Chapter 178: Something’s Wrong…
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“First of all, I couldn’t find a way to break free from this place.”
“I’m indeed trapped.”
“Secondly, I don’t feel hungry.”
“Therefore, staying here for a long time didn’t seem to affect my physical condition.”
“Lastly, 1 also didn’t sense anything wrong outside.”
“Perhaps those zombies on the other side couldn’t do anything to my body… or more likely, this place is like the Source Power Sealing Ball Space. The flow of time in the internal space is different from the external space…”
Although Lu Ming was not a very intelligent person, he could still summarize and analyze the information.
At the same time, Lu Ming was not someone who liked to make wild guesses.
Rather than making baseless connections to the future, Lu Ming preferred to grasp the present.
Since he was sure that he could not escape for the time being, Lu Ming had to find something to occupy his time with—after all, he did not know how long he would be trapped.
With this thought in mind, Lu Ming opened his attribute panel.
Attributes appeared before his eyes.
Name: Lu Ming
Level: Mortal Realm, Level 2.
(Desperate State)
Strength: 319845
Physique: 319844
Agility: 337952.
Free Attribute Points: 16358
Transcendent Ability: Body Self-Limitation
(The Desperate State attribute was ten times the Self-Limitation State.)
Skills: Omitted.
Resistance Stance: (omitted).
Source Power Skills:
Basic Breathing Technique (Proficient) (786/10,000).
Explosive Fist (Perfect) (18,000/100,000).
Knight Body Forging Technique (Proficient) (1100/10000).
Source Power Armor (Perfect) (360,000/1,000,000).
Soldier Transformation Technique (Proficient) (135/10,000).
Feather Space Technique (Proficient) (1/10,000).
Gale Blade (Mastery) (10,000/100,000).
Great Dragon Spear (Mastery) (10,000/100,000).
Apocalypse (Proficient) (64/10,000).
Atomic Sword Technique (Proficient) (57/10,000).
Spirit Energy Bullet Rain (Master) (35,000/100,000).
Staring at his attributes, Lu Ming was suddenly stunned.
“Wait a minute, there’s been a change in skill proficiency!”
The proficiency of the Explosive Fist increased by 10,000, the proficiency of the Source Power Armor increased by 10,000, the Soldier Transformation Technique, Apocalypse, and the Atomic Sword Technique—three different Source Power Skills—all experienced varying degrees of proficiency.
Summarizing and analyzing the information.
“These are the Source Power Skills I used just now.”
Having spent a day trapped here, Lu Ming relentlessly attacked the space, employing the Source Power Skills mentioned earlier.
Therefore, a conclusion could be drawn that he could still farm skill proficiency here!
Considering the difference in time flow between this place and the outside world…
A bold idea suddenly occurred to Lu Ming.
“Well, since I have nothing better to do, why don’t I train?”
Since he had nothing else to do, training was the only option.
In the outside world, there was a constant thumping sound.
Hachima An and Yamanaka Hitomi did not move. One was maintaining the effect of the Eye of Void, the other fully activating the Five Decays of a Celestial Being.
The main source of the sound was Teraoka Asaichi.
Swinging his Flame Demon Claw, he kept scratching Lu Ming playfully. The claws struck the Source Power Armor protecting Lu Ming’s body, producing a crisp and pleasant sound akin to striking iron.
Teraoka Asaichi was growing more and more frustrated as he fought.
Damn it, the guy on the other side could not move at all, but his attacks were utterly ineffective against his opponent.
Humiliation!
Utter humiliation!
Very soon, after about a minute had passed…
Teraoka Asaichi suddenly noticed that the Source Power Armor on Lu Ming’s body collapsed instantly, disappearing without a trace!
His body rapidly shrank, unexpectedly returning to his Self-Limitation State…
However, the eerie thing was that…
A faint blue light seemed to emerge from within Lu Ming’s body…
Teraoka Asaichi did not know what this phenomenon meant, but one thing was very clear—Lu Ming’s Source Power Armor was gone!
His tortoise shell had shattered!
And this meant that the time for Teraoka Asaichi to exact revenge had arrived!
Raging flames burned fiercely and covered his arm. Teraoka Asaichi roared and unleashed the most powerful Flame Demon Claw attack he had ever made!
A crisp sound rang out.
The Flame Demon Claw successfully struck Lu Ming’s head.
However, what exploded was not Lu Ming’s head but Teraoka Asaichi’s claw instead.
It was evident that during the instant Teraoka Asaichi’s attack made contact with Lu Ming’s body…
A faint blue light suddenly emerged from Lu Ming’s cells.
This blue light not only protected Lu Ming’s safety but also carried an immense counterforce nearly equal in strength to Teragata Asaichi’s attack, forcefully surging into Teraoka Asaichi’s arm.
Teraoka Asaichi’s attack was strong but his defense was weak.
It could not withstand its full-force strike, so its arm was blown apart on the spot.
Teraoka Asaichi, who had lost his arm, stood rooted to the ground in a daze.
It did not understand why Lu Ming had become even harder even though his Source Power Armor was clearly gone…
Just then, the voice of Hachima An suddenly came from behind.
“Something’s wrong!”
“Something’s very wrong…”
Everyone looked at Hachima An and could see blood vessels pulsating beneath his skin.
It was as if a pump were extracting something from within Hachima An’s body, but no one knew where it was being funneled to.
At the same time, Yamanaka Hitomi’s aged voice also sounded.
“There’s indeed something wrong. The effect of my Five Decay Celestial Being is weakening… Why do I feel that this guy seems to have become stronger again?”
The people outside were utterly puzzled.
Lu Ming, who was in the void space, was fully aware of everything!
This was because his Source Power Skill, the Source Power Armor had advanced.
After experiencing 64 seconds in the outside world and 64 days in the void space, Lu Ming’s Source Power Armor had officially undergone a transformation!
Source Power Armor (Intricate) (1/10,000,000): The most fundamental Source Power Protection Secret Technique. You have cultivated the Source Power Armor to the realm of intricacy. From now on, your Source Power Armor will fuse with your cells, protecting you at all times and providing an extremely powerful backlash effect! All your attributes+2,000, and your free attribute points+2,000!
The skill level beyond the Perfect Realm was named Intricate!
It carried the meaning of minute subtlety!
This was a realm that was even more subtle than the Perfect Realm!
Lu Ming had such a feeling.
His Source Power Armor did not seem to be restricted to the form of armor!
With a thought, diamond-shaped crystals appeared around his body—like a shield protecting Lu Ming.
It was even to the extent that the boundless Source Power Armor had already transformed into cellular armor, providing continuous protection for every part of Lu Ming’s body, even down to each individual cell!
“Is this still the Source Power Armor?”
The Intricate Realm Source Power Armor seemed to have transcended the realm of armor, becoming peculiar yet even more powerful.
In comparison, the 1,000 points of attributes provided by Perfect Realm to Intricate Realm (increased from 1,000 to 2,000) seemed insignificant.
But the even more frightening aspect was…
There was a realm above the Intricate Realm!
Gazing at the notation (1/10,000,000), Lu Ming fell into deep thought.
He scanned the attribute panel from the corner of his eye.
Not only did Lu Ming see the notation for Explosive Fist (Perfect) (820,000/1,000,000).
He also spotted a line of strange text.
Superhuman Abilities:
1. Self-Limitation of the body.
2. Void Domain (Extracting) (Awakening)…
Lu Ming was utterly perplexed.
“What does this Void Realm mean?”
“Where did it come from?”