Winning the Championship

Lin Guotao was shocked for a good reason.

It was the Divine Mech's arm guard that had been cracked!

Even the weakest thirty-meter class, with its tough armor, could circle the outer edge of the sun and withstand nearly ten thousand degrees Celsius without damage.

To breach the defenses of a thirty-meter class Divine Mech, one needed the offensive power of a fifty-meter class Divine Mech.

Before, it looked like they were having a grand time fighting.

But to the discerning eye, it was merely for show.

Among mech pilots, they were still beginners.

In terms of actual combat effectiveness, it was at most about seeing who could inflict greater piloting load on the opponent's pilot, forcing them into combat ineffectiveness, and causing their Divine Mech to eject.

But whether it could actually damage a Divine Mech depended on veteran evolvers.

Only mech pilots with a deep level of evolution could make their Divine Mechs unleash stronger offensive power and thus damage the opponent's Divine Mech.

"Although he did borrow the power of the Ciyuan Mech's geomagnetic blast, the result clearly shows that Li Yi's combat skill level is undoubtedly even higher than what he displayed before."

"At least a 1.7, maybe even an 1.8 increase."

Letting out a long breath, Lin Guotao felt fortunate that he had strongly recommended Li Yi for the championship to the Fleet Captain.

In the face of this impending major outcome, his long-planned Deus Mech Project seemed likely to be realized soon.

As visible cracks appeared on the left and right arm guards of the Ciyuan Mech, many knowledgeable spectators showed expressions of disbelief.

Amidst the frantic cheers from the crowd, these initially calm spectators couldn't help but join in the celebration.

"Absolutely amazing, we've witnessed history once again!"

"Who else, who else can crack a Divine Mech's armor when they're not even an evolver!"

"Li Yi is awesome, Li Yi is awesome!"

The deafening roar of the crowd even drowned out the massive sound of the Divine Mechs colliding.

On the battlefield.

The Ciyuan Mech's two arms were casually swatted aside by the Pluto Mech, which then followed up with two consecutive heavy punches to its head, directly triggering an overload within the pilot.

Pfft!!!

After the two punches, the Insertion Pod ejected from the back of the Ciyuan Mech's head, falling to the ground and bouncing two or three times like a football.

The massive body of the Ciyuan Mech also came to a halt.

The Evergreen Fairy AI exclaimed dramatically:

"Oh my goodness, it's incredible! Did you see that, everyone? The Pluto Mech has once again delivered a crushing performance, ending the match in just seven collisions!"

"The final match, both rounds ending in a landslide victory, with an actual combat time of less than 30 seconds. Li Yi has once again created a miracle!"

"Furthermore, Li Yi is the only mech pilot in the Jade Pool (Yaochi) No. 7 martial arts tournament who has maintained his mech in an active state from the first match to the very end!"

"I am honored to have witnessed the birth of a new legend during my service."

"Although Li Yi still has many paths to tread and many difficulties to overcome in the future, I believe he is destined for greatness!"

"Let us congratulate Li Yi for setting numerous unprecedented records and winning the championship in this martial arts tournament!"

Following this, the Evergreen Fairy AI's gentle face showed an expression of admiration as she flew to the side of the Pluto Mech.

"Congratulations, Li Yi! Do you have any thoughts on winning this championship?"

Just as the Evergreen Fairy AI finished her question.

Suddenly.

The Insertion Pod ejected from the back of the Pluto Mech's head and landed on the ground.

"Oh no, it seems our champion has reached his limit. It's understandable, after all, he persisted for so long."

The Evergreen Fairy AI was startled at first, then relaxed, and turned to smile at the audience.

"I was just thinking how Li Yi's persistence for such a long time was truly a testament to his extraordinary talent. But now I see, he was also pushing himself to the very edge."

Many in the audience smiled knowingly.

Yes, perhaps it was his strong will that allowed him to endure this seemingly impossible feat.

Thinking of it this way, they admired him even more.

In reality, Li Yi could have held on for at least another ten minutes.

The reason he acted this way was not just to cultivate an image of strong willpower for the audience.

It was to deal with the Inspection Department that would follow!

Only by appearing to have fallen unconscious due to overload could he legitimately remain asleep.

Then, after retrieving the Mind Pillar from the Surveillance Department and preparing to implant it with the Basic Rule Imprint, he could capture memory fragments related to the Mind Pillar!

As long as he couldn't capture them, he wouldn't wake up!

Once he was confident he could fool the review, he could wake up.

This was Li Yi's plan.

Of course, there might be some errors and risks in the actual operation.

But since he had won the championship and was in a defenseless state, it might actually lower the vigilance of the Surveillance Department personnel.

Even if something went wrong, there would be room for error.

Therefore, after choosing to eject from the Insertion Pod, he directly entered a dream state, observing the update status of the numerous memory fragments around his dream.

No meditation, no digesting of memory fragments, to prevent being scanned for special brainwave activity.

Ten minutes later.

At the Intelligent Medical Hospital.

"What is Li Yi's current condition?"

"According to brainwave scans, he is currently in a deep sleep state."

"Deep sleep? Interesting. It seems the previous report about his strong mental resistance rejecting the Mind Seal wasn't false."

Long Denghu stood by the bed, scrutinizing the peacefully sleeping Li Yi below.

Beside him, Lin Guotao said with a smile:

"Team Leader Long, didn't I tell you Li Yi is exceptionally talented, a true champion material? He couldn't possibly have rejected our Mind Seal due to the fanaticism of a cult member."

Long Denghu's usually stern face twitched.

He knew he had previously said Li Yi couldn't possibly win, and now he was thoroughly proven wrong.

"Regardless, for the next few hours, Li Yi will be handed over to us for the Mind Seal implantation."

"That's fine, Team Leader Long. Feel free. I only ask to be present as well."

"As you wish."

Long Denghu's tone was no longer as harsh.

The reason Lin Guotao was present was, of course, to prevent Long Denghu's people from making a move and secretly implanting some strange Mind Seals.

"Alright, let's begin."

"Huh? New types of memory fragments are appearing?"

Li Yi's dream was a vast grassland.

There was sky, white clouds, a gentle breeze, and sunshine.

The memory fragments were a large cluster of bubbles emitting different colors.

Colorful memory fragments represented memories that were exciting and thrilling.

Gray was for tragedy.

Red was for passionate struggle, white for dying young, and black for wickedness.

The surface of the bubbles would occasionally reflect various first-person perspectives from within the memory, constantly changing.

He relied on this to judge whether a memory fragment was what he needed.

"Found it. It seems this large silver-white needle reflected on the surface of this bubble is the Mind Pillar."

Li Yi casually reached out and grabbed the football-sized bubble.

Then, he brought his eyes close to the bubble's semi-transparent film to observe it carefully.

Upon seeing this, his expression immediately changed slightly.

"The Mind Seal actually hides such a secret? No wonder they have to be so strict."