Watching the Scarlet Aura unleashed by Zheng Yichen, Du Gang’s copper-colored skin shone even brighter, "Co on!"
Zheng Yichen showcased combat skills beyond his expectations, but that didn’t affect the sparring to follow. Du Gang tapped his fist; the ground beneath his feet burst apart, and his figure disappeared from its original spot, colliding with another blood-colored figure.
In the instant they crossed fists, the air in their vicinity was blasted apart, and the sound of it exploding spread all around. Zheng Yichen’s close-quarters combat abilities had always been strong, and Du Gang was likewise a master of close combat. Many techniques were no longer applicable to them.
The only techniques that could be used were those that allowed for an even higher degree of force explosion, leaving the rest to what appeared to others as ordinary attacks.
Techniques had beco ’passive skills,’ coming into play with every punch and kick.
Zheng Yichen’s principal combat skills were from a world that had no energy level, only strength level—a world where people had highly developed their physical potential, and where combat templates were still effective in this world.
Although the strength level in this world was high, it mixed in energy attributes and wasn’t as pure as the other world.
Fists wreathed in Scarlet Aura clashed with copper-colored fists, blasting the air and creating a vacuum around both n—harmless to them but deadly to ordinary people. As their fight continued, the vacuum expanded.
There was no air to squeeze in.
Focusing strength on his fingertips, Zheng Yichen aid at Du Gang’s arm, and in that instant, he felt his concentrated piercing force strike steel, with a portion of that force even bouncing back.
Du Gang’s physical toughness was much greater than his.
Feeling the attack from Zheng Yichen, Du Gang also had deep impressions. That single finger from Zheng Yichen nearly pierced his Vajra Body, and even without breaking through his defense, it caused a tingling pain in his arm as if it had been pierced by a steel drill.
For soone with lesser physical strength, such a strike would have left a bloody hole, a cavity that wouldn’t cause much damage, at least better than taking a bullet like an ordinary person—it would be akin to being stabbed with a dagger.
Outside the wound, there would be no excessive tearing, just the pull of the fully loaded piercing force.
But for an entity like him, a real bloody hole would an his toughness was no longer intact. Techniques like the Vajra Body, which greatly improve overall physical strength, were basically unhard or invincible. Once damaged, though, the overall strength would swiftly decline.
So would find and exploit a weakness to break such a maintained high level of toughness—that was like playing with strategy.
But Zheng Yichen’s thod was blunt confrontation, forcing his way through.
Couldn’t find a weakness? No problem, just chisel one out with brute strength.
Du Gang’s attacks also hit Zheng Yichen, and the feedback was that the Scarlet Aura was really resilient!
The Scarlet Aura acted like a robust protective mbrane, where ten parts of force upon contact would at least have one-third of it erased by that frenzied aura. Zheng Yichen’s physical strength was high; after throwing a punch, he could feel an intense counterforce, not just the tough sensation.
The Qi mbrane reduced the force of direct attacks, Zheng Yichen’s physical strength resisted part of the attacking force, along with techniques to dissolve physical attacks, and passive counter-strike skills embedded in his body. After this combination, a ten-part powerful punch would have less than one-tenth of its effect on Zheng Yichen.
And that tiny force was virtually negligible to Zheng Yichen’s physique.
The blood-colored Qi mbrane, unlike his Vajra Body, had the advantage of being indestructible, and even if it were broken, it would quickly recover. The downside was that it might consu more energy.
But judging by Zheng Yichen’s condition, he wouldn’t be exhausted anyti soon.
"With my current state and the pressure I’m facing, I can maintain my Vajra Body for six days."
"So can I," Zheng Yichen replied. Subsequently, with an almost tacit understanding, both of them stepped back, Du Gang’s body turned a bright golden color. They couldn’t possibly fight for six days, and seeing how effortlessly Zheng Yichen was handling himself, it was clear he had many more skills up his sleeve that he hadn’t shown yet.
Now that the sparring gave him an understanding of Zheng Yichen’s strength, he indeed seed like a powerful ally... He thought to himself, after all, Dusk wouldn’t have arranged for additional backup without good reason.
As for his situation, he had the opportunity to hold back, but saving such chances was difficult; wasting them here was too unwise.
It was ti to try unconventional exertions, he thought—as did Zheng Yichen.
Zheng Yichen had previously hunted to replenish his Essence of Life, and his inherent Life type abilities, accompanied by Life enhancent, now allowed him to reach the peak of his empowered state. In such a condition, he tried to raise his Burst Mode to an even higher degree.
The Scarlet Aura boiled violently, and Zheng Yichen felt as if his body was ablaze, like a star ignited.
Du Gang’s eyes twitched slightly. "Friend, this is supposed to be a sparring match, so why do you look like you’re fighting for your life??"
Zheng Yichen’s entire skin had turned crimson, and his eyebrows and hair took on a blood-like color. His eyeballs were a deep red, and fine threads of blood constantly seeped from his skin, rging directly into the Scarlet Aura. His body even showed an unnaturally bloated appearance.
Du Gang had indeed seen Berserkers before, but even in their frenzied state, they had never transford into sothing like Zheng Yichen. The re pressure generated by the Aura was enough to cause the earth to shatter under the unbearable force.
"Are you... alright?" Du Gang asked.
"I’m fine! I feel great!" Zheng Yichen replied, his voice accompanied by a burst of scorching steam. He felt as if he were truly afla, his body releasing energy by burning, with his cells as solid fuel and blood as the catalyst to intensify the burn.
"Good! Then I won’t hold back either!!" Du Gang roared in response. Zheng Yichen’s current condition seed extrely unstable, but Du Gang discerned sothing else—this must be so kind of breakthrough.
Du Gang had experienced this himself. He had been to worlds with high Strength levels and managed to push his Vajra Body beyond its previous limits in such environnts, breaking boundaries.
It’s not that such feats were impossible in less challenging worlds, but the conditions were much harsher, to the point where the path ahead often beca imperceptible. In higher-level worlds, though it still depended on talent, at least the path was clear and stable.
One option was to attempt a risky breakthrough; the other was a steady one. And since there was no discernible difference, the choice was obvious.
What Zheng Yichen was attempting was a new kind of breakthrough, and that was a good thing!
A figure of gold clashed with one of red under the gaze of the Morning Light tribesn. As a Burst Mode created a vacuum, the golden figure beca a blade carving through the earth, leaving behind a canyon—
The watching Morning Light tribesn were thrilled at the scene. Such power was beyond their reach, yet here they were, witnessing it first-hand!
"Phew~" Zheng Yichen shook his arm. The skin on his arm, incinerated by the intense heat, was rapidly regenerating, fixing the damaged muscles just as swiftly.
Zheng Yichen was most familiar with using Burst Mode, which inherently provided a Tyran Body and increased strength, along with a degree of magic immunity.
Stage 1 was like rely consuming physical strength for him now, virtually no burden at all. Stage 2’s impact on him was also minimal, sapping vitality from the body—sothing that could be seen as a form of Life Force. Excessive use could lead to Life Force depletion.
Normally, a person strong enough could sustain it, and for soone like Zheng Yichen, who was exceptionally resilient, expending energy was trivial.
But the Burst Mode he was using now was truly burning himself up, no longer rely sapping bodily vitality but directly consuming Life Force.
That boiling Scarlet Aura was his life itself.
Yet, the sensation was remarkably enjoyable. This significant enhancent of physical strength gave him a feeling as if he was Invincible, as if he could tear True Gods apart with his hands in the Divine Kingdom.
However, this enhancent wasn’t easy to control. The change in his physique indicated a lack of control, like a highly sensitive accelerator—barely touch it, and the car would surge forward, with fuel consumption skyrocketing.
Zheng Yichen had achieved a similar state before, but that remained within Burst Mode’s Stage 2, which was rely an enhancent. It wasn’t like in this world, where he had completely surpassed Stage 2. Inside Stage 2, any increase was only a certain percentage above the existing base.
A breakthrough brought about a manifold increase in effectiveness.
Except that burning through Life Force was too quick, Zheng Yichen exhaled a steamy breath, and the distorted air around him swiftly cald. His skin still held a faint red tint, and he needed a mont to recover fully.
A golden figure leaped from the canyon created by the clashing forces. Du Gang’s body bore small cracks in its golden hue, the most present on his arms.
"That’s quite the punch, how did you train to get it? Shall we share so tips?" Du Gang was intrigued. He was interested in Zheng Yichen’s power of the Scarlet Aura, as obtaining various strengths ant having more resources to face troubles.
Moreover, the power that Zheng Yichen displayed matched his own Attribute well as he followed a physical route. No rule ever said that soone focusing on strengthening their body couldn’t manifest an additional layer of power on the outside. In fact, this power could complent his Vajra Body.
The durability of the Vajra Body was incredibly high, maxing out both physical and magic resistance. However, it still largely relied on withstanding external attacks.
It was as if so attacks were simply ignored due to that resilience.
A power that complented his own was sothing he wanted to try learning.
"I guess you could say it’s a kind of Talent Ability," Zheng Yichen said, shaking his head slightly. Burst Mode in itself was a talent. As for a thod of Cultiviation? He could perhaps attempt to summarize a similar way of using it, given his current capability to experint. However, any summarized thod couldn’t compare to the naturally endowed original version.
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