The Heavenly Martial Empress Returns: An OP Xianxia Returnee LitRPG

Chapter 214: Ruthless Kids

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Zenith was desperate; the power of Galaxy Man was clear; he knew that if he didn’t have the power of the Symbol infused into him, his true body would’ve died. Perhaps if he had his full body, he was confident he would be able to endure a prolonged fight, but as he was only a fragment of himself, he would’ve instantly exploded into pieces without the Symbol of Courage’s Mechanical Powerup.

And he also knew that the only way was to harness more of this Symbol Power, if he could get all the Symbol Powers, as he was actually secretly planning, fighting against Galaxy Mana and his minions might be feasible… It was that or death.

So, he decided to swallow his pride and request Red to merge his Crimson Lion with him; this would not only give him more of that Symbol’s Power, but it would also make him more resilient to blows, as Galaxy Man’s punch blew up half his face and left shoulder, which had yet to regenerate.

“NOW!” Zenith screamed as Kenichi realized he was way too desperate; this wasn’t something they could handle no matter how hard they fought with their current strength.

“Fine! But don’t you dare use this power for evil, Zenith!” Red roared.

His powers overflowed from the card he took from his device around his wrist.

“{Deus Ex Beast Fusion}!”

FLUOSH!

FLASH!

Zenith and the Crimson Lion overflowed with their powers, as they suddenly began to separate into pieces and merge.

“{Dark Deux Ex Beast Warrior: Demon King Zenith} and {Deus Ex Beast of Courage: Crimson Lion}!”

“Combine!”

CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!

Zenith felt his entire body revitalized as flames of new power coursed through his entire being; the red lion merged with his chest first, leaving its head there.

Then its legs merged with his own, making them bulkier, and his arms were reinforced with the lion’s front limbs, gaining sharp claws.

At the same time, his face was regenerated, the missing half becoming red and gold, creating a contrast between his original face and the other.

And ultimately, a black, red, and gold helmet manifested above his head, giving him a uniform appearance.

“I-Impressive! So this is the power of Combination!” Zenith was left flabbergasted, glancing at his own sharp, mechanical claws. “Ah, no! I can’t let this power… Make me get overconfident!”

As Zenith tried to recover from his surprise, Galaxy Man appeared above him, shooting two powerful lasers from his eyes.

BOOOM! BOOOM!

Two huge explosions sent the machine flying away. Kenichi and Wingspeed were transported inside of his mechanical chest, piloting the massive machine of over a hundred meters in height.

“There’s great damage on the chest and the shoulders! Even with the combination, it’s not enough power…!” The Red Ranger panicked.

“We have to run!” said Wingspeed. “H-Here! Dammit, take it! My power!”

“What?” Kenichi was surprised, as he saw Wingspeed grow desperate, touching the core area of the machine, infusing his powers into it.

“One thing some people don’t know is that Speedsters can manipulate their powers! How do you think I got three other sidekicks? They were all shared a part of the Speedium Particles Force!”

FLUOOOSH!

Crimson, white, and gold particles of energy overflowed through Zenith and the Crimson Lion, their bodies beginning to rapidly transform into a giant spaceship resembling the ones the reptilians piloted.

CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!

“T-This power…! It’s ideal! Let’s get out of here!”

The giant red, black, and golden spaceship, with the head of a lion on its tip, quickly overflowed with the Speedium Particles Force, flying away at lightning speed—no, even faster than that!

FLAAASH!

“Where do you think you’re going?!” Galaxy Man, however, with his sheer superpowers, almost caught up with them, swinging his fists and releasing giant cosmic shockwaves against them.

TRUUM! TRUUM! TRUUM!

The spaceship-shaped mecha-alien gained countless cracks through its metallic armor, but it managed to keep stable, materializing a huge cannon on its back.

“Now, together!” Kenichi roared. “Wingspeed! Zenith!”

“Fine! Dammit!”

“Okay!”

Their powers converged into one, as the cannon fired a massive blast of pure red energy, hitting Galaxy Man and exploding with massive force, sending him flying away while releasing powerful shockwaves that almost shattered space slightly.

BOOOMMM!!!

“Now!”

As Zenith commanded, everyone poured their energy into the robot, as it flew as quickly as possible, managing to surpass Galaxy Man’s Speed, while the possessed hero fell to the ground, leaving behind such a deep crater and cracks on the ground that a sleeping volcano awakened, lava surging from the depths, erupting from the underground.

RUMBLE!

Walking out of the lava as if nothing, Galaxy Man slowly looked back where his target went to, his slightly angered, serious expression never changing. He often wore a carefree, gentle smile, but since he was possessed by this “unknown evil,” he had done nothing but frown.

Marvelous Woman, Nightman, and Jade Star quickly flew to his side, glaring into the distance, their Auras beginning to rapidly synchronize, merging together to gain more collective power.

“To think that bizarre machine can channel Speedium Particles…” Nightman spoke. “That is certainly not the technology of our world.”

“Indeed, it seems very powerful—too powerful,” Marvelous woman said. “Once we take it, it shall be ours.”

“We cannot let them get away any longer, but you’re too slow; we need to be together for maximum input of Divine Power,” Galaxy Man said. “Jade Star.”

“Yes,” Jade Star nodded, his powers wrapping everyone together into what resembled a giant rocket made of green psionic energies generated from the green jade on his chest. “Let’s go.”

FLUOSH!

The giant rocket made of energy rushed forward, as fast as it could, carried by Galaxy Man’s incredible speed, which Wingspeed could barely surpass.

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RUMBLE!

The black skies above trembled as two titans continued battling, distorting and warping space as they did. The people beneath, however, weren’t having it any easier. Bing Xue’s family was constantly fighting droves after droves of Dark Draconified Immortals, whose transformation spread.

Three groups were moving across the battlefield in the skies, trying to fix things. One of them, made by Urbosa and Merkite’s fusion accompanied by Athena and Orion, who had managed to recreate the seal that reversed the Darkness that the Dark Storm Dragon unleashed to stop the spread of these monsters.

The second, composed of Rainbow Eyes, Fiery Hair, Mursha, Kalana, and Xue Xenxue had recently managed to seal the monstrous immortals after turning them into ashes and then sealing them within flasks before they were to regenerate; this helped contain them but didn’t completely eliminate them.

And the third group, composed of Hekita, Merneith, and the Spirit Beast Machines, battled the droves of monsters without still figuring out a way to seal them completely, only stopping them while trying to save those that asked for help, even when they were formerly foes that attacked their home.

“Haahh… I-I’m exhausted… I can’t do this anymore! I’ve emptied all of my Immortal Ki! I’m so sorry…!” Xue Xenxue screamed, gasping for air after having sealed almost fifty Dark Draconified immortals in this entire time.

“You’ve helped enough, I suppose,” Mursha said, stepping in front of him. “Stay behind; you’re too weak to fight after all.” She flew forward, using her Golden Phoenix Wings and swinging her massive axe, cleaving through anything.

“We fight and hold them back! We will wait for wife to finish off the Dragon thing!” Fiery Hair roared, her body quickly transforming once more into her {Primal Flame Body} and burning through the hordes of foes, who continued growing stronger as they died and revived.

As the two mothers clashed against the never-ending foes, Rainbow Eyes and Kalana protected Xue, they had tremendous quantities of Ki themselves, but Xue had already told them that if they ever injected a tiny bit, he would overload with their power and might end up dying… by exploding.

It was well known that among Immortals, Primordials, and Venerables, feeding Ki to the lower Rank would only lead to their deaths; their unique Ki were all within different wavelengths and qualities and therefore couldn’t be assimilated and used by the other.

Of course, that only applied when the one giving was stronger; if they were both within the same Realm, or the one giving was weaker, it was possible and there wasn’t much of a problem.

Therefore, they quickly brought Xue towards the Immortals they had been protecting, who had been trying to escape sometimes, only to end up being infected.

“Hey you guys! Give Xue all your Ki!” Rainbow Eyes said angrily.

“W-What?!”

“Our Ki?!”

“Are you crazy? Why would we ever give it to him?”

“Why him in specific though?”

“You haven’t seen what he’s done? His technique’s giving us the ability to seal the monsters!” Kalana said grumpily.

“H-He has done that?”

“I did see him helping them, but I didn’t expect…!”

“There’s no way that useless Apothecary could have done anything worthwhile!”

“Hmph, why are they so stubborn?!” Rainbow Eyes crossed his arms angrily. “How can’t they appreciate your abilities?”

“In Murim strength is everything, you see… I pursued a path completely different than everyone else, and I overall really dislike violence in general…” Xue sighed. “So I often times am looked down by many, and I can’t blame them; I am indeed quite weak for an Immortal.”

“That doesn’t matter! What matters is now! Stop being so cocky, you idiots!” Kalana grew furious. “Do you want us to beat you down?!”

"Yeah, we aren’t negotiating here!” Rainbow Eyes roared angrily too. “Do it or we beat you!”

“W-What?”

“They’re Bing Xue’s children, aren’t they?”

“They’re so strong too…”

“C-Can we even disobey anyways?”

“But they’re damn children!”

“Should we break out and escape? We could use them as bait for the other monsters!”

“Yeah, good idea!”

“No wait, don’t be reckless!”

Some of the Immortals tried to stop the majority, but they were unable to. A large group of over twenty rushed towards the children, unleashing several techniques at once, blinded by their pride and arrogance.

Their "plan,” if it could be called that, was simple: to throw the children into the swarm of monsters, use them as distractions, and escape.

Yet…

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

As myriads of elemental attacks and weapon techniques, from holy arrows, slicing wind blades, shadow daggers, explosive flame javelins, and other weapons, reached them…

“That’s pretty weak!” Kalana roared grumpily.

“Don’t think you’re getting away with that!” Rainbow Eyes said angrily.

The two children unleashed their Auras, shaping them as countless hands and grabbing the Immortals as if they were bugs.

And well, to them, they truly were just bugs!

“Aaargh!”

“W-Wait a second!”

“Ugh?! S-So strong!”

“T-This is…?!”

“Here!” Rainbow Eyes touched Xue’s shoulder as he began to extract the Ki from the Immortals.

“Take this too,” Kalana said, doing the exact same.

“W-What?!” Xue was shocked to the core over the cruelty of the children, who instantly infused the Ki they drained directly out of their victims! However, it wasn’t as if their victims didn’t deserve it.

FLUOSH!

As Xue Xenxue regained all his Ki and even gained some more, the Immortals, completely drained, looked to have grown strangely older and drier.

“U-uuggh…”

“H-Help…”

“What… Agh…”

Kalana and Rainbow Eyes quickly threw them towards the other Immortals, forcing them to carry them around like mules.

“Alright, we’re done here, Xue, again!” Kalana said. “You can do this again, right?”

“Let’s go, hurry!” Rainbow Eyes nodded.

“S-Sure!” Xue muttered. He was surprised and a bit intimidated but felt touched that the kids went that far to help him.

As the children’s mothers battled and killed the Dark Draconified Immortals, Xue rapidly summoned his Flasks from his Immortal Aura, sealing them by the dozens.

This, with Athena and Orion destroying them by reversing their seals from afar, quickly made the Dark Draconified Immortals reduce their numbers to only a handful. The three scattered teams regrouped quickly after.

“We’re getting there!” Fiery Hair roared.

“They’re almost all eliminated!” Mursha nodded.

“How is going up there though?” Urbosa and Merkite asked at the same time.

“It seems the Dark Storm Dragon is growing… weaker? It’s much slower than before!” Athena said. “And its darkness has reduced quite a lot as well! It seems that Sealing away all the darkness has made him weaker!”

“The Symbols must have been greatly affected by that then,” Orion said. “But don’t you think we should go help mom though?”

“There’s still a few small fries we have to take care of first!” Kalana said. “Not yet!”

As this happened, above the skies, the Dark Storm Dragon’s Domain and Darkness Powers were indeed reduced; he was becoming sluggish, and his durability was reduced. Bing Xue’s blows left large wounds on his gigantic body now, which didn’t regenerate at all.

“NNGGH…! T-THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING…! WHO… WHO IS DOING THIS?!”

“Looks like everyone is helping in their own way... Shall we end our dance already?”

“DON’T… DON’T UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER!”

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