The Golden Scale Armor Clan; a Dead End? Identity Exposed

Is the royal bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire?

Using a hen to lay eggs?

In the original novel, there was a scene where Xu Tianran was completely taken in and, even before his death, probably never imagined that the child he had placed so much hope in was not of royal blood from the Sun Moon Empire...

However, to some extent, since he himself was already completely cuckolded, it didn't really matter whether he was betrayed by a member of the royal family or by Lu Cheng.

In fact, if the child hadn't been almost six years old and awakened his Martial Soul, potentially exposing the truth, this matter could have been kept secret...

"Grandmaster, is my pledge of allegiance enough?" Ju Zi's voice softened slightly as she gently wrapped her arms around Lu Cheng's neck and spoke slowly.

"Since I am not as strong as you, Grandmaster, to the point of being able to change the rules of this world, I can only rely on you. I will spare no effort to avenge you."

Even one's own body...

"If you still don't believe me, you can use the recording crystal to record the process during our intercourse later, as a way to control me. At that time..."

Lu Cheng's eye twitched slightly.

What a decisive woman.

"Whoosh..."

Lu Cheng suddenly grabbed the beauty's snow-white arm and pulled her into his arms. The fragrance wafted over, and at the same time, there was the ambiguous softness of holding a warm jade in his arms. It seemed that Ju Zi had not only shed her outer clothes... large areas of snow-white skin were exposed to the air. Seeing that Lu Cheng had finally "let his beastly nature run wild," her beautiful eyes closed, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and although her pretty face was full of calm, her heart was not so calm.

Something's coming.

Just as Ju Zi was lightly biting her red lips, waiting for the storm to arrive, she suddenly heard a hushed voice in her ear.

"..."

Ju Zi suddenly opened her eyes, her watery eyes filled with astonishment and blankness.

What's the meaning?

Why not punish her?

However, she quickly realized what was happening, wrapped her arms around Lu Cheng's neck, and parted her red lips slightly. "What's going on?"

"Our initial estimate is that it's a group of Golden Qilin Armor Beasts migrating, numbering around a thousand. They're moving slowly, and we don't know if they're heading towards us..." Lu Cheng said calmly.

"Thousands..."

Ju Zi's pretty face turned deathly pale in an instant. The Golden Qilin Armor, which feeds on metal and is covered in hard metallic scales, is like a fortress when curled up, with terrifying defensive capabilities. It is also known for its ability to burrow underground. In this vast forest, being entangled by these guys would be a huge problem, let alone thousands of them. Looking at Jingyang Ridge, this is probably one of the largest Soul Beast groups.

Its formidable reputation stems from a unique ability: anti-aircraft capability.

"We can't fly anymore..." Lu Cheng frowned slightly. The bionic wings on his back trembled, but he did not take off as usual. Clearly, the nearly one thousand Golden Qilin Armor had completely blocked the airspace over this area.

"What should we do?" Ju Zi's voice betrayed a hint of panic. She didn't want to die, whether for revenge or anything else...

Her soft, fair arms clung tightly to Lu Cheng's neck, her delicate body involuntarily pressing against him like an octopus, as if afraid he would abandon her.

"Go wake up Ke Ke and get inside the All-Terrain Self-Propelled Soul Tool Turret."

Lu Cheng said calmly.

"I'll be there shortly."

"Hmm..." Ju Zi was a decisive person. Although she was still a little worried that Lu Cheng would abandon the two of them as a burden, she gritted her teeth, turned around resolutely, and tiptoed towards the camp not far away.

In the darkness of night.

As a faint call abruptly disappeared, the atmosphere gradually became eerie and heavy. Two furtive figures slipped out of the tent. Ke Ke was only wearing a trench coat. The two glanced at Lu Cheng, who was standing not far away around the camp. They only saw his back, but out of trust, they hurriedly headed towards the All-Terrain Self-Propelled Soul Tool Turret.

It seems that the only one we can count on right now is our Grandmaster, Lu Cheng.

Expecting the two of them to break through the encirclement... don't even dream about it.

This all-terrain self-propelled Soul Tool is composed of dozens of level-seven core formations, making it incredibly fast. However, it also consumes a terrifying amount of Soul Power from Soul Master. If the two of them went up, they would probably be completely drained before they even ran a few kilometers. Even with some Milk Bottle attached, it would be impossible to replenish the energy consumed.

Ju Zi crawled into the all-terrain self-propelled Soul Tool. The huge metal shell isolated her from the outside world, seemingly giving her a sense of security. However, the thought of the dark forest around her, filled with Golden Qilin Armor, instantly dispelled that feeling. Grandmaster... he wouldn't lie to them, would he?

After all, if Lu Cheng were truly heartless, he could easily abandon the two of them and leave alone.

His chances of surviving alone are much greater than the two of them.

Some even more ruthless individuals might lure the Golden Qilin Armor Clan directly to themselves and Ke Ke, then use the opportunity to escape.

Looking at the Spiritual Detection from God's perspective, one could see countless slow-moving, densely packed crimson-gold Soul Beast crawling into the detection range. Their claws were sharp and long, and the scales on their backs were all made of metal. The more metal they consumed, the tougher their scales became. There were already hundreds of them "seen," not to mention those outside the "field of vision."

Lu Cheng exhaled a breath of stale air, his brows furrowing slightly.

"This is troublesome..."

If he could freely use all his Martial Soul, Soul Skill, and Soul Bone, he naturally wouldn't have any worries. Even with two burdens, he could still fight his way out. But the problem is... if he wants to avoid revealing his identity, it's best to conceal even his Double Pupils Martial Soul and not use it. Otherwise, with Ju Zi's intelligence, she will definitely notice something amiss and might even guess his identity directly.

He didn't want to kill him to cover it up.

"That's enough."

He shook his head. "If it comes to a last resort..."

His face turned completely cold after saying that, and with a flash, he appeared in the cockpit. "Sit tight, this time, it will be quick..."

"Uh-huh!"

Ju Zi and Ke Ke both breathed a sigh of relief. Their Grandmaster hadn't lied to them. At this critical moment, they dared not cause any trouble and obediently tied themselves to their seats, not daring to move an inch.

"Buzz..."

Lu Cheng pressed the start button, gripped the control handle, and slowly injected Soul Power. The entire large "spider" slowly emitted a faint light in the dark night sky, but was instantly switched to daytime mode by Ju Zi with quick eyes and hands.

"Swish..."

At the same time, with a series of chilling sounds, the entire night seemed to boil over. Countless rustling sounds rose and grew louder. Outside the glass enclosure, figures in Golden Qilin Armor gradually appeared and accelerated toward the three of them.

Ju Zi Ke Ke's face turned deathly pale instantly, and her hands clenched tightly together.

She was even about to close her eyes.

Lu Cheng remained calm, then abruptly pressed the control lever. Six sharp, long legs slowly extended and began to run forward. Because it was downhill, the speed increased at a visible rate. The mechanical stiffness gradually disappeared, replaced by a powerful acceleration brought about by inertia.

Fortunately, this all-terrain self-propelled Soul Tool is a level seven Soul Tool; otherwise, if it were the level five soul tool that Huo Gua and the others rode in the original work, they probably wouldn't have been able to rely on it at all.

There were more Golden Qilin Armor in this direction, but in Lu Cheng's eyes, it meant the safest. After all, these creatures had gained considerable intelligence after reaching the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. The west, north, and south were all teeming with them, but the east was sparsely populated. Someone with a weaker will might have chosen the east as their entry point, but in reality...

This is probably a trap set by the other side.

Sure enough, just as Lu Cheng chose to roll westward down the hillside, the Golden Qilin Armor all around him paused. Then, from the seemingly sparse land in the east, countless Golden Qilin Armor suddenly emerged and rushed westward. Among them were even several enormous figures, which Lu Cheng estimated to be at least 30,000 years old.

This lineup would probably leave even Level 8 Soul Engineer sweating bullets.

Not to mention... behind the entire Golden Qilin Armor Clan, there's probably a true Golden Qilin Armor King!!

That's the truly troublesome opponent.

Thump!

Thump!

The enormous Soul Tool leaped high into the forest and then crashed to the ground. Its six seemingly slender legs bore the terrifying kinetic energy. After all, it was only a probe-type Soul Tool, biased towards speed rather than carrying a heavy Soul Cannon.

"Roar!!!"

With a series of roars, countless Golden Qilin Armor curled up and rolled down the hillside like tires, crushing countless trees along the way and sending debris flying everywhere.

The two girls in the control room trembled at the sight.

Even though the All-Terrain Self-Propelled Soul Tool Turret was running as fast as it could, it was still being chased closely by several powerful Golden Scale Armor with a cultivation level of about ten thousand years, and it couldn't shake them off no matter what.

"Ah... left, left side!!"

Ke Ke suppressed her fear and cried out.

Lu Cheng remained calm, gently pulling the control lever to the right. With his abnormally Spiritual Power manipulation, he narrowly avoided a huge, crimson-gold "tire" that suddenly appeared from the left.

Immediately afterwards, several more crimson-gold "tires" rolled down from the side, heading straight for Lu Cheng. In front of him, countless densely packed Golden Qilin Armor creatures appeared, poised to attack, their pupils all locked on the massive metal shell.

Lu Cheng frowned slightly, maneuvering the self-propelled Soul Tool to narrowly dodge attacks. However, under some encirclement, he had no choice but to withstand a certain amount of damage. With the collision, everyone in the cockpit trembled, and the huge self-propelled Soul Tool slightly reduced its speed, but Lu Cheng still managed to escape by maneuvering strangely.

Although the self-propelled Soul Tool's outer shell was impacted and its glass was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, countless crimson-gold figures behind it were also getting further and further away.

"It's over?" Ke Ke breathed a sigh of relief, her face pale, before she shakily unbuckled her seatbelt and reached for the water bottle beside her.

Lu Cheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he shouted, "Don't untie it!"

But it was clearly too late. Ke Ke frantically gulped down water and tried to tie it back on, but it was too late.

The entire self-propelled Soul Tool suffered its heaviest impact ever—no, strictly speaking, it was a tearing apart. A nearly ten-meter-long crimson- Golden Qilin Armor suddenly leaped up from the ground in front of it, and even though Lu Cheng tried his best to change direction, he couldn't dodge it.

Ke Ke was instantly thrown to the side and knocked unconscious.

Ju Zi, pale-faced, watched helplessly as the terrifying, ferocious figure tore apart the hard self-propelled soul-guided detector with sharp claws as easily as cutting tofu.

"Boom!!!"

A loud roar followed.

The self-propelled Soul Tool Turret suddenly veered off course and rolled to the other side, emitting black smoke as its outer shell was torn apart, rendering the entire self-propelled Soul Tool instantly unusable.

Meanwhile, the ancient Golden Qilin Armor on the other side also broke several thick ancient trees, but protected by its tough golden scale armor, it only shook its dizzy head on the ground before getting up unharmed and slowly crawling towards the broken metal shell.

"Clang~"

With a thud of metal falling, a Ju Zi crawled out. Its fair face was now blackened by oil, and its fair arms were covered in bloodstains. Although it was not seriously injured, it looked desperate when it saw the large creature slowly crawling towards it from a distance.

It's over...

That's it, we're doomed.

This creature must be at least a 60,000-year-old Soul Beast, the Golden Qilin Armor King, even recorded in the Illustrious Virtue Hall's teaching materials. Where could the three of them possibly run to?

"Ugh... what a hassle."

But just as the girl was in despair, a voice slowly rang out.

She looked up in surprise, only to feel the temperature around her slowly rising. Countless blazing flames lit up the dark night sky, as did her bright eyes. The figure held a delicate crimson bow, and a three-legged bird seemed to gradually materialize behind him.

This oppressive feeling originating from her Martial Soul was something she had never experienced before.

What shocked them even more was...

That familiar figure, at this moment, unleashed a power that did not belong to the Soul Emperor. He stood there, like a god, forcefully beating the 60,000-year-old Golden Qilin Armor King opposite him. The sheer number of his methods made her scalp tingle.

But soon, the girl's heart also grew cold.

She finally recognized who this mysterious Grandmaster was.

That three-legged monstrous bird, the Ultimate Ice, and... blood-red eyes.

They all point to the same person.

That monster who, a little over a year ago, swept aside all the geniuses on the continent and suppressed an era, but in the end, had a falling out with the Shrek Academy and relinquished the top spot on the continent to the Sun Moon Empire.

Lu Cheng.

Ju Zi's throat bobbed, unsure whether to feel fortunate or unlucky.

With this monster around, she and Ke Ke at least wouldn't die at the hands of the Golden Qilin Armor King, but it was also uncertain whether he would kill them to silence them.

Fine, I'll just play dead...

As the battle on one side gradually came to an end, Ju Zi watched as the monster crushed the 60,000-year-old Soul Beast, brutally beating it by the tail. Its ferocity made it impossible to tell who the real Soul Beast was.

Slowly close your eyes, trying your best to force yourself to fall asleep.

Lu Cheng remained calm, though a bloodstain appeared on his face—it was from the Golden Qilin Armor King. He glanced at the creature beneath his feet, whose shell he had nearly shattered with his punches, and shook his head.

Why did you have to provoke me...?

This is my home.

Golden Qilin Armor King wept silently.