Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 319: Chapter 151 Spiritual Power Elite Transformation

The Fourth Awakening was undoubtedly a tremendous boost in strength for Li Yelai.

Mimicry·Red Thunder Dragon Claw.

It not only compensated for Li Yelai’s lack of long-range attack methods but also gave him the opportunity to deal the greatest damage!

Unfortunately, to unleash such damage required many steps, which would be difficult to complete in the midst of battle.

”Captain, are you alright?” Li Yelai looked at the wound on Yang Chen’s hand and said, ”I told you this experiment was unreliable. Who checks for damage like that?”

To test Li Yelai’s strongest strike, Yang Chen had refused Li Yelai’s request to use a metal target and instead chose to experience it firsthand.

He did not dodge, taking Li Yelai’s strongest thunder strike head-on!

And that was what caused his palm to be a bloody mess.

Yet Yang Chen, looking at his wound, smiled and said, ”No need, with my physique and ability, I’ll recover soon.”

Then, his life force surged, smoke rose from the wound, and his blood seemed to be burning.

The wound on his palm began to heal, new flesh sprouted within, quickly scabbing over and stopping the blood flow.

This was the Sixth Sense Ability of the True Martial Path, the Undying Blood Flame!

It could use his own physical strength and spiritual energy to heal his injuries.

However, this rare ability was not supposed to be used immediately during combat due to its high consumption.

Otherwise, the withdrawal of spiritual energy and physical strength could lead to failure.

But for Yang Chen, this was no issue.

He would often repair his injuries while going toe-to-toe with the enemy.

When the enemy died, his wounds were healed... It makes one wonder if this could be considered a flawless suppression?

He was, after all, a Sixth Sense True Martial powerhouse, the person with the highest physical strength in the East City Branch.

To quote the Moon Shadow Captain, ”This guy is tough as nails, to the envy of many men. However, even his brain is stubborn, which is infuriating!”

Hmm... The last part, the Moon Shadow Captain probably said with some personal emotion...

In short, Captain Yang Chen was a super tough guy who could go toe-to-toe with the Forbidden Army Insects, thanks solely to his physical strength.

With the blessings of Vajra Body and the Martial Saint Form, his defensive powers were extremely strong.

And after a deal with a certain Taboo Item, as long as he had no wounds on his body, he could be endowed with a mysterious strength that continued to stack his defensive power. Even if a strong enemy breached his defenses, he still had the Undying Blood Flame to heal and keep receiving the buffs.

High output, incredibly strong defense, and healing abilities... This generation’s Champion was famously difficult to handle!

Stacking armor, ah, stacking armor, Captain Yang Chen had pushed it to the limit.

At that moment, Yang Chen, looking at his blood-stained arm, said, ”The power is very impressive, and it hasn’t even reached the limit yet. However, though powerful, it has significant restrictions. During combat, you’ll likely find it very difficult to meet these conditions.”

Li Yelai nodded, ”Yes, unless there is ample time and resources, it would be very hard to get a chance to use it.”

To break through Yang Chen’s defenses meant this move’s output had exceeded the realm of both Four Awakenings and even Five Senses Spiritual Ability Users.

But the conditions to activate such a powerful attack required Li Yelai to maximize many of his skills and, either have sufficient electrical power or, better yet, use them during a thunderstorm to unleash this terrifying attack!

”Don’t be discouraged; at the very least, it’s given you the corresponding tactical thinking. If you can successfully use this move, any Five Senses Spiritual Ability User would surely die,” assessed Yang Chen, ”Six Senses... wouldn’t have much chance to hit. Unless forced to take it head-on, if they don’t have my kind of defense, a direct hit would strip them of their skin if not outright kill them!”

This was incredibly high praise! Especially coming from the Champion himself, signifying the strength of Li Yelai’s technique.

Li Yelai nodded happily.

Then, Yang Chen continued, ”In any case, you’ve now achieved the Fourth Awakening. You’re one step closer to understanding the Void Realm, another layer higher in the hierarchy of life. But don’t reach for the impossible; your next task is to practice new Spiritual Ability Techniques.”

After the Fourth Awakening, Spiritual Ability Users could master other techniques beyond the ”Spiritual Barrier Differentiation” and ”Aerial Stepping.”

Like the ”Spiritual Power·Strengthening,” which could change the form of a spiritual barrier to increase its defensive power,

Making the spiritual barrier tougher, the same strength barriers merely by altering some of their structure could withstand more damage. They could even protect others at the same time.

In Disaster Fog No. 71, a Four Awakenings Spirit User used strengthening to expand the spiritual barrier to its limit, sheltering a whole team of human soldiers. Those insects had to break through the spiritual barrier if they wanted to kill the human soldiers.

The other technique was ”Spiritual Ability·Elite” which allowed for weapons or objects to be imbued with more spiritual energy, thereby making them sharper or weightier.

Captain Yang Chen, who was adept at throwing, didn’t always need to use Spiritual Ability Equipment or weapons made of Extraordinary Materials. His mastery of Spiritual Power Elite was more skilled; he could penetrate walls even with a pencil. He even once severed an enemy weapon with a piece of paper.

Now, Li Yelai had achieved the Fourth Awakening, and it was time for him to master these techniques.

”I wonder how long it will take to master...” Li Yelai tried to recall the combat techniques from the Face illusions.

Unfortunately, neither Xiang Yu nor Huo Qubing seemed to have memories of these techniques, so it looked like he would have to figure it out on his own.

Li Yelai’s thoughts involuntarily returned to Cheese; initially, she was the one who taught him Spiritual Ability Techniques... he wondered how she was now?

Li Yelai pondered this in his mind while Yang Chen went on, ”As for the ritual, we’ll inform you about it later.”

The ritual referred to the ceremony to become a member of Ye Boshou.