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Chapter 118 An army of tens of millions of F9-level mechanical puppets

Shen Mu didn't care for some ordinary immortal spoils of war; his attention was mainly focused on military achievements.

In the battle just now, Shen Mu personally killed four immortal gods, all of whom were high-level immortal military lords. The remaining five immortals who self-destructed will have their battle merits and alchemists share equally, as determined by the virtual universe.

In the end, Shen Mu earned a total of 65 billion military merits, which is roughly equivalent to 6.5 mixed units.

This progress is still too slow.

After considering it for a moment, Shen Mu looked at Xing Shenhou and said, "Captain, I have a suggestion. Let's explore deeper into the main continent."

Star God Marquis was somewhat surprised, but he didn't make a decision immediately. Instead, he looked at the others.

"Given our team's capabilities, venturing deep into the main continent is indeed somewhat dangerous. What do you all think?"

Although the Yanji Continent is not the most dangerous area in the Seventh Star Domain battlefield, it is still explored by powerful figures who have been granted the title of King.

Star God Marquis now knows that there are two or three powerful kings stationed in the 026 military camp base to explore the Yanji Continent.

This is just the 026th barracks. There must be at least dozens of King-level experts from the entire Hongmeng camp who have explored the Yanji Continent.

"I have no objection," Dark Gold Marquis also spoke up.

"I agree. We've been exploring the outer perimeter for over six thousand years; it's time to go deeper."

"That's right. Our leader is at the peak of the Marquis level, so she naturally has that kind of strength. Now that Qing has joined, our team has four Marquis level experts. As long as we don't encounter any King level experts, we'll be fine."

Seeing this, Star God Marquis nodded and said, "Alright, let's head straight for the depths of the main continent to explore."

In the dark universe, the dark silver spaceship suddenly turned and flew towards the depths of the Yanji Continent.

Xing Shenhou was cautious, so he had the spaceship's two probes run at full power and arranged for two people to take turns on duty to remain vigilant at all times.

As they ventured deeper into the Yanji Continent, the number of battles increased.

Two battles broke out in just six days, one of which involved an enemy leader who was a high-ranking noble demon.

Shen Mu also deliberately displayed his strength, using a little bit of 'Firmmore Venom'.

For a venomous being capable of easily killing a peak-level King, a mere Marquis-level Immortal would be instantly killed once their defenses are breached.

In the blink of an eye, his entire divine body was completely eroded. By the time this high-ranking immortal, who had been granted the title of Marquis, realized what was happening, it was too late for him to self-destruct.

In the blink of an eye, almost a year has passed since Shen Mu's first battle.

Over the past year, there have been hundreds of battles, large and small, with an average encounter with the enemy every three or four days.

The intensity of the battle was exhilarating for the Star God Squad members, but also somewhat overwhelming.

……

boom!

A battle in the desolate Gobi Desert came to an end, concluding with the self-destruction of a man who had achieved immortality.

The terrifying aftershocks roared, radiating devastating power.

The safe house, made of G-grade metal, was blasted away in the explosion like a kinetic energy weapon projectile.

A moment later, the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, and the members of the Star God Squad hurriedly flew out of the safe house.

Star God Marquis hurriedly said, "The self-destruction of the Marquis Immortal was too loud. Quickly clean up the battlefield and move to another location."

"Yes, eldest sister."

"Alright, I'll be quick!"

Moments later, the loot was collected, and the group boarded the F9-class spaceship and quickly moved to a new location.

Inside the spaceship's control room, everyone once again divided up the spoils of war.

"We've been out here for a year now, it's time to go back and rest. What are your thoughts?"

Captain Xing Shenhou looked at everyone and asked for their opinions.

The intensity of the battles over the past year has been extremely high, with an average of four or five Marquis-level Immortals encountered every month. As a result, Star God Marquis, Dark Gold Marquis, and Dragon Thorn Marquis have also had to burn their divine power in the battles.

Although they were all carefully planned battles, avoiding the burning of divine power whenever possible, over the course of a year, the divine bodies of the group had all suffered losses approaching 10%.

If the divine body continues to deteriorate, it will affect one's strength and prevent one from unleashing peak combat power.

"I have no objection. I can go back and buy some treasures to restore my divine body," Dark Gold Marquis said in a deep voice.

The others also wanted to return to the God Base to rest and recuperate. They had been fighting almost all year and were naturally feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

Star God Marquis looked at Shen Mu, who had remained silent, and asked, "Qing, what's your opinion?"

In the hundreds of fierce battles that year, the Star God Squad encountered a mechanical army.

A powerful mechanical race expert at the peak of the Marquis level led twenty mechanical race immortals and a mechanical race army of over 10, unleashing an attack similar to a combined strike, which even the Star God Marquis could not withstand.

Then, Shen Mu truly unleashed the power of the treasured spear for the first time. As the Torrent Spear unleashed its power, wisps of eternally cold aura spread out, its effects far exceeding those of 'Firmmore Venom'.

As Shen Mu injured the peak-level Immortal of the Mechanical Race, an eternally icy aura instantly spread out. More than 10% of the opponent's divine body was instantly frozen into solid ice, and the life imprint within was completely annihilated.

Ultimately, even the peak-level Marquis of the Mechanical Race was forced to self-destruct by Shen Mu.

Since that battle, although Shen Mu was no longer the captain of the Star God Squad, when faced with major decisions, the Star God Marquis always chose to respect Shen Mu's decisions.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu nodded slightly and said, "That's fine. My self-created secret technique is starting to take shape. I can use this time to wholeheartedly refine it in the virtual universe."

The Star God Squad members also knew about Shen Mu's self-created secret techniques.

However, no one asked about the details of Shen Mu's secret technique. It was taboo to ask about any information about strength and trump cards casually.

"Okay, then let's..."

Just as Star God Hou nodded, he was interrupted by the piercing notification sound of the virtual universe network.

"Beep beep beep, emergency!"

"Help! Help! We have encountered a massive puppet army of the Mechanical Race. The enemy has 10 Marquis-level experts, 34 Immortal Gods, over 300 million F9-level mechanical puppets, and tens of millions of E-level mechanical puppets."

The coordinates are... Requesting support from peak Marquis-level and King-level experts!

A distress call on a battlefield outside the region is sent directly to all allies and comrades within a radius of 10 billion kilometers.

Star God Marquis clicked on the detailed distress call information, and detailed information about the battle appeared.

"It's the Mad Blade Squad... It seems they've been forced into a corner this time too."

When Long Cihou saw this message, he looked somewhat shocked.

If the Star God Squad is the 004th team in Barracks Base 026, then the Mad Blade Squad is definitely the 001st. All seven members of the team are at the Marquis level, and two of them possess the combat power of the peak Marquis level.

"It's the Mechanical Race army again. This time it's a joint effort of 10 Marquis-level and over 30 Mechanical Race Immortals, controlling a million F9-level mechanical puppets. Their combined attack is probably much more powerful than the one we encountered before."

The Zerg are undoubtedly the strongest in terms of combined legion attacks. Each Immortal-level Queen, relying on this unique battle tactic, is considered invincible below the Venerable level once she achieves Immortality.

Besides the Zerg, the Mechs are also extremely skilled in combined attacks.

The F9-level mechanical puppets have extremely exaggerated defensive capabilities. Even a Marquis-level expert would find it difficult to destroy them without burning their divine power. Most importantly, they also possess combined attack techniques.

The intelligence also included detailed information on these 10 mechanical race members who had been granted the title of Marquis. None of them were granted the initial title; all of them were granted the advanced title, and three of them were at the peak of the Marquis title.

Star God Marquis spoke with a somewhat solemn expression: "I'm afraid these mechanical race marquises didn't go all out. Mechanical race puppets are naturally extremely valuable to us."

"However, for powerful members of the Mechanical Race, building a mechanical puppet army only requires considering the cost of materials. The cost of building one F9-level mechanical puppet, converted into Mixed Yuan Units, is only about 10 Mixed Yuan Units."

"Normally, a high-ranking Marquis of the Machine Race can easily command an army of a million F9-level mechanical golems."

The Mad Blade team encountered a legion of mechanical immortals, consisting of 10 high-ranking mechanical immortals who could easily control millions of F9-level mechanical puppets.

Upon hearing this, Dark Gold Marquis's expression changed slightly: "Then, Captain... should we still go?"

With tens of millions of F9-class mechanical golems, there is almost no chance of victory for a king.

Star God Marquis hesitated for a moment, then looked at Shen Mu: "Qing, should we go and provide support?"

Shen Mu then spoke up directly: "Captain, let's go together. Let Dark Gold and Dragon Thorn lead the team back."

Long Cihou nodded slightly; his own cultivation level was only that of a low-level Marquis. Even when using amplification-type secret techniques, he could only barely rival a high-level Marquis.

Dark Gold Marquis's deep voice rang out: "Captain, let me go with you."

Star God Marquis shook his head and said, "With my strength, I can escape alone without much trouble, but it's a different story with you in tow."

After speaking, Star God Marquis looked at Shen Mu again and said, "Qing, using that trump card of yours must come at a high price, right?"

"This time the situation is different. Even if you use your trump cards to kill several Marquis-level experts, you will probably lose your fighting ability afterward."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Captain, when did I ever say that the previous battle was my peak strength?"

The team members didn't know exactly how strong Shen Mu was, but they speculated that Shen Mu's combat power was probably close to that of a king.

"Alright, let's go!"

……

Above a desolate Gobi Desert, a silver pyramid-shaped spaceship hovers in mid-air.

Rows of black mechanical puppets, like locusts, spread across an area of ​​1 million kilometers. The core area was even more densely packed, a dark mass resembling a locust tide.

hum... hum... hum...

Millions of black mechanical puppets took turns gathering energy in front of them, unleashing countless beams of light.

Each of these beams of light is far more terrifying than a planet-destroying cannon made by human technology. If a person is hit by more than ten beams of light at the same time, it would be enough to annihilate a god who has just entered immortality.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Within the area bombarded by countless beams of light, several tiny figures were fleeing rapidly.

They were members of the Mad Blade Squad. The Mad Blade Squad used to have 7 members, but now only 4 remain. Three of them, who were Marquis-level experts, were forced to choose to self-destruct.

"No, we can't get out of here at all. Even if the fourth brother and the others self-destruct and blast a gap in these puppets, countless mechanical puppets will quickly fill the gap behind them."

Boom!

Thick beams of light struck several people, but fortunately, they were all Marquis-level Immortals with immortal bodies, so even if they were hit by hundreds or thousands of beams, they would not suffer any substantial damage.

But this place has millions of mechanical puppets, and a single combined attack is equivalent to a high-level Marquis level attack that burns divine power.

Once hit, even a low-level Marquis would be severely injured. This is why the Mad Blade team suffered casualties. The three who chose to self-destruct were all severely injured low-level Marquises, with their divine bodies damaged by more than 50%, leaving them with no hope of escape.

"Big brother, second brother, don't worry about us, let's just run away!"

"Yes, brothers, you're all at the peak of the Marquis level, especially you, eldest brother, who's not far from becoming a King. You'll definitely be able to escape!"

"Brother, let's go quickly! We'll avenge us then!"

The two high-ranking immortals, who had been granted the title of Marquis, pleaded desperately. Their divine bodies had been damaged by nearly 20%, and their strength was only 7% of its peak. They simply could not hold on for much longer.

High above, inside the pyramid-shaped spaceship, ten mechanical race members were also debating their fates.

"We can't delay any longer. Don't be stingy with your energy. Go all out and wipe out this human team. They weren't our target to begin with."

"If this drags on any longer, the human race's king might very well come to our aid!"

"You guys release all the puppets you have; there's no need to hide them anymore."

"Alright, let's go all out!"

The metallic lifeforms finally made their decision.

To be precise, the Machine Race is not a metallic life form, but rather an existence of the same kind as the intelligent life forms of the human race. It is only by fusing with the Heart of Evolution that it has acquired a mechanical body.

hum!

High in the sky, ripples spread through the space, and then one after another, identical pyramid-shaped spaceships appeared.

A total of 10 pyramid-shaped spaceships were suspended in mid-air, forming a circle around each other.

Then, countless black mechanical puppets flew out from it, just as Star God Marquis had predicted, totaling tens of millions of F9-level mechanical puppets.

hum!

Millions of mechanical golems formed a terrifying mechanical golem army surrounding 10 pyramid-shaped spaceships, and then began to accumulate energy.

Each million machine golems transmit their energy to the pyramid-shaped spaceship as its core.

The terrifying energy, transmitted through the pyramid spaceship, merged and converged beneath the pyramid, transforming into a beam of light approximately 100 meters thick, which then shot out.

boom!

The four members of the Mad Blade Squad successfully dodged the attack, but they were met with a barrage of attacks from ten million-strong mechanical legions.

Each strike is comparable to the full-force attack of a high-level Marquis Immortal. If one is hit by a round of attacks in succession, it is equivalent to the explosive burst of divine power from a peak Marquis.

On the outer perimeter, hundreds of millions of E-class mechanical puppets launched a combined attack.

Such a large number of puppets cannot be operated with precision. Even the immortals of the Marquis Mechanical Race can only precisely control a million mechanical puppets to fight.

Therefore, these countless E-level puppets can only attack according to preset instructions and cannot truly harm the Immortal Lords, but they are enough to stop them.

……

"Qing, we've arrived!"

Star God Marquis hovered in the sky, his gaze fixed on the space surrounded by countless mechanical puppets.

Countless E-grade mechanical puppets formed a dense curtain, enveloping the entire world, making it impossible to see what was inside.

"Captain, contact the Mad Blade Squad and tell them we've arrived!"

Shen Mu unleashed his full power, his body swelling to about 10 meters, the original size of the Yan God Clan, who excelled in combat.

Boom!

Bloodlust Power, activate!

A wild and fierce aura erupted from Shen Mu's body, and in that instant, Shen Mu seemed to transform into a domineering and ferocious beast in human form.

"Flame God Battle Body", activate!

In an instant, a powerful energy erupted from Shen Mu's body, merging into his countless cells. Each cell was like a miniature star, bursting forth with violent energy, his aura increasing a hundredfold!

"That's not all!"

A fighting spirit appeared in Shen Mu's eyes. Under the cover of the disguised treasure, the Myriad Transformation Gem, no one could see Shen Mu's true appearance, nor could they see the Flame God Clan's golden armor that appeared on Shen Mu's body.

Boom!

Driven by the Flame God Clan King Armor, Shen Mu was once again granted 10 times the power of a Realm Lord, his aura reaching 15 times the power of a Realm Lord.

Previously, when Shen Mu activated the Flame God Clan battle armor, the power it granted was basically equal to his own power.

That's because the genes of Shen Muyan's previous divine avatar had not awakened. With the awakening of the divine avatar's genes, the compatibility with Wang Jia will be even higher.

Even with only 1 times the power of a Realm Lord, Shen Mu can still unleash the full power of the King Armor.

Visible and intense energy fluctuations erupted, and in that instant, Shen Mu's aura became incredibly violent. The mere leakage of his pressure caused the surrounding space to shatter!

"Rapid Fire, go!"

Endless divine water surged from Shen Mu's palm, then condensed into a magnificent blue spear, unleashing the first move of his self-created secret technique, Frozen Universe!

Wow!

In an instant, a pale inferno appeared between heaven and earth, and endless cold air crashed down on the countless mechanical puppets!

(End of this chapter)