Judging from Professor Shen's figure, she should exercise regularly.
The waistline and defined abs accentuated by the tight combat suit make her seem less like a scholar and more agile and powerful.
Shen Qionglin isn't used to wearing high heels, and her customized tight combat suit also prioritizes practicality. The flat-soled, power-assist shoes sacrifice a bit of aesthetics but maximize her flexibility.
After Shen Qionglin changed her clothes and came out,
Wang Jixuan and Fu Jian were already waiting for her at the corner ahead.
"Follow me, there's a secret passage."
Shen Qionglin put on her goggles, expressionless, and led the two to a hidden passage.
From here, they could directly reach the S-class esper residential area in the outer city.
The passage had a railway track with a cable car-like railcar parked on it. Without Shen Qionglin's invitation, Wang Jixuan and Fu Jian ducked inside, making it a bit crowded.
"This is a passage they left behind to monitor me, thinking I wouldn't know."
Shen Qionglin pressed a few buttons, and the railcar began to accelerate smoothly.
Fu Jian said, "It's inconvenient for me to show myself directly."
His mechanical body lit up simultaneously, and a second later, he blended into the environment, entering holographic stealth.
Shen Qionglin never looked at Fu Jian.
Clearly, she was suppressing some kind of emotion, which had yet to erupt.
Wang Jixuan, wearing the X armor, hid in the corner, not asking any questions, his spiritual sense locked onto the female professor's every move.
He still couldn't rule out the slight possibility of her joining forces with Philley.
The railcar sped through the somewhat dim passage. Shen Qionglin asked, "Did you know I was here, so you came over?"
"You're an unexpected bonus."
"Then what are you doing here? This place goes deep into D3."
"Want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"No one likes lies."
"That's not necessarily true," Wang Jixuan said calmly. "You're a genius… you'll definitely love hearing that."
"Thank you, I already am."
A hint of pride appeared in Shen Qionglin's eyes, and then she added:
"Please answer my question directly… if it's convenient."
"The truth is, I'm giving my students a final exam."
"A final exam?"
"This exam is divided into two parts. The other part has already entered combat, but it's inconvenient to reveal it for now. It involves most of the resources of the D5 integrated war zone."
The railcar was about to leave the dark area, and its speed began to decrease. A bright area appeared ahead.
Wang Jixuan explained simply, "There are two teams here. Their exam question is to eliminate Philley."
Squeak—
Shen Qionglin suddenly pulled the brakes, looked down through the railcar window, and quickly calculated the route.
She hadn't been here before, but she had seen the map.
The railcar track ran above a pile of steel skeletons. This was the transportation hub of the industrial area, with a dozen one-way tracks crisscrossing, and constantly passing railcars responsible for transporting materials and industrial products.
—This is the advantage of a horizontal fortress. Fortress No. 76 can only use various elevators to transport materials.
"Follow me, it should be this way."
Shen Qionglin opened the railcar door, took a slight breath, and nimbly jumped down to the track below. She hooked the edge of the rail with one hand and swung gently, landing accurately in front of another passage entrance.
Wang Jixuan and Fu Jian used the power of technology to easily fly over. One was visible and the other hidden, they ran behind Shen Qionglin.
They rushed forward for no more than two minutes, passed through two transportation hubs, and successfully arrived at the periphery of a magnificent 'palace'.
This palace was built with stone, occupying at least a dozen acres of area, surrounded by a circle of 'gardens' with some three-dimensional projectors simulating various landscapes.
Wang Jixuan looked at this place;
And thought about the scene inside the Iron Citadel;
This sense of contrast was too sharp, so that even the light here seemed a little dazzling.
Outside the palace, there was a large group of fully armed soldiers and low-level espers, but they did not dare to rush forward, only watching from the periphery.
Screams came from the palace from time to time, and huge fireballs exploded from time to time, and various shock waves rippled from time to time.
Spiritual energy was boiling, and the battle was extremely fierce.
A woman's loud scolding came from inside from time to time:
"Waste! A bunch of waste! Don't let them stand together!"
"Damn it! Are you saving your spiritual energy for picking up girls and flirting with guys? Attack them!"
Ping, crash!
Along with the sound of glass breaking, two C-level espers flew out and twitched constantly on the ground.
Wang Jixuan pondered slightly.
Did he underestimate the strength of the Buddhist Hall Squad?
The eight people inside, including Ji Yale and Ji Xiao, were actually completely suppressing the injured Philley, plus a group of rabble.
—His fighter jet maid corps was still on the way, and was subjected to heavy firepower sniping.
Shen Qionglin crouched down behind a projection bonsai, carefully observed, and began to formulate a battle strategy.
She turned her head to look at Wang Jixuan, couldn't help frowning, pursing her lips, and said with a slight disgust, coldly:
"Do you want to be besieged? You're neither using stealth nor keeping hidden."
Wang Jixuan pointed to the air next to him.
Fu Jian was here.
Shen Qionglin couldn't refute it for a moment.
Fu Jian reminded, "The Spiritual Energy Capital's rapid reaction force has already set off and will arrive at Iron Citadel in an hour and a half. Although we will intercept them with missiles on the way, we shouldn't delay too long here."
Wang Jixuan thought for a while: "I'll stun all the ordinary people, and Professor Shen will solve these espers. Any problems?"
"Besides giving you the necessary proof of loyalty, I don't want to kill anyone with my own hands."
"Okay, just stun or restrain them."
Wang Jixuan quickly formed hand seals, and transparent sharp cones appeared behind him.
Spiritual Sense Shock!
He pushed his right hand forward, and the sharp cones shot out. The rows of soldiers and D-level and below espers in the field groaned at the same time, and their bodies quickly collapsed.
The power of a Core Formation cultivator's spiritual sense!
Shen Qionglin savored Wang Jixuan's gestures and nodded slightly.
It was her knowledge blind spot.
She flipped over and jumped into the field. After rushing forward two steps, her body began to levitate. The combat suit reflected complex and mysterious tadpole characters, and a powerful spiritual energy wave swept the entire field!
An awakened esper with spiritual energy close to S-level!
Under the gaze and vigilance of Wang Jixuan and Fu Jian, Shen Qionglin showed her abilities for the first time.
She raised her left hand, and her slender fingers shook slightly. Guns and various metal products flew up at the same time.
A dozen C-level espers who had just turned their heads looked at the figure behind them in astonishment.
"Professor Shen?"
"Professor Shen is an esper?!"
"What are you going to do?!"
"Hmph!"
Shen Qionglin snorted coldly, and clenched her left hand. All the suspended metal products shot towards these dozen people, instantly wrapping them up, dragging them into the sky, and then smashing them down hard.
Screams and muffled groans;
Most of the dozen people fainted, and a few had their spines and other vital parts broken.
Wang Jixuan looked at the armor on his body…
Fortunately, he chose to use his brain just now, instead of using demonic power.
'Metal of the Five Elements? Or simply controlling various metals?'
Wang Jixuan observed carefully.
Shen Qionglin stepped onto the steps in front of the palace.
At this moment, the passage not far away was blown apart by explosive fire, and eight figures wearing brown-black armor rushed out, carrying destruction cannons, rocket launchers, single-soldier laser cannons, and other weapons and equipment on their shoulders.
Peony shouted excitedly in the communication channel:
"Sir! You're here too! There's also an unknown powerful esper! A+ spiritual energy reaction!"
The eight loyal fighter jets instantly raised all their weapons and aimed at Shen Qionglin.
Shen Qionglin's body stiffened.
Wang Jixuan said simply, "No need to attack, she's been turned by me, she's one of us… Peony, you quickly clear the nearby espers, and then gather inside."
"Yes! Sir!"
Shen Qionglin looked at the eight rapidly charging figures, and frowned: "High-level mechanical bodies? But why do I feel some human-like soul fluctuations in one of the mechanical bodies."
"Secret, inconvenient to reveal."
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Wang Jixuan responded casually, walked to the palace door and looked inside.
The battle inside was very chaotic.
The Seven Stars Sword Formation was only a form. Except for Zheng Shiduo, the other seven were constantly running and changing positions with the sword formation, dispersing attacks on the seven or eight B-level espers around them.
Philley was already covered in wounds. There was a penetrating wound in her right shoulder, which should have been burned through by the destruction cannon at close range;
Philley's combat suit was riddled with holes, and a large number of scorched wounds appeared on her skin, which also looked like they were scratched by the armor's 'light blade'.
In short:
Most of Philley's injuries should have been inflicted by the peak maid corps. The Buddhist Hall Squad was only restraining Philley now, preventing her from entering the treatment machine, but it could not pose a substantial threat to Philley.
Wang Jixuan transmitted his voice directly, and said coldly: "Do the eight of you want to fail?"
The members of the Buddhist Hall Squad who were fighting fiercely shivered, turned their heads and glanced at the door, and then seemed to have been injected with chicken blood.
Zheng Shiduo shouted loudly: "Formation Three!"
The seven jumped at the same time!
The X armor worn by Zheng Shiduo sprayed out six miserable red lasers, and all the enemy espers were forced back!
"Enter!"
The seven were one, the formation changed, and the spiritual energy in their bodies was connected in an instant!
Seven giant stars shone in the field!
Then there was a continuous and faster and faster sword formation offensive!
As soon as Philley tried to counterattack the sword formation, she was beaten back again and again. She couldn't even see where the seven figures were, and all the red smoke she threw out hit the air.
Even Philley felt an immense sense of oppression; the powerful, composite spiritual energy made it almost impossible for her to breathe.
Wang Ji Xuan narrowed his eyes and smiled.
The Seven Stars Sword Formations of the three groups each had different focuses.
The Buddha Hall squad could use the Seven Stars Sword Formation to mobilize their own spiritual energy, uniting the seven into one, capable of contending against non-awakened Level S spiritual energy users.
The Peak Maid Corps could unleash sword formation changes at ten times or even twenty times the speed, a purely physical attack, an ultimate visual spectacle.
The Half-Human Mecha team, relatively speaking, experienced the smallest improvement because they were already very powerful. They didn't have their own spiritual energy and could only rely on some magical artifacts made by Wang Ji Xuan for connection. However, by piloting mechas and using magical artifacts to sense each other, they could indeed fight against King-level Blade Beasts.
The three could only be said to have their own merits.
Hmm? What treasure is that beside me, shining so brightly...?
Wang Ji Xuan turned his head and saw Shen Qiong Lin's eyes, which were almost shooting lasers.
— She didn't have the ability to shoot lasers.
In her perspective, the Seven Stars Sword Formation of the Buddha Hall squad was like the 'Big Dipper' constantly changing direction. The seven people didn't use their respective abilities, but every time they changed their positions, either sword energy surged forward, or a large sword formed from spiritual energy slashed forward.
Seven people as one, the sword formation displaying its power!
Forced into a corner, Philley had no choice but to disregard her own losses and brew a non-discriminatory mental shock.
Even her mental control ability couldn't be directly used because she couldn't continuously lock onto a single target.
The seven or eight Level B spiritual energy users beside her couldn't get close to the Seven Stars Sword Formation at all. Zheng Shiduo, piloting the X Armor, desperately delayed this group of Bs.
"What is this?"
Shen Qiong Lin asked in a low voice:
"Multiple people using spiritual energy together? Is there such a method of utilization? The spiritual energy within their bodies is connected into one! How is this possible! Unbelievable, incredible, preposterous, unheard of!"
Wang Ji Xuan: ...
As expected of a professor, her words are so refined.
Wang Ji Xuan said: "Classified."
"Hmph, this is of course classified. This method of using spiritual energy is definitely classified... I'll go get my pledge of allegiance."
Shen Qiong Lin looked at Philley, already eager to try.
But her combat experience was obviously insufficient, and she didn't know how to enter the battlefield at this moment.
Philley suddenly raised her head and let out a sharp scream. A red shockwave burst from her forehead, sweeping in all directions!
The seven people forming the sword formation had anticipated this and retreated at the same time. Ji Xiao, Ji Yale, and Wu Man, along with two telekinetic spiritual energy users, stood up at the same time.
Ji Yale shouted, releasing mental shock, while the other four simultaneously chanted Buddhist scriptures, and four golden lights smashed down, condensing into a wall of Buddhist Dharma!
The mental shockwave was steadily blocked by the Buddha Wall!
Wang Ji Xuan originally wanted to use the method of controlling spiritual consciousness to resist, but he didn't particularly like Buddhism, just as he didn't particularly like demonic arts.
But Shen Qiong Lin subconsciously took a step forward, as if protecting her precious research sample, standing in front of Wang Ji Xuan.
She opened her left hand, and the spiritual cultivation mark on her body flashed again. A cyan ripple spread out, easily shattering the bleak red wave that swept over.
Shen Qiong Lin took advantage of the situation to join the battle.
She was wearing simple, tight-fitting combat clothes, her figure suspended in the air, slowly flying forward, her left hand slightly sliding, and all the metal products in the palace flew towards her at the same time.
"Professor Shen!"
Philley, who was seriously injured and had launched several large-scale mental shocks in a row, was almost at the end of her rope. At this moment, she seemed to see a savior:
"You've come at the right time, help me! There's an even stronger commando team, they were sent by Fu Jian to kill us!"
Zheng Shiduo and the others looked at Wang Ji Xuan, who gestured for them to prepare for defense.
Shen Qiong Lin didn't say a word and continued to fly forward, already using various metal objects to condense a sphere around her. The sphere 'grew' outward, quickly transforming into an arm, a large hand.
She faced Philley.
Philley felt the hostility, her face pale.
The remaining seven or eight Level B spiritual energy users tried to attack Shen Qiong Lin, but they suddenly felt an inexplicable threat. A pair of cold eyes were watching them, and the owner of the eyes came from... the silver-white armor standing at the door.
Philley kept backing away. Not far behind her was her bed, piled high with fresh corpses.
She began to speak incoherently:
"Professor Shen, you can't do this! Why is your ability so strong... You lied to us! You're a liar!"
"Don't come over, don't come over!"
"I apologize, I apologize for the things I did to you before! I've already apologized, what else do you want! Do you not know who you've offended! They wanted me to kill you, and I've always been merciful to you! I actually saved you, I only killed a few of your students! I have to give them something to show for it!"
Shen Qiong Lin said coldly: "It really was you..."
"Ah—"
Philley's body suddenly swelled, and a red blood wave several meters wide erupted from her forehead, transforming into countless Blade Beast-like flying insects, attacking Shen Qiong Lin.
Shen Qiong Lin inside the metal sphere raised her right hand, the symbols flashing on her body suddenly changed, and her eyes behind the goggles suddenly flashed with icy blue light. A cyan torrent surged down.
Mental shock against mental shock!
The blood wave was resisted!
The metal arm slammed down hard, directly smashing Philley into the ground covered with expensive stone slabs. A shockwave, carrying dust and gravel, rippled through the palace building.
A metal rain began to fall here. Shen Qiong Lin fell from the air, kneeling on one knee, somewhat exhausted, and then got up and walked to Philley.
Shen Qiong Lin picked up an automatic rifle nearby, looked at Philley, who was covered in blood but still not dead, stared at Philley's dull eyes, and pointed the muzzle at Philley's right eye.
"Philley, you know nothing about spiritual energy."
Bang!
