323: Do machines have life?

The figure opposite was flying at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, they had already arrived right in front.

"You... Holy... Holy Monk?"

The person hovering in front of Tang Ku could not help but be very surprised.

"Haha, True Monarch, it has been a long time. I didn't expect your magic power to have grown so strong that even Poor Monk needs to use all his strength just to block your attacks!"

Tang Ku smiled bitterly, feeling helpless.

That's right, the person who arrived wore a white robe, held a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, and had a flash of brilliance on his forehead—a closed Heavenly Eye. It was undoubtedly Yang Jian.

Just as Yang Jian wanted to exchange pleasantries, before he could even open his mouth, a gust of wind swept past him. The massive body of the Doomsday Fortress brushed right by them and continued climbing toward the summit.

"Uh, time is tight. Let's talk later. This thing is very dangerous; we must find a way to stop it!"

Tang Ku immediately gave Yang Jian a brief account of what had happened, not forgetting to glance at Tesla, who was watching them calmly with a faint smile.

"In other words, this thing cannot be destroyed, and once injured, it consumes human lives to replenish itself?"

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, then noticed Tesla on the side. A burst of divine light flared in his eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Holy Monk, this person doesn't seem to be from our world. Who is he? An enemy?"

Tang Ku looked at Tesla and replied, "He is an enemy, but he shouldn't stop us for now... Hmm, after thinking it over, there is only one way to stop this thing, and that is to destroy its energy System. However, it is quite large, and all 'foreign objects' that enter its body are instantly teleported out. To destroy that energy System and save the people inside, we must be extremely fast..."

Yang Jian nodded and said, "I know nothing about these things. Holy Monk, just tell me what to do, and I will do it!"

Tang Ku said, "Let's go, follow it. I will tell you exactly what to do when the time comes. Although I'm not 100% sure, if possible, this might be the only way!"

The two moved side by side, and Tang Ku led Yang Jian in pursuit.

Although the Doomsday Fortress looked clumsy when walking, its speed in climbing the mountain was very fast. In just a short while, it had already climbed to a steep section above. Because its legs couldn't maintain balance, it was currently using both hands and feet, with its body hunched forward. It looked quite strange, but this method of movement was the most efficient.

"True Monarch, this thing's energy System is located at its heart... which is right here..."

Tang Ku pointed to the back of its heart and said, "Also, you absolutely cannot attack from the front..."

Yang Jian nodded: "How do you suggest we do it?"

"I will use the Great Wilderness Divine Fist to blast open its back and rush in first. I believe there must be a gap in its restoration. With your sharp eyes, True Monarch, you should be able to spot the location of that furnace... Use your Saber Qi to destroy it..."

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about me. When you make your move, I will rescue everyone on that conveyor belt... Once the energy device is destroyed, this thing's ability to move should be disabled. Then we will find a way to rescue the remaining people from inside!"

Yang Jian thought for a moment, then said, "But there is another problem: you are not certain whether this thing will lose its mobility... You also said that this thing is extremely unstable and might very well go berserk after its energy is destroyed..."

"That is why we are racing against time!" Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "This is a gamble. Our goal is to save people. Once we can rescue everyone alive inside, even if it goes berserk, we can safely destroy this thing completely!"

"Alright, let's give it a try!"

The divine light of the Heavenly Eye in the center of Yang Jian's forehead shone brightly as it slowly opened, staring fixedly at the direction Tang Ku had pointed out.

Tang Ku took a deep breath, swung his right fist, and unleashed the Great Wilderness Divine Fist: Heaven Shaking. The terrifying impact force instantly tore a huge hole in the monster's back. This move also had immense penetrating power; after the outer skin shattered, the internal metal components and other materials were all torn to shreds, reaching exactly the space where the furnace was located.

The scene here was still just as terrifying, like a living Hell. There were over a hundred people on the conveyor belt. Just as Tang Ku tore open that huge gap, the conveyor belt, which had previously stopped, actually started moving again, beginning to feed people into the furnace.

"Fortunately, the people burned earlier were already enough. Without sustaining massive damage, this thing won't send more lives inside. This way, we can still reduce many casualties..."

Tang Ku's movements were incredibly fast. He instantly turned into a white shadow and rushed in. The moment the first person was about to be sent into the furnace, his Sleeve Universe suddenly unfolded, and in the blink of an eye, he took everyone on the entire conveyor belt into his sleeve.

Suddenly, Tang Ku felt a repulsive force coming from the Doomsday Fortress, as if it were about to squeeze him out the next moment.

"Now!"

In just the blink of an eye, divine light flared in Yang Jian's eyes. A flash of blinding saber light struck out instantly, and the moment Tang Ku was teleported out, it was sent into the body of the Doomsday Fortress.

"Boom!"

Tang Ku had come out, but the back of the Doomsday Fortress, which had just recovered, exploded with a roar. It turned into a hole even larger than the one torn open just moments ago, with flames shooting into the sky, dazzling and bright.

The massive body suddenly staggered and fell forward.

But this monster seemed very stubborn. Just after falling, it suddenly sprang up like a spring, roaring as it punched the mountain wall in front of it.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

It was like an earthquake; the entire mountain was shaking. This sound was enough to resonate for a thousand miles.

Tang Ku seemed to feel a variety of emotions in this roar, including unease, fear, anger, and confusion...

"Such a killing machine, a monster whose core is as terrifying as Hell, actually possesses emotions? This..."

As this thought flashed through his mind, Tang Ku couldn't help but shake his head quickly. "This is too absurd. Now is not the time to think about such things; I have other things to do..."

Just now, when he was teleported out, he had already seen where the bodies being sent onto the conveyor belt were coming from, but he hadn't had time to rescue them before being sent out.

"As expected, with the furnace destroyed, this guy's recovery ability has rapidly faded..."

The huge hole in its back was also repairing itself, but the repair speed was not only slow, it stopped after a few seconds.

In other words, the energy in its body had run out...

From that huge hole, Tang Ku suddenly saw the location of the core energy. A huge glass passage suddenly emerged from the ground, and then countless robot-like things began sending bound people onto the conveyor belt. These robots thought the inability to repair was because the refined energy had been used up, not realizing that the furnace used to refine energy had been destroyed. So, when they first came up, they were a bit bewildered. However, before they could react, Tang Ku's wide robes and large sleeves had already descended upon them like a dark cloud.