Chapter 1045
Chapter 1045 - 1131: Suppression
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Let the warriors return to the battlefield, let victory belong to the strong.
The magic lines above the ritual inscribed these brief words, and the warriors stepping into the battlefield perhaps understood it all the best.
"....Strong enough! Bring it on!"
The towering demonized beastman, ignoring Lu Ping’an’s whip strikes capable of shattering bones, grabbed fiercely, his claws bursting forth, tearing the air itself.
His movements were still fast, was Lu Ping’an’s attack ineffective?
Lu Ping’an frowned, his "Two-headed Snake Tentacles" had incorporated the "Heat-to-Kinetic Energy Rule"; such a whip should be able to instantly destroy even steel, it made no sense for it to be ineffective.
"...I see. Tch, that’s vicious enough."
As Lu Ping’an floated backward, a flash in his eyes, he had already seen through everything.
This large wolf-like beastman had likely taken the path of Beast Tamer/Healer; within his body, two lives were bound... When Lu Ping’an’s attacks caused bone-shattering and bleeding, in reality, the pain was borne by the two lives inside, while his own body was regenerating rapidly.
Not only that, but beneath his seemingly ordinary skin, iron plates and steel spikes were stitched together, and the craftsmanship was quite poor...
".....Cyborg? New Human?"
But looking at that fully beastified head, along with the fresh blood and saliva at the corner of his mouth, Lu Ping’an inclined more to the fact that this was the work of a pure madman.
To be able to modify one’s own body to this extent was no longer considered human... uh, am I too? Then it’s fine.
And as for these "handmade" modified humans...
With a snap of his fingers, a flame burst forth at the core of the extended glove.
Though the flame would self-extinguish the next moment due to the "rules", that instant of flash had already caused the monster before him to uncomfortably close its eyes.
The obvious modifications, "night vision", "photosensitivity enhancement", on a practical level, may not all be beneficial.
"Shrink Land".... And following that action, Lu Ping’an, moving in the opposite direction, had already circled to its side.
A fourth-tier Fighter, the holder of Beastification Ability, the shaper of an internal steel skeleton, the holder of unlimited Regeneration Ability.... Uh, why does that sound so much like GoldX Wolf?
But just like the character from the movie, overreliance on one’s healing power, even habitually ignoring pain, may not be entirely good.
"Snake Bite..."
The vines spread out rapidly, but this time, they did not twist into "giant snakes".
Dozens, hundreds of snake heads thinned into threads, drilling directly into the wounds that had yet to heal, quickly burrowing inside!
An influx of vines tunneled in, reassembling internally, draining blood, consuming flesh.
The life form’s flesh swelled directly, and before it could react, was hoisted into the air by countless vines.
Its body twisted and expanded; his forcibly patched together flesh was not wholly intact inside.
Steel armor?
He, who was screaming miserably, experienced the bone-drilling agony for the first time.
The high-speed, high-temperature "Multi-headed Snake", easily tore apart the steel bone, directly eroding the internal organs.
The inner defenses should not have been so fragile, but the steel frame inside had long been full of cracks and holes from Lu Ping’an’s previous whipping.
"...’Weight Doubling’ and ’Weight Halving’ are here, you guys choose quickly."
Meanwhile, the Emcee above was still shouting all sorts of stuff.
But obviously, he knew that at this point, it was meaningless, the gap between the two sides was too vast.
Accompanied by tentacles bursting out from the facial orifices and cavities, was the Bear Tooth King, blossoming like a flower amidst the arena.
And his surging life force merely extended the duration of his torment.
This individual, with no less than thirty-seven bounties on his head, directly became the never-ending blood-colored fireworks at the center of the arena.
"... The victor, Lu Ping’an."
At 1 minute and 12 seconds, the reformed Beastman known as the Undead had finally become a true corpse.
And Lu Ping’an calmly picked up the head of the man who had just spouted nonsense and then casually collected some flesh and blood fragments as spoils of war... In any case, this modification technology could still be considered a reserve for his own biological research system.
Lu Ping’an’s victory once again sparked waves of cheers.
After all, he had made most people a lot of money...
The sight of the small individual dragging the large remains was particularly eye-catching.
The swift victory even prevented those annoying "additional rules" from activating... And his victory also caused his "Martial Destiny" to surge once again.
Not only for Lu Ping’an himself, after two rounds, the victors’ Martial Destiny had all flourished, and under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t affect the duel... But for Lu Ping’an, at least five or six times that of the others, the heavy "Luck" and "Martial Destiny" resting on him directly resulted in an overwhelming victory.
For instance, just now, the healing of Lu Ping’an’s attack wounds slowed down a bit, and the flash "just happened" to activate the overly modified tear glands of his opponent, with tears directly delaying the recovery of his vision. And at that most critical moment, the "Life" inside the opponent’s body began to struggle.
In every aspect, Lu Ping’an’s luck was just a little bit better... But looking at the result, a battle that might have dragged on ended in a quick kill.
Yes, no matter how you looked at it, Lu Ping’an would still win.
With each battle, he had come to understand the true meaning of "letting victory belong to the Strongman"... After all, it means that the one with a stronger body, better combat skills, and superior comprehensive response will win.
Even if just relying on hardware, Lu Ping’an would still be above such a fearsome monster, how could he lose?
"... It seems there is still a limit to maximum output."
And Lu Ping’an, who walked off, looked at his own withered Tentacles with pain.
The "laws of energy conservation may not hold" he borrowed from Ah Jiu was the real core of the Two-headed Snake Soul Binding.
Its Ability was actually a simple and brutish "energy conversion," the Holy Fire’s heat from the Magical Vine converting into terrifying kinetic energy, which was the savage force that tore everything apart... The ferocious-looking snake heads and venom were in fact the least important part.
However, even the Sun Vine of unknown measure couldn’t withstand an unlimited energy conversion.
"It wasn’t killed by the recoil, it was simply burst open, of course, it can also be said to have died from exhaustion... There are limits to Life Force, don’t misuse it."
The judgment made by Big Cat was more than likely true.
Lu Ping’an had tried before, but as it wasn’t in actual combat, he hadn’t instinctively used his full power... This time when he did, problems occurred.
With the "Magic Pet rules" added, the upper limit of kinetic energy Lu Ping’an converted was extremely high, but even Demonized plant Tentacles that were not of flesh and blood had their limits.
𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
This time, it also reminded Lu Ping’an not to use unrefined Abilities at critical moments, as it nearly broke down.
"... How about trying to combine Little Flame’s ’unlimited stamina/regeneration’ with this ’kinetic energy conversion’? Maybe it could raise the limit."
And the Life system always has a way to solve problems in unexpected ways.
Lu Ping’an was not a modified human, but in reality, his hardware was far more outrageous than that of the modified man.
The "Passive Abilities" of each Magic Pet shared through the "Life Encyclopedia" put him on an incomprehensibly strong level of life.
He acquired the ability to convert "heat into kinetic energy" from Ah Jiu, and coupled with his own infinite Tentacles, he had the "Tentacle King" that tore through everything.
Other martial monks and Fighters struggled to obtain Divine Grace just to gain an "external Ability Trait" outside their bodies, but Lu Ping’an’s constant core Passives were at least four, each a core Ability of advanced lifeforms, making him seem extremely absurd and overly advantageous in all aspects.
Modified humans only enhanced their flesh and exterior, while Lu Ping’an completed his upgrade on the conceptual and biological level.
He, and his Magic Pet, were in some sense one with multiple aspects, jointly constructing the "self" that was Lu Ping’an.
Even without the presence of armor, this crushing superiority on the life level would still remain unchanged.
And the enhancement of Martial Destiny allowed him to gain a wealth of insights in actual combat, his progress leaping forward every moment.
He was gradually forging his own path.
He was trying to fuse his "Body," "external Ability Traits," and "Life System" to piece together his own "Combat Style."
"Perhaps, becoming a fourth-tier Fighter isn’t difficult..."
But at this moment, Lu Ping’an finally saw something he had been looking forward to.
Eve had been drawn.
— End of Chapter 1045 —