<h4>Chapter 3141: Battle Commences</h4>
At the same time, Bu Qing had guided Mu Ke to a ce where he could see a massive mecha that rose above the wall that surrounded the imperial pce. The mecha was inside the pce, which meant that only a small part of it was visible, and it was rather inconspicuous.
"This mecha is called Regisword, and it’s piloted by the Pir of Heaven, Huan Zhan. Huan Zhan is the Imperial Academy’s chief instructor, and he once taught the current emperor. His mecha is equipped with the sharpest weapon the Infinity Empire has ever forged, and the de is also called Regisword. The sword is the reason for the mecha’s name," Bu Qing exined.
Mu Ke looked up at the towering mecha. <i>The sharpest sword, huh?</i> He was eager to test that out for himself.
"And where is Huan Zhan?" Mu Ke asked.
Bu Qing shook her head. "All I can do is bring you here. I can’t reveal myself right now, but even before I was captured, I didn’t have a high enough status to have the privilege of meeting with Lord Huan Zhan. He is someone high above my father, and even the emperor is respectful to the man."
"Give me a picture of him," Mu Ke requested.
Bu Qing easily found a picture of Huan Zhan, as the man’s identity was no secret. After all, he had been the Imperial Academy’s chief instructor for a long time, and none of the Pirs of Heaven’s identities were secret.
Mu Ke casually grabbed a handful of dust, raised a hand, and then threw it towards the imperial pce. It drifted over the wall, past the mecha, and onwards into the distance.
"He''s inside the mecha," Mu Ke stated.
Bu Qing asked, "So, what now?"
"We wait," Mu Ke replied.
Elsewhere, Hong Yi led Big Sis to another mecha.
"This mecha is called Sorrowforge, and it’s piloted by the Pir of Heaven, Lord Ying Du. Whenever Lord Ying Du fights, he makes his enemies experience great pain. This has led him to bing the most feared of the Pirs of Heaven," Hong Yi said nervously.
Big Sis sneered. "Using a tool to achieve his strength? What’s the point of that?"
Hong Yi was much smarter than Bu Qing, and she had already prepared pictures of all five Pirs of Heaven. Big Sis nced at the images, and then turned to stare at the imperial pce.
"He''s inside the mecha," she stated.
"What now, Senior?" Hong Yi asked.
"We find another one," Big Sis responded.
As for Xu Wuwei, Fei Su served as his guide, and he also observed a mecha. This one was called Perpetua, and it was piloted by Jiao Feng. The man was standing atop the imperial pce’s wall.
Fei Su looked up at Jiao Feng standing on the wall and knew that the man was already doomed. Without their mechas, pilots were all just ordinary humans.
Xu Wuwei made a move, because Jiao Feng was about to enter his mecha. As soon as the pilot entered the mecha, Xu Wuwei would have to break it open to seize control of the man.
Jiao Feng was about to enter his mecha from the top of the imperial pce’s wall when he suddenly froze. His eyes darted about. Why was he unable to move?
Xu Wuwei easily took control of Jiao Feng. "Done."
Fei Su watched events unfold. He could not help but think that, without their mechas, the Infinity Empire was nothingpared to the Fifth Maind.
Xu Wuwei sent a message to Lu Yin, who immediately replied, "Thanks for the help, Senior."
"It’s not a problem. He’s just an ordinary person," Xu Wuwei responded. However, the moment he finished speaking, a piercing rm rang throughout the Imperial City, and Perpetua gave off a red glow that drew the attention of the entire city.
Xu Wuwei was startled. "What''s going on?"
Fei Su''s face turned pale. "This is bad! We''ve been caught!"
In front of Perpetua, Jiao Feng''s expression grew somber. Someone tried to control him, but were they an outsider or an insider? He did not know, but whoever it was, they were too naive. The Pirs of Heaven were ordinary humans without their mechas, and they could easily be controlled. To address this vulnerability, the five Pirs of Heaven all adhered to strict protocols regarding the time that they spent outside of their mechas.
Leaving too early or returning toote, even by a second, would trigger rms throughout the Imperial City.
The Pirs of Heaven represented the security of the Infinity Empire and the safety of the emperor himself, so no caution was regarded as excessive.
Jiao Feng had been controlled, which resulted in him beingte to return to his mecha, and that had triggered the rm.
Only the five Pirs of Heaven and the emperor were aware of this security protocol. Even the crown prince, Shang Tianzong, the fifth prince, Shang Cheng, and the ninth princess, Shang An''an knew nothing about it, let alone someone like Hong Nian.
At this moment, it no longer mattered who knew about the security protocol, as with Jiao Fengpromised, the entire Imperial City sprang into action.
At the center of the imperial pce, the emperor instantly entered his mecha. After many years of peace, the Imperial City was once again facing an enemy.
<i>Boom!</i>
The ground trembled as a mecha dropped down near Jiao Feng. Itnded outside of the imperial pce’s walls and stared at the man.
Jiao Feng was still unable to move.
Xu Wuwei felt helpless. He had only just reported his sess to Lu Yin, and the moment he had, trouble had arisen. Given the circumstances, the man had no choice but to take action.
The mecha moved to capture Jiao Feng, who was immobilized, yet it was clearly controlled by someone. The top priority was to get the man away.
Xu Wuwei instantly released his Spiral Domain, which spread across the entire Imperial City. Lines of space, which should have been invisible to the naked eye, struck the mechas while leaving the people inside unharmed.
There were at least twenty mechas within the Imperial City, but aside from the Pirs of Heaven''s mechas, all the others were stationed outside of the imperial pce.
The moment that Xu Wuwei attacked, half of the mechas were defeated. Most mechas were not able to withstand Xu Wuwei’s power.
In fact, a mecha needed to at least be a twelve ring mecha to fight back against Xu Wuwei. After all, the man was a sequence powerhouse.
The mecha that was trying to capture Jiao Feng was Regisword.
The force of Xu Wuwei’s Spiral Domain pushed the mecha back and caused its energy shield to warp.
Inside of Regisword, a middle-aged man was stunned by the sheer force being brought against him. The mecha''s rms red incessantly.
Suddenly, a long de appeared, and the mecha shed it at Xu Wuwei, who had been targeted by the mecha.
A cauldron appeared above Xu Wuwei. It was his lifebound voidforce puppet. Voidforce energy surged wildly, but the sword easily sliced through it, the attack continuing towards the cauldron.
Xu Wuwei was stunned; had his voidforce energy been sliced through? What a sharp de!
The de effortlessly split the void, the attack striking the cauldron with a deafening bang. Cracks started to spread across the cauldron, making Xu Wuwei''s heart ache. The sword was sharp, to an almost unimaginable degree. Xu Wuwei was by no means weaker than the Regisword. Rather, it was the sharpness of the sword that gave the mecha an advantage.
However, regardless of how sharp a de might be, as long as it did not connect, there was no threat.
At that moment, a sh appeared from the distance, and the attack mmed against Regisword’s sword. This attack looked miniscule inparison to the mecha’s massive de, and it was nearly invisible. However, the attack sessfully deflected the enormous de. The terrifying power behind the attack caught Huan Zhan''s attention, as it meant that another powerful opponent was present.
At the same time, battles erupted in two other locations.
A sea of abyssal flowers blossomed as Big Sis attacked Sorrowforge. As for Xia Shenji, he shed with a mecha that was covered with intricate engravings of flowers. This mecha was called Petalstorm, and it was piloted by Shang Qiu, who was the emperor''s sister.
Fierce battles took ce in four corners around the imperial pce, and rms red across the entire city, prompting numerous evacuations.
Hong Nian was standing in his courtyard, his face growing pale as he watched the distant battle. From where he stood, he was able to see Mu Ke''s battle against Regisword.
Hong Nian was well aware of Regisword’s power, having seen numerous imperial records. Regisword had not been built specifically for Huan Zhan, as it was an ancient machine. Huan Zhan was nothing more than the mecha’stest pilot. Still, the mecha''s peerless sword was able to slice through anything, and even just looking at it could injure normal humans.
Forged from the sharpest material the Infinity Empire had ever encountered, the sword represented the empire''s greatest weapon.
At this moment, Hong Nian was watching someone fight against Regisword head on, and each time the peerless sword shed out, it was parried. The mecha was being pushed back. Just who were these people? They were all terrifyingly powerful.
Hong Nian turned around to look at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was also observing the battle with great interest. As expected of the twelve-ring mecha, this weapon could withstand his senior brother''s attacks. While Lu Yin could no longer see sequence particles himself, he could sense that his senior brother was using them. Even so, the massive de was able to block Mu Ke’s attacks.
Twelve-ring mechas really were capable of fighting against sequence powerhouses.
However, this battle would notst for very long. In the end, a mecha was not a living creature, and machines had limits. Holding Mu Ke back was already this mecha’s limit.
The imperial city had fallen into chaos. The battle between the Pirs of Heaven and the Sixverse Association’s peak powerhouses had transformed the universe into a battlefield.
Lu Yin was still as calm as ever. "Hong Nian."
Hong Nian quickly looked over at the young man. "Yes, Lord Lu?"
"Let''s go to the Energy Research Institute."
Hong Nian was taken aback by thement, and he nced at the distant battle. As he did so, Regisword''s sword sliced upwards, splitting the void open to expose the Hollow. Hong Nian was left speechless by the sight.
If that attack had struck another mecha, it would have been instantly destroyed.
Lu Yin was unperturbed by the sight, and he reminded the other man, "Lead the way."
Hong Nian admired Lu Yin''sposure. Even in the face of such an amazing battlefield, this man remained unfazed.
Hong Nian had no idea what Lu Yin had lived through. Was this an intense battle? Not at all. In fact, it was far from enough to catch Lu Yin''s attention. It was just a small skirmish, nothing more.
Mu Ke and the others could handle the situation, and Lu Yin wanted to see the Energy Research Institute.
If a twelve-ring mecha could fight against sequence powerhouses, then what about a thirteen-ring mecha? Would that be at the level of the Seven Skygods? Maybe even as strong as an Ortuser?
Mechas most likely could not reach the strength of an Ortuser, as that was an entirely different cultivation realm. Still, a thirteen-ring mech would likely possess the same level of strength as the Seven Skygods.
If that was true, then Lu Yin would fully support the research, as he was doing whatever he could to ensure that humanity had more experts.
Aeternus wanted to overpower humanity through outnumbering them with powerhouses. Lu Yin wanted to try the same thing, and he would use every method that was avable.
The Infinity Empire could not be destroyed.
Lu Yin had already given his people specific instructions, and they included a warning of just how important it was to preserve the Pirs of Heaven’s mechas.
Hong Nian showed the way, and Lu Yin moved at the speed of time to enter the imperial pce, which was where the Energy Research Institute was located. It was the most important facility in the entire Infinity Empire, as it formed the foundation of their strength.
Following Hong Nian''s directions, Lu Yin arrived within the institute, only to be confronted by a scene that he could notprehend.
There were various forms of energy on disy. They had been collected from the parallel universes the Infinity Empire had conquered.
The ce was full of people, all of whom were the Infinity Empire’s best researchers in the field of ring energy.
From time to time, the floor shook, and dust would fall, but the people in the Energy Research Institute ignored it all. This was not because they did not fear death, but rather because they were in one of the empire’s most secure locations. The people inside were not afraid of any battle that might break out outside of the institute.