481: Broken River

Facing Zhou Cheng's full-power strike, Sha Mi Kun calmly extended his hand, which resembled a chicken claw, and a surge of Qi erupted.

His palm, like a chopping board, ruthlessly slapped upwards, as if swatting a cucumber.

As a civilization whose entire body is a weapon, Sha Mi Kun inherently held a trace of disdain for civilizations that required weapons as a medium to unleash the power of their Martial Skills.

In his view, that was the mark of innate weakness!

It was a civilization destined never to become strong!

"Clang!"

The collision of flesh and metal created a shower of sparks, accompanied by a crisp clang.

With just one strike, Sha Mi Kun, who had been so confident of victory, suddenly changed his expression.

"River Severing-level Martial Skill?"

"You actually have a River Severing-level Martial Skill too?"

Two consecutive questions clearly showed his surprise.

River Severing-level Martial Skills generally require Rank 28 to master.

This isn't some specific number, just as Sky Soaring Warriors at Rank 25 generally master Control-level Martial Skills; it's a number that countless Martial Artists from various civilizations have concluded through combat.

It can be understood as the passing score on an exam.

Rank 25 Control-level Martial Skills, Rank 28 River Severing-level Martial Skills - these are all like 60-point passing exams.

The earlier one achieves a higher score, the more it indicates a Prodigy.

And Chen Du's Rank 19 Control-level Martial Skill was, naturally, a perfect score on the exam. Among those referred to as Prodigies by the outside world, Chen Du was, without a doubt, a Prodigy among Prodigies!

Part of Sha Mi Kun's confidence stemmed from the fact that his own Martial Skill level had reached the River Severing level.

This would further widen the initial 1-Rank gap between the two.

But he hadn't expected the opponent, at Rank 27, to also have reached the River Severing level in Martial Skill.

And... his level was even slightly higher than his own!

One must know, he was the second strongest in the Roast Chicken Civilization, second only to the great leader Yerusalakun. He was inherently a Prodigy, not someone any random Genius from other races could easily surpass!

"Laugh, why aren't you laughing anymore?"

"Weren't you so confident?"

Seeing Sha Mi Kun's sudden change of expression, Zhou Cheng retorted with a laugh.

"Arrogant!"

"Do you think that alone can bridge the gap between Rank 28 and Rank 27?"

Sha Mi Kun said seriously.

"Yes."

Zhou Cheng stated firmly. The two communicated with Mental Energy, and while exchanging verbal jabs, their hands and feet never stopped.

Countless sonic booms echoed in the sky, like firecrackers, making a "bang bang" sound.

"He's got something."

"But how long can you maintain this state?"

Seeing that he couldn't gain an advantage, Sha Mi Kun gradually changed his strategy. Since he couldn't break through the opponent head-on, he would wear him down.

"Your Pilgrimage only has half the time left, right?"

"Once the time is up, are you sure you can still block me?"

Zhou Cheng wasn't surprised by this.

His Pilgrimage state would form a golden cloak behind him, and as time passed, golden dust would continuously fall from it.

This falling golden dust was actually the duration of the golden cloak.

It can be simply understood that this cloak is made up of countless golden dust particles; once all the golden dust falls off, the buff ends.

If he couldn't gain an advantage during the buff, one could imagine what would happen after the buff ended.

Zhou Cheng had already thought of this, but unfortunately, the opponent's ability was tracking. Even if Chen Du had run from the start, he would have been quickly caught, making it pointless.

He could only try to inflict some damage on Sha Mi Kun during the Pilgrimage buff to make him retreat, otherwise, he himself would be in danger.

"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!"

In an instant, the two had already exchanged millions of blows in the air.

Sha Mi Kun's expression also changed from initial confidence to surprise, then hesitation, and finally back to confidence.

Although he didn't have the benefit of environmental abilities, if they continued fighting, Zhou Cheng's golden cloak would disappear. At that time, he could not only kill this Rank 27 Advanced Aerial Warrior.

He could also take this Underground Heavens Chosen King with him.

In Sha Mi Kun's opinion, Zhou Cheng must be Chen Du's teacher.

If he was lucky this time and could capture Zhou Cheng alive, he would gain a huge amount of points within the civilization, and Commander Falakunmier would owe him a favor.

Thinking of this, Sha Mi Kun's lips curved slightly upwards, like a fish's mouth when it's caught on a hook.

And just then...

Buzz!

A sound suddenly echoed in his mind.

Sha Mi Kun's expression froze, and he became momentarily dazed for a hundredth of a second.

At the same time, a Blue Cat, without any warning, directly intruded into his consciousness.

A Blue Cat?

Isn't that the Heavens Chosen King's ability?

For Sha Mi Kun, who had already obtained information about Chen Du, the appearance of the Blue Cat did not surprise him.

The reason for his daze was: how could this Blue Cat appear in his consciousness?

From the information he had obtained, he knew that Chen Du's ability was a Mental Energy attack.

It had succeeded before because Commander Falakunmier's Mental Energy Rank was only 23, while his Mental Energy Rank was 28!

It was on par with his Life Strength Rank.

Except for civilizations naturally specializing in Mental Energy, other civilizations generally have a Life Strength Rank greater than their Mental Energy Rank.

He himself had some opportunities, having once fallen off a cliff, headfirst.

Not only did he survive, but he also had some inexplicable development in his brain, after which his Mental Energy talent became stronger than before.

This allowed his Life Strength Rank and Mental Energy to develop at the same Rank.

According to Commander Falakunmier's description, the Blue Cat that had confronted him should have been Rank 23.

Although a Rank 21 having Rank 23 Mental Energy was surprising, it was within an acceptable range.

But this one, the Blue Cat confronting him in his consciousness, had a Mental Energy Strength of Rank 28!

This was unscientific!

Oh no, even in the realm of the occult, it shouldn't be like this!

There were only three people present, and this ability could only belong to that Heavens Chosen King.

Could it be that he had been hiding his true strength before?

Was his true Mental Energy Rank actually 28?

After all, no matter how strange an ability, it needs the support of Rank, otherwise, even the flashiest ability won't be effective.

The only difference from Commander Falakunmier's description was that his suppression was only 5%, not as exaggerated as the 30% the other party mentioned.

However, this was easy to understand; it must be because his Mental Energy Rank was high, and his resistance was high.

Sha Mi Kun instantly thought of these things.

Almost simultaneously, Zhou Cheng also noticed Sha Mi Kun's abnormality.

Although he didn't know the reason, this guy, who was known as the second strongest in the Roast Chicken Civilization, had indeed weakened a bit!

Strike while the iron is hot!

Zhou Cheng was also a person with rich combat experience, and he would not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Just as Sha Mi Kun became dazed for a hundredth of a second, he instantly burst out, rapidly burning his physical strength to increase his attack density. The speed at which the golden dust fell from the golden cloak also surged at this moment.

It scattered wildly, like dandruff.

Chen Du, standing at the very bottom, had a faint blue light flickering in the corner of his eye.

Initially, he didn't want to use Nimble Cats Grace, as that would expose his Mental Energy Rank.

It wasn't that Chen Du loved to hide, but rather that this Mental Energy Rank was severely mismatched with his Life Strength Rank, but now there was no other way.

If he did nothing, then he and Zhou Cheng would only be in a state of mutual destruction.

Facing death, one must act!

And Zhou Cheng also lived up to his reputation as an experienced veteran; the timing and power of his counterattack were optimal. The two, who had been evenly matched, saw the scales of balance instantly tip due to Sha Mi Kun's hundredth-of-a-second daze!

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