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

"That's interesting."

A playful smile flashed across Lin Zhen's face, but he was secretly surprised.

I really didn't expect that.

This girl has only just completed her adult transformation, and her foundation is still unstable.

They haven't even fully grasped the entirely new power system.

If it were any ordinary living being, the first choice after awakening powerful abilities would undoubtedly be to avoid its sharp edge.

Develop stealthily.

First, choose a weaker opponent to hone your strength.

She did the opposite.

From the very beginning, they set their sights on him, the toughest nut to crack in the world.

"Since I gained this power, I have never fought a real person."

She stood silently, her scarlet eyes fixed on Lin Zhen with extreme aggression.

"You are barely qualified to be my opponent." Lin Zhen slightly moved his shoulders, neck, and limbs, and his muscles and bones made a slight relaxing sound.

The next instant, his figure blurred in place.

Without any warning of breaking through the air, it appeared instantly on the treetops of a deep mountain hundreds of meters away.

Her reaction was incredibly fast.

Almost at the same instant Lin Zhen appeared, the figure followed closely behind.

The two stood at the top of two towering trees, facing each other from a distance of ten meters.

The mountain wind howled high above, stirring up turbulent air currents around us, and a chilling fighting spirit instantly filled the entire mountain forest.

"Let's begin."

Lin Zhen spoke softly, announcing the official start of the duel.

Before she could finish speaking, the girl had already made her move.

A tremendous surge of strange energy erupted from her body, sweeping across the surrounding area like a dark tsunami.

It instantly enveloped a three-kilometer-long mountain forest area.

The snakes, insects, and rodents lurking underground were instantly startled and scrambled out of their burrows in a frenzy, scattering in all directions.

But no one can escape this territory.

Whether it's an ant crawling on the ground, an earthworm loosening the soil, or a bird flying low overhead.

As long as it comes into contact with even a trace of overflowing dark energy.

The body will be instantly refined by an invisible force.

It melted away completely in an instant.

Not even a residue remains; everything has been transformed into nutrients.

This is her most terrifying instinct.

It devours all things, assimilates everything, and indiscriminately plunders the primordial power of all living beings in the world.

The dark universe is vast and boundless, and powerful beings emerge from it in great numbers.

The Shadow Emperor had few offspring, but each had a unique bloodline and talent.

The being before us, whom the Shadow Guardian respectfully calls "Imperial Son," is actually named Zhu.

She was born without good or evil, without any concept of right or wrong; her mind was always filled with only one instinct.

Devouring, endless devouring.

According to the ironclad laws of the universe, a candle born from the origin of darkness can never set foot in the universe of light.

Even the Shadow Emperor himself is bound by the rules of the Light and Dark Barrier and cannot cross the boundary.

But he had a special physical condition back then.

Unintentionally, a portion of the candle's power was reincarnated through the body of a human infant.

To deceive the heavens and cross the sea.

By circumventing the constraints of cosmic rules, they successfully descended into the universe of light.

In terms of blood ties, she is Lin Zhen's daughter.

The dark origin of the candle endowed her with the purest instinct to devour.

In her eyes, all things in the world are equal, regardless of whether they are close or distant.

The only difference is strength; whoever has the most abundant resources is the delicacy worth devouring.

zizi——

Crimson, blood-red armor patterns emerged from beneath her skin.

Fragments of armor, resembling the scales of an ancient black dragon.

It spread rapidly throughout the body, along the limbs and bones.

In a short while.

A stunningly beautiful yet destructive female suit of armor has taken shape.

Its appearance and spirit bear some resemblance to the Ultimate Flame Dragon Armor.

But it is even more fierce and domineering.

At the cosmic level, combat power always follows an ironclad rule.

The stronger the armor, the closer its form conforms to the original armor's rules.

Ordinary mutant beasts are merely mutated monsters, while top-tier powerhouses are themselves armor, embodiments of the rules.

An ancient, hoarse mechanical sound echoed slowly between heaven and earth.

[Armor Combination—!]

Unlike the fiery dragon's upright and intense nature, and unlike the emperor's sacred and domineering power.

Every inch of this female armor exudes a chilling sense of destruction.

A pair of scarlet vertical pupils coldly surveyed the heavens and earth, and a pair of short, exquisite, jet-black dragon horns grew on its head.

This is only her adult form.

If she grows to her peak and reaches perfection, her dragon horns will unfurl, giving her the ability to devour planets.

Boom—!

The moment the transformation was complete, the world changed dramatically.

The once bright sky was instantly obscured by thick, inky clouds.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared within the clouds, with purplish-black lightning surging wildly.

A torrential downpour suddenly began, and a dense curtain of rain enveloped the entire city of D.

Countless pedestrians on the street, hurrying home from work, were walking leisurely one second, and the next second they were drenched by the torrential rain.

The sudden and extreme weather event plunged the entire city into chaos.

Lin Zhen landed slowly high above the treetops.

With his feet firmly planted on the muddy ground soaked by the torrential rain, he slightly bent his knees, squatted down on one knee, and gently tapped the ground with his backhand.

"Old man, lend me some of your strength."

"I'll return it to you when I'm done."

His tone was calm, as if he were chatting with an old friend.

In an instant, the earth trembled, and five completely different primordial forces crossed mountains and seas.

They converged at the speed of light, hovering around Lin Zhen, shining brightly.

These are the five fundamental elements native to Earth.

Fire, water, wind, earth, thunder.

It is a supreme natural force that the Earth itself has nurtured, emulating the rules of the Emperor's universe.

To control the ultimate power of the world's molten flames, swirling vortexes, raging hurricanes, towering cliffs, and thunder.

Moreover, this power can absorb the essence of the sun and moon to continuously amplify itself, possessing limitless potential.

Its characteristics are similar to those of the Five Elements Armor.

Lin Zhen slowly stood up, raising his right hand in mid-air.

The five primal forces instantly converged, compressed, and condensed into his palm.

A crystal-clear, electricly lit ultimate transformation device slowly took shape.

This is the most authentic Thunder Yatalis Origin Summoner.

No key activation required, and no artificial modifications or flaws.

It is completely different from the man-made version of Yatalis developed by humans.

Lin Zhen raised his hand and placed the summoner on his lower abdomen.

Thunder-patterned belts automatically extend from both ends of the summoner, firmly locking the waist.

"Thunder Yatalis - Combine!"

[Armor Combination!]

A blinding, diamond-like pure white light exploded instantly, illuminating the entire pitch-black world.

The bright light faded.

Its body was covered with lightning patterns.

The gleaming Yatalis armor stood prominently in the rain.

Lin Zhen is a star-level life form and a cosmic civil servant.

It can disregard most of the rules of the universe and freely borrow the primordial power of life forms of the same level.

What is being used now is the ultimate natural power of Earth that has been borrowed.

With his abilities, summoning the ultimate imperial armor would be a piece of cake.

But there's absolutely no need for that.

The newly grown candle is not yet qualified to clash head-on with the ultimate emperor, who is on par with the Shadow Emperor.

With Yatalis, you can have plenty of fun.

"Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword!"

Lin Zhen made a grasping motion with his right hand, and a long sword with sharp lines and crackling lightning instantly materialized in his palm.

At the same time, she raised her hand to summon her weapon.

A weapon enveloped in a crimson chill.

The longsword, exuding an aura of destruction, was held in his hand.

She moved swiftly, instantly teleporting to Lin Zhen's side.

A sword cleaved through the air, instantly shattering the surrounding air currents and causing a violent tremor in the energy field of heaven and earth.

This sword strike was imbued with the power of endless dark lightning.

Amidst the dark clouds, the enormous phantom of a crimson dragon surged and appeared in the world.

The dragon's roar shook the surrounding area, carrying an overwhelming force as it fiercely devoured everything from above.

Boom!!!

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth.

Lin Zhen held his sword horizontally above his head with one hand, and a diamond-colored energy shield instantly unfolded on the sword.

The crimson dragon slammed violently into the shield.

A terrifying energy shockwave swept across the area in an instant.

The deafening roar echoed throughout the entire city of D.

The mountains within a one-kilometer radius were flattened by brute force, and the rocks collapsed.

The scene was terrifying, with rocks flying everywhere amidst the torrential rain.

Lin Zhen remained standing still, then smoothly changed his stance to grip the sword with both hands to stabilize himself.

It must be said that using Yatalis against the Candle is indeed the most accurate choice.

Currently, the two are completely equal in combat power, with their attributes mutually countering each other, resulting in a back-and-forth battle.

"It's my turn."

Lin Zhen suddenly exerted force with both arms.

The sword vibrated, and the immense power of thunder instantly repelled the opponent.

He used the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword as a vessel to frantically absorb the five primordial elements around him.

The five forces of water, fire, wind, earth, and thunder merged into one, condensing into a huge crescent-shaped sword aura.

The sword energy, carrying countless bolts of lightning, shot out swiftly through the air.

Zhu raised his sword to block, but the violent impact of the slash far exceeded his expectations.

Her body was forcibly pushed backward dozens of meters.

A deep roar erupted from her throat as she unleashed her full power of supernatural energy, finally crushing the crescent-shaped slash.

Before she could catch her breath, Lin Zhen had already exerted force with his feet, and his figure soared through the air.

He wielded the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword repeatedly, unleashing countless bolts of thunderous sword energy as if they were free.

The sword energy landed, directly carving deep trenches tens of meters deep into the mountainside.

The rocks were crushed.

The rock strata cracked.

The entire mountain forest was scarred and devastated.

While dodging the overwhelming sword energy at high speed, Zhu continuously countered the dark sword light.

Two extreme sword lights, one red and one blue, collided repeatedly in the sky.

After a long exchange of blows from a distance, neither of them could break through the other's defenses.

Almost simultaneously, they abandoned ranged attacks, flashed forward, and engaged in close-quarters combat.

A clash of pure brute force, an extreme clash of attributes.

Each collision unleashes a new and terrifying energy storm.

The entire mountain forest was repeatedly crushed, with the battle raging from the ground to tens of thousands of meters in the air.

She had only one obsession in her heart—

It devoured Lin Zhen and broke through its own limits.

Her extreme will to survive and her desire to improve drove her to give her all in every move.

In contrast, Lin Zhen remained calm and composed throughout.

Yatalis is on par with her in terms of combat strength, but this is Earth, his home turf.

As long as the power of the candle is insufficient to destroy the Earth's origin, he can endlessly borrow the Earth's power to continue his journey.

Given this shift in power dynamics, she had no chance of winning from the very beginning.

Immortals fight, mortals suffer.

Each high-intensity energy collision sends out shockwaves that sweep across the city.

The glass curtain walls of countless high-rise buildings in the city were shattered and fell off by the tremors.

Fortunately, compared to the great battle last year when the Black Beast ravaged the area, the scope of destruction this time is controllable.

Amid the torrential rain, countless citizens looked up in horror at the two beams of light, one gold and one red, locked in fierce combat in the sky.

……

Inside the ERP research lab.

The alarm blared frantically, and red lights flashed incessantly.

The sudden and terrifying fluctuation of alien energy caught Meizhen completely off guard.

She immediately composed herself, quickly operated the control panel, and mobilized all monitoring equipment to capture data at full speed.

"It has appeared! It's the ultimate darkness!"

Meizhen's eyes were tense as she stared intently at the fluctuating numbers on the screen.

"We've temporarily increased the monitoring limit, but the peak value of the anomaly energy is still showing as unknown!"

Wu Dongshan, standing to the side, rapidly typed on the keyboard to help lock onto the fluctuation range.

He stared at the entire glaring red warning area on the screen, and his lips twitched slightly involuntarily.

"Breaking through the limit was expected, after all, her strength far surpasses that of the Black Beast."

"What's truly terrifying is..."

He paused, his tone heavy with seriousness.

"This time, the range of the strange energy reached a full three kilometers!"

Previously, all mutant beasts exhibited energy fluctuations that were distributed in a point-like pattern.

Even the Black Beast back then only broke through the numerical limit.

But now this dark force has directly transformed into regional coverage.

The gap is obvious, and the sense of pressure far exceeds that of any previous crisis.

"Notify everyone."

Meizhen took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in her heart, and picked up her phone to dial numbers one by one.

The first call was to Li Xinnan.

He then contacted Bei Miao, Kun, and west Zhao in turn.

Within minutes, she hung up all the calls, her brow furrowed and her face grim.

"Hoping to rely on those few is probably a long shot."

The tone of voices on the phone said it all.

A year of comfort and extravagance has worn down the fighting spirit of most people.

Wu Dongshan spoke without hesitation.

"Then immediately notify Ziyang and tell him to be ready for battle at any time."

Meizhen nodded slowly, her eyes filled with helplessness and determination.

"In critical moments, only Ziyang can truly shoulder the responsibility."

She quickly dialed Li Ziyang's number.

At this moment, Li Ziyang is driving his food cart through the streets.

The aftershocks of the high-altitude battle collapsed the corner of a building on the street, scattering rubble across the road and causing severe traffic congestion.

The torrential rain poured down, soaking the car windows and body.

The phone rang suddenly, and Li Ziyang glanced down at the caller ID – Meizhen.

He Jie, standing nearby, casually urged, "Why are you standing there so cold? Hurry up and answer the phone!"

Li Ziyang calmly pressed the answer button and held the phone to his ear.

On the other end of the phone, Meizhen's hurried voice came through immediately.

"Ziyang, emergency!"

The ultimate alien energy has appeared! The cataclysmic terror we predicted has arrived!

"Yes, I saw it."

Li Ziyang was always calm and composed. He slightly raised his head and looked out the car window at the dark sky.

Above the sky, two dazzling orbs of light, one gold and one red, collided and exploded repeatedly.

The deafening roar could still be clearly heard through the heavy rain.

"You saw it?"

Mei Zhen's heart tightened, and she instantly imagined the worst-case scenario, her tone suddenly becoming anxious.

"Has she already appeared before you? Do you have your Emperor Summoner with you?!"

Li Ziyang spoke calmly and reassured her.

"Don't worry, she's not in front of me."

"If you walk out of the ERP building now, you'll see another suit of armor in the sky, locked in combat with her."

"Another...other suit of armor? Who?!"

Meizhen froze, her face filled with disbelief.

"I don't know him, but he's very strong. He's been fighting for so long and hasn't lost any ground."

Li Ziyang told the truth and then took the initiative to ask questions.

"Do you need my help now?"

Meizhen thought quickly for a moment and made a decision immediately.

"Not for now, let's wait and see."

"it is good."

Li Ziyang answered decisively and hung up the phone.

In fact, he himself did not have the intention to take action.