Chapter 511: Divine Fortress!

In the depths of the alien black mist, a mechanical spirit‑realm layer passage.

A squad of half‑god elites of the Green Star Tribe were piloting a mechanical airship, speeding deeper.

"Everyone be careful; the area we're advancing into is that damned Ta Ke·Lamoer's hometown."

"That guy is now invading the territories ruled by our Green Star Tribe."

"We must also counter their steam ecological world and eradicate those damned steam insects."

"At present, the Great Prime Sequence Deities have issued an order to destroy the extraordinary worlds with steam ecology within the Primordial Chaos Continent, then use the salvaged Chaos Star Cores as bases to erect a mighty Divine Fortress."

"Once the Divine Fortress is completed, even if Ta Ke·Lamoer ascends to godhood, he cannot harm us."

"Moreover, the Divine Fortress under construction—its earlier yields have already been told to you—though entering the Primordial Chaos Continent is now risky, we half‑gods can obtain the faith of Chaos Star Core power here, and that is the key to achieving eternity."

A Green Star half‑god elite clad in green‑gold armor spoke with a deep voice.

In this alien black mist that even the Divine fear, they were ignited by Divine Curse Flame; death was only a matter of time.

At that moment, the nearby mechanical airship erupted, spewing dozens, even hundreds, of divine auras that left the two mechanical half‑gods gasping.

Now their Steam‑Mech Clan fears no alien black mist.

Not only the two mechanical half‑god elites, but also some weaker half‑gods accompanying them and those legendary mechanical elites, all guessed who it was.

A mysterious strongman blew up the Green Star Tribe's mechanical airship, sparing them from disaster.

In their own homeland, weak half‑gods and half‑gods can hardly achieve divinity without great contributions.

"No wonder those Prime Sequence Deities are building a Divine Fortress in this distant alien land; there is this additional connection."

As the Green Star Tribe's 'gods' burst like fireworks, their divine power pulsed, strong or weak, within the silent dark alien black mist.

"Careful!"

Facing the hundreds of Green Star weak half‑gods and half‑god elites.

The vulnerable Green Star weak half‑gods were blown up on the spot.

Their internal steam cores roared loudly in unison.

The tougher ones were ignited by blood‑red flame.

"That's natural; otherwise why is this place so dangerous, and why do the Divine Lords keep pouring resources here?"

The remark instantly resonated with many Green Star half‑gods.

…………

The entire alien black mist was churned, sky and earth tearing apart.

Just as numerous Green Star weak half‑gods and half‑gods were fervently debating.

Dealing with two or three Green Star half‑gods was no problem.

That was Ta Ke·Lamoer, one of the Steam‑Mech Origin Ancestors!

"Indeed! Not every primary world can condense Chaos Star Cores; many have scarce cores, whereas this Primordial Chaos Continent not only has an abundance of them, but each core is astonishingly massive. This time we've truly come to the right place."

And that heart‑pounding Divine Curse Flame effortlessly illuminated tens of thousands of kilometers of alien black mist.

"Even without achieving great divinity, merely absorbing a portion of the Chaos Star Core's faith power is enough to stabilize our ecology and strengthen us—a chance unattainable elsewhere."

Sure enough!

Long ago, Ta Ke had forged a Steam‑Star Web Ecology within this alien black mist.

He intended to ambush the Green Star Tribe's legendary elites here.

A hoarse, desperate roar cracked like thunder.

If that mechanical airship transporting half‑god elites were intercepted, it would be like poking a hornet's nest; whether the two could survive was uncertain.

The forward‑moving vessel burst forth like a star‑explosion forbidden chant, exploding to its limit.

Fortunately!

At the same time, the Steam‑Mech Clan lying in ambush nearby sensed the aura of this group of Green Star half‑gods, and the two leading mechanical half‑gods were startled.

They even ignited a vast swath of the alien black mist.

The roaring star‑explosion divine chant stirred up a massive divine‑chant storm.

Boom—

Hundreds of Green Star half‑gods were swept up by this terrifying forbidden‑chant star‑explosion.

And this time, supporting the Divine Fortress on the Primordial Chaos Continent meant the chance to enjoy the power of Chaos Star Core divine fire.

As long as the mechanical vessel is shattered, leaving those Green Star folk within the alien black mist, they will stand invincible.

Now, the alien black mist ecology can to some extent respond to Ta Ke.

Originally, they discovered a deeper Green Star mechanical layer passage here.

Wooo…

It caused the entire alien black mist to emit a tidal, booming roar, heavy and resonant.

Given the home ecological environment and the alien black mist suppressing the opponent,

Dealing with over thirty Green Star half‑gods ignited by divine fire did not cost Ta Ke much time.

After the last Green Star half‑god was burned to death,

Ta Ke continued toward the Four‑tusk Elephant Realm Ship.

But while advancing, Ta Ke occasionally glanced toward the Primordial Chaos Continent.

These years, Ta Ke has been voyaging abroad, expanding the steam ecology.

When Ta Ke was encroaching on the Green Star ecology and confronting them,

the Green Star Tribe did not sit idle.

They not only did not retreat because of Ta Ke's ecological invasion,

they even increased the weight, continuously dispatching massive numbers of half‑god elites to the Primordial Chaos Continent.

The demigod transport airship Ta Ke encountered this time is only a small part of the Green Star Tribe's fleet delivering Green Star demigods.

Moreover, more Green Star demigods have entered the Chaotic Ancient Continent through various passageways.

Facing Ta Ke's ecological invasion, the Green Star Tribe is not afraid at all.

On one hand, naturally, the Green Star Tribe wants to send more forces into the Chaotic Ancient Continent to eliminate the increasingly powerful Steam Ecology·Transcendent World in its skies.

Thus they can counter the strength of Ta Ke's steam ecology.

At the same time, the Green Star Tribe has reaped abundant gains on the Chaotic Ancient Continent.

Ta Ke does not know how plentiful the harvest is.

But the Green Star Tribe has already erected a divine fortress above the Chaotic Death Black Mist of the Chaotic Ancient Continent, and the spoils are obvious.

Now, the Green Star Tribe is dispatching large numbers of its demigods.

On one hand, to strengthen the Green Star Tribe's power within the Chaotic Ancient Continent.

Additionally, they clearly hope that some of the incoming Green Star demigods will become gods on the Chaotic Ancient Continent, thereby more effectively opposing the ecological war Ta Ke has already launched.

Facing Ta Ke's strong ecological force, the Green Star Tribe is continuously mustering power.

It can be foreseen that this will inevitably be a world‑shaking, extremely brutal war.

While advancing, Ta Ke also notices small arcs of light continuously appearing around him.

"The war has long since begun!"

Feeling these tiny arcs, Ta Ke murmurs softly.

"Ta Ke!"

As he moves forward, from the depths of the alien black mist, the hoarse, aged voice of Mechanical Mimicry Network deity Jia Erwen reaches him.

In this alien land, the mechanical beast race has entered the Steam‑Machine Era, and the alien black‑mist ecology here is, under Ta Ke's alteration, advancing toward a Steam·Black Mist ecology.

Steam‑machines operate more easily within the Steam·Black Mist.

The Steam·Black Mist ecology becomes more active thanks to the activity of steam‑machines.

The two have complementary effects.

Previously, the mechanical deities could not communicate over long distances.

Now, ecological compatibility has improved, and there is even a definite home‑field advantage.

For steam‑mechanical beings, the alien black‑mist ecology is both a perfect shelter and a brand‑new ecological home.

"Lord Jia Erwen, deity, what is the matter?"

Ta Ke, still advancing, replies.

"You already know that the Green Star Tribe is building a divine fortress outside the Chaotic Black Mist, don't you?"

"Yes!"

Ta Ke nods silently.

"When I was outside before, I heard rumors; only after returning to probe the mechanical network did I learn how massive the Green Star Tribe's moves are."

"Building a divine fortress in our world shows the Green Star Tribe intends to fight to the bitter end."

The mechanical deity Jia Erwen gives a faint smile.

"Not only do they intend to fight to the end, they might even have other schemes."

"Ta Ke, the Burning Star Sequence True God has asked me to inquire: when will your expedition ritual commence?"

"Oh?"

Ta Ke raises an eyebrow.

"Do you have any actions planned?"

"Yes!"

Jia Erwen slowly explains.

"Through more than twenty years of rapid development, our mechanical race has gained powerful steam‑machine strength."

"Your human race, due to the Steam Sequence civilization ladder, has also seen many strong ones advance."

"Now, the Green Star Tribe not only refuses to retreat but is constructing a divine fortress in the Chaotic Black Mist."

When the divine fortress is mentioned, Jia Erwen pauses.

"Lord Burning Star said the Green Star Tribe's divine fortress is extremely troublesome."

"Allowing the Green Star Tribe to keep mining Chaotic Star Cores and other treasures within the Chaotic Ancient Continent, even watching them build the divine fortress, is intolerable to our ecological zone."

"It could even cause irreversible damage to your steam ecology."

"Therefore, some time ago, Lord Burning Star deity contacted many top divine beings of the Three Great Races."

"They plan to launch a counter‑offensive war plan."

"Our solitary strength may find it hard to oppose the Green Star Tribe."

"But if the Mechanical race, Human race, Elf race, and Beastman royal clan unite fully, we will no longer fear the Green Star Tribe."

"Yet… we have no advantage fighting alone, since the Green Star Tribe possesses mined Chaotic Star Cores and the erected divine fortress."

"So…"

Ta Ke's eyes narrow slightly.

"You intend to borrow my ecological power to launch an expedition against Dark Sun's ecology, and even against the Green Star Tribe's ecological force behind them?"

"Yes!"

Jia Erwen nods.

After a brief moment of thought, Ta Ke nods and says, "No problem; after all, the Dark Sun Evil God has already come after me, so it's time to …"

This time, the Mechanical race, humans, elves, and the Beastmen royal family—the four great forces—joined together.

They are considered the main force of the war.

And what Ta Ke must do is provide ecological support.

At the same time, launch an expedition to tie down a certain force of the Green Star Clan.

More strictly speaking, Ta Ke's steam ecology zone opposes the evil‑god ecology of the Alien Divine Alliance, and even opposes the primary world ecology of the Green Star Clan.

Although the difficulty is high, Ta Ke has already laid the foundation.

"Whether it's the evil‑god ecology of the alien evil gods, or the powerful primary world ecology of the Green Star Clan, both are hard to deal with."

"When you wage war, you must be careful."

"After all…"

The mechanical deity Jia Erwen said in a deep voice.

"You are the core of the steam ecology."

"Understood!"

Ta Ke nodded.

A corner glance of his eye swept over the surroundings.

At this moment, the surrounding arc lights grew brighter.

And this is the powerful ritual that the evil gods deep within the Alien Black Mist have initiated—the Divine Punishment Ritual!

When Ta Ke was outside before, the power of these rituals could not punish Ta Ke.

And with Ta Ke's return.

The Alien Divine Alliance's Divine Punishment Ritual has arrived.

Ta Ke can activate a powerful ritual like the Half‑God Expedition, wielding the power of the Steam Age to embark on a god‑slaying expedition.

Likewise, the deities also have a counter ritual—the Divine Punishment Ritual.

When Ta Ke returned to the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship.

The Divine Punishment Ritual also arrived.

The oppressive, gloomy Dark Sun tide roared and surged around the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship, tide after tide piling up and constantly converging!

And within this surging Dark Sun tide.

A multitude of ordinary twisted dark insect creatures began to appear.

At the same time, the once silent, dark, death‑filled depths of the Alien Black Mist also began to pulse with a dim, deathly light.

Countless eyes in the depths of the Alien Black Mist stared at Ta Ke's divine realm, stared at the divine realm of Ta Ke's Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship!

The Dark Sun Evil God that plunges countless worlds into darkness, ash, and death!

The Star Remnant Evil God that twists the celestial canopy of the extraordinary world with the light of the star vault!

The Great Nest Pillar God that spawns and releases countless terrifying dark insect matriarchs!

At this moment, the three great evil gods of the Alien Divine Alliance all entered the Divine Punishment Ritual.

They intend to oppose Ta Ke's expedition!

They aim to snuff out Ta Ke's god‑slaying expedition in its cradle.

And many extraordinary beings aboard the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship have long been prepared for the counter.

Whether it is the God‑Slaying Expedition or the Divine Punishment Ritual, neither can be decided in a single moment.

Soon, the vast steam insect race and the steam‑mechanical clan already stationed within the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship entered a combat state, moving to the edge of the Dark Sun tide to wage an ecological and ritual war.

More extraordinary beings closely monitored the surrounding war dynamics.

And Steam Spirit Wen Di was on full‑scale alert.

Although at present it is only a clash of ordinary extraordinary forces, there are not even any Chao Shen Da Shi ranks, let alone high‑tier extraordinary beings.

Nevertheless, the legendary Steam Spirit Wen Di remains highly responsible.

And the many legendary strongmen aboard the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship, the Chao Shen Da Shi, constantly obey the dispatches of Steam Spirit Wen Di.

When the ecological and ritual war begins.

Ta Ke then entered the Divine Star deep within the Four‑Tusk Elephant Realm Ship.

Ta Ke is about to commence his own half‑god advancement!

During the previous voyage, Ta Ke had already achieved a fully mature level‑269 ecology.

Therefore, Ta Ke has also fully assimilated the top‑grade material True God·Mechanical Divine Net·Origin Spark.

The steam sequence itself possesses the essential trait of "furnace flame".

This time, absorbing the mechanical clan's Origin Spark makes Ta Ke's steam sequence spark heavier and more refined.

Now, Ta Ke already possesses the capital to ascend to half‑god.