As the system notification chimed in his ears, a rare look of delight surfaced on Shi Feng's face.
"Completion rate: 110%!"
"Integrating the mana manipulation techniques from Mana Battle Arts really is the fastest path to improvement."
The mana control methods employed in Mana Battle Arts were far superior to the techniques he had developed on his own. In particular, the Light and Shadow technique excelled at guiding all seven elemental forces.
At present, his Mana Body's completion rate was only 7% higher than what he had achieved with dual-line control. Yet under the conditions of a Mana Body Limit Break, every single percentage point of increase brought a substantial boost. A 7% leap meant the difference between the two was already worlds apart.
Shi Feng casually threw a punch into the air.
Boom!
The living room's space, which had been extraordinarily stable—space that even a Tier 4 expert would struggle to so much as crack—suddenly fractured. Cracks spread outward in every direction, racing across the walls until they collided with the magic barrier and finally came to a halt.
"The power behind this… is insane!"
Staring at the shattered space, Shi Feng couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
A 110% completion rate for his Mana Body was nothing short of a qualitative transformation. A single ordinary punch now carried a faint echo of Mana Battle Arts' might, all without him having to consciously guide anything…
Next, Shi Feng closed his eyes and extended his senses.
In an instant, even with his eyes shut, the entire room materialized in his mind's eye. Not even a speck of dust could escape his perception.
"It's not just that my physique has improved considerably—by at least 30%—but even my five senses have risen to an entirely new level. Right now, I'm only a step behind what it felt like to be the Demon Lord." Shi Feng opened his eyes, barely containing his excitement.
He still couldn't match the five senses and physique he had enjoyed as the Demon Lord, but he had closed the gap considerably. For him, this was cause for immense celebration.
He had originally believed that unless a player obtained a Legendary-grade weapon, they would stand no chance against a Tier 4 Demon Lord at the same tier—the disparity in raw physical power was simply too vast.
But now it seemed that even a player could approach that terrifying level of physical might.
After all, his Mana Body completion rate was only at 110% and he was already this close. If he could push it to the rumored 120%, his physique would likely be on par with a Demon Lord's.
And he was quite confident he could reach that 120%. The dual-line control method had already proven his approach was correct. All that remained was figuring out how to push further—he no longer faced the wall of having no idea where to go, as he once had.
"Dual-line control is probably my current ceiling. To improve further, my mental capacity will need to reach the level required for triple-line control. That would give me a strong shot at hitting 120%, and once I do, even the Holy Dragon's Trial and that mysterious NPC won't be beyond my ability to fight." A thread of resolve settled in Shi Feng's mind. "Still, to be safe, it'd be best to assemble Solomon's Sword first. That way, even if I face a true Tier 5 expert, I won't have anything to fear."
With that thought, Shi Feng felt the urgency to wrap up his affairs here and secure the remaining two fragments.
Before, he hadn't been particularly confident about obtaining those two fragments. But now, with his Epic-grade Mana Body at 110% completion, he could hold his own against an upper-tier Legendary monster of the same level—even in a solo fight.
Because compared to the improvements in physique and senses, it was his mana that had undergone the most dramatic transformation.
The mana that had previously circulated through his body was simply gaseous mana of exceptionally high density. But now, with his Epic-grade Mana Body at 110% completion, the mana within him had fully condensed into a mist state—mist that formed naturally, without needing to draw on ambient mana at all.
The Divine Realm was built upon the foundation of mana. The strength of one's mana had an enormous impact on a player, especially when casting magical skills. The difference between gaseous mana and mist-phase mana was not a mere thirty to fifty percent boost in power—they belonged to two entirely different tiers.