"Boom!"
A substantial shockwave expanded like a storm, friction against the air causing the loud stifling sound to reverberate like an echo.
Under the substantial impact, the wooden floor trembled slightly, almost cracking and sending tables and chairs flying.
However, the person who directly withstood the powerful attack remained unscathed.
Facing the fierce strike of the spiked club, Fang Li unexpectedly raised only one hand. Under a glimmering starlight, he intercepted the spiked club, thick and sharp, with his bare hand.
"What...?!" The elderly Giant Race man was stunned.
"Impossible!" Felt exclaimed in disbelief, her face filled with incredulity.
"Someone actually caught my weapon attack bare-handed? This is impossible!" Rom, the Giant Race elder, exclaimed.
From the physique and race of Rom, known as "Rom-Sama," it was evident how powerful his strength was.
After all, despite his age, he was a member of the Giant Race, coupled with a well-built physique, wielding weapons that displayed remarkable attack power and lethality.
In fact, Felt had never seen Rom-Sama lose in a fight, even when facing the guards of the Royal Capital; he never fell behind.
However, such a powerful strike from Rom-sama was caught bare-handed by a human.
By a mere human.
"You..." Rom-sama's expression turned solemn. "What kind of magic did you use?"
At least, on the hand that had just intercepted the spiked club, there was a layer of starlight shimmering.
This situation could only make one think that some kind of magic was used.
Of course, besides magic, Rom-sama also thought of another possibility.
"Could it be that your body also possesses some kind of divine protection?"
Rom-sama's consideration wasn't strange.
In this world, some lucky individuals possess special abilities from birth. These abilities ranged from innate skills to various effects and enhancements to the holder's body.
The miraculous nature of these abilities even surpassed magic by far.
And all these abilities were bestowed upon fortunate individuals favored by the world.
Therefore, people referred to these abilities as divine protection.
Those lucky enough to possess divine protection excelled in their respective fields like innate skills.
For example, Felt's body possessed the Divine Protection of Wind.
Her actual strength was only at the level of an ordinary thief, but under the ability of the Divine Protection of Wind, her speed was extremely impressive.
Even in the previous cycle, when she was attacked by the bloodthirsty hunter, Felt managed to evade the initial crisis and earned the opponent's praise.
Even Fang Li himself fell victim to Felt's hands, losing Bo Xie to her.
From this, one could see how miraculous these divine protections were.
At this moment, Fang Li, an ordinary human, was able to single-handedly withstand a full-force strike from a Giant Race elder's spiked club. If it wasn't magic, then it naturally led one to consider the possibility of divine protection.
However, Rom-sama didn't know that Fang Li relied not on divine protection but on his own strength.
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Character: Fang Li
Race: Human
Career (Class): Genestellar
Title: Butei (S-Rank)
Level (Rank): Fourth Rank
STR: 62 (+40)
VIT (Endurance): 54 (+40)
AGI (Agility): 114 (+40)
INT (Mystery): 110 (+20)
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These were Fang Li's current attributes.
"With the 20 free Attribute Points obtained in the previous world, Fang Li decided to allocate them to AGI (Agility) and INT (Mystery), increasing both attributes by 10 points.
Although he didn't invest in VIT (Endurance), Fang Li's current VIT stood at a solid 54 points. If it weren't for specialized Divine Envoys focusing on boosting VIT, this value would already exceed what a Fifth Rank Divine Envoy could possess.
Furthermore, Fang Li's STR stood at a considerable 62 points. In terms of power alone, he was no weaker than the so-called Giant Race.
In this situation, coupled with the use of Prana for defense, it wasn't surprising for him to bare-handedly withstand a formidable spiked club attack.
"So, sorry, but I'm not some lucky individual favored by the world," Fang Li shrugged, saying, "Don't look at me like that. To reach my current level, I've put in a lot of effort."
With that said, Fang Li converted the Prana flowing in his hand into explosive force, firmly grasping the thick and robust spiked club.
"Boom!"
In the midst of the explosion, Fang Li forcefully crushed the spiked club.
Immediately, before Rom-sama could react, Fang Li took a step forward and lightly placed a hand on Rom-sama's chest.
"Flashing Scabbard-Flower Mirror."
Suddenly, within Fang Li's palm gently placed on Rom-sama's chest, a terrifying power erupted.
"BOOM!"
As if an impact exploded within Rom-sama's chest, the berserk power fiercely collided within his body.
"Ugh...!"
Rom-sama groaned, his eyes bulging as he clutched his chest, immediately kneeling down.
"Rom-sama!" Felt exclaimed in shock.
"Don't worry," Fang Li said somewhat leisurely, "I deliberately held back and didn't let him get hurt."
This was the truth.
Ever since receiving comprehensive orthodox training from Fan Xinglou, Fang Li's progress in technique could be called God Speed. Up to now, he has integrated the essence of his learned Assassination Technique with the Nanaya Assassination Technique, creating many new techniques.
For example, in the battle with Amagiri Ayato, Fang Li comprehended the Seven Nights Curtain in the heat of battle, developing a faster slash than Nanaya.
Similarly, during the battle at Seireiden, Fang Li used Moon Flower to deal with attacks from all directions, as well as Ten Lives, a wide-range attack that sliced through Crypta. These were all new techniques developed by Fang Li based on the Nanaya Assassination Technique, elevating it to a new level.
The Flower Mirror just now was also a technique developed by Fang Li himself, aimed at shattering the opponent's internal organs with a single strike.
If Fang Li hadn't deliberately restrained its power, Rom-sama wouldn't have just knelt down so easily.
At that moment, Fang Li looked at Felt with a smirk.
"Can we talk now?"
Hearing this, Felt's expression turned unpleasant."
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