"Now that we've met our old rival, let's prepare to say hello!"

Mo Tianyun thought to himself silently.

The two have already exchanged dozens of blows, and since Mo Tianyun has not been going all out, the outcome is now difficult to predict.

"I used the Star Moon Sword Technique before I broke through to the Imagery Realm. He should recognize it!"

Suddenly, Mo Tianyun's swordsmanship changed.

He began to unleash the most basic moves of the Star Moon Sword Technique. The sword technique was no longer as flexible, and gradually became somewhat stiff and rigid. Each move was fixed, just like when he first started learning swordsmanship from Grandpa Sika when he was a child. However, the speed of the sword technique he performed was much, much faster.

"Hmm, the opponent's swordsmanship has changed!"

Rod Hubbard was initially struggling to defend against Mo Tianyun's swordsmanship, but he was occasionally able to launch an attack.

He now completely dominates the fight, while his opponent is merely using some standard sword techniques to defend.

"I don't know why, but this sudden change in swordsmanship seems... seems very familiar!"

Rod Hubbard slowly recalled all the sword techniques of his opponents who had used swordsmanship in his encounters over the years.

"Mo Tianyun! It's Mo Tianyun!"

Rod Hubbard had been busy with the assessment since entering the virtual world, and now he finally remembered that Mo Tianyun had also entered with him.

"No wonder your swordsmanship suddenly changed, turning into the Star Moon Sword Technique that we used in every martial arts competition when we were kids. You probably recognized me!"

"Many people learn the Star Moon Sword Technique at school, but yours is so unique and powerful!"

The Star Moon Sword Technique is a martial arts combat skill that the Empire provides free of charge to everyone, so naturally many people can learn it. Grandpa Sika also mainly cultivates this martial arts combat skill, so Mo Tianyun also chose the Star Moon Sword Technique.

Since it is a martial arts technique that anyone can practice, the power of the Star Moon Sword Technique is only so-so, and it can't be said to be very strong.

The Rhodes Blade Technique is a martial arts technique created by the Rhodes family, and its power and skill surpass the Star Moon Sword Technique by a considerable margin.

When Mo Tianyun first faced Rod Hubbard, he almost lost.

"Haha, Mo Tianyun, come on!"

“I haven’t wasted these past few years. I’m very happy to see that you haven’t fallen on hard times. It proves that I made the right choice in my goal.”

Rod Hubbard was immediately invigorated, feeling full of power, and even his Rod sword technique became much smoother.

"Although I don't remember your name, I will never forget your Rod Sword Technique."

Seeing that his opponent's swordsmanship was becoming even faster, Mo Tianyun slowly unleashed the Star Moon Sword Technique from the Imagery Realm.

In the virtual world, under the azure sky, a blue and white mech and a black mech fought back and forth, sometimes soaring high into the sky, sometimes skimming low over the ground.

"It's been a long time since I've had such an exhilarating battle."

Mo Tianyun did not use his full strength; instead, he suppressed his power and simply used his swordsmanship skills to clash with Rod Hubbard.

Rod Hubbard's Rod Blade Technique is becoming increasingly proficient, as if it is beginning to have its own soul. He should be close to breaking through to the Great Perfection realm.

Beyond the Great Perfection Realm of Martial Arts Combat Techniques lies the Realm of Imagery, and beyond the Realm of Imagery lies Perfection.

When swordsmanship displays imagery, it signifies that martial arts combat skills have broken through to the realm of imagery.

Previously, when Mo Tianyun broke through the Star Moon Sword Technique, a star moon image also appeared.

"My swordsmanship has improved."

Rod Hubbard was pleasantly surprised.

suddenly…

"The mock assessment is about to end. The virtual world will be shut down in 1 minute!"

"The mock assessment is about to end. The virtual world will be shut down in 1 minute!"

"The mock assessment is about to end. The virtual world will be shut down in 1 minute!"

A loud, mechanical voice resounded throughout the simulated world and played back three times.

There are about 30 seconds left before the virtual world shuts down.

Mo Tianyun and Rod Hubbard both stopped at this moment, piloting their mechs and gazing at each other from afar in the sky.

They can't delay any longer; they must settle this once and for all.

When they were children, every match they played would have a winner and a loser. Even if they played for hours on end and were exhausted, they would still have to decide who won and who lost.

In the end, however, Mo Tianyun will definitely win; Rod Hubbard has never won.

That's why Rod Hubbard cares so much, because he really wants to beat Mo Tianyun once.

It was the repeated setbacks that fueled his thirst for victory. He had worked hard for it for many years, and now that they were fighting again here, he was determined to settle the score!

"Mo Tianyun, in the past we competed in martial arts and combat skills. Now we all want to become combat mech pilots. Although martial arts and combat skills are part of a combat mech pilot's strength, the strength of the mech is more important in influencing a combat mech pilot's strength."

"The stronger the mech, the stronger the mech pilot. Now, let me show you my Dark Star Mech's ultimate attack, which can only be unleashed once in reality!"

Rod Hubbard was confident that his mech's ultimate attack would definitely defeat Mo Tianyun.

"Dark Star - Blazing Ray!"

A circular opening was visible on the chest of Dark Star's mech, emanating terrifying energy fluctuations that caused the surrounding air to distort from the heat.

The next instant.

After locking onto Mo Tianyun's mech, the Dark Star mech immediately emitted a huge dark red beam of light.

This enormous red beam illuminated the surrounding space in a fiery red light, and at the same time, it carried a huge sound wave that tore through the sky and bombarded Mo Tianyun.

This dark red beam of light gathered all the remaining energy of the entire mech.

After this attack, the Dark Star Mech's entire energy system was destroyed because the energy output was too terrifying, far exceeding the limit of the energy output that the mech could withstand.

Ultimate finishing moves can only be unleashed by mechs that primarily use thermal weapons in combat.

A mech can only unleash its ultimate attack once in battle, after which its energy core system will be damaged.

The ultimate finishing move can only be used in life-or-death situations. Normally, only ordinary finishing moves are used, which will not damage the mecha.

However, this is a virtual world, and the Dark Star mech will not be damaged, which is why Rod Hubbard dared to unleash his ultimate attack.

This is also Rod Hubbard's biggest advantage in believing that he can defeat Mo Tianyun this time.

"Damn it! They actually unleashed their ultimate attack directly. This terrifying energy level looks like we're in big trouble!"

Mo Tianyun inwardly cried out in alarm.

"My energy shield can't even withstand a mid-level planetary-level attack. The remaining energy will penetrate the shield. Although my mech can still block the ultimate attack weakened by the energy shield, it's not an honorable victory!"

"After many years, we are facing each other again. Since my old rival has given me such a great gift, I can only accept it perfectly."

"Then I'll send him an even bigger gift in return, to show my sincerity!"

While calmly watching his opponent unleash his ultimate killing move, Mo Tianyun gripped his mecha sword and activated the super-power mode.