"I've seen this episode before."
The arrogant Demon King faced a relentlessly evolving Hero. He had held an overwhelming advantage early on, only to find the battle growing more painful and helpless the longer it went on.
The most outrageous thing about so-called "Heroes" had always been how absurdly they leveled up, with limits that could even surpass the Demon King's.
"She hasn't reached her limit yet. Big Cat sounded certain, but why do I feel like she really could break through to Rule-level in the middle of battle?"
Perhaps it was an instinctive warning, perhaps the intuitive perception of combat fortune. In the midst of real combat, Lu Mouren seemed to realize something.
Under normal circumstances, breaking through to Rule-level was not so easy. A single edict often needed repeated refinement; one needed unity of heart, spirit, and body; vast accumulated knowledge; a qualitative transformation in one's "life"; and... in short, breaking through after ten or several decades of polishing was already incredibly fortunate.
It was a true qualitative transformation, a complete evolution from mortal to nonhuman.
But Eve was a born Rule-level creature. Did she really need to obey the restrictions that applied to human—or intelligent creature—Rule-level beings?
"There's too much combat fortune. This battle is already out of control."
At this point, everyone had nearly staked everything on this martial battle.
So much combat fortune allowed Lu PingAn and Eve to grow every moment.
Inspiration kept erupting, spontaneous Combat Skills were practically guaranteed to work, and both sides truly were becoming more spectacular as they fought. Such a battlefield was well suited to displaying each other's limits, but Lu PingAn now...
"I'm not suited to advancing yet."
Lu PingAn had already gained enough this time. He did not think advancing to Tier 5 amid such an overly