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

"Cheng...Cheng, a promise?"

Black Emperor froze, his words began to stammer, and his mind instantly went into overdrive.

An ominous premonition shot up my spine and up to the top of my head.

It makes you feel cold all over.

He's a little confused right now.

Can someone tell me?

Of the five guardians, four were clearly sealed away, so how could they suddenly appear?

Even more outrageous is that toxic metal was mixed in!

The Black Emperor was unaware that Evil Gold had been sealed away.

So now I'm completely bewildered.

"Have you forgotten the promise you made to escape your predicament and gain wealth?"

The evil metal's spirit floated in mid-air.

The voice was cold and malevolent, carrying an overwhelming sense of oppression.

They are exactly like loan sharks coming to collect debts at exorbitant interest rates.

The Black Emperor instantly realized what was happening, his heart pounding with panic, but he immediately began to deny it outright.

"What promise?"

I have absolutely no recollection of this! I never promised you anything back then!

"Hehehe—"

The eerie laughter echoed incessantly in the living room, sending chills down one's spine.

The spirit of the evil tree floated slowly, repeating the exact words spoken by the Black Emperor.

"You said you'd be willing to pay any price for endless wealth!"

Black Emperor shook his head like a rattle-drum, refusing to admit it no matter what.

"No! Absolutely not! You're framing me!"

In order to get away.

He quickly brought up his latest developments in an attempt to deflect the issue.

"Let's talk about it!"

I have found a second clue about the descendant of the Light and Shadow who possesses the bloodline of the Five Elements.

"I'll be able to deliver on my promise soon, so what exactly are you trying to do now?"

At this moment, the Black Emperor was completely determined that no matter what was said, he would never admit to the contract.

That's the format.

If we admit it, what will happen?

"It's too late."

"The contract is in place, and you have no choice but to repay the debt."

The five Shadow Guardians didn't bother to waste a single word on him.

Today they have only one goal—

Fulfill the contract made back then.

The five shadowy spirits of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth instantly converged and merged, forming a thick, dark torrent of energy that, without warning, burrowed directly into the Black Emperor's limbs and bones.

"ah--!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream suddenly echoed throughout the house.

The Black Emperor was in excruciating pain, his body feeling as if it were being forcibly stretched open by an invisible hand.

His entire body was being violently pulled and ripped apart.

The feeling was like a deflated balloon being forcibly filled with endless gas.

It could burst at any moment.

The excruciating pain overwhelmed all my nerves, my mind went blank, and even breathing became a luxury.

Before he could even get used to the pain, an even more intense wave of agony swept over his entire body.

Sizzle—!

Dark electric light burst forth from his body, spreading densely all over his body.

A vast and boundless surge of dark five elements energy erupted wildly, filling the entire room.

It even overflowed outside the window.

It stirred up the surrounding air, causing it to swirl wildly.

The machine automatically started blowing air even when there was no wind inside, quickly creating a howling gale that sent tables, chairs, and ornaments flying and crashing about.

The changes didn't stop there.

The entire skyline of D City changed color in an instant.

It was originally dotted with scattered stars.

The night sky was tinged with a pale blue hue.

In an instant, it was completely shrouded in thick, dark clouds.

The entire bustling city of D seemed to be covered by a huge, airtight black cloth, plunging into darkness.

If someone were jogging on the street at night, without turning on the lights, it would be pitch black.

There really wasn't a single ray of light.

At the same time, the Black Emperor's body is undergoing a tremendous transformation.

His flesh and blood were forcibly fused together.

The Black Emperor's consciousness rapidly dissipated, and his body became a vessel for dark power.

A few seconds later, the fusion was complete.

The Black Beast has appeared.

The Black Demon Beast is much larger than ordinary mutant beasts, being two to three times the size of an adult human.

The entire piece is based on a crimson base, with layers upon layers covering the surface.

It has a strong deterrent effect.

Atop its head stood a ferocious and majestic main head, exuding a fierce and domineering aura.

On its chest and back, five different faces appeared.

It was the face of the five Shadow Guardians of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Each mask exudes a strong sense of malevolence and chilling murderous intent.

boom--!

A deafening explosion shook the entire building.

With a light leap, the Black Beast's massive body shot straight into the sky like a cannonball.

The moment it took off, it tore through the air, creating a deafening sonic boom that echoed throughout the entire city of D.

It hovered steadily hundreds of meters in the air, its cold gaze looking down at the city below, where the lights were almost extinguished.

"Finally, they've merged."

The mask of evil gold on its chest slowly opened and closed, emitting a low, frenzied voice.

"This is our strongest combination in thousands of years! Hahaha!"

The mask on the back of the evil tree was laughing wildly, full of arrogance.

"From this day forward, no one can stop us!"

"Seize all the Light and Shadow Stones and offer them to the Imperial Prince to aid his growth!"

"Those pesky armors of light and shadow, here we come!"

The five masks took turns speaking, each one filled with deep-seated hatred and hostility towards the armor of light and shadow.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Black Beast locked onto the location of the ERP building below.

Its massive body swooped down.

Boom—!

The giant body slammed violently into the building.

The normally incredibly sturdy building walls were as fragile as paper and tofu in front of the Black Beast.

A large area collapsed instantly.

Concrete was falling off violently, and the entire building shook violently.

Inside the ERP research lab, red alarm lights were blaring, and piercing alarms were blaring incessantly.

It resounded in every corner.

Beep beep beep—!!!

The instrument alarms are flashing across the screen, and the data is fluctuating.

Mei Zhen stared intently at the main control screen.

"Strange energy fluctuations! They're near the research lab!"

The next second, a glaring red notification popped up at the top of the screen.

"The abnormal energy value exceeds the detection limit - unable to be calculated!!!"

Mei Zhen was deeply shocked and filled with disbelief.

"This mutant beast's combat power has completely exceeded the detection limits of our equipment! It's stronger than ever before!"

Thump—!!!

Another earth-shattering roar came from outside.

The entire ERP research lab shook violently, comparable to the devastation caused by a magnitude 10 earthquake.

The originally sturdy and reliable load-bearing walls are now cracking continuously, with fine cracks spreading and expanding rapidly.

Many precision devices began to shake, and some even collapsed slightly.

"What's going on?! An earthquake?"

Kunzhong suddenly looked up, his face full of astonishment, and subconsciously steadied himself to resist the swaying.

Bei Miao's face darkened, his eyes became extremely serious, and he made a judgment immediately.

"It wasn't an earthquake, it was an impact caused by the alien beasts."

"Meizhen just said that the opponent's alien energy has exceeded the equipment's limit. This is likely a formidable enemy we have never encountered before."

Everyone's hearts sank instantly.

I originally thought that after sealing away the evil metal, the situation would stabilize temporarily, allowing me to buy some time to regroup and make strategic plans.

No one expected that an even more terrifying crisis would follow.

Boom!!!

A second, even stronger wave of attacks is coming.

The cracks in the wall grew wider and longer, and rubble kept falling off.

The entire research lab was teetering on the brink of collapse, ready to crumble at any moment.

A terrifying, dark pressure, like a landslide or a tsunami, swept wildly across the entire base along the crack.

The pressure made it difficult for everyone to breathe.

west Zhao's eyes were solemn, and his expression was more serious than ever before: "If I'm not mistaken, this unpredictable fluctuation of strange energy is the Black Demon Beast."

It finally appeared.

"Black Beast?"

Bei Miao immediately turned to look at him.

"What is the Black Beast? Explain yourself clearly!"

Xin Nan, Kun Zhong, and Dong Shan all turned their heads and looked at Xi Zhao, waiting for his explanation.

west Zhao took a deep breath and quickly began to recount the long-forgotten past.

"Back then, the Evil Wood Guardian secretly manipulated the Shadow Realm monsters to attack the ERP Research Lab."

"I really understand this matter; the situation was equally perilous at the time."

Meizhen nodded emphatically, a hint of lingering fear flashing in her eyes; she was a survivor of that sudden attack.

west Zhao continued in a deep voice, "At that time, because the Light and Shadow Stone was temporarily moved, all five of us lost our ability to combine our armor."

"At the critical moment, the father arrived in time and forcibly took back control of the alien beast."

They killed the evil tree guardian on the spot, thus saving the research lab.

"It was on that occasion that I asked my father why we didn't just kill all the Shadow Guardians to eliminate any future troubles."

"My father told me clearly at the time: now is not the time, he is no match for the Black Beast."

"The real reason."

The five Shadow Guardians can merge and transform into a Black Demon Beast.

"The combined strength will increase exponentially, compared to ordinary light and shadow armor."

If you collide head-on, you have virtually no chance of winning.

There is only one way out: death.

These words sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

Kunzhong's face turned pale, and his tone was somewhat flustered.

"Brother Xizhao, doesn't sealing the evil metal this time indirectly facilitate their fusion?"

Did we do something wrong?

Dongshan immediately pressed for answers, his tone filled with resentment and urgency.

"Isn't there any way to defeat the Black Beast?"

The impacts and tremors outside continued, the Black Beast's offensive grew increasingly fierce, and the ERP research lab's defenses were nearing their limit.

Everyone knew that this place wouldn't last much longer.

Bei Miao gritted his teeth and roared, his inherent arrogance and unwillingness to admit defeat making it impossible for him to bow his head.

"What formidable enemy! I don't believe your father's words are ironclad rules!"

"No matter what kind of black or white magical beast it is, we'll only know the outcome after we fight! At worst, we'll fight it to the death!"

At this moment, Meizhen quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xizhao's arm, and looked at him with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

"west Zhao, tell the truth! Is there really a way to defeat the Black Demon Beast?!"

west Zhao nodded solemnly, his gaze firm.

"have."

"The only one who can reliably suppress the Black Demon Beast is Emperor Warrior."

"When I was a child, my father told me that the five Light and Shadow Stones, namely metal, wood, water, fire and earth, were all originally formed from the Emperor Knight's own power."

Dongshan frowned slightly, and asked with suspicion, "You mean the five elements' power combined?"

"But the Five Shadow Guardians also formed a black demonic beast by combining the five elements. Isn't that exactly the same method they used?"

"The principles are the same, but the source of power is completely different."

west Zhao nodded in confirmation, and then revealed the key point.

"To summon the Emperor Armor, the following are the legitimate conditions."

Only by possessing five different bloodlines of light and shadow simultaneously can one achieve the unity of the five elements and transform into an emperor.

Meizhen suddenly understood and added, "I remember now! The ultimate conditions for fusion recorded in ancient books."

So that's what they were talking about.

Bei Miao was instantly at a loss, and said urgently in a deep voice, "It's useless to say all this now! Where are we going to find people with all five bloodlines?"

west Zhao's gaze swept over everyone, and he slowly revealed the long-buried truth.

"In fact, Xiangyang is the chosen one who has gathered the light and shadow bloodline of the five elements."

"Now I won't hide it from you. It was my father who took Xiangyang away. Since then, my father and Xiangyang have lost all contact."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at west Zhao with complicated expressions.

You're saying Xiangyang is the Emperor's summoner, right?

Your father took the person away.

Then they all disappeared.

Isn't this the same as not saying anything at all?

At this moment, the tremors outside became increasingly violent, and the entire building was on the verge of collapse.

This supposedly impregnable ERP research base is now riddled with cracks, and precision equipment is collapsing one after another.

"No time to dwell on this, let's get to the fight!"

Without further hesitation, Bei Zhao raised his hand, took out the Black Rhino Armor Summoning Device, and slammed it onto his wrist.

He was prepared to fight to the death.

"No matter how strong it is, only a battle will tell!"

Xin Nan, Kun Zhong, and Dong Shan also took out their summoning devices, preparing to combine in sync.

Only west Zhao stood still, not moving for a long time, his expression solemn, as if he was considering something.

Kunzhong noticed his unusual behavior and asked in confusion, "Brother Xizhao, why aren't you moving?"

Upon seeing this, Bei Miao immediately responded with a cold sneer, his tone as confrontational as ever.

"What? Now that it's come to this, you're not going to be a coward and afraid to fight?"

west Zhao raised his eyes, his gaze slowly sweeping over the four people fighting side by side in front of him, and finally spoke up about another ultimate path to survival.

"To defeat the Black Beast, you don't necessarily have to find Xiangyang."

"We can do the same with our five-in-one approach."

Xin Nan, who was usually taciturn, spoke up, his eyes full of doubt.

"What do you mean?"

west Zhao explained in a deep voice the ultimate meaning left by his father.

"My father told me that the ultimate power of the Five Elements Armor is not about fighting alone."

"If the five of us can put aside all barriers and trust each other."

With the bond and resolve to sacrifice everything for teammates, the five elements can perfectly blend.

"When the five are of one mind, they can also combine to form the Emperor's Armor."

It also possesses the power to seal the Black Demon Beast.

Xin Nan lowered his head in deep thought, slowly savoring the profound meaning of the spirit of sacrifice and the bonds that bind them.

Bei Miao, however, was full of disdain and angrily cursed.

"Your father is talking nonsense! Pure rubbish!"

"They've all sacrificed themselves; everyone's gone. How can they possibly fight together? It's absurd!"

Boom! ...

A violent collapse suddenly broke out, interrupting everyone's conversation.

The load-bearing structure of the ERP research lab completely collapsed, and large chunks of the concrete ceiling, without any support, fell down with a crash.

Fortunately, the equipment at the base is made of a special material with extremely high strength.

Even when buried, its core functions can still operate normally.

This ensures that the summoner can combine with the armor.

"It's too late!"

Bei Miao made a decisive decision and shouted in a deep voice.

"Black Rhino Armor - Combine!"

The Black Rhino Armor instantly combined and completed.

With a swift movement, his thick shoulder armor forcefully pushed aside a giant block of cement that was falling towards Meizhen's head, protecting her.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his hand to summon the black rhinoceros steed and pulled Meizhen to sit firmly in the back seat.

The mech's beam cannon instantly charged up and burst forth, blasting open a clean and efficient vacuum safety passage.

The black rhinoceros started at full speed, breaking through the collapsed building.

The other four did not hesitate any longer and simultaneously activated their armor combination.

They followed closely behind, rushing out of the collapsed building one after another.

Only when everyone was airborne and hovering high above the ground did they get a clear view of the Black Beast's full form.

Its body is quite large, far exceeding the size of all other mutant beasts, creating a strong visual pressure.

Even from hundreds of meters away, everyone could still clearly feel the terrifying power that crushed everything.

An intense sense of fear grew uncontrollably in my heart.

"That is... the Black Demon Beast."

Kunzhong's voice was slightly deep, unable to conceal the shock in his heart.

Bei Miao had already placed Mei Zhen in a safe area on the ground, then took to the air again, driving the black rhinoceros to lead the charge.

"Let's attack together! Take it down!"

The black rhinoceros charged at full speed, gathering and condensing high-energy light cannons along the way.

One shot after another was fired at the Black Beast.

Each cannon shot is as powerful as an armor's ultimate attack, with astonishing destructive force.

Boom boom boom—!!!

A series of explosions erupted around the Black Beast, sending flames soaring into the sky and thick smoke billowing out.

But the Black Beast simply swayed and instantly leaped into the air to retreat, easily dodging all the light projectiles.

"So it was you despicable creatures in light and shadow armor!"

"Let's have some real fun this time."

Instead of retaliating, they wanted to play with them.

With a wave of its hand, a giant, dark crescent-shaped blade of energy instantly took shape.

It slashed out horizontally with the force to tear through the air.

The blade energy covered an extremely wide area, blocking off the entire airspace.

Bei Miao's expression hardened, and he used his extreme control to drift the black rhinoceros to the side, barely managing to avoid this fatal strike.

"Attack together!"

Xin Nan shouted in a deep voice, spurred the Flame Dragon Steed to accelerate and rush forward to provide immediate support.

"Hahaha! Is that all you've got?"

Evilwood's masked face was filled with wild laughter, his tone full of mockery.

The Black Beast was incredibly fast, its flight leaving numerous afterimages and displaying remarkable agility and unpredictability.

The five pilots of the Light and Shadow Steeds were already far beyond their normal combat capabilities.

Even so, all their attacks were easily dodged by the Black Beast, who couldn't even touch their skin.

The black beast never launched a full-scale counterattack, but instead hovered in the air, deliberately toying with the five people.

"Come on! Keep attacking!"

"You're too slow! Not good enough!"

"Five pieces of trash working together are nothing special! Hehehe—"

Five masks took turns mocking, their sinister laughter echoing through the night sky, extremely provocative.

Bei Miao was completely enraged, and his attacks became increasingly ferocious.

No matter how hard he tried, he could not hit the target.

Seeing himself being humiliated so intimately, the proud and arrogant Bei Miao couldn't stand it any longer and cursed:

"If you're so capable, don't hide! What kind of skill is it to just run away!"

Seemingly having had enough fun, the Black Beast suddenly stopped upon hearing the sound.

Before the five could react, it unleashed a wide-range Dark Moonlight Slash.

"Get out of the way!"

The sudden and fierce counterattack threw the five into a panic, forcing them to hastily maneuver their light-shadow steeds to dodge at the last second.

"Just kidding, you really think we can only run away?"

Evilwood Mask sneered, abandoning his mockery, and began to reveal his true terrifying strength.

The tide of battle turned in an instant.

The five armored warriors' beam attacks left not a single mark on the Black Beast, completely unable to penetrate its defenses.

However, any ordinary attack from the Black Beast carries the deadly power to instantly kill the armored creature.

Just moments ago, five people were chasing and fiercely attacking the Black Demon Beast.

In the blink of an eye.

The five became prey, pursued and killed by the black beast, and retreated in defeat.

Above the pitch-black night sky, the ultimate showdown between light and shadow became the only light in the entire city.

The aftershocks of the fierce air battle continued to reach the ground.

The surrounding high-rise buildings suffered shattered windows and collapsed walls, with many buildings being innocently damaged.

Panic gripped the entire city.

Just as the whole city was in chaos and a fierce battle raged in the sky.

On a city street, a black extended Rolls-Royce slowly drove up and smoothly parked in front of the Happiness Dumpling Restaurant.

At this moment, the doors of Happiness Dumpling Restaurant are tightly closed and the windows are sealed shut.

All the lights in the room were turned off, leaving it completely dark.

Clearly, Aunt Hui was also frightened by the strange phenomena and loud noises in the night sky.

The driver, dressed in a suit, got out of the car with a solemn expression.

He kept his eyes straight ahead the entire time, never looking up at the exploding flames of battle in the sky, as if the great battle above him had nothing to do with him.

He quickly walked to the back of the car and respectfully opened the door.

Lin Zhen, with his upright posture, was the first to get out of the car.

Immediately afterwards, the other door opened, and a little boy who looked about seven or eight years old got out.

It was Xiangyang, who had been missing for many days.