Chapter 274: Sr Eclipse


    Trantor: flycrane01 Editor: Millman97


    Another sleepless night had passed, yet Li Yao didn''t feel the least tired.


    He felt that there was a tornado of thunder and lightning blowing inside his brain. Every one of his brain cells was screaming in the wind!


    With theing of dawn, the illumination rune arrays on the wall and the dome of the underground world were gradually lit up, unleashing a brilliance as zing as the sun.


    Li Yao drove the ALKAID that had been given a rebirth onep after another on an empty track. After everyp he drove, he felt that his soul was burning brighter than the previous one. Fervor and passion seemed to have be thousands of ants that were tearing his body apart setting off on the journey to infinity.


    At ten o''clock in the morning, Li Yao was bursting with eagerness and ready for the match.


    Together with Yuan Qi and Mr. Sun, he had the ALKAID transported to Aurora Autos by a special super shuttle truck.


    However, he was truly shocked by the lively crowds outside the Aurora Autos.


    The steel bird nest was glittering invitingly withnterns and lights. Almost a hundred giant light beams were floating in the sky ying the fantastic scenes of super shuttle racing games. There were even several stereoscopic light beams which caused rounds of exmations when they covered the crowds as if many super shuttles were diving down from the sky and hitting the crowds.


    The super shuttle fans that came to the Aurora Autos today were tens of times more than those of the previous day.


    There was anticipation in everyone''s face.


    Severalmentators were shouting desperately and firing up the audience, adding to the jollification of the scene.


    "They''re here! They''re here!"


    Many enthusiastic super shuttle fans moved at Li Yao and hispanions while their eyes were beaming in joy.


    Li Yao looked at Yuan Qi in dissatisfaction.


    Although he was not crazy about keeping a low profile and did not object to showing off every once in a while, he did not intend to attract much unnecessary attention right now, considering that he was on a secret trip in Serpent City under a pseudonym after all. All he wanted was to earn some money and leave quietly.


    He thought to himself, ''What is wrong with this guy Yuan Qi? Does he have to invite so many people to watch my game and make such a fuss?''


    Li Yao frowned and said unhappily, "To be honest, isn''t it—"


    "They''re here! The master''s here!"


    Screaming and shouting, the crowds flooded to Li Yao. Yet they ignored Li Yao as if he didn''t even exist and went on running to his back.


    Not very far away behind Li Yao, two giant super shuttle trucks werending slowly.


    Two groups of people, with simrly impressive auras, walked out of the trucks as if they were two invincible armies.


    "What''s the matter, Master Fang? There are so many people today. Some big shot must''vee!"


    Yuan Qi was standing on his toe in excitement trying to find someone he knew from the crowds.


    "…Never mind."


    Li Yao scratched his nose and replied, not without embarrassment, "I was meaning to ask you, which big shot hase today?"


    "I don''t know. I''ve been cracking your double encryption since I got home yesterday all day and night. I don''t have any time for gossip. Wait a moment. Let me see if there''s someone that can enlighten us here."


    Yuan Qi looked here and there. Suddenly he snatched a young man from the crowds, "Gao Rong, what''s going on? Is anyone special here?"


    "You haven''t heard yet? Four top experts contending on the Hell Storm Racetrack. It''s definitely not something that you want to miss!"


    Gao Rong was screaming in thrill, "I texted you, like, twenty timesst night and I didn''t get a single reply. This is the real summit confrontation! The super shuttle drivers and fans in the entire Serpent City have gone wild with joy!"


    "Four top experts? Who are they?"


    Yuan Qi was excited, too. He stood up on his toes and craned up his head, trying to see who was walking up in the front.


    "It''s ''Fiend Fire'' Lu Feng and ''Battle Axe'' Guan Dong, the two best professional super shuttle drivers and two rivals with a deep grudge for over ten years. They''re going to challenge each other again on the Hell Storm Racetrack!"


    Yuan Qi gasped.


    "Fiend Fire and Battle Axe are both here?"


    After a protracted, messy exnation while they danced waving their hands up and down, Li Yao finally understood everything.


    Fiend Fire Lu Feng and Battle Axe Guan Dong were two first-ss experts among the professional super shuttle drivers.


    They were ssmates when they were little, and their driving talent was discovered at the same time. When they grew up, they became both friends and rivals.


    Not only did theypete in the professional championships of various levels, they also liked to travel in the federation together and find interesting amateur racetracks to ride on.


    The Hell Storm Racetrack was their favorite amateur racetrack.


    Thep record of the Hell Storm Racetrack was set by Fiend Fire Lu Feng three months ago.


    That time, Battle Axe Guan Dong was one step slower. He was beaten by 1.7 seconds.


    Today, he hade for revenge.


    "Wait, you just said that ''four top experts contending on the Hell Storm Racetrack''. Who are the other two drivers besides Fiend Fire Lu Feng and Battle Axe Guan Dong, the two life-long rivals?"


    Li Yao couldn''t help but asked when he heard this part.


    "That''s why I said that this is not something that any super shuttle fan wants to miss."


    Gao Rong pped his legs and eximed, "What we''re going to see is a dualpetition. It is a match of both two best drivers and two best super shuttle modification masters. Well well well. I''m thrilled just thinking about it!"


    The oue of super shuttle racing was partly based on the driver''s driving skills and on-the-spot performance, and partly dependent on the incredible modifications by the refiners ording to the different conditions of different environments.


    In the world of super shuttle racing, a super shuttle modification master often enjoyed higher fame and status than a professional driver. They were respected as people who could manipte time.


    Yuan Qi asked hurriedly, "Who are the two refiners?"


    "One of them is ''Void Wing'' Mei Ze, who has been hired by Fiend Fire Lu Feng as his personal modifier."


    Gao Rong exined, "Mei Ze is one of the Novem Stee of the Deep Sea University who specializes in super shuttle refinement and modification. It is said he was best at refining armed shuttles. Modifying super shuttles is just one of his hobbies.


    "Even so, he has be one of the best super shuttle modification masters in the federation within several years.


    "Fiend Fire Lu Feng''s achievements couldn''t have been aplished without Mei Ze''s modifications."


    Li Yao felt his heart was beating fast when he heard what Gao Rong just said.


    His eyes were filled with bloodthirst immediately. His hostility was so dense that it seemed be consolidating into burning waterdrops.


    "Void Wing Mei Ze, one of the Novem Stee?


    "One of the best super shuttle modification masters?


    "How interesting!"


    "As for thest one—"


    Gao Rong intentionally paused for a second before revealing the mystery.


    "He is the ''Sr Eclispe''!"


    "What?"


    Yuan Qi shouted at the highest pitch he could uncontrobly, "Sr Eclipse? Sr Eclipse hase?"


    Right then, the crowds were also enchanting the name ''Sr Eclipse'', which made his hysteria less shameful than it should be.


    However, Li Yao was dazed for a moment.


    He knew the names of most of the renowned refiners in the federation, but ''Sr Eclipse'' did not sound familiar.


    It was not until he asked curiously that he learnt the story of ''Sr Eclipse'', who had been one of the most popr and influential celebrities in Serpent City over the past three months.


    Three months ago, when he entered Serpent City by himself empty-handed, no one knew his background, nor did anyone bother to.


    He then visited the most respected refiners in Serpent City and challenged them in the fields where they were most adept at.


    In the first month, he hardly secured any victories.


    During his worst day, he was on an eight-match losing streak. Everybody thought of him as a joke or a lunatic.


    But he didn''t care. He simply challenged them time and time again, and he had been growing at an inconceivable speed.


    In the second month, he was already able to draw with some refiners inpetitions at their specialized fields.


    In the third month, he started crushing the refiners of Serpent City one after another like a massacre.


    ''Sr Eclipse'' rose to fame like a volcano eruption. He became one of the best refiners in the Serpent City after only three months.


    Considering his challenging frequency, it was believed that the ''one of'' could be dropped and he would be THE best refiner in the Serpent City within the next year.


    His nickname ''Sr Eclipse'' came from his insane deration.


    He imed that he would be a burning star even brighter than the sun in the sky, and that when he showed up, his brilliance would be everything that could be seen. Even the sun would be overshadowed by him.


    That was why he was called ''Sr Eclipse''.


    Although many people questioned his mental health, no one ever doubted his capability.


    On the contrary, the name ''Sr Eclipse'', which carried a vibe of lunacy, couldn''t be more fit for a wild, chaotic ce such as Serpent City.


    When his story was known, he quickly became of the idol of many young men in Serpent City.


    "Wait a minute…"


    Li Yao was deep in thought. "This guy ''Sr Eclipse'', the best refiner of the Serpent City, doesn''t happen to have a bald, shining head, does he?"


    "How did you know?"


    Gao Rong nodded his head, "Sr Eclipse is indeed bald. But his head does not shine. When the name ''Sr Eclipse'' spread out, he asked a spiritual tattooist to tattoo a vivid picture of annr eclipse on his forehead, which looks like a copsar that absorbs all the lights around."


    That was the one!


    Li Yao grinned. As it happened, old friends had met each other again.


    "Yuan Qi, hadn''t you been wondering where Sr Eclipsees from? It''s been revealed now!"


    Gao Rong continued, "Sr Eclipse''s true name is Jiang Shaoyang. Hees from the Refining Department of the Deep Sea University and is known as the ''Tenth Star'', the top refiner apart from the Novem Stee. He is also the nephew of Jiang Sheng, the Supernova."


    "What?"


    Yuan Qi was shocked and shook his head, "Sr Eclipse is not the kind of person willing to be below somebody. ''The top refiner apart from the Novem Stee''? It''s like pping his face!"


    "True that."


    Gao Rong was grimacing, "Why do you think they are holding a match today? Jiang Shaoyang, the Sr Eclipse, is dering war on the Novem Stee with the Hell Storm Racetrack as the battlefield. He is going to take out Mei Ze, the super shuttle modification master of the Novem Stee, in his first battle!"


    "He is?"


    Yuan Qi was so ted that he felt dizzy now, "It is indeed a dualpetition! Fiend Fire Lu Feng versus Battle Axe Guan Dong, Void Wing Mei Ze versus Sr Eclipse Jiang Shaoyang. How marvelous it''s going to be!"


    Gao Rong and Li Yao tried to squeeze themselves through the crowd.


    A momentter, he realized something. Then he walked a few steps back and said to Li Yao while scratching his hair, "Master Fang, it seems that today is not your lucky day.


    "Jiang Shaoyang and Mei Ze, two experts in refining, must''ve racked their brains and modified two perfect super shuttles for this confrontation.


    "Fiend Fire Lu Feng and Battle Axe Guan Dong, two ace drivers, will try their best in the uing game in their best state.


    "Whoever wins will definitely set a whole newp record for the Hell Storm Racetrack!


    "You won''t stand a chance topete with these guys!"