But at this time, I didn't want to give up. The feeling was too painful, and I didn't want to experience it again.
I desperately recalled the feeling of immense power in the palm of my hand from before, and in fear and despair, that power once again gathered in my palm.
I tried to grasp the source of this feeling, but it had no effect.
Just like before, this power lasted only a moment before disappearing.
At the same time, Zhou Ran's long saber pierced directly through my head.
The pain was incredibly real, and the despair surrounding me was too.
Darkness enveloped me once more, but this time I was not lost.
Although I didn't know if I could come back to life, I clearly remembered the experiences from my two battles with Zhou Ran, and I had firmly grasped them.
This experience was an invaluable treasure for me. This was the battle between the strong, where one could learn from and improve with the other.
It was also about combat experience and techniques.
In other words, this was a learning opportunity for me.
Not long after, a light appeared before my eyes, and at the same time, a figure slowly materialized.
"My name is Zhou Ran!" a deep voice sounded. The man holding the long saber stood not far away, looking at me.
A smile appeared on my face. With my short sword in hand, I launched the first attack...
I could clearly feel my own improvement, both in combat techniques, my control over Mu Shen's power, and even the quantity of Mu Shen's power.
In my first battle with Zhou Ran, I only lasted an hour. In the second, I lasted an hour and ten minutes, and in the third, I lasted an hour and a half...
But the outcome was the same each time; I would die in the same way.
Experiencing that soul-piercing pain, that boundless despair, and that indescribable agony.
I lost count of how many times I died. At first, I tried to keep track, but later, I lost the mood to do so.
I spent more time pondering Zhou Ran's fighting style, replaying it in my mind, thinking of countermeasures, and how I could use these things for myself...
Although this method seemed foolish and inefficient,
for me, it was genuine improvement...
I clearly remembered that after I died ten times, I finally mastered the terrifying power that erupted when I was on the verge of death.
At that moment, fire and lightning simultaneously converged on my palm, like tattoos, clinging to my skin.
Water flowed around my skin.
I now controlled the power of three attributes. In fact, I might be able to control powers of other attributes, but I was afraid my body couldn't withstand it, so I didn't deliberately activate them.
The powers of these three attributes now swirled around my body, and the power that erupted like a dying man's last burst was the fusion of these three powers.
Even with this power, the fight was not easy.
Zhou Ran's Mu Shen's power seemed endless, and he didn't seem to feel pain even when injured.
Therefore, it was impossible to defeat him by wearing him down repeatedly.
Because when I died and resurrected, he would also be like me, without any injuries, returning to his initial state.
So, if there was a way to defeat this guy, it was only through absolute power overwhelming him.
Even though I had mastered the power of the fusion of three attributes, I still couldn't achieve an overwhelming state.
Because up to this point, I had not fully grasped all of Zhou Ran's combat techniques, methods, and experience...
But I was full of confidence.
Because I knew very well that with enough time, as long as I was willing to learn and given the chance to start over again and again, I would eventually be able to defeat this guy.
Dying again and again, starting over again and again, it felt like a game save.
Every time I died, I would be sent back to the save point, and given another chance.
But my combat ability was constantly improving.
I lost count of how many times I died. As I gradually understood everything about Zhou Ran,
and integrated his combat experience, techniques, and other aspects, and made them my own.
To defeat him using his own methods!
When I woke up again, I was filled with confidence.
It was the same self-introduction as before, the same initial attack, but this time, I had changed.
So many failures, so many deaths, now ushered in a qualitative leap.
My combat power had increased, which meant I had a chance to defeat this guy!