exceptionally serious as he stared intently at the Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King below. “Compared to you two, it's better to use this trump card on those two troublesome Heavenly Kings.”
Time passed, bit by bit.
Tang Zheng continued to circle the entire plaza in the air.
The Growth Heavenly King and Vast Eye Heavenly King kept pursuing him on the ground, but the two Heavenly Kings clearly lacked any means to deal with flight, so they could only run around in circles below.
Interestingly, the Growth Heavenly King's slashing attack was a ranged skill, but Tang Zheng discovered that as soon as the distance between them grew too great, his opponent would give up on launching the slashing attack and simply pursue him instead. This was an unexpected gain.
An hour passed. The cooldown for the skill *Shadow Clone Technique* was finally over.
