Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 983: Awareness
Previously on Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?...
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Having Li Qingran help was truly the right choice.
Seeing Li Qingran leading the Auspicious Beasts to block the intelligent mechanical fleet's assault, Poseidon and the group of deities who had been struggling to hold on all felt a spark of hope ignite in their hearts.
If they could just maintain this stalemate...
They should be able to hold out until Chen Huaian emerges from seclusion!
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"Ten Steps to Kill One Man!"
Li Qingran transformed herself into a sword, charging straight for the fleet's core under the cover of the Auspicious Beasts.
There, a vessel existed whose form was clearly more massive than the other ships.
The smaller ships around it were like subjects of this giant vessel, continuously flying out from various launch ports.Li Qingran estimated.
If she could take out this giant vessel, the fleet would most likely collapse. However, the giant vessel's gun ports were even more densely packed than those on the smaller warships. Destroying it would probably not be an easy task.
[Detected high-energy mobile unit! Radar locked! Initiating full-area strike!]
As Li Qingran approached.
A mechanical voice full of warning tones also sounded from the intelligent mechanical core of the giant warship.
"What incredible speed!"
"Is this really the energy intensity a carbon-based lifeform can unleash?"
The mechanical beings working at the control consoles were stunned.
On the radar, the red dot representing Li Qingran wasn't blinking; instead, due to her high-speed movement, it was drawing a heart-stopping red line across the radar interface.
"Open fire!"
As the order was issued.
All the sentry cannons on the warship fired simultaneously.
Dark matter annihilation rays interweaved into an impenetrable net in front of the warship.
The radar system predicted Li Qingran's flight trajectory.
This black net also swept toward Li Qingran, sealing off all possible spaces to evade.
"Hmph, mere child's play!"
Li Qingran snorted coldly.
The World Ring beneath her feet lit up, and the Su Xian Sword condensed in her hand.
"One Man Holds the Pass, Ten Thousand Cannot Open It!"
As the words fell, with a flourish of her sword.
*Shing—!*
A silvery-white Sword Curtain appeared before Li Qingran.
The Sword Curtain advanced like a high wall, pushing flatly against the dense barrage of fire.
Even the annihilation cannons striking the silvery-white Sword Curtain only left corrosive marks. While they neutralized part of the Sword Qi within, they failed to pierce through the curtain on the first strike.
[Discovered high-energy substance interception network!]
[Unable to analyze its energy composition!]
[High-energy entity entering alert zone, requesting activation of fission mode!]
"Request approved!"
The group of mechanical beings felt as if they faced a formidable enemy.
Quantum fission was the cutting-edge technology of their civilization. It could multiply the fleet's numbers at the cost of consuming a massive amount of energy in a short time.
Even a single warship could, under this technology, split into ten, a hundred, temporarily boosting combat power.
The side effect was also severe: once the energy was depleted, the warships would become metallic junk drifting in the cosmos.
But they had no other choice.
This was the first time they had encountered an opponent they couldn't analyze.
They could even analyze the Canglan World and the Abyssal Demons, but this carbon-based lifeform was the sole exception.
Logically speaking...
Carbon-based lifeforms should be among the weakest tiers of all biological hierarchies.
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At this moment, Li Qingran, facing the hail of gunfire, was also under considerable pressure.
Although she continuously killed the mechanical beings around the fleet, their numbers didn't decrease.
On the contrary, their numbers were still increasing!
From the wreckage of the destroyed warships, tiny metal particles began to reassemble. Like cell division, one became two, two became four.
The destroyed mechanical beings regenerated into new individuals within mere seconds, and in greater numbers.
Li Qingran fought her way out of the fleet, looked back, and her pupils contracted sharply.
The hundreds of warships she had just destroyed had now become thousands.
Dense clusters of metallic hulls filled the entire sky, blocking out the sun and sky like a locust swarm.
The glow from the gun ports was as dense as the stars in the sky, each beam aimed directly at her.
"You've got to be kidding..." Li Qingran's mouth twitched.
How the hell am I supposed to fight this!
Her Battle Power wasn't Spiritual Energy, nor was it Immortal Power. She couldn't achieve the limitless power like her Master.
To put it bluntly, she still operated on the fundamental framework of the Canglan Realm's Laws, unable to completely transcend the world's rules like Chen Huaian.
With her current strength, facing a massive fleet at the pinnacle of civilization was still a bit too much for her.
"Senior Auspicious Beasts! Help!"
Li Qingran sheathed the Su Xian Sword, 'whooshed' into a streak of sword light, and vanished without a trace in an instant.
The group of mechanical beings stared at the empty radar, utterly bewildered.
Hold on...
The red dot was just there.
How did it disappear instantly?
What about all these annihilation cannons they had already activated?
Hearing Li Qingran's cry for help, the White Tiger flashed over in an instant.
Just as it was about to ask Li Qingran what was wrong, it looked up and saw crimson gun ports aimed from across the starry sea, the deathly glow emitted when matter annihilation cannons operated at their peak.
The White Tiger's body was so large.
On the radar, it was just a fist-sized red dot.
The group of mechanical beings finally found an outlet to unleash their firepower.
"This furry creature must be related to that human girl from earlier. Blast it to pieces!"
*Hum—!*
The gun ports whirred to life.
Ten thousand cannons fired in unison.
"Gulp!" The White Tiger swallowed hard, looking at the dense barrage of rays.
It was an Auspicious Beast skilled in slaughter, not defense.
If it took a hit from this, wouldn't it be riddled with holes?
The White Tiger decided to go all the way. It turned, grabbed the Black Tortoise, who was locked in fierce combat with the fleet, and yanked it over.
Before the Black Tortoise could react.
Its thick shell was already positioned in front of the White Tiger.
"Old buddy, this might sting a bit. Try to bear with it." The White Tiger gave a somewhat apologetic smile to the bewildered Black Tortoise.
Black Tortoise: "What???"
*Boom boom boom—!*
Thunderous roars erupted the next second.
Like an overturned paint palette, shockwaves and sparks from the annihilation cannons dyed the entire battle zone into a painting interwoven with various ion glows.
Black Tortoise: "Oho~ Oho ho ho~"
Just as chaos reigned on this battlefield.
No one noticed that a Star Devourer had somehow sneaked to the edge of the battlefield. Its colossal body resembled a moving planet, its surface covered with crimson eyes and twisted tentacles. Its tentacles silently extended, directly entangling the Vermilion Bird, which was busy setting the fleet ablaze.
A terrifying mental assault poured into the Vermilion Bird's body along with the Star Devourer's shriek.
The Vermilion Bird's vision went black, and it couldn't help but let out a cry of agony.
Divine flame wound its way up the Star Devourer's tentacles. Although this forced some Star Devourers back, more surged forward, overwhelming it.
They continuously emitted shrieks, causing the flames on the Vermilion Bird's body to grow increasingly thin.
"Senior Vermilion Bird!" Li Qingran was greatly alarmed.
The Auspicious Beasts were distracted. Bai Ze immediately abandoned suppressing the fleet, turning to charge at the Star Devourer. The Azure Dragon's lightning struck the tentacles, and the Qilin's auspicious clouds condensed around the Vermilion Bird, trying to pull it free from the tentacles.
The Star Devourers remained unhurried. More tentacles extended from within their bodies, spreading out like a giant net to ensnare the Auspicious Beasts.
The White Tiger and the Black Tortoise intercepted part of the fleet's attacks.
The Auspicious Beasts' formation was disrupted by the Star Devourer.
Without the Auspicious Beasts' protection.
Li Qingran had to face the remaining fleet alone.
And even just the remaining portion was still endless.
She held her sword, hovering above the starry sea. As far as her eyes could see, densely packed gun ports were gradually lighting up.
"I can't rely on Master forever."
Li Qingran's gaze turned cold as she stared at these invaders.
"Since you insist on fighting to the death and refuse to retreat, then today, I, Li, will let you all have a good look at the Sword Intent passed down by my esteemed Master!"
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Cangyun Realm, Upper Realm.
White Sword, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation before the Origin Core, suddenly frowned.
Tu Shan Yue beside him noticed immediately, paused her cultivation, and walked over with concern, gently stroking White Sword's brow.
"What's wrong, White Sword brother? Is something troubling you?"
She gave a slight shrug, revealing half of her fair, fragrant shoulder, her eyes seductive as she said, "They say fine wine dispels a thousand sorrows, and a beauty dispels ten thousand.
If White Sword brother is deeply troubled, why not... let me properly resolve it for you? Hmm?"
Hearing this, White Sword's mouth twitched. The coldness and aloofness on his face didn't change, only a subtle eye roll.
"This Venerable One thinks you're asking for a spanking!"
He snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and sent Tu Shan Yue flying out of the peach blossom forest.
He also set up a barrier, preventing the fox from getting back in no matter how hard she pounded.
After doing all this, White Sword let out a light sigh and spoke indifferently to the air before him:
"There is unusual activity in the Canglan Realm."
"You, go and see what's happening for This Venerable One!"
The air before him twisted for a moment.
A golden Thunder Eye appeared, then quickly faded and vanished.
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