190: Skeleton-plated frog

So that's how it is.

Items are scattered throughout the Spirit Realm in this form.

Chen Du never dreamed that he would have a day where his luck exploded.

Although this wasn't anything particularly valuable, getting an item right after entering the Spirit Realm still surprised him.

Was it his good luck, or were there just a relatively large number of items?

This question could only be explored later.

Ice Spirit Water's effect was relatively singular: a drink specifically used to restore Mental Energy.

Like other recovery products, its effect could only be triggered when stationary.

The effects of recovery products were calculated by time.

Taking Ice Spirit Water as an example, after drinking it, within 1 minute, it would restore approximately 30% of Mental Energy for those with a Mental Energy Rank below 15.

For someone like Chen Du, whose Mental Energy was over the limit, the effect would be discounted, only restoring 20%; Sky Soaring Warriors would get even less, only 10%.

The higher the Mental Energy Rank, the less percentage was restored.

This was the effect when standing still.

If one moved, the duration of the medicinal effect would still elapse, but the effect would not trigger.

That is to say, if you were discovered by an enemy while consuming Ice Spirit Water and forced to start moving...

Then after one minute, your medicinal effect would end, essentially making it as if you drank a mouthful of plain water.

Only a Mystic Treasure, which could absorb Starry Sky Energy at all times, could provide you with a supply every second.

After all, it could nourish the Martial Artist's soul and body.

However, this kind of supply required time to accumulate, and compared to the consumption in battle, this recovery was far too little.

For others, this kind of recovery was better than nothing.

But for Chen Du, who possessed Five Secret Treasures, it was still somewhat helpful.

Chen Du looked around, seeing only a vast expanse of yellow; everyone entered the Cold Sand Crystal Land's periphery.

Since the competition was to eliminate all students from the other two academies...

Then there must be something in the central area of the Cold Sand Crystal Land that could determine the outcome.

Otherwise, with such a large area, finding people would be difficult.

He then opened his wristband; inside was a map of the Cold Sand Crystal Land sent by the school before the competition.

However, this map was very rudimentary, with only a shape and terrain marked, nothing else.

From a bird's-eye view, the entire Cold Sand Crystal Land was a huge, irregular circle.

Chen Du was currently on the far right of the map; after choosing a direction, he took a step.

However, before he had gone far, a subtle disturbance from his rear right was caught by Chen Du.

Chen Du's current Mental Energy Rank was 18.6, making his perception terrifyingly sharp.

It was even comparable to some Sky Soaring Warriors; after all, the most ordinary Sky Soaring Warrior's Mental Energy was only Rank 15.

Are there other creatures here besides Ice Blast Bears?

Chen Du instantly thought, but considering that the information he had obtained about the Cold Sand Crystal Land was incomplete, there was nothing strange about it.

Moreover, even if it were other students, what then?

Everyone had a hidden Sky Soaring Warrior protecting them, so he could go all out!

Chen Du's eyes turned cold at this thought, and he instantly executed a sudden counter-attack, without even looking, directly plunging the longsword in his hand into the yellow sand behind him.

Either it was a native creature, or it was a student from one of the other two academies who had entered early and was lurking; there was no third answer!

The longsword seemed to encounter something extremely tough and was blocked.

"This sensation... could it be..."

Chen Du, with his previous experience in the Forest of Wolves, instantly realized something.

He took a step back and moved away.

The next second, a ball of green liquid flew out and landed on the yellow sand, melting a small pit even in the ice crystals, which were as hard as sand.

Immediately afterward, a one-meter-sized toad, whose color was extremely similar to the yellow sand, leaped out from beneath the sand.

"Hmph, quite perceptive!"

"This lord just woke up and is hungry!"

The toad stared fixedly at Chen Du with its large eyes, wiped its face with its long tongue, and said confidently.

"It really is..."

Chen Du muttered to himself, not expecting that besides Ice Blast Bears, the Cold Sand Crystal Land also had Bone-Gilded Toads!

Bone-Gilded Toads were the monsters in the 13th wave of Chen Du's Crystal Space, extremely difficult to deal with!

After constantly dying and summarizing, Chen Du had figured out the pattern of these creatures.

Every 60 seconds, a Bone-Gilded Toad would be covered in an invisible, undetectable layer of armor.

This armor could greatly offset any first attack from an opponent, even Chen Du's Mental Energy attacks.

This was their racial talent; it refreshed every 60 seconds, and Chen Du called this a 'passive.'

Furthermore, they could spit out green corrosive poisonous water from their mouths.

This poisonous water was ineffective against themselves and could be blocked by the Psychic Field of Chen Du's Earth Qilin Right Arm.

The invisible armor could also be triggered by a simple basic attack.

However, this stage in the Crystal Space was extremely difficult to pass because there were 30 Bone-Gilded Toads.

And their speed was not slow, plus their innate leaping ability as amphibians gave them a certain burst of power.

If just a few Bone-Gilded Toads with their passive ability rushed over and restrained Chen Du's movements...

And the other Bone-Gilded Toads collectively sprayed green poisonous water, creating a scene comparable to green rain falling from the sky, Chen Du's Psychic Field also couldn't withstand it.

After all, the quantity was too great, and the opponent's Life Strength Rank was 14.

Even with his many methods, Chen Du couldn't pass, only temporarily stuck at wave 13.

There must be many weapons here!

This was Chen Du's first thought because the Bone-Gilded Toad's green poisonous water could corrode their weapons.

However, in the Crystal Space, weapons would appear in his hand with a mere thought, so Chen Du didn't care at all.

But here, it was different; he had to find at least one longsword, otherwise, he would be at a disadvantage.

This competition, requiring the elimination of people from the other two academies, was destined to be a war of attrition.

It was better to use temporary body weapons like the Hand of Atim sparingly.

"This lord's defense is not something you can break; stand still obediently, and I'll give you a quick death!"

The Bone-Gilded Toad, seeing Chen Du motionless, thought he was scared and shouted.

"Is that so? One minute is a very long time, you know..."

Chen Du responded with a smile.

"You... what nonsense are you spouting!"

"This lord isn't hungry anymore, hurry up and get lost!"

However, what answered him was just one sword strike!

Although the Bone-Gilded Toad was agile, it had one weakness: it could only jump forward and not backward or sideways!

All its movements required turning first to be completed.

Chen Du, having experienced death, naturally knew this weakness; as long as his sword struck the opponent's face, the opponent would either endure it or be hit!

Using its passive to endure and then counter-attacking with green poisonous water was the opponent's most common tactic.

Unfortunately, in front of Chen Du, who knew the intelligence, this trick was useless.

With one sword strike, the Bone-Gilded Toad, without its passive, was directly cut in half.

"I wonder if this one is just a straggler, or if the Bone-Gilded Toads here are not truly gregarious."

Chen Du muttered to himself and prepared to continue towards his destination.

However, after only a few steps, a red light suddenly flashed about a hundred meters ahead.

A student wearing the Tianfeng Martial Arts University uniform was thus teleported in.

It was a man holding a war hammer!

After Chen Du clearly saw the other party's appearance, he said in surprise:

"Wu Zang?"

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