"Holy smokes, that power..."
Tang Chen, retreating, had both eyes wide open.
Clearly, it was a simple and unadorned punch, without any Soul Power enhancement, perhaps there might have been an evil spirit attribute bonus, but Tang Chen was unsure. He only saw Little Bone deliver a physical punch, and beyond that, he saw nothing else.
Little Bone withdrew her punch, her slender body standing quietly in place.
Just then, as if suddenly realizing something, Tang Chen's expression changed and he immediately said, "Watch out—"
"Boom!"
A fierce layer of golden light sent Little Bone's skinny body flying out, shattering into powder mid-air.
"Clatter clatter!"
The white fragments fell onto the platform, and part of the "bone ash" was even blown away by the wind.
Lin Yi arched his eyebrows somewhat awkwardly.
Little Bone had only received Tang Chen's command to attack and had not been ordered to defend against Damage Rebound. It seemed her defensive strength was only on par with her offensive power when her master commanded her to attack.
That detail wasn't explicitly mentioned in the System notes.
Hmm... Dead again, such a pity.
"Little Bone!! My legion commander!!"
Tang Chen knelt on the ground in disbelief, cradling a handful of bone ash.
Then, he looked anxiously at Lin Yi, "Senior, he couldn't have been the longest-dead among the evil spirits, could he?"
So your heartache is because the one who died was your most powerful subordinate... Lin Yi had thought Tang Chen had established a deep connection with his Little Bone.
"Although he's been dead for a long time, he isn't the one who has been dead the longest. Of course, that depends on your luck. Your luck was quite good just now."
Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, Tang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a bit upset inside.
After all, he did not have the ability to inspect the age of the dead bodies. Having chosen a powerful one and established an exclusive connection, only for it to "die" on him.
All blamed on himself for forgetting about the Damage Rebound.
However, considering the power of the Damage Rebound just now, that indirectly proves Little Bone's offensive damage must have been quite high, right?
Tang Chen nervously pondered in his heart.
Lin Yi, meanwhile, was checking the panel at this time.
[Blood Loss: 657386]
[Remaining Health: 899893996381]
[Damage Level: Gold (Novice)]
[Random Reward: Group Support Skill – Increase offensive efficiency by 50%]
[Host Reward: Group Support Skill – Increase offensive efficiency by 100%]
Lin Yi caught a word from the rewards, "efficiency"?
This was the first time he saw the attack linked to efficiency. Could it be that everyone's attack normally had low efficiency?
With curiosity, Lin Yi checked the footnote.
The content of the footnote startled him; it presented a seemingly scientific analysis.
It stated that the damage of a Soul Master's soul skill and the final damage inflicted on the victim can't be equated—it's a matter of damage leakage.
Good Lord, according to this description, Lin Yi instantly remembered the dread of being physically dominated on Blue Planet.
This is akin to physical work, isn't it?
It involves useful work and wasteful work, including a matter of power rate, and the "power rate" of the attack here was replaced by the system with efficiency.
The footnote also provided a shocking conclusion: the damage inflicted by a Soul Master's soul skill on the target amounts to only a third of the skill's own potential damage.
Lin Yi was astonished.
Just like how humans have only developed 5% of their brain's potential, does that mean Soul Masters have only exploited 33% of their soul skills' power?
Is there such a damage leakage loophole in Soul Land?
Is this why the power levels in Soul Land are referred to as 'the sewer of fantasy land'?
Simply because Soul Masters haven't fully unleashed the power of their soul skills? Bound by the plane?
Wondering whether the System was deceiving him or if there was indeed such a loophole, whether it was due to planar constraints or something else?
If it's true, then this Gold reward certainly had its own significance.
And according to the reward description, an increase in offensive efficiency by 50% is not simply a 50% increase in damage enhancement. Increasing efficiency and enhancing damage do not equate in terms of data; the former has a greater effect than the latter.
There might be a specific algorithm involved, but Lin Yi couldn't be bothered to calculate it. He was never good at physics on Blue Planet; why waste brainpower here? Just look at the results.
With that thought, Lin Yi said to Tang Chen, "Damage 657,386, Gold (Junior level), your reward is a Group Support Skill—increased offensive efficiency by 50%."
Tang Chen's expression shifted, shocked by the mentioned damage.
Just that... a simple punch dealt 657,000 damage?!
No wonder it could catch his hammer so easily; Tang Hao, even with his Martial Soul True Body and his ninth soul skill, couldn't reach 657,000 damage!
Let alone 657,000 damage, even 557,000 would be difficult.
Feeling the renewed strength of Little Bone only added to Tang Chen's sorrow at this moment...
His beloved bone brother had already scattered with the wind.
Wait, what was the reward again?
Tang Chen looked back at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi quickly shared the insights he had gleaned from the footnote with Tang Chen, speaking softly yet ensuring every person could hear this "scientific theory" derived by the System.
The reaction was as he expected; disbelief was written on everyone's faces.