Ater's body was repeatedly struck by fists as hard as the Warden's iron chains,
Every punch contained Yi Chen's profound death, rhythmic martial arts, and the rotational amplification provided by Abyssal Armor.
Most importantly, it contained the unprecedented "hybrid barrage."
After a fist landed, Ater should have been sent flying from the impact. Yet the Abyssal Adsorption from Yi Chen's palm instantly pulled him back in front of Yi Chen, where he took another solid punch.
As the barrage continued, Yi Chen grew increasingly proficient with Abyssal Adsorption, fusing it perfectly with his own martial arts—or rather, achieving "absorption and striking as one" with the help of the Mad Brain.
The moment his right palm pulled in the target, his left fist swung out in sync.
The fist, reaching its limit, collided head-on with the Ater being pulled back, creating a superimposed impact with double the kinetic energy. It shortened the attack interval while delivering even greater destructive force.
To an outsider,
Yi Chen seemed to be rapidly alternating between "fist and palm," using his fists to knock the golden mass of flesh away and his palms to pull it back.
Someone with special vision would see two identical young men—one responsible for absorption and the other for striking—completely overlapping and cooperating flawlessly.
Even though Ater possessed the entire Old World's regeneration second only to the Plague Lord, he could not withstand such a combined assault. The priestly robe woven from Golden Tumor Threads gradually shattered, his bodily structure collapsed along with it, the golden paths traversed by Internal Pilgrimage broke one after another, and the Swollen Cathedral developed countless cracks.
Even his most basic thoughts gradually scattered,
Who am I?
Where did I come from?
Where am I going?
Amid his confusion, Ater posed the three golden questions to