Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Interesting.

Sitting in the mech control room, Wang Chen smiled.

The little girl wasn't using her voice to communicate with him, nor was she speaking the imperial language, yet he could "hear" clearly and completely understand the meaning.

This was communication on a mental level!

In other words, the other party met the standard of a superpower.

But Wang Chen didn't think that among the billions of superhumans in the entire Holy Light Empire, anyone was stronger than this seemingly innocent little girl.

The other party even made him feel a strong threat!

The next moment, Wang Chen opened the mech cabin door and leaped out.

Because facing an enemy of this level, the War God Mecha was not a help, but rather a burden.

As he exited the cabin, he stored the War God Mecha into the Star Divine Ring.

Then he landed steadily on the ground.

"Oh?"

The little girl's eyes flickered: "When did the Empire master spatial storage technology?"

Wang Chen didn't answer her question but instead asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Shan Lan."

The corner of the little girl's lips curled up slightly, her big eyes sparkling with a strange light.

Wang Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are the Nether Hive!"

Or more precisely, the spirit of the hive, the consciousness condensate of the Nether Hive, possibly similar to an artifact spirit in a magical treasure!

But Wang Chen could be one hundred percent sure that the other party was directly related to the Nether Hive.

"You are the strongest human I've ever seen."

Shan Lan sighed: "May I know your name?"

Wang Chen answered, "My name is Wang Chen, Colonel of the Imperial Army, Glory Nobility."

The other party did not deny it; his judgment was correct.

But this was not good news. In fact, Wang Chen was already prepared for a life-and-death battle.

Shan Lan was undoubtedly the strongest enemy he had encountered in the Starry Seas World—bar none.

Even though Wang Chen had the seventh layer of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra body and Eighth Ring Psychic Power, he wasn't completely confident in achieving victory!

While talking, he reached out and pulled out a war saber.

Although the Starry Seas Ring stored a large number of weapons and ammunition, Wang Chen didn't think these equipment could cause Shan Lan the slightest harm.

Shan Lan laughed.

Her smile was very sweet and cute: "Can I call you big brother? Big brother, I want to..."

Unfortunately, her act of being cute and obedient only earned her a beheading blow from Wang Chen.

The sharp blade light cut across Shan Lan's neck at lightning speed, causing her to shudder violently.

But Shan Lan twisted her head, and the cut on her neck disappeared instantly, revealing a tearful expression: "Big brother, why did you try to kill me, why?"

"Why!" "Why!" "Why!"

Wang Chen's mind was instantly filled with the little girl's questioning. Sadness, pain, despair, anger—countless emotions like sharp blades attempted to tear apart his soul.

Such a mental attack, psychic power could not defend against!

"Hmph!"

The next moment, Wang Chen roared in anger, and the Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect suddenly appeared within his Sea of Consciousness.

This was the supreme aspect he visualized through the seventh layer of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, shining like a brilliant sun in the sky, instantly dispelling the mental pollution invading his Sea of Consciousness.

At the same time, Wang Chen suddenly activated the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net solidified on his left arm, aiming it towards Shan Lan.

But Shan Lan disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The Demon-Slaying Net caught nothing!

Most importantly, Wang Chen discovered that in this underground cave, the power of the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net was also greatly suppressed.

He needed to exert his full power to deploy it to one-tenth of its normal size.

There was no doubt that this treasure couldn't handle Shan Lan.

The spirit of the Nether Hive!

Wang Chen decisively retracted the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net, and then his whole being shot forward like an arrow.

Just as Wang Chen shifted his position, Shan Lan's figure appeared behind him!

This originally pure and lovely "little girl" revealed her most ferocious side.

Her hair transformed into countless black tentacles, swirling and flying like venomous snakes, her fair cheeks bore purple lines, and she opened a mouth full of sharp teeth.

"Ah~"

She emitted a silent scream, causing violent fluctuations in the space in front of her, as if being sliced by invisible blades.

Wang Chen suddenly turned around, his eyes gleaming with divine light.

He held the war saber horizontally in front of him, enduring the fierce attack from Shan Lan.

Screech! Screech! Screech!

The special combat suit Wang Chen wore was instantly cut in numerous places, exposing his skin underneath.

But these invisible wave blades, which could easily pierce steel, only left shallow marks on Wang Chen's skin.

Suddenly, Wang Chen stabbed the war saber into the ground, and with his right hand, he reached out towards Shan Lan with a clawing gesture in mid-air.

He activated the full power of his psychic energy.

The air in the underground cave seemed to freeze instantly, then became unbearably heavy, layer upon layer pressing down on Shan Lan, sealing off the space around her, forming an extremely powerful suppressive force.

The power of the Eighth Ring Psychic Energy was completely capable of destroying an imperial warship!

However, though Shan Lan was constrained, she did not extinguish; rather, she struggled, twisted, and roared desperately...

The shape of the original little girl could no longer be maintained, morphing into various strange forms, like beasts or specters, as if a volcano was about to erupt, with power comparable to a nuclear bomb about to explode.

Her power was continuously expanding, even drawing upon a trace of World Origin Force as fuel to burn herself!

Within just a few minutes, beads of sweat appeared on Wang Chen's forehead.

If he was the rider, then the spirit of the Nether Hive was like an unbridled wild horse, extremely difficult to suppress and control.

But at this point, Wang Chen had no possibility of letting go.

Otherwise, he would be the one to die!

Thus began a tug-of-war.

There were no earth-shattering battle scenes, nor spectacular sights with artillery fire, but the danger and intensity were not less than any battle Wang Chen had ever experienced.

Perhaps even more so!

But as time went on, the scales of victory slowly tilted towards Wang Chen.

The struggle and resistance of the spirit of the Nether Hive weakened.

A moment of realization came to Wang Chen's mind.

Shan Lan, ultimately, was a product of the Nether Hive, and as the Nether Hive was dying, the power supplied to it would only grow weaker.

In fact, if Wang Chen had arrived here a few hours later, the other party might no longer exist!

Apparently, the spirit of the Nether Hive also realized this, constantly transforming and re-condensing into Shan Lan's form.

But this little girl's eyes, nose, ears, and mouth were oozing blood, her gaze full of resentment, like a vengeful spirit.

The next moment, she suddenly exploded!

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The second update is delivered.