Today's fourth update: Chapter 3220! 4/4!
The fundamental logic behind this killing trap was precise and deadly—it aimed to seal away and strip Xu Kun of his greatest advantages, the endless, unpredictable Law Divine Abilities, Talent Skills, Attribute Seeds...
In the end, all that remained was the most primitive, basic, and brutal form of combat... physical combat!
And what Xu Kun now faced was the Nine Spirits Lion Saint, a reincarnated cultivator who, though held back at the Half-Saint Realm due to an innate flaw, had spent centuries tempering his body through countless battles, accumulating an immensely vast source of vital blood and life force!
If his current predicament were represented through the common data system of the Haotian Pagoda era, then all of Xu Kun's active and passive skills, along with every Attribute Seed that granted special effects, had gone dim and could no longer be used.
It was as though he had been beaten back to his "original form," returning to the awkward yet pure state most races had experienced during novice trials—every flashy trick had become meaningless, leaving only the truest strength.
That was the most direct clash of values derived from the five fundamental attributes!
Strength became the most direct Physical Attack Power;
Spirit became the purest Magic Attack Power;
Stamina supported the depth of Physical Defense and health;
Resolve formed Magical Defense and sustained inner energy;
Agility determined the swiftness of Attack Speed and the nimbleness of movement.
How long had it been...? It had been far, far too long since he had experienced such pure combat, stripped of all external advantages and returned to the origin of strength.
Yet in the face of such near-desperate suppression, Xu Kun showed not the slightest trace of dejection, fear, or rage. Instead, blazing battle intent, hot