The battle scene was not what Lin Junjie had imagined. He did not need to deliberately hold back, nor did he need to pull his punches. He could just go all out.
After all, if he did not go all out, the one who might be killed was himself.
Sitting in his mecha, Lin Junjie looked at Gu Yuena, who was evenly matched with him outside, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Huo Yuhao, as a Two Word Battle Armor Master, could withstand a Red Grade Mecha pilot. His little girlfriend also had such strength?
You Douluo Federation people are cheating.
At that moment, Lin Junjie could not help but recall the spirit soul ancestor's words.
"The Douluo Federation? That is a gathering place for monsters. Someone with your talent does not even rank there. Do you think I am trying to turn you because I am loyal to the Douluo Federation? That is completely wrong. It is simply because, in my view, following the Xingluo Federation has no future."
"The ancestor did not lie to me."
As Lin Junjie was sighing with emotion, he saw that figure approaching again. He maneuvered the Red Grade Mecha, crossed its arms in front of its chest, and barely took a spear thrust from Gu Yuena. Ripples of energy flooded on the mecha's surface.
The next moment, the thrusters on the back of the Red Grade Mecha suddenly spurted out scorching flames. The huge mechanical body rose into the air. Two dark red energy blades extended from the mecha's arms, slashing toward Gu Yuena with a screeching sound that tore through the air.
Gu Yuena's silver eyes narrowed slightly. Her body lightly stepped back half a pace. The silver spear in her hand drew an elegant arc. The moment the spear tip and the energy blades collided, space itself twisted.
"Boom."
A blinding energy storm swept out, crushing the surrounding mountain rocks. The Xingluo soldiers watching from a distance had to set up protective shields to barely stand their ground.
Xu Lingfeng stood in the rear, his expression uncertain.
He had originally thought that relying on the strength of Xingluo's army would be enough to wipe out this Dawn Society base. He had not expected that they had not only a seventh grade Fixed Type Soul Tool Shell but also a Red Grade Mecha pilot stationed there.
What shocked him even more was that the strength of these two young people sent by the Douluo Federation was so unfathomable.
But... now that Huo Yuhao could obviously change everything by acting, why did he not go to support Gu Yuena?
Xu Lingfeng was full of confusion, but he did not dare to ask directly.
He was not qualified to question what these Douluo Federation delegation members wanted to do. After all, the main combatants now were from the Douluo Federation.
"Send orders. All forces retreat three kilometers and establish a defensive line." He ordered in a deep voice. "This is a battle we cannot interfere with."
On the battlefield, the battle between Gu Yuena and the Red Grade Mecha had entered a white-hot stage.
The silver spear light and the dark red energy blades continuously collided in the air. Each clash triggered violent energy explosions. From time to time, the power of multiple element fusion also bombarded the Red Grade Mecha.
"Boom."
The seventh elemental explosion illuminated the entire canyon as if it were daylight. Gu Yuena's silver hair danced wildly. The Silver Dragon Spear in her hand suddenly burst with seven colored divine light. Wherever the spear tip pointed, space shattered layer by layer like a mirror.
But compared to Gu Yuena's reliance on spatial power for her spear techniques and her powerful elemental power, what Lin Junjie was now most wary of was another, more subtle power.
Spiritual Domain realm spiritual power.
"A Soul Emperor... how can she have such spiritual power?" Feeling the faint spiritual pressure, Lin Junjie's expression was extremely grave.
Not to mention Lin Junjie, even the spirit soul ancestor in his Sea of Spirit was equally shocked.
Wow. Was the new generation of the Federation this fierce? Having Spiritual Domain realm spiritual power at the Soul Emperor level. Were they trying to reach the heavens?
But even so, the young woman before him was not even the strongest among her peers in the Federation.
What kind of strength did that young man named Huo Yuhao possess?
Thinking this, the spirit soul ancestor discovered a very important problem.
"Junjie, be careful. There is more than one Spiritual Domain realm spiritual power around the mecha."
Lin Junjie's pupils contracted. He quickly locked onto Huo Yuhao in the distance, who seemed to be doing nothing.
That was right. This girl had Spiritual Domain realm spiritual power. How could Huo Yuhao, as a spiritual attribute soul master, fall behind?
Although he was not moving, he had actually been participating in the battle all along.
That restrained spiritual power was the backup plan Huo Yuhao had prepared. If he did not keep his promise, the other party could deliver a fatal blow at any time.
But watching Gu Yuena use her own spiritual power to cover up the unusual nature of Huo Yu
Hao's spiritual power, with the two spiritual powers intertwined in a strange state of each containing the other, Lin Junjie, instead of being surprised, had a strange thought.
He felt that he would not be able to eat afterward. He was already full.
"Alas. It seems this is as far as it goes. Prepare to break away. I will take over the rest of the battle."
The spirit soul ancestor, seeing Gu Yuena's attacks becoming increasingly sharp, reminded him.
Although, due to Xingluo's national circumstances, there were no mechas specially developed for spirit souls to pilot, at the Red Grade Mecha level, a spirit soul could complete fusion with the mecha, even becoming a part of it entirely. Naturally, a spirit soul could also pilot the mecha instead of the soul master.
Lin Junjie nodded and did not refute this suggestion.
This was the only way to "escape" at this stage. He just hoped the other side would go easy and leave his Red Grade Mecha behind.
Boom.
Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon Spear tore through the air once more. Seven colored elements gathered into a destructive vortex at the spear tip. Lin Junjie gritted his teeth. The Red Grade Mecha suddenly made an emergency stop that violated the laws of physics. Its chest armor clicked open.
"Now."
Watch him eject.
Lin Junjie violently pressed the ejection button. The cockpit shot out like a cannonball. Almost at the same instant, his spirit soul appeared. It was a spiritual attribute nine tailed fox. It took over his mecha.
Spiritual attribute spirit beasts were generally more clever. Not to mention a fox. Even if it was only a ten thousand year spirit soul, its intelligence was no less than some hundred thousand year spirit beasts. That was why it could shoulder the important task of being an "undercover agent."
And now, it was time for it to fulfill its duty.
Xu Lingfeng watched helplessly as Lin Junjie fled directly. Gu Yuena was blocked by the Red Grade Mecha and could not stop him. A bewildered expression appeared on his face.
Did you have no shame? You were a Titled Douluo. Where was your integrity?
Facing a Soul Emperor and adopting a strategy of running away. Did you not feel ashamed?
Xu Lingfeng instinctively looked at Huo Yuhao beside him. Seeing that he still had no intention of acting, he frowned slightly.
Well... His Majesty must have given compensation, right? It was not good to do the work without putting in effort, was it?
Reading this meaning from his gaze, Huo Yuhao smiled. "I deliberately let him go. Also the group of Dawn Society remnants who left earlier. I have already planted a spiritual beacon on them with my spiritual power, silently. Within a certain range, I can track their location."
"And what this means, I think I do not need to say more, do I? Captain Xu, do you not want to gain greater merits?"
Xu Lingfeng's eyes widened. He swallowed.
He certainly understood what this meant.
The Dawn Society bases His Majesty had given them were not many. They were only a part of the Dawn Society's assets. Moreover, among those Dawn Society members who had left earlier, there were still some talented individuals. After their defeat, they would likely be accepted by other Dawn Society members. But because of Huo Yuhao's actions, all these people would become path guides.
He thought seriously for a moment and nodded solemnly. "Then we will proceed as you suggest."
He was very eager to gain merits. Because, having reached the Soul Douluo level, he was confident he could impact the realm of a Red Grade Mecha pilot. But the resources needed to build a Red Grade Mecha were beyond his means.
If he gained enough merits from this encirclement of the Dawn Society, he would not have to worry about his future.
Huo Yuhao's lips curled up.
Doing the work without putting in effort?
Do not worry. He had already received his compensation. He would certainly do his best to "encircle" the Dawn Society.
But which faction he encircled was not certain. In any case, His Majesty over in Xingluo had not set any limits.
...
Inside the Xingluo imperial palace, Xu Chengzhi sat behind his desk, sniffled, and frowned deeply.
He had a bad feeling.
"Your Majesty, good news. Good news."
A soul master knocked and walked in, reporting with a joyful expression. "In just two days, five Dawn Society bases have been destroyed."
"Not bad."
Xu Chengzhi withdrew his thoughts upon hearing this, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
In this way, the discordant notes in Xingluo would become fewer.
"Which Dawn Society bases were destroyed?"
"They are the Dawn Society bases in Tianyuan, Cairo..."
Xu Chengzhi took out a map of Xingluo. Looking at the locations the soul master pointed to on the map, his smile gradually disappeared.
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