Douluo Dalu: The Legend of Heavenly Ruler

--- Chapter 368 ---

A giant machine roared to the sky and changed the atmosphere with its mere presence alone. The mecha is far different than the black-armored or red-armored mecha the Bright Spirit Empire Army had ever seen, its exuding energy similar to that of a 1st Class God.

It stood over the ocean, towering over even the clouds in the sky. The mecha possessed a human-like structure with body armor similar to an amazon woman warrior and a helmet that covered the upper half of its metallic face.

Spirit Master has been the most well-known class in the last thirty thousand years for the Sun and Moon Empire. Spirit Masters were not only rare, but the majority of them were also weak. But with the advent of the Spirit Guidance Device, this paradigm shifted. Low-rank Spirit Masters could become more powerful by relying on their Spirit Power and Spirit devices. Afterward, Spirit Mechas began to appear, allowing Spirit Masters to become even stronger. They could even rival Spirit Master above level 100 now.

Spirit Mechas are operated using soul power from Spirit Power batteries, thus allowing its user to display strength far surpassing their own. The first Spirit Mechas were "intently." developed in a larger form. The factor was that the larger they were, the larger the Spirit Power battery they could install more weapons they could get equipped with to be more prominent on the battlefield.

And Su Mucheng's Spirit Mecha is definitely a high-tiered one with only some downsides, such as sucking her life force if used excessively. There is no such thing as perfect, and Su Mucheng is willing to pay the price for her beloved home.

"SCRAM!!!" Su Mucheng operated her mecha and sent several powerful lasers at the Bright Spirit Empire's Commanders.

SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!

Uchiha Madara kicked the air and activated his Susanoo, facing Su Mucheng ahead without fear. Even so, a solemn yet excited expression never left his face.

CRACK!

"Oh?" Madara looked at his Susanoo with a surprised face.

"That battle-hungry dumbass! Madara, dodge!" Dugu Bo summoned the Phosphorus Jade Serpent Emperor, using a Spirit Skill to stop time for a few seconds.

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

Madara's Perfect Susanoo broke into pieces and repelled the bright red lasers' trajectory to the sky. A massive explosion happened shortly after, changing the sky's color into ashen black.

A crowd of clouds gathered in the sky as the God-Class Mecha appeared before Liu Erlong and smashed her with its giant metal fist.

'Shit!' Liu Erlong cursed inside because this giant metal was fast.

BAM!

Liu Erlong was sent to the deep ocean and made a pillar of water ascend to the sky. She was "instantly." planted head first in the coarse wet rock with her entire left arm gone.

She tried to minimize the damage, but the mecha's strength was out of her expectation.

Liu Erlong was about to move, but Su Mucheng immediately predicted everything and stomped her hard. It shook the ocean apart and caused an earthquake across the Douluo Planet.

CRACK! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

David and everyone in the main helicarrier witnessed this scenery with a gloomy mood. He checked Liu Erlong's vital through the nanomachine status and noticed she was fine despite losing a limb.

He sighed in relief and grabbed his earpiece, "Erlong, are you okay there?"

"No shit, Sherlock! A giant ass metal robot slapped and stomped me. Do you think I'm fine?" Liu Erlong's annoyed voice echoed in the room.

After getting stomped deep underground, Liu Erlong activated her Spirit Skills to strengthen her draconic body and scales to better hardness. She couldn't move because her spirit energy needed to get ignited first.

"Tell Madara or someone to push that thing away. I want to reheat my body." Like an engine, Liu Erlong's body couldn't achieve enough force without proper heat.

"Madara, you hear that?" David changed the channel.

"Yeah. Give me a second." Uchiha Madara wiped the seawater from his pace and felt the saltiness in his mouth. Not only that laser destroyed his Susanoo, but it also caused the space around them to tremble.

It limited any possible movement by roughly 70%, making one's speed reduce abruptly.

"This is getting me excited." Uchiha Madara has faced many ridiculous things, like reincarnation, but fighting a god-like machine would never come to his mind.

He summoned his newly added martial soul and crossed it with the gunbai. "I haven't lost my touch yet." He mumbled while closing his eyes, letting the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan throb slightly.

The Blank God Tablet within the Godhood's Package Yunlong shared with Uchiha Madara began to react with his current action. It slowly changed and reflected his growing divinity.

Ghost of the Uchiha felt the fresh breath of air after a long time, sensing the massive changes in his cultivation. As if a shackle got broken one after another, Madara clenched his hand and grabbed thin air.

"This is it."

Uchiha Madara's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan rotated and changed patterns into more complex ones. The linked tomoe merged into the center, becoming this three-segmented pupil separated by black lines.

"I'm so close to evolving my eyes to Rinnegan."

Madara sighed in disappointment, hovering in the sky and staring at the incoming giant-like machine.

"DIE!!" Another series of lasers rushed toward Madara.

Uchiha Madara blinked and utilized unique footsteps to disappear from the sky, dodging the laser casually. He pulled his gunbai and absorbed one laser into Spirit Energy, blasting it back to the mecha.

BOOM!!

The mecha didn't receive any damage, but Su Mucheng's vision was "indirectly." blinded for a certain period.

David's leg is tapping against the floor continuously when watching Madara fight. "Why didn't they use the God's Relic? They are going to lose momentum at this point." He was frustrated by Madara and Liu Erlong's strong-headed personalities.

Bibi Dong smiled and commented, "Using God's Relic has always been the last resort, David. Our commanders aren't fools. They are observing that mecha's capability."

"You might not realize it because the monitor was "currently." focused on Madara, but Dugu Bo has used poison to melt some parts in the god-level mecha. He weakened the joint area and turned them into weak spots we could exploit in this battle."

"Also, let's not forget that God's Relic consumed too much energy. Using it for a prolonged time will reduce our force by 30%."

"It's a bold assumption, but the Sun and Moon Empire haven't gone all out against us. I haven't seen the other leader besides Su Mucheng, who controlled the god-class mecha."

"That man is dangerous, according to Himiko and Zetsu. That put him on the red list already."

David rubbed his temple because he viewed everything through his lens, a researcher's view, knowing he couldn't go to the battlefield with his skill. After all, He's not a fighter like Uchiha Madara and Liu Erlong.

"Commander Madara!" Someone suddenly shouted in the room.

"H-He is!"

They focused on the monitor and saw Madara using his Susanoo again, clashing with Su Mucheng's Mecha. An energy sword Madara produced is swung horizontally, barely reaching the mecha's stomach.

CRACK!

The energy sword cracked and broke into pieces, but something weird happened a moment later.

The broken energy sword was restored to its original form and landed on the mecha's thigh, causing sparks and a significant dent.

BOOM!

David rubbed his glasses clean and mumbled, "What happened? Madara's sword..."

Even Su Mucheng was shocked by Madara's ability to restore his energy sword, which seemed weird at first glance because re-creating such a massive weapon takes a while. And no, he did it instantly.

Uchiha Madara's left eye released a dim crimson light, reading the energy in the atmosphere calmly. He commanded the Susanoo to move and attacked the mecha again, creating another dent.

"Like I'd let you." Su Mucheng activated the energy field barrier around the mecha, preventing Madara from damaging the outer layer. It was the 11th Class Spirit Guidance Tool, which created these orange octagonal waves of energy.

However, Uchiha Madara wasn't even discouraged and created another energy sword. He gazed at Su Mucheng's mecha and said, "Time Reversal."

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

A massive cross-shaped energy slash struck Su Mucheng's mecha, leaving her speechless.

"W-What?!" Su Mucheng was sure she had activated the Energy Field Barrier. Yet, Madara's attack still went through.

She noticed the energy used for the device was returned to normal and frowned solemnly. "That guy returned it? No, he reversed it back!"

"He reversed time by ten seconds."

Uchiha Madara smiled because Su Mucheng should have realized his ability, but it was too late to discover it now.

ROAR!!

A massive scarlet dragon appeared and bit Su Mucheng's mecha on the shoulder.

BOOOOOOM!!

The hell flame erupted and blew off the mecha's armor.

Liu Erlong breathed heavily into the sky and looked down at the annoying mecha with a blazed body. Heating her body to the optimal condition took time.

Su Mucheng gritted her teeth inside the mecha and felt the intense shake in her body, grabbing over the controller.

"Heaven's Grace."

Everyone could see the back of Su Mucheng's mecha suddenly exposed and released three pairs of energy wings. Its metal body becomes even more pronounced as the armor turns into full-body armor, covering the dent the commanders have created.

Dugu Bo was the farthest from the mecha but suddenly felt a chill in his spine. He blinked and saw a towering shadow above him.

'You gotta be kidding me...' He thought while getting crushed by a pillar of destruction.

Uchiha Madara and Liu Erlong felt a massive shock wave move through their bodies, seeing the world turn completely dark.

A tower made of light erupted and shook everything within one thousand miles.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM!!!

"Ding! The energy detected within the mecha is reaching an alarming stage. It's roughly equal to early-step God King." The AI Cloudy reported to everyone.

"Error, data isn't enough to assess the power."

"Commanders are recommended to use God's Relic without further ado!"

"Empress, will you step in?"

Bibi Dong looked at the screen and answered, "No. We haven't lost yet. I won't step into the battlefield..."

"Dugu Bo is strong."

"So is Liu Erlong and Madara."

"They are our commanders."

"Believe in them."

Liu Erlong coughed profusely and looked at her newly regenerated arm grimly. "Anyway, You look absolutely trashed, Madara." She commented while moving her gaze to the Ghost of the Uchiha.

"Shut up..." Uchiha Madara responded indifferently. He is currently lying on the floor of the evaporated sea, with his whole chest disappearing and charred.

Activating his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan's ability, Madara's body returned to normal. He spewed a mouthful of blood and commented, "That attack is dangerous."

"Where is Dugu Bo?"

"Never mind, find him." He controlled the space with his other eyes, bringing Dugu Bo to their side.

Dugu Bo fell beside them, having half his body injured beyond recognition. All his skin has become mush.

"Time Reversal."

"Uugh..." Dugu Bo returned to normal. "Fucking hell... That was dangerous."

"Thanks for restoring my body. My natural regeneration would take too long."

Madara shrugged and replied, "Don't mind it. My children would hate me if they knew you died because I didn't do anything."

"..." Dugu Bo.

"Yeah, sure..."

"Our earpiece is destroyed. Do you want a spare one?" Liu Erlong picked up a small metal box from her spatial pendant.

Uchiha Madara and Dugu Bo nodded, grabbing the earpiece from the small metal box and using it immediately.

"David. Can you hear us?" Dugu Bo asked calmly.

A sigh entered their ears as David replied, "Yeah. I won't comment on your stubbornness and use the damn God's Relic. We don't have much time here because the mecha is chasing our helicarrier."

Uchiha Madara tossed something from his ear and watched the black box grow into this unique-looking crimson dark spiral.

Dugu Bo threw a box, which was "purposely." designed with a jade color and snake pattern all over.

Liu Erlong followed them and threw a jar-like device from her spatial pendant.

[DING! God's Relic is on standby] Cloudy's voice greeted them.

[Please declare the chant]

"The Ghost of Uchiha."

"Divine Jade Serpent Emperor."

"True Hell Dragon Empress."

[CHANT ACCEPTED!]

[Activating the God's Relic...]