Chapter 628: Star God Burner vs. Four AA Batteries

At the deepest structural level of the world, the robot’s existence was as if it had never existed in this world at all,

or rather, the materials it used, the principles governing its operation, and the knowledge required to build it were utterly unrelated to this world.

But if that were true, how could it have been built—and how could it even function and exist?!

The Silent King felt his knowledge being brutally humiliated at this moment.

But the giant robot gave him no time to think,

it rigidly formed its arms into a triangle, and a sharp beam erupted from its forehead—a piercing, blinding blade of light shot toward the Silent King.

The defense system of the Throne of Dominion automatically activated; a temporal field enveloped the Silent King, slowing the flow of time and reducing all dangerous attacks to the pace of crawling snails,

yet even slowed, the blade’s speed remained astonishingly fast—the Silent King seized the fleeting moment granted by the temporal field and swiftly commanded the three Sacred Steles flanking the Throne of Dominion to intercept it,

one of the steles, glowing with emerald light, directly blocked the blade—this Necron artifact, designed to protect the Triumvirate, was capable of constraining and absorbing stellar energy, yet at the instant of impact, it was instantly sliced through by a deep, vertical gash.

At nearly the same moment, the Silent King positioned another Sacred Stele horizontally before himself, and the Burning Star God fragment bound behind the Throne of Dominion let out a shrill scream,

this fragment was the largest piece of the Burning Star God, reaching the level of a Supreme Star God, yet now it was being drained by the Silent King like a battery,

an annihilation beam shot forth from the Sacred Stele, transforming into an emerald column that surged straight toward the robot standing in the sky,

the robot crossed its arms as a shield—the annihilation beam struck its forearms, leaving only a layer of blackened scorch marks.

But this sight gave the Silent King slight reassurance,

its attacks could be blocked, and it could be harmed by the Silent King’s own strikes.

The Silent King would surely prevail,

in about seven minutes, the spear in his hand could be recharged to full power, at which point he could bypass the robot’s defenses entirely and tear Zhou Yun’s existence apart.

Time was on the Silent King’s side.

The Silent King was confident he could endure these seven minutes; though his Throne of Dominion lagged behind Zhou Yun’s robot in both defense and offense,

there was one thing the Silent King knew he held absolute superiority in:

energy.

Such powerful constructs as Zhou Yun’s robot and the Silent King’s Throne of Dominion consumed astronomical amounts of energy,

and the Silent King’s power source was the largest fragment of the Burning Star God, its energy nearly infinite,

Zhou Yun’s robot must have used some powerful, unknown energy source fused with vast technological crystallizations—but in the material universe, what energy source could rival a fragment of a Star God?

Watching the energy gauge, he saw the Titanic Robot’s power had dropped by a full quarter after its last Titanic Flash,

Zhou Yun swiftly pulled four AA batteries from his pocket, opened the battery compartment inside the Titanic Robot’s cockpit, replaced the four partially drained AA batteries, ensuring the Titanic would have sufficient power for the coming battle.

[Item Name: Titanic Robot Assembly Kit (3rd Anniversary Deluxe Enhanced Edition)]

[Origin: 22nd Century Earth—Future Department Store]

[Manufacture Date: 231.m3]

[Function: A giant robot assembly kit ideal for boys to build and play with; ranked #1 in its category for three consecutive years in the 22nd century. Now released in Deluxe Enhanced Edition. Externally appears as a cardboard box packed with parts; assembly requires two to three days. Height: ~60 meters, weight: 100,000 tons, output: 30 million horsepower. After assembly, it requires four AA batteries for power; without battery replacement, it can fly continuously for dozens of hours, swing fists for five hours, and each use of the Titanic Flash consumes one-quarter of its battery. ]

[Note: This product upgrades horsepower output and adds the Titanic Flash function, but due to excessive power consumption, it overheats; due to flawed cooling systems, heat accumulates in the cockpit, causing several children to suffer heatstroke. Now discounted to 30% off—adults only.]

The Titanic Robot and the clay robots molded into the likeness of Sanguinius, along with the mechanical pellets hidden inside them, were all props Zhou Yun prepared to confront the Silent King.

It was only thanks to the Titanic Robot (3rd Anniversary Memorial Edition) having design flaws that it sold cheaper than the original version without 30 million horsepower or the Titanic Flash—otherwise, the cost of just this robot would have made Guilliman, responsible for fundraising, vomit a thirteen-meter-high column of blood.

The Titanic Robot flickered—this massive machine displayed a speed utterly incongruous with its size, instantly leaping before the Silent King,

twin iron fists shattered the air, striking the Silent King’s face; the 30 million horsepower instantly ignited the thin atmosphere into a brilliant orange-red, the violent windstorm before impact cracked and shattered the ground, and the two other Sacred Steles beside the Silent King trembled violently.

The three Sacred Steles rose from the ground, blocking the Titanic Robot; its iron fists collided with them, and under Zhou Yun’s control, the robot swung its fists at the steles with blinding speed,

the stele already bearing a deep gash from the Titanic Flash, still unhealed, now cracked anew under the relentless blows.

At the same moment, the Silent King directed another Sacred Stele to target the crystal on the Titanic Robot’s forehead that emitted the Titanic Flash.

A flapping sound suddenly echoed through the thin air,

Sanguinius appeared in midair, his eyes gently closed, feeling his body lighter than ever before,

the wound left by Horus on him had never truly healed—it was like a rope, forever binding him to the gods, who refused to let go,

yet now, the wound barely ached; Slaanesh and Nurgle had withdrawn most of their power, while Tzeentch and Khorne had subtly weakened their influence.

Thus, Sanguinius opened his golden eyes,