Control of the Machine Puppet Divine Court
The Spaceship carried the group back to Eden. On the way, Bai Qiuran told the Immortal Realm captives about what had happened during this period.
Upon arriving in Eden, the young Chief of the Rainbow Sheath Clan personally greeted them with his men. When he saw a group of various prisoners disembarking from the Spaceship piloted by Bai Qiuran, he expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei.
"Your attitude is so sincere."
Bai Qiuran glanced at this Body Integration Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan.
"Many of them are not from races that exist here, are they?"
"Every race that lives in this Void is of great importance to us."
The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan replied, "The races here are all very small in number, some even reduced to a single individual. Those capable of monogamous Procreation are alright, but for those requiring hermaphroditic reproduction, being reduced to a single individual is practically tantamount to extinction. To solve this problem, we have developed Cloning Technology specifically for these races. Therefore, every individual you have sent is, to us, a seed of a race."
So this is actually Rare Species Protection Center?
"If you wish to think that way, then so be it."
The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan smiled at him and said, "To be honest, although our slogan is to resist the Machine God and seize the future, given the current balance of power, this dream is just wishful thinking."
"You're quite realistic."
Bai Qiuran said.
"I wonder what your loyal followers will think after hearing what you said."
"There's no way around it. As a follower, I can be unaware, but as a leader, I must be clear-headed."
The Rainbow Sheath Clan's Collective Consciousness chuckled bitterly, "Especially in such a difficult environment."
Bai Qiuran noncommittal. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "I have some things to take care of next. In the meantime, can our people stay here with you for a while?"
"Of course."
The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan answered.
"I'm going to prepare to deal with the Machine God next."
Bai Qiuran a moment, then tentatively asked, "If I were to overthrow the current Machine God, what would Eden want?"
"Your deal with us ends with helping us defeat the Machine God; we dare not ask for anything more."
The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan shook its head.
"Really?"
Bai Qiuran glanced at the other people around him who seemed hesitant to speak.
"But your men don't seem to think that way."
I will keep them in check.
The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan glanced behind them.
"Admittedly, there will be a huge pie of profit after defeating the Machine God. However, greed is a right that only the powerful are entitled to exercise. We... after witnessing your power, dare not make any excessive demands or push our luck."
"Snort."
Bai Qiuran waved to him.
"You're smart."
He turned and left to make arrangements for the Immortal Realm captives he had brought with him.
The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan watched his retreating figure while simultaneously stopping its subordinates from making a suggestion.
He looked at the sky of this bubble world. Not long ago, Bai Qiuran set off from here. His main body directly tore through the surface of the Void River from here to the top, transforming into a Sword Light that crossed the distant Void and struck the Knowledge Grand Battle Group's Garrison World deep in the territory of the Machine God.
The Rainbow Sheath Clan's Collective Consciousness was well aware of this power. Even though he was wielding Eden's last trump card, this first-generation Emperor-level Machine Puppet was no match for Bai Qiuran.
Within the world of Eden, the architectural style of the City is the same as that of the worlds under the Machine God, all made of metal, with Runes engraved on the doors and windows, and pipes flowing with bright energy visible on the exterior of the metal houses, exuding a super-modern punk style.
This was also true of the place Eden arranged for Bai Qiuran and her group to stay temporarily; the Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan arranged for them to live in a six-story metal building.
After leading the Immortals to the temporary accommodations arranged for them by Eden, Bai Qiuran said to them, "I plan to go into seclusion for a while. I'll keep the top floor for myself, and you can allocate the other five floors as you like. Is that alright?"
The Immortals naturally had no objection to Bai Qiuran's request. Bai Qiuran asked them to follow Tang Ruowei's arrangements during this period and also asked them to exchange cultivation experiences with Tang Ruowei to prevent the girl from continuing to be lazy.
After giving these instructions, Bai Qiuran went to the sixth floor and began her seclusion.
As always, his seclusion was naturally for the purpose of creating new Divine Ability or spells. After seeing the Machine God this time, Bai Qiuran's determination to deal with it became even stronger.
Bai Qiuran not only wanted to correct its flawed ruling methods, but also to seize control of the Nascent Soul Manufacturing Factory from its hands. He felt that whether he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage depended on this.
The Machine God is a powerful ruler, and the Machine Puppet Divine Court is a rare and powerful civilization in the Void. Although it was initially created by the Immortal Emperor Shuhua as a tool for revenge, the Machine Puppet has now completely transcended the category of a tool and become a high-level civilization that rules over other civilizations.
Defeating it is very difficult. If a method cannot be found, even Bai Qiuran would have a hard time dealing with it. This thing can possess the body of any Machine Puppet, and can also be resurrected by any Machine Puppet.
If Bai Qiuran were to use brute force to break through, then he would have to completely destroy every single Machine Puppet it had built over the years, and even every single Screw in every facility, in order to ensure that the Machine God was truly destroyed.
Bai Qiuran was naturally unwilling to do that. Not to mention how much time and effort it would take, he couldn't bear to touch the Nascent Soul and the Artificial Purple Mansion factory under the Machine God's command.
Therefore, to defeat the Machine God, we must start with its strongest and most proficient aspect— the Machine God's all-pervasive thinking and Consciousness.
Its Consciousness is connected to the entire Machine Puppet Divine Court; this is its greatest strength, but also its greatest weakness.
If Bai Qiuran could master the spell to destroy or shatter its mind, then with just one strike, the entire Machine Puppet Divine Court would vanish in an instant.
Of course, Bai Qiuran would not destroy the Machine Puppet Divine Court so easily. Regardless of its use, the fact that it was created by the Immortal Emperor Shuhua Hua alone is enough to make it a creation of the Immortal Realm.
The Rainbow Sheath Clan's Collective Consciousness is quite right. The Machine God is not only a formidable enemy but also an enormous pie of profit. Once the Machine God falls, countless races in this Void, including Eden itself, will surely try to come up and get a piece of the pie.
Bai Qiuran didn't want such a large piece of the pie to fall into the hands of other races—he could do without this Void, since the Immortal Realm couldn't control such a large territory anyway, and there was still a large blank area in the Consciousness Demon Domain.
He could even hand over the factories, City, and basic technologies left behind in the Material World by the Machine Puppet Divine Court, but the Machine Puppet Divine Court itself was something Bai Qiuran was determined to obtain.