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Chapter 165 Man Will Conquer Nature, Peak of First Rank! (A new month, please vote with your monthly tickets~)

After Zhu Yu left, Ji Ran herself did not rest.

After circulating the Yellow Court Inner Landscape for half an hour, all of his energy was completely restored.

hum!
The phantom image of Emperor Hongwu appeared behind him.

He had basically come to understand Tianfa's ability to kill.

This is the aura that filters out the strong through killing intent and consciousness. If one can refine it further, one can, as described in the introduction, form a tangible killing intent!
This energy might be able to empower one's own Jingluan.

Ji Ran didn't dwell on it any further. As the "Heaven" generation among the three skills of "Heaven, Earth, and Man", the Heavenly Killing Intent has the greatest potential, but it won't be something that can be developed in a short time.

After all, he couldn't even control his killing intent now that it had materialized.

As for the Earthly Dance of Dragons and Serpents, I have already experienced it myself. It is a divine power that can unleash the maximum power of a spiritual body, and there must be more variations waiting for me to discover.

but!

What he wanted to experience at that moment was the last skill: Human will can conquer nature!

When they kill enemies, they subconsciously use "Life Stealing".

In this world, although only one skill was stolen, a lot of other things were stolen, such as strength, reaction, speed, recovery, fascia...

My experience points also increased from [Level 2 46%] to [Level 2 53%].

However, Ji Ran could sense that he had not unleashed all the physical power he had stolen.

When he killed Yan Ke earlier, he unleashed the power of human will to overcome nature.

After the outburst, not only did I gain a temporary boost in strength, but a large portion of my power was also retained!

Ji Ran looked at his newly added status—[Man Will Conquer Nature (Status): 2.9]

This is the power that I retained after my outburst, the power of human will to conquer nature!
Human will can conquer nature; he unleashed the power he had stolen from his life, power that he had not yet been able to utilize!

It's important to understand that even if an ordinary person gains muscle through training, they still can't fully utilize their abilities. Moreover, the power he acquired was incredibly diverse: demonic energy, ghostly soldiers, knights, priests, otherworldly beings…

How could it be as easy as waving an arm?

Stealing lives means simply taking away abilities without providing any support or assistance. You can only directly utilize a portion of the stolen power.

But now, the belief that humans can conquer nature has brought the potential to unleash these abilities!

2.9 represents the strength level of one's own physical body, which is 90% of level 2.

It has already far exceeded my own level.

At this moment, Ji Ran stood in the courtyard, slowly feeling his own muscles.

Although I am strong, my physical performance of 2.9 is definitely not the limit!

Man can conquer heaven!

boom!
The instant the skill is released!

Ji Ran clearly felt that his mind and body had been completely unleashed!

Especially on the body, strange forces are coursing through it!
A bead appeared in Ji Ran's hand.

Calming bead!
Increase your concentration by 50%!

Ji Ran started practicing boxing in the yard, using a stomping step, shoulder push, elbow strike, and straight punch!
Using the movements of Bajiquan, Ji Ran continuously captured the power he had acquired within his body!
A force made the muscles in his wrists thicker, a muscle enhancement brought by the Cossack cavalry, allowing him to swing freely on his galloping horse!

2.9→2.98!

A surge of heat caused the muscle fibers in his limbs and back to enlarge! It was the power enhancement brought by seven or eight priests who had mutated into wolves!

3.1!

A more resilient aura strengthened the muscles in his limbs—this was the Yaksha's reflexes!

3.15!

Heat surged across the surface of his skin, and his fascia evolved into an extremely resilient state! That was the fascial enhancement he had gained from killing countless demons!

3.37!

The Southern Han, a harvest from a world of war, is now unleashing its last remaining strength!
That was my first world with 100% progress, and it was also an absolute war world. I don't even remember the exact amount of blood and lives I gained from killing and stealing in it.

...Under the power of human will to conquer nature, Ji Ran clearly sensed all the power contained within his body!
This skill, if it were used by someone else, would only be a short-lived burst of power.

But for myself!
It complements Life Stealing, completing a closed loop of power enhancement!
At this moment, his strength was gradually increasing, and Ji Ran's physique and height were also slowly changing.

As a surge of immense power coursed through his limbs and bones, making his body taller and stronger, Ji Ran saw crooked black scales appear on his body.

I was originally 1.78 meters tall, but I've grown to about 1.9 meters.

This is... the power of the Mirage Scale Beast! It's also the strongest power I've ever acquired in a single instance!
No.

That does not work.

Ji Ran sensed that if he completely absorbed this power, not only would his appearance become strange, with his body covered in black spots and hard armor, but his physical attributes, except for his strength, would also decline.

We need to give up some things.

Ji Ran silently felt the power of human will to conquer nature. At this moment, the skill erased the power that did not conform to the human body structure and finally solidified.

3.65→3.99!

Finally, after digesting all the power within his body and dissipating the unsuitable parts, the strength of his physical body had reached the peak of the first tier!
Now, with just physical strength, without any enhancements, it is already the pinnacle of this world!
Ji Ran's height has also remained at 1.83 meters, and his muscles have become more muscular and streamlined, a full size larger than before! His skin is now smooth and delicate, yet as tough as cowhide!
Very strong!

If the physical enhancement continues, the body size will increase further. This is inevitable; physical strength will inevitably lead to a relative increase in body size.

However, Ji Ran also understood that such a leap forward was unlikely to happen again.

The reason I was able to improve so much this time is ultimately thanks to the Southern Han.

There, a level 1 Luan Guest, with the help of incense, killed countless level 2 Yaksha demons, and even level 4 Mirage Scale Beasts.

The power gained from killing enemies beyond the boundary was incredibly substantial for someone at level 1! But now that he had reached the peak of the first tier, the physical abilities gained from stealing lives from enemies below level 3 would be negligible, like experience points.

Only by overthrowing superiors and defeating higher-ranking individuals can one gain immense power through stealing life!
【Man Will Conquer Nature (Status): 3.99】

enough.

Ji Ran moved his body, and there was a note on the note: "The upper limit is protected by the Hongwu Lord level."

This means that the upper limit of the potential for human beings to overcome nature is the level of Emperor Hongwu. Within this level, any improvement is safe.

Now that Lord Hongwu is at level 3 peak, the same as me, the "human will can conquer nature" principle no longer allows me to safely enhance my potential.

If I want to improve my physical body so quickly next time, I'll need to improve the level of Hongwu's spirit body first.

The evolving guardian deity can be upgraded and replaced through higher-level soul bodies.

Ji Ran took a moment to calm his mind and then took out an item—the Road Token: Ghost Golden Sheep. Its essence was the remnant soul of the Ghost Golden Sheep.

[Can be upgraded to replace Hongwu Ye, spirit level increased to level 7]

[WARNING! This is not a pure soul; it contains consciousness. Replacing it will erase all of Hongwu Ye's will resonance and skill effects.]

Ji Ran was taken aback, then quickly put it away.

Goodbye.

He was very envious of the terrifying level of the remnant soul, but the price was something he absolutely could not accept.

Do you want a pure soul? You'll have to wait until you leave and ask the Special Operations Department, or go to the Corridor of the Heavens to find the answer.

Feeling his own immense power, Ji Ran understood that in this world, his improvement had reached its limit.

What I need to do next is to disrupt!
One more day, and the gods will descend upon us all.

Perhaps I could try some methods specifically designed to enhance my spiritual abilities.

Under the moonlight, Ji Ran closed her eyes.

An aura of murderous intent enveloped the courtyard, making it seem like a frozen world. A dense killing intent surged, filled with domineering arrogance and disdain.

But Ji Ran, being in the midst of it all, could feel the compassion beneath the murderous intent.

If that cowherd had had a full meal that year, perhaps Emperor Hongwu would never have existed. The initial motivation for the constant warfare was nothing more than a full meal, a thatched hut, and a home where one could survive.

Killing is to protect life, killing karma is not killing people.

A dark red aura surged, and a change began.

(End of this chapter)