"Perhaps I made some breakthroughs during my recent cultivation."
Xu Yuan's expression was calm, and he looked at Lin Yuhan with a hint of curiosity.
"What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
Lin Yuhan nodded slightly.
"Yes, I won't be going to Star Luo City this time. I'll be returning to Meteorfall City. Since you'll be traveling across the continent, feel free to visit Meteorfall City if you have the chance."
"I'll consider it if I have the time," Xu Yuan replied dismissively.
"The name of our Meteorfall City isn't just for show, you know. There were actual meteorites that fell around the area in the past. There are five rare metal veins nearby, and the metals produced are unique—formed from meteors that underwent intense friction in space." Sensing Xu Yuan's lack of interest, Lin Yuhan didn't get upset but instead began introducing her city.
Xu Yuan's eyes lit up.
"Since you've invited me, I'll definitely visit Meteorfall City when I have the chance."
Meteorfall City?
Five rare metal veins and numerous fallen meteorites—there were likely many unique metal types found only on this continent.
If any of them suited Xu Yuan's needs, it would be a huge gain.
Seeing that Xu Yuan was now interested, Lin Yuhan smiled faintly and didn't say anything more. She waved goodbye.
"I'll be waiting for you to visit Meteorfall City."
"Oh, and just come directly to the Blacksmith Association to find me."
"..."
"Tsk, tsk, Class President, even after you were so cold to her that day, this beauty is still chasing after you," Le Zhengyu remarked with a smirk.
Playing hard to get?
Le Zhengyu felt like he'd learned something new.
Wu Siduo shot a resentful glare at Le Zhengyu.
That day, she had been ignored as well—not just Lin Yuhan!
Le Zhengyu really knew how to stir the pot.
"Alright, it's time to disembark."
Tang Wulin turned his head to look at the vast ocean behind him, feeling a sense of nostalgia.
These two and a half months had been transformative for him as well.
"My second martial soul awakening wasn't complete last time, but after spending two and a half months immersed in the sea, I realized how compatible my Blue Silver Emperor is with the ocean. Its strength has unknowingly increased significantly, and my soul power has gone up by two whole levels!"
Thinking about the Golden Dragon King sealed within him and Old Tang, who claimed to be a divine consciousness projection, Tang Wulin had many suspicions swirling in his mind.
He wasn't stupid, but there were some questions he didn't want to confront.
The exchange activity was a collective event, and the organizers arranged for the delegation to travel to Star Luo City via a soul-guided train.
The train sped forward.
Xu Yuan kept his attention fixed outside the train car.
"Brother Yuan, what are you looking at?" Xu Lizhi, who had noticed this earlier, finally couldn't hold back and asked.
"I'm preparing for potential trouble. After all, I've heard that someone is notorious for being a soul-guided train killer," Xu Yuan said calmly.
With that remark, everyone immediately understood who he was referring to and turned their gaze toward Tang Wulin.
Tang Wulin felt awkward and scratched his head.
"It's all just coincidence."
Xu Yuan knew about the upcoming attack, yet he didn't insist that his group refuse the soul-guided train prepared by the organizers.
Just like during his first semester's final assessment in Grade 1, even though he had hidden his abilities and remained low-key, he still stayed to watch the commendation ceremony.
Trouble could be avoided, but problems that needed solving couldn't be ignored.
What happened was a predetermined fact.
Even if he avoided this soul-guided train, wouldn't the evil soul masters still attack other trains?
Without their group's intervention, how much higher would the casualties caused by the evil soul masters be?
It was the same situation back in Tiandou City. Xu Yuan knew that evil soul masters would appear, so he brought Wu Zhangkong to the commendation ceremony and encountered the Plague Messenger.
"It should just be a coincidence, right? It's not like every time Wulin takes a soul-guided train, something bad happens," Fang Yuan hesitated.
Before his words even faded, Xu Yuan's gaze sharpened, and his soul power surged instantly, drawing their attention.
They followed Xu Yuan's gaze out the window.
A fireball was hurtling toward the soul-guided train.
"Damn it, Wulin, stop taking soul-guided trains in the future!" Fang Yuan exclaimed in shock.
At least don't ride in the same train as me ever again.
"Enough talk! Intercept the missiles and reduce casualties!"
Xu Yuan barked an order.
The Shrek group quickly unleashed their martial souls and leapt out of the soul-guided train windows.
Xu Yuan swung his spear horizontally, sending a spear beam slicing toward the incoming missile.
Behind it, a swarm of missiles followed closely.
Wu Zhangkong and the others also jumped out of the train. His ice fusion activated, and with a flap of his wings, he wielded the Heavenly Frost Sword, releasing a chilling sword qi that swept across half the sky.
Above Cai Yue'er's head, a bright moon hung in the sky. The moonlight formed a protective barrier, shielding the soul-guided train.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The soul-guided missiles exploded, sending shockwaves rippling in all directions.
Even with the protective barrier formed by the silver moonlight, the soul-guided train still broke apart entirely, derailing and crashing violently to the ground, its body tumbling over and over.
On the train itself, explosions erupted from bombs planted inside, tearing the train apart and destroying its balance completely.
In the distance, one mech after another soared into view.
"Green Skull!"
The officials from the Star Luo Empire were shocked.
"Green Skull?"
Cai Yue'er's obvious tone of skepticism forced the official to hurriedly explain.
"The Green Skull is an organization of evil soul masters active on the Star Luo Continent. They've recently become rampant. We never expected them to target this exchange event!"
Cai Yue'er let out a cold snort and immediately fused with her three-word battle armor, swiftly flying toward the two red-grade mechs in the enemy formation.
Wu Zhangkong followed closely behind, his sword aimed at one of the black-grade mechs.
"You go to the train and rescue the people inside the carriages," Xu Yuan instructed those beside him.
"Big Brother Xu, let me handle it."
Tang Wulin transformed his right hand into a Golden Dragon Claw and quickly ran toward the soul-guided train, which had rolled several hundred meters along the ground.
The others grimaced, still recovering from the aftermath of jumping off the high-speed train.
This was a soul-guided train traveling at high speed—they had suddenly jumped out of the windows, intercepted a wave of missiles mid-air, and landed with minimal control. They had rolled dozens of meters on the ground, and their internal organs felt like they were about to burst.
Only Tang Wulin and Xu Yuan were still full of energy at this moment.
"Xu Lizhi, restore their condition."
Despite his own discomfort, Xu Lizhi quickly prepared several large meat buns infused with healing properties and distributed them to the group.
Xu Yuan gripped his spear, and light flickered across his entire body.
He rapidly completed the fusion with his mech, activated the thrusters beneath his feet, and flew toward the enemy mechs in the distance.
The extra components on his hands combined and merged with the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear. By the time he was mid-flight, the fusion was complete.
The spear gathered the primal energy of heaven and earth.
A dazzling streak of silver light slashed across the sky.
A purple-grade mech was instantly pierced by the spear and fell silent.
Xu Yuan swung his spear, tossing the purple-grade mech to the ground, then charged toward another mech marked with the Green Skull emblem.
In the air, streaks of silver light flashed continuously, resembling bolts of silver lightning, piercing through mech after mech.
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