217: Gao Zhongwang has entered the scene

Wang Dadi roared in his heart.

He consumed one Enhancement Point to perform a strength enhancement!

[Current Enhancement Points remaining: 2. Do you wish to use the 'Strength Enhancement' function? Using it will deduct 1 Enhancement Point.]

[After use, the Host's Life Strength Rank will be temporarily increased to Rank 20 for 1 minute, with no side effects.]

Use it.

But the Life Strength Rank doesn't need to be boosted to Rank 20; Rank 15 is fine.

Rank 20 is truly impossible to explain. At Rank 15, I can still find a reason, like having a serious illness and claiming it's a sequela of a mental Martial Skill.

No one would specifically test me again afterward to verify its authenticity.

[Enhancement complete! Current Enhancement Points remaining: 1.]

The moment the System's voice fell, Wang Dadi instantly felt a surge of powerful strength within his body.

It wasn't his first time using this ability, so he was already familiar with it.

"I didn't ask for all the strength, and you didn't even give a discount!"

"Can't you just deduct 0.5!?"

[No.]

Wang Dadi inexplicably roared, then, like he had taken Viagra, instantly surged with power!

His posture was mighty, like a golden war spear, unyielding through countless battles!

In one second, he was freed from Chen Du's suppression.

And he exploited the extremely brief time difference, during which Chen Du didn't know his strength had suddenly increased.

He suddenly exerted force, shaking Chen Du's longsword out of his hand, and then kicked him away.

Humanoid creatures' strength greatly diminishes without a weapon as a medium. Although his Life Strength Rank is now Rank 15.

From the stats, he's guaranteed to win, but if he can weaken the opponent further, Wang Dadi will definitely not hold back.

After all, he's someone who likes extreme disparities; the greater the disparity, the stronger the sense of showing off!

What!

Chen Du exclaimed in his heart.

Wang Dadi's sudden change exceeded Chen Du's expectations.

Just now, Chen Du clearly felt Wang Dadi's Life Strength Rank instantly jump to Rank 15!

Could it be that the opponent also has some kind of Promotion ability?

There was no time to think; Wang Dadi's longsword was already upon him, a powerful vertical chop, threatening to split Chen Du in half.

Chen Du, who 'died' once every day, was unusually calm in such life-or-death moments, like opening his eyes every morning.

The more dangerous the situation, the calmer he became!

In that instant, he calmly and steadily opened the second red ring he had found, pulling out the wild longsword from within!

Then, holding the sword with both hands, he adopted a defensive stance, and maximized the power of the Flowing Light Sword Technique's third Move: Clear Wind Beneath the Trees.

This Move was originally for dealing with heavy weapons, but for Chen Du now, Wang Dadi's longsword was a "heavy weapon!"

The power, as heavy as a giant iron hammer, was hard to imagine coming from a seemingly nimble longsword.

Clang!

The two longswords collided, and the terrifying force instantly pushed Chen Du's body down a head shorter.

Immediately after, there was a "fwoosh" sound.

Even Chen Du, who had mastered Lin Xia Qingfeng, couldn't completely deflect the terrifying force. A bloody mark instantly appeared on his forehead.

This Sword Qi was far more potent than before; it didn't just lightly cut Chen Du's skin. This time, even his skull was vaguely visible!

The lethal power was terrifying!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The two longswords were like a tug-of-war, competing in the air, but Wang Dadi's strength was clearly a cut above.

The immense power continuously bent Chen Du's body.

Although Wang Dadi was surprised Chen Du had a second weapon, it didn't stop him from continuing his attack.

Next, as long as he pressed Chen Du directly to his knees on the yellow sand, the Sky Soaring Warrior behind him would inevitably appear.

Looking at Chen Du, whose legs were starting to bend, Wang Dadi's mouth curved into a hook, like a correct answer.

"I won!"

Seeing this, Wang Dadi smiled as if opening champagne and declared victory.

The 10% of the Excellent-grade Life Strength talent was about to be copied onto him!

This would significantly accelerate his Life Strength Rank progression.

Wang Dadi felt happy just thinking about it; this Enhancement Point was well spent!

"Is that so?"

Chen Du suddenly spoke, his voice calm and composed.

The next second, Chen Du's star plate appeared above his head.

Wang Dadi thought Chen Du had some ultimate Move, but it turned out to be a Mystic Treasure.

Abilities serve strength; when the power gap between two people reaches a certain point, any ability is useless!

This is the origin of the saying, 'Strength breaks all techniques.'

However, when he saw the number of Mystic Treasures on Chen Du's star plate, he was shocked:

"Five Secret Treasures!"

"How can you have five Mystic Treasures!"

"Even an S-Class Student should only have Three Secret Treasures at this stage!"

Wang Dadi shouted; only then did he understand.

Why Chen Du, despite having the same Life Strength Rank as him and being so far behind in Martial Skills, could still gain the upper hand.

It turned out that the number of Mystic Treasures was three more than his!

The basic strength increase for two Mystic Treasures is only 20%, while for Five Secret Treasures, it's 80%.

This 60% difference in basic strength was enough to compensate for many things!

Five Mystic Treasures on the star plate glowed.

"Hmph!"

Chen Du let out a low growl, and the longsword, which had been continuously pushed down, began to rise like a progress bar being pulled back.

During the process, the two longswords made a "clack! clack! clack!" sound, as if they were chewing.

Just like that, the longsword in Wang Dadi's hand, which had been continuously pressing down.

Was forcefully relieved of its pressure on Chen Du by a sudden surge of immense power from below.

"Your strength?!"

"How is that possible?!"

Wang Dadi exclaimed.

Chen Du's life Aura was actually the same as his!

Or, to be precise, it was a tiny bit higher than his; he was Rank 15, and Chen Du was Rank 15.1.

Does he also have a cheat?

[No.]

No!

Wang Dadi quickly dismissed his subconscious guess.

This should be...

The ability of the Fifth Secret Treasure!

It wasn't Wang Dadi's fault for not thinking of it immediately.

Because besides Enhancement Points, Wang Dadi had never heard of a Mystic Treasure ability that could directly increase Life Strength Rank!

At this moment, Wang Dadi's face was extremely grim.

He had even used Enhancement Points, yet he still couldn't defeat the opponent!

He hadn't expected High Martial Civilization to produce two monsters this year!

Should he be happy, or should he be happy?

Wang Dadi's strength could no longer be increased; this was the limit of his explainable power.

The two's Life Strength Ranks returned to the same starting line, but their performance was completely different.

Under the boost of Promotion, Chen Du once again returned to a slight advantage, and with the Aura of turning the tide, he swept all before him.

Chen Du still used the first consumption mode of Promotion, consuming 1% of his maximum stamina per second.

The reason he only used it now was intentional, to catch Wang Dadi off guard!

The opponent's boost was definitely temporary. If he wanted to be safe, he would definitely use the second consumption mode.

The duration could be as long as 10 minutes, but afterward, he would enter a weakened state for two and a half days.

Chen Du didn't know if this cost of weakness could be recovered by the Crystal Space's mechanism, so he didn't dare to gamble.

Fortunately, the plan went smoothly, which was also because Chen Du saw that Wang Dadi was quite arrogant.

This type of person is the least able to handle such sudden reversals.

So Chen Du's counterattack was particularly fierce, not giving the opponent any breathing room.

With all of Wang Dadi's buffs stacked, he was defeated like a collapsing mountain.

Chen Du expanded the original slight advantage into a medium, large, and then huge advantage!

Finally, he forced out the Sky Soaring Warrior behind the opponent and claimed victory.

It was at this moment that Chen Du suddenly grasped a strange feeling.

No way...

Could it be...

As Chen Du murmured in his heart, a familiar voice from his mind confirmed his guess.

[Congratulations, Host, your Martial Skill level has increased from First Order Limit to Second Order Entrance to the Microscopic 1%]

Chen Du was shocked.

Sensing Qi was indeed not the most difficult part, and it also required a certain amount of luck.

However, his luck had always been mediocre since childhood, so why did he suddenly sense Qi after defeating Wang Dadi?

Although he couldn't figure it out, the Martial Skill Breakthrough was a fact, and Chen Du was quite happy.

......

Little Giant Egg.

Qilin audience seats.

Just as the Qilin students cheered for Chen Du's victory over Wang Dadi.

Suddenly, a student noticed something and murmured:

"Strange, Chen Du has clearly defeated Wang Dadi, so why is the big screen still in full-screen mode?"

This question was like suddenly receiving a 'Let's break up' message, instantly sobering everyone up.

Then, a sharp-eyed student immediately noticed something and exclaimed:

"It's Gao Zhongwang! Gao Zhongwang has entered the arena!"