Chapter 431 - 309: Four-Way Melee (10)

Iwagaki used no Skills at all. He simply swiped his claws down through the air, yet the very atmosphere rippled. That kind of distortion only occurred under extreme heat. Did Iwagaki’s claws emit high temperatures? Or was he so fast that the air resistance forcibly generated extreme heat through friction? Zhao Chi didn’t know, and neither did Tang Ruan. The only thing they knew for sure was that Iwagaki had fucking disappeared again.

CRACK!

Immediately after, her back jolted from a massive claw strike. Qi Yue’s flawless jade back fractured with multiple cracks.

[Name] Hardened Scale Skin

[Durability] 2319 → 1877

The Jade Armor instantly suffered a Loss of 442 Durability points.

How could it lose so much? This was the Jade Armor, fortified with various Defense Bonuses and Damage Reduction! To think it still lost 442 Durability points? Furthermore, this Loss was caused by just a single Attack! Exactly how powerful was Iwagaki’s Attack?

"Huh?" Iwagaki landed, his Lang Mei furrowing tightly.

While Zhao Chi was shocked by his Attack, Iwagaki was equally astonished by Tang Ruan’s Defense. Tang Ruan’s Jade Skin Armor was originally her actual skin; after being hardened, it had formed a layer of Armor. Tang Ruan’s entire set of Iron Armor had been completely blown apart by Xiao Ning’s Bursting Arrow, leaving her entire Body with nothing but this Jade Armor. Fortunately, this Jade Armor wasn’t True skin, so Tang Ruan wasn’t technically naked. Her vital areas were covered by a flawless white jade structure. At first glance, however, she truly appeared to be completely naked.

Iwagaki had thought so, too. With that claw strike to her back just now, he assumed he would pierce right through her chest cavity and crush her heart. To his surprise, instead of encountering the soft Body of a woman, his claws met an incredibly hard and smooth metallic texture. It felt like grabbing solid steel.

Iwagaki squeezed his claws together. He felt as though his Wolf Claws had been slightly dulled.

Iwagaki sneered, "To think such a thing exists. Interesting, truly interesting!"

"The real interesting part is yet to come! Thrust!" Zhao Chi thrust his Spear forward.

Iwagaki vanished.

[Tang Ruan, straighten your legs and don’t tremble in a moment. I’m going to use Paradise Fury. You need to use Genetic Enhancement too—keep using it without stopping!] Zhao Chi communicated telepathically.

[Understood.] Tang Ruan replied.

Two faint streams of light surfaced within her jade-like Body. Tang Ruan tried her best to control her Body, but the moment that surging sensation spread throughout her, it was completely beyond her control. She didn’t want to, but she still trembled uncontrollably a few times. This could be considered a side Effect of these Skills, after all. The Effect of these two Skills was indeed extraordinary. Amidst Tang Ruan’s suppressed whimpers, her Attributes exploded!

[Name] Tang Ruan

[Constitution] 8 → 14

[Power] 7 → 11

[Agility] 6 → 10

[Intelligence] 5 → 8

Bursting Constitution, ultra-high Power, blazing Agility, and exceptional Intelligence! Her bursting Constitution caused her two types of Enhancement to surge wildly as well. They had both broken past the 400% mark!

[Life] +434%

[Defense] +434%

Combined with the 425% increase from the Doubling Technique, Tang Ruan’s base Life Value reached 2,685 points—nearly 27 times that of an Ordinary person! Correspondingly, the Durability and Defense of her Jade Skin Armor also completely leveled up.

[Name] Hardened Scale Skin

[Durability] 4075 / 5035

[Defense] 95

As her Attributes increased, the Jade Armor’s Durability scaled up proportionally. Originally, at 8 points of Constitution, the standard Durability of the Tang Ruan Jade Armor was 300 points. Now, with her Attributes exploding and her Constitution reaching 14 points, the standard Durability of the Jade Armor had risen to 525 points! Coupled with the excessive boosts from the Enhancement, the maximum capacity of the Jade Armor skyrocketed to an astounding 5,035 points! It could provide a Recovery of 101 Durability points per second!

Absolutely astonishing!

Its Defense had also surged from 15 to 95 points. Although all the Equipment on Tang Ruan’s Body had been destroyed, as long as she didn’t switch out of her costume mode, the cosmetic outfit wouldn’t break. Her Jade Armor still enjoyed the 100% Defense Bonus from the costume. This 95 points of Defense was incredibly high. The Defense of the Steel Shield was only 52 points, meaning her Defense was nearly double that of the Steel Shield! With this level of strength, she could absolutely endure Iwagaki’s blows head-on!

Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan didn’t even have time to check her current Attributes, because Iwagaki’s sharp claws were already right in front of them.

They saw it!

SWISH!

Tang Ruan leaned back, bending at the waist. The sharp claws slashed right between her breasts.

Iwagaki struck nothing but air!

"?" Iwagaki’s eyes widened mid-air.

He thought, "She dodged it? Impossible! It must be a coincidence! My speed is unmatched!"

The moment he landed, Iwagaki kicked off explosively.

BOOM!

His legs shattered the earth as his Body shot forward like a cannonball.

"Go ahead and dodge! Let’s see how you dodge this time!"

An inexplicable gust of wind swirled up as Iwagaki’s entire Body emitted a green glow. Tang Ruan only saw a fleeting flash of light before her Body was immediately hit by a heavy blow.

SCREECH!

An incredibly ear-piercing sound erupted, leaving a scratch on Tang Ruan’s Skin Armor.

Just a scratch?

"What’s going on? How is my Damage even lower now?" Iwagaki was extremely bewildered.

Tang Ruan twisted her Body and thrust her Spear—Thrust!

Her speed was blazing fast!

"Oh, fuck!" Iwagaki flashed with green light, hastily dodging and landing far away. "What the fuck is going on with you?"

Iwagaki knew Tang Ruan wouldn’t answer him, but the shock in his Inner Heart was beyond measure. If Tang Ruan were a member of the Nobles, he would have nothing to say about her possessing such an Ability. But how the fuck was this woman a Noble? Even her Lord, Zhao Chi, was just a commoner. What was going on? How did she suddenly become so strong?

While Iwagaki was reeling in shock, Zhao Chi had no Time to wait for him to figure it out. After all, whether it was Paradise Fury or Genetic Enhancement, their Duration was very short, and their Energy was limited. They couldn’t afford to waste a single second.

"Thrust!"

SWISH!

Tang Ruan’s massive Body blurred into a white shadow, kicking up a fierce gale. The base speed of 10 Agility was truly astounding. The giant Spear surged forward.

WHOOSH!

SWOOSH!

It missed again...

It didn’t even graze Iwagaki’s shadow. Even 10 Agility couldn’t hit him? Zhao Chi’s heart tightened once more.

Iwagaki appeared mid-air, the green light on his Body gleaming brightly.

"Hmph! Your speed has increased quite a bit, but compared to me, the gap is still obvious! Take this!"