Chapter 952: Chapter 379: Immovable as a Mountain

Boom–

Lu Yingfeng sheathed her long sword, taking a deep breath.

The scene before her was a wasteland, as if it had been bombed.

“So awesome!”

Clap clap clap!

Lan Yulian clapped quickly. Lu Yingfeng had finally awakened, and her awakening was so incredible that she genuinely felt happy for her.

“Indeed, it’s impressive!”

Wang Tao nodded.

The move that Lu Yingfeng had just used was a charged Edge Exposure, not only did it have a reach of over a dozen meters, but its power was also comparable to that of a bomb.

If she didn’t charge up, her Edge Exposure could cut targets in two with its cutting effect. However, when she charged, it had an explosive effect, similar to Wang Tao’s Fireball special ability, but its maximum power exceeded that of the fireball! That’s because there’s a limit to how much a fireball can charge, whereas Lu Yingfeng’s Edge Exposure had no visible limit yet–1,000 Awakening Energy was far from her cap.

At this time, the others hadn’t woken up yet. Awakening needed 24 hours, but the exact timing of waking up varied because there was a chance of actually falling asleep, and Wang Tao felt no need to consciously wake them.

So the testing of Lu Yingfeng continued. Wang Tao had her fuse with a few Awakening Crystal Cores to replenish her Awakening Energy, and then they carried on with the tests.

They learned quite a few pieces of information from these tests.

For instance, Lu Yingfeng’s Edge Exposure wasn’t something she could trigger with a special ability. When Wang Tao used Starfire Prairie, his ability included flame damage. But Lu Yingfeng couldn’t trigger Edge Exposure with other abilities. This didn’t affect her much, though, since she primarily relied on her swordsmanship and didn’t need other attack type abilities.

Another piece of info was that her Edge Exposure, once detached, could currently travel up to 30 meters. As distance increased, its power gradually decreased until it completely dissipated after 30 meters. The optimal distance for unleashing Edge Exposure was 15 meters, as the power didn’t weaken within this range. This was when her Edge Exposure was at its most powerful and had the farthest reach.

Lastly, to boost the power of her Edge Exposure, Lu Yingfeng would need to enhance her strength and her weapon was important too. Therefore, she needed a high-damage weapon, and it had to be a saber since that was what she practiced.

Wang Tao had many swords, but none were as good as a Sharp Long Knife. There was only one Sharp Long Knife, and Wang Tao decided to let Lu Yingfeng use his long sword, as his methods of attack were no longer limited to swords now.

But Lu Yingfeng was stubbornly reluctant. Wang Tao had allowed her to awaken; how could she take his weapon?

“Then, how about this: I’ll use the long sword myself, and you can use the dagger for now–no refusals this time.”

Wang Tao took out the Night Demon Short Knife.

[Night Demon Short Knife]

[Fifth-Order (Epic)]

[Durability +100, Attack power +100, Attack Speed +40%, Ability: Not Inlaid (needs Awakening Energy to activate)]

The attributes of this dagger were strong, but it was too short for Wang Tao to use as a primary weapon; he still preferred long swords.

Wang Tao had planned to fight with two swords, a long one and a short one, even though he wasn’t very skilled with it yet, but he could practice slowly.

However, since Lu Yingfeng was currently short of a high-damage blade weapon, Wang Tao thought this dagger suited her perfectly. Although the blade was short, Lu Yingfeng’s Edge Exposure was like an extension of the weapon length!

“Then… okay!”

Lu Yingfeng nodded, knowing that Wang Tao didn’t use daggers, or she would have definitely refused.

With this weapon, and donning the Night Demon Set, Lu Yingfeng’s strength would return to its peak once her Awakening Energy was restored. Wang Tao looked forward to her combat abilities; Lu Yingfeng was already strong in combat, and now, coupled with her awakening and equipment… she might become the one with the second highest attack power after Wang Tao!

“All that’s left is for you to get familiar with it and master it over time.”

Wang Tao said to Lu Yingfeng.

It was immediately apparent whether Lan Yulian had control over her awakening.

When Lan Yulian first awakened, it felt like she was covered in thorns, making those around her uncomfortable.

But now, after a series of tests, the aura of Edge Exposure around Lu Yingfeng had receded significantly, a clear sign that she had gained much more precise control. When she could appear as ordinary as Wang Tao, then her mastery of Edge Exposure would be perfect.

“Hmm!”

Lu Yingfeng nodded firmly. She had to practice well and not hold Wang Tao and Lan Yulian back.

“Hahaha! Who would have thought that I too would one day awaken!”

Suddenly, a boisterous laugh echoed from inside the villa, recognizable as Xiang Hongbin’s voice.

“Old Xiang is awake! Let’s go see!”

Wang Tao led a few people back into the villa and saw Xiang Hongbin practicing military boxing in the living room.

“Old Xiang!”

Wei Zhenguo immediately ran over excitedly.

Xiang Hongbin ended his routine and gave Wei Zhenguo a fierce hug, then hugged the others who came over.

“Old Wang, thank you!”

Xiang Hongbin thanked Wang Tao earnestly.

Although he knew the help Wang Tao had given him went far beyond what thanks could express…

“Haha, we’re all family here, no need to be formal! Come on, let’s see your awakening!”

Wang Tao laughed heartily.

[HP: 20000/20000]

[Mana: 40000/40000]

[Level: Level 4]

[Internal Impurity: 5%]

[Awakened: Tenacity]

[Tenacity: All basic attributes increase, strength and defense greatly enhanced (the extent of enhancement is related to the upper limit of Awakening Energy)]

Xiang Hongbin had awakened an ability of a system, and it was the “Tenacity” Wang Tao had encountered several times before.

However, Wang Tao had only seen it on zombies and monsters. Aside from Xiang Hongbin, he hadn’t seen any other humans awaken this ability.

As someone who had fought many monsters with Tenacity awakening, Wang Tao thought the ability was pretty strong. When he attacked those zombies with Tenacity awakening, he couldn’t even reduce their HP… As for their strength, there was no need to mention it, their raw power was extremely terrifying!

But Xiang Hongbin was different from other humans. He was currently in a half-human half-mechanical state, his innate strength and defense were already formidable. Now with this awakening that enhanced his physical quality and significantly increased his strength and defense, how strong must his constitution be?

“Come on, come on!”

Not only did Wang Tao and his team want to see the test, but Xiang Hongbin himself was also very eager.

After a simple test, everyone was somewhat amazed. Xiang Hongbin’s physical quality was almost as strong as He Jijun’s!

It should be noted that before Wang Tao’s second awakening, his own physical quality wasn’t as good as He Jijun’s.

The reason being that He Jijun’s awakening was outrageous, an awakening where the older one got, the stronger one’s physical quality became. He Jijun was almost seventy years old, so you can imagine how much this awakening enhanced him. Therefore, just in terms of physical quality alone, He Jijun was stronger than Wang Tao at that time.

Now, Xiang Hongbin’s physical quality was no weaker than He Jijun’s!

Even sometimes stronger than He Jijun in aspects such as burst, pure strength, defense, and so on.

Xiang Hongbin’s burst was terribly frightening, even Wang Tao had to avoid his edge. But the cost was that his Crystal Core consumption rate doubled.

Of course, this cost was bearable. It’s just using up some Level 4 Crystal Cores. Once the Night Demon hearts sold by Qu Shilin and the Crystal Coins were credited to their account, they could exchange for a bunch of Crystal Cores again, so this consumption was naturally not a problem.

As for strength and defense, there was even less need to say. His strength was not only great but also incredibly persistent, almost like a robot. As long as he had Crystal Cores to supply the energy, he practically had infinite strength. And defense… He should be the person with the highest defensive power in Wang Tao’s team. With Tenacity awakening combined with a mechanical body, no one could compare to his defense!

An idea suddenly struck Wang Tao– What if he had Lu Yingfeng attack Xiang Hongbin, would Lu Yingfeng be able to break through Xiang Hongbin’s defense, or could Xiang Hongbin block Lu Yingfeng’s attack?

It seemed quite interesting, maybe he could try it later…

“Old Wang, when are we going to have a match?”

Xiang Hongbin looked forward to it with great expectation.

Wang Tao was the strongest in their team, without a doubt. Xiang Hongbin also knew that he was no match for Wang Tao, but he wanted to know just how big the gap was between them.

“Alright, tomorrow then!”

Wang Tao was also eager to spar with Xiang Hongbin. He always felt that Xiang Hongbin’s practical combat capability should be stronger than what the data suggested since his mechanical body was too tough to handle! As long as his prosthetics didn’t fail and he had enough Crystal Cores, his strength would remain reliably strong.

At this time, the others also woke up one after another.

Wang Tao first went to see Xu Xiaojun.

He had thought that Xu Xiaojun would also awaken a systemic ability, given that Xu Xiaojun’s physique was strong and the abilities he learned were mostly related to physical fitness. But when he saw his awakening, Wang Tao felt it didn’t quite seem like a systemic awakening?

[HP: 20000/20000]

[Mana: 50000/50000]

[Level: Level 4]

[Internal Impurity: 2%]

[Awakened: Immovable as a Mountain]

Xu Xiaojun’s previous hidden attribute was “Stick to One’s Heart.”

[Stick to One’s Heart: Not easily confused or led astray by external things]

Wang Tao wasn’t very familiar with this hidden attribute. He only knew that Xu Xiaojun himself was somewhat single-minded, his spiritual power wasn’t high, but his resistance to Illusions was strong.

But his current awakening, Wang Tao felt, was somewhat like a combination of the psychic system and physical system–

[Immovable as a Mountain: All basic attributes increase, not easily influenced by psychic abilities]

What does “not easily influenced by psychic abilities” mean?

“Little Jun, can you feel what your awakening is?”

Wang Tao asked directly.

“I, I’m not very clear, just that I feel like my strength has increased a lot…”

Xu Xiaojun responded.

Wang Tao thought for a moment and looked directly at Xu Xiaojun, who in turn looked back at him, a stand-off of gazes.

“…You don’t feel anything?”

Wang Tao frowned slightly.

“Ah? Should I have some sort of reaction?”

Xu Xiaojun scratched his head, unclear about what Wang Tao meant.

“…”

When Wang Tao had just looked at Xu Xiaojun, he had silently used a mental attack. Although he hadn’t used his full strength, there should have been some reaction, no?

So, this “Immovable as a Mountain” must be an awakening that offers extremely strong defense against, and perhaps even a certain degree of immunity to, psychic attacks!

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