Chapter 42: Inner Sect Leaderboard (VI)

At this moment, the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast seemed to have been provoked, the red light in its eyes growing increasingly intense.

It opened its massive maw and suddenly unleashed a deafening roar, the sound waves surging toward Lin Chen like an angry tide, as if to completely devour her.

"Void Barrier!" Lin Chen reacted quickly, raising her hands to conjure an invisible barrier in front of her.

However, these sound waves were pervasive, and the powerful shockwave penetrated the barrier, striking her entire body.

The Vincent C-Type Battle Armor instantly emitted a piercing screech, its nano-structure beginning to develop fine cracks, its surface faintly heating up.

"Battle armor repair complete, current remaining Spiritual Essence 98.8% 7.6% … 96.3% …" Vincent's cold, mechanical voice echoed in Lin Chen's ears.

Lin Chen gritted her teeth, trying her best to withstand the impact of the sound waves.

Finally, the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast's roar gradually ceased, its sonic attack dissipating along with it, while Lin Chen's remaining Spiritual Essence had dropped to 93.3%.

She let out a long sigh of relief; her eyes remained calm, but she knew in her heart that the battle was far from over.

As expected, the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast did not give her a moment to catch her breath, leaping up suddenly.

Its massive body cast a huge shadow in the air, and its two thick, powerful forelimbs, carrying the force to destroy everything, smashed down heavily toward Lin Chen from high above!

First, the sonic attack stunned its opponent, then it launched a surprise attack with extreme speed—this strike was almost impossible to dodge!

Lin Chen felt a shiver in her heart and gave a soft shout: "Void Mirror Image."

The Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast's fist smashed into the illusion with destructive force, causing the ground to collapse into a huge crater, sending dust flying.

Lin Chen's true body had quietly slipped into the Void Realm at the critical moment, instantly appearing behind the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast.

Her gaze was like lightning, her hands gripping the death scythe tightly as she whispered: "Void Rend!"

Instantly, Void Power gathered continuously on the scythe, and a giant black blade roared out, cutting through the air and emitting a sharp sonic boom.

The blade carried an unstoppable Aura as it headed straight for the back of the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast.

"Ssh… Ssh… Ssh…" The harsh sound of cutting tore through the air, and the black blade, with overwhelming force, ruthlessly ripped open the thick scales of the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast.

A gruesome gash was cut open, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

The Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast roared in pain, its earth-shaking voice echoing through the valley.

Its massive arms swung like fan blades, sweeping toward Lin Chen with an unstoppable gale.

Every strike kicked up clouds of sand and rocks, the flying dust mixed with stones dancing chaotically in the air.

The speed was dizzying; sand and stone were swept up by the gale, blurring vision, and the entire area seemed to be caught in a sandstorm, making it impossible to see the trajectory of its movements.

"Danger! Danger! Vincent combat assistance engaging full power load." Vincent's warning sounded.

The quantum CPU load on the left dashboard soared, jumping directly from 23% to 100%, nearly exceeding the limit.

As the System operated at full power, the movements of the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast became like slow motion in Lin Chen's eyes.

Lin Chen stared intently, the holographic display precisely marking the trajectory of every attack by the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast, the path of its forearms clearly visible.

She shifted her body slightly, nimbly dodging a blow swung by the giant beast.

The lethal force missed, its momentum undiminished, slamming heavily into the ground and creating a violent wind pressure.

Sand and dust rose slowly, these fine particles slowed down in Lin Chen's eyes, their trajectories clearly visible, spreading outward like waves.

The first strike had just passed, and the next followed immediately, but in Lin Chen's vision, it also appeared slow and controllable.

She shifted her body slightly again and easily dodged it.

After several skillful dodges, Lin Chen gradually mastered the attack rhythm of the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast.

Taking advantage of the gap in its attacks, she decisively launched "Void Rend," and black slashes quickly assaulted the Magic Armor Beast's abdomen.

Although these were slashes launched after only brief gathering, they accurately hit the most vulnerable parts of the Magic Armor Beast, still causing significant damage.

As the battle continued, shocking gashes began to appear, the wounds grew more numerous, and the sturdy scales gradually fell off.

Without the protection of the scales, Lin Chen's attacks could be described as lethal with every strike, critical with every hit.

"Ssh, ssh, ssh," the sound of blades entering flesh echoed in the air; the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast finally realized something was wrong, slammed the ground, and pulled away.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, too fast to follow.

The outside world could not capture the details of the battle at all; they could only see dust flying and the faint, pale blue stream of light weaving through the sand.

Afterward, the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast was forced to retreat, attempting to put some distance between them.

"Target has exploitable wounds, effective damage can be inflicted, requesting permission to fire armor-piercing explosive shells." Vincent's mechanical voice rang coldly in her ear.

A holographic pop-up appeared immediately before Lin Chen's eyes; her gaze focused rapidly as she prepared to press the launch button.

However, at that very moment, the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast's body suddenly turned red, and the entire space seemed to be twisted by a powerful force.

The surrounding air suddenly solidified, and immediately after, violent vibrations spread from around the Magic Armor Beast, the tremors spreading throughout the entire space as if even the air were trembling.

In an instant, a sharp cracking sound exploded, and space shattered like a mirror!

"Mountain-Splitting Earth-Cracking!" Lin Chen's heart tightened.

This was the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast's innate ultimate technique, locking onto a space, causing it to vibrate violently, and ultimately shattering it.

Its power was enough to destroy everything around it; almost no one with a cultivation level below Nascent Soul could survive it.

"Bing, Lin!" A crisp sound echoed in the air, and Lin Chen's figure fell silently onto a distant rock wall.

The nano-armor collided violently with the rock wall, emitting a dull thud.

"Battle armor damaged, repairing… Integrity 70%, 85%, 100%. Repair complete, remaining Spiritual Essence 81%." Vincent's mechanical voice sounded calmly again.

Lin Chen slowly raised her head, her eyes narrowing slightly, feeling the severe pain radiating throughout her body; her chest heaved violently, the pain making it almost difficult for her to breathe.

"Don't push yourself, let me help you." Lin Fan's deep voice in her spiritual sense sounded in her ear again, carrying a trace of concern.

"Wait!" Lin Chen shouted stubbornly, her tone filled with an unyielding persistence, "I'm about to win!"

"Vincent, quickly construct the Micro Quantum Star-Destroying Cannon, lock onto the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast, adjust the power to 1%, and fire immediately!" Lin Fan gave the order decisively without hesitation.

Before his voice had even faded, the white clouds in the sky twisted rapidly, and tens of thousands of nano-units surged like a tide.

In an instant, a plasma cannon turret full of futuristic technology tore out from the clouds.

The massive muzzle flashed with cold blue light and electric arcs, the arcs winding and gathering around the muzzle like venomous snakes, a suffocating sense of oppression enveloping the surroundings.

Suddenly, the massive body of the Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast was swallowed by the electric arcs, as if it had fallen into an inescapable ionization storm.

The Quantum Star-Destroying Cannon relied on the principle of spatial point-blank detonation, similar to the quantum entanglement mechanism; once locked on, it had almost 100% accuracy, leaving the enemy with nowhere to escape.

Intense electric light flashed, crackling and popping, the electric arcs sweeping over the Magic Armor Beast like a violent torrent, its scales melting rapidly in the scorching plasma.

Flames erupted from its wounds, then evaporated completely in the high heat.

The cannon fire dissipated, and the ground had been torn into a huge deep crater, with molten lava churning at the bottom.

And the once-rampant Mountain-Splitting Magic Armor Beast had long since turned to ashes, not even a trace of residue remaining.

Lin Chen stood frozen in place, staring at the huge deep crater ahead, her heart filled with a complex mix of emotions, unable to speak.

In the spiritual sense space, Lin Fan's voice said with a hint of teasing: "What are you looking at? You've cleared the level! Let's continue upward."

Lin Chen suddenly realized. "Lin Fan, you stole my kill!"

"Ah! No, wasn't I helping you!"

"But I was about to kill it! You!!" Lin Chen stomped her foot in anger, her tone full of resentment, "I don't care, you compensate me!"

"Ah! I compensate you. I… ??"

Lin Fan was sweating profusely in the spiritual sense space, muttering to himself: "It's been blasted to nothing, how do I compensate…"

After a moment of silence, Lin Chen let out a long sigh.

She gently brushed her slightly messy hair, and after smoothing it out, she restored her usual elegant image.

Despite a little dissatisfaction in her heart, she decided to let Lin Fan off: "Forget it, I can't be bothered to argue with you."

Lin Chen waved her hand gently, and the nano-armor vanished into a stream of light, her body instantly changing into a set of Personal Disciple attire.

She had carefully read the information Xiao Du gave her; the 33rd level tested the healing ability of music, so there was no need to wear the nano-armor.

After all, the nano-armor clung tightly to her entire body, perfectly outlining every inch of her curves; unless required for battle, she did not wish to expose her elegant figure too much.

Lin Chen took light steps, wearing a long white gauze dress, the hem swaying slightly with her gait, her legs appearing and disappearing beneath the snow-white skirt.

Her steps were still as elegant as water, but her slightly pursed red lips revealed the slight unhappiness in her heart; clearly, the matter of Lin Fan stealing her kill still left her somewhat displeased.

"Oh my, didn't you say you wouldn't hold it against me? Your expression doesn't look like it." Lin Fan in the spiritual sense space sensed her mood and hurriedly tried to smooth things over with a smile.

"I said I wouldn't hold it against you, so naturally I won't bring it up again. However, if you steal my kill next time, I won't let you off so easily." Lin Chen glanced at him indifferently, her tone calm but sharp.

"Okay, okay, okay, next time I'll definitely let you finish, and only step in when you call me for help." Lin Fan's voice trembled slightly, with obvious panic. He shrunk his neck slightly, his eyes filled with a trace of grievance, fearing to provoke Lin Chen again.

The corners of Lin Chen's rosy lips curled up slightly, revealing a gentle smile. She found Lin Fan's reaction somewhat cute and was secretly satisfied. Without saying more, she restored her usual elegance and continued walking toward the 33rd level.

In front of the level-clearing leaderboard stone tablet in the outside world, after everyone witnessed Lin Chen's battle, the atmosphere instantly froze.

The previous discussions came to an abrupt halt, and everyone was left speechless by the shock of that strike.

The blue light and electric arcs of that Micro Quantum Star-Destroying Cannon seemed to have left a deep mark in everyone's minds, unable to fade for a long time.

"Is… is this really an attack that a human can perform?" A Disciple whispered, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Even the Chief Disciple of Leiyin Palace—Chief Disciple Lei Ji, also stood to the side, her expression stiff.

Although she could also perform similar lightning attack methods, she knew clearly in her heart that she could absolutely not achieve this effect and power. The precise control of the electric arcs, the way energy was compressed and released, almost transcended her imagination, coming entirely from a Domain she had not yet touched.

"This is impossible… How did she do it?" Chief Disciple Lei Ji muttered, a trace of wavering and complex emotions appearing in her eyes.

She had always thought that her lightning-type attacks were almost unrivaled among her peers, but at this moment, she felt as if there was an insurmountable chasm between herself and Lin Chen.

Everyone could not help but hold their breath, and the square fell into a deep silence.