Chapter 1322 Clash of Superpowers

Two figures, one white and one blue, collided like comets!

*Boom!*

The shockwave from the collision blew away the dense swarm of mechanical soldiers around them!

Han Xiao’s Esoteric energy surged within him, constantly erupting outwards. His fists slammed heavily against Sisko's psychic barrier, producing a resounding boom like a great bell. Without retracting his fists, the armor on his arms underwent nanite transformation, merging into a massive hand cannon. The dark, large-caliber muzzle glowed with swirling, intense red light.

*Boom—*

A burst of violent Dark Energy Annihilation rays poured out, the immense beam washing over Sisko, who stood as unwavering as a reef.

"This guy's psychic defense is too strong. His shield value is high, and new shields constantly regenerate after being broken. Although he's not immune to True Damage, that's only if I can hit him," Han Xiao muttered, his brow furrowed.

A psychic's telekinetic shield was similar to a mage's magic shield, and in some ways, even stronger. Telekinetic shields possessed dual resistance, adjusted according to Sisko's will. Because Han Xiao's attacks were physical, Sisko had reduced the psychic resistance of his telekinetic shield by 90%, incorporating that resistance into physical resistance, making the shield extremely tough.

Fortunately, Sisko wasn't focused on physical strength. He didn't have a True Damage Immunity talent. Han Xiao could trigger True Damage against the telekinetic shield, dealing high damage, but hitting the shield wasn't the same as hitting Sisko himself.

Psychics were quite effective against him. The most direct solution was area-of-effect firepower.

*Rumble—*

The mechanical army had already spread out, covering the sky, seemingly endless. They orbited Sisko like a tornado, unleashing a concentrated barrage of fire with Esoteric Particle Cannons, Dark Energy Annihilation Cannons, Plasma Drive Cannons, and more.

Dozens of satellite-strike weapons, including the Glacier Freezing Star Cannon, flew into the sky. The next moment, thick beams of ionic light descended from outer space, like dozens of spears hurled by gods, slamming down on Sisko's shield in waves.

At that moment, Sisko suddenly stretched out all four arms, and a white, swirling telekinetic energy gathered, then exploded outwards. The telekinetic force generated a massive repulsion, blasting Han Xiao away.

The telekinetic shockwave swept over the nearby mechanical soldiers, smashing them into a rain of parts as if they had been struck by meteorites.

Then, Sisko slightly bent his knees, assuming a leaping stance, as if treating the air as solid ground.

*Bang!*

He pushed off with his legs, launching himself into the air, creating rings of sonic booms, and charged into the mechanical army.

The telekinetic energy surrounding him began to spin rapidly, turning him into a drill as he charged back and forth through the mechanical army, unstoppable. While charging, he released telekinetic shockwaves, at least a hundred at a time, in all directions.

The mechanical army's formation was torn apart by Sisko, and countless broken parts rained down. The number of lost mechanical soldiers quickly climbed to hundreds of thousands.

The two sides continued to clash, the battlefield rapidly shifting across the planet's surface. Wherever they went, the ground was blasted into ravines and craters by the aftershocks of the mechanical army's firepower. The ground level dropped by thousands of meters, as if a layer of rock had been shaved off, thinning the crust.

Han Xiao constantly chased after Sisko, engaging him in close combat. Sisko simply avoided him, focusing on damaging the mechanical army. Whenever Han Xiao got close, he used telekinetic force to push him away.

Sisko was extremely fast and had a thick shield, allowing him to evade many of the concentrated attacks, but some still hit him.

Combat information displayed some of Sisko's attributes. His level was marked with question marks, but his health was lower than Han Xiao's, only a little over two million. He had already lost over a hundred thousand health points and was slowly recovering, about ten thousand per second… His normal health regeneration rate was probably around 0.5%, but his high health pool meant the actual recovery value was also significant.

While fighting, Han Xiao glanced at his interface and thought, "His Super-A Grade class advancement talent isn't Eternal Physique; he must have chosen Supreme Power and a talent related to Esoteric Energy."

Esoteric Energy was the foundation of the psychic class. Psychics were heavy consumers of Esoteric Energy, but Sisko's seemed almost inexhaustible.

Seeing that the mechanical army's casualties were approaching a million, Han Xiao waved his hand. Mechanical Force, like spider silk, stuck to the scattered debris, reassembling it. He directly used [Waste Modification] and [Basic Mech Creation] to pull up most of the destroyed mechanical soldiers and throw them back into the battlefield.

The mechanical army was relatively fragile at this point, but Han Xiao had various means to restore it, preventing it from being easily annihilated. However, his expression remained grave.

"This guy saw that I haven't updated my mechanical army and is using them as a breakthrough point. His Esoteric Energy recovery is too fast; a war of attrition will be difficult."

Han Xiao had knocked off over a hundred thousand health points from Sisko, but his own losses were six or seven hundred thousand. While damaging the mechanical army, Sisko occasionally threw Mental Shocks or Psychic Pierces at him. Despite Sisko's Luck Curse, which noticeably reduced the frequency of critical hits, the normal damage was still considerable.

The Mechanic class lacked mental defenses, making them vulnerable to psychics. The mental attacks Sisko used were like targeted skills, impossible to dodge.

However, Han Xiao had already restored his own health to full.

[Intermediate Cell Proliferation Mastery] converted Esoteric Energy into health at a ratio of 1:5. Due to the Esoteric Energy limit, he could recover about 250,000 health per second. Although mental attacks didn't drain his energy, he controlled the hovering Guardian Protocol drones around him to attack himself, which had the same energy-restoring effect.

"At this rate, I'm too passive. I can't let him continue to attack my army so recklessly."

Han Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand, creating a mechanical device beside him: an advanced Mechanical Control Trap—the Arc Traction Reaction Base. Its purpose was to control the target with powerful magnetism.

A golden yellow Mechanical Force surged from his palm, striking the Arc Traction Reaction Base. This special Mechanical Force blended into it, traveling and wrapping around the mechanical structure. On the interface, the performance of this mechanical device instantly skyrocketed, this golden Mechanical Force granting it a special buff.

Emperor's Gift!

The next moment, the Arc Traction Reaction Base activated, and dozens of thick, serpent-like lightning bolts erupted from the center of the base. A strong magnetic force was released, chasing after Sisko.

*Buzz!*

Sisko, who was flying at high speed in the distance, suddenly stopped in mid-air, as if an invisible hand had grabbed his tail.

Without the buff from Emperor's Gift, the Arc Traction Reaction Base's own performance wouldn't have been enough to catch Sisko.

The control time was very short. Han Xiao directly entered the void dimension and reappeared behind Sisko the next instant, locking Sisko's arms in a Strongman Lock.

The Mountain Ape Mech Suit transformed, and nanites climbed onto Sisko's body, turning into tough shackles, holding him firmly.

*Zzzzzz…*

Han Xiao directly activated [Gene Liberation], granting the entire army a Critical Strike Damage bonus.

The next moment, the entire mechanical army opened fire on both of them!

—Die Together!

*Boom boom boom boom!!*

The explosion unleashed a shockwave of thousands of kilometers, and the planet gained another energy ball, leaving another new crater on the planet.

Han Xiao was blasted far away, tumbling hundreds of kilometers in the air before stabilizing himself. He immediately restored his health and then looked around, searching for Sisko's trail.

Sisko's body had also been blasted into the distance, and his condition wasn't good.

At this moment, Sisko had many charred marks on his body. He had been distracted by Han Xiao, and his telekinetic shield hadn't been able to block all the explosive force, triggering True Damage, which had knocked off a small portion of his health. However, he had various talents related to the mind, immune to stun and other negative states, preventing him from being incapacitated after taking heavy damage.

Just then, a needle-like warning suddenly sounded in the back of Han Xiao's mind.

He hurriedly turned around and released an Esoteric Energy Shield, only to see a white figure, as if condensed from mist, suddenly appear behind him. The shield was as if it did not exist, and the figure passed through it directly, with the entire figure rushing into Han Xiao's body.

*Buzz!*

Han Xiao clearly felt that this white figure directly rushed into his mental body, rampaging and destroying everything within. Finally, it detonated itself, severely damaging his mind. His brain ached as if it had been crushed into mush.

Sisko's skill had instantly knocked off nearly two hundred thousand of his health. Han Xiao coughed up blood and hurriedly retreated, but then heard Sisko also let out a muffled groan.

Enduring the pain as if his brain had been stirred into mush, Han Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and found that Sisko was also bleeding from his orifices, just like him.

"This is… That's right!" Han Xiao hurriedly looked at the combat information and almost laughed out loud.

Sisko's sneak attack had triggered the [Supreme Devotion]'s 20% chance of reflecting mental damage, and Sisko had taken the reflected damage.

His Luck was low, but Sisko was under the effects of the Luck Curse, so his Luck wasn't much better.

"I don't know if this counts as my good luck or his bad luck…"

At this moment, Sisko suddenly raised his head, flinging blood everywhere. His six auxiliary eyes lit up with a strong light, forming a white-hot circle on his face, with his main eye in the center of the circle.

Immediately afterward, his appearance changed again. This time, bone armor spread across his body, covering him entirely, as if he had been wrapped in bone armor, revealing only his seven eyes.

Combat information showed that Sisko had entered a new state, with all his attributes greatly increased. He also had a layer of white temporary health points, a full 60% of his maximum health, adding over 1.3 million health.

"Again." Sisko's voice was simple and concise, deep and resonant, like echoing bells.

Han Xiao's mouth twitched, and he felt a headache coming on.

He'd powered up again?

Was he Frieza or something?!

Was it okay to do whatever you wanted just because you were a combat race?

"Super-A Grades are really all freaks, with endless tricks up their sleeves," Han Xiao said with a headache.

Although Sisko didn't have healing methods like his, he had different phases of transformation and all kinds of telekinetic skills to provide himself with temporary health and shields.

He had been invincible among the Calamity Grades, possessing almost Bug-like abilities, but at the Super-A Grade, everyone was a Bug-level character, and none were easy to deal with.

"Hiss—"

Taking a deep breath, pushing the energy in his body to new heights, Han Xiao roared and commanded the mechanical army to collide with Sisko again!

After their previous exchange, Han Xiao had a sense of both sides' combat strength. Overall, they were evenly matched. It would be difficult for him to kill Sisko, and Sisko couldn't kill him either, but as the mechanical army dwindled, his output would continue to decrease.

Since the mechanical army would have to be rebuilt anyway, Han Xiao decided to ignore the losses and seize this rare opportunity to fully test his combat strength—only a battle between Super-A Grades could provide an opportunity to go all out.

*Bang bang bang—*

The two rolled and tumbled, fighting for several hours, circling the planet countless times. The planet's surface was devastated by the aftershocks.

Many unfathomable holes had been carved out of the planet's surface. Intense tectonic activity pumped high-temperature magma from the mantle through these holes, spewing it thousands of meters into the air. The planet was like an orange that had been poked with many small holes and then squeezed forcefully, spraying orange juice.

The ejected magma rapidly cooled and solidified into semi-solids during its descent, as if a rain of meteorites was falling.

*Bang!!*

The two figures collided for the ten thousandth time, sending them flying apart.

Han Xiao hovered in mid-air, the armor on his body shattered and completely disintegrated, revealing his body—this was already the fourth mech suit. [Mechanical Endurance] had reached its limit, and the mech suit had broken into a pile of useless parts.

The mechanical army around him had thinned out considerably. Han Xiao had used Waste Modification many times, already reaching the upper limit of repairs. Even so, the mechanical army's size was only about four million.

On the other side, most of Sisko's bone armor was shattered, and his body was covered in blue bloodstains. His telekinetic energy had thinned out considerably.

"The mechanical army has lost more than half its forces. If I continue fighting, I'll fall into a passive position…" Han Xiao thought.

He can't do anything to me, and I can't do anything to him. There's no need to continue entangled. I'll wait until I build a new mechanical army…

Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he made a decision, throwing an observation marker at Sisko.

The telekinetic positioning Sisko had left on the Evolution Cube couldn't be removed. He could only return the favor by marking him as well. If both of them were exposed, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

"Hmm?" Sisko's eyes narrowed. His mental perception was sharp, and he sensed the feeling of being watched, but he didn't know where it was coming from.

He wasn't a mage who controlled multi-dimensional energies. Although he detected the observation marker, he couldn't remove it.

Moreover, Han Xiao's class was Super-A Grade, making his observation markers even more difficult to remove. At least, Calamity Grade mages couldn't do it.

*Crack—*

At this moment, Han Xiao waved his hand, recalled the mechanical army, and without a word, activated Void Dimension Jump, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

During the battle, he had consciously destroyed Sisko's spaceship. At Sisko's speed of flying with his flesh, there was no way he could catch up to him.

Sisko watched Han Xiao disappear, his heart heavy.

He had gone all out, but Black Star hadn't been at a disadvantage. With his own strength, he probably wouldn't be able to retrieve the Evolution Cube…

It wasn't just Han Xiao who felt that neither could do anything to the other; Sisko also felt this way.

He couldn't count how many times he had inflicted mental damage on Black Star, but only the mechanical army had suffered significant losses. Black Star himself remained as energetic as ever.

This situation reminded him of Overlord.

"A newly emerged Super-A Grade Mechanic, yet he possesses a physique as formidable as Overlord's."

Sisko murmured to himself, "An indestructible body, perhaps…"

Just then, a figure flew over. It was Sedum, who looked rather disheveled. He was wearing a makeshift rocket thruster made from discarded parts and flying very slowly.

"You're still alive?" Sisko couldn't help but look over.

"That was close. I hid during your battle."

Sedum felt lingering fear. Without any equipment, the aftershocks of a battle between two Super-A Grades were enough to threaten his life. He had fled Sisko's ship early, stayed far away from the battlefield, and found a place to hide, surviving until now.

Looking at Sisko's appearance, Sedum opened his mouth, unable to contain his shock. He asked in a trembling voice, "You… weren't able to defeat Black Star?"

Sisko glanced at him, "He ran away. I couldn't stop him."

Sedum gasped. He had already anticipated this, but now he just wanted to confirm it himself. Even with mental preparation, he still felt a sense of horror.

"The fifth Super-A Grade has been born in the Shattered Star Ring. The structure of the Star Field is about to change again," Sedum swallowed. "I need to pass this information on to Lord Manison."

"Not just the Shattered Star Ring…" Sisko interrupted him, his tone strange. "Perhaps the attention of the entire Star Field will be drawn to him."

The Evolution Cube wasn't something that could be taken so easily.

Sisko's eyes flashed.

Black Star was carrying the portable Evolution Cube. It would be difficult for him to retrieve it alone. Sisko decided to unite with some allies and plan for the long term.

Until then, the item would be temporarily stored with Black Star. Anyway, the telekinetic positioning was still active, and Sisko felt that things were still under control.

Looking up at the deep starry sky, Sisko didn't plan to fly with his flesh. He turned to look at Sedum.

"You're a Mechanic, right?"

"Uh, what's wrong?" Sedum was stunned.

Sisko pointed to the scattered debris on the ground.

"Build a spaceship."

Sedum: "…"