The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins-Chapter 172: You Can Call Me [Little Boy]

Powerful energy circulated within, and the numbed muscles swiftly regained their strength. The massive Ghost-faced Giant stood tall, adopting a defensive stance, watching the approaching young warrior as if facing a formidable foe.

The pitch-black cloak fluttered gently behind the youth, whose impossibly handsome face wore an infuriatingly smug smile that made one's blood pressure rise.

Though barely reaching his chest in height, the youth's casual and disdainful gaze felt like looking down on an amusing insect from the nine heavens above.

Suppressing his anger and irritation, Yamamoto Seiji scanned the battlefield with the corner of his eye, searching for any chance of survival while stalling for time and waiting for reinforcements.

"Chinese, what's your name?"

"You can call me 'Little Boy.'

"Huh??"

"Or 'Fat Man' works too."

"..."

Noticing the other's confusion, Zhu Haomiao sighed indifferently.

Foolish natives, unable to grasp my humor~

With a light tap of his toes, the slender figure vanished again. This time, Yamamoto Seiji, fully alert, caught sight of his enemy's track and swung his sword with full force.

However, the moment he struck, the enemy seemed to foresee his move, abruptly pausing his action, causing his swing to miss entirely and making him feel so frustrated he wanted to spit blood.

Even more terrifying, his failed attack left his entire side exposed to the enemy's blade without defense.

Swish~

The gentle sword light brushed past like a breeze, and Yamamoto Seiji, using all his might, twisted his body, meeting the enemy's attack with the thickest part of his shoulder armor.

Screech~

A piercing friction sound erupted as the Eight-sided Han Sword traced a brilliant spark across the heavy armor.

Intentionally reducing his force to test the Level 3 'Armor Breaking Power' cutting ability, Zhu Haomiao felt an unprecedented resistance from the sword hilt.

As expected... this mecha must be constructed with some kind of Extraordinary Alloy, inherently possessing the supernatural power to resist cuts!

Gazing at the deep sword mark on the opponent's shoulder, Zhu Haomiao squinted thoughtfully.

In front of him, Yamamoto Seiji was almost scared out of his wits.

Could it be that he's holding 'Heavenly Cluster Cloud' in his hand?!!

He could feel that the opponent hadn't exerted much force at all, relying solely on the treasure sword's cutting ability to almost penetrate the shoulder armor!

That armor area is nearly ten centimeters thick!

Subconsciously, Yamamoto Seiji used his elbow like a blade, fiercely striking at Zhu Haomiao, attempting to push him away.

Yet the youth neither dodged nor evaded, lifting his fair fist and throwing a straightforward punch.

Boom!

The white fist colliding with the heavy armor exploded with an ear-deafening, low roar.

At one centimeter from the fist's surface, a transparent Gang Qi membrane suddenly shattered, the metallic sheen of the fist firmly imprinting on the elbow armor, creating a clear punch mark in the several centimeters thick Extraordinary Alloy.

Squeak!

In a spine-chilling sound of metal deformation, the brutal force penetrated the Magic Armor, Yamamoto Seiji's eyes widened like copper bells, spitting blood, his elbow twisting into a reverse joint shape and crashing into his ribs at a grotesque angle.

"Ugh..."

Clenching his teeth against the intense pain, Yamamoto Seiji gripped the sword single-handedly, reversing his hand to drive back his enemy.

On the other side, Zhu Haomiao voluntarily retreated several meters, looking at his skinned fist with dissatisfaction.

Even with the 'Heavenly Gang Power' boost, the Perfect Realm of 'Hard Qi Skill' still falls short of genuine Extraordinary Alloy; indeed, the flesh and blood body has its limits...

But upon reflection, Zhu Haomiao quickly accepted it.

The cultivation technique's Extraordinary Power is merely an amplifier; the real foundation lies in the basic Six-dimensional Attributes!

The stronger the Six-dimensional Attributes, the more terrifying the manifestation of the cultivation technique!

And currently, his 'Body' attribute is only 59 points. If in the future it exceeds 100 points, combined with the Perfect Realm of 'Hard Qi Skill,' perhaps he could truly achieve the 'Iron Body'!

Moreover, 'Heavenly Gang Power' is only at the Mastery Realm, its current effect quite ordinary, unable to showcase the true horror of the Basic Force.

Once 'Heavenly Gang Power' reaches the Perfect Realm, even just the Protective Gang Qi alone might be enough to drive the enemy to despair...

These thoughts flashed through his mind. Zhu Haomiao activated his Inner Breath, repairing the broken Gang Qi membrane on his fist, restoring it to its complete state.

After testing various cultivation techniques in normal conditions and feeling the spirit power consume like a floodgate opened, the youth's black pupils flickered with light as he squinted thoughtfully.

The authority of 'Pride' allows him to 'Turn the impossible into possible'!

However, creating 'Miracles' requires a price, with the difficulty of Dual Power Fusion being low, so the price is merely the doubling of 'Divine Power' consumption.

Yet each additional Basic Force exponentially increases the difficulty of the 'Miracle.'

Correspondingly, the 'Divine Power' consumption also rises exponentially!

'Stacked Waves Strength,' 'Gale Force,' 'Armor Breaking Power,' 'Heavenly Gang Power'...

When simultaneously activating four Basic Forces, even his high 52 points of 'Divine Power' felt strained.

If he were to activate 'Storage Explosion,' the Five Forces Combined consumption would severely hinder his endurance in battle.

In future trivial battles with natives, it's best to keep it restrained, with Dual Power Fusion or Three Forces Combined being most cost-effective, while exceeding four basic forces would sharply decrease cost-efficiency.

Only when facing a formidable descender, or a Destiny Monster among the natives, would he need to exert his full strength.

In general cases, the 'economy mode' is more 'fuel-efficient.'

With an imperceptible nod, Zhu Haomiao lifted his eyes, gazing at the not-far-away armored giant in high alert.

The opponent's broken, twisted arm hung at his side, wielding a sword single-handedly, warily adopting a defensive stance, not taking his eyes off him.

Vaguely, the youth sensed his inner fear and despair.

Seeing such a high-quality punching bag, Zhu Haomiao contemplated for a few seconds, sheathing his sword, wiggling his fingers, and slowly and grimly clenching his fist.

Snap, crackle~

The crisp sound of popping knuckles was like fireworks exploding. Zhu Haomiao smoothly stretched his limbs, fully activating his two Basic Forces with the highest realm.

'Stacked Waves Strength'!

'Gale Force'!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

The faintly discernible sound of ocean waves echoed endlessly, a subtle worldly might enveloping a dozen meters, wave upon wave of invisible Raging Wave impacting the spirit, nearly breaking the already overly strained Yamamoto Seiji.

He instinctively wanted to turn and flee, but reason told him that the enemy's speed was beyond imagination; with his heavy Magic Armor, he couldn't escape at all!

Only by standing firm and waiting for reinforcements could he have a fighting chance!

Biting down hard on his tongue, fear was suppressed by intense pain. Yamamoto Seiji took a deep breath, fixing his gaze on the approaching sinister youth.

Meanwhile, Zhu Haomiao carefully contemplated the Law Authority of both cultivation techniques following their achievement of Perfection.