Sparks flying everywhere, the figures of two mechas constantly crossing swords, moving so fast they turned into streaks of afterimages, making it impossible for the audience to distinguish who was who.
A brilliant radiance enveloped the entire space.
Ji You abandoned the complex features of the Mechanical Blade, retaining only a few key commands. So, her fight with Yue Qiguang appeared evenly matched, but she knew her own situation—A protracted battle was absolutely out of the question.
Therefore, a quick decision was necessary.
Yue Qiguang’s mad fighting style played right into Ji You’s hands. While frantically dodging, she took the opportunity to steadily approach Yue Qiguang, searching for the best moment to strike.
Caught off guard, the Blade was hit by a Particle Cannon, causing the entire mecha to stagger. In this split-second battle, any improper handling could lead to lethal danger. Ji You sensed trouble, stabilizing her stance in an instant and immediately turning tail and running—
Audience A: "A mistake?"
Audience B: "Definitely a mistake."
Audience C: "It’s not really a mistake, given how intense the exchange was just now, with all the gunfire. She couldn’t possibly dodge accurately every time."
Audience D: "Daddy Universe Strongest must seize the chance to counter-kill now."
After getting hit by a blast, Ji You instantly activated the Protective Shield to block the strike, thus giving Daddy Universe Strongest the opportunity to rush directly at her.
Daddy Universe Strongest, facing the silver-white mecha, curled his lips into a scornful smile and said, "Rag Queen—goodbye!"
With that, an enhanced Particle Cannon shot straight towards Ji You.
Everyone only saw a dazzling flash of light and, after the light, numerous fragments scattering from midair—
Audiences: "What is this?"
Remains of the Blade?
However, just as the audience formed this thought, it was instantly disproven. It turned out the Blade was properly perched on Po Jun’s massive head.
Also, in that moment, someone quickly realized the situation and said, "The Blade lost an arm! Is this? The tail-cutting survival strategy?"
Indeed, it was almost as the audience guessed. Despite the Blade possessing numerous functions, Ji You, limited by the amount of Spiritual Silk, had to abandon most features and retain only a few key ones. Thus, she was naturally at a disadvantage compared to Yue Qiguang piloting Po Jun, who launched fierce attacks right from the start without holding back, forcing Ji You to respond with all her focus.
In that moment, sacrificing an arm was inevitable and necessary, and totally within Ji You’s expectations. She clung desperately to Po Jun’s head, her eyes flashing a cold gleam: "What goes around comes around—Daddy Universe Weakest, it’s my turn now!"
Ji You swung the Big Chopper hard, smashing it down.
Po Jun’s cockpit shattered in an instant.
Yue Qiguang, in disbelief, fiercely shook his head, trying to shake off the Blade from above, but—!!!
He couldn’t shake it off!
Damn, he really couldn’t shake it off!
Cold sweat broke out on Yue Qiguang’s forehead in an instant.
Audience stand: "..."
Audience A: "It’s happening! It’s happening!"
Audience B: "Here it comes! Here it comes!"
Audience C: "What? What? What? What?"
Audience D: "She’s like a sticky plaster that you can’t shake off! Hahaha..."
Yue Qiyuan frowned so deeply he could have squashed a fly: "Idiot!"
Chu Jiaojiao vigorously slapped her thigh, showing no sympathy but instead bursting into laughter: "Hahaha... So cool! I need to learn this! It’s really cool!"
Shen Changqing’s lips moved but he ultimately stayed silent.
Constantly failing to shake off the enemy, Yue Qiguang seemed a bit annoyed. He directly lifted his mechanical arm and reached up above his head—
Yue Qiyuan clasped his hands tightly and couldn’t help but curse: "Idiot! This is the time to activate the Protective Shield!"
However, Yue Qiyuan’s scolding was futile. Everyone saw a harsh white light flash by, and Yue Qiguang’s mechanical arm had just appeared when it was chopped off by Ji You with a Big Chopper.
Even the audience felt pain in their arm just watching.
Ji You grinned and loudly declared: "An arm for an arm, we’re even now."
Yue Qiguang, extremely frustrated, cursed: "Idiot! Go to hell, daddy!"
Unexpectedly, Ji You nodded: "Okay!"
Three soft collision sounds. Before everyone could understand what was happening, they suddenly saw the Blade voluntarily releasing Po Jun, and in the instant of disengagement, Po Jun exploded spectacularly.
The noise was thunderous...
Finally, someone in the audience remarked: "Speaking of which, is Daddy Universe Strongest totally out of the finals now?"
Immediately, someone nodded and said: "Light a candle."
Following that, someone laughed: "Daddy Universe Strongest was a decent man before he died, but unfortunately, he met the Rag Queen... light a candle..."
Ji You looked at the score given by the system. Although it wasn’t very high, scoring over 9.0, she was still very pleased. But—the energy consumption was huge, really hair-pulling.
What about Daddy Universe Strongest?
Right after being eliminated, he immediately went offline. As for what he did afterward, no one knew.
In a dormitory of Lanyue Star Military Academy.
Yue Qiguang paced back and forth in agitation, cursing non-stop as he walked: "Damn it! This scheming little person, she purposely took a hit and pretended to stagger to trick daddy. Next time I see her, I must beat her to death!"
"I will definitely kill her!"
"If I find out who she is, she won’t live to see dawn!"
"Ah, so infuriating! Daddy’s lifetime of brilliance all gone."
Beside him, Yue Qiyuan, Shen Changqing, and Chu Jiaojiao gathered together, carefully analyzing the recent battle, ignoring Yue Qiguang until he started hitting walls and floors forcefully... Still, no one bothered with him.
Yue Qiyuan said: "Here, here, and here, see anything interesting?"
Shen Changqing said: "She—seems to have abandoned other functionality operations, why?"
Chu Jiaojiao said: "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication! Unnecessary features aren’t needed."
Yue Qiyuan stroked his chin and said: "No! I always feel it’s not that simple."
Shen Changqing also pondered deeply and ultimately couldn’t figure it out, saying: "Logically, if someone couldn’t control the Mecha with precision, there’s only one reason: the pilot’s spiritual power isn’t up to standard, but—the spiritual power of Rag Queen which I’ve personally experienced, is vast and profound... definitely not below S-grade! So, why did she do this?"
Chu Jiaojiao waved her hand dismissively, her face bored: "Why bother thinking about this? For dealing with an idiot like Yue Qiguang, why need such complicated methods, just beat him to death."