Admittedly, He Zhao currently had not relied on the Red Talent Monster to steal the Copper Wall Iron Barricade from when the two sides first met. However, at the very least, he had a special buff on him gifted by the Eight Pillar Gods - Pure Lord - Alaya-vijnana—Impenetrable.
If this had been before, facing a Thought Beast that was clearly a Metal Centaur yet was named Shapeshifter, he definitely would have been split in two by the sharp long-handled axe in its hands.
But now, his spiritual body, enhanced by the three physical shell attributes of strength, Constitution, and Agility, had Impenetrable. In the end, it managed to stand back up.
The keen axe blade flashing with a cold glint slammed viciously into the Crown of his Head.
A message immediately popped up in the upper left corner of his vision.
[-20000 HP] [HP: 630000.0 (sturdy LV9 +50000.0)]
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Losing twenty thousand HP to one axe blow was something he could still endure for now.
"Just give me a second to catch my breath."
The Metal Centaur did not care what he said. It swung the long-handled axe up with both arms and chopped down viciously again.
Clang!
[-20000 HP]
Clang!
[-20000 HP]
Clang!
[-20000 HP]
He stood in place and took thirty axe blows head-on, a true standout among the hard-headed.
[HP: 50000.0 (sturdy LV9 +50000.0)]
Admittedly, he lost a fair amount of HP while catching his breath, but at least he had recovered. More or less, he had restored nearly half his stamina and could keep pestering the centaur, continuing to wear it down.
Boom!!
The Metal Centaur's thirty-first axe blow, which it thought was guaranteed to land, struck empty air.
The ground shattered. Amid the rising dust and smoke, he seized the chance to retreat.
"Let's