Chapter 1064
Chapter 1064 - 1050 Coward
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"Sometimes, you really need a bit of luck..."
Looking back at the recent peril, Lu Ping’an truly almost met his end.
To be precise, if it weren’t for his possession of the extremely terrifying "martial destiny," it would have been impossible for him to choose the only method of response (Soul Binding) in that instant and complete the usually long process of refining and trial and error in a moment, achieving the form that suited him the best.
"...From another perspective, if it weren’t for such an excessively vigorous martial destiny, there wouldn’t have been such a perilous development, right?"
This thing called "martial destiny" is fortune if you can handle it, and misfortune if you can’t.
It brings "change," and whether you can steer it in a positive direction depends on your ability and accumulation... And at this moment, Lu Ping’an was indeed a "lucky one," and thus reaped a lot.
[...Gained a significant amount of experience in Flame Control...]
[...Flame perception increased...]
On Lu Ping’an’s ability panel, a screen refresh occurred, a rare sight indeed.
At his stage, any further advancement was obviously too difficult, but the result of his near-death experience was a "qualitative change."
[Flaming Bloodline Activation, flame traits greatly enhanced, all abnormal abilities, talents, and skills related to flames receive significant benefits.]
[Holy Fire Exorcism Skill (Fire Control Skill) lvl 21, breakthrough successful, please confirm the direction of advancement promptly. Note that this choice involves "rules," so please choose carefully.]
[Gained Flaming Absorption (Lower Gold Tier Racial Passive) ...Current life form unable to activate.]
[Under the current form, Flaming Absorption Racial Talent morphs into ’Flame Resistance (Silver Mid-position)’...]
Many attributes related to flames have seen breakthrough progress, half of which was due to the Newborn "Sunflower," and the other half was because Lu Ping’an indeed had transformed into an "Elemental Creature" of fire just now.
Then, the natural "Elemental Affinity" and "Flaming Absorption" of a Fire Elemental Creature shouldn’t be missing... even if he has now reverted to a flesh and blood form, the improved ability to control flames and the Fire Pit are very much real.
The greatest gain is still the Fire Control Skill at lvl 21, the first combat-oriented Professional Skill of Lu Ping’an to break through level 20, which will greatly enhance his foundational ability to control and manipulate flames.
After all, it was the bonus from no longer being human... For an Elemental Creature manipulating flames is as simple as breathing or controlling one’s own body, right?
These instincts, these skills etched into the heritage of living beings, under the immense boost of martial destiny, became gains for Lu Ping’an, directly stored in his "Flame Controller" professional system.
For a professional Element Manipulator, God knows how many decades of practice this operation would normally require, and due to species limitations, they might never reach that level in their lifetime.
But now, Lu Ping’an probably really could be called an "expert at playing with fire," and this was also his first skill to break through the "Gold (Rule-level Standard Line)."
"Is this what they call an incredible adventure (Qi Yun)? Love it."
Having just skirted the edge of death, Lu Ping’an himself was rather upbeat about it.
The only thing that bothered him was...
"...Sure enough, two have forfeited, haven’t they?"
Originally, Lu Ping’an had thirteen martial fights, and with five just completed, there were eight left. Now, after this fight, two competitors had chosen to forfeit.
"...Less than expected, not bad at all."
"Are you sure this isn’t bad news?"
Nowadays, no one is foolish; having witnessed Lu Ping’an’s transformation and still daring to enter the arena implies great confidence in oneself.
And only two choosing to give up clearly indicated that they still had the confidence to face Lu Ping’an even in that transformed state.
"Interesting..."
𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
But at this moment, Lu Ping’an was somewhat listless, obviously not in good shape.
Although the fight had been brief, what had happened to him was not minor.
Even with some emergency treatments, Lu Ping’an had indeed burned himself... Even now that he had returned to his normal form and had the Magical Vine regenerate to fill the voids, he was still in a state of severe "blood loss."
And for someone affiliated with the Life system, given a bit of time, even just a few hours, he could recover. However...
"My Lord’s archenemy, Blasphemer, come meet your end!"
At this moment, the one lined up as the sixth challenger happened to be that Dimon Mendel.
He took the risk of offending the Deity and the Emcee, downright refusing the suggestion to "delay for a bit" and demanding the duel to the death begin right now.
And that seemingly rough voice of his, along with the constant scanning of Lu Ping’an’s expression... clearly showed his intent to kick a man when he’s down.
Whether it was the injuries, or the repetition of the explosive abilities exerted, giving Lu Ping’an time to recover was unacceptable to him.
And his "rough and unreasonable" persona made it easy for him to continue with his "lack of empathy"...
"Alright then, let’s start."
At this time, Lu Ping’an just smiled and was ready to enter the new round of the duel field.
But suddenly, he stopped and turned around...
"Almost forgot..."
All eyes turned to him. Was he tired, injured, or about to negotiate or even forfeit?
"...Bet it all, everyone. Believe in me, follow me, and get rich."
The calm words weren’t about motivation or encouragement, a dying man didn’t need to care about these... He just felt that he was definitely going to win, so he was all-in again.
At this moment, some were shocked by his confidence, while others simply believed he wouldn’t fall that easily, leading to more bets being placed down.
And Lu Ping’an, just calmly walked towards the arena, as always...
[Congratulations Host, you have received Divine Grace...]
This time, it originated from the appreciation of the gods.
When the light fell upon him, not just Lu Ping’an but even Priest Gan was surprised... Just a fight before, Lu Ping’an had just obtained some high-level Divine Grace, and now he was being granted another share, with the appreciation and praise clearly overflowing.
Lu Ping’an’s calmness and nonchalance were met with waves of applause and cheers... Especially since he didn’t forget to remind everyone to bet on him and get rich together.
And his opponent, the arrogant Lion-headed Man, the "weaker" who had just been blown away by Eve... Naturally received a series of boos and curses as he entered the arena.
"...Lu Ping’an, don’t be complacent, he’s tough to deal with."
But at this time, the Big Cat took it upon himself to speak up.
Perhaps due to Dimon’s defeat, many had underestimated him, but his failure came with many external factors... And now, the Lu Ping’an he was facing was a genuine Sixth-tier Ferocious Beast.
"Uh, doesn’t this mean that every one of my opponents to come won’t be weaker than Sixth-tier... Isn’t that a bit off?"
— End of Chapter 1064 —