"Let's find a place to test this mech's power," Yun Ze suggested.
"Alright," Di tian agreed. He opened a spatial passage and led everyone to a remote, uninhabited place.
"Roar!"
Once there, the Vajra Demon Ape let itself go, bellowing loudly.
That wasn't its original voice—it was the mech's systems converting its thoughts into electronic sound.
Under the ape's control, the mech kept bounding and moving flexibly, like a real giant ape.
"I'll test its combat strength," Ditian said, flying up to face the mech-ape. Suppressing his own power, he engaged it in battle.
Having been a soul spirit for so many years, trapped in the narrow soul spirit ball, the Vajra Demon Ape had long wanted to vent. Now it attacked without reservation.
"Thud, thud, thud…"
The mech dropped onto all fours, sprinting and leaping forward. Each bound covered seven or eight meters, and every landing made the ground tremble faintly.
The mech weighed over thirty thousand jin (≈15 tons). Leaping several meters high and crashing down, the impact was terrifying—no wonder the ground quaked.
The ape swung a fist forward. The air exploded before it, the blast of force whipping up dust all around.
Ditian didn't dodge. He wanted to test the mech's strength head-on.
Bang!
Their fists collided, energy bursting outward, dust flying, the impact thundering like a storm.
Both were forced back. Ditian stabilized himself in the air, looking satisfied.
The mech's strength was impressive—it had reached the level of a human Assault-type Titled Douluo.
He had suppressed his strength to Rank 91, so he wasn't crushing the mech outright, just holding the advantage.
The Vajra Demon Ape skidded dozens of meters across the ground, carving deep trenches before stopping, then lunged forward again.
With a stomp, two deep pits appeared. It leapt over ten meters in a bound, and after three such leaps, it was in front of Ditian again, punching out.
After so long without battle, it was thrilled—its innate combat lust flaring from its very soul. It only wanted to fight to its heart's content.
Ditian fought it seriously at the Rank 91 level, testing the mech's combat capabilities.
With a mechanical body, the ape felt no pain. The longer the fight went, the more excited it became, with no reservations at all.
The mech wasn't fitted with soul tools—it could only fight with raw strength. Primitive, but pure.
Of course, weapons could be installed, but Yun Ze hadn't done so. Even if they were, the ape might not use them.
Apes were natural close-combat fighters. Adding weapons would just hinder them—the most primitive fighting style suited them best.
This was a pure melee mech—its strength, defense, speed, and agility were all outstanding.
From a distance, Yun Ze, Bear Lord, and Bi Ji watched. The latter two were shocked—the mech's battle strength exceeded their expectations.
During battle, the mech continuously absorbed heaven and earth energy to replenish itself, improving endurance.
The fight lasted over half an hour, ending only when the mech ran out of energy.
Although it could absorb ambient energy, the consumption rate in full combat was far greater.
Lasting half an hour at full power was already its absolute limit.
It was thanks to Ditian holding back—if he had gone all out, the ape would have lost long before the mech's energy was spent.
Still, the battle gave everyone a clear understanding of its abilities.
Its defense and strength were at Titled Douluo level, and its sustained combat capacity even stronger than an average Titled Douluo.
Ordinary black mechs had the power of a high-level Soul Douluo, but this one far surpassed that class.
Made entirely of top-tier seventh-rank soul-forged metals, with countless upgraded eighth-rank arrays within, it was a super black-class mech.
Though painted gold on the outside, by classification, it was still a black-class mech.
Normally, a black-class mech might have half of its parts made from seventh-rank metals—that alone would be luxurious. But this? Everything was forged from seventh-rank metals. Utter extravagance.
"Little Lord, you're truly incredible. I, Bear Lord, sincerely admire you," Bear Lord gave Yun Ze a thumbs-up.
The Vajra Demon Ape mimicked him, also giving a thumbs-up—and even spoke the word: "Respect."
The voice came from the mech translating its intent, not because the ape itself could speak.
Ditian and Bi Ji both looked at Yun Ze with admiration.
Yun Ze only smiled, then changed the subject: "Let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest. We'll send it there, and also check on Gu Yue Na's condition."
The Dragon Phoenix Hall was too small to house such a huge mech, so they could only place it in the forest for now.
When they arrived at Star Dou, the mech immediately drew hostility from the local soul beasts. If not for Ditian's presence, they might have attacked on the spot.
Using the language of soul beasts, Ditian explained, finally calming them. The beasts crowded around curiously to watch.
Yun Ze and the others reached the place where Gu Yue Na was cultivating.
At that moment, her body radiated intertwining silver and gold light, wrapped in a halo of nine-colored brilliance.
Seeing her seated in meditation, Yun Ze smiled: "We came at just the right time."
The dragon pearl containing part of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline had been fully refined—only pure energy remained. This meant the bloodline itself had been completely absorbed.
Gu Yue Na's aura had undergone a huge transformation—not just in strength, but in essence.
Her bloodline power had leapt forward in a qualitative change. Her dragon might was even more oppressive.
Yun Ze didn't feel it strongly, since his own bloodline was far superior, making him immune to her pressure both before and after.
But Ditian and Zi Ji, true dragons in their original forms, trembled before her, feeling the instinctive urge to kneel.
Since Gu Yue Na's reincarnation as a human, this was the first time they had felt this.
Before, their submission had been due to her power and status. Now, it was purely her bloodline suppressing theirs.
They were both shocked and delighted—Gu Yue Na's strength meant the entire soul beast clan would grow stronger with her.
Suddenly, Yun Ze sensed something. He raised his head—above the transparent barrier, clouds were roiling, a thundercloud forming.
"Prepare to help her resist the tribulation," Yun Ze reminded.
He hadn't expected that merely absorbing bloodline power would summon heavenly lightning.
They hadn't set up a thunder-warding array beforehand, and it was too late now. The only option was for Ditian and the others to shoulder the strikes for her.
Letting Gu Yue Na face it herself was impossible—with her current body, a single bolt would be enough to kill her instantly.
(End of Chapter)