An earth-shaking Blade Aura cleaved down. The mech's Particle shield failed to hold even for an instant before it burst apart.
Amid the piercing shriek of twisting, breaking metal, the mech plummeted from the sky and slammed into the ground. The earth shuddered violently, leaving a massive crater.
The mech lay in the crater, shuddering nonstop. Sparks flew from several places as black smoke poured out.
Gu Lingfeng's pupils contracted. Shock filled his face.
In their earlier battle, he had already tested the mech's combat strength and found it comparable to a Heavenly Human Realm powerhouse. Even at his peak, defeating it would have taken some effort.
Yet that peerless Blade Aura had shattered both its sturdy Particle shield and its tough metal frame with a single strike.
Even I would struggle to unleash a strike like that. It must be a Heavenly Human Realm expert, and at least in the late stages! Gu Lingfeng's thoughts surged, and an excited gleam flashed in his eyes. Could reinforcements have arrived? Have the sect's experts entered the Red Rock region? I'm finally saved!
Amid a rumble, a figure dropped from the sky and crashed heavily onto the mech's chest.
Under the tremendous impact, the mech's chest caved in and twisted at once. Blood spewed out along with sparks and black smoke.
The mech shuddered violently several times, then went completely still, its lights fading.
"What is this..." Gu Lingfeng furrowed his brow, his eyes full of shock.
The martial artist standing atop the mech radiated the aura of a Heavenly Human Realm expert. But he looked barely over twenty. When had the sect produced such a young Heavenly Human Realm master?
"Fang Mo! It really is him!" Jiang Yuanjiu's eyes widened in disbelief. "Heavenly Human Realm? He actually advanced to the Heavenly