Chapter 453: Powerful Annihilation! Collect Elemental Essences!

Boom! Boom! Boom!......

In the cramped side hall, flames and lightning sparks flew everywhere; Xu Jingming and Leng Yuexi each faced off against one Crimson Mangliu Jin guardian.

Leng Yuexi was on the defensive, Xu Jingming on the offensive—a long spear wreathed in golden thunder struck like lightning without pause!

"Chain Lightning Spear!"

In but a fleeting instant, the Flowcloud Jin Feng Spear pierced dozens of times!

Due to the extreme speed of the strikes, a continuous series of sonic booms erupted.

The sharp spearhead, carrying immense force, struck the Mangliu Jin guardian with pinpoint accuracy—even piercing straight into its body!

Had this been an ordinary adept, the violent, rampant thunder and horrific puncture wounds would have killed them beyond any chance of revival.

But the Mangliu Jin guardian differed from ordinary machines—it had no internal electronic components.

Its entire body was like liquid; the spear piercing inside inflicted not the slightest damage!

It could even transform its right arm into a sharp battle blade and launch a counterattack!

"Tch, such a nuisance—Lightning Flash!"

Golden lightning flashed; Xu Jingming's towering, over-three-meter frame instantly dodged to the side.

He came to a stop at a distance, his brow slightly furrowed.

After this intense battle, he had confirmed his combat power was even stronger than this Crimson Mangliu Jin guardian.

But the Mangliu Jin guardian's material was unique—like liquid metal, with no fixed form.

It was nearly immune to Dou Tian Shenlei, and even physical attacks were useless.

It was equivalent to a seventh-rank lower-tier Master Zongshi with an immortal body—extremely troublesome!

"There are three ways to defeat a Mangliu Jin guardian: one is to wait until its energy is depleted and it loses combat capability.

Another is to attack with stronger elemental energy and obliterate it outright.

The third way is to locate its control core and destroy it."

Leng Yuexi's slender figure, shrouded in flame, flickered over and spoke softly.

After this battle, fine beads of sweat had already coated her fair forehead.

And the two Crimson Mangliu Jin guardians did not pursue—they instead stood guard firmly before the device storing the Elemental Essences.

"Three methods to defeat them..." Xu Jingming fell into thought.

The first method—he didn't know how much energy the Mangliu Jin guardian had left, so he couldn't tell how long he'd have to wait.

The second method—no need to say, it was impossible.

His current Dou Tian Shenlei could only obliterate sixth-rank adepts.

It had absolutely no effect on this special metal.

"It seems only the third method remains."

Xu Jingming pondered, looking at Leng Yuexi, "Sister Xi, where is the control core of the Mangliu Jin guardian? Can you locate it?"

"Very difficult."

Leng Yuexi's expression was solemn, "The control core is less than 0.5 centimeters in size and isn't fixed in any one spot within the Mangliu Jin guardian.

It flows like liquid, constantly shifting position.

To catch its position in that fleeting instant requires extremely precise perception."

"Even a machine's control core is this agile?" Xu Jingming was stunned.

If such Mangliu Jin guardians could be mass-produced, what need would there be for ferocious beasts?

Just forming a ten-thousand-man army would let them sweep the ferocious beasts away outright!

"Indeed agile. In the past, when we fought these Mangliu Jin guardians,

we either relied on higher-ranked seventh-rank mid- or upper-tier Grand Masters to obliterate them,

or had a seventh-rank Master Zongshi continuously engage them to pin them in place."

Leng Yuexi helplessly shrugged, then looked up:

"If all else fails, should we go back and get help? After all, we've already figured out how to open the base."

Having witnessed Xu Jingming's terrifying combat power,

Leng Yuexi now treated him as an equal adept—even her tone carried a tone of consultation.

"No need, I'll try first."

With a thought, Xu Jingming decisively activated his Mind Net in active mode.

If he couldn't locate the Mangliu Jin guardian's control core even with this, he'd have to use the Space Beast Bone.

After activating the Mind Net, his once-powerful spiritual force surged like boiling water, engulfing the entire side hall!

Under this overwhelming perception, only seconds passed.

Xu Jingming "saw" that within each of the two Mangliu Jin guardians, a tiny dot was moving rapidly and irregularly.

"Found it."

A grin appeared on Xu Jingming's slightly fearsome face, "Sister Xi, hold off the other Mangliu Jin guardian for me."

"Got it!"

Seeing progress, Leng Yuexi's face lit up with joy.

Crimson flames surged again; she raised her Chilian Sword and charged toward one Mangliu Jin guardian!

Sssshhh—

Lightning flashed; Xu Jingming appeared before the other Mangliu Jin guardian as if teleporting.

Before the guardian could react, the spear was already engulfed in thunder, striking out like a colossal serpent:

"Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear!"

Boom!!

Under the powerful perception of the Heart Net, the spear tip pierced with extreme precision.

It pierced through the hardened metal surface of the Flowgold Guardian and slammed into its tiny control core!

Crackling—

Golden Lei Guang splashed everywhere; under the fierce impact, the control core was instantly destroyed!

Hum—

The entire Flowgold Guardian, still preparing to counterattack, lost its power source.

The liquid metal ceased flowing, the crimson glow in its eyes vanished, and it stood motionless like a statue.

"Success!" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up, and his figure flashed forward.

He arrived beside Leng Yuexi and destroyed the other Flowgold Guardian in the same manner.

"These two big beasts are finally taken care of."

Leng Yuexi exhaled deeply and rubbed her right wrist, aching from the intense collisions.

She then instinctively glanced at Xu Jingming beside her.

Only then did she notice his breath was perfectly steady, his face only slightly grotesque from activating his enhanced form.

There was no sign of fatigue after the fierce battle.

"At mid-level fifth rank, such physical strength? Truly a prodigy."

Glancing at Xu Jingming's wrist, thicker than her own thigh, Leng Yuexi couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

She knew his new body cultivation art was powerful, but she never imagined it was this strong!

"By the way, doesn't the Global Talent Exchange Competition start in another one or two months?"

"With Xu Jingming's current combat power, making the top ten should be no problem."

In Leng Yuexi's beautiful eyes, a faint gleam of excitement flickered.

As for a higher ranking, she hadn't even considered it—after all, there were plenty of young geniuses across the entire Blue Star.

According to the previous edition's results,

the combat power of an ordinary seventh-rank Master was merely the threshold to compete for the top ten...

On the other side, after Xu Jingming exited Lei Lei Bao Tai and returned to his normal size,

he estimated his physical stamina and energy consumption—about one-fifth total.

"All told, the battle lasted only four minutes, and yet I've already consumed this much.

Looks like I'll have to activate Lei Lei Bao Tai only in critical moments from now on."

At this rate of consumption, Xu Jingming's Lei Lei Bao Tai could last roughly twenty minutes at most.

If he used any high-level combat techniques mid-battle, that time would shorten further.

Still, activating Lei Lei Bao Tai grants nearly seven times the power of his normal form—high consumption is only natural.

"Sis Xi, release your intelligent machine again.

Confirm the information on this Essence of Elements—once we're sure there's no issue, we'll begin collection."

Xu Jingming turned his head toward Leng Yuexi.

Though the side chamber still flashed with blinding alarm lights, no other Flowgold Guardians emerged.

There should be no further danger.

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