Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Chapter 251 The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Takes to Battle (1st Update)

Humans never back down.

Of course, when it's time to back out, we will.

If the three races were to clearly form an alliance and jointly deal with the human race, the human race would certainly not be able to withstand even a small problem like the extraterrestrial battlefield.

However, it is not an alliance, but merely a consensus reached to a certain extent to jointly attack the human race. The human race will not back down at this level.

We should at least launch one attack first; if we really can't win, then we can talk about it.

Therefore, there was no discussion at all during the meeting, and the Lord of False Gold directly made the decision to confront the three races head-on.

Since the three races are not allied, their actions cannot be completely synchronized.

Even a one-hour time difference is enough for the human race to catch their breath.

Focus on one opponent and beat them to a pulp. Once you've defeated them, turn around and attack the next one.

If the two sides still have energy left after fighting, they can continue the war with a third party.

As for the possibility of losing the first game, the Lord of False Gold didn't even consider it.

As this decisive battle has progressed, the human race's advantage is simply too obvious.

The combat power of the mechanical clan alone can increase the overall strength of the Hongmeng faction by at least 50% to 60%.

If their strength is 50-60% greater, the outcome of a battle could be vastly different.

Perhaps after wiping out one side, our side will only lose one or two tenths of its troops.

As long as they don't face a three-race alliance at the same time, the human race is not afraid at all.

As for which faction to attack first, the Lord of False Gold did not consult anyone's opinion and directly named the Demon Clan.

The reason is not complicated: the demon race has the most backward technology. Whether it is detectors or spaceships, they are the most backward among the four races.

Focusing on the demon race is the easiest way to catch up with your opponent in the shortest amount of time.

After defeating the demon race, the next target is the insect race, and finally the mechanical race, whose technology is equally powerful and even slightly surpasses that of the human race.

This order has nothing to do with strength, but only with the level of technological advancement.

"The overall commander of this battle is the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace. He will use a flying palace-type treasure to transport troops."

"As for the deputy commander..."

"The Venerable Luchi of the Tuoma Clan".

“The Venerable Gaju of the Lang'an Clan”.

"..."

"And the mechanical familiar 'Destroyer God'."

As he uttered the last name, the Lord of Void Gold glanced at the positions of the Mechanical Familiars.

He was one of the few high-ranking members of the Hongmeng who knew the true origins of the 'Mechanical Familia'.

This position is nominally for the 'God of Destruction', but it's actually for Jiang Chen.

Apart from the God of Destruction, the other 'deputy commanders' pointed out by the Lord of Void Gold all come from powerful races that possess a Lord of the Universe.

Within the Hongmeng Alliance, humans are not the only race that possesses a Lord of the Universe.

Besides the human race, there are more than thirty powerful races with universe lords and more than forty alien universe lords.

These powerful clans wield considerable influence within the Hong Alliance, and even the Lord of Void Gold has to give them face.

All the deputy commanders are cosmic venerables from these races, and their strength is not weak. Regardless of their strength or status, they are all respected by the masses.

As for the God of Destruction...

After the name was uttered, the expressions of the people present varied, but none of them clearly showed any opposition.

On the battlefield, strength trumps everything.

Over the past few centuries, the performance of the Machine Familia on the battlefield has left no room for doubt about their strength.

Aside from the fact that there is no overt ruler of the universe, no powerful race would dare to claim that they are stronger than the Mechanical Familia.

At the level of Venerables and Immortal Armies alone, the performance of the Mechanical Families in this decisive battle caused considerable losses to the Demon Race, the Insect Race, and the Mechanical Race.

Although the fact that the three races cooperated in this battle against the human race was obviously related to the fact that the mechanical clan's performance was too incredible.

But at least openly, no one in the Hong Alliance dared to bring this matter up.

Once on the battlefield, killing the enemy is a matter of course. How can we blame them for killing too many enemies and arousing the fear of the opposing camp?

Even if someone thinks that way, they absolutely cannot say it out loud.

"All races, assemble your legions. Those in the Old Star Abyss, rendezvous with the Undying Venerable. Those at the war base, immediately go to the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master and set off together for the battlefield," the Lord of Void Gold instructed before adjourning the meeting.

Legions from various ethnic groups gathered one after another.

On the mechanical clan's side, each commander led their own legion to assemble and reunite with the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master.

In just a few hours, the legions of various races within the War Legion had assembled. One by one, the Universe Venerables stored large numbers of immortal armies into their World Rings and came to the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, the treasure of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master.

Among the rulers of the universe, there are not many who possess treasures of the flying palace type.

Moreover, he is a cosmic venerable one.

Of course, as a top cosmic overlord, the Celestial Eclipse Palace Master's actual status is equal to that of the Cosmic Sovereign, and he is fully qualified to possess a flying palace-type treasure.

The human race sent the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace to participate in this great war because the existence of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace can greatly enhance the combat power of the human race's camp.

Flying palaces and domain-type treasures are the two types of treasures that are most helpful in large-scale legion battles.

Coincidentally, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace possessed both of these treasures.

Although they are only at the level of ordinary treasures, they are already considered quite good treasures on a battlefield where the highest level is only the level of top cosmic overlords.

In addition to the strength of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master himself, as well as the powerful secret techniques developed specifically to complement the supreme treasure, the Hongmeng camp can naturally gain a considerable advantage.

Normally, top cosmic overlords wouldn't easily intervene in such a 'final battle'.

Although their strength, strictly speaking, did not exceed the boundary of 'Cosmic Venerable Level', this was somewhat of a skirting the line.

In terms of combat power alone, even first- or second-tier universe masters are not necessarily a match for top-tier universe overlords. The specific outcome will only be known after the battle.

This is precisely why top cosmic overlords have a status comparable to the cosmic rulers.

Sending such a powerful figure to participate in the 'final battle' is not much different from directly sending a universe master to participate.

The reason why the human race did this was because there were signs that the three races were working together to deal with the human race, so they simply took the initiative and sent out super-powerful beings to break the balance of the battlefield.

As for not sending the true ruler of the universe to take action, it was also to leave some room for maneuver, so as not to completely break off relations and start a full-scale war between the four races.

If things develop to that point, while humanity may not be afraid, it will not fare well either.

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The Heavenly Eclipse Palace carried numerous cosmic venerables across most of the Fifth Battlefield, entering the 'Old Star Abyss'.

The human forces that were already on the battlefield had already assembled and quickly arrived to join them.

After everyone had arrived, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace looked at the commanders of the Mechanical Familia.

The God of Destruction understood what the other party meant and immediately took out a detector and activated it.

Buzz~!

An invisible wave swept across a range of tens of light-years.

In just a short while, a large number of densely packed markings representing different meanings, such as terrain, life signals, and electromagnetic signals, were presented to everyone in a three-dimensional projection.

The terrain of the Old Star Abyss is not complicated. Everyone has been fighting here for hundreds of years and is already familiar with it and can understand it.

But they couldn't understand the meaning of other signal markers.

“These red ones represent ‘life signals.’ According to my preset standards, only life auras that reach the level of ‘realm lord’ or above will be recorded and marked on the map.”

The God of Destruction explained, pointing to several areas on the map marked with dense life signals: "These places, if nothing unexpected happens, are where the enemy's large army is gathering. However, they are tens of light-years away. At this distance, we can only detect life signals, but we can't determine which specific race it is."

As he spoke, the indicator lights on the detector suddenly began to flash rhythmically.

The God of Destruction glanced at them, then looked up and said, "Someone is probing us. My detector is not as advanced as theirs, so I can't pinpoint their exact location. But someone with a detector of this level is most likely a machine race."

The mechanical clan possesses many technologies that are superior to those of the mechanical clan, but these advantages are more pronounced in terms of 'cost-effectiveness'.

The only areas where the cutting-edge technology truly surpasses that of the mechanical race are materials and spaceship engines.

In terms of cutting-edge technology, the mechanical race is still stronger.

Especially in terms of detectors, regardless of the specifications, the top-of-the-line detectors in the hands of the Mechanical Race are of higher quality than those in the hands of the Mechanical Familia.

However, the gap between the two is not so large as to be insurmountable. At least when the machine race's detectors are used, the machine race can detect them.

Unfortunately, there is still a gap in skill level, making it impossible to counterattack.

The God of Destruction took out a smaller detector and activated it, saying, "This small detector of mine can block the long-range detection of the Machine Race, but its location is only vaguely defined up to a diameter of one hundred million kilometers. The Machine Race can determine that we are within this area with a diameter of one hundred million kilometers, but they cannot pinpoint our exact location."

As he spoke, the God of Destruction turned to look at the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

The Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master is the overall commander of this battle; how the battle is fought is up to the enemy.

The order that the God of Destruction received from Jiang Chen was to cooperate with the orders of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master. As long as the mechanical kin were not sent to their deaths, it didn't matter even if the enemy used the mechanical legion as cannon fodder.

Ordinary mechanical units can be built simply by spending money.

If we could exchange these worthless mechanical units for a favor from the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, that would be a great deal.

"At what distance can you confirm the race of the target?" The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace did not speak, but asked through telepathy.

The God of Destruction immediately replied: "Within a range of billions of kilometers, as long as the other side does not have detectors and anti-detection equipment comparable to the level of the Mechanical Race, it can be done."

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace nodded and replied, "The demon race certainly doesn't have a detector of this caliber."

The technology of the demon race is actually not weak. At least compared with any non-peak race, their technology is very advanced.

However, among the elite races, the demon race's technological level is indeed very backward.

This is related to their habits; the demon race pursues a more 'primitive' lifestyle, believing that this way of life can better hone their strength.

In terms of the number of strong individuals, the demon race is indeed the largest.

However, among humans, the prevailing view is that the abundance of powerful demons is primarily due to their strong bloodlines, and has little to do with whether or not they maintain their primitive lifestyle.

Regardless of whether the number of powerful individuals is related to the large-scale promotion of technology, among the four major races, the demon race's technological level is indeed the most backward.

On battlefields outside the region, even ultra-long-range real-time communication can only transmit text and sound, and cannot transmit images in real time.

Of course, this "ultra-long distance" must be at least 100,000 light-years away.

Short-range real-time communication poses no challenge for the demon race.

Don't think that real-time communication is simple. In the entire primitive universe, only the Terran and Mech races can guarantee real-time communication across the entire universe.

Of course, special methods that only a very few powerful individuals can use and cannot be widely adopted do not count.

There is an extremely close connection between the detector and communication; to instantly explore a range of light-years, the requirements for 'communication' capabilities are also extremely high.

Naturally, the demon race was also relatively backward in terms of detection equipment.

As for seizing the most advanced technological equipment from the battlefield, it's not something you can master just by getting your hands on it.

Without sufficient technological reserves, even if you manage to acquire the technology, you won't know how to use it effectively.

It's like giving a caveman an AK47; he wouldn't take off the safety, pull the trigger, or fire. Instead, he would use it as a stick to smash his enemies.

The most advanced technology in the universe is far more complex than this.

Upon receiving the order from the Lord of the Celestial Eclipse Palace, the God of Destruction immediately understood.

The Celestial Palace traversed into the Dark Universe, flew a distance, and then returned to the original universe, where the God of Destruction investigated and confirmed the location of the main force of the demon race.

They were a little unlucky and searched seven or eight times before finally locating a large force of demons.

Looking at the screen, there were only a few dozen demon puppets riding inside the spaceship.

In contrast, another image shows countless, numerous, and even billions of life signals of immortal and venerable beings.

It goes without saying that the main force of the demon race is hidden inside the World Ring.

As for those puppets, powerful demon race beings often have enormous divine bodies, making it very inconvenient for them to travel in the outside world, such as by spaceship.

Most powerful demons prefer to use puppets to move around in the outside world, while their real bodies stay inside the world ring.

If you encounter an enemy, just break the world ring and rush out.

Breaking through a realm master's world is no difficult task for those powerful beings above the level of universe venerables.

"At least six thousand Venerables and eight billion Immortal Legions—this is no small target." The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace looked at the spaceship ahead and ordered, "All legions, prepare yourselves and await my command! Prepare to attack!"