The Legend of the Dragon King

Tang Wulin shook his head and raised his hand to point into the distance.

The group of people from earlier recalled that a metal ball was pushed in. Now, the metal ball appeared a little further away. It was outside the competition stage’s protective shield. They assumed that the metal ball was unrelated to the trial.

With the protective shield’s radiance as a barrier, they did not have a clear view. At present, the protective shield was deactivated after completion of the shot. They only saw the metal ball from a distance.

However, upon seeing the metal ball, the palace’s soul masters who had doubted the demonstration earlier now had frozen expressions on their faces. Each of them looked as if they had seen a ghost.

No one knew when the huge hole appeared right in the center of the ball. The gaping hole was over two meters in diameter. It was quite odd that the wall not far behind the metal ball remained unscathed. On the other hand, the metal ball had a hole which bored right through its center.

Dai Yueyan’s gaze was frozen. Nonetheless, he remained as confused as before.

“What does it mean?” He turned his head toward Tang Wulin.

“You can’t tell?” Tang Wulin looked at Dai Yueyan with a calm gaze.

Dai Yueyan answered, “Nope.”

“Alright. You should’ve a mecha master with you. Why don’t you ask the mecha master to unleash a mecha? We’ll execute another shot,” said Tang Wulin in a deep voice.

Dai Yueyan waved his hand once. The middle-aged man by his side immediately raised his hand. A halo shimmered around his wrist as a stream of radiance shot forward. From out of the rapidly growing radiance, a black mecha appeared.

“Do you need me to work the mecha?” The mecha master looked toward Tang Wulin.

Dai Yueyan was not the only person who was at a loss. None of these people had it figured out yet. They could not tell what Tang Wulin was up to.

Tang Wulin spoke, “You don’t need to board the mecha. Choose any item that you think is firm and hard from inside the mecha’s pilot cabin. Then, activate the mecha’s automatic protective system to unleash the protective shield.”

The mecha master spoke hesitatingly, “Will my mecha be harmed?” To a high-ranking mecha master, a mecha was considered his second life. He would not wish to see his mecha damaged.

Tang Wulin shook his head. “No. In fact, I’ll double my compensation to you should there be any damage.”

The mecha master did not put up any more objections. He leaped up to board his black mecha. He placed a rare metal that was medium in size inside before he turned on the auto protection.

Some simple functions of the black mecha could be initiated through a remote-controlled device such as activating its protective shield and opening the cabin.

A layer of transparent, slightly distorted protective shield was unleashed from the black mecha. The mecha master had a satisfied look on his face. A mecha was usually tailored to the mecha master’s requirements. This particular mecha master was feeling rather confident of his black mecha’s defense. He was even confident enough to fight against a Title Douluo when he was cladded in the mecha.

Tang Wulin made a hand gesture at the black mecha in the distance once again.

This time, the mecha moved swiftly. It raised its hand and blasted a stream of blue radiance from its gigantic firearm without making much adjustments.

Compared to the earlier radiance, it was much weaker this time and the humming noise was softer too.

The Star Luo Empire’s black mecha shook mildly before returning to its normal condition. The mecha’s protective shield remained intact.

After watching the Tang Sect’s black mecha launch its firearm, the Star Luo Empire’s mecha master could not refrain from asking Tang Wulin, “Is it over?”

Tang Wulin made an inviting gesture toward him. “Please open your cabin and take a look.”

The Star Luo Empire’s mecha master was a little confused as he walked to the front of his mecha. He deactivated the protective shield using the remote-controlled device before opening the cabin.

A plume of thick smoke spewed forth. There was a charred smell the moment the cabin was opened. The group of people who had witnessed the scene could no longer find the piece of metal that was placed on the pilot’s seat earlier. Even the pilot’s seat seemed to have melted.

Tang Wulin spoke apologetically, “I’m sorry. Our control is not precise enough which has resulted in some damage to your pilot’s seat. I’ll ensure the Tang Sect gives you double compensation.”

The group of people had yet to figure out what happened during the first trial. However, this time around, they felt shocked and fear almost as if they had seen a ghost.

The trial props had all been provided by the Tang Sect. Initially, they were a little suspicious in spite of the demonstrated effects earlier.

However, it was different this time. The mecha belonged to the Star Luo Empire while the mecha master was a trusted person in the palace. They had all witnessed the mecha’s protective shield being adjusted to its highest defense level. Yet, how was the inside of the mecha severely damaged?

The person who was shocked the most was the mecha master. In fact, he had asked Tang Wulin whether he needed his help just a minute ago. What if he was the one sitting inside the cabin? What would happen then? He would most probably have ended up just like the piece of metal and the seat.

It was a mind-blowing event for everyone present akin to a spectacular magic show. What could the gigantic firearm be?

Tang Wulin turned around to face Dai Yueyan. He did not utter a word but watched Dai Yueyuan’s shocked expression.

“That’s what I wish to show you.”

Dai Yueyan’s chest was heaving. Even though he kept reminding himself to stay calm, he found it difficult after having witnessed such a devastating situation.

He could hardly believe his eyes. It was beyond his imagination. To his knowledge, it was definitely not something a soul weapon was capable of.

What transpired earlier had serious repercussions. The black mecha’s protective shield had practically no effect in stopping the gigantic firearm. No matter how powerful the mecha was, it would be deemed useless if the mecha master was killed. It would just be a pile of junk.

“What kind of weapon is that?” Dai Yueyan was stuttering.

Tang Wulin answered, “It’s one of the Federation’s latest weapons. It’s a federal secret. I believe that if we haven’t demonstrated it here, by the time you know of its existence, it’ll already be in action on the battlefield. Its name is the ‘heavy ion beam’. Its attacking ability is perhaps not much more powerful than those super soul cannons, but its power is in its penetrative outburst. It is capable of penetrating almost all protective shields, both matter and energy forms. Obviously, it is more effective in penetrating matter. Its real attacking ability is that the designated outburst spot can be specified. It can destroy the targeted object even when the target’s protected by a shield without causing any serious damage to the target’s surroundings.”

“Its deployment can be used to fight against the mechas and also the battle armors. The weapon is already in use in the federal army. Trouble is we only know of just one type of the Federation’s latest weapons. Your Highness, what do you think will happen if the weapon is deployed on a large scale such as in a mecha troop?”

What would happen? Everyone on the scene knew that there could only be one answer to the question. Many folks would die tragically. The Star Luo Empire’s mecha troop did not have much of a defense against it. The protective shield that they had been so proud of was completely worthless. Their mecha masters would be turned into ash. Consequently, the mechas would be taken in its entirety by their opponents and displayed as war trophies.

The mechas masters who were on the scene turned ghastly pale at the very thought of it.

The soul masters’ situation was not favorable either. Although the battle armors had powerful amplification effects on the soul masters, the battle armors were in no way more powerful than the mechas.

The power of a battle armor was slightly stronger than a mecha’s. The battle armor was smaller in size despite its stronger power. It was more compatible with the soul master, although a battle armor master could also operate a mecha with equal facility. Nevertheless, the battle armor had always been considered superior to the mecha.

A weapon which was effective against a mecha would be equally devastating to a battle armor. How could anyone be bold enough to say that it would be ineffective against the battle armor? No one on the scene was willing to volunteer himself as a trial subject.

Fear arose in Dai Yueyan’s heart at present. Earlier, he had tried to belittle Tang Wulin as the Star Luo Empire had an adequate supply of secret weapons. They felt rather confident of their military force. Naturally, they did not mind receiving the Tang Sect’s help, but they did not intend to pay a high price for it, especially when they were subjected to many restrictions upon receiving assistance from the Tang Sect. Hence, Dai Yueyan’s presence today was to look into Tang Wulin’s objectives. Instead, his probe resulted in him bearing witness to a terrifying scene.

Heavy ion beam!

It was his first time to learn of the name for the weapon as there had been no prior information on it at all.

Dai Yueyan’s mind was muddled as his initial confidence in his empire began to erode.