I Become the Leader, Driving the Vanguard Titan to Hunt Down the Ghost Emperor

"Heh, heh, heh! What a cunning brat!"

"So you had discovered me all along!"

The Ghost Emperor was, after all, a Limit Douluo, a being who possessed his own pride.

Since his true identity had been exposed, there was no need for him to continue hiding.

The next moment, a terrifying aura of darkness surged from his body.

It was a power forged from countless slaughters.

Just one look at it was enough to make one's blood run cold.

"It really is the Ghost Emperor!"

"Quick, send someone to notify the upper echelons of the Spirit Pagoda!"

"Cover the juniors and have them retreat first! This guy is definitely here to sabotage the Martial Arts Marriage Tournament!"

The scene erupted into chaos in an instant!

Facing such a major villain on the Douluo Continent, no one dared to take him lightly.

Moreover, this area was currently concentrated with young masters from many sects and heirs from various great families.

With the Ghost Emperor appearing here, how could they not be concerned?

Thus, Luo Feng, who had been the first to discover the Ghost Emperor, gained the trust of everyone present.

After all, the young man was wearing a contestant's uniform.

"Everyone below the Soul Douluo level, leave at once! Watch out for your flesh and blood!"

Following Luo Feng's roar, which was laced with formidable soul power, the Preliminary Square—already in a state of extreme panic—instantly found its backbone.

The young talents present, whether they were the high-and-mighty young masters of noble families or the proud and arrogant saintesses of the sects, looked at the young figure standing before the massive steel mecha with nothing but pure awe and gratitude in their eyes!

At this life-or-death juncture, with evil soul masters running rampant and human lives treated like blades of grass, Luo Feng had not only seen through the Ghost Emperor's disguise at a glance, but had also stepped forward to stand at the very front of everyone.

Such spirit and such courage instantly won over everyone present!

"Many thanks to this young master for your righteous intervention! The Tianhai Family will never forget this great kindness!"

"The young master is divine and martial! Everyone, retreat quickly! Do not drag down the young master and the seniors here!"

"Young master, you are the leader of our entire continent's younger generation! If we can survive this calamity today, we shall all follow your lead!"

A wave of fanatical shouts erupted from the crowd.

The sect elders responsible for leading their teams also cupped their hands in salute one after another.

They tacitly escorted their juniors in a frantic retreat toward the perimeter of the square, leaving the core of the battlefield entirely to this mysterious "leader."

A satisfied curve tugged at the corner of Luo Feng's mouth as he climbed into the spacious cockpit of the Vanguard Titan.

"BT, we've set the stage perfectly!"

"It's time to start the harvest!"

As the heavy armor of the cockpit locked shut with a roar of steam, the massive body of the Vanguard Titan erupted with a low growl, like an ancient beast awakening.

[Command confirmed! Ironclad!]

[Antimatter restraint field at full power output! Neural synchronization: 100%!]

[Target locked: Level 99 peak evil lifeform—Ghost Emperor. All weapon arrays preheated and ready to execute termination protocols!]

In the center of the square, watching the soul masters around him treat Luo Feng like a god, the Ghost Emperor's withered, hideous face twisted completely.

He, a supreme existence of the Holy Spirit Cult, had actually become a stepping stone for this nameless brat to build his reputation?!

"Heh, heh, heh... What a 'leader'! You want to climb to the top by stepping on This Seat's bones? With just that piece of scrap metal?!"

The Ghost Emperor laughed in his fury, his elegant noble attire instantly shredded by his violent evil soul power, revealing his terrifying true form, covered in liver spots and as thin as a skeleton.

"Ninth Soul Skill!"

Ghost Emperor burned the evil soul essence within his body frantically.

Thousands upon thousands of skulls exuding an aura of extreme malice spewed forth from his seven orifices.

They transformed into a sea of ghastly green blood that blotted out the sky, carrying a terrifying corrosive power.

He attempted to swallow the Vanguard Titan whole, along with all the soul masters in the vicinity who had not yet managed to retreat!

"Petty tricks, daring to show off before modern heavy industry?"

Luo Feng sneered in disdain and slammed his thumb down on a blue button on the console.

[Activating Wide-Area Plasma Shield!]

"Hum!"

A deep blue energy barrier, manifesting as a perfect hexagonal honeycomb pattern, erupted outward with the Vanguard Titan at its center.

Like a massive inverted bowl, it shielded the hundreds of soul masters behind it firmly within its protection.

The vengeful spirits and the mountain of corpses and sea of blood filling the sky, the moment they touched the plasma shield, were like moths flying into a flame.

They let out shrill, miserable screams before being instantly vaporized into nothingness by the tens of thousands of degrees of heat.

Not even a trace of poisonous gas managed to seep through!

"This... this is impossible!"

Ghost Emperor stared with his murky, aged eyes, terrified to the point of madness.

This ninth soul skill of his, which he took such pride in, was something even a 98th-level Super Douluo of the same rank would not dare to face head-on.

Yet, it couldn't even break through a single layer of the opponent's glowing film?!

"Is this your trump card? Too weak, old ghost."

Luo Feng's deafening mockery boomed from the mecha's loudspeakers.

"BT, show him what we've got. Secondary weapon bay, fire at will!"

[Acknowledged! Shoulder Micro-Homing Missile Hive activated!]

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!"

Accompanied by a scalp-tingling sound of air being torn apart, over a hundred high-explosive missiles trailing scorching exhaust plumes.

Like a meteor shower flying in reverse, they blanketed the sky and smashed toward Ghost Emperor!

"Boom!"

Violent, chain-reaction explosions detonated in the center of the plaza, the blinding firelight illuminating half the sky of Ming Capital in a deep red.

"Ahhhhh! Madman! You spineless madman!"

Amidst the smoke and fire, Ghost Emperor let out a shrill scream.

Although he had barely managed to protect his vitals with a bone shield, the terrifying physical shockwave still shattered his left arm.

Half of his body was blasted into a bloody, mangled mess.

Only at this moment did Ghost Emperor finally come to his senses—he couldn't win!

This brat sitting inside the iron shell was absolutely a monster even more terrifying than Underworld Emperor!

"As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood! Blood Escape Technique!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Ghost Emperor decisively detonated the tens of thousands of vengeful spirits remaining in his body.

His entire being transformed into a mass of highly condensed, ghostly green fire, forcibly tearing through the surrounding shockwaves of the explosion.

Not daring to even leave behind a parting threat, he fled frantically toward the wilderness outside Ming Capital!

"Want to run? Did you ask my mecha?"

Watching the green dot moving rapidly on the radar, a flash of brutal excitement crossed Luo Feng's eyes.

"BT! Space Curvature Engine at maximum overload! Chase him down and hack him into a human stick!"

[Command confirmed! Curvature engine activated! Anti-Gravity Thruster at full capacity!]

"Boom!!!"

The eight main thrusters on the back of the Vanguard Titan simultaneously spat out blue plasma exhaust flames dozens of meters long.

The massive steel body rose into the air under the terrifying reverse thrust.

It left a crater ten meters deep where it had stood!

In less than a single breath, the Vanguard Titan broke the sound barrier.

It pulled a visible white vapor cone through the air.

Transforming into a dark golden streak of destruction, it locked onto Ghost Emperor's escape trajectory!

[Ironclad, the target has entered optimal range. Shall I use the main weapon for annihilation?]

"Kill him with the main cannon? That's giving him too much credit!"

Luo Feng sat in the cockpit, manipulating the control stick like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Rats that only know how to hide in sewers and ambush others deserve to have their psychological defenses dismantled bit by bit."

"Switch to the level-eight soul-guiding ray; break his legs for me first!"

[Command executed!]

"Hiss!"

The plasma beam cannon on the Vanguard Titan's right arm finished charging in an instant.

A crimson ray, only as thick as a thigh but incredibly dense, instantly spanned thousands of meters of void.

It swept precisely across the lower half of that cluster of green ghost fire!

"Damn brat!"