Chapter 655: Chapter 428: The Flower of Victory Blooms Undefeated
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When that giant spear tip emerged, the clouds and air at the top of the sky seemed to be completely annihilated.
It was as if the atmosphere itself had been utterly pierced through at that moment.
People looked up and could directly see the calm darkness of space.
Yet this blackness was distinct from the true void of space—it was an ultimate, pure black that devoured all light.
With this blackness came an endless, oppressive sensation of death.
People even saw that the fleet of warships above didn’t have time to scatter before a group of them directly collided with that massive spear shadow.
Then, these warships simply exploded into balls of fire in the sky, providing no resistance whatsoever.
The falling giant spear shadow moved with such speed and force that it pierced through the Federation Fleet’s outer defense line before people’s brains could even react.
Profound Meaning Technique, Netherworld—Gun Flash!
This was the Black Knight’s terrifying move capable of annihilating small planets, bearing down with unrivaled might.
A tremendous sense of crisis flooded his heart; this moment even surpassed any other time danger had struck. Mu Fan’s heart suddenly shrank to half its usual size, then violently expanded.
Thump, thump!
His heart rate at this moment spiked beyond four hundred beats, with the great terror between life and death stimulating Mu Fan into entering the state of Blessed Relief, even though he was injured.
And by chance, it had been exactly twenty days yesterday—a miraculous coincidence in timing!
Having entered the Blessed Relief state, Mu Fan could finally withstand the brutal pressure exerted by Shura for a brief moment.
No one knew that within that tiny mecha, a young man was entering an incredibly frenzied state.
All people saw was the phantom of slashes that filled the sky disappearing in an instant.
The whole mecha, in a burst moment, became a blur and suddenly split into seven doppelgängers.
And that remaining right arm grasped the hilt of the sword once again. With the sound of a sizzle, wrapped in the blood-colored flames, amidst the stirring of wind and thunder, the Blood Prison Blade was unsheathed once more.
Seven mechas drew their swords simultaneously, and in an instant, that massive blood-colored blade light reappeared in the world.
Only Mu Fan knew that it was now a life-or-death crisis for Shura and its pilot!
Offense and defense integrated—Profound Meaning·Ten Thousand Prisons!
Seven shadows charged into the sky with incredible speed, the over one-hundred-meter-long searing blade light meeting the giant spear shadow with an edge that could tear through anything.
The first slash!
Boom, the blood-colored blade light along with the mecha was shattered into mist.
The second slash, the third slash…
One after another, the afterimages rushed forth like moths to a flame.
One by one, the shadows of the blades vanished in the sky along with the mecha bodies.
However, when the sixth afterimage struck, people actually saw the giant spear shadow seemingly pause in midair for an instant.
The seventh slash!
The long sword in the right hand tore through space, and people even saw the seventh slash cutting through a bloody airwave, the sky wounded with a gory gash by this blade.
The seven shadows finally merged back into one with the last remaining original body of Shura.
Bang!
The descending giant spear shadow in the sky finally halted.
In the astonished eyes of the people filled with a hint of hope, they feared the Demon God Shura, with its clear target, less than the massive, intimidating presence of the Black Knight.
After all, that was the Grand Marshal from the Gardot Empire, who sees every person in the arena as killable.
Yet now it seems that the enemy’s thunderous blow has finally been stopped.
Hit! A uniform crack appeared on the giant gun shadow and spread up from the bottom.
But just when people thought that, the giant gun shadow once again thunderously fell down.
Inside the cockpit, Mu Fan’s muscles were all tensed up, and he suddenly spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
“Ptui!”
Mu Fan’s body felt as if it had been struck by a heavy blow, and the only thing left in his ears was that loud booming noise.
The broken gun shadow split into two halves and fiercely slammed into the Shura Machine Body painted black.
Like a streak of black lightning, it thunderously struck the ground!
Boom…
A huge cloud of dust obscured the sky at that moment.
Mu Fan’s consciousness was forcibly blasted out of the merged state by this heavy hit.
The last thing he realized before regaining his senses was a vague and towering figure standing in front of him, blocking a blinding light.
Then the entire Mecha Body was blasted straight into the earth.
The Black Knight in the sky watched silently below, Reingano’s brows became even more furrowed, his murmuring to himself filled with confusion, “This cannot be you… Asura, how did your strength suddenly become so weak? What have you been through these years?”
“Well, since you have lost, I will take you back. From now on, there will be no more ‘Unknown Four Demon Gods’…”
The burly figure wrapped in Hand Armor leaned forward, his arms stretching out.
The giant Black Knight’s Riding Spear raised to one side, and an open palm reached directly towards the ground below, the roaring engine behind him sounding fiercely. The entire Mecha was going to crash into the ground, to grasp the Mecha Shura that had been struck down.
In the command room, seeing this scene, a Major General’s hand twitched involuntarily, his fingers digging deep into the palm of his hand.
Could it be so easily defeating another invincible Killing Machine? Is this the true power of the Demon God Machine?
People who saw the true form of the giant Mecha, a deep sense of despair welled up from their hearts.
Nearly immune to attacks from ordinary warships, extreme speed, extreme power.
Could it be that the ace Mecha of the Gardot Empire actually had the overwhelming power to crush a planet?
At that moment, a word flashed through the minds of those officers—
Invincible!
But this was a word given to the enemy; they only felt a bitterness in their mouth.
The battle seemed to stop at this point, with the Killing Machine being blasted into the earth, and the stands fell into a deadly silence.
People did not want to see the Killing Machine wreaking havoc without restraint, and even less to see the Black Knight, but now it was too late.
Inside the cockpit of the Black Knight, Reingano, who was in full synchronization state, indifferently watched below.
The pilot of that Mecha, after seventeen years, seemed to be finally about to meet again.
“Let’s see who you really are. It’s a pity that I considered you an opponent for so many years…” His words carried an inexplicable sense of regret and lament.
But nobody knew, far away in the sky, suddenly a wave of fluctuations passed by.
A giant warship with mottled hull plates abruptly appeared, a subtle plasma barrier spread from the hammer-shaped front of the warship to both sides, and behind it…
Was an entire Fleet with hulls just as mottled!
“Determined Long Song—Pursuit of Light.”
A calm voice resounded simultaneously through the communication channels of the whole Fleet.
Inside all the ships, there was a quiet, no noise.
All the officers were at their posts, eyes fixed on the data commands flashing before them, hands beginning synchronized operations.
The entire Fleet, at that moment, fused into one entity, like a giant spearhead, fiercely cutting into this battlefield.
The opportunity had come just as the engines at the rear of the Black Knight roared to life, tilting the mecha body forward.
“Correct the coordinate vectors, proceed with data linkage, thirty-six vessels deploy the light spiral projection, Determined Long Song—Wind Breaks the Waves!”
That calm voice synchronized throughout the fleet rose, finally carrying a hint of cold sharpness with the last phrase.
Whiz, whiz, whiz!
Behind the largest warship, thirty-six slightly smaller silver-blue ships suddenly flashed with a pale blue brilliance, as if something had been fired from them, yet there was no visible reaction.
However, when those thirty-six massive returning light blades appeared ten kilometers away, people’s brains seemed to barely connect them to that faint light.
The intertwined returning light blades tore through space, vanishing once again…
Twenty kilometers away, the massive Black Knight, which had just entered an accelerated dive, suddenly jerked to a halt.
The giant Riding Spear transformed into multiple afterimages and fiercely protected the surroundings.
The clouds in the sky seemed to have been gently stirred by a breeze at that moment.
Then in the next instant, people’s eyes widened.
Each of the light blades, over twenty meters long, suddenly materialized from midair, like thirty-six armed vessels riding the wind and breaking the waves, hitting the giant mecha with unstoppable certainty.
Boom, boom, boom!
Thirty-six returning light blades flashed by, and the colossal Black Knight was unexpectedly blasted sideways over three kilometers!
Crackle…
The last light blade was stuck on the massive Spear of Longinus; with a forceful push forward from both hands, the Black Knight erupted in black flames, and at last, the light blade was extinguished.
Reingano’s eyes abruptly widened, projecting an intense, ice-cold ferocity, as that resounding and robust voice filled the sky:
“Where did this little insect come from, tired of living already?”
The Riding Spear in his hands reignited with black flames at that moment. Reingano’s attitude towards ants had never held any patience.
The only option for challengers was to be crushed.
While some audience members in the special seats showed excitement, most people were still in a state of confusion.
Where had that sudden attack come from?
Could it be that the Federation Fleet, which had been scared witless, had launched another attack?
Hope began to flicker in people’s eyes.
The spindle-shaped head suddenly broke through the clouds, and a shallow, elongated energy shield outlined a massive arrowhead that crashed through the clouds, revealing itself to the crowd of the Sky Mother Ship.
People looked up, dumbfounded, at the silver-blue fleet forming a strict arrowhead formation in the sky, and their hearts rose with an unbidden thought:
“Who is it this time?”
It definitely couldn’t be the Blue Capital Star’s Federation Fleet; their livery was unlike the myriad ships in the sky, and their mottled exteriors were clearly battle-scarred.
However, in the general spectator stands, a slightly chubby young man with glasses couldn’t help but sit up straight, his lips moved silently without making a sound.
Of course, he recognized them; this was a primary target of the Imperial Eagle Eye…
This fleet was unmistakably the Federation’s Staff Department Special Service Fleet!
And their commander was none other than Colonel Qi Longxiang, a Federation general who had leaped into the top ten of the Empire’s assassination list months ago!
His eyes rapidly flickered, Ren Xiaowei’s right hand inconspicuously reached into his left sleeve, his index and middle finger slipping within the cuff to touch the wristwatch, starting a blind typing operation.
A snippet of data was resent, a normal communication request again transmitted, but this time it didn’t enter the Marshal’s channel, instead taking the once-a-month opportunity to reach their true leader—
Prince Xuyang!
“Marshal encounters Federation Special Service Fleet, situation unclear, suggesting support.”
…
While everyone was curious about the identity of that fleet, a crisp and plain voice resounded through the sky.
In this zone of chaotic signals and raging flames of war, his voice would play a crucial role.
“Grand Marshal, long time no see… Colonel Qi Longxiang has brought the third Special Service Fleet from the Staff Department to call on you.”
The ship, which had revealed itself on Purple Jade Star, was now evidently twice the size of a Falcon-class battlecruiser, possessing an even more massive Magnetic Field Nuclear Cannon and the iconic eight engines at its aft.
The staff at the Mecha Association couldn’t help but widen their eyes in astonishment.
“This is the eighth level Special Battleship—Hidden Land! And those behind it are… seventh level Special Battleships! My God, the equipment of this Special Service Fleet is terrifyingly formidable.”
Opposite to them, within the Federation Fleet flagship command center, Colonel He Gang clenched his fists tightly.
“Colonel Qi, you’ve finally arrived!”
At the age of twenty-seven, he was unparalleled in the Federation, commanding its elite forces with the rank of colonel.
Although not known for monumental achievements, his name spread widely among the Federation military’s upper echelons.
A master of war, yet without renowned accomplishments.
Undoubtedly a military god, a true genius of war—Qi Longxiang!
Finally, you’ve come.
With eyes full of expectation, He Gang glanced at Major General Wang beside him and picked up the communicator:
“Colonel Qi, the Land of Bright Star sector fleet requests the colonel to take over.”
“Thank you for your trust, Colonel He,” a gentle voice arose within the flagship command room.
At that moment, He Gang seemed to see the confident and calm gaze of that genteel young man, always properly dressed with a noble air.
Soon, numerous points of light on the operation screen before him extinguished and then lit up again.
This was the system display indicating a change in the battle sequence and a reorganization of forces.
While those unaware of what was behind the name Qi Longxiang were still in doubt, even worried for this fleet,
no one expected that the Black Knight in the heavens would actually stop, and the terrifying Riding Spear in its hands no longer pointed downward but was aimed at the Silver Blue Fleet, which had returned through the fire.
Reingano’s eyes revealed a profound look, his voice carrying the oppressive feel of an impending storm.
“Enemies often cross paths, we meet again… Colonel Qi. The only soldier in the Federation whom I admire! Come to the Gardot Empire, and His Highness the Prince shall bestow upon you the hereditary title of Duke!”
Licking his lips, Reingano felt the intrigue of the situation deepen, today’s gains were exceptionally large.
Here, within the atmosphere, there were numerous civilians; with such proximity, he did not believe the enemy would dare to use that horrifying Magnetic Field Nuclear Weapon—the Great Harmony Cannon!
Undeniably, Reingano had developed a fondness for talent.
“Thank you for the Grand Marshal’s kind offer, but as we walk different paths, we cannot scheme together. I, Qi, have specially come to stop the Marshal.”
Inside the command room of the eighth-level flagship—Hidden Land Battleship—a tall and slender youth floated serenely in the air, eyes closed, yet as if looking ahead, spoke calmly and confidently.
“Hehe, truly something to look forward to. Could it be that you dare to use that cannon again this time? Do you wish to pierce through this planet?”
As the words fell, the ferocity in Reingano’s eyes fully revealed his cruelty, and his hands suddenly swelled in size.
The Black Knight ignored the Shura below, instead clasping its hands around the Spear of Longinus and leaping violently into the summit of the clouds.
A gigantic Blood-colored Blade Light in the form of a cross instantly tore through the sky!
Black Prison Cross Slash!
At such a short distance, I see how you can avoid this.
With so many people and ships, I wonder if you dare to fire!
Hehehehe… Hahahaha!
But what no one knew was that when that close-range terrifying attack loomed,
a cold and indifferent voice within the tranquil fleet arose:
“The flowers of victory bloom ever undefeated, the glory of the Federation requires our blood to nourish it.”