"Colossi?"
The mental devil circled around Li Yao three times. "Stop bragging. The overall research level of the magical equipment industry of the Imperium of True Human Beings is obviously higher than that of the Federation. Are there no experts who are better than you?"
"The overall research level of the magical equipment industry of the Imperium is naturally higher than that of the Federation. But when it comes to the cutting-edge field of the Colossi, specifically speaking of a certain refiner, hehe. Not that I'm bragging, but I'm confident that I can compete with anybody!"
Li Yao snapped his fingers that were as swollen as radishes. He grinned and said, "Don't forget that I spent more than half a year 'living' with dozens of Colossi deep inside the Nuwa warship in the Ancient Sages Sector. Some of them were intact super Colossi such as the 'Tartarean Skeleton' and some were debris that had been dismantled into components and were being maintained. Also, there were dozens of complete 'maintenance manuals' inside the Nuwa warship!
"Dozens of Colossi with corresponding maintenance manuals. Is that something that you can see easily? Despite the magnificence and prosperity of the Imperium of True Human Beings, I'm afraid that the appearance of every Colossus will raise a storm of blood and competition among different parties. Who can be as extravagant as me to touch dozens of Colossi from head to toe and from inside to outside? "
Li Yao had absolute confidence in the maintenance and strengthening of the Colossi.
The arts of refining might be unpredictable and mysterious, but it was still a skill after all. Practice made perfect. If one observed more, practiced more, and practiced more, and conducted more destructive training, their level would naturally improve by leaps and bounds.
Without enough Colossi to practice with, however much knowledge he had learned from books, it would be nothing but empty talk.
The Imperium of True Human Beings encompassed the center of the cosmos. Naturally, there were a lot of Colossi. Counting all kinds of secondhand goods, there could be hundreds or even thousands of them.
However, even if there were almost a thousand Colossi, how many could each force get after they were evenly distributed to the major families, fleets, and Sectors?
By Li Yao's estimation, even with Li Lingfeng's identity, it was probably the best that he could get in touch with a couple of Colossi. Also, such 'contact' would not be destructive dismantling and dismantling. The best that he could do was to look at and touch them.
The only Colossus that he could really grasp was probably the "Tempest God"!
It couldn't be helped. Li Yao's experience in that regard was unique in the entire universe.
Except for the few experts of the leadership of the Holy League who had inherited tremendous primeval relics, at least in the Imperium, it was barely possible to find another super refiner who had dismantled, repaired, and maintained dozens of Colossi in person like Li Yao did!
Li Lingfeng's combat ability was enough to beat Li Yao, but Li Yao's understanding of the Colossi was dozens of kilometers ahead of Li Lingfeng's, too. There was no way that the guy could catch up with him!
"Do you know what the greatest feature of Li Lingfeng's' Tempest God 'is?"
Li Yao went on. "In short, fast! You can tell from the name that 'Tempest God' is naturally best at speed! You've seen the helical wings on the guy's back too. I recognized them after a quick glance. They are a very advanced and precise spurting structure of spiritual energy that can boost the speed to the highest. At the very least, they are definitely faster than the 'Tartarean Skeleton'! "
The mental devil was slightly dazed. "Li Lingfeng's Colossus is not as good as the 'Tartarean Skeleton' in terms of level, is it?"
"It's not a matter of level."
Li Yao explained, "The Tartarean Skeleton is a main battle Colossus that is relatively balanced in every aspect. It does not have any obvious shortcomings, and its comprehensive battle efficiency is very high. However, the Tempest God is more like 'Yin Yang', Long Yangjun's Colossus. It is a high-speed and mobile Colossus. Also, Li Lingfeng's level is slightly higher than mine. Naturally, he can carry out the advantage of speed to the maximum. Just now, if it weren't for the interference of all kinds of obstacles in 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky', it would've been very likely that he would've caught up with me in half an hour.
"I'm not scared of the Immortal Cultivators' starships, no matter how many of them there are. After all, those who are faster than me are not as agile as me, and those who are more agile than me are not as fast as me. If there is no other choice, I can simply march into the starships and turn the whole place upside down. In the boundless sea of stars, it is barely possible for the starships to stop me from escaping thousands of kilometers away.
"However, if I am kept hanging by Li Lingfeng's' Tempest God 'not far away from me, it will be a great headache.
"I can't beat him, and I can't get rid of him. My own spiritual energy and the fuel of the Colossus will run out sooner or later. By then, the enemy's starships will swarm at me. What choice do I have except to be captured?"
The mental devil was greatly enlightened. "Therefore, if we want to escape, we have to take care of Li Lingfeng's Colossus first?"
"Exactly. However, it is not necessarily as difficult as completely destroying Li Lingfeng's Colossus. It will be fine as long as we find a way to sabotage his power unit."
Li Yao chuckled. "Why do you think I charged out and fought him fearlessly just now? The Tartarean Skeleton was heavily wounded and on the verge of collapse precisely because I wanted to sabotage the power system of Li Lingfeng's Colossus! "
Recalling the battle just now, the mental devil did feel that Li Yao's posture when he attacked and collided was rather weird. He had intentionally exposed certain flaws in quite a few rounds, as if he were asking for Li Lingfeng's beating. Now, everything was finally clear!
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and smiled like a morning glory. "Yes. In the extreme competition just now, my 'Tartarean Skeleton' was riddled with holes and on the brink of destruction. It seemed miserable, but I paid special attention to the protection of the power system. Every power rune array was intact, and it could still spurt out 100% of the speed!
"Li Lingfeng's' Tempest God ', on the other hand, was different. It did not seem to have suffered any fatal damage, except that its shell was slightly damaged. However, my flames of spiritual energy leaked into its body without alarming anyone, destroying the core chips and rune arrays inside the power unit.
"If my calculation is correct, at this moment, the maximum speed of the 'Tempest God' has been reduced by at least 11.2%, and its endurance has been reduced by 7.7%. If it is overloaded for a long time, there will certainly be problems!"
"Only 11.2%?" the mental devil asked.
"Enough. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough."
Li Yao said, "Even if Li Lingfeng is truly an ambitious, incompetent young master, he is still an out-and-out expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage, and he does have a brain. If I damage the power unit of his Colossus too seriously, he will certainly grow suspicious, infer my purpose, and try to remedy the situation.
"Based on my understanding of the 'Tempest God' during the battle just now, I am confident that Li Lingfeng will not be able to catch up with me after the maximum speed is reduced by 11.2%!
"This is exactly my plan!
"You said that we must preserve our strength and that the 'Tartarean Skeleton' must be intact in order to face the challenges later. That's certainly not wrong. But if we cannot escape from the Martial Meritocrats Sector, where will the 'later' come from?
"Therefore, even if the 'Tartarean Skeleton' is completely blown up, it will be worth it as long as we can escape from the Martial Meritocrats Sector!"
After a brief silence, the mental devil sniffed and said, "Then why didn't you say so just now?"
Li Yao grimaced. "That's because the situation was too urgent to explain it to you. Besides, I believe that with your immense computational ability, you should've figured out such a simple logic easily, right?"
"… Yes. Then, what do we do now? I sensed that Li Lingfeng seemed to have left the area. It seems that he knows that it is not a good idea to go on in a fury like this. He must've returned to the atmosphere to gather the fleet and clean up the mess. Should we run away now?"
"There's no need to rush."
Li Yao vomited another mouthful of sticky blood and smiled miserably. "That's the plan, but Li Lingfeng's capability is still far beyond my expectation. My pee is about to explode because of him. No. I have to take a rest and refill some medical drugs and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures first before I have the strength to steer the Colossus.
"Besides, I need to find someone. I promised it that I would fulfill my promise!"
Li Yao closed his eyes and released feeble telepathic thoughts to sense Li Lingfeng's existence.
After making sure that Li Lingfeng had really left the area, he was finally reassured and boldly strengthened the waves of his telepathic thoughts to search for a special signal that he had agreed upon in advance.
Very soon, he locked onto the target.
"Excellent. It's not far away from here. Several thousand kilometers at most. A Boxing Champion and the rest of them are still alive!"
Li Yao exclaimed in both surprise and delight.
…
In a rugged mountainous area three thousand five hundred kilometers away from the coastline …
The earth was rumbling, and a large cluster of dust and mist spurted out of the cracks. A weird and hideous "earthly dragon" crawled out and rushed forward on the ground.
At first glance, the appearance of this "Earthly Dragon God" couldn't be more miserable.
The body that was as long and slender as a dragon when it was dragging more than ten armored carriages had been reduced to nothing but the head of the vehicle with the drill of mystic rays in the front.
Even the head of the vehicle was riddled with holes, ragged, and patched with colorful patches. All kinds of messy turrets and reactive armors had also been installed, giving the feeling that they would clatter the moment they were activated.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The moment the earthly dragon crawled out of the ground, deafening serial explosions echoed from the cracks in the valley behind it, sealing a large batch of pursuers in the rocks.
The smoke-filled head of the vehicle was crammed with people. Zuo Jingyun, Han Te, Coloured Glaze, Xiahou Wuxin, Xin Xiaoqi, and more than ten resistance warriors of Starlight had crammed the narrow space into a can of sardines.
Zuo Jingyun drove the vehicle in person, making full use of the driving skills that she had accumulated over decades. A Boxing Champion, on the other hand, had connected his crystal processor to the mainframe crystal processor of the earthly dragon to improve the performance of the earthly dragon. That was why the vehicle was able to reach the highest speed possible. Sparks and lightning were raised when the tracks rubbed against the ground. It was almost flying!
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