Facing Han Xiao's teasing, the Mysterious Master's expression darkened. He was too lazy to respond, his gaze passing over Han Xiao to look at the stream of light disappearing at the edge of the battlefield.

Soon, part of the exposed mechanical army separated and escorted the Chaotic Secret Energy out of sight.

The cooked duck had flown away, his emotions plummeting from the peak to the trough, and his mood was far from good.

He intended to pursue, but Black Star's Sovereign Avatar stood in his way, radiating a high-intensity energy fluctuation that made his nerves tense subconsciously. Any movement on his part would inevitably invite a storm of attacks.

The Mysterious Master withdrew his gaze, refocusing on Han Xiao in front of him, scrutinizing him carefully. His tone was laced with seven parts dissatisfaction and three parts amusement:

"Black Star, this should be our second meeting, right?"

"Counting the Gods' Meeting, it is indeed the second time," Han Xiao nodded.

"Hmph, then we are quite... fated!" The Mysterious Master emphasized his tone.

The Chaotic Secret Energy had been snatched away, and he was annoyed, but everyone was here to grab things, and everything depended on strength. Whoever got it, got it. There was no point in questioning it.

He had originally intended to be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, but he hadn't expected Han Xiao to be there too, and even better hidden, ultimately being robbed by the interloper.

He really wanted the Chaotic Secret Energy, and now that it had been snatched by Black Star, it wasn't enough to forge a deep enmity... They were all highly respected figures in the universe. If they couldn't get something, so be it. If they were to completely fall out over it, it wouldn't look good, and there was no need for it.

But it was impossible to just retreat like this. He had to make some kind of counterattack. The Mysterious Master didn't plan to sit idly by and watch Han Xiao escape easily, as that would make it seem like he had been scared away by Black Star... He was a man of pride, unlike that Seven-Eyed lad next to him, who was used to being a coward.

He secretly tested his teleportation spell, only to find that spatial magic was restricted by the Void World Prison.

'Once this field is broken, there will still be a chance to teleport and catch up with the Chaotic Secret Energy, and snatch it back...'

The Mysterious Master secretly adjusted his mentality, focusing on dealing with the current sudden situation. He suppressed his annoyance, his expression returning to icy aloofness as he slowly began to chat:

"Speaking of which, I've always been curious about you. Although we haven't interacted much before, I have a deep impression of you."

"How deep?" Han Xiao didn't mind exchanging words with him for a while, stalling for time.

"Your deeds are spread throughout the universe. In my eyes, you are an ambitious schemer, and also a speculator. You were able to build this foundation because luck played a large part. Looking back at each of your speculations, they have brought you opportunities for rapid development. You are a lucky person."

Hearing this, Han Xiao couldn't help but take another look at the Mysterious Master.

This was the first time someone had said he was lucky. Was he mistaking him for someone else...?

He could understand why the Mysterious Master had formed this impression of him. From the outside, his rise had been extremely rapid and very smooth. So many opportunities all seemed to be due to luck.

But these "lucky" occurrences were actually opportunities he had created by knowing the future trends of the world and having an advantage in information.

But outsiders would never know this.

"Then I'll just assume I'm lucky," Han Xiao replied playfully.

"Heh, but from today onwards, your good luck has run out," magic runes appeared in the depths of the Mysterious Master's eyes. "You should have heard of my name. I can control a person's luck."

Looking at his confident appearance, Han Xiao felt a little strange and had no choice but to continue acting along with him.

"You want to weaken my luck for a long time?"

"You snatched my thing, so you have to pay a price."

The Mysterious Master snorted coldly.

In his heart, he was actually unwilling to antagonize Han Xiao. After all, after the Gods' Meeting, Han Xiao's position in the Super-A Grade circle was relatively special. As a neutral faction, it was best not to provoke him if possible.

But he couldn't swallow this grievance, and he also needed to give an explanation to save face, so he decided to use his specialty to punish Han Xiao slightly.

As expected, they still had to talk with their fists... Han Xiao had expected this and never thought that the other party would let it go so easily.

The next moment, a dazzling blue magical light radiated from the Mysterious Master's body.

"Everyone says you're very good at fighting. I'll take this opportunity to experience for myself just how powerful you really are."

As soon as he finished speaking, the accumulated magical energy erupted, like a tsunami, breaking out fiercely.

Rumble!

Han Xiao's Sovereign Avatar was washed away by the erupting magical energy and flew back a distance.

The Mysterious Master took the opportunity to retreat, trying to create distance, but after being strengthened by the divinity transformation, the effect of the Void World Prison had been enhanced, and the sense of stagnation was extremely strong. This field-type ability didn't distinguish between friend and foe, while Han Xiao, with his Void talent, could move freely within it.

He soon discovered that no matter how much he retreated, he couldn't get away from Han Xiao. Seeing this, he simply stopped moving and transformed into a magical artillery platform, firing off spells.

The Sovereign Avatar had used Void Displacement to swap positions with the sealing container in order to urgently seize the Chaotic Secret Energy, resulting in it being separated from the mechanical army and going deep alone. At this time, it could only use a single Sovereign Avatar to fight the Mysterious Master, while the mechanical troops were on their way.

Bang!

Streaks of blue magical energy dragged lightning-like trails, continuously bombarding Han Xiao, smashing into fragments of electric arcs and light on the Sovereign Avatar's shield.

With the mechanical troops not by his side, the firepower was obviously insufficient, so Han Xiao simply popped out his floating cannons and charged forward against the machine gun-like torrent of spells, taking advantage of the Mysterious Master's inability to create distance to, uncharacteristically, rush up close.

With this advancement, Han Great Technician's Strength and Agility attributes were considered high even among Super-A Grades. It was more advantageous for the Sovereign Avatar to face a mage in close combat than at range.

One took a step in place, while the other approached rapidly, the distance quickly shortening.

In Han Xiao's vision, the Mysterious Master's big face was getting closer and closer.

"Eat my rocket headbutt!"

Activating the critical hit skill, Han Xiao rammed his head into him.

Clang!!

The metal forehead, through the magic energy shield, bumped into the Mysterious Master's forehead.

The Mysterious Master's head buzzed instantly, as if there was a bell ringing in his brain. He hurriedly moved his mind, and all the rune enchantments on his body lit up, forming hundreds of mage hands around him, all punching out a sky full of fist shadows, fighting ORA ORA ORA against Han Xiao.

--As a mage, lighting up the melee skill tree is very reasonable.

"Such strength." Losing ground in the exchange, the Mysterious Master was secretly shocked.

He had sparred with many martial artists before, and now he discovered that the force of Han Xiao's Sovereign Avatar's melee attacks was even stronger than some Super-A Grade martial artists. The tidal wave of attacks made him unable to bear it and couldn't help but be surprised by Han Xiao's strength.

'I feel like Black Star is even more powerful than the rumors say...'

The thought flashed by, the Mysterious Master collected his mind, multitasking, while coping with Han Xiao's close-range onslaught, he controlled his magic power to construct a magic model, casting his signature occult magic, specifically targeting luck.

Luck was originally ethereal and illusory, but at this moment, in the Mysterious Master's spell vision, a fuzzy mist suddenly appeared on every life form, some light and some thick.

This was the Mysterious Master's unique magic, combining the magical principles of soul, spirit, prophecy, divination, and other aspects, successfully quantifying the luck of the target, the concentration of the mist representing the luck of a life form.

The better the luck, the thicker the mist, and the lucky aura unique to the protagonist-type characters was generally the most concentrated level.

"Let me see how strong your luck is!"

The Mysterious Master was determined to cut off Han Xiao's luck.

Taking a closer look, he was suddenly stunned!

Normally speaking, Super-A Grades were basically people with strong luck. To be able to become a big shot in the universe, even if their luck was bad, there was a limit. In his imagination, Black Star's luck should be so strong that it was bursting, with a full body of thick fog.

However, the real situation was completely the opposite... The mist on Black Star's body was so thin that it was almost transparent!

The Mysterious Master had observed countless people, and this was the first time he had seen someone with such poor luck, he simply couldn't believe his eyes!

There was no reason for it. A Super-A Grade's luck couldn't be so low!

How could such an unlucky guy actually become a Super-A Grade big shot?!

The Mysterious Master was dumbfounded.

He originally wanted to strike at Black Star's luck, but now that he looked at it...

Was there even room for this thing's luck to decline?!

Many of the Mysterious Master's unique magics indirectly caused huge soul damage by reducing the target's luck, but when facing Han Xiao... he found that his trump card seemed to be very ineffective.

He lost his mind for a moment and immediately revealed a flaw. Han Xiao didn't care about his psychological activities and seized the opportunity to give him a beating.

Bang bang bang!!!

Lightning-fast metal fists rapidly struck the flesh, pouring in the force of vibration.

The Mysterious Master took a beating, several emergency defense runes engraved on his body shattered, his body ached, he didn't dare to be distracted anymore, adopted a defensive posture, and struggled to support himself under Han Xiao's rapid attacks.

The two were having a great time fighting, while Ravenlaude, who was also trapped in the Void World Prison, was caught in hesitation.

Normally speaking, Ravenlaude would support the empire's ally, but now Black Star was also a competitor for the Chaotic Secret Energy...

'Only by snatching the Chaotic Secret Energy back from Han Xiao can I complete the task and exchange it for the universe treasure.'

After thinking about it, Ravenlaude made up his mind and began to cast spells to dispel the effect of the Void World Prison, dissolving this field.

"Mm?" Han Xiao felt something and turned his head to give Ravenlaude a death stare.

"Don't look at me, I'm just carrying out the empire's mission."

Ravenlaude sensed Han Xiao's gaze and braced himself to reply, then silently worked with the Mysterious Master to break the Void World Prison.

The next moment, the Void World Prison field was broken, and the surrounding space returned to normal all at once. Ravenlaude took advantage of the two being entangled in battle, opened a teleportation gate without saying a word, disappeared in place, and chased after the mechanical troops escorting the Chaotic Secret Energy away.

Seeing this, the Mysterious Master wanted to follow suit, but the Sovereign Avatar clung to him and held him back.

The mechanical troops also arrived at this time, opening the space stabilizer and magic interference device, the effect covering this area, once again making teleportation magic ineffective, making it impossible for the Mysterious Master to pursue.

"Damn it!" The Mysterious Master's face became increasingly gloomy. This situation meant that he was basically out of the competition.

Moreover, the Mysterious Master could see that Black Star actually had a way to stop Ravenlaude as well, but he deliberately let him go, leaving only him behind.

Was this specifically targeting him?!

Too much!

Seeing the Mysterious Master's ugly face, Han Xiao smiled, "You can tell that I deliberately let Ravenlaude go? I'm not targeting you, but him."

He deliberately gave Ravenlaude a chance to pursue, in order to use Ravenlaude as an object to display his fists.

Because of the previous unpleasantness, Han Xiao wanted to show the empire more of his strength, but he didn't want outsiders to know that he had grown again, so as to prevent the Mechanic Empire from coming to his door again, so he had to transfer the battlefield and try to eliminate bystanders as much as possible.

And the empire's ally was the best target.

--It seems that hitting teammates is more suitable for establishing prestige than hitting enemies. After being beaten, the teammates must also hide the battle information.

Although the Sovereign Avatar stayed behind to contain the Mysterious Master, all the Apostle Weapons were in the escort team.

With such a configuration, plus the mechanical troops, even if he wasn't there, they would have enough powerful combat power!

Distributing troops and fighting on multiple fronts was the fighting style of a Super-A Grade mechanic.