Chapter 473 - 217: Absolute Crushing, the True Master Appears
Chapter 473: Chapter 217: Absolute Crushing, the True Master Appears
Akayle’s wails and pleas for mercy grew fainter and fainter.
Eventually, its massive skeleton turned completely to ash, leaving only a fist-sized, dimly flickering soul fire swaying weakly in the air, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.
No one could have imagined such a miserable end for a generation’s King of a Myriad Curses.
Everyone present, from the surviving members of the Martial Hall to the military Martial Artists who had rushed over, was shocked speechless by the unbelievable scene.
After absorbing Akayle’s power, the Intelligent Mechanism turned its smooth, mirrored face toward all the humans present.
"Those who dare to covet the core..."
"...must all die."
Before it could finish, Yin Liulan’s voice, tinged with impatience, suddenly cut in.
"Kill it."
The moment the command was given, the dark muzzles of the dozens of military aircraft in the sky erupted in a brilliant flash!
High-energy lasers fired in unison, plasma cannons spewed flames, and solid armor-piercing missiles ignited!
An endless barrage rained down at the same time, weaving into a web of death that could instantly vaporize a city, completely enveloping the Intelligent Mechanism!
Faced with this world-destroying assault, the Intelligent Mechanism raised its right arm.
"Level-three energy shield, activate."
VMMMM!
A huge, hexagonal golden light screen, as thin as a cicada’s wing but over ten meters in diameter, materialized from thin air.
The next moment, the torrent of firepower that could destroy anything slammed into the thin screen of light!
No explosions, no roars!
The moment they touched the golden shield, all the shells, lasers, and plasma vanished without a trace, instantly neutralized and disintegrated!
Seeing this, the hearts of all the military Martial Artists sank.
"Counterattack protocol, activate."
The Intelligent Mechanism’s cold voice rang out again.
The liquid metal on its arms and shoulders rapidly transformed, assembling into dozens of muzzles and launchers with futuristic, high-tech designs in just one second!
The next second, it opened fire!
Micro-tracking missiles, high-frequency particle beams, annihilation rays...
The firepower unleashed by this single unit was even more terrifying and dense than that of the entire fleet of aircraft in the sky!
The level of technology seemed to be on a completely different dimension!
Under such terrifying suppressive fire, the countless military aircraft could only constantly evade, scattering in a panic!
The brilliant light of the battle even completely illuminated the canyon, which was perpetually shrouded in mist and darkness.
"Executing... Extinction Protocol."
After suppressing the entire military fleet, the Intelligent Mechanism brought its arms together. A dark red energy sphere, radiating a heart-pounding, destructive aura, rapidly converged and compressed in front of it!
The energy contained within the sphere was so immense it caused the surrounding space to visibly distort!
Everyone felt a threat that chilled them to the bone!
Just as everyone was thinking of finding cover and taking shelter...
Something completely unexpected happened.
The Intelligent Mechanism’s charging speed for this attack was unimaginably fast!
So fast that it gave no one any time to react or dodge!
Just in the nick of time, as the Extinction Energy Cannon was about to be fired!
A ghostly blue halo suddenly flashed in front of the Intelligent Mechanism.
The next moment, the searing flame of energy vanished instantly!
BOOM—!!!!!!!!!!
A terrifying, eardrum-shattering boom echoed from more than ten kilometers away!
Everyone looked back in horror, only to see a small mountain in the distance get wiped directly off the map, flattened by the force!
But the Intelligent Mechanism was frozen in place.
A fair, slender hand, yet one containing terrifying power, had appeared from nowhere and was now clamped firmly around its neck.
Yin Liulan’s figure had appeared silently before it, her eyes icy and filled with chilling killing intent.
"Are you acting like I’m not here?"
Dangerous red alerts instantly flashed across the Intelligent Mechanism’s smooth, mirrored face.
[S-CLASS THREAT DETECTED!]
[THREAT ASSESSMENT: UNBEATABLE!]
[OPTIMAL SOLUTION ANALYSIS: ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE!]
[EXECUTING FINAL PROTOCOL...]
[SELF-DESTRUCT!]
BOOM—!!!!
An even more terrifying and brilliant mushroom cloud erupted in midair above the canyon!
The frenzied energy was so powerful it even widened the entire canyon!
But the explosion, powerful enough to level the entire battlefield, vanished into thin air again after expanding less than a few meters, leaving all the aircraft and personnel completely unscathed.
The fiery light dissipated.
Yin Liulan’s figure appeared before everyone once more.
She was still hovering in midair, completely unharmed.
Lin Ye watched this scene, his pupils constricting slightly.
’So... this is the power of a Celestial Human Realm Martial Artist!’
’Not only terrifying offensive power, but also a defense so formidable they can withstand an Intelligent Mechanism’s self-destruction without a scratch.’
...
「Firewood Martial Hall branch, in the conference room.」
Xiao Yuanshan watched the figure on the screen for a long time before letting out a complex sigh.
"Ten years ago, the nation’s top scorer in the martial arts exam, an outstanding graduate of Longyin, single-handedly resolved two S-class missions, completed countless A-class missions, possesses SS-rank Martial Arts Spirituality, and Instant Shadow Splitting Sky..."
"Ten years ago, Ninghai produced a Yin Liulan. Ten years later, Ninghai has produced a Lin Ye."
"And of all things, they’re both stubborn mules. Kunlun tried everything to sign them, but in the end, you at Xinhuo reaped all the benefits."
Hearing this, Lv Yongze just shrugged, a perfectly measured smile on his face.
"Mr. Xiao, you exaggerate."
"At the end of the day, doesn’t your Kunlun still have more geniuses than we do? Aren’t this year’s Xia Lianxue and Xiao Lingchen both with you?"
Upon hearing these two names, Xiao Yuanshan’s expression finally softened, and a trace of gratification appeared.
This was perhaps the only comfort he had heard all day.