Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 396: Fuel up, 358!

"Boom!" The cudgel fell, and the heavens and the earth trembled.

The cement ground cracked inch by inch, the fissures spreading rapidly like a spider’s web.

The abandoned factory, already riddled with holes, finally collapsed under this strike, the building’s main body losing its load-bearing beams and crashing down. Huge stones fell like a colorful rain, leaving everyone still inside covered in dust and grime.

Including those Bloodletting Vampires, including the players fighting them...

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Everything shattered with a loud bang.

The crimson demon sword was smashed by the cudgel, its blade shattering and scattering but then turning into nothingness.

Even if visually separated, the demon sword and the demon’s essence are part of the same concept; a disadvantage in battle would manifest in a more tangible form.

And the damage to the sword was a representation of the wounds on the demon itself.

[Your attack inflicted 392 points of blunt damage to the target.]

Not until this moment did Bai E see the real combat stats of his opponent—

[??? (Demon) (Chaotic): Health 4608/5000; defensive power 250; Action Power 100%; Traits: Vampiric Demonic Sword, War Enthusiasm, Frenzied Emergence...]

250 points of defensive power could almost withstand many of the military’s heavy weapons without a scratch, including those heavy machine guns whose output is only several dozen to a hundred points. Even focused fire from such weapons would likely fail to penetrate the defense.

Against a demon of this caliber, even if an ordinary army were to gather and attempt to exterminate it, it would probably be a vain effort.

At this level, normal combat strength is no longer sufficient; no wonder the Arbitration Place doesn’t need much assistance from the military.

Ordinary opponents are unnecessary, high-end ones cannot intervene.

Only those who are top combatants and senior talents can play a significant role in situations like this.

Standing atop a heap of rubble, Bai E held the cudgel’s end, towering above all.

Looking at his opponent, whose lower legs were also buried in broken stones, his gaze was solemn. This was the strongest strike he could deliver up to now, yet it had barely taken less than a tenth of the opponent’s health.

A rough calculation would suggest that an attack like this would need to be executed twelve more times?

An outburst required the use of both Instant Slaughter of a Hundred Heads and Sky-Piercing Strike, equating to a burst of 13 points of Spiritual Energy. Just for this explosive skill alone, an unexpected consumption of 13*12, a total of 156 points of Spiritual Energy, would be required, not to mention skills like Overlord’s Grasp and Heart of Spirit that need to be maintained and slowly consume energy.

Even with the newly unlocked rapid recovery, such a massive consumption in a short time still far exceeds the limits of Bai E’s current level of Spiritual Energy.

Not enough mana?

There’s nothing to be done then, perhaps regular attacks could add some damage?

Intent only on defeating his adversary, Bai E’s thoughts flashed by without him being overly distracted by this apparent trouble.

For him, exhausting everything he had against his opponent was his only duty at this moment.

What consequences... can be dealt with after the fight?

Fight first, plan later!

"Boom!"

Once his resolve was set, the bloody border flared instantly in Bai E’s eyes, but then naturally dissipated as quickly as it had come, leaving no trace as if it had never been there.

The notification flashed by, unable to distract Bai E from his focus—

[You have acknowledged some cosmic laws ingrained in space-time to a certain extent, and temporarily received a gift of divine power, boosting your base attributes by 30%.]

[Experiencing the transcendent power for the first time, your Mystery +0.3.]

Thump! Thump!

The powerful energy with each pulse of blood reverberated throughout his body, circulating vigorously and endlessly.

A seed-like presence throbbed rhythmically at his brow, as if it were ready to break out of its shell at any moment.

Bai E’s gaze was tranquil, like an endless ocean, its calm surface concealing unimaginable stormy surges beneath.

Holding the iron rod with one hand, Bai E spun around with force, the stick embedded deeply in the ground again drawn out by unrivaled strength. The flexible rod began to transfer the force to the other end in segments.

"Clatter!" As the stick’s head was lifted from the ground, the stones that had been resting on it rolled away with a clatter.

The thick head of the rod slowly moved, beginning to draw a large circle again.

The demon prince, who had been repelled by Bai E’s strike, seemed to need a moment to regain his composure, then flung the demon sword, and with a surge of blood, the shattered blade reformed.

Facing the iron rod that had completed more than half its circle and was now carrying an unimaginable force coming toward him again, the demon warrior born of humans only had intense excitement in his eyes.

Bright blood-colored flames bloomed from nothingness, like rising flames, burning on the blade.

"Boom!"

Sword and rod clashed, scattering the burning waves.

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The blood-colored flames that shook off from the sword flickered through the air, then dissipated into nothingness.

Holding the slightly dimmed demon sword, the demon prince smiled viciously, "That last strike? Not enough! Not enough! Bring it on!"

[Your attack inflicted 8 points of blunt damage to the target.]

[...Traits: Vampiric Demonic Sword, War Enthusiasm, Frenzied Emergence, Blood Flame...]

[Blood Flame: A burning wave of countless war souls, with the will and peak skills of many fallen brave souls. When Blood Flame is activated, Attack Power +10%, Critical Hit +10%, and it carries a Spiritual Energy shock effect.]

Perhaps none of Bai E’s skills explicitly stated it, but some underlying mechanisms—like the output limit of Spiritual Energy in a short period and the gradual mobilization of physical strength—prevented Bai E from continuously unleashing skills for a maximum burst.