306: Completely insane

Was it better to pre-activate the buff before the battle began to trade for a longer duration...

Or to use the extreme activation speed during the heat of battle to trade for a chance at an instant turnaround?

Interesting.

Lin Yu memorized all the data, preparing to conduct the final test.

Stacking.

Can [Instant Burst Potion] be used cumulatively?

He first applied a layer of [Life Serum] to himself as insurance.

Then, taking a deep breath, he slapped two [Instant Burst Potion] cards onto his arm in rapid succession!

Boom! Boom!

Almost at the same instant, two distinct, violent energies exploded within his body!

If one card was a torrent, then two were the collision of two torrents!

An indescribable tearing sensation instantly spread throughout his body from the arm where he had slapped the cards.

Muscles cramped, bones groaned, and meridians felt as if they were being frantically pulled by two opposing forces, threatening to snap at any moment.

Lin Yu's body shook violently, and he arched uncontrollably, veins bulging on his forehead.

But he didn't make a sound.

His Spiritual Power immediately delved into his body, forcibly suppressing the tendency toward physical collapse while frantically analyzing the changes in data.

[All Attributes +100]!

This was the buff provided by the first card.

Immediately after, the numbers on his attribute panel flickered again.

But it wasn't another +100.

Instead, it was [+60].

They could stack!

But there was a loss in efficiency.

The effect of the second card was only 60% of the first.

Even so, the terrifying boost of [All Attributes +160] still pushed the power within his body to an unprecedented peak.

His Spiritual Power limit soared from five hundred points directly to six hundred and sixty!

This power was too strong.

So strong that it gave him the illusion that he could easily crush steel.

Enduring the agonizing pain of his body being torn apart, Lin Yu began the third test.

He duplicated another [Instant Burst Potion] card.

Then, without hesitation, he slapped it onto his already overburdened arm.

"Boom!"

This time, it was no longer a collision of torrents.

But a chain eruption of a volcanic cluster!

The injection of the third force was like a lit fuse, instantly detonating the previous two energies that were already rampaging through his body.

The tearing sensation intensified tenfold!

Lin Yu could even "hear" the faint "crack" coming from his bones.

In his vision, the numbers on the attribute panel flickered for the third time.

[+36].

Still a 60% loss.

It was 60% of the second card's buff.

[All Attributes +196]!

An all-attribute boost of nearly two hundred points!

For Lin Yu, this was already quite substantial!

Lin Yu gritted his teeth, feeling the energy storm inside his body while calmly starting a timer.

Fourteen seconds.

In just fourteen seconds, the buff effect began to wane.

Fifteen point three seconds.

The three violent energies vanished from his body without a trace, like a receding tide.

Then, came hell.

A sense of weakness a hundred times more intense than any before, mixed with a sharp pain that felt as if it were grinding his cells into powder, crashed down upon him.

It wasn't just a simple drop in attributes.

But a... backlash.

The triple side effect wasn't a simple stack; it had undergone a qualitative change in an exponential fashion.

This backlash force gathered precisely at a certain point in his body, forming a high-speed rotating energy vortex that frantically destroyed everything around it.

It was over.

For anyone else, the only outcome now would be to be torn apart alive by this energy vortex.

However, there wasn't a trace of panic on Lin Yu's face.

This was it.

[Origin Level] Vitality Nourishment.

At this moment, this passive skill revealed its true, miracle-like side.

In his perception, the internal structure of his entire body—every meridian, every muscle, even the activity of every single cell—was as clear as the lines on his palm.

He could clearly "see" how the energy vortex formed by the side effects was rampaging among his internal organs.

He could also clearly "see" how fragile his body's defense mechanisms were in the face of this vortex.

The conventional approach would be to use [Life Serum] to impact and neutralize the vortex.

But Lin Yu didn't do that.

That would be no different from trying to extinguish a forest fire with a cup of water.

He made an inconceivable decision.

Control!

He mobilized all of his Spiritual Power, using the absolute control granted by [Origin Level] Vitality Nourishment to cautiously reach toward that fatal vortex.

Not to oppose it.

But to guide it.

He wanted to evenly diffuse this highly concentrated "poison" throughout his entire body!

This was an idea only a madman would have.

To distribute a destructive force capable of instantly destroying an organ to every corner and every cell of the body.

This process demanded a level of bodily control that was absolutely appalling.

Any slight mistake would result in the collapse of his entire body.

But Lin Yu did it.

Under his precise manipulation, the fatal vortex began to slowly decompose, turning into hundreds of millions of tiny black air currents that flowed through his meridians to every part of his body.

Agonizing pain instantly spread throughout his entire body.

But the original destructive force, which was enough to tear his internal organs apart, had been diluted countless times, turning into a bearable, persistent stinging.

It worked.

Lin Yu didn't delay for a moment.

The moment the diffusion was complete, he immediately slapped a [Life Serum] card onto his arm.

A warm green current flooded in.

This time, it no longer needed to strike an indestructible energy core.

All it had to do was act like a large net, clearing away the "toxins" that had already been dispersed and diluted countless times.

The efficiency was increased by more than a hundredfold.

In just a few short seconds.

The stinging and weakness permeating his entire body were swept away.

His physical state quickly returned to its peak.

Lin Yu slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

So that's how it is.

The buff loss is 60%, but the side effects stack by doubling.

But as long as [Origin Level] Vitality Nourishment is active, this seemingly fatal flaw can be completely bypassed.

This combo was practically tailor-made for him.

He looked down at his unharmed arm.

An even bolder and crazier idea took shape in his mind.

With a thought.

A thick stack of exactly ten cards with edges shimmering with golden light appeared in his hand out of thin air.

[Instant Burst Potion].

Should I?

Blood surged in Lin Yu's heart; he felt like he could handle it!

Just as he was about to act, he suddenly remembered out of the blue how he had obtained the Origin Level Vitality Nourishment.