In a matter of breaths, Ouyang Chuge's power within his body continuously increased. After a short while, it had reached an unreachable level.
It was as if a three-year-old child had suddenly transformed into an adult.
Su Xi, looking at Ouyang Chuge beside her, couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
If she also possessed such formidable means, allowing her cultivation to increase rapidly in a short period, she wouldn't have so many troubles.
However, even though Ouyang Chuge's cultivation was constantly increasing and his imposing aura was strengthening, the surrounding tribesmen were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In such a short time, the skin and flesh of their bodies began to rapidly wither. Their original bodies, standing at two meters and eighty centimeters, instantly shrank to the size of three-inch figures within moments, and their bodies began to age.
Finally, as Ouyang Chuge's power reached its peak, the three-inch figures beside him swiftly transformed into small black spheres, which then instantly flew to Ouyang Chuge's side, circling him continuously.
Just as Su Xi was bewildered by what was happening, she saw Ouyang Chuge open his mouth and inhale forcefully, controlling all the small spheres before him.
As he let out a peculiar sound from his mouth, the black spheres entered his mouth and were swallowed into his stomach.
They quickly transformed into energy and merged into his body.
As he integrated these black spheres into his body, Ouyang Chuge slowly opened his eyes.
The moment he opened his eyes, a series of sharp glints instantly burst forth from his eyes, spreading outwards.
With the appearance of this light, those around felt a sense of dizziness, appearing drowsy.
After experiencing a series of dizzy spells, Su Xi instantly felt as if she had drunk alcohol, a sensation of floating and otherworldly bliss.
If not for the last shred of willpower supporting her, she would have surely fallen asleep on the ground.
"What's going on?"
Su Xi knew that although this drowsiness seemed ordinary, it was anything but. Her spiritual power was not comparable to ordinary people; even a powerful cultivator at the Mahayana stage might not be as formidable as she was.
Yet now, after just a glance from Ouyang Chuge, she had a moment of momentary loss of consciousness.
This indicated that the mesmerizing power emanating from Ouyang Chuge's eyes was far beyond what ordinary people could withstand.
Tian Gang Zhenren, looking at Ouyang Chuge beside him, did not find the rapid increase in his strength problematic. In fact, he found the current situation less than ideal.
After all, the enemies were extremely powerful, and only those who were more formidable would be better equipped to resist.
Seeing that everything was more or less settled, Tian Gang Zhenren spoke, "Now that you have recovered your strength, let's begin."
For them, the most important thing was to increase their strength.
To increase their strength within a year was necessary to deal with the impending challenges.
Otherwise, if they could not face these challenges, after a year, they would be utterly unable to cope with the problems that were about to arise. To an ordinary observer, Ouyang Chuge's strength had already reached its peak, but in reality, it was insufficient to confront the crisis.
Looking at everything before him, Ouyang Chuge nodded in agreement.
He was currently very excited and exhilarated, his hands clenched, feeling the long-lost power return to his body.
For many years, he hadn't felt such immense power.
He finally had the opportunity to regain this lost strength.
Gui Lao, standing beside them and watching Ouyang Chuge's strength recover, couldn't help but swallow, a hint of envy on his face.
He was already struggling to deal with Tian Gang Zhenren, and who knew there would be an Ouyang Chuge as well. Who were these people, to treat increasing their strength as a trivial matter, without any pressure at all?
When would he be able to achieve fame and become an immortal legend in the martial world?
If things continued like this, he might only be able to dream about it.
Su Xi looked at Ouyang Chuge, who had now regained his strength, and smiled, not harboring too many complex thoughts.
She wasn't afraid of her teammates being too powerful; rather, she worried about them not being strong enough to carry her.
Only with powerful teammates would there be greater assistance when the final confrontation came. The enemy was too strong, and one needed a strong ally to face what was to come.
Ouyang Chuge, without wasting any more words, stretched out his hand and tore at the sky.
"Crack!"
Accompanied by a powerful sound, a series of noises resembling tearing cloth pierced everyone's eardrums.
Immediately after, a colossal black hole appeared above the entire Underworld.
Through the black hole, wind continuously poured in, and at the same time, a vigorous life force surged outwards, as if something with life force existed within the black hole, constantly affecting everything around it.
"Let's go," Ouyang Chuge called out, stepping in first.
Seeing this, the others did not hesitate and followed him in.
After a sensation of the world spinning, Su Xi found herself in Xuanhu City the next moment, saving an immeasurable amount of time.
The capital city of the Great Xuan Empire was as prosperous as ever, with countless pedestrians rushing about, completely unaware of the impending crisis.
For ordinary people, perhaps living comfortably in the present was their primary concern. Other matters were of no consequence to them.
Su Xi looked at the passersby before her, her gaze suddenly fixed on a distant spot. Before anyone could speak, she suddenly said, "At this moment, let's go collect some interest."
"???"
The others were bewildered by what she intended to do, but they saw her already heading towards the imperial palace.
Although Su Xi didn't explicitly state her intentions, everyone understood.
They had become this way due to a trial in the imperial palace. Now that they had the opportunity, they couldn't just do nothing.
The imperial palace of the Great Xuan Empire was magnificent, adorned with dragons and phoenixes. The finest timber exuded a unique spiritual wood fragrance, enveloping everything around.
Each blue brick laid on the ground, though appearing ordinary, clearly bore incredibly intricate patterns, indicating that it was protected by formations.
Su Xi stepped onto a blue brick, and a dull thud immediately sounded.
Following this, countless soldiers clad in heavy armor charged towards her, surrounding their group entirely.
"Bold rogue, how dare you trespass into the imperial palace? What crime do you deserve?" Lin Xi glared at Su Xi, emanating a murderous aura.
Simultaneously, his kingly aura erupted, sweeping towards Su Xi.
Over the years, he had seen many who trespassed into the imperial palace, but none of them had met a good end. However, those individuals were not like Su Xi, who came alone to seek death.
He suspected Su Xi had gone mad to take such a reckless action.
To use her own flesh and blood to help the imperial palace perfect its defenses.
Su Xi looked at Lin Xi before her, not showing any signs of nervousness, and said, "You move aside, I don't want to kill innocents today."
Although Lin Xi's cultivation had reached the late stage of Void Refinement, Su Xi, having fought with formidable experts, no longer cared about Lin Xi.
Seeing that Su Xi was ignoring him, Lin Xi felt his pride wounded.
He was, after all, a renowned general of the Great Xuan Empire. What made Su Xi, a mere Nascent Soul stage cultivator, so arrogant?
She was seeking death.
Lin Xi roared and charged towards Su Xi with his men.
Not only had their army cultivated formations capable of annihilating opponents hundreds of times stronger than them, but the imperial palace also possessed formations. Utilizing these formations, they could easily deal with this arrogant individual, Su Xi.
Seeing so many people surrounding her, Su Xi felt no fear.
Purely in terms of cultivation, she was indeed weak. Even Lin Xi might be able to kill her instantly.
However, she was not afraid at all now.
Having salvaged numerous parts from the Huoyun Mecha previously, the mecha she had once piloted had now been repaired.
Dealing with this obstacle was not a problem.
Moreover, after such a long time, she hadn't had the chance to properly train it. Now that there were so many people here, it was a perfect opportunity to test out her mecha.
With a gentle flick of the button in Su Xi's hand, countless mechanical fragments began to assemble around her. In just a breath or two, she transformed into a towering mecha.
The mecha was entirely pink and exuded an indescribable aura of power.
Seeing the mecha appear before him, Lin Xi suddenly stopped, involuntarily swallowing.
What kind of monster was this?
Although he had never seen anything like it, he knew with certainty that if they encountered this now, there would be no chance of victory.
"Form up!" Lin Xi shouted, and a powerful light began to emanate from his body.
The surrounding soldiers, though unsure why a formation was necessary to deal with one person, understood that obedience was the duty of a soldier. They immediately complied.
As the formation activated, Su Xi saw a large hexagram pattern emerge beneath her feet. With the appearance of this pattern,
instantly, a rope made of powerful light enveloped her, giving her no chance and binding her entire mecha.
"Hmm?" Su Xi tried to struggle but found herself utterly incapable of breaking free.
Seeing Su Xi attempting to struggle again, Lin Xi sneered and said, "You still want to struggle now? How is that possible? This is the most lethal move in our formation. Anyone who enters this formation can only..."
Lin Xi's remaining words were choked back before he could finish them.
Because he saw that Su Xi was not only not bound but was also easily breaking free from her restraints.
???
What was going on?
Lin Xi had no idea what had happened; everything before him was too surreal.
Su Xi did not give him time to ponder and decisively attacked.
Courageous advance was the path to victory; hesitation only led to defeat.