As Kyle felt the power of his Law of Hammer, he became shocked.
'This is way stronger than I thought!'
'The power of my Law of Hammer increased just as much as the quality of my Energy increased! I thought it wouldn't increase by the same amount, but it actually did!'
Kyle did some simulations in his head.
He imagined hitting Crimson Inferno's weapon with his hammer.
In Kyle's mind, he saw Crimson Inferno being shot into the distance despite blocking with all of his power.
He would still remain uninjured due to the significant defenses of his Complex Body Law, but he wouldn't be able to launch another attack until he recovered from the backlash.
This changed the entire dynamic of the initial clashes!
Kyle had been the one who had been injured with every clash, while this time, he would not receive any injuries. In fact, he would be the one in control during the fight, making him the favorite.
'Even if I didn't use my Complex Mind Law, I would still be the favorite.'
'Bro, that's crazy! I think my Law of Hammer, together with my Complex Center Law and my Complex Body Law, actually has the power of a Complex Level Five Law!'
'This would give me the Battle-Strength of a Unique Crusher, assuming they had less Energy. I basically just have a fourth of their Energy, which makes a significant difference.'
'However, if I become a Fulfilled Crusher, I can close the gap by half. Then, if I were to also use my Complex Mind Law…'
Kyle furrowed his brows.
'I might be able to win against a Unique Crusher, but it depends a lot on how they fight. If they are a guy who constantly attacks from a distance, I won't be able to close the distance without dying.'
'My Law of Hammer only increases my attacking power. It doesn't increase my defenses or movement speed. One of their large area-of-effect attacks would kill me. Basically, I would only win if I got an opportunity to attack them from melee range.'
'Speaking of ranged attacks,' Kyle thought as he summoned an azure illusory hammer.
Kyle looked at it and analyzed its power. 'This thing by itself would obliterate the vast majority of Fulfilled Crushers. On top of that, its speed has also increased by quite a bit, making it harder to avoid.'
Kyle calculated some more.
'If I become a Fulfilled Crusher, this will even affect Unique Crushers, but they would still be able to react and deal with it. It might keep them busy for a while, but I would very quickly run out of Energy.'
'Difficult. A fight against a Unique Crusher as a Fulfilled Crusher would be very difficult. Most likely, I would lose. It would be very similar to my battle with Crimson Inferno.'
Kyle sighed. 'Sadly, it's no longer worth the risk. My Momentum is already maxed out. Entering another battle like this wouldn't bring me a lot of benefits.'
'It's not yet time to go after Dawnlight's Head.'
'But there will be a time in the future. Just you wait!'
Kyle dissolved the illusory hammer and pulled out a bunch of Grade Five Energy Stones.
Grade Five Energy Stones were worth a lot. Most Advanced Crushers only had a couple of them. Sadly, these things were necessary if they wanted to become Fulfilled Crushers.
'Luckily, Crimson Inferno even had a couple of Grade Six Energy Stones. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to quickly find a bunch of Energy Stones. I used to get my Energy Stones from the Array of Stars, but they are currently closed… to me, at least.'
Kyle sat down and started refining the Energy Stones. Since he now had a Level Four Law, he could become a Fulfilled Crusher.
While Kyle advanced another level, nothing too strange happened in the Secondary Sector.
The Elite Period wasn't peaceful by any means, but the number of battles wasn't as high as when Explosive Karma had still existed.
A century later, Kyle noticed that his Center couldn't grow stronger anymore, which told him that it was time to advance.
Kyle took a deep breath and pulled as much Energy into his Center as possible.
As a New Crusher, Kyle's Center had had a small drizzle of Energy.
As a Minor Crusher, it had been a constant drizzle.
As a Medium Crusher, it had been a proper rain.
As a Major Crusher, it had been a heavy storm.
Right now, as an Advanced Crusher, Kyle's Center was entirely filled with liquid. There were no more storms.
Kyle felt the Energy entering his Center, and he watched tiny pebbles of Energy forming inside the liquid.
The liquid in Kyle's Center became chaotic, moving the pebbles around. As the pebbles were swept through the Center, they started to grow bigger.
When Kyle felt the walls of his Center hurting, he stopped absorbing more Energy.
By now, the pebbles had become proper stones, and they rested at the bottom of his Center.
When everything was over, Kyle released a breath.
'I'm a Fulfilled Crusher now,' he thought with a smile. 'This officially puts me amongst the top of the Secondary Sector, assuming we only look at Realm. In terms of my actual power level…'
'I'm probably close to or at the same level as a Unique Crusher, but a very average one.'
Kyle took out his old Communicator from Explosive Karma and looked at it.
Naturally, the Formation Arrays running the communications network had long since been destroyed, but the clock of the Communicator still worked.
Kyle looked at the date and did a bit of math.
'I'm a bit over 4,000 years old. Dude, I've only been a Crusher for around a thousand years, and I'm already a Fulfilled Crusher! This is way faster than the Primal Realm!'
'I still have around 6,000 years of longevity left!'
'I don't know how complicated the Pure Level Four Laws are, but I probably won't need 6,000 years to comprehend them. That would be way too much.'
'The next step is to become a Unique Crusher, but I need the Level Four Laws first. I can get the Law of Gravity Metal pretty easily, thanks to Crimson Inferno, but I would need to go to a Law Well for the other ones, and I can't do that while being a criminal.'
'I need a way to disguise myself, but it's super hard to change my aura. Sure, I can dispel a bunch of my Infused Laws, but that won't change my aura by a lot. I need to do something about my Karmic Luck, and I also need some kind of device or Formation Array that distorts my aura.'
'The problem is just that I have no idea how to do or get any of these things.'
'Let's see… I need Karmic Luck and Cult Contribution Points…'
'There has to be a way I can get both.'
As Kyle thought about his possibilities, he came up with an idea.
'Maybe that would work.'
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