The atmosphere on the luxury yacht grew even heavier with Lu Cheng's questioning.
These few sentences almost directly exposed Ji Tianxing's disguise.
"How could he know? He even knows my entire rise to power! This is impossible! Unless... he is also..."
"Indeed, there are so many perverts among the damn Dragon Kingdom people!"
"Did I not manage to escape even after fleeing to France?"
His usually refined and amiable old face now showed a hint of shock.
Ji Tianxing didn't know how much Lu Cheng knew, but... since he had guessed his secret, even if it was just planting a seed of doubt, it would affect his grand plan!
Moreover, who knew how Lu Cheng found out?
What if he also had a system?
Or one that could probe his information!
Thinking of this, Ji Tianxing's eyes flashed with ruthlessness.
This person must not be allowed to live!
He gave up his disguise, stopped all pretense, and his eyes directly erupted with chilling killing intent!
"Lu Cheng..."
He squeezed out these two words from between his teeth, his voice distorted.
"You are very smart, surprisingly smart."
"But you made one fatal mistake—"
"You shouldn't have investigated me, and even more so... you shouldn't have appeared before me!"
Before he finished speaking!
Ji Tianxing suddenly raised his wrist and pressed the seemingly unremarkable watch device!
With a soft "buzz"!
Within just three seconds, a set of silver-black nano combat armor, with a futuristic, sleek yet menacing design, completely enveloped him!
His entire body exuded a terrifying energy fluctuation!
..."What the hell? Is this BEN10? He even transforms by pressing a watch."
After transforming, Ji Tianxing's voice, transmitted through a synthesizer, had a metallic quality, yet his contempt was still discernible.
He opened his palm, and a glowing energy cannon, its muzzle a black void, aimed at Lu Cheng.
"Ancient martial arts? Heh heh, kid, let me teach you a lesson."
"In the face of absolute technology, your fist and foot techniques are nothing but ridiculous acrobatics!"
"Now, I'm giving you one last chance."
"Kneel, hand over all your secrets, and I might consider leaving you a complete corpse!"
However, facing the dark muzzle of the cannon, Lu Cheng's face showed no fear at all; instead... he smiled.
He gently shook his head, his expression like someone watching an ignorant child showing off his new toy.
Ji Tianxing was completely enraged by his contemptuous gaze!
He no longer hesitated!
The miniature energy cannon in his palm instantly charged!
A scorching white beam of energy, carrying terrifying power, shot towards Lu Cheng with a roar!
However!
Just as that energy beam, capable of destroying everything, was about to hit him!
In front of Lu Cheng, space seemed to twist slightly.
A pitch-black figure, even larger and more imposing than the transformed Ji Tianxing, appeared out of thin air, blocking him!
It was the puppet, "A-Ling," which Lu Cheng had completely modified and within which he had sealed the unlucky Immortal Emperor Ling Tian!
Compared to when it was in the Imperial Capital, "A-Ling" now had even more golden light flowing over its ancient armor!
This was also thanks to the True Dragon Saint Body's continuous nourishment and the absorption of Immortal Emperor Ling Tian's energy within it, both of which had made it even stronger... It extended its massive metal palm, and with a "boom"!
It forcefully... swatted away the energy beam!
Sparks flew everywhere!
"A-Ling, work to be done."
Lu Cheng's voice, with a hint of mischievous laziness, slowly sounded from behind the puppet.
"Come, say hello to our friend from the future."
...Ji Tianxing looked at the "iron lump" that had suddenly appeared before him, and in his shock, he immediately launched a fierce attack!
"Mere scrap metal! How dare you contend with my nano-alloy?"
The nano combat armor on him displayed extremely high maneuverability, moving rapidly on the narrow yacht deck like a ghost!
He continuously attacked "A-Ling" from various incredibly tricky angles with different weapons, unleashing a frenzied barrage!
And A-Ling, under Lu Cheng's incredibly precise commands, fought with wide, sweeping movements!
Every attack was powerful and heavy, carrying terrifying force capable of splitting mountains and cracking stones!
It smashed the yacht's hard deck, leaving it riddled with craters—it wasn't his, after all!
Both sides fought as if the heavens were falling and the earth was rending!
The entire luxury yacht violently shook, on the verge of disintegration, amidst the terrifying battle between these god-like figures!
...Lu Cheng was not in a hurry to win.
He simply stood quietly outside the battle circle, a calm observer.
His eyes, at this moment, constantly probed Ji Tianxing's information.
[Name: Ji Tianxing]
[Unlocked Ability: Nano Combat Armor]
[Overall Combat Power Assessment: Late-stage Dan Jin]
This battle, for him, was not just about winning.
It was also about... gathering intelligence, and... humiliating his opponent... After all the data of Ji Tianxing's precious battle armor had been thoroughly scanned and analyzed,
Lu Cheng issued the final command.
The puppet "A-Ling" suddenly changed its previous fighting style, no longer directly clashing with Ji Tianxing.
Instead, it used Immortal Emperor Ling Tian's immortal emperor-level combat techniques to deliberately expose a weakness, luring Ji Tianxing to get close!
Ji Tianxing indeed fell for it!
He thought he had finally found an opportunity and used the blade that had materialized in his hand to fiercely stab at the puppet's core!
However!
Just as he thought he was about to succeed!
"A-Ling's" body twisted sharply, narrowly avoiding the vital point at an almost incredible angle!
At the same time, its massive metal arm swung back!
Five fingers like hooks!
It fiercely grabbed onto the combat armor of Ji Tianxing's left arm!
"Rip—!!!"
An extremely ear-piercing sound of metal tearing rang out!
The nano armor on Ji Tianxing's left arm, along with a portion of his flesh, was actually torn off by "A-Ling"!
The intense pain and the system overload alarm made Ji Tianxing let out a painful roar!
"It can actually tear nano-alloy directly?"
Seeing the unfavorable situation, he immediately activated the armor's emergency detachment mode!
Powerful air currents instantly jetted from his back!
Carrying his severely wounded body, he soared into the sky in a wretched state, escaping into the deep night of Paris!
Lu Cheng looked in the direction of his frantic escape and did not order "A-Ling" to pursue.
Because he had already obtained what he wanted... The yacht, overwhelmed by the fierce battle just now, had begun to slowly sink.
Lu Cheng slowly walked onto the deck, picked up the fragment of the nano combat armor, and put it in his pocket.