Pushed to the Limit

On the Yan Ji Continent, in an ancient underground palace. The rock walls within the palace were adorned with ancient sacrificial patterns, subtly emanating ripples of law. Having endured hundreds of millions of years without complete decay, Luo Feng was astonished when he first saw these sacrificial patterns, wondering what kind of life forms inhabited the Yan Ji Continent countless ages ago. Luo Feng himself was meditating cross-legged in one of the side halls. Suddenly— “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”... Simultaneously, nine beams of light, with devastating force, pierced through the thick rock strata, striking directly into the underground palace. This ancient palace instantly shattered under the brutal, powerful assault. Even the cosmic space itself fractured under such an attack, and vast amounts of debris were swept away by spatial turbulence. Luo Feng was jolted awake when the underground palace came under attack from the nine light beams. “This is bad!” Luo Feng's black Combat Armor swiftly extended across his body, protecting him completely. At the same time, he quickly raised a shield, the 'Beast God Weapon'. A thick, dazzling beam of light, as it pierced through the underground palace, also swept towards Luo Feng. After penetrating the thick rock strata, the beam's attack power was greatly diminished. When it struck Luo Feng, it was naturally blocked first by the Beast God Weapon shield, allowing Luo Feng to narrowly escape disaster. The world plunged into chaos as the underground palace collapsed. Luo Feng was sent flying backward. “Who are these guys?” Luo Feng immediately adjusted his posture. He shot skyward through the fractured cosmic space, whooshing~~ along the deep hole that had been pierced, instantly flying out to the surface. Luo Feng looked up, and his eyes widened in surprise! In all directions... nine pyramid-shaped spacecraft hovered. Judging by their positions and the nine deep holes in the ground, the nine light beams earlier had been fired from these nine pyramid spacecraft. “Mechanical Race spacecraft?” Luo Feng frowned as he looked. “It's actually the Mechanical Race. Babata, can the detector pick up those nine Mechanical Race spacecraft in the distance?” “Luo Feng, the detector can't find any targets. They must be completely shielded. The enemy possesses more advanced detectors than ours,” Babata communicated mentally. “If their detectors are more advanced than ours, Luo Feng, you must be extremely careful. The enemy's strength might be at the King-level.” Luo Feng, however, remained calm. Those nine pyramids, especially the energy shields on their surfaces, in Luo Feng's estimation, each one was far more expensive than his Yunmo Star ship. “Who are these guys?” Luo Feng was secretly alarmed. “They casually deploy nine spacecraft, each better than my Yunmo Star ship? From what I can sense... those energy shields are incredibly strong. Perhaps only my Golden Horned Beast clone could possibly damage those nine pyramid spacecraft.” Powerful. These are true Mechanical Race powerhouses, incomparable to the Mechanical Race Immortal who coveted Huyan Bo's treasures back then. That Mechanical Race Immortal was merely an Immortal Lord-level, and didn't have any formidable enforcers. His spacecraft was just a peak E-grade pyramid ship. How could he compare to this powerhouse who casually deployed nine ultra-expensive pyramid spacecraft? “Damn it, I can't find any trace of the enemy,” Luo Feng said anxiously. For the first time—Luo Feng experienced the pain of having an inferior detector compared to his enemy. In the past, Luo Feng had always toyed with alien powerhouses, fighting when he wanted, escaping when he pleased. Now, the initiative was entirely in the enemy's hands. “Whoosh!” Luo Feng paused for merely 0.01 seconds in mid-air. Then, he instantly transformed into a streak of light and rapidly fled. ... “Little fellow, still trying to escape?” “Hehehe, it's truly amusing to toy with a human Sector Lord who dares to come to the Yan Ji Continent.” Millions of kilometers away from Luo Feng, in mid-air, Ci Weika was watching this scene with great interest from his spacecraft's control room. The moment Luo Feng chose to flee, he ordered: “Attack!” The nine pyramid spacecraft, which had been motionless, rumbled. Their bottoms split open directly, revealing hangar bay passages hundreds of meters wide. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~ As if countless locusts were flying out, black mechanical puppets shot out from the hangar bays like lightning. All nine pyramid spacecraft simultaneously launched a massive number of black mechanical puppets. Logically, those nine pyramid spacecraft were only about 1800 meters tall, and with power rooms and numerous other compartments inside, they shouldn't have been able to store so many mechanical puppets. Yet, mechanical puppets continuously poured out in a frenzy. In almost the blink of an eye, over a million black mechanical puppets had flown out from each pyramid spacecraft. “Nine million!” Luo Feng stared blankly at the countless black mechanical puppets, densely covering the sky from nine directions. Each of these mechanical puppets was 10 meters tall, pitch black, and had weapons like giant axes, battle sabers, or greatswords on their backs. “Who exactly are these people? This is, this is too extravagant.” “Nine million F9-grade mechanical puppets, each entirely forged from the F9-grade metal 'Black Swan Pattern Mother'. Even with cost-saving measures, an F9-grade mechanical puppet is at least a metal block of that size. A metal block of that size would be worth at least 10 mixed yuan units.” “Nine million puppets, that's 90 million mixed yuan units!” “To spend such an enormous fortune entirely on these massive numbers of mechanical puppets... this is, this is too wasteful, too extravagant. Who exactly are these people?” As the saying goes, 'good steel should be used on the blade.' If 90 million mixed yuan units were concentrated on purchasing some precious items, the combat effectiveness would be much better. Nine million? For truly precise control, a million puppets is usually the limit. Anything more is definitely suspected of being wasteful. “Buzz~~~” In the nine major formations, each consisting of a million F9-grade mechanical puppets, the million mechanical puppets in the formation closest to Luo Feng simultaneously gathered energy in their chests. Boom! A million light beams simultaneously shot towards Luo Feng, converging into a single massive beam with a diameter of a hundred meters. “Whoosh!” Luo Feng, holding the Beast God Weapon, swiftly dodged, narrowly avoiding it. Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ The nine major formations took turns accumulating energy and attacking. As the distance closed, from the third round of bombardment onwards, Luo Feng, despite his excellent dodging skills, could no longer completely evade. He could only rely on the 'Beast God Weapon shield' and the double defense of his Combat Armor to withstand the terrifying, heart-stopping bombardments. Luo Feng, exasperated, unleashed his movement technique, desperately flying towards one of the mechanical puppet formations. However, those mechanical puppets simultaneously retreated. The other eight mechanical puppet formations continued to press Luo Feng. In short, no matter how Luo Feng tried to escape, the nine major formations maintained an appropriate distance from him. Whichever direction Luo Feng advanced, that mechanical puppet formation would retreat, while the other mechanical puppet formations would advance. Thus, Luo Feng was trapped within the encirclement. “Damn it.” “This is truly despicable,” Luo Feng fumed. At this encirclement distance, the nine major mechanical puppet formations could perfectly hit Luo Feng every single time. ... “Hmm? He actually blocked 20 waves of my collective energy attacks consecutively? Each wave was comparable to a full-power strike from a peak Marquis-level being.” Ci Weika, controlling the entire battle from afar, blinked in surprise. “This human Sector Lord is truly extraordinary. The shield in his hand withstood the attacks without damage, and it seems to have greatly reduced the impact. Tsk tsk...” “Begin a three-formation joint attack,” Ci Weika casually ordered. Initially, the nine major formations surrounded Luo Feng, attacking in turns, one formation after another. Luo Feng was utterly frustrated, unable to escape the encirclement. After Luo Feng withstood 20 attacks, the nine major formations initiated a 'three-formation joint attack mode'. The bombardment power was truly immense. In fact, this should have been the limit for the nine major formations, as they were in different positions, and at most, three formations could ensure their bombardments simultaneously struck Luo Feng. However, Luo Feng endured it again. “Activate energy!” “Flame Mode, Containment Formation,” Ci Weika ordered again from afar. “Even a true peak Marquis-level powerhouse would be trapped. Let alone you, little fellow. You should be proud to have made me expend so much energy.” The countless mechanical puppets, previously appearing somewhat simple, instantly glowed with dazzling red light across their bodies. The powerful aura made Luo Feng, surrounded by nine million mechanical puppets, change his expression. “This, this... such powerful energy. These mechanical puppets aren't cheap metal lumps; their energy cores are also high-end. Each of these mechanical puppets is worth at least several hundred mixed yuan units. All of them combined... that must be billions of mixed yuan units!” Luo Feng was stunned. He had previously cleared the Sector Lord-level Original Sky-Reaching Mountain and received a reward of 3 billion points, which Luo Feng considered very impressive. But this scene before him... nine million F9-grade mechanical puppets, each a very high-end mechanical puppet, not just simple metal lumps. Like that time Luo Feng, Taiwo, and Duyao first entered the Outer Battlefield and were ambushed by the Mechanical Race, even the core mechanical puppets used by the Mechanical Race enemy then only achieved such power through combining with the Lightning Prison. Those core mechanical puppets seemed slightly inferior compared to these nine million. “They just threw billions of mixed yuan units at this?” Luo Feng exclaimed in awe. At the same time, he understood, “Since they've poured so much wealth into this, these nine major mechanical puppet formations definitely aren't limited to just the simple, straightforward 'collective energy bombardment' mode.” Buzz! Flames ignited across the bodies of all nine million mechanical puppets. Whoosh, in perfect unison, they all drew the weapons from their backs—be it battle axes, battle sabers, or greatswords. Suddenly, in one of the nine major formations, all mechanical puppets fiercely swung their weapons, pointing them at Luo Feng. “Whir!” Flame energy swiftly transformed into red light beams through their greatswords, shooting directly at Luo Feng. A million red light beams converged from all directions, forming a net-like shape that directly entangled Luo Feng. “How terrifying,” Luo Feng felt a pang in his heart, clearly sensing the dreadfulness of this infinite red light net. Unstoppable! If he resisted head-on, he would surely be trapped, unable to escape. Luo Feng had this feeling. “Boom!” Luo Feng vanished into thin air. “Roar~~~” A colossal silver-winged monster appeared out of thin air in mid-air, an incredibly terrifying pressure instantly spreading outwards. This scene made Ci Weika, who was controlling the battle from afar, change his expression. “Silverwing King? Is this human Sector Lord a puppet controlled by Silverwing King? Or is this Silverwing King his bodyguard?”