Chapter 1220 - 601: Abyssal Stream - Xingji and Shattered Tide Anchor Shin

"Splash..."

The sound of the waves was clear, as seagulls circled and cried in the blue sky.

The warm and gentle morning light filtered through the light gauze curtains fluttering with the sea breeze, slowly illuminating the soft and comfortable satin velvet quilt.

As if sensing the sunlight from outside the window, the slightly rumpled quilt that was bunched up on the mattress first wriggled for a moment, and then was thrown aside without any reluctance.

Awakening from sleep, Xia Nan sat up, his eyes not opening, but as if meditating, he felt the warmth of the sunlight and the moist touch of the sea breeze on the surface of his skin.

A powerful physique, far surpassing the ordinary human’s six-dimensional attributes, made his sleep efficiency extraordinarily high.

After dinner yesterday, he trained until late at night, and after returning to the tavern, he ordered a small serving of cream mushroom soup, enjoying the meal while casually collecting the latest intelligence from other adventurers in the tavern’s lobby until the early hours, when he took a hot shower and then fell into a peaceful sleep.

Now awake, the total sleep time was just over four hours.

In his past life, a body under constant sub-health conditions from overworking late into the night, the stress from work being a catalyst, would struggle with just over four hours of sleep. Though he could wake up with an alarm, his mental state would hardly be at its best.

Even forcing himself awake with caffeine would be like whipping a horse, overexerting the body to forcefully plunge into work.

But now, things were entirely different.

A physique stronger than any human from his past life, just over four hours of efficient sleep was enough to restore his body to peak condition.

Falling asleep at the crack of dawn, waking up in the morning.

There wasn’t even any need for someone else to wake him; a strong and regular biological clock already roused him from sleep, fully recharged.

Stretching his body, Xia Nan lazily extended his limbs.

Carrying over habits from his past life, he drank in one gulp a glass of clear water that he had prepared the night before by his bed.

Only then did he get out of bed.

With bare feet, he stepped onto the soft carpet covering the floor.

There was no rush to get dressed.

He went straight to the full-length mirror on the side of the inn room.

With a sense of complete achievement, joyfully and appreciatively, he admired his own perfect body that boasted a golden ratio, with smooth and clearly defined muscle lines.

He remembered when he had just transmigrated over, although his height was about one meter eighty, his physique could almost be described as thin.

Now, nearly two years later, from the most basic of ordinary adventurers to almost a veteran professional part-timer.

The changes in strength need not be mentioned, his height had reached over one meter ninety, and his physique, enhanced day by day through diligent training, became more and more fit, with not a trace of a bloated feel, balanced and smooth.

Beneath the skin, every strand of muscle’s flex and swell could be felt, containing vigorous explosive power.

In his past life, constrained by a busy work schedule, Xia Nan had not developed any regular fitness habits and did not know the terminology, thus it was difficult to verbally describe the state of his current body.

Yet, even as someone quite ignorant of such things, looking at the perfectly sculpted form in the mirror allowed him to clearly feel the aesthetic derived from strength.

Without hiding his fondness, he admired himself in the mirror for a few minutes before turning around to head to the clothes rack.

The most eye-catching item was undoubtedly the armor set placed at the forefront, imbued with design aesthetics.

Blood and steel, perfectly fused.

From the Blood Stone Anchor, the cold harshness unique to Tide Cold Steel, condensed under the profound pressure of countless years in the Deep Sea of the Divine Country, fully integrated into the metal interior, becoming its stern dark silver base color, while under the glow, the metal surface reflected a faint blood-red hue.

At the center of the chest, using the fish bladder of a Blood Skin Shark Beast as the energy source, a spiral-shaped dark crystal pattern was engraved upon it, only blossoming its lethal sanguine glow during combat.

The front chest, shoulders, and important joints, the deep silver reddening resilient metal perfectly conformed to Xia Nan’s body, with smooth and elegant contours reminiscent of marine animals’ unique flowing curves.

Between the metal pieces, the layer that resembled coagulated blood with a brown-red hue acted as the armor’s inner lining.

Made from the outer skin of Shark Beasts, its surface was covered with palpable fine grains, smooth as silk when stroked from certain angles, yet with a slight shift of angle, its strong damping could be felt.

Standing before the clothes rack, gazing at the armor in front of him, a satisfied expression spread across Xia Nan’s face.

His focus concentrated slightly, as the translucent attribute panel emerged before his eyes.

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[Abyssal Stream - Xingji]

Type: Armor (Set)

Level: Rare (Blue)

Effects:

1. +125% Durability;

2. +30% Flame Resistance;

3. +15% Physical Damage Resistance;

4. The wearer gains advantage on Charm (Intimidation) checks while communicating with Shark and Fishman-like creatures;

5. [Boiling Blood Pulse]:

During combat, part of the effective damage the wearer suffers is converted into blood energy at the armor’s vortex core;

When the storage progress reaches 75% or above, energy can be consumed to release a [Boiling Blood Pulse], causing eruptive physical shock and blood corrosion damage to creatures within ten feet;

6. [Blood Banquet]:

During combat, blood from enemies will continuously provide the wearer with defensive bonuses (limit is "Strong Tenacity").