Chapter 791
Coronation
The two sides hesitated for only a moment before immediately starting to fight.
Jiang Shu raised his hand and grabbed, and countless bolts of lightning gathered. This time, they were not used for killing, but rather to unleash lightning to bathe himself.
The sound of thunder rumbling instantly filled his entire body. Jiang Shu's face contorted with rage as he used these methods to forcefully suppress the various hidden dangers within his body.
"Humph!"
Fenwu gave a cold laugh, a pale expression appearing on his face.
Jiang Shu's pupils contracted, and his expression turned serious.
He recognized this technique; it was some kind of secret art of the Doomsday Cult. This technique did not destroy the physical body, but rather a great art of destruction, even silencing many laws.
If hit, one will lose most of their strength in a short period of time.
Jiang Shu's eyes flashed, and his body moved around continuously, with the laws of space surging around him.
At this moment, Fen Wu made a move instantly, sensing a certain aspect of Jiang Shu. Countless gray-white colors suddenly surged from his body and erupted in an instant.
The ultimate destruction erupted in an instant, like a nebula exploding, spreading out with a vast and mighty aura.
Meanwhile, the other Venerables fighting all around, whether from the Doomsday Cult or the three major races, were forced to retreat, fearing that they would be tainted by that method.
Many powerful figures retreated, and Jiang Shu pursed his lips and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Where did you go?"
Fenwu's pupils contracted.
He knew that Jiang Shu's spatial teleportation skills were exceptionally advanced, and even the various sealing techniques he had secretly used back then could not stop him.
However, the spatial teleportation that Jiang Shu used at this moment was still somewhat beyond his expectations, and he did not even notice the slightest clue.
"What method is this?"
Just as he was on high alert, Jiang Shu suddenly appeared behind him.
Jiang Shu, who had been preparing for a long time, was already poised to make his move.
The boundless power of the Great Dao of Power emanated from his body, and his muscles and bones suddenly stretched, creating a thunderous roar within him.
Countless Dao patterns appeared on his physical body, some of which resembled true dragons.
Some even take the shape of a serpent, even down to the tips of their hair.
In that instant, the Great Dao of Nirvana, the Great Dao of Desolation, the Great Dao of Creation...
The laws suddenly converged and then formed a mighty torrent of destruction on his Desolate Star Halberd.
What he unleashed was not the Dao of Destruction, but simply the sheer power that reached its limit, which was pure destruction.
Fen Wu's pupils contracted, even though he had already noticed Jiang Shu appearing behind him.
But it was too late.
Moreover, even though he had already laid out various measures around himself, he still couldn't figure out how Jiang Shu had broken through all the obstacles and appeared around him.
He didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from reacting immediately to a late-stage Venerable being.
However, while he was fast, Jiang Shu was even faster.
Jiang Shu unleashed a powerful attack, the Desolate Star Halberd suddenly swung up.
click!
In that instant, the treasure personally forged by the sage's avatar shattered, unable to withstand the full power unleashed by Jiang Shu, and a portion of it exploded!
The force of this attack was extremely concentrated, still taking the form of a weapon in his palm, which he swung directly at Fen Wu in front of him.
The destructive force suddenly erupted, vast and boundless, with an extreme purity.
Fenwu was momentarily stunned by this destructive power, as if instinctively drawn to it.
But in the next instant, he immediately made his move. Countless Yin energy suddenly erupted within his body, and in that instant, time seemed to freeze.
The law of time!
Ultimately, Fen Wu was a late-stage Venerable, and in terms of understanding the laws of time, he was still superior to Jiang Shu.
The flow of time around them seemed to slow down slightly, but the burning was unhindered.
At that moment, Zhan Jiuxiao saw this scene, frowned, and without the slightest hesitation, was about to step in to provide assistance.
But his black-robed opponent tossed his sleeves aside and said with a sinister smile, "After fighting a mortal enemy like me, Alliance Leader Zhan still wants to rescue this junior. You truly cherish talent!"
He burst into laughter, and in an instant, countless streams of black power flowed out, instantly enveloping him and Zhan Jiuxiao.
Lock down the space!
If Zhan Jiuxiao were to go all out, he could probably only seal it for a second before it would be shattered by the vice leader of the Zhan Alliance.
However, in this crucial moment of the duel between the Venerables, even a single second can determine the outcome.
Time slowed down, and with no strong external support, Jiang Shu was like a small insect trapped in amber.
Even though he struggled frantically, he couldn't break free in an instant.
Upon seeing this, Fen Wu immediately made his move. In less than a thousandth of a breath, countless gray mists erupted from his body, converging into a deep, ghostly shadow that suddenly swallowed Jiang Shu whole.
In an instant, Jiang Shu felt as if he were in a furnace, surrounded by all kinds of forces that were trying to refine him.
However, in the next instant, the power that had previously erupted within Jiang Shu suddenly shifted, resisting the refining power.
A cold smile suddenly appeared on his lips.
In their last duel, he had already realized that he was no match for Fenwu in terms of the laws of time.
Therefore, he had already made use of his full strength in this attack.
He was a master of strength, and his control over power was more subtle than that of other strong individuals. Before unleashing his full power, that power not only transformed into an energy weapon in his hand, but also into a barrier to block the attack.
At this moment, facing the erosion and refining from all around, Jiang Shu managed to resist it using his previous preparations.
"kill!"
Jiang Shu roared to the sky, and his magnificent aura suddenly erupted, vast and boundless.
A full-force, decisive blow!
The ghostly figure that had swallowed him was instantly shattered, and the target of this attack was none other than the astonished Fenwu.
"You actually anticipated this move?"
Fen Wu suffered this calamity; his right arm was completely destroyed, emitting a sound of annihilation.
Under absolute power, even someone as physically strong as him was severely injured.
Jiang Shu's eyes flickered slightly, and he continued to sneer.
He was able to suppress this late-stage Venerable expert in the Dao of Space by relying on the Tongtian Jianmu tree.
As for the shortcomings in the laws of time, he will naturally use other means to make up for them.
This is something any strong person would do.
Jiang Shu's eyes flashed with ferocity, "Next, I'll kill you directly!"
"Idiot, you think we're going to launch a suicide attack like this? You're such an idiot!"
Suddenly, Fenwu of the Doomsday Cult burst into laughter, his tone laced with disdain. The entire battlefield was now locked in a fierce struggle.
The human, machine, and insect races each dispatched their respective strongest warriors to guard this place. Even if each race only sent a portion, the combined strength of the three races was enough to wage war against a dominant force.
However, the Doomsday Cult managed to hold off all the powerful figures present by its own strength.
Jiang Shu's eyes narrowed slightly, realizing that something was amiss.
The black-robed men who hadn't yet made a move suddenly raised their hands and grabbed, and the item appeared in their palms.
Upon seeing the object clearly, the numerous mechanical beings in the distance, who had just recovered from the influence of the soul tide, suddenly lost their minds and became enraged, a rare occurrence.
All that could be seen was something entirely black and gray that the black-robed men had learned.
It was a mechanical creation that maintained a humanoid form, but its body was covered with countless black Dao patterns, and the light it emitted carried countless eerie and malevolent colors.
The machine was surrounded by countless mechanical creations, just as if it were surrounding an emperor or a nobleman.
Upon witnessing this scene, not only the mechanical race, but also the human and insect races were astonished and surprised.
Because they all recognized what it was.
Mechanical Matrix!
Indeed, what Doomsday is about to bring out is a mechanical mother body!
However, it is not the true mechanical mother body. It is merely a discarded clone!
However, this was like touching a sore spot for the machine race. The machine race's venerables began to launch a full-scale attack, and a vast barrage of artillery fire roared in, with white-hot light bullets almost covering this star field.
At the same time, the mechanical messenger pointed in the direction of the mechanical mother body.
In an instant, reality seemed to be altered, everything began to collapse and crumble inward, and an incomparably deep blackness suddenly condensed, as if to form a black hole.
The ultimate technique of the Machine Race—Reality Modification!
This method, like coding, can alter reality; different rules can alter different things.
At that moment, the empty shell of the mechanical mother that the Doomsday Cult had taken out suddenly moved, and then a similar aura appeared.
The forcibly altered reality was brought to an end at this moment!
"Agreement invalid, modification terminated!"
A cold female voice rang out, and the Doomsday Cult's mechanical mother, maintaining her elegant human form, slowly stood up and looked into the distance.
"Coronation system in preparation!"
The divine voice, carrying a slight electronic resonance, resounded throughout the entire starry sky.
Coronation system?
Jiang Shu frowned, a look of bewilderment immediately appearing on his face.
It might be a special term used by the Machine Race; at least he didn't know what it meant.
Not only him, but also a large number of humans and Zerg present were bewildered.
Only the machine race realized the danger, and they immediately abandoned the battlefield. Even at the risk of being injured, they flew to that star city.
In an instant, the mechanical mother avatar above Star City suddenly lowered its head as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.
On that star city, there is a mechanical mother avatar that controls everything.
At this moment, the Doomsday Cult's mechanical mother continued to speak, its body flashing with countless streams of light and code, as if it were connecting to something.
The voice of the mechanical race's divine envoy rang in the ears of powerful figures such as Jiang Shu, Zhan Jiuxiao, and the Queen Mother's personal guards.
"Stop him! Stop him at all costs!"
"The coronation system is a secret and crucial protocol of our mechanical race. Its purpose is to allow other mechanical races to connect to the mechanical mother body and exercise authority on her behalf when the mother body loses its ability to think due to a critical part of it."
What is a coronation?
This is the coronation!
All the powerful figures present were shocked, and then stared intently at the mechanical mother body that the Doomsday Cult had taken out.
They immediately realized that the reason the other side had targeted the machine race so much was probably to weaken these machines.
Once the other party completes the coronation, it is equivalent to allowing the other party to temporarily invade the body of the mechanical mother avatar, which is equivalent to being able to control the entire Star City.
This is something they absolutely do not want to see.
At that moment, Jiang Shu abandoned Fen Wu and immediately charged towards the Doomsday Cult's mechanical mother in the distance.
"Boy, this road is blocked!"
Fen Wu took a step forward and blocked Jiang Shu's path.
But in the blink of an eye, Jiang Shu immediately used the Tongtian Jianmu (a type of ancient Chinese tree) to teleport to a distant place.
However, this time his spatial teleportation seemed to be hindered, like a wooden stick being inserted directly into a mud pit, with a feeling of oppression making it difficult to move.
Jiang Shu struggled forcefully, moving forward step by step.
In the distance, the mechanical mother body that Doomsday was about to unleash began to crack inch by inch, with a large amount of law energy constantly flowing around it.
Clearly, this so-called coronation can only be held once, and it is probably time-limited.
Otherwise, if they could completely seize control of a mechanical mother, why would the Doomsday Cult expose its trump card under such circumstances?
Even so, they absolutely cannot allow it.
Above Star City, one mechanical being after another connected themselves to the Mother, using their data torrents to form a barrier, protecting the Mother from damage.
At the same time, these data streams also monitor each other to prevent the emergence of insiders.
However, things continued to get worse.
At that moment, many powerful members of the mechanical race suddenly looked at one of them, their gazes becoming incredibly deep, and then they immediately made their move.
In the blink of an eye, the mechanical race expert he had been eyeing was instantly blasted into dust, his body emitting a grayish-white aura of destruction.
That single strand of ink somehow managed to contaminate the complete mechanical mother body clone.
"Protect the mother!"
"Do everything you can to drive away that wisp of aura."
At that moment, lines of text appeared on the mechanical race mother clone that the Doomsday Cult had brought out.
"Crowning successful, initiating permissions!"
Everyone was startled.
Has he already been successfully crowned?
Even if the object they crowned was merely a clone of the Machine Race Mother, it was still absolutely astonishing.
As the coronation was successful, the powerful mechanical beings seemed to stand frozen in place, as if their core thought processes had been disrupted.
Immediately afterwards, the entire city began to move, and a vast amount of energy, like a sea of smoke, was forcibly mobilized at that moment.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Shu's pupils contracted, revealing a hint of doubt.
To maintain balance among the three races, the Mech race ensured that no decisive, game-changing weapons would be installed here, only relatively conventional weapons.
Even after the mechanical matrix is crowned, the energy it mobilizes in a short period of time will absolutely not be enough to defeat them. (End of Chapter)