188: With Godshall present, this road is impassable!

On their cold metallic bodies, countless armor plates slid open, revealing densely packed cannon barrels, missile launch bays, and energy focusing arrays that glittered with the light of death!

The next moment—

Boom boom boom boom boom boom————————!!!!

Ten thousand cannons roared simultaneously! Heaven and Earth lost their color!

Specialized vibranium armor-piercing rounds, like a metallic storm, tore through the air, emitting a deathly shriek, instantly covering the beast tide ahead!

The shells easily pierced the tough hides of the giant beasts, tumbling and exploding inside their bodies, tearing their flesh and blood into shreds!

High-energy particle beams swept past, and rows of giant beasts were instantly vaporized!

Homing missiles trailed their exhaust flames, accurately drilling into vulnerable spots like the giant beasts' gaping maws or eyes, blowing them into pieces from the inside!

The surging, primordial beast tide, which seemed capable of drowning everything, had its momentum abruptly halted in front of this suddenly joined steel legion, which represented the highest technological crystallization of Divine Summer!

It was as if they had slammed into an invisible Wall of Sighs, constructed of metal and flame!

After receiving unconditional technological support from the Star Sea Merchant Guild,

Divine Summer's technological level finally underwent a transformation.

The war potential of a technological civilization, at this moment,

was revealed in full!

"Wh... Holy sh*t..."

Aux's jaw dropped wide enough to fit a fist; the muscles on his face were stiff as he stared blankly, following the martyr mechas surging out like a metallic tide, gazing up at the thousand-meter menshen mecha as it crushed the earth with its steps,

and the Aerospace Carrier that spanned the sky, casting a massive shadow.

A strong sense of unreality assaulted his mind.

"B-Blue Star... isn't it just... a low-level civilization that just experienced the Spiritual Energy Revival?!"

He felt his common sense collapsing, his voice dry,

"This... this army... these vibranium weapons... where did they materialize from?!"

The flashes of light from the martyr mechas self-destructing inside the giant beasts, the roar of the menshen mecha's ten thousand cannons, the cold metallic sheen of the Aerospace Carrier... all of this formed an absurd contrast with the impression of a "low-level civilization."

How long has it been since the Spiritual Energy Revival for these Blue Star people?!

Could this army, capable of making many high-level civilizations take notice, have truly popped out of a rock?!

"Do you find it unbelievable?"

Chen Feng inserted his blood-stained vibranium greatsword into the rock beside him with a 'clang' and lifted his faceplate.

His face was smeared with blood and gunpowder smoke, and sweat dripped down his resolute features, but his eyes burned with the light of stars.

He scanned the magnificent legion before him, composed of steel, fire, and indomitable will. There was no surprise in his eyes, only a deep, ocean-like pride and emotion that was almost overflowing.

"The gaze of us Divine Summer people has never been confined by the planet beneath our feet."

His voice was not loud, yet it carried a rock-like determination that pierced through all the noise,

"Our journey, from beginning to end, has always been... the boundless Sea of Stars."

He raised a hand and pointed at a menshen mecha that was using its mechanical arm to replace an ammunition belt thicker than a man, emitting heavy metallic clanging sounds:

"We completed the theoretical verification and prototype testing for these weapon systems long ago. Blueprints, talent, industrial foundation... we lacked none of it. What we lacked were just those few crucial 'cornerstones' needed to turn the blueprints into reality."

Chen Feng's gaze turned toward the utterly stunned Aux, and the corner of his mouth curved into a complex and sharp arc:

"And the vibranium smelting and application technology 'generously' provided by your Star Sea Merchant Guild just happened... to complete this final, most crucial piece of the puzzle for us."

His voice suddenly rose, like a drawn sword, carrying a decisive, blood-boiling power:

"Once the technical barrier was breached, for my Divine Summer to use the strength of the entire nation, leveraging our industrial backbone—hailed as a 'civilization miracle'—to unleash a production capacity that makes the Star Sea take notice... Is that so hard to understand?!"

Aux was struck by lightning, freezing completely in place, as if he had turned into a statue.

Only at this moment did he suddenly realize that the uniqueness and terror of Blue Star extended far beyond His Highness Kraken, the single unbelievable giant demon!

This civilization named "Divine Summer," this nation... its hidden resilience, foresight, and that almost terrifying execution power are equally unfathomable!

What they lacked was never wisdom or diligence, but merely a... fulcrum to leverage the future!

"Hahaha! His Highness Kraken! Old Lei has brought the entire family fortune! Is this setup enough to protect you?!"

A burst of rough, heroic laughter, like thunder exploding, overpowered the roar of the cannons.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Divine Summer Army—Lei Zhen,

wearing a set of vibranium Commander Power Armor that flowed with a dark, dull energy sheen, strode out from a newly crash-landed Assault Vessel, like a giant of war from the future. A low energy hum emanated from the armor's joints.

His tiger eyes were like lightning, sweeping over the beast tide that continuously slammed against the steel defense line like a black tsunami. There was not an ounce of fear in his eyes, only the cold sternness tempered by a hundred battles and a killing aura purified to the extreme!

"To assemble this 'small gift,' in the past two days, every large factory in our Divine Summer that could move, had its production lines pushed until they smoked! Whether they used to build cars, construct houses, or manufacture toys, now they all pivot for me! Make shells! Weld mechas! I'm going to let these beasts know what a Steel Flood is!"

Su Chen's massive head turned slightly toward Lei Zhen, a hint of emotion flashing in his compound eyes, as he transmitted his thoughts:

"General Lei, the timing is perfect. I need to immediately refine the awakening essence, and I cannot be disturbed during this time. The defense here... I entrust it to you."

"Hahaha! Put your heart at ease!"

Lei Zhen forcefully pounded the vibranium armor on his chest, producing a dull, thunderous clang, his laughter shaking the clouds in the sky, causing them to churn,

"Behind you is Divine Summer! As long as I, Lei Zhen, still have breath, as long as there is one warrior left in Divine Summer who can stand and pull a trigger!"

His voice suddenly dropped, yet it carried a weight heavier and more soul-stirring than the roar of ten thousand cannons,

The words seemed directed not only at Su Chen but also at himself, and at every son and daughter of Divine Summer fighting in the bloody battle or giving their all in the rear:

"You have guarded this land and its people for so long... now, it is our turn..."

He abruptly drew the giant vibranium Ship-Slayer Blade from his back. The cold blade sliced through the air, pointing directly at the surging beast tide ahead, and he let out a heaven-shaking roar destined to echo through history:

"...to build this Steel Great Wall for you! All troops, heed my command! Form a circular defense, impregnable! Use our firepower and belief to tell these beasts—"

"This path is closed!!!"

"Kill—!!!"

The earth-shaking response, like a tsunami formed by the will of hundreds of millions, erupted from every corner of the steel legion!

The sound wave shot straight into the sky, even momentarily suppressing the roar of the beast tide!

Su Chen's massive compound eyes gazed deeply at Lei Zhen's mountain-like silhouette, and at the warriors and legions around him who were building an absolute wall of steel and life for him.

A long-lost warm current, named "peace of mind," flowed through his cold core of consciousness.

He no longer hesitated, nor did he hold back in the slightest.

The thickest tentacle, as if embracing hope, tightly coiled around the awakening essence, which held the hope for his breakthrough and contained a rotating galaxy within.

Boom————————!!!!

The next moment, his colossal Demon Body shook violently, and all the energy vortices around him spun and resonated at an unprecedented speed!

A terrifying suction force erupted from the tentacle, and the awakening essence suddenly burst forth with a brilliant light comparable to the birth of a supernova!

The boundless energy within, vast as a Sea of Stars, was forcibly drawn out and stripped away, transforming into a massive, visible pillar of energy that seemed to connect heaven and earth. Like the Milky Way pouring down, it surged frantically along the tentacle into Su Chen's body!

The refinement—had officially begun!

An unimaginably vast torrent of energy, like a breached cosmic river, rushed into his limbs, every nerve, and every cell!

On the surface of Su Chen's majestic three-thousand-meter-long body, countless complex and profound energy patterns instantly appeared, flickering and flashing violently as if breathing, seeming to contain the fundamental laws of the world!

The surrounding space violently twisted and collapsed due to this terrifying energy convergence, emitting a low hum that seemed to come from ancient times!

An energy storm, centered on him, was forming!

On this ultimate battlefield constructed jointly of steel, fire, blood, conviction, and roars,

a transformation concerning life and death, the future, and supreme power,

had aggressively commenced!

The eyes of the entire world seemed to be focused here.

All the firepower, all the sacrifices, all the waiting, were only for—

the moment he emerged from his cocoon, a king descending!