The Era of Gods-Chapter 693: Clearing! Harvesting!

Yudiwen World, underground, Resistance Force Base Number Five.

Phoenix sat emotionlessly upon the Black Iron throne, watching as several subordinates reported the recent war situation on the front line for which the fifth Resistance Force was responsible. Her mood grew increasingly irritable.

It had been more than twenty years since she arrived in this world. She thought that waking up so early and recovering her True Body strength, coupled with the fortunate coincidence that the world she first arrived in was not far from the coordinates of the Tomb of Myriad Gods, would give her an advantage, but she hadn’t expected that this world was in the midst of an invasion by a terrifying Mechanical World.

This Mechanical World possessed extremely powerful special technology. While normal physical technology systems were unusable in most Different Domain worlds, this Mechanical World had unique machinery technology that was compatible with almost all worlds. It operated independently of God Level beings’ manipulations of physical rules, not affecting combat power, producing incredibly powerful machines.

But the most crucial aspect was that this mechanical civilization, which loved destruction, referred to itself as the Eliminator Protocol. According to the collected data, this civilization’s intent was to eliminate all life, including trees, and it was the arch-enemy of all organic life forms.

Like Lin Xiao, Phoenix had originally planned to destroy this mechanical base called the Eliminator Protocol with her Powerful Divine Power.

However, the strength of this destructive civilization known as the Eliminator Protocol was much greater than she had anticipated. Even though it was just a mechanical civilization, it had combat entities capable of threatening Rank 8 beings.

One such powerful war entity was named the Eliminator, equipped with four energy cannons that could pose a lethal threat to Rank 7 beings.

Another was called the Harvester, a super war entity whose main cannon could threaten the life of Rank 8 beings. Not to mention its main base amounted to a collective of Harvesters and Eliminators, its combat power indescribably formidable.

The massive number of Eliminators and various levels of War Machinery, coordinating terrifying artillery fire from sea, land, and air, could only be countered by the flesh and blood of the Resistance Force. The many witchcraft spells they possessed were no match for the relentless bombardment of artillery.

This was also the primary reason why, although this world was not large but had a high energy level capable of giving birth to Rank 7 beings, it was no match for the Eliminator Protocol.

Fortunately, the Eliminator Protocol was formidable in direct combat, but lacked flexibility. The numerous, diverse witchcraft spells of wizards could easily breach the defense lines of the Eliminator Protocol to enter their occupied zones and cause disruption. Moreover, the high-level witchcraft of senior wizards was incredibly powerful; given enough time to prepare and cast their spells, they could easily destroy vast numbers of machines.

The main advantage was that the Resistance Force had the home field advantage. A civilization like the Eliminator Protocol, which showed no mercy even to plants, was the mortal enemy of any world. The Resistance Force had always been under the World’s Will’s favor, and their strength improved faster than usual.

Of course, this was only true for wizards below Rank 7. The world’s energy level was limited; for a Rank 8 being like Phoenix, it was impossible to enhance her strength in this world.

Unable to enhance her strength nor enter the God’s Tomb, Phoenix, who had stayed in this world for over twenty years, felt extremely vexed.

As time passed, the advantage of arriving early and establishing a presence would gradually disappear. Once competitors like Shadow Wind and Lin Xiao arrived, gaining entry into the Tomb of Myriad Gods would not be so easy.

But she had no other options. Over the past twenty years, she hadn’t been idly trying. Whenever she approached the vicinity of the mechanical fortress, it was as if she had invisibly entered the range of a defense tower with True Sight. She would immediately attract the frenzied bombardment of the main cannons from within the fortress, while surrounding Eliminators and Harvester war entities would rapidly converge. But opening the God’s Tomb required a certain amount of time, and she did not have that time.

With patience, she listened to her subordinates’ reports, which were nothing more than where they had triumphed and their gains, where they had been defeated and their losses. After patiently listening, Phoenix directed them one by one, then with a wave of her hand, signaled for them to leave. She then sat on the Black Iron throne, hands pressed against her forehead, deep in thought.

She felt she couldn’t wait any longer. Since the Leader of the fourth Resistance Force was killed in an ambush by a Harvester working with several Eliminators two years ago, and the base of the fourth Resistance Force had been breached, the resistance situation in Yudiwen World had drastically worsened. The Eliminator Protocol, having reallocated more troops, posed an even greater threat and pressure to the other Resistance Force bases, resulting in continuous retreats over the past two years.

Phoenix did not have much confidence in them. Without external intervention, the subjugation of this world was inevitable.

Once the world fell completely, she alone would not be able to open the God’s Tomb. She had to break the deadlock before the Resistance Force was utterly eradicated.

And the method to break the deadlock...

She planned to persuade the other Resistance Force leaders to gather all the world’s powerhouses for a surprise attack on the mechanical fortress.

Of course, she didn’t intend to destroy the mechanical fortress. Not that she underestimated the Resistance Force, but their strength truly was insufficient to destroy the fortress.

Her aim was to have the Resistance Force attract the fortress’s attention, while she took the opportunity to open the Tomb of Myriad Gods.

Better that the companions die than oneself. Since the end was already determined, it was better to contribute to one’s cause.

Moreover, if she inherited the legacy of the Emperor of Myriad Forms within the Tomb of Myriad Gods, she would likely make significant gains in strength. Then, she might even be able to help them defeat the Eliminator Protocol and save the world.

She pressed a concealed button on the armrest of the Black Iron throne, and after a while, a door to a secret chamber opened. A humanoid male figure, draped in a black robe, stepped in and kneeled reverently before her. A voice without any distinguishing features rang out:

"Your Majesty!"

Phoenix tapped her fingers lightly on the Black Iron armrest, then after a short pause, spoke in a deep voice:

"I have a task for you."

The robed man did not respond, but listened attentively.

"I need you to take a trip to the first, second, third, as well as the sixth and seventh Resistance Force bases, and hand this object over to them personally."

With a flip of her right hand, Phoenix revealed a crystal ball the size of a chicken egg in her palm. Within it, numerous bright lines of light shuttled back and forth rapidly, like an exquisite work of art.

But as the robed figure took the crystal ball in hand, it melted into his palm and vanished without a trace. Then, the aura around the figure erupted uncontrollably. With a ’bang,’ the figure placed one hand on the ground, revealing a hand covered in fine black scales.

After some time, the robed figure finally regained control of his strength. Phoenix took out five beautifully sealed letters and handed them to the robed man, saying:

"When the time comes, just hand the letter to them."

The man in the black robe respectfully stepped forward to receive the letter, bowed, and then turned to leave.

Watching his trusted subordinate depart, Phoenix murmured to himself:

"Success or failure hinges on this single move, if it fails, I’ll have to take the risk myself!"

He sighed deeply and looked up at the sky, his brows furrowed:

"I don’t know Shadow Wind’s current strength, or whether he has arrived. I must enter God’s Tomb before he does; otherwise, once he arrives, it will be hard to claim the inheritance alone."

The person he had been wary of from start to finish was the unseen Shadow Wind, never once mentioning Lin Xiao.

In his eyes, his greatest competitor was only Shadow Wind.

The very Shadow Wind he could not forget had already arrived outside the Yudiwen World Crystal Wall. However, what was originally a pleasant mood from reaching his destination soured upon seeing Lin Xiao guarding outside the World Crystal Wall.

Lin Xiao made no attempt to conceal his strength, the aura of a late Rank 8 overwhelming Shadow Wind and Phoenix, who had just been promoted to Rank 8, sinking their hearts into an abyss, chilling to the core.

"Have you obtained the inheritance?"

Shadow Wind’s voice was somewhat hoarse, pondering the possibility that Lin Xiao, weakest among them, now possessed such strength.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Lin Xiao walked in the Void as if on flat ground, approaching near Shadow Wind, and shook his head:

"Not yet, like you, I have only just arrived."

"I don’t believe it!"

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you. I have a question for you, was it you who betrayed me in the beginning?"

Shadow Wind shook his head seriously:

"It wasn’t me!"

"Really?"

Shadow Wind explained:

"Although you were also one of my competitors, I never saw you as a rival at that time. My biggest opponent was Phoenix. I won’t deny that I wanted to trap him, but I never thought of betraying you. There was no need."

"Your words make some sense; I can’t find any argument against them, but..."

Lin Xiao thought for a moment, seemed to agree, and nodded, but the next second, his tone changed, and he spoke emotionlessly:

"But it’s also possible that you did it and are not admitting to it. Of course, I don’t rule out Phoenix as the culprit, but I’m certain he won’t confess either. The fact that you both wanted to kill me is true, and I’m not interested in a drawn-out investigation, so..."

A force field burst forth like lightning, the terrifying power forcibly clearing away the Void Energy to create a vacuum. Lin Xiao’s figure rapidly grew, turning into a towering Golden Titan that filled Shadow Wind’s sight. The giant voice made his eardrums buzz:

"So, I will kill you both, that way there can be no mistake!"

Without a word, Shadow Wind’s figure flickered into a blur of light and reappeared tens of kilometers away, skipping like a stone on water, covering thousands of kilometers in a few seconds in a large arc around him.

When his breath ran out in that brief pause, Shadow Wind’s face showed no joy, because he was still within the Titan Halo. A Golden Huge Hand, covering all his vision, was reaching for his place in the Void. Invisible fields bound him, the vast gap in strength too great, and no amount of mana he released could break free, like a bird in a cage unable to leap out.

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The massive face of the Golden Titan appeared above the gap between its fingers, Lin Xiao looking coldly at this once-celebrated talent and said coldly:

"Had you not attempted to kill me, I might have spared your life. Goodbye!"

The fingers closed slowly, obscuring Shadow Wind’s despairing gaze.

With the life fading in the palm’s grip, a top-tier elite of the Main World met his end.

Soon after, Lin Xiao sighed. If possible, he would not have wanted to kill him. With the Talent and current achievements of Shadow Wind and Phoenix, they were bound to promote to Powerful Divine Strength and stand out among others, killing them weakens the Main World.

But they had once attempted to assassinate him; it was just that he was lucky not to die.

The killer shall be killed by man. Since the deed was done, they must suffer the consequences of their actions.