Armor: After finding the Demon-Sealing Box, I won't eat beef.

Two completely unfounded and contradictory thoughts simultaneously entered my mind.

The feeling of separation was particularly jarring and awkward.

On one hand, there is the feeling of insignificance and powerlessness that arises spontaneously when facing the vast expanse of sunlight.

On the other hand, there was a mad greed, as if it wanted to open its giant mouth and swallow the entire starry sky into its body.

A dazzling golden beam of light fell to the earth, spreading out in layers of light mist.

Lin Zhen immediately snapped out of his daze and put down his iced Americano.

With a thought, black and gold interwoven armor instantly covered every part of his body.

He then leaped into the air.

His body shot into the sky like a cannonball, the energy flowing around him steadily counteracting the Earth's gravity.

He freely traversed the clouds and soared through the sky.

It looks like a dragon that has broken free from its restraints and is swimming freely in the sky and sea.

……

Let's rewind half an hour.

Since voluntarily resigning from his position as the Flame Dragon Armor Summoner in the ERP Research Lab.

Li Xinnan suddenly had a lot more free time.

She can focus on practicing the piano and also have time to go out and travel.

Minci had planned a camping trip in the suburbs, intending to take Xiangyang, whom she had recently adopted, out for a walk to cheer him up and ease his usually sullen and quiet mood.

Li Xinnan readily agreed to accompany him.

That noon, he led the way, bringing Minci, Xiangyang, and Aunt Hui's daughter, Xiaolan.

The four of them took a taxi together.

Head to a nearby mountain forest suitable for camping.

Upon arrival at their destination, everyone split up to lay out their camping mats and organize their personal belongings.

Xiangyang remained silent throughout.

They rarely initiate conversations.

It's as if she's carrying a heavy burden in her heart, and she always feels that no one around her can truly understand her.

At first, Xiangyang walked alone to the stream.

Squatting on the bluestone, I quietly watch the flowing water, basking in the warm sun, peacefully and without making a fuss.

Li Xinnan, Minci, and Xiaolan were busy spreading out their picnic mats.

Busy with all the preparations for the picnic.

Once all items are properly placed.

They suddenly realized that Xiangyang, who had been by the stream not far away, had disappeared.

The truth is that Xiang Yang is naturally sensitive to dark, strange energies.

We just detected the Shadow Guardian lurking nearby.

Driven by his deep-seated bloodline instincts, he walked alone toward the source of that dark energy.

They didn't even have time to tell Li Xinnan and the others when they set off.

Xiangyang is the only child in the world to have all five complete lineages of light and shadow.

In comparison, Li Ziyang's bloodline is not complete.

Even if they are still young.

An innate ability to accurately capture the fluctuations of different energies in various places.

I walked alone for more than ten minutes.

Xiangyang walked to the bank of a man-made cement-lined canal.

Just then, a dark figure wielding a heavy axe slowly walked towards him.

It was Evil Gold, one of the Four Shadow Protectors.

Hahaha~~

"I didn't expect you to come to us willingly, which saves us the trouble of searching everywhere to capture you."

Evil Gold stopped in front of Xiangyang, a smug grin on its face.

"Thanks to that treacherous ingrate Lin Zhen."

Instead, it made us realize something.

It turns out that the power of light is not only the nemesis of darkness.

It can also serve as excellent nourishment for the source of darkness.

Once I have completely drained all the light and shadow energy from your body, I will be able to break through the shackles and completely rule the entire universe!

Hahaha~~~

That's right.

Ever since the Shadow Guardian witnessed firsthand that the purity of the dark power within Lin Zhen far surpassed that of the four of them.

After figuring out that Lin Zhen had been continuously absorbing light energy to strengthen himself, they discovered that Lin Zhen was also absorbing light energy.

The remaining four guardians secretly gathered together to carefully deduce and ponder the matter.

He instantly grasped the key point:

The original beings of the dark universe can completely devour the power of the source of light to complete their self-transformation.

Even a mere human like Lin Zhen could do that.

As creations of pure darkness, there's no reason why they couldn't do it.

In order to break through the limit of his own power.

Their strength completely overwhelmed Lin Zhen.

They naturally choose to target the most outstanding vessels in the world, those with the best bloodlines and foundations.

That is, to collect all five bloodlines of light and shadow.

Xiangyang also received the approval of the Emperor's origin.

That's why they made this special child their sole focus from an early age.

Since Evil Metal doesn't have the sophisticated device that Lin Zhen has for storing and converting light energy, it simply chooses the most brutal and direct method.

They forcibly devoured it on the spot.

It deliberately released its rich dark aura, precisely luring Xiangyang alone to this remote waterway.

The arrogant laughter gradually subsided, and the evil metal suddenly extended its rough, sharp claws.

He grabbed Xiangyang's slender neck tightly, ignoring her desperate struggles, and lifted her high into the air.

You should feel incredibly honored.

Today, I am fortunate to witness firsthand my breakthrough, transformation, and ascent to the pinnacle of power.

It opened its huge, ferocious mouth and suddenly inhaled with all its might.

A wisp of pure, translucent golden primordial light and energy.

Sure enough, it was slowly extracted from Xiangyang's face.

This power of light and shadow was pure and flawless. The moment the evil metal was absorbed into its body, it felt as comfortable as drinking a large glass of ice-cold soda on a hot summer day.

Feeling completely comfortable.

The overwhelming joy that had been suppressed in my heart for so long could no longer be contained.

A thick, dark cloud hovered above Evil Gold's head; that was the Black Domain.

Three figures, representing Fiery Earth, Fire, and Water, were hidden within the Dark Domain, keeping a close eye on everything that was happening below.

I witnessed firsthand that the evil metal could indeed extract the pure and bright essence from Xiangyang's body.

The three couldn't hide their excitement: "It really works!"

"We did it! We really did it!"

"Who says only that ungrateful Lin Zhen can utilize light energy? We can too!"

"Once the evil Jin brothers have drained all the essence from this child's body, we'll immediately go and settle old scores with Lin Zhen, making him pay a heavy price!"

"I can't wait to see that high and mighty guy."

The way they knelt before us, begging for mercy!

The four men's eyes were filled with burning ambition, as if they already had the entire Earth firmly in their grasp.

As the old saying goes, never open a bottle of champagne halfway through doing something.

Being too complacent too early will inevitably lead to unexpected changes.

As expected, Evil Gold quickly sensed an unsettling pressure.

The scorching midday sun shone brightly on Xiangyang's tender face.

The sun, seemingly possessed by a protective instinct, activated its protective power from the distant horizon.

A powerful and incomparably pure golden energy rapidly converged and took shape within the solar flare layer.

The next second, it swooped straight down towards Earth.

Its speed even surpasses the speed of light, in the blink of an eye, a mere three to five seconds.

It landed precisely on Xiangyang's small body.

At first, Evil Gold was blinded by the sudden, dazzling golden light.

Immediately afterwards, a suffocating force suddenly came from his neck.

"Uh... Ahhhhhh"

The blinding golden light slowly dissipated, and the evil golden pupils suddenly contracted.

To my utter horror, I saw the tiny child before me covered in supreme and luxurious golden armor, having transformed into the complete Ultimate Emperor Warrior.

He made a throat-locking motion with one hand in mid-air, and a thick golden light tightly wrapped around the evil metal's neck.

As Xiangyang raised his hand, he slowly raised his arm.

Evil Gold was suspended in mid-air, locked in golden light, his body stiff and unable to move, only able to squeeze out soft whimpers and groans from his throat.

At this moment, Xiang Yang was merely passively triggering the imperial bloodline within him.

They have no independent consciousness; all their actions are driven spontaneously by their bloodline instincts.

The Emperor Armor's massive, golden hand swung outward with a sudden, powerful motion.

The massive, clumsy body of the evil metal was flung away like a bowling ball, crashing heavily into the solid, thick concrete dam wall behind it.

The hard slammed down made Ejin dizzy and disoriented.

For a moment, I didn't react. When I opened and closed my eyes, I saw a hunter and prey of vastly different strengths.

In an instant, everything was turned upside down.

"Quick...come down and save me!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Evil Gold immediately snapped out of it and shouted for help at the dark abyss above with all his might.

The most cunning among them was the first to react: "Brother Evil Gold is in trouble! We're going down to help immediately!"

The black mist connecting the Dark Domain rapidly descended to the ground.

Instantly enveloping the severely injured Evil Metal, the black mist then swept away it swiftly, carrying it away from the area.

Good luck slipping.

This entire sequence of conflict footage.

It just so happened that Li Xinnan, who was searching for Xiangyang all the way, saw the whole thing.

He clearly witnessed with his own eyes that Xiang Yang was covered in noble and dazzling golden armor.

The look of that armor was extremely familiar to him.

It was that armor I had never seen before that had been relentlessly chasing me through countless midnight nightmares.

After Xiangyang defeated the evil metal, the turbulent power of the five elements within his body slowly subsided, and his armor automatically disintegrated and dissipated.

For the first time, it forcibly bore the vast and boundless imperial essence.

The small body was completely overloaded, and Xiangyang closed his eyes and fainted on the ground.

"Towards the sun!"

Li Xinnan's heart tightened suddenly, and he rushed towards the child.

But just as he was about to reach Xiangyang's side, a deafening roar suddenly erupted.

A black figure clad in black and gold armor swooped down from the sky and crashed down beside Xiang Yang.

The person who arrived was Lin Zhen, who had just rushed over from the artificial beach on the top floor of the Riyin Group.

The speed of the fall was so rapid that when both feet landed heavily on the edge of the concrete dam, a deep crater was directly crushed into the hard concrete.

Gravel and dust flew everywhere, filling the sky.

Li Xinnan called out to Xiang Yang again, his voice filled with barely concealed anxiety and worry.

When he quickly ran to the edge of the pit, he finally saw what was in front of him:

A mysterious armor, clad in black and gold with scattered gold trim, was steadily cradling the unconscious Xiangyang.

They slowly walked out of the collapsed pit step by step.

Seeing that Xiang Yang was breathing steadily and was unharmed, Li Xinnan's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled down.

"Who...who are you?"

His heart was filled with doubt and curiosity as he looked up and carefully examined the mysterious armor he had never seen before.