168: True Damage and Tyrant's Ascension

“Poof—!!!”

A dull, ultimate sound, like an extraterrestrial meteorite piercing into ten-thousand-year-old rotten wood, echoed throughout the bottom of the Huai River!

Time, at this moment, seemed to slow down infinitely.

Under the completely frozen, ghost-seeing gazes of all members of the Demon Suppression Bureau below!

Lin Feng's seemingly small figure and the Ancient Water Ape · Wuzhiqi's mountain-like enormous body passed each other!

And the sea-calming divine needle, entirely black, in his hand easily and unobstructed, like a red-hot dining knife cutting through butter, pierced straight through Wuzhiqi's left chest, which had been marked by the Weakness Mark!

Bringing out a column of foul, demonic blood that shot up like a high-pressure water gun!

“Roar…ugh…”

Wuzhiqi’s world-destroying chain sweep abruptly stopped mid-air.

His massive body suddenly stiffened.

He slowly and with difficulty lowered his head, using his golden eyes, filled with disbelief and endless confusion, to look at the terrifying, bowl-sized blood-hole that was clear through his chest.

He… didn’t understand.

His “World-Mixing Demonic Ape” body was one of the strongest physical bodies between heaven and earth; its tendons and bones were so tough, its muscles so firm, that it could withstand the flying swords of ancient immortals without a scratch!

Why… why was this tiny human’s casual strike so fragile?

He didn’t feel intense pain.

Because, in that instant, an incomprehensible and undefendable “true damage” had already, following the sea-calming divine needle, directly impacted his raging “World-Mixing Heart”!

His heart, the source of his power, had been completely pierced through and shattered by this strike!

“Ding! Your attack successfully hit the Weakness Mark!”

“Ding! Triggered God-Level Insight LV.2 special effect: This attack deals an additional 150% ‘true damage’!”

“Ding! You dealt… a devastating blow to the heart of Ancient Water Ape · Wuzhiqi!”

“You…”

Wuzhiqi opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something.

But his massive body had already begun to collapse uncontrollably.

Life force flowed wildly like a tide from that terrifying blood-hole.

His golden eyes, once filled with endless fury and savagery, rapidly turned gray and dim… Finally, with a “rumble”!

This ferocious beast, who once stirred up the waterways of the Divine Land and troubled even the Great Yu of ancient times, collapsed with endless grievance and unwillingness, his massive corpse stirring up monstrous waves in the Huai River.

One strike!

Another… instant kill!

If the previous instant kill of the Black Flood Dragon utilized the convenience of the seal.

Then this time, the instant kill of this level 158 Ancient Water Ape, renowned for its defense and strength, was entirely a personal performance of God-Level Insight LV.2’s bug-level “Weakness Mark” function!

...In the secret communication channel of the “Demon Suppression Bureau,” it was no longer silent.

Instead, there was a chorus of gasps!

“Instantly… killed? Just… just like that… one stick… stabbed him to death?!”

“Did I… did I see wrong? Did he… did he just… rush past Wuzhiqi’s chains?!”

“His movement technique… his timing… the most terrifying thing is his final strike! What kind of attack was that?! Why did Wuzhiqi’s body, which even ancient divine weapons struggled to break through, become like paper?!”

“Monster! A true monster!”

All members of the “Demon Suppression Bureau” were completely stunned by this scene, which completely defied their combat logic!

In their combat system, dealing with a BOSS like Wuzhiqi required a top-tier defensive class (like Dragon Marshal) to tank head-on, several top-tier agile classes to harass from the flanks, and then dozens of top-tier magic classes to conduct long-term, continuous energy bombardment from a distance, to have even a tiny chance, after paying a heavy price, to re-seal him.

And Lin Feng… he alone took on all the roles of “tank,” “assassin,” and “main DPS”!

And, in a way they didn’t even dare to imagine, the most insane and most efficient way, he ended the battle instantly!

The shock brought by this dimension-reducing combat style was unparalleled!

...At the bottom of the Huai River.

Lin Feng slowly retracted the sea-calming divine needle in his hand, shaking off the demonic blood clinging to it.

“Ding! You successfully killed the level 158 Ancient Water Ape · Wuzhiqi!”

“Ding! Because you killed a powerful enemy beyond your level, experience gain receives a huge bonus!”

“Ding! Congratulations, your level has increased to 157!”

“Ding! Congratulations, your level has increased to 158!”

“Ding! Congratulations, your level has increased to 159!”

Three consecutive level-ups!

A surge of power, even more majestic and purer than before, erupted within his heart of mythology!

The brilliant golden light of leveling up illuminated the dark and turbid riverbed as if it were daytime!

Lin Feng closed his eyes contentedly, feeling the surging power within him once again, and with a thought, called up his new attribute panel.

“Name: Lin Feng”

“Class: Abyssal Tyrant”

“Level: 159”

“Health: ??? (Ancient God Body)”

“Energy: ??? (heart of mythology)”

“Strength: EX+++ (Significantly increased)”

“Agility: EX++ (Slightly increased)”

“Spirit: EX+++”

“Core Talent: God-Tier Insight LV.2 (Unique)”

“Talent Effect 1: Analyze All Things”

“Talent Effect 2: Weakness Mark (Can mark a target; if the next attack hits the mark, it will deal 150% additional true damage)”

“Class Form: Void King - Mythical Form (Cooldown reset)”

“Bound Weapon: sea-calming divine needle (Mythic-grade)”

“Bound Demon God: Calamity (Level 145)”

Looking at his greatly improved attributes once again, Lin Feng’s eyes gleamed with satisfaction.

The practical effect of God-Level Insight LV.2 was even more terrifying than he had imagined!

This kind of “true damage” that could ignore defense and strike directly at the core was simply the ultimate nightmare for all “tank-type” enemies!

After doing all this, he finally turned his gaze towards Wuzhiqi’s massive corpse.

The prompt from God-Level Insight LV.2 appeared again.

“Target: Ancient Water Ape · Wuzhiqi’s corpse”

“Analyzing…”

“Analysis complete!”

“Extraction Plan 1: Extract three of its innate hairs, which can be refined into a special secret treasure, ‘Outer Body Incarnation’.”

“Extraction Plan 2: Extract its complete spine, which can be fused with the sea-calming divine needle, granting it the ‘Thousand Jin’ characteristic (attacks carry ten thousand jin of gravity, greatly reducing enemy speed and agility).”

“Extraction Plan 3: …”

“Outer Body Incarnation? Fusing the spine?”

A strong flicker of interest flashed in Lin Feng’s eyes.