Virus King - Chapter 323

Chapter 323: Absolute Defense and Hammer Form!

TL: YYang

Gliding!

Although it wasn’t true flight, it was still an incredible ability.

The most important part was that gliding didn’t consume even the slightest bit of physical strength or energy, allowing one to move without any worries.

Conquering the skies had always been a dream pursued by countless people.

Of course, after evolution, flying was no longer an unattainable goal. However, for the current Evolvers on Blue Star, it remained an exceedingly rare ability.

Chen Bai had originally thought he would need to reach his second profession transfer or craft the S-Rank equipment Wings of Netherflame before he could gain the ability for extended flight. Unexpectedly, the Darklight Virus had met the requirements early.

It was worth mentioning that although the wings formed during his True Demon Form transformation allowed short bursts of flight, the duration was limited. After all, the Demon Transformation ability came with considerable restrictions.

Thinking of this, Chen Bai didn’t even bother checking the remaining branch abilities of the Darklight Virus. Instead, he directly allocated 500 Evolution Points to unlock gliding.

The Darklight Virus surged through his body, coursing through his veins. A wave of indescribable sensations flowed within him.

With every surge, Chen Bai felt his body becoming lighter and lighter.

By activating the power of the Darklight Virus, his powerful physique could now become as light as a feather.

Not only did this grant him the ability to glide, but it also enhanced his speed significantly, with minimal impact on his strength.

What a miraculous ability.

Chen Bai’s eyes lit up with joy as he eagerly turned his attention to the other abilities.

This time, with the Darklight Virus reaching 30% progress, only three new branch abilities were unlocked. While slightly fewer than before, it was still within Chen Bai’s expectations.

Among the remaining two branch abilities, one stood out as more ordinary compared to gliding.

[Shield Mode—Absolute Defense: A specialized branch skill for the Shield Mode ability. When activated, it further expands the range and effectiveness of the shield. This exceptional defensive skill can absorb and reflect any form of energy-based attacks! Activation requires 400 Evolution Points and prior activation of the Shield Mode ability.]

This was an enhancement to his Shield Mode ability, and interestingly, it required fewer Evolution Points than gliding.

This ability was excellent. While Chen Bai’s immortality had already been greatly enhanced, defense had always been one of his weaker points.

Now, his most elusive weakness, defense, was finally being addressed.

The power of the Darklight Virus truly was remarkable.

Finally, there was one last branch skill.

This skill wasn’t a completely new ability but instead a specialized transformation-type skill:

[Hammer Form: Transforms the hands into hammer-shaped weapons, increasing Strength by 30%! Strength scaling is enhanced by 100%, and every attack carries a crushing effect! Activation requires 600 Evolution Points.]

Hammer Form.

Chen Bai was not unfamiliar with this form.

However, he noticed a distinct difference between the Hammer Form and the Claw Form.

One obvious difference was that Claw Form only increased agility by 50% of the base attribute boost provided by the Darklight Virus.

In contrast, Hammer Form enhanced Strength based on the total Strength attribute, making it far more valuable. This explained why Hammer Form required significantly more Evolution Points to unlock compared to Claw Form.

Moreover, Hammer Form included additional features such as enhanced Strength scaling and the crushing effect in attacks.

Chen Bai didn’t hesitate. For him, as long as there were countless living beings in the vast universe, the Darklight Virus could endlessly generate Evolution Points through devouring.

This level of consumption was nothing to him.

Within just a few breaths, the 1,600-plus Evolution Points he had earlier were reduced to barely over 100.

Yet, Chen Bai’s strength had once again taken a substantial leap forward.

Feeling the transformation and enhancement brought by the Darklight Virus, Chen Bai nodded with satisfaction. Then, standing atop the mountain peak stained crimson by purple-red blood, he slowly rose to his feet.

He was going to find some clueless fools to test his new abilities on.

On the boundless heights of the mountain, Chen Bai suddenly leapt into the air. His blood-red figure, with its graceful curves, glided smoothly across the vast skies.

“What is this little human doing with that bloodline?”

Beyond the scene, on Crimson Peak, most of the demon archdukes had their attention fixed on the unfolding events.

The situation in Secret Realm 13 was far too unusual, so unusual that even these exalted figures had developed a certain interest in the human figure before them.

“Were all those contestants really killed by him?”

Among the murmurs of discussion, this question was undoubtedly the most frequently raised.

“Hmm, is this little guy about to make a move? Let’s see what this little one is truly capable of.”

“And his opponent…”

Within the image, Chen Bai soon descended from the sky, landing before a unique figure.

It was a demon.

But compared to all the demons he had encountered before, this one was different.

The demon’s curved horns and spread wings clearly signified its status as a pureblood demon.

“Sihar, a rare pureblood demon from Hell, immensely powerful, and one of the strongest contestants in this First Embrace Ceremony,” remarked Astaroth, a playful and excited smile curling at the corners of her lips.

She had never believed that so many contestants had been killed by this mere human with a level barely over twenty. It was simply an impossible feat.

Now, with Sihar’s appearance, she could finally see for herself what was so strange about this peculiar human.

“Pureblood demons are a condensed manifestation of the Abyss’s power. Their strength, especially their raw physical power, is beyond imagination. If this human truly has only this much ability, there’s no way he’ll defeat Sihar…”

However, just as these words left Astaroth’s lips, her playful, excited smile froze on her face.

Because in the image, that bizarre human’s hands suddenly transformed into two massive hammers.

In a single collision with Sihar’s demonic body, he reduced her, one of the strongest among the millions of contestants in the ceremony, to a pool of blood and flesh.