Chapter 858 - Will always find a way out (2/2)

Everyone had the same sentiment, and all of them looked at Xiao Luo. The survival of humanity rested solely on his shoulders.

“Dog of the Xiao family! With my Prince Saiki’s ball of fire, I will turn this universe together with this planet to dust. Haha, haha…”

Saiki’s laughter rang out from outer space, eerily echoing across the sky. After he insulted Xiao Luo and made his threat, he hurled the gigantic fireball toward Earth, showing no mercy at all.

When the enormous fireball hurtled toward Earth, the energy created as it burned through the stratosphere created violent turbulence on the surface of the planet!

Xiao Luo bellowed and flew directly at the giant fireball. As he shot up, his True Inner Force flowed from the surface of his body, forming a bright crimson-black energy ball above his head. With the injection of True Inner Force, the energy ball grew broader and cut through space in front of Xiao Luo.

BROOOM! BROOOM!

Thunder rumbled across the sky, and a sea of lava flowed across the land. It looked very much like the end of the world was drawing close.

Both the fireball and the crimson-black energy ball were traveling at a fast speed. Then came the collision at about ten thousand meters above the ground.

Compared to the gigantic fireball, Xiao Luo’s crimson-black energy light ball was much smaller—it was like comparing an elephant to a leopard. When both collided, the bright crimson-black energy ball destroyed the giant fireball with ease.

At the point of the collision, all the ionized energy between Heaven and Earth instantly fell into a moment of temporary stagnation.

BOOM!

It lasted for a second before the two terrifying energies exploded powerfully ten thousand meters above the ground. The entire space suddenly became distorted as ripples of energy billowed out from the force of the explosion.

An energy storm swept out from the point of collision at tremendous speed. Everywhere the storm passed, space was no longer distorted, but completely broken instead. Above the Hua Nation, the sky was dark and empty, and the whole planet tremored slightly.

All the volcanoes around the world, even those that had remained dormant, started erupting one after another. The fiercest and the largest one was undoubtedly Mount Fuji in Japan. The lava blasted into the sky, several thousand meters high.

Carried by the energy storm, tsunamis roared and crashed against coasts all across the world.

Fault lines weakened and caused destructive earthquakes to occur all over the place. With the devastation, people panicked everywhere, sustaining grievous wounds and other injuries. Cries of agony and anguish reverberated across the entire globe.

All the top-level officials lost their transmission feed because the powerful energy destroyed all the satellites in outer space.

“Haha, haha…”

Saiki laughed out loud as he watched the Blue Planet convulsing in the devastation he wreaked. He was elated at the suffering the humans had to endure.

But as he laughed raucously with his head held high, Xiao Luo emerged from within the powerful energy storm. He ripped open Saiki’s chest with his claw hand and pulled out his bloody heart.

“You… You…”

Saiki immediately widened his eyes and stared in shock at Xiao Luo.

“What? You thought I was dead? I am sorry to disappoint you!” Xiao Luo said with a devilish smile, holding on to his heart and squeezing it tight.

Saiki seemed immobilized. Then suddenly flashed a maniacal smile, like that of a madman. “You think you have won?”

“Is it not the case?” replied Xiao Luo as he crushed Saiki’s heart right in front of his face.

“Haha, haha…”

Saiki burst out laughing like a madman, with his eyes wide open, as if they were about to pop out. Mechanical tentacles stretched out from his body armor. The mechanical tentacles were like pythons, wrapping themselves tightly around Xiao Luo’s body and trapping him.

“You are going to self-destruct?” asked Xiao Luo. He stared coldly at Saiki.

“What is wrong? Are you scared?”

Saiki looked mentally unstable and laughed like a psychopath. He yelled, “As a product of the Ultimate Tech, you know how destructive it will be when my battle armor self-destructs. Not even ten of your Planet Earth can withstand it. There is no way you will be able to withstand it either.”

Bleached Xiao Luo said nothing. All he did was stare at Saiki coldly.

Saiki had a look of excitement on his face, and said, “Pushing me to the extent of having to use my self-destruct function. You piece of garbage from the Xiao Clan—you ought to be proud of yourself.” Then he roared out his command, “Activate the self-destruct sequence!”

But the self-destruct activation that he was expecting to happen did not occur. There was no reaction coming from the armor on his body.

Saiki looked stunned, then shouted again, “Activate the self-destruct sequence!”

The broken golden armor still did not react. It did not execute the instruction.

“Stop trying. It will not execute your instruction.”

Xiao Luo said coldly, “Every system will develop its unique consciousness. Since it refuses to activate the self-destruct sequence, it means that it wants to live. Staying alive is an instinct every intelligent creature will have.”

“Impossible. We have already disabled the portion where it gains consciousness. The system is not a living thing. It is a tool. It cannot possibly develop its own consciousness,” exclaimed Saiki in shock.

“There will always be a way out in life. As a product of advanced technology, it will find a way out as well,” Xiao Luo said nonchalantly.