Shua! Shua! Shua!
Everybody focused their eyes on Li Yao.
Li Yao was not bothered at all. He observed Xiahou Wuxin's collection in appreciation.
Xiahou Wuxin, on the other hand, stared at A Boxing Champion in a daze and asked in a low voice, "Are you serious?"
"You must've seen how I drove 'Great Iron City' at 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky'," the Fist King said. "Do we have a second option if we don't blow up the entire sky?"
Xiahou Wuxin pondered for a moment and nodded with a bitter smile. "Exactly. If we cannot overturn the chessboard, we will always be chess pieces! Although the Land of Sins is a large place, every inch of the land is closely monitored by the angels, or the Immortal Cultivators. Even the sunless underground is not safe. Wherever we run to, we will not be able to escape the coverage of the crimson brilliance of Manjusaka!
"However, as for exactly how we are going to resist Manjusaka, we still need to make further plans. With my understanding of the angels, the Immortal Cultivators will certainly find a way to completely destroy the city now that so many things have happened in Liberty City. They will not allow the news here to spread out.
"Therefore, whatever our next plan is, we must get out of Liberty City as quickly as possible!
"For today's fugitive, I have secretly planned for twenty years and collected countless powerful magical equipment, weapons, and strengthening drugs. Many of the magical equipment were not even scattered from the Heavenly Rails but excavated by me from the underground. They are relics of the Martial Meritocrats Civilization from before 'Judgment Day'. Take as many as you can, but you must be fast. I estimate that you have three hours of preparation at best. You must leave in three hours. Otherwise, the Immortal Cultivators will certainly find a way to trace this place!"
Xiahou Wuxin clapped his hands softly and drew runes in midair, unlocking the storage boxes that were embedded in the rocks around. The enormous boxes slid out along the rails without a sound.
"Wow!"
On the shelves, the guns and blades that were delicately designed and in the air of cutting-edge rune technology, as well as the armor and spiritual puppets that looked like bronze, silver, and gold statues, were countless times more advanced than the magical equipment in the warehouse outside. The place had turned into a small-scale, top-tier arsenal. Han Te, the Coloured Glaze, and Xin Xiaoqi were all glowing with interest. They could not help but swallow hard.
A Boxing Champion's crystal cameras beamed out profound brilliance, too. Looking at the slaughter machines in different forms, he said, "I didn't know that the leader of Liberty City was a collector of spiritual puppets, too."
"I don't really like her. I just don't have a choice."
With a bitter smile, Xiahou Wuxin said, "Under the surveillance of the Immortal Cultivators, I did not dare tell my secrets to anybody at all. When I was preparing to run for my life, it was impossible for me to bring any assistants other than Xin Xiaoqi with me. Compared to the people who might betray or even snitch on me at any moment, the spiritual puppets were the most reliable partners. As long as certain instructions were given, they would not be tired, scared, or betrayed me.
"A Boxing Champion, you are a spectral Cultivator. The 'artificial body' that you use must be in common with the components of the spiritual puppets. I can tell that the artificial body that you are using right now seems to be a temporary product that can barely carry out ten percent of your combat ability. Why don't you pick some suitable units from the spiritual puppets and the backup components that I've prepared and slightly strengthen and modify them?
"However, I am not an expert of maintenance and modification. Also, those spiritual puppets are either the most advanced models thrown down from the City in the Sky or the ultimate slaughter machines of the Martial Meritocrats Civilization before 'Judgment Day'. Their structure is the most precise, and their compatibility with each other is very poor. I only know how to use and perform simple maintenance. It will be rather difficult for me to dismantle and reassemble them. I wonder, will you …"
A Boxing Champion did not say anything but turned his eyes to Li Yao.
Li Yao smiled. "Are there any facilities such as magical equipment maintenance workstations here?"
Xiahou Wuxin was dazed again.
'A Boxing Champion' Lei Zonglie was a famous collector of spiritual puppets in the Land of Sins. Also, 'Great Iron City', the soul-stirring mobile fortress, was produced by him in person, too. Therefore, A Boxing Champion was well-acknowledged as one of the best masters in the Land of Sins.
Xiahou Wuxin had thought that A Boxing Champion would upgrade and modify his artificial body in person. After all, it was a matter of life and death.
He did not expect that A Boxing Champion would entrust such a critical job to the … mysterious spectral Cultivator, who was a special spiritual puppet at that.
"Who are you exactly?"
In front of the mysterious expert who was strong enough to force Wei Xiaotian to retreat, Xiahou Wuxin did not dare put on any airs but asked respectfully.
"You may call me 'Fiend Star'."
Naturally, Li Yao would not reveal the secrets of the 'Xing Yao Federation' at such a dangerous moment. It was not that he did not trust A Boxing Champion or Xiahou Wuxin, but that everybody was likely to fall into the clutches of the Immortal Cultivators. The methods of the Immortal Cultivators could not be resisted with tenacity. The less they knew, the better. "After we really blow up 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky', perhaps I can tell you more things. But right now, all you need to know is that our target is the same. The high and mighty angels, or the Immortal Cultivators, are our common enemies."
Xiahou Wuxin was too shrewd to do anything stupid. He nodded and walked to a wall that was as smooth as a mirror at the end of the secret warehouse. After groping for a moment, he pulled out an enormous workbench from the wall as if he were performing a magic trick.
A few delicate anti-gravity rune arrays had been carved on the workbench, allowing the heavy units and even Crystal Suits, artificial bodies, and spiritual puppets to float on it. Dozens of multipurpose maintenance arms were folded and stored on the two sides of the workbench, which were controlled by a special crystal processor.
He turned on the interface and explained to Li Yao and A Boxing Champion rather embarrassedly, "I did not build this secret warehouse bit by bit from nothing. It is an underground arsenal of the Martial Meritocrats civilization that I accidentally discovered. The maintenance platform is a product of the Martial Meritocrats civilization, too. The application of many functions is far beyond my capability. Although there is a detailed instruction manual here, the instructions are complicated and contain as much information as an ocean. Also, we only have three hours at most. So …"
"It doesn't matter. Let me take a look first."
The maintenance platform left by the Martial Meritocrats civilization raised Li Yao's great interest. His soul split into telepathic thoughts and flooded into the control crystal processor of the maintenance platform.
Everybody was rather suspicious at first, especially Xiahou Wuxin, who was not sure what the mysterious' Fiend Star 'was.
But on the light beam triggered by the control crystal processor, the information streams were falling faster and faster.
At first, it was like a storm. Then, it was like a waterfall. Then, it was like countless shooting stars rushing down at the same time. The complicated runes and numbers all turned into glittering lines. Even Xiahou Wuxin found it difficult to distinguish them with his computational ability.
In the end, the light beam completely turned white, and squeaking noises were echoing inside the control crystal processor. White smoke was popping up, too, as if every chip inside had been ravaged to the maximum and would be on fire at any moment!
Xiahou Wuxin was dumbfounded and lost for words.
He had reigned over Liberty City for thirty years. He had seen too many brutal beasts, ferocious bandits, and mysterious Immortal Cultivators. He had also received a lot of bizarre magical equipment from the Immortal Cultivators, but he had never seen such a weird picture before!
Even A Boxing Champion's crystal cameras were glittering in abnormal colors as he analyzed Li Yao's level quickly. His final conclusion was that he could not be evaluated at all!
"Shua!"
Dozens of multipurpose maintenance arms seemed to have been endowed with life by Li Yao. They began to revolve agilely at the same time and picked up almost ten spiritual puppets from the warehouses nearby.
Xiahou Wuxin was about to remind Li Yao that the spiritual puppets were made in different styles and techniques. Their compatibility with each other was very low, and they could not be dismantled at the same time. It was very easy to confuse them.
But before he could say anything, a metal storm had already been raised on the maintenance platform. It was a super tornado of sparks and iron scraps!
The ten or so spiritual puppets seemed to have been cut by invisible blades and turned into the most fundamental components in the blink of an eye. They were condensed and revolving quickly!
They were revolving so fast and releasing such dazzling brilliance that it was almost impossible for everybody in the tiny secret warehouse to open their eyes.
However, even if they did close their eyes, the stinging pain on their faces, hands, and bodies that felt like they were being cut by blades, and the noises of high-speed friction were still reminding them that an unbelievable miracle was taking place right before their eyes!
Only three minutes passed.
The tornado was gone. The air was filled with the smell of burning metal, which stimulated their nostrils so violently that everybody except A Boxing Champion could not help but feel like sneezing hard.
"Well, this is the best we can do."
Li Yao's voice, which was obviously not very satisfied, echoed.
Everybody opened their suspicious eyes in astonishment. The first thing that they saw was the delicate metal powder on the ground. Then, they saw the multipurpose maintenance arms that had been turned orange and almost melted because of the high-speed friction and cutting. Finally, they saw the brand-new spiritual puppets that were floating cross-legged above the maintenance platform.
"Hiss!"
Everybody gasped hard. What kind of spiritual puppet was that?
In terms of size, it was only between 1.6 meters and 1.7 meters tall. It was not exactly huge or intimidating.
However, the glamorous plate armor, the naturally-formed structure, the flowing lines, and the flawless balance of the four arms all suggested a violent aesthetics that had never appeared in the Land of Sins before.
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