As it happened, he had actually looted a Lv7 Golden Scale Skill from one of the Hell Arbitrators he’d killed earlier.

Su Chen had a good memory and knew he still had the corresponding Lv5 and Lv6 Runes in his personal inventory.

Most importantly, a readily available Gold Element Soul Core cleared the path to reaching Lv8.

There was no time to lose.

Before the food arrived, he didn’t hesitate, immediately absorbing the Golden Scale Skill Rune and leveling it up to Lv8 in one go.

[Golden Scale Skill] (Lv8): Skin transforms into dense metallic scales, bones are reinforced, Power and defense are massively increased. Grants high physical damage reduction and powerful resilience. Duration: 18 seconds.

Compared to Quickening, its duration was undoubtedly a bit longer.

Then…

His “Weaving” trait then activated, fusing the three body-buffing Runes into one.

A few seconds later.

A brand-new triple-composite Rune was born, its patterns of light flowing with a unique charm within his Sea of Consciousness.

Quickening + Golden Scale Skill + Divine Illumination Skill = Super-Limited Premonition

He gave it a quick try.

VMMM!

His pupils contracted sharply as a Spiritual Light flared across his vision.

In that instant, everything in the private room seemed to freeze in time.

The brilliant glow of the drifting Light Storage Stone solidified into an orange-red arc. The curling trail of steam from the tea came to a complete stop.

But this was far more than just a leap in Perception.

His body was also being pushed beyond its limits in sync.

Beneath his skin, fine, dark-gold scales spread silently. The arm beneath his sleeve looked normal, but it was now harder than refined steel.

Every muscle fiber was taut as a bowstring, yet relaxed as flowing water, ready to be unleashed at a moment’s notice.

Su Chen sat unmoving on the mahogany chair, yet he could discern the slight tremor in the tendons of Ruoruo’s wrist beside him. She clearly hadn’t fully relaxed from the aftereffects of the earlier battle.

He could even perfectly perceive her body temperature, micro-expressions, and breathing rhythm.

According to the feedback from the woven Rune, Su Chen could also gain precognitive insight in battle, granting him unparalleled combat intuition. However, since he was currently in a private dining hall, it wasn’t a good place to practice.

A full ten seconds passed before the experience of Super-Limited Premonition finally faded.

The moment the enhancement—which had multiplied his physical attributes several times over—was withdrawn, his muscle fibers spasmed from the overclock. His vision dimmed, and his breath hitched for an instant.

The next moment, a tidal wave of Vitality erupted from within his body, swiftly erasing all side effects.

‘Since I didn’t get into a physical fight, the side effects aren’t too intense,’ Su Chen thought.

The most direct improvement… was that under the Super-Limited Premonition Technique, the physical enhancement was comprehensive, covering the shortcomings of the previous Quickening skill.

It was a major step up in both mechanics and strength.

He was pretty much certain there was no need to unbind this woven Technique.

Also.

The eighth batch of Rune Formulas contained some interesting Runes.

Wind + Water + Thunder = Vacuum Bubble.

It created a spherical vacuum in an area, cutting off oxygen and blocking sound. These effects alone weren’t particularly useful in a fight, but the old adage “level seven is always a power spike” proved true once again. It could also block energy transfer and Elemental fluctuations, preventing the target from casting Magic.

Wind + Gold + Light = Turbulent Bindings

It used high-speed cyclones to apply reverse pulling forces from all directions, binding the target in mid-air and preventing any movement.

The Thunder Element also had a good crowd-control skill…

Magnetic Binding Ring!

It could create invisible magnetic rings between targets, causing them to be drawn to each other and preventing them from assuming a proper attack stance.

At Lv7, it could unlock multiple magnetic fluctuations on a single target, forcibly locking their hands and feet together in a degrading, turtle-shell-like bondage.

The Light Element also had a move called Radiant Freeze.

After being hit by a blast of intense light, the target’s retinal and brain signals would briefly synchronize, inducing a subjective feeling of mental stagnation for one or two seconds.

“The quality on these is pretty good.”

Su Chen and Ruoruo finished looking through the list of Rune Formulas together.

Compared to him, Ruoruo’s personal Rune Construction was extremely conservative. Considering the limitations of her Spell Slots, she rarely absorbed new Runes.

Her current Spirit Element build consisted of seven Runes: Telekinesis, Mind Impact, Mind Transmission, Spiritual Shelter, Insight, Divine Illumination Skill, and another Spirit Element Rune she had just acquired today, Mind Shackles.

Although this Technique didn’t restrict a person’s movement, its power lay in its ability to sever the connection between a target’s mind and body. This made them unable to use any of their abilities; even their Perception would be suppressed.

As for her conventional Elemental Element Runes, she still only had Frenzy, Wind Splitting Skill, Light Healing Skill, and Flying Skill.

And… two special Runes: Soul Pocket and Teleportation Skill.

She already had six Rune Techniques at the Lv8 stage; her overall build level was incredibly high.

The only tricky part going forward would be finding more Spiritual Soul Cores, which were not easy to come by.

In addition.

Besides the perfectly suited purple-grade Mechanical Armor, Silent Killer, her own exclusive reward was a gold-grade Magic Blessing talent.

It was called: Divine Oracle Gift.

All her Spirit Element Runes could be cast instantly without chanting. Their effects were enhanced by 200%, and she was immune to all forms of mental interference.

Needless to say, Ruoruo was fully committed to the Spirit Element path.

Rarity determined value.

It was the right path to take.

“Do you feel your Spiritual Power being suppressed?” Su Chen asked.

“No.” Ruoruo shook her head.

Since that afternoon, the Broken Star Ring, drawing ever closer from the Northern Territory, had been emitting a kind of Elemental Suppression wave.

Yet, for some strange reason, this suppressive effect didn’t apply to Spiritual Energy.

Hmm…

The performance of the Revivers from the underground Great Wall offered a clue. After all, those ancient beings who walked the path of flesh and blood also possessed impressive Spiritual Power.

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