Chapter 100

Yang Shaoxing punched out with a thousand-mile momentum. With his strength as a three-star Awakened, even a piece of refined steel plate would be dented and deformed, let alone Xu Dong's flesh and blood? Moreover, his flesh armor ability, the venom, had already been upgraded three times, with an extremely powerful corrosive ability.

He had once tried to corrode and penetrate a five-centimeter-thick steel plate in three seconds using the corrosive ability of the venom.

With a full-force punch combined with the corrosive ability, a sinister smile appeared on his face, as if he could already foresee the scene of Xu Dong being beaten to a pulp.

The strong wind blew, making Xu Dong's half-long hair flutter, and his bangs covered his eyes, which had regained a bit of clarity. At this moment, he was experiencing the pain and torment of a breakthrough, his face twisted and fierce, his eyes bloodshot, and thick blood vessels protruding on his skin, looking like a demon that had just escaped from hell!

When Yang Shaoxing's fist was just a finger's distance from Xu Dong, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but droop, revealing a sense of confidence.

He roared, "Die!"

Suddenly, the colors in Xu Dong's eyes intensified, showing a sense of freedom and resilience after enduring a storm.

At this moment, he finally successfully advanced to a three-star Awakened! His overall physical attributes were once again enhanced, and his innate skills were significantly improved!

**Small Steps (Awakened)**

- Level: 3

- Content: After activating this skill, your movement speed increases by 50% (75%), lasting for 20 (25) seconds.

- Consumption: 30

- Cooldown: 30 minutes

**Powerful (Awakened)**

- Level: 3

- Content: After activating this skill, the power of your next attack will increase by 70% (90%). When used with relevant techniques, it can achieve 80% (100%) of its power.

- Consumption: 20

- Cooldown: 18 minutes

**Devour (Awakened)**

- Level: 3

- Content: You can recover by devouring organic matter. The recovery effect depends on the object devoured, with the highest being a two-star Awakened level creature, lasting for 60 (90) seconds.

- Consumption: None

- Cooldown: 20 minutes

**Skill: Insight (Awakened)**

- Level: 3

- Content: The user can obtain detailed information about creatures or items of the same level, and in certain situations, even activate tasks. The detailed information obtained includes at least two abilities using the power of flesh armor (using the power of internal and external equipment). If the target is two levels higher, only the ability names can be obtained; if three levels higher, no ability information can be obtained.

- Consumption: 20 energy points

- Cooldown: 1 minute

- Effective range: 50 meters

**Passive Talent: Power of Nature**

- Level: 2

- Content: You have grasped the agility-based power of flesh armor and successfully grown the "Cang Mang Ancient Armor." The Cang Mang Ancient Armor is the most common type of flesh armor in the nature system. Based on its attributes, when you are in a lush forest, your movement speed increases by 10%, and your attack speed increases by 35%.

- Note: This skill is a passive talent, and its effects are not affected whether the Cang Mang Ancient Armor is activated or not.

At the same time, Xu Dong suddenly issued a cold and stern command, and the arm that had been buried in the ground was fiercely pulled out. The soil in front of him quickly bulged, as if his arm had become a deeply rooted, intertwined old tree, pulling out a large amount of soil.

Whoosh!

A large piece of soil was flipped up from the ground, and a huge pit appeared directly in front of Xu Dong!

The punch that was supposed to hit him, due to Yang Shaoxing's unstable footing, missed by a hair and hit the soil instead.

Splash!

Yang Shaoxing, the second son of the Yang family, had been learning the Yang family techniques since childhood, including the technique of focusing power in the Tiger Style. He was naturally proficient in this. The punch he threw sent all the power into the soil block. Instantly, countless soil particles flew and scattered in all directions.

The soil particles, carrying the full force of Yang Shaoxing's punch, hit the surrounding shrubs and flowers, causing a series of loud thuds. It was easy to imagine that if this punch had hit a body, it would have been able to pierce through it!

Yang Shaoxing knew something was wrong the moment his punch hit the soil block, and his heart skipped a beat.

In the next second, his two hands, one made of flesh and the other covered with a layer of light green vine armor, clawed forward and backward, one above and one below, tearing through the curtain of soil particles and clawing at his face.

The momentum was overwhelming and domineering!

Tiger Stance Split Strike!

At this moment, Yang Shaoxing, having missed his full-force attack, was in a state where his old strength had dissipated and new strength had not yet been generated, clearly exposing a fatal flaw. Xu Dong launched a sudden attack from the soil particles, with perfect timing and angle!

Feeling the intense killing intent and overwhelming power, Yang Shaoxing's heart was filled with a sense of dread, and a thought quickly flashed through his mind: "This Tiger Style, which clearly lacks the power of flesh armor, has somehow achieved a level of power beyond its capabilities! Is his body made of metal, so strong?"

Over the past few days, Yang Shaoxing had fought with precious beasts multiple times, from one-star to three-star, and had often been in life-and-death situations. It could be said that his practical combat skills and the courage to fight to the death had greatly improved. Perhaps on that day, Xu Dong could have intimidated him with such a trick, but... Yang Shaoxing was no longer the second son of the Yang family from that day.

He quickly showed a look of disdain in his eyes, "A petty trick!"

In a flash, his calves rapidly swelled, and the legs covered with the Toad Demon Leg Armor extended strangely, forming legs similar to those of a frog.

Then, he stomped his feet heavily, like a hammer falling from the sky, causing soil particles and dead leaves to fly up. Using this counterforce, Yang Shaoxing suddenly gained an exaggerated jumping ability and leaped to the side.

How did he know that Xu Dong's Tiger Stance Split Strike was a feint? With a hoarse voice from the pain, Xu Dong coldly said, "Do you think I don't know that this is one of your abilities: Toad's Feet?"

A whip shadow followed and preceded, appearing like a sudden green scythe in the mist, reversing and slashing, heavily hitting Yang Shaoxing's abdomen as he leaped up.

Coiling Tiger Whip Strike!

On that day, Xu Dong practiced the Coiling Tiger Whip Strike, but due to his inability to mobilize the power of flesh armor and his physical attributes not keeping up, this move always lacked some refinement. Now, after successfully breaking through, his physical attributes had improved, and even without the power of flesh armor, his whip leg was like a knife.

Moreover, Xu Dong's understanding of techniques was extraordinary, and he could apply them in various ways. Using a spinning and reversing form, he executed this Coiling Tiger Whip Strike, which was not only more powerful but also more covert than the original. On that day, he could cut a tree with his whip leg, leaving a deep mark. Now, with his strength greatly increased, he directly slashed Yang Shaoxing, causing him to vomit blood and fly out like a cannonball.

After slashing Yang Shaoxing away, Xu Dong felt a slight pain in his legs and couldn't help but look down, drawing a sharp breath.

The Cang Mang Ancient Armor on his leg armor was turning black and smelly in large patches.

He was slightly moved, "Yang Shaoxing's venom's corrosive ability is indeed not to be underestimated."

However, at this critical moment, he had no time to think.

"Yang Bufan!" Xu Dong turned angrily, staring at Yang Bufan, "You have tried to kill me twice, and this time I will not let you off!"

Yang Bufan was shaken by Xu Dong's stare and even had a fleeting thought of turning to run. However, when the constitution-based three-star Awakened, Du Shou, appeared in front of him, waving a shield, he finally relaxed and coldly said, "People who want to kill me in Blood Helmet City are countless, but I am not only alive but also living very comfortably."

Du Shou also took the opportunity to use his wolf-tooth hammer to strike the steel shield, making a loud noise, seemingly to boost Yang Bufan's morale.

"Boss Dong, Yang Shaoxing won't get up for a while, and Yang Bufan has been scared out of his wits. Du Shou and the swordsman are much slower than you. Don't linger, let's go!"

Sun Guang had already gotten up and was hard-pressed to fight the swordsman. As he spoke, the sounds of sword and shield clashes and sword strikes could be heard, indicating that the battle had entered a white-hot phase.

The swordsman's Dawn Sword Technique was all about ferocity, and although his attacks were not continuous, they often had a forward momentum, making Sun Guang and Prayer retreat step by step, with dangerous situations arising, and it was unclear how long they could hold out.

This was indeed the best time to escape.

Leave? Xu Dong glanced at Yang Shaoxing, who had been hit by his Coiling Tiger Whip Strike and was spitting out large amounts of blood, not only looking miserable but also having internal injuries, and would not be able to get up for a while. Even if he did, his combat ability would be greatly reduced.

At this moment, it was also the best time to kill Yang Bufan and remove Yang Shaoxing's right-hand man!

Xu Dong himself was a person who liked to plan before acting. He found it most annoying to deal with people who also liked to plan. Yang Bufan had schemed against him twice, and if it weren't for his good luck, he would have been dead long ago. For this guy who was good at grasping psychological weaknesses, not killing him for a day was like having a thorn in his throat, making him unable to sleep or eat.

Yang Bufan, thinking that Du Shou could protect him, was not afraid of Xu Dong. He now wished to drag Xu Dong down, waiting for the swordsman to end the battle or for Yang Shaoxing to regain his strength before killing them. Therefore, he deliberately provoked, "As long as you can't kill me, I will keep tripping you up. Behind me stands the Yang family of Blood Helmet City, with unparalleled power and influence. How can you compete with me?"

Xu Dong's pupils contracted, and the last bit of hesitation disappeared, his heart filled with rolling waves of killing intent!

He took a deep breath, and the Small Steps skill, which had its cooldown reset due to the upgrade, was instantly activated.

**Small Steps (Awakened)**

- Level: 3

- Content: After activating this skill, your movement speed increases by 50% (75%), lasting for 20 (25) seconds.

- Consumption: 30

- Cooldown: 30 minutes

After advancing to a three-star Awakened and activating another Cang Mang Leg Armor, the awkward situation of the Small Steps skill being too fast and causing damage was completely resolved. Feeling the power brought by the Cang Mang Leg Armor, Xu Dong couldn't help but let out a long cry.

Everyone only saw his feet rise into the air, as if in a slow-motion shot, with the mud on the soles of his feet falling clearly visible. The wind caused by the force spread like waves, every detail clearly visible.

This strange visual effect made everyone feel a strong sense of shock and... horror!

Thud...

One second later, the mud fell to the ground, and the wave-like wind dissipated.

On that day, Xu Dong crossed a distance of twenty meters in one second, successfully breaking into the main tent of the guard camp. Now, after successfully breaking through, his speed was even better, and with the 75% increase from Small Steps and the 10% increase from the Power of Nature, it was almost incomprehensibly fast.

It was as if a gust of wind had blown, and Xu Dong had already strangely crossed a distance of thirty meters, appearing in front of Du Shou like a ghost.

**Coiling Tiger Whip Strike!**

Using the powerful momentum, Xu Dong gritted his teeth and delivered a whip leg like a knife, striking the surface of the large steel shield.

Du Shou instinctively used a technique to deflect the force, but under the overwhelming power, it was too late.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, and the steel shield showed a deep indentation from the leg. The well-made steel shield was completely ruined. The wild force was so strong that even the constitution-based three-star Awakened, Du Shou, couldn't withstand it, and he let out a惨叫, flying out like a broken kite and rolling on the ground for six or seven times before stopping!

Feeling the killing intent, Yang Bufan became fierce and threw a hook punch, his posture like an angry bull raising its hooves. His fist had a faint metallic sheen, and upon closer inspection, it was a tiger claw glove with sharp iron spikes. It was easy to imagine that if hit, and then pulled, a large piece of flesh would be torn off.

Xu Dong couldn't react in time and was hit on the shoulder, a large piece of flesh torn off, revealing the red muscle underneath.

At the same time, a strange force flowed into Xu Dong's body through the tiger claw. As a three-star agility Awakened, his body strength was already comparable to a one-star constitution Awakened, with flexible skin and tough bones. When a wound appeared, the muscles naturally twisted and compressed, stopping the bleeding.

After the strange force flowed in, Xu Dong's wound spurted out a large amount of blood, unable to stop!

**Equipment Ability: Erosion!** There is a certain chance to cause massive internal bleeding.

Because the tiger claw caused a wound, this internal bleeding turned into massive external bleeding, or in simpler terms, bleeding. This external equipment, the tiger claw, was also an excellent weapon.

Blood flowed like a river, and Xu Dong's face turned pale, feeling dizzy from the sudden loss of blood.

However, his speed far exceeded that of the other, and after reacting, he retreated and then charged, launching the Coiling Tiger Whip Strike in anger.

The whip leg struck the waist and ribs, and Xu Dong could even hear the terrifying sound of the ribs breaking.

Yang Bufan let out a惨叫 and flew out horizontally.

A gust of wind came