"That is..."
What entered everyone's sight was a soul guide mecha shining with profound blue light, its overall design resembling a piece of precise and cold mechanical masterpiece.
The main body of the armor was a deep blue-black, as if it were a mysterious abyss of the universe, dotted with several striking golden stripes. Like brilliant meteors streaking across the night sky, they not only added a bit of luxury but also became the veins of energy flow in battle. Whenever energy surged, the stripes would flash with dazzling light.
Its head design resembled a predator ready to strike, the sensors on both sides like agile animal ears, constantly capturing surrounding movements. The single eye on the face emitted a ghostly blue light, like a will-o'-the-wisp in a cold night, exuding endless deterrent power.
Its shoulders were wide and solid, the massive shoulder armor extending outward in a streamlined fashion, its surface carved with complex core arrays, capable of both enhancing defense and carrying powerful energy amplification arrays. The mecha's arms were thick and powerful, the forearms equipped with retractable energy shields to resist lethal attacks at critical moments. The hand parts were exquisitely designed, the flexible mechanical fingers not only capable of precisely controlling various weapons but also erupting with startling power when clenched into a fist.
The leg part was where the armor's power core was located. The robust leg muscles were crafted from high-strength rare metals, and the thrusters on the back had a unique design arranged in a pentagonal shape.
Yes, this mecha was precisely "No. 1" that Huo Yuhao had previously made off with from the Hall of Illustrious Virtue's basement. Although it ultimately returned to Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming, the Gundam design blueprints provided by Huo Yuhao had given them further inspiration for research and development.
Over these years, Kong Deming had led countless high-level soul engineers in day-and-night research, working tirelessly to finish the construction.
Finally, the first mecha of the Douluo Continent appeared several thousand years early! The Eden Alliance named it "Demon King"!
Xiao Hongchen did not hesitate to activate "Demon King". The thrusters on the back of the armor spewed out scorching flames, pushing him to rapidly close the distance with the Star-Devouring Monster. Immediately after, both his hands danced rapidly on the control panel, activating the soul guide's powerful firepower.
Several energy cannons instantly popped out from the shoulders of "Demon King". The muzzles flashed with deadly light, and streaks of thick energy beams roared out like angry dragons, shooting towards the Star-Devouring Monster with a world-destroying momentum.
The beams hit the monster's tentacles, instantly triggering a series of violent explosions. The Star-Devouring Monster also noticed this massive mecha, its forelimbs like black lightning pouncing madly towards Xiao Hongchen.
Xiao Hongchen was unhurried, maneuvering the armor to nimbly dodge in the air while simultaneously adjusting the cannon fire to launch a dense suppressive fire on the tentacles.
For a time, energy beams crisscrossed on the battlefield, the sound of explosions deafening. Xiao Hongchen relied on the soul guide armor's powerful mobility and precise cannon fire control to neutralize the Star-Devouring Monster's attacks time and again.
Suddenly, the Star-Devouring Monster opened its bloody maw. A powerful suction force emanated from it, trying to suck Xiao Hongchen into it. Xiao Hongchen's eyes sharpened. He rapidly mobilized all the armor's energy, activating an all-around cannon volley. Dozens of energy beams formed an airtight firepower net, forcefully blocking that suction force outside.
Xiao Hongchen decisively adjusted the cannon fire parameters, converging all the cannons' energy to maximum power. After a brief charge, an unprecedented giant energy beam shot out from the armor's main battery, carrying unparalleled power, shooting straight at the core area of the Star-Devouring Monster where the Sword of the Three Realms' Judgment had sliced in.
Buzz—
Relying on "Demon King's" powerful firepower, the Sword of the Three Realms' Judgment sliced in further. The monster began to struggle madly.
"Good!" The allied forces cheered wildly upon seeing this.
No matter in which world, Gundams are always a romance exclusive to men.
"Charge together!" Di Tian roared. Countless massive soul beasts advanced towards the Star-Devouring Monster without fear of death. Their target was only one: the monster's heart!
However, the long duration of high-intensity combat caused the armor's energy to gradually run dry, and Xiao Hongchen's movements also became sluggish. The Star-Devouring Monster seized this opportunity, several tentacles fiercely coiling around the armor. Xiao Hongchen struggled desperately to break free, but the tentacles' strength was too great; he fundamentally could not move it.
Under the pull of the massive force, cracks began to appear on the armor's shell. Following immediately with a "crack", the armor was forcefully torn to pieces, and Xiao Hongchen was also smashed to pieces under this powerful force.
Seeing this scene, Ye Linlin's vision went black, and she nearly slumped to the ground.
"Brother!" Meng Hongchen gritted her silver teeth, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Increase the control!" Ling Luochen reminded. Now was not the time for grief.
"Our turn."
Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er looked at each other. The two held hands, and the phantom of the Meteor Red Dragon rapidly took shape between them.
"Let it also witness the realm beyond the limits of martial soul fusion—the adjustment of the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart!" Ning Tian gave a light shout. The Yin-Yang Complement Three Soul Cores began to spin at high speed.
"Limit release, maximum level—"
In a flash, Ning Tian's delicate body became ethereal, the soul cores in her body transforming into three shining light spots.
The phantom of the Meteor Red Dragon transformed by Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er soared into the sky, disintegrating into twenty soul rings of varying colors. The three light spots transformed by Ning Tian entered within them.
"Calibration activated, all passed—"
Infinite power, breaking the barriers of space-time, opening unknown domains—
A path of light connected the firmament and the earth. That shining star pierced through layers of light rings, reaching the ultimate shore once again—
The path of light gradually became winding and twisted, connecting to the tail of the Sword of the Three Realms' Judgment.
"You guys..." Zhongli Yu abruptly turned her head and cried out.
"Sister Yu'er, the evolution of Synchro can even surpass the gods! Defeat it, gouge out its heart, and go open up the future!"
In an instant, three different attributes of soul power intermingled. A blinding ray of light shot straight into the sky.
This light was so intense it caused the surrounding darkness to stagnate. Within the light, there seemed to be countless runes flashing—mysterious symbols produced when the three martial soul powers merged, intertwining and colliding...
As the light strengthened, a low dragon's roar came from the air, as if a call from ancient times. Following immediately after, a massive phantom of a red dragon slowly emerged—precisely the Savior Red Dragon they had once Synchroed.
This appearance of the Savior Red Dragon made the entire Douluo Continent tremble. Its body was unimaginably massive; its head alone was the size of a small mountain.
Its scales flashed with red-gold light. Its pupils were like two burning red suns, emitting scorching radiance, its gaze revealing endless majesty.
Its dragon horns were thick and sharp, curving and growing upwards as if to pierce the firmament. Lightning flashed on the horns, and occasionally several bolts of lightning would jump from the horns, striking at the surrounding darkness. Its dragon whiskers drifted with the wind, each whisker like an agile small snake emitting a faint glow.
Dragon wings unfolded, reaching hundreds of meters in length, like two massive clouds. The feathers on the wings flashed with seven-colored light. Every flap brought a strong hurricane that blew the surrounding darkness to pieces. The edges of the wings flashed with sharp light, as if they were sharp blades that could easily tear apart anything blocking them.
The Savior Red Dragon let out a long cry towards the sky, its roar shaking the four fields. This roar contained endless power, making the earth tremble, and the darkness in the sky was also shaken by this roar to the point of nearly falling. It flapped its massive dragon wings and flew towards the Star-Devouring Monster.
"This is... the Dragon Matriarch!" Di Tian abruptly raised his head, his eyes full of reminiscent color.
At this moment, countless members of the Dragon Clan and soul masters with dragon-type martial souls on the scene were all moved to tears. Even if they didn't know this red dragon's identity, the respect in their souls and bloodlines made them involuntarily lower their heads.
Sensing the threat from the Savior Red Dragon, the Star-Devouring Monster let out a burst of sharp roars and opened its bloody maw, trying to devour it. Black smoke spewed from its mouth, a foul stench of decay permeating the smoke, making people nauseous.
The instant the Savior Red Dragon's claws were about to touch the Star-Devouring Monster, a bizarre purple halo suddenly appeared on the monster's body surface. Following that, countless rays of cosmic radiation like lasers madly shot out from its scale gaps and joint connections.
These cosmic radiation rays carried a flavor of destruction. Wherever they reached, space seemed to be torn apart, emitting sizzling sounds.
The surrounding mountain ranges were instantly turned to dust under the impact of the radiation. Deep, bottomless trenches were scorched into the earth, and the rocks on the edges of the trenches rapidly melted and solidified again, forming strange-shaped crystals.
The light of the radiation and the darkness intertwined together, forming a distorted and terrifying picture.
The Savior Red Dragon was caught off guard by this sudden attack. Several radiation beams hit its wings. The scales were instantly melted, revealing charred wounds and emitting a pungent burnt smell. But it did not retreat, flapping its injured wings with force and continuing to approach while enduring the pain.
"Not good!" Cui Yajie and Zhang Lexuan were horrified to see this. It seemed that even this Martial Soul Synchro Skill, which had once neutralized Ye Xishui's Evil Martial Soul, could not break through the terrifying radiation on the surface of the Star-Devouring Monster.
Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er gritted their teeth, trying their best to stabilize their soul power and inject more power into the Savior Red Dragon.
"I cannot fail the expectations of my partners! I must defeat this monster!"
Countless soul beasts took this chance to madly pounce onto the Star-Devouring Monster. Even though their physical bodies were destroyed by the cosmic radiation in an instant, they did not stop their forward steps in the slightest.
Their corpses were instantly frozen by Meng Hongchen and Ling Luochen's Martial Soul Synchro Skill, "A Thousand Li of Ice," becoming stepping stones for the following soul beasts to move forward.
The Star-Devouring Monster twisted its body violently, trying to shake off those massive soul beasts on its body. Numerous soul beast bodies crystalized and shattered in mid-air.
"Lord Dragon God above, if there is a next life, Di Tian is willing to serve you again!"
Beast God Di Tian, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Xiong Jun, Chi Wang, as well as the Titan Snow Devil King, Ice Bear King, and other continental fierce beasts all pounced forward regardless of everything, only to fight for a sliver of a chance—
Crash...
Even the Beast Kings, after holding out for a few seconds, turned into a sky of crystal fragments, splattering everywhere.
"And us!"
The mother-daughter pair of Nan Qiuqiu and Nan Shuishui manifested their Martial Soul True Bodies and flew towards the Star-Devouring Monster. In front of them was Die Qiu holding Gungnir high.
The Golden Dragon True Body then manifested. Nan Qiuqiu and Nan Shuishui were on its left and right. The two Rouge Dragon True Bodies became illusory, transforming into four light spots. Those were Nan Qiuqiu and Nan Shuishui's Co-resonance Double Soul Cores.
Double Nucleus Modulation!
"The Golden Dragon with an unyielding soul will obtain the Dragon God's Divine Rank of Destruction! The surging, violent soul will awaken the demon, letting out a cry of creation of realms!"
The hideous Golden Dragon King descended upon Douluo once again. The difference was that this time, it bore an aura of annihilation.
Or rather, it could be called the Annihilation Golden Dragon!
"This is... another way of Martial Soul Synchro?" The allied forces' faces were full of shock. Huo Yuhao's companions had brought too many miracles to this continent...
The Annihilation Golden Dragon whistled as it descended upon the world, pouncing towards the Star-Devouring Monster with bared fangs and brandished claws. That all-conquering radiation was neutralized by the power of annihilation, and the Golden Dragon Claws ruthlessly ravaged the monster's shell.
The Star-Devouring Monster also seemed to sense the danger. It madly waved its eight legs, trying to dodge the Annihilation Golden Dragon's attacks. At the same time, it continuously spewed cosmic radiation, trying to stop the Savior Red Dragon from approaching.
The Savior Red Dragon circled a few times in the air, then adjusted its angle and dove down like a golden meteor. Its dragon claws flashed with cold light, grabbing straight for the monster's abdomen.
The Star-Devouring Monster rapidly waved its legs, trying to block the Savior Red Dragon's attack. However, its legs were forcefully snapped off by the Annihilation Golden Dragon.
The instant the Savior Red Dragon's claws were about to touch the monster's abdomen, a thick leg struck heavily on the Annihilation Golden Dragon. The Annihilation Golden Dragon was knocked off course by this hit, crashing into a mountain peak along with the Savior Red Dragon. The mountain peak collapsed instantly, kicking up a sky of dust.
But the two great dragons did not give up. They beat their wings and rose from the ruins, charging towards the Star-Devouring Monster again. This time, they were faster and stronger!
The Savior Red Dragon flew above the Star-Devouring Monster. It opened its massive dragon mouth and spewed a streak of scorching flames. The flames were like a torrent, charging towards the monster's abdomen. The Star-Devouring Monster tried to dodge, but the flames were too fast; it couldn't react in time.
The flames hit the monster's abdomen, instantly triggering a violent explosion. The monster let out a painful roar, its abdomen blown open with a massive hole. Dark green slime flowed out, emitting a pungent odor.
The Annihilation Golden Dragon took the opportunity to dive down again. Its dragon claws gripped the Sword of the Three Realms' Judgment and stabbed it fiercely into the monster's chest.
The Savior Red Dragon transformed into a rainbow, sweeping down, its dragon claws aimed at the exposed heart.
Following a burst of painful roars, the Star-Devouring Monster's heart was gouged out by the Savior Red Dragon. The heart beat within the dragon claws, emitting a bizarre light.
"Success!" The allied forces cheered wildly upon seeing this.
With the heart removed, the Star-Devouring Monster's body finally ceased activity, and the darkness in the sky gradually receded.
"Quick, throw its heart deep underground!" Bibi Dong urged hurriedly.
The Annihilation Golden Dragon did not hesitate for a second, rapidly using its claws to tear open the earth. The Savior Red Dragon, holding the monster's heart, transformed into a red bridge leading straight to the underground...
Author's Note: A monster that can destroy even the Divine Realm—if the protagonist's group didn't commit their lives to the battle, how could they obtain even a sliver of a chance of victory?