This mech pilot had some skill.
Xu Yuan had thought his previous spear strike would be enough to take down the opponent.
After all, although this black-grade mech possessed destructive power and attributes at the Soul Sage level, it had been heavily affected by Xu Yuan's first three forbidden techniques. The pilot should have only been able to mobilize a fraction of their strength.
Yet, they had still managed to withstand Xu Yuan's peak spear strike.
"However, this is already their limit."
Within Xu Yuan's body, two glimmers of light appeared, forming two clusters of light on the back of his right hand and shoulder.
The light coalesced into two pieces of silver armor imbued with starlight.
Before, Xu Yuan's spear strike had been at its absolute peak.
Now, with the addition of these two pieces of battle armor, his strength didn't increase significantly.
Both battle armor and mechs had limits to their power amplification. A Soul Sage had already surpassed the compounded range, meaning further amplifications were minimal but still present.
The greatest benefit of these two pieces of battle armor was endurance.
They enhanced Xu Yuan's body, allowing him to sustain the mech's peak power output for a longer period.
If Xu Yuan had completed the creation of his headband, it could have further amplified the effects of his seven forbidden techniques, indirectly boosting the augmentation of heaven and earth's forces he received. This could slightly enhance his strength and improve his suppression of opponents.
Unfortunately, as a master of jade-silver craftsmanship, he couldn't use jade-silver for the headband. Thus, Xu Yuan hadn't made one.
With the two pieces of battle armor integrated into his body, Xu Yuan's aura grew stronger, but the spear strike he unleashed remained at the same level as before.
Still, it was another peak spear strike!
The black-grade mech was still reeling from Xu Yuan's earlier explosion of power, yet here they were, facing another such strike.
The shock of having their soul power and spiritual energy suppressed peaked in an instant. At the moment Xu Yuan's spear struck, the mech pilot unleashed their full potential to withstand it.
Afterward came the stage of reflection.
At this point, the mech pilot was disoriented.
Nevertheless, they took defensive measures, straining to mobilize their remaining soul power, coordinating with the mech, and swinging the mech's equipped long blade.
Silver light exploded.
In the sky, silvery light collided with dark green light.
Xu Yuan turned around again.
It was as if he had an endless supply of spears. After thrusting once, he quickly gathered his strength and thrust again.
Spear after spear pierced through heaven and earth.
The black-grade mech pilot swung their blade repeatedly, but each strike felt stifling.
Xu Yuan's peak spear strikes continued to erupt.
But because the pilot was under heavy suppression, they could only respond with their current level of strength, managing to endure each blow.
However, with every strike, their mech sustained damage, while Xu Yuan's mech remained pristine.
This was the difference in materials.
Even though this was a black-grade mech, only its critical areas were crafted from spirit-forged metal. Most of its parts were still made of first-rank thousand-refined metal.
On the other hand, Xu Yuan's mech was entirely constructed from spirit-infused alloys—god-tier alloys that surpassed even spirit-forged metal in quality.
What troubled the black-grade mech pilot most was that they hadn't grown accustomed to the oppressive state over time or during the fight, which might have allowed them to break free. Instead, the suppression grew increasingly terrifying and targeted.
BOOM!
Another spear strike, and Xu Yuan was faster this time.
His spear technique had broken through.
Jue, born as a spear spirit, shared his innate talent with Xu Yuan.
Such a peak collision allowed Jue to gain enlightenment.
Xu Yuan's spear struck the hilt of the black-grade mech's blade.
The core formation at the hilt was damaged.
Xu Yuan swiftly turned and thrust again, this time piercing the black-grade mech's right arm.
He swept his spear horizontally, smashing it against the mech's right arm.
He retreated to evade its counterattack, then delivered a fierce downward slash, slamming the black-grade mech toward the ground.
Xu Yuan transformed into a streak of three-colored light, descending from the sky alongside the black-grade mech. As they landed, the silver spear tip erupted with dazzling brilliance.
"This is the final blow!"
This spear strike was like a meteor crashing to earth, incredibly brilliant.
Silver light rose from the ground, spreading outward like a terrifying shockwave.
When everything dissipated, Xu Yuan's figure emerged.
He stood there, spear in hand, with the black-grade mech behind him, its chest pierced by the spear.
The mech pilot inside had been impaled by the spear's radiance.
The combined force of the impact and the explosive power of the spear tip obliterated this Soul Emperor completely.
By now, the battles in other areas were also drawing to a close.
With Cai Yue'er and Wu Zhangkong's involvement, the Green Skull organization's operation had become a suicide mission.
Forget about a few black-grade mechs—even red-grade mechs had to bow before Cai Yue'er.
A three-word battle armor master plus a 98th-rank powerhouse attack-type war soul master wasn't something to joke about. They were among the strongest beneath Limit Douluo level.
"Teacher Wu, what about these spoils?"
Wu Zhangkong frowned and instructed Xu Yuan to collect the mechs he had defeated.
Xu Yuan had taken down ten purple-grade mechs and one black-grade mech. Although the quality of the metals used in these mechs wasn't high, the sheer tonnage of metal was staggering.
Many of these metals were ordinary thousand-refined materials, not yet infused with spirit and therefore not fully shaped. This made them relatively easy to reforge.
Re-forging generally became difficult when dealing with spirit-infused metals. However, spirit-infused alloys like those Xu Yuan used could indeed be reforged without much trouble. Other metals that had already been deeply infused with spirit required extraordinary skill from a blacksmith to reforge.
As for metals without spirit infusion, re-forging them was far easier—just a matter of recasting.
Even the first-rank thousand-refined metals, Xu Yuan was confident he could recast.
Given this, Xu Yuan naturally intended to reclaim all these metals.
Unlike his mech, these mechs used different metals for different parts.
As for storage soul-guided devices, that wasn't an issue either.
Xu Yuan practiced four auxiliary professions and had long ago crafted several large-capacity storage soul-guided devices out of curiosity.
Storing entire mechs intact was impossible, but dismantling them and storing the parts separately was feasible.
The Star Luo Empire officials present hesitated to speak.
These mechs belonged to the Green Skull organization, and according to regulations, they would be collected and destroyed collectively.
"The metals used in these mechs have been tainted by the abilities of evil soul masters and cannot be used directly," one official reminded Xu Yuan, refraining from mentioning the collective destruction plan.
Faced with this young man who had single-handedly defeated a black-grade mech, the official understood the significance of his feat.
It wasn't achieved through tricks but through sheer overwhelming power, clashing repeatedly until the enemy was annihilated!
Such a record was truly astonishing.
At the same time, he was reflecting on the exchange match proposal he had just made.
Cai Yue'er shifted her gaze from Xu Yuan's battlefield to the Star Luo Empire's representative.
"The exchange match you mentioned earlier—we, Shrek Academy, agree." She spoke with a faint smile.
Seeing Cai Yue'er's smile, the Star Luo official suddenly felt an immense weight on his shoulders.
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