Chapter 361 – [Super Killer Move-Jade. Fruits of Flame]!

From the moment the battle broke out, to the point where Lu Yuan activated his Grandmaster’s Domain, turning the attackers into fish meat on a chopping board…

What seemed like a long process actually spanned only a few breaths.

Before the onlookers could fully react, all the people in the field, except for those in sky level mecha, had already been slaughtered by Lu Yuan.

The bodies fell to the scalding ground and were slowly engulfed by magma.

Most of these people were equipped with earth level or sky level armament. The rare metals mixed within the armament ignited under the intense heat, causing flames of various colors to surge up intermittently…

This scene sent chills down many spines, with cold sweat dripping from their bones, making their hair stand on end and their scalps tingle.

Terrifying!

When did it become so easy to slaughter sixth-stage and seventh-stage powerhouses, treating them like chickens and dogs?

Even during the most difficult periods of secret realm exploration, so many high-level combat powerhouses never fell all at once.

Who could have imagined that the greatest and most tragic losses of this legendary level secret realm exploration at Embers Mountain would be due to internal conflict, caused by one of their own!

The people from Xia State stood with wide eyes and dry mouths, watching in shock.

A sky level mecha from Xia State, along with Yang Nan who had seventh-stage combat power, had been preparing to rush in to help their compatriot demon blade at the start of the battle.

But in the blink of an eye, the battle was nearly over, making their involvement seem unnecessary.

Yang Nan stood stunned, staring at the corpses of Oresa and the brown-haired youth on Javier’s side. His grip on his war blade’s hilt tightened and loosened repeatedly, lost in thought.

“Whoosh-“

Lu Yuan charged towards the nearest sky level mecha.

His figure left trails in the void, resembling a hurricane composed of emerald flame.

As he neared the sky level mecha, he spread his arms and, with a cold expression, pounced forward.

“Boom!”

In an instant, massive amounts of emerald flame erupted from Lu Yuan’s body, transforming into a surging wave of fire that completely enveloped the sky level mecha, which was several tens of meters in size.

“Boom! Boom!”

A huge pillar of green fire appeared within the battle group, casting an eerie greenish glow onto the faces of the onlookers.

However, after burning fiercely for a while…

“Boom!”

Accompanied by a loud explosion, the massive emerald fire pillar suddenly burst apart.

Terrifying white light blossomed from within the flames, quickly condensing to reveal the huge steel structure enveloped in a shimmering white glow.

“Roar!”

The super engine let out a sound reminiscent of an enraged primordial beast’s roar.

The sky level mecha, scorched by the emerald flame, seemed to have fully released all its limitations, entering its most powerful ultimate form.

Concentrated beams of light flowed over the giant mech, its sleek, high-tech, futuristic body showcasing the pinnacle of technological brilliance in every inch.

“Die! You should die!!”

Inside the cockpit, the grim-faced middle-aged pilot wiped away the blood trickling from his nose with a fierce swipe.

Scattered around him were empty potion vials, and his forehead glowed brilliantly, with a hint of madness in his eyes.

Almost simultaneously with the explosion of this sky level mecha, another five sky level mechas in the field also unleashed their power.

The super engines roared, collapsed energy fields reformed, and the massive metallic bodies emitted a series of transformation sounds, revealing stronger, more imposing ultimate combat forms.

“Bang! Bang!”

Six sky level mechas exploded in unison, shooting out intense energy flames from their steel bodies, resembling forbidden divine weapons from mythical legends, instantly tearing apart the Grandmaster’s Domain in the surrounding void.

The simultaneous eruption of six energy streams resembled a terrifying storm cloud, taking control of the battlefield.

All six sky-level mechas engaged high-frequency vibrations, their several tens of meters tall bodies moving at incredible speeds, blurring into light mist, completely untraceable to the naked eye.

The entire void twisted under the impact of these six powerful energy waves.

It wasn’t just a “perception” of distortion; it was wholeheartedly real, as if it could tear apart at any moment.

At this moment, many recalled the terrifying strength that once completely dominated the sky.

Sky level!

The divine weapon capable of ruling the skies, and now… there were six of them on the battlefield!

“Whoosh-“

Lu Yuan’s figure seemed to explode amidst the onslaught of the six sky level mechas.

He fused with the flames, engaging in combat with the six shifting, merging beams of light mist.

Most of his efforts, however, were spent in evasion.

“Boom!”

At this critical juncture, the forces from Xia State finally took action. The engines of their sky level mecha roared, transforming into a streak of light attempting to join the battle group, aiming to alleviate some of the pressure on Lu Yuan.

But as soon as it entered the fray, three blurs of astounding speed surrounded it.

Four towering steel bodies clashed with almost no resistance, and the sky level mecha from Xia State was instantly torn asunder.

“They’ve gone mad! These lunatics are overloading their brain domains to the limit!”

A pilot clad in a Flying Bear protective suit scrambled out of the wrecked mecha, a look of utter shock and terror on his face.

Before he could even escape the battlefield, a wisp of light mist swept over him…

“Bang!”

His body was immediately crushed, exploding into a mist of blood and vanishing.

“What’s this?!”

Holding his war blade, Yang Nan, fully equipped with sky armament, witnessed this scene, and his forward momentum came to an abrupt halt.

The few powerhouses from Xia State behind him also slammed on their brakes.

Their faces were unsightly and their expressions grave, filled with both unwillingness and helplessness.

Even a sky level mecha dared not charge into this melee without being instantly obliterated. The combat power of these six berserk, fully unleashed sky level divine weapons… even an eighth-stage powerhouse would likely emerge with significant injuries.

“Excellent! It should have been like this from the start!”

At the secret realm entrance headquarters, the head of the Distant Star Federation watched the scene on the enormous virtual light screen intently, with flashes of excitement in their eyes.

A voice hesitantly spoke beside him, “With this level of combat power eruption, it could cause irreversible brain damage to the seventh-stage pilots…”

“What are a few brain damages compared to the Phoenix Egg?” The head of the distant star federation waved dismissively, a look of unspeakable satisfaction on his face.

At that moment, someone approached quickly and whispered, “Lord, Xia State wants to have a discussion with us.”

The head of the distant star federation curled his lips into a cold smile and replied with a frosty tone, “Discuss? We can discuss. But not now. Right now…”

He squinted at the screen, focusing on the emerald flame weaving in and out amidst the six streams of mecha light mist, and said slowly, emphasizing each word, “I just want to see people die!”

In this internal struggle over the Phoenix Egg, the distant star federation’s powerhouses had suffered enormous losses. Even the highly promising and immensely potential Oresa had fallen.

If they didn’t eradicate Xia State’s demon blade, who had initiated all this…

He wouldn’t be able to answer to those behind him.

…

“They used some means to forcibly shield themselves from the influence of my eighth-stage mental power…”

Lu Yuan continued to dodge the combined assaults of the six sky level mechas.

Though it seemed extremely dangerous, with the support of eighth-stage mental power and grandmaster instinct, everything remained under his control.

But still…

“Phoenix Wing Ascension!”

Lu Yuan’s figure ascended in a spiraling motion, finding a gap within the intertwining light mist to burst out. The emerald flame encircling him burst forth, condensing into the shape of a phoenix, which then roared and surged toward a particular section of the light mist.

“Slash!”

Yet, just as a blinding light flashed, a humanoid sky level mecha with an agile form burst through the phoenix-shaped flame curtain.

The two enormous energy-forged blades in its hands shredded Lu Yuan’s “Phoenix Wing Ascension” into tatters.

The scattered emerald flames burned patches onto the energy protective field of the mecha, but were quickly forcibly erased by even more powerful surging energy.

“Not quite enough…”

Seeing this, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but frown slightly.

The [Fire Chaser: Azure Flame (Legendary)] professional panel, while powerful, had only been recently unlocked.

The level of the azure flame was too low, and Lu Yuan’s understanding and mastery of it were still relatively basic.

“The moves I came up with by myself only scratch the surface of the power of the azure flame. They can’t fully unleash its terrifying potential.

Theoretically, the azure flame could break through the defense of a sky level mecha…”

Lu Yuan had previously used the azure flame to effortlessly burn through the protective layer of sky level armament. Even the armament itself, which contained a large amount of extraterrestrial rare metals, couldn’t withstand the terrifying heat of the azure flame.

However, sky level mechas were in a completely different league compared to sky level armament, much like the difference between a car and a toy model of a car.

“So, I need some… more advanced flame control techniques.”

Lu Yuan quickly thought of a way to break through the current situation.

The method was actually quite simple for him…

He just needed to spend some skill points.

“Unlocking skills from the professional ability panel is surely more powerful than the flashy moves I’ve conjured up on my own.”

Lu Yuan had accumulated four skill points and decided to spend those points to unlock a skill from the [Fire Chaser: Azure Flame (Legendary)] professional panel.

Three skill points were consumed, and a skill was unlocked.

“Hmm?!”

Upon seeing the newly unlocked skill, Lu Yuan’s face lit up with both excitement and surprise.

He was excited because this new skill was exactly what he needed-a powerful offensive skill.

He was surprised because…

The skill related to the azure flame ability seemed even flashier than the moves he had come up with!

“Whoosh-“

The emerald flame dispersed in the sky, and a figure streaked across the air before coming to a stop.

Immediately, six blurred forms of light mist closed in, revealing six imposing steel bodies that surrounded the figure encased in emerald flame.

The six sky level mechas, some humanoid and some beast-like, had gleaming eyes that emitted intense light. They looked down coldly at the figure beneath them from their towering heights.

Compared to the six sky level mechas, Lu Yuan’s figure was minuscule.

Each of the mechas was over twenty times his size. The scene was like six fully grown beasts surrounding a lone, innocent lamb.

Even the onlookers at the edge of the battlefield could feel the overwhelming, suffocating sense of dread and oppression.

“Is it over?”

This thought crossed many minds.

No matter how powerful a human was, how could they possibly match up against war machines of the same level?

Sky level mechas, representing the peak of destructive power within their tier, were designed to withstand the combat power of more than ten combatants of the same level simultaneously.

In other words…

Even if this peerless demon blade from Xia State stood at the pinnacle of seventh stage combat power and had even touched the threshold of the eighth-stage.

Right now, he was facing an overwhelming, inescapable siege equivalent to sixty units of seventh stage combat power.

It was a hopeless deadlock!

The outcome had been decided the moment he killed Oresa.

“Stop!”

At the edge of the battlefield, Yang Nan shouted a compromise through gritted teeth.

He had just received new instructions.

“We are willing to hand over the Phoenix Egg!”

The negotiation between Xia State’s senior officials and the Distant Star Federation had failed. Weighing the options between the Phoenix Egg and the peerless demon blade Lu Yuan, who rivaled the eighth-stage, they ultimately chose the latter.

Hoping to keep the Phoenix Egg amidst a circle of competing powers was far too unrealistic.

Previously, the explosive performance of Lu Yuan, the peerless demon blade, had given Xia State’s senior officials an unrealistic glimmer of hope for this mission.

Now, the frenzied assault of the six sky level mechas finally forced them to face reality.

However, Xia State’s compromise did not yield the desired result.

The six sky level mechas only glanced coldly in Yang Nan’s direction upon hearing his shout and then returned their focus. The murderous intent permeating the air grew even thicker.

“Damn it!”

The realization of their opponent’s resolve immediately darkened the faces of many from Xia State.

Their gazes fell upon the back of the figure enshrouded by the mechas, filled with helplessness, unwillingness, sorrow, and regret…

A complex mix of emotions surged through each person’s heart.

In front of the light screen near the secret realm entrance, one of Xia State’s senior officials struck the table angrily, his face grim.

Some couldn’t help but close their eyes.

On the battlefield, watching a comrade die right in front of you while being powerless to help was an extraordinarily cruel ordeal.

“Boom!”

The simultaneous roar of six super-powered engines, coupled with the eruption of terrifying energy radiance, seemed to herald the imminent fall of Xia State’s brilliant peerless demon blade.

The emerald flame and the figure within it were swallowed by the spreading light mist of the six mechas…

However, just when everyone thought it was all over…

Suddenly.

A cluster of bewitching emerald flame shot up unexpectedly from the light mist.

Then two clusters, three clusters, four clusters… countless clusters.

Accompanied by the sharp snap of a finger, a calm yet casual voice echoed across the empty battlefield.

“[Super Killer Move-Jade. Fruits of Flame]!”

In the next moment, the raging emerald flames coalesced and linked, rapidly growing in the void like veins.

A massive emerald flame took shape.

It was full, verdant, and teeming with vitality.

Just like…

A dew-covered jade fruit gently swaying on a branch in the morning.