Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8 - Chapter 336 - 177: Innate Divine Techniques Draw, Regional Arena Tournament
The “Martial Arts God” sparring robot tumbled across the ground before stabilizing itself. By the time it charged forward again, Li Chang’an’s two severed arms were already sprouting new flesh, rapidly regenerating.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
SQUELCH!
On the fighting stage, the man and the robot exchanged blows with incredible speed.
But even though the “Martial Arts God” sparring robot was a Small Realm higher than Li Chang’an, it was still steadily losing ground under his current assault.
Li Chang’an could quickly recover from any damage the “Martial Arts God” sparring robot dealt to him thanks to his Rapid Healing.
However, the sparring robot clearly struggled to endure the damage Li Chang’an inflicted upon it.
It didn’t possess such a terrifying Healing Ability to counter his.
The “Martial Arts God” sparring robot executed its Divine Hand, a technique that dealt ten times the damage.
Li Chang’an could execute it as well.
And because his body was stronger, the Divine Hand he unleashed was even more powerful than the robot’s.
Outmatched in every respect, the “Martial Arts God” sparring robot was beaten so badly by Li Chang’an that it couldn’t fight back at all.
And this was with Li Chang’an holding back, not even going all out.
In other words, he could now completely crush the past version of himself.
One could only imagine how much his strength had grown.
As the battle wore on, the “Martial Arts God” sparring robot’s combat effectiveness grew weaker and weaker, finding it difficult to withstand Li Chang’an’s onslaught.
After all, even if the sparring robot felt no fatigue or pain, its physical body still had a specific damage threshold.
Once an attack surpassed that threshold, the sparring robot would sustain corresponding injuries that would impede its movements.
After about half an hour, Li Chang’an had tested all of his newly acquired Divine Techniques on the “Martial Arts God” sparring robot, gaining a basic understanding of their specific effects.
What Li Chang’an found somewhat puzzling was that throughout this one-sided battle, he hadn’t felt the “Ancient Divine-Demon Body” provide much of a boost to his combat power.
’According to the description, I have to break some sort of limit to unlock the characteristics of the Divine-Demon Body.’
’What exactly does this “limit” refer to?’
’Could it be that the pressure from this fight just wasn’t great enough?’
Li Chang’an ended his battle with the “Martial Arts God” sparring robot and turned his gaze to the final one: the “Immortal Martial Artist” sparring robot.
’Since the Martial Arts God didn’t provide enough pressure, I wonder if this “Immortal Martial Artist” robot can?’
Just as Li Chang’an was tempted to give it a try, a message from Su Ruobing on his Rebirth Mark swiftly pulled him back to reality. “Chang’an, where did you go? I can’t find you again. Don’t tell me you’ve already started another reincarnation?”
Seeing Su Ruobing’s message, Li Chang’an’s furrowed brow relaxed.
’Forget it. I’ve got a lot of things to take care of in the Main World right now. I’ll figure out the characteristics of this Ancient Divine-Demon Body later, when I have more time.’
’Besides, my gut tells me that this so-called “limit” is something you stumble upon, not something you can actively seek. It’s not going to be broken through simple sparring.’
With that thought, Li Chang’an closed the Rebirth Space and returned to the real world.
He had just finished replying to Su Ruobing’s message when she called his communicator and asked bluntly, “What Tier Martial Artist are you now? Have you passed Tier Four?”
Li Chang’an asked, a little puzzled, “Why the sudden question?”
Su Ruobing didn’t hold back. “It’s like this,” she said immediately. “The triennial regional tournament is about to start, and I need to put together three teams to represent Linjiang. Even though you’re a Newcomer, I’ve seen how quickly your strength is growing. Are you interested in hearing the details?”
Hearing this, Li Chang’an didn’t answer right away. Instead, he quickly searched his memory for information on the “regional tournament.”
It was something he had learned about in school.
He soon recalled the details of this so-called “regional tournament.”
The regional tournament was essentially an assessment of the various regional branches conducted by the Reincarnator Association headquarters. Branches that ranked at the top would receive rewards from headquarters.
But if a branch’s results were last, the consequences would be dire.
Not only would the members of that branch of the Reincarnator Association face severe punishment from headquarters, but the subsidies for all Reincarnators in that region would also plummet.
It was safe to say that, apart from the Dark Tide, this tournament was the single most important event for all Reincarnators, bar none.
For some resource-poor regions that depended on subsidies from the Reincarnator Association, this tournament was even a matter of survival.
Each regional tournament was divided into three brackets, with three people per team.
These corresponded to Tier Four, Tier Five, and Tier Six Evolvers.
’For Su Ruobing to be calling me at such a critical juncture, she obviously wants me to participate in the tournament.’
At this thought, Li Chang’an’s interest was piqued.
’Strictly speaking, in all my time as a Reincarnator, I don’t think I’ve ever had a proper fight with another Reincarnator of the same rank!’
This was partly because the Rebirth Association discouraged infighting among Reincarnators, and partly because Li Chang’an’s time was limited and his strength had been increasing too rapidly.
’Now that I finally have this opportunity, it’s the perfect chance to see what the Reincarnators from other cities are made of.’
’Besides, Su Ruobing and I are not only close, but we also have shared interests.’
’For any number of reasons, I can’t let her be punished by the Rebirth Association because of poor tournament results.’
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