Electricity!

Dawn was breaking.

Two figures darted through the trees.

"What's wrong, scared to come closer?"

Liang Xing accelerated, and Li Yi weaved and dodged, using the dense natural layout of the tree canopy to create distance.

The two grew faster and faster.

Suddenly.

Li Yi stopped, flicking two stones with his hand.

Whoosh!!!

The stones traced parabolic arcs, shooting towards Liang Xing one after another.

Liang Xing raised his hand and deflected them.

Immediately after, several more stones flew towards Liang Xing.

These stones were powerful and angled with cunning precision. Even with Liang Xing's foundation, he had to slow his pace to dodge them.

Moreover, he was deliberately holding back his Inherited Skill, unable to unleash it, which meant he had to divide his focus and couldn't exert his full speed.

Whoosh!!!

A streak of a figure flashed in Liang Xing's peripheral vision. A sense of alarm surged within him.

"He got close?! How did his speed increase so much?"

The next moment.

Li Yi, emerging from the canopy behind Liang Xing, sprang into the air and delivered a powerful kick to Liang Xing.

However, Liang Xing had sensed Li Yi's surprise attack at the last moment. He suddenly lunged forward, rolling to shed much of the impact.

Even so, as Liang Xing got back up, he felt a burning sensation in his back, knowing he had sustained a significant injury.

Gritting his teeth, Liang Xing forced himself to stand, his breath steadying as he prepared to unleash his power.

He had originally had a better opportunity, but Li Yi had anticipated it and easily neutralized it.

Now, to prevent Li Yi from capitalizing on his advantage and launching a combo, he had no choice but to hastily activate his first Inherited Skill.

"Lightning!"

Instantly, the darkness erupted with light.

A bolt of azure lightning burst forth, shooting out.

However.

The scene that followed left Liang Xing deeply disappointed.

No, it made him doubt his choice.

In the darkness, Li Yi's figure was nowhere to be seen within the target range of the lightning.

Liang Xing knew that while lightning was fast, if the intent to activate it was detected, a skilled opponent could evade it within a hair's breadth.

Clearly, Li Yi had achieved this, and even more thoroughly.

Before Liang Xing could even unleash his Inherited Skill, Li Yi had made a prediction and moved away, causing Liang Xing's Inherited Skill to miss entirely!

This was a level above simply dodging at the last moment.

"Were all those counter-attacks just feints to make me unleash my first Inherited Skill? This battle strategy is too seasoned for a young man; it's more like an old battlefield veteran from my father's generation."

Liang Xing gritted his teeth. Despite his arrogance, he had to admit he only had one last chance to counter.

He could still use his Inherited Skill a second time!

Ordinary non-evolved individuals could typically only use an Inherited Skill once in a short period.

His physique was special; he could use it twice in quick succession!

This was Liang Xing's trump card!

"Li Yi, you're formidable. You've tricked me into using my Inherited Skill. Now that you've achieved your goal, why not show yourself and fight me fairly?"

There was no response.

"Li Yi, what's wrong? Still afraid to face me head-on, afraid of messing up at the last minute?"

His voice echoed, but the tree canopy area grew increasingly silent.

Liang Xing's heart sank.

His opponent was too patient, so patient it sent a chill down his spine.

What kind of training could make Li Yi commit not a single mistake?

And why was he so agile in the tree canopy?

Was this the advantage of the Humble Clan?

Liang Xing regretted choosing to fight Li Yi in the tree canopy in the dead of night.

WHOOSH!!!

Suddenly.

Rocks were thrown from the side again, forcing Liang Xing to dodge.

Damn it!

Was he going to try the same trick again?

Liang Xing cursed inwardly, forced to retreat continuously. He intended to evade the current area, preventing Li Yi from pulling him back behind the canopy again and kicking him in the back with the same method.

But he hadn't expected that after retreating seven or eight steps, he'd see a figure in his peripheral vision again, and his heart leaped in alarm.

He'd predicted his thoughts again and moved preemptively?

Damn it!

Liang Xing raised both arms, barely blocking the attack from the side. He didn't have time to activate his Inherited Skill.

BANG!!!

Immense force struck him, numbing his entire body.

Not only that, but his arms also went completely numb.

How could he be so strong?

In his shock, Li Yi thrust out a punch, directly hitting Liang Xing's nose.

Splat!

His nasal bone snapped, and blood poured down.

Immediately after, Li Yi pressed his hands together and poked directly at Liang Xing's temple.

Liang Xing died completely, dissolving into light particles.

In front of the spectator stands, in front of the screens, countless people held their breath, silently witnessing Li Yi's swift kill of Liang Xing.

"Too strong."

"Perfect, all his actions were flawless."

"Liang Xing's few little traps couldn't fool Li Yi at all; instead, Li Yi easily neutralized them."

"This is definitely a rare combat genius rarely seen in the past decade."

"Now, no matter how Liang Shaocong fights, he won't be able to catch up to Li Yi, right?"

"There's no suspense anymore. Li Yi winning first place is completely certain."

"Because Li Yi alone wiped out Liang Xing's team, which had absorbed most of the team points from the top ten."

"All the points are now in his hands!"

"Holy crap, that's a total of 253 points!"

He got so many points by himself?!

Remember, the total points were only 1000.

Li Yi alone accounted for a quarter of them!

"For Liang Shaocong to catch up to Li Yi, he'd have to take all the points from his teammates and then brutally farm any remaining scattered teams. Only then might it be possible."

"That possibility is too slim. Don't forget Li Yi can still fight. He's been pushing through everything. Even if he fights one day and rests the next, Liang Shaocong might not be able to catch up."

"Unless Liang Shaocong defeats Li Yi directly and takes his points."

"The difficulty is too great. Li Yi has already deciphered the Liang clan's Inherited Skill. Unless he encounters an evolved human, any activation of the Liang clan's Inherited Skill will be interrupted by Li Yi."

"And in terms of combat, Liang Shaocong is at best on par with Liang Xing."

"I'm starting to look forward to what kind of Divine Mech Li Yi will choose."

"With his strong combat skills, controlling a Divine Mech should give him at least a 1.5x combat power boost."

"More than that, maybe 1.2x. That number feels more accurate."

Many spectators began predicting the boost multiplier for Li Yi after he piloted a Divine Mech.

As for the issue of uniform allocation rates, no one considered that problem.

For Li Yi to pilot a Divine Mech, he still had to overcome a difficulty related to luck.

That is, although he could choose a Divine Mech first, if he was unlucky and didn't pick a suitable mech.

Or if he couldn't get the best mech.

The outcome wouldn't be as beautiful.

The next day.

Exclusive Ship Cabin No. 3 for the Mech Squad.

The Fleet Captain's office.

"Captain Lin Guotao requests a meeting."

"Connect him."

"Understood."

The pure white cabin door opened automatically, and Lin Guotao walked in.

"Good morning, Fleet Captain!"

Lin Guotao snapped a salute.

"It's not that early. By fleet standard operating hours, it's quite late."

Teng Baixin took a sip of warm tea, looking like a jovial old man, completely lacking the demeanor of a high-ranking superior.

"Little Lin, sit down. You're here today regarding the restart of the Deus Mech Project, aren't you?"

"Nothing escapes your discerning eye, Fleet Captain. My excavation of people from the Humble Clan like Li Yi into the Mech Corps was intended to initiate reforms. However, now that Li Yi is shining so brightly, my plan might encounter some trouble."

"What trouble? Tell me more."