Seeing Nishang standing alone in the middle of the highway, Jiang Chengxuan let out a heavy snort through his nose. He ordered the other mechas to pursue the fleeing vehicles, intending to deal with Nishang himself.
Once he had made his decision, the Saint King piloted by Jiang Chengxuan stopped advancing. The mecha came to a halt, then released several Mystic Arts.
The surface of the Saint King's frame was first covered by a layer of flowing radiance. Then golden, illusory armor enveloped it, and finally, electric snakes began leaping across the armor's surface.
As a Mystic Art master, Jiang Chengxuan's tactics were quite traditional: before battle, he first equipped himself with defensive Mystic Arts.
Moreover, he used three defensive Mystic Arts in one breath, causing the aura radiating from the Saint King to become lofty and unshakable.
Immediately afterward, the Saint King rapidly formed hand seals. The Thousand-Spoke Purple-Gold Wheel behind the frame began to spin, and dazzling bolts of lightning shot toward Nishang one after another.
The Mystic Art known as Lightning Strike could originally release only a single bolt of lightning. But in Jiang Chengxuan's hands, enhanced by the Purple-Gold Wheel, this mid- to low-tier Mystic Art suddenly became tremendously lethal.
However, Lightning Strike's destructive power was only secondary. What it was best known for was its speed.
Like true lightning, the instant electric light flickered through the air, Nishang was struck.
However, a layer of watery radiance covered Nishang's surface. When the Mystic Art's lightning struck, the watery radiance surged, spreading outward like ripples.
Yet the Mystic Art's lightning was absorbed just like that, leaving Nishang completely unharmed.
Jiang Chengxuan frowned slightly. This mecha was unfamiliar; it was not the black frame Red Ghost had used in his earlier confrontation with Han Xu.
Moreover, the mecha's