Five Frozen Centuries

Chapter 216: Breaking Illusion

The four robots jumped in shock when the golden armor was discovered. X12500 shouted, “I told you there was something! Did you see it?”

The device that looked like a light source emitted an alert and started sending a message to the headquarters of Mechanical City. A moment later, the sound of air being sprayed came from the center of Mechanical City.

The golden armor looked over and realized that a few huge mechanical dogs were charging over. There was gaseous equipment installed on the backs of the mechanical dogs. The gas spewed out gave the mechanical dogs a strong driving force, allowing them to rush to the battlefield as quickly as possible.

The mechanical dogs rushed to the battlefield and fired a few laser beams at the golden armor. However, the golden armor did not panic and used its domain directly.

The golden armor then shouted, “Domain Skill: Freedom Aura!”

The golden armor hated being controlled by others the most in its life. That was why it had comprehended the Freedom Domain. In this domain, no attacks would be under its control. It would be free, and its original attack direction would become random.

The laser beams shot over, but they scattered in all directions and turned into even more tiny light beams. The power of the laser beams was reduced countless times.

A few mechanical dogs charged toward the golden armor and bit it with their mechanical mouths. However, the golden armor roared again. “Domain Skill: Destroy Unity!”

A few mechanical dogs immediately turned their heads around and bit the other mechanical dogs. They bit each other and ignored the order.

Wei Huo was speechless. It was terrifying to be uncultured. The names of the moves were not domineering at all.

At that moment, the flashlight in the sky emitted an alert. “Extremely dangerous objects detected!”

However, the moment the light source rang the alarm, Wei Huo appeared above it. The broken bronze sword slashed down and cut the device in half.

The strong light disappeared, and the mechanical dogs began behaving chaotically. They could not find their target!

Wei Huo did not continue attacking, but the girl behind him attacked. She moved like a ghost and arrived behind the mechanical dogs in the blink of an eye. She then launched the most ferocious attack.

The mechanical dogs were several times larger than her, but in an instant, one was cut into pieces. Countless components were cut into pieces and fell to the ground. Sparks flew, and lubricant was left behind on the ground.

Wei Huo shouted, “Come with me first!”

The short-haired girl appeared behind Wei Huo like a ghost, and the golden armor quickly followed her.

Wei Huo led them straight to the center of Mechanical City. The city’s technology was very advanced. As he walked forward, he scanned the robots strolling down the road with his scanner. In the end, he obtained the method to manufacture these robots.

The golden armor was confused. It did not understand anything around it. It grabbed a robot and checked it with its Divine Sense. Then, it let the robot go.

After thinking about it for a moment, the golden armor said, “That’s weird. By combining different materials, one can create a moving machine. The souls of these machines are not even comparable to ordinary people’s souls.”

Wei Huo said, “Humans, animals, and plants are just different kinds of precise instruments. If I’m not mistaken, there might be a secret behind the ‘shape’ on this floor.”

Wei Huo strode forward and arrived at the center of the city. There, Wei Huo saw a tall mechanical tower. At the top of the mechanical tower was a huge metal ball. In the middle was a huge spiral piece of metal. Lightning was coiled around the metal, making crackling sounds.

Wei Huo stared at the mechanical tower for a long time. He found it familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen it.

Wei Huo did not think too much about it. It was fine if he could not remember it. However, his brain seemed to have been electrocuted all of a sudden. A thought came to his mind.

This was a Tesla Coil in Red Alert!

Wei Huo suspected that this was not his brain when he recalled memories from a long time ago. However, he soon understood that those were subconscious memories.

An expert had once said that people would record everything they saw, heard, and felt every moment. One’s consciousness could only remember a rough outline, but the subconscious would record all the details.

There were some players with superb memory in the ‘Super Brain’. They had developed this part of their potential and made their subconscious highly active. That was why they could memorize so many things in a short time.

Wei Huo asked the golden armor, “We should have left the fifth level, right?”

Wei Huo could not tell the difference between reality and illusion when he saw such a familiar building. He suspected that he was still on the fifth level. That meant that the jade pendant and pearl the golden armor had obtained had not disappeared. It could also explain why the imprint in his subconscious had turned into a real person.

The golden armor got worried. “You did not obtain the reward for passing the fifth level. Are we still on the fifth level?”

Wei Huo stroked his chin. “No, this should be the sixth level. I understand how this level is set up. The boundary between reality and illusion is blurry. If one can’t understand it, one will be stuck in a deadlock forever.”

The golden armor nodded solemnly. “I heard that someone woke up from their sleep, but could not differentiate between reality and illusion. They imagined that they were still in a dream, so they acted rashly and did whatever they wanted. In the end, they were beheaded by someone else.”

The Mirror of Illusion on the fifth level was terrifying. Everything that happened there was too real. Even if one left, it was easy for one to think that they had not left. They would think that everything they saw was imaginary or fake.

If one even broke through to the ninth level of Kunlun Mountain, obtained the Dao Scripture, and left Kunlun Mountain, would one still suspect that everything was fake?

This was the terror of the fifth level. It could break one’s Dao heart and make one collapse. It was so bad that committing suicide was the only way to be liberated.

However, Wei Huo’s willpower was firm. He said, “Be it reality or a dream, no matter what I am experiencing, I will firmly walk down my path!”

The golden armor sighed. “Why do many cultivators always say that cultivation requires great intelligence, perseverance, and courage? Even if one knows that everything is fabricated, one still has to move forward firmly. Even if the path ahead is empty, one has to persevere. Even if the path under one’s feet is broken, one has to forge a path forward. That is cultivation.”

Wei Huo broke free from the false restraints and strengthened his Dao Heart. He felt that his realm had improved again. It seemed like he had reached the middle stage of the Legendary stage. Unfortunately, he lacked the Refining Qi Into God skill. He could only wait for the Qi in his body to gradually turn into Spirit. If this continued, he would have to wait at least 800 to 900 years to reach the middle stage of the Legendary stage.

“I have to obtain the Refining Qi Into God skill as soon as possible,” Wei Huo said with a sigh. He then started cutting the mechanical tower in front of him. He made a cut at the bottom of the tower and led the way in.

As he walked, Wei Huo used a Legendary soul gem in exchange for a large number of Magical Stones and a large number of special materials and high-level parts.

Wei Huo wanted to build a mechanical core there. He had obtained the blueprint of the mechanical core through the scanner in the Soaring Cloud City. Unfortunately, he did not have enough energy and materials, so it would be useless to manufacture it.

However, the materials and energy in Mechanical City were abundant. It was a perfect location to build a mechanical core.

With a mechanical core by his side, Wei Huo could build a mechanical empire as long as he had sufficient energy and materials.

Wei Huo handed the scanner to the short-haired girl. “Help me scan the new technology!”

The short-haired girl took the scanner and disappeared.

The golden armor looked at the spot where the young lady had disappeared and asked, “Is there nothing for me?”

Wei Huo glanced at it and asked with a smile, “Do you want a robotic body?”