Chapter 1023: Chapter 1023
1023: Chapter 109: Guaranteed Divine Grace 1023: Chapter 109: Guaranteed Divine Grace “So it turns out, I’m quite strong,” he said with certainty after a moment of initial hesitation.
This often stems from a lack of experience.
On his journey, Lu Ping’an had witnessed many clashes between experts — those martial-arts practitioners who showed off their finely tuned bodies and those physical masters who could practice yoga in the air, leaving deep impressions on him.
Lu Ping’an was confident he wouldn’t lose, but only if he could bring out that chaotic mess of tricks.
How could he rely solely on his “Fighter Ability,” which he had practiced for less than two weeks and obtained the title of 2-tier Fighter by leeching experience and spending points?
The more he practiced the path of Fighters, the deeper and more profound it seemed, as well as the Career Abilities that needed to be polished by the body’s instincts; Lu Ping’an became even more aware of his shortcomings.
He couldn’t just become a Rootless One in a single thought, moving with the effortless grace of a Weeble that wouldn’t fall over, capable of using any attack to deliver a sophisticated counterstrike…
“So graceful, truly flawless — the way she flipped and then kicked with the back of her heel, it was as unpredictable as a back-handed spear strike…”
Even as he voiced his approval, the Vines were already waiting at the pinpoint location for her long legs.
the Magical Vine had no habit of being chivalrous.
With a fierce whip, then another, it slammed her into the ground, causing her to vomit blood repeatedly.
Maybe you have great skill, and your martial arts are strong, but my Vines are numerous, fast, and very tough…
He couldn’t just take three steps to break through space, use a master-level Shrink Land to close the distance, and then muster his full power within one breath…
So strong, this ‘release of power’ must have reached the Silver-tier by now, achieving at least triple the strength and faintly approaching some sort of ‘rhythm.’ That brief punch felt like a volcanic eruption…”
But the martial monk revealed a look of despair.
The release of power was best at penetrating through mountains to break all kinds of heavy-armor defenses, but after penetrating the first layer of Vines…
there were still countless layers left!
Still a simple tangling of Tentacles around the feet, followed by a straightforward whip, embedded her into the floor.
He couldn’t just specialize in Beastification Transformations and turn into a three-meter-tall terrifying Beast at the moment of eruption, tearing apart any defense with steel teeth and razor-sharp claws.
This time, Lu Ping’an couldn’t even be bothered to comment.
A ball of Tentacles simply turned the large Beastman into a dead fly that had been struck by an oversized fly swatter.
In a contest of brute strength, who would be afraid?
Lu Ping’an yawned, moving forward aimlessly.
The martial skills of Fighters indeed played a surprisingly effective role when his “Physical strength” could completely overpower the opponent, allowing even untrained big men to easily crush the masters of the youth fighting division.
Big Cat wasn’t spouting nonsense; she had no intention of making it too easy for Lu Ping’an.
Given Lu Ping’an’s current physical capabilities, starting at third-tier and adding the immeasurable power of the Divine Vine, with just a bit of training, he could effortlessly steamroll others like a Giant bullying dwarfs.
An ordinary third-tier Fighter, even with a Beastification Talent boost, would find it incredibly difficult to break through his Tentacle barrier under a one-on-one premise.
The attribute of not relying on weapons became a limitation for his opponents during these times.
Without quality weapons, trying to tear through these Tentacles with just their bodies… was indeed too much to ask.
However, in the process, Lu Ping’an was also improving rapidly.
Real combat is always the best mentor.
If it had been before, he, without armor, would have been beaten to a pulp by these high-speed, high-attack Fighters.
But now, he was also a Fighter…
He could use the basic techniques of the three major punches to control these ultra-fast, high-precision Tentacles, employing them to execute various common martial skill combinations.
When the technical gap between the two sides couldn’t be widened, those with better hardware naturally crushed the opposition with ease.
Lu Ping’an was not merely a Fighter; he was also the holder of fourth-tier professional hardware.
He was a true Strongman…
“…Something’s strange.”
“This is still the periphery.
Once we get to the competitive area, it’ll be a whole different story.”
“No, I’m not talking about strength, I’m talking about…
“You shouldn’t use the standards of the Exotic Realm.
Here is a Rule of Law Society, uh, at least the Eastern Country is.”
What surprised Lu Ping’an was that these people were actually at the point of a fight to the death, yet astonishingly lacked in killing intent.
They would subconsciously avoid vital spots when striking, and would even let out a big yell during their attacks, as if afraid their opponent wasn’t concentrating and wouldn’t notice?
They might have harbored thoughts of killing their opponent, but they didn’t have the instinct of ‘If I don’t kill him, I’ll die’, nor the ruthless determination of ‘I’ll take you down with me’ that existed in the Exotic Realm.
“There’s some truth to that, this is after all a peaceful society.
It makes me hesitant to kill.”
Nonchalantly tossing aside an unlucky fellow, burying him into the floor, Lu Ping’an also revealed a smile.
He, just now, had obtained what he wanted.
[Congratulations Host, you’ve obtained the Divine Blessing ‘Ten Enemies’ Bane’]
[Ten Enemies’ Bane (Brass Upper Divine Blessing): Within the range of the blessing, slightly increases your Physical Strength, wound healing speed, bone strength…]
A lot of things were added piecemeal, but all were minor enhancements.
At least for Lu Ping’an, he couldn’t feel a significant boost…
and he saw that some people had already shown joy, as the blessing seemed to give them a noticeable increase, and some even opted to leave.
This Divine Blessing ability, increased the basic abilities of martial monks and Fighters, simple and even rudimentary, yet extremely practical, never too many to have.
In a sense, this was the easiest blessing to acquire at the festival, not only was it easy to obtain, but the boost was stable as well.
“Next time, will it be for a hundred?”
Watching those happy individuals leave, Lu Ping’an had no intention of stopping them.
This is the outer area, to be precise, the “Safe zone” where there’s no need to fight over Sacred Relics.
The intensity here is relatively low…
many Fighters who knew their own limitations just wanted to achieve ten consecutive wins here, then leave with their Divine Blessing.
Lu Ping’an, a “newcomer” , also tried to acclimatize here before moving on to the next area for serious business.
“This is pretty good, even the Vines can receive a boost.”
Even under the discernment of Divine Grace, Lu Ping’an’s vine avatar remained a part of him and received the unreasonably comprehensive boost of the Divine Blessing.
Recovery ability, physical strength, skin hardness, etc., were all boosts that Fighters most needed and found hard to increase with “external forces”.
And now that he had secured the minimum, he could naturally look further ahead…
he didn’t come just for this ‘Ten Enemies’ Bane’.
“The closest point of light…”
Lu Ping’an began searching for the location of the “Sacred Relics”.
These so-called Sacred Relics were special items imbued with the power of the God of Martial Fight.
Some possessed marvelous powers and could even be used as Weapons, while others were just ordinary items, brittle and without any marvel.
They all shared one basic trait—they glowed…
as the designated time approached its end, their light would grow brighter and flare more frequently, naturally attracting more pursuers.
And as long as one could possess these items until the next round, then one would receive the “Reward” contained within.
“Very simple and crude, very much like the God of Martial Fight.”
The most frustrating part was that there was no limit to the number of possessions…
this meant that the real Strongmen would definitely come out to snatch the Weaker’s entry tickets, fighting until the very last moment.
But if you got too greedy, naturally, you would face gang-ups or be worn down by consecutive battles, losing everything.
Yet the simplest way to pass this test was always to find a target you liked and then solely possess it until the end.
One item was the safest…
without absolute confidence of victory, no one wanted to risk it all.
So, which one should be chosen?
Although every offering was different each time, some traditional items signified certain Rewards, which was semi-public information.
Many people would prepare in advance, once they appeared…
“Lu Ping’an, out of the three items you asked for, we’ve found two.”
At this moment, the information Support that Lu Ping’an had sought through various collaborations had finally arrived.