Upon hearing the system's words, Li Xingkong couldn't help but steal another glance at Yan Jun. His geometrically beautiful body, upon closer inspection, did indeed have a hint of both reality and illusion.
If that's the case, then the survivability of this Kilometer Arc is probably already at a very high level. With the methods I currently have, I'm afraid I really don't have any way to deal with them.
Li Xingkong, who had just been feeling smug about his greatly improved strength and the ability to influence the entire galaxy with a single strike, suddenly sobered up.
Yes, even though my cultivation has improved so much, I still feel powerless when facing Yan Jun.
Such figures would likely require one to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, or even higher, before one could even have a chance to confront them.
Of course, with the Thousand Mountains Method in hand, Li Xingkong wouldn't have much trouble escaping, since the Thousand Mountains Method is too advanced and far beyond the reach of current civilizations in the universe.
"Currently, the Convention is divided into three factions: the Kingdom of Fixed Light, the Holy Church of Truth, and our Kilometer Arc, each holding a dominant position and occupying half the territory."
While waiting for the Mechanical Scourge to arrive, Yan Jun suddenly spoke.
"But you probably don't know that the people of the Kingdom of Fixed Light are ordained by nature. Every citizen is a native light life form. This factor makes their population sparse and extremely rare. Moreover, they are extremely xenophobic. It's basically impossible for someone of their kind to join the Kingdom of Fixed Light. On the other hand, the Holy Church of Truth is full of madmen who are single-mindedly focused on constructing a God of Truth, wanting to create a true god in reality."
"Only our Kilometer Arc is the home of all scholars and researchers. The Arc has never been a race, nor a group of stubborn relicts. As long as you have exceptional talent in research, you can become a member of the Arc, and you can obtain such an invincible body."
Yan Jun raised his hand and pointed to himself.
"You didn't expect that, did you? I'm also a scholar of Arc, acquired through later life experiences."
Li Xingkong looked at Yan Jun and thought that, according to Yan Jun, if one wanted to join one of the three major powers, this Kilometer Arc would be the most suitable place.
However, one should only take self-praise with a grain of salt. To truly gain a comprehensive understanding of the three major forces, it is necessary to evaluate them from multiple perspectives.
But for Li Xingkong, he never had any intention of joining any faction.
He did not give up on his physical body. Although he and the Earth Star People might have nothing in common except for their appearance, Li Xingkong still identified himself as Divine Land People from the bottom of his heart.
It's best if this doesn't change.
However, judging from Yan Jun's current physical condition, it is clear that this physical modification has had a significant impact on him.
It transformed him from an ordinary person into someone almost like a god.
After a few casual words, the situation in front of them began to change.
The battleground originally reserved for Li Xingkong is now empty again, but the area around this empty space is teeming with fully armed insects, ready to pounce at any moment.
Despite this layer of technology, Li Xingkong could still judge from experience that a spatial passage was about to be opened in the central open space of the battle arena.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, a white light emanated from the open space, and then the shattered space bloomed like a flower.
However, what emerged first from that spatial opening was not a large army, but a massive number of bombs.
The bombs detonated the instant they were thrown, unleashing massive bursts of energy that raged around them, as if an artificial space storm had been created.
The bomb's impact sent the surrounding insects flying backwards.
But clearly, the insects have developed sophisticated countermeasures against this kind of attack.
A strangely shaped insect stood in front, and although it was being blasted around and thrown about, its mouth kept moving, swallowing the shockwaves that were encroaching on the surrounding area.
The commotion from the explosion didn't travel very far; it only pushed the insects back a few kilometers before they were completely devoured.
Even the shockwaves were completely neutralized by their merciless iron maws.
They're old rivals, so the Mechanical Scourge naturally doesn't think this opening cannon shot will have much effect; at most, it will just clear some space for the subsequent troops to enter.
Sure enough, after a barrage of bombs that knocked on the door, countless mechanical creatures poured out of the spatial rift and rushed out in all directions as soon as they appeared.
Meanwhile, the insects, who had been waiting in ambush, swarmed forward at the same time, one black and one white, the two torrents colliding like tides.
Although Li Xingkong had encountered the Mechanical Scourge before, this was the first time he had witnessed Mechanical Scourge fighting style.
Just like the Zerg, a massive horde of humans, countless mechanical creatures, surged out in an overwhelming tide.
Perhaps because they were cannon fodder, most of the mechanical creatures were very small, at most capable of fighting alone. Their fighting style was mainly based on long-range laser weapons. When such a large number of mechanical creatures attacked together, the scene was quite grand.
The light emitted in an instant illuminated the entire vicinity of the star sector.
With so many troops, there wasn't much room for ranged attacks to take effect. After several rounds of fire, the vanguard of both sides clashed violently.
Slashing, biting—both sides moved with such simple brutality, each move deadly.
The remains of dead creatures are also a target of contention between the two sides. The insectoids can spawn new soldiers as long as they have materials, and the Mechanical Scourge is no different; as long as they can retrieve the remains, they can recycle them.
For them, human wave tactics are just numbers. No matter how many casualties there are, as long as the bodies are still alive and can be recovered, it is equivalent to no loss.
As for the energy consumed, that's even easier; the entire star sector has no shortage of energy.
After the vanguard of both sides engaged in battle, the battle line stabilized for a time. After the battle line stabilized, the number of small individuals emerging from that space gradually decreased, while large warships began to appear.
After the first large warship appeared in its entirety on the battlefield, it immediately began to build up its power.
Although Li Xingkong couldn't sense it with his Divine Sense, he could still tell that this thing had basically put all its power into some kind of weapon, making even movement a problem.
As expected, after gathering its strength for a while, a visible ripple spread out from its hull. When the ripple reached its own mechanical lifeforms, it did not make any move. Instead, when the insects were swept by the ripple, they immediately stopped.
It felt like my computer had been forcibly shut down.