The Older Generation's Fighting Style

He raised his right hand, and a ball of black light gathered in his palm.

But Chen Xing did not wait for him to finish. He fired the Mecha's thrusters, flashed right in front of him, and threw a punch.

The man in black twisted aside, but the Mecha's second punch followed immediately.

It grazed his shoulder and smashed a deep crater into the ground.

The man in black frowned.

The Mecha moved too smoothly.

As smoothly as a living person throwing punches.

"Interesting."

He retreated several steps to open some distance.

"But a Black-rank Mecha is still just a Black-rank Mecha."

His body blurred, turning into an afterimage.

The target vanished from Chen Xing's screen.

"Behind you, on the left, Pom!"

AI Pom-Pom's voice rang out sharply.

Chen Xing shoved the control stick on instinct, and the Mecha lurched sideways.

A streak of black light skimmed past its left arm, carving a deep gouge into the armor.

That was close.

Chen Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead.

His opponent was too fast.

His Secret Art Tactical Black-rank Mecha could track the movements of a Titled Douluo at most. Against a level ninety-six Super Douluo, it still fell far short.

"Pam Pam, analyze his attack pattern."

"Analyzing, Pom... The target relies on high-speed charges. After each attack, he pauses for 0.3 seconds to gather strength again, Pom."

0.3 seconds.

That was enough!

Chen Xing took a deep breath and gripped the control sticks.

The man in black moved again.

This time, he held nothing back.

Black light gathered around his fist, carrying a terrifying corrosive aura as he drove it straight toward the Mecha's chest.

Chen Xing did not dodge.

He made the Mecha duck sharply, then drove its right elbow outward!

Caught off guard, the man in black took the elbow strike head-on and went flying.

Man!

The man in black nearly crashed to the ground. But his strength carried him through; with a quick shift, he landed firmly on his feet.

He glanced down at his ribs, then back up at the Mecha.

At last, something changed in his eyes.

"You..."

"The Body Sect's secret technique for channeling force works just as well with a Mecha."

The man in black's face darkened.

He really had underestimated this child.

He had thought Chen Xing was just a talented brat he could snatch away without effort.

He had not expected him to pilot a Black-rank Mecha well enough to hold him off for so long.

"Very well."

The man in black raised his hand, the black light in his palm growing denser.

"Then I won't hold back."

Black light engulfed him and condensed into a hummingbird wreathed in dark energy!

That was... a Martial Soul Avatar!

Chen Xing's heart tightened.

He had even brought out his Martial Soul Avatar.

It was Dark Hummingbird!

Dark Hummingbird was small and fast.

Chen Xing yanked the control stick, sending the Mecha soaring into the sky.

Dark Hummingbird froze for an instant.

"Trying to run?"

He immediately gave chase.

But Chen Xing was not flying higher. He was heading toward the crowds.

The center of Heaven Dou City!

The man in black quickly realized what he intended.

"You little bastard!"

His expression changed completely.

If he kept chasing, the security forces would spot him.

A Holy Spirit Cult member appearing in the center of Heaven Dou City would draw the attention of Shrek and the Federation if word got out.

Yet he could not bear to give up.

Zhen Hua's student would make an excellent bargaining chip.

But that moment of hesitation was enough.

Chen Xing's Mecha had already reached the sky above Heaven Dou City's central square.

The sight immediately stirred up the pedestrians below.

"Look! A Mecha!"

"What's going on?"

At the sight, the man in black could only grit his teeth in frustration before vanishing into the night as a black shadow.

When Chen Xing saw him leave, a weight finally lifted halfway off his chest.

Then he quickly spotted dozens of Mechas flying toward him from the distance.

Heaven Dou City's security forces!

A Black-rank Mecha led them.

Chen Xing glanced at its insignia and recognized who had arrived.

Liu An, captain of the Heaven Dou City Mecha Brigade.

A level-seventy-plus Soul Saint, a One-Word Battle Armor Master, and a Black-rank Mecha pilot.

The Black-rank Mecha stopped in midair, and a booming voice came from inside.

"Mecha ahead! Stop immediately! Disarm!"

Chen Xing did not resist. He landed in an open area of the square and deactivated his Mecha.

The security Mechas immediately closed in, surrounding him.

Liu An jumped out of his Black-rank Mecha and strode up to Chen Xing.

He looked to be in his forties, with a square face and thick eyebrows, and wore a crisp uniform.

"Young man, what are you doing? Why were you flying a Mecha recklessly over the city?"

"Under public security regulations, we have grounds to suspect you of endangering the city's residents."

Chen Xing looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Captain Liu, you should check for an Evil Soul Master first."

Liu An frowned.

"What Evil Soul Master?"

"An Evil Soul Master was chasing me. I had no choice."

Liu An stared at him for several seconds, as if weighing whether he was telling the truth.

Then he turned to the person beside him.

"Check the area for traces of an Evil Soul Master's aura."

The officer nodded and took out an instrument.

A few seconds later, his expression changed.

"Captain, there are traces of an Evil Soul Master's aura. The reading's fairly strong, too."

Liu An's expression grew grave. He turned back to Chen Xing, his brows knit tight.

"How can you prove you aren't an Evil Soul Master?"

"There isn't the slightest fluctuation of Soul Power coming from you. Someone with Zero Soul Power was piloting a Mecha while an Evil Soul Master chased him?"

Chen Xing tilted his head.

"So you're planning to take me in for questioning?"

Liu An did not deny it.

"That's the procedure. Please cooperate with the investigation."

Chen Xing gave a short laugh.

He reached into his Storage Ring and pulled out a Token.

Clack! The Token landed beside Liu An's feet.

Liu An looked down and froze.

A large character meaning "Zhen" was engraved on the Token.

Zhen Hua, the continent's only Divine Craftsman!

Liu An's pupils contracted sharply.

"You're... Master Zhen Hua's student?!"

Chen Xing brushed imaginary dust from his hands.

"Who else?"

Liu An's lips trembled.

He had remembered what he had just said.

People in the crowd began whispering too.

"Zhen Hua's student? That Zhen Hua, the Divine Craftsman?"

"No wonder he can pilot a Black-rank Mecha..."

Chen Xing sneered and went straight for an old-school tactic.

"Captain Liu An, are you going to step aside or not? Surely you don't think my teacher, Zhen Hua, would take an Evil Soul Master as his student?"

Liu An's face turned pale, then flushed.

Zhen Hua taking an Evil Soul Master as a student?

What the hell? How drunk would I have to be to say that?

Not even with ten thousand times the courage would he dare say it.

He did not dare even think it!

So Liu An, who knew when to change his tune, immediately bent down and picked up the Token...