[Xu Yan's brother, Xu Wen, mercilessly attacked the defeated enemy in the Abyss Zone, accumulating massive merit points and advancing to the third level of the Master of Machine Operation.]
[And you, you're unemployed, with nothing to do lately, just wandering around and leveling up.]
In 2901, the "Battle of the Machine Gods" was held. This was an aerial competition for the Fifth Realm, aimed at determining the invincible mecha king who would dominate this realm for the next century.
[In the past, it was always the older generation competing with the younger generation. The lifespan of the Mech Warrior King is around one thousand years, and even with an extension potion, it's difficult to reach one thousand five hundred. A hundred years is enough for them to complete a generational change.]
[Divine Machine Slasher, Divine Machine Soaring to the Sky, Divine Machine Lone Sword... These are all super-powerful human-machine warriors with combat strength exceeding 80. In previous years, their fans alone would cause a huge uproar, with all sorts of praise, fabricating achievements for their idols, and even campaigning for votes.]
[These popularity metrics may seem useless, but they are actually quite valuable!]
[Because the destructive power of the Five Realms is too great, the impact of a real-world conflict would be enormous.]
Furthermore, while pilots and mechs at the fourth level only have sensory connections, those at the fifth level are completely integrated. If either is damaged… it would mean a loss to the entire airspace!
Therefore, this "battle for the Machine God" will be held in virtual space.
At the same time, the title of "Machine God" isn't solely based on strength; public approval is also crucial.
The more popular a mech warrior is, the more points they can earn in virtual battles to upgrade their mech.
[All votes in the airspace can be used to upgrade from 30 to 200 thorns. This means that even the weakest Mech King can still pilot the highest-stat mech and become a Mech God if everyone supports him!]
But this year's cohort... is different.
【because of you. 】
[Your base stats for the Five Realms have now reached 100.]
[Your essence, multiplied by six thousand, grants your true form the power of six hundred thousand thorns, enough to suppress Baili Zhenyan.]
[And the mecha is no longer your weakness. The "Cloud Beginning Celestial Venerable" you summon possesses 60 times the combat power of your true body, and is equipped with 36 million Thorns!]
[This is the strength of the fourth level of the Heavenly Realm, and among the stronger ones in the fourth level of the Six Realms!]
It took the virtual warehouse almost half a day to enter your data.
But it became awkward when the actual battle began.
[Because the computing power is overloaded.]
[Just as you unleashed your full power, preparing to spectacularly annihilate the twenty-odd divine machines before you, the virtual space was the first to be instantly destroyed.]
[The hardware is inadequate; it can't handle the various numerical calculations required for a battle at the sixth realm level!]
Therefore, the title of "God of Machines" rightfully belongs to you. After all, you are the first person in tens of thousands of years to be able to crash virtual space.
In 2902, you returned to the abandoned mining planet.
The place has changed dramatically; you wouldn't guess it was a garbage planet ten years ago.
The scavenger alliance formed by the slaves you once rescued has also been transformed into a pioneering department.
[The conglomerate, through some unknown means by the airspace, is no longer a vampire corporation, but a charitable organization.]
You revisit this place, retracing the path you took to escape years ago, and a sense of melancholy washes over you.
[In the same year, you began to condense your Dao Seal.]
[2905.]
You start inviting people out for meals and drinking with them.
Someone noticed something was wrong with you and asked you questions.
"Squad leader, why do you look like you're saying goodbye... not just any ordinary goodbye, but the kind where we might not see each other again for years, decades."
"That shouldn't be the case," someone nearby said. "We're not ordinary people. After graduation, we'll be scattered across the world and might never see each other again. We can communicate anytime in the virtual space. With just a few dozen eighth-generation data coins, we can go to every corner of the airspace and find someone anytime."
"Squad Leader Yun is a true machine god; even the Abyss was destroyed."
Their voices trailed off, because your expression confirmed what the man had said.
Look up at the sky.
"You say that beyond this void lies the myriad realms of the Primordial Heaven, but what lies beyond this Primordial Heaven Realm?"
The students fell silent. The most ambitious among them were striving to become Mech Warrior Masters, but those were far from being Mech Warrior Kings. And you, the Mech Warrior King among Mech Warrior Kings, were the ultimate Mech Warrior King.
Your aspirations are too high; they can no longer understand them.
Xu Yan looked at you worriedly and grabbed your hand: "Brother Yun Shou, this is too fast."
[You'd warned her that this small patch of airspace couldn't hold you back, but she never imagined that less than twenty years later, you'd stand at the highest peak beneath this vast sky, ready to leap into the heavens and shatter the heavens.]
"It's not a matter of life and death, I'm just traveling somewhere else, that's all. Don't worry too much, maybe in decades, maybe a decade or so, I'll be back."
You say goodbye to her, and to these people with whom you have the best relationships in the airspace.
Sixteen mech warriors appeared across from the building where you were having your dinner party, giving you a standing ovation.
You open the window and step out from the 31st floor.
A passerby downstairs took a photo: "Someone is hovering 100 meters in the air. They look like an expert, but I don't know if they're an in-flight operator or a master pilot."
"He's fifty meters, one hundred meters, two hundred meters away from the building! He's still ascending! He must be a master of internal manipulation with the power of transparent color manipulation!"
"Hey, why is this being streamed live across all channels online? The footage looks familiar... wait, isn't this right here?!"
"Why is the entire internet live-streaming the man outside that building?!"
"Damn! He's the one behind all the scam websites, Lu is no longer active!"
"That reminds me."
"Because you are an unqualified captain. A truly excellent captain can take off in any situation, my Lu!"
"It's too late, let's go with him!"
"..."
[A grand departure, a world-renowned ascension.]
[This is the kind of imposing presence you should have when you leave!]
"But someone is staring at you like a deer."
In an instant, the nearly 100-meter-tall Yun Shi Tian Zun appeared in your position, merging with you and entering the ultimate state.
"But someone is staring at you like a deer."
A beam of azure light shot into the sky, then expanded into a halo, enveloping six nearby provinces.
"But someone is staring at you like a deer."
Within this vast area, all operators of the system entered a state of enlightenment, gaining a clearer understanding of their own path of cultivation, and thus progressing even faster in the future.
"But... never mind, I'm not going to waste any more time."
[The pilots who came to see them off have all taken this sudden enlightenment and advanced an extra meter on the path to the Fifth Realm. This extra meter has given them a combat power boost of more than ten thorns!]
"Those who didn't come to see us off must be regretting it terribly."
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