Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"BOOM ...

A deafening series of explosions! The dense bursts of light and fire completely engulfed the airspace where Adam was located. The expanding fireballs and thick smoke created a brief, small death zone, and the shockwaves tore the clouds even further away to shreds.

Suspended in the protection of the mechanical legion, Gao Shenxue stared unblinkingly at the rolling cloud of explosive smoke.

The smoke of battle has not yet cleared.

A figure tore through the thick smoke and soared into the sky!

Adam's clothes had slight scorch marks, but his exposed mechanical right arm and body were completely unharmed, and that unsettling grin still lingered on his face.

Gao Shenxue's gaze remained unchanged as she raised her hand and moved.

In an instant, all the heavy mechs and long-range turrets surrounding her locked onto the figure in the air.

"Buzzing..." The high-tech cannon barrel rotated and charged, the missile hatch slid open, and a dark blue magical energy gathered at the muzzle of the gun.

Then, all missiles were launched!

Although Gao Shenxue did not speak, the command was instantly transmitted to every combat unit of the mechanical legion through the invisible mental network!

"Thump thump thump thump thump—!!!!!!!!!"

The sky was completely set ablaze!

The scorching trajectories of the projectiles intertwined into a web of destruction; missiles trailed long plumes of flame, and magical projectiles rained down like a storm, their large caliber warheads tearing through the air...

All the firepower transformed into a devastating storm of metal and energy, pouring down upon Adam! A saturation attack, powerful enough to level a mountain in an instant, completely enveloped him.

Adam showed no intention of dodging.

Just as the first missile was about to hit him, countless extremely fine, dark blue energy patterns suddenly appeared around his body!

These patterns rapidly spread and connected, forming a radiant plasma shield several feet outside his body, composed entirely of tightly interlocking hexagonal honeycomb-shaped energy units!

The shield is a translucent, dark blue color, with countless tiny energies flowing and flickering rapidly along mysterious paths, emitting a deep hum and exuding a cold, absolute defensive feel.

Boom! Boom boom boom! Rumble rumble rumble—! !!! ! !

The devastating firepower bombarded the seemingly thin energy shield. The explosion's flames and smoke engulfed it once more, the deafening roar continued, and the violent shockwave swept a brief vacuum into the sky.

However, no matter how violent the explosions or how raging the flames were outside, the dark blue honeycomb shield remained as solid as a rock! All the energy from the explosions, the flying fragments, and the scorching light radiation were blocked by the countless high-speed energy units the moment they came into contact with the shield's surface, only causing ripples and unable to penetrate it even slightly.

"It seems you've only reached a passing grade all these years," Adam said disdainfully. "Is this all the perfect weapon they envisioned?"

Gao Shenxue remained expressionless, ignoring his words.

She simply raised her hand again, and the surrounding mechanical legion immediately responded.

One mech after another raised their various weapons, the charging lights shone again, and the cold muzzles locked onto the unharmed figure in the smoke once more.

They are clearly preparing for the next full-scale missile launch.

Adam chuckled and said, "Controlling over a hundred Type III mechs, over a thousand Type II mechs, plus several thousand Type I mechanical cannons, mechanical birds, and other small autonomous combat units—that's roughly her current strength... Number 3's level is nothing special. Karl, I think our testing is almost over. As Number 2, why don't you show us what a real mechanical legion looks like?"

A helpless smile appeared on Karl's elegant face.

He then slowly raised his right hand, which held a thick stack of silver-white metal cards. The edges of the cards shimmered with subtle data light, clearly indicating that they were no ordinary objects.

With a click, the metal cards unfolded in his hand, each card bearing a different and intricate mechanical design on its back.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his hand and flicked it, and five hundred metal cards flew out of his hand, as if drawn by an invisible hand, turning into streaks of silver light that shot into the sky in all directions!

Each of the cards that flew out transformed into a massive, heavily armored, and menacing Type III heavy mech! The dark, gigantic cannon muzzles and missile pods exuded a suffocating sense of oppression, like five hundred steel tanks hovering in the air!

Immediately afterwards, the abdominal and back armor plates of these 500 heavily armored mechs slid open simultaneously, revealing the densely packed payload bays inside.

“Shhhhhhhhhhh!”

Countless smaller black shadows surged forth from these "mothership" mechs like a swarm of bees! They were tens of thousands of Type II high-speed "Ranger" mechs and Type I multi-functional "Ant Soldier" mechanical units!

Within a few breaths, the sky behind Karl was completely occupied by a massive mechanical legion of at least 50,000 men, with a well-structured hierarchy! The torrent of steel flooded the field of vision, the roar of engines converged into a sound wave that drowned everything, and the cold forest of cannon muzzles were all pointed at the mechanical legion on Takayuki's side!

Its scale and imposing presence instantly made Gao Shenxue's originally enormous mechanical army look like a pitiful fleet of ships in front of a galaxy!

"!? How...how could this be..."

Yu Li looked up in astonishment, her face drained of color.

This was the first time she had ever seen a mechanic who could simultaneously control more mechanical units than Xue'er!

That Karl can actually control more than 50,000 mechs at the same time! And among them are 500 heavy mechs!

Gao Shenxue's calm eyes narrowed slightly.

She recognized the Type III heavy mechs that Karl summoned. They were one of the standard models of the demi-human race, named "Destroyer". Each Type III heavy mech possessed combat power comparable to a Soul Emperor level expert!

A normal mechanic is already quite skilled if they can control ten Type III heavy mechs at once.

Xue'er's 100 units is already an incredibly high level.

No one expected that Karl, who had always kept a low profile...

On the battlefield below, Leng Yuening used her immortal techniques to repel several more insectoid and sea monster generals, then looked up at the sky.

The mechanical legion that almost covered the entire sky sent chills down her spine...

"At a time like this, the few of us are completely helpless..."

"This won't work..."

Leng Yue Ning formed a hand seal, and suddenly unleashed the power of the apostle that Ye Ge had given her.

The power of an eleventh-level apostle suddenly erupted from her body! Black and red magical flames burned around her!

"Hmm?" Adam glanced down and caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye.

"Hey, Carl, did you see that?"

“Hmm.” Karl nodded. “I noticed it before. It’s the power of faith, and it’s even magic. The people around Nightsong who are close to him all seem to possess Nightsong’s magic, and the level of magic is not low.”

"Level eleven apostle magic? Heh, interesting..." Adam stuck out his tongue and licked his slightly dry lips, his eyes revealing a hint of interest. "Does this mean that Night Song has become a source of faith? After the ancient demon gods perished, I have never heard of any dark race becoming a source of faith. It seems that after capturing Number 3, if possible, we should also try to capture all these people alive as well."