CHAPTER 331: CHAPTER 330: MEN DIE AS BOYS

As expected.

Facing the sudden onset of a violent wind, and the Invisible Sword hidden under its cover.

Zhou Qianmo initially thought Xu Lingjun was at his wits’ end, making a desperate final attempt.

But the moment Xu Lingjun’s arm approached...

He detected a discordant note amidst the fierce wind.

Before he could dodge, Zhou Qianmo abruptly raised his hands, wrapping them in True Qi, catching an object in the nick of time... Just from the feel of it, he realized this was the sword the brat had just used against him.

This brat somehow managed to conceal the sword’s appearance.

How come he has so many tricks up his sleeve?

Knowing that if he had reacted a bit slower, he might at least have been seriously injured, dying at the hands of this brat.

A look of lingering fear flickered in Zhou Qianmo’s eyes, and he sneered, "Is this your final trick? If so... then you can prepare your last words..."

As soon as he finished speaking.

A pair of iron pincers suddenly attacked from behind.

Without a sound, Zhou Qianmo didn’t notice the slightest movement, or perhaps he was already drenched in cold sweat by Xu Lingjun’s Sword of Oath and Victory, and now both Xu Lingjun and Li Jingjun were under his control.

And he unconsciously relaxed a bit after having cracked the opponent’s trump card.

A pair of iron arms had already gripped Zhou Qianmo’s body harshly.

In fact, it was the mecha, which should have lost its ability to act as there was no one left to control it, that suddenly extended its arms, firmly restraining Zhou Qianmo.

The reason the mecha was no match for Zhou Qianmo wasn’t due to lacking power, but purely because it couldn’t touch Zhou Qianmo... In reality, if they were dozens of miles apart, not even two Zhou Qianmos could be a match for the mecha.

It would have blasted him into smithereens from afar.

But up close, it couldn’t even touch him.

But now...

Taking advantage of Zhou Qianmo’s carelessness, he could never have expected that Xu Lingjun had Xiaoya, the artificial intelligence, whose nanometer armor could still control the mecha after detaching from Xu Lingjun.

Thus playing a supporting role.

Carelessly, Zhou Qianmo was now firmly held in the mecha’s grip.

"You damned brat, to dare ambush me!"

Zhou Qianmo shouted angrily, intending to struggle free, but the mecha’s hands were extraordinarily strong, and once gripped, there was no escape.

Xu Lingjun seized the opportunity.

The Sword of Oath and Victory once again revealed its sword form, the silver blade flashing with golden light.

Xu Lingjun shouted, "Excalibur!!!"

The sword descended upon Zhou Qianmo.

Zhou Qianmo’s pupils shrank, his arms struggling against the mecha’s grip suddenly relaxed, bones cracking loudly, numerous ribs broken by the grip.

Ignoring the pain, he raised his hand to meet Xu Lingjun’s Sword of Oath and Victory.

No one understood better than he the true power of Xu Lingjun’s Excalibur, having only barely lost ground when facing it before—it must be an A-level weapon!

His palms roared with True Qi, though they were just flesh and bones, with True Qi they were as strong as forged iron, directly meeting the Sword of Oath and Victory.

With a loud bang.

The Sword of Oath and Victory spun into the sky, surprisingly weaker than he anticipated.

"What?!"

Only after his full-force strike did Zhou Qianmo realize he had fallen for the opponent’s deceptive tactic.

Meanwhile, Xu Lingjun’s eyes showed determination.

Without hesitation, he swallowed all the saliva from before along with the elixir, both transforming into roaring True Qi... the heat causing his meridians to feel significant pressure.

Truly incredible, this elixir’s level must surpass that of the Nourishing Essence Divine Pill.

Behind him, Li Jingjun, familiar with the process, placed her finger on Xu Lingjun’s waist, channeling all her True Qi into him.

Two different True Qis entered his body in quick succession.

Xu Lingjun’s meridians felt swollen, yet his expression showed a smile brimming with killing intent.

Blood Qi steamed around him.

Qiantian Gang Qi erupted.

All transformed into pure True Qi within himself.

But it wasn’t enough, against an Upper Realm Grandmaster, this alone was not enough.

He decisively chose to use his Talent Source, rapidly depleting his hard-earned thousands of Source Value, leaving less than a hundred.

But by then, Xu Lingjun held a small weapon in his hand.

Resembling a sword hilt without a blade, easily grasped in the palm.

Then, bright light began to spread from his arm, completely engulfing Xu Lingjun.

Furious blood-colored True Qi instantly turned into pure white light.

Xu Lingjun... became light.

In the light, the expanding figure with a punch struck out.

Three distinct but identical sourced True Qis transformed into the purest light, aiming directly at Zhou Qianmo’s weak points.

At this moment, Zhou Qianmo was defenseless, unable to escape the mecha’s hold.

Without any chance to dodge.

The scorching light completely engulfed Zhou Qianmo.

Such terrifying might, even the mecha’s arms began melting in the extreme heat.

Within it, Zhou Qianmo screamed wretchedly, emanating burnt smells, as Xu Lingjun’s power, transformed into light, became another form of extremely pure yet destructively powerful energy!

In an instant, Zhou Qianmo was half-melted.

Severely injured, he shrunk significantly...

Seeing that within a few breaths he would be entirely burnt to death, he took advantage of the melting mecha arms, raised his exposed hand, suddenly struck down, breaking through the ice surface and plunged below, escaping the light’s range.

With a splash.

He plunged into the icy river’s undercurrents.

Blood bubbles emerged before quickly disappearing.

Even a powerful Upper Realm Grandmaster, faced with Xu Lingjun’s half-move might, was utterly frightened.

He fled in panic, carried by the undercurrents.

Soon after... an endless swarm of black fish surged upward.

"It’s Headhunter Piranha, let’s get out of here!"

Li Jingjun screamed, reaching to pull Xu Lingjun, only to see him collapse softly onto the ground.

He fell into the snow, motionless.

For the moment, the mecha lay quietly on the ground.

Xu Lingjun too lay deeply buried in the snow, unable to move, his heavy breathing the only sign of life.

Just like the mecha without energy, the Source Spark Prism had turned him into a Light Giant but without merging with a real Ultraman Tiga, he could only use the True Qi through the Spark Prism to become light.

But this consumed an unexpectedly large amount of True Qi.

Not just becoming a giant, even converting his body to light drained all his True Qi, and despite the powerful Infinite Divine Demon Body Refining Technique, Xu Lingjun couldn’t recover his severely drained energy quickly.

Li Jingjun, though empty of True Qi, was unrestricted in her movements.

She looked at the lake hole where Zhou Qianmo escaped, refraining from pursuit, knowing where they stood. Zhou Qianmo had been nearly killed by Xu Lingjun, and now being hunted by the Headhunter Piranha, his chance of survival was slim. She knew better than anyone the terror of an Upper Realm Grandmaster.

If he retaliated in desperation, they might not withstand it.

She prioritized Xu Lingjun’s condition.

Quickly hurrying over to check on Xu Lingjun’s injuries.