Chapter 629 - 422: Outsider

The Buddha’s Hand and the blue wave of light collided violently in midair.

BOOM—!

For a moment, the world seemed to freeze.

Then, a blinding white light erupted from the point of impact, like a blazing sun falling from the sky, illuminating the entire battlefield.

Within the white light, the beams from the Buddha’s Hand and the blue wave of light intertwined. Energy surged wildly, tearing the air to shreds with a deafening roar.

A massive shockwave radiated outward from the point of impact.

The ground buckled in earthen waves, houses were ripped from their foundations, and rubble flew like shrapnel.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a massive mushroom cloud rocketed skyward, piercing the clouds as if to tear the Celestial Vault asunder.

At the edge of the explosion, on the roof of a building tilted by the impact, a streak of rainbow-colored light shot out and landed.

It resolved into the figure of a girl with pigtails, her clothes in tatters and her face a mess.

It was Lumina.

She stared in horror toward the center of the explosion.

The next second.

Xu Shu’s figure was once again floating in midair.

He held his hands high above his head, a torrential energy gathering frantically between his palms.

The air around him seemed to be sucked into a vacuum, emitting a low hum as visible currents rushed toward his palms.

Xu Shu’s arms trembled slightly, and veins bulged on his temples. Clearly, gathering this much power was no easy feat.

As the energy continued to gather, a massive blue Elemental Energy Ball gradually took shape, hovering above his head.

The Elemental Energy Ball was like a blue sun, its surface shimmering with a dazzling light.

The air around the Elemental Energy Ball warped into visible ripples. Even space itself seemed to grow fragile under the pressure of its power.

"HRAAAAGH—! DIE!"

With a sudden roar, Xu Shu slammed his arms downward, hurtling the massive Elemental Energy Ball toward the ground.

The Elemental Energy Ball tore through the sky, leaving a blinding blue streak in its wake. It fell like a meteor, its speed breathtakingly fast.

It was as if the entire world had frozen in that moment.

Before the Elemental Energy Ball even landed, the ground began to crack, rubble and dust sent flying by the immense pressure wave.

The few remaining buildings were as fragile as paper before this power, instantly torn to shreds.

BOOM—!

With a deafening crash, the Elemental Energy Ball finally slammed into the ground.

In an instant, a blinding blue light erupted, and a nuclear-scale shockwave swept out in all directions.

A massive crater was blasted into the ground, and a plume of dust shot skyward, blotting out the sun.

The rampaging energy devoured everything around it.

As the dust slowly settled, the once-flat ground had become a wasteland. Within the deep crater, the residual energy still crackled and hissed, and the air was thick with a scorched odor.

Zone Z of the Lower City had been completely erased from existence.

Xu Shu hovered in midair, panting slightly.

He looked down below.

The ground within the crater had been compressed into a hard, black mass, and in some places, it had even turned into churning magma.

And at the bottom of the crater, Zhao Ying was kneeling on one knee.

Much of her skeleton was exposed.

It was a gruesome sight.

’She’s still not dead!’

Seeing this, Xu Shu’s expression turned cold.

Another Elemental Energy Ball began to form in his palm.

However, at that moment, his expression changed.

He looked up at the sky.

He saw Mechas descending one after another from the Upper City District.

Among them, there was even an S-Level Mecha.

Clearly, the commotion had disturbed the powers-that-be in the Upper City District.

Seeing this, Xu Shu raised his hand and unleashed another barrage of Primordial Energy downward. After a volley of ten...

He raised two fingers to the center of his brow.

He seemed to be sensing something.

The next second.

His figure vanished.

He reappeared beside Lumina in the distance.

He grabbed her.

"We can’t stay here. Let’s go!"

As soon as the words were out, both of them vanished.

Left behind, Zhao Ying watched them go.

She was indignant, but there was nothing she could do.

She could only force her heavily injured body to flee.

...

「On the other side of Iron Rock Star, far from Zone Z.」

Here lay a boundless, dark plain, dotted with strange plants that emitted a blue-green glow.

These plants didn’t need sunlight. Instead, they survived in symbiosis, relying on each other’s light to form a unique ecosystem.

Suddenly, the air distorted, and two figures appeared out of nowhere.

It was Xu Shu and Lumina.

"We can’t stay on Iron Rock Star any longer."

Xu Shu’s expression was grim.

His transformation had worn off, and waves of weakness washed over him.

"I can still sense Zhao Ying’s presence, which means she’s not dead.

Her Ability is too bizarre. If she manages to track us down, it’ll be another major headache.

The best thing to do now is get out of here, head to another planet, and wait for the mission to end."

Lumina said nothing at first.

Her eyes shifted, her gaze on Xu Shu turning peculiar.

"What is it?"

Xu Shu saw her look and sneered.

"Thinking of making a move on me? Even if I can’t transform right now, killing you wouldn’t take much effort."

"Captain, what are you talking about? We’re teammates! Why would I ever do something like that?"

Hearing this, Lumina put on a sweet smile.

She concealed the murderous glint that had flashed in her eyes.

If she could, she certainly wouldn’t have minded taking him out to claim the items and various manuscript fees he had accumulated.

According to the rules of the Reincarnation Bookstore...