Boom!!
It was as if thousands of Thunder had suddenly exploded out of nowhere; the Berserk Mechanical Force lightning was like a wildly dancing silver dragon, dazzling and eye-catching.
The people of Earth Ring Planet looked up and saw what appeared to be two new suns entwined with lightning in the sky.
Two portals of light burst open in the star system, and countless mechanical troops surged out from their respective Secondary Dimension Army Box, creating a scene resembling a dam bursting.
On one side, it was dark and gloomy, like dark clouds pressing down on the city; on the other side, it was white and vast, like a snow-capped mountain collapsing.
A black and a white mechanical legion surrounded the two, like a flock of crows, and were caught in a large net woven by Mechanical Force lightning chains, pulled towards the center point, and quickly assembled into two behemoths that stretched across the galaxy!
Suddenly, two enormous divine weapons pierced through the dazzling lightning, their black blades, as large as mountains, slashing into the middle of the side branch of the golden trident, colliding violently!
Clang!!
The Psionic Energy shockwave exploded outwards, sweeping across the artificial atmosphere of Earth Ring Planet and triggering a chain reaction that instantly caused a global explosion!
Countless people hurriedly covered their ears, their faces contorted in pain, feeling as if someone were striking a bell inside their heads, leaving their skulls buzzing. Many others lost their balance as if they were drunk, collapsing to the ground, their limbs unresponsive.
In outer space, two Mechanical Deity have descended upon the world. Their massive, Titan- like metal bodies are entangled in thunderclouds and storms. They clashed with swords and spears, drawing out sharp arcs of Psionic Energy, their movements so tight and impenetrable that they engaged in a fierce, clanging battle.
The Mechanical Deity possessed terrifying power in every gesture, and even though it consciously distanced itself from Earth Ring Planet, the aftershocks it unintentionally caused still triggered countless landslides and tsunamis on the surface.
The two men's Secondary Dimension Army Box continuously released their respective mechanical troops, seemingly endless, which clashed under the guidance of their respective Apostle Weapon, dividing the battlefield into countless smaller battlefields.
The combat intelligence that dominates the overall situation constantly deploys its troops, clashing with each other and trying to break through the opponent's formation to create a siege scene. Occasionally, isolated mechanical soldiers are concentrated fire and turned into metal fragments, but they are restored under the guidance of Mechanical Force and re-enter the battlefield.
In an instant, the outer space of Earth Ring Planet was filled with the trails of Psionic Energy cannons. These swinging chains of light resembled a dense, impenetrable net, covering the planet from afar.
Every now and then, molten metal, melted by the high temperature, rapidly cools into irregularly shaped metallic meteorites, which fall to the ground, creating huge craters, or are blocked by the city's protective shield and shatter into dust.
This wasn't the first time Han Xiao and Manison had clashed, and they were well aware of each other's abilities. They went all out from the start, unleashing the vast majority of their Apostle Weapon.
Old Manison has forty or fifty Apostle Weapon under his command. All Kinds of Oddities and flashy in appearance, but they all have in common that they are all old-fashioned mechanical life forms that have accumulated over many years. Their fire energy is extremely strong and their combat power is astonishing.
Han Xiao also brought out most of his resources, including more than thirty Apostle Weapon led by Dark Emperor, which is more than half more than before!
In their last encounter, Old Manison unleashed a template-level exclusive talent, [Billions of Mechanic Emperor - Manison], which not only provides bonuses to various attributes but also upgrades a large number of core Mechanic Class skills, including [Apostle Creation], by 6 levels, effectively giving him 6 more slots for Apostle Weapon!
Some time ago, Han Xiao created four new Universal Treasure and received feedback, which directly pushed his mechanical branch of Divine Transformation from the fifth level to the ninth level. He not only gained a huge boost to his mechanical combat power, but also acquired several new Apostle Weapon slots.
With these two factors combined, Han Xiao's quota increased dramatically. While observing the development of the Shattered World Battle, he didn't remain idle. He enlightened about ten new Apostle Weapon, bolstering his core team. Although the number was still somewhat smaller than that of Manison, it wasn't as large as last time.
"With my current combat strength, even without using character cards, I can temporarily hold my own against Old Manison's fully equipped, unlike before the last outburst when I was getting beaten up."
Han Xiao controlled the Mechanical Deity, slashing at the head of the Mechanic Emperor with Dao Dao, while mentally assessing the difference in strength between himself and the enemy.
The bonuses from each level of the Divine Transformation in the Mechanical Branch gradually increase, with a threshold every five levels. Although the powerful bonus of the tenth level was not obtained, it is still four levels higher than before. The bonuses from the sixth to the ninth level are even greater than the first four levels, providing a sufficient boost to one's combat power.
The main gap in strength between myself and Manison came partly from my foundation—I didn't have as many divine weapons as Maximon—and partly from the vast difference in the level of my Divine Transformation. Now, this gap has been significantly narrowed.
While ordinary Beyond Grade A mechanics can also gain Divine Transformation Points by crafting Universal Treasure, they don't have an interface to directly allocate these points. The Divine Transformation Points they obtain can be understood as a kind of experience or insight, which requires long-term training and understanding to convert into actual Divine Transformation levels and complete the "point allocation" process.
Han Xiao can directly add points, which means he can skip the conversion process that takes tens or hundreds of years in between, achieving the goal in one step and saving countless hours. That's why he can rapidly increase his strength in a short period of time, something that other Beyond Grade A simply cannot replicate.
With the massive boost from [Billions of Mechanic Emperor], as well as new Universal Treasure like the Titan Spinal Center and Getter Wave Fist, Han Xiao judged that his combat power in his normal state should be roughly the same as his combat power after the burst of power in the last encounter! At most, his basic attribute bonuses are not as good as the mode of boosting attributes by combining [Extreme Path Style: Blood Berserk] and [Advanced Tenacious Life].
On the panel, the challenge from the Mechanic Emperor arrived as scheduled, proving that my decision to abandon all principles and choose a one-on-one fight was worthwhile.
This is the third time they've taken advantage of the Mechanic Emperor.
"I also used my experience points; every little bit helps."
Han Xiao glanced at the panel and invested most of his accumulated experience into upgrading.
My Luffy, soaring to level 331 before stopping, as I didn't have enough experience to level up any further.
Upgrading itself doesn't provide much of a boost right now, but each advancement and evolution of life level is a significant enhancement. So, although awakening points provide a greater boost to combat power, Han Xiao doesn't plan to spend experience on them for the time being.
After all, we're already at the end of version 4.0. If we waste experience elsewhere, we might not be able to afford the cost of advancing to level 340.
Bang bang bang bang!
The Mechanic Emperor Trident clashed frequently with the Star Slaying Blade, each strike generating a violent energy explosion that unleashed shockwaves mixed with Psionic Energy and golden Thunder, spreading far and wide.
Manison felt the vibrations of the machine with each collision and was secretly alarmed.
He clearly remembered that during their last encounter, Black Star's Mechanical Deity combat power in its normal state was no match for his own. Based on his previous experience, if Black Star hadn't used that peculiar burst of power, he should have been overwhelmed by him. But now, they were evenly matched for the time being!
What made Manison's pupils shrink even more was that the number of Han Xiao's Apostle Weapon had almost doubled compared to last time. This was not an increase brought about by the burst state, but a manifestation of basic mechanical capabilities!
"How did this guy train...?"
Manison knew Black Star was known for its rapid growth, but he still found it hard to understand.
From childhood, he was a genius in the eyes of others, the pride of his clan. He learned everything very quickly, and no one could keep up with his pace. Anyone who tried to catch up with him would be left far behind after a while. He had hardly ever encountered Mechanic Class genius who could compare with him.
But when he met Black Star, Manison found himself outshone for the first time.
The fact that Black Star could accomplish what he couldn't, created a sense of disparity that stirred up an unprecedented emotion within him, giving him his first taste of this bittersweet feeling.
Perhaps this is what people call jealousy?
How could I have such a thought?!
Manison was startled to realize that, without his knowledge, Black Star had subtly shaken the strong self-confidence he had built up over many years.
His eyes narrowed, and he decisively suppressed these emotions, cutting off all distracting thoughts and returning to a state of calm, allowing him to fully immerse himself in the battle.
Just then, Han Xiao suddenly swung the Blades backward, and the Titan Spinal Center drove the torque of all the joints in the body, like a constantly taut bowstring, and a huge force surged out and poured into his arms.
Strange floating devices popped out from the surface of the machine, hovering beside the blade, glowing with dazzling Psionic Energy light, connecting with each other to form an intricate pattern, and then simultaneously releasing energy, which was injected into the Star Slaying Blade.
A translucent, pale blue light quickly formed on the Blades, as if coated with a layer of bubbles.
Just as Manison was preparing to parry with his halberd, a thunderous shout from Black Star suddenly rang out in the private channel.
"Airquake: Getter Wave Fist!"
The next moment, the Blades traced a full moon arc and cleaved down from above!
The power of this strike was far greater than any of the previous attacks!
A sense of unease crept into Manison's mind; he swung his trident and charged forward.
Boom!!
The impact was like two mountains colliding. The pale blue light from the Blades was flung out and exploded in Manison's chest, sending him flying headfirst.
Powerful shockwaves reverberated through the Mechanical Deity's body, and in the blink of an eye, large patches of fine cracks appeared on the surface of Manison's machine, with pieces of outer armor shattering and flying away.
Manison's energy flow briefly stagnated. He quickly adjusted, absorbed the surrounding mechanical soldiers, repaired the damage to his machine, and felt a sense of solemnity.
The power of this strike was extraordinary. He remembered that Black Star hadn't used this move before, and wondered where he had recently learned it. It seemed to be Universal Treasure- level energy-gathering combat technique.
But what annoyed him most at this moment was not being repelled head-on, but that he was caught off guard and almost startled by Black Star's shout.
If you're going to fight, then fight! What are you yelling about?
And you deliberately sent me a voice message, how shameless of you!
With such fancy names for your moves, do you think you're a martial artist?!
Manison felt a slight pain in the ball-shaped object.
"Judging from the current situation, it seems that neither of us can gain the upper hand in the short term. The Dragon Emperor and the others can calmly search for the Soul-Switching Device. If he takes it, there's no point in me continuing to fight him... It seems I need to use more trump cards."
Thinking of this, Manison's eyes flashed.
"What terrifying power!"
At the edge of the battlefield, the Earth Ring Planet Commander, leading his defense fleet, cautiously observed the scene, constantly uttering gasps of awe.
Although I knew how powerful Beyond Grade A was, the impact of witnessing it firsthand was incomparable to any video footage.
"Fortunately, we didn't break out with the Mechanic Emperor before Black Star arrived, otherwise, with our small numbers, they would have wiped us out with a single slap."
The Earth Ring Planet was still shaken, and deep down he felt that his cowardice was perfectly rational.
He turned to look at Ames and Hila, who were searching for the planet, a look of confusion in his eyes.
"Black Star and the Mechanic Emperor seem to be looking for the same thing. What exactly are they looking for that warrants such a large-scale operation..."
Meanwhile, on the surface of Earth Ring Planet, countless people looked up at the scene of battle, utterly horrified.
In outer space, two Mechanical Deity fought fiercely, their bursts of light illuminating the dark starry sky and becoming clearly visible on the Earth's surface.
"Brother, what... what do we do now?"
Seeing the devastating power of the battle, Gor and Lotaire were stunned, and an instinctive fear rose in their hearts.
Only then did the two realize how ridiculous and absurd their initial idea of directly attacking Black Star had been.
Such a terrifyingly powerful being could turn us to ashes with a single breath, and yet we dared to try and seize their bodies?!
Looking back now, it was practically suicide!
The two were the only qualified users of the Soul-Switching Device, and therefore always believed that they were the chosen ones, and had a strong, almost blind, faith in the function of the Soul-Switching Device.
But now, experiencing the awe-inspiring power of Peak Beyond Grade A battle up close, the two realized that they had been completely ignorant before!
This statement is actually not wrong. The two were imprisoned by the Modo Civilization for a long time, and the outside information they came into contact with was filtered.
"While their attention is diverted, we quickly find a way to leave; it seems they really are coming for us."
Seeing Black Star, the main character, appear, Gor felt uneasy. At that moment, only one thought occupied his mind.
--Get out of the Shattered Star Ring as soon as possible, go as far away as you can, and never leave the mountain until you reach Beyond Grade A!
At the same time, Ames and Hila were flying within the atmosphere, with Hila releasing her mental perception to scan the surface population over a wide area.
While searching for people, the two also frequently glanced at the battlefield in outer space.
"It seems they're evenly matched for now, so we don't need to worry. Black Star will be fine for the time being."
Hila spoke in a low voice, her expression eager to try.
Seeing Black Star and the Mechanic Emperor fighting so fiercely, she was also itching to join in. Since obtaining the Netherland Dimension, she had never fought against Beyond Grade A opponent other than Black Star with her full strength.
Only when she thought of the thirty sparring sessions Han Xiao had promised did Hila reluctantly suppress the surging fighting spirit within her.
"Find him quickly. The sooner we find him, the sooner we can leave, so he doesn't have to risk fighting the Mechanic Emperor."
Ames shook her head and said.
Seeing this, she had to admit that at this level of combat, she really couldn't be of much help and was actually a bit of a burden.
However, after her fight with Black Star, Ames had already accepted the fact that Black Star had surpassed her, so she naturally didn't feel frustrated or anything like that.
However, the next moment, their expressions suddenly changed, and they both turned to look at the battlefield.
Just a moment ago, their senses detected that several new Beyond Grade A energy sources suddenly flew out of the Secondary Dimension Army Box of the Mechanic Emperor, their energy reactions as striking as those of stars!
This energy fluctuation is not from Apostle Weapon, but from a genuine Beyond Grade A powerhouse!
"The Mechanic Emperor has accomplices?!"
Hila froze in mid-air, her expression grim.
"We have to go back and help! We can't just stand by and watch our commander be surrounded!"