Rui Fei turned the topic to Su Xiao and asked.
"I already understand your current situation. How strong is the destroyer you mentioned?"
Chi Yao put his hand on his chin, pretending to not understand much, and revealed some information ambiguously.
"Well, that destroyer probably has lower physical attributes than me, but he already has a master's swordsmanship, and his close combat techniques put him a distance away from me."
Ruifei raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms.
"He's just a swordsmanship master. Aren't you also an energy master? If you can't beat him in close combat, then keep your distance."
"By the way, are you developing your own moves now?"
Hearing Ruifei ask this, Chi Yao scratched his hair and answered.
"We are developing it, but we are stuck in a bottleneck, such as how to combine spells and techniques."
Chi Yao told Ruifei about the spells he had developed, such as the combination spell Wind and Thunder Spear, as well as spells such as Thorn Thunder Armor and Send Enemy Wind that he developed for different occasions.
Chi Yao also mentioned the guidance given to him by the advanced mirror El Johnson, as well as his newly learned skill "phased casting".
After listening to Chi Yao's description, Ruifei couldn't help but touch his chin.
"The technique of casting spells in stages. This El is pretty good. At least what he taught you is very suitable. He is a good teacher who teaches students in accordance with their aptitude."
Chi Yao couldn't help but glance at Ruifei, and his tone rose by more than one level.
"El is indeed a good teacher. He is much better than a senior who always speaks half-sentences and disappears every day."
A "#" symbolizing anger appeared above Ruifei's head. He knew that Chi Yao's "explicit indication" was referring to him, and that what the other party said was indeed the truth.
But Chi Yao's honesty does not mean that Ruifei will accept it!
Ruifei raised the corner of his mouth slightly and raised his right hand.
"Boy, I will also fulfill my responsibilities as a senior and show you my skills."
Rui Fei, who was about to take action, suddenly realized something and reminded Chi Yao.
"Chi Yao, take off your equipment first, otherwise the display effect will not be good."
Although Chi Yao was a little confused, he still took off his equipment.
Seeing that Chi Yao was ready, Rui Fei pointed with his right hand, and an inexplicable wave spread out, enveloping Chi Yao. Chi Yao immediately received a prompt from the paradise.
[The hunter has been affected by "Destined Life".]
Chi Yao saw the hint but felt nothing. He was about to ask Ruifei a question when Ruifei smiled playfully and stabbed him directly with his right hand, which turned into a knife.
[The hunter has been attacked by "Traitor's Funeral Knife!!!", and has received 810975 points of true damage. ]
Chi Yao's eyes widened. He was completely unable to react as he was pierced through the chest by a knife. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. The pain that pierced his heart and went all the way to his brain made Chi Yao's consciousness freeze for a moment.
Chi Yao's strong physical attributes and survival passive attributes allowed him to hold on for a while and not die immediately. However, he could sense that his vitality was constantly slipping away and death was imminent. In the last moment when his consciousness fell into darkness, he vaguely heard the follow-up prompts from Paradise.
"Ruifei. You."
[The hunter has died, the effect of destined life is activated, and this skill will definitely pass the judgment. ]
[You have been exempted from the damage of "Traitor's Funeral Knife!!!", this attack will be judged as ??? ]
When Chi Yao woke up, he found himself lying on the ground in the Hall of Destiny. He immediately stood up to check on himself, but found that he was fine and there was no injury on his chest. Only the two transparent holes on the chest of his clothes showed that what had just happened was not an illusion.
Chi Yao immediately looked at Ruifei in confusion, with a hint of anger in his tone.
"Rui Fei, I'm not dead? What did that attack just now mean? I need an explanation!"
"Hmm? Have you faded a little?"
Ruifei, whose figure had become a little thinner, spread out his hands with a helpless look on his face.
"I was just demonstrating the power of the Destined Life to you. Kill you? Am I crazy enough to kill the heir that I spent so much time and resources to find?"
"If you die, I'll be the one who loses the most!"
Rui Fei's words calmed Chi Yao down. Chi Yao realized that it was the fear brought by the real death experience that made his mentality unbalanced.
"Hu——" Chi Yao closed his eyes and took a long breath. When he opened them again, there was a calm look in his eyes.
Chi Yao looked into Ruifei's eyes and spoke.
"Then please explain it to me."
Rui Fei saw that Chi Yao had indeed calmed down, coughed lightly, and began to explain.
"In simple terms, the effect of Destined Life can protect you once in terms of cause and effect. It is an extremely high-level ability and will definitely pass the judgment."
"The judgment of this protection is more subjective. It is not just about fatal damage. If you are hit by some debuffs, it can also help you eliminate them. However, the judgment range is relatively small, usually limited to individuals."
"For example, just now, I asked you to take off your equipment because the protective effect of Destiny of Life does not include equipment, so as to prevent it from being directly destroyed by my attack."
"And the experience just now allowed you to experience real death for free, not bad, right?"
Chi Yao nodded and asked a question out of the blue. He roughly understood Rui Fei's idea. Rui Fei was taking revenge on himself for complaining about him while training him.
"That's true, but the name of this skill seems interesting. Ruifei, you didn't come here early to give me a knife like this, did you?"
Ruifei had a normal expression on his face, not looking ashamed at all.
"How is that possible? This is necessary training. You have to know that the skill of Destined Life is not so easy to use. After using this skill, I have to sleep for another ten days!"
Ruifei coughed lightly.
"Well, okay, let's skip this topic. We have gone off topic."
"The skill of Fated Life is mainly to show you the high-level ability of the fate system. You are far from being able to do this now."
"But regarding the combination of developing skills, techniques and spells that you mentioned, I can give you some advice."
"Let me ask you a question first. What is your view on fate and cause and effect?"
Rui Fei turned the topic to business. Looking at the other party's soul body that had become faint and transparent, Chi Yao might have consumed a lot of energy. He frowned slightly and did not pursue what the other party had just done.
"Fate and cause and effect? I think they are more like linear concepts?"
Ruifei clapped softly and pointed at Chi Yao's eyes.
"Well, it's enough for you to have this general idea. Now you can use the Eye of Destiny to see traces of destiny, right?"
"Based on the characteristics of destiny energy itself, under your control, the traces of destiny you cast can also remain for a period of time."
"Keep it for a while?" Chi Yao was a little confused.
Ruifei nodded and continued.
"Yes, casting spells requires constructing a spell formula. These retained destined energies can be reused to construct a spell formula!"
"To put it simply, you need to maintain a continuous output of destined energy during the battle, just like setting up a magic array while fighting. In addition, you have learned the skills of staged spellcasting, which can also be applied to this. Gradually, you can set up a large magic array while fighting."
After understanding what Ruifei was saying, Chi Yao couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Really? Can you use destiny energy like this? Is it really possible?"
Ruifei's tone was quite confident.
"Of course you can. Our destined energy is enough to do this, you just didn't realize it before!"
"As long as you can apply it, you can use the energy of destiny to cast multiple spells while using techniques to fight!"
"Yes, but I have to remind you that this fighting method consumes a lot of energy. With your current mental strength, you can only cast second-level spells at most."
After saying that, Rui Fei's figure faded a little, and he looked at Chi Yao and decided to see him off.
"You should leave now. If you don't win, don't come back after two worlds of progress."
Chi Yao struck a pose and was enveloped by the teleporting golden light.
"We will win!"
After a while of patching, it is finally completed.
(End of this chapter)