Deep inside the uneven meteorite, the place that was covered by shadows was still quiet, as if it were empty and devoid of anybody.
Long Yangjun was so angry that she cursed aloud, "Li Yao, stop hiding. I can see you clearly. You are crouching there stealthily like a watermelon worm that has been crumpled into a ball! What are you doing? Are you trying to deceive yourself? Do you think that I will let go of you if you keep silent? Stop dreaming. Half of the run-in training today is designed for you, alright? Everybody wants to know how strong the legendary experts in the Divinity Branching Stage are! "
Deep inside the meteorite, there was still no sound. Had it not been for Long Yangjun's lightning-like eyes that had locked onto every ravine on the meteorite and seen through the metallic brilliance that was vaguely emitting under the optical camouflage, Li Yao would've fooled her and escaped.
"Huh?"
Long Yangjun stared at him for a while and almost suspected that there was something wrong with her eyes. She saw, to her astonishment, that Li Yao was wriggling slowly on all fours in the Super Heavy Crystal Suit, trying to slip away from right under her nose!
"You —"
Long Yangjun truly did not know what words she should use to describe Li Yao's sleaziness precisely.
Curling her toe, Long Yangjun picked up a piece of stone and darted it toward the depths of the meteorite as quickly as possible.
This time, Li Yao, who was wriggling and crawling, could not help but react.
Instead of dodging, he simply extended two fingers and grabbed the stones that Long Yangjun threw at him casually. He grimaced and said, "What are you doing? Can't you let me rest for a while?"
"You're finally not hiding anymore?"
Long Yangjun sneered. "What are you resting for? You haven't even performed a single move, alright?"
"Aya … I've been busy formulating the capture and exploration plans, including the entire team, the selection of the archaeologists, the refiners, the adventurers, the doctors, and other non-battle professions, the selection of starships, the drafting of backup plans, and so on. What a busy day!"
Li Yao blinked his eyes and complained, "I'm so busy that my brain is about to break. No, my waist is about to dry up. No, my brain is about to dry up. It's not easy for me to catch my breath. Why can't you just let me go?"
"It's not that I don't want to let you go, it's that no one wants to let you go."
Long Yangjun said, "You are the main force of the capture and exploration operation. It is not an exaggeration to say that the lives of countless people may depend on you alone. Do you not feel that you should show your greatness and broaden our horizons?"
"Is that necessary?"
Li Yao said sincerely, "Look, the purpose of this run-in training is to increase the understanding of each party, understand each other's strengths and weaknesses, and determine who is qualified to give orders in the capture and exploration operation, right?"
"Yes."
Long Yangjun nodded. "So what?"
"Then, it's settled, isn't it?"
Li Yao opened his hands and said, "You — you, Ding Ling Dong, Li Jialing, Li Linghai, Yan Liren, Boss Bai, A Boxing Champion, and so on — are all equal in strength. Naturally, you need to have a good competition to determine your ranking. But I'm a unique avatar. I'm obviously the best expert in the Pangu universe. Also, I've saved the world so many times. I believe that everybody is sincerely convinced by my invincibility and obeying my orders, right? So, is there any need for me to take part in the chaotic battle? "
"…"
Li Yao: "How about it? You have nothing to say now, don't you? I think that my logic is perfect!"
"Perhaps your level is slightly higher than ours right now, but I feel that many of the fellow Cultivators here have the strength and interest to kill the super experts above their level. Or rather, we are all the kind of people who grow stronger when they meet stronger opponents. A battle with an expert in the Divinity Branching Stage is perhaps the perfect opportunity to stimulate everybody to break their limits."
Long Yangjun smiled. "Like you said just now, Ding Ling Dong, Li Jialing, Li Linghai, Yan Liren, Boss Bai, A Boxing Champion, and of course, me. We're really curious and unwilling to accept it. Is the so-called 'Divinity Branching Stage' really so awesome?"
Hardly had Long Yangjun concluded her sentence when she extended her hand and grabbed a meteorite the size of a fist. She clenched it hard and crushed it into powder. In the high-speed friction, a glittering arrow was formed and pointed at Li Yao.
"Li Yao is here!"
Long Yangjun's telepathic thoughts were spread to the dozens of square kilometers nearby through the waves of spiritual energy.
For a moment, the chaotic battle of the experts came to an abrupt end.
They were not engaged in a life-and-death battle in the first place; they were merely trying to understand each other's capabilities and improve their cooperation.
Besides, on either side, Li Yao was the target that they were most interested in.
After being woken up by Long Yangjun, all the experts found it rather odd that they had forgotten Li Yao's existence a moment ago.
Right now, they were all staring at the meteorite that the glittering arrow was pointing at.
A hundred experts surrounded Li Yao at the same time.
Sensing the overwhelming killing intent and seeing the raging flames of spiritual energy, Li Yao grimaced.
"Seriously? Even you are here to join in the fun?"
Li Yao looked at Li Jialing. "What grudge do we have against each other?"
"Of course not. However, you are the best expert in the Pangu universe and the absolute main force of our capture and exploration operation. If we are truly caught in a fierce battle, it will be up to you to uphold the dignity of the civilization of mankind for us."
Excitement beamed out of Li Jialing's eyes. "I truly admire you. Please perform your invincible techniques and give us more confidence!"
"And you!"
Li Yao glared at Xiaoming and Wenwen. "Are you two going to join the gang fight, too? You're going to be struck by lightning!"
"According to our calculation, if we have a detailed understanding of Dad's capabilities before we start the operation, the success rate of the operation will be significantly improved."
Xiaoming said solemnly, "It will be improved by at least one to three percentage points!"
"What about you, honey?"
Staring at Ding Ling Dong, Li Yao sounded very aggrieved. "Even you are going to join the siege?"
"It's because I have confidence in you. I believe that my husband is the strongest man in the entire universe. Even if all the deities and devils in the universe are resurrected, they will still be no match for you!"
Ding Ling Dong waved her fists and shouted, "You are far from your limits. You have not exhausted your potential at all. You can do it. Li Yao, blow up your most destructive power and knock us all down!"
Li Yao: "…"
"Well, I'll be honest. I don't have any kind intentions, and I don't have any expectations for you. I only want to beat you up because of pure malice."
Li Yao: "I didn't ask you!"
"It doesn't matter. Are you ready? I'll give you three seconds. We're going!"
"Fine. If that's the case …"
Li Yao mumbled in a somewhat cynical tone, but the expression on his face gradually turned bloodthirsty, and ripples of fighting will were spreading out of his eyes. "I'll show you the results of my training in the three thousand Sectors in the mortal world, too!"
Boom!
For a moment, the insides of the indestructible, super-heavy Crystal Suit seemed to be enveloping not Li Yao's fleshly body but a ton of crystal bombs, which were all detonated.
Ahhhhhhh!
Li Yao let out a deafening roar. Surrounded by spiritual waves, his roar stung the eardrums of every expert on the spot, ignoring the blockage of the vacuum.
Kacha kacha! Crack! Crack!
The Super Heavy Crystal Suit suddenly expanded. All the connectors of the moving parts could not withstand the terrifying explosive force from the inside out and shot out.
Then, even the integrated composite armor was torn apart like paper and leather, turning into scrap metal that splashed everywhere like a heavenly maiden.
After only 0.1 seconds, the entire Super Heavy Crystal Suit was blown up by Li Yao's surging flames of spiritual energy.
It was almost like the Super Heavy Crystal Suit, which was strong enough to resist the bombardment of the main guns of starships, did not improve Li Yao's defense. Instead, it was a hindrance to him and a barrier that sealed his monstrous strength!
At this moment, the barrier was broken, and the seal was unlocked. Li Yao's terrifying strength in the Divinity Branching Stage was unstoppable like a volcano eruption!
His previously hunched and slack body continued to expand until he was almost two meters tall. His every muscle, vein, and nerve was condensed in the most perfect way. He was obviously made of flesh and blood, but he was vaguely emitting the feeling that thousands of sabers and swords had melded into one. His every muscle fiber seemed to be a flying sword that could cut apart the enemy's Crystal Suit brutally.
"Do you know why I didn't do anything just now?"
Crimson brilliance was beaming out of Li Yao's eyes. His voice turned extremely vigorous and brutal. "It's not because my back is sore, my legs are weak, my body is weak, my heart is short of breath, my nerves are weak, and I am sweating in the middle of the night.
"It was because …
"A great battle is coming. I really do not want to hurt any of you at this moment and prevent you from exploring the Godly Mausoleum. That would not be good, would it?"
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when all the meteoroids within more than ten square kilometers were enshrouded by Li Yao's magnetic field and spiritual energy and exploded as if crystal bombs had been installed inside them.
The broken meteoroids were crushed into powder by Li Yao's immense spiritual pressure. Then, they were ignited by the high-speed friction and turned into countless torrents of fire that gathered behind him, forming a vulture that was flapping its wings and swallowing the sky and the earth.
The vulture's wings extended nonstop and soon turned into two walls of fire more than ten kilometers long that smashed at the experts overwhelmingly, locking everybody inside!
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