Chapter 366 – Planetary Combat Power Ranking, Eleventh, Lu Yuan

“With the perfect state of the second limit break, enhanced by the secret technique of The Fusion of Two Flowers, my ultimate combat power has skyrocketed to the point where I can pierce through a divine level mecha with my bare hands…”

Lu Yuan recalled his recent move, even he was surprised by its power.

Of course, the strength of that strike was also related to the enhancement provided by the [finishing skill-No Style].

The foundation of [No Style] was derived from all the skills and moves on his professional panel.

As the skills on the professional panel were unlocked and improved, the power of [No Style] naturally increased as well.

“The perfect state of the second limit break… I don’t even look like a demon right now…”

Lu Yuan looked at his long platinum hair, cascading around him like satin, shining with a strange brilliance under the sun, and thought about naming this perfect state of the second limit break, deity.

Deity form.

This thought had occurred to him earlier.

Thus, the move that pierced the “Ice God” mecha and instantly killed the eighth-stage pilot was named Deity No Style.

One meaning was that it was a No Style move performed in the deity form.

The other was a small nod to his past ambition to create the martial deity records.

“Deity No Style has given me many new inspirations. Beyond No Style, there can be even more powerful derivations…”

When Lu Yuan executed Deity No Style, the black hole in his brain domain opened for a brief moment, flooding him with a vast amount of insights and realizations, which he might gain something valuable from after sorting and digesting them.

Of course, he was now extremely exhausted, unimaginably tired.

Activating the perfect state of the second limit break along with the secret technique of The Fusion of Two Flowers completely drained him.

Even the blood pill in his chest had shrunk significantly, leaving him very weak in his normal state.

Amidst the contrast of his long platinum hair that reached past his ankles, he appeared almost eerily beautiful.

Although Lu Yuan left the secret realm of Embers Mountain immediately after the battle, doing his best to get as far away from the secret realm’s location as possible.

But no matter how far he tried to get away, he was still within the territory of the Distant Star Federation.

Lu Yuan now found the Phoenix Egg beside him to be a headache.

The legendary aura it emanated was impossible to suppress, like a giant lightbulb. It was only a matter of time before the Distant Star Federation found him because of it.

“Should I find a place to stash this thing first? It’s not worth risking my life for an egg…”

Lu Yuan suspected that if the Distant Star Federation caught him, they might send him straight to a human research lab for dissection and study.

He carried many secrets, and just the essence of the Phoenix within him was enough to drive others crazy.

Moreover, Lu Yuan himself wasn’t particularly interested in the Phoenix Egg.

He had already reaped the real benefits from the volcanic bed, and this egg was inherently deficient, with questionable chances of successful hatching.

Most importantly, it seemed like the cuckoo bird had entered the egg.

The Phoenix Egg was no longer what everyone anticipated it to be.

Lu Yuan pondered the safest place to hide the Phoenix Egg.

Just then, his expression changed as if he sensed something. He suddenly stood up and looked towards the sky.

Lu Yuan heard the sound of an approaching shuttle, vibrating the air.

“That’s way too fast!”

Lu Yuan bit his lip lightly. In his deity form, his flight speed was incredibly fast. Although it only lasted for a few dozen seconds, it was enough to put a considerable distance between him and the secret realm.

But he hadn’t anticipated that the people from the Distant Star Federation would catch up so quickly.

Without any hesitation, Lu Yuan picked up the Phoenix Egg and ran.

He was in a jungle, and as he ran, a black liquid flowed from his nose and mouth. It was the nano battle suit he had swallowed to protect it from being destroyed by the volcano’s magma while absorbing the Phoenix essence.

The nano battle suit quickly covered his entire body, including the Phoenix Egg in his hands, camouflaging to match the jungle surroundings.

His long platinum hair was quite a hindrance. Flames of azure flared from his fingertips, burning away most of his hair, transforming it into a short, scruffy style.

Inside his chest, the First Transformation Blood Pill spun furiously.

The golden Phoenix essence within the blood pill secreted threads of strange aura under the rush of blood, merging into his bones and flesh.

The shrunken blood pill quickly expanded, and the experience bar of the fire chaser: azure flame (legendary) professional panel began to slowly fill up.

Pressure is the best catalyst.

Lu Yuan’s condition improved, and his running speed increased. Before long, he outran the sound of the shuttle, pushing it beyond the range of his mental power exploration.

However.

Just as he burst from the sparse jungle, holding the Phoenix Egg, he suddenly…

Stopped.

Lu Yuan exhaled lightly, casually tossed the Phoenix Egg onto the ground, and slowly assumed a combat stance.

Before him, just outside the jungle, a sleek silver-purple shuttle hovered silently, as if waiting for him.

“Just one shuttle… I can’t tell if there’s a long-range lethal weapon locked on me. But as long as it’s not ninth stage, I have a chance to escape!”

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered as he quickly mapped out various escape routes in his mind, also calculating the cooldown time for a second perfect limit break in his deity form.

“Hiss-“

The shuttle’s hatch slowly opened, and Lu Yuan’s body tensed up in response.

He condensed his aura, mentally focusing on several combat professional panels. His eyes narrowed, locking onto the hatch, ready to make a move at any moment.

But in the next second, Lu Yuan’s imposing aura abruptly froze.

A graceful silhouette stepped out of the hatch.

Dressed in a silver-white one-piece combat suit, with a simple high ponytail, an elegant swan neck whiter and smoother than the finest porcelain.

The face mask with intricate patterns slowly opened, revealing a pair of beautiful, light purple eyes.

The person smiled slightly at Lu Yuan and half-jokingly said, “Not bad, Lu Yuan… Best performance here!”

Lu Yuan stood stunned and blinked, blurting out, “Lord Tong?!”

…

A legendary level secret realm, Embers Mountain, revealed the presence of a Phoenix Egg!

The Xia State’s demon blade single-handedly defeated the Distant Star Federation’s divine level mecha!

Two explosive pieces of news.

In less than half a day, through a highly developed communication network, these messages spread at light-speed across the entire planet.

Numerous top-tier powerhouses were shaken by these revelations.

On one hand, they were excited by the news of the Phoenix Egg.

On the other, they were shocked and incredulous about the demon blade’s defeat of a divine level mecha.

Every divine level mecha holds an absolutely dominant position at the eighth-stage.

It is a symbol of overlord level nations and a significant standard for measuring their foundational strength.

But now, someone had single-handedly defeated a divine level mecha.

What does this signify?

It signifies that on this planet…

Another top-tier powerhouse within the world’s combat power pyramid has been born!

Ninth stage!

And moreover, it’s a “Hidden Star”!

The weight of this news is almost on par with the revelation of the Phoenix Egg.

The name “Lu Yuan” has officially entered the radar of many.

…

“Your name has appeared on the ranking list.”

Inside the slowly flying shuttle, Lu Yuan and Yuwen Tong sat opposite each other.

Yuwen Tong casually “tossed” a virtual light screen towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked closely and saw it was the “Planetary Combat Power Ranking.”

Clear on the screen was-

“[11th place: Xia State, Lu Yuan. Combat power estimation: initial stage of ninth stage]”

“Uh…”

Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, unsure of what to say.

After a bit of thought, he said, “I don’t think I’ve truly reached the ninth stage…”

Setting aside all amplification techniques, Lu Yuan’s regular combat power was actually only at the fifth-stage.

Activating his several powerful main combat professional panels could bring him up to the seventh stage.

In a second limit break perfect form, he estimated that his extreme combat power could barely touch the threshold of the ninth stage.

And only the [Deity: No Style] move reached ninth stage combat power.

Without using his finishing skill, the [Deity] form could only achieve combat power around the high-stage of the eighth stage.

Furthermore, in the legendary level secret realm, the “Ice God” mecha’s capabilities were somewhat restricted.

While fighting the “Ice God” mecha, its pilot was also significantly underestimating him.

“That’s not important. The fact is, you displayed true ninth stage combat power.

You probably don’t know this, but an important criterion for measuring ninth stage combat power is the ability to face a divine level mecha one-on-one…”

Yuwen Tong lightly tapped the light screen with her jade-like fingers and said, “Various external factors have already been accounted for in the ranking statistics, so you’re just ranked eleventh.”

Lu Yuan blinked, “So, does that mean the top ten on this ranking all have combat power beyond the ninth stage?”

“Yes.”

Yuwen Tong nodded and casually put away the light screen.

Then, half-jokingly, she said to Lu Yuan, “You’re really something, Lu Yuan.

In terms of advancing to the ninth stage, you’re the fastest ever on this planet. Even I was taken aback.

The old guys at Yellow Bear were so thrilled when they heard the news that they practically went crazy with joy. They came straight to my door and dragged me into an emergency meeting about you, and it still hasn’t ended. I can’t even leave; they’re driving me nuts…”

As she spoke, Yuwen Tong made a yawning gesture with her hand.

Yes.

The Yuwen Tong sitting in front of Lu Yuan was just a holographic projection.

The real Yuwen Tong was still in the Xia State.

As the highest combat power in Xia State, Yuwen Tong couldn’t easily enter the Distant Star Federation’s territory.

Nonetheless, the shuttle Lu Yuan was currently on was indeed Lord Tong’s personal vehicle. Only Yuwen Tong’s shuttle could evade the Distant Star Federation’s surveillance system and discreetly bring Lu Yuan and the Phoenix Egg back to the Xia State.

“Oh, by the way.”

Yuwen Tong suddenly asked Lu Yuan, “Have you reached your evil energy tolerance limit?”

“Evil energy tolerance limit?!”

Lu Yuan was taken aback, somewhat confused.

Yuwen Tong explained, “Have you felt like you can’t handle any more power of the evil deity?”

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment and then shook his head, “It seems… not yet.”

“Then there’s still room for growth!”

Yuwen Tong’s beautiful eyes brightened, and she reached over to pat Lu Yuan’s shoulder approvingly. “Not bad, not bad. You’re likely to secure a spot in the top ten of the combat power ranking this time.

So far, on this planet, the only person who can handle the power of the evil deity beyond the ninth stage is someone named Torr from the Distant Star Federation.

You’re the second one, and your limit might be even higher…”

Lu Yuan understood.

The so-called evil energy tolerance limit probably referred to the potential ceiling of a “Hidden Star.”

A “born evil martial arts constitution” can perfectly integrate the power of the evil deity, but it doesn’t mean limitless integration.

Once the limit of integration is reached, one’s strength can’t continue to increase, remaining stagnant with no possibility for further advancement.

“Have you officially started [The Origin Heart Sutra]?”

After praising him, Yuwen Tong abruptly asked another question, catching Lu Yuan off guard.

Lu Yuan instantly felt a bit guilty upon hearing this but ultimately chose to answer honestly: “No.”