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Chapter 210: Leaving the Grand Hall, Battle with the Mechanical Celestial Dragon

Chapter 210: Chapter 210: Leaving the Grand Hall, Battle with the Mechanical Celestial Dragon

Mechanical Golem’s eyes shifted as he pondered for a moment before finally speaking: "I’m not exactly sure how many there are, but there are at least three. The Mecha Divine Nations all exist independently, and each one is controlled by a powerful mechanical overlord. However, this Mecha Divine Nation we built is based on a fragment space of the Map of Heaven and Earth. It’s the strongest one."

Johnnie already knew that this was the fragment space of the Map of Heaven and Earth.

He thought of that Mechanical Celestial Dragon and asked, "Is the mechanical overlord that Mechanical Celestial Dragon?"

"No." Mechanical Golem shook his head. "That Mechanical Celestial Dragon is a bit like me, both of us are special forms of consciousness, and in fact, it’s not even as strong as I am."

"Really?" Johnnie looked him up and down, a bit skeptical.

Is this guy really that powerful? Somehow, he didn’t feel like it was stronger than the Mechanical Celestial Dragon.

He asked curiously, "Could you kill it?"

"I’m afraid that’s impossible." Mechanical Golem replied helplessly, "We’re both consciousness-based beings—we’re practically invincible. As long as our consciousness isn’t destroyed, we’re immortal. Even the mechanical overlord can’t just erase us."

Truly immortal?

Johnnie frowned deeply.

Divines are already powerful enough, but as long as their Divine Soul is destroyed, they’ll still fall.

But destroying consciousness itself? He’d never heard of anyone with that kind of ability.

If the Mechanical Race was allowed to grow unchecked, there probably wouldn’t be any race in the Universe Continent that could stop them. It would be doomed—even Earth might fall...

Still, Johnnie believed that these guys must have some kind of weakness. Even if they were consciousness-based, it didn’t mean they couldn’t be destroyed.

He spoke up again, "How can I leave the Mecha Divine Nation?"

Johnnie had already been trapped here for six days. The Divines were about to descend, and they were very likely targeting the Montemar Empire.

He had to get out of here as soon as possible.

Mechanical Golem thought for a moment, then said, "I’m afraid the only way is to kill the overlord, but that’s basically impossible. The mechanical overlord doesn’t have a physical body—it’s an even more powerful form of consciousness that can attach itself to any mechanical lifeform."

An even stronger form of consciousness?

Johnnie frowned again. He could tell that the mechanical overlord Mechanical Golem spoke of must have mastered the laws of machines as a consciousness, making it nearly impossible to kill.

"Master, maybe I have a way." At that moment, Coco’s voice appeared.

Johnnie’s eyes lit up, and he quickly asked in his mind, "Can you kill a consciousness-based mechanical overlord?"

Coco: "Ordinary forms of consciousness I might not be able to destroy, but this mechanical overlord is attached to a fragment of the Map of Heaven and Earth. As long as we break the shackles of this space and let me refine the fragment, I can wipe it out."

Breaking the shackles of this space wouldn’t be easy, but it seemed like the only option.

Johnnie looked at the Mechanical Golem and asked, "Do you know how to break the shackles of this space?"

"I do." Mechanical Golem nodded. "Master, this space is anchored by a Spatial Anchor. If you destroy the Spatial Anchor, you’ll break the shackles. But the Spatial Anchor is deep in the forbidden zone, and there are ten mechanical Divines as strong as that Mechanical Celestial Dragon guarding it."

Ten of them?

Johnnie’s frown deepened. He couldn’t even handle one Mechanical Celestial Dragon right now, let alone ten.

Even if the Skye Giant Shield could blast them apart, he could only use it three times, and at most, he could only kill three Mechanical Monsters.

This space wasn’t the Universe Continent—without the rules of the game Horizon protecting him, death here probably meant real annihilation.

But Johnnie had no other choices.

Only by destroying the Spatial Anchor could Coco refine the Map of Heaven and Earth fragment, and only then could he escape from here.

Even if it was dangerous, he had to take the risk.

No need to rush out just yet.

A thought struck Johnnie, and he pulled out a pile of Energy Cores, more than seventy thousand in total.

He had obtained all of these by killing Battle Mechas over the past few days.

Previously, he had hit his limit for refining mechanical cores, but if he raised his mechanical talent to 20%, he could keep refining.

Now, Johnnie had already mastered the laws of machinery. Refining these Energy Cores shouldn’t be restricted anymore.

[Refining Energy Core, Four basic attributes +10 points]

...

Prompt messages kept flashing as Johnnie maniacally refined Energy Cores, his strength skyrocketing rapidly.

In no time, he had refined all seventy thousand-plus Energy Cores, and his Four basic attributes soared past nine hundred thousand points.

And this was still inside the Mecha Divine Nation, where his stats were heavily suppressed. If he left this place and the suppression was gone, all four basic stats would probably break past three million each, and his strength would get yet another massive boost.

But even that wasn’t enough.

Johnnie knew that what he’d face next was likely a Divine—a true Divine powerhouse not restricted by the Universe Continent’s laws.

"Mechanical Golem, can you handle a Divine?" He looked at the Mechanical Golem and asked.

"Master, my name is Xavier." The Mechanical Golem was displeased by Johnnie’s address. He was a powerful consciousness, not just a Mechanical Golem.

Then he continued, "Right now, my power is still very weak. However, this body of mine cannot be destroyed. I can stall one Divine, but I can’t kill it."

"That’s enough!" Johnnie nodded. Being able to tie down a Divine was already crazy impressive.

Besides, he could use his Sword Control Technique to attack from a distance. If he triggered the Instant Kill effect, even a Divine powerhouse could be instantly wiped out.

Although the odds were low, as long as he attacked enough times, it was bound to happen eventually.

"Let’s go. Let’s get out of here and destroy the Spatial Anchor. Oh, and bring these Mechanical Golems along, too." Johnnie glanced at the tens of thousands of Mechanical Golems gathered nearby.

These guys were weak, but they could recover instantly after being destroyed, which made them perfect for harassing the enemy.

But they weren’t infinitely renewable—every recovery cost energy, and if their energy ran out, they couldn’t regenerate.

Fortunately, their energy could be replenished with Energy Cores or other power sources.

"Xavier, how many of these regenerating Mechanical Golems do we have? And can you add any other attributes to them?" Johnnie asked expectantly.

If he had an army of these self-repairing Mechanical Golems, paired with some powerful Mechanical Race weapons, he’d be unstoppable in battle and conquest.

Xavier explained, "Master, these regenerating Mechanical Golems are crafted from rare special materials. This is all there is, and I’ve summoned them all here. As for their attributes, they can each have at most two, but you can change them as you wish."

"That can be changed, two options are enough." Johnnie’s eyes lit up and he said, "Can you switch it to immunity to physical attacks and magic attacks?"

"No way, Master." Xavier gave a wry smile. "Mechanical Golems can only have specific attributes, like immunity to normal attacks or just a single skill or magical element. They can’t be immune to all physical and magic damage."

"I see..." Johnnie frowned, clearly a little disappointed.

He thought for a moment, then set the attributes of these Mechanical Golems to be immune to normal attacks and fire-element magic attacks.

Those are the most common attack types. Along with the Golems’ regeneration, even with just over ten thousand of them, they’d be a real pain to deal with.

"Let’s go. We’re leaving. Destroy the Spatial Anchor." Johnnie didn’t stick around any longer.

Xavier nodded. His mechanical eyes flashed, and a powerful wave of spatial energy rippled out. In the next instant, Johnnie and the Mechanical Golems appeared outside the palace.

The area around them was already barren and desolate.

"Xavier, you took control of that human this quickly?" A deep, cold mechanical voice sounded out—it was the massive Mechanical Celestial Dragon.

Johnnie stared the thing down, the Skye shield appearing in his hand, ready for combat at any moment.

"Wait, something’s off!" The Mechanical Celestial Dragon noticed something strange and said suspiciously, "You didn’t take control of that human. Xavier, what are you playing at?"

Xavier replied calmly, "He’s my Master now."

"Master?" The Mechanical Celestial Dragon’s voice went cold. "You actually betrayed the Mechanical Race? You’re asking to die!"

A dragon’s roar echoed as the Mechanical Celestial Dragon’s huge body surged, unleashing a storm of lightning bolts that rained down over Johnnie and Xavier.

"Master, get clear!" Xavier called out. With a ripple of spatial energy, Johnnie was instantly teleported a hundred meters away.

This guy had a spatial affinity—probably something he’d learned from another mechanical powerhouse.

Johnnie found himself a little envious of that ability.

Still, it had its downsides. Xavier was a quick study, able to master talents and even the Way of the Sword, but he couldn’t innovate on his own.

Boom! Boom!

Lightning danced and thunder roared all around them.

Xavier was looking pretty rough. His strength lay in his special learning abilities, but right now he was no match for the Mechanical Celestial Dragon.

Still, his dark gold Mechanical Golem body was indestructible. No matter how hard the Celestial Dragon tried, destroying Xavier’s body just wasn’t happening.

"Xavier, use the shield!" Johnnie didn’t want to waste any more time here and hurled the Skye shield toward Xavier.

The shield was powered by Skye’s force, so anyone could use it—but only three times.

"What a powerful weapon." Xavier caught the shield, and instantly his confidence soared.

The Mechanical Celestial Dragon’s eyes narrowed, wariness creeping into its gaze.

It could feel the Skye shield’s special power and wasn’t about to attack carelessly.

Xavier didn’t rush into action either. He said, "Mechanical Celestial Dragon, you and I have always gotten along. I’ll give you a few chances—accept my Master as your lord and I’ll spare your life."

Johnnie’s eyes lit up when he heard that.

Taming the Mechanical Celestial Dragon really was a good option; if he succeeded, he’d feel much more confident about destroying the Spatial Anchor.

"You want me to betray the Mechanical Race and bow to a human? Dream on!" The Mechanical Celestial Dragon roared in fury, wild winds howling around it as its attacks became even fiercer, surging toward Xavier.

"If that’s your choice, then you can just die!" Xavier showed no fear at all, meeting the attack head-on. He leaped up, swinging the massive shield down hard on the Mechanical Celestial Dragon’s head.

This isn’t good!

The Mechanical Celestial Dragon’s eyes flashed as it sensed an apocalyptic, terrifying energy. It wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.