The aftermath of the collision between the two Mechanical Deities stirred up the planet's atmosphere, forming a huge vortex. The silver lightning created by the clash of weapons distorted the perception of the witnesses.
The Mechanical Force was like a neural network, spreading all over the body of the Mechanical Deity, making the huge mechanical construct like a physical body.
The Celestial Punishment Edge clashed with the Mecha Empire's trident time and time again, setting off visible energy shockwaves that swept across the sky of the planet, stirring up endless gales.
The ground cracked inch by inch, and the Machinery Faith settlement under the shield seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
The body of the Mechanical Deity was too large and could not be fully utilized on the planet. The two of them fought and rose into the sky, leaving the atmosphere of Planet Magnetic Cloud and turning outer space into a battlefield. Their secondary dimensional army boxes were still sending out troops, and countless mechanical troops that looked like aircraft carriers were killing each other. The scale of the battle kept expanding.
Clang!
The silver-purple trident stabbed straight at him, and Han Xiao blocked it with his blade. The powerful psionic impact of the trident stimulated a large area of electric arcs on his shield, flashing non-stop.
"Celestial Punishment Edge? That's a weapon I eliminated long ago. "In the public channel, Manison's voice sounded.
"That depends on who's using the weapon."
Han Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he twisted the handle of the blade. With a flash of energy, he pushed the trident away with force.
However, the trident suddenly vibrated and created afterimages. With the help of the force field, the rebounding force was converted into a driving force. The trident blade was only halfway there when it immediately stopped, changed direction, and slashed again at an even faster speed. This time, the force was even stronger, and it was impossible to shake it off.
Han Xiao took a defensive stance, defending against Manison's dense attacks while analyzing the current situation.
My Celestial Punishment Edge blueprint came from the Radiant Federation, so the Mecha Empire should know the characteristics of this weapon very well. However, my understanding of the weapon in his hands is limited, so I need to focus on defense for now and test more …
The lethality of Universal Treasure-level weapons far exceeded that of ordinary equipment, so the two Mechanical Deities chose to engage in close combat at the same time. This was the only way to break through the other party's thick shield with half the effort.
Old Manison was very wealthy. Han Xiao did not know if he had any Space Wonder type treasures, but he definitely did not lack Universal Treasure-level mechanical weapons, and his equipment was definitely better than his own.
This trident and the cloak he was wearing were both Universal Treasures, and there was no telling how many weapons Manison had yet to reveal.
Bringing out the Mechanical Deity meant that Manison was finally going all out. Han Xiao did not doubt his opponent's endurance at all. If he could not use the Mechanical Deity for a long time, he would not have been able to use such a big move right off the bat.
"Both the Mecha Empire and I are here in our avatars. Both sides have Mechanical Deities, so it's impossible to destroy each other's avatars easily. Thus, it will become a war of attrition, using time to wear each other down …"
With that in mind, Han Xiao glanced at the interface.
Just as the two of them were rolling up their sleeves, a new mission was triggered on the interface. ["Mecha Empire" Manison – Mechanical Deity Battle]!
The mode was the same as the other missions to challenge Beyond Grade As. As long as he could hold on for a period of time, the mission would be completed. The reward was the same as before, a Character Summon Card and an ability.
This was within Han Xiao's expectations. With the three Universal Civilizations and so many Beyond Grade As watching, the impact of this battle would definitely not be small. There was an eighty percent chance that a mission would be triggered. Furthermore, the two of them would not be able to determine the winner in a short time, so completing the mission was basically a done deal.
"Last time, it was just a virtual battle. This time, I'll meet him in real life. I can finally see what Manison looks like when he goes all out …"
Just as he was thinking, Han Xiao suddenly felt his strength disappear. Manison suddenly stopped his combo, retreated, and made a charging posture.
The trident was placed beside him, and the blade of the trident spun rapidly like a drill. The golden Mechanical Force arc was highly compressed at the tip of the trident, flickering with a dazzling light like a small sun. As the trident spun, rings of surging psionic energy wrapped around it, looking like a whirlpool of blue water.
Han Xiaoxin immediately felt a sense of danger. The mechanical troops under his command all fired at Manison. However, layers of diamond-shaped psionic shields appeared on the surface of the Mechanical Deity. The shields were extremely thick and blocked all the focused fire of the mechanical troops.
Whoosh!
Manison only charged for an instant. The next moment, his figure suddenly blurred, and he instantly accelerated. The shining trident pierced out at an extremely fast speed, as though it had turned into a golden and blue ray of light.
Han Xiao blocked with his blade and raised the Emperor's Cape to form a strong shield.
Ka! The trident was blocked by the blade of the Celestial Punishment Edge.
However, this beam of bluish-gold light was not weakened at all. It shot out from the main blade of the trident, piercing through the shield of the Emperor's Cape and hitting the abdomen of the Mechanical Deity.
Swoosh!
The beam of light instantly pierced through the body, disappearing at the end of his vision. It left a huge hole in the abdomen of Han Xiao's Mechanical Deity, penetrating from the front to the back. The parts of this body were all annihilated into molecular-level powder, and the edge of the wound was a blazing red trace of melting.
"What a strong penetrative power!"
Han Xiaoxin's head shook, and he quickly judged.
In terms of power alone, this trident was stronger than the Celestial Punishment Edge. Not only because of the blueprint itself, but also because the quality of the products of the Mecha Empire was higher, and the Mechanical Force bonus was stronger.
With a thought, some of the mechanical soldiers around him stopped fighting with the Mecha Empire troops, turned around, and flew over, turning into parts to fill up the gap in the Mechanical Deity.
The Mechanical Deity itself was a construct made up of a large number of machines, so it did not have any fatal injuries. As long as it had enough mana and mechanical troops, it could continuously recover.
Just as Manison was about to follow up with another attack, the situation suddenly changed.
Dense dark energy beams shot out from the side and blasted between Manison's troops, causing the shields of countless mechanical soldiers to flicker non-stop. Their formation was instantly thrown into chaos.
The two of them paused at the same time, looking at the source of the attack. The third party was the Red Empire fleet, and countless ship-borne weapons were firing non-stop, covering the entire area of the Mecha Empire troops.
The dynasty came to help?
Han Xiaoxin's head twitched, but he was not surprised.
With the Mechanic Emperor as an example, destroying the virus core was a good deed in the eyes of the three Universal Civilizations, and their image was greatly improved. Although they would not be able to obtain the virus technology, this was a result that everyone could accept.
Under such circumstances, seeing that he had become enemies with the Mecha Empire, the dynasty naturally had to express their stance. Logically speaking, they could not sit by and watch an ally who had just completed a great feat of bringing peace to the universe fight alone. Therefore, the probability of them intervening in the battle was more than ninety percent.
The attitude of the other two civilizations was very ambiguous. They were watching the show from the side, with no intention of interfering.
The upper echelons of Radiance were not ignorant of Manison's stance and attitude, but openly expressing it was different. After Manison had just shown his intention of hiding the virus and going against the three Universal Civilizations, Radiance could not possibly provide protection at this time. Therefore, they simply watched the dynasty attack their 'ally' and did nothing.
As for Ethereal, it was even more indifferent, happily watching from the side.
The troops of the three Universal Civilizations stationed at the trap nodes were mainly to prevent the Beyond Grade As from taking away the virus, so they naturally had combat power.
Although the spacetime stabilizing anchor had been unlocked, allowing the Mechanics to summon a large number of troops, and only the dynasty was attacking, Manison could not ignore their existence. They still had the ability to restrain them.
"Annoying fellow."
Manison pointed his trident, and the mechanical army that surged out of the secondary dimensional army box immediately split into two. One stayed behind to fight Han Xiao, while the other formed a formation and went to fight the dynasty's fleet.
Army Style Mechanics were the most suitable Supers for galactic warfare. If it were any other class, they would definitely be restrained by the fleet. However, Mechanics only needed to send out a portion of their soldiers to fight on their own to minimize the interference of the fleet.
In order to cause considerable interference to the Mecha Empire, the size of the participating fleet would have to be at least a hundred times larger.
Han Xiao took advantage of the short opportunity created by the dynasty to repair the damage to his Mechanical Deity.
This time, Manison retracted his gaze and looked at Han Xiao.
"Black Star, you seem to have improved again. I've been paying attention to you for a long time. The more battles you experience, the faster you grow. Is this the source of your confidence?"
"Have you not fought for so long that you forgot that talking is giving the enemy a chance?"
Han Xiao did not hesitate, and the Celestial Punishment Edge slashed out.
Psionic energy gathered into a cold blue blade of light, slashing toward Manison's body. The highly condensed energy had a solid texture, like a bright half-moon sapphire.
Manison did not move at all. The Universal Treasure level cape on his body suddenly shook, and a spherical white shield that covered his entire body popped out. It had a hazy texture, like a cloud of flowing white smoke, like a bubble filled with smoke.
The slash from the Celestial Punishment Edge hit the white shield, and the white smoke on the surface of the shield suddenly accelerated, turning into whirlpool-like patterns. The sapphire blade of light stopped in midair and suddenly shattered inch by inch, turning into specks of light that filled the sky.
The next moment, these energy specks of light seemed to be attracted and were all absorbed by the shield. The white shield was instantly stained with blue Radiance. Then, the shield that had already changed color suddenly returned to the armor on the Mechanical Deity with the absorbed energy. The absorbed attack was turned into nourishment, replenishing the energy consumed by the Mechanical Deity.
Absorbing damage and replenishing energy?
Han Xiao's eyes narrowed.
"I've always been very interested in your Indestructible Body. There are many spells and Esper Abilities with similar functions in the universe, but none of them can reach the level of your Indestructible Body. Therefore, I specially conducted some research, deducing your battle recordings, figuring out the principles of your abilities, and finally created this Universal Treasure equipment specifically for the Mechanical Deity, imitating part of your abilities …" Manison flicked the mechanical armor on his body and said calmly, "Now, it looks like the actual combat effect is pretty good."
Han Xiao was a little annoyed, secretly envious.
The Mecha Empire could develop their own Universal Treasures, unlike me, who had no clue at all before I obtained Awakening Points.
Creating what you lack, this is the style of a proper Mechanic!
At this time, Manison slowly said, "Young Master, you're still too young.
"Black Star, you're still too young. I've seen many talented Mechanics. Before they were taught a lesson, they always thought that their talent could make up for their lack of foundation. I've taught many people this lesson before, and now, I'll teach you a lesson as well. A Mechanic needs to settle down and accumulate. Time is the source of our power!"
His voice was still echoing in the public channel when, at the same time, a different army suddenly surged out of Manison's secondary dimensional army box.
This special army had many different individuals. Some were special mechanical soldiers with luxurious equipment, and some were glowing energy life forms. The combat power of each individual was astonishing, and they charged into the battlefield without fear of death, constantly wiping out the mechanical army under Han Xiao.
When these individuals were killed or destroyed, there was no need to use abilities like [Waste Modification]. Their bodies would automatically regenerate on the spot and enter the battle again, and their strength would not decrease at all.
When this army joined the battle, it instantly turned the situation of the mechanical army upside down, obtaining an absolute advantage.
Han Xiao's pupils constricted, and he recognized the origin of this army.
Manison's trump card army — the Indestructible Mecha Empire!
Before he could take a closer look, Manison's Apostle Weapons led the army of the mechanical civilization and suddenly arrived, slaughtering their way into the battlefield from another direction, causing huge casualties to Han Xiao's army.
Han Xiao almost sucked in a breath of cold air.
With a rough glance, he estimated that there were about forty to fifty Apostle Weapons present!
This meant that Manison's [Apostle Life Creation] ability had at least broken through the upper limit, reaching forty to fifty levels!
In this wave of soldiers, Manison's army had already accounted for seventy percent of the total, and all of them had received Mechanical Force bonuses. The Mecha Empire was still able to handle it with ease, and the Mechanical Force sputtering was terrifyingly large.
Assuming that Han Xiao's one point of Mechanical Force could add ten machines, Manison's one point of Mechanical Force could add more than twenty-five machines!
What caused this difference was not only the strength of talents, abilities, and attributes but also the difference in equipment.
Han Xiao saw with his own eyes that Manison pulled out another four Universal Treasures specifically for the Mechanical Deity from the secondary dimensional army box. The equipment types were different, and not only did the Mechanical Deity's body expand to the teeth, but after using these Universal Treasures, Manison's Mechanical Force strength had an obvious increase.
Some class-specific Universal Treasures had a certain enhancement effect on the user. For example, Han Xiao's King could provide additional Machinery Affinity bonuses. Manison's equipment was the same, increasing his Mechanical Force and body in all aspects.
At the same time, Han Xiao sensed that the virtual world was being invaded. Manison summoned the ancestor of the AI civilization, Finette, and had it lead a large group of AI life forms to invade the virtual world, starting a tug of war with Han Xiao in the virtual world, fighting for control of the mechanical army.
"Old thing, your methods are really flashy …"
Just as this thought appeared in Han Xiao's mind, his vision blurred. He saw Manison's six-god-equipped Mechanical Deity increase in speed, and the halberd slashed down, drawing a golden arc in the air.
He hurriedly raised his blade to block, and the shockwave penetrated his body, exploding in his ears.
Clang!
The terrifying force transmitted through his arms, and countless built-in shock absorbers were instantly destroyed. Large areas of the outer armor cracked, and cracks appeared on Han Xiao's Mechanical Deity.
If not for the [Machinery Control Master] he pulled out from Jackornitz and the thirty-five percent increase in mechanical armor efficiency, Han Xiao suspected that the arms of the Mechanical Deity would have been shattered into pieces by Manison's halberd.
This time, Manison did not stop moving. Taking advantage of Han Xiao's momentary stiffness, the Universal Treasure level wing-mounted Planetary Obliteration Rapid-Fire Cannon that he had just equipped automatically aimed and shot out thick psionic beams with a diameter of more than a hundred meters.
Boom!
Han Xiao was blown away by the series of Planetary Obliteration Cannons, and his shield was shattered on a large scale under the continuous bombardment. Manison followed closely behind like a shadow. The trident spun rapidly, and the blade of the trident created waves of light that slashed across the Mechanical Deity, cutting off pieces of its body.
The Mecha Empire went all out, unleashing their full strength on the Mechanical Deity, mechanical army, and virtual battlefield!
Seeing this, the surrounding Beyond Grade A mechanical avatars avoided the shockwaves and felt the power of the Mecha Empire filling the battlefield. They all chatted softly in the channel.
"It's been a long time since I saw the Mecha Empire go all out. It's still so terrifying …" Kant thought of some bad memories.
"The Mecha Empire is still the same Mecha Empire," Sun Hunter said in a low voice.
[Mechanical Catastrophe] Francisco shook his head. "Different from the siege in the Flickering World, this is a battle between two peak Mechanics. Black Star is completely suppressed. He's in trouble. Luckily, it's only an avatar."
Han Xiao, who was doing his old job of taking a beating, naturally did not know about the discussions of the bystanders.
He tried his best to defend against Manison's frenzied attacks and secretly gritted his teeth.
F * ck, this old man is really good at fighting!
You're forcing me to go all out!
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