Chapter 161

Sensing the rising battle intent emanating from Yuan Chen, Jax narrowed his eyes and then nodded silently.

"Let's go then!"

Upon hearing this, without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Chen waved his palm, and with the movement of his palm, the twelve flying blades behind him transformed into long rainbows and shot towards Jax.

Looking at the incoming blade, Jax nodded, his expression hidden by his visor. Judging from his demeanor, Jax seemed relatively calm, saying simply:

"I thought you had been training your body since you were a child..."

As he spoke, Jax twisted his wrist and raised the lamp cane in his hand.

The seemingly ordinary staff, which resembled a slightly longer torch, suddenly exploded into a burst of intense flames the moment it was raised.

Although he was known as Master Yi, and even his traits included a large number of acquired enhancements related to combat techniques, Yuan Chen discovered the moment they entered actual combat that Jax did not choose to use those fancy techniques.

Instead, Jax opted for a simple and direct approach, activating the Eternal Flame within the Light of Icathia, the Flame Staff. Enveloped in this flame, Jax swung it with all his might, leaving behind a persistent curtain of fire in the air.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Twelve Flying Dagger pierced the curtain of fire. Yuan Chen could clearly feel that the connection between himself and the blades was greatly diminished the moment he approached the flames.

Within those flames, the surviving collective will of the Icathia is helping Jax destroy the enemy!

Realizing something was wrong, Yuan Chen did not panic or lose his composure. After a brief moment of surprise, he immediately regained his composure.

He bent his right leg forward, his muscular calf completely submerged in the ground, and in the instant it lifted, his toes hooked a rock the size of a washbasin and kicked it in the air towards Jax.

Remaining calm in the face of danger, Jax held the staff in a half-hearted manner with his left hand, while exerting force with his right arm. In the next instant, the flaming staff struck the rock like a cannonball, shattering it into flying chunks of earth.

At the very moment the rocks crumbled, Flowing Water swirled around him, but instead of whipping him like a long whip as he had done in the past, he wrapped it around his body.

To Jax's slightly surprised gaze, the Water Flow on Yuan Chen's right arm transformed into a whirlpool, rising into a blazing spiral, and mercilessly smashed towards Jax's chest!

Bump!

The torrents splashed everywhere, and the flying Flowing Water exploded like bombs the moment it hit Yuan Chen. When it reached him, it was the tangible sensation of hitting flesh and blood.

But this did not make Yuan Chen relax, because at some point, Jax's hand, which was still holding the lamp cane, had blocked the path of Yuan Chen's punch.

"It looks very similar..."

Jax said coldly:

"But it's too slow and too weak!"

As he spoke, Jax exerted force with his right arm, forcefully pushing Yuan Chen more than three meters away.

At the same time, Jax's cane flashed repeatedly, and beneath his seemingly clumsy and rugged body, his agility, so different from his appearance, made his attacks leave many afterimages in an instant!

Burning with Eternal Flame, the simple and ancient-looking lamp staff seemed to transform into shattered fire rain. Even with all his concentration, Yuan Chen could still see many blurry afterimages of the continuously burning lamp staff.

So Yuan Chen simply ignored the flames in front of him and charged directly towards where Jax was.

Seeing Yuan Chen's choice, a hint of doubt flickered in Jax's eyes beneath his mask. But then, a look of surprise appeared in Jax's gaze.

Even without using his full power, Jax was confident that the staff burning with Eternal Flame could shatter rocks the moment it struck.

But even such a heavy blow, upon touching Yuan Chen, felt as if it had struck cotton or air, passing straight through without any sense of physical solidity!

Before Jax could react, Yuan Chen stepped forward, lifting his leg and tensing all the muscles in his body.

The muscles in the human lower limbs are more than three times that of the upper limbs. In this context, the lower body is always crucial for dancers.

He silently recited the mantra, and the next moment, the Temperance power brutally channeled magic and blood energy into his right leg, using his spine as the central axis.

Muscles bulged, blood gushed forth.

What were originally just muscular calves suddenly became exceptionally thick, with taut muscles forming a continuous mass, and sharp lines that looked like marble sculptures.

His veins bulged, thick, blue veins resembling the roots of an old tree. He turned and kicked, striking Jax squarely in the chest unexpectedly.

Despite his confidence in his strength, Jax has ultimately failed to transcend the limitations of being a biological being.

With a single blow, Jax's ribcage cracked. Though not shattered, the heavy force penetrated his body, the surging power washing over his internal organs. But this move, which could kill an ordinary master in one blow, was merely troublesome for Jax.

Taking a step back, this seemingly ordinary action caused the woodland behind Jax to explode ten meters apart the instant his heel touched the ground!

The earth churned and trees snapped at the roots. Although there was no prior action, Yuan Chen could feel that 80% of the force he had Jax's body had been released into the ground!

Subconsciously, Yuan Chen glanced at Jax's personal attributes, which were still etched in his mind.

The purpose of Scout Skill is not only to see the enemy's attributes, but also their current status and abilities. However, this ability had not been very useful before. But now, with Yuan Chen 'Yuan Chen focus, he quickly discovered what this ability was in Jax's status section.

Professional Skill - War God - Force Redirection: Greatly enhances the control over the flow of force within the body. The degree of control is determined by the Class Level.

As Epic Class, the level cap for the War God is level six, and Jax has already reached level four. This means that he can control and deflect at least 80% of the force!

Holy crap?! It comes with 80% physical damage reduction?!

Hang!

Jax didn't pause for a moment while he was lost in thought.

No, it's not just a pause; Jax himself doesn't need any effort to release the force. The surging energy and blood flow through his body don't even cause any dissipation or obstruction when passing through his joints.

This immense force was like a dump truck loaded with thirty-two tons of gravel speeding along a winding mountain road—not only did it not slow down, but it floored the accelerator, as if it were running in a straight line!

He swung the stick at Yuan Chen's chest with a backhand strike, but just like before, there was no real feeling of hitting flesh and blood. Instead, the strike missed its target. The chaotic power did not penetrate the physical body and instead created a piercing air explosion!