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Chapter 314: Chapter 311 Test Machine
Purgatory Sect.
Both Supreme Elders Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtiao, who were at the Primordial Spirit Realm, had returned to their own Sect.
Opposite them sat Zhang Liefeng, who had been overseeing the Sect and had not participated in the battle of the Eastern Sea.
At this time, after understanding the ins and outs of the battle of the Eastern Sea, this Supreme Elder also fell silent.
After a while, Lu Zhanxian sighed and said, "Too strong."
Liu Jingtiao glanced at him and nodded in agreement.
"That War Spiritual Artifact known as the ’Mystic Bird Fighting Machine’ has not only a flight speed of three to four miles per second, it can also unleash attacks comparable to those of a Level 1 Devas Defend Sword. Although the strongest methods of the Devas involve utilizing the power of Heaven and Earth to display various powerful swordsmanship and Divine Skills, with an attack not inferior to that of the Devas Defend Sword, a single Mystic Bird Fighting Machine is already capable of sweeping away all Monarchs," Lu Zhanxian said, his tone pausing as he gave a powerless, bitter smile. "Even I am not confident in facing even one Mystic Bird Fighting Machine, and in Lingxiao City, there are eight of these machines."
Eight Mystic Bird Fighting Machines!
Eight beings stronger than Peak Monarchs!
Such power truly induces despair.
"If those eight machines attacked together, could the Devas fend them off?"
After a moment of silence, Zhang Liefeng suddenly asked.
"It depends on which Deva," Lu Zhanxian replied. "I feel that, for Devas who have yet to master Divine Skills or take charge of a Dao Artifact, even they would not withstand the encirclement and assault of eight Mystic Bird Fighting Machines."
Divine Skills!
Dao Artifacts!
The influence over the power of Heaven and Earth!
This is the hard criterion that determines the strength of a Deva.
Just as the strengths of top Monarchs and Peak Monarchs are related to secret techniques, Sword Control Technique, and equipment.
"The most critical factor is the speed of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine and its sustained combat capability. A Deva summoning forth the power of Heaven and Earth for an explosive attack may indeed be mighty, but the burden on the Primordial Spirit, on the spirit and will, is too great; with the advantage of speed, eight Mystic Bird Fighting Machines could very well wear down a Deva to death."
Lu Zhanxian continued.
After all, strong as they are, Devas, relying on the control of Heaven and Earth’s power to negate air resistance, can only achieve a physical flight speed of one to two miles per second—roughly equivalent to a flying sword shot by a Divinity Transformation Cultivator.
"Unable to fend them off..."
Zhang Liefeng’s expression carried a touch of regret.
He glanced at Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtiao, "Actually, during the time you went to the Eastern Sea, I had a surprise I didn’t have the chance to tell you about."
"A surprise?"
Lu Zhanxian was somewhat surprised.
"It’s Hong Ye," Zhang Liefeng said. "She succeeded."
Both Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtiao were first taken aback, then suddenly stood up, their expressions filled with elation: "She succeeded! Did Hong Ye... has she become a Deva?"
"Yes."
Zhang Liefeng nodded, "The news came half a month ago, and according to her, she’s on her way back from Qiantian. I estimate it won’t take long before she truly returns to the Qiantian World."
"Hong Ye is coming back..."
A Deva.
The Purgatory Sect would have one more Deva.
Both Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtiao were thrilled and amazed.
But their elation was short-lived. The pair suddenly exchanged a look, simultaneously sighing.
What unfortunate timing.
Hong Ye...
The timing of her breakthrough could not have been worse.
If it had been just five years earlier...
No, even three years would suffice!
With the deterrent force of her as a Deva, it wouldn’t be a problem for the Purgatory Sect to unify Tian Nan or become the biggest power south of Tianhe.
But now...
A newly ascended Deva like her seemed somewhat lacking.
"Coming back is good, then. Since she has finished her cultivation, let’s ask where she is now," Lu Zhanxian said.
Zhang Liefeng nodded, and the group quickly arrived at a palace.
Inside the palace was a special Formation, flickering with flowing lights, these lights being attracted by a vast gemstone with a diameter of ten centimeters at the top of the palace, forming a vortex.
As Lu Zhanxian activated the Formation, these flowing lights quickly converged, forming a light pillar projecting into the center of the great hall after several minutes.
In that pillar of light, there appeared a woman who looked...
As if weathered by the elements, exuding a sense of fatigue.
"Hong Ye."
"Master, Elders," the woman in the pillar of light greeted them.
Lu Zhanxian and the others looked at her excitedly.
A Deva.
This was an achievement that matched the great feats of the Purgatory Sect’s founding patriarch.
However, after a moment of excitement, they also noticed something—looking at the fatigue-ridden Hong Ye, who also seemed to bear wounds, they paused in shock.
"Hong Ye, what happened, are you injured?"
"I’m fine. I just encountered some Devils on my way back and got careless for a moment," Hong Ye hurriedly said while concealing the wounds on her body.
"Devils? You’re already a Deva now, what kind of Devil could injure you, a mighty Deva!?"
Lu Zhanxian exclaimed in shock.
"Deva?"
Hearing Lu Zhanxian’s words, Hong Ye responded with self-mockery: "So what if I am? With so many Devils... when it’s time to die, you still have to die..."
Her tone was heavy, desolate, but mostly, it was helpless.
"Hong Ye, you..."
Lu Zhanxian looked at the most excellent disciple of the Purgatory Sect in a hundred years, feeling clearly the despondency and despair in her.
"Master, Elders..."
Hong Ye looked at Lu Zhanxian, her gaze a bit numb: "Tell me... does humanity... still have hope?"
"Does humanity still have hope?"
Lu Zhanxian’s expression gradually became solemn, "Hong Ye, what happened?"
Noticing the change in Lu Zhanxian’s demeanor, the somewhat dazed Hong Ye slightly recovered and quickly shook her head, "No... nothing..."
Then, she quickly changed the subject, "Qiantian, it hasn’t been breached by devils yet?"
"Of course not."
Lu Zhanxian nodded, "The situation in Qiantian is very good, especially south of Tianhe. Recently, with the rise of Lingxiao City, we have been repeatedly victorious in battles against the devils. At this rate, it won’t be long before we can eliminate and expel all the devils south of Tianhe."
"All the devils south of Tianhe... expelled... within Red State... there are no devils left?"
Light flickered in Hong Ye’s eyes.
"None left, not only in Red State, but also in Star State, Jiangzhou State, and Yellow State."
"No devils... no devils..."
Hong Ye murmured to herself.
But as she spoke, tears rolled down her somewhat dry eyes, "That’s great, that’s really great, no devils... it’s truly wonderful..."
Lu Zhanxian, seeing Hong Ye’s reaction, faintly realized something.
He had learned from previous communications with Hong Ye that she had joined a superpower, and because of that, becoming a Deva was within reach.
And a force capable of cultivating Devas must also be at the level of Earth Immortal Palace or even The Three Pure Ones.
But looking at her now...
Could it be...
That power had been breached by devils!?
Just like Tianyuan Dao back then?
For a moment, Lu Zhanxian, Zhang Liefeng, and Liu Jingtiao exchanged glances.
"Come back, Hong Ye, come back to Purgatory Sect. In Purgatory Sect, in Red State, there are no devils left."
"Back to Purgatory Sect..."
Looking at her seniors, Hong Ye wiped away her tears, then with a firm expression, she nodded vigorously, "Back to Purgatory Sect!"
...
Lingxiao City.
In the test area of the Military Workshop.
"Cheng Ying."
Gu Jinlai stroked the mecha, almost completely forged from Immortal Essence Gold, his eyes brimming with satisfaction.
"This is the data from the Cheng Ying Mecha prototype."
Next to him stood Zhang Lihuo, Si Tianyan, Zhang Yukan, and others.
They looked at the Cheng Ying Mecha, their expressions equally fervent.
"We took down the Eastern Sea and found two pieces of ’Silicon Jade.’ With this kind of spiritual material, we can equip the Cheng Ying Mecha with a railgun, but... the railgun has length requirements and will affect flexibility when installed."
Si Tianyan spoke.
"Then find a way to miniaturize the railgun."
Gu Jinlai said, "I will first try out the power of this mecha."
"Right, currently the war machine’s only weapon is made from the higher grade spiritual material ’Flame Crystal’ as its main component, with a mix of supreme spiritual material ’Great Sun Divine Crystal’ added... The weapon has no other advantages; it is just large, heat-resistant, and able to contain more energy..."
Zhang Yukan spoke and then sighed, "But even such a sabre cost us our all, nearly draining everything south of Tianhe."
"No matter, we keep slaying devils, and through merit, we will soon be able to exchange for more suitable spiritual materials."
Gu Jinlai spoke and had already entered the Cheng Ying Mecha.
Upon entering the Cheng Ying Mecha, he activated his Great Sun True Demon Body, his size swelling continuously.
Under his control, he just reached the size that allowed him to wear the Cheng Ying Mecha.
Then, his Eternal Furnace within operated, and through the transmission characteristic, he quickly injected it into the Cheng Ying Mecha’s original power source.
Suddenly, all kinds of instruments in the Cheng Ying Mecha started up one by one.
Divine Thought Scanning System! 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Qi and Blood Scanning System!
Automatic Locking System!
Assistive Tracking System!
Propulsion System!
Power Enhancement System!
...
Gu Jinlai, through the displayed screens, looked at the data in rows, his expression somewhat bizarre.
The Cheng Ying Mecha’s major systems were almost completely operated by co-spirits, after all, creating a computer in an environment devoid of any industrial base was a pipe dream.
But likewise, even with co-spirits used for the mecha’s internal devices, it still felt somewhat awkward to Gu Jinlai.
What should have been a proper Immortal World...
The style seemed to have gone off track.
However, upon reflection, when the Short Range Defense Cannon came out, the style of this world was already played out.
So, going a bit further off seemed like not such an unacceptable thing.
"Stand back," Gu Jinlai said.
Immediately after, True Spirit Possession occurred, and he seemed to merge with the Cheng Ying Mecha.
He thought for a moment, and the energy from his "Eternal Furnace" injected into the Cheng Ying Mecha’s power source was activated, channeled into the propulsion engines.
As he took a step forward, a bright azure glow seemed to spray out behind him.
The temperature rose and the dust scattered!
Under the propulsion system, his figure blasted forward, breaking the sound barrier in an instant.
A ring of white shockwave visible to the naked eye bloomed outward.
"Good!"
The next moment, his thoughts shifted, and all six propulsion engines activated fully.
The already barrier-breaking charging speed surged once more, climbing to twice the speed of sound, three times the speed of sound...
"Hahaha! Thrilling!"
Gu Jinlai reveled in this lightning-fast sensation and couldn’t help but laugh heartily.
With the blue flames jetting from the engines beneath his feet, he leaped forward explosively, not just surging ahead, but rocketing skyward.
"Boom!"
Amidst a deafening roar, another shockwave exploded, shooting him into the sky dome, vanishing into the horizon.
