Wind and Thunder

Li Yi was speechless as he saw the opposing mech fly out at diameter speed.

He had used less than fifty percent of his strength, and had already held back considerably.

He hadn't expected the gap between them to still be this large, so much so that the opponent didn't even have time to react.

"It seems the Pluto Mech provides very high base attributes. Even before the advantages of my combat skills could be utilized, I've already crushed my opponent."

It was a bit of a shame, as this was equivalent to wasting an opportunity to grow stronger through combat.

But it was fine too; ending it quickly saved some time.

Li Yi quickly retreated with the Pluto Mech.

After a moment of stunned silence, the arena erupted into extremely enthusiastic applause.

"As expected, it's worthy of being the first Divine Mech controlled by a non-evolved individual in 17 years. The suppression is very obvious."

"It looks like there's no suspense in Li Yi winning the championship."

"Although it wasn't much of a fight, it was still a one-hit kill, which is quite a rare occurrence for a Divine Mech battle."

"That's right, in all the Newcomer Martial Arts Tournaments I've watched, one-hit kills in actual combat are hard to come by, happening only once every few years."

"What a shame, the opponent was too weak, so we couldn't see what the Divine Mech's divine characteristics were like."

Amidst the discussions.

The Evergreen Fairy AI floated slowly in front of the Electric Surge Mech, surveyed the scene, and then explained to the audience:

"Although it's hard to believe, Li Yi, piloting the Pluto Mech, has indeed displayed a terrifying performance."

"Without any charge-up, a single ordinary strike was enough to send the Electric Surge Mech flying hundreds of meters."

"It's not that the Electric Surge Mech is bad, it's just that the Pluto Mech is too strong."

"Now then, we'll have a 5-minute intermission. The next match will be even more exciting, so please look forward to it!"

After Li Yi retreated, he remained inside the Pluto Mech, using meditation to process the memory fragments.

In this standby state, although an overwhelming amount of information and load was still being transmitted, it was manageable.

Moreover, processing memory fragments through meditation could further improve his compatibility with the mech and enhance his mental resilience.

Although he really wanted to try again that special state where his divinity was triggered when he first activated the Pluto Mech, he decided against it, considering the subsequent battles and not wanting any accidents.

So, he planned to wait until after the finals.

As for the matches outside, there was no need to watch them.

After all, as soon as he actively used the Divine Mech to observe the outside situation and gather information, the mental load would begin to skyrocket.

On the giant fighting arena.

The Green Dragonfly Mech, piloted by Zhong Xiufa, made its appearance.

Although she was from the Artisan Clan, her mother was also a collateral descendant of the Righteous Clan.

Therefore, after activating the Green Dragonfly Mech, she awakened the Wind God Series Inherited Skill due to her extremely high compatibility with it.

After two days of training, she could already release it freely through the Green Dragonfly Mech.

"My combat skills are still quite a bit behind Liang Shaocong's. If I want to win, I must seize the only opportunity to unleash my Inherited Skill."

Zhong Xiufa's eyes shone with a thirst for battle.

Meanwhile, Liang Shaocong's Ciyuan Mech also made its appearance.

The Ciyuan Mech was 36 meters tall, entirely purple-green, with an incredibly intricate pattern on its chest plate. As it appeared, the dome lights seemed to be slightly affected, flickering incessantly.

Below the stands, many spectators were not particularly excited.

"Let's see what Liang Shaocong is made of. If he can defeat Zhong Xiufa within ten exchanges, maybe he'll have a chance against Li Yi."

"The gap between Liang Shaocong and Li Yi is too vast. I really can't figure out how Li Yi could possibly lose."

"Not necessarily. According to the latest intel, Li Yi's Divine Mech takes over an hour to activate. He definitely can't rest after shutting it down. And his maximum operating time is over forty minutes. If the finals proceed at this pace, coupled with the opponent stalling, Li Yi might be worn down by the time limit!"

"What latest intel? That's just rumors. The slowest activation speed recorded before this only took a little over half an hour, right? That was already at a compatibility level slightly below the recruitment qualification line!"

"It's not a rumor. A top ten contestant leaked it, and many people on the internal network have already provided corroborating information."

"It's not just the internal network; look, this online commentator is also talking about it. This news has already spread."

As this piece of information circulated, the spectators' interest was piqued instead.

"If that's the case, is there still any suspense for first place?"

"That's right, the internal network is already adjusting the predicted win rates."

"Oh my god, it's actually true! Li Yi's championship prediction rate has dropped from 95% to 20%."

"Liang Shaocong and Liang Xing have risen to 82% and 43% respectively."

"That means we have to add an hour of work."

"Quick, quick, I'll bet on Liang Shaocong too."

"I'm betting on Liang Xing."

"Ah, what a shame about my little sister Lin Qin. She actually failed to activate her mech. Otherwise, I would have definitely bet on her."

The Deep Space Fleet naturally prohibited gambling.

But it did not prohibit gambling with work hours.

Every professional here had a portion of their work hours each week that they could trade or use for official work hour wagers.

This was one of the recreational activities early in the Deep Space Fleet's history, created to prevent deep space isolation syndrome.

As certain rumors spread and the win rates on the internal betting network were adjusted, many people actually developed greater anticipation for the match results.

Because if there were no surprises, Li Yi would most likely win the championship.

—No one had ever doubted this point.

And since the outcome was too certain, the work hours that could be earned through betting were reduced, naturally diminishing the fun.

At this moment.

Under everyone's eager anticipation, the Green Dragonfly Mech and the Ciyuan Mech began their clash.

Bang!!!

In the first collision, the Green Dragonfly Mech retreated three or four steps more.

The Ciyuan Mech immediately lunged forward, using a grappling technique to forcefully grab the Green Dragonfly Mech, followed by a backbreaker.

Boom!!!

The Green Dragonfly Mech had no chance to react and smashed its head directly onto the ground.

Zhong Xiufa, inside the cockpit, although not directly affected by the immense impact.

Felt a surge in physical strain, also experiencing some discomfort.

His head felt like it was filling with blood.

Simultaneously, the incredibly sturdy combat arena also shook, transmitting the vibrations to the stands, making the audience unsteady.

But the audience was clearly more excited.

This kind of close combat between giant mechs was truly exhilarating!

Although in actual interstellar warfare, the Divine Mech's mid-range Divine Skill combat was the mainstream.

From a human aesthetic perspective, it was undoubtedly the fist-to-flesh combat that made one's blood boil even more.

Amidst the increasingly heated cheers.

The Green Dragonfly Mech quickly rolled on the ground, using its four arms to prop itself up against the Ciyuan Mech's stomping feet.

At the same time, its upper two arms suddenly extended, striking towards the Ciyuan Mech.

But at this very moment.

Crack crack!!!

Electricity flashed out of nowhere, directly hitting the Green Dragonfly Mech's head, emitting a crackling sound.

The Green Dragonfly Mech was unharmed, but its entire body abruptly stopped moving.

Clearly, the rookie pilot of the Divine Mech could not yet achieve perfect synchronization with the mech, making it easy to be hit with a piloting stagger.

That is, the mech was undamaged, but the pilot inside had their piloting state interrupted, causing the Divine Mech to be unable to perform effective actions.

This staggering technique was something only experienced Righteous Clan families could master.

At this moment, the Ciyuan Mech seized the opportunity, its two arms reaching down, directly lifting the Green Dragonfly Mech and throwing it towards the outer wall of the arena!

As long as it left the arena, even if it still had combat capability, it would be declared defeated!

"Liang Shaocong is going to win?"

Just as this thought crossed the audience's minds.

The Green Dragonfly Mech, just as it was about to hit the outer wall.

A tremendously violent vortex suddenly erupted from its body, repelling it back to the edge of the arena, where it stabilized itself!

"Wow, that was truly a close call. I didn't expect the pilot Zhong Xiufa to have secretly mastered the Wind God Series' Inherited Skill, and to be able to amplify it smoothly through the Divine Mech."

The Evergreen Fairy AI exclaimed exaggeratedly:

"It seems this battle still has suspense. Both contestants can smoothly release their Inherited Skills. Given time, these two will surely become Evolvers soon, which is truly exciting!"