Chapter 966: God Mech, Summoning the Demon Gods

At the entrance of the former frontline forbidden zone, countless transport ships slowly descended from the skies. One after another, containers weighing hundreds to thousands of tons were offloaded by cultivators, each manually carrying them to designated areas.

Roar!

Thousands of cyan-backed ox beasts, each hundreds of meters long and over two hundred meters tall, let out low growls as they dragged millions of tons of supplies toward certain no-fly regions.

The war had ended, but the repaired frontline base had become even busier than before. The Federation had mobilized over five million people from various logistics cities in the rear, enthusiastically constructing a new front base. Even cultivators like Xia Youhui, who had reached the Seventh Heavenly Realm, were diligently toiling away like common laborers.

Yet what truly struck awe into everyone were the mythical-level kings who took action, moving mountains, filling seas, and raising a colossal city wall spanning thousands of kilometers across the land.

Kings who commanded metal attributes and laws of solidification reshaped matter itself. Later on, heavenly kings would inscribe runes to form massive arrays, surrounding the area with supreme laws.

This base wasn’t just a military camp, it was a fortress of war. Like the Purgatory demonic regions, when placed under the control of a supreme powerhouse, it could unleash power of unimaginable magnitude. It was also set to become the foundation of the upcoming God Defense System.

High above, ten thousand kilometers in the sky, Chen Chu stood in mid-air. His gaze fell on the golden cube hovering ahead, three meters in diameter, and the towering mech that loomed behind it, rising to a height of ten thousand meters.

This mech was primarily white, trimmed in gold, and exuded an aura of authority. Its twelve pairs of white metal wings were fully extended, adding a majestic brilliance. Behind its head, a white halo slowly revolved, releasing a divine and overwhelming presence that surged outward like a tide.

The golden cube rotated slowly, emitting the deep, aged voice of the Celestial King. "The original Sky-Scraping Battle Armor was, in fact, a puppet war suit. When I first obtained it, I was only at the peak of the Ninth Heavenly Realm. I could barely refine it, so I used it as a kinetic-powered suit of armor. To suppress the Awakeners of the Dark Era, I began integrating weapons systems, information cores, and propulsion systems. That became the prototype of the first-generation mech. Later, as I broke through to the mythical level and then the heavenly king level, I continued to develop and perfect the path of mechanical ascension.

"Transcendent mechs are the external projection of a mech cultivator’s law-bound world. When I reached the supreme level, my principles, true form, and law-bound world merged as one. That fusion became the God Armor. This path has the advantage of strengthening all forms of technological weaponry, granting nearly indestructible defenses, superior propulsion, and longer endurance. For instance, the crystalline hydrogen bombs I launched from the God World possess a destructive force a thousand times greater than conventional weapons. It also supports information transmission, scientific computation, and various auxiliary functions.

"In essence, the God Mech is the embodiment of an entire civilization’s technology. Even if the Blue Planet were to shatter and explode, even if most of our people died and our civilization was severed, as long as the God Mech remains, we can rebuild and may even progress faster than before. However, my weakness is equally obvious. The God Mech does not possess the immortality traits of the demon gods. When damaged, it requires extensive time to repair.

"Moreover, if the Omni-Cube that houses my divine soul and will and acts as the control core of the God Mech shatters, I would fall alongside it. Therefore, for this upgrade, I want the mech to prioritize defense and durability. Everything else is secondary. To ensure no accidents occur during the refinement, my soul and consciousness housed within the Omni-Cube will temporarily detach and transfer into a backup body."

"I got it, sir." Chen Chu nodded slowly, his gaze fixed on the translucent panel in front of him.

[Attribute Points: 2,975,200]

Including the leftover points from before, the harvest from converting the Life Crystals had nearly pushed the total past three million.

As the Omni-Cube turned into a beam of golden light that pierced sky and earth, merging into the twenty-kilometer-long white orbital battleship below, Chen Chu appeared on the mech’s towering shoulder.

Placing his right hand on the mech’s cold armor, a series of translucent words surfaced before his eyes.

[Incomplete ancient divine weapon, semi-principle true form fused with technology. Requires two million attribute points to repair and enhance core principle battle patterns and upgrade its level.]

Consume two million attribute points for enhancement.

Boom!

Two million attribute points detonated within Chen Chu like a nuclear blast, transforming into a boundless surge of enhancement energy that erupted throughout him. Its sheer magnitude distorted the surrounding space and time.

Centered around Chen Chu’s hand, white flames cascaded down like the Milky Way, engulfing the entire God Mech. The mech rumbled and trembled, and lines of glowing principle patterns lit up across its surface. The sequences began to melt and break down under the blaze of white fire, scattering into a sea of runes. At the same time, the mech’s armor gradually turned translucent and revealed a cold metallic world within, one that suspended between reality and illusion.

Because the enhancement was for someone else’s weapon, Chen Chu didn’t need to focus his full attention or infuse his divine soul and will to adjust compatibility. Once the enhancement process stabilized and the mech’s true form began its tempering phase, refining and evolving its principle battle patterns, Chen Chu diverted a portion of his attention to open his smart watch and accessed the logistics database.

Immediately, a dense list of names and statistics appeared before his eyes. Due to the complete suppression of the Purgatory empires' demon god-level forces and their rapid defeat, they had no time to retrieve or destroy countless stored resources. In addition, many spatial items seized from demons, demon kings, and even great demon kings contained far more valuable resources within.

Although there were few materials that could directly enhance a cultivator's realm beyond the heavenly king level, that didn’t mean such resources didn’t exist. Otherwise, so many titans and ancient titans wouldn’t have entrenched themselves within the Chaotic Region.

Moreover, Chen Chu had long reached the peak of the heavenly king level. What held him back now was the insufficient tempering of his true form, and the slow refinement of his internal planar world. "Exclude all resources ineffective for cultivators at the heavenly king level. Filter for natural treasures that can temper the true form and accelerate internal world evolution."

As Chen Chu gave the command, countless items disappeared from the projection screen, until only thirty-seven types remained. The sheer number surprised even him.

[Demonic Cloud Yan Soul Vine. It contains Yan Soul Energy that can significantly enhance the tempering of a heavenly king's true form. Retrieved from a demon king’s spatial item.]

[Heavenly Crystal Dragonblood Flower. A special resource. When absorbed by cultivators with a dragon bloodline, it significantly boosts the evolution speed of their true form. Gifted by Heavenly King Yan Kuang.]

[Bedrock Soil. A special earth-type resource that accelerates the evolution of an internal world’s land and strengthens its foundational layer. Gifted by a chief god of the Illusory Snake Clan.]

[Void Time Crystal...]

Chen Chu’s gaze swept across the list of natural treasures, particularly noting their sources.

Only a few of them had been seized from enemies. The majority came from kings and heavenly kings, or were gifts from the Heavenly Feathered Race and even the Alliance of Gods.

Qian Tian’s full-race support for Chen Chu’s cultivation wasn’t an empty gesture. After witnessing Chen Chu’s terrifying combat strength, his rapid cultivation speed, and the summoning of that true-spirit-level colossal beast, these figures had already come to view him as the hope of defeating the Purgatory Demon Clan.

Furthermore, according to Qian Tian and the others, within three day-cycles, the Purgatory Demon Clan was expected to return with even greater force. In this context, many powerhouses had offered up resources they couldn’t yet use or which were unsuitable for refining themselves. They were resources meant for tempering true forms or enhancing internal worlds.

Thinking of this, Chen Chu didn’t stand on ceremony. At that moment, a mechanical voice chimed from his smart watch.

[This resource is categorized as law-level. First-sequence access clearance is required for unlocking. Honored Divine Might, your clearance has been verified. These resources will be personally delivered by Heavenly King Gabriel in one hour.]

Chen Chu exhaled slowly. Once he finished assisting the Celestial King in enhancing the mech, he would also enter a period of seclusion to fully focus on cultivation and address the bottlenecks in his realm.

***

At the rear of the Purgatory Empire, within the vast and imposing Dark Demonic Palace, five demon gods sat high upon their thrones. After several days of recovery, Deorus and the other demon gods, who had suffered heavy injuries in the recent battle, had finally regained some of their aura.

Now gathered within the demonic palace of the Greeta Battle Demon Empire, they were discussing how to counter the sudden rise of the human race’s three great allied factions. A black demonic crystal slowly floated in the hand of a demon god priest named Constantine as Deorus spoke.

“The strength of the human race has already become a serious threat to our kind. We must treat this with utmost gravity. Especially that freak named Chu Batian, and the colossal beast he summons. Both of them are cultivating and evolving at speeds that baffle even us. Now that they’ve reached the great demon king level and demon god level, they possess combat power capable of crossing an entire major realm.

“If this continues, I feel that within just a few more day-cycles, Chu Batian will break into the demon god level, and that colossal beast will grow even stronger. By then, even if the Primordial Ancestor awakens, we may not be able to stop them. Moreover, the eastward expansion is the Primordial Ancestor’s will. I suggest that, in the name of the ancestral court, we notify the other six empires and summon all rulers to convene and discuss this matter.”

The demon god priest remained silent. Its towering figure lowered slightly, casting its gaze toward the demon king standing respectfully below, and slowly said, “Why does this crystal hold so little information about that colossal beast?”

In the center of the grand hall, Brooks, who had just broken through to the demon king level, respectfully reported, "My lord, that summoned beast is extremely mysterious. The Intelligence Division has very little data on it. We only have three records of it being summoned by Chu Batian to participate in battle. No one knows the beast’s origin or how Chu Batian is able to summon it. Moreover, Chu Batian’s strength has increased so rapidly that our previous assassination plans against him never got carried out. Even the demon kings originally assigned to act, including Lord Barus, are no longer a match for him. Not to mention our intelligence operations. We never had time to investigate his family, relatives, or formulate any infiltration or assassination plans on the Blue Planet before this war erupted."

At this point, Brooks bitterly smiled, indicating that the Assassination Division shouldn’t be blamed. It wasn’t that they were incompetent, but rather that the enemy had grown too quickly. They had expanded so fast that intelligence couldn’t even be gathered before the empire was nearly destroyed.

Constantine said in a calm voice, "The vast world is boundless. Throughout the ages, every era has produced civilizations and astonishing geniuses. Chu Batian of the human race is one such figure. Based on the current strength displayed by the human race, they do pose a serious threat to our clan. I have already consulted the sacrificial demonic altar to inquire about the situation in the Morro Empire. The destruction of the Heavenly Feathered Race's homeland and the confirmed major victories of Tyretis and the others have been verified. However, their elite forces are currently trapped in the Dark-Red World, and the summons haven’t been delivered."

At this point, Constantine turned to the demon god Stephenel and continued, "Furthermore, the ruler of the Arikasa Empire holds a personal grudge against Tyretis. The Kasa True Demon Race was nearly exterminated by Tyretis’s forces before being demonized and joining our clan. There is also deep enmity between the Ankor and the Freymund Empires, a feud that has lasted for a millennium. Although Sigitiko has already perished, even if I issue an ancestral court demon decree to summon the six great empire rulers, it is unlikely they will agree to take action together."

Even Constantine appeared somewhat troubled at this point. The demonized principles of the Purgatory Demon Clan allowed their forces to constantly expand. No matter how powerful the enemy, extinction was impossible, even if an entire empire fell.

However, during the Primordial Ancestor’s slumber, these empires, formed from different demonized alien races, were riddled with internal conflict and ancient grudges, making true unity impossible. Otherwise, the Heavenly Feathered Race and Faeries would have already been annihilated by the Purgatory Empires’ combined might.

Just then, Ludius, the only remaining demon god of the Greeta Empire after Belitir’s death, suddenly said in a deep voice, "For us demon gods, there is no eternal hatred. There is only profit and the pursuit of eternal and indestructible power. If the opportunity to break through to the level of the Primordial Ancestor or even a supreme ancient demon were laid before them, they would be moved. For example, the primordial origin."

"You possess a primordial origin!?" The four demon gods released auras that shook the very fabric of space-time.

Under their astonished and grave gazes, Ludius slowly replied, "Of course I don’t possess it. If I did, I would have already refined it and broken through. But I can confirm that the territory occupied by the human race holds a primordial origin."

"The fallen primordial beast." Deorus's breathing became ragged.

That anomalous phenomenon tied to the primordial had stirred the world, but because it had occurred over six million kilometers from the rear of the empire, Deorus hadn’t witnessed it. Ordinary cultivators below the demon god level had no qualifications to access information regarding the primordial origin, and were completely unaware of what the phenomenon signified. Belitir and Ludius had sealed the news, and only now were others starting to grasp the truth.

Ludius said gravely, "That’s right. Just over a day-cycle ago, signs of principle unraveling appeared at its fall site."

At once, the gathered demon gods all began breathing heavily, their eyes filled with unconcealable excitement.

Suspended high above the sky, the primordial colossal beast, also known as the primordial star, was a lifeform above even true spirits.

However, even stars must fall one day. Once in a great while throughout the endless history of the vast world, a primordial star would fall from the heavens to the land.

Such beings were entirely composed of treasures. Most precious of all was the primordial origin contained within them, which could elevate any creature's bloodline, raise their life stage, and offer a chance to reach the true spirit level, perhaps even glimpse the secrets of the primordial.

However, after falling, a primordial beast would be enveloped by overwhelming power. Its internal world would slowly be devoured and merged into the vast world, eventually returning to nature. This process typically took one to several millennia, and by then, any remaining primordial origin would have long since dissipated.

However, this particular primordial beast had fallen only a few day-cycles ago, and signs of its internal principles unraveling had already begun to appear. This meant that traces of its primordial origin still remained.

Constantine’s gaze turned icy. "The primordial origin is not something a mundane civilization like the human race deserves to possess. I will now issue an ancestral court demon decree, and summon the rulers of all of the empires. As long as Tyretis and the others return and receive the decree, the lure of the primordial origin will ensure they come immediately. This news must also be reported to the Primordial Ancestor."