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Chapter 259 Counterattack! (Please Subscribe)

To confirm, Chen Fan moved his gaze upwards and landed on the True Qi column.

True Qi: 5195/3056 (+70%)

Sure enough, the true qi bonus in parentheses increased from 50% to 70%.

The true energy suddenly increased by sixty or seventy streams, which is equivalent to opening up several acupoints.

"An additional 20% increase in true qi."

Chen Fan was extremely excited.

Because this is just the beginning.

If you upgrade to the ninth level, that's the level eight Qi-gathering characteristic, which can increase your true Qi value by an additional 1.6 times.

Based on his current 3000 points of original true energy,

By then, the total value of his true energy will reach around 9500 points, just short of 10,000 points, just short of being able to unleash the Sun-Shooting Arrow with ten times the power.

If it's the tenth level, the true qi will definitely exceed ten thousand points.

Of course, the Sun-Shooting Arrow can only be used once. After use, the internal energy will be basically depleted, and even the protective energy may be gone.

"I'm afraid that the Qi-gathering characteristic isn't the one that increases true Qi the most."

Chen Fan thought to himself.

Perhaps, there is also an attribute that increases the martial artist's true qi by an additional 30% at each level.

This is probably one of the differences between top-tier mental cultivation techniques and ordinary ones.

"Keep going, hopefully we can unlock even stronger features in the future."

Chen Fan clenched his fist.

The last time 160 experience points were consumed.

This time, he added 320 points directly.

The internal energy within his body increased by two points again, and the protective energy around his body became even stronger.

The amount of true energy in the vulnerable area has also increased significantly, roughly the same as the effect in other areas during the second layer.

The size remained unchanged, still the size of a palm.

"It seems the defensive effect is similar to the previous level, which is acceptable."

Chen Fan muttered something to himself and looked at the skill bar.

[Golden Bell Shield: Third Layer (0%), Characteristics: Protects True Qi Level 3, Gathers Qi Level 2]

No new features were unlocked.

He had been mentally prepared for this for a long time.

With Qi Condensation Level 2, the additional bonus to True Qi has reached 40%.

His gaze fell on the protective aura, and after thinking for a moment, he clicked to take a look.

[Protective True Qi: Passive skill. For each level increase, physical defense is increased by an additional 50%. At the current level of 3, it is increased by an additional 1.5 times. This passive skill can only be activated when the practitioner's True Qi is greater than 500 points.]

"really."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

While the defensive effect of the protective aura has been enhanced, the conditions for activation have also become much more stringent.

Without the added benefits of other martial arts techniques,

The practitioner's original true energy must reach about 360 points.

Compared to the requirements of Level 1, the requirements have increased by more than three times.

"I'm afraid the requirements will be even higher from now on."

Chen Fan thought to himself that, fortunately, his internal energy was so abundant that he would not encounter the awkward situation of reaching the required level but being unable to activate it.

Of course, if a killer move is used, things might not be so simple.

"I still need to practice more mental techniques."

Chen Fan sighed and added 640 experience points.

This time, no new features appeared again.

After glancing at it, Chen Fan continued to add points.

This time, the experience points consumed reached 1280.

At the same time, he sensed the protective energy flowing around his body, and its form changed slightly.

Originally, it was just like a protective shield, with a smooth surface.

Now, there are some spikes.

"Could it be?"

An idea popped into Chen Fan's mind, and he looked toward the skill bar.

[Golden Bell Shield: Fifth Layer (0%), Characteristics: Protective Qi Level 5, Qi Condensation Level 4, Counterattack Level 1]

"Backlash!"

Chen Fan exclaimed in surprise.

Just as he thought.

The extra spikes on the true energy form are just like a hedgehog, capable of inflicting damage on the opponent.

[Counterattack: Passive skill. When attacked at close range, 10% of the damage received is reflected back to the opponent. Counterattack damage increases by 10% with each skill level. Active skill. Consumes 1% of your internal energy per second. When attacked at close range, 10% of your total internal energy is reflected back to the opponent. The energy consumption doubles with each skill level, and the counterattack damage increases by an additional 10%.]

"Both active and passive?"

Chen Fan was taken aback.

This was completely beyond his expectations.

He looked at it again carefully, and his first reaction was one of passivity.

It's easy to understand: when fighting an opponent in close combat, you can return 10% of the damage you take to your opponent.

For every 10% increase in skill level, damage increases by 10%.

In other words, if it is a level 2 counter-shock property, when attacked by the opponent, it can reflect 20% of the opponent's attack force back to the opponent.

If you upgrade to the ninth level, you will have a 40% damage reflection effect.

If you reach the twelfth level and achieve perfection, the effect will be 70%!

The main point is that this feature does not require the consumption of true qi, if we don't count the requirement of activating protective true qi.

The effects of active activation are even more astonishing!

It's also a return attack, but the returned damage is equivalent to one-tenth of the user's internal energy.

That's right, it's not about returning one-tenth of the opponent's attack, but rather one-tenth of the true energy within one's own body.

If the practitioner's internal energy is sufficiently abundant, an interesting situation will arise.

That means the opponent might have only used one hundred bursts of true energy to attack, but ended up suffering damage from a rebound of one thousand bursts of true energy...

Such a massive amount of true energy may exceed the total true energy within the opponent's body, and even if the opponent exhausts all the remaining true energy in their body, they will still be unable to resist it.

The consequences would be dire.

Moreover, the improvements after the upgrade are significant.

Level 2 anti-vibration characteristics

After being actively activated, the amount of true energy consumed per second is two percent.

However, the counter-attack damage to the opponent has already reached 20% of the total true energy.

Similarly, calculated at level nine, the recoil damage can reach 50% of the total internal energy!

However, as a price, the true energy consumed per second reaches five percent, meaning that the user's true energy will be exhausted in twenty seconds.

Having more internal energy is useless because it's consumed as a percentage.

If it has a level 10 anti-vibration characteristic, it can only be actively activated and maintained for a mere ten seconds.

As a price, the damage from the backlash is also extremely terrifying, amounting to 100% of the user's internal energy!

"Unfortunately, it can only be upgraded to the twelfth floor at most."

Chen Fan sighed.

The twelve-story building means that the anti-seismic characteristics can be improved up to the 7th floor.

To reach a higher level, you must break the upper limit of the [Golden Bell Shield].

This seems to be a very difficult task at present.

Compared to this, there is actually another, simpler approach: that is, increasing the total amount of internal energy in the body.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

At this level, everything is related to the total amount of true qi.

With abundant internal energy, one can inflict significant damage on opponents even without making a move.

Of course, both passive and active forms have a drawback.

That means it can only counter close-range attacks; if the opponent uses ranged attacks, it cannot counter-attack.

However, this does not diminish the strength of its anti-vibration characteristic.

Especially in situations involving one-to-many or when a beast tide breaks out.

With his powerful protective aura and the ability to counteract shock, he could charge directly into the surging horde of beasts.

They don't even need to make a move, because the ferocious beasts will take the initiative to attack.

Back then, touching it would cause injury, and even a slight touch would lead to death.

"I wonder what features will be unlocked next."

Chen Fan's anticipation grew stronger.

This time, the experience points consumed amounted to 2560.

[Golden Bell Shield: Sixth Layer (0%), Characteristics: Protective Qi Level 6, Qi Condensation Level 5, Reflection Level 2]

No new features were unlocked on the sixth level.

Chen Fan invested another 5120 experience points.

The protective aura on his body grew stronger once again. To his surprise, the vulnerable spot on his right calf had grown from the size of a palm to the size of a fist!

This change delighted him.

Seventh floor, the seventh floor, the Achilles' heel has finally changed.

Not easy.

[Golden Bell Shield: Seventh Layer (0%), Characteristics: Body Protection Qi Level 7, Qi Accumulation Level 6, Reflection Level 3, Deficiency Compensation Level 1]

[Gap Filler: For every skill level increase, the vulnerability is halved]

"No wonder it grew from the size of a palm to the size of a fist."

Chen Fan suddenly realized.

Look at this characteristic: the vulnerability of each layer is half the size of the previous vulnerability.

With a higher number of layers, it might end up being only the size of a fingernail, or even the size of a soybean.

Of course, this weakness cannot be eliminated. Even if you cultivate the Golden Bell Shield to the hundredth level, you still cannot get rid of it.

"If it's the size of a fingernail, I think it's acceptable."

Chen Fan thought to himself.

If you do that, it will be difficult for others to know where your weakness lies.

Secondly, even if they knew, it wouldn't be easy to break through the weakness, since a normal person would be on high alert.

The third, and most important, point is that the defensive effect at the weak point is only equivalent to the overall effect of the previous layer. For example, at the ninth layer, the physical defense in other areas is 4.5 times stronger, while at the weak point, although it is weaker, it still has a 4-fold effect. It is not the kind of defense that is easily broken by a single touch, as one might imagine.

"There are only two more floors until we reach the ninth floor. We'll see then whether we want to add more."

As Chen Fan spoke, he added another 10,000 experience points.

It hurts a little to spend the money.

Because from now on, the starting point will be 20,000 experience points.

[Golden Bell Shield: Eighth Layer (0%), Characteristics: Body Protection Qi Level 8, Qi Condensation Level 7, Reflection Level 4, Deficiency Compensation Level 2]

The eighth floor.

The original fist-sized opening has shrunk by half again, becoming smaller than a teacup lid.

The bonus to extra true qi has increased to 1.4 times.

The anti-vibration effect also reached 40%.

The requirement for activating the protective true qi has reached three thousand points.

Chen Fan glanced at it and continued to improve.

After consuming 20,000 experience points, the Golden Bell Shield finally reached the ninth level.

A strange feeling welled up in my heart.

A look of joy appeared on Chen Fan's face; clearly, he had unlocked a new feature.

[Golden Bell Shield: Ninth Layer (0%), Characteristics: Body Protection Qi Level 9, Qi Accumulation Level 8, Reflection Level 5, Deficiency Repair Level 3, Rejuvenation Level 1]

"Rejuvenation?"

Chen Fan scratched his head.

This characteristic seems a lot like a recovery skill, doesn't it?

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