Chapter 29 – The Might of the Divine Beast Species

Volume 3

Naturally, Star sensed the Black-Robed Man's appearance.

Unfortunately, compared with the strength of this Black-Robed Man, Star was far more focused on the Fake One-Eye before him.

By now, every last patch of skin on Fake One-Eye's body had vanished completely. All that remained were exposed cords of flesh and tendon, and in some places, even his internal organs could be clearly seen.

Fake One-Eye's size had shrunk by a full third!

Under the dual enhancement of Life-And-Death Combat and Flesh Tome, Fake One-Eye's injuries had not weakened his combat ability at all. Instead, they had granted his Physical Attribute a massive boost.

Sensing the extent of his wounds and the degree to which his strength had risen, Fake One-Eye launched his attack!

Black flames coiled around him. The first Skill Fake One-Eye used was none other than Tyrannical Flame!

But under the powerful amplification of the Life-And-Death Combat Ability, Tyrannical Flame had also changed!

Chains of black fire crisscrossed through the air. In an instant, more than a hundred flame chains condensed into one enormous flaming whip, which lashed violently toward Star.

The fire whip raged. Facing the black flames before him, Star neither dodged nor retreated. Dragon Flame surged from his mouth one blast after another, intertwining with the ominous black fire whip.

In the blink of an eye, terrifying waves of energy swept outward, reducing every weed and shrub within the farmland to ash!

Even the Black-Robed Man far off in the Mountain Forest could feel the violent aura rushing toward him. Without hesitation, he used Teleportation again and moved even farther away.

Only after Star had unleashed as many as ten blasts of Dragon Flame did the black fire whip before him finally disappear.

On the ground, Fake One-Eye quietly stared up at Star in the sky, brutality surging wildly in his blood-red eyes.

Then Fake One-Eye moved!

…

How much of an enhancement One-Eye's Life-And-Death Combat could grant him, Wen Yu did not know. Naturally, Star did not know either.

But One-Eye knew.

Which meant Fake One-Eye knew as well!

With his flesh and skin completely burned away, and even his body size vaporized by one third, just how much power had One-Eye's Life-And-Death Combat amplified for him?

The answer was fivefold!

A base Physical Attribute of 200 Points, amplified five times over!

That meant 1,000 Points of Physical Attribute!

With his body size reduced and his Physical Attribute drastically increased, One-Eye's combat ability soared to an extreme!

Under Star's fixed gaze, One-Eye's body instantly vanished!

This was the extreme speed brought about by 1,000 Points of Physical Attribute.

At such speed, even with Star's dynamic vision, all he could see were afterimages!

Only after a while did a terrifying sonic boom erupt through the air. It sounded as if bomb after bomb had been detonated, the rumbling blasts carrying far into the distance.

Then…

"Boom!!!"

Before the sonic booms had even faded, an even more shocking sound exploded forth.

It came from Fake One-Eye's attack!

When Fake One-Eye appeared again, he was directly above Star!!!

Ferocious power, extreme speed, and the massive reduction in body weight caused by the large-scale loss of outer tissue had greatly increased One-Eye's jumping ability!

This leap had reached a height of more than a hundred meters!

And he was so fast that Star did not even have time to react!

On One-Eye's right forelimb, terrifying energy fluctuations began to gather.

Countless black flames wrapped around Fake One-Eye's right forelimb, then compressed again and again until the terrifying black fire had been squeezed into a tiny mass. Then, a flash of crimson light erupted!

Tyrannical Flame plus Ferocious Strike!

Of course, strictly speaking, this absolutely did not count as a combination Skill. It was merely the pairing of two different abilities.

But the result it produced would be one plus one equaling more than two!

An explosive crack sounded directly from Star's back.

Four razor-sharp streams of red energy mixed with black flames traveled along One-Eye's claws and spread across Star's entire body.

On Star's back, sheets of black scales scattered in every direction, and blood suddenly dripped down!

Demon Dragon Armor (S-Rank, passive Skill) activated!

The four claw marks, mixed with black flames, were caught directly by Star's powerful muscle tissue before they could fully enter his body. Even the Tyrannical Flame that had seeped inside was slowly forced back out!

However, the tremendous force still knocked Star off balance in midair!

The instant Star was struck, he reacted. After taking Fake One-Eye's attack head-on, his wings snapped shut. Borrowing the force of his fall, he flipped his body around, seized One-Eye's torso with his forelimbs, and dragged Fake One-Eye down toward the earth with him!

"Boom!"

As if an earthquake had struck, the two monsters crashed to the ground together, smashing a mushroom cloud out of the earth.

Star, who hit the ground first, naturally took more damage than One-Eye above him.

But with the Demon Dragon Armor in effect, that level of damage was nothing to Star.

Star seized One-Eye with both front claws, then rolled over and pinned him to the ground. His front claws pressed down hard on One-Eye's body as his sharp teeth tore toward One-Eye's head.

If that bite landed, then with Star's bite force, even if One-Eye's current Physical Attribute had reached 1,000 Points, he could forget about escaping from Star's jaws.

Seeing this, Fake One-Eye immediately began to struggle.

A Physical Attribute of 1,000 Points, combined with his shrunken body, made Fake One-Eye as solid as a chunk of iron. In an instant, he broke free from Star's claws, then shot away from Star at incredible speed.

Star's current Physical Attribute was 200 Points. Even with the racial talent of the Divine Beast Species, his strength was only about on par with Fake One-Eye's current power.

And that was not even mentioning speed. The difference in size meant that Star's speed was far inferior to Fake One-Eye's.

In that brief exchange, after sensing Fake One-Eye's combat power, Star activated his third Skill without hesitation.

Dragon Might Domain (SS Rank, active Skill): Once activated, the area around the body is enveloped by a mysterious force field. All creatures that enter this area will be greatly weakened!

This ability could halve the Physical Attribute of any creature within its range. Furthermore, the Skill's effect did not distinguish between friend and foe.

In truth, most Skill effects did not distinguish between friend and foe.

That was also why Wen Yu had made One-Eye and Star open up a separate battlefield.

Sensing the inexplicable pressure around him, Fake One-Eye instantly darted backward, then began cautiously probing around Star.

In the end, Fake One-Eye determined the range of Dragon Might Domain.

A full one hundred meters.

Of course, the range of this ability would increase as Star's level rose.

Seeing Fake One-Eye's movements, a flash of mockery passed through Star's eyes.

The range might only be one hundred meters, but this ability could move together with Star.

And besides, Star still had one more ability.

Seeing that Fake One-Eye kept lingering outside the domain's range, Star directly used his fourth ability-also his greatest trump card.

Dragon Blood Amplification (SSS-Rank, Active Ability): Burns the blood within the body to amplify all of one's Skills and Physical Attribute! After activation, it can be stopped voluntarily. While the Skill is in effect, blood will be continuously burned.

The reason this ability was rated SSS-Rank was because its amplification effect was terrifying.

Dragon Flame, Demon Dragon Armor, Dragon Might Domain, and even Star's Physical Attribute were all amplified.

Leaving Dragon Flame and Demon Dragon Armor aside for the moment, after Dragon Might Domain was amplified, its range expanded directly to three hundred meters. At the same time, the weakening effect reached as much as eighty percent.

In other words, the amplification from One-Eye's Life-And-Death Combat Ability had already been completely canceled out.

As for Star himself, after being amplified, his Physical Attribute directly tripled, reaching 600 Points.

And that was 600 Points of Physical Attribute from a Divine Beast Species!

Feeling the blood in his body continuously transform into mysterious power, Star had already gained a rough understanding of this ability.

Ever since Star had advanced to Level 4, he had never used this ability.

First, he had never encountered an opponent who required it.

Second, because this ability required burning blood, Wen Yu had been afraid it would cause permanent damage to Star's body, so he had never tested it.

But from the looks of it now, based on Star's own judgment, this ability would not cause permanent harm to his body. Moreover, the rate at which it consumed blood was not all that high.

That meant that, in an amplified state, Star could still fight for a very long time.

Watching Fake One-Eye twist his body uneasily before him, Star let out a furious roar. The red light in his mouth flared with unprecedented violence.

Amplified Dragon Flame!

The originally red Dragon Flame now had faint wisps of cyan flame along its edges. Though it was not as thick as before the amplification, its heat and destructive power had increased several times over.