Chapter 1 Mechanical Legion

The mechanical legions circled like crows, unleashing torrents of energy that ravaged the battlefield. Han Xiao himself changed into the Black King Sequence combat armor, advancing and retreating, fighting the four opponents in a back-and-forth struggle.

At this moment, everyone was engaged in a fierce battle. In reality, only Soruin was truly fighting, while the other three teammates were only exerting six or seven percent of their strength, and Han Xiao was silently stacking buffs.

Bai Ge'er clearly felt that the power of Han Xiao's legion's attacks had decreased by several levels compared to the last time. It didn't feel as oppressive as before, and he immediately understood that Han Xiao was holding back.

Han Xiao's strength had recently exploded. In order to give Soruin hope, he deliberately lowered the legion's output power, only slightly higher than the combat power he displayed in public for the last time, creating a stalemate situation.

He wasn't afraid of Soruin noticing. The two of them had never fought before. Soruin's judgment of his strength all came from online information. Since he had never experienced it personally, he naturally had no way of knowing what his true combat power was. As long as he performed close to the public information, the other party would think it was normal.

However, Soruin's strength was very good. His mental abilities were very tricky, and various negative statuses emerged one after another. Han Xiao didn't activate [Wrath of Kunta] and [Ten Thousand Souls Source Stream] for the time being, and it was still a bit of a struggle to deal with him. To be fair, judging from Soruin's performance, Han Xiao estimated that this guy's energy level was at least above 90,000, undoubtedly stepping into the first tier of universe powerhouses.

"Unfortunately, this guy is a glass cannon."

Han Xiao secretly curled his lips. Even the most powerful glass cannon has its limits, only a tank has an infinite future.

Soruin's physical strength seemed relatively weak at the same level, but destroying his body wouldn't kill him. Soruin was blessed with specialties such as [Soul Immortality] and [Soul Strength Foundation], and his soul was the foundation of his life, able to survive independently of his body.

Moreover, Soruin had the ability of [Physical Body Reshaping]. He didn't need to seize or parasitize like a psychic. He could create a new body for himself at any time with mental energy. For him, the body was just a replaceable barrier for the soul, and the location of the soul was the main body.

Through the introduction of the [Soul Immortality] ability on the panel, Han Xiao knew that Soruin in the soul state was immune to physical attacks, had extremely high resistance, and was very difficult to deal with. Destroying his body only made him enter the second stage.

And the trump card he prepared was the Underworld imprint. The Underworld, restored to its full state, had a special suppressive effect on all souls and was the nemesis of all souls.

Han Xiao's goal was to find an opportunity to kill Soruin's body in seconds, forcing him to appear in soul form, directly dragging his soul into the Underworld, and letting the professional team happily send him away.

On the other side, Soruin was also calculating rapidly in his mind.

"Black Star's strength is about the same as I expected. He is indeed very powerful, but not as exaggerated as the rumors say. With his level, the probability of success of this ambush is higher than planned."

Soruin's spirits lifted, and his thoughts became active.

Being passive all the time was very unfavorable to him. Although he had grasped the Sanctum's weakness, his personal safety was controlled by others. Only by breaking away from the Sanctum's control could the chips in his hand play a greater role, otherwise, it would only be enough to protect himself… It's true that the Sanctum doesn't want to be exposed, but even if it is, the Sanctum will only get into trouble, and he will probably die. The price is not equal, and there is not much room for negotiation.

He felt that the moment the ambush was successful might be an opportunity to escape, but he was a mental ability user with poor mobility, and the success rate of escape was too low.

"First, follow the plan, find an opportunity to control Black Star, and then act according to the circumstances."

Soruin calmed down, pressed his brow, and hundreds of mental piercings rushed towards Han Xiao.

The five fought fiercely, all silently waiting for an opportunity.

After a long time of back-and-forth fighting, suddenly, Han Xiao's movements froze, as if he had suffered too many mental attacks and finally showed an abnormal state.

"Now!"

Before Soruin could speak, Bai Ge'er suddenly roared in the battle group chat, taking over the task of leading the rhythm.

His body bloomed with violent magical fluctuations, and a series of control-type spells that had been charged for a long time were quickly cast, all superimposed on Han Xiao's body.

The other two Super-As didn't say a word and immediately followed up, throwing out their long-awaited control skills together.

Buzz buzz buzz—

All kinds of energy of various colors and shapes tightly wrapped around Han Xiao, as if fixing him in mid-air, unable to move.

Seeing the opportunity appear, Soruin had no choice but to cooperate. His eyes widened, and the nearly substantial mental impact looked like a series of fog-like light waves, shooting out one after another, penetrating Han Xiao's body, and detonating all kinds of negative statuses in the blink of an eye.

The next moment, Bai Ge'er raised his hand and summoned. A series of teleportation doors appeared on the battlefield, and dozens of Super-As who had been lying in ambush all rushed out, holding their long-awaited trump cards in their hands, ready to release them towards Han Xiao.

However, at this moment, Han Xiao's body shook, and he didn't know what ability he used, but he suddenly broke free from the control skills applied by Bai Ge'er and the other two.

——In fact, he didn't do anything. Bai Ge'er and the other two secretly canceled their abilities.

As for Soruin's skills, he activated [Wrath of Kunta] in advance and was immune to a large number of negative mental states, so he was not controlled at all.

Han Xiao even deliberately revealed his flaws. Bai Ge'er cooperated according to the director's instructions, letting Soruin mistakenly think that the opportunity had come. In fact, it was the signal for Han Xiao and others to attack.

The sudden change happened in a flash. Before Soruin could react, Han Xiao immediately followed up with a void leap as soon as he broke free, and instantly teleported to Soruin's face, pressing him into his broad embrace.

"You…"

Soruin's face showed horror, as if he saw a blood-red "Danger" popping up on his head!

Before he could finish speaking, dozens of Super-As directly concentrated their fire on the two who were hugging each other!

On the other side, the mechanical legions also turned their heads and fired at the two. This time, they no longer controlled their power and went all out!

Han Xiao activated all his explosive abilities, and then a virtual soul suppressed Soruin. The two were fixed in place at the same time, and could only watch countless attacks approaching rapidly.

The next second, the figures of the two were submerged in light.

Boom!!!

The opposing energy torrents turned into a rapidly expanding energy ball, sweeping across all directions. The terrifying energy fluctuations almost took away the perception abilities of everyone present, and all that remained in everyone's eyes was a dazzling white.

Whoosh—

The light ball expanded to its limit and suddenly exploded. The energy shock wave burst out with the explosion point as the center, blowing away all the surrounding objects.

The light quickly dissipated, and only Han Xiao was left in the field, dragging his broken body. Large amounts of blood spurted out from various wounds, like a water bag with dozens of holes poked in it. He was obviously severely injured.

The combined attacks of dozens of Super-A killer moves and the mechanical legions were the most terrifying damage Han Xiao had ever suffered. It was already because the blessings of [Perfect Energy Affinity Physique] and [Proof of Leadership] were strong enough that he could survive. Moreover, Han Xiao specially wore a set of "Black King Sequence Defense Armor". Although it was scrapped, it resisted a lot of damage. Otherwise, he felt that he would have to hand over a resurrection coin here.

On the other hand, Soruin's body had been completely annihilated in the terrifying explosion, and not even a trace of residue was left.

In this situation, others would have died long ago, but for Soruin, it was just entering the second stage!

A series of streamers suddenly lit up in front of Han Xiao, constructing a luminous green energy body and transforming into Soruin's appearance.

At the same time, a mental message entered Han Xiao's mind.

"The attack worked… It seems your indestructible body isn't truly eternal."

Soruin secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, he didn't rely on his physical body to survive. When the soul body and the physical body separated, there was a moment of phase invincibility. Otherwise, the wave of attacks just now would have severely injured him, and the soul body was still in full state at this time.

One more wave, and Black Star will die!

Soruin didn't say a word and launched a series of mental impacts in a short moment, all of which bombarded Han Xiao, trying to prevent Han Xiao from putting on the Emperor and escaping.

The soul body was not subject to physical control. He immediately retreated, passing through Han Xiao's arm, wanting to quickly distance himself. At the same time, he spoke in the battle channel, calling everyone to seize the opportunity to launch a second round of concentrated fire.

However, just as Soruin was about to retreat, Han Xiao raised his hand and inserted it into his soul body. The Underworld imprint on the back of his hand suddenly lit up, bursting out with an amazing suction force.

"What is this?!"

Soruin was shocked. He only felt that this imprint was like a vortex. The soul body suddenly became uncontrollable. Before he could take any action, an irresistible force dragged him in.

"Got this kid!" Han Xiao spat out a mouthful of hot blood and grinned.

These few changes seemed to have taken a long time, but they actually happened in a very short period of time. If the Sanctum hadn't deliberately released water to cooperate, he wouldn't have been able to behead him so easily.

But now only half of it has succeeded, and the problem has not been completely resolved.

"Follow me!"

Han Xiao put on the Emperor, and at the same time threw out a few spares, throwing them to the Oathkeeper and other Super-As who were good at the mental field.

The mecha was automatically changed, and the next moment, Han Xiao's palm shot out a few strands of mechanical force, activating the Emperor mecha on everyone's body.

With a flash of light, the few disappeared without a trace.

…

Thump!

Soruin only felt dizzy and fell on a black rocky ground.

At this time, the unknown force that pulled the soul body disappeared. Soruin immediately flew up, vigilantly observing left and right, not knowing where Black Star had sent him.

His gaze quickly swept across the lively earth, and a sense of inexplicable familiarity welled up in his heart.

Suddenly, Soruin suddenly thought of something. His soul body shook, and his face changed drastically.

"Could this place be… the Underworld?!"

As an initial explorer who mixed in the Exploration Era, he had also heard the names of the two sisters and was no stranger to the existence of the Underworld.

Only disbelief remained in Soruin's heart.

Didn't the two sisters die? How can the Underworld still exist!

Why did Black Star send me to this place?!

Just as he was horrified, the figure of O'Neill suddenly appeared in front of him, revealing a subtle smile that made Soruin feel bad.

"Crap!"

Soruin didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly retreated, rushing straight into the sky, wanting to rush out of the Underworld.

If it were another secondary dimension, he wouldn't be so afraid, but the initial explorers all knew that all lives that existed independently in soul form were strongly restrained by the Underworld.

The Underworld is the nemesis of all souls! A forbidden place that all soul lives fear!

O'Neill floated in place without chasing, just stretched out her palm and clenched it suddenly towards Soruin's receding figure.

Buzz!

The Underworld operated according to her will, and an inexplicable force suddenly descended, like an unparalleled heavy pressure. All the heroic spirits in the entire Underworld were pressed to the ground.

Underworld - Soul Suppression!

The current Underworld has been restored to its full state. O'Neill is a professional when it comes to dealing with souls!

Even if Soruin's soul body was extremely special and possessed the combat power of a Super-A, under this special restraint, his flying speed instantly plummeted by 90%, and he flew lower and lower.

O'Neill's smile remained unchanged, and she pulled from the air.

Underworld - Soul Binding!

Thick Underworld power seeped out from the black earth, turning into countless tentacles that rushed into the sky, entangling Soruin, trying to drag him down.

The soul body that could pass through various substances could not pass through the power of the Underworld. Instead, it would be firmly stuck. Soruin tried his best to break free from the soul-binding tentacles, but he could only stalemate in mid-air.

Whoosh—

At this moment, a red tornado rose into the sky, revealing Hela's figure. She had been lying in ambush here, waiting for a long time.

"It's you!"

Soruin was shocked. His soul body was not immune to mental damage, and Hela happened to restrain him.

"Go down to me!"

Hela's eyes were burning, and with a wave of her hand, death energy spurted out, like a violent stream of water, washing down Soruin's soul body.

Soruin fell on the black earth. O'Neill hooked her finger, and chains made of Underworld power stretched out from the ground, piercing through Soruin's soul body, wrapping around him layer by layer, locking him on the ground.

Just as Soruin gritted his teeth and tried to break free from the chains, several figures suddenly appeared in front of him, namely Han Xiao, the Oathkeeper, and others who were teleported by the Emperor, and they all took off their mechas.

Seeing this scene, Han Xiao smiled, "It seems you are having a good time with my friends."

Soruin saw the Oathkeeper and Han Xiao appearing together and was immediately stunned, his whole body stunned.

At this moment, he understood everything.

"So you are in cahoots?!"

Soruin was both shocked and angry. Without saying a word, he immediately tried to contact his physical body, wanting to expose all the information immediately.

However, the next second, he was stunned again.

His connection with his physical body was completely cut off!

"Why do you think I bothered to bring you in here? Here, unless you get the permission of the Underworld's consciousness body, no one can transmit soul signals to the outside world. The Oathkeeper doesn't have absolute certainty to isolate your abilities, but the Underworld can."

Han Xiao gently stomped on the black rocky soil under his feet.

"After all… the initial function of the Underworld is a prison!"