“Stellar Sovereign 9th Stage?” The short man Pato sneered inwardly as he saw the black-horned youth in the distant icy rock passage, “Kid, you’re doomed to meet me!”
Pato.
He was indeed one of the six sent by Qianxing Sect this time. Back then, Puyu Marquis handpicked six individuals from Qianxing Sect—three Stellar Sovereigns and three Domain Lords at the 9th Stage. Moreover, he had even bestowed the restricted items—three E9-grade laser guns—to the three Domain Lords. Obviously, Puyu Marquis had reserved his trump cards with these three, and Pato was one of them.
These days within the Moushing Mountains, Pato had been proceeding with extreme caution, fearing he might wander into a dangerous area and be hypnotized by the demonic sounds into becoming a walking corpse.
At the same time,
Along the way, he had indulged in slaughter, many Stellar Sovereigns and Domain Lords had died by his hands. Normally, he would flee upon encountering a Stellar Sovereign, but once a Stellar Sovereign pursued him, Pato had decisively used the E9-grade laser gun without hesitation. The power of the laser gun was indeed terrifying, instantly killing that Stellar Sovereign.
“Even Stellar Sovereigns who meet me must die.”
“It feels so exhilarating having this E9-grade laser gun! Unfortunately, it can only be used for a brief period. After leaving the Moushing Mountains, I have to return it to the deity.” Pato was reluctant to part with it. He knew clearly how expensive this E9-grade laser gun was; even if he sold everything he owned, it wouldn’t amount to a millionth of its value!
Pato cast a sneering glance at the black-horned youth in the distance.
“Kid, if you have any complaints, blame the gods!”
Whoosh!
Pato transformed into a streak of lightning and thunder, directly charging towards Luo Feng, ready to begin his 762nd act of slaughter since entering the Moushing Mountains.
…
Walking through the frigid, ancient, and deep cave, Luo Feng looked at the short man in the distance: “Domain Lord 9th Stage? No threat! Hmm? He’s actually charging straight at me… If you had a little decorum befitting a master, and refrained from bullying me, a Stellar Sovereign 9th Stage, I wouldn’t have bothered to kill you. But now, don’t blame me…”
Luo Feng’s mindset remained as always.
He didn’t even consider a Domain Lord 9th Stage a threat, after all, even the Moyun Vine was already at the Domain Lord 9th Stage.
“Boom!”
Luo Feng suddenly stomped the ground, causing several cracks to appear in the icy layer on the rock surface, as he shot straight towards the short man in the distance.
“Clang!”
His battle blade was unsheathed!
…
“Haha, a little brat at Stellar Sovereign 9th Stage dares to fight me.” A trace of disdain flickered in Pato’s eyes as he, surrounded by crackling electricity, held a curved blade and instantly appeared before Luo Feng. His curved blade transformed into a strange crescent moonlight entwined with blood-red and cyan hues.
Hua!
The crescent moonlight swept towards Luo Feng’s head.
“Excellent swordsmanship.” Luo Feng revealed a slight smile, his figure flickering as he approached within two or three meters of Pato. His Blood Shadow Battle Blade also radiated dazzling brilliance.
Phantom Shadow Seven-Stroke Blade – Ephemeral Bloom.
“Dang!”
At the moment their blades collided, Pato, who had been full of confidence with a sinister grin on his face, suddenly changed expression. He felt an unimaginable terrifying impact force transmitted from the opponent upon the collision of their blades! The impact was so strong that even he, a Domain Lord 9th Stage warrior, could barely withstand it. His arms even felt numb.
“How is this possible?”
“He, he…” Pato’s mind was instantly overwhelmed with shockwaves. “He is merely a Stellar Sovereign 9th Stage, how can his strike be so terrifyingly powerful!”
A Domain Lord 9th Stage and a Stellar Sovereign 9th Stage.
They were separated by a whole major level!
In terms of energy, it was a difference of nearly a thousand times. In theory, a single strike could annihilate the opponent.
“In the Nine Star Sea, there’s definitely no one this monstrous. Could he be someone with a background from the Virtual Universe Company?” Instantly, numerous thoughts flashed through Pato’s mind. According to what he knew, the only way a Stellar Sovereign 9th Stage could unleash such terrifying power was through some kind of auxiliary life form.
Auxiliary metal life, auxiliary plant life, auxiliary energy life, etc., these could all be worn or attached to the body.
Once attached, they could enable the wearer to unleash extraordinary strength.
“Could he be the target the deity wants dead? Is his attack strength due to the Moyun Vine?” Pato’s heart swelled with suppressed excitement. “Even if it’s not the Moyun Vine, he must definitely have another auxiliary life form! In the Moushing Mountains, not many people have such influential backgrounds. The likelihood that he is the target the deity wants dead is very high.”
“Kill him!”
“Use the laser gun to kill him!”
…
The instant their blades met, numerous thoughts flashed through Pato’s mind, and he immediately decided to use the E9-grade laser gun. Because in his view, even if this person wasn’t the target, he was definitely someone important.
Once his decision was made, Pato naturally wanted to create some distance first: “Retreat quickly!”
“Dang!” “Dang!” “Dang!” …
Once Luo Feng closed in, combined with the Ghost Shadow Technique and the Ephemeral Bloom sword style, the situation became extremely dangerous.
The flashing blade at ultra-close range was indeed perilous. Pato wanted to dodge and escape, but Luo Feng’s blade was too fierce. He couldn’t afford to be distracted at all.
In the blink of an eye, they exchanged over a dozen strikes.
“Chi!”
The two instantly separated.
As Pato retreated rapidly, he felt a slight relief: “Finally found an opportunity to pull back. This guy fights with his blade like a madman, constantly attacking at ultra-close range. It’s too crazy.”
Meanwhile, Luo Feng, seeing this, sighed inwardly: “The Moyun Vine is ultimately just an auxiliary plant life. Although it’s attached to me and can greatly enhance my strength, this power isn’t truly mine. I can’t use it perfectly. Even when executing sword techniques, I can’t reach peak effectiveness. Otherwise, even if he managed to escape just now, he would have at least been injured!”
These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
“Wanna run?” Luo Feng roared and charged forward. “Dream on!”
Pato transformed into a streak of lightning, quickly increasing the distance while sneering back at Luo Feng.
“Hmph!”
Under the Moyun Vine’s auxiliary state, his speed wasn’t fast enough. Luo Feng furrowed his brow and immediately waved his hand. Eighteen thin vines shot out from his hand, and as they extended, they grew thicker. In an instant, the eighteen deep red vines became over ten meters thick, resembling eighteen terrifying giant pythons, with smaller branches and leaves sprouting from them, directly enveloping the Domain Lord 9th Stage warrior—Pato!
“Die!” Luo Feng no longer bothered to chase.
“Hahaha, so it really is you!!!” Pato let out a maniacal laugh as he fled. Just as eighteen thick, crimson vines lashed out to ensnare him, a strange mechanical contraption materialized before his eyes!
It was purely silver-white, somewhat resembling a ‘mutated’ rocket launcher at first glance.
The barrel’s diameter was a terrifying one meter!
The gun body was three meters long, with energy slots and handles on it, and could be held with one hand. This mechanical weapon was obviously much smaller and more refined compared to the ‘Star Annihilation Cannon’ Luo Feng had used before. It was a single-soldier weapon, but the texture of this mechanical weapon, and the inexplicable aura emanating from its barrel, was so intimidating.
“Beep!”
The warning light above the energy recess at the rear of this mechanical weapon had already turned red, clearly indicating that the Domain Lord 9th Stage opponent had activated it the moment he took it out!
…
As Luo Feng used the Moyun Vine, the thick, long vines resembling giant snakes wrapped and grabbed toward his opponent, a mechanical weapon suddenly appeared in front of his enemy, causing Luo Feng to hesitate for a moment.
“What the heck is that?” Luo Feng was stunned.
Was it a laser gun?
He wasn’t unfamiliar with laser guns; he had seen them before in the Stellar Sovereign’s world, but the design and structure were clearly different.
“Escape!!!”
“Luo Feng! Danger!” The moment the mechanical weapon appeared, Babama’s shrill voice instantly echoed in Luo Feng’s mind, “That’s an E9-grade laser gun from the Machine Race, and it’s the XTH-122 series, considered a top-tier E9-grade laser gun. Its charging time is only a mere 0.1 seconds. Once fully charged, it can instantly fire a terrifyingly powerful laser beam! Even E9-grade alloy materials would be directly torn and pierced by this powerful laser beam. Ordinary Stellar Sovereign 9th Stage experts without special treasures would be killed instantly!”
Luo Feng’s heart constricted violently!
His body hairs stood on end!
His eyes widened to the size of saucers!
He stared at the mechanical metal object in front of his opponent. That… that… was actually an E9-grade laser gun?
An unprecedented sense of dread instantly made his soul tremble. Even when he previously faced some Stellar Sovereign experts, Luo Feng had never been in such a desperate situation. Even when he was previously sucked into that mysterious cave, even though he was swallowed, whether he would die was still an unknown. So Luo Feng had never felt such dread before!
Right now!
This was truly a matter of life and death!
Once the E9-grade laser gun fired, his three avatars, especially the Mosha Clan avatar and the Golden Horned Giant Beast avatar, both at the Domain Lord 9th Stage, would not be able to withstand it. Because their physical strength was far from sufficient! Of course, the Golden Horned Giant Beast was so massive that as long as the critical areas weren’t pierced, there was still hope of survival.
But the cave passage was too narrow; the Golden Horned Giant Beast avatar was too large to even fit inside!
And trying to dodge using speed?
Even less realistic. Even the Mosha Clan avatar, which had the fastest speed, when accelerated to its maximum, was still far from the speed of light. And the instantaneous burst speed was even further from the peak speed! The ultra-powerful laser beam fired from the laser gun would instantly reach the speed limit of this universe—the speed of light!
Locked in at close range!
Light-speed shot!
There wouldn’t even be time for consciousness to react. How could he escape?
“Pop!”
“Pop!”
The Domain Lord 9th Stage warrior held the E9-grade laser gun in one hand and the curved blade in the other, continuously dodging and fleeing while slashing open the encroaching Moyun Vines. Although the Moyun Vines were powerful, they were still only at the Domain Lord 9th Stage… In terms of hierarchy, they were on the same level as this human warrior. The opponent was purely focused on defense and escape.
The Moyun Vines might be able to kill the opponent, but it wasn’t realistic to do so within 0.1 seconds.
“Beep!”
The warning light on the thick laser gun turned from red to green.
0.1 seconds had passed!
Charging completed!
Under the relentless pursuit of the Moyun Vines, Pato’s face twisted with ferocity. Originally fleeing, he suddenly stopped, directly aiming the cannon at Luo Feng. This pinnacle technological product of the Machine Race—the E9-grade laser gun—automatically locked onto Luo Feng in the distance.
“Die!” Pato roared with a sinister laugh and pressed the trigger directly.
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