Combat Armor

Luo Feng stood beside the silver-armored youth, Nake, his brows slightly furrowed. Having just arrived in the Xueluo world, Luo Feng didn't want to cause too much of a stir.

“Haha!”

“Those who resist, die!” The large group of fierce warriors laughed wildly, pouncing forward. A lean man in blood-red armor, carrying a dark red battle saber on his back, scanned the silver-armored youth’s guard squad, his gaze lingering mostly on the burly man, ‘Uncle Lei’.

Uncle Lei and his guards looked grim. They wanted to fight back but dared not. The silver-armored youth, Nake, gritted his teeth in anger and resentment.

“Boom!”

The group of fierce warriors pouncing forward, as well as the cold, lean man, all trembled.

“Scram!”

A low roar, as if from Lei Shen, echoed in the minds of the dozens of people present, including the tall youth. It felt like an incredibly terrifying pressure had descended. But just as they all felt unable to resist and on the verge of annihilation, the pressure receded. “Scram!” “Scram!” “Scram!” The roar echoed in their sea of consciousness.

The group of fierce warriors fell directly from mid-air, without launching an attack.

“Go!” The lean man glanced at the silver-armored youth’s squad, then shouted repeatedly.

“Let’s go.” The tall youth also shouted repeatedly, glaring at the silver-armored youth, ‘Nake’.

Watching the group of people who had been so arrogant but then scurried away, both Young Master Nake and his burly guard, Uncle Lei, and the other guards felt puzzled and bewildered.

“Why did they leave?”

“This, this…”

“They just left like that?” The guards couldn’t believe they had escaped disaster.

“Impossible.” The silver-armored youth, Nake, widened his eyes. “Youfang, that bastard, is definitely not that kind-hearted to just let me go.”

“A master secretly helped us,” the burly man, Uncle Lei, said in a low voice, absolutely certain.

“A master?”

The group of guards, including the silver-armored youth, looked at the burly man in confusion. “Uncle Lei, you said a master?” The silver-armored youth asked, puzzled.

“Mm.” Uncle Lei nodded slightly, saying solemnly, “Three possibilities. First, the Master. He dotes on you greatly, so he might have arranged for a super expert to protect you secretly.” This immediately caused the surrounding guards to nod slightly, and even the silver-armored youth, Nake, himself hesitated, somewhat believing it.

“Second, some mysterious master secretly helped us,” Uncle Lei said. “Third, someone from Youfang’s family team helped us.”

“The first two make sense, but you’re saying someone from Youfang’s team helped us?” Nake asked, shocked.

“Captain, that can’t be right,” the guards said, disbelieving.

“Didn’t you notice? Among the dozens of people who came with Youfang earlier, there was ‘Dripping Blood Blade’ and the Nine Great Iron Guards.” The burly man, Uncle Lei, said solemnly, looking at the large force in the distance. “This team has hundreds of people, and just dozens are this strong. The other hundreds must have many more experts.”

“Unless it’s something extremely important, it’s impossible to dispatch so many experts. Perhaps, among that large force, there’s the true leader of the entire team.” Uncle Lei said in a low voice, “They are handling a major affair, and the biggest fear when handling major affairs is getting entangled in messy situations. That leader might have been displeased and transmitted a command, ordering them all to return.”

“Mm!”

“That makes sense.” The guards nodded.

“Uncle Lei, you’re amazing,” the silver-armored youth, Nake, praised with a chuckle.

“But I’m wondering, with so many experts from the You family, and perhaps some experts from other forces! What kind of important matter is such a powerful team handling?” Uncle Lei frowned. “Even if the family head came out, he wouldn’t bring so many experts.”

“Right.”

“It must be something important.”

...

Youfang led his men back to the main force quickly.

“Third Uncle, who was the expert who secretly helped them just now? Could it be that even you are no match for that expert?” Youfang looked at the lean man beside him. This lean man was Youyan Tower, one of the three great experts of the You family, known as ‘Dripping Blood Blade’, a peak Ninth-tier Stellar-level expert, extremely powerful even among his peers.

The lean man, Youyan Tower, his eye muscles twitching, a hint of horror in his eyes, transmitted, “Youfang, that hidden expert is very, very strong. If he hadn’t held back from killing, I would probably be dead.”

“What!” Youfang’s eyes widened.

Heavens.

Youfang was merely a Terrestrial-level (Planetary-level) and only sensed danger. But his Third Uncle was a Celestial-level (Stellar-level) peak expert, and even Third Uncle felt that the opponent could kill him without even directly attacking. Then the strength of this mysterious expert was truly terrifying.

“What level is this person, a Cloud-level?” Youfang shook his head repeatedly. “Even a Cloud-level isn’t that strong, right?”

“A Cloud-level isn’t that strong. A Cloud-level couldn’t make me powerless to resist just by mental pressure.” The lean man, Youyan Tower, nodded and transmitted, “I estimate… the hidden expert should be a ‘Domain-level’, and judging by his ability to instantly suppress a group of people without killing anyone, and his subtle control over mental pressure… he’s even very formidable among Domain-level experts.”

“Domain-level?” Youfang was stunned.

Yangang Territory, spanning tens of millions of kilometers, with a population of hundreds of billions.

The Lord of Yangang Territory was merely a Domain-level (Domain Lord). A Domain-level was already the most transcendent existence in the entire Yangang Territory, absolutely not something their family could provoke. They could annihilate their family with a mere flick of a finger.

“How could that brat Nake provoke such a super existence to protect him?” Youfang couldn’t believe it.

“Youfang! All of you, quickly return to the team, don’t waste time. Youyan Tower, we are gambling everything this time, don’t you know its importance? How could you fool around with this child Youfang? Hmph!” An old voice echoed in Youfang and Youyan Tower’s minds.

“Grand-uncle, I have something to report,” Youyan Tower transmitted.

“Speak!”

“Grand-uncle, Youfang just went to teach Young Master Nake of the Na family a lesson, but I discovered something: Nake actually has a terrifying Domain-level expert behind him!”

“Dom-Domain-level?” The calm old voice also became shocked.

“Yes.”

“How confident are you that it’s a Domain-level?” The old voice couldn’t believe it. “Could it be a mistake?”

“Ninety-nine percent confident. Only a Domain-level could make me collapse and unable to resist with just mental pressure,” Youyan Tower reported respectfully.

“Who is it?” The old voice asked anxiously. A Domain-level could completely change the power distribution within a territory. If it was a powerful Domain-level (Domain Lord), they could even directly eliminate the current City Lord and, with the approval of the Divine Temple, become the new City Lord.

“Unclear. Perhaps he’s hidden within Nake’s team, or in some other place we can’t see. He’s far, far stronger than me, so I can’t pinpoint him,” Youyan Tower said.

“Mm! We’ll investigate this thoroughly when we return. For now, let’s head back to the city.”

“Yes!”

The You family’s vast procession moved swiftly, yet the mere possibility of a ‘Domain-level’ expert caused panic among the highest echelons. Provoking a Domain-level was practically asking for death.

...

Eight hundred kilometers from Yangang Territory’s main city, a wide road passed through a large mountain. This mountain was split in half, forming a large canyon, with the passage inside the canyon. At this moment, figures stood atop this mountain, once cleaved by a powerful expert.

Thirteen people in total!

All uniformly clad in combat armor and boots, each wearing a combat helmet, with only their eyes visible. They all carried axes on their backs, either double axes or single great axes. Their armor colors were primarily black, blood-red, and golden-yellow.

“Big Brother, they’re here.”

“The You family’s team is here.”

The leader, a tall figure in golden combat armor, his blood-red eyes under the helmet looking down, a hint of coldness flashing through them, growled, “Brothers, let’s go, time to get the goods!”

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! …

The thirteen figures shot down from the mountaintop like thirteen cannonballs, rapidly descending. As these thirteen figures swiftly plunged, they immediately caught the attention of the rapidly moving, vast procession. The black-bearded old man leading the team suddenly raised his right hand high and shouted, “Stop!”

And on the wide road ahead, thirteen figures landed.

Thirteen people, standing like thirteen demonic gods.

“Th-Thirteen…” The black-bearded old man’s face instantly turned pale.

“Thirteen Axes!” At the very front of the team, beside the black-bearded old man, the lean man Youyan Tower also turned pale. “How could they be here? Impossible…”

Within the Yangang Territory, there were some incredibly powerful experts and heroes!

Far stronger than their merchant families. For example, the ‘Thirteen Axes’ was an organization formed by thirteen like-minded powerful experts. This organization had no small fry, just these thirteen people. Yet, how many families in the entire Yangang Territory dared to provoke the Thirteen Axes? What was their backing? It was because among the Thirteen Axes, three were Cloud-level, and ten were peak Celestial-level!

Domain-level (Domain Lord) was the ruling military force in Yangang Territory! Dominating the entire Yangang Territory.

Cloud-level (Cosmic-level) was the peak military force in Yangang Territory, considered heroic.

“What should we do?”

“What should we do?”

“This cargo cannot be lost.”

The You family’s large team was in a state of panic.

“Esteemed sirs of the Thirteen Axes, please state your commands,” the black-bearded old man said, his heart pounding, but still shouting bravely.

“You family?” A low voice came from the leader of the thirteen demonic figures. “Hand over the ‘Combat Armor’ from the ‘Ancient God Ruins’, and we will spare your lives.”

The black-bearded old man’s eyes widened.

“Run!” The black-bearded old man’s face contorted, and he transmitted fiercely.

Boom!

The entire team seemed to have been prepared. Instantly, a group of Celestial-level (Stellar-level) experts frantically flew in all directions, while a large number of Terrestrial-level experts also began to flee rapidly, either climbing mountains or returning along the road. Youfang and the lean man Youyan Tower also returned the way they came.

“Youyan Tower, hurry, go to that little fellow of the Na family. If that Domain-level existence is there, our You family still has hope!” The black-bearded old man transmitted, roaring.

“Yes, Grand-uncle,” the lean man transmitted repeatedly.