The "Martial Arts God" sparring robot tumbled across the ground before stabilizing itself. By the time it charged forward again, Li Changâanâs two severed arms were already sprouting new flesh, rapidly regenerating.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
SQUELCH!
On the fighting stage, the man and the robot exchanged blows with incredible speed.
But even though the "Martial Arts God" sparring robot was a Small Realm higher than Li Changâan, it was still steadily losing ground under his current assault.
Li Changâan could quickly recover from any damage the "Martial Arts God" sparring robot dealt to him thanks to his Rapid Healing.
However, the sparring robot clearly struggled to endure the damage Li Changâan inflicted upon it.
It didnât possess such a terrifying Healing Ability to counter his.
The "Martial Arts God" sparring robot executed its Divine Hand, a technique that dealt ten times the damage.
Li Changâan could execute it as well.
And because his body was stronger, the Divine Hand he unleashed was even more powerful than the robotâs.
Outmatched in every respect, the "Martial Arts God" sparring robot was beaten so badly by Li Changâan that it couldnât fight back at all.
And this was with Li Changâan holding back, not even going all out.
In other words, he could now completely crush the past version of himself.
One could only imagine how much his strength had grown.
As the battle wore on, the "Martial Arts God" sparring robotâs combat effectiveness grew weaker and weaker, finding it difficult to withstand Li Changâanâs onslaught.
After all, even if the sparring robot felt no fatigue or pain, its physical body still had a specific damage threshold.
Once an attack surpassed that threshold, the sparring robot would sustain corresponding injuries that would impede its movements.
After about half an hour, Li Changâan had tested all of his newly acquired Divine Techniques on the "Martial Arts God" sparring robot, gaining a basic understanding of their specific effects.
What Li Changâan found somewhat puzzling was that throughout this one-sided battle, he hadnât felt the "Ancient Divine-Demon Body" provide much of a boost to his combat power.
âAccording to the description, I have to break some sort of limit to unlock the characteristics of the Divine-Demon Body.â
âWhat exactly does this "limit" refer to?â
âCould it be that the pressure from this fight just wasnât great enough?â
Li Changâan ended his battle with the "Martial Arts God" sparring robot and turned his gaze to the final one: the "Immortal Martial Artist" sparring robot.
âSince the Martial Arts God didnât provide enough pressure, I wonder if this "Immortal Martial Artist" robot can?â
Just as Li Changâan was tempted to give it a try, a message from Su Ruobing on his Rebirth Mark swiftly pulled him back to reality. "Changâan, where did you go? I canât find you again. Donât tell me youâve already started another reincarnation?"
Seeing Su Ruobingâs message, Li Changâanâs furrowed brow relaxed.
âForget it. Iâve got a lot of things to take care of in the Main World right now. Iâll figure out the characteristics of this Ancient Divine-Demon Body later, when I have more time.â
âBesides, my gut tells me that this so-called "limit" is something you stumble upon, not something you can actively seek. Itâs not going to be broken through simple sparring.â
With that thought, Li Changâan closed the Rebirth Space and returned to the real world.
He had just finished replying to Su Ruobingâs message when she called his communicator and asked bluntly, "What Tier Martial Artist are you now? Have you passed Tier Four?"
Li Changâan asked, a little puzzled, "Why the sudden question?"
Su Ruobing didnât hold back. "Itâs like this," she said immediately. "The triennial regional tournament is about to start, and I need to put together three teams to represent Linjiang. Even though youâre a Newcomer, Iâve seen how quickly your strength is growing. Are you interested in hearing the details?"
Hearing this, Li Changâan didnât answer right away. Instead, he quickly searched his memory for information on the "regional tournament."
It was something he had learned about in school.
He soon recalled the details of this so-called "regional tournament."
The regional tournament was essentially an assessment of the various regional branches conducted by the Reincarnator Association headquarters. Branches that ranked at the top would receive rewards from headquarters.
But if a branchâs results were last, the consequences would be dire.
Not only would the members of that branch of the Reincarnator Association face severe punishment from headquarters, but the subsidies for all Reincarnators in that region would also plummet.
It was safe to say that, apart from the Dark Tide, this tournament was the single most important event for all Reincarnators, bar none.
For some resource-poor regions that depended on subsidies from the Reincarnator Association, this tournament was even a matter of survival.
Each regional tournament was divided into three brackets, with three people per team.
These corresponded to Tier Four, Tier Five, and Tier Six Evolvers.
âFor Su Ruobing to be calling me at such a critical juncture, she obviously wants me to participate in the tournament.â
At this thought, Li Changâanâs interest was piqued.
âStrictly speaking, in all my time as a Reincarnator, I donât think Iâve ever had a proper fight with another Reincarnator of the same rank!â
This was partly because the Rebirth Association discouraged infighting among Reincarnators, and partly because Li Changâanâs time was limited and his strength had been increasing too rapidly.
âNow that I finally have this opportunity, itâs the perfect chance to see what the Reincarnators from other cities are made of.â
âBesides, Su Ruobing and I are not only close, but we also have shared interests.â
âFor any number of reasons, I canât let her be punished by the Rebirth Association because of poor tournament results.â
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