Chapter 510: Non-human Combat Power, Evenly Matched?

SWISH!!

BOOM!!

A shockwave pierced the air. He had actually missed his strike.

The residual force of his energy rippled through the air with a deafening rumble, knocking back an armored vehicle several meters away. The dented, deformed chassis violently exploded.

“Too slow.”

WHOOSH!!

A cold sneer echoed in Lu Chao’s ears. Sweeping his peripheral vision like a hawk with his dynamic eyesight, he saw the Silver-armored Man appear on his left. A silver-armored Palm Seal, wrapped in bright blue light, slashed straight for his face like a descending blade.

“Get lost!”

WHOOSH! BANG!!

A shockwave exploded outward as the formidable power of a stacked counterattack abruptly erupted. It was visible to the naked eye how Lu Chao’s muscles and tendons jolted violently, completely unleashing the Locking Power he had absorbed from the previous kick.

STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!

The Silver-armored Man’s eyes narrowed. He shattered the ground with every backward step, leaving heavy footprints as the residual shockwave forced him to slide in retreat.

“A Qi explosion?”

He frowned, unsure of what had just happened. Was the man before him a Martial Artist? But why wasn’t his opponent using Qi Flame?

Amid his confusion—

THUD!!

The ground quaked as a silhouette flashed forward with murderous intent. A single stomp shattered the sturdy flagstone road into a crater, sending brown stone fragments flying in all directions.

The half-naked Lu Chao charged in. An invisible aura radiated a foot away from his body, making the very air tremble. His tightly clenched right fist drew back like a taut bowstring or a compressed spring. He seemed to mobilize all the strength from his waist, hips, core, and shoulders, channeling it through the great dragon of his spine to unleash a guaranteed-kill strike.

“Who are you underestimating?!”

The Silver-armored Man bellowed coldly. Blue arcs of light exploded beneath his feet as he stomped the ground to stabilize his stance. At the same time, the black and gold patterns on his silver armor flashed with blue light in rapid succession, as if charging up, causing his mechanical strength to spike drastically.

THUD!!

Fist Seals clashed! The invisible shockwave transformed into a gale that plowed through the ground before dissipating.

The silver-armored fist hung horizontally in midair, having met Lu Chao’s fist head-on. The air went still. The Silver-armored Man remained standing in place. The ground beneath them cracked and sank, shattering the concrete and flagstones into dust.

As if noticing the surprise in Lu Chao’s eyes, he let out a mocking laugh and said arrogantly, “A native is just a native.

“How could you possibly understand what a Starry Sky Battle Armor is!”

BOOM!

The two threw punches simultaneously, clashing once again. As their eyes locked, they seemed to read each other’s intentions.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

Their figures flickered, their Fist Seals relentless. They fiercely battled all the way from the city gates to the streets of Mountain City. Their high-speed movements turned them into blurs of afterimages that even a Superpower Level commander would struggle to track accurately.

Yet…

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

The sound of their clashing Fist Seals echoed continuously, detonating the air and blasting out rings of white shockwaves along their path. One second, craters were blasted into the fortress’s black walls, causing them to shudder and shake. The next second, a concrete building dozens of meters away was brutally smashed to pieces, collapsing into rubble.

Even worse—

BOOM!!

An armored vehicle was struck by their bodies and exploded, sending a massive pillar of fire into the sky. It was like two savage humanoid Beast Kings fighting to the death. The dull thuds pounded against everyone’s hearts like a giant hammer. The pale-faced residents of Mountain City trembled in fear, cowering inside their homes.

The Alliance Country soldiers on the fortress walls and the commanders in the remaining armored vehicles and tanks stood frozen in a daze. For the first time, they felt that the artillery shells in their hands were utterly useless—they couldn’t even aim at the enemy.

“This…”

Yue Zhenhong had long since rushed out of the command room to help the injured Chen Junhao to his feet. Both men were slightly stunned. Penelope, who stood paralyzed in a nearby building, was dripping with cold sweat. For the first time, she realized just how ignorant and impulsive it had been for her to block Celestial Hunter back in the Red Maple City Circle.

“Non-human…”

Watching another concrete building explode in the distance, she subconsciously suspected that the two combatants had already surpassed the Superpower Level.

High up in the sky, a hovering flying car was forced to halt. The threatening warning broadcast from a silver metallic sphere echoed inside its cabin. The man in the silver-gray combat suit, surrounded by guards in the center, wore a grave expression. He didn’t bother to investigate or negotiate; instead, he stared fixedly at the Mountain City terrain down below.

“Are they… Non-human Level?”

BOOM!!

An explosive roar answered him!

A ring of white shockwaves erupted near a stone blockhouse. A blurred figure crashed through the dust and concrete chunks, flying backward for dozens of meters before smashing into the fortress wall. Amidst the CLATTER of flying stone debris, the half-naked Lu Chao was practically embedded in the wall. The sweat steaming off his body mingled with the dust, making it look as though he had suffered significant injuries.

This scene filled the onlookers with terror. They subconsciously looked toward the man of the Clare People, who was charging in a straight line like a silver chariot, throwing a punch straight for Lu Chao’s head.

THUD!!

Unexpectedly…

The Silver-armored Man’s legs plowed through the ground as he slid back over a dozen meters, smashing through a concrete wall. Somehow, Lu Chao had detached himself from the wall and was standing firmly. His right arm was extended in midair, having executed a straight, devastating cannon punch.

The two seemed evenly matched. They exchanged a distant glance before stomping the ground and lunging at each other once more.

In an instant—

BOOM!!

The fortress wall shuddered violently. As a white trail of air exploded, Lu Chao had already lunged at his enemy. A concrete building in the distance also collapsed into ruins.

The two blurs crashed through solid concrete simultaneously. Their fists flew like meteors, rapidly exchanging blows in a deadly melee, like a machine gun spitting bullets. The residual gales pulverized the stone debris along their path. Leaving a trail of collapsed buildings and panicked pedestrians in their wake, they ferociously fought their way closer to the Mountain City square.

Soon after—

THUD!!

Fist met fist. The concrete ground of the square cracked and splintered, blasting open a shallow crater. Invisible shockwaves tore through the earth. Standing in the center, Lu Chao stared at the Silver-armored Man before him with furrowed brows. For the first time, he felt evenly matched.

His intuition told him that the opponent’s Life Energy was only 285 points, placing him at the Peak Transcendence Level. However, the explosive combat power the man unleashed made him feel as though he had already surpassed the Superpower Level.

“Hahaha!”

A sudden burst of wild, arrogant laughter rang out from the Silver-armored Man.

“A combat power index of 600 Ohe! Just one step away from the Non-human Level!

“Native, you’re not bad!”

The contempt in his eyes faded slightly.

“However…”

With a cold sneer, he spread his fingers and abruptly seized Lu Chao’s fists, using the opportunity to briefly restrain him. As their eyes locked, the face protected by the silver armor twisted into a cold smile. Still looking down on his opponent, he said, “What a pity.

“You’ll never understand how many power levels I am above you!”

BUZZ!!

The moment he finished speaking, the diamond-shaped pattern on his chest flared up, brimming with blue light. Lu Chao’s pupils contracted as the hairs on his body stood on end.

In the next instant—

BOOM!!!

A furious torrent of blue light erupted forward. The pillar of energy streaked across the air, instantly striking Lu Chao.

SWISH!!

The backward-flying figure looked like a broken kite. He tumbled out of control, smashing through concrete walls and stone blockhouses along the way, sliding for dozens of meters. He rolled across the ground several times until he crashed into the interior of a building and finally came to a halt.

CRACK, CRACK… BOOM!

The building’s walls shattered and collapsed into ruins, burying his figure beneath the rubble. A thick cloud of dust billowed into the air. The Mountain City residents and Alliance Country soldiers who witnessed this scene paled and stood completely paralyzed.

“This…”

Yue Zhenhong and Chen Junhao were momentarily dazed. Penelope and the others also felt utter disbelief. The legend of the Dark Web, the once strongest assassin, had actually been defeated?

“An electromagnetic kinetic wave…”

The hovering flying car that had come as aerial support also fell into instant silence. The Peak Transcendence Level expert inside turned pale. Recognizing the blue light attack, he felt a bitter taste in his mouth. That was a piece of technology belonging to the Klar Civilization—a lethal weapon even more advanced than a Low-speed Gravity Shell.

“Being able to die by this strike is your honor,” the Silver-armored Man said arrogantly.

Everyone’s thoughts abruptly ceased as they all turned to look at him. It was visible to the naked eye that blue arcs of light were flashing across the diamond-shaped crystal on his chest. The charged blue light on the surface of his silver armor seemed to have dimmed a fraction. Such an attack had clearly consumed a significant amount of his energy, but even so, he still stood firmly.

Furthermore, sweeping his gaze past the silent ruins, he looked at Yue Zhenhong and the others nearby.

“Other than this man, who managed to arouse a little of my interest…”

“You all…”

He scoffed disdainfully, then looked up at the hovering flying car in the sky.

“…are nothing but weaklings among the natives.”

As his words fell, a deathly silence descended. The minds of everyone present went blank. They felt a powerless despair and faced an insurmountable gap in strength. Even the Peak Transcendence Level expert sent by Yao Capital sat frozen in the cabin, unsure of how to handle the situation.

Seeing this, the Silver-armored Man let out a cold sneer. He then withdrew his gaze and looked around at the crowd.

“Now, I’ll give you one last chance.

“Submit, or…”

“Cough, cough.”

A soft cough suddenly rang out, shattering the deathly silence. The Silver-armored Man frowned and abruptly turned his head toward the collapsed ruins.

CLATTER! CLATTER!

Bricks and debris rolled to the ground as a silhouette stood up amidst the dust and smoke.

“What an… impressive weapon.”