Ten thousand I am across the heavens

The Seventh Legion hadn't felt their speed continue to increase in a long time. But this time, they truly broke through their previous limits. Even they themselves didn't realize the incredible speed some soldiers achieved at their peak, nor did they understand the reason why they could continue to accelerate.

In short, whenever they saw other comrades facing imminent death, a few soldiers of the Seventh Legion would unleash their full potential, reaching unprecedented speeds and pulling their comrades back from the brink of death from the storm.

The warriors unleashing their power were unaware of how fast they had increased, but others could observe the changes in their speed. The first to notice the problem weren't their allies from the Icebreaker Alliance, but rather their opponents. This was because the Seventh Legion's speed at its peak was simply too great. Without specialized equipment to lock onto them, or even with their own immense strength and amplified dynamic vision, they were unable to detect the figures of these incredibly fast individuals. It was even difficult to discern their movement trajectories, making it even harder to realize whether their speed had increased.

This change was more noticeable to those with greater strength. Therefore, Wu Yong was the first to sense that something was amiss. Initially, he could understand the occasional appearance of someone with extraordinary speed. After all, everyone in the legion had different strengths. The strongest had reached the Immortal realm, while the weakest might only be at the third stage of cultivation, or even lower.

The vast difference in cultivation level means that even with the same equipment, the maximum speed they can achieve on the battlefield will still differ.

But when he saw a third-tier warrior unleash a speed far exceeding his comprehension, he realized it wasn't due to a difference in cultivation level. Those warriors, whose speed he considered absurd, had genuinely mastered an acceleration method he couldn't yet comprehend. In the split second between life and death, they had increased their speed to a level that even he found dazzling.

Although Wu Yong could see it, he had no good way to stop it for the time being. After all, his killing move was indiscriminate, affecting both friend and foe. It would even harm the attacker himself. However, since he was the source of the wind, there was no wind where he was. But if he moved, he would inevitably suffer the backlash of his own killing move and be completely engulfed in an instant.

This incredibly powerful attack, capable of destroying almost everything in its path, also has significant limitations.

As the Seventh Legion suffered casualties, the number of comrades they rescued steadily increased.

The incredibly high speed finally caused a qualitative change from a quantitative one. They already possessed the ability to accelerate their own time flow. From their subjective perspective, the already slow-moving objects around them now moved even slower.

It even gave many people the illusion that the entire world had frozen in that instant. And what they were able to do in that extremely short time was simply unbelievable.

Warriors entering this state for the first time don't yet feel their own power. But as they repeatedly save their comrades, more and more warriors begin to enter this rapid state multiple times. This evolution of the legion is not a holistic one. Although the overall speed has increased somewhat, its average speed hasn't reached a level of qualitative change. The biggest change occurs in a small number of warriors who knowingly do the impossible, rushing into the battlefield to save lives.

Even after their onboard AI system clearly indicated that there was no time to save people, they still chose to rush to the edge of the storm at top speed to rescue them. Some of them did indeed perish in the gale along with those they were trying to rescue, just as the AI ​​had predicted. But others defied the limits, bringing their comrades back from the brink of death with them.

These people constitute the majority who have gradually become stronger. The artificial intelligence within them can no longer effectively assist them. Previously, the speed of the legion had reached a relatively stable upper limit. Therefore, the artificial intelligence could easily calculate, based on each individual's maximum speed, under what circumstances they could perform certain actions at ultra-high speeds, and under what circumstances they wouldn't.

After this evolution, their speed gradually became unstable. The upper limit of their explosive potential became uncertain. Their probabilities were difficult to calculate using a simple mathematical model, and their future trajectory could not be predicted using conventional methods.

Those soldiers who escape death, if they repeatedly choose to challenge their limits, opting for rescues that are impossible to achieve through rational calculation, are likely to break their own limits time and again. This creates a significant difference in speed between these soldiers and their comrades who haven't reached this level. Even when using their maximum speed, their comrades appear as if they are standing still. And these so-called still comrades, from their own perspective, would also perceive them as frozen in place.

One can imagine how vast the speed differences were. A few entered a state of extreme speed after breaking through their limits. The soldiers gradually noticed their own anomalies. Through observation and comparison, and most importantly, based on the data recorded by the instruments, some gradually discovered the secret behind their speed changes: it seemed that when their emotions were heightened and their genetic locks were unlocked, their speed would inexplicably increase.

In that state, they desperately wanted to rescue their comrades, creating an intense desire. Driven by this thought, their speed began to increase in a way that transcended conventional physical conditions.

This kind of idealistic power was previously demonstrated by the Eighth Legion when they used the Blessing of Eternal Radiance to eternally solidify their legion's will into its most glorious state, thus making them immune to the Firstborn's spiritual corruption. Later, this tactic was rarely used, mainly because purely spiritual attacks have limited effectiveness against individual powerhouses. They themselves lack the status of the Firstborn, and even if they possess bodies composed of Firstborn cells, they don't have the identity of the Creator's Son. Attacking with their own will is purely a spiritual attack; without the accompanying spiritual corruption, ordinary soul-path killing techniques can easily defend against it. It's much more efficient to directly and physically eliminate the enemy.

Meanwhile, some of the soldiers of the Seventh Legion seemed to have also mastered this ability. However, the power of this will, after distorting reality, was transformed into incredible speed, making them like the Flash, able to move almost in an environment where everything was still.

As hundreds of people entered this state, those warriors who hadn't had time to escape were all rescued. They then acted like firefighters, repeatedly shuttling between the storm's edge and safe zones. The regular legions, which might have been completely shattered in the previous attack, suffering heavy losses and collapsing their grassroots organizations, were preserved thanks to their efforts. All the grassroots legions retained their core structure, and most of the warriors survived. They were barely settled before unleashing their deadly attacks, once again inflicting weakness on Wu Yong, plunging him into renewed chaos.

As long as they can barely suppress this powerful figure, they can theoretically continue to stall for time. If they can hold out until the 13th Legion gradually recovers its strength and is able to use its ultimate skill again, they will have a chance to kill a top-tier eighth-rank expert, thus reversing the current unfavorable situation.

Although the 13th Legion only has eight chances left to unleash its ultimate skill, each use is incredibly powerful.

The preparation of planetary-level resources, though costly and requiring immense manpower, materials, and time, yields unparalleled power and accuracy with each strike. These are top-tier killing moves, capable of instantly annihilating an eighth-level rank opponent. At this stage, the 13th Legion has become a legion focused on burst damage.

However, they were currently weakened and still had to struggle to find a way to deal with the strongest Wu Yong. For a time, they not only found it difficult to resist, but also suffered a number of casualties.

Even though he was weakened by various auxiliary killing moves, his performance declined, his movements were interfered with, and he often failed when unleashing his killing moves, his inherent strength remained. Even after being weakened, he was still comparable to Xiao Li, who had become a zombie.

The 13th Legion excels in absolute accuracy and mass manipulation. While this amplifies the power of their weapons to some extent, especially against kinetic energy attacks, their immunity to such attacks is extremely high at this level, with damage reduction exceeding 99%. Unless an absurdly powerful kinetic energy attack capable of destroying a planet—like the light particles launched by civilizations in the Trisolaran universe—is unusable, it's difficult to threaten an expert of this caliber.

If they were at their peak and given enough time to prepare, perhaps they could succeed. But now, weakened and on the battlefield, there's simply no time to prepare. And there's absolutely no hope of breaking through their defenses.

Just as the battle lines were on the verge of collapse, Wu Yong was suddenly struck by an immense force, his body thrown uncontrollably towards the ice below. He didn't even understand what had attacked him before he was sent flying, crushing large sections of ice. He had originally intended to continue pursuing the 13th Legion, but inexplicably felt another immense force bearing down on him. Under the impact of this terrifying power, he was propelled into the sky again, higher and higher. Even the slightest thought of descending was met with being blasted even higher into the air.

At this moment, he finally realized he had to find the enemy who attacked him. Although the attack couldn't break through his defenses, it severely hampered his combat. Being hit by such a random attack left him with no way to dodge. He would be inexplicably knocked away. Even if he wasn't injured, the fight couldn't proceed normally. He tried desperately to pinpoint the enemy's location, but quickly failed. Based on the feedback from the attack, it seemed the opponent had used a simple kinetic energy strike. Yet, he couldn't see the target. He didn't understand who attacked him, nor what had attacked him.

After being subjected to several more fierce attacks and flying higher into the air, Wu Yong gradually began to suspect something. It was likely that his attackers didn't have any hidden killing moves. He had already scanned the area with various reconnaissance techniques but hadn't detected the source of the attacks. Even at the moment he was attacked, he hadn't been able to pinpoint the source.

This means that the way the other party makes themselves undetectable is likely not because they are hiding themselves, but because they are moving too fast—to the point that they cannot see them at all, to the point that their naked eyes cannot detect them.

Normally, at this level of strength, such situations are rare. Their speed is already incredibly fast, and their dynamic vision is absurdly advanced. No matter how fast an attack is, it shouldn't be completely invisible. The only thing that would prevent them from seeing the flight process is probably a laser-type attack. However, this time, an exception finally appeared.

After the Seventh Legion's experts awakened their Mind-Based Acceleration ability, they gathered to consider how to assist the Thirteenth Legion, which, as an elite legion, possessed far too weak offensive power. Even with their extremely high speed, capable of charging at enemies at terrifying speeds, it was still merely a kinetic energy attack, lacking the power of special rules. Its effectiveness against top-tier experts was extremely limited.

Therefore, after their discussion, they decided that the next battle should focus on control and kinetic energy strikes. If they couldn't break through the defenses, that didn't matter; if they couldn't break through the defenses, couldn't they at least send people flying? Top-tier experts are indeed powerful. But power doesn't equate to mass. Even if their density is higher than their height, reaching a few tons or tens of tons is the maximum. And to knock an object of that mass away, or to use a projectile to smash it, is not difficult for them. As long as their speed is fast enough and their kinetic energy is large enough, they can kick enemies around like balls in mid-air. Even those who are controlled without feeling pain or injury cannot escape.

Wu Yong had already realized what had just happened. Those beings, moving so fast he couldn't even see them, had struck him with a random attack, then, defying his defenses, had somehow propelled him into the sky, directly striking the black and white expanse above.

[To be continued]

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