Chapter 209: Chapter 134: Orc Warrior, the Might of the Horizontal Slash

Just as expected, Lin Ye stood up again after a few minutes.

The excruciating pain and discomfort receded like a tide.

In their place was an indescribable feeling of comfort and relief! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Waves of immense power surged endlessly from his reforged bones and organs, flooding every fiber of his being.

Lin Ye even felt a sense of delusion.

’I feel like I could smash the head of that Shadow Scale Race warrior who ambushed me earlier with a single punch!’

But the changes from this racial evolution were far more than just internal.

Lin Ye’s body had also undergone visible changes.

His original frame, though strengthened several times, had already shed its former scrawniness and gained a layer of tough muscle.

But overall, he still had the lean build of a youth, and his combat suit was even a little loose on him.

But now...

Lin Ye was stunned to find that the seams on the shoulders and back of his high-strength composite fiber combat suit had been ripped apart!

His bulging lats and deltoids were as solid as granite, straining the combat suit to its limits and exuding a sense of explosive power.

It was as if his entire skeleton had been stretched and widened, and he had grown taller as well.

He was more robust, and looked more like a powerful Martial Artist.

Lin Ye slowly clenched his fists, feeling the terrifying power that seemed ready to overflow from within him.

With a thought, he opened his attribute panel.

[Host: Lin Ye]

[Race: Orc Warrior]

[Level: LV.27 (214,471/253,500)]

[Evolution Tier: 1.2]

[Life Value: 1,000/32,880]

[Energy Value: 2,700/2,700]

[Physical Strength Value: 4,800/4,800]

[BOSS Mechanics: Healing out of combat (White), Soul Furnace (Green), Crush (Green), Taotie (Purple), Phase Shift (Green)]

[Current Phase: P1, P2, other phases not yet unlocked]

[Strength: 572.5]

[Agility: 576.6]

[Endurance: 585.4]

[Spirit: 326.2]

[Free Attribute Points: 0]

[Skill Points: 7]

[P1 Skills: Normal Attack (Level MAX), Thickened Hide (LV.5), Power Strike (LV.MAX), Staff Arts (LV.5), Spear Arts (Level MAX)]

[P2 Skills: Frenzy (LV.6), Instant Body (LV.5), Blood of Conflict (LV.5), Horizontal Slash (Unlockable)]

[Temporary Skill: Crystalization]

The data on his panel had once again undergone a terrifying inflation!

His three main attributes—Strength, Agility, and Endurance—bolstered by the doubled growth rate, had shot past the 500-point mark and were now approaching 600!

Lin Ye quietly made a comparison.

These stats were more than double what they had been during the city-wide mock exam!

And compared to the ordinary high school student he was four or five months ago, who was worried about being sorted into the martial arts track, he was now more than fifty times stronger!

Even more exaggerated was his Life Value.

Last time at the Linchuan Ruins, after killing tens of thousands of Iron-Eating Beetles, Lin Ye’s maximum Life Value had already skyrocketed thanks to his Soul Furnace BOSS mechanic.

Now, with his racial template’s evolution and soaring attributes...

His total Life Value had broken through the thirty thousand mark!

Lin Ye didn’t know how much Life Value a Martial Artist of the same realm—or rather, a late-stage Vein Opening Realm Martial Artist—was supposed to have.

But in his estimation, even those Martial Artists who specialized in defense and were known for being tough as hide would have five thousand Life Value at the absolute most.

And he had five to six times that amount.

This meant he could stand still and let a Martial Artist of the same rank attack him for a dozen rounds and likely come out unscathed.

As Lin Ye was lost in thought, a sharp gust of wind suddenly assaulted him from behind!

A sharp claw covered in jet-black Scale Armor emerged silently from the sandstorm, lunging straight for the center of Lin Ye’s back!

As he ventured deeper into the great rift valley, his encounters with the Shadow Scale Race became more and more frequent.

These cunning aliens seemed to have realized how troublesome this "outsider" was. Some had already abandoned their disguises and traps, instead using the cover of the sandstorm to launch the most direct and deadly ambushes.

This claw strike was fast, vicious, and came from an incredibly tricky angle.

It struck Lin Ye squarely on the back.

However, the expected scene of flesh being torn apart did not occur.

There was only a crisp CLANG, as if the claw had struck the hardest of alloy armors.

The Shadow Scale Race warrior let out a short, strange cry. Its claws, sharp enough to tear through steel plates, actually bent backward the moment they touched Lin Ye’s skin.

A bright red damage number floated up from Lin Ye’s health bar.

-1!

Lin Ye didn’t even feel any pain. It was just a light scratch on his back, probably enough to leave a small red mark at most.

His ridiculously long health bar didn’t even budge.

Lin Ye frowned, annoyed, and threw a backhanded punch behind him.

WHOOSH—!

His fist cut through the sandstorm, creating a muffled sonic boom.

Lin Ye’s only intention with that punch was to force the annoying ambusher back so he could reposition himself and finish the fight with his spear.

He hadn’t even used much of his Qi and Blood.

However, with that seemingly casual punch, a fist of wind condensed from Qi and Blood shot from his hand!

SPLAT!

The next moment, the ambushing Shadow Scale Race warrior’s head was like a watermelon struck by a sledgehammer.

It instantly burst apart!

A mess of red and white, mixed with dark green blood, splattered across the yellow sand.

The headless corpse swayed for a moment before collapsing limply to the ground.

Lin Ye stared at his own fist, somewhat stunned himself.

He hadn’t expected that with just a casual swing, he could now one-shot these Celestial Abyss Race members who, not long ago, could actually hold their own against him for a short while.