Translator: CinderTL
Boom!!
Thunderous explosions reverberated across the sky, their fiery light illuminating the heavens in an endless blaze.
The instantaneous destruction of the domain-class mecha left everyone stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief. The Pangu Technology team, in particular, wore expressions of abject terror.
The female assistant and the manager, Lake, both paled visibly as they recognized Chen Feng's identity, their hearts pounding with dread.
The Flamebringer, an S-Rank wanted criminal, a powerful awakened who had risen like a meteor in the wilderness.
Even domain-class mecha couldn't withstand him—everything matched the terrifying legends perfectly.
"What do we do?! What do we do?!" Lake and his team panicked, their earlier confidence and composure completely shattered.
The sky above was engulfed in flames, and the young man in the billowing black trench coat stood like a demonic god.
Finally, someone reacted, frantically pointing toward the distant horizon.
The platinum light that had pierced through the cloud layer suddenly flickered, reversed its trajectory, and plummeted back toward the earth.
The hundred-meter warship remained firmly gripped in the Platinum Giant's hands, forcibly restrained.
Its blue ion light shield flickered weakly, while the friction of atmospheric entry ignited and extinguished flames across its surface.
"What is it doing?" The crowd stared in bewilderment.
Then, in an instant:
Hum!!
The sky suddenly trembled, rippling with dense waves.
It was as if the sea itself was churning, awakening a colossal beast.
Several suppression warships visibly pierced through the dome, tearing through the spatial ripples to appear above Cloud City.
"The enemy is the Flamebringer! Everyone, prepare for combat!"
"Maximize the defense system's power output! Activate all Energy Devices!"
"Mechanical legion, execute tactical maneuvers! Domain-class mech pilots, prepare to engage!"
Calm, analytical voices echoed through the support fleet. Detection modules emitted invisible pulses, instantly locking onto Chen Feng high above the city.
The fiery sky had vanished without a trace. The so-called mecha and floating turrets had long since shattered and fallen, reduced to dust.
Only the young man in the black trench coat remained suspended in mid-air, the azure sky torn asunder by the shattered cloud layer.
"Where's the seventh fleet?"
Suddenly, the arriving fleet detected an anomaly.
As they moved to seal off the area, the intelligence issued a warning:
Warning: High-energy magnetic field surge detected!
Warning: SS-class Life Energy Field rapidly approaching!
...
A flurry of alerts flooded the warships. The crew felt the sky outside darken abruptly.
Finally snapping out of their daze, they frantically checked the feedback displays above the bridge.
The vanished seventh fleet plummeted like a meteor, its ion light shield flickering and dissolving under the relentless flame, growing increasingly ethereal.
The Platinum Giant, which had hurled the fleet downward, dove with cosmic ferocity, its golden wings tearing through the azure sky.
In an instant, the world darkened as if the heavens themselves were collapsing.
The crews of the supporting fleets stared in horror, powerless to stop the warship and its disintegrating shield from crashing into their ranks.
Boom!!
A shockwave erupted, sweeping outward like a storm.
The sky blazed crimson, the fiery glow visible even tens of kilometers beyond the main city circle.
Screech!
On a wilderness road, a black off-road vehicle screeched to a halt, leaving two long skid marks on the ground.
A howling wind rushed toward them, rustling the roadside foliage.
Joey, the driver, couldn't resist rolling down her window to look back.
Above the main city circle, the azure sky had transformed into a sea of crimson flames.
Several warships shook violently, their shields shattered and hulls breached, nearly plummeting from the sky.
Aircraft and mechanical legions exploded mid-air.
The seventh fleet, once capable of dominating vast stretches of the wilderness, had become the epicenter of destruction, reduced to historical dust. Countless fragments of mechanical soldiers and warship debris disintegrated into fireballs, engulfing the world.
"This..."
Joey stared in stunned disbelief, momentarily frozen in place.
His power... it's terrifying beyond comprehension.
No one could answer. The legion fleet supporting Cloud City was already in a state of panicked fury.
Intelligence alarms blared incessantly, and the main city circle plunged into war-like chaos.
Had it not been for the Blue Light Barrier radiating from the High Wall, barely holding back the majority of the shockwave, the situation would have been far worse.
Hum!
At that moment, another ripple surged through the sky's dome.
A blinding rainbow light erupted, piercing the heavens.
The fiery sea of clouds was instantly shattered, and a pillar of light thousands of meters tall became the world's sole focus.
Layer upon layer of swirling vortexes churned everything, as if the world's very center were rapidly approaching.
Until finally...
The swirling clouds above suddenly brightened, as if some immense pressure were descending from the heavens.
Every gaze turned upward, revealing a white Mecha with pristine mechanical wings and golden纹s across its frame, slowly descending from the sky's center.
The fiery sea and raging winds vanished instantly, and the explosive shockwaves that had ravaged the support fleet dissipated in an instant.
It was as if a legendary angel had arrived, capable of altering the world with a mere thought.
Golden arcs of light converged behind the Mecha, radiating an aura of nobility and awe.
"It's Lord Serik!"
"Lord Serik has arrived!"
The support fleet erupted in cheers and excitement, but the figure remained silent.
The white, gold-patterned mechanical visor reflected the sky's light, while the golden fiberglass eyes gazed silently into the distance.
The black-cloaked figure had vanished, and the massive Platinum Colossus was gone as well.
It seemed they had used an even more advanced spatial teleportation, departing just before his arrival.
Too late, he thought silently, his eyelids drooping.
Whoosh!
The wind rustled through the trees, causing the wooden windows of the Flame Tiger Sect's courtyard to tremble slightly.
Chen Feng's eyes snapped open, his Perception instantly registering everything around him.
A green leaf drifted down on the breeze, ripples spread across the pond's surface, and goldfish swam upward, releasing bubbles as they surfaced.
Two or three disciples were honing their skills in the Martial Arts Arena, diligently practicing their punches and kicks.
Having acclimated to his surroundings, he confirmed that he had left the Calamity Secret Realm.
They possess some genuine depth, he mused, his gaze flickering as he recalled his departure.
The white, gold-patterned mecha man who had descended from the sky exuded immense pressure, leaving a considerable impression.
Every movement seemed capable of reshaping the world. He suspected that the mecha had reached the level of a Lower-Ranking Angel.
Furthermore, there was the untraceable spatial teleportation.
This time, he had been closer than ever before and had observed everything meticulously.
His initial hypothesis was that their teleportation device was hidden within the void, likely connected to the artificial sun and moon.
"Their tactical support is incredibly swift and possesses overwhelming individual power."
"And this is just the Tedo Kingdom. I wonder what the ancient empire to the north is like."
Recalling the war rumors he had heard in the wilderness, Chen Feng's curiosity about this world deepened.
He was equally intrigued by the ancient empire that had withstood the Tedo Kingdom for centuries.
The thought arose, but he quickly suppressed it.
After this battle, he was certain the Tedo Kingdom had placed him on their kill list.
Their tracking and surveillance would undoubtedly be intensified. If he entered the Secret Realm again, he might face the mecha man—comparable to a Lower-Ranking Angel—and an even more relentless barrage of warships.
After all, his second Dream Incursion could only return him to the exact location where he had left.
"It's not safe to go back anytime soon."
Having made his decision, Chen Feng turned his attention to the system panel.
The Tedo Kingdom's pursuit was one factor, but the impending breakthrough of his Steel Bone Talent was another key reason for his decision.
Buzz!
The panel before him automatically floated into view.
[Steel Bones LV7: 3/100]
A domain-class mecha, combined with the star core-grade and lightdust-grade enemies he had defeated along the way, along with numerous mechanical soldiers and metal aircraft, had finally allowed him to accumulate enough nourishment to successfully level up.
This also made him acutely aware of how challenging it would be for Steel Bones to continue growing after this upgrade.
Despite retaining a significant amount of residual nourishment after leveling up, it only advanced his progress by two points.
He suspected that from now on, ordinary rainbow iron would have a drastically reduced effect.
However, this also highlighted the current power of Steel Bones.
Focusing his mind, he opened his palm.
A brilliant golden light emerged, shifting shape before covering his entire hand.
The surface was marked with intricate, circular patterns.
After careful examination, Chen Feng confirmed that the hardness of Steel Bones now surpassed most rainbow iron he had encountered.
As the thought arose, Glazed Crystal began to spread inch by inch across the palm of his left hand.
Gazing at his two hands, each glowing with a different color, he suddenly clenched them into fists.
Boom!!
A muffled explosion erupted as the two fists collided, unleashing a powerful shockwave.
Had Chen Feng not activated his Pinnacle Intent and Wrath of the Storm, deliberately controlling the aftershocks, the courtyard would have been completely leveled.
Even so, the wooden floorboards inside the room cracked and splintered, fissures spreading across the surface.
But this wasn't the main point.
Chen Feng's gaze remained fixed on the two fists before him.
Focusing intently, he saw cracks spiderwebbing across the Glazed Crystal, nearly shattering it to reveal the flesh and bone fist beneath.
"Just as I suspected."
His hypothesis was confirmed: the gale body glaze, comparable to first or second-grade rainbow iron, had been defeated in a single exchange.
In other words, Steel Bones had likely reached the next level.
"Abyssal rainbow iron..."
Equivalent to fourth to sixth-grade rainbow iron in strength.
His eyes flickered as he tested other aspects of Steel Bones.
The growth burst speed exceeded triple Mach speed, allowing it to instantly transform into an incredibly durable weapon, extending across a distance of nearly a thousand meters.
Retracting it, it could even form a hundred-meter-tall suit of armor.
With a sudden thought, Chen Feng realized Steel Bones could merge seamlessly with his Giant Dome Phantom.
Buzz!
Instantly, a phantom formed from his Physical Body's power materialized, its size controlled to three meters.
The Steel Bones surged forth, covering his body and forming an armored giant around him.
"It works after all."
After a few breaths of experimentation, the giant vault phantom's movements synchronized perfectly with the Steel Bones.
The explosive power of his Physical Body and the momentum of the Steel Bones' growth fused into a single force, doubling his destructive power.
In other words, after unleashing these trump cards, he had completely surpassed the Envoy Rank.
Nodding in satisfaction, he continued familiarizing himself with the upgraded Steel Bones.
Eventually, a disciple, drawn by the earlier muffled sounds, approached to inquire.
Chen Feng waved him away, signaling that everything was fine.
Only then did Chen Feng end his temporary cultivation session, raising his palm to telekinetically retrieve his phone.
A glance at the time revealed that only two days had passed in the real world.
The exploration of the Inverted Pyramid wouldn't begin until tomorrow, and Nangong Ling had sent some preparatory information.
After quickly scanning the messages, he committed them to memory.
Then, his gaze fell upon the earliest message, sent yesterday by Zhang Hengshan, the Old Chief.
Though brief, its contents made his eyes flash with interest.
(End of the Chapter)
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