第48章 宇宙开拓者VS蓝电霸王龙

"Clang, clang--"

The self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill manifested the Twin Dragon Kings, their dragon wings unfurling and spreading wide.

Di Tian soared into the high sky.

At the center of the giant mecha "Universe Pioneer's" helmet, the cockpit opened in synchronization, allowing Di Tian to enter without obstruction.

"Click! Click!"

The Twin Dragon Kings settled into two pilot seats.

Multiple mechanical conduits connected to the two Mecha Suits, dressing the Twin Dragon Kings from back to front.

As the Mecha Suits finished equipping and the thought-sharing ability of the self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill activated, the entire giant mecha stirred to life.

The Single Source Core at the center of the mecha began to rotate in a reciprocating cycle, providing the drive energy for the machine.

"Let's test it individually first."

"Can the Twin Dragon Kings' thought-sharing support the giant mecha for long-duration combat?"

"Arrange an opponent for me."

Experiments required rigor.

Even though Di Tian was confident in his ability to pilot the Universe Pioneer for extended combat using the Twin Dragon Kings, he still needed practice to confirm it definitively.

"Fine." The first to respond was Ling Zichen, who was most interested in the technology.

"Tianyu."

"You go."

Beside her, Yu Muchen followed up, "Dean Wang."

"Start from the standard of a level 91 Title Douluo and increase the combat power sequentially."

"Previous pilots couldn't operate the Universe Pioneer for long, making it impossible to accurately test the giant mecha's combat power range."

"Understood." Wang Tianyu clenched his fists excitedly, knocking them together.

As a battle maniac, fighting a giant mecha was quite an excellent combat experience.

"Roar--"

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bellowed.

In an instant, Wang Tianyu transformed into a divine dragon dozens of meters long, blue lightning arcs dancing across his dragon body.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The dragon claws trampled the earth, his physical body clashing with the Universe Pioneer.

"Clang--"

The lightning dragon claw collided with the mecha's giant fist, sending invisible, tangible shockwaves rippling in all directions.

Using only the standard combat power of a level 91 Title Douluo, Wang Tianyu was, unsurprisingly, sent flying by the recoil.

"Boom--"

As his dragon body struck the mountainside with a thunderous crash, the large battlefield carved into the mountain belly erupted with billowing dust and smoke.

"Roar--"

Wang Tianyu, who was essentially a deity, was not injured. Instead, he regrouped at top speed, automatically adjusting his combat power to the standard of a level 92 Title Douluo.

He attacked again.

He was still repelled by a single blow.

But as Wang Tianyu autonomously raised his combat power, the distance he was knocked back grew smaller and smaller.

Until the ninth time.

He adjusted his combat power to the standard of a level 99 Limit Douluo, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon he had transformed into surged to a size of a hundred zhang.

His momentum was magnificent and vast, the power of the lightning resembling divine retribution.

The standard combat power was not the test subject's own data, but an average value calculated by the Federation based on the combat data of countless powerhouses, which Wang Tianyu then controlled himself to execute.

Just like at this very moment.

The standard Limit Douluo combat power Wang Tianyu displayed was roughly equivalent to the average of ten thousand Limit Douluos.

"Boom--"

This time.

Wang Tianyu was finally able to engage in a head-on struggle with the Universe Pioneer piloted by Di Tian.

"Clatter--"

Di Tian actively controlled the Universe Pioneer to extend the Chain Sword on its arm, while the Energy Accumulation Cannon remained constantly charging.

"Clang! Clang! Clang..."

The taut Chain Sword parried the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's lightning claws dozens of times before Di Tian finally found an opportunity, firing several shots from the Energy Accumulation Cannon at the opponent's dragon head to force him back.

"Pfft--"

The retreating Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spat out the azure energy smoke of the cannon.

He was not injured.

This was the benefit of having a god-level powerhouse as a test subject.

Standard combat power could be simulated based on data, but the physical toughness was a constant, ensuring no harm came from the experiment.

One only needed to see if the protective Soul Power was pierced to judge the giant mecha's attack power.

"Good!" Wang Tianyu, enjoying the fight, let out a loud shout.

The Soul Power around his body began to undergo a qualitative change.

It ascended from Soul Power energy to divine energy, and his combat power increased exponentially.

"Boom--"

True god-level combat power.

In a single exchange, with a flash of movement, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's claws struck the giant mecha Universe Pioneer head-on, forcing it back.

"Stop!"

Yu Muchen called a halt immediately.

His expression was happy, yet unhappy.

He was happy that the thought-sharing of Di Tian's self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Twin Dragon Kings, could indeed pilot the giant mecha for a long time.

He was unhappy that the theory had hit a snag; the giant mecha's combat power had not reached the theoretically conceived god-level.

"Above the limit, but below the god-level."

Beside him, Ling Zichen added:

"Quasi-God."

"Quasi-God?" Yu Muchen turned to look at Ling Zichen, repeating the term he had never heard before with confusion.

"You are too young and did not experience those thousands of years ten thousand years ago, when a realm appeared that had no predecessor and would have no successor."

"Quasi-God."

"Above the limit, but below the god-level."

"It generally takes more than three ordinary Limit Douluos to engage in a head-on struggle with one Quasi-God."

"The peak combat power of the giant mecha is also at this realm."

At the same time.

Di Tian spoke up, further confirming:

"Pavilion Master Ling is correct."

"The current upper limit of the giant mecha is indeed Quasi-God."

"Of course."

"It is not that there is no way to improve further."

"What way?!" Yu Muchen looked at Di Tian excitedly.

But Di Tian looked at Ling Zichen from within the cockpit and spoke slowly:

"If the Single Source Core evolves to break its limit, it can automatically absorb external energy to become self-sufficient."

Yu Muchen turned his gaze to Ling Zichen in synchronization.

He knew this much.

Ling Zichen and Yi Zichen were able to make the Federation wary precisely because of the countless Single Positive-Cycle Source Cores within their bodies that could cycle and sustain themselves.

Once unleashed, their power exceeded that of the Federation's mothership cannons.

Controlled by the divine sense of two true god-level powerhouses, they were essentially human-shaped cannons with directional tracking.

This was the fundamental reason for the Federation's high-level apprehension; if anyone provoked Ling Zichen and Yi Zichen, they could be precisely targeted even while hiding inside a Federation mothership, with a hundred percent mortality rate.

A flash of pride crossed Ling Zichen's eyes.

"Here."

Ling Zichen produced a Single Positive-Cycle Source Core that had been nurtured within her body for over a thousand years, possessing a certain level of vitality and self-sufficiency.

She provided only the finished product, not the technology.

In fact, every Ecological Warship contained a Single Positive-Cycle Source Core.

"However."

"I just made a rough calculation."

"The Single Positive-Cycle Source Core I nurtured should not be enough to let the giant mecha completely break through to the god-level."

"Let's try it first."

"I quite agree with what you just said, Di Tian: practice is the only criterion for testing truth."

Di Tian took the Single Positive-Cycle Source Core, and with the work of the many engineering teams at the experimental base, successfully replaced the original Single Source Core.

He tested the battle against Wang Tianyu once more.

It took only three rounds of combat.

The result was stated by Ling Zichen:

"Peak Quasi-God."

It made Yu Muchen's face twitch: "What the hell is a Peak Quasi-God?"

"Are there also Early-stage Peak Quasi-God, Mid-stage Peak Quasi-God, and Great Perfection Peak Quasi-God?"