Chapter 208: Squad Approval

The Golden Armor Divine Eye, controlling the Extended Divine Soldiers, unleashed the eighth tier "Golden Sword Slash Void", each strike creating spatial fissures in the void.

"Bastard, these guys are really hard to deal with." Hes roared.

These F‑grade Mechanical Golems have strong defense but weak offense; even with the massive thunder energy supplied by countless ordinary Mechanical Puppets, a single F‑grade Mechanical Golem is only comparable to a Realm Lord General's combat power.

Yet three thousand F‑grade Mechanical Golems, scattered around Hes, bombard repeatedly; if Hes weren't fast enough to dodge, even a third of those attacks hitting him would have unthinkable consequences.

Captain Hes was surrounded by three thousand F‑grade Mechanical Golems, unable to break through for the moment.

"Everyone, be careful—these F‑grade Mechanical Golems, after absorbing massive thunder energy, each rival a Realm Lord General," Hes transmitted anxiously, "Zu Yi, it's on you; the enemy doesn't know your strength, give it your all. Capture the 'Charm Demon' and 'Rui Zhi' and seal them in the World Ring."

"Also Shi Kong." Hes thought, recalling that Xiao Yu possesses an Immortal‑level Mo Cloud Vine, definitely an Immortal‑level combatant.

"Understood!" Xiao Yu nodded, simultaneously charging at the 1,200 F‑grade Mechanical Golems besieging him; each strike would destroy at least one F‑grade Mechanical Golem.

As Xiao Yu's form wavered, he dodged the combined attacks of the F‑grade Mechanical Golems again and again, breaking through. He quickly closed in on the most defensively demanding 'Charm Demon'.

"Charm Demon!" Xiao Yu surged like lightning; the Chaos Blade flashed continuously, destroying the fifty F‑grade Mechanical Golems attacking the Charm Demon and sealing them in the World Ring.

"Haha! Shi Kong, well done." Hes exclaimed joyfully.

Zu Yi instantly sprouted a hundred deep‑green vines from her body, continuously repelling the 250 surrounding F‑grade Mechanical Golems.

"Haha, Shi Kong, give me a hand!" Captain Hes transmitted.

The Chaos Blade in his hand emitted successive blade flashes, and then over a hundred F‑grade Mechanical Golems were almost simultaneously destroyed and sealed in the World Ring.

"Swish!"

Seal the illusionist Rui Zhi in the World Ring.

"Retreat."

Then the Wild Wind, Wild Wolf, Jin Zhuan, and others were each sealed by Xiao Yu into the World Ring.

Boom—

The entire 'Thunder and Lightning Mechanical Legion' that had been besieging Xiao Yu's squad suddenly began a rapid retreat, pulling back in nine directions, and the 'Thunder and Lightning Hell' that had been active instantly shut down.

In the battle, only the Divine Eye, Zu Yi, Xiao Yu, and Captain Hes remained.

Kami is a warrior, strong in attack and defense, but far lacking in agility. Frequently hit by some F‑grade Mechanical Golems; without certain innate abilities, they would have died long ago.

"Shi Kong, I love you to death!" the disheveled Charm Demon shouted delightedly, then was sealed by Xiao Yu into the World Ring.

On the battlefield, Xiao Yu darted like lightning, weaving through the Mechanical Golem legion, destroying swaths of Mechanical Golems.

Besides the 3,000 F‑grade Mechanical Golems and ordinary Mechanical Puppets besieging the captain, and the 300 F‑grade Mechanical Golems attacking the Divine Eye and Zu Yi, the remaining 1,500 F‑grade Mechanical Golems were all turned into material inside Xiao Yu's World Ring.

Xiao Yu moved as fast as lightning, appearing and disappearing; the multitude of ordinary Mechanical Puppets could not impede his speed.

As the fifty F‑grade Mechanical Golems attacking him were destroyed, Kami was also sealed by Xiao Yu into the World Ring.

"Shi Kong, I truly admire you!" the also‑surrounded illusionist Rui Zhi, seeing Xiao Yu appear beside him, burst into a loud laugh.

In an instant! Another five hundred Mechanical Golems were destroyed and sealed in the World Ring.

"Come to me quickly," Kami shouted urgently, "I can't hold on much longer."

Only two thousand F‑grade Mechanical Golems were left besieging him.

The Chaos Blade in Xiao Yu's hand was so sharp that even F‑grade alloy couldn't resist it in the slightest.

"Chasing or not?" Xiao Yu asked.

"We can't pursue," Hes shook his head, "to produce such a massive Mechanical Race must involve a 'Source Crystal' comparable to an ordinary Immortal Divine Spirit's self‑destruct, and even the cheapest Fire God Core is very expensive. Using it to attack us would be a loss for those Mechanical beings. But if we keep the chase and provoke them, a single Fire God Core exploding could, if we're careless, cause us all to be wiped out."

The cheapest Fire God Core still costs 600,000 points; for the Mechanical Race, who excel at manufacturing, it might be even cheaper.

Of course, Xiao Yu's World Ring contains not only two Fire God Cores redeemable for 200 million points each, but also a high‑level Fire God Core worth 30 billion Mixed Yuan Units.

…

In the distant, ruined spacecraft cabin.

The Mechanical Race individual perched on an alloy chair growled, "Someone with a ninth‑tier Realm Lord who also masters the spatial Fundamental Law, stronger than ordinary Immortals, caused me to lose over two thousand F‑grade Mechanical Golems at once. If it weren't for the massive loss when I killed the Immortal Lord Marquis last time, the entire Thunder and Lightning Hell attack system would be severely compromised. How could I possibly retreat? Consider yourselves lucky; I hope you never cross my path again."

…

In the void.

Hes once again produced an E9‑grade spacecraft, identical to the previous disc‑shaped spacecraft.

Captain Hes stood in the ship's interior corridor, pointing ahead; the lounge cabin materialized out of thin air, then became locked by numerous slots, instantly forming a perfect whole.

"Impressive, Captain," Xiao Yu sighed.

Immediately, Xiao Yu and the other three entered the lounge, and Xiao Yu released the Charm Demon and five others.

"Shi Kong," the Charm Demon said hoarsely, "I love you to death."

"Our team has gained another expert."

The lounge erupted in cheers.

Several days later.

The disc‑shaped spacecraft flew cautiously, avoiding one seemingly dangerous area after another.

In the ship's lounge, Xiao Yu and nine others sat on the sofa.

Captain Hes used Immortal Divine Power to control bottles and glasses, pouring ten cups of delicious fruit wine in succession, the crystal‑clear goblets hovering before the ten people.

"To the luck of this battle, and to us two outstanding rookies, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

After drinking, Hes set down his glass, "As usual, let's reflect on the previous battle."

"The veterans performed excellently, and among the rookies, Jin Zhuan did well too; what makes me happiest is that we've gained a powerful member—Shi Kong!" Hes said, looking at Xiao Yu.

"Shi Kong!"

"Shi Kong!"

The group turned to Xiao Yu, cheering.

This battle also let this Realm Lord team learn the abilities of two new soldiers, truly accepting the two from the bottom of their hearts, especially "Shikong", who was recognized as the second strongest in the team.

Xiao Yu didn't care about such rankings.

……

"Two more days, and we'll reach destination No. 003894059682 Starry Sky Battle Zone—'Star Ring Belt'." He Si said, "The Star Ring Belt is a relatively famous strong‑man combat zone; a large number of Alien Tribe strong‑men lurk there."

The Star Ring Belt was originally a massive planet; tens of thousands of epochs ago, Alien Tribe super‑strong beings fought, destroying the planet's core, leaving only the outer rim as a huge star ring, while its core has now collapsed into a gigantic gravitational black hole.

The core region's gravity is extremely intense; the Star Ring Belt's gravity is moderate, even a stellar‑scale internal magnetic field can resist the pull.

(End of chapter)