On the side of the Triad Alliance, a slender and dazzling figure slowly emerged from the giant purple sphere, while two colossal beings flew out from the ancient warship. The oval-shaped black sphere, however, remained motionless. The mere presence and pressure emanating from these three supreme beings caused space-time to distort even more violently. Distant planets and dying stars exploded instantly with thunderous booms, like fireworks.
On the human side, the hatch of the Mausoleum Ship opened, and two figures flew out, standing atop the ship as they gazed into the distance.
“Buzz~~”
A vast golden radiance, mingled with countless drifting icy sand particles, appeared across the entire battlefield, covering an area with a diameter of ten light-years. This was the “Golden Dominion” and the “Snow-Sand Sea.” Although the Triad Alliance was formidable, they lacked domain-type supreme treasures, leaving them helpless as Luo Feng displayed his might.
“Zhen Yanzu, Meng Yanzu, we meet again,” Peng Gongzhu boomed toward the opposing side, his voice resonating powerfully. With Luo Feng’s assistance, his words reverberated throughout the entire domain. “And this must be the Queen of the Insect Race! We’ve long heard that in battles across the Cosmic Sea, the Insect Queen always hides within her so-called ‘Queen’s Nest.’ Many powerhouses claimed she was cowardly, afraid of death, and only dared to fight from within her palace of supreme treasures. But today, she actually emerged. How rare! It seems the rumors were all wrong—the Insect Queen isn’t afraid of death at all.”
The Insect Queen possessed a supreme treasure palace known as the “Queen’s Nest,” also called the “Queen’s Hall” or “Queen’s Palace” by many.
“Peng Gong, you’re mistaken,” Luo Feng teased beside him. “The Insect Queen isn’t afraid of death because in the Primordial Universe, attack power can only reach up to sixth-tier peak. There’s no real danger to her life, so naturally, she isn’t afraid.”
“Oh, I see,” Peng Gongzhu replied.
The two played off each other perfectly.
Instantly, laughter and roars erupted from the human side, while the Triad Alliance side was clearly furious—how dare they mock the Insect Queen! But they were powerless, as the entire domain was controlled by Luo Feng. No matter how hard they tried to shout, their voices could not propagate.
“Father God of the Machine Race, you don’t even have a palace-type supreme treasure. Why do you keep hiding inside that black ball?” Peng Gongzhu shouted. “Come out and show yourself! Me, Luo Feng, Dark, and the other Cosmic Sovereigns have never seen your true form, Father God of the Machine Race!”
“Must be because he’s too ugly to show his face,” Luo Feng confidently added.
…
Fury.
The Triad Alliance was enraged. Zhen Yanzu, Meng Yanzu, the Insect Queen, and the Father God of the Machine Race all understood that the enemy was deliberately provoking them, trying to make them lose their composure. But still, they were furious. However, their voices could not propagate—no matter who among them shouted, Luo Feng’s domain forcibly silenced and sealed it.
We won’t let you speak! We won’t let your voices spread!
…
On the human side, Luo Feng and Peng Gongzhu continued their banter, their voices reverberating in the space around every expert from both sides. Meanwhile, the Triad Alliance’s curses and shouts were completely blocked and could not propagate at all.
“Attack!”
It was too humiliating—not even allowed to defend themselves.
The first to lose his temper was the Ancestral God of the Machine Race. This exalted Ancestral God of the Machine Race, revered by every powerhouse of their kind, had never faced defiance—even if he commanded his Universe Masters to die, they would comply without hesitation. Occupying such a lofty position, being mocked and insulted by Luo Feng and Peng Gong as “ugly” naturally provoked his fury.
If no defense was allowed, then they would settle it with fists!
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Suddenly, the massive black oval sphere began launching forth hunched figures—one after another, a total of 10,081 of them. They surged toward the Mausoleum Ship. Each figure was over ten thousand kilometers tall, entirely forged from metal, with eight metallic arms and two legs. Their waists were bent forward, and their heads bore braids hanging around them.
“The Machine Race Father God has unleashed his fury,” Peng Gongzhu exclaimed in alarm, sending a mental transmission to Luo Feng beside him. “This Father God’s puppet legion has 10,081 units! According to our intelligence, even in his strongest moments in the Cosmic Sea, he only deployed 9,000 puppets.”
“It’s simple,” Luo Feng transmitted back solemnly. “In the Cosmic Sea, the environment is extremely dangerous, and other Cosmic Sovereigns are no pushovers. Battles could result in losses of puppets. Each puppet is extremely valuable—more precious than an ordinary supreme treasure. The Father God of the Machine Race couldn’t afford that. But in the Primordial Universe, the maximum combat power is only at the peak of sixth-tier. He doesn’t fear losing his puppets, so he’s going all out.”
Luo Feng stared at the approaching puppet legion.
Since the two sides were still far apart, even at near-light speed, it would take some time for them to close the distance. Luo Feng wasn’t in a hurry.
“Mechanical puppets…”
“The Machine Race Father God must be following the ‘Mechanical Stream’ of ancient civilizations, employing a swarm tactic,” Luo Feng mused silently. Having inherited the lineage of the Broken East River, and having viewed countless inheritance records, he understood the Mechanical Stream extremely well. Compared to the ancient civilization’s Mechanical Stream, the Father God’s methods were actually quite “primitive.”
Because the Father God couldn’t create extremely powerful machines, he had to rely on sheer numbers. Since the Mechanical Stream was “replicable,” it was well-suited for swarm tactics.
However, among the elite schools of the Mechanical Stream in ancient civilizations, the truly advanced approaches involved creating singular, yet immensely powerful mechanical treasures—like the Mausoleum Ship or even the Cosmic Ark!
“Though primitive,”
“In ancient civilizations, such existences could be easily swept away. But in the Cosmic Sea, especially within the Primordial Universe, I really have no counter. The Machine Race Father God is an artificial intelligence by origin, and he has mastered swarm tactics to the extreme,” Luo Feng thought with a headache.
With just one glance, he could tell:
Each of these 10,081 mechanical puppets was crafted from extremely rare materials—likely at least top-tier supreme treasure level. Although each puppet didn’t consume much material (since the puppet itself was small, but could grow or shrink under divine power, like the Mausoleum Ship or other treasures), altogether, their value was nearly equivalent to a supreme treasure.
Fighting them? Impossible to destroy.
Using the Star Tower to absorb them? Or the Black Prison Tower? Under the Father God’s full control, these 10,081 puppets could act as one, combining forces to easily resist the absorption force. If they could be absorbed so easily, the Father God wouldn’t have been able to roam the Cosmic Sea with minimal losses to his puppets.
“Enter the Dark Universe,” Luo Feng transmitted.
“Good,” Peng Gongzhu agreed, and the Dark Sovereign in the distance also received the message.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Mausoleum Ship and the Black Prison Tower accelerated to light speed and entered the Dark Universe.
“I knew they’d enter the Dark Universe,” Zhen Yanzu roared. “Enter the Dark Universe!”
At last, their voices could propagate!
…
Dark Universe.
The Cosmic Sovereigns could all accelerate to ten or even a hundred times light speed. Therefore, fighting them in the original universe was a disadvantage. The human side had no Cosmic Sovereigns at all, so naturally, they chose to enter the Dark Universe. Furthermore, during critical moments in battle, they could choose to stop and immediately return to the original universe.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Luo Feng, Peng Gongzhu, and the others had barely entered the Dark Universe for less than a second when the massive puppet legion appeared.
“Roar~~”
“Roar~~”
Each mechanical puppet roared, and each was controlled by burning divine power. Just like Luo Feng and the others controlling their mental-force weapons, the Father God of the Machine Race controlled his puppet legion in the same way. As the only supreme existence among artificial intelligences, his multitasking ability was unparalleled in the Cosmic Sea.
Take Ba Bata, for example—an artificial intelligence. Even in its weakest state, its computational power was already at an extreme. Once they became immortal, their computational abilities far surpassed those of other immortal races. Let alone the sole Machine Race Father God. Even using just one percent of his control ability, he could surpass the control capabilities of ordinary Cosmic Sovereigns of other races.
Therefore—
Each of the 10,081 puppets seemed to possess its own soul. They quickly split into two groups, surrounding and attacking Luo Feng and Peng Gongzhu.
“Boom~~~”
About 5,000 puppets simultaneously launched punches at Luo Feng. Each punch was exquisitely refined, and when combined, they formed a single, overwhelming strike that ravaged the heavens and earth. The sheer power forced Luo Feng to change expression—he dared not recklessly withstand the blow. Although he wore the Mad God Annihilation Armor, his divine body was still a hundred times weaker than that of other top-tier Cosmic Sovereigns.
“Block!” Luo Feng didn’t even have time to retreat into the Mausoleum Ship. He instantly expanded his Blood Shadow Blade into a massive blade shield, blocking the attack.
“Break!” Peng Gongzhu nearby also roared, swinging his Yanjun Rod in a counterattack.
Boom! Boom!
Both were struck simultaneously, retreating several steps on the Mausoleum Ship. In terms of defense, Peng Gongzhu’s armor formed by extending the Yanjun Rod was no worse than the Mad God Annihilation Armor. Moreover, Peng Gongzhu was a ten-thousand-fold genetic Cosmic Sovereign—his divine body’s defense was actually superior to Luo Feng’s!
“Hmph, although the power is strong, it’s not as terrifying as expected,” Peng Gongzhu transmitted to Luo Feng. “Suffering an attack from about 5,000 puppets, it doesn’t even feel like a sixth-tier peak attack. If it were a true sixth-tier peak strike, Luo Feng and I would have been sent flying backward, not just retreating a few steps.”
“It’s not as strong as expected,” Luo Feng transmitted back. “Perhaps only when ten thousand puppets combine their attacks can they match a sixth-tier peak. It seems the Primordial Universe is suppressing their power! If merely multitasking could allow each puppet to unleash its maximum power, then the Primordial Universe’s limitations would be meaningless.”
“It seems the threat of swarm tactics is limited,” Peng Gongzhu thought with a sigh of relief.
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