"Th-this..."
Just as Luo Feng was enjoying the rush of leveling up.
Inside a submarine not far away.
Tang Wulin and the Shrek elites around him were dumbstruck.
Since they'd been underwater the whole time, they hadn't witnessed the devastation inflicted on the Federation's three great fleets with their own eyes.
So they hadn't had a clear sense of the Vanguard Titan's combat power.
But the images now coming through the periscope.
They completely overturned everything they thought they knew.
Those were seventh- and eighth-level Soul Guidance Cannons.
That mecha wasn't even that big. What kind of principle did it use to compress the shells?
And besides...
Hadn't Douluo Continent developed some new technology?
Didn't high-level Soul Guidance Cannons need a firing countdown?
If even eighth- or tenth-level Soul Guidance Cannons could fire instantaneously...
Wouldn't this guy named Luo Feng be invincible?
"L-Leader..."
"What kind of monster did we recruit this time?"
At last, someone muttered under their breath.
That finally pulled Tang Wulin's thoughts back to reality.
"Everyone, thank goodness the Star Luo Empire is our ally. We have to cherish this bond!"
Even Tang Wulin, who possessed the strongest Battle Armor, couldn't help feeling a chill rise from the depths of his heart as he watched what was happening.
Even with the power of the Golden Dragon King within him.
Even though he could now wield the Sea God Trident successfully.
If Tang Wulin had to face that kind of relentless bombardment alone, he didn't think he'd survive.
"Look! What's that?"
"A high-level Black-Grade Mecha!"
Soon, one of their companions monitoring the radar picked up a red dot.
Just when everyone thought the Federation's mecha corps across from them had been completely wiped out.
A completely intact, top-tier Black-Grade Mecha emerged from the thick fog, carrying a person inside.
At the same time.
Luo Feng, who was just about to pack up and head home, received a warning from the Vanguard Titan.
[Titandriver, the radar has detected a Titled Douluo-level Soul Power fluctuation!]
[The enemy possesses a top-tier Black-Grade Mecha. We don't know how he managed to escape unscathed!]
Well, now!
That was unexpected!
He hadn't thought there'd still be a big fish that slipped through the net.
The moment Luo Feng heard the enemy was a Titled Douluo, his spirits lifted.
Just like in most online games.
The higher your level, the less experience ordinary mobs gave you.
You had to kill monsters at your level—or even higher-level ones—to climb further.
His opponent was a genuine Titled Douluo.
And he even had a top-tier Black-Grade Mecha.
This definitely wasn't some nobody!
Who could it be?
"Cough, cough, cough!!"
A violent coughing fit echoed through the wrecked cockpit, thick with the smell of blood.
At the heart of that inferno, where seventh- and eighth-level Soul Guidance Cannons had repeatedly plowed the sea until even the water boiled.
A pair of enormous mechanical arms forcibly tore through a dense cloud of black smoke.
A [top-tier Black-Grade Mecha], its entire body a deep, dark gold and its surface covered in countless grotesque cracks.
It hovered unsteadily in midair, like a guttering candle in the wind.
Blinding sparks kept bursting from its armor, while only two of the thrusters on its back still struggled to spew black smoke.
Despite its pitiful appearance, the mecha continued to radiate a terrifyingly powerful Soul Power fluctuation.
Inside its cockpit, a once-handsome young man dressed in fine clothes.
Now stood disheveled, his face as pale as gold leaf.
He gasped for breath, his clothes completely soaked with cold sweat and blood.
A [Three-Word Battle Armor], glowing softly and covered in countless intricate dragon-shaped runes, flickered violently over his body.
If the top-tier defensive Battle Armor hadn't protected his heart at the critical moment.
That absurd barrage of Soul Guidance Cannons would already have vaporized him along with the Black-Grade Mecha!
"How could this be... This is impossible!"
The young man's eyes were bloodshot with terror and disbelief.
He stared at the Vanguard Titan hovering in the distance like a demon god, biting his lip until blood ran down it.
He was Qiangu Zhangting!
The beloved grandson of Qiangu Dongfeng, the Spirit Pagoda's master, and the brightest rising star of the Spirit Pagoda's younger generation!
A Titled Douluo with a cultivation level of 94!
A top-tier Three-Word Battle Armor powerful enough to stand against an ordinary Super Douluo!
And this exclusive mecha, which had cost the Spirit Pagoda countless rare resources and stood just one step away from the legendary [Red-Grade Mecha]!
He'd gone to sea with the mecha corps, thinking he was merely visiting the waters near the Star Luo Empire to "add some luster to his résumé," and show off a little while he was at it.
Who could've guessed this wasn't a chance to earn glory at all? This was straight-up walking into a slaughterhouse!
"Whose mecha is that? How could the Star Luo Empire possibly have a monster like that?"
Qiangu Zhangting's proud spirit collapsed completely in that moment.
He was a super-genius who possessed the top-tier Martial Soul [Coiling Dragon Staff]!
Yet today, he hadn't even touched the enemy's sleeve before getting blown to the brink of oblivion!
Meanwhile, inside the control room of the deep-water submarine.
When facial recognition revealed the pilot's face on the screen, Shrek's people let out a collective gasp.
"It's Qiangu Zhangting!"
Xie Xie recognized him at a glance and couldn't help clenching his fists.
"The Spirit Pagoda master's grandson. That arrogant bastard!"
Tang Wulin's eyes instantly sharpened.
"A level-94 Titled Douluo, a Three-Word Battle Armor Master, and a mecha just one step short of Red-Grade.
No wonder he survived that saturation bombing.
At this level, his defenses really wouldn't be easy for ordinary eighth-level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons to pierce."
As he spoke, Tang Wulin instinctively turned to look at Gu Yue beside him.
He knew Qiangu Zhangting had been relentlessly pursuing Gu Yue, like a fly that wouldn't go away.
Gu Yue's stunning face remained perfectly calm. Her silver eyes held only bottomless coldness, as if she were looking at a corpse.
"He's just a hothouse flower.
His Battle Armor saved his life, but his mental strength has completely collapsed."
"But..."
Tang Wulin took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the towering [Vanguard Titan] on the screen.
"What will Luo Feng do with him?
Qiangu Zhangting's identity is too special. If he kills him here, the Spirit Pagoda will go completely mad. They'll fight to the death."
But unfortunately, in Luo Feng's eyes, there were no connections and no backing. There was only—experience points!
"Hahaha! What a gift! I was just getting sleepy, and here comes a pillow!"
Seated in the cockpit, Luo Feng stared at the enormous red dot on the radar representing a level-94 high-energy response. His eyes practically shone!
[Warning, Titandriver!]
[The target has been confirmed as a core member of the Spirit Pagoda's leadership, and his Martial Soul and Battle Armor are in an extremely active state.
System assessment: The target's defenses are exceptionally strong. Ordinary artillery will struggle to inflict a lethal penetrating wound.]
[Would you like to deploy the Level 11 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon to eliminate the target?]