BOOM!
A fierce mid-air battle exploded as Androids 17 and 18 joined forces, launching a coordinated, relentless assault on Lin Xuan.
As Dr. Gero's most successful Android creations, they possessed infinite energy reserves and formidable strength—a single punch carried enough force to flatten a small town into dust.
However, against their frantic attacks, Lin Xuan remained completely calm, effortlessly blocking every strike that came his way.
This situation left both Android 17 and 18 equal parts shocked and furious.
Shocked because Lin Xuan's strength far exceeded anything they had imagined—surpassing even Dr. Gero's analytical data predictions.
Furious because Lin Xuan wasn't taking the fight seriously at all, treating them as if he were casually playing with children. Even as Androids, such blatant disrespect infuriated them.
In truth, over this period, Lin Xuan's strength had quietly grown by leaps and bounds.
To put it into perspective: back when he defeated 100% Final Form Frieza, he had needed to transform into a Super Saiyan.
If he encountered Frieza now, he could obliterate him instantly in his base form without even needing to transform!
Therefore, dealing with these two Androids was a trivial matter for him. After all, current Androids 17 and 18 were merely comparable in power to Vegeta when he first unlocked Super Saiyan.
Seeing that they couldn't defeat Lin Xuan, Android 17 snorted internally, thinking, *'Hmph! We possess infinite energy reserves. No matter how long the battle lasts, we will never tire. Let's see how long your stamina can hold out!'*
Even if they couldn't overpower Lin Xuan directly, stalling the fight would eventually exhaust his energy reserves. The moment his power dipped would be the moment of their victory!
Android 18 picked up on 17's plan, nodding in agreement as the two intensified their pincer attacks.
However, while they planned to stall, Lin Xuan had zero interest in dragging the fight out.
"Let's try that move," Lin Xuan smiled faintly.
In the next second—
Eight Gates Released!
BOOM!
As Lin Xuan opened the Eight Gates, a torrent of azure energy steam erupted from his body, interweaving with the radiant golden aura of his Super Saiyan transformation.
Simultaneously, his skin darkened as a black aura mist burst forth around him—the visual manifestation of advanced Armament Haki!
This was Lin Xuan's further development of Haki: coating every single cell in his body with Armament Haki to dramatically enhance physical durability while accelerating cellular metabolism to generate black energy steam.
Eight Gates + Super Saiyan + Advanced Armament Haki!
The pupils of Androids 17 and 18 shrank violently as an invisible, suffocating pressure slammed into their souls.
Even Android 16, who had stayed out of the fight, turned pale.
His internal sensors registered the shift far clearer than the others: Lin Xuan's combat power had just spiked by several folds in an instant! Facing Lin Xuan right now felt like an ant standing before a tiger!
Even as a full mechanical model, Android 16 felt an instinctual sense of dread.
Lin Xuan looked at the Androids and smiled. "Defeating you with the combined powers of several different worlds... you should consider it quite an honor!"
Before the sound of his voice faded, his figure vanished, reappearing directly in front of Android 17.
"It's over!"
Lin Xuan smiled faintly, driving a fist directly into Android 17's chest before 17 could even react.
BOOM!
That single strike generated a terrifying shockwave that flattened several distant mountain peaks. Android 17's metal chest caved inward as he was launched flying like a cannonball, completely incapable of putting up a defense.
In the next instant, Lin Xuan materialized behind Android 18.
Facing a lady, Lin Xuan didn't use brutal, destructive force—especially since Android 18 was quite attractive despite being an Android.
Stepping behind her, he tapped a precise palm against the back of her neck, concentrating a sharp pulse of energy into a single nerve point.
BANG!
Android 18's body quivered violently as the pulse disrupted her internal energy circuitry. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the ground, paralyzed and unable to move for the foreseeable future.
Lin Xuan then turned his gaze toward Android 16.
However, he didn't attack. Knowing the original story, he knew that Android 16 was a gentle, nature-loving soul.
Since Android 16 hadn't initiated an attack, Lin Xuan saw no reason to harm him.
Looking at Android 16, Lin Xuan smiled warmly. "Relax. I didn't come here to destroy you. As long as you don't commit senseless destruction, I won't do anything to you."
Android 16 blinked in surprise, then let out a quiet sigh of relief. To be completely honest, he had zero desire to fight Lin Xuan, and his internal calculations confirmed he stood no chance anyway.
Unlike the apocalyptic future Trunks came from, these Androids hadn't gone on a senseless killing spree yet.
Thus, Lin Xuan felt that rather than destroying them, keeping them around was a far better choice.
Besides, they served another crucial purpose—acting as live bait to lure Cell out from hiding!
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