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

The first thing Xiangyang did after getting off the bus was to look up at the sky.

Blinding flashes of light exploded continuously high in the sky, violent energy collisions occurred one after another, and the entire airspace was shaking violently.

Lin Zhen walked forward slowly and raised his hand to rub Xiangyang's head.

Then, in a calm tone, with a confident composure, he said:

"Stop looking."

"From now on, these disputes have nothing to do with you."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at the driver standing solemnly beside him.

Did you bring what I asked you to prepare?

The driver immediately bowed and replied respectfully, "Boss, it's ready."

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly leaned forward.

He took out a small but exquisite storage box from deep inside the car's armrest box.

The box has a matte finish, understated yet exuding a remarkable quality.

Lin Zhen took the storage box, opened the lid, and quickly glanced at the items inside.

After confirming that everything was correct, he stuffed the box directly into Xiangyang's arms.

He looked at Xiangyang, whose dullness had faded and whose eyes had become much clearer: "Next."

You should just find a school and study peacefully.

"Learning more knowledge and living a normal life is better than anything else."

"Let's go back."

Xiangyang hugged the heavy storage box in his arms and obediently nodded in response, "Mm."

At this moment, he no longer felt the numbness he had before.

It has more of the vibrancy that a normal child should have.

He carried the box and walked step by step to the entrance of Happiness Dumpling Restaurant, then gently knocked on the door.

Aunt Hui, who was inside the door, heard the knocking, pushed the door open, and was completely stunned.

Seeing Xiangyang, who had been missing for months, suddenly return.

Her eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief, and she almost dropped her jaw in shock.

The moment she realized what was happening, Aunt Hui immediately took out her phone and hurriedly called Minci.

Upon learning that Xiangyang had returned safely.

Minci was both surprised and delighted.

Unable to contain his excitement, he immediately rushed from home to the dumpling restaurant.

However, these heartwarming scenes that followed are another story.

The moment Xiang Yang turned to walk towards the dumpling restaurant, Lin Zhen had already turned and gotten into the car.

The black Rolls-Royce drove away silently from the street.

They quickly disappeared into the depths of the night.

No one knew that inside that seemingly ordinary storage box lay something that would change Xiangyang's life forever.

Four items were neatly arranged inside the box:

A brand new ID card, a household registration booklet, and a bank card.

There is also a simple plain band ring.

This ring is a super VIP token of the highest level between the Riyin Group and Shadow Capital.

The ordinary outsider can't see the secret.

However, any high-ranking member of either of the two major powers could immediately recognize the top-level status represented by this ring.

With this ring.

Even if Xiangyang's studies are mediocre and he doesn't get into a good university, he will still succeed.

They also don't have to worry about making a living at all.

He can freely join any company in China that is affiliated with the Riyin Group.

They directly hold a secure job that others would fight tooth and nail for.

A peaceful and worry-free life.

That seemingly ordinary bank card quietly held twelve million in savings, enough for him to live a worry-free life for the rest of his days.

The name on his ID card has also been completely updated to Wang Xiangyang.

That household registration booklet directly completed Minci's adoption procedures.

When Minci adopted Xiangyang, before she could complete the household registration transfer, Xiangyang was suddenly taken away by Lin Zhen.

The procedures have been stalled.

Now Lin Zhen is handling all the procedures himself.

From a legal perspective, Minci has officially become Xiangyang's sole legal guardian.

The mother-son relationship between the two now has a legal basis.

Lin Zhen was willing to go to such lengths to help Xiang Yang, paving the way for his future, for a very simple reason.

Xiang Yang's unique physique is related to the imperial bloodline.

It has already been transferred to him.

He has long since transcended Xiangyang, who was merely a temporary vessel for his bloodline.

If Xiangyang in the past was a passive agent who bore the weight of power.

Lin Zhen now has truly taken over his destiny.

Those who hold the rules.

He prefers to define himself as a completely new person—a civil servant at the cosmic level.

This is not a public office in the secular workplace.

Rather, it is the legitimate identity of someone who governs the order of the universe and acts on behalf of Heaven.

After completing the leap in life and receiving the ultimate power.

His perspective and vision are on a completely different level from his life.

All the top powerhouses in the Armor Universe spend their entire lives pursuing legitimate public office, yearning to stand firmly on the platform of the universe's rules.

But over billions of years, very few have actually managed to make it ashore.

Lin Zhen was one of them.

The other is the King of the Universe, who rules over all living beings in the entire universe.

……

On the space battlefield, the fighting continues fiercely.

The Five Elements Armor Squad was completely overwhelmed by the Black Demon Beast and had no chance to fight back.

The Black Beast was incredibly fast, its movements unpredictable, and every time the armored squad tried to counterattack...

We couldn't find a precise output angle.

The light bullets that were barely managed to be fired were all easily dodged by the opponent.

Continuing to waste time like this will only deplete your own energy.

While skillfully maneuvering the black rhinoceros to dodge attacks, Bei Miao shouted in a deep voice:

"This can't go on! Our energy won't last long; it will run out sooner or later!"

Li Xinnan dodged a dark slash by sidestepping.

His gaze swept quickly across the devastated city below.

Multiple buildings on the ground caught fire, and smoke and flames filled the air.

Innocent civilians were killed, injured, and fled, leaving the entire city in ruins.

He made a decision immediately and called out to the crowd.

"Close-range air combat is causing too much friendly fire; if we continue fighting, the entire city will be destroyed!"

"Immediately ascend to altitude and send it into space!"

Stay away from the ground to avoid further casualties!

"clear!"

The other four instantly understood the intention, and everyone was aware of the drawbacks of the situation.

Low-altitude dogfights are restrictive, requiring both defense against attacks and consideration for civilians on the ground.

We cannot wage a full-scale war.

The five immediately changed the direction of the light-shadow horse and climbed out of the atmosphere at full speed.

Seeing this, the black beast assumed they were trying to escape because they couldn't win.

A mocking smirk flashed in his eyes.

Immediately increase speed and pursue.

"Trying to run? Too late! No one is escaping from me today!"

In just a few dozen seconds, five beams of light, carrying the silhouette of a pitch-black behemoth, broke through the thick atmosphere.

Arriving in the dark and silent outer space.

Without the obstruction of urban buildings and without the concern of accidentally harming civilians, they could finally fight to the death without restraint.

"Now, let's have a proper fight!"

Bei Miao was the first to turn the vehicle around, and the Black Rhino Steed's cannon instantly locked onto the pursuing Black Demon Beast, unleashing full firepower.

Bang bang bang—!!

Several high-energy light bullets, carrying violent energy and accompanied by a roaring sound, were fired at the Black Demon Beast in succession.

The Black Beast neither dodged nor evaded, but crossed its arms in front of it.

They withstood all the light bombs.

The explosion and flames engulfed its entire body, yet it remained unharmed.

He then suddenly accelerated and charged forward, slamming a palm down hard on Black Rhino Warrior.

Bei Miao immediately maneuvered the black rhinoceros to the side at its limit, barely dodging the fatal blow.

Once in space, abundant sunlight continuously enhances the armor's combat capabilities.

With no need to worry about the safety of the ground, the five of them unleashed their full power.

In an instant, five beams of light attacked in turn.

Coordinate the pulling and stretching.

They actually managed to fight the Black Demon Beast to a 40/60 split.

The battle situation has improved significantly compared to the ground fighting.

But everyone knows in their hearts that this is far from enough.

The dark energy of the Black Beast was unfathomable, and it consumed almost no energy throughout the entire process.

In contrast, the armor energy of the five of them had been visibly depleted by more than half.

Even with the sun's blessing.

It seems to have only delayed the inevitable failure.

If the stalemate continues, they will be the first to exhaust themselves and fall.

"What on earth did this guy eat to grow up like this?!"

While fighting, Bei Miao couldn't help but growl in a low voice, feeling extremely frustrated.

It feels like fighting an unsolvable boss with an endless health bar, no matter how much damage they deal, it's useless.

Their own capabilities are all limited, and they can't afford to waste time.

"No matter how strong it is, we must take it down!"

Under immense pressure in the battle, Kunzhong gritted his teeth and launched a fierce attack with his sword.

"If we lose, no one can stop it, and the entire earth will fall!"

Dongshan followed closely behind, his Wind Eagle Armor darting about at lightning speed, loudly echoing his call.

That's right!

This must be solved in space today!

If we let it go back, humanity is doomed!

Li Xinnan dodged the black beast's ferocious attack by sidestepping, and then unleashed two fiery crescent slashes to create a safe distance.

He stared at the unharmed black beast, his expression extremely grave.

"No, this method won't work."

"Our attacks cannot break through its defenses."

If we continue like this, everyone will be completely exhausted.

Just when everyone was in dire straits and had no way out, a glimmer of inspiration suddenly flashed in west Zhao's eyes.

"I've got an idea!"

"Everyone, disperse immediately!"

Centered on it, stand in five directions to form an encirclement!

In the critical moment, no one questioned it.

Xin Nan, Bei Miao, Kun Zhong, and Dong Shan immediately dispersed.

They firmly occupied the five diagonal positions, surrounding the Black Beast in the center.

The Black Beast stood in the center of the encirclement, showing no panic whatsoever, but rather an air of arrogance and disdain.

The five guardian masks on his body opened and closed in turn, their mocking voices echoing through space.

"That's it? This is your last resort?"

"Scattered attacks, like tickling."

"I see you're truly out of options. Today, all five of you are destined for annihilation!"

The crowd felt aggrieved and angry as they listened to the harsh mockery, but they forcibly suppressed all their emotions.

"west Zhao, what's your plan? Tell me!"

Li Xinnan pressed for more information.

Without wasting any words, west Zhao leaped away from the driver's seat of the snow mastiff.

It floats steadily in space.

"In the weightless environment of space, as long as you don't move at high speed, there's absolutely no need to rely on the Light Horse for transportation."

The Light and Shadow Steed possesses autonomous combat awareness.

If a normal single-target ultimate attack can't break through the defense, then we'll use a five-person ultimate attack.

Five main cannons.

With ten layers of power combined, perhaps we could give it a try!

"Let's take a gamble!"

Kunzhong instantly understood, and his eyes lit up.

Dongshan and Xinnan reacted instantly.

Even Bei Miao, who usually loved to argue with west Zhao, surprisingly didn't contradict him this time, and said in a deep voice, "Then let's give it a try!"

The five people simultaneously broke away from the Light and Shadow Steed.

Five unmanned Light and Shadow Steeds autonomously lined up and hovered behind the Black Beast.

The ten combat units in front and behind completely locked down all of the Black Beast's evasive options.

The fiery mask on the black beast was full of doubt, unable to understand this strange formation.

"What are these armored guys up to?"

Evilwood Face sneered, full of contempt.

"Utterly naive! They think they can break through our defenses by unleashing a few more deadly attacks?"

The mask of the evil gold man surged with ferocity, exuding a chilling murderous intent.

"Then I'll grant their wish. I'll make sure they can't win even if they try their best, I'll make them despair!"

The Black Beast roared to the sky, pounding its chest with its fists incessantly, displaying an arrogant posture.

It remained motionless, showing utter contempt for the Five Elements Armor before it.

"This guy is way too arrogant!!"

Enraged, Bei Miao no longer hesitated and immediately activated the summoner wheel at his waist.

"Raging Waterfall!"

The other four simultaneously unleashed their ultimate attacks, causing the five elements of energy to erupt instantly.

They were all attached to their respective armor and weapons.

Flaming Blade, Wind Eagle Sword, Earth-Splitting Blade, Meteor Spear, Thunder Axe.

Five deadly beams shot into the sky.

"put!"

With west Zhao's command, the roars of the five divine beasts corresponding to the five elements suddenly resounded throughout the space.

Unlike the brief, deadly impact of the past.

This time, the five of them overdrawn their internal energy.

Five pure-colored energy lasers, each over half a meter in diameter, continuously spewed from the weapon, relentlessly bombarding the black monster.

At the same time, the main cannons of the five Light and Shadow Steeds behind them simultaneously charged up and went into full power.

Five high-energy lasers followed closely behind, precisely overlapping and bombarding the target.

Ten extremely powerful energy lasers.

The attack, layered and overlapping, struck the Black Demon Beast's body from both sides.

The violent energy shockwave blasted open a sky full of light and mist, and the intense light in space was blinding. The battle was instantly covered by the energy torrent.

This time, the Black Beast, which had remained unscathed, finally felt real, intense pain.

This was the first time it showed signs of pain.

They immediately activated their dense dark energy to construct a thick barrier and defend against it with all their might.

The extreme energies of light and darkness clashed, locked in a stalemate for more than five seconds.

Rumble—!

The deafening roar of the energy collision reverberated through the airspace, causing the entire space battlefield to tremble slightly.

The Black Beast withstood the combined damage of ten consecutive critical hits.

The persistent, excruciating pain also enraged it.

It no longer stayed behind, but opened its mouth and frantically absorbed the free energy in space.

Strands of golden light wrapped around its body.

It continuously flows into the body, strengthening its dark origin.

Its body continuously glowed and expanded, becoming as bright as a dazzling light bulb.

When the golden light fades away.

A terrifying sense of oppression, dozens of times stronger than before, swept across the entire airspace, making it suffocating.

The size of the Black Beast increased dozens of times.

Its towering, massive body stands in space, its palm larger than an adult's.

The tiny armor stood before it like an ant.

"This...this has grown to gigantic size?!"

Kunzhong looked up at the giant shadow beast in front of him.

It instantly cooled down.

Bei Miao gripped the Meteor Spear tightly in his hand, feeling the overwhelming dark aura, and a sense of despair welled up in his heart.

"Even with ten layers of ultimate attacks combined, it still couldn't be sealed..."

"Is it really true that we have no chance of winning except for Emperor Armor?"

He kept asking himself the same questions, desperately trying to think of a way to turn things around.

But reality is so cruel that it makes people despair.

The Black Beast was not defeated; instead, it used the pressure of the impending death to complete its second evolution, increasing its combat power several times over.

The changes in the atmosphere on the field don't lie.

Everyone in the armored squad clearly sensed the vast difference in strength between the two sides.

It has reached a point that cannot be overcome.

The Black Beast lost patience with toying with its prey.

It aims to end this battle.

The giant hand quickly rose, and the hands rapidly formed hand seals, condensing two balls of pitch-black lightning in the palms.

It forcibly controlled the lightning in the sky and channeled it into the sphere of light.

The two balls of lightning rapidly merged, condensing into a giant energy ball covered with sharp red bone spurs in front of its chest.

The energy ball continued to accumulate power, each bone spike carrying devastating explosive force.

next moment.

Countless red bone spurs detached and flew out of the body.

Trailing long, scarlet flames, it shot towards the five people like a meteor shower.

"Get out of the way!!"

Upon seeing this, Bei Miao's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately rushed onto the black rhinoceros and dodged to the side at lightning speed.

The other four immediately steeds of light and shadow to scatter and evade.

But these bone spurs are not simple piercing attacks at all.

Each bone spike is an independent explosive source; once it gets close to a target, it will instantly trigger a large-scale destructive explosion.

Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!

A series of incredibly dense explosions resounded in space.

Like firecrackers exploding simultaneously, the roar was deafening.

The all-encompassing explosions swept across the entire battlefield, leaving nowhere to hide.

The violent shockwave slammed into the five suits of armor, blasting everyone off the Light and Shadow Steeds.

The five people instantly lost their footing and drifted aimlessly through space.

"Fight it! Even if we lose, we'll fight to the bitter end!"

Despite the excruciating pain throughout his body, Kunzhong gritted his teeth and charged forward with the Earth-Splitting Blade in hand, wanting to fight to the death in close combat.

However, even after its size increases dramatically, the Black Demon Beast remains fast.

"court death!"

The black beast let out a low roar and slammed its giant hand down.

boom!

A crisp, heavy metallic clang rang out.

Kunzhong didn't even get a chance to touch the other person's body before being sent flying by the powerful slap.

His body was like a kite with a broken string, retreating rapidly and uncontrollably.

Before he could regain his footing, the Black Beast opened its blood-red maw and unleashed a dark, destructive laser beam five meters in diameter.

The laser precisely struck the unsuspecting Kunzhong.

"ah--!"

Kunzhong felt excruciating pain and numbness all over his body, and all his strength was instantly drained away.

The body falls uncontrollably and rapidly towards the Earth below.

"Kunzhong!"

Upon seeing this, Dongshan panicked instantly. He abandoned his attack and dove down without hesitation.

He reached out and grabbed Kunzhong's right leg tightly.

They desperately activated the energy of their armor to brake, trying to forcibly stabilize their falling bodies.

However, the impact of falling from a great height was too terrifying. Not only did it fail to stop, but it was also carried along by the force of Kunzhong's fall.

They both plummeted towards Earth.

On the other side, west Zhao seized the moment when the Black Beast was stunned after attacking and planned to launch a close-range sneak attack.

But the Black Beast reacts extremely quickly.

With a sudden turn, the giant hand grabbed west Zhao's body.

Suddenly, the five fingers exerted force and tightened their grip.

Click!

The crisp sound of the armor deforming under stress could be clearly heard.

west Zhao felt as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter, and excruciating pain swept over his entire body, almost suffocating him.

They can't even speak.

"I'll just throw you around like a firecracker, hahaha!"

The mask of the evil tree is filled with a maniacal laugh, full of mockery and cruelty.

The Black Beast gathered its strength and swung it violently, slamming west Zhao from its palm down onto the Earth below.

west Zhao instantly transformed into a rapidly falling meteor.

Enveloped by the terrifying impact, they were completely powerless to resist.

At the critical moment, Bei Miao, who could have saved himself, hesitated for a second.

This moment.

All prejudices were thrown to the back of their minds.

He resolutely abandoned his attack on the Black Beast and turned to dive at full speed.

They wanted to catch up with west Zhao and stop him.

But the ending was exactly the same as Dongshan's.

The force of the fall was too violent, and he was unable to stabilize west Zhao.

Instead, they were carried along and accelerated their descent towards Earth.

"Leave me alone! Just go!!!"

Despite the excruciating pain, west Zhao managed to roar out with all his might.

"Stop talking nonsense! I'm getting annoyed listening to it!!"

Bei Miao resisted the downward momentum with all his might, pushing upwards with all his might, his veins bulging.

Even as it was falling rapidly, it still did not let go.

He gritted his teeth, with his usual stubbornness.

He growled, "You can only lose to me! Only I can defeat you in this lifetime!! You're not allowed to die here!!"

"Bei Miao..."

As he plummeted downwards in the wind, west Zhao felt a mix of emotions.

He never imagined that Bei Miao, who had always been at odds with him, would be at a critical moment of life and death.

He risked his life to save himself, regardless of the consequences.

Disputes are disputes, and misunderstandings are misunderstandings.

Faced with danger, this unyielding man chose to face death together.

High in the sky, only Li Xinnan remained standing.

He watched as his teammates fell one by one, severely injured.

Trapped in a desperate situation, he watched as Bei Miao risked his life to save him.

west Zhao's crucial words echoed powerfully in his mind.

"When you are willing to sacrifice for your comrades, you will have the power to defeat the Black Beast."

At that moment, Li Xinnan had a complete epiphany.

I finally understand the ultimate truth of the Five Elements Armor Combined Emperor.

It was never about bloodline.

Rather, it is a bond, a trust, and a sincere heart willing to sacrifice for each other.