Today's second update: Chapter 974! 2/3!
Xu Kun and Yang Yao took the lead, arriving before Garu.
Focusing his Illusion-Shattering Divine Eyes, Xu Kun was shocked to discover that during the time Garu had stalled them, its health had risen rather than fallen, already recovering to 30%!
"Go all out! Don't hold back!"
"Alright!"
One acceptable point was that Garu's defense had not recovered alongside its health. It was likely limited by its rank; even the Demigod Body's restoration was of no use!
Xu Kun tentatively used a basic attack, combining Magic Warrior Force with the fire attack attributes of his Celestial Fire Body!
His strike landed on one of Garu's arms, making its arm twitch as its face contorted and it let out a low roar!
Yet the damage number that appeared left Xu Kun deeply disappointed!
-5786500
Only a little over five million?
Fortunately, Trial Takers of the same rank could not hear Xu Kun's thoughts. Otherwise, their spit alone would have drowned him!
Was that even something a human would say?
Yet Xu Kun did not feel that he was showing off at all, because the damage number rising from Garu was the same red as Six Ding Divine Fire. That proved it was damage caused purely by the Fire Attribute!
As for the Magic Warrior Force that fused physical and magical attack...
Was it immune? Or had he... failed to break its defense!
Neither was good news!
Garu's unknown physical and magical defenses were impossible to gauge!
What chilled Xu Kun even more was that despite landing the first blow, Garu's health...
Had not budged at all!
Not even a single percentage point had changed!
"Yao Yao, Xiao Ting, Garu's physical and magical defenses are extremely high. Ordinary attacks are meaningless. Use high-burst skills as