He knew he had underestimated Rune Technology.
Even though Tang Zheng initially had high expectations for the highest-level Rune Script, he didn't expect it to give him such a big surprise.
The ability to enhance the strength of the Flesh Armament by "devouring" corresponding materials, this growth potential, was what truly shocked Tang Zheng.
"Rune Technology actually possesses such power." Tang Zheng raised a finger and pressed it against his brow.
In the YGGDRASIL game, the Flesh Armament could also be enhanced by consuming materials, such as data crystals.
However, whether in terms of strength or durability, it was somewhat inferior to equipment of the same level. Even a level 100 Flesh Armament could not reach the Divine-grade level.
But now! The Flesh Armament on Tang Zheng's body could be enhanced just like in the game, but in a way different from YGGDRASIL.
"'Bountiful Blessing', does its power have a limit?" Tang Zheng couldn't help but wonder, If there is no limit, can the Flesh Armament be strengthened to the Divine-grade level, which is impossible to break through in the game, or even a higher level?
Obviously, there was no way to get an answer at the moment.
Coming back to his senses.
Looking at the pool of Forest Sage King's flesh on the ground, Tang Zheng raised his eyebrows and waved his hand to collect it into his Item Box.
"I didn't feel the limit of the Flesh Armament just now, so it should be able to continue absorbing."
Tang Zheng thought of this. The first thing that came to his mind were the two powerful corpses stored in the Item Box.
Ancient Fire Dragon! Sun Angler!
If he devoured these two corpses, he wondered what level the Flesh Armament could be raised to.
"Ancient Fire Dragon..." Tang Zheng murmured, then shook his head, "Let's try with the Sun Angler's corpse first."
After all, the Ancient Fire Dragon's corpse was precious.
There were only a handful of dragons still alive in this other world. Although there were still several Frost Dragons in the Angelicia Mountain Range.
But after all, they were not the same attribute as the Fire Dragon.
Moreover, Tang Zheng currently had no idea how to use the materials from the various parts of the dragon race, so he was not in a hurry to deal with that group of Frost Dragons.
Wait!
Tang Zheng suddenly thought of something. With a thought, a gray-white, flat, thin scale, taller than a person, appeared in his hand.
This Mysterious Scale was obtained from the depths of the cliff on the border of the Bahharuth Empire when he acquired the Cursed Knight job.
"Since fur-like substances can be absorbed, then this kind of scale should also be able to be absorbed." A trace of anticipation flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes as he pressed his palm on the scale, "Bountiful Blessing!"
Whoosh! The position where his palm touched the gray-white scale began to soften, gradually being absorbed into the gray armor.
"The absorption speed is much slower, is it because the level of the material is higher?" Tang Zheng observed the slow absorption speed of the huge gray-white scale, his eyes narrowed.
It took nearly five minutes.
The Mysterious Scale was completely absorbed, and the surface of the gray armor had more fine lines that were invisible to the naked eye. The original somewhat dim color of the armor also brightened a bit.
In addition to this.
Tang Zheng also felt a new ability from this Mysterious Scale. Without hesitation, he replaced the new skill that appeared with Jungle Acceleration.
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Skill: Rune · Flesh Armament
Level: Mid-Tier (21~30)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140+135 (275)
Magic Defense: 147+70 (217)
Skills:
——Shadow Assault: Merge into the shadows to move quickly, resisting movement obstacles during the process (5/day)
——Tail Strike
——"Empty"
Effect: Bountiful Blessing
Introduction: An unexpected product after strengthening with "Rune Technology" and "Degraded · Flesh Armament".
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"It has reached the level of Mid-Tier equipment."
Tang Zheng immediately noticed the increase in the strength of the "Flesh Armament" and then looked at the ability contained within the Mysterious Scale.
"Shadow Assault."
Whoosh! With the ground his feet touched as the center, Tang Zheng's body descended and merged into the shadows, transforming into a mass of darkness, rapidly moving across the ground.
The entire process was silent, and it would be extremely difficult to detect without carefully observing the ground.
"A very practical move, and it can resist the effects of 'movement impairment' type skills."
"What kind of creature did that Mysterious Scale belong to?"
Tang Zheng re-emerged from the shadows, filled with curiosity.
This single scale alone provided a higher increase in stats than absorbing Forest Sage Hamsuke.
Tang Zheng could only speculate that the owner of this scale was likely of extremely high level. Involving the Thirteen Heroes era two hundred years ago, he had no clue.
Immediately after.
He took out the "White Dragon Bone Armor," one of the Four Great Treasures of the Lizardmen, from his Item Box. This armor was crafted from the bones of a Frost Dragon and was also within the scope of absorption.
Due to racial restrictions.
Tang Zheng couldn't use this armor. Originally, he had only kept it as a collectible, but he didn't expect it could be used as absorption material: "Bountiful Blessing!"
This time, the absorption took even less time than devouring the Mysterious Scale. The seemingly crude "White Dragon Bone Armor" was also absorbed by the gray armor under this ability.
Gradually.
The color of the gray armor actually shifted towards a cold white, and the data updated again.
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Skill: Rune · Flesh Armament
Level: High-Tier (31-40)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140 + 259 (399)
Magic Defense: 147 + 194 (341)
Skills:
——Shadow Assault (5/day)
——Ice Resistance (20%)
——Curse · Intelligence Conversion
——"Empty"
Effect: Bountiful Blessing
Introduction: An unexpected product of strengthening using "Rune Technology" and "Degraded · Flesh Armament."
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The full-body armor jumped from a [Mid-Tier] equipment to a [High-Tier] in one go.
Not only that.
Tang Zheng also replaced his original skills. The "Tail Strike" ability was useless to him, so he replaced it entirely with the abilities possessed by the "White Dragon Bone Armor."
As for the "Curse · Intelligence Conversion" skill, it naturally enhanced defense by lowering intelligence.
For Tang Zheng, who possessed curse resistance, this skill was useless.
"The stats increased by the equipment are higher than my own stats, and there's an empty skill slot again."
"Does each equipment level increase grant a skill slot?"
At this moment, Tang Zheng truly began to understand the feeling of wearing high-level equipment. With the defensive power of this armor now.
He was confident that he could defeat himself without using the "Flesh Armament."
The next moment, Tang Zheng's figure flashed and entered the depths of the Lava Zone.
The Magma Sea surged.
The fifty-meter-long corpse of the Sun Angler appeared in the magma, its massive form immediately compressing the surrounding magma.
*Rumble!*
The surface of the calm Magma Sea surged with several towering magma waves, the scorching heat distorting the air, forming a scarlet heat that scorched all directions.
"Bountiful Blessing!"
Tang Zheng stood on the corpse of the Sun Angler, allowing the high temperature to ignite the clothes inside his full body armor, and pressed his hands on the fiery red, hard scales below, letting out a low shout.
The four Rune Scripts on his full body armor shone with a colorful light in unison.
Invisible energy surged.
The red scales all over the Sun Angler's body began to vibrate and transform into a red fluid substance, pouring into the full body armor.
Perhaps it was because the Sun Angler was too large, or perhaps its level was high enough!
This red fluid substance instantly enveloped Tang Zheng's entire body, turning into a blood-colored, half-person-high cocoon.
With the position where Tang Zheng's hands made contact as the center, the hard, scarlet scales on the outer layer of the Sun Angler's body began to gradually disappear, merging into the full body armor.
However! The duration was not long, not even half a minute.
The scarlet scales on the Sun Angler's body that were being gradually converted stopped, and the blood cocoon enveloping Tang Zheng also dissipated into red steam.
Hiss—hiss—
Tang Zheng stood up, stepping on the corpse of the Sun Angler, his entire body surrounded by blood-colored steam and air distorted by the high temperature.
"The absorption process stopped so quickly?"
"Is it at the limit?"
A murmuring voice sounded.
As the mist gradually dissipated, a red figure appeared in the arena.
The color of Tang Zheng's armor had changed drastically. The original gray-white armor had turned scarlet, and even the surface of the armor was covered with dense, scale-like patterns.
Scarlet armor!
Fiery red patterns!
Making Tang Zheng look full of a mysterious sense of oppression at this moment.
"It's completely changed," Tang Zheng raised his arm, looking at the scarlet armor on his body that was full of deterrence.
He had previously noticed that the color of the full body armor would be affected by the absorbed materials when he absorbed the Mysterious Scale and White Dragon Bone Armor.
However, the colors of the previous materials were mainly gray and white, similar to the color of the full body armor, so the changes were not obvious, but now he had absorbed a part of the Sun Angler's materials.
The color of the entire armor had completely changed to scarlet red.
Surprise aside.
Compared to the change in the color of the armor, Tang Zheng was more concerned about the change in stats!
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Skill: Rune · Flesh Armament Level: High-Tier (31~40)
Durability: 287 Physical Defense: 140+259 (399)
Magic Defense: 147+252 (399)
Skills: --Shadow Assault (5/day) --Ice Resistance (20%)
--Scorching Sonic Wave: Releases a ranged "fire + sonic wave" combination attack centered on the user, with a range of 100 meters (5/day) --[Empty]
Effect: Bountiful Blessing Introduction: An unexpected product of strengthening using "Rune Technology" and "Degradation · Flesh Armament".
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"The 'Physical Defense' hasn't increased at all, but the 'Magic Defense' has suddenly increased to 399 points, the same as the 'Physical Defense' value."
"This looks like a situation where the 'stats' have reached their limit, and the [High-Tier] item level hasn't broken through either."
Tang Zheng lowered his head, looking at the Sun Angler under his feet. A large area of thick, scarlet scales had disappeared with him as the center.
But compared to the huge size of fifty meters, the absorbed area was not large.
"I thought it could be continuously improved, but it seems there are limitations."
"The next level for [High-Tier] items is [Divine-grade], with a level range of '41~50'."
Tang Zheng pondered slightly, guessing that the inability to continue improving was likely related to his own level.
The upper limit of Flesh Armament is closely related to the user's level cap.
"If that's the case, then the Rune Technology ability 'Bountiful Blessing' might not be as easily replicated as I imagined."
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance.
If the strength limit of iron armor is level ten, even if the ability of 'Bountiful Blessing' is inscribed on the iron armor, the highest level the iron armor can be raised to is still level ten. It cannot be broken through; this is a limitation of the material itself, just like the situation Tang Zheng is currently encountering.
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. The growth-oriented ability of 'Bountiful Blessing' was simply too powerful.
This led Tang Zheng to have the first thought of "silencing" after seeing this ability! If such technology were leaked, just thinking about it would be enough to cause a headache. It would be fine if it fell into the hands of people from another world, but if it fell into the hands of the Undead King, it would be increasing the opponent's combat power.
This is a possibility that must be considered.
But now, there is no need to worry.
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