Bloodied Waves

After Su Ming brought out the battle-axe, his expression grew slightly more solemn.

This battle-axe was a top-tier Star level weapon, almost reaching the Star Cluster level.

With Su Ming's current level, he originally could not wield it.

However, after Su Ming modified it, the threshold for using the battle-axe had been greatly lowered.

Moreover... with the support of the mecha, Su Ming could barely wield it.

However... if he wanted to unleash the battle-axe's full power, Su Ming still needed to...

"Exchange for 400 Starlight Points!"

Su Ming gritted his teeth and directly exchanged 400 Starlight Points from the system.

Given Su Ming's current body-tempering condition, the maximum amount of Starlight Energy his body could withstand was around 350 points.

Any more would exceed Su Ming's limits and damage his body.

But... 400 Starlight Points was not much higher. Even if they damaged Su Ming's body, they would not cause it to collapse in the short term.

As long as his body did not collapse, Su Ming could use the Starlight Points to repair it completely!

To ensure that he could kill this Steel Lizard, Su Ming was willing to risk having his body severely damaged by the energy. He had to exchange for this much energy so that this strike would possess unparalleled power.

As a massive amount of energy was exchanged by Su Ming, dazzling radiance soon erupted from the battle-axe.

A red halo flowed across the battle-axe's blade, displaying an incomparably brilliant and gorgeous glow.

It looked like waves of blood flowing across the battle-axe.

This was where the battle-axe's name came from!

After being infused with Starlight Energy, the battle-axe now revealed dazzling silver-white light within the red halo.

The intermingling of red and white made it look even more brilliant and sinister!

However... the enemy locked onto by the battle-axe's aura would never think its light looked beautiful and dazzling.

At this moment, the Steel Lizard suddenly felt a terrifying sense of danger descend upon it.

The Steel Lizard was horrified and immediately prepared to flee.

But just then, it suddenly saw the silver-white mecha charging straight toward it.

Instead of being alarmed, the Steel Lizard was delighted!

Heaven itself had shown mercy—the mecha was finally prepared to engage in close combat.

Although the Steel Lizard did not know that Su Ming had chosen close combat only because he had run out of Starlight Points for long-range attacks and wanted to end the battle in one fight, that did not stop it from secretly rejoicing.

The Steel Lizard's true strength lay in close-quarters combat.

Its claws and fangs posed an even greater threat than the rays it fired from its mouth!

The name "Steel" represented its astonishing close-combat ability. It was as tough as an iron wall, with astounding defenses.

Earlier, it had constantly wanted to close in on the mecha. But every time that thought arose, it found the mecha instantly merging into the Cosmic Creature horde ahead like a fish, making it impossible to get close.

But now... the mecha had actually abandoned its advantage in long-range attacks and wanted to fight it in close combat.

Wasn't this delivering a free kill?!

The Steel Lizard immediately lost all intention of retreating. It opened its vicious maw and pounced at the silver mecha.

At the same moment, the silver mecha piloted by Su Ming burst forth with astonishing speed.

The battle-axe in his hands had been infused with a massive amount of Starlight Energy by Su Ming, and it became increasingly radiant.

Su Ming felt an abnormally hot and heavy sensation coming from the mecha's hands.

This was not an illusion. After the Brain Domain Level connected with the mecha, some of the mecha's special senses were likewise transmitted into Su Ming's mind through the Brain Domain Level.

Their sensations were connected at this moment!

The battle-axe felt heavy because its level had already exceeded the limit Su Ming could control, causing him to feel its weight.

Weapons that exceeded one's limits often became difficult to control.

That was not a good thing in battle!

But... Su Ming clenched his teeth and forcibly restrained the battle-axe's level with Starlight Energy, using the vast energy to make up for his deficiency in level!

The battle-axe was finally raised in his hands.

The red-and-silver radiance on it immediately erupted with a dense killing intent.

Like a dazzling red tide sweeping through the void, it ferociously hacked toward the Steel Lizard.

At this moment, Su Ming's body was gradually torn open by the Starlight Energy until blood covered him, but he endured the energy's rampage.

Silver light flickered in Su Ming's eyes. Then, under the control of his Brain Domain Level, he instantly activated the Nuclear Power Acceleration Device on the mecha.

In an instant, an extraordinarily terrifying thrust was generated behind the mecha, directly increasing its speed more than tenfold!

This was why mechas were so much stronger than ordinary mechanical equipment.

Mechas... were comprehensive!

A mecha's defense, advance, speed, attack, agility, and other aspects were all formidable, with enhancements in every area.

Ordinary mechanical equipment, however, only possessed abilities in a single area!

"Boom!"

A powerful force suddenly struck from behind the mecha.

If someone with a slightly weaker Physical Level had endured this force, they might have been crushed to death by it.

Fortunately, Su Ming's Physical Level was not weak. This thrust was completely within what he could endure!

The mecha's sudden accelerated advance instantly disrupted the Steel Lizard's rhythm.

It had originally been gathering strength, but the mecha's advance forced it to release its attack prematurely.

The sensation was extremely unpleasant!

It nearly made the Steel Lizard spit blood.

Moreover... Su Ming's sudden increase in speed perfectly evaded the Steel Lizard's aura lock. He instantly slipped out of the range of its lock-on.

Dodging did not only mean evading bullets and impacts. Evading an aura lock was also a form of dodging!

Su Ming instantly escaped the Steel Lizard's lock-on, causing it to pounce at empty space.

Meanwhile, Su Ming seized the opening when the Steel Lizard had yet to recover its strength. The battle-axe in his hands savagely hacked toward the wound he had struck earlier.

"Slash..."

The cosmic void was utterly silent, but the sound of flesh being torn still reached Su Ming's ears through bone conduction.

"Die for me!"

The flesh on Su Ming's entire body split apart. Silver light flickered in his eyes, and all the Starlight Energy within him was completely released in this strike.

A piercing pain surged through him, but Su Ming forced himself to forget it and focused his gaze ahead.

The system's X-ray vision instantly took effect in Su Ming's eyes.

Following the patterns in flesh was like dismantling machinery; it also required a certain degree of finesse.

With this swing, Su Ming skillfully found the natural grain of the flesh within the Steel Lizard's body and effortlessly cut through its flesh.

Just then, a wildly beating heart suddenly leaped into Su Ming's vision through the system's X-ray vision.

Without hesitation, Su Ming raised the axe in his hand and fiercely hacked toward the Steel Lizard's heart.