Humans are devouring, drawing cards from all realms, starting with Yang Jian.

Chapter 166, Mountain Clan

The leap in the level of life genes brings not only a surge in basic strength, but also an all-round improvement.

Strength, speed, defense, recovery ability, affinity with laws, and even soul strength are all enhanced as the level of life genes changes.

With a thought, Jiang Ming connected his consciousness to the virtual universe.

Hongmeng City.

Outside the Glory Duel Arena, the enormous light screen continued to scroll slowly. Those golden names represented the ten thousand most powerful King-level warriors in the entire Hong Alliance.

The square was still bustling with activity. The powerful figures who had been crowned kings gathered in twos and threes, discussing the recent exciting battles, analyzing the fighting styles of the old monsters on the Glory Ranking, or boasting about their own recent victories.

"The Seven Sword King truly lives up to his reputation as one of the strongest humans in this generation who is closest to becoming an invincible king. He's almost made it into the top 100. His strength is truly formidable."

"Indeed impressive. Many important figures in Hongmeng City believe that the Seven Swords King has the potential to become the next Invincible King."

"Becoming an invincible king is an existence that can stand on equal footing with a Venerable. If the Seven Sword Kings can really achieve the title of invincible king, wow, that's incredible."

What caught the attention of these kings were naturally those who had risen to prominence in the rankings.

"Why don't you guys mention that King of the Knife River?"

"That Daohe King has only been in Hongmeng City for a short time, yet he's already killed over three hundred people. Isn't that impressive?"

"Tch, no matter how strong a 'human from a secret realm' can be, how strong can they really be?"

"Yes, reaching the 300th place is already the limit."

"To put it bluntly, even if this King of the Blade River achieves the title of invincible king, so what? Can he break through to the Venerable realm? Does he have a future?"

"Hey, the ranking of Daohe King has changed!"

"It's really happening. Is Daohe Wang pushing for the rankings again?"

Everyone looked over and saw that Daohe Wang's ranking was starting to change!

Duel Space.

In the vast starry sky, the enormous arena with a diameter of over a million kilometers floats silently.

"King of Blades, your opponent has been matched."

Opponent: King Rift Mountain (Mountain Clan)

Strength Level: Three-Star Expert

Current ranking on the Honor Ranking: 298

A figure slowly materialized on the opposite side of the arena.

It was a colossal creature over a hundred meters tall, composed entirely of dark blue-green rock.

"King of the Knife River?"

King Lieshan looked down at the tiny human figure opposite him.

"I know you. For a human from a secret realm to possess such strength is quite remarkable."

The face of the Mountain King, made of rock, was expressionless, but a hint of solemnity flashed in his deep eyes.

"Mountain race? The rock-type race with the strongest defense?"

Jiang Ming's gaze also turned serious.

There are many types of life, such as flesh-and-blood life, energy-based life, metal-based life, and so on.

Every life form has different strengths. For example, flesh-and-blood life forms are generally more intelligent. Just like an ordinary human might be no less intelligent than a world-lord level plant or metal life form.

Of course, this refers to intelligence, not the intensity of consciousness.

The Mountain Clan is recognized as the rock-type life form with the strongest defense.

However, this "strongest" excludes some particularly rare and scarce races, and refers to the strongest defense among common rock-type races.

"right!"

A hint of pride flashed in the eyes of the Mountain King.

Known as the rock-type life form with the strongest defense, this is the glory of the Mountain Clan. In the universe, the sense of clan honor is very strong.

The title of having the strongest defense is something that King Lieshan has always been proud of.

"Let me see if your defenses can withstand my attacks."

Jiang Ming slightly raised his hand.

"Arrogant!"

Anger flashed in the eyes of the Mountain King, and he let out a cold snort.

"The duel begins!"

Just then, the electronic countdown ended!

boom!!!

With a single step, the Mountain King's colossal body, hundreds of meters tall, resembled a moving mountain, causing the entire arena to tremble violently with each step.

He didn't use any fancy secret techniques; he simply raised his right arm and threw a punch!

The mountain tribes overcome skill with strength.

They don't need complicated secret techniques or unpredictable movements.

Their divine bodies are the strongest weapons and the strongest defenses!

The moment that punch was thrown, the surrounding space began to collapse.

"Not bad strength."

Jiang Ming made a move.

He did not retreat, but stepped forward to meet the fist that was powerful enough to shatter stars.

Punch!

The fifth move of the Nine Forms of Burning Heaven – Shattering Stars!

Golden flames erupted from the fist, colliding head-on with the Mountain King's dark blue giant fist.

boom!!!

The instant their fists clashed, an indescribable force erupted from the point of impact! Golden flames and dark cyan divine power intertwined, collided, and annihilated, forming visible energy ripples that spread wildly in all directions.

On the surface of the arena, the special materials that were capable of withstanding attacks from the peak of the King level crumbled inch by inch like paper in the face of this power.

The towering, hundred-meter-tall body of the Mountain-Splitting King was actually forced back half a step by this punch.

"What?!"

A look of disbelief flashed in the eyes of the Mountain King.

He was a member of the Mountain Clan! A Mountain Clan renowned for their strength! Yet, in a direct clash of power, he was repelled by a mere human?

"How can your power be so strong?"

The King of Rift Mountain's voice was filled with shock.

Jiang Ming did not answer. After his life gene level reached six thousand times, his basic strength had surged to an unbelievable level.

With the blessing of the immortal divine power of the Ancient Tree of Life and the power amplification of the Nine Forms of Burning Heaven, his current positive strength is enough to crush the vast majority of King-level powerhouses.

"Again!"

Jiang Ming took a step forward, and his fist surged again!

The sixth move of the Nine Forms of Burning Heaven—Burning Stars!

Golden flames condensed at the tip of his fist into an extremely dazzling sphere of light, like a miniature star.

The sphere of light emitted a chilling temperature, and the surrounding void was constantly melting and collapsing.

King Lieshan's expression changed drastically. He could feel that the power of this punch was significantly stronger than the one before!

"The Shield of the Mountains!"

King Lieshan let out a low roar and crossed his arms in front of him.

Dark blue rock divine power condensed into a huge shield phantom in front of him, with countless fine natural patterns flowing across the shield's surface.

boom!!!

Click, click, click—

The shield phantom was blasted to pieces, and the golden fist continued its momentum, striking the crossed arms of the Mountain King squarely.

boom!!!

The colossal body of the Mountain-Splitting King, standing a hundred meters tall, was gradually annihilated from its chest down.

Three percent...

""

King Lieshan murmured, his eyes filled with disbelief.

With just one punch, three percent of the divine body was annihilated.

It's important to understand that the Mountain Clan's greatest pride lies in its defensive capabilities. An attack of the same level that might cause 10% loss of divine power to other peak-level Kings would only cause a maximum of 1% loss to a Mountain Clan member.

But this human in front of him knocked away three percent of his divine power with a single punch!

"A decent defense."

Jiang Ming's tone was full of praise.

"But unfortunately, it's not strong enough."