Chapter 417 – Let Me Be Your Eyes

Anders, who had been previously squeezed and beaten like a helpless chick, had disappeared.

In his place was a massive, irregular mass of silver metal.

It was rapidly expanding, resembling the morphological cellular model often seen in biology classes at school.

In just a few breaths, the silver metal mass, originally the size of several people, had expanded to a diameter of nearly several kilometers.

Before Lu Yuan could react, the entire flesh mass expanded to its limit and exploded with a “boom”-

Huge clusters of silver vines shot out, growing wildly as if inflated.

They rapidly proliferated along the surface of the water and sky, and within moments, encircled the entire water region, spanning tens of kilometers. The coverage area continued to expand outward.

Lu Yuan attempted to attack one of the thick silver vines.

In the state of the gathering of three flowers at the apex, the asura’s body could easily tear apart a super divine level mecha with just a simple move.

However, when the terrifying strength landed on the silver vine, Lu Yuan felt as if his punch had landed on a large mass of smooth, soft material.

His massive fist sank deeply, but when he lifted it, the point of impact was completely unharmed, and the terrible strength had somehow been neutralized.

He then employed the power of the ultimate skill called “shatter.”

This time, there was an effect.

The shatter-infused attack hit the silver vine, causing large swaths of black cracks to appear on the surface, which cracked apart and fell away.

But the damaged area was negligible compared to the entire entity.

Lu Yuan’s destruction couldn’t keep up with the vine’s own proliferation.

The good news was that these silver vines did not actively attack Lu Yuan.

They seemed to be merely proliferating, possibly preparing to construct a domain entirely made up of silver vines.

Lu Yuan decisively abandoned further attacks on these silver vines and quickly retreated.

“Let’s go!”

He wrapped his strong arms around Yuwen Tong, shielding her at his chest.

With a powerful stomp, the ground beneath him erupted, and the massive counterforce launched Lu Yuan upwards like a rocket taking off.

But before he could escape through a gap that was yet to be covered by silver vines, several thick vines lashed out with a “swish.”

They clearly weren’t entirely non-aggressive.

“Get lost!”

Lu Yuan squinted his eyes, a scarlet light shooting from his gaze as his six arms transformed and struck out in all directions.

He employed the power of the ultimate skill, shatter.

Dark cracks spread out around him like spiderwebs with terrifying intensity, far beyond what mere compressed strength could achieve. The approaching silver vines, merely touched by this power, quickly shattered into large fragments.

Lu Yuan forcefully expanded the “gap” above him, but the “injured” silver vines seemed to be spurred into a frenzy.

A chaotic and violent consciousness surged forth, directing all the wildly growing silver vines to converge furiously toward Lu Yuan’s position.

“Crack, crack, crack-“

Lu Yuan sliced through the massive silver masses like chopping vegetables, yet the obstacles before him not only didn’t decrease but seemed to multiply.

One after another, the gigantic silver vines entwined and piled up in front of him, pressing in with a relentless, almost suicidal determination.

Even with his six arms working nonstop, it wasn’t long before the “silver tide” pressed him back.

Several vines lashed his back fiercely, the impact force so tremendous that he nearly coughed up blood.

Their power had grown multiple folds since their last encounter.

“Damn!”

Forced back to his original position, Lu Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, glaring viciously at the silver vines writhing like giant serpents and dragons. He muttered, “What kind of trick is this now?”

“That guy got desperate after you pushed him too hard. He’s unleashed all the strength from the core of his Fate Mech at once…”

Yuwen Tong’s voice came from below.

“But the power is too immense, far beyond the control of the star spirit realm. So… it’s now spiraling out of control.”

Lu Yuan’s expression shifted slightly. He lifted Yuwen Tong to eye level and asked, “So what should we do now? Is there a way to get out?”

After a brief rest, Yuwen Tong looked noticeably better than before.

“There is.”

Yuwen Tong nodded. “I can think of two ways.”

A flicker of hope appeared in Lu Yuan’s eyes. “What are they?”

Yuwen Tong spoke calmly, “The first way is to wait until the power from his Fate Mech’s core is fully exhausted, and then let the consciousness attached to it dissipate naturally. The silver vines without any consciousness control shouldn’t be able to stop you…”

“How long would that take?”

Lu Yuan glanced around at the surroundings, where the wildly proliferating vines seemed to stretch endlessly, almost squeezing out all the open space in the water region.

It was on the verge of forming a complete silver “prison.”

“A very long time, I’d guess…”

Yuwen Tong said, “Moreover, this person’s status seems to be quite important. The people backing him probably won’t let him destroy himself like this.

Once they realize what’s happening here, they might intervene.

When the people behind him come to rescue him, eliminating the two of us would be an easy side task…”

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and said, “Just tell me the second option.”

“The second option is…”

Yuwen Tong glanced at the raging silver vines, her voice low. “Before those behind him arrive, we must wipe out his consciousness and then break through by force.

However, his consciousness has now completely merged with the vines formed by the Fate Mech, making this exceptionally difficult…”

“It’s still better than having no options at all.”

Lu Yuan cracked his neck and grinned, a fierce and ferocious expression spreading across his face.

“Now that we have a direction, let’s get started.”

Just as he was about to act, he paused and looked down at Yuwen Tong.

“Wait a minute!

You just said his consciousness has completely merged with these vines. So if we need to destroy his consciousness, wouldn’t we have to obliterate all these vines first?”

Isn’t that coming full circle?

If he had the power to obliterate all these overwhelming, crazily proliferating silver vines, he wouldn’t have been trapped inside to begin with.

“No need,” Yuwen Tong shook her head. “We just need to find and disrupt the core of consciousness hidden within the Mech. Don’t worry, I can locate it.”

Lu Yuan had been waiting for Yuwen Tong’s assurance. After fighting alongside her for so long, he’d come to understand her abilities quite well. Her most dominating power was her control ability, capable of causing her opponent’s consciousness to freeze temporarily. However, Yuwen Tong’s natal star diagram featured an eye, suggesting she excelled at detection with unique expertise.

Lu Yuan regulated his breathing, ready to synchronize his actions based on Yuwen Tong’s guidance. He watched as Yuwen Tong, after finishing her sentence, closed her eyes. Her smooth, broad forehead began to light up with a dense pattern of dots.

These dots formed an eye-like pattern, emitting a mysterious purple light that made Yuwen Tong’s already stunning beauty even more breathtaking.

As Lu Yuan was admiring Lord Tong’s radiant beauty, Yuwen Tong suddenly raised her hand, pointing to a specific location.

“There!”

In the instant Yuwen Tong pointed, Lu Yuan dashed forward.

The asura form with four heads and eight arms blurred into a blood-red afterimage as he reached the position Yuwen Tong had indicated.

This spot was indeed peculiar.

As soon as Lu Yuan approached, he sensed an especially concentrated presence of chaotic and violent consciousness. As he arrived, the previously dormant silver vines went wild, swarming furiously towards him.

“Bloodbath of the Heavenly Palace!”

Lu Yuan’s eyes gleamed like blood-red diamonds, his entire being surging with cold, relentless killing intent like crashing waves.

His eight arms danced fiercely, unleashing a bloody onslaught so intense it seemed to drag a realm of corpses and a sea of blood into existence.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

A blood sun rose from Lu Yuan’s chest, with blood-red underworld crows bursting forth, their wings flapping wildly. The asura eyes on his body spun crazily. Even his long tail swept into action. A brilliant blood-red radiant glow shot from his hands, streaked with inky black cracks, resembling a massive, frenziedly whirling blood diamond blade from afar.

The swarm of silver vines coming at him were shredded and pulverized under this blood-red glow, as if they were nothing more than tofu, utterly incapable of hindering him.

Lu Yuan tore through like a gigantic humanoid meat grinder, or perhaps a high-speed, blood-red drill bit cutting forward with relentless momentum.

“Crack, crack, crack-“

He felt as though he were drilling a hole through the void itself, silver shards and fragments from the vines scattering in every direction.

“Boom!”

With a thunderous noise, the full power behind Lu Yuan’s strike was spent. His eight arms hung naturally at his sides as he panted, assessing the aftermath of his attack.

Around him lay heaps of silver shards, nearly piled into small mountains-the remains of the obliterated silver vines. A few nearby silver vines, obviously severed, twisted and writhed.

Directly in front of him, an enormous crater was slowly filling back in. Situated on a monstrous vine several meters thick, Lu Yuan saw the crater. Before he could even ask Yuwen Tong if the task was complete, a series of deep, ominous whoosh sounds filled his ears.

“Boom!”

Lu Yuan swung a fist backward, smashing through a thick, snake-like silver vine, using the recoil to catapult himself out of the clutching grasp of a dozen thick silver vines attempting to ensnare him.

The snake-like silver vine struck the water below with force, detonating a sizable area of the water region. Before Lu Yuan could catch his breath, the dozen silver vines he dodged burst from the water again with a “whoosh,” sweeping towards him with ferocity.

From all directions, more vines were joining the chase, closing in on Lu Yuan.

There was no need to ask; Lu Yuan realized immediately that it hadn’t worked.

“Why does it seem like things have gotten even worse?!”

Lu Yuan’s asura form, towering over twenty meters high, was surprisingly agile, weaving swiftly through the entangling vines. He effortlessly deflected unavoidable attacks as he made time to inquire with Yuwen Tong, who was perched on his shoulder.

“You provoked him just now. It woke his chaotic consciousness a bit, and now he’s actively attacking us…” Yuwen Tong explained calmly, her hand resting on the scales of Lu Yuan’s neck.

Lu Yuan frowned, “What should we do then? Go at it again?”

“We need to press on; otherwise, you’ll be running indefinitely, and the space to maneuver will only shrink. Plus, his consciousness might become even clearer…” Yuwen Tong said, then suddenly asked, “Was your last strike at full strength?”

Lu Yuan was momentarily taken aback and turned to look at her.

Yuwen Tong was so close, seated right on his shoulder. The warmth of Lu Yuan’s breath gently moved her hair near her temples, but she showed no sign of discomfort or avoidance.

“Are you saying my attack wasn’t strong enough?” Lu Yuan asked.

“It was strong enough to break the Mech’s defense,” Yuwen Tong pondered, “but the speed of the attack was lacking. It didn’t break through the outer defenses quickly enough before his consciousness became aware and evaded.”

“Then the attack still wasn’t enough,” Lu Yuan shook his head.

He shifted slightly to dodge a thick, whistling silver vine.

After a brief pause, Lu Yuan took a deep breath and quietly said, “I’ll just have to be a bit stronger.”

Yuwen Tong’s eyes flickered, seemingly understanding what Lu Yuan intended to do. She opened her mouth to speak but was cut off by Lu Yuan’s words.

“Don’t worry, I should be able to handle that state now. Nothing bad will happen. And even if it does…”

Lu Yuan smirked at Yuwen Tong, “You can always help me, right?”

A glimmer lit up in Yuwen Tong’s deep purple eyes.

Quickly, she nodded, saying, “Alright.”

There was no point in hesitating any longer.

Lu Yuan stopped running and evading.

He turned to face the incoming threat.

The sight before him was overwhelming: countless silver vines surged toward him from all around-overhead, beneath his feet. They resembled colossal pythons or the tentacles of a mythical monster, each vine solely targeting him.

Lu Yuan felt a cold, violent, and chaotic consciousness looming in the void, as if every pattern on the vines formed twisted faces staring at him with a malicious intent, eager to tear him apart.

Despite this menacing spectacle, Lu Yuan remained calm. He stood his ground, showing no intention of dodging the swarm of silver vines engulfing him.

Perched on his shoulder, Yuwen Tong seemed even calmer. Her cool demeanor, with delicate, pale features, resembled a moon suspended in the quiet night sky.

Just as the vines were about to engulf them both completely, Lu Yuan spread his eight arms wide, tilting his head back as if to embrace it all.

In the next moment-

“Boom!”

A wave of shimmering white energy erupted forth. The indescribable surge of immense energy and presence radiated outward.

The once-aggressive silver vines were forced to retreat under the oppression of this formidable energy and presence. An invisible barrier seemed to form in the void, halting every silver vine in its tracks, regardless of their size or speed. They clawed at the barrier but couldn’t advance further.

As the wave of energy subsided, a silhouette slowly emerged from its center.

The twenty-meter-tall, four-headed, eight-armed, horned, long-tailed purple-red asura monster was gone.

In its place stood a towering three-meter figure, slender yet strong and perfectly proportioned. Every muscle and inch of skin appeared finely sculpted by divine hands. The entire being glowed, as if perpetually encased in a soft, luminous aura.

His pure white hair cascaded down to his ankles, each strand entwined with a light blue flame. In the center of his chest, light blue patterns extended outward, running along his torso, limbs, up his neck, and converging at his forehead, framing his smooth, radiant face.

His eyes took on a deep blue hue, filled with countless tiny light spots, resembling the vast, profound depths of a starry sky.

At this moment, it was as if an ancient deity from the myths of the Starry Sky had descended to the mortal realm.

Mysterious, profound, possessing a beauty that transcended the tiers of life itself.

“Three-time limit break perfect form…”

Lu Yuan looked down at his palm, murmuring to himself.

“What should this form be called?”

He noticed even his voice had changed, becoming unusually magnetic and pleasing, carrying a mesmerizing charm that reached straight to the soul.

The three-time perfect limit break, enhanced by the secret technique of the gathering of three flowers at the apex.

His ultimate perfect form had elevated his life potential to the pinnacle, and the overwhelmingly dense life energy it produced manifested in a light blue hue, something he hadn’t anticipated.

“Perhaps… this is the true color of life energy?”

Lu Yuan pondered, and the next moment, he felt like laughing.

“Maybe I should just call it the ultra blue form.”

The sensation of his life potential constantly draining was still present.

Lu Yuan realized his optimism had been misplaced.

Even though he had achieved a three-time limit break for all attributes, his body couldn’t halt its collapse after activating the secret technique.

However.

This wasn’t the time to dwell on that.

He had already prepared for everything before getting to this point.

“We’re good now, ready to act.”

Lu Yuan didn’t waste any time searching for Yuwen Tong.

Just then.

A pair of small, cold hands stretched out from behind him, covering his eyes.

Then, a soft, petite figure gently embraced him, resting upon his shoulder.

Yuwen Tong’s voice came from behind him.

“Pointing out his core of consciousness with words is too slow and has wasted a lot of time.”

“Relax, Lu Yuan…”

“This time, let me assist you.”

“Let me… be your eyes.”