611: The value of ultimate resources
Although the 30 minutes weren't up yet, Chen Du knew that the side effect of Promotion, weakness, had arrived.
Although the second mode of Promotion had a duration of 30 minutes, this time referred to the duration under conditions where there wasn't much loss.
This ability was somewhat like a tram's battery, experiencing a certain degree of discount.
However, any scenario where this ability was used involved encountering a strong enemy.
At such times, it was impossible not to incur significant losses; powerful skills would be unleashed, and stamina would be rapidly consumed.
After all, you had to destroy your opponent within a limited time, so you started with offensive pressure, which meant you couldn't maintain the original 30 minutes.
Seeing this, Chen Du's eyes lit up slightly.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Just as he was preparing to seize the opportunity to act, the pink heart that had been quietly staying by the side...
With a 'whoosh,' it took a breath from the Qilin King, and then its size increased slightly.
The fatigue in the Qilin King's eyes also vanished at this moment.
He stood up, full of vigor again, looking at Chen Du with a playful smile.
It was as if he was saying, 'Didn't expect that, did you? I have a backup plan.'
"This thing actually absorbed the weakness, the after-effect of Promotion!"
Chen Du frowned slightly, thinking this thing could only absorb enemy abilities, but he didn't expect it could even absorb the side effects of his own abilities!
But this incident made Chen Du discover something.
That was its upper limit.
Although the Qilin King's Nine Secret Treasures ability could absorb these unfavorable things, the pink heart would continuously grow larger, which meant it definitely had a certain limit.
Previously, when the opponent first appeared, it absorbed the Domain and Nimble Cats Grace and became so large that Chen Du thought it was its original size, but now it seemed that was not the case.
It was just that Chen Du was too focused on the opponent's ability at the time and didn't notice this detail.
In this way, evasive guerrilla tactics became meaningless; he could only try to Seal the opponent's star plate with Void Chains.
However, this was likely to be very difficult to succeed. Void Chains had already been exposed, making it hard for him to get close to the star plate, which had been proven in the previous skirmishes.
Even if he forcibly approached the opponent in a virtualized state, it would be useless.
Perfect Replication had taken away his First, Third, and Fifth Secret Treasures abilities; even if he got close, the Qilin King could use the Hand of God to evade him.
And the cost of virtualization was too great; converted into a lethal dose, one life could only last 20 seconds, which was completely not worth it.
Thus, only one path remained: a direct kill!
"No wonder no one has ever been able to pass this stage. I wonder if my life is enough to kill him..." Chen Du muttered to himself.
At this moment, the Qilin King once again activated Promotion, and his Rank returned to Level 26!
In terms of power, he once again gained the upper hand, looking at Chen Du with an attitude of dominating the world.
Like a cat watching a mouse, with the pink heart as his backing, even in a Promotion state, the Qilin King was not in a hurry.
"Don't laugh too soon," Chen Du said coldly.
At this moment, a golden light, like the sun, emanated from his body—this was his last trump card.
Bloom!
Power doubled and became unstoppable.
For the next three minutes, Chen Du would Dominator the battlefield!
He hadn't used this ability before mainly because, until he met Zhang Youren, Chen Du hadn't realized that the disappearance of one bar of energy was equivalent to 24 hours passing.
Without knowing this rule, this ability could only be activated once.
Although it had no after-effects, its cooldown was one day.
It could only be used when all other options were exhausted, just like now.
"Kill!" Chen Du attacked proactively, his Aura like a rainbow, as if he were a God of War.
The Qilin King also put away his smile at this moment, his expression solemn; he hadn't expected the little guy in front of him to have so many abilities.
Although his Nine Secret Treasures ability was powerful, it couldn't strip away the buffs his enemies gave themselves.
When Chen Du approached him within a certain distance, a seemingly impossible claw strike was unleashed.
Chen Du's eyes narrowed slightly. Based on previous combat experience, even with the added extra range, this distance shouldn't allow him to be hit.
But Chen Du still retreated to a greater distance and experimented with his main weapon derived from the Hand of Atim.
Sure enough, the opponent's extra range had increased again. If he had still fought at the previous psychological distance, he would have been injured by that strike.
He couldn't recover from injuries now, only stamina, so he absolutely couldn't get hurt carelessly.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Under the power of Bloom, the Qilin King was repeatedly beaten back by Chen Du, and even the arm that had previously clawed Chen Du was severed.
An opportunity!
A thought of victory flashed through Chen Du's mind. If this trend continued, there was a chance to determine the outcome within three minutes.
This outcome didn't mean killing the Qilin King, but rather allowing himself to continue fighting him after the Bloom state ended.
But unexpectedly, the pink heart exerted its power again at this moment.
With another simple, unadorned 흡 (suck), all of the Qilin King's injuries, including the arm Chen Du had severed, actually recovered.
It also, as expected, grew a bit larger again.
"This thing actually possesses an ability similar to Mental Restart!"
"Is this the true value of an ultimate resource...?"
Chen Du exclaimed. He hadn't expected the pink heart's abilities to be so comprehensive, and even this ability was just one part of its many capabilities.
It probably had some abilities unsuitable for combat, which it hadn't displayed.
Can... can I still win...? This was the first time Chen Du questioned himself after entering this place.
Whoosh!
After recovering, the Qilin King immediately attacked Chen Du. His extra range seemed to have increased slightly again, looking like it was close to its limit, if not already there.
Hmm?
The Qilin King's action suddenly made Chen Du feel a bit unfamiliar.
Although he wasn't familiar with the Qilin King, he just felt that this attack was somehow different.
Something seemed to be missing.
In almost a second, Chen Du had a flash of inspiration, as if he had suddenly understood, and realized the answer.
The taunt was missing!
No wonder something felt off. The Qilin King's fighting style was nasty, and taunting was an indispensable part of his attacks, even during the attack process.
Chen Du had experienced this many times in previous confrontations.
At present, Chen Du could clearly feel that the Qilin King had become anxious, and his attack frequency was faster than at any previous point.
As for why he was anxious, there was only one answer.
The pink heart's capacity was nearing its limit!
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