Black-Grade Mecha

The Frost Ice Sea Serpent opened its savage maw, and a mass of ice-blue light so dense it was almost solid gathered there. A terrifying, bone-piercing chill spilled through the air, and the rolling sea around it rapidly froze over. Even space itself seemed to briefly congeal.

This was the Frost Ice Sea Serpent clan's most powerful Innate Soul Skill, Frost Ice Breath. Sea Dragons and Ancient Ice Dragons were actually both branches of the Water Dragon King lineage, their bloodlines sharing the Same Origin. The Frost Ice Sea Serpent's own mutated ability of the Ice Attribute was, in truth, its bloodline drawing closer to the Ancient Ice Dragon clan.

The Innate Soul Skill Frost Ice Breath could also be considered a weakened version of an Ancient Ice Dragon's breath. A true Ancient Ice Dragon could freeze a thousand miles with a single breath, wiping out all life.

"Hiss!" The Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake sensed the threat and instinctively let out a shrill hiss. Yet in those dark, eerie black eyes of its, there was little fear. Its snake head remained raised with the same proud arrogance.

Yu Nanyuan likewise felt that something was wrong, his expression turning grave as he prepared to act.

Right then, a piercing whistle suddenly rang beside his ear. In the next instant, a towering figure had already blocked the way in front of him.

The figure was humanoid, its entire body a deep black, standing over eight meters tall. Three pairs of Folded Wings spread out from its back, and its whole body brimmed with an overwhelming aura. Light-flames sprayed out as it moved with lightning speed.

It was, shockingly, a powerful Black-Grade Mecha.

Soul Guidance Mecha Control was, in essence, the fusion of a person and a mecha. The Mecha Master sat at the very center of the mecha, at the chest. The Mecha Master was fixed inside a humanoid recess there. This humanoid recess was forged from special materials, connected to every part of the mecha, and was also the core of the entire machine.

Aside from a small number of functions that required manual control or mental control, a mecha's movements were completed through this humanoid recess imitating the Mecha Master's actions. The more advanced the mecha, the greater its freedom of movement. For a Black-Grade Mecha, there were basically no areas that required manual operation. The whole mecha was like an extension of the Mecha Master's body; wherever the mind went, it could be controlled as easily as one's own arm and fingers.

And when it came to a red God-level Mecha, it could even complete a fusion with the Mecha Master's soul. It was known as the Mecha Master's second life.

Its right hand stretched forward. Centered on the metallic right palm of this Black-Grade Mecha, dense white patterns lit up in the night, then condensed into a massive Soul Guidance Barrier more than a hundred meters in diameter, forcibly blocking the Frost Ice Breath spewed out by the Frost Ice Sea Serpent.

"Boom—"

At the point of impact, vast swaths of mixed blue and white light scattered in every direction. The shock wave produced by the collision of energy instantly shattered layer after layer of the ice that had formed across the sea.

Yet this Black-Grade Mecha hovered in midair without moving an inch. Only the layer of Soul Guidance Barrier in front of it rippled with rings of intense light. This was the might of a Black-Grade Mecha. Those capable of controlling a Black-Grade Mecha were at least powerful experts at the Soul Emperor level or above. With a Mecha Master and a Black-Grade Mecha working in tandem, they were fully capable of contending against an eight-ring Soul Douluo-level expert. They could even hold their own for a while against a Titled Douluo.

"Nanyuan, you did very well. Leave the rest to Grandpa." Yu Zhen's gentle voice came from inside the Black-Grade Mecha, and Yu Nanyuan immediately felt relieved. Ever since he was very young, he had known that his grandfather was an extremely powerful Mecha Master. The quality of his grandfather's Black-Grade Mecha was enough to rank among the very top tier of all Black-Grade Mechas.

A warm, damp sensation came from his chest, and only then did he realize that Xu Xiaoyan's tears and snot had already smeared all over him, while little pearls were still falling nonstop from the corners of her eyes.

Still badly shaken, she was so frightened that she did not even dare cry out loud.

Yu Nanyuan clearly ought to say something to comfort her right now, but looking at Xu Xiaoyan's pursed mouth as she madly shed little pearls, he somehow felt like laughing.

By now, the Donghai Chamber of Commerce had already organized people to stabilize the situation on the Cruise Ship. Some of the fairly powerful Soul Masters who had been in the Banquet Hall on the top deck had also rushed over at once. Among them, Mu Chen and Xu Xingwei stood at the forefront.

Seeing Yu Zhen release his Black-Grade Mecha, Mu Chen suppressed the idea of making a move. Although he was a Soul Douluo-level expert, he had spent years studying forging and was not particularly skilled in combat himself. Yu Zhen, with the support of a Black-Grade Mecha, might even be stronger than him.

The Frost Ice Sea Serpent before them had only just broken through to a ten-thousand-year cultivation. With Yu Zhen's strength, he was fully capable of handling it.

Moreover, someone as powerful as him was needed to hold the fort on the Cruise Ship, in case any other unexpected changes occurred.

When Xu Xingwei and Xu Xiaoyu saw that Xu Xiaoyan was safe and sound, protected in Yu Nanyuan's arms, the hearts they had been holding in suspense finally settled.

Xu Xiaoyu clenched both fists, then slowly relaxed them. He had already made a decision in his heart and said softly to Xu Xingwei beside him.

"Father, give that soul bone to Xiaoyan."

Although Xu Xiaoyu was cold and proud by nature, he still doted greatly on his younger sister, Xu Xiaoyan. After experiencing such an incident, he hoped his sister would at least possess some ability to protect herself in the future.

Xu Xingwei glanced sideways at Xu Xiaoyu, his expression softening considerably. Inwardly, he felt both emotional and gratified. However, he merely responded faintly.

"Mm."

While Xu Xingwei and Xu Xiaoyu were speaking, Yu Zhen had already used the ability of his martial soul to restrict that Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent.

Countless chains densely covered in silver patterns extended through the sky, then swiftly transformed into a huge, sturdy Chain Cage. This was Yu Zhen's powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill.

In theory, any Soul Master could become a Mecha Master. The Threshold for Mecha Masters was far lower than that for Battle Armor Masters. But in reality, the ones most suited to becoming Mecha Masters were Control System Soul Masters. The martial soul's abilities controlled the opponent, while the mecha's destructive capabilities were used to annihilate the enemy. The two complemented each other.

Naturally, the Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent would not sit still and await death. It began madly ramming the Chain Cage that sealed off its movements.

With victory in hand, Yu Zhen smiled calmly and controlled the Black-Grade Mecha to rise into the air. Through the connected Silver Chains, he pulled the Chain Cage away from the surface of the sea. As long as it was a Sea Soul Beast, once it left the sea, its strength would inevitably decline. This was an ironclad rule.

At the same time, a giant spider with eight long, slender legs silently appeared above the Chain Cage. Blue lightning danced over the surface of its body, then rapidly conducted through the Silver Pattern Chains into the entire Chain Cage.

This was precisely the strongest Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit among all of Yu Zhen's soul spirits, the Thunder Spider.

The terrifying power of lightning instantly pierced through the defenses of this Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent, leaving it paralyzed and its aura utterly weakened. Thunder could be said to be the natural counter to Sea Soul Beasts of the water attribute or Ice Attribute.

Almost within the brief clash of just a few breaths, this powerful Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast had been captured alive by Yu Zhen. With the crisis resolved, the joy of a Narrow Escape made everyone on the Cruise Ship cheer, and they also realized that this Dean of Eastsea Academy, who had always kept a low profile, actually possessed such formidable strength.

Yu Zhen had acted so high-profile for once because of Yu Nanyuan. Although Long Tianwu had promised that the Blood God Legion would provide a generous pension, he did not want his only grandson to have any further involvement with the Blood God Legion, and had refused on the spot.

Capturing this Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent alive was also preparation for Yu Nanyuan's future path of cultivation. He wanted the Spirit Pagoda to turn this Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent into a soul spirit, then conduct a deal with the Spirit Pagoda to secure a second Unsubmissive Soul Spirit slot for Yu Nanyuan.

This was also why he had previously not hesitated to spend fifty million Federal currency to buy the Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake soul spirit for Yu Nanyuan. An Unsubmissive Soul Spirit was absolutely not something that could be bought just because one had money.

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