In actual combat, experience was the best teacherāat least for the Warrior class.
Unfortunately, at this level, it had already become difficult to find opponents who could truly contend with him in terms of raw physical strength.
Even though his body continued to grow strongerā
He still felt that his training in pure physical combat was lacking.
His body reformed once more!
Kanzaki Rei and the Golden Dragon clashed fist against fist beneath the sea. Their bodies moved with wide, explosive motions, and every collision sent the surrounding waters erupting!
Countless sea monsters were crushed and killed outright!
Just the aftershocks of their battle swept across the ocean!
Kanzaki Reiās physical strength was still at a disadvantage. Every time he met the dragon head-on, he was blasted vast distances away!
And the Golden Dragon pursued relentlesslyā
Never giving him a moment to breathe.
It had already realizedā
Kanzaki Reiās regeneration was terrifying.
Though he was constantly being pushed back, he had never suffered a truly fatal injury.
Or ratherā
What kind of damage would count as fatal to him?
The dragon could feel itā
His body was becoming tougher.
The damage he received was decreasing more and more.
After four minutes of combatā
Kanzaki Rei was only taking one ten-thousandth of the original damage.
What had once been like a warhammer smashing into a wallā
Was now like a mosquito lightly brushing against him.
Shing!
In an instant, the Golden Dragon appeared again in front of the blasted-back Kanzaki Rei!
Its claws pulled backā
Then shot forward like cannon fire!
BANG!
Kanzaki Rei took the blow head-on!
But this timeā
He wasnāt sent flying far.
Instead, he came to a rapid stop within the water!
His right fist drew backā
Then exploded forward in a counterattack!
BANG!
The dragonās head snapped to the side!
A powerful force slammed into its face.
His strengthā
Had increased again!
But stillā
Not enough.
This level of attack was far from sufficient!
BOOMā
Once more, claw and fist collided, sending fractured ripples through the seabed!
Kanzaki Rei was blasted upward toward the sky!
And the Golden Dragonās form rose high aboveā
Its claws raised, transforming into countless afterimages of draconic fists, raining down in an inescapable barrage!
[Dragon Combat Art ā Ascending Sky Dragon Strike Ā· Shattering Shadow Dragon Fist]
As he was launched into the sky, Kanzaki Rei saw nothing but golden fists in every direction!
Every single oneā
Was real.
If he wanted to dodgeā
He could.
Whether it was [Oblivion Ā· Void] or [Chaos Ā· Void], escape was entirely possible.
Butā
At that moment, Kanzaki Rei felt his blood surge!
A blazing, uncontrollable exhilaration!
Dodge?
If he dodgedācould he still call himself a warrior?
No.
He would face it head-on!
He would take this attack with his body!
A grin spread across his faceā
One of pure excitement!
And at the same timeā
His own fists multiplied into countless afterimages!
[Firmament Flow ā Third Form: Phantom Strike][Phantom Strike Ā· Chaotic Shadow Dragon-Shattering Fist]
His battle intent surged!
In that moment of boiling bloodā
A brand-new variation of his technique was unleashed seamlessly!
Every combat art could evolve into countless variations.
Even within the Invincible Flow alone, there were numerous derivatives.
The sky filled with fistsā
Kanzaki Reiās punches collided with the dragonās in a relentless storm!
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANGā
Blood mist exploded outward!
His fists shattered again and again into clouds of goreā
Yet before the next punch even landedā
They were already fully restored!
To an ordinary observerā
It would be impossible to tell that his fists were being destroyed repeatedly.
Because his regeneration was simply too fast.
Even under tens of thousands of strikes in a single instantā
He regenerated tens of thousands of times just as quickly.
No matter how many regenerative abilities existed in this worldā
None could compare to this level of monstrous recovery.
Unless he was erased completely in a single instantā
He was effectively immortal.
BOOM!
Blood mist scattered, fist shadows shattered!
The sky seemed to fracture under the force of their clashā
Yet Kanzaki Rei stood there, completely unharmed!
Blood rained down from above.
"Human! I underestimated you before!"
"You are worthy to fight me!"
"Among all those at your level, your physical strength is the greatest I have ever seen!"
"I, Helberzio, acknowledge you as the strongest!"
At the start of the battle, it hadnāt intended to use dragon combat arts against him.
After allā
Kanzaki Rei was only a Level 5 warrior.
If it had gone all-out from the beginning, it would have seemed as though it truly couldnāt defeat him otherwise.
What kind of powerhouse would reveal all their trump cards against a weaker opponent right away?
Butā
As the battle progressedā
It realized Kanzaki Rei was becoming harder and harder to kill.
Stronger and stronger.
And soā
It had finally resorted to its true draconic combat arts.
Yet even thenā
This human had endured it.
Faced it head-on.
Kanzaki Rei clenched his fists.
So strong...
Truly overwhelming physical strength.
Even with damage reduced to one ten-thousandthā
His fists were still shattering under the impact.
Back in the second phaseā
Breaking its defense had required sacrificing five hundred million souls, combining it with death magic, and unleashing everything in a single burst during frozen time.
Now, in the third phaseā
Pure physical strength alone simply couldnāt compare to that level of attack.
Just defending against it was enough to shatter his fists.
As for killing itā
The gap was still immense.
Forget killing itā
Right now, relying solely on physical attacks, he couldnāt even break through its defense.
Butā
This felt incredible.
Kanzaki Rei slammed his fists together.
This was his first time fighting purely with his bodyā
Without relying on magic.
Five minutes.
His physical strength surged once more.
In the next instantā
The dragonās tail appeared before him, even though just a moment ago it had been facing him head-on.
[Dragon Combat Art ā Tail Dragon Sever]
Kanzaki Reiās body tensed instantlyā
Energy surged outward!
His leg lashed out like a whip!
[Firmament Flow ā Second Form: Sky-Breaking Kick Ā· Dragon-Slaying Whip]
Leg and tail collided!
Golden ripples spread across the sky!
A slicing shockwave erupted from the point of impactā
Splitting the sea below into a vast trench!
Even the clouds above were cleaved apart, forming a massive rift in the sky!
Kanzaki Reiās leg fracturedā
And instantly healed.
This timeā
Only a fracture.
Five minutes inā
His physical strength had reached five thousand times its original level.
And the damage he received had been reduced to one hundred-thousandth.
What once could have shattered his body into bone and visceraā
Now only caused minor fractures.
And thanks to this dragonā
He had gained even greater insight into new combat variations.
"Golden Dragon..."
Kanzaki Rei spoke slowly.
"Why does it feel like your strength... is getting weaker?"
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