Netherflame Domain

The Four Great Peak Races occupied the core region of the universe.

The Human Race had the Virtual Universe Network, and their numerous kin meant their top combatants outnumbered all but the Demon Race. The Demon Race also had a vast population, and within their ranks were two Universe's Strongest.

The Mechanical Race and the Zerg Race had far fewer Universe Masters than the Human and Demon Races. The number of Mechanical Race individuals and Zerg Queens was also significantly lower than the other two.

How could they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Human and Demon Races?

It was due to their strength, which was nearly unrivaled among those of the same level!

Every individual of the Mechanical Race could essentially be considered a mechanical empire!

Individuals of the Mechanical Race were, in essence, intelligent life.

Their combat power depended more on the strength of the mechanical empires they commanded. The strength of a mechanical empire depended on 'control and command ability' and 'wealth,' and both were indispensable!

The calculation and command talents of the Mechanical Race allowed them to control entire mechanical legions and enable these legions to unleash attacks imbued with Laws, executing intricate coordination. This way, the combat power of mechanical puppets could be amplified dozens or even hundreds of times.

Wealth referred to the quality of the mechanical legions under their command. A Mechanical Race individual commanding F-class mechanical puppets would naturally be more powerful than one commanding E-class mechanical puppets!

Under the control of these Mechanical Race individuals, nine stele-shaped spaceship bases, whose surfaces burned like flames, rapidly flew to their predetermined positions.

Above, below, left, right, in all directions, they perfectly formed a cage!

A million kilometers away from this cage, a black, streamlined spaceship was rapidly approaching. Judging by its direction of travel, it was heading straight into the cage.

"They're here!" A Mechanical Race individual in the distance was both tense and excited.

At this moment, he was like a hunter who had set a trap, waiting for his prey to step into it.

Soon, under the gaze of the Mechanical Race individual, the black, streamlined spaceship entered the encirclement of the nine flame-shaped pyramid bases.

"Attack!" He issued the command without hesitation!

As he gave the order, incredibly profound secret patterns and circuits suddenly appeared on the surfaces of the prepared flame-shaped pyramids. Energy that made the heart palpitate continuously flowed through these patterns. The energy began to accumulate, accumulate, and finally—

"Boom!"

In front of the spaceship, a dazzling crimson beam of light instantly tore through the void, directly striking the rapidly flying black, streamlined spaceship in the distance.

The heart-pounding energy beam struck instantly!

The black, streamlined spaceship was directly blasted, tumbling and flying backward.

"Rumble~~"

The shockwave spread outwards, reaching tens of thousands of kilometers and shaking a large amount of surrounding dust and debris far away.

Seeing this, the Mechanical Race individual smiled, "As expected of a Marquis Immortal, the spaceship used is also a top-tier F-class spaceship. But once I kill you, it will all be mine!"

Inside the spaceship, Lian Luo sat cross-legged, sensing the Law of Space through the ubiquitous spatial fluctuations. Although he cultivated the Path of the Fire-Void Beast God, to become a Venerable, he still had to comprehend the complete Law of Space.

The complete Law of Space consisted of three profound mysteries: 'Space Lockdown,' 'Space Strangulation,' and 'Teleportation.' By comprehending these three mysteries and integrating them, one could break through with the Law of Space and become a Space Venerable who roamed the universe.

Any one of these three profound mysteries, when fully comprehended, would allow one to become a peak King-level and pass the twentieth level of the Tongtian Bridge!

The first profound mystery Lian Luo comprehended was 'Teleportation.' However, his comprehension was not yet sufficient, barely reaching the level of the fifteenth floor of the Tongtian Bridge.

"This Teleportation..." Lian Luo frowned at times and smiled at others.

But suddenly—

"Alarm, alarm, under attack! Under attack!" A piercingly sharp intelligent voice suddenly echoed throughout the main control room, startling Lian Luo from his cultivation.

The entire spaceship was sent tumbling and flying uncontrollably through the void due to the powerful impact.

A flicker of confusion flashed in Lian Luo's eyes. His detector was always active, yet he hadn't detected the attack beforehand. Could the opponent's detector be more advanced than his?

This was illogical! His detector was far superior to many King-level Immortals'!

What was going on?

"Boom!" Lian Luo instantly radiated powerful immortal energy, enveloping the entire spaceship. Then, the spaceship's hatch opened, and he flew out.

"This is?" As soon as he flew out of the spaceship, Lian Luo's pupils contracted sharply.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

Nine distant points in the cosmic starry sky, from all directions, had him enclosed. Then, these nine points simultaneously shot out dazzling lines of fire. The fire lines instantly pierced through the void and, in a moment, connected to form a giant flame cage!

The Mechanical Race's technological weapon, the 'Netherflame Domain'!

"Buzz buzz~~~"

The instant the Netherflame Domain formed, the entire void turned into a sea of fire. Within the Netherflame Domain, spanning a million kilometers in diameter, countless ferocious fire dragons writhed and roared... The terrifying power directly turned all star fragments and debris within this million-kilometer radius into dust!

"The power is good! These fire dragons are almost enough to kill an ordinary World Lord," Lian Luo said, waving his hand to retract his spaceship. He walked through the sea of fire, the blood-red feathers behind him fluttering slightly, making him look like a phoenix undergoing rebirth.

His expression was as calm as water, "So it's the Mechanical Race. No wonder they could hide from my detection instruments! A Netherflame Domain spanning a million kilometers! The equipment cost alone to set this up must be over a million Chaos Units!"

"Is it a high-level Army Master of the Mechanical Race, or a Marquis-level?"

"But to dare to deal with me? You've picked the wrong person!" Lian Luo muttered, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Once I kill you, I can open the blind box!"

"Whoosh!"

Lian Luo's entire body transformed into a blood-colored stream, instantly accelerating to a terrifying speed as he flew towards one of the nine nodes.

The Mechanical Race member's high-end detector was singular; it could shield himself, preventing Lian Luo from discovering him, but it couldn't shield all nine base spaceships.

Therefore, unless this Mechanical Race member was willing to abandon the Netherflame Domain! Otherwise, Lian Luo could follow the trail and locate their position!

"Trying to escape?" The Mechanical Race member saw Lian Luo accelerate towards the boundary of the Netherflame Domain, a human-like sneer appearing on his face. "My Netherflame Domain isn't that easy to escape from!"

"Attack!"

As he commanded—

The surfaces of the nine Stele-shaped Spaceships forming the nine nodes rumbled open, revealing cavernous hangar bays hundreds of meters wide.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

As if countless locusts were swarming out, rows of fiery red mechanical puppets shot out from the hangars like lightning. In the blink of an eye, each pyramid-shaped spaceship had unleashed tens of thousands of crimson mechanical puppets. These puppets were each 10 meters tall, entirely crimson, and equipped with weapons like giant axes, battle sabers, or greatswords on their backs.

"Ninety thousand mechanical puppets manufactured from F9 class alloy 'Crimson Meteorite Iron Mother'?" Lian Luo smiled. "Excellent. The more precious the puppets and spaceships you release, the more unwilling you'll be to abandon them! That's how I can kill you!"

Ninety thousand F9 class mechanical puppets, the value of the 'Crimson Meteorite Iron Mother' alloy alone exceeded 900,000 Chaos Units.

Adding these nine Stele-shaped Spaceships, the value of this entire setup was definitely over three million Chaos Units.