"Haha... Awesome! Again!"
As the Demon-Slaying Sword once again cleaved the branch that Divine Lord Cangmu had swung at them, they burst into hearty laughter, a surge of heroic spirit rising within them. This moment would undoubtedly become one of the most unforgettable memories of their lives.
After a period of rest, Mingye finally regained some of her mobility. She immediately used a secret technique to summon her Netherworld Pearl and attack Divine Lord Cangmu's Primordial Spirit.
After a cultivator breaks through to the Divine Realm, in addition to the complete transformation of their physical body, their Divine Body will also advance. Regardless of the cultivation system, the Divine Body after becoming a god will transform into Primordial Spirit.
Primordial Spirit vary in strength. The strong ones are self-evident, while the weak ones are roughly equivalent to Saint Level Soul Cultivators. However, because their Primordial Spirit have undergone transformation, they are at a higher level and are more difficult to destroy.
Mingye was only at the Demigod Realm. Logically speaking, even if he cultivated the inheritance of the Nether Great Emperor, he would still be unable to threaten a true god.
But the Netherworld Pearl Netherworld Pearl is different. It is the Nether Great Emperor's personal magic weapon and a genuine top-tier divine artifact. The power of its spirit alone is enough to threaten ordinary Void God Realm, not to mention that Mingye also possesses Divine Power.
Mingye's robes fluttered without wind, and a purple full moon appeared behind him. This full moon was reflected in Divine Lord Cangmu's eyes, and in a daze, he seemed to see the full moon growing bigger and bigger, crashing down on him.
"Ah...!"
Divine Lord Cangmu let out a scream. In his dazed state, the Demon-Slaying Sword seized the opportunity and swung its blade at Divine Lord Cangmu's tree trunk.
With Mingye's reinforcements, the situation of the Demon-Slaying Sword improved considerably, but that was all. The gap between the God Level and those below the God Level was simply too great. With their current level, it was impossible for them to defeat Divine Lord Cangmu. Maintaining their undefeated status was already their limit.
Below, the battle of the Haotian Empire's army attacking the gates of Flying Dragon Pass has also entered a critical moment.
"Kill them!!"
With the help of various standard defensive magical artifacts, the Haotian Empire's army withstood the hail of bullets from the city walls, approached the Flying Dragon Pass gate, and engaged in close combat with the Chen Kingdom's defenders.
Buzz... Sizzle...!
The walls of the Chen Kingdom are made of alloy, and their hardness, strength, heat resistance, and other properties are no less than those of spiritual minerals below the third grade. Combined with the many runic mechanisms embedded in the walls, they have made a name for themselves in recent years, and everyone knows that they are difficult to deal with.
But as the saying goes, great skill appears clumsy, and brute force can overcome all techniques. The individual cultivation levels of the Haotian Empire army soldiers were much higher than those of the Chen Kingdom soldiers, and their training methods also followed ancient methods, being bold, powerful, fierce, and domineering.
After the two sides made contact, Chen Kingdom did not easily suppress the enemy with the firepower of Rune Gun and rune-inscribed cannons as before. Instead, he was suppressed by the swift, fierce and domineering offensive of the Haotian Empire's army.
"So strong, truly worthy of being the frontline garrison of the Haotian Empire."
The commander-in-chief defending the city was named Chen Xuezhen, a rising star in the Chen Kingdom.
His talent in cultivation is only average to above average, but he is very talented in commanding troops. He has been promoted rapidly in recent years and is now one of the most famous generals in the Chen Kingdom.
In this battle of Flying Dragon Pass, Chen Mu felt that with him present, he did not send Chen Zihu along.
After all, compared to the Haotian Empire, the Chen Kingdom's foundation is far inferior. The Chen Kingdom has a vast territory, and there are still many places where Chen Zihu needs to keep order.
"It's time to get the real deal!"
"Pass on my order: deploy the Mecha Corps."
Seeing that his city defenses were being suppressed, Chen Xuezhen made a decisive move and dispatched a new type of army that had been trained for many years.
Mechs, also known as intelligent armor, were conceived by Chen Mu and are a key project that the Rune Research Institute has been researching for over twenty years.
More than a decade ago, Chen Kingdom had already developed intelligent armor, but for many years afterward, Chen Kingdom's intelligent armor was merely a toy for the rich and could not be truly used on the battlefield.
The most important reason for this is that the materials and manufacturing processes required for smart armor are too demanding, making each one extremely expensive. Ordinary soldiers simply cannot afford to maintain them, while true powerhouses have no need for them.
However, the fact that intelligent armor can be piloted without cultivation alone gives it an irreplaceable position.
In the Pan Emperor Continent, how long does it take to cultivate an ordinary person into a Core Formation Realm cultivator? And how many resources and rare treasures are required?
Resources are good; since the Rune Technology revolution, Chen Kingdom has never lacked resources for cultivating talent. However, time is what Chen Kingdom lacks most.
The Chen Kingdom expanded too quickly, and the territories it occupied were all in places with scarce Spiritual Power. Although many powerful individuals have joined the Chen Kingdom in recent years, compared with the Haotian Empire, which has a deep foundation, the quality of its soldiers is undoubtedly far inferior.
If Chen Kingdom were given another hundred years, with the cultivation resources brought about by the Rune Technology revolution, the new generation of cultivators in the Chen Kingdom should not be weaker than those in Central Province. However, Long Bo obviously will not give Chen Kingdom that much time.
Therefore, the Mecha Corps became an important project for the Chen Kingdom to replenish its combat strength.
Buzz... whoosh!
Not long after Chen Xuezhen issued his order, in a secluded corner within Flying Dragon Pass, rows of mechs, each three or four zhang tall, took off in neat formation.
These mechs are cast from sturdy alloys, their surfaces gleaming with a cold metallic sheen. Their limbs are thick and powerful, equipped with a variety of dazzling weapons and defensive systems, making them awe-inspiring.
Five hundred mechs were dispatched to Flying Dragon Pass this time, all of them being small, standard-issue mechs.
As mechs have been iterated and improved, their operational difficulty has increased, leading to the development of a pilot ranking system. Those who can participate in this battle are all top-tier pilots who have undergone more than five years of hellish training, and their value is definitely no less than that of the mechs themselves.
The basic combat strength of a standard mech is the Core Formation Realm, while the combat strength standard of a Level 1 pilot is the Early Stage of the Core Formation Realm, and a Level 2 pilot can exert the combat strength of the Mid Core Formation Realm. By analogy, the theoretically highest-level Level 9 pilot can exert the combat strength of the Saint Level Late Stage.
However, Chen Kingdom does not currently have such a pilot. The strongest pilot in the Chen Kingdom is Wei Shan, who is an eighth-level pilot. This means that when he pilots a sufficiently powerful mech, he can exert the combat power of Mid Saint Level pilot.
Furthermore, compared to cultivators, mechs are naturally suited for the battlefield. In other words, mechs can play a greater role on the battlefield because most of their attacks are area-of-effect, and even their physical structure is designed for the battlefield. The role of mechs on the battlefield is several times greater than that of cultivators.