Hunting

"Buzz!"

Gu Jinlai the world's malice towards cultivators was being understood, twelve streaks of light shot through the sky at supersonic speed.

As he looked up, what appeared before him was...

"Mecha!?"

Yes!

Twelve mechs appeared before the Gu Jinlai.

Moreover, compared to the Gu Jinlai Cheng Ying mechs, these mechs, apart from being only a dozen meters in size, are beyond the imagination of ordinary people in terms of both design and technology.

It also has something like Dao patterns engraved on it, solidifying the mecha's form.

At the same time, Gu Jinlai also sensed a powerful mental force sweeping in, which quickly locked onto his figure.

"Captain, we've spotted an infiltrator."

"According to the data detected by the surveillance, this intruder has had eight Heavenly Dao stripped away, making him an Eight Heavens Mystic Immortal. Be careful."

"Heh, our 'Hunter' team has killed more than a handful of Nine Heavens Mystic Immortals over the years, let alone a mere Eight Heavens Mystic Immortal. After being stripped of his Heavenly Dao power and having his energy to maintain his immortal body completely devoured, how much strength does he have left?"

"Alright, let's deplete his energy first. Whether he fell in by accident or deliberately infiltrated, as long as we cause a little trouble, his power will naturally be exhausted. Then we can deal with him however we want."

A rapid exchange of thoughts and ideas circulated among the twelve mechs.

Because the mental and spiritual realms of people Gu Jinlai have reached the pinnacle of humanity, their supposedly secret communications are completely exposed before him.

"Kill!"

The leader of the hunter squad shouted angrily.

Leading the vice-captain and ten team members, they formed a battle formation and suddenly charged towards Gu Jinlai.

To the surprise of Gu Jinlai, they did not use any energy attacks, but instead planned to rely on speed and strength to engage in a purely physical fight.

Gu Jinlai, with a single thought, the core of the Great Sun within the body begins to operate.

As he fell into this world, he sensed that the Devouring Dao's power to devour and disintegrate the Heavenly Dao, Dao Fruit, Immortal Body, and Sacred Body was weakening, with a significant impact.

His Great Sun Core was also affected to some extent.

It was only when he fully activated the Great Sun Core that he realized how enormous the impact was.

He could clearly feel that when the Great Sun Core was operating, a force existing in the void was frantically devouring the energy formed by the fusion of the Great Sun Core, so that the destructive power in the Great Sun Core, which was enough to turn into a blazing sun, was devoured 99% in the instant it was formed.

So much so that when the hunting squad leader slashed down with incredible speed, he couldn't even successfully manifest his divine form.

It had only expanded to a dozen meters when it was slashed down by the squad leader's sword.

"Bang!"

Sparks flew.

His sacred body, formed from nuclear force, seemed to have been struck by an unparalleled divine weapon, penetrating several meters deep.

"Devouring the Great Dao!"

Take a deep breath, Gu Jinlai.

In an instant, a great storm was brewing.

A continuous stream of hydrogen was poured into the core of the Great Sun, and with the full activation of his peak spiritual realm, the power of the Great Sun core soared to its limit.

Burst Mode!

At that moment, his size increased dramatically from a dozen meters to over forty meters.

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly made a move, grasping the hand of the hunter squad leader who had struck his sacred true form with a single blow.

"Not good!"

The hunter squad leader was shaken to his core, and a powerful burst of divine sense erupted. He seemed to be using his mind to propel his mech, causing the mech, which could only fly at supersonic speeds, to reach speeds of three or even four times the speed of sound.

Just like wielding a sword, you control a mecha.

Almost simultaneously, the remaining members of the hunter squad attacked, their blades flashing and forming a net of blades that constantly swept across his body.

Moreover, judging from their appearance, they have changed their strategic intention of fighting him head-on, and have only chosen to lure him into launching an attack from the periphery.

As they had said before, they would force him to use all his strength through a battle of attrition, thereby triggering the Devouring Dao to deplete his power.

Just like in a high-gravity environment, the larger the life form, the faster it consumes its energy.

"Not an Eighth Heavenly Immortal! To be able to unleash such power of an immortal body after breaking through the Devouring Layer... This is a Great Dao Golden Immortal!? No! The invading power of a Great Dao Golden Immortal, 'Immortal True Spirit,' should have notified the first-tier teams like 'Divine Punishment,' 'Heavenly Execution,' and 'Immortal Annihilation' to deal with it. Why would they entrust this task to us!?"

"Clearly, this is a top-tier Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal, and his mental strength is extremely high. He might even be a Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal whose mental realm has broken through to the equivalent of the Human Dao Realm in the old era..."

"I have requested reinforcements from the Immortal True Spirit. Before they arrive... fight for our lives! He probably hasn't adapted to the rules of our Immortal Profound Yellow Realm yet; this will be our only chance! Also, his mental cultivation seems to be a whole realm higher than ours... change our communication method..."

The remaining team members exchanged ideas rapidly.

However, after only a short while, once they changed their mode of communication, Gu Jinlai could no longer perceive it.

No!

It's not that it's undetectable!

They simply changed communication from more efficient telepathic exchanges to connecting telepathically to a special device similar to a virtual conference room. Through virtual meetings, the information to be conveyed is then converted into encrypted signals to ensure tactical operations.

This method...

"The world within this Immortal Cave Heaven... actually has a technology tree."

Gu Jinlai.

Because his own power was greatly suppressed, these twelve mechs were clearly not powerful, especially in terms of their destructive methods...

The Cheng Ying mechs could easily defeat them, but due to the characteristic that energy is devoured as soon as it is formed, even the rate at which energy is lost to maintain his immortal body has increased countless times compared to before. As a result, he was somewhat helpless in the face of the siege of twelve mechs.

Of course, the main reason for this helplessness is the inability to adapt.

He failed to adapt to the changing rules of this world, and relying on his previous combat methods, he was completely outmatched by the hunter squads who were skilled at hunting down ordinary Xuanxian.

To reverse this situation...

"Although you've explored the tech tree, its advancement isn't at a level I can't fully comprehend. Regardless of the method you use for virtual communication, it will inevitably be interfered with under intense energy..."

Upon realizing this, the energy within the Great Sun Core of the Gu Jinlai surged forth.

The ascent of mental and spiritual realms has enabled the Great Sun Core to not only operate in an explosive form, but also to enter overclocking mode.

Although this would affect the stability of the Great Sun Core, but...

The energy that the Great Sun Core can provide has increased significantly.

However, along with the significant increase in the energy released, the devouring power attached to the void also rose accordingly.

Just like an ordinary person transforming into a giant, the gravity they experience will increase exponentially.

That's enough!

A dazzling, blazing white light emanated from the hands of the Gu Jinlai, as a destructive energy frantically condensed.

Nuclear fusion!?

"He's mastered the use of nuclear fusion energy!? He's not one of those fallen beings from the old worlds that were swallowed up! He's an invader connected to the resistance forces!"

"Watch out! Scatter and get out of the way!"

"Quickly! Deploy the suppression field!"

The twelve members of the Hunters all changed their expressions drastically and retreated hastily.

The captain's mech even had a peculiar weapon activated.

However, almost at the same time as they retreated, Gu Jinlai suddenly reached out and clenched his fist. A powerful binding force swept over, as if creating a gravitational singularity, and frantically pulled the twelve retreating mechs back.

This is the gravity that has been understood Gu Jinlai.

The appearance of the gravitational field seemed to create a strong conflict with the Devouring Dao, causing space to distort and the pulling force to surge several times over.

The twelve members of the Hunter squad, who were being pulled so tightly that their mechs began to deform in the distortion of space, screamed in terror.

"What's this..."

"A Golden Immortal of the Great Dao! He is a Golden Immortal of the Great Dao! An Immortal True Spirit... We made a mistake!"

"We're doomed!"

The twelve people struggled to get away from this gravitational singularity.

But apart from one person, the remaining eleven people not only failed to scatter and escape, but were all bound in one space.

The next moment, the nuclear fusion energy accumulated over the Gu Jinlai was injected into the distorted space.

Accompanied by a dazzling burst of light, the terrifying heat swept away all life within a radius of several miles with overwhelming force.

Yes!

Several miles!

The strike that erupts when the core of the Great Sun is pushed to its limit Gu Jinlai, if it were on Blue Star, would turn an area of thousands of miles into a fiery inferno, and the damage would be enough to easily shatter the atmosphere and cause it to escape.

The impact force could even deflect the trajectory of Blue Star, potentially causing civilizations to perish, whether it flies towards or away from the sun.

Of course, human civilization probably won't live to see that day.

Because the release of this force blasts through the atmosphere, and the resulting atmospheric turbulence, direct ultraviolet radiation, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters are enough to destroy 99% of living beings.

Such a terrifying attack, when it landed on the Immortal Cave Heaven, only annihilated a few miles away.

Furthermore, the subsequent high temperatures, flames, shockwaves, and radiation, along with the abnormally rapid decay, all contributed to the catastrophic event.

The void is like a gluttonous beast that can never be satisfied, greedily devouring all forms of energy transformation except for changes in the material realm.

The purer the energy conversion, the stronger the power it absorbs.

Just like now, the power of nuclear fusion is decaying extremely quickly. On the contrary, the energy contained in shock waves, high temperatures, and radiation, as well as mechanical energy and kinetic energy, are also decaying at a much faster rate, but at least there is still a lot of room for them to manifest.

Gu Jinlai have witnessed this scene.

His expression was stern.

Immediately afterwards, he leaped into the air.

Forced to shrink to a mere dozen meters in size, it lunged at the surviving member of the hunter squad.

"Immortality and eternal life!"

The hunter team member seemed to realize something, roared, and immediately self-destructed.

However, Gu Jinlai, the technique of projecting into the void has been used in a timely manner, allowing the True Spirit to manifest.

The moment the True Spirit manifested, he also felt the terrifying devouring and weakening effects.

But in order to understand the basic situation of this world as soon as possible, he didn't care about so much. With the infusion of clear light, his True Spirit was directly projected into the mental world of the hunter team member who had self-destructed.

Amidst a violent shock and backlash, a portion of his memories were forcibly seized.

Having done all this, he endured the all-encompassing suppression and weakening, and left the sea area as quickly as possible.