Chapter 571 - 240: Instant Kill, The Final Battle Begins

A flash of understanding crossed Lin Ye’s eyes.

A moment ago, just as the two members of the Intelligent Mechanism Race were about to self-destruct and fully expose their core energy, he had a flash of inspiration and subconsciously tried to use the fundamental ability of [Devouring Heaven and Earth] to devour it directly.

It seemed his gamble had paid off.

[Devouring Heaven and Earth]—this mechanism, after all, originated from the Taotie.

In the past, the Taotie had required him to devour a creature’s core to obtain attribute points and skills.

But now, the mechanism seemed to have evolved a new use.

’Their self-destruct sequence was equivalent to voluntarily relinquishing control over their cores.’

’It seems I can only absorb core energy under these specific circumstances.’

’First, the life form itself must be preparing to abandon its own core.’

’Second, I have to be able to see it, or be within a certain distance.’

As Lin Ye was lost in thought, the vibrations throughout the entire space grew more violent!

"RUMBLE—"

Countless massive cracks were rapidly spreading across the alloy walls in all directions.

Suddenly, large screens of faint blue light appeared out of thin air on all sides of the cavity, sweeping toward the center of the battlefield like an invisible tide!

They moved so fast it was beyond the limits of reaction time!

With a flicker of his body, Lin Ye easily dodged it.

As for Qin Feng, relying on the powerful intuition of his Late-Stage Divine Realm Perfection, he barely managed to sidestep the light screen the instant it reached him.

But the other four team members behind him were not so lucky.

They didn’t even have time to react before the seemingly harmless blue light screen swept over them in an instant.

The next second, the four of them vanished into thin air.

Not even a trace of energy fluctuation was left behind.

...

「Painful Labyrinth, planetary core.」

「Sigma Ruins, Central Control Room.」

This was a magnificent space, countless times larger than any chamber Lin Ye had seen before.

On a massive holographic screen, a waterfall of data streams flickered wildly, finally converging into lines of scarlet warning text.

[WARNING: Unknown intruder detected.]

[Threat Level Assessment: Maximum.]

[Class-A individuals ’Alpha-07’ and ’Alpha-13’ confirmed neutralized.]

[Initiating final protocol: Noah.]

[Ceasing extraction of planetary core energy... Cessation complete.]

[Shutting down main engine module... Shutdown complete.]

[Commencing awakening... ’Noah’.]

The instant the command was given, a cultivation pod—seemingly carved from crystal and dozens of meters tall—suddenly lit up in the pitch-black space below the control room.

The pod was filled with a viscous, faintly glowing cultivation fluid.

Countless thick energy conduits converged from all directions, connecting to the pod.

At this moment, the countless conduits emitted a blinding, faint blue light, surging with a vast, ocean-like source of energy.

All the remaining energy in the entire ruins turned into a raging torrent, frantically pouring into the cultivation pod!

At the center of the cultivation fluid.

A figure was suspended.

It was a young boy who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen.

He was naked, his skin so fair it was almost transparent, with virtually no signs of mechanical modification. His soft, white hair floated gently in the fluid.

The next moment, the boy’s tightly shut eyes slowly opened.

His translucent eyes were like the purest azure gems, yet so deep they seemed to hold all the stars in the universe.

CRACK—!!!

The crystal exterior of the cultivation pod was instantly covered in a spiderweb of cracks before it violently shattered!

The viscous cultivation fluid splashed everywhere.

The countless tubes connected to the boy’s body detached automatically. He floated slowly into mid-air, barefoot.

Then, he floated up to the control room above.

Looking at the waterfall of data on the screen, he instantly understood everything.

He held out a slender, fair hand, fingers splayed.

VMM—

Outside the control room, within the vast space of the planetary core, countless faint blue light screens materialized from thin air. They then spread out in all directions with incredible speed, piercing through layers of the planet’s crust and alloy conduits!

Just a few breaths later.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Countless blue figures, like summoned devotees, burst forth from tunnels on all sides, appearing in the vast space outside the control room.

They were members of the Intelligent Mechanism Race, each with a different form!

The moment they appeared, they knelt in unison before the white-haired boy.

Among them were even a dozen or so figures exuding terrifying energy fluctuations that far surpassed the others.

These were the very same Class-A all-purpose combat individuals that Lin Ye had just defeated!

At this moment, these terrifying beings also lowered their proud heads before the boy.

...

"Zhao! Wang Li!..."

Qin Feng stared at the empty space behind him, his eyes instantly turning bloodshot, burning with fury.

He thought it was some kind of unbelievable disintegration beam that had instantly annihilated his four team members!

But the next moment, a call came through his communicator from his teammate Zhao, his voice filled with panic and confusion.

"Captain... we’re still alive!"

"Where are we?! It seems like we’ve been teleported somewhere else!"

"My God... this place... it’s crawling with the Intelligent Mechanism Race! They have us surrounded!"

"AHH—!"

After a short scream, the communication cut out.

At the same time, the voice of the command center’s liaison, now a strained roar, echoed once more from Qin Feng’s tactical terminal!

"Squad Five! Squad Five! Respond if you copy! This is an emergency!"

"Deep-scan probes have detected a brand-new energy source has awakened! Its energy level... exceeds all records in our database! No Class-A individual can even compare!"