Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 708 - 402

Buzz～

Brilliant as the radiant sun, the Holy Dragon lowered its dragon claw, causing faint ripples in the space. A space shield, resembling an inverted bowl, suddenly appeared, and despite the Holy Dragon gradually increasing the pressure, it only made the previously invisible space shield more distinct, without breaking it.

"Not bad defense."

Noah felt the resilience and counterforce from beneath the dragon claw, gauged roughly in his mind, and gave a faint commendation before retracting his claw and looking at the source of the shield, a giant humanoid mechanical creation standing in the Underground Abyss Dark Valley.

In terms of battlefield positioning of this Netherworld Giant God Soldier, a height of about 120 meters isn’t particularly tall. However, such a colossal mechanical creation, merely standing there, strikes fear and awe into the beholder.

"Father, you can break this shield so we can test the limits of the space shield."

Seeing Noah retract his dragon claw, Terramus requested from the side.

Whether the theoretical data measured in the laboratory holds up still needs to be tested on the actual battlefield. The strength of this Giant God Weapon’s space shield has already exceeded Terramus’s testing scope.

"Even if it breaks, with twelve space shield generators, it can quickly recover. The toughness and strength of this space shield are enough to withstand my strike. As long as the machine doesn’t suffer more than 80% severe damage before I launch the next attack, it can regenerate the shield."

Noah glanced at his second son and explained the defense system of the Giant God Weapon before him.

This Netherworld Divine Weapon is still derived from the Elf’s Giant God Weapon. Although its core component was replaced with the Netherworld Engine using souls as fuel, its other weapons and defense systems still refer to the Giant God Weapon.

However, in these artificial Divine Weapons, the most important component is the engine core providing energy and power source. One must commend it—the soul is the finest energy supplier in this world.

Whether it is the gods from beyond or the Evil Demons, all are plundering the souls of lives in the Material Realm in various ways, showcasing the significance of the soul.

Thinking back, when Noah could manipulate the Power of Faith, although it attracted the gods’ attention and even brought a Strong Divine Power to descend as an avatar, it didn’t prompt the gods to take overly aggressive actions.

But when Noah possessed the Heroic Spirit Hall, capable of ushering the souls of deceased dragon-men, everything changed.

"In your judgment, Father, can this Giant God Weapon step onto the battlefield against the Divine avatars?"

Terramus inquired again.

"No."

Noah glanced at his son, whose expression already showed joy, and mercilessly stated.

"Why? Do you think there’s something imperfect in my Netherworld Divine Weapon? I can continue to adjust it."

Terramus asked anxiously, no longer satisfied with conquering the Underground World. He wanted to lead a conquest war over the entire Plane like his brother.

"The biggest issue with your Giant God Weapon lies in the Netherworld Engine. Its outstanding defense strength is due to using souls as fuel.

Don’t you know? Such a creation appearing on the battlefield would cause an immense shock across the worlds. Even among those under my rule, favored ones and vassals, and even among our kin, there will likely be substantial opposition."

Noah pointed out the most fatal flaw, intending to see what extraordinary creation his second son had researched.

In the end, it didn’t disappoint him. The Netherworld Engine really cannot see the light of day. Exposure would not only doom the Netherworld Engine but also its creators and users.

"Can’t it be used? Father, you are already at odds with the gods, and I only intend to use the souls of these Divine adversaries’ followers as fuel..."

"I’m only opposed to some of the Divine, not all, and once the Netherworld Engine emerges, it’s not just the gods who will stand against me. Do you want to go to war with your grandparents and kindred?"

"So is this technology considered a failure?"

Terramus sighed somewhat disappointedly. It consumed a lot of his efforts.

He didn’t intend to expose it. The reason he informed his father was that he thought the current situation might allow it to be useful, but he still faced his father’s dismissal.

"From a purely technical standpoint, it’s not a failure, and still possesses some innovative significance. Alas..."

Noah shook his head, feeling no need to continue speaking. He acknowledged his offspring’s innovative abilities, but the direction was too hellish.

He had understood that his offspring developed the Netherworld Engine, which imposes no requirement on the quality and strength of the souls it consumes.

Regardless of strength or weakness, they can be input, as both Divine followers and unbelievers are viable—the Netherworld Engine is not picky.

Soul strength does affect output power to some extent, but weaker souls can compensate with numbers, and souls with sufficient quality can unleash greater power when input, with relatively stable output.

Compared to the gods and Hellish Demons’ application of souls, the range is much broader. Yet because of this, Noah couldn’t imagine any existence that would tolerate the Netherworld Engine once discovered.