Chapter 443: Blood Mantis Soul Essence

Zhou Naiyi and the others felt a jolt in their hearts, because the data collected before the match indicated that Taichen's main Mobile Suit was the Phantom Fighter; the Black Night Saber had a certain advantage when facing the Phantom Fighter, and Wuzang was a specialist in dealing with all sorts of fancy tricks, so why had he suddenly switched to the Thunder Fire?

Accompanied by the cheers of the entire arena, two Mobile Suits air-dropped into the Kepler Jungle, and Huonan and Kuangwu Daren also roared along with them!

Wuzang and Taichen were each other's imaginary enemies; it all depended on who was better prepared. Both used Wind abilities—one Ancient Martial Arts, one Heavenly Heart Style. In terms of popularity, Heavenly Heart Style was far higher than Ancient Martial Arts. In terms of the Golden Zone realm, Taichen was also ahead of Wuzang; one could only say that Wuzang had a chance.

Taichen stared at his opponent, his Thunder Blade unsheathed, and red flames burned along the Thunder Blade, engulfing the entire Thunder Fire Mobile Suit. On the other side, the Black Night Saber's Blood Moon was unsheathed; wind rose, red flames burned, and Wuzang's pupils turned crimson.

Boom.

The two Mobile Suits charged forward simultaneously, instantly reaching the center of the field. The Thunder Fire Mobile Suit immediately performed a Flash Strike, the killing intent of the Thunder Blade soaring as it pointed directly at the Black Night Saber, which met it without the slightest fear.

Boom.

The two Titanium Blades slammed together violently. The massive impact caused the Black Night Mobile Suit to lean back, but it did not shake Wuzang's center of gravity. In the instant they crossed, he had already prepared a counter-defense. The Blood Moon swept out with even greater force, clang, clang, clang, clang.

The two Mobile Suits engaged in a frantic exchange of blades within a small area. Blade light enveloped them, electricity shot everywhere, surging flames exploded, and gale winds swirled as they collided intensely.

Taichen and Wuzang were the strongest Wind-ability users in this S Tournament, but their styles were completely different. Wuzang's wind was hidden within, while Taichen's wind was filled with killing intent.

"Taichen is using the authentic Heavenly Heart Style's Heavenly One Speed Slash, while Wuzang is using the Wu Family's traditional martial arts. One pursues extreme, high-efficiency, high-speed strikes, while the other pursues the mastery of sword intent. The former is easy to master with significant results, while the latter is slow to show results and difficult to cultivate."

"That is why there are very few descendants of the Wu Family; they are considered the most niche among the Ancient Martial Families."

"The emergence of the Golden Zone, from a certain perspective, saved Ancient Martial Arts. Mental cultivation is somewhat useful at this time; otherwise, it would truly have been eliminated."

Ancient Martial Arts cultivation is difficult and slow to show results, especially in recent years when the upper limits haven't been high. They have gradually faded away or made changes; only the Wu Family has persisted in their heritage. Of course, the result has been an increasing decline. If not for the consecutive appearance of Wu Fa and Wuzang, they probably would have been removed from the list. This time, Wuzang truly gave everyone a huge surprise.

Every move Taichen made had sufficient technique; fast attack speed did not mean it wasn't solid. The training of the Heavenly Heart Style is also famously strict. Added to his speed advantage, he instantly suppressed the Black Night Mobile Suit, and the Thunder Fire Mobile Suit's Laser Eye would occasionally harass it, suppressing the Black Night Mobile Suit's counterattacks.

In terms of Mobile Suit performance, the Thunder Fire was still superior to the Black Night. Taichen's Titanium Sword grew faster and faster, "Gale Rampage!"

Heavenly Heart Wild Blade Slash.

The Thunder Fire Mobile Suit instantly erupted with a gale, and the Thunder Blade followed an elusive trajectory, making the blade speed even more frantic. The Thunder Fire completely suppressed all of the Black Night's offensive possibilities. Wuzang relied on the Blood Moon and his scabbard to fall into a full defensive posture. Of course, as long as he blocked this round of fierce attacks, the subsequent counterattack would be something the Thunder Fire would have to endure.

The details lay in the footwork beneath their feet; both were masters in this regard. The initiative in every attack was actually the suppression of footwork. The Thunder Fire Mobile Suit's Gale Stomp step was quite sharp and had a sense of oppression, zing.

A sound of breaking air, the Thunder Blade missed. The Black Night Mobile Suit suddenly retreated, and the next second, the Thunder Fire Mobile Suit suddenly lunged forward. The Thunder Blade swayed—it was just a feint. The Mobile Suit rotated instantly, a low sweep, a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree feint that once again forced the defensive Black Night Mobile Suit to give up its position, followed by the real trump card: a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree spinning high kick!

Boom.

The Black Night Mobile Suit was struck and staggered, but the Thunder Fire Mobile Suit didn't even land, instead leaping into the air, causing a roar, red flames exploding like needles.

Heavenly Heart Style—Thunder Strike!

Boom.

The Blood Moon and the scabbard blocked simultaneously. The Black Night Mobile Suit's body sank, the Thunder Fire Mobile Suit paused, and another heavy, powerful blade strike was about to fall.

Bang.

The Black Night Mobile Suit performed a Swallow Return on the spot, blocking the attack while opening up distance. But this Swallow Return didn't land solidly; the Thunder Blade used a very detailed blade-scrape to disrupt the strike, instantly lunging forward. The entire Thunder Fire Mobile Suit cut in for the fastest Shoulder Crash!

Boom.

The Black Night Mobile Suit took off from where it stood, instantly flying more than twenty meters and falling into the jungle. The Thunder Fire Mobile Suit rushed out three steps and stopped its pursuit.

Its force clearly wasn't that great; Wuzang was borrowing the momentum to open up distance. If he had rashly fallen into the jungle, an ambush would surely have been waiting.

Sure enough, not long after, the Black Night Mobile Suit ejected from the jungle and landed with a bang.

After one round of exchanges, the Thunder Fire Mobile Suit had the slight upper hand, but its consumption was definitely higher.

Both sides knew that in terms of the maturity of Flowing Heart Martial Arts, Taichen was more proficient. If it were a stalemate, even if Taichen consumed more, he should be able to hold on. But if Wuzang dragged it out, it was unclear. There was also the matter of his injuries.

"If Taichen doesn't increase the intensity, Wuzang is the kind of Warrior who can create miracles; at that point, the outcome would be hard to say."

"Taichen wouldn't make such a stupid mistake, would he? Wuzang actually has no weaknesses overall; the only thing lacking is the intensity of his Golden Zone. He should keep applying pressure until the opponent collapses."

"The Martians have already pasted their tactics onto their faces; if they can't even copy the homework well, then Galaxy is just too pathetic."

Everyone in the contestant area was very clear: Wuzang's basic skills were among the best in the entire S Tournament; he could not be given a chance.

Taichen's Zone Value rose again, maxing out directly. Wuzang also had to passively keep up; otherwise, he might be caught by a Mental Blast during an exchange.

In this situation, Tianjing Martial Arts had actually considered this. Their Golden Zone grew quickly, but the solidity was definitely insufficient. In other words, at the same intensity, they had to either reduce their own consumption or shorten the time. This was actually the most terrifying part of their semi-final opponent.

The Thunder Fire Mobile Suit attacked, completely different from the probing round just now. Taichen was at full firepower, the Mobile Suit constantly seeking confrontation, but not the kind that was necessarily a one-hit kill. It was just that with every collision, Taichen would look for an opportunity to release a Mental Blast. The clashing of the Titanium Blades was accompanied by Mental Blasts, constantly bombarding Wuzang.

Wuzang's Black Night Saber was extremely steady, still blocking the opponent's attacks steadily in the face of this situation. The two had their own strengths in Mobile Suit technique, but in the Golden Zone, Wuzang was clearly at a disadvantage. In this aspect, Galaxy and the Moon were both far ahead, but the previous teams didn't have such clear, targeted tactics.

Sure enough, after several minutes of confrontation, accompanied by a shrill alarm, the first wave of Giant Insects arrived, instantly engulfing the two. However, with their combat power, the faster they dealt with these Giant Insects, the better. The Thunder Fire Mobile Suit immediately closed in, not giving Wuzang a chance to catch his breath, and the Golden Zone confrontation was maxed out again.

This was the first time Wuzang had faced targeting at this level. In the past, he had always looked for flaws in Mobile Suit combat, but Galaxy chose to look for flaws in the Golden Zone. Cultivation in this aspect was not the specialty of Ancient Martial Arts.

The people from Tianjing Martial Arts watched with heavy hearts. Zhou Naiyi was also amazed in her heart. No one knew that before they had even entered the World Championship, Tianjing Martial Arts had begun training in mental confrontation. At first, they used Giant Insects, and later, Li Hao personally stepped in to apply pressure. Every time, they were overdrawn. After that, everyone complained bitterly, not knowing if such madness was necessary. If it were just the early stage of awakening, it would be one thing, but it remained the same even after awakening. At the time, Li Hao's intention probably wasn't to break through further, but to strengthen mental resilience and the ability to endure when facing mental exhaustion.

Who could have imagined that this training would only be used in the semi-finals?

Taichen in the arena also sensed that something was wrong. He was the attacking side, so his consumption should definitely be higher than Wuzang's. However, in the constant confrontation, he found that every time he seemed to be showing weakness, passively defending, but after fighting for so long, the feeling the opponent gave him was exactly the same.

Boom.

The Thunder Blade flashed, suddenly vibrating, forcing a distance.

"Wuzang, you did this on purpose!" Taichen didn't think this feeling was a fluke; there were no such coincidences.

The Black Night Saber's Blood Moon swayed. Wuzang didn't have any lack of Mental Power, "Do you think that something you all thought of, Hao Ge wouldn't have thought of?"

Taichen bared his teeth; it was truly disgusting. Galaxy Team had gone to great lengths to investigate the situation of Wuzang and the others. Tianjing Martial Arts had no talent or equipment for Golden Zone training, so their breakthroughs must have been wild growth, with unstable foundations. Mental Power and physical resilience were two different things and could not be lumped together. In other words, not to mention someone of Cheng Konghai's level, Wuzang and the others were likely just gold on the outside.

Damn that Li Mo, damn it, Tianjing Martial Arts at that time was just a bunch of small-time losers, how could they have thought so far ahead?

Ma Long and the others also reacted. Including Ma Long, one couldn't demand intensity, but endurance had to be sufficient. Li Hao was often missing during training, but when it came to mental confrontation, he never missed. At the beginning, Ma Long and the others all thought he was just deliberately torturing them to death so they wouldn't have the energy to complain.

"Don't look at me so intensely, others will misunderstand!" Li Hao hurriedly waved his hands.

Zhou Naiyi and the others all laughed, their confidence greatly increased. The biggest weakness was actually something Li Hao had grasped from the very beginning.

"A bit too early to be proud!" Taichen said in a deep voice. His Golden Zone rose again, and a massive blood-red mantis light-shadow appeared.

Flowing Heart Martial Arts—Blood Mantis Soul Essence.

The level of the Golden Zone instantly suppressed Wuzang. Reaching the Soul Essence was the sign that the Golden Zone had completely matured. One had to admit that due to Wuzang's foundation, his performance and growth potential were high with the same Zone Value, but at this moment, he was facing Taichen, who was at the same level and had an equally solid foundation.

Taichen had originally wanted to wear Wuzang down, but his strategy had been seen through, and there had been preparations—especially that person's. Taichen immediately executed Plan B.

Wuzang was not afraid at all. Although he was a bit weaker in the Golden Zone, there were always opportunities in Mobile Suit combat. Along the way, he had encountered nothing but strong enemies.

Accompanied by a roar, the flames of the Night fighter surged and burned.

Boom.

Both Mecha launched their attacks simultaneously; Wuzang was no longer defending, as he knew he was ultimately inferior to his opponent in terms of maximum-level stamina consumption, so he needed to find an opportunity during their collisions, even if it meant a mutual trade.

Wu Style—Gale No-Return Slash!

Accompanied by the howling of a hurricane, the red light of Blood Moon tore through the sky and struck toward the Thunder Fire fighter; Taichen's pupils instantly constricted, shifting from offense to defense as the Titanium Shield was suddenly raised.

With an explosive sound, the two Mobile Suits crossed paths; red light burst forth, and with a screeching sound, the Mecha was torn by the blade light outside the defensive range of the Titanium Shield, though it did not cause substantial damage to the Mecha.

Both Mobile Suits pulled back simultaneously, neither wanting to give the opponent a chance; Thunder Blade roared, and Blood Moon wailed.

Boom.

Wu Style—Wild Wind Duoluo Slash!

Heavenly Heart Style—Gale Tornado Slash!

Clang, clang, clang, clang.

Both pilots were already fired up, with Blood Moon and Thunder Blade attacking each other frantically; the scabbard of the Night fighter was always catching the Thunder Fire fighter off guard with sudden, unpredictable movements, but Taichen was not like the previous opponents, as the Titanium Shield always blocked at critical moments, and he was very well-adapted to this pseudo-dual-blade mode of Wuzang's, which was the foundation of the Heavenly Heart Style.

Boom.

Thunder Blade and Blood Moon locked together, the two Mecha wrestling madly, engines roaring, light flames constantly colliding; just as Taichen's Thunder Fire Zeus revealed its Laser Eye, the Night fighter slammed headlong into it, boom...

The Mecha leaned back simultaneously, the Laser Eye shot wide, boom, boom.

Blood Moon and Thunder Blade emerged with the wind and exploded together, neither giving the other even the slightest chance, with their offensive postures fully maxed out; as long as anyone revealed the slightest flaw, they would be submerged by the opponent's tidal wave of attacks.

Two pilots who excelled at attacking, along with the two hottest medium-sized Super Mecha in the Solar System, would likely determine the victor within the next few minutes.

This was the crucial Vanguard battle; neither Tianjing Martial Arts nor Galaxy Academy could afford to lose, as this was a battle of rhythm, and even more so, a battle of momentum and destiny.

"Wuzang looks like his injuries are truly fully healed!"

"Why hasn't Taichen used Great Annihilation yet? Why bother dragging it out like this? Just end it in one move!"

"End it my foot; Wuzang has no flaws, and if one forces an attack and fails to achieve the desired effect, they've already lost half the battle. Although Wuzang doesn't have a Soul Origin, he has a type of Wujia Breathing Technique that can completely achieve the same effect."

Both sides had fought to this extent and were waiting for an opportunity; the key point was still the improvement of Ma Long, whose Healing Ability after entering Flowing Heart Martial Arts was incomparable, and combined with the support of Zhou Naiyi, it was enough to allow Wuzang to recover, and the attack power of the Thunder Movement Breathing Method was comparable to a Soul Origin, so both had a chance.

The only thing was that Wuzang did not know what Taichen's ultimate move was, as the previous opponents hadn't been strong enough; he only knew that besides his Gale Ability, he also possessed an invisibility ability.

The whirlwind around the Thunder Fire fighter became increasingly violent, and accompanied by an explosive sound, the two Mecha were knocked back more than ten meters, but the next moment they both lunged forward again, tseng.