"Of course I've considered it." Feng Bujue's voice suddenly came from behind Lute. "That's why I won't die so easily."

Lute was stunned to hear this. Only then did she realize that the "Feng Bujue" being shredded by her metal liquid had turned into a faint purple smoke and dissipated.

[Name: Caress of the Phantom Lady]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Fine]

[Defense: Weak]

[Attribute: None]

[Effect: Creates an illusion of the wearer in the target's eyes (must touch the target's body with the glove to activate, cooldown time is fifteen minutes; the illusion is only visible to the wearer and the target; the target must have normal visual ability)]

[Equipment Requirements: Level 38 or above, Machinery Specialization D]

[Remarks: The original owner of these gloves was a mysterious woman, a sexy, enchanting, and charming beauty. Her affectionate eyes and red lips were irresistible; she was a deadly temptation, an extremely dangerous sweet trap; she laid nets, making her prey unable to extricate themselves.]

"Hmm... it seems that contact with your body is best controlled within five seconds, any longer and it's dangerous..." Feng Bujue muttered, watching the illusion dissipate. "You're in your so-called second form right now, right? You're indeed very powerful... with great attack power, excellent speed, and the ability to create energy explosions within a certain range..." He retreated rapidly as he spoke. "Not only that, but your self-healing ability is also amazing. For example, the close-range explosive attack you used on Twenty-Three just now would cause considerable damage to others, but for you... it's just enough to heal instantly."

"Humph..." Lute moved forward, coldly saying, "Is this from your reasoning, or from Zero's information?"

"Well... hehehe..." Feng Bujue responded with a very annoying laugh.

Lute's expression changed slightly, as if she suddenly realized something. "You remind me of a very unpleasant fellow..."

"Let me guess..." Feng Bujue interjected, "That guy wears glasses, has a perverted laugh, and knows everything."

"Yes." Lute said, already close to Feng Bujue. "But... compared to him, you are pathetically weak." Before she finished speaking, she thrust out both arms, her ten fingers exploding in succession. "And your unfounded composure is even more infuriating!"

Bang, bang, bang... ten explosions sounded.

The chain of white light converged, causing an even more violent destructive effect.

Looking down from above, a white path spanning over a hundred meters had appeared on the street.

"The data strength increased momentarily, then returned to its original level..." Lute muttered, watching her opponent while reorganizing her body. "This is... the effect of 'that skill', right..."

Compared to Lute, who was injured, Feng Bujue retreated to a relatively safe distance and was not affected by the light explosion. He remained calm, murmuring, "Oh... the liquid tension and recovery speed after being attacked are at this level..."

"Kid... you actually think you have the energy to test me?" Lute's body had returned to its original shape in a matter of seconds. She raised one hand, her eyes locking onto Feng Bujue's coordinates again, and snapped her fingers.

Boom—

Another pillar of light shot into the sky, engulfing Feng Bujue's location.

"It's not that I think I have the energy..." Feng Bujue had escaped death once again, suddenly appearing to the side. "It's that I do..."

[Name: Spiritual Consciousness Gathering Technique - Modified]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered]

[Skill Category: Spiritual Art]

[Effect: When activated, the player's physical abilities will be greatly enhanced (strength and speed will be at least three times the original), and survival points will be continuously lost. The skill will automatically stop when survival points reach 1%, or it can be stopped manually. No cooldown time, cannot be activated when survival points are less than or equal to 2%.]

[Consumption: Reduces own survival points by 1% per second]

[Learning Requirements: Spiritual Art Specialization C]

[Remarks: Originally a basic Daoist technique recorded in the Demon Subduing Chapter of the Seven Chapters of Guigu, it was later improved by the 250th generation successor of the Guigu Sect, making it more powerful, but also more severe on the body.]

Although the time was short, Feng Bujue's "realm" had made considerable progress under Zero's guidance. This [Spiritual Consciousness Gathering Technique - Modified] was one of the results of his cultivation.

The effect of the skill had increased from two times to three times, and the consumption had changed from 2% every five seconds to 1% per second, which was a relatively reasonable adjustment; but the most critical change was that the cooldown time had changed from thirty seconds to "none."

This change gave Feng Bujue a great deal of skill usage space. For example, right now, he could use the "instant activation" method to increase his speed. When he needed to increase his physical skills to more than three times, he would activate the skill within a 0 to 1 second interval, make a move, and then turn it off, which would only consume 1% of his survival points.

And during the times when he made moves without activating the skill, he would remain in his normal state...

For the average person, this kind of repetitive operation that required a high degree of concentration and reaction force would be almost impossible to complete. To make an analogy, its difficulty was similar to that of an F1 driver shifting gears during a race (usually, an F1 driver has to shift gears 2,500 times in a race, which is an average of once every 2 seconds)...

But Feng Bujue, who possessed zero-time-difference calculation, was accustomed to controlling the "limit domain," so he could do it.

"Hmph... I understand..." Lute looked at Feng Bujue, who had once again "teleported," and coldly snorted. "You activate and close the Spiritual Consciousness Gathering Technique - Modified within one second, using the instantaneous speed increase to avoid my attacks, right?" She paused for a moment. "Using this method to deal with me is indeed a good tactic, but... no matter what, every time you make such a move, you still lose 1% of your survival points... don't you?"

"Oh?" Feng Bujue's eyes changed slightly. "Judging by your tone... are you planning to make a hundred consecutive energy bursts in a short period of time to attack me?" He shrugged, spread his hands, and made a face that said, "I don't believe it." "Even you... couldn't possibly do that, right?"

"Ha... hahaha..." Lute laughed, and the dark surface of her body rippled with her laughter. "You're very interesting, Feng Bujue... after testing my basic abilities, you want to test my limits? I would never fall for such an obvious provocation."

"I've been seen through..." Feng Bujue's tone was disappointed, but his expression was still nonchalant. "Alright... since you know everything... why don't you tell me now..." As he spoke, he reached into his knapsack. "How do you plan to deal with 'this thing'..."