Dozens of exoskeleton armors suddenly appeared behind Ning Yu, transforming and assembling in mid-air into the arms, lower limbs, head, and torso of mechs.
Leaping backward, Ning Yu flew into the center of these mech bodies. The external armors began to close inward, forming a new mech physique.
Flames erupted from the limbs as they were attached to the respective joints.
Immediately after, the head descended to the center of the shoulders, rotated slightly, and the internal connecting mechanisms quickly locked into place.
The tightening devices at all armor seams locked securely.
Ning Yu had, utilizing so many exoskeleton armors, assembled a medium-sized mech approximately forty meters tall.
Gu Ya, both shocked and delighted, asked, "Is this also a skill you learned in combat?"
"Does that even need asking!" Ning Yu shouted excitedly, "I'm no good at building mechs, but I'm an exoskeleton armor expert!"
"Hahahahaha!" Gu Ya also roared with excitement, "Good idea!! Hei..."
Hei Yang was already dead.
Gu Ya dismissed the extraneous thoughts, concentrating all his acceleration skills.
Countless parts swirled in his mind, information overlapped, and code was generated at thousands of lines per second. All simulation experiments were completed in just three seconds.
Gu Ya bent his knees slightly and lunged into the sky!
As he ascended, various exoskeleton armors gradually materialized around him, spewing flames and flying along with Gu Ya.
While flying, these exoskeleton armors, as if drawn by magnets, rapidly contracted and transformed, merging and assembling together.
First, the torso was assembled, followed by the limbs being attached.
Finally, a massive mech head appeared directly overhead.
Gu Ya controlled the mech, flying up swiftly, and positioned the mech head onto the center of its shoulders.
The moment the mech was assembled, all locking mechanisms engaged, securing the unsealed parts firmly.
Gu Ya, too, had used exoskeleton armors to transform and assemble a brand new mech!
Ning Yu was greatly alarmed, shouting, "What? How is that possible? So fast!!"
"This is the power of knowledge!" Gu Ya smiled wickedly, "Little girl, learn well! Ultimate skill!! All skills activated, first tier!"
Ning Yu watched in disbelief as Gu Ya's new mech began to blur.
But before she could react, Gu Ya had already appeared in the sky not far behind her.
After a few sounds of cracking armor, "Boom! Boom boom..."
Her mech's seams suddenly burst open. The mech began to fall apart, shattering into more than ten pieces.
"Wait!!" Ning Yu panicked and quickly asked, "What skill did you just use? How did you suddenly become two?"
Gu Ya flew back from behind, retracting his beam sword. The mech assembled from exoskeleton armors also began to vanish, leaving only Gu Ya hovering in the air.
"Want to learn?" Gu Ya asked with a lingering smile.
Ning Yu instinctively wanted to refuse, but such a powerful skill was too tempting. After hesitating for a few seconds, she said with a hint of defiance, "So what if I want to learn? Will you teach me?"
Gu Ya replied decisively, "Teach you? Of course, I'll teach you!"
Ning Yu's face immediately broke into a smile.
But Gu Ya added, "I can teach you, but first, you must put aside your prejudice against me and sincerely become my disciple."
Ning Yu's expression immediately turned grim again. She muttered, "Don't joke, how could I possibly become a disciple of a sinister person."
"Then there's nothing to teach." Gu Ya, not one to be trifled with, controlled his body and flew towards the edge of the combat arena.
Ning Yu wanted to hold him back, but seeing Gu Ya's resolute back, she angrily swung her fist in frustration, panting heavily.
"Hmph! Even if you don't teach me, I can become skilled on my own. All skills activated, right? I don't believe I can't learn it. I'll surprise him once I master it!"
Leaving the combat arena, Gu Ya returned home without delay.
As soon as he entered, he saw You You squatting by the kitchen door, resting her chin on her hands and peering into the kitchen.
"What's going on?" Gu Ya asked, puzzled. He walked closer and saw shards of glass scattered all over the kitchen floor.
Ye Ying was squatting amidst the glass fragments, carefully picking them up.
Gu Ya stepped over You You and rushed into the kitchen, grasping Ye Ying's hand. He asked with concern, "What happened? Did you cut your hand?"
"No," Ye Ying pulled her hand back and said, "I just accidentally broke it."
"You You!" Gu Ya stood up angrily and turned to look.
That cunning little You You had already vanished without a trace!
Gu Ya rushed out of the kitchen to see You You rapidly sprinting away, her slender legs pumping. Gu Ya shouted angrily, "That girl didn't even help you clean up!"
"It's not her fault, it was my carelessness," Ye Ying said calmly.
Gu Ya instantly conjured a high-power vacuum cleaner, sucking up all the glass fragments. He then instructed the household nanny android to thoroughly clean the kitchen, ensuring not a single shard of glass remained.
Ye Ying asked expressionlessly, "You've been training Ning Yu these past few days. When do you plan to set off?"
"Soon," Gu Ya replied. "I've decided to go to the Black Star Main City first, help Sa Kuan and Wang Shangmeng establish themselves, then infiltrate the Black Star regime and help Fu Yafang secure a position that allows her contact with the 'Hai Yang'."
"No one but me can handle this. Ning Yu is too incompetent except for some combat skills."
Ye Ying tapped her temple and said calmly, "Lately, I've been feeling Bai Ying calling me. When I respond, it falls silent."
"Do you need me to infiltrate your consciousness to ask it?" Gu Ya asked with concern.
Ye Ying linked her arm with Gu Ya's, resting her head on his shoulder, and said, "No. Let it be."
The two sat together intimately, silently watching the android diligently cleaning the kitchen, and sat there for a full half hour.
Ye Ying felt like it had been a long time since she had quietly sat with her boyfriend like this, without needing words, just feeling each other's hearts.
Gu Ya also felt his lover's heart. He stopped moving, embracing her and sitting quietly.
They sat until the android finished cleaning the kitchen, tidied the house, and returned to its charging base for "nourishment."
The sun had already dipped below the trees in the backyard, and the sky had darkened.
Ye Ying smiled faintly and said, "Let's go back to the bedroom."
Gu Ya scooped Ye Ying into his arms like a princess, walked into the bedroom, and gently laid her on the bed, preparing for their intimate embrace.
But when Gu Ya looked up again, he found that Ye Ying's hair had all turned white.
The desire that had just arisen vanished instantly. Gu Ya said coldly, "Bai Ying, it's not very appropriate to appear at this time, is it?"
Bai Ying fluttered her long white eyelashes, her bright eyes reflecting Gu Ya's body. She said expressionlessly, "Can't I enjoy your boyfriend energy?"
Gu Ya, feeling a bit sulky, shifted his body from between Ye Ying's fair and smooth legs and lay on his side, asking, "What do you need with Ye Ying?"
"I'm not looking for her, I'm looking for you." Bai Ying pulled up the quilt to cover her chest, sat up halfway, and looked at Gu Ya, saying, "Recently, I've felt a fellow clan member is bothering you."
"Fellow clan member?" Gu Ya asked doubtfully, "What do you mean? Is there a conscious life form trying to possess me?"
Bai Ying shook her head and said, "It's very special, seemingly a small fragment that escaped from our homeland. But there's a spatial-temporal barrier between you that is obstructing it."
Gu Ya thought to himself, could it be Hei Yang? It did turn into a four-dimensional being, but it had already canceled out and annihilated with the two four-dimensional beings who invaded worlds.
"It's very powerful, seemingly possessing abilities that our kind lack," Bai Ying continued.
Gu Ya nodded and said, "I understand. We'll deal with whatever comes our way."
"Alright, I'll return Ye Ying to you. So she doesn't get jealous of me. Humans are troublesome," Bai Ying said, and her hair began to turn from the swirl on her head to a dusty brown in all directions. Gradually, each strand of hair turned dusty brown.
Ye Ying suddenly looked up at Gu Ya, let out a soft breath, and asked, "Did Bai Ying come out?"
Gu Ya nodded.
"Did you... do it?"
Gu Ya smiled and shook his head, saying, "How could that be?" He then hugged Ye Ying's waist, pressing her upper body against his chest, gently stroking Ye Ying's delicate back, and whispered, "Without you, I have no desire to do anything."
Ye Ying smiled shyly.
Gu Ya scrunched the duvet between them. The moment their skin touched, it felt like falling into a soft ocean.
"But if it's you, I'll never get tired of it..."