The highest level of mech was Level 3 Mech; even the Mecha Empire had no Level 4 Mechs.
It was not that there were none. Rather, the Mechanical Empire possessed Liquid Metal Warriors, so mechs had not been further developed. By Level 4 Mech, the Power Core became enormous and the mech cumbersome, making it unsuitable for the battlefield.
He knew the Alliance had developed a heavy mech, but he had not heard that they intended to research Level 4 Mechs.
Long Jianzhang hurriedly explained, "Sect Master, Level 4 Mechs have long been part of the Alliance's plans. It was only because the technology had been inadequate before. After acquiring the Mechanical Empire's mech technology and discovering old-style heavy mechs on the Imperial Star, we developed heavy mechs based on those foundations, then further deepened the technology. Only then did we create Level 4 Mechs."
He paused, then added, "We intend to use them to make up for the gap in our mid-tier combat strength!"
"I recall that Level 3 Mechs already possess combat strength comparable to the True Man Realm." Qingshui looked at Long Jianzhang, her brows slightly furrowed. "Are Level 4 Mechs comparable to the Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm?"
"Yes." Long Jianzhang answered respectfully, "A Level 4 Mech's combat strength is comparable to the Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm. It requires a Heavenly Human Realm martial artist to operate it."
"Is that true?"
Yunhe abruptly rose to his feet, a trace of excitement in his voice.
The shortage of Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm combatants had always been Tianli Sect's greatest weakness. Across the entire Tianli Sect, there were only a little over a thousand Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm experts, scattered among the various star systems of the Tianli Sword Domain. Only several hundred could remain in the Ancient Realm.