Ling Yun remained unharmed on the right foot of the dark armor. Amidst the golden electric wires, Ling Yun seemed to have become a part of the electric arc. Even though the ionized air gently stirred his hair and the current densely crawled on his clothes and even his skin, it was like the gentlest water and spring breeze, only adding a sense of comfort to Ling Yun. He was not harmed by the electric shock at all. He could actually walk in the electric arc as if walking on a warm and sunny road.
The copying ability had already analyzed the Dark Armor's resistance to electricity. Therefore, the instant the Dark Armor released its current, Ling Yun simultaneously released the same weak electrical discharge on his body. This electrical discharge, possessing the same properties, didn't learn from the previous incident where all the Dark Knights were instantly killed; instead, it treated Ling Yun as a densely packed charged body, thus successfully deceiving him with its disguise. The Dark Armor, confident in its resistance to electricity, didn't even notice the small creature on its feet was still alive and moving freely.
The dark armor wasn't standing still; quite the opposite, its ten-meter-tall body was in constant motion. Its massive form, no more agile than a flying bee, had already traversed several kilometers, leaving the smooth plaza surface riddled with potholes. Yet, neither Ling Yun nor Xiao Rou remained motionless, as if stubbornly clinging to its body.
Ling Yun was still searching for a way to continue the attack. Although the disguise could deceive the protective electric light of the Dark Armor, Ling Yun could not launch any other attacks for the time being, otherwise the disguise would be exposed immediately. Moreover, the data of the electric light being copied had undergone new changes. Ling Yun was surprised to find that the protective electric light of the Dark Armor not only had extremely strong power, but could also enhance the subtle structure in the genes. This was similar to the microbial electric waves that stimulated Xiao Rou's power to grow rapidly. Copying the ability required further expansion of the data model of the electric light. The best way was to retrieve a set of Dark Armor and study it carefully, but unfortunately, Ling Yun knew that this possibility was not high.
Xiao Rou suddenly stopped circling in the air. The Angel Wings had been used a little too quickly at the beginning of their formation, so the formation function was not yet perfect. Therefore, the girl needed to spend more time getting used to the formation process. This was not the first time she had used the Angel Wings, but it was the first time she had used them to form the power of the Destructive Thrust. The whole process required a careful process to slowly understand, which would have a significant and substantial benefit to the growth of her power.
As she dodged a swiftly passing purple ray, the girl's figure flashed and vanished into thin air. If other officers of similar ability were present, they would undoubtedly exclaim in astonishment, "Instant teleportation!" (QiS)
A silver whirlwind suddenly appeared above the head of the dark armor, instantly transforming into a silver tornado tens of meters in diameter that stretched across the sky. The enormous gale swept past as if it were a tangible force, instantly carrying all the dust and gravel on the ground hundreds of meters into the sky. The immense energy instantly shredded all the small stones again, then infinitely divided them into tiny particles, adding a gray landscape line to the pure silver tornado.
The moment the tornado appeared, the dark armor stopped in its tracks. Its strange sensory abilities told it that a terrifying energy lurked within the tornado and had already locked onto its presence. No matter where it fled, it was futile; there was no way to escape. Although the dark armor was incredibly large, it appeared utterly insignificant before the terrifying tornado.
It raised its two thick arms, side by side, aimed at the eye of the tornado that was slowly pressing down from above. The immense wind and pressure even caused the protective electric light to gradually compress onto its armor, forming a thin layer, like covering the shiny black armor with a layer of shimmering gold leaf. The massive helmet and shoulder armor even trembled automatically, and the green light in its gleaming eyes had dimmed to its lowest point, a sign of being affected to the maximum extent by the tornado's air pressure.
Sensing a tremendous threat, the dark armor suddenly let out a clear roar like a dragon's cry. The electric light all over its body suddenly shone brightly, turning from gold to cyan in the blink of an eye. The current rapidly rose from the soles of its feet, like releasing a wave of energy, and indiscriminately flashed a bright cyan light in all directions and upwards in a circular pattern.
As if a tiny point had suddenly exploded, the powerful energy and shockwave collided with the silver tornado without hesitation. The entire tornado seemed to pause for a moment; the gray dust abruptly stopped, then turned into a cloud of smoke that instantly transformed tens of thousands of cubic meters of space into a dark, smoky void.
Everything seemed to have come to an end, with emptiness and darkness often becoming the exclusive names for the final outcome. However, this time, everything was far from over. The beginning and the pause often became the final node before the explosion, like the darkness before dawn.
In the deepest part of the dark space, a silver light like the aurora suddenly flashed, followed by an extremely fierce silver energy that swept away all the smoke and dust, instantly leveling all the pervasive dust. The silver tornado started spinning again, but this time, the tornado descending from the sky suddenly began to slowly change shape. The silver light, tens of meters in diameter, suddenly transformed into the shape of a diving girl.
The silver tornado transformed into a girl's form, with two silver angel wings extending from her back. Her enormous yet graceful body descended vertically, and a massive silver spear, large enough to pierce the entire sky, struck straight down like a meteor from outer space, carrying unparalleled power, fiercely stabbing towards the head of the dark-armored figure.
Around the silver spear burned a ring of transparent flames, each several meters in diameter. From a distance, the transparent flames resembled beautiful ice flowers. However, looking through the center of the transparent flames, one could not see anything as transparent as through glass. Wherever the transparent flames passed, there was only endless dark void.
In the void, countless points of light can be seen rising and falling, each representing the birth and destruction of a miniature universe. As the azure flames transformed into transparent flames at the highest temperature, they gave rise to the most bizarre and fantastical sounds in this universe. Beneath the silver tornado, the void had become infinite.
A silver spear, seemingly already possessing the power to pierce the void and transcend the cycle of reincarnation.
The dark armor stood motionless, its electric sparks gathering once more. This time, sensing a tremendous threat, some of the sparks concentrated above its head, even forming a layer of ionized cloud composed entirely of electric arcs. This golden cloud, like the sun, formed a golden shield. Meanwhile, its two long-prepared arms unleashed all of the dark armor's power, shooting out a ten-meter-diameter cyan beam of light, like a flame shooting towards the sky, directly meeting Xiao Rou's destructive thrust.
An indescribable roar and beam of light instantly reverberated throughout the entire plaza. Even the eyes of the massive bronze statue blinked involuntarily. There were no shockwaves, scattering high temperatures, or other radiation; all the power was precisely focused on the counterattack.
The cyan beam of light momentarily blocked the descending silver spear, but it only lasted for less than a second before dissipating. The two flames of different colors neutralized each other, but the black flame was obviously not as hot as the transparent flame. Faced with the two high temperatures and great forces, they kept annihilating each other, forming countless turbulent currents with clearly visible transparent trajectories.
The spear pierced fiercely into the ionized cloud's defenses. With a deafening bang, the ionized cloud, like an earthen serpent severely injured, suddenly coiled upwards, forming a massive golden cloak that instantly draped over the woman formed from the tornado. Due to the extremely close proximity, the woman's pained expression was clearly visible; obviously, after unleashing a remarkably powerful attack, the dark armor's counterattack had inflicted immense pain on Xiao Rou as well.
A strange aura suddenly rose up, followed by a buzzing sound. As if something incredibly strange had changed, the dark armor, which resembled a machine, suddenly realized something. Ignoring the massive attack that was struggling against the ionized cloud above, it lowered its head and walked down, just in time to see Ling Yun's triumphant smile.
His hand gently pressed on the instep of the dark armor, and the earthy yellow luster was spreading rapidly upwards at a slow but unstoppable speed, turning all parts of the armor into lifeless earthy yellow rocks wherever it passed.
Petrification!
Just as Ling Yun was worrying about not having an opportunity to strike, the dark armor suddenly took away all the protective electric rays and energy, leaving the remaining part as a naked target. If Ling Yun were to hold back now, it would be utterly futile. Of course, he wasn't confident in the petrification spell, because in the past, the petrification spell had only petrified flesh and blood. Whether it would work on a body made purely of energy and steel was still unknown. However, it was never a bad idea to try. Now it seemed that no matter what the opponent's composition was, the petrification spell was the most terrifying alteration spell. Although Ling Yun still didn't understand the data model breakdown of the petrification spell.
In the blink of an eye, petrification had spread to the waist of the dark armor. All the energy dissipated after being petrified, like bubbles in the air. The ionized cloud suddenly began to flicker incessantly, a sign that the dark armor's own energy reserves were insufficient, and under the relentless erosion of petrification, the energy was dissipating at an alarming rate.
The dark armor let out a final, unwilling roar. With a boom, the ionized cloud scattered like shrapnel from an explosion. Without protection, the massive telekinetic spear plunged downwards, deeply piercing the dark armor's head, its ten-meter-long shaft reaching all the way to the hilt.
Chapter 336 Warmth in My Heart
After being pierced in the skull by the telekinetic spear, the Dark Armor only trembled violently before falling motionless backward. The petrification spell continued to spread; the lower half of the Dark Armor's limbs had completely turned into lifeless stone. Its massive and heavy body, without any energy protection, would inevitably shatter into countless pieces upon a heavy fall.
An invisible force suddenly stopped the Dark Armor from falling backward, and then slowly helped him up. The petrification spell, which had been spreading continuously, stopped its petrification process and suddenly began to slowly restore the petrified Dark Armor downward.
The silver-clad woman's figure flickered, transforming once more into a swirling tornado. The tornado then vanished on the horizon. The girl's slender figure flashed, leaping swiftly through the air and landing steadily beside Ling Yun. Xiao Rou's face was somewhat pale, but her phoenix eyes shone with excitement and surprise. The effect of this destructive thrust far exceeded expectations. Although aided by the Angel Wings and Ling Yun, Xiao Rou's own power was not to be underestimated, signifying that the girl's strength had reached a new level.
The dark luster on the dark armor gradually dimmed, and the green light in the pair of bright eyes on the mask also gradually lost its luster. Although Ling Yun had already released the petrification spell, the protective energy had been greatly damaged and had been almost completely depleted. Apart from a suit of armor that represented the meaning of namelessness, the dark aura no longer existed.
"Are you alright?" Ling Yun gently grasped Xiao Rou's hand. The girl's hand was still cool and smooth, though her palms were slightly sweaty. This wasn't from the intense battle, but rather from Xiao Rou's excitement. Although she stood there quietly, she hadn't fully recovered from the devastating strike; every cell in her body was still in a state of excitement. At this moment, Xiao Rou was brimming with power. The Angel Wings not only allowed her to gather the power of supernatural arts, but also balanced the power circulation within her body, unleashing its maximum potential. In fact, it could be said that every time Xiao Rou used the Angel Wings, her power would surge forward.
"I'm alright. Thanks to you, we were able to destroy it together." Xiaorou smiled at her boyfriend, and this wasn't an exaggeration. Without Ling Yun, it would have been difficult for Xiaorou to destroy the twelve Dark Armors in their proper state on her own. Their protective energy was comparable to the outer defensive barrier of the Heavenly Net Barrier. Without the Petrification Technique, it would have been very difficult to remove the Dark Armors' protective state.
Ling Yun nodded, then suddenly walked to the huge, lifeless dark armor and placed his hand on its leg. After a faint silver light, as Ling Yun continued to output his mental energy field, the dark armor suddenly trembled, as if it had come back to life. In an instant, the luster on the surface of the armor gradually brightened again, and in the blink of an eye, it returned to its original state. Even a layer of crackling electricity rose up, which, although it looked very thin, already showed a trace of majestic grandeur.
Xiao Rou took two steps back in surprise. "It's come back to life again?" the girl asked doubtfully, but she immediately realized that Ling Yun was controlling the Dark Armor. Although the Dark Armor's energy was exhausted, Ling Yun's replication ability could generate the same energy to provide to the Dark Armor. However, the energy provided by Ling Yun was also under Ling Yun's control, so there was no need to worry about the Dark Armor coming back to life and attacking again. Moreover, the energy provided by Ling Yun was limited. Although the Dark Armor had recovered some of its functions, it was still far from its peak.
Ling Yun quietly sensed the peculiar structure within the Dark Armor using his mental energy field. He had never seen the Dark Armor's structure before; it resembled both metallic materials and pure energy crystals, the latter being more likely, since metallic materials cannot be arbitrarily deformed. The data from the replicated ability feedback indicated that the Dark Armor was likely a perfect killing machine, precisely sealing certain special powers with exceptional effectiveness within the armor's materials. Because the armor itself contained immense energy, its power could be unleashed at certain times.
Microscopic perception still transmitted several information points with automatic responses from deep within the armor. Ling Yun smiled slightly and suddenly understood the mystery of the Dark Armor's consciousness. Similar to the information energy of the information carrier, the power sealed within the armor clearly contained a neat piece of information energy. All attack arrangements and reactions were issued by information energy, including being sensed and summoned, all accomplished through the intangible transmission of information. Now, the Dark Armor's information energy had completely disappeared, so naturally, there was no longer any possibility of consciousness or being summoned. In other words, whoever could form new information energy would be able to regain control of the Dark Armor.
Microscopic perception also revealed that the Dark Armor has the function of automatically absorbing energy. Even without being supplied with energy, the Dark Armor will absorb free energy from the world to strengthen itself. Just leave it here quietly, and it will return to normal in a short time. However, its own energy can be replenished, but the information energy that is lost can never be replenished.
Ling Yun suddenly stretched out his hand, which had already entered the dark armor. Following the channel for inputting the mental energy field, he had already reintroduced a somatic cell into the interior of the dark armor. Although it was only the size of a single cell, this single cell contained unparalleled rich information, and the vast space outside the cell nucleus was completely filled with abundant mental energy field energy, so the information would have extremely long-term preservation.
What Ling Yun wants to do is replace the information energy of the Dark Armor, thereby regaining control of it. He hasn't figured out the composition of the armor yet, but it seems to be of great research value. Ling Yun often copies down things that he thinks are valuable but cannot study for the time being, which is a good habit. However, it is unknown when Ling Yun will have the time to do so.
After a moment, Ling Yun slowly withdrew his hand. As he looked back at the huge dark armor in front of him, the dark armor suddenly flashed a silver light, and then its huge body slowly shrank. The information it received instructed it to restore itself to the size of a real person. This was just a basic function for armor with automatic transformation capabilities.
Soon, the dark armor shrank to the size of a real person. After shrinking, the luster and electric sparks on the armor became more solid, filled with a shimmering and ethereal feeling. Ling Yun gently pointed, and the dark armor suddenly split open automatically, dividing into several parts such as the shoulders, head, chest, legs, and waist, which directly covered Xiao Rou's body.
Xiao Rou was just taken aback when she felt a surge of energy flowing into her body. Although it looked like an incredibly heavy metal armor, Xiao Rou didn't feel any weight or the hardness of metal when she wore it. It was as if she was wearing an invisible, warm garment. A pure, warm energy was being transmitted from the armor to her body, instantly giving the girl, who was recovering her powers, a jolt of energy.
The dark armor draped over the girl began to transform automatically and slowly, its decorative parts extending entirely according to Xiaorou's physique. Her legs became thinner and longer, and her feet automatically transformed into pointed boots. From the waist up, graceful curves extended upwards, creating a beautifully streamlined black armor. Her chest protruded slightly, conforming to the female anatomy and becoming an artistically curved armor. The helmet, however, lost its imposing and armed aura and decorations, becoming soft and elegant. Clearly, the dark armor was an extremely human-like structure, capable of transforming into the most suitable armor for the girl based on the most perfect female body shape stored in the system.
In the blink of an eye, the originally majestic, powerful, and even somewhat ferocious dark armor transformed into elegant, graceful, and uniquely beautiful women's armor. Dressed on Xiao Rou, it added a touch of heroic spirit to her, making her look like a stunning female warrior. Her heroic spirit was not without its gentleness; the two completely opposite qualities were perfectly blended on her, forming a captivating essence.
"So beautiful." Ling Yun couldn't help but exclaim. This was his true feeling. Although he rarely praised his girlfriend and knew that women liked sweet words, Ling Yun still rarely said it like this. The tacit understanding between him and Xiao Rou did not require such explicit words, but an unintentional compliment made Xiao Rou extremely happy.
Upon hearing Ling Yun's praise, Xiao Rou's fair cheeks immediately flushed red. She could already sense the protective power of the Dark Armor. The armor's power was directly matched to the wearer's power. The stronger the person wearing the armor, the greater the armor's protective power would be. Even an ordinary Dark Knight, after acquiring the Dark Armor, possessed the power of an ability user who was not even a lieutenant. How much more so for a strong person like Xiao Rou, who was only a fraction away from the rank of general.
Of course, most importantly, this was Ling Yun's heartfelt gift to Xiao Rou, instantly softening the girl's heart. A warm current flowed gently through Xiao Rou's soul. No one had ever been so kind to her; even her own mother only served as a strict instructor. Unbeknownst to her, Xiao Rou's love for Ling Yun had deepened. Their lives intertwined, becoming inseparable.
Xiao Rou moved, and the dark armor suddenly flashed and disappeared from her body in an instant. This was one of the latest features that Ling Yun had given to the dark armor. After all, it would be very inconvenient for the two of them to go out and return to reality while wearing a strangely designed dark armor. Therefore, the dark armor also had the functions of retraction and invisibility.