Spiritual Awakening! Annihilation Strike, 10000% Attack Power!

Inside the room.

Chen Ming sat quietly on the bed, his eyes slightly closed.

At this moment, the strange, fiery red hue that had covered his body had vanished, and he no longer exhaled steam like a furnace.

However, Chen Ming's breathing was now extremely faint, showing no signs of rising or falling.

It was as if he had entered a state of deep meditation.

Inside his mental space...

[Mental Power +40!]

Chen Ming concluded another round of absorption.

His consciousness returned from his focused state, and he instinctively checked his progress.

According to his estimates, he had already reached 90%!

So far, the Mental Power he had gained solely through absorbing the Azure Flame Molten Fire had reached a staggering 490 points.

This was a terrifying number.

In terms of leveling up, a normal class-advancer would need to gain 5 levels to receive such a bonus.

One must know that Mental Power, as a special attribute, is not only important for classes like mages or warlocks.

The endurance of long-term combat, the consumption required for skill activation, and the explosive power of skills are all related to Mental Power.

At the same time, there was one thing that no one could ignore which was also influenced by Mental Power...

Lifespan!

"Just a little left, I hope to reach perfection."

Chen Ming could feel that his process of 'absorbing attributes' was nearing its limit.

In other words, he was about to perfect this stage of his 20% Mental Power awakening skill.

Class-advancers actually have a cap when absorbing rare resources, and this cap varies from person to person.

However, the vast majority of people never need to consider this issue because they never even touch that limit.

"I wonder what kind of skill will awaken once I reach the limit."

A mental attack?

Or perhaps the mental domain that only high-level class-advancers can awaken?

But Chen Ming was certain of one thing: it definitely wouldn't be weak.

And there was a high probability that it would come with a noble armor-piercing attribute!

[Mental Power +1!]

Progress 91%

[Mental Power +1!]

Progress 92%!

Finally.

[Mental Power +1!]

Progress 100%!

The moment he absorbed the final sliver of attribute energy, Chen Ming felt a sense of total clarity wash over him!

A feeling of extreme comfort surged into his brain.

His consciousness returned to his body, and he snapped his eyes open, his gaze bright and sharp.

Before he could even open his class panel to check, a notification popped up.

[Mental Potential value reached 20%--]

[Mental resource absorption level reached its limit--]

[Yes/No to immediately awaken a 'Mental-type skill'?]

Looking at the notification that seemed to appear 'impatiently' before him.

Chen Ming did not hesitate and chose 'Awaken'!

The next moment...

Pfft—

A sound like dry wood being ignited by a raging fire rang out, exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

Chen Ming was 'ignited'.

The physical kind.

On the bed, Chen Ming stared at his own body in astonishment.

From his nose and mouth, and even from every pore on his body, real flames were beginning to surge forth.

These azure flames appeared translucent, existing as if they were both ethereal and tangible.

[You have successfully awakened the SSS-rank skill: Spirit Annihilation!]

Chen Ming's eyes widened, his breathing quickening.

SSS-rank?!

After reaching the limit, he had actually awakened an SSS-rank spirit skill directly!

He hurriedly opened his panel to check.

[Spirit Annihilation (lv.0)]

Passive basic attack ability—

Permanently sublimates attack forms into 'Annihilation Strike', applying three effects: Annihilation Enchantment, Annihilation Armor Break, and Annihilation Stack Attack!

"Sublimating attack forms, what kind of ability is this?"

Chen Ming raised an eyebrow; these terms made him feel that this ability was not simple.

He looked at the three effects that followed, which contained detailed descriptions.

[Annihilation Enchantment]: Any form of attack that hits a target will inflict an additional 1% spirit power damage!

"Hmm, enchantment attack."

Chen Ming narrowed his eyes in thought.

This was a very good ability.

He didn't need to specifically use spirit attacks to deal spirit damage directly.

It meant that from now on, all of Chen Ming's attacks would deal both physical and spirit damage.

This kind of dual damage was the most troublesome for enemies!

Impossible to guard against.

Moreover, Chen Ming's spirit power was extremely high.

After absorbing the spirit resources this time, his spirit power had already exceeded 1500 points!

If he were to face enemies with weaker spirit power, it was possible that their spirit would perish before the physical battle even ended.

"Not bad."

Chen Ming continued to look at the next effect.

[Annihilation Armor Break]: Any form of attack that hits a target will grant +100% armor penetration against that target, and the armor break effect will be permanently effective on the target!

"100% armor penetration?"

Chen Ming's eyes lit up, and he became energized.

He had originally thought the previous 20% armor penetration attribute was already very strong, part of the skill's foresight.

The result gave him a surprise.

However, he soon understood.

That 20% armor penetration attribute was brought about by the attraction of Azure Flame Flowing Fire; if he hadn't obtained and absorbed the final Azure Flame Molten Fire, then after awakening the spirit skill, the armor penetration attribute might have just been 20%.

It was just that Chen Ming hadn't expected it to be enhanced by so much.

100% armor penetration—didn't that mean his future attacks would directly ignore defense?!

He wouldn't even need to search for weaknesses during battle.

Because in essence, a weak-point attack was an armor-breaking attack.

What? You say you have no weaknesses?

Then I will create weaknesses for you!

One strike down, and the defense is broken.

"Hmm, this is more like the power of an SSS-rank skill."

Chen Ming nodded in satisfaction.

With 100% armor penetration, the range for fighting above his level would expand significantly in the future.

Immediately, he checked the final effect.

[Annihilation Stack Attack]: After dealing damage to any target in a single attack, increase your own attack damage by 100%, up to a cap of 10000%! (Duration: one hour)

"How much?!"

Chen Ming bolted upright.

He rubbed his eyes, ensuring he hadn't misread the text.

"Hiss... a 10,000% attack damage cap?!"

Chen Ming was familiar with skills that stacked attack damage.

Some Warriors or Assassins who had changed classes possessed such abilities.

However, the ones Chen Ming knew of only stacked 30%, 50%, or at most 100% of their attack cap.

Furthermore, they required specific conditions to be met.

Yet now, the stacking mechanism of his Annihilation Strike added 100% at once!

What kind of terrifying, explosive growth was this?

"Right, there's also the armor penetration attribute!"

Chen Ming suddenly realized that this ability could also be combined with 100% armor penetration.

Calculating based on the double damage caused by armor penetration.

The true attack damage cap of Annihilation Stack Attack should effectively double again.

Chen Ming's mouth twitched, and he instinctively swallowed hard.

"No wonder it dares to claim it sublimates the form of an attack."

"This is literally treating a basic attack like a skill."

This Annihilation Strike was, without a doubt...

A god-tier ability for solo combat!

Once fully stacked, even Chen Ming dared not imagine how terrifying his combat power would be.

A single strike dealing 20,000% attack damage.

Who could possibly withstand that?