The Insect's Combat Ability

"They're still alive? Their resilience is incredible!"

Le Zhentian was somewhat surprised. He thought for a moment, glanced at Bai Qiuran, and then said, "Alright, go ahead and do it. Anyway, our grandmaster is here today. If this bug causes any trouble, our grandmaster can handle it."

"Then, I'll begin the removal."

The New Machine God replied.

As it finished speaking, the walls of the research lab opened on the screen, and countless robotic arms carrying various kinds of equipment reached out and began to cut away the huge piece of amber.

A buzzing sound rang out as Blazing Energy Beam was Runes Restraint the tip of the mechanical arm by runes, forming a high-temperature Cutting Blade that slowly and precisely sliced through the huge amber encasing the Black Insect. As the Restraint were gradually released, the black insect seemed to begin to revive. Its various life indicators on the instruments slowly reappeared and then gradually returned to normal.

Finally, when only a thin layer remained of the shell encasing the insect, the insect began to move, and a crack appeared in the "amber" on its surface.

Seeing this, the Machine God retracted its mechanical arm. Soon after, the insect struggled more and more violently. Finally, with a crisp sound, the layer of "amber" covering its body cracked and fell off. The insect broke free from its Restraint and began to look around.

Beneath its two pairs of fangs, two plates of carapace vibrated slowly at an extreme frequency, while its eyes constantly moved, seemingly observing its surroundings.

"It's trying to send some kind of signal."

The Machine God whispered, "However, my lab has blocked its signal."

After a while, seemingly as the New Machine God had said, after failing to send a signal, the black insect began to leap around with its powerful hind legs. At the same time, it waved its sharp claws, trying to attack the four walls of the research lab, attempting to break through.

Every time its claws struck the metal wall of the research lab, a loud crash could be heard throughout the entire lab. However, its forelimbs did not seem to be as hard as the materials used in the Machine God Research Lab. After several attacks, the insect's claws were damaged.

Even so, the black insect did not stop its attempts to break through. It relentlessly attacked a metal wall, which was the weakest point in the entire research room wall, outside of which was the corridor of the research facility.

Ignoring the blue blood seeping from its forelimbs, the insect launched its strongest attack, seemingly oblivious to the pain.

"Its strength is roughly equivalent to that of a Golden Core Stage Cultivators... This individual doesn't seem capable of launching energy attacks, and appears to lack pain receptors, but possesses an extremely clear sense of purpose..."

The Machine God kept muttering to itself, recording all this data.

"If you're only at the Golden Core Stage, how do you possess the ability to fly through the Void?"

I'm puzzled Le Zhentian asked.

"Please see the following regarding this issue."

The Machine God said, "Convert to Mimetic Void environment."

As it spoke, the space inside the research room suddenly changed. An Energy Storm surged into the research room, expelling the air and other substances present inside, temporarily transforming the entire research room into a Quasi-Void Environment.

Upon sensing this change, the insect that had been relentlessly attacking the laboratory wall stopped. It drifted in mid-air with the Energy Storm, being tossed about by the storm. During this process, it maintained a crouching posture, and its black carapace gradually changed, becoming thicker and the black color on it becoming deeper.

Normally, when Energy Storm swept across its body, they would carry away a piece of broken carapace. However, after this change in its carapace, those violent Energy Storm would instead become its aid when they reached it.

With the help of this Energy Storm, the insect flew around in the dangerous Void as if it were in its own home.

"The boundless Void is full of wonders."

Watching this scene, Bai Qiuran and Le Zhentian in amazement.

"Please don't rush to express your feelings; this could be a very serious situation for us."

The New Machine God glanced at the two guys beside it. Although one of them was its creator and the other was its current Machine God, it still occasionally felt very uncomfortable with Bai Qiuran's somewhat unkempt manner and rigid style of doing things.

"This insect is most likely the lowest-ranking individual in their species. Compared to an ant colony or a bee colony, it's just Worker Insect, only one level higher than Larva."

The Machine God warned, "Insect Swarm are always synonymous with quantity. These insects might Procreation even faster than I can create Machine Puppet. The danger posed by these creatures should not be underestimated."

Bai Qiuran and Le Zhentian exchanged a glance, then the Immortal Emperor replied, "Of course we know that. There's a saying you may or may not have heard: 'Strategically, we should despise the enemy; tactically, we should take the enemy seriously.' My grandmaster and I are practicing strategic desperation."

He paused, then added, "By the way, why don't you use Low-Level Machine Puppet to test the combat strength comparison with this bug?"

The Machine Puppet controlled by the Machine God looked up at Le Zhentian, seemingly somewhat helpless.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

It answered.

"Then, let's test this insect's normal combat capabilities first."

"Le Zhentian gave the order."

The Machine God then shut down the Void environment in the Laboratory. The black insect, which had been flying freely in the air with the help of the Void Energy Storm, was caught off guard by the sudden change in environment. After the Energy Storm disappeared, the insect, which had lost its support, immediately began to fall freely and crashed onto the Laboratory floor with a thud.

Right now, this bug looks kind of silly and cute, but once the Machine God puts in a Most Basic Machine Puppet, it immediately reveals its ferocious side.

Its hind legs contracted, transforming into a black gust of wind as it lunged at the Machine Puppet. Its claws gripped the Machine Puppet's shoulders, and the fangs protruding from its mouth pierced the Machine Puppet's body. Its entire body pressed against the Machine Puppet, attempting to slam it against the wall and tear it to pieces.

However, this insect's strength was only equivalent to a Golden Core Stage Cultivators, while the most basic unit of the Machine Puppet Divine Court corresponded to at least a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators. Although the mechanical Machine Puppet was grabbed by the shoulder by its claws and had its fangs pierce its body, it was still not seriously injured.

Its Purple Mansion emitted a bright light, and the Runes on its body lit up one by one. Then, this Machine Puppet grabbed the insect's two forelimbs and pushed the insect back. The claws and fangs that the insect had stuck in its body were also pulled out by it.

The Machine Puppet braced itself against the insect with both hands, then suddenly spun around, grabbing the insect's forelimbs with its arms and swinging it around like a windmill.