Battle and Mastery of the Holy Grail

Inside the core of the Ancient Machine Kingdom ruins, the air seemed to solidify into a tangible substance.

Kavin Deer's golden pupils reflected the prism-like head of the Overlord II, his fingertips tracing the decaying vines on the control panel.

Little did they know, it was far away within the Emerald Royal Court.

Aiselyn was reclining on a throne woven from emerald branches, a strand of verdant vine entwined around her fingertips.

The other end of the vine connects to various vines in the void.

Even the rotten, lifeless, or barely surviving vines could not escape her control.

Now, images of the Ancient Machine Kingdom are being brought to your view.

"The Ruler II has indeed gone..."

She chuckled softly, a ripple appearing in her emerald eyes.

The extremely faint energy fluctuations emanating from the fingertips of the vines indicated that the ruthless ruler of the Star Machine Civilization was currently scanning Kavin Deer's human body with his prism-like head.

Below the throne, several elders clad in rattan armor were also paying close attention to the development of the Gray Domain Galaxy.

The jade insignia on their chests lit up, until the third elder couldn't help but speak up with concern.

"Lady Aiselyn..., haven't we started this... a little too soon!?"

"Lady Melinda said the final battle wouldn't take place for 400 years..."

What have we provoked?

"Wasn't the Ruler II planning to let them go?"

Aiselyn curled her lip in disdain, clearly dissatisfied with the performance of the Ruler II during the conflict.

Fortunately, the two sides are currently at a stalemate. It's her first time encountering Kavin, and she's hoping Kavin can retaliate and start the battle.

"Even if a fight breaks out, so what?"

"Their conflict is none of our Emerald Royal Court's business."

"The death of either side would be beneficial to our Emerald Royal Court."

"As long as we don't get involved in the fighting, we won't disrupt Mother's plan for a decisive battle 400 years from now."

Aiselyn was quite satisfied with the scheme she had devised.

The Star Machine Civilization has a close relationship with the Crimson Covenant, and although it has no direct conflict with their Royal Court and Void Corridor, it is not on good terms with them either.

On the other hand, Lister and the Eternal Sea of Trees, once they come together, will be absolute enemies.

Not to mention that he's now mingling with the Order of the End.

She has only thrown out a Holy Grail that is of no use to the royal court, yet she has managed to ignite World-Ending Level conflict between these two major powers, and even bring them to war.

If a conflict were to break out, and one of the World Annihilation members were to die, it would be great news for their royal court.

Even if a war doesn't break out, the Star Machine Civilization still owes their royal court a debt of gratitude.

"They knew perfectly well that the Ancient Machine Holy Grail was deliberately left behind by you..."

"If a conflict were to break out, a war between two World-Ending Level would shatter the hard-won balance of power..."

"What if it actually triggers a major war ahead of schedule!?"

The third elder prostrated himself before him.

Although her strength was only at the Overlord Tier, she lived much longer than Aiselyn.

She was fully aware of her scheme.

The plan was indeed good, but the most crucial point was that their royal court had no way of predicting whether the two World Annihilation would hold back once they actually started fighting.

And whether it will lead to more World Annihilation and trigger a premature final battle.

Aiselyn raised her hand to interrupt the elder's unease, and the vines wrapped around her wrist suddenly bloomed into eerie flowers.

A close-up of Kavin Deer's face appeared in the center of the flower. The leader of the Church of Mechanical Truth remained expressionless, except for the data flowing like a galaxy in his golden pupils.

"The current state of the universe is already out of balance."

"The birth of two brand-new World-Ending Level means that balance can never exist."

I know exactly what I'm doing!

Only when Aiselyn's face turned completely gloomy did the third elder finally fall silent.

Even though she had held Aiselyn in her arms and accompanied her through her infancy.

But now, they have no further say.

Inside the bronze behemoth, Kavin had already transmitted the signal to the mechanical troops behind him.

Tell them to retreat first; battles between World-Ending Level are beyond the reach of ordinary troops.

"The Pan-Universal Civilization Regulations? I've never heard of such regulations."

"These are regulations that you yourselves created in your own civilized way, aren't they?"

Kavin's voice was calm, and the data stream in his golden pupils continuously calculated the Regulator II before him.

A level 23 World-Ending Level powerhouse, whose rank is 4 ranks higher than his.

Even if rank doesn't have a significant impact on strength.

However, among those who are all World-Ending Level powerhouses, the difference of 4th rank is almost a qualitative difference.

"The Pan-Universal Civilization Regulations were indeed initiated by our Star Machine Civilization."

"But these are also rules that all forces in the universe must abide by."

"The entire universe? Hah..."

Kavin's expression remained completely blank, making his laughter all the more ironic and cold.

This instantly ignited the fury in the heart of the Ruler II.

This regulation can indeed only apply to cosmic forces located near their Star Machine Civilization.

Even if other superpowers completely ignore it, their civilizations are all dedicated to promoting this regulation.

There's no other reason than to have a legitimate cause.

It's as if holding the law means holding justice, or as if giving oneself an absolute reason to act.

If we're talking about the most hypocritical of the seven major powers in the universe, then it really comes down to this unique Mechanical Civilization.

"This Gray Domain Galaxy was originally under the control of the Emerald Royal Court."

"The Emerald Royal Court has now transferred control to the Milky Way Galaxy."

"I remember you were there when Lister obtained access to this star system, weren't you?"

The ownership of the Gray Domain Galaxy now belongs to Lister.

This is beyond doubt. The simultaneous appearance of the six world -World Annihilation powerhouses on that day was already a spectacle that various forces in the universe had been discussing for nearly a thousand years.

Since the other party was referring to the regulations, Kavin naturally brought up his own authority as well.

"The Gray Domain Galaxy does indeed belong to you."

But the ruins of this Ancient Machine Kingdom are different!

"Our Star Machine Civilization is a remnant descendant of the Ancient Machine Kingdom, and has since continuously redeveloped."

"According to Article 181 of the Pan-Universal Civilization Regulations... everything in the Ancient Machine Kingdom belongs to our Star Machine Civilization, and its priority is above all else..."

The cold, mechanical voice, as it uttered the cosmic rules, sounded somewhat comical and laughable at this moment.

But the Ruler II didn't see it that way, as if the "Pan-Universal Civilization Regulations" were his inner belief.

"Such a ridiculous regulation..."

"So... you really think you can take the Holy Grail just by talking?"

Kavin simply cannot show facial expressions, but he is usually calm and clear-headed.

But today, my heart couldn't help but clench.

Even though he tried his best to understand the other person, he found that the other person had no logic at all.

"The Mechanical Civilization you created is truly laughable."

"Other powers may choose not to abide by the 'Pan-Universal Civilization Regulations,' but you have no right to do so!"

The Mechanical Energy on the Ruler II's body was mobilized in an instant, and a powerful pressure filled the entire bronze behemoth.

The mechanical army behind Kavin immediately went into high alert.

Inside the colossal bronze structure, the air was nearly frozen by two World-Ending Level pressures.

The Dominator's prism-shaped head refracted a blinding purple light, and the mechanical inscriptions on the surface of its alien metal armor suddenly lit up, transforming into a swarm of billions of nano-mechanical insects that roared out.

Where the swarm of insects swept past, the bronze ground was instantly etched with trenches thousands of meters deep—this was the "Mechanical Erosion Storm" unique to the Star Machine Civilization, a super weapon capable of even decomposing dark matter.

Kavin Deer's golden pupils suddenly contracted, and the data stream exploded into a scarlet warning on his retina.

His right arm suddenly opened, and golden mechanical power flowed into the control panel of the entire megastructure.

The next instant, the sound of countless gears spinning filled the air.

The ancient defensive runes of the entire bronze structure lit up collectively, temporarily keeping the incoming swarm of nanobots three meters away.

"You can actually control the ruins of the Ancient Machine Kingdom?"

The mechanical voice of the Ruler II was full of surprise, but it was then replaced by a mocking electrical buzzing.

"You haven't even grasped one ten-thousandth of the authority over this ruin!"

"You dare use the Ancient Machine Kingdom's defense system against me?"

The Prism Skull suddenly split and reformed, transforming into a focused energy cannon capable of piercing through planets, with dark purple energy condensing into a black hole-like vortex at the muzzle.

As the beam of light struck them, the mechanical troops had already withdrawn from the bronze behemoth and returned to the warship.

But Kavin's figure became blurred at this moment.

A shield lit up in front of him, and countless golden data chains burst forth from the shield, weaving into a complex topological structure in the void.

The moment the dark purple energy cannon struck the shield, the energy was suddenly severed from its source.

In the void of a distant star field, a golden shield suddenly appeared.

Then, a dark purple energy cannon poured out.

Several planets and large meteorites were instantly pierced.

In just one brief exchange, both sides had already developed their own strategies.

In terms of strength, Kavin is indeed currently unable to fight his opponent head-on.

However, in terms of attack methods, his opponent's moves were all within his expectations.

Both are mechanical engineering majors, and both are true mechanical geniuses.

Even though most of their energy is spent on building Mechanical Civilization, the knowledge of the mechanical engineering department itself has never been lacking.

They have gained rich experience from various battles along the way.

At least while the Ruler II prepares to attack again.

The Holy Grail within the core control room was activated at that moment.

The seven inscriptions on the surface of the Ancient Machine Holy Grail suddenly lit up simultaneously, and a torrent of dark purple energy surged out from the mouth of the chalice, weaving into ancient mechanical totems in the void.

The runes were reflected in Kavin Deer's golden pupils, and the data stream washed over his retina like a waterfall.

In the blink of an eye, the Ancient Machine Holy Grail was already in his hand.

"I see..."

He suddenly pressed his fingertips against his brow, and a beam of golden Mechanical Energy, far greater than before, burst forth from his brow.

The beam of light instantly engulfed the Ancient Machine Holy Grail, and simultaneously pierced the control panel again, unleashing a torrent of data.

The Prism-like head of the Ruler II suddenly Twist into an angry geometric shape.

How dare you—!

A dark purple Mechanical Energy storm erupted instantly, and the entire bronze behemoth began to collapse.

But Kavin's figure had completely blurred, and his consciousness had connected to the control panel of the bronze megastructure—gaining access to the authentication method for the most valuable Holy Grail relic of the Ancient Machine Kingdom.

[Authentication Protocol Activated]

[The mechanical compatibility rate is 99.7%, indicating that the capability has met the standard.]

[Granting ultimate privileges...]

The Holy Grail's energy began to connect with Kavin, and Kavin saw the last images of the Ancient Machine Kingdom before its destruction.

Three hundred thousand years ago, in the Emerald Royal Court, the Void Corridor and a fleet jointly besieged by another unknown force obscured the starry sky.

Emerald vines pierced the bronze city walls, and the shadows of the Void Corridors engulfed the entire mechanical legion...

"Is this the truth behind the destruction of the Ancient Machine Kingdom?"

Kavin's data consciousness fully embraced these image fragments, along with a massive stream of encrypted information.

The moment the information was decoded, he realized that the information stream was actually the true mechanical technology knowledge of the Ancient Machine Kingdom.

At the same time, the Ancient Machine Holy Grail activated a shield.

It blocked this new wave of energy impact head-on.

Having withstood the blow, the entire bronze structure trembled violently and then began to collapse.

This relic, which had stood for 300,000 years, has finally been completely destroyed today.

"How dare you secretly touch the Holy Grail!"

"Stealing the heritage that rightfully belongs to our Star Machine Civilization!?"

Sensing that Kavin had completely taken control of the Holy Grail in an instant, the Ruler II finally felt genuine resentment.

He thought that the opponent was only level 19 and would be nothing more than a mouse running away at will in front of him.

Who knew that this rat would actually beat him to it, cracking the entire data protocol of the bronze behemoth and snatching the Holy Grail right under his nose.

In an instant, the bottom line in the heart of the Ruler II completely disappeared.

The original idea of keeping the Kavin was no longer considered.

Suddenly, violent purple light erupted from the gaps in the alien gold armor on its body, then abruptly disintegrated, transforming into a sky full of nanobots.

The insect cloud reorganized in the vacuum and condensed into a mechanical statue ten thousand meters tall.

The moment this mechanical statue appeared, the gravitational constant of the entire Gray Domain Galaxy was rewritten.

The mechanical guards that Kavin had left outside all knelt down at the same time, their core processors overloaded under the pressure of the idol.

I'm saying this one last time.

"Hand over the Holy Grail authority!"

The mechanical statue emitted a roar that shook the galaxy.

"That's not something a half-baked mechanic like you deserves! That's a legacy that our Star Machine Civilization should inherit!"

Kavin remained completely unfazed by the threat. The Holy Grail he held vanished before the eyes of the Overlord II, and was completely taken into his possession.

And the next moment, he looked at the enormous mechanical statue and silently shook his head.

"The Ancient Machine Kingdom has perished, and the Ancient Machine Holy Grail has recognized me."

"Your Star Machine Civilization is nothing but deserters. Even if the Holy Grail were in your hands, it would not recognize you."

Having already learned of the destruction of the Ancient Machine Kingdom, Kavin has gained a deeper understanding of the Star Machine Civilization.

In the past, the Ancient Machine Kingdom had various directions of mechanical development, including those for self-development, those for summoning armies of robots, and those for creating mechanical life.

It would be an exaggeration to say that it was a place where a hundred flowers bloomed, but it was destroyed in the last battle between World-Ending Level forces.

The mechanical beings of the Star Machine Civilization were originally just one branch of the mechanical beings from the Ancient Machine Kingdom.

Those were just some deserters who fled the Ancient Machine Kingdom because they had secretly colluded with external forces and received advance warning.

The main focus of this group of escapees was self-transformation; everything they did was for their own benefit.

No wonder it managed to escape during that great battle and survive to this day.