"Xianxia's number one battle god? Where? Where is it?" a voice belonging to a woman of not very old age suddenly came through the communicator, presumably the pilot of that heavy mecha.
Gu Ya focused his gaze on the dilapidated, short mecha, muttering to himself, could it be this one?
At that moment, a deep and friendly voice came from within the short mecha: "Yo! Little fella, we meet again."
"Hah!?" The female mecha pilot exclaimed with a nerve-tingling shout, then burst into laughter, "This is Xianxia's number one battle god!? Hahahaha!"
There was no malice or mockery in her laughter; instead, it was genuine and unrestrained. She was likely amused by the battle god's contrasting mecha. She seemed to be a good-natured pilot.
Gu Ya wasn't as cheerful; instead, his caution grew.
The opponent was the same uncle who had guided Gu Ya in the academy training grounds. Apart from his sturdy build, resolute yet amiable smile, and a head full of white hair, Gu Ya hadn't found anything special about him.
Unexpectedly, his ride was also so crude! It wasn't even considered ordinary.
"Hahahaha!" The battle god of Xianxia City also roared with laughter, "Little girl from Qiuyuan City, so spirited! You remind me of an old comrade from days gone by, hahaha!"
"Hahaha..." The female mecha pilot was still laughing, and as she laughed, she said, "Uncle! This humble one is called Sha Xin! Pleased to meet you!"
"How can a young girl call herself 'this humble one,' hahaha! You've impressed me, hahaha!"
Gu Ya's face darkened. Good heavens, these two eccentrics had bumped into each other. Would they have to have a drink before fighting?
Even the official personnel in the system couldn't stand it anymore, reminding them coldly, "Battle countdown: one minute. Please prepare yourselves."
"No more laughing, haha! Uncle! After the fight, let's go have a good few drinks, hahaha!" Sha Xin roared with laughter.
"Good!!!" The battle god agreed heartily.
What the heck! They actually made plans for a drink!
That massive, imposing white mecha, nearly 50 meters tall, ascended steadily, its limbs and back thrusters spewing explosive, scorching green flames.
Sha Xin shouted with a laugh, "Smooth activation! 'Tai Hu' model mecha, ready for combat!"
This white-coated, black-striped majestic mecha, like Feng Wu 1 and 2, was likely also a heavy firepower output mecha.
If that were the case, Yue Ying would be responsible for close-quarters combat and defense, while Tai Hu would handle long-range firepower.
Something even more unexpected happened to Gu Ya.
The Tai Hu mecha suddenly changed its form in mid-air. Its originally thick upper limbs' outer armor suddenly cracked open, and then, two arms emerged from within the upper limbs, transforming it into a bizarre, four-armed mecha.
Suddenly, all four palms converged, fingers tightly pressed together. A beam ripple lit up, forming four beam swords from the palms.
Tai Hu was actually a heavy close-combat mecha, a rare sight!
Gu Ya couldn't help but sweat for the battle god. The mecha height difference alone was fivefold, and with Gu Ya as an external factor,
Two quasi-battle god level individuals fighting one battle god, and he was piloting a dilapidated mecha.
Even if he was number one, so what? Was he also a sentient being like Lyu Bu and Bai Ying?
"Heh heh!" The battle god chuckled, "What spirit!"
With that, the battle god's dilapidated mecha emitted a meager burst of flame and, leaving Gu Ya behind, shot towards Tai Hu.
"He wants to deal with one of us first!" Gu Ya quickly maneuvered Yue Ying to charge diagonally upwards at several times the speed of the dilapidated mecha.
Being able to use ultimate skills at will, this was truly fighting with abandon!
No explanations, just starting with a finishing move. Let's see the strength of Xianxia's number one battle god!
"All skills activated!"
The deafening engine hum abruptly ceased, everything freezing before his eyes.
Yue Ying swiftly ascended, drawing her sword and unleashing ten explosive slashes!
But a bizarre occurrence happened, making Gu Ya's scalp tingle.
The sword did pierce the dilapidated mecha's body, but what was this sense of emptiness? It felt like cutting through air!
Gu Ya focused his sight and discovered he was cutting through an afterimage, while the real dilapidated mecha had already flown in front of Tai Hu!
Tai Hu's massive body completely enveloped the real body of the dilapidated mecha. If not for the dilapidated mecha's silver-red body clashing with Tai Hu's color, Gu Ya wouldn't have found it at all.
As the skill time passed, Gu Ya ignored the system's warning of mecha damage and shot towards Tai Hu with explosive flames.
"He's in front of you!"
"Hm?"
Just as Sha Xin replied, he heard two loud bangs, "Bang! Clang!" from the mecha's body.
The dilapidated mecha's beam sword had directly pierced Tai Hu's waist armor and was still stabbing ferociously.
Sha Xin let out a laugh and roared, "You're seeking death!"
Tai Hu's four giant arms were all longer than the dilapidated mecha!
The flexible giant arms quickly wrapped around the dilapidated mecha in front of them. With four "Bang...!" sounds, the dilapidated mecha extended its limbs, directly blocking the embrace of the four giant arms, but at the same time, its offense halted.
Yue Ying timely arrived behind the dilapidated mecha. Gu Ya quickly pressed "Confirm Execution," and Yue Ying, at a speed imperceptible to the eye, unleashed several continuous slashes.
Still that sense of emptiness, the dilapidated mecha once again vanished into an afterimage.
Tai Hu's four giant arms, having lost their resistance, slammed into its own abdominal wound with "Boom, clang!" sounds.
Gu Ya was stunned. Was there anyone faster than him in this world!? Gu Ya had achieved that speed by utilizing system cheat skills!
Just then, only a few seconds had passed.
A "crackling" sound of shattering came from Tai Hu's back thrusters.
Gu Ya sighed, "Not good!"
Tai Hu quickly turned and began to shake its body frantically.
Yue Ying quickly retreated to a safe distance to avoid being accidentally hit by Tai Hu.
As Tai Hu shook violently, Gu Ya finally saw clearly. The battle god's dilapidated mecha was gripping a crack in Tai Hu's back thruster with one hand, while the other hand was fiercely stabbing at the thruster.
Sha Xin was clearly angered and shouted, "Ultimate Skill! [Thousand Peaks Resonance]!"
Tai Hu's left and right shoulders began to shake rhythmically. As the shaking frequency increased, it actually stirred up a fierce gale in place.
Unlike [Death Spiral], Tai Hu's wind array was generated by shaking its body left, right, front, and back. It was likely that this behemoth would require more effort to truly spin.
Even Gu Ya dared not approach now, lest he be hit by Tai Hu's rapid and violent movements.
The dilapidated mecha, caught in the eye of the storm, was thrown down.
Tai Hu stretched its four arms backward, folding its giant shoulders slightly backward. The constantly shaking giant shoulders pounded the dilapidated mecha, which could not escape!
It wasn't over yet!
Tai Hu continued to shake and plummeted towards the ground, gaining speed. During the descent, it turned its back downwards, preparing to crush the dilapidated mecha with its own power!
With a "boom" and a loud rumble, Tai Hu slammed heavily onto the ground. Its back thrusters erupted again, and its back slid along the ground, frictionally moving for hundreds of meters before stopping.
Yue Ying arrived immediately.
The violent shaking attack had already heavily damaged the dilapidated mecha. Then came the "Tai Shan pressing down" move, followed by the ground friction. No one could withstand that!
Gu Ya was ashamed. If he were to fight Tai Hu, even with all skills activated, he might not be able to instantly kill this giant mecha. If it were to catch him and be brutalized together, who knew what the outcome would be.
This was the advantage of a heavy close-combat mecha. In a one-on-one fight, a heavy mecha, due to its massive size, might not be instantly killed. Instead, it could use its own advantage to counter-kill.
At this moment, a discordant chipping sound came from Tai Hu's back.
Gu Ya was startled, "Not dead yet?"
Sha Xin was clearly starting to panic. Normally, the shoulder-shaking kill would have heavily wounded the opponent. She was sure that after the heavy pressure, the dilapidated mecha was still on its back, otherwise, Sha Xin wouldn't have slid hundreds of meters with her back against the ground!
Tai Hu quickly stood up.
Gu Ya focused his sight.
The dilapidated mecha had actually already chiseled a large gap in Tai Hu's back, and now it was fiercely stabbing within the gap.
"I clearly felt you behind me! The mecha's system also showed foreign objects on its back!" Sha Xin shouted in panic.
Tai Hu was helpless against the dilapidated mecha that was already inside its body. Now, it was Gu Ya's turn.
"Don't move!" Gu Ya roared, controlling Yue Ying to fly up at explosive speed.
In an instant, Gu Ya sensed something unusual.
The continuous rapid slashes had failed to hit the dilapidated mecha twice. It definitely had something special about it.
Either the battle god's skill was too strong, able to predict Gu Ya's attack strategy in advance.
Or the dilapidated mecha had some special ability.
"Let's try one more time!"
Gu Ya's gaze was sharp, Yue Ying's mecha body streaked with electricity.
A single, super-powered [Blue Electric Wind] suddenly pierced the air, carrying sharp sword energy and striking towards the dilapidated mecha.
"I'll help you!" Sha Xin suddenly shouted.
Tai Hu quickly locked its shoulders backward, firmly securing the dilapidated mecha within the crack, leaving only a narrow slit for Gu Ya to attack.
This time, unless the opponent broke out of Tai Hu, it was impossible for it to chip through in such a short time, given Tai Hu's thickness!
Yue Ying's blue sword edge, trailing lightning, pierced into the slit just one second later!