103: Chapter 103 [Shaking Gods with a Mortal Body]! Who says you can't kill someone without a spearhead?

Bang!

Zhang Jian felt as if his fist had slammed into a massive rock, causing a dull ache.

Upon second thought, this thing was much harder than a rock.

MISS!

After being buffed by [Hells Power], the BOSS's defense reached as high as 2940 points.

Yet, without a weapon, Zhang Jian's attack power was only 2803 points.

It was impossible to break through its defense.

One punch. Two punches. Three punches.

The BOSS's massive body made Zhang Jian's hands vibrate and buzz.

Yet, "MISS" kept popping up continuously.

Zhang Jian's heart sank.

He had originally hoped that if he could trigger [Combo Resonance], he could rely on the [Sure Hit] effect to deal true damage, and perhaps fight the BOSS again.

But given the current situation, without breaking defense, it couldn't be considered an effective normal attack, and thus couldn't trigger the corresponding affixes.

"Brother Jian, what should we do?"

Wang Fei also saw this scene, his face filled with worry.

What to do?

Zhang Jian shook his head.

Keep going!

Ten punches. Twenty punches.

His expression was focused, as if he couldn't see the "MISS" prompts popping up one after another.

Wang Fei felt a bit unable to bear it.

He wanted to urge Zhang Jian to give up, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Wei Donglai and Yan Han, floating in the air, were also filled with immense self-reproach.

If it weren't for them failing to be useful and dying so early, why would Brother Jian have to suffer so much?

If Zhang Jian knew what Wang Fei was thinking, he would definitely kick him.

We've reached this point, and you're telling me to give up?

If normal methods don't work, then brute force creates miracles!

Thirty punches. Fifty punches.

Anyway, with [Sword Qi Gale] helping him block damage, he didn't need to worry about anything else.

As his heart grew calmer, the speed of Zhang Jian's punches became faster and faster.

Seventy punches. One hundred punches.

Until Zhang Jian suddenly realized, when his arms were too tired to be lifted.

"You have performed 100 consecutive unarmed attacks, [King of Affixes] successfully activated, you have obtained the achievement affix [Bare-handed Conquest of the World!]!"

"You have performed 100 consecutive non-defense-breaking attacks, [King of Affixes] successfully activated, you have obtained the achievement affix [Persistence is Victory!]!"

Zhang Jian's action of throwing another punch froze instantly.

He had thought that his actions might trigger affixes.

But he didn't expect to trigger two at once!

[Bare-handed Conquest of the World] (excellence)

When you perform unarmed attacks without using any weapons, no traits or skills not higher than legendary rank can dodge your attacks.

(Upgrading affix quality requires: 1 achievement affix of the same quality)

[Persistence is Victory] (excellence)

Any of your attacks will forcibly break defense, dealing at least 1 point of true damage.

(Upgrading affix quality requires: 1 achievement affix of the same quality)

The effects of these two affixes were both quite good; seeing the requirements for upgrading, Zhang Jian's heart stirred.

Many of the achievement-type affixes triggered previously could be synthesized using affixes of the same quality and type.

It's just that the effects of each affix were vastly different, so he hadn't considered that aspect at all.

But right now, these two affixes seemed quite suitable?

"Upgrade!"

With a thought, he operated on the two affixes.

In an instant.

The entire surrounding space suddenly distorted, and countless runes burst forth from Zhang Jian's fists.

They intertwined in the air into two circling Dragons, one Dragon wrapped in golden chains with the word [Sure Hit], and the other Dragon's scales flashing with crimson lightning inscribed with the word [Defense Break].

The two affix Dragons shuttled back and forth continuously, disintegrating, and then automatically merging together.

Finally, they transformed into a fist flickering with strange light, merging into Zhang Jian's body.

The other three were stunned by this scene, staring blankly at Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian, also feeling as if in a dream, looked at the upgraded affix.

[Shaking the Gods with a Mortal Body] (legendary rank)

Effect 1: Fist of No Boundaries

When you attack unarmed:

1. Ignore any of the target's dodge/block traits (below mythic rank)

2. Each attack additionally adds [True Damage] = Number of attacks × 0.1% of the target's current HP (upper limit is 20% of the target's max HP)

Effect 2: Momentum of Breaking Limits

When your attack fails to break the target's defense:

1. Accumulated non-defense-breaking count is converted into [Armor Penetration Value] (every 10 times + 1% armor penetration ratio, maximum limit is 50%)

2. 20 consecutive non-defense-breaking attacks will trigger the [Disintegration] effect: causes the target's defense to be disabled for 3 seconds the next time they take damage.

After 100 consecutive unarmed attacks, [God-Slaying Mode] is activated, and for the next 10 seconds:

1. All attacks are considered to trigger both "Fist of No Boundaries" and "Momentum of Breaking Limits" simultaneously.

2. True damage limit is removed.

3. Can deal erosion damage to rule-based defenses (such as "Invincible" states).

(Upgrading affix quality requires: perform 0 / 10000 unarmed attacks)

A rush of heat surged up from the soles of his feet, straight to the crown of his head.

Zhang Jian's blood suddenly began to boil.

[Shaking the Gods with a Mortal Body]!

Awesome!

"Brother Jian, are you okay?"

Seeing the strange phenomenon disappear, and Zhang Jian still standing motionless, being pinned down and hammered by the BOSS several times.

Wang Fei shouted anxiously from behind the furnace.

Zhang Jian came back to his senses, his body trembling.

"I'm doing great!"

In the eyes of the three, Zhang Jian seemed to have changed.

There was an extra hint of confidence in his eyes that they couldn't understand.

His movements when throwing punches were even more unrestrained.

-1500!

Although this punch didn't deal much damage, Zhang Jian was invigorated.

Finally dealt damage!

The most critical thing is.

As true damage, it wasn't negated by the BOSS's absorption effect.

He immediately followed up with another punch.

-2998!

The damage increased!

Zhang Jian's eyes lit up with joy.

The other three also had hope emerging in their eyes.

Brother Jian is amazing, he can actually deal damage even unarmed!

Although for the BOSS's remaining 1.49 million HP, this bit of damage was merely a drop in the bucket.

But...

-4497!

-5996!

-7441!

-3720!

As Zhang Jian threw punch after punch.

Continuous numbers popped up from above the BOSS's head.

The damage was even higher with each punch.

After the fifth punch was thrown, two damage numbers popped up at once, dealing a total of over 10,000 damage.

Although the trio didn't know what had happened, it didn't stop them from shouting excitedly.

"Brother Jian, come on!"

Zhang Jian was also completely fired up.

Just after the third punch was thrown, he felt his fist lighten, and his punching speed instantly became much faster.

"[Gale lv6] BUFF has taken effect."

Can bare-handed attacks also trigger the [Combo Resonance] affix?

Zhang Jian was overjoyed.

Immediately after.

The fifth punch triggered the [Heavy Strike lv6] BUFF, and the damage increased again.

Zhang Jian nodded excitedly.

This rhythm is just right!

Next, it's time for my performance!

... I had something to do yesterday and didn't update. I will add one more chapter on top of the two daily updates. Here is one chapter first, and two more will be released together in the evening.