Chapter 1629, Part 5, Part 4!
Their strength, rhythm, and even breathing seemed to be bound together by ropes, resulting in an eternal stalemate.
As time passed, Ye Chuyun felt her arms begin to ache, and her strength was being continuously depleted in this high-intensity confrontation.
The mirror image opposite him was in perfect sync with him, also showing signs of fatigue.
"No... If this continues, it will only end in a draw, or it will depend on who runs out of energy first, but it's highly likely that they will run out of energy at the same time." Ye Chuyun thought anxiously.
The rules are clear: you win by pulling your opponent down.
“In an absolute balance of power, wisdom is the only factor…” Ye Chuyun repeatedly pondered this reminder.
"Am I going to resort to that self-harming method again?" Ye Chuyun glanced at the bottomless abyss and rejected the idea.
He had already tried it before, but this time the mirror image wasn't synchronized with all his movements.
The mirror image will only synchronize with its own movement when the rope is pulled.
He pulls, and the mirror image pulls too.
He relaxed, and his mirror image also relaxed.
So if he harms himself, the mirror image will take the opportunity to immediately pull the rope over.
This could be a trap; self-harm in this kind of struggle is tantamount to handing victory over to the opponent.
"We must find a way to break this absolute equilibrium."
"A method that prevents mirror images from synchronizing, or where synchronizing doesn't achieve the same effect..."
"What if I could just push the mirror image down?"
Suddenly, his gaze fell on the [Boundless Boots (right)] he had just put on.
A somewhat absurd idea flashed through his mind like lightning.
"The rules only state that the winner will be determined by tug-of-war, and the loser will fall into the abyss."
"It emphasizes that the mirror image's power is synchronized with mine, the ropes cannot be damaged, and I cannot directly attack the opponent with skills..."
“But!” A glint flashed in Ye Chuyun’s eyes, “The rules don’t say I can’t leave the cliff I’m on.”
"It didn't say that I can't get close to the mirror image."
"Since the mirror image only synchronizes with my movements when the rope is pulled, what if I could instantly appear next to it and push it off the cliff?"
"At that time, there will be no one on the other side of the rope, so I can pull it however I want, right?"
This idea made Ye Chuyun's heart race immediately.
The key to realizing this idea lies in the newly acquired [Boundless Boots (right)].
"The second ability, Qiankun Shift, can be activated to perform a regular teleportation over a short distance, ignoring most spatial blockades and obstacles."
A distance of 100 zhang naturally falls within the scope of this short distance.
Although the space between these two cliffs is blocked, there is a very high probability that it can be broken through by relying on this characteristic.
"It's a bet!"
Ye Chuyun no longer hesitated.
While maintaining his wrestling stance with the mirror image to confuse it, he focused his mind on his feet.
He locked onto a position about half a step behind the mirror image as his teleportation landing point.
Ye Chuyun gave a low shout in his heart and suddenly activated the Qiankun Shift.
hum!
A wave rippled out from beneath his feet, temporarily rewriting his form of existence, directly pasting him from his current coordinates to other coordinates.
On the opposite cliff, the mirror image stared in astonishment at the direction where Ye Chuyun had suddenly disappeared.
The next second, Ye Chuyun's figure appeared out of thin air behind it.
The instant it appeared, Ye Chuyun's right palm slammed hard into the back of the mirror image.
Ye Chuyun used all her strength in this palm strike, as if she had gathered all her power into it.
His only goal was to knock the other party off the cliff.
With a loud "bang," the palm strike was as powerful as a thunderbolt, unstoppable.
The mirror image, however, was completely unprepared for this sudden attack. All its strength and attention were focused on the rope in front of it, leaving it no time to pay attention to the attack from behind.
Driven by this powerful force, the mirror image's body lost its balance instantly, like a kite with a broken string.
It staggered forward a few steps, its body swaying precariously.
However, this is just the beginning.
As the body leaned forward, the mirror image's center of gravity became increasingly difficult to control. Eventually, it could no longer maintain its balance and plummeted straight into the bottomless abyss of darkness.
During the fall, the mirror image's face was filled with astonishment and resentment.
Its eyes widened as if it were trying to grab onto something to stop its fall, but it was too late.
In the blink of an eye, the mirror image was swallowed up by the endless darkness and disappeared without a trace.
The taut rope, having lost its support, drooped limply.
Standing on the cliff that originally belonged to the mirror image, Ye Chuyun looked at all of this, and a huge weight was finally lifted from her heart.
He let out a long sigh of relief, and his tense nerves finally relaxed.
The plan succeeded, and went even more smoothly than he had anticipated.
Without the slightest delay, he immediately activated the Qiankun Shift ability again.
In a flash, he was back on his cliff.
Ye Chuyun felt exceptionally relaxed upon returning to the cliff.
He casually picked up the rope and pulled it back.
The marker at the center of the rope crossed the edge of the cliff where he was without any hindrance and returned to his hand.
Congratulations! You have successfully passed the Balance of Power challenge!
[Evaluation: You've broken free from the constraints of conventional thinking!]
[Reward calculation in progress...]
The notification sounded, and even the Heavenly Dao itself seemed speechless at this clever yet effective method.
As the notification sounded, the platform reappeared.
The darkness receded swiftly like a tide, and the already magnificent golden Buddha statue became even more solid, as if it were no longer just a Buddha statue, but a real, existing being.
The Buddha's golden body radiated a dazzling light, which grew brighter and brighter, as if celebrating its impending liberation.
It was a radiance brimming with youthful vigor, giving people a sense of endless hope and vitality.
Under this light, the black chain that had been binding the Buddha's right palm shattered with a crash.
The breaking of this chain was like the unlocking of a shackle, bringing an indescribable sense of relief.
At this point, four of the five chains had broken, leaving only the last one still bound to the Buddha's left foot.
However, this last chain also seemed to be teetering on the brink of collapse, as if it could break at any moment.
The Buddha's gaze slowly descended, finally settling on Ye Chuyun.
His eyes revealed a deep sense of admiration, an admiration that was almost overflowing and impossible to ignore.
Then, the Buddha slowly raised his right palm, which had just been freed from its bondage.
