"You... what do you an?"
Cyan Vault frowned, clearly noticing that Bai Pu wasn’t intimidated by him.
This ant that Bai Pu must have a trump card that makes him fear none!
Ridiculous, could it be that Gangxin, who just awakened two years ago, was hiding this deeply? In such a fierce Celestial-Human Battlefield, facing elusive and powerful Wild Ghosts, he’s still holding back?
Bai Pu indeed had hidden trump cards, and not just one.
To say nothing else, just this "Extre-breaking Weapon" Mystical Art, which can grant Cyan Vault 75 points of Armor Penetration, certainly sounds terrifying.
Generally, top-level Awakened (non-Tank type) wearing light armor would already have over a hundred Armor Value, which is quite substantial.
Cyan Vault’s one Mystical Art skill could break more than half of that, combined with his high attack and speed, making him a nightmare for the fragile ones.
But Bai Pu was different.
He was a heavy tank, harder than the average tank.
Just Bai Pu’s [Steel Skin] skill, now trained to Level 8 (7 1), already provided 131 points of Natural Armor Value and 66 points of fixed Physical Damage Reduction!
That is, [Steel Skin] and [lt Gold Armor], these two Damage Reduction skills can’t stack. If they could be activated simultaneously, Cyan Vault’s damage would be further weakened and absorbed, barely breaking through Bai Pu’s defense.
Of course, Bai Pu had to solve another issue first, which was Cyan Vault’s terrifying speed advantage brought by over 200 points of Agility—
Attack speed, movent speed.
Maximum state, activate!
Pure Blood boost Genetic Fragnt (Agility-based Long-Handled Weapon expert) boost, achieving the complete King-level Purple Weapon equipnt condition (Dual-wielding State)!
With a swipe at his waist, Bai Pu took out the [Savior] Hand Guarding Staff.
While dual-wielding [Doomsday Blade] and [Savior], the Agility bonuses from both pieces of equipnt were activated simultaneously, providing Bai Pu with a total of 60 points of Agility.
Bai Pu’s Agility attribute surged, breaking through the 180-point barrier!
Although there was still a gap of twenty to thirty points in Agility compared to Cyan Vault, the chasm between attack speeds — previously less than half of his opponent’s — had shrunk dramatically.
Fortunately, even though the Dark Gold Tower Shield was cracked, based on the loyalty of the Artifact Spirit Demon Spider Lady, it still provided Bai Pu with attribute bonuses, allowing him to et the full King-level Purple Weapon equipnt conditions.
Bai Pu lunged forward, engaging in a counterattack with Cyan Vault.
Cyan Vault, upon initial engagent, widened his eyes in disbelief. The Gangxin that was previously as slow as a turtle now moved as if he had gone berserk.
It was as ridiculous as a tractor speeding on a highway, racing with a supercar — absolutely insane!
"Damn, you not only have King-level Purple Weapon parts... you have a complete King-level Purple Weapon! And you can wield it with ease!"
That last statent was what shocked Cyan Vault the most, an enigma he found hard to comprehend.
The equipnt requirents for a King-level Purple Weapon must be incredibly stringent! Moreover, according to Cyan Vault’s knowledge, such weapons shouldn’t even exist in the Awakened World, and the Artifact Spirit would be extrely aloof, making its recognition almost impossible.
This ant that Gangxin operated this extraordinary Divine Weapon purely on his Basic Attributes!
Their rapid exchanges saw seven moves in an instant, with the clang of weapon strikes forming a seemingly continuous, long vibrato.
Cyan Vault grew increasingly alard as he fought, discovering his proud Yang Family Spear Technique, Long-Handled Weapon Specialization beyond Level 10, had no advantage over Bai Pu!
This indicated his opponent’s Combat Specialization had also surpassed limits, reaching Level 11 or even Level 12!
How could this be—a newcor only awakened for two years, younger than even his nephew, Haotian!
Reflecting on the decades he spent honing his skill to break these limits, Cyan Vault was about to lose his composure.
TM, had he known this brat hid so deeply, he should’ve dealt with him while Wild Ghost still entangled him!
For most, such chaos would lead to a severe drop in ability, but Cyan Vault, after all, was the leader of Celestial Mansion and a past Celestial Being; his ntality far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Quickly transitioning from initial shock and remorse about the past, Cyan Vault contemplated his own advantages:
Aerial Combat Body Technique!
"I still have Profound Ice Wings; aerial combat remains more agile, not much different from ground combat. Gangxin relies only on that strange Sand Table and Aerial Dash skills, unequal in evasion and maneuvering compared to .
"After all, I have twenty years of aerial combat flying experience, sothing Gangxin cannot match in any way!"
With that thought, Cyan Vault rapidly flapped his wings, darting left and right!
After making a feint move, Cyan Vault sharply altered his trajectory, aiming at Bai Pu’s Hand Guarding Staff, which failed to block correctly, slicing across Bai Pu’s chest with the Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd, leaving a white mark.
-72.
Though the damage was painfully low for Cyan Vault to witness, it marked a promising start.
"I’ll wear you down to death!"
Cyan Vault sneered, continuing to exploit his agility advantage, attacking Bai Pu in rapid succession, almost like a phantom!
Even though Bai Pu had activated the Prismatic Domain, Cyan Vault leveraged his high Movent Speed, stemming from his high Agility rather than any acceleration or dashing skill, thus not restricted by the Prismatic Domain.
Bai Pu indeed felt the aerial combat’s challenges; he originally thought the Demon Refining Sand and Gang Step would suffice for aerial engagent, but truly fighting with a top-tier aerial expert showed deep limitations.
To put it taphorically, Bai Pu was like standing on a steep cliff, battling a natural bird-man equipped with wings.
Every step of Bai Pu’s Gang Step Dash, or lift by Magic Sand, was traceable; he couldn’t exceed the range of these paths.
Yet Cyan Vault could fly freely, shift positions, frequently attacking from Bai Pu’s weaker side, naturally gaining the upper hand.
"As expected of a peak expert, who can quickly amplify even the tiniest advantage!"
Bai Pu exhaled, "In that case, let’s unveil the next trump card."
Sufferer’s Shoulder Armor, Activated Thorns, activate!
[Activated Thorns] belonged to the Innate Skill category, without a cooldown limitation, at the cost of absorbing Bai Pu’s blood—aning depleting a certain amount of Life Value.
Specifically, it consud 10 points of Life in the first second, 20 in the second, 30 in the third, and so forth; the longer it lasted, the higher the depletion.
Exiting combat state resets this accumulated depletion.
Currently, the Sufferer’s Shoulder Armor had been Enhanced to 7.
The 4 Special Effect was [Blood Diversion], which returned 50% of the blood required to maintain Activated Thorns back to the wearer.
The 7 Special Effect was "Sucking the Suffering".
[Sucking the Suffering: The damage dealt to target enemies by Activated Thorns is returned in equal asure to the wearer, providing 100% healing effect.]
Bai Pu’s shoulders witnessed the activation; Sufferer’s Shoulder Armor’s thorns seed to co alive, extending phantom-like thorn chains that bound Cyan Vault!
Cyan Vault felt a stinging sensation, as if imrsed within a thicket.
Remaining still posed no harm.
Yet moving caused skin-ripping pain, intensifying with speed!
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