Facing a rain of missiles, Gu Ya felt no fear. He had just won a match with an old, assembled mecha. Though the opponent had switched to a more advanced firepower-output mecha, the pilot was still Qiao Weiwei.
Moreover, Gu Ya was now piloting the world's most advanced close-combat mecha. He was confident he could win even against the War God Hong Yan. His skills had also improved drastically, with months of study leading to more scientific piloting techniques.
"Even with continuous full skill activation, You Yin won't sustain significant damage," Gu Ya said coldly to himself.
Ten missiles, like vengeful specters, roared towards You Yin.
"Hahaha! Scared stiff? Not even trying to dodge!" Qiao Weiwei cackled.
The missiles struck You Yin directly but, as if encountering a ghost, passed through its body and shot into the distance. Qiao Weiwei's expression froze.
At this moment, the sky not only carried the sound of flying missiles but also a faint, distant, and melodious sound, like a nightingale's song.
"Ying—!"
You Yin appeared behind the Big Red mecha almost instantly. Its hands gripped two sea-blue beam swords, and it slowly rotated its body.
With a deafening roar, the chest armor of the big red mecha cracked open with two massive fissures. Numerous warheads dropped from the cracks, falling towards the ground like freefall.
These warheads did not explode. Gu Ya watched coldly, his answer already forming in his mind: the warheads required special detonation devices or communication signals to activate; otherwise, they could not be triggered. It was a sensible measure to prevent self-destruction if an enemy hit the ammunition depot.
Suddenly, the warheads that had fallen from the armor but not yet hit the ground erupted, spiraling through the air and shooting towards Gu Ya. The Big Red mecha slowly turned, its chest displaying two gaping fissures, a terrifying sight. This was the result of Gu Ya’s previous "full skill activation."
Facing a second wave of missile rain, You Yin was covered in blue electrical currents. With a single sweep of [Blue Electric Wind], it instantly annihilated the missile rain. A series of fiery explosions lit up the sky, accompanied by continuous booming sounds. You Yin slowly emerged from the explosions, hovering before the flames, its sea-blue armor reflecting the fire into a purplish-blue hue, making it appear like a god clad in purple flames.
Gu Ya removed his voice modulator and said coldly, "Qiao Weiwei, you're not qualified. Tell your master to pilot."
After a long pause, the Big Red mecha transmitted a communication. Hong Yan's arrogant voice came through, "Gu Ya, you want to challenge Xian Xia's War God? Are you qualified?"
Gu Ya scoffed, "I have many bad habits. My biggest is looking down on those who look down on me. My second habit is disliking unnecessary chatter during a fight. Take this!!!"
Full Skill Activation! You Yin suddenly became a blur, a flash of light streaked across the sky, and a "Ying—!" echoed across the heavens! The Big Red mecha, massive in size, had no time to react defensively before being hit by You Yin’s strike. Its leg armor suddenly split open with two large seams!
Hong Yan showed no surprise at the mecha's damage, instead saying with interest, "You've mastered Wang Shang Meng's ultimate technique very well. But that's all. Let me show you the true strength of Xian Xia's War God! Let you experience the terror of 'Unfettered Red'!"
"Hahaha! Gu Ya, you've angered Master! 'Unfettered Red' is Xian Xia's most powerful firepower-output mecha! Haha! Wherever my master appears, whether on land or sea, there is only a sea of red light!" Qiao Weiwei shouted triumphantly.
But to Gu Ya's ears, it was merely boastful talk. Unfettered Red suddenly unleashed its power and flew towards the sky, its massive form soaring like a colossal jack, something no one would want to be crushed by.
"Where do you think you can hide!" Hong Yan roared. Unfettered Red activated all its external armor, and a torrential downpour of missiles erupted from the body armor! It was like a soaring giant roc, scattering terrifying feathers onto the earth.
"Ten kilometers of indiscriminate bombardment! Where can you possibly dodge!!!" Hong Yan roared. The missile rain gradually flew further away, and then, each warhead split into ten smaller warheads! Countless dense, chaotic warheads, trailing white smoke, spread out in all directions, forming a vast, sky-covering net that enveloped Gu Ya. The missiles swiftly adjusted their attack vectors in the air, all targeting Gu Ya's location!
"It's not over yet," Hong Yan said coldly. Unfettered Red continued to ascend, and then, countless white beam laser cannons shot from its red body! The beam cannons even bent in the air, firing at Gu Ya's position from various angles. In an instant, missiles mingled with beam cannons, all firing at You Yin.
"Alright, what a beautiful fireworks display, hehe!" Gu Ya replied coldly. You Yin became a blur, charging directly into the incoming missile rain and beam cannons. If it couldn't dodge, it would face them head-on!
As You Yin shot upwards, Unfettered Red continued its output. The continuous firing of missiles heated its body, giving it a strange, glowing orange-red hue, like a piece of red-hot iron. It was like a fiery phoenix in flight! The missile rain exploded before hitting You Yin. Suddenly, a sky-covering burst of orange-red flames erupted above You Yin. The sky was obscured, the blue sky instantly turning fiery red, truly a scene of fiery explosion connecting heaven and earth! Countless beam cannons pierced through the exploding red light and directly hit You Yin, but they only struck You Yin's afterimage. The real You Yin was flying below the fiery explosion. Gu Ya wouldn't rashly fly into the explosion field above, even if You Yin's performance was excellent; it would be suicide.
Hundreds of missiles flew towards You Yin from behind. Ahead, hundreds of missiles emerged from the explosion field, rushing towards Gu Ya. Soon, missiles appeared from all directions.
"Endless..." Gu Ya muttered coldly, quickly manipulating the mecha. You Yin suddenly stopped in mid-air, and the missile rain followed, hitting it directly. The explosion and deafening roar followed. But the next second, You Yin appeared outside the explosion. The fiery glow overhead gradually subsided, and Unfettered Red, burning red all over, pierced through the smoke. Like a giant fire phoenix descending to earth, it appeared above You Yin with imposing momentum.
Hong Yan coldly declared: [Ultimate Technique! Radiant Vermilion]! Unfettered Red extended its limbs, and the beam cannon barrels all over its body fired red laser beam cannons, directly at You Yin. Gu Ya's gaze was icy. He concentrated, maneuvering You Yin to weave and dodge rapidly, as streaks of fiery red laser beam cannons grazed past. Unfettered Red continued to fire lasers in the air and began to change its body posture, causing countless red laser beams, capable of piercing anything, to tightly pursue You Yin.
Suddenly, Hong Yan shouted: [Ultimate Technique! Red Light Shines Upon All]! Unfettered Red's body suddenly erupted with an even more dazzling red light! It surpassed the redness of the lasers. Instantly, the ground was bathed in red light! Following the red light came waves of intense heat. Unfettered Red heated itself, raising the air temperature in this area to an extremely high level, as if the sun god had descended. Even with the environmental simulation system, Gu Ya felt a stinging heat. The mecha system displayed the external air temperature reaching a terrifying 365 degrees Celsius, while the cockpit temperature reached 68 degrees Celsius and was still rising! Unfettered Red's own temperature was even higher, reaching 3000 degrees Celsius. It was blinding red light and heat capable of cooking human flesh. Hong Yan was truly terrifying! Gu Ya narrowed his eyes, his body burning, threatening to faint, constantly reminding himself to stay calm!
At this moment, Hong Yan shouted again: [Ultimate Technique! Burning Red Phoenix]! Gu Ya was startled; there were still ultimate techniques! And they were being unleashed consecutively! Unfettered Red's body was suddenly engulfed in immense flames, the entire mecha resembling a massive fireball! A powerful fiery red aura erupted, charging directly at Gu Ya. It was accompanied by dazzling red light and extreme heat! Gu Ya felt as if he were standing on the surface of the sun, his vision blurred by the intense heat, his consciousness fading with the overwhelming fervor. If this continued, he would surely be cooked alive.
"I must find a way..." Gu Ya said weakly, feeling his strength waning, "I can only... use that move." Gu Ya lifted his hand with great effort. [Mental Acuity] and [Adrenaline Rush] were instantly activated. His fingers danced wildly across the holographic control panel, racing against death. Unfettered Red, like a fiery red sun descending upon the earth, gradually loomed over You Yin.
"【Ultimate Technique! Red Coffin】!" Hong Yan said coldly, "Gu Ya, die!"