Boundless Cultivation-Chapter 94 - Transcending Human Limits

The wave of irritation he felt earlier turned into gratitude. Alaric smiled, acknowledging the genuine compliment. The android might have been his opponent, but it bore no ill will towards him.

He couldn’t fault it for simply following orders and doing its job. Besides, the pool of insight he had gathered during the fight was more than enough to earn it his gratitude. He was confident he’d be able to break through if he could catch a break in the fight.

“You’ve earned my respect as well, Android,” said Alaric. “Although you are a machine, you’ve tasted the struggles of human emotions, but didn’t succumb to them.”

Due to its self-control, he was still alive. Or perhaps, it simply wished to exist in this simulation a little longer. Regardless, it granted him another chance to defeat him, and this time he vowed not to let it go to waste.

Alaric channeled mana throughout his body, empowering every fiber of his being. He infused another drop of root chakra energy, further elevating his strength.

The energy inside Alpha Prime’s core churned, flooding its body with strength as well. Unlike him, its body was healed to immaculate condition. Alaric had deployed almost every tactic at his disposal to defeat the boss, but it had proven futile.

The boss possessed a counter for almost all of his attacks. And if it didn’t, it devised one after analyzing his moves. Even with a solid mana core, he couldn’t sustain this energy output for much longer.

And if the android decided to pull off the same sonic and light blast combination that had incapacitated him earlier, he wasn’t sure he could recover once more.

However, Alaric’s intuition told him that the boss only did that to expose a major weakness in his defensive abilities. He resolved to work on that weakness later. For now, he prepared to unleash the one final weapon that he could utilize to potentially even the playing field. freёnovelkiss.com

Thick columns of sun rays pierced through the blanket of heavy rain clouds, scattering them into light patches. Subsequently, the heavy rain turned into a light drizzle. The stage for the final fight was ready.

The android’s body shimmered with overflowing energy as it prepared to start the final assault. Tendrils of blue electricity crackled around its form multiple times a second, forming a death shield.

Alaric inhaled a deep breath, soothing the adrenaline burning through his chest. With a grin on his face, he tapped into his bloodline power, cloaking his body in tendrils of electricity that sparked yellow.

Granted, it had been ineffective against the android, but he supposed that the electric barrier could at least mitigate the electric damage inflicted by the android.

Both of them collided - human and machine - unleashing devastation over the region. It was like an earthquake had erupted near the region, bombarding it with shockwaves.

Alaric met the android with silent chants, his disruptive pulses wreaking havoc through its armored body. He could sense that a major portion of the energy was being absorbed by its adaptive armor or nullified by a magnetic field.

Still, cracks raced across its body, weakening its defenses and disrupting its power. Unlike his previous attacks, his oath skill was infused with the power of his will - a desire to completely annihilate his target.

As a result, he managed to carve the android with stubborn injuries that resisted healing.

His own body wasn’t left unharmed, once again being subjected to broken bones and open wounds that gushed blood. Still, he was glad his electric shield had proven effective in countering Alpha Prime’s own.

Suddenly, the android blazed with a colossal amount of energy as it vaulted away from him. Alaric took that opportunity to catch his breath, but didn’t let his guard down.

With a grim look, he observed how the adaptive armor of the boss wriggled like liquid, adjusting its density to become more resilient and flexible. In under a few seconds, it appeared as perfect as ever - no, it radiated more strength.

That doesn’t look good. Before Alaric could react, Android Prime fluttered its wings, showering the region in a series of plasma arcs that screeched through the air.

He activated [Zen Flow], honing his focus on evading the ominous purple arcs that sliced through everything like butter.

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The colossal bridge finally collapsed with a huge rumble as numerous steel cables snapped like rubber bands, whipping through the air. The plasma arcs had cut through them effortlessly.

For a brief moment, he stumbled when the ground was pulled away from his feet. Taking advantage of his momentary disorientation, Alpha Prime slammed into him like a supersonic jet, almost taking him by surprise.

Alaric countered with another silent chant, only to sense its ineffectiveness as the destructive energy wave harmlessly rippled through its body. The android had absorbed the blow with a grunt.

Whatever modifications it had made to its body, they had worked. Silent chants weren’t potent enough to deal damage anymore.

“That’s a nice attack,” it said, pulling its fist in an instant. “Now, let me return the favor.” A gut-wrenching pain exploded in his stomach as the android blasted its fist into it, creating a compact shockwave.

Alaric felt as if thousands of needles pierced his gut, threatening to turn it into mush. Blood sprayed from his mouth as his vision swirled with multicolored light trails. But the real surprise came when all the power left his body. The attack had disrupted his connection to his mana core, rendering him powerless.

How...is that possible? Somehow, Alpha Prime had managed to imitate his oathskill, although it was a much cruder version of it - the only reason he was still alive. But his fading consciousness didn’t allow him to dwell on that discovery.

No, I cannot lose without giving it my all. Summoning all his willpower, he cycled the energy of his sacral chakra, gradually pushing through the pain. Every second seemed to stretch into eternity as he slowly started to regain his power.

The android muttered something to him as it grabbed him by the neck and took off. Unable to access his mana, he struggled to escape the Android's chokehold. A blanket of heaviness smothered him, as if the gravity of the world had multiplied severalfold.

When he slowly came to his senses and witnessed the scene below, a powerful nausea surged through him. The crumbling bridge and the skyscrapers grew smaller in his vision as the android carried him up to the skies.

Before long, he soared over rolling clouds, the sun blinding his eyes.

How long was I out? With an effort of will, he regained access to his mana core, relishing the power flooding back into his body. Out of breath and with rage boiling inside him, Alaric seized the android’s wrist and twisted it with all his might.

Unfortunately, the android’s grip around his neck was too strong. Although the pressure of the hold on his neck weakened significantly, he wasn’t able to break through the deadlock. However, he soon realized it wouldn’t be a good idea to get rid of the android completely.

From this vantage point, the whole city resembled a small pearl, encircled by a vast golden barrier. It was shocking to witness how far the ceiling of the golden barrier extended. Right at that moment, Alpha Prime halted, resignation apparent in its eyes.

“I’m glad to have met you, Alaric,” it said in a solemn voice. “As much as I’d like to extend our conversation, I have to uphold my duty. This is farewell.” And then, the boss released its grip on his neck to his horror.

Alaric struggled to grasp another part of its body, but the android zipped away from his reach. For a split second, a sense of weightlessness enveloped his body, followed by the relentless pull of gravity that promised certain death.

He plummeted towards the clouds below, accelerating faster with each heartbeat. Adrenaline surged through his chest, countering the nausea building in his gut. He could barely keep his eyes open, assaulted by the sharp wind that threatened to shear the skin of his bones.

Even though he had grown immensely powerful, there wasn’t a shred of doubt that he wouldn’t survive a fall from this altitude.

The higher you rise, the harder you fall, huh? Alaric chuckled. No, not today. Not me. I will survive. Moments like this that brought a sense of certain doom thrilled him. It was simply another obstacle to overcome, another opportunity to grow stronger.

He had vowed to defeat Alpha Prime, and he would honor it. There was only one thing left to do in this situation. He closed his eyes and focused inwards as the world outside slowly faded from his awareness.

Once his concentration centered, he began to consolidate the final crumbs of insight he had accumulated from the android. In an odd reasoning, he was grateful to the android for granting him the opportunity to catch a break and consolidate his insights.

Time seemed to stretch as his focus intensified. He could feel the transformation unfolding inside his body, reinvigorating it anew. However, even with the tremendous insight, he failed to crest over the final wall that loomed large in his awareness.

What am I missing? Every part of his body was bursting with energy, ready to let loose. He had progressed further in his body reforging than anyone he knew. And at that moment, he could’ve willed it and initiated the process of ascending to Tier 2.

However, his goal lay further ahead. The deficiency of that 1% mana infusion potency instilled a sense of hollowness inside his very being. That feeling nagged at him to give up, but he squashed it with his willpower.

Achieving a supreme grade reforged body was the stuff of legends, but it could be accomplished. Every one of his main organs - bones, skin, muscles, heart, lungs, brain, and his blood had attained 99% mana infusion potency.

It felt humanly impossible to compress any more mana into the organs and his blood. Suddenly, a spark of inspiration struck him. Of course, how hadn’t I realized it before?

Achieving a supreme grade reforged body was akin to transcending human limitations. And for that, he would have to overcome limiting human beliefs that guided the masses.

If he couldn’t infuse more mana into the main organs, he would simply saturate all the remaining sections of his body with more mana until they achieved equilibrium.

Just like the Android whose entire body was composed of metal alloy - devoid of any living flesh or bio-matter - Alaric would infuse every fibre of his body, down to the molecular level, with potent mana. There won’t be a single atom of impurity left inside his body.