novelraw Chapter 735 - 456: Steel Bones Upgrade Again
Chapter 735 - 456: Steel Bones Upgrade Again
Boom!!
A loud explosion reverberated across the sky, the flames of the explosion stretched endlessly.
The immediate destruction of the realm-level mecha left everyone staring in shock, the members of Pangu Technology appeared especially terrified.
Whether it was the female assistant or the manager named Lake, both had turned pale, recognizing Chen Feng’s identity and feeling a chill down their spines.
A more than S-class flame user, a powerful awakener who rose like a meteor in the wilderness.
Even realm-level mecha couldn’t withstand it, everything was as terrifying as the rumors suggested.
"What to do! What to do!!"
Lake and others were panicked, no longer retaining their previous confidence and steadiness.
The flames swept across the high skies in their view, the silhouette of the young man in the black trench coat resembling a demon god.
Finally, someone reacted and hastily pointed towards the distant high sky.
The platinum light that had originally pierced through the clouds suddenly flickered and dived downwards.
The hundred-meter warship remained circled and forcibly restrained by the platinum giant with both hands.
The surface’s blue light shield flickered deceptively, the flames from friction with the air continuously igniting and extinguishing.
"What’s it trying to do?"
Everyone was dumbstruck, feeling puzzled.
And soon enough.
Buzz!!
The sky suddenly shook, rippling with dense waves.
Like waves on a sea surface, a giant beast awakening.
Visible to the naked eye, several suppressing warships broke through the vault, piercing through the void waves, appearing above Cloud City.
"I hear the enemy is that flame user, everyone be on guard!"
"Increase power to the defense system, activate all energy devices!"
"Mechanical legion, act according to tactics, have five realm-level mecha users ready to engage!"
Calm voices of analysis rang out within the support fleet, the detection modules emitted invisible waves, instantly locking on to Chen Feng in the high skies over the city district.
The flurry of flames had disappeared at some unknown moment, the so-called mechas and floating cannons long shattered and fallen, reduced to dust.
Only the young man in the black trench coat stood suspended mid-air, the sky azure, the clouds torn apart.
"Where’s the seventh fleet?"
Suddenly, the support fleet noticed something amiss.
They were about to seal the surroundings when they received a warning from the AI!
[Warning: High-energy magnetic field eruption detected!]
[Warning: SS-class life energy field rapidly approaching!]
[....]
Numerous alerts frantically appeared, the people within the support battleship suddenly felt the outside sky grow dark.
Finally snapping back to their senses, they hurriedly looked at the feedback image above the hull.
The missing seventh fleet was falling like a meteor, its ion light shield continually consumed by flames, nearing collapse.
The platinum giant, pushing it downwards, was diving like some sort of cosmic creature, its golden wings nearly ripping apart the azure sky.
In an instant, the world darkened, as if the sky was caving in.
All the support fleet members watched, their eyes wide open, unable to stop the sight of the warship and light shield crashing into their fleet.
Boom!!!
The airwave erupted, sweeping like a storm.
The explosive flames painted the sky red, visible even from ten kilometers outside the main city circle, the scarlet light reaching the skies.
Screech!
Suddenly, a black off-road vehicle on the wilderness road sensed the commotion, braking forcibly to a stop, leaving two long black marks on the road.
The sweeping gale approached from afar, the surrounding bushes rustling.
From the driver’s seat, Joy couldn’t help but roll down the car window, looking back.
Above the main city circle, the azure sky turned into a sea of red flames.
Several warships shook and quivered, their light shields shattered, hulls damaged, nearly falling.
One by one, flying devices and mechanical legions exploded mid-air.
The seventh fleet, capable of subduing half the wilderness, became the epicenter of the explosion, turned into the dust of history, countless mechanical remnants disintegrating into fireballs, sweeping the entire world.
"This..."
Eyes widened in shock, Joy stood dazed, momentarily lost.
How terrifying was his strength to reach such an extent?
No one could answer, the support fleet around Cloud City had long been in alarm and fury.
Various intelligent alarms kept appearing, the city district of the main city circle fell into chaos like a war zone.
If it weren’t for the blue light barrier blooming from the high walls of the main city, barely blocking most of the residual shockwaves, the situation would have been even more severe.
Buzz!
And just then, new ripples appeared in the sky dome.
A blinding rainbow light burst forth, shooting straight to the heavens.
The cloud layer and fire sea were pierced instantly, forming a beam of light several kilometers high, becoming the only focus of the world.
Layer by layer of vortices stirred everything, as if the center of the world was constantly approaching.
Until finally.
The vortex cloud layer in the sky abruptly brightened, as if some sort of majestic pressure descended from the heavens.
Gazing at it from all directions, one could see a white mecha with pure white mechanical wings and its entire body lined with golden patterns appeared at the center of the high sky, slowly descending.
The sea of fire and gale dissipated instantly, the explosion impact faced by the support fleet vanished in an instant.
Like a legendary angel, able to change the world with a single thought.
Golden arcs of light gathered behind it, instilling a sense of nobility and awe.
"It’s Lord Seric!"
"Lord Seric is here!!"
Excited and joyous exclamations continuously sounded from the support fleet, yet the other side did not respond.
The mechanical face mask of white with golden patterns reflected the sunlight, its golden glass steel eyes silently gazing into the distance.
The figure in the black trench coat had vanished, the massive platinum giant statue also disappeared.
It seemed as if a more advanced spatial transmission had occurred, just in time to leave before his arrival.
"Came too late...."
His eyelids drooped, he thought silently.
.....
Crash!
The wind rustled, and the wooden windows of the Flame Tiger Sect’s courtyard gently quivered.
Chen Feng suddenly opened his eyes, his Perception taking in everything outside.
A green leaf floated down with the wind, ripples spread across the pond, and goldfish swam upwards, releasing a few bubbles.
Several disciples were honing their muscles and bones in the martial arts arena, diligently Practicing Boxing.
After adapting to the surrounding environment, he confirmed that he had already left the Calamity Secret Realm.
"There is some foundation here after all."
His gaze flickered slightly as he recalled the situation when he left.
That white mech warrior with golden patterns descending from the sky exerted immense pressure on him.
Every movement seemed capable of changing the world, and he suspected that mech had already reached the level of a Lower-Rank Envoy.
Besides that, there was that untraceable spatial teleportation.
This time, he was closest to it, and he carefully observed it.
Preliminary speculation suggested their teleportation device was likely hidden in the void, possibly related to the artificial sun and moon.
"The tactical support’s speed is extremely fast and possesses top individual Mighty Power."
"This is just Taiduo Country, and who knows what the situation is with the Northern Ancient Empire."
Recalling the war rumors he heard in the Wilderness, Chen Feng became more curious about this world.
Moreover, the Ancient Empire that could contend with Taiduo Country for years was equally intriguing.
This thought arose but was quickly suppressed.
After this battle, he felt that he had likely been placed on Taiduo Country’s must-kill list.
The tracking and targeting related to him would undoubtedly reach a higher level, and if he were to enter that Secret Realm again, he might face that mech warrior comparable to a Lower-Rank Envoy and a denser siege of warships.
After all, his Second-time Dream could only return him to his position when he left.
"In the short term, it’s not suitable to return."
Having made up his mind, Chen Feng then looked at the screen.
The pursuit and tracking by Taiduo Country was one reason, but the upgrade breakthrough of his Steel Bone Talent was also a factor in his decision.
Buzz!
Instantly, the screen automatically hovered in front of him.
[Steel Bone LV7: 3/100]
A Realm-level Mecha, along with Star Core Level, Light Dust Level opponents, and numerous Mechanical Soldiers and metal Flying Devices he destroyed along the way.
Altogether, these provided him with enough nourishment to smoothly upgrade.
At the same time, he clearly realized the difficulty of growing further after upgrading the Steel Bone.
Even after the upgrade, much nourishment remained, yet it merely pushed the progress by two points.
He speculated that from now on, the general effectiveness of Rainbow Iron would be greatly diminished.
However, this also highlighted the strength of his current Steel Bone.
Focusing his mind, he opened his palm.
A brilliant golden color emerged, changing shapes before covering his entire palm.
Intricate patterns, seemingly circular, appeared on it.
Carefully feeling it, Chen Feng could confirm that the hardness of his current Steel Bone exceeded most Rainbow Iron he had seen.
Another thought arose, and Glazed Crystal extended inch by inch from his left palm.
Then, looking at his differently colored palms, he suddenly clenched his fists.
Boom!!
A muffled explosion sounded as the two fists collided, creating a powerful shockwave.
If he hadn’t used Ultimate Intent and Storm Fury to control the aftershocks, the courtyard would have been overturned by now.
Even so, the wooden planks on the floor cracked and split.
However, that was not the main point.
Chen Feng kept his eyes on the fists in front of him.
Looking closely, cracks appeared in the Glazed Crystal, nearly shattering to reveal the flesh and blood of his fists underneath.
"As expected."
His hypothesis was confirmed: the Glazed Crystal, comparable to first or Second Level Rainbow Iron, couldn’t withstand a single exchange.
In other words, his current Steel Bone had likely reached the next level.
"Abyssal Level Rainbow Iron..."
The equivalent strength of Level Four to Six Rainbow Iron.
His eyes flickered, and he attempted other things afterward.
The explosive growth speed of Steel Bone exceeded three times the speed of sound, instantly transforming it into the most solid weapon, reaching distances up to nearly a kilometer.
Alternatively, it could transform into armor dozens of meters in size.
On a whim, he contemplated integrating the Steel Bone with his Giant Vault projection.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the projection formed by the Power of Physique appeared, controlled to be three meters tall.
The Steel Bone merged with it, covering its surface, forming an armor giant outside his body.
"It works as expected."
After trying for a few moments, the actions of the Giant Vault projection synchronized with the Steel Bone.
The synergistic explosion of the Power of Physique, combined with the impact of Steel Bone growth, instantly doubled the destructive force.
In other words, after using these trump cards, he had thoroughly surpassed the level of a Lie Dingshi.
Nodding in satisfaction, he familiarized himself with the changes after the upgrade of the Steel Bone once more.
Finally, some disciples were drawn by the earlier bang and came to inquire.
Waving them off, he signaled that there was no issue.
Only then did Chen Feng conclude his temporary practice, raising his hand to summon his phone from afar.
He glanced at the time, noting that only two days had passed in reality.
The exploration of the Inverted Pyramid was scheduled to begin tomorrow, and Nangong Ling had sent some preparatory information.
After a brief scan, he memorized it.
Then, he looked at the earliest message.
It was from Zhang Hengshan, the old leader, sent as early as yesterday.
The content was brief, yet it made his eyes flash.