Chapter 1047: Chapter 1047: Similar Fighting Styles
It was fine not to look, but the more he looked, the worse his expression became. By the end, he couldn’t help but tug on the shoulder of Pei Yan in the front row and ask, "Pei Yan, can you take detailed pictures of this person’s body and enlarge them for me?"
"Ah! What? Oh, sure!" Pei Yan, who was entirely focused on the progress of the tournament, was taken aback when Engineer Li pulled him, but upon hearing the request, he nodded affirmatively. This kind of task was a piece of cake for his Mechanical Eye; within a minute, clear pictures appeared on Engineer Li’s modified phone.
Engineer Li put on his glasses and leaned close to the phone screen, enlarging each image to scrutinize them carefully. Seeing Engineer Li’s actions, the others knew he had discovered something. Pei Yan couldn’t help but shift his gaze from the ring to Li’s side and quietly ask, "Engineer Li, did you find any issues?"
Hearing the question, Engineer Li first shook his head, then nodded. Just as Pei Yan was anxious to urge him, he looked up, adjusted his glasses on his nose, and said uncertainly, "The patterns formed between the scales on this person’s body surface are very similar to the tattoos of the Protective Array etched on you recently."
"What? Are you sure?" Pei Yan was shocked upon hearing this and immediately turned his head to look at the ring, focusing on the patterns formed between Nero’s scales. He then started comparing the recorded pictures with the defense array etched on himself.
"Not very sure, I’m not an expert in this field, but I’ve been researching blueprints with those mechanical experts every day, and I’ve picked up a bit through exposure. From the enlarged pictures, certain parts do indeed look quite similar."
"Engineer Li, you’re right, the overall similarity is close to 35%, with some parts reaching up to 70%." Through the intelligent system, Pei Yan quickly found the points of similarity between the two and provided a definite answer, sending the newly completed comparison chart to Engineer Li.
As Engineer Li looked down at the pictures, Wang Wenze beside him asked with suspicion, "Does this mean that those Mechanical Grandmasters are double-dealing? Selling to both sides."
"No, no, no." Still observing the images, Engineer Li immediately waved his hand to stop such a dangerous speculation, urgently explaining, "I said they are very similar, but there are essential differences. From many details, there is a certain connection between the two, but they belong to different branches, and from the knowledge I’ve learned, Pei Yan’s array is more profound than Nero’s, a collection of various strengths reaching the Great Success Realm."
"I think Engineer Li is right; this shouldn’t be the person who etched the array for us leaking it to Bloodshade." Pei Yan said, worriedly looking at the ring, "It’s not surprising for Nero to have this thing on him because etching arrays on the human body was originally their creative idea; remember? Devouring Demon! It was precisely from this we got the inspiration to start the initial modification of my body. As the high-level Bloodshade consolidates dark forces’ resources from various planes, logically, this kind of creation makes sense."
After speaking, Pei Yan looked at Engineer Li and asked, "Engineer Li, based on your understanding, how strong is the defense of such an array?"
"Hmm? From my superficial knowledge, no matter the protective level and amplification effect, it would be lower than yours. But his array is formed in the natural pattern between his scales." Engineer Li said, recalling the knowledge Feng Tianhe and others shared during this time, "It’s like the carapace scales of certain divine beasts, that haven’t been carved by human hands but can still have the effect of a human array, gifted by nature. So, in terms of source energy consumption, it would be far lower than your standard. But how exactly did this person accomplish this?"
"How did he accomplish it? Of course, by absorbing the essence blood of powerful creatures from various planes." Responding to Engineer Li’s question, Lin Junzhao’s voice came from within Pei Yan, sighing, "Gu Shenghui, you better prepare yourself; Xiaoye will lose this match!"
Without speaking further, Gu Shenghui went to the edge of the ring, ready to take over the match at any moment, while Pei Yan lowered his head and asked calmly, "Is the gap big?"
"I can’t say it’s big, but the result is already apparent. I know the disciple I taught myself; if it was before, when facing Saraf or even Lin Daozi, Nero showed a degree of physical quality that, while Xiaoye may not have had a high chance of winning, he could still fight. But now he has replenished the last missing piece of bloodline within him, which means he has achieved the Body Refining Technique to the Great Success Realm."
Saying this, Lin Junzhao coldly snorted with resentment, "My disciple lost, but after this match, Nero will definitely become a thorn in the side of forces across the planes. Pei Yan, he, like you, has reached this point today by accumulating resources. Only you absorbed wealth and resources, whereas he absorbed life. To build his body to this level of strength, who knows how many strong people and rare beasts’ bloodlines perished at his hand, and if he wants to push his body’s strength to the extreme, he must continue to absorb bloodlines from Dragon King-level powerhouses. Ha, ha, ha, not to mention others, the Ancestral God of the Spirit Monster Plane will definitely not tolerate his existence."
The fate of Nero after the match remains to be seen, but now Nero can be said to be in majestic glory. As Pei Yan and the others explored the changes in his strength, Nero, having returned to the ground, flexed his still not fully accustomed body, looked up at the enemy-like Ye Ruozai, and sneered, "Are you ready to taste the flavor of despair now?"
As his words fell, Nero stomped the ground, and the power erupted from within him turned into momentum, instantly causing the ring underneath his feet to cave in, while he shot into the air like a cannonball, slicing through the atmosphere, leaving a string of sonic booms as he instantly charged in front of Ye Ruozai.
Having just been discussing with Lin Junzhao, Pei Yan heard this sound and abruptly raised his head to witness this scene on the ring. This sound, this spectacle, is nothing unfamiliar to those who’ve watched the past matches, only the previous protagonist was not Nero but Pei Yan.
"High-speed movement." Pei Yan said with a furrowed brow, blurting out.
Bang! A muffled metal clash sounded then on the ring, as Ye Ruozai’s body faintly emerged a bell-shaped shield, which was caved after being hit, causing his figure to fly backward again.
As Pei Yan’s teammate who had closely observed his fighting style and secretly competed against him multiple times, Ye Ruozai naturally knew how terrifying continuous attacks unleashed with high-speed movement could be. Now the priority is to control the opponent’s movement range, forcibly reducing his speed. Without a second thought, he immediately stimulated the Power of Origin within himself.
