Luke slammed Annihilator 9998 into the ground and repeatedly pulled and pushed it.

"Strange! Why do I feel like the impact isn't as strong when I'm fighting this mech? Why? Is it constantly in an undamaged state?"

Luke sensed that something was off with his attacks on the Annihilator.

*Boom!*

A punch from afar instantly pierced through the Annihilator's abdomen and chest.

But just seconds after being pierced, the Annihilator's damaged body rapidly healed again.

Luke suddenly understood. "I get it! So, this is the Annihilator that Ye Cang was talking about, a killing machine specifically designed to counter Leapfroggers."

"Ha… This time, the Annihilator is out of luck. What I have inside of me is Haqi (righteous spirit), a power that cannot be suppressed."

While pulling and pushing, Luke pondered a strategy. "This robot heals at a speed visible to the naked eye. If I keep fighting like this, I'll be the one who runs out of energy."

Luke unleashed a flurry of punches, a dense rain of blows showering the Annihilator.

*Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom…*

Each punch that landed on the Annihilator's body pierced through it.

In the next second, the Annihilator would heal its wounds at an astonishing rate.

Luke exclaimed excitedly, "This is exactly what I want! This is the limit I need to break through!"

*Bang, bang, bang…*

Each punch represented the determination to surpass himself, each strike an indomitable will to break through countless obstacles.

"Ye Cang, my friend! Just like you, I am a man, possessing the proudest male body in this world. I… don't want to fall behind and be left in your dust. I will surpass you! I must surpass you!"

From the sparse, drizzling attacks to the howling, unyielding fighting spirit, to the supersonic explosive punches, they covered Annihilator 9998 like dense clouds.

Fighting spirit roared, Luke continued to bombard it relentlessly. "I refuse to believe that I, a dignified seven-foot man, am inferior to this pile of scrap metal!"

Explosions reverberated, the universe trembled, infinite fighting spirit, an unyielding soul, an undefeated heart…

The Annihilator 9998's healing speed was indeed extremely fast.

But even if it was fast, Luke was faster!

The sonic booms produced by each supersonic punch incinerated the nanomaterials.

Luke had won. Once again, he had broken through himself, shattering many restrictions.

In the end, the Li Clan warlords, the Wu Clan warlords, the Wang Clan warlords, and the Yuan Clan warlords were all wiped out by Luke in one fell swoop, ending a century of war and strife in his hometown.

At that moment, he felt a sense of relief. At that moment, he finally untied the knot in his heart caused by his mother's tragic death.

The people knelt down and worshiped Luke as if he were a god descending to earth.

"Fellow villagers, my name is Luke! I am not a god, I am just a Chronospatial Leapfrogger, and this is the hometown that gave birth to me."

"My hometown has been plagued by years of war, causing some to be separated from their spouses and children, some to lose their families, some to leave their homes, and some to be displaced."

"All of this is because of the years of infighting among the five major warlords, which forced us to lose everything we wanted to protect and cherish."

"Now! The five major warlords in my hometown have all been uprooted by me. I hope that my hometown, my loved ones, can put down their grudges, let go of their inner demons, live well, and rebuild our home."

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "You are the God of War who brought us peace! From now on, we will listen to you!"

The crowd echoed, "Yes, yes… He can eliminate the five major warlords all by himself, what else could he be if not the God of War…"

Luke quickly explained, "Fellow villagers, being able to end this century of war has always been my wish, etched in my bones since I was a child."

"Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I only hope that you can live a stable and peaceful life without any more strife or war. I hope everyone can promise me this."

Someone in the crowd said, "As long as the God of War is here, we will definitely live in a world of eternal peace."

Three months later, Luke's homeland officially became the Kingdom of Luke, completely ending a century of war and completing its unification.

After the basic structure of the country was completed, Luke returned to the Golden Light Mercenary Base. The reunion of the group naturally involved a joyful drinking spree.

After listening to Luke's experiences on this trip, Ye Cang suddenly remembered the promise he had yet to fulfill on the Qiling Nebula (Enlightenment Nebula).

Late at night, Ye Cang left a note and secretly slipped away to the Qiling Nebula alone.

Following the location of the laboratory mentioned by the Liuli (Glass) sisters, Ye Cang single-handedly searched for the past, the laboratory base.

Because it was late at night, the laboratory base, apart from a few guards who had already been killed by Ye Cang, was almost deserted.

After wandering around for most of the day, Ye Cang did not find anything suspicious in the laboratory.

"That's not right… Such a large laboratory, am I not even able to find a single useful clue?"

While puzzled, Ye Cang accidentally triggered some mechanism. His body leaned back, and he fell down.

After a few minutes, Ye Cang finally rolled to the ground. Stunned, he stumbled to his feet and examined his surroundings. It was pitch black, and he could not see anything.

Ye Cang thought to himself, "Could this be deep underground?"

Suddenly, the pitch-black depths of the earth were illuminated by the lights from the ceiling. Ye Cang looked up and saw that he was currently in a circular combat arena. The spectator seats were packed with thousands of spectators.

Before Ye Cang could react, a monster more than two meters tall appeared in front of him.

The monster had the head of a bear and the body of a man. It retained the agility of human movement and possessed the ferocity of a bear.

"My name is Xiong Fei (Bear Fly), and I am the ninth-ranked spirit in the Spirit Colosseum."

With that, Xiong Fei strode forward and punched Ye Cang.

Ye Cang quickly retreated and dodged Xiong Fei's attack. Then, he immediately grabbed Xiong Fei's wrist with both hands, turned around, and lifted his hip, heavily slamming Xiong Fei to the ground with a whirlwind-style shoulder throw!

*Bang!*

With a loud crash, Xiong Fei's back hit the ground first, and his body was slammed into the sunken ground.

Just as Ye Cang's body was momentarily stiff from releasing the shoulder throw…

Xiong Fei suddenly flipped onto his back, his body spinning like a top. He quickly grabbed Ye Cang's wrist with both hands.

*Whoosh!*

Ye Cang's body reversed in a horizontal arc, and Xiong Fei used the rotational force of his body to swing him away.

*Bang!*

Ye Cang was sent flying and crashed into the wall of the circular arena.

Ye Cang felt a bit of pain. He thought to himself, "Damn it! This monstrous bear is really agile."

Xiong Fei roared to the sky, then used all four limbs to run and pounced at Ye Cang with a bear-like flying tackle.

"Oh my god… Even if I don't die from this bear hug, I'll be crippled."

*Boom!*

Ye Cang braced his feet against the wall, and his legs suddenly exerted force. He rammed a rocket-style headbutt into Xiong Fei's abdomen.

"Ugh!!!" Xiong Fei's abdomen was struck by Ye Cang's headbutt, and the acid from his stomach instantly spewed out of his mouth.

With a whoosh, Xiong Fei was sent flying like a bullet by Ye Cang.