Chapter 362 – The Ice God

The emerald green flame congealed into a massive “fruit,” resembling a jade-colored crystal, clear and transparent.

You could distinctly see the full, granular “pulp” inside, and the beautifully lined “fibrous network.”

The “fruit” was planted in the void, voraciously sucking up the endless heat waves in the surrounding air, growing rapidly in strength and size.

As the jade-colored fruit expanded quickly, those present surprisingly felt a slight chill.

The temperature of the surrounding environment seemed to be dropping rapidly.

The magma rolling on the ground had somehow already solidified.

All the heat and temperature in this space appeared to have been absorbed by the jade-colored fruit, stored beneath the crystal clear emerald green peel.

As the last remaining seventh stage supernova in the scene, Yang Nan, holding his battle sword, felt the faintly revealed aura within the fully formed jade fruit.

His expression suddenly fell into a moment of astonishment and bewilderment, as if unable to believe, he murmured, “This is…”

But before his murmuring voice could fully be uttered, the jade fruit at the center of the battle group seemed to have ripened to an extreme level, the emerald green peel could no longer contain the thick, sweet pulp.

Shaking, trembling, lightly…

It burst open.

“Whoosh-“

There was no earth-shattering explosion sound, almost quiet.

At the moment the fruit burst open, everyone saw only a pure green.

It was as if they were suddenly thrown into a surging jade sea, the whole body and soul, overtaken by the vivid green color, almost melting into it.

This extreme emerald green sea lasted for several breaths, then quickly dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared cleanly as if washed away by water.

The previous sense of overwhelming, melting intensity, felt distant like a beautiful, misty jade-colored dream.

When everyone came to their senses, it seemed as if nothing had happened.

However, as attention returned to the scene, each person’s pupils contracted sharply, even the most composed and calm individuals couldn’t help but let out a slight gasp.

In the center of the battle group, a tall and slender figure stood alone.

Around him, the six sky level mechas that were originally encircling him were now reduced to just two relatively intact ones.

Their exteriors appeared as if they had been soaked in magma, melted and twisted beyond recognition.

The ferocious steel beasts, stripped of their outer shells, revealed damaged and scarred inner frameworks.

The enormous superalloy bodies stood silently, maintaining a frozen posture.

Looking closely… it seemed as if every inch of the mecha was trembling slightly.

“Whoosh-“

Lu Yuan let out a long breath of heated air.

At that moment, he felt an overwhelming sensation of being “drained.”

Not only was he feeling this way, it seemed the entire space around him had been “drained” as well.

The heat that had previously been flowing towards him like endless rivers had now dwindled to a thin trickle.

That recent super killer move had directly sent Lu Yuan’s [Fire Chaser. Azure Flame (Legendary Level)] panel into a “cooldown period.”

“So this is the super killer move of a legendary level professional panel?”

A single move had “melted” four sky level mechas, even Lu Yuan couldn’t help but be amazed at the sheer destructive power of this move.

However, the cost of performing such a move was significant, rendering him almost completely “powerless” for a short period.

It felt as if he had entirely exhausted his “blue bar1” in one fell swoop.

“Fortunately, I have more than one professional panel.”

Lu Yuan thought to himself, gently tapping his fingertip to his brow.

The emerald green in his pupils faded away quietly, and two blood-red lotus flowers bloomed and rotated.

[Elephant Deity. Ming King Stance (Extraordinary)] panel replaced the [Fire Chaser. Azure Flame (Legendary Level)] panel and began to radiate brilliantly.

“Crack, crack, crack-“

Within a few breaths, Lu Yuan’s thin and handsome figure rapidly expanded.

An immortal demon mountain arose from the ground, and the wicked blood flower bloomed…

His previously weakened aura returned to its peak in another form, another stance.

As the three heads and six arms of the Ming King Stance fully unfolded, the fifteen-meter-tall, mountain-like figure of Lu Yuan now appeared much more comparable in size to the remaining two sky level mechas in the arena.

“This stance… feels more grounded, more comfortable.”

Under the three heads and six arms, Lu Yuan muttered to himself, gently twisting his neck. Within the immense Ming King’s Body, a deep, rumbling sound like rolling stones echoed as bones and muscles rubbed and collided.

He suddenly took a step forward.

“Boom!”

In the next second, his figure had already appeared before one of the sky level mechas.

Lifting his head.

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes, looking calmly at the colossal metal giant in front of him.

His eyes, rotating with the double flowers, seemed to pierce through the thick superalloy exterior, into the cockpit where the pilot’s pale face showed sheer terror.

Before the steel beast could move again, Lu Yuan had already extended his hands. Six arms gently grasped the massive frame of the sky level mecha.

“Crunch, crunch-“

Thick fingers deeply embedded into the superalloy exterior, which contained a mix of rare extraterrestrial metals.

Lu Yuan exerted a slight force.

“Boom!”

A surging, terrifying aura erupted like a volcanic explosion.

Under the astonished gazes of the onlookers.

Lu Yuan’s six arms stretched out…

He astonishingly lifted the sky level mecha, which was several tens of meters tall.

Hoisted it over his head.

Then…

With a mighty effort!

“Ming King Grandmaster’s Divine Elephant Style-Heaven and Earth Reversal!”

“Whoosh!”

On his towering demon body, the wicked blood-red flower bloomed.

The massive sky level mecha was hurled high into the air by Lu Yuan.

This machine, once deemed the ruling divine weapon of the sky, struggled desperately to regain control mid-air.

But before it could fall, light swirled in the palm of Lu Yuan’s first right arm.

An enormous gray-white giant axe, radiating with scarlet blood light, quietly appeared in his hand.

Then.

Lu Yuan’s six arms gripped the axe handle tightly, swinging it upwards…

With a powerful slash!

“Swoosh!”

An arc of crystalline blood light briefly flashed in the air, then vanished into the heavens.

The sky level mecha, which had just activated, froze the moment it was touched by the scarlet light…

In the next second, it split into two.

With a loud “boom,” it exploded into a magnificent burst of fiery red flame.

Lu Yuan watched the mecha’s obliteration, quietly admiring it for a few seconds.

He then shifted his gaze to the last remaining sky level mecha.

“Now, it’s your turn.”

Lu Yuan, holding the axe in one hand, calmly walked towards his opponent.

The humanoid giant mecha, after a brief silence, suddenly roared to life, radiating a final, defiant glow…

…

Silence.

At the secret realm entrance of Embers Mountain.

The vast headquarters of the united forces.

Had fallen into an eerie silence.

No one spoke.

Perhaps because they didn’t know what to say.

After all, before this, no one had ever imagined that someone could “barehandedly” overpower and destroy six sky level mechas at full combat power.

This feat far exceeded many people’s understanding of individual combat power.

In their hearts, besides the shock… there was only a deep sense of terror.

The head of the Distant Star Federation, who had been remotely directing the battle all along, remained silent. His eyelids drooped, and his gaze was not on the light screen.

Another loud explosion echoed, signaling the destruction of the last sky level mecha in the battle group.

The previously silent scene was now filled with slight commotion.

Then it grew larger, more chaotic.

Just as the entire headquarters was about to become an uproar.

Suddenly…

“Boom!”

A thunderous roar came from above everyone’s heads.

The crowd, shocked, turned their gaze skyward.

Half a breath later.

Everyone’s faces displayed nothing but an indescribable deep emotion.

Many stood with their mouths agape, eyes fixated on the direction of the thunderous sound, momentarily lost in a state of stunned awe.

“An eighth-stage Hidden Star, the peerless demon blade of the Xia State…”

“In a legendary level secret realm where all powers are severely suppressed, it really has an overwhelming advantage.”

“It’s my fault. My decision was flawed.”

“I really underestimated you…”

“From this moment on… there will be no more surprises.”

At the center of the Distant Star Federation headquarters, the previously silent action leader muttered to himself, gradually lifting his head.

Above him, a super iron behemoth, over a hundred meters tall, was slowly entering the secret realm through a massive vortex gate.

The shadow cast by the super iron behemoth nearly covered the entire headquarters.

The horrifying pressure from this top-tier war machine began to grind over every person’s head and face, inch by inch.

The vast headquarters base fell silent as the super iron behemoth descended.

Bodies stiffened in place, no syllable could be formed from anyone’s throat.

When the frightful super iron behemoth emitted flames more blinding and intense than the sun, transforming into a blurred light that vanished into the vast sky.

In the suffocatingly tense headquarters, someone finally, with a trembling voice, called out the name of this monstrous behemoth.

“Ice… Ice God Mecha!”

“The Distant Star Federation actually deployed the Ice God Mecha, a divine level mecha?!”

On the Xia State side, several high-ranking officials exchanged looks, murmuring in shock and disbelief, “Are they… insane?”

…

“Boom!”

The last sky level mecha was cleaved in two by Lu Yuan’s “pseudo-legendary” giant axe, dwindling into a burst of fiery fragments.

“Whew-“

Lu Yuan exhaled a deep breath, stowed his giant axe, signaling the end of the battle.

With a significant boost to his four basic attributes, his combat power in all forms had undergone a qualitative transformation.

Once his Double Flower Secret Technique was activated, his combat power soared to the eighth-stage.

“If I can master the Three Flowers Fusion secret technique, with a twenty-seven fold increase in combat power, I could rip even a divine level mecha apart with my bare hands…”

Lu Yuan recalled seeing the Distant Star Federation’s “Ice God Mecha” at the secret realm entrance when he first entered.

At that time, he had lamented the long journey required to confront the ultimate war machine.

Little did he expect, the benefits gained within the secret realm had expedited this process considerably.

At this moment, there were no opponents left on the field.

The dozens of powerhouses from the united forces who had been hunting the Phoenix Egg were now all corpses, unable to challenge Lu Yuan.

Those remaining, after witnessing Lu Yuan’s terrifying combat prowess, were already filled with dread.

Now, they didn’t even dare to look directly at him, let alone engage in combat.

Lu Yuan scanned the battlefield briefly, his gaze lingering for a moment on the group from Xia State, led by Yang Nan.

These people, including the Yellow Bear, were nominally his “partners.”

Currently, they were all staring in a daze at the piles of wrecked sky level mechas scattered around the battlefield.

Clearly, they hadn’t fully recovered from the earlier shock and awe.

Ignoring them, Lu Yuan slowly shifted his gaze to…

The instigator of all this chaos – the Phoenix Egg.

“Goo-“

The Phoenix Egg, sensing Lu Yuan’s gaze, let out a “cuckoo” sound, as if it was about to make a run for it.

Lu Yuan instantly summoned his Scarlet Giant Axe again, glaring at the egg with a cold smile. He said calmly, “Do you want to try and see if my axe can split your egg shell?”

As he spoke, the grey-white Giant Axe in his hand began to surge with powerful scarlet blood light.

A vast and terrifying aura enveloped the Phoenix Egg from afar.

As it turned out, threats were quite effective.

The Phoenix Egg, previously intending to flee, immediately retracted and timidly approached Lu Yuan upon sensing his intent.

Only then did Lu Yuan’s expression slightly soften.

In his Ming King Stance, the Phoenix Egg, which was relatively huge compared to a normal person, looked no bigger than a quail egg in his eyes.

He carefully picked up the egg between two fingers and placed it in his palm, squinting to examine it closely.

Even his mental power couldn’t penetrate the egg shell to sense what was inside.

But Lu Yuan had a feeling that this Phoenix Egg gave him a sense of déjà vu, reminiscent of a cuckoo bird.

Whenever trouble arose, it would immediately seek his protection, and once the trouble was resolved, it would try to escape at the first opportunity.

This behavior was identical to that of a cuckoo bird.

Moreover, since he first picked up the Phoenix Egg, he had heard numerous “cuckoo” sounds coming from within the egg shell.

“Knock, knock…”

Lu Yuan extended a finger and lightly tapped on the egg shell, both curious and puzzled. He asked, “How on earth did you get inside this egg? Did you possess it? You didn’t eat the baby Phoenix inside, did you?!”

The Phoenix Egg remained silent, not responding to any of Lu Yuan’s questions.

Lu Yuan thought that it might be best to take this thing back and let Yellow Bear’s team study it. They could pry open the egg shell and see whether it’s a Phoenix or a cuckoo bird inside.

Because theoretically…

This Phoenix Egg no longer had the potential to hatch.

Or rather, even if it could hatch, it would most likely be a “weak chick” with congenital deficiencies.

The life essence meant to nurture the egg and prepare for the birth of the Phoenix had been completely absorbed by Lu Yuan.

Right now, it was inside his stomach.

“Does this mean I’ve taken the potential of this unborn Phoenix?” Lu Yuan pondered, quickly shaking his head. “It was tricked by the cuckoo bird into leaving the crater; it couldn’t even be stopped. Can’t blame anyone else for that.”

As he was thinking this, suddenly…

Lu Yuan felt the Phoenix Egg in his hand tremble violently.

Before he could react, the egg sped out of his grasp and shot into the distance.

Cursing the slyness of the Phoenix Egg in his mind, Lu Yuan was about to chase after it when he suddenly heard a panicked and urgent “cuckoo” sound full of warning from the escaping egg.

Before he could understand what was happening…

At that moment, an overwhelming sense of dread surged within him!

An unprecedented fear rapidly rose from deep inside, enveloping him like an immensely dense shadow, suffocating him.

Lu Yuan swiftly looked up.

In the next second, his pupils reflected an incredibly dazzling brilliance…

Footnote:

1. Blue Bar(蓝条): In many Chinese games, the ‘blue bar’ (蓝条) refers to the mana or energy bar. It’s a gauge that shows how much magical or special energy a character has left to perform abilities or spells. When the ‘blue bar’ is depleted, the character can’t use these abilities until it replenishes.