You Underestimated Me
Countless bursts of brilliant energy erupted within this Star System, creating clusters and spots of light of all sizes. From a distance, it looked as if many more Sun had appeared in the galaxy.
The last and strongest Emperor-level Machine Puppet Machine Puppet Divine Court was a humanoid Machine Puppet that was even more rudimentary than a Recruit Machine Puppet.
However, its strength is incredibly powerful, because the predecessor of "Speaker" was the first body that the Machine God created for itself when it was unable to move after being separated from its body. It used "Speaker" to walk and explore the mysteries of the Void and formed an alliance with races such as the Rainbow Sheath Clan.
This Machine Puppet has none of the external forces that can be used to construct it: the firepower of End War, the Sword Array of Blade Emperor, the ferocity of Mighty God, and the cunning of Intelligence. It has none of these.
However, the will that governs its body is that which inherited almost all of the legacy of the Immortal Emperor Shuhua, that life form born from the hands of one of the most powerful Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Realm.
Countless complex Formation and spells emerged from the "Speaker's" hands, transforming into powerful energy elements or forming various bizarre and unpredictable illusory scenes.
No matter how complex the spells, the "Speaker" seemed to be able to use them with ease; no matter how powerful the "Glory" attacks, the "Speaker" could easily neutralize them.
Its cloak's hood was blown back by the Hurricane, and its long cloak transformed into a black curtain that encircled the entire Star System. Beneath the cloak lay countless hazy yet dazzling Star Core, from which countless Stars roared forth and crashed towards "Glory."
When "Glory" rushes towards it, the distance between them is infinitely stretched by some mysterious rule. When Glory tries to dodge, the distorted gravity that is born out of thin air from the vast universe will slow down "Glory" and restrict it to its original position.
The "Speaker" even summoned stars and planets from nearby star systems to hurl at the fiercely resisting "Glory."
The Collective Consciousness of the Rainbow Sheath Clan was still significantly weaker than the will of the Machine God. Under the various powerful offensives of the "Speaker," the Emperor-level Machine Puppet "Glory" suffered severe damage and began to struggle.
"You overestimate yourself, and you underestimate me, [the Speaker]."
The Speaker stretched out his hand, and in his palm, black Runes emerged one after another, forming a small Black Hole that kept twisting inward.
"You won't last until the Immortal Ancestor arrives; you will be crushed by me."
It threw the Black Hole in its hand at the battered Glory. As soon as the miniature Black Hole left the "Speaker's" palm, it expanded wildly and uncontrollably, constantly devouring everything around it. The powerful gravity caused a chain reaction on the planet not far from where the two were fighting. Endless tides, crustal movements, and air currents fell on the nascent civilization on that planet, causing devastating natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and storms.
But the Machine God, or rather the "Speaker," had no interest in the life or death of Intelligent Lifeforms on this planet. Before his death, the Immortal Emperor Shuhua had imprinted the Thought Imprint of "protecting Intelligent Lifeforms" into its mind. However, in the eyes of the Immortal Emperor Shuhua, the Life and Death Reincarnation and death was the normal Order of life. As long as the souls of these intelligent beings were not destroyed and their thoughts were not annihilated, it would not be considered as touching the imprint he had set.
Therefore, the Machine God can do this kind of thing without any psychological pressure or mental burden.
The Black Hole surged forth, growing larger and larger, about to devour "Glory" and several unfortunate nearby planets. But at that moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the center of the Black Hole in the opposite direction.
"I hadn't even reached my destination when I heard you saying you underestimated your [Speaker]."
One hand reached out and touched it, then another hand emerged, and with both hands pushing up and down, they forcefully broke apart the Black Hole that had not yet fully formed.
"I think you've underestimated me. How long do you think it would take me to get here from the Machine God Core by Sword Flight along the Void River on my sword?"
Bai Qiuran emerged from the dissipating Black Hole like Ghost, glaring menacingly at the "Speaker".
The "Speaker" reacted quickly. The moment he saw Bai Qiuran, he tossed the Jade Casket in his hand, made a Magic Incantation, and the pre-arranged Runes appeared, swirling around the Jade Casket. In that fraction of a second, Bai Qiuran's pupils contracted, and his dynamic vision accurately captured the Runes surrounding the Jade Casket.
Those are Teleportation Runes.
So, a thought flashed through his mind, and his thought ultimately outpaced the Runes's activation.
"Time, stop!"
The Divine Script System is extremely complex and beyond the reach of ordinary people. If a common Cultivators were to touch the Divine Script, they might suffer a backlash. Therefore, Bai Qiuran did not directly pass on the Divine Script System. Instead, he analyzed the rules and Great Dao contained within the Divine Script and used Arts to reconstruct them into divine abilities with the same effect. This allowed Divine Ability to directly use the Divine Script to unleash divine power and manipulate nature. Currently, only he, Jiang Lan, and Bai Xuxiang, a family of three, are using it.
However, although the Divine Script System is extremely complex and carries the constant risk of backlash, once it is thoroughly analyzed, understood, and mastered, its execution speed is much faster than other systems. Just like now, with a slight thought from Bai Qiuran, time in this entire world has successfully stopped according to his will.
In the slightly black and white world, everything came to a standstill. Bai Qiuran clearly saw the "Glory" Machine Puppet's face, which had not yet fully blossomed with joy when it saw him, as well as the "Speaker's " pupils, which were casting a spell, revealing a hint of panic and fear.
He slowly flew to the "Speaker's" side, reached out and ripped the Jade Casket from the half-finished ring of Teleportation Runes, then kicked the "Speaker" in return, before resetting time.
Bang!
The moment time returned to its normal trajectory, the force of Bai Qiuran's kick to the "Speaker" began to show its power. In a huge shockwave, the "Speaker's" body was directly pushed onto the outermost Stars of this Star System. Its body smashed a huge crater in the center of the Stars, which could be seen even from the planet where Intelligent Lifeforms exists.
He casually intervened, averting the various natural disasters the Black Hole had brought to the planet and preserving the fragile spark of civilization that had finally appeared on this planet Bai Qiuran, holding the Jade Casket, smiled and said, "Should I say 'Nice to meet you, Machine God? I didn't expect your true form to be so elegant."
"This is not my true form, Immortal Ancestor."
The voice of the Machine God came from the Jade Casket, carrying a hint of surrender.
"I have lost. You are stronger than I could have imagined. But I cannot die so easily. My thoughts permeate the entire Machine Puppet Divine Court. No one but myself knows where I have established my Backup Base Station. As long as those base stations exist, I will not disappear."
It paused, then continued, "In fact, right now, as you're grabbing me, Machine Puppet has already escorted my Backup Base Station away."