The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins-Chapter 53: Transformation of [Sloth]

Of course, a normal martial artist wouldn't foolishly stand still to let you hit, but the natives in the Illusion Realm aren't mindless NPCs either; they develop advanced tactical systems.

For example, they could have snipers ambush you, deploy a massive wave of machine guns to drown you in an impenetrable metal flood, or even indiscriminately bombard you with heavy artillery...

Anyway, the number of descenders who die at the hands of Illusion Realm natives each year could circle the Earth hand in hand.

Thinking of this, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.

[Hard Qi Skill] fundamentally enhances one's resistance to blows, it's not like it's called bare armor for chopping practice...

Relying solely on cultivation techniques to ignore an enemy's attacks is a bit of [Pride] on my part...

I'd better test my resistance to blows...

Clearing his thoughts, Zhu Haomiao centered his energy, the inner Qi in his Dantian gradually surged and rolled, flowing like waves through the network of meridians in his body.

[Stacked Waves Strength]!

Thud~

Punching his chest forcefully, there was a muffled echo in his chest cavity, but Zhu Haomiao didn't feel much pain, only some tightness in his chest.

It felt as if there was a thick protective pad on his chest, where the originally concentrated destructive force was evenly dispersed across the entire chest cavity.

Right, the nano combat suit has a function to dissipate impact, and with [Hard Qi Skill] layered on top, it made taking this punch so easy.

Thoughts racing, Zhu Haomiao's hands didn't stop, he continued to drive the [Stacked Waves Strength], punching his chest one blow after another.

The inner Qi stacked and surged in his meridians, originally thin and weak muscles were gradually swelling and inflating, Zhu Haomiao could clearly feel his strength slowly but steadily increasing, even his physique had subtly become sturdier.

When the [Stacked Waves Strength] was pushed to its extreme, Zhu Haomiao distinctly felt his limit strength increase by nearly twenty percent.

Taking a deep breath, the youth mobilized all his strength and punched his chest forcefully.

Thud!

It was like a heavy hammer pounding on a great drum, a dull sound exploded in the room, and even with the dispersing damage of the nano combat suit, Zhu Haomiao still knocked the wind out of himself with his punch.

Hack, hack, hack...

It took him a long time coughing on the sofa to catch his breath, while he sorted out the disordered inner breath in his body and contemplated carefully.

Just the [Stacked Waves Strength] of the First Layer Heaven could increase the limit strength by nearly twenty percent, if I unleashed the Extraordinary Power of [anger] at the same time...

No!

The Extraordinary Power of [anger] would put extreme pressure on my body, if amplified with [Stacked Waves Strength], my meridians and flesh might collapse before the enemy does.

Unless... my physique becomes strong enough to withstand the pressure of the two forces combined...

With this in mind, Zhu Haomiao glanced at his Six-dimensional Attributes in the [Book of Black].

[Physique]: 0.5↑(2)

If I fully digest these two points of [Physique] attribute, my physique would have grown fourfold; by then, maybe I could try to combine [anger] and [Stacked Waves Strength].

Before that, unless I'm in a desperate situation and have to go all out, it's best to avoid using such "forbidden moves".

There's another point...

Clenching his fists, feeling that in just a few minutes his pitiable inner Qi had been consumed by more than half, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but purse his lips.

All four cultivation techniques, regardless of which one, consume [Qi] when activated, it's just a matter of more or less.

With my current reserve of inner Qi and stamina, full force combat could last only a few dozen seconds!

Even worse, these cultivation techniques are all just at the First Layer, once upgraded their consumption of [Qi] might increase exponentially.

If I want to have enviable "endurance", the growth rate of [Qi] must surpass the growth rate of the cultivation techniques!

But that's a paradox, because I can "Krypton Gold" to upgrade my techniques!

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With a sigh full of Versailles, Zhu Haomiao wanted to continue testing the characteristics of the techniques when suddenly a wave of deep fatigue surged through his Divine Soul.

His gaze froze, Zhu Haomiao concentrated and immediately came to an understanding.

Borrowing future power during the annihilation of the Holy Light...

Now the "future" self has to repay the debt...

Hastily entering the bedroom, not even having time to undress, the youth collapsed onto the bed and instantly fell into a dream.

When he opened his eyes again, the darkness outside the window had turned into a bright sunny day, and a gut-wrenching hunger attacked him.

Zhu Haomiao could even hear the sound of gastric acid bubbling in his stomach, and felt as if his intestines and stomach were digesting himself!

Bewildered, he sat up from the bed, clutching his rumbling stomach, and only after a few seconds did he wake up from the chaos.

He had eaten such a large meal yesterday afternoon, how could he be so hungry again so quickly?

While he was in a daze, a reminder came from within the [Book of Black].

[Sloth] +10

No!

How long have I been sleeping?!

Vaguely realizing he had been in a deep sleep for more than a day, Zhu Haomiao got out of bed, quickly washed up, donned his cloak, and headed out.

However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw the anxiously waiting hotel suite butler.

"Thank God, Mr. Zhu, you're finally out!"

Seeing the butler cross himself with tears glistening in his eyes, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Are you really that afraid I'd die in there?

Well, a room where someone has died is certainly quite ominous...

Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, Zhu Haomiao calmly asked.

"How many days have I slept?"

"You've been in there for a full five days! You didn't order any food or services, and the door was locked from the inside! If you hadn't instructed us beforehand not to disturb you, we would have broken the door down!"

Five days?!

Ignoring the butler's agitation, Zhu Haomiao activated his Divine Thought, and the information from the [Book of Black] instantly projected in front of him.

[Zhu Haomiao]

Bloodline: Mortal

Rank: Primordial Sin

Virtual Life: 89

Dao Heart: LV.1 (95/100)

[God]: 1.2↑(1.5)

[Dexterity]: 1.1↑(0.5)

[Strength]: 1.0↑(0.5)

[Essence]: 0.9↑(0.5)

[Qi]: 0.9↑(0.5)

[Physique]: 1.0↑(1.5)

The average increase of the Six-dimensional Attributes was 0.5, this growth rate was far beyond what I had originally estimated!

A flash of delight crossed his eyes, and the next second Zhu Haomiao realized, this was the result of some kind of Authority interference!

Immediately, a word floated in his mind—[Sloth]!

The Extraordinary Power of [Sloth] not only cures insomnia but also accelerates growth!

But my level of [Sloth] in the Illusion Realm is still at LV.0!

Right!

The Extraordinary Power of Original Sin can also be brought into reality!

But then, why didn't I fall into a deep sleep the night I killed two Corpse Ghosts?

At that time, I already had precipitated attributes in my body...

Could it be some conditions weren't met?

Thoughts raced through his mind, and Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but touch his growling belly.