A silver light flashed brilliantly.
It flickered repeatedly in the sky, piercing through one purple-grade mech after another.
Purple-grade mechs were equivalent to the level of Soul Sages, yet under Xu Yuan's spear, they remained so fragile?
In reality, due to their enormous size, mechs possessed an overall deterrence that surpassed even Soul Sages. Unlike single-word battle armor, which couldn't elevate a Soul King to the level of a Soul Sage, battle armor users still lacked the True Body of a martial soul, making it difficult to bridge that gap. However, mechs had massive bodies comparable to the True Bodies of beast-type martial souls, along with superior energy systems.
Thus, as long as their destructive power was sufficient, mechs could stand alone and be regarded as equivalent to Soul Sages.
Of course, this equivalence only applied to destructive power. In other aspects, they still fell short.
Only when a mech pilot reached a corresponding level of skill—capable of flexibly maneuvering the mech and pushing it to its limits—could they truly contend with a Soul Sage.
Even so, mechs were still mechs. Their inability to achieve true synchronization with their pilots remained a limitation.
Ordinary purple-grade mech pilots could at most overpower Soul Emperors but couldn't defeat Soul Sages.
Xu Yuan, without relying on a mech, could already fight above his rank as a Soul King against Soul Emperors. Combined with his mech, his explosive power was no less than that of a Soul Sage.
His mech was crafted from spirit-infused alloys, and with the mental link provided by the first soul skill of his Brain Martial Soul, he achieved perfect synchronization. Controlling the mech felt as natural as moving his own limbs.
This was still just a purple-grade mech. Once Xu Yuan upgraded it to a red-grade mech, he would abandon the numerous control mechanisms inside and adopt a tactile control system—a technology that allowed for direct physical and sensory feedback.
The mech would feature a small internal space where the pilot could control it synchronously while receiving feedback on all its attributes.
Unfortunately, this technology was still in Xu Yuan's conceptual stage. Current mech technology on the Douluo Continent hadn't reached this level, so Xu Yuan would need to develop and refine it himself.
Xu Yuan's spear encompassed the surrounding heavens and earth. Even Wu Zhangkong, with his two-word battle armor fused to his body, didn't have the confidence to withstand Xu Yuan's forbidden techniques.
The first three forbidden techniques weakened and sealed essence, energy, and spirit.
Purple-grade mech pilots weren't particularly strong; most were at the Soul Ancestor level, with a few at the Soul King level.
Not a single Soul Emperor among them.
This made Xu Yuan's forbidden techniques horrifyingly effective. The pilots inside the purple-grade mechs were completely sealed by Xu Yuan, leaving them no room for counterattack. They couldn't even mobilize their soul power or spiritual energy, let alone control the entire mech.
White-grade mechs were simpler, featuring systems that even ordinary people could operate. But these were purple-grade mechs, designed for soul masters, making them nearly impossible for non-soul masters to operate. Moreover, they lacked user-friendly systems for ordinary individuals.
With the pilots' soul power and spiritual energy sealed, the mechs themselves gave up all resistance.
Xu Yuan unleashed a spear strike, piercing through the mech.
This was how he achieved the scene of one-shotting purple-grade mechs.
The situation quickly drew the attention of the Green Skull organization.
A black-grade mech flew toward him.
Xu Yuan calmly maneuvered his mech to turn around, showing no surprise or panic at the incoming black-grade mech.
The strength of the mech depended entirely on the pilot inside.
If the pilot wasn't strong enough, even the most powerful mech became useless once the pilot was weakened.
This was the conclusion Xu Yuan had just reached.
Just like battle armor users—if they were too weak, they wouldn't qualify to craft stronger armor.
The incoming black-grade mech was formidable, but its pilot was only at the Soul Emperor level.
A Soul Emperor controlling a mech with Soul Sage-level destructive power was no different from delivering a free meal to Xu Yuan.
The overwhelming momentum of heaven and earth was now dominated by Xu Yuan's spear. A will that transcended all things descended, pressing down with immense force.
The pilot inside the black-grade mech turned pale, feeling his soul power and spiritual energy heavily suppressed.
Unlike the pilots of the earlier purple-grade mechs, he could still barely mobilize his soul power, but it was noticeably difficult. Even controlling the mech's energy systems became problematic.
The black-grade mech's current destructive power was reduced to less than ten percent of its original capacity.
Xu Yuan thrust his spear forward.
The silver light was more dazzling than ever before.
Yao Yao, as the spirit entity of Xu Yuan's Brain Martial Soul and the provider of the first soul skill's mental link, maintained the connection between Xu Yuan and the mech. Meanwhile, Xu Yuan fought using the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear martial soul.
The spear in the mech's hand erupted with silvery-white light.
The entire mech was enveloped in flames—a blend of crimson-red and cyan-green fire.
Blood essence burned, life force burned.
This was Xu Yuan at his peak state.
The spear shimmered with silver radiance, while the mech was cloaked in the intertwining flames of crimson-red and cyan-green.
The three colors merged into a streak of light, colliding with the black-grade mech.
BOOM!
The spear pierced through the sky.
On the other side, Wu Zhangkong's expression changed slightly.
Xu Yuan's spear strike was breathtaking.
He was only a first-year student—how could he possess such terrifying strength?
Wu Zhangkong had to admit that Xu Yuan's eruption just now had undoubtedly reached the level of a Soul Sage.
Various guesses swirled in his mind. He couldn't understand why Xu Yuan had suddenly become so powerful.
The reason likely lay in the silvery-white glow emanating from Xu Yuan's spear.
Silvery-white glow…
Could it be a second awakening of his Body Martial Soul?
Had his martial soul completed its second awakening?
Wu Zhangkong was shocked.
The second awakening of a Body Martial Soul granted a Body Martial Soul master comprehensive enhancements—not just increased base attributes. During the second awakening, there was an additional boost. A silver-level second awakening could nearly double their combat power, and for those with greater potential, it could even elevate their strength by an entire rank.
This might explain why Xu Yuan could faintly unleash power at the Soul Sage level.
Multiple factors overlapped.
The integration of essence, energy, and spirit into the forces of heaven and earth, combined with the amplification of blood essence and life force burning, already pushed Xu Yuan to the peak of a Soul Emperor. The mech amplified all of this, allowing him to unleash high-level Soul Sage power. Finally, the silver-level second awakening of his Body Martial Soul allowed him to transcend the barrier of a Soul Sage.
Of course, the mech's amplification had its limits, which is why Xu Yuan's strength only faintly reached the Soul Sage level.
But even so, this was incredibly shocking.
A Soul King unleashing power at the Soul Sage level.
What an insane burst of strength.
"Hmm? Not destroyed yet?"
Xu Yuan turned his head, surprised to see the black-grade mech still flying in the air.
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