He estimated that this should be the so-called essence of Vajra, but the feeling still ca and went. Out of ten lightning strikes, he could probably grasp it only once or twice.
"However, it should be enough," he muttered in a low voice, allowing himself to completely return to peak condition. Adjusting his posture and using this final guidance opportunity, he simultaneously shouted out, "Copper Spirit, do it again!"
This sentence had already been repeated an unknown number of tis in this place.
Thunderclouds rolled overhead, and soon, a streak of lightning explosively burst down.
Exactly at this mont, the guiding power fused with the sudden urge surging within his body. A golden light flashed in his pupils, his heart pounded like a beating drum, and the faint sound of blood flowing like rushing water echoed in his ears.
Su Chen abruptly raised his head, his pupils reflecting the blazing lightning. A golden radiance suddenly blood across the surface of his skin.
A stroke of insight!
Bang!
An explosive sound echoed under his feet, and Su Chen charged straight toward the striking lightning.
Boom!
The lightning exploded, fine electric arcs blooming like fireworks in the firmant. Su Chen was sent flying backwards and smashed onto the ground, a layer of pale golden light faintly flowing beneath his skin.
"Ha!" Su Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud, coughing up a puff of black smoke. The three requirents for the Sovereign Vajra on his status panel were all in a completed state. The days of torture had finally yielded results. Su Chen also felt a wave of irrepressible excitent surging in his heart. After the green light stream repaired his bodily injuries, he did not hesitate.
Sovereign Vajra, Job Entry!
In an instant, his heartbeat abruptly halted, followed by a fierce thump, as if a stone core had shattered in his chest, making him feel stifled and suffocated.
A dark golden glow lit up beneath his skin, as if countless stars were awakening and circulating within his flesh and blood.
Initially, it was like the light of fireflies, but then it expanded into a molten gold vortex, surging along his blood vessels. Wherever it passed, his skin and flesh beca semi-transparent, revealing the brightly glowing, intertwined golden veins underneath.
A faint tearing sensation ca from deep within his muscles. The bones and limbs throughout his body twitched and tightened uncontrollably. His tendons were like being violently yanked by invisible threads, and a dry, grating sound of friction was squeezed out from the gaps between his bones.
'This class can even improve fundantal physical stamina...' Su Chen carefully felt it. His current physical strength far exceeded his own tier, so this job entry wasn't too agonizing.
[Sovereign Vajra Job Entry successful. Acquired Professional Ability—Vajra Stance: Actively liberate the Vajra Stance to substantially enhance physical defense and elental resistance, while obtaining a 30% damage reduction.]
[Acquired Extra Reward: Damage reduction margin increased by 10%]
This ability... Su Chen leaped up from the ground, his eyes bursting with a sharp gleam. The golden patterns on the surface of his skin gradually faded away.
Raising his arm, he examined it carefully. The fine hair on his pale skin was clearly visible. When he pinched his skin, it was incredibly tough and resilient.
Crack!
A streak of electric arc fell out of thin air, landing on his arm. A golden light faintly flickered at the point of impact before disappearing.
"Keep the intensity the sa and hit again," Su Chen suddenly called out.
Boom!
Lightning descended from the sky, enveloping him within. After a few breaths, everything faded away. The thunder that used to tear his skin and flesh open previously left absolutely no scars this ti.
'My defense has improved quite a bit...' Su Chen estimated. This was a baseline enhancent, benefiting from the Heaven-Forged Item he had absorbed earlier and the prolonged tempering from being struck by lightning.
'As for this Vajra Stance...' Su Chen pondered, 'How high the intensity is still needs to be tested...'
Attempting to activate the Vajra Stance, an instant sensation of fullness transmitted from his body. His arms bulged with knotted muscles, and it seed as if molten tal was surging and billowing beneath his muscles. His line of sight gradually elevated, and a very faint, glass-like radiance surfaced on his skin.
Rolling waves of air expanded outward. Su Chen looked down. His body hadn't expanded too much, staying at roughly around two ters tall, but his density had increased significantly, solid like a giant boulder.
'The degree of enhancent is not ordinary at all. It has a different focus from the Weapon Lord. Multiple Mystic Tools are fused, and the buffs are dispersed across various aspects, but this one primarily excels in defense...' Su Chen estimated, and then suddenly shouted again, "The intensity from just now, hit again."
Boom. Another bolt of lightning struck down.
But the result this ti was different from before. His body acted like a sharp blade, actually slicing the lightning in half from the middle, causing it to fall onto the ground on both sides.
"To be more precise, it slipped off..." Su Chen muttered to himself. "Increase the intensity."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosive thunder struck continuously. Even when it was increased to the strongest might from the very beginning—the lightning that had severely injured him even with the Weapon Lord's buff—it only caused him to sustain slight injuries now.
'In terms of overall strength, there are so flaws, and it can't compare to the Weapon Lord. But solely regarding defense, it actually surpasses it. A total damage reduction of 40% is simply absurd.'
'Then, in this state, what if I utilize the Weapon Lord's buff again?'
Su Chen tested further. Various Mystic Tools fused into his body, and his physical stamina consumption began to surge drastically. He had to activate the Chakra Liberation state and use the Holy Hand's buff, raising the Mystic Tools to the 7th-Tier.
Violent waves of air surged around his body, almost forming a storm. Su Chen's breathing quickened slightly, and that illusion of being able to tear everything apart surfaced once again.
'If I fight Old Wei again, I reckon it will be much easier, but I should still not be a match for Shen Yi'an.'
A mont later, he slightly cald down and carefully comprehended the changes. 'The abilities of the two, regarding the defensive aspect, overlap to a certain extent.'
The Weapon Lord's ability buffed his physical body, and the Sovereign Vajra was similarly based on his physical body's amplification, so overlapping was inevitable.
Moreover, the consumption was shockingly high, and even Chakra Liberation couldn't quite sustain it. Under this state, he estimated he wouldn't be able to hold out for more than a few minutes.
'It's not that the more abilities you have, the better. They still need to suit yourself,' Su Chen muttered to himself. The body wasn't just data, after all; it was impossible to truly stack things infinitely in every aspect.
'However...' Su Chen deactivated his various abilities. For him, the issue of overlapping abilities had absolutely no impact.
Because he was about to forge his Sacred Class soon. Once the abilities were fused and integrated into one, the issue of overlapping naturally wouldn't exist, and it could even be further enhanced.
'It's finally reached this step.' Su Chen was already a bit unable to suppress his excitent, but he wasn't prepared to forge the Sacred Class here. He bade farewell to the Copper Spirit, exited from the Fortune Bronze Core, greeted Senior Brother Ku again, and hurriedly left.
"If the Bronze Sect hadn't ddled, Your Excellency should have already taken the Profound Heaven Instrunt to the Royal Court by now."
On a floating island outside the Copper Core, Lu Huai was sitting opposite Han Xingliu. Although the people from the Profound Heaven Sect participating in the Peak Star Tournant all resided in Dragon Abyss, Lu Huai had only greeted Venerable Li Qingyi and had not moved over there.
Han Xingliu smiled faintly. "Right now, your transaction with the Bronze Sect is just about done. Your Excellency should be taking the Profound Heaven Instrunt and heading to the Royal Court now, right?"
"Is Your Highness in such a hurry?" Lu Huai calmly and unhurriedly poured tea into the cup in front of Han Xingliu.
"Your Excellency probably knows what my Royal Court needs the Profound Heaven Instrunt for, so how can I not be in a hurry?" Han Xingliu made no attempt to conceal it.
Lu Huai's hand paused, and he couldn't help but ask, "Is it really possible to elevate one's talent to the Divine Radiance Grade postnatally?"
"The Divine Radiance Grade doesn't just increase developnt efficiency; it also possesses the characteristic of igniting the Morning Fire at the Morning Star Tier. This originates from certain factors within the bloodline genes. Sporadic awakenings are extrely difficult."
Han Xingliu said softly, "But the Royal Court has researched it for many years and has achieved so results. The probability can be significantly increased. Moreover, whether it works or not, Your Excellency just needs to take the Profound Heaven Instrunt to the Order and give it a try. If it succeeds, it will also greatly benefit the Profound Heaven Sect."
"Why deliberately delay?"
Lu Huai pondered for a mont. "It's not that we are deliberately delaying, it's just that the Bronze Sect is still missing the last person whose talent needs to be elevated."
"Still missing the last one? Haven't you all been here for more than half a year?" Han Xingliu frowned slightly.
Lu Huai explained, "This quota was added temporarily. The quotas for the normal transaction were completed a long ti ago."
"Where is this person right now, and why hasn't he co? Having the opportunity to elevate his talent, yet he is still dragging his feet?" Han Xingliu was puzzled.
Lu Huai said helplessly, "It seems to be Su Chen's person. He ntioned it to us several months ago, but even now, he hasn't sent the person over. Since Your Highness is in such a hurry, I will urge him."
"Su Chen..." Hearing this na again, Han Xingliu's eyes flashed.
But the other party shouldn't have any tangible connection to this matter; it was probably just a coincidence. He didn't take it too seriously and simply said, "Urge him then. The Royal Court's side is also waiting."
"Mn," Lu Huai nodded in response. But then he saw that Han Xingliu had already opened the virtual screen on his comm-bracelet and chuckled lightly. "These guys sure know how to hide."
"What's wrong?" Seeing the other party speak proactively, Lu Huai figured it wasn't so secret, so he asked.
Han Xingliu stood up and said, "It's nothing. The preliminary leaderboard has opened. I'm afraid it will be exceptionally lively today."
"It's finally open..."
At Dragon Abyss, outside the Zenith Star Arena, it could be said that people were crowded three layers deep inside and three layers deep outside.
Over the past month, a massive number of factions had arrived at the Bronze Sect. Right now, almost all of them were gathered outside, raising their heads to look at the list that was already filled with nas.
"Big Brother is a double top-tier 6th-Tier Professional, practically invincible among peers of the sa tier back where we're from. And he's actually ranked outside the top four thousand?"
A group of people huddled together, staring with tongue tied at the leaderboard in front of them.
The list outside the Zenith Star Arena only displayed the top 100 nas, but that didn't an there were only 100 people. For more detailed rankings, one had to check it themselves.
"That's impossible, right? Are the four-thousand-plus people ahead all stronger than Big Brother? Could there be a problem with this system?"
The few of them looked at one another in speechless dismay, truly not having expected this.
anwhile, the young man surrounded in the center had a shifting expression. He sighed helplessly and gave a bitter smile. "Invincible among peers of the sa tier? This place is full of guys who are invincible among peers of the sa tier."
During this past month, it wasn't just about establishing the initial ranking; there was also the testing of the Bronze Sect's Challenge System.
After the initial ranking, if one didn't believe the Challenge System had recorded all their data, they could also choose to challenge their own training projection to verify it.
At the very beginning, there were still quite a few people who were suspicious, but by now, barely anyone doubted the true value of this Challenge System.
"I'm a 7th-Tier Professional! Why am I not on the leaderboard? How co the last few nas on that list are at the 6th-Tier?" Soone's face darkened, his brows deeply furrowed.
"Those are Star Seeds! What kind of 7th-Tier are you? You're not even a double top-tier," soone beside him shook his head. "Stop making a fool of yourself."
"Rank 924!" A one-ard old man's face flushed red. The crowd beside him was also very excited, clustering around a young man. "It's a success! The gambling agreent with the Grizzly Group was just top one thousand. With the investnt, we're saved! We're saved!"
Waves of chaotic noise rang out. The publication of the leaderboard had indeed been eye-opening for many. So were overjoyed, while others suffered a heavy blow.
There was also a portion of people who were extrely unresigned and imdiately charged into the arena to practically experience the gap between them and the top-ranking individuals.
"He Muyang..." In a corner, Qin Tianlin raised his head and looked at the na ranked first.
'Those guys who forged a Sacred Class sure are cautious. They're probably waiting to make their move at the very end, picking a mid-ranked guy to challenge to secure a quota while not exposing too much. This works out perfectly anyway—a 6th-Tier taking first place.'
'Su Chen could probably beat this He Muyang too, right?' Qin Tianlin suddenly thought.
'However, the characteristic of this leaderboard is that the first to arrive holds the advantage. Once the ranking is set, even if our strengths are similar, not being able to win is useless.'
'I have the Indestructible Vajra. Once I seize the initiative, how can he defeat ?'
Qin Tianlin restrained his expression and walked straight into the arena, failing to notice that several gazes in the crowd were faintly locked onto him. After exchanging glances, one person hurriedly left the area and headed toward a distant building.
Su Chen stepped out of the flight vehicle and was t face-to-face with Ming Lin, who was coming out of the main building. The latter was slightly surprised. "You're back?"
"Mn," Su Chen nodded, asking casually, "Are you heading out?"
"The preliminary leaderboard has been published. Things should be quite lively over at Dragon Abyss, so I was just getting ready to go take a look."
"The preliminary leaderboard was published?" Su Chen raised his eyebrows. "When did that happen?"
"Just earlier today." Seeing Su Chen's unaware expression, Ming Lin opened his comm-bracelet and brought up the list. "Here, take a look."
Su Chen's gaze instantly fell onto the guy ranked first. "He Muyang?"
This na was very unfamiliar and didn't belong to any of the suspected non-sect and Royal Court mbers who possessed a Sacred Class that he had heard about that day.
The second-ranked guy naturally entered his sight, and he was familiar with this one: Li Guanting, the Bronze Sect's 7th-Tier Professional, ranked fourth on the Holy List.
He was right in front of Wei Zhenghong.
'This list...' Su Chen hesitated slightly. It was completely different from what he had expected.
Li Guanting being ranked fourth on the Holy List was no small matter, yet he took second place so simply?
"The first-ranked He Muyang is from the True Martial Sect," Ming Lin explained.
Su Chen nodded and then asked, "What about those 7th-Tier Professionals who forged a Sacred Class?"
"Oh, you're talking about those people." Dawn broke upon Ming Lin. After retrieving the items from the Dark Moon Group last ti, he had hidden on the floating island for a few days. Later, as that creepy feeling gradually vanished, he went to Dragon Abyss a few more tis and learned quite a bit of information.
He explained, "Those guys are probably all hiding themselves. Our sect's preliminaries are different because they don't involve elimination, and one practically has countless chances for trial and error. As long as your strength is sufficient, you can climb up sooner or later."
"To prevent their strength from being exposed prematurely and having others figure out a counterasure, the top-tier 7th-Tier Professionals will all hide themselves."
"Oh." Su Chen understood. Making it to the top one hundred in the preliminaries was enough to stand out, and for those who forged a Sacred Class, whether they took first place in the preliminaries or not actually didn't matter much.
Their goals were all the Star Pri position, so exposing themselves early on wasn't a good thing. As long as they secured a middling rank before the preliminaries ended, it would be fine. However, this situation could only occur in the Bronze Sect's preliminaries. If it were a typical arena-style preliminary, it would be very difficult to hide oneself.
"Want to go check it out together?" Ming Lin couldn't help but ask seeing his interest.
"I'll pass." Su Chen shook his head. Right now, nothing was more important than him forging his Sacred Class.
"Alright, I'll be off then." Ming Lin boarded a spaceship and headed straight toward Dragon Abyss.
Su Chen turned around, entered the main building, arrived at the training room, adjusted his posture, and sat cross-legged on the ground.
After thinking for a mont, he pulled out a large handful of potions from his storage space and placed them in front of him, preparing for any unexpected needs.
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