CSMCDB - Chapter 179
Chapter 179
Unfortunately, the four-tailed Xiao Shi'er was still at the third layer of the Star King realm. Wen Yuncheng had thought she might have reached Star Venerate.
[The tails represent the extent of her bloodline's excavation and awakening, not her Star Power level.]
I see. Wen Yuncheng nodded.
Xiao Shi'er was only a third-layer Star King. Even if she transformed into a large fox, harassing the Huanling army so conspicuously in the sky, no powerful expert would risk their life to kill her. Wen Yuncheng watched with a bit of envy. If only she could be like that... sigh.
"First, let's just find someone… find a dragon to test my skills on," Wen Yuncheng said, rubbing her hands together. She had initially wanted to find a Huanling general, but the thought that her experience killing Huanling people was far less than her experience slaughtering dragons made her immediately change her mind. "What do you think of that dragon the Celestial Fox King is holding up? It's all shiny and gold, looks plump and sturdy."
"...Go ahead." Lin Jinyu glanced at the dragon; it was a Star Emperor. But since Wen Yuncheng was just kill-stealing and the Celestial Fox King was keeping it busy, she wasn't too worried. "Release your Gale and follow me."
"Alrighty~" Wen Yuncheng instantly understood the familiar routine. "But wait a moment, I'll use my camouflage to launch a sneak attack first." As she spoke, she activated her camouflage and used her Floating Magnetic Disk to approach the fox and dragon fighting in the sky. Star Emperors in the heat of battle were exceptionally sharp, but Wen Yuncheng had now reached Level 70, and the effectiveness of her camouflage had naturally improved with her level.
The Celestial Fox King and the Star Emperor dragon both sensed that something was slightly off, but they didn't know why. Both assumed the other was about to pull some trick, and for a moment, their fight grew even more intense.
"A Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, acting like a house dog at the beck and call of the human race. Truly a laughingstock for us dragons."
"Heh, this king takes great pleasure in pulling out dragon tendons, drinking dragon blood, and eating dragon flesh. How many dragons above the Star Venerate realm are even left on your Dragon Island now?"
As soon as the Celestial Fox King's taunt came out, the Star Emperor dragon became agitated. It was true that their dragon race had difficulty reproducing, and mature dragons were a dwindling resource—one less for every one that died. After all, not only was their hatching rate low, but their growth period was also incredibly long.
Wen Yuncheng, still camouflaged, crept closer and heard that not only were the two powerhouses fighting fiercely, but their trash-talking hadn't stopped either. But this trash-talking skill... didn't seem very advanced. Oh well, the dragon was going to die anyway. It could practice its trash-talking skills after it ended up in the Celestial Fox King's stomach.
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Lin Jinyu was still waiting for her, so Wen Yuncheng didn't delay. She got close to the Star Emperor dragon, silently placed a spiritual brand on it, and then immediately hit its body with a Magnetic Pulse. The sudden turn of events put both the Star Emperor dragon and the Celestial Fox King on alert, but the dragon's vigilance was useless.
Starting with the Magnetic Pulse, she immediately summoned Corona. The moment G-1 appeared, Wen Yuncheng used G-0 Warlord on the Star Emperor dragon. Afraid she wouldn't be able to one-shot it and the Celestial Fox King would steal the kill, she quickly followed up with Airstrike Support and a Stun Grenade.
The Warlord was truly massive, a large mech three to four meters tall. Although it was still dwarfed by the giant dragon's size, for such a machine to suddenly appear on the battlefield-
"Wen Yuncheng?!"
On the Empire's side, it was a cry of astonishment. On the Huanling and Dragon Island side, it was gritted teeth and hatred.
"...Star Venerate..." The Star Emperors on the Empire's side had complex expressions, their muttered words light and airy, as if they couldn't believe their own eyes.
A 23-year-old Star King was understandable. A first, second, or even third-layer Star King was also understandable. Talent, genius, one in a million, unparalleled in the world—they could accept all that.
But, but! A 23-year-old Star Venerate was something they truly found hard to accept! That was a Star Venerate! If it were so easy for a Star King to break through to the Star Venerate realm, the Empire would have had over a hundred Star Emperors long ago!
More importantly, the Star Venerate-level Wen Yuncheng... seemed even more formidable. That super-large mech had appeared out of thin air, and in just a few seconds, countless bursts of violent Star Power energy rained down in various forms of attack they had never seen before (machine guns, missiles, lasers, etc.). The destructive power unleashed in that short time was enough to make even them wary.
"Heaven bless the Starry Sky! Heaven bless the Empire!"
It was unknown who reacted first, but someone roared at the top of their lungs. The Empire's troops in the combat zone were instantly galvanized, shouting in unison:
"Heaven bless the Starry Sky! Heaven bless the Empire!"
"Heaven bless the Starry Sky! Heaven bless the Empire!"
Amidst such cheers, Wen Yuncheng launched a Flying Sky Shuttle to attack the Star Emperor dragon's mind. Then, she raised her hand and deployed a modified Interceptor Factory. After a brief charge-up, the dragon was enveloped in blue light energy-
[Mission: Dragon Slaying]
[Ding! Killed a Star Emperor-level dragon. Gained 30,000 experience!]
Receiving the experience, Wen Yuncheng laughed heartily. "Fox King, you can have this dragon corpse for a snack~ I see Xiao Shi'er already has four tails. As expected, only you can raise her properly."
The Celestial Fox King was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Her? Those four tails of hers appeared after she ate some dragon meat and suddenly evolved." As he spoke, he stored the dragon's corpse in his storage ring. The other giant dragons that were tied up in battle saw this and roared in fury:
"White fox, Wen Yuncheng! The dragon race will not rest until you are dead!"
"Shut your mouth! The Empire won't rest until your dragon race is dead either!" The one fighting that dragon was Grandpa Lin. Hearing this, he immediately retorted.
"Wen Yuncheng, you had the life to show up... let's see if you have the life to leave!" a Huanling general said sinisterly. The moment he finished speaking, an extremely distinct energy fluctuation appeared behind the Huanling forces. It was a- Planar Passage?
Wen Yuncheng sneered. Of course she had the life to leave. She had already sent Number Three to the Imperial Capital, letting it stay at her residence. She had even given Number Three a storage ring filled with parts for the C-03 Air Wing.
Wen Yuncheng had used "God's Gift: Apostle Evolution II" on all three apostles. Number One, Number Two, and Number Three could now be considered completely independent mechanical beings, equivalent to three escape routes for her. Forget a Phantom Emperor or a half-step Phantom Saint, even if a full Phantom Saint came-
Alright, she probably couldn't outrun a Phantom Saint, since she had never encountered that level before. But even if eight or ten half-step Phantom Saints showed up, she wouldn't be scared. The moment they tried to kill her, she would teleport back to the Imperial Capital in the next second!
Sensing the Huanling's Planar Passage, the Empire's Star Emperors instantly gathered and formed a protective formation. They needed to protect the army and the descendants of Star Emperors who had come to fight. While forming the array, they sent out a distress signal.
Seeing the Huanling's momentum, their own half-step Star Saint would have to rush over.
Wen Yuncheng didn't rally anyone. She waved her hand and scattered her mechanical spheres. Mechanical Domain, fully activated!
Star Cannons and C-03 Air Wings appeared. She raised her hand, took out the Mechanical Throne, and sat on it with extreme flair. She placed a spiritual brand on the Huanling general, and in the next instant, her mechanical army opened fire with everything they had!
With an intermediate MP potion in hand, numerous faint blue lines of light appeared on Wen Yuncheng's body as she watched the general with extreme leisure. She materialized a G-3 Predator and locked onto him directly.
The armies on both sides were retreating.
Lin Jinyu suddenly unleashed a sword strike. Under the force of this attack, the Profound-rank longsword in her hand couldn't withstand the infusion of Star Power and shattered inch by inch the moment the strike was released! The attack tore through the air, heading straight for the half-step Phantom Saint who was submerged in cannon fire.
Wen Yuncheng's heart tightened. She steered her Floating Magnetic Disk and rushed toward Lin Jinyu, but Grandpa Lin was even faster. With the speed of a Star Emperor, he acted the instant after Lin Jinyu launched her sword strike, pulling her back into his arms.
-A mere second-layer Star King dared to draw her sword against him?! This was the half-step Phantom Saint's inner thought. Although the sword move was sharp, it was hardly enough to face him. He could neutralize it with a simple raise of his hand.
This was what the general thought. However, when he raised his right hand, intending to activate his phantom power to defend...
He actually raised his left hand? He clearly wanted to activate his phantom power for defense, yet he released control over the phantom power in his body and abandoned his defense. What was happening?!
This half-step Phantom Saint still didn't know what had happened. His body seemed... to no longer be under his control!
Wen Yuncheng stared at the half-step Phantom Saint in the air with red, hateful eyes. Before she could process her emotions, she saw something appear above the Phantom Saint's head... it looked like the control bar of a marionette, with a few hand-drawn stars next to it. Was this... Confusion? A confusion debuff?
The G-Series expansion... was way too awesome, wasn't it?
The half-step Phantom Saint, who had dropped all his defenses in an instant, began to panic. The sword strike drew closer and closer, and without any defenses, he felt a sense of crisis. But now, the more he tried to do something, the more his body did the exact opposite! He clearly wanted to dodge left, but his body moved right. If he had more time, perhaps he could have reacted and adapted, but this all happened in just a few short seconds. From the onset to the impact, it was only a matter of one or two seconds.
"Ah!" Blood splattered.
The sword strike left a deep, bloody gash across the half-step Phantom Saint's chest. He was a half-step Phantom Saint, and his physical fortitude was extraordinary. For a second-layer Star King's attack to inflict such damage on him without any defense was already incredible. This half-step Phantom Saint hadn't been injured in many years. The sudden pain made his eyes turn crimson, but before he could erupt, he was annihilated by a new wave of Wen Yuncheng's mechanical firepower in the next second.
The remaining generals and dragons also charged forward in a frenzy, only to be intercepted and tied down by the Empire's Star Emperors. The killing intent radiating from them was incredibly thick, as if they hated Wen Yuncheng to the bone, forcing the Empire's Star Emperors to burn their essence blood and fight with one hundred and twenty percent of their strength to stop them.
Wen Yuncheng saw that her Airstrike Support had finished its cooldown. She selected ten C-03 Air Wings and sent them flying toward the Planar Passage.
The Celestial Fox King let out a sharp cry and instantly transformed into a giant Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. The fierce and domineering fox stood in the air, its nine tails raised behind it. It lunged forward, pouncing on a Star Emperor-level dragon. Infusing its entire body with Star Power, its tails, claws, and teeth... all became its weapons.
The dragon showed no weakness, letting out a high-pitched roar. It swiped with its claw, trying to pin the Celestial Fox King down, but he dodged it nimbly. The long dragon tail swept down, but the Celestial Fox King suddenly erupted with power. A faint totem of an ancient celestial fox appeared behind him. In that instant, the Celestial Fox King pinned the Star Emperor dragon to the ground, his sharp fangs piercing its scales and tearing off a chunk of flesh and blood.
"Boom!" The ten C-03 Air Wings exploded, and the planar space instantly became unstable. The first half-step Phantom Saint to emerge spat out a mouthful of blood, seemingly shaken by the blast. Then came a second, a third... a total of five half-step Phantom Saints walked out.
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