Chapter 3043: True Strength
“Big Brother Fei Su is still as reliable as ever. He’s already suppressed these beasts,” a voice from within a mecha stated.
“Of course. Big Brother Fei Su is very powerful. He’s General Fei Yan’s son, and a future Imperial Conquest General. He’s even qualified to compete for the position of Marshal.”
“Don’t say that. Little Qing will be the Marshal one day, whereas I’ll just be a general,” Fei Su interjected, though there was a clear note of pride in his voice.
As he spoke, he looked over at a distant, cyan-colored mech. The mecha was even sleeker than Fei Su’s blue one, and it gave off an air of elegance and possessed an unusual allure. “Little Qing, you can report the outcome to the Marshal. This universe has surrendered. We can begin searching for resources.”
“Got it. By the way, which of these beasts do you like? Just take it to be your mount.”
A voice came from the cyan mech, “Are you sure they’ve surrendered?”
“Of course,” Fei Su replied, He then turned to stare at Xu Qing and the various astral beasts. “All who do not wish to die, get over here now.”
Just as Xu Qing was about to reply, Ku Wei appeared on his back. “Eh, which of you beasts is making all this commotion? You’ve disturbed your grandpa’s rest. Do you want to die?”
All eyes turned to Ku Wei.
Xu Qing was surprised to see the human and wondered if his appearance was because of a new command from the Dao Monarch.
The entire area fell silent for a moment, and then Fei Su furiously demanded, “Who are you?”
“Humans?”
“Are there humans in this universe?”
“It doesn’t matter. We’ve conquered many human civilizations before. If they don’t submit, we’ll just annihilate them...”
Ku Wei casually picked at an ear, cleaning it as he stared at the blue mech. “Are you talking to your grandpa over here? Listen up! I am the commander of the Giants Army of the Astral Beast Domain! You trash have trespa.s.sed into the Astral Beast Domain, and you even dare to dream of conquering it, which is utterly laughable. Are you here to tell jokes to your grandpa?”
“You’re seeking death!” Fei Su raised his mecha’s ma.s.sive sword and attacked Xu Qing.
The sword was enormous, and it was as long as the arm of a colossal giant as it fell towards Xu Qing.
Xu Qing swung his twin spears with a thunderous roar as he struck the ma.s.sive sword.
There was a boom as lightning traveled along the blade, racing towards the mecha, which ignored the attack. The enormous blade smashed down onto Xu Qing.
Far away, a flicker of recognition appeared in Lu Yin’s eyes at the sight of peak Envoy-level strength. It was quite impressive to reach this level of power with pure technology.
It was clear that Xu Qing was no match for the sword. His lightning only managed to stall the blade briefly before Xu Qing was forced to quickly pull back.
Fei Su sneered. “You want to run? I’m going to purge this universe!
“What are you waiting for?”
The dozen mechas beside Fei Su activated and charged at Xu Qing and the other astral beasts. Each of the mechas was enormous, and on top of that, each one possessed the destructive power of an Envoy, which easily overwhelmed the astral beasts.
The first row of astral beasts that had arrived to offer their surrender to the invaders fled, and the Envoy-level beasts behind them moved forward. Among them were the colossal giants, Chen Huang and Chen Ling.
The two colossal giants were about the same size as the mechas, which immediately drew attention.
“Giants? Interesting. Capture them!” Fei Su ordered as he swung his sword. Xu Qing was pushed back, and the mecha shot towards Chen Huang.
Nine-lined battle force covered Chen Huang’s body, and he let out a roar as he punched at Fei Su.
The mecha was ma.s.sive, but it was also incredibly agile. It easily dodged the punch, and its retaliatory sword swipe landed on Chen Huang. The colossal giant was sent reeling back, an open wound on his arm.
Chen Ling pushed forward, a heavy punch slamming into Fei Su’s mecha, which did not move at all.
“Your strength isn’t bad, but it’s not enough,” Fei Su scoffed as he kicked Chen Ling and sent him flying.
The sight of a colossal giant being knocked back was truly spectacular.
The dozen mechas easily subdued the nearby astral beasts, including the beasts that had the strength of a peak Envoy. Raw strength was one thing, but being able to break through the mechas’ defenses was an entirely different matter.
Lu Yin stared into outer s.p.a.ce, watching as the patriarch of the Soaring Firebeast blasted a mecha with flames. The beast had a power level of 900,000, but his flames only managed to push the mecha back in a strange manner.
In a one-on-one fight, astral beasts with the same power level were no match for the mechas, which were perfectly protected by their shields. On top of that, the mechas had been made with extremely durable materials that were so rare that even Little Bear had commented on their value. Such substances were too rare to be used in s.p.a.cecraft, let alone to create mechas.
The astral beasts were completely outmatched. Lu Yin ordered Ku Wei, “Bring one of those mechas to me.”
Ku Wei was still standing on Xu Qing’s back. The human was not even a peak Envoy, and he was no match for the mechas, even if he transformed into a colossal giant. Still, he had no choice but to obey Lu Yin’s command.
The Heavens Sect could not act rashly yet, as they still lacked a clear understanding of this enemy’s full strength. Acting rashly could tip the Infinity Empire off.
Gritting his teeth, Ku Wei called out, “The master has given his orders! All hands, attack!”
Up above, one of the mechas wielding a chakram released a slashing attack. This mecha had a power level of a million, similar to Xu Qing. Inside the mecha, a man laughed maniacally. “Kid, you’ve got a smart mouth. Go to h.e.l.l!”
Suddenly, the mecha froze, and the man inside looked up. An alarm was blaring, but he could not see any attack. “a.n.a.lyze!
“Spiritual force? This universe is getting even more interesting.”
At that moment, the Celestial Demons arrived, led by Yao Xuan. None of them had a power level of a million, and when they tried to attack with spiritual force, they found that it was completely ineffective, as the shields blocked spiritual force just like all the other forms of attack. They were a comprehensive defense.
Several more Envoy-level experts arrived in the Astral Beast Domain, but all of them were also crushed by the mechas.
While the power levels of the two sides were comparable, none of the astral beasts were able to penetrate the mechas’ defenses.
“Master, we can’t hold them back!. These things are too ridiculous,” Ku Wei lamented.
Lu Yin let out a breath. “Yao Di, go ahead.”
Yao Di was unable to restrain himself any longer. It was his Celestial Demons’ territory that was being attacked. As Lu Yin had once said, the Heavens Sect served as the protector of the entire Origin Universe, but it did not force all powers to join the sect. The Celestial Demons remained independent, just like the Sword Sect, Mavis family, and several others.
The Celestial Demons’ territory was struggling, and Yao Di was the one suffering the most at this moment.
As soon as he heard Lu Yin’s command, Yao Di leaped into action. His wings spread wide as he released his Semi-Progenitor-level spiritual force across the universe, targeting the Infinity Empire’s mechas and ships.
Many alarms went off at that moment.
Fei Su’s expression changed. The sensors were indicating that an individual with a rank of nine rings had appeared, and he quickly retreated.
The other mechas retreated as well.
Yao Di showed himself as his overwhelming spiritual force bombarded the mechas. One mecha’s shield shattered, and it was quickly followed by another and another. Their hulls started cracking.
The difference between an Envoy and a Semi-Progenitor was unmistakable.
“Fei Su, let’s work together.”
“Alright.”
The blue and cyan mechas moved together, both charging at Yao Di. He glared at them coldly, surprised that they dared to attack him. At this moment, they were the only two mechas with intact shields.
The blue mecha raised its sword.
The cyan mecha pulled back its arm and thrust a palm strike forward, the force of the attack sending ripples through the void. They spread out in a strange pattern that created a constricting force.
Yao Di had the form of a gigantic bat. He spread his wings and let out a sharp screech as he attacked with his spiritual force. The blue mecha instantly slowed down, and it was unable to swing its sword the rest of the way down. The cyan mecha continued to move forward, grabbing the blue mecha and using the spatial ripples to build momentum as they moved forward. Once it gathered enough power, the blue blue mecha’s sword dropped once more, the slash cleaving through stars.
As the blade fell, Yao Di pushed with his wings. He believed that his strength as a Semi-Progenitor would easily repel an attack with the strength of a peak Envoy, but the astral beast’s wings were sliced through by the sword, and blood splashed into outer s.p.a.ce.
Far away, Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. A peak Envoy was challenging a Semi-Progenitor. Was this why the technological civilization was so confident? It was no wonder why they had been so confident that they could purge the Astral Beast Domain.
Two of the mechas had shields that a Semi-Progenitor could not break, while also having an attack power comparable to a Semi-Progenitor. This was the power of the Infinity Empire.
The sword struck Yao Di, enraging him. He could not believe that he had underestimated the two mechas.
The blue mecha thrust its sword forward to stab the astral beast. “So what if you have nine rings worth of power? You’re not the first nine rings I’ve killed.”
The cyan mecha followed right behind, its hands warping the void in a strange manner, strengthening its binding power.
Yao Di raised his claws to contend with the sword strike. There was a loud crash, and the astral beast’s body was forced back. Yao Di was startled by the incredible power of this attack.
Fei Su was amazed. “Is this one able to withstand my sword strike? It’s stronger than the other nine-ringed creatures we’ve encountered. Let’s go again.”
As the sword strikes continued to rain down, Yao Di had no choice but to continue retreating.
No matter what, Yao Di was a gatemaster of one of the Twelve Heavenly Gates. Not even an average Semi-Progenitor could endure one of his attacks.
Regardless of the strength of the person inside it, the mecha itself was indeed truly formidable.
Yao Di’s Obsidian Star appeared behind him. He had released his inner world.
The appearance of the Obsidian Star caused more important alarms to go off, and Fei Su started to become a bit uncertain. “Does the beast still have more strength it can bring out?”
“Fei Su, something’s not right. The beings in this universe are different from any we’ve encountered before,” the person inside the cyan mecha suddenly spoke up.
Fei Su’s expression fell. “That doesn’t matter. Let’s take care of this.”
His sword rose back up, and then fell.
Yao Di’s eyes went wide. As he stared at the falling sword blade, his inner world merged with his body, and a terrifying spiritual force swept out. This time, both mechas’ shields instantly shattered, and the mechas themselves were swept away.
Fei Su’s face turned pale. “Little Qing, retreat!”
Before Fei Su could say anything more, the cyan mecha was already retreating.
Yao Di flapped his wings, instantly arriving at the blue mech, which suddenly accelerated to escape. The astral beast then chased after the cyan mech, which failed to react as quickly as the blue one. The astral beast’s claws caught hold of the cyan mech, but even as he started to squeeze with more and more pressure, the mecha remained undamaged.
Inside the machine, the woman known as Little Qing was not still not panicking. “Activate the self-preservation protocol.”
The cyan mecha’s outer sh.e.l.l began to flutter with mechanical ripples. They constantly deflected Yao Di’s claws, and the sound of metal clashing against metal the only sound that could be heard.
The Celestial Demons publicly claimed to have no physical bodies and to be nothing but a living form of spiritual force. However, after the Heavens Sect conquered the Celestial Demon Empire, the Human Domain had learned that the Celestial Demons did indeed have physical bodies. Their spiritual force was nothing more than an illusion to protect their true bodies.
The Celestial Demons’ true bodies were fragile, and they were unable to hold out for long against the spatial ripples that appeared when an Envoy-level mecha protected itself. Hence, they had to retreat.
Even so, Yao Di refused to allow the cyan mecha to escape. He had received his orders from Lu Yin, and Yao Di would not be able to report back to Lu Yin without capturing the mecha.
With that thought, Yao Di released all of his spiritual force, and he overpowered the mech with brute strength.