Chapter 742: Hey you, wait a moment, you bastard!

Zhang Jie! Dodge quickly!!!

In Lin Ran's shrill scream, a smooth, pitch‑black slit unfolded before the Scarlet Refined Diamond's eyes in zero frames!

A force of unknown origin sliced straight through the starry sky before Zhang Jie, precise as if measured, neither left nor right, landing exactly on the Scarlet Refined Diamond's brow.

No warning, no wind‑up, zero‑frame initiation.

Damn it!!!

Hoping that the mecha armor formed from nanorobots would protect him is no longer feasible; space itself is simply too overbearing.

To cut or crush anything is utterly effortless.

But.... it's not a big problem!

Before Zhang Jie's words even finished, that slit had already split the Scarlet Refined Diamond's entire cockpit.

The golden armor was torn like paper, and firelight spewed from the slit.

And Zhang Jie's body was also severed in half.

Sapphire was closest; the slit lay right before her eyes, cleaving her Knight Sir in two.

She could even see Zhang Jie's cross‑section where he was cut.

The exposed spine on the cross‑section gleamed bone‑white in the vacuum.

Organs still faintly pulsing, and fresh blood.

Waaahhhhh!!!

Sapphire let out a sharp explosive cry; this scene's impact on her was simply overwhelming—what's the difference from when they killed her before?

Meanwhile, Lin Ran opposite was a bit calmer, but watching this still gave her an eye‑jolt.

Lin Ran could even make out what Zhang Jie had eaten in his stomach….

This scene is a bit too much to kill one's appetite….

Although Zhang Jie had told him he'd be fine, this scene would worry anyone.

And in the next instant, all the wounds were sealed by golden flame, not a drop of blood spilling, just suspended in the cut, making onlookers' scalps tingle.

Sapphire beside them had already rolled her eyes….

It's estimated that soon she'll have to imitate other Hakimis and do a Hakimi roll.

This is really too much to spoil one's appetite….

Lin Ran muttered complaints.

Zhang Jie himself seemed to feel no pain; he even lowered his head to look at his own severed abdomen.

Damn it....

This cut is pretty neat.

The next moment, golden flames surged wildly from the open cross‑section at his waist and abdomen!

The flames spread along Zhang Jie's two halves, consuming his flesh, bones, and even his youthful face entirely.

Subsequently, a miraculous scene occurred: the golden flames began to retract and compress, the two severed halves, as if pulled by invisible threads, slowly reassembled!

The severed spine re‑closed, organs were pushed back by the golden fire, intestines coiled back inch by inch, and skin grew from the edges of the cut to rejoin.

Heaven‑endowed talent!!! Kid!

"Body‑to‑Flame" is still exerting force!!!

At this moment, only a few breaths had passed.

Zhang Jie, amidst that golden flame, reseated himself in the pilot seat.

The Scarlet Refined Diamond was repaired, the whole mecha as good as new!

He lowered his gaze to his belly; the skin was smooth as before, not a scar left.

Not bad; it didn't leave me a weird healing.

Zhang Jie really feared his intestines would end up fused to his mouth—that would be truly off the charts.

Lin Ran was completely stunned, no way!!!

Is it really resolved like this?

Zhang Jie? You…. alright?

What could happen.

Zhang Jie twisted his neck, moved the just‑reconnected spine, and it clicked.

"I said, as long as this fire isn't extinguished, I can't die."

It just hurts a bit.

Lin Ran opened her mouth, momentarily unsure whether to scold him or cry.

Scare me to death, you'd be a blockheaded donkey, I'm telling you...

Got it, got it, I'll give you more later.

Lin Ran's old face flushed; she was about to retort sharply, but realized any rebuttal would sound feeble.

"Bastard... too awful!"

Meanwhile, Sapphire was still spitting foam to the side, while Zhang Jie raised his sword once again.

"I've been back this long, and this is the first time I've suffered such a grave wound."

"So before the negotiations, don't blame me for striking hard!"

And on the Scarlet Refined Diamond's screen, the giant worm far out in the starry sky suddenly stopped moving.

Qi Yu halted in place, as if nailed down.

She could see clearly that the slit precisely bisected the person inside the cockpit, together with the mecha, into two halves.

Hmm, very precise; she even felt a little proud, and at the time she'd even been slightly exhilarated.

But just at that moment, that person's flesh and blood were exposed, exploding in outer space; that familiar pheromone, intense enough to make her tremble all over.

"It won't be wrong......"

"This time it definitely won't be wrong!"

She muttered to herself, her whole person as if she had lost her soul; although she hadn't heard his voice for a very long time, her body would not remember wrong.

Since childhood she had grown up with that scent in her blood; that person's scent was within her body, and long ago countless years before, it had already merged with her.

That was the scent she had pursued across countless ages, across countless universes.

Master....?

She called out very softly, talking to herself; this sound could not reach Zhang Jie's ears.

She just watched as that golden huge mecha raised its sword and charged toward herself.

Qi Yu did not resist, but instead charged forward toward the blade!

The giant sword plunged into the insect's body, piercing from the chest; black blood burst silently in the vacuum.

She did not retreat but advanced, the insect's limbs gripping the sword blade and crawling forward, forcibly sending herself to the front of the cockpit.

The insect's limbs clung tightly to the Crimson Silk Golden Vajra; then, from within the massive insect's body, a human figure suddenly burst out!

Lin Ran was about to thrust a spear past, when the next moment she suddenly sensed a replenishment.

"Wait a moment...."

Lin Ran narrowed her eyes and looked for a long time.

What emerged from the giant insect's body was actually a petite girl!!!

You wait, wait, wait!!

You wait for me, you idiot!!!

Meanwhile, Qi Yu, covered in blood, dove headfirst into the Crimson Silk Golden Vajra's cockpit, under Zhang Jie's bewildered gaze, right in front of the sapphire!!

She threw her arms around Zhang Jie! In an instant, she was refined!

.... Found him.

She buried her face in Zhang Jie's chest, her voice muffled, trembling.

I found you....

Zhang Jie:??????

WDF!!!

At this moment, Zhang Jie only felt his brain go blank; he really didn't quite understand the situation.

"Wait a moment...."

"You couldn't be...."

Zhang Jie swallowed, already having a guess in his heart.

"You couldn't be Qi Yu, could you?"

Qi Yu:!!