Chapter 236: The Terror of the Mechanical Race! Machine Spirit Core, Huge Improvement

Chapter 236: The Terror of the Mechanical Race! Machine Soul Core, a Vast Enhancement!

Space rippled.

When the two reappeared, they found themselves in a vast and familiar starfield—the border of the former galaxies 115 through 119.

Now, this void, which should have been silent, had gathered over a hundred immensely powerful presences.

They were over a hundred genuine Stellar-level warriors!

They floated silently in the sea of stars, their indistinct immortal projections behind them, varied in form, radiating a terrifying pressure that made space itself tremble.

These individuals were the core high-end combat power cultivated by the Alliance during the near-century-long respite, relying on a sea of resources.

At the forefront of this group of Stellar-level experts, a few figures stood out with particularly strong and condensed auras—Cang, Leng Yu, Yan Wu, Mobi, and a handful of others.

These top prodigies, who themselves possessed King-level immortal inheritances, had the deepest foundations. They were also the first batch, aside from Qin Feng and Caesar, to break through to the Stellar level within the Alliance.

Because of their formidable combat prowess, they had been far more efficient than others in seizing and accumulating resources during the previous expansion wars, naturally making them the cream of this group.

When they sensed the spatial fluctuations and saw the figures of Qin Feng and Caesar appear, all the Stellar-level warriors present, including the unruly Cang and Mobi, immediately straightened their expressions and saluted the two with a standard Imperial military salute.

"Boss!"

The voices of over a hundred Stellar-level warriors converged into a torrent through their mental energy, echoing across the starfield.

Their address came from the heart, filled with conviction and willingness.

Part of it was due to Qin Feng's personal charisma, but a greater part was because of interests.

In this brutal cosmic genius war, it was Qin Feng's absolute martial might and Caesar's exceptional strategic mind that together built the "Six-Galaxy Alliance," this vast community of shared interests.

It was within this efficient and fair system that these individuals could focus on their cultivation without distraction, seizing resources on a scale they dared not dream of outside, thus completing in mere centuries a path that would take ordinary people thousands or even tens of thousands of years, successfully advancing to the Stellar level.

They were the most direct beneficiaries of this system.

Moreover, along the way, they had witnessed too many living counterexamples.

They had seen countless galaxy's warriors, scattered like loose sand and fighting alone, easily picked off one by one by tightly organized galaxy alliances, ultimately eliminated;

They had also seen countless newly formed galaxy alliances, in their early days, torn apart by internal strife over unequal distribution of spoils and power struggles, eventually collapsing from within, causing a multitude of talented warriors who could have grown to leave in regret.

In contrast, being able to peacefully consume resources within the stable and powerful collective of the "Six-Galaxy Alliance," all the way to the Stellar level, was itself a tremendous stroke of luck.

To put it bluntly, even if they were eliminated right now, they would feel they had gotten their money's worth.

After all, in the outside universe, to break through from the peak of the Planetary level to the Stellar level in less than a thousand years, one would have to complete countless life-or-death missions on the myriad races' battlefield.

At the very least, one would need to obtain a "Ten-Thousand Battle Nail," a symbol of supreme honor and merit, to scrape together enough resources.

If one didn't want to join a war group and preferred to be a free lone ranger, they would have to fight desperately on the myriad races' battlefield, likely requiring a protagonist-like earth-shattering fortune for even a slim chance.

Most importantly, outside, death was true death—soul extinguished, all things null.

But in this cosmic genius war, as long as one wasn't killed by alien races or those myriad race prodigies, even if defeated and killed, they wouldn't truly die.

This gave them the confidence to dare to fight, to dare to venture.

Qin Feng's gaze calmly swept over everyone present. His increasingly unfathomable aura made all the Stellar-level warriors feel a reverence rooted deep in their souls.

Without unnecessary pleasantries, he cut straight to the point.

"Galaxies 115 to 119, along with the original Galaxy 99—these six starfields are the respawn points for the vast majority of our Alliance members. Their strategic significance is paramount.

Therefore, our current primary task is to completely clear the Mechanical Race armies from these six core galaxies first."

His voice was steady and forceful, clearly transmitted into everyone's mind.

"Our manpower is limited. The territory of three hundred galaxies is too vast to cover every inch.

Only by firmly controlling our respawn points and ensuring our rear is secure can we use this as a foundation to continuously organize counterattacks, eventually annihilate all Mechanical Races in the three hundred galaxies, seize a large amount of 'Machine Soul Will,' and thereby enhance our strength."

"This is an incalculable, extremely rich resource!"

Qin Feng's words ignited a blazing fire in the eyes of every Stellar-level warrior present.

"As for the specific battle mode,"

Qin Feng continued to deploy, "Take one galaxy as a unit, assign twenty Stellar-level warriors to enter.

Each person will lead a warrior legion assigned to you by Caesar, entering from twenty different directions on the galaxy's periphery, simultaneously clearing and advancing inward!"

At this moment, although Qin Feng had completely retracted his immortal projection, which spanned up to seventy thousand light-years, he floated silently in the void, himself like an eternal, undying super star.

An intangible tide of psychic energy, like a brilliant nebula, spontaneously rose and flowed around him.

This kind of power, revealed in simplicity and returning to the basics, made all the proud Stellar-level prodigies present feel a heartfelt respect.

After all, the fundamental law of this universe was always the strong ruling.

Moreover, when they entered the great war zone, everyone's strength was still at the same starting line.

Qin Feng's current overwhelming lead was entirely earned step by step, through countless bitter cultivations and bloody battles.

In the environment of the great war zone, strength was the most direct and irrefutable explanation and embodiment of the word "excellence."

"Galaxies 115 to 119 have the largest number of Alliance members. Let's start with these five galaxies. After clearing them, we'll deal with the final Galaxy 99."

"And one more crucial point,"

Qin Feng's tone grew heavier, "If during the clearing process, you encounter high-level Mechanical Race lifeforms that you cannot contend with, do not engage in prolonged battle, and do not make unnecessary sacrifices.

Immediately send an alert to me and Caesar through the private domain forum. The two of us will be responsible for precise 'decapitation strikes' against these high-end combatants."

"Yes!"

Over a hundred Stellar-level warriors replied in unison, their voices merging into a torrent that shook the sea of stars.

After the deployment, Caesar stepped forward.

The light screen before him flickered, and streams of intangible data shot out, precisely connecting to the identity jade tokens and private domains of every Stellar-level warrior present.

"I have activated the legion command authority for each of you."

Caesar's voice rang out, "Now, you can access the Alliance's subspace private domain forum. In the newly added military command module, you can directly see the specific numbers, member lists, and real-time strength status of the legions under your command."

Even after the brutal elimination, the total number of Alliance members from the six galaxies still stood at a staggering four hundred million.

This was an astronomically large number.

If it were Qin Feng handling it, faced with this four hundred million pieces of detailed information—down to individual killing methods, techniques, equipment, and personality assessments—he admitted he would find it difficult to assign everyone to the most suitable positions in a short time.

But Caesar could.

He was like a humanoid super optical brain, not only memorizing this massive data but also, for some of the more outstanding warriors, knowing their battle experiences and personality traits like the back of his hand.

This ability to orchestrate strategy with meticulous attention to detail earned even Qin Feng's sincere admiration.

On the star map before Caesar, countless points of light representing legion units began to move and combine, eventually forming a clear offensive deployment map.

"Then, let it begin from this moment."

His voice, transmitted through the command channel, reached every Stellar-level commander, "Remember, all military actions must strictly follow my unified arrangements.

Do not act on your own for trivial gains, disobeying military orders.

In a large-scale war like this, any individual's unauthorized action could lead to the collapse of the entire battle line."

"Yes!"

Hundreds of stellar martial artists answered in unison once more.

They were all favored children of heaven, naturally understanding the principle that military orders are as unyielding as mountains.

After giving their assent, they each consulted the star charts Caesar had distributed before them, locating their mission targets and the war zones under their responsibility.

The next moment, ripples in space arose one after another.

Hundreds of stellar-level experts activated subspace teleportation one by one, their forms vanishing from the spot in succession as they sped toward their respective battlefields.

In the blink of an eye, this cosmic vacuum, once thronged with powerful figures, was left with only Qin Feng and Caesar.

“You and I should also split up and act independently.”

Caesar looked at Qin Feng and said, “Our mission is to cruise at high speed within these six core star systems, actively seeking out those stellar-level Mechanical Clan lifeforms of considerable strength and executing decapitation strikes.

At the same time, we must constantly keep an eye on emergency distress messages in the private domain forum.”

“No problem.”

Qin Feng nodded slightly.

“Then, let’s begin.”

Whoosh—

The moment the words fell, both of their forms vanished from the spot via subspace teleportation, plunging into this vast campaign sweeping across three hundred star systems.

…

After parting ways with Caesar, Qin Feng began a frenzy of subspace teleportation.

His figure continuously teleported between star systems, each flicker spanning thousands of light-years, perfectly covering his detection range.

While using the constantly updating briefs from reconnaissance squads on the competition jade token to lock down approximate areas, he also spread out his immense spiritual power, spanning seventy thousand light-years, like an invisible radar, conducting finer scans and reconnaissance across the vast star domains.

“Subspace teleportation is indeed convenient.”

During a gap between dimensional jumps, Qin Feng’s form briefly appeared in a dead cosmic vacuum. Gazing at the dense specks of light in the distant star chart, like dust, he couldn’t help but sigh.

“The deep cosmos is far too vast.

From a large-scale perspective, there are galactic walls spanning billions of light-years, superclusters composed of countless galaxies—those endless galaxies, like diamonds scattered on black velvet, appear incredibly dense.

But in reality, the true distance between each speck of light and the next is a despairingly astronomical number.”

“An ordinary galaxy’s gravitational influence spans roughly a few light-years to a hundred light-years.

The void between galaxies, at least thousands of light-years, at most tens of thousands, is an absolute emptiness—no signs of life, no existence of life.”

“As for the distances between star regions, or galaxy clusters, they are even more boundless.

This dead, cold vacuum, devoid of any matter, is the most terrifying and truest face of the universe.”

Qin Feng’s thoughts drifted far away.

“Without subspace teleportation, this safe and efficient method of travel, the universe itself would be ten thousand times more terrifying than it is now…”

“I’ve heard that on truly brutal battlefields of myriad races, certain special regions lack such convenient teleportation. Experts can only rely on their formidable physical bodies to drift through the cold deep cosmos for a duration long enough to wither the soul… mere travel consumes immense time.”

Thinking this, Qin Feng’s heart swelled with deeper reverence for the great being who had pioneered all of this.

The Emperor.

All of this was the Emperor’s achievement.

Without the Emperor’s supreme power to carve out this “subspace sanctuary” sheltering humanity and construct this teleportation network covering the entire human domain, the vast human territory could never have been as impregnable, nor could it have coalesced into an efficiently operating unified whole.

Even the empire’s terrifying governance—layered and precise enough to penetrate the highest will down to every metropolitan circle on the most basic life-bearing planet—would become a fantasy.

“Hmm? Found it!”

Just as Qin Feng’s thoughts were flowing, his expansive spiritual power suddenly detected an extremely anomalous energy fluctuation at the edge of Star System 117.

In his spiritual perception, a life-bearing planet that should have been vibrant was now completely occupied by dense, steel-torrent-like mechanical constructs.

And deep within that planet’s core lurked an exceedingly powerful aura.

Based on his preliminary judgment, the energy level of that aura was roughly equivalent to a stellar martial artist who had constructed an undying projection spanning ten thousand light-years.

Almost simultaneously, the jade token at his waist vibrated violently, and an alert message from a nearby reconnaissance squad, marked “Extreme Danger,” popped up.

[Alert! Stellar-level Mechanical Clan lifeform signal detected at coordinates (341.889.245) in Star System 117!

Requesting backup! Requesting backup!]

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Target locked, Qin Feng hesitated no longer.

His form instantly transformed into a silver streak of light, rapidly speeding toward the marked planet.

When he arrived before this planet, the sight before him made Qin Feng’s eyes widen.

A life-bearing planet, similar in size to the “Blue Planet” he had once seen, had been completely transformed into a grim and terrifying war fortress.

The original blue oceans were covered by countless floating steel platforms and dense mechanical factories, black waste spewing from giant chimneys, blotting out the sky.

The original green lands had been turned into towering gun emplacements and barracks, with countless mechanical infantry units of various forms being “printed” from production lines, then marching in unison to their respective defense zones.

In the planet’s low orbit, several massive ring-shaped space bases floated, like loyal steel beasts guarding their mother planet.

Countless unmanned aerial vehicles, heavy space vessels, and mechanized space warriors shuttled between the bases, forming an impenetrable steel net.

Qin Feng’s immense spiritual power, spanning seventy thousand light-years, spread out like an invisible tide, and within a single second, it captured every detail of the planet—from surface to core, from atmosphere to low orbit—into his mind.

The moment his spiritual power swept over—

Buzz—buzz—buzz—!

A piercing alarm, enough to tear the soul, instantly rang from every corner of the planet!

Countless war fortresses, previously in silent mode, simultaneously flashed with eerie red light.

Then, tens of thousands of space vessels, like a stirred hornet’s nest, swarmed out from those space bases, their engines spewing blue plasma flames, hurtling toward Qin Feng’s direction at unimaginable speed!

Once within effective range, there was no warning, no probing.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Overwhelming psychic artillery fire instantly tore through the pitch-black cosmos, forming a death barrage of pure energy, roaring toward Qin Feng!

“Oh?”

Facing this saturation attack that would make any interstellar fleet pale, Qin Feng’s face showed a hint of interest.

“The power of this psychic artillery fire is somewhat beyond my expectations.

Its energy concentration and penetration are already comparable to the standard weapons manufactured by our human empire using the ‘Knowledge Creation’ principle.

At this intensity, it could easily kill a planetary-level martial artist at the Boundless Sea realm, and even pose considerable lethality to a novice stellar-level expert.”

As he commented, he casually waved his hand.

Boom—!

Behind him, the towering ancient tower spanning seventy thousand light-years, the [Undying Tower], instantly materialized!

Vast silver light flowed across its body, and countless ancient, mysterious runes flickered faintly.

An invisible yet indestructible barrier of mental force radiated outward from Qin Feng. The torrent of psionic cannon fire, enough to vaporize an asteroid, vanished into that barrier like a mud ox sinking into the sea, not even stirring a ripple, completely neutralized and annihilated into nothingness.

Seeing the first wave of attacks ineffective, those space bases immediately made new moves.

The thick armor of the bases slowly opened, and massive cannon barrels, thicker than interstellar battleships, extended outward. The muzzles flickered with a chilling, deep blue light, locking onto Qin Feng with deadly precision.

"Oh? They even have mental force locking capabilities."

Qin Feng keenly sensed an invisible, extremely precise wave of mental force that had firmly locked onto his soul.

"This isn't pure energy attack; it's a dual strike of mental force field and psionic force field. If given enough time to produce tens of thousands of more advanced giant cannons, it might actually be able to kill me across levels."

His mental force had pierced through layers of obstacles, precisely locking onto the stellar-level mechanical lifeform hiding deep within the planet's core, in a core sanctuary heavily protected by countless defensive installations. He could even "see" that creature inside a massive core factory, surrounded by countless base vehicles, mining vehicles, and production lines, frantically manufacturing more mechanical constructs at a terrifying speed.

However, Qin Feng did not choose to charge in immediately and slay the main body.

He needed to use this rare opportunity of the Cosmic Genius Tournament to personally experience and understand the various mechanical constructs, combat methods, tactical advantages, and possible weaknesses of the Mechanical Race.

After all, facing these Mechanicals now, even if he was momentarily careless and "overconfident" to the point of death, he would only lose points and could be revived. But if, in the future, he truly stepped onto the life-and-death battlefield of myriad races and encountered these steel lumps again, there would be no second chance to make mistakes.

"Kill—!"

With a low shout, Qin Feng's figure did not retreat but advanced, charging straight toward the endless mechanical army!

The battle erupted instantly!

Behind Qin Feng, the [Indestructible Tower], towering at seventy thousand light-years, hung high in the void. On its surface, vast silver mental force surged like a flowing galaxy, billions of profound runes flickering and dimming within, radiating an unparalleled majesty that suppressed the ages and reigned supreme.

Opposite him was a steel torrent that blotted out the entire starry sky.

Dense fleets of ships, like locusts crossing the land, occupied every inch of space around the planet. Countless cannon muzzles flashed with destructive light, weaving a deadly web of fire. Special ships equipped with mental force interference devices and gravity tractor beams appeared and disappeared within the formation. Innumerable giant mechanical warriors, a hundred meters tall, wielding massive light blades and heavy cannons, leaped from the mothership, charging fearlessly at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng's figure darted through the gunfire, moving at extreme speed.

Sometimes, he swung his spear, unleashing a silver mental force stream spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, cutting hundreds of warships in half; sometimes, he clenched his fist and punched, the terrifying force creating visible ripples in the vacuum, shattering the mechanical warriors and their mechs into the most microscopic particles.

Yet, the number of the mechanical army was simply too vast.

Inexhaustible, unending.

After fighting for several minutes and slaying hundreds of thousands of mechanical constructs, Qin Feng had roughly gauged the strength of these regular units.

He no longer held back.

"This ends now."

With a thought, he activated his strongest killing move.

Killing Art, 《Cangmang Mountain Range》!

In an instant, the [Indestructible Tower], seventy thousand light-years tall, erupted with billions of dazzling silver rays!

These silver mental forces, in a profound manner incomprehensible to mortals, converged, compressed, and solidified above his head, eventually forming a colossal phantom of an ancient divine mountain that blotted out the sky!

That divine mountain, bearing the supreme "Mountain Will" to suppress and shatter everything, pressed down horizontally upon the impenetrable mechanical army below!

In this apocalyptic scene, the steel torrent capable of destroying a civilization was as fragile as paper before this unstoppable silver divine mountain.

Rumble—

Accompanied by a soundless yet soul-shaking crack, tens of thousands of warships were crushed inch by inch by the divine mountain, turning into steel dust across the sky. Countless mechanical warriors, along with their weapons, were disintegrated into basic particles under the crushing force of this will.

One strike.

The entire planetary orbit, once densely packed with the sky-covering mechanical army, was completely cleared!

Yet, just as Qin Feng thought the battle was over, a scene that even surprised him unfolded.

Before his very eyes, the massive factories on the planet's surface began to operate at an unimaginable speed.

In just three seconds.

A brand-new ring-shaped space base, identical to the one destroyed, was "manufactured" out of thin air, like 3D printing, and slowly ascended into space.

Then, countless warships, aircraft, and mechanical warriors, like dumplings being dropped into a pot, were continuously processed and output from that new base.

In the void, Qin Feng floated silently, watching the miraculous scene on the planet.

A massive ring-shaped space base, along with tens of thousands of elite combat units, was produced out of thin air before his eyes in just a few seconds, as if controlled by an invisible giant hand operating a 3D printer.

This extraordinary manufacturing capability allowed him to form an initial understanding and cognition of the mysterious peak race, the "Mechanical Race."

"The life form of the Mechanical Race leans more toward 'development' and 'war,'" Qin Feng analyzed inwardly.

"Their individual combat power may not be the top, but this nearly endless 'troop spawning' ability can compensate for everything. If drawn into a protracted war, any enemy would be worn down to death by them."

In his mental perception, with the sudden appearance of that space base, the mental-psionic force field at the planet's core experienced a reduction that, though not obvious, could be precisely detected.

"So, even the Mechanical Race cannot truly 'create something from nothing,'" Qin Feng understood. "This terrifying manufacturing ability of theirs also consumes massive resources and energy; the core's energy is being depleted by him."

"And now, this Mechanical lifeform has clearly just been deployed to this planet recently, not yet fully expanded, far from showing its true strength."

Qin Feng's gaze grew deep.

He could easily deduce that if given a few more days, or even just a few dozen hours, this creature would likely transform all celestial bodies in this star system—including every planet, moon, and even the central giant star—into its energy sources and production bases. By then, more, higher-level, and more terrifying mechanical constructs would be produced endlessly.

"According to the basic law of energy levels, if this Mechanical gains control of a star—a super energy source millions of times more powerful than a planet—the things it can produce would likely increase in power geometrically."

"At that point, even I might find it somewhat troublesome."

A terrifying thought arose in Qin Feng's mind.

"No wonder it's one of the peak races of the universe, alongside my Human Race and the Zerg Race."

He sighed sincerely.

"Judging purely from life force and mental force fluctuations, this creature's main body is only equivalent to an ordinary stellar-level initial warrior who has built an indestructible projection of about ten thousand light-years. But given enough time and energy, the threat it can pose can even be fatal to a warrior like me with a seventy-thousand-light-year indestructible projection. This potential is indeed somewhat outrageous."

Of course, after a brief moment of amazement, Qin Feng also discerned the opponent's weakness.

"However, its flaw is equally obvious."

That is its strength, built entirely upon the two foundations of 'time' and 'resources.'

It requires sufficient time to 'spam units,' to lay down production lines, to construct energy extraction devices, military factories, and a series of other infrastructure.

Before it fully develops, that is its most vulnerable moment."

Qin Feng suddenly recalled some intriguing materials he had seen in the Imperial Comprehensive History class.

It was said that during the extremely ancient dark era when human civilization was still in its home star age, human ancestors had already fantasized about various forms of 'mechanical civilization.'

They even used the most basic computers of that time to develop many games simulating this mode of warfare.

Among them, there seemed to be an ancient game called *Red Alert*, whose core gameplay—gathering resources, building bases, and spamming units in a single wave—bore a striking resemblance to the combat mode of the mechanical race before him.

"Of course, it's only similar,"

Qin Feng mused inwardly.

A game is, after all, just a game.

In reality, the mechanical race's lifeforms achieved such terrifyingly efficient 'unit spamming' not only through resources but also through the vast, ocean-like reserves of 'knowledge' stored in their soul cores, as well as the powerful mental strength capable of simultaneously controlling billions of units for precision operations.

"What a pity..."

Qin Feng chuckled to himself.

"Later, the true artificial intelligence derived from computers and optical brains eventually triggered the 'Iron Rebellion' that swept through all of human civilization. Otherwise, if it could have been tamed, it would have been an extremely reliable auxiliary tool."

As his thoughts drifted, Qin Feng did not act hastily.

He continued to 'appreciate' the scene with interest, even taking the initiative to destroy the newly 'printed' mechanical creations several more times in different ways.

He wanted to see how this mechanical race's stellar-level powerhouse would respond when faced with an invincible enemy.

And its reaction did not disappoint him.

Just as Qin Feng cleared the orbital mechanical army for the third time, the mechanical lifeform, which had been cowering deep within the planet's core and frantically 'spamming units,' finally made a new move!

It seemed to realize that no matter how many conventional troops it produced, it was only wasting energy in vain.

Thus, it made an extremely decisive and ruthless decision!

It began to pour all its remaining energy into the planet's core, creating an extremely unstable, super-massive psychic explosive device!

Then... it detonated the core!

Boom—!!!

A terrifying roar, beyond any words to describe, exploded in Qin Feng's mental sea!

That massive life-bearing planet began to shatter and disintegrate from its core!

Endless light and heat were released in an instant, forming a small supernova that bathed the entire star system in a blinding white!

A horrific shockwave, carrying a torrent of energy capable of tearing everything apart, swept in all directions!

The entire space's mental and psychic fields plunged into unprecedented chaos and fury amid the violent explosion.

Had Qin Feng's mental strength not been formidable enough and his foundation not solid enough, he would have lost all perception of this space in that instant, becoming both 'blind' and 'deaf.'

Yet in Qin Feng's still-clear mental perception, that cunning mechanical lifeform, using the perfect 'smoke screen' it had created, was frantically fleeing at high speed away from the battlefield!

It clearly knew that Qin Feng was a terrifying powerhouse it could never defeat; staying meant certain death.

"Trying to escape?"

A cold curve formed at the corner of Qin Feng's mouth.

Whoosh—

His figure flickered, completely ignoring the mental-psychic chaos field that would have made even ordinary stellar-level powerhouses unable to move, and like an arrow from a bowstring, he precisely pursued the fleeing mechanical lifeform!

In the void, Qin Feng, holding the pitch-black 'Star-Swallowing' spear, locked onto a strangely shaped silver vessel fleeing at high speed ahead.

Without hesitation, he unleashed a seventh-level killing technique, the spear intent of *Devouring Heaven Fist*, striking from afar!

In an instant, a terrifying gravitational field, as if capable of devouring all things, condensed at the spear tip, forming a miniature mental black hole that violently pulled at the vessel!

Qin Feng had assumed that this special vessel was the mechanical lifeform's custom-made escape craft.

However, the next second, something even he found surprising occurred!

The massive vessel, which had been frantically fleeing, suddenly extended countless complex mechanical structures from its sleek hull the moment it was locked by the 'Devouring Heaven' spear intent, beginning a dazzling transformation!

"Clank! Clank, clank, clank—"

Accompanied by a series of metallic grinding and locking sounds, within a single second, that enormous vessel, through astonishing combinations and transformations, shifted from a starship into a towering mechanical giant, thousands of meters tall, wielding a giant spear and shouldering heavy cannons!

In the mechanical giant's head, two enormous electronic eyes blazed with a fierce, almost tangible fire of mental power!

"Oh?"

Qin Feng was momentarily stunned.

"Human!"

That mechanical giant actually spoke in human language, emitting a series of grating, distorted electronic sounds through mental fluctuations.

"Spare me this once!

I can serve you!

With my manufacturing capabilities, I can help you conquer more star systems! Build a vast iron empire for you!"

Qin Feng's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

In his perception, around the shattered planet, among the countless mechanical wreckage flung away by the explosion's shockwave, there were still massive numbers of seemingly powerless mechanical infantry, small vessels, self-propelled artillery, and so on, fleeing in all directions under the cover of chaos.

This discovery instantly sparked a hint of doubt in Qin Feng's mind.

"Not needed!"

Without a moment's hesitation, his killing intent surged even stronger, and he struck with a single blow!

Killing technique, *Vast Mountain Range*!

A more solid phantom of an ancient divine mountain instantly formed above the mechanical giant's head, bearing down with an irresistible will!

The mental field and pure physical force acted simultaneously on this colossal mechanical giant!

Under Qin Feng's terrifying energy fluctuations, capable of crushing everything, the giant's vast structure of ordinary steel didn't even have a chance to resist; it was directly vaporized by the extreme heat and pressure!

Only the highest-grade, unknown rare alloys could barely maintain their form.

At the same time, the blazing mental fire in its eyes, under the crushing weight of this will, dimmed and extinguished like a candle in the wind.

Finally, the mechanical lifeform's soul fluctuations vanished completely.

"Hmm? Where's the machine soul core?"

Qin Feng waved his hand, drawing the broken mechanical giant's remains to him, and swept it with his mental power, only to find it empty—there was no core containing vast mental energy as he had imagined.

"No!"

In a flash, a terrifying thought crossed Qin Feng's mind!

He instantly erupted, his form turning into a phantom as he pursued another direction—the region of 'mechanical wreckage' scattering in all directions!

"Escaping by shedding the shell!

This mechanical lifeform's soul can attach itself to any mechanical creation it has personally made at any time!"

“Terrible!”

At this moment, Qin Feng truly understood why the Mechanical Race could be called one of the pinnacle races of the universe!

Their bodies were merely temporary shells, built to be discarded at any time!

Only the indestructible soul was the sole proof of their existence!

Having realized this, Qin Feng no longer held back.

His vast mental power, spanning seventy thousand light-years, instantly transformed into an inescapable net, completely enveloping all space within millions of kilometers!

Under this immense net, any mechanical creation attempting to flee had nowhere to hide!

“Annihilate!”

With a thought, his mental power turned into an ancient divine mountain, carrying out an indiscriminate, devastating purge against all mechanical creations in the area!

Whether small mechanical infantry, damaged warships, or seemingly inconspicuous self-propelled artillery…

Everything, under the crushing force of this mental power, was destroyed and disintegrated one by one!

Finally, after completely crushing the last small reconnaissance ship that tried to slip through, before Qin Feng's eyes appeared a rhomboid crystal, quietly suspended in the void, emitting a faint, flowing light.

“Machine Soul Core!”

(End of chapter)