"Compared to before, the enhancement and boost that 'Three-Headed Six-Armed' skill brought with it upon reaching LV.MAX are indeed frighteningly significant.

Firstly, there's the issue I'm most concerned with, the number of limbs. This time, after reaching LV.MAX, 'Three-Headed Six-Armed' has grown an additional two arms and a head, turning me from the original three heads and six arms into a veritable four heads and eight arms.

Even though the Energy Value consumption has once again increased by three hundred points, making the extra limbs consume 1050 Energy Value points, I only generate them once after all, so it's still manageable. It's only a little troubling when they get destroyed.

But after all, with the protection of the Energy Shield, most of the time there's no need to worry about these extra limbs being destroyed."

Zhang Yanhang noted that the consumption for generating all the extra limbs had increased from the initial 4500 Energy Value points to 9450 Energy Value points, nearly reaching twice his own energy limit.

This meant that if the extra limbs were really all destroyed, although there's no cooldown time for regeneration and he could freely regenerate as long as there was Energy Value, he would only be able to restore half of the extra limbs at best due to the limit on Energy Value, even if he expended an entire tube of Energy Value. For the time being, he still couldn't perform that kind of self-destructive attack in battle that completely disregards the state of limb damage.

But as he had said before, with the protection of the Energy Shield, he didn't make much use of this regeneration. Thus, he felt that compared to regeneration, the enhanced boost of the 'Three-Headed Six-Armed' skill after leveling up was more significant to him.

"This time, the Physical Attack bonus and Energy Attack bonus increases are truly staggering.

Due to the increase in the number of limbs plus the increase in the conversion coefficient, both of these factors led to my Physical Attack bonus and Energy Attack bonus soaring from the original 360% to 800%. That's an instant increase of 440% for both Physical Attack and Energy Attack bonuses, equivalent to more than doubling."

Although Zhang Yanhang had seen substantial increases in related enhancement effects when leveling up other skills to LV.MAX before, such an extreme degree was indeed rare.

"Usually, when I'm hunting monsters, I conserve physical strength and don't manifest the extra limbs, and thus don't benefit from this part of the enhancement.

However, as my own limbs are also counted, as long as my own hands and head are there, I can exploit a BUG to enjoy a 200% Physical Attack bonus and a 200% Energy Attack bonus.

Moreover, the additional characteristics 'Copper Head Iron Forehead' also provide a 60% Attack Power bonus. Although the contents of the bonus are different, it can still roughly be calculated as 200% + 60%, which is about a 260% Attack Power bonus..."

Zhang Yanhang remembered that his 'Gun Mastery' LV.6 and 'Fighting Master' LV.6 could only provide around 210% for ranged and melee attack bonuses, respectively.

"Who would have thought? The Attack Power bonus provided by the 'Three-Headed Six-Armed' active skill actually exceeds the bonus provided by 'Gun Mastery' and 'Fighting Master,' two passive skills. Is this the gap between a First Tier professional skill and a Third Tier professional skill?

No, it can't be compared like that, after all, both 'Gun Mastery' and 'Fighting Master' are only at LV.6 for now. Once they are upgraded to LV.MAX, the massive increase from additional attributes will surely easily surpass the passive bonuses provided by 'Three-Headed Six-Armed.'"

But having said that, the degree of enhancement that 'Three-Headed Six-Armed' provides is indeed exceptional, and this exceptional extent gave Zhang Yanhang a sense of déjà vu. He seemed to have seen this scene in the 'Supreme Will' as well, casually leveling up and gaining an extremely high bonus, then there was no follow-up...

"Suddenly, I get the feeling that the 'Three-Headed Six-Armed' skill may, just like 'Supreme Will,' become impossible to promote." Zhang Yanhang attained the 'Supreme Will' at the Second Tier, but after advancing to the Third Tier, it was still completely impervious to promotion. He inexplicably felt that 'Three-Headed Six-Armed' might also end up on this same old path.

"If I think about it that way, then an 800% bonus to physical attacks and energy attacks doesn't seem very high, especially since subsequent promotions will probably be very difficult. No, it is still very high. After all, considering my own attack power, just a normal attack would inflict nine times the damage."

Zhang Yanhang's critical strike damage was now tripled, and basically, his normal attacks would always be critical hits. Once he manifested his Three-Headed Six-Armed form, due to the higher priority of critical strike damage, he would directly deal twenty-seven times the damage with a normal attack, and that was after including all sorts of bonuses.

"Thinking of it like this, wouldn't a casual normal attack after manifesting the Three-Headed Six-Armed form be able to achieve the power of the 'All Four Elements are Void'?"

Of course, the more terrifying aspect was that the All Four Elements are Void skill could stack with this bonus. Zhang Yanhang felt that just casually doing the math, that punch could at least deal a hundred times the damage.

"So, the question arises, if I were to activate the Hundred Feet Dharma Body state of 'Fatian Xiangdi' in such a situation, wouldn't that mean I could directly deliver a genuine super-sonic, million-ton punch?"

Although he hadn't tried it, Zhang Yanhang felt that perhaps destroying a city-level unit with one strike really wouldn't be a difficult task. The real question was whether he could withstand that level of recoil without dying. With his current Third Tier physical strength, the outcome was indeed a mystery.

"Anyway, even if I would die straight away after delivering that punch, it still means that I've finally advanced from a previous county-level Awakener to a city-level Awakener, right? That's equivalent to the destructive power of a Fifth Tier Awakened?"

Previously, Zhang Yanhang could only achieve one-strike destruction of county-level units using thermo-baric bombs, but from now on, he could start to achieve this goal on his own—though, admittedly, he'd die afterward.

"But considering I have the Resentment Puppet that can help block fatal attacks, perhaps I wouldn't necessarily die after delivering the punch?"

Although he had the Resentment Puppet as a safeguard, asking Zhang Yanhang to go test it now was definitely out of the question. After all, there was no need to use up his lifesaving opportunities under these circumstances. Also, what if it couldn't withstand the attack? Wouldn't that be game over right there, instantly converting himself into a female robot?

He didn't see any need to court such a massive risk when bored. It would be better to risk his life only when truly necessary.

Apart from the enhanced effects of his bonuses, Zhang Yanhang noticed that after the upgrade of Three-Headed Six-Armed to LV.MAX, he acquired a new additional attribute that provided a 90% defense bonus when his arms were in manifested form, known as Impenetrable.

"Although the bonus is only granted when the arms are manifested, since I naturally have two arms, I can directly benefit from this bonus. This 90% defense bonus is quite significant."

Zhang Yanhang didn't have many defense bonuses on him, so after gaining this 90% defense bonus, his defensive strength virtually doubled out of thin air, which was incredibly practical.

"After gaining such a high defense bonus, I feel I could even become immune to the Molten Rock Bundle attacks from the Molten Fire Demon I encountered before, because the Molten Rock Bundle's strength lies in its continuous attacks, and its actual attack strength is not particularly high."

And here, Zhang Yanhang was speaking about the scenario where he only had an Energy Shield. If he could also apply the Indestructible Golden Body, he felt that he might even be able to block attacks from the Crimson Iron Queen Ant whom he had never met before (although he had actually seen her during a Time Pause state).

Based on his previous scanning results and the energy response obtained, he felt that the Crimson Iron Queen Ant should be a Lord Monster in the late Fourth Tier, with strength at least several times stronger than that of the Molten Fire Demon.

After checking the Attribute list for Three-Headed Six-Armed LV.MAX, Zhang Yanhang quickly manifested the final head and two arms, consuming 3150 energy points in the process, equivalent to nearly thirty-two bottles of Medium Magic Recovery Potions.

When another head capable of facing backwards grew out of the back of his own, the sensation was truly bizarre. Although Zhang Yanhang had previously achieved nearly 360-degree vision, only now did he have a complete, unobstructed 360-degree view. He could even allocate one or two heads to pay attention to the ground as well as the sky.

Of course, this visual aid couldn't completely compare to the scanning ability of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil, with its only advantages probably being its range and clarity.

Although this Four-Headed Eight-Armed status was a bit strange, after getting used to it, Zhang Yanhang grew more accustomed. Therefore, he became more concerned with what new equipment he could wear now that he had two extra arms and a head.

Regarding equipment, Zhang Yanhang first thought of the familiar Crimson Iron Ring, but unfortunately, he didn't have any extras on hand. He didn't even have enough to fit on his original thirty fingers, let alone for the ten new fingers that had sprouted.

Next, Zhang Yanhang considered the Crimson Iron Heart Necklace. He currently had two Crimson Iron Heart Necklaces: one of Purple Quality +3 and one of Blue quality +1. He could conveniently wear that Purple quality Crimson Iron Heart +3 around his newly grown neck.

Before equipping it, Zhang Yanhang first took the Purple Quality Crimson Iron Heart +3 out of his waist bag and glanced at the attribute list.

[Crimson Iron Heart +3]

[Quality: Purple]

[Type: Equipment]

[Origin: Ashen World, Crimson Iron Ore Vein, Small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli, Zhang Yanhang.]

[Durability: 63/63]

[Defensive Power: 38]

[Additional Attributes: Flame Resistance +8.3%.]

[Additional Attributes: Acid Resistance +8.3%.]

[Additional Attributes: Charm +2.]

[Usage Requirements: 20 points in Charm.]

[Score: 85 (Purple Items score from 71 to 150.)]

[Summary: My Crimson Iron Equipment is renowned for its superb quality and reasonable prices. With word-of-mouth amongst buyers, my reputation progressively increased. One day, a Brave Apprentice who had just started his journey came to me and asked for the best sword in the village. He said he was temporarily out of money, but he promised to return a hundredfold the day he made a name for himself...]

"As expected, it's a Purple Quality Crimson Iron Heart Necklace. Although the Charm attribute it provides is now virtually useless to me, the 8.3% Flame Resistance and Acid Resistance provided by the additional attributes could still be somewhat useful, indirectly enhancing my defensive power."

Zhang Yanhang recalled that this Crimson Iron Heart +3 was freshly fused after he had cleared the Small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli of its Crimson Iron Ants. At that time, he happened to have eight ordinary Crimson Iron Heart Necklaces, and considering he would need to upgrade his Three-Headed Six-Armed skill later, he had immediately fused them.

After reviewing the attribute list of the Purple Quality Crimson Iron Heart +3, Zhang Yanhang promptly put it on his newly grown neck.

"No extra Crimson Iron Rings, and the Crimson Iron Heart +3 is already equipped. Next up should be either the Crimson Iron Teeth or, in other words, the Crimson Iron Shark Teeth. But unfortunately, I only had two spare Crimson Iron Teeth left before, and they've all been used up by now; there are no extras available."

Although Zhang Yanhang had thought about obtaining another set of Crimson Iron Teeth from killing Crimson Iron Breeding Ants when clearing the third prize pool of the Small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalaguli's Lucky Slot Machine.

However, due to the Treasure box drop rate reduction resulting from the Rank Penalty, this plan never materialized, leading to his current lack of spare Crimson Iron Teeth.

"It's so frustrating to have grown a new head but have no equipment for it."

Feeling discontent, Zhang Yanhang still opened his Attribute list to check if the Charm attribute boost from the Purple Quality Crimson Iron Heart +3 was in place.

[Strength: 75 (+3[-7])]

[Agility: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Constitution: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Intelligence: 75 (+3[-3])]

[Charm: 75 (+31[-17])]

"Due to the upgrade of my original Talent, Throwing Elephant Power, to the SSS-grade Talent Kua'e Power, my Strength attribute has increased by two more points, going from an overflow of five points to seven. Even after removing the three-point equipment bonus, I'd still have an overflow of four points, which is excellent.

This way, upon my promotion to the Fourth Tier, I'll immediately gain a four-point increase in my Strength attribute."

Though he wasn't sure when he would ascend to the Fourth Tier, Zhang Yanhang felt confident that at his current rate of progress, it should happen very soon—definitely within the next two weeks.

Alternatively, as long as the Ashen Treasure Box's Ash Source doesn't yield only three points, he believed he might need to clear just one more new area to advance.

After all, both his Profession Level and Cultivation Technique Level were maxed out. The only thing preventing his Rank advancement was a shortage of Ash Source. So long as he could obtain enough, he was certain he could immediately step up to the Fourth Tier.

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