Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Chapter 404 Cannon Fodder Legion

After making the decision, the two did not hesitate for a moment and immediately began to act.

The Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan swiftly collected each universe lord into his world ring.

Meanwhile, the Mechanical Father God swiftly opened his 'Mechanical God Kingdom' and charged to the front, blocking wave after wave of enemy attacks.

The simultaneous firing of 175 Arc Light Shock Cannons would pose a considerable threat even to the strongest beings in the universe.

However, enduring it once or twice won't have a significant impact; at most, it might damage one's divine body, but it won't affect combat power.

Moreover, the 'Mechanical God Kingdom' in the hands of the Mechanical God Father is also considered an extremely powerful treasure in his own possession.

With the power of the 'Mechanical God Kingdom', the Mechanical Father God can minimize his own losses.

If we lose this battle, our entire race will cease to exist.

The mechanical god naturally had no intention of holding back. Although he didn't go all out from the start, he did go all out and didn't care too much about personal gains or losses.

10081 mechanical puppets formed a formation, resisting the barrage of the [Arc Light Shock Cannon].

With each volley, some of the puppets were blasted into pieces and rendered useless, a sight that pained the mechanical god.

This is a supreme treasure that the Machine Race created at great cost.

Moreover, it's full of luck, and it's impossible to replicate it.

The core material for creating the mechanical golems was obtained by the father god of the mechanical race during his exploration in the depths of the cosmic sea. There was only one of it, and it was exhausted after 10081 mechanical golems were created.

Each lost mechanical puppet cannot be replaced.

Regardless of the outcome of this battle, his 'Mechanical God Kingdom' is now mostly ruined.

To form the most powerful formation, 10081 mechanical puppets are indispensable.

Even if only one is lost, the overall power of the 'Mechanical Kingdom' will be greatly reduced.

But now, in order to deal with the threat from the human race, the mechanical god father no longer cares about his treasures. He has deployed the 'Mechanical God Kingdom' to block the enemy's attacks and create an opportunity for the demon ancestor of the prison race to advance.

"Want to get closer?"

Sensing the other side's movements, Jiang Chen immediately guessed their intentions and said, "Luo Feng, use domain suppression to slow them down."

Before the words were even finished, the endless fiery domain had already unfolded, covering an area of ​​hundreds of thousands of light-years.

This is not the limit of the 'Flame Sand Cup', but the smaller the area, the stronger the suppressive force.

With a diameter of hundreds of thousands of light-years, even if the 'Flame Sand Cup' is only a top-tier treasure, it can still have a significant effect on a powerhouse at the level of the strongest in the universe.

However, before they even got close to the domain, a burst of dark light emanated from the Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan.

An even more powerful domain directly shattered the domain of the 'Flame Sand Cup'.

Judging solely from the strength of this domain, it must be a supreme treasure of the pinnacle domain.

"No, my domain strength is not enough." Luo Feng's voice rang in Jiang Chen's mind.

The Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan did not possess any supreme treasures. However, as the strongest being in the universe, it is not surprising that he possessed top-tier treasures.

Aside from those who have only recently transcended time, such as the Dark God, which of the other strongest beings in the universe, who have existed for an extremely long time, hasn't collected a complete set of ultimate treasures?

Obtaining the ultimate treasure depends on luck, but for the strongest beings in the universe, exploring the depths of the three forbidden zones and obtaining the ultimate treasure is not too difficult; it's just a matter of how much time it takes.

Since the Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan possessed a supreme domain treasure, he was naturally not suppressed by Luo Feng's top-tier domain treasure.

Luo Feng's actions only slightly reduced the teleportation distance of the Prison Clan Demon Ancestor, decreasing it from 100,000 light-years to 70,000 to 80,000 light-years in a single teleportation.

The entire journey involved an increase in the number of teleportations from ten to twelve or thirteen, and that was all.

“Thirteen teleports are enough for three volleys. Let’s do our best to weaken the Mechanical Father God’s combat power,” Jiang Chen said casually. “Once they get close, you’ll be in charge of the Mechanical Father God.”

Luo Feng is better at 'group battles' and is more adept at dealing with the 'Mechanical Kingdom' of the Mechanical Race Father God.

Within the primordial universe, there is a limit to the attack power of the sixth order. Given Luo Feng's strength, nothing unexpected should happen.

His 'Blood Shadow Blade' was on the Golden Horned Beast's clone, but the Earthling clone, relying on the 'Star Tower,' also possessed top-tier sixth-order combat power.

"What about the Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan?" Luo Feng asked.

The enemy consists of two of the strongest beings in the universe.

In the cosmic sea, the difference in strength between these two might be significant.

However, under the suppression of the rules of the primordial universe, both of them were top-tier sixth-order beings.

Before Jiang Chen could speak, the Elemental Sage and Dragon God Nair immediately chimed in, "Leave it to us."

With any two of the twelve Mechanical Commanders working together, dealing with the strongest being in the universe within the primordial universe would not be a problem.

We may not be a match for the enemy, but we are quite confident that we can hold them off for a while.

Moreover, with Jiang Chen's blessing of 'Mechanical Affinity', the combat power of the Mechanical Commander has also increased significantly, making it no problem to deal with ordinary universe's strongest beings.

"They didn't choose to engage in a long-range exchange of fire, but instead opted for a surprise close-range attack. They definitely have some trump card up their sleeve, so be careful," Luo Feng warned.

In such large-scale battles, maintaining a certain distance and engaging in long-range volley fire is the best option for both the stronger and weaker sides.

A single volley, if well-controlled, can inflict heavy losses on the enemy while leaving oneself largely unaffected, yielding enormous benefits.

However, in close-quarters melee, the advantage of numbers cannot be utilized, the scene becomes too chaotic, and even if the enemy is defeated, one will pay a heavy price.

In the previous battles, although the 'Freedom Alliance' team lost dozens of Universe Lords, they were the weakest of the group, so the impact on their overall combat strength was not too great.

At this point, the opponent abandoned their strategy of regrouping and launching ranged attacks. Instead, they all entered the world ring of the Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan and used the individual abilities of the two strongest beings in the universe to launch a surprise attack and close the distance, attempting to enter melee range. This was clearly an abnormal decision.

This is clearly not because the opposing commander is an idiot, but because the 'Freedom Alliance' side has prepared some special tactics in advance that require them to get closer to the enemy to be effective.

However, without any further clues, the two could not guess what methods the enemy might prepare. They could only be mentally prepared and ready to adapt to any situation.

"Save one attack," Jiang Chen reminded the commander.

The Arc Shock Cannon has an attack interval of up to one second. This is fine when attacking from a distance, but if the enemy enters melee range, this long interval will give the enemy an excellent opportunity.

Once the distance is close enough, the [Arc Shock Cannon] must change its strategy and must not fire recklessly without a high degree of certainty.

Otherwise, if the firing fails to achieve good results, the enemy may take the opportunity to destroy it.

Jiang Chen was well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the weapons he had designed and built himself.

The commander immediately responded, "Yes, Master, [Arc Shock Cannon] reserve one attack!"

Despite the barrage of [Arc Light Shock Cannon] fire, the Mechanical Race Father God and the Hell Race Demon Ancestor continuously teleported to close the distance between them.

The Arc Light Shock Cannon fired two rounds simultaneously, wiping out nearly a third of the mechanical puppets in the 'Mechanical Kingdom', a remarkable achievement.

However, this did not have a significant impact on the strength of the Machine God.

After all, this is the primitive universe. Even without the 'Mechanical God Kingdom', the Mechanical Father God can still unleash top-tier sixth-order combat power.

When the distance between the two sides closed to more than 200,000 light-years, the [Arc Shock Cannon] stopped attacking, remained in a charging state, ready to attack at any time, but did not actually fire.

Furthermore, under the commander's control, the 175 Arc Shock Cannons were retreating at high speed, attempting to maintain a relatively 'safe' distance from the enemy.

Suddenly, the Mechanical Race Father God and the Prison Race Demon Ancestor teleported once again, closing the distance to within 100,000 light-years.

The next moment, countless figures appeared beside the Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan.

Jiang Chen scanned the area with his mental power and immediately and accurately determined that these were 181 of the strongest beings in the universe from different races, many of whom were Jiang Chen's 'old acquaintances'.

Even those who had never met were recorded in the databases of the human race and the Hongmeng.

"There were 224 people at the beginning, now there are 181 left, which is 43 fewer..."

With a quick calculation, Jiang Chen immediately figured out how much he had achieved in the previous battle.

They even knew exactly which universe lords had died.

Although a distance of a million light-years is vast, for a powerful being, even if they cannot reach it instantly, it is still within the normal range of perception.

Unless the enemy possesses exceptionally strong concealment abilities, they can be clearly detected.

The mechanical legion fired several volleys, killing a total of 43 universe lords, a remarkable achievement.

However, those who died at the beginning were the weaker beings among the Lords of the Universe, mostly second-order, with a few third-order and first-order beings.

In some ways, a first-order universe master is even rarer than a fifth-order top-tier universe master.

It's usually only those who have recently broken through to the level of a universe master who are this weak.

Moreover, only a cosmic lord from a relatively weak race would be unable to break through to the second tier in a short period of time.

Any clan with even a slight advantage will surely have a reserve of treasures to enhance their divine body. Once used, even if it only enhances the divine body by a few hundred or a thousand times, it will be enough to advance to the second tier.

After reaching the level of the Lord of the Universe, even if there is no progress in laws and secret techniques, simply breaking the shackles of a hundred times the genes and undergoing a transformation at the level of divine body can allow them to enter the second-tier realm in a short period of time.

Moreover, after reaching the level of the Lord of the Universe, one has made breakthroughs in the laws, and with a little time, one can naturally create even stronger secret techniques.

Among the human race, Jia Zheng and others who previously entered the realm of the universe master by relying on 'memory fragments' relied on various treasures to enhance their divine bodies and combined with self-created secret techniques to quickly enter the second stage. The longest time they stayed in the first stage did not exceed 100,000 years.

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The weaker universe rulers have all perished.

The remaining 181 universe masters in the 'Freedom Alliance' team, even the weakest one, have a combat power of the third tier.

The strongest few are top-tier fifth-order beings, all from the Mechanical Race and the Prison Race.

Clearly, the main force of this team consists of these two top-tier races.

Upon seeing the other party approach, Jiang Chen immediately became alert.

A distance of tens of thousands of light-years is already entirely within the realm of 'close combat' at the level of the cosmic lords.

Even stronger ones, like Luo Feng's swordsmanship, even in close combat, have an attack range far exceeding tens of thousands of light-years.

At any stage, close-quarters combat is always more dangerous than ranged attacks; a single misstep can drastically change the course of the battle.

Jiang Chen's mechanical legion, although extremely powerful, is severely 'unbalanced', excelling more in long-range attacks and much weaker in close combat.

Not to mention, the enemy was willing to suffer huge losses to close the distance, which clearly showed that they had more confidence in close combat.

Jiang Chen raised his hand, and several world rings shattered, revealing countless figures in the void, neatly arranged into an army.

This is the mechanical legion accumulated over the long years in the 'Land of Origin'.

Although it is large in scale, its overall strength is not very strong, consisting mostly of mechanical units at the Venerable and Immortal levels.

Even with Jiang Chen's mechanical affinity, their average individual combat strength remained at the level of 'Cosmic Venerable'.

However, the quantity is extremely large, and the types of mechanical units are even more numerous.

It includes a considerable number of melee and defensive units, most of which are 'upgraded versions' of previously completed designs. The basic design concepts and functions have not changed much, only the combat power and rank have been improved.

Of course, the cost has also increased.

However, these legions are still relatively weak. Compared to legions at the level of the Lord of the Universe, they are much cheaper to build and require almost no precious materials. All the materials are readily available in the universe and can be purchased with mixed units.

Relying on the powerful money-making ability of 'Cosmic Technology Company', money is basically no different from numbers to Jiang Chen.

In the land of origin, the production of such legions has never ceased.

In Jiang Chen's hands, these regular legions were used entirely as cannon fodder.

Although their individual combat strength is weak, with the enhancement of Jiang Chen's mechanical affinity, they are still qualified to fight against powerhouses at the level of the Lord of the Universe by virtue of their numerical advantage.

Of course, this is in the case of a group attacking together, and in a real fight, they would still be crushed by the enemy, who could kill a large number of them in one move.

Even a combined army of tens or hundreds of thousands of ordinary legions would probably not last an hour against the more than one hundred universe lords of the 'Freedom Alliance'.

Even if it's hundreds of millions, it's just a matter of delaying things a bit longer.

However, they can also be used to probe and find out what cards the enemy has prepared.

Cannon fodder also has its uses.