Alchemy mechs belong to a branch of Western fantasy alchemy, and are somewhat related to alchemical golems.
The difference is that an alchemical golem is an individual entity that can fight on its own once deployed.
Alchemy mechs, on the other hand, are controlled and piloted from within to achieve offensive purposes.
Mechs are relatively flexible, while golems are relatively rigid.
However, this is not an absolute rule.
Which is stronger or weaker depends entirely on one's own level.
If a mech is made of Tier 1 materials, no matter how flexible and versatile it is, it will certainly not be as powerful as a golem crafted from Tier 3 or Tier 4 materials.
Moreover, the mission of a killing-type golem is to eliminate everything in front of it; such a creature knows no fear.
A mech controlled by a human cannot possibly compete with such a suicidal fighting style.
However, the mech in the air is not of a low level!
The main constituent material is Scarlet Ice Iron, which possesses extremely strong resistance to both physical and magical attacks.
A mech entirely crafted from Scarlet Ice Iron is undoubtedly an invincible existence below the legendary tier!
Converted into the strength of the Eastern cultivation system, it is basically approaching the critical point of the Nascent Soul and Integration stages!
The weapon pods attached to the mech are, if not mistaken, likely magic energy cannons.
Judging by the inscriptions on them, their attack power is not below the Nascent Soul stage!
As for whether there are any other dangerous armaments, Ye Fan cannot currently tell.
However, he firmly believes that anyone who can build a mech from Scarlet Ice Iron must be unimaginably wealthy.
Such a person would absolutely not hesitate to equip it with more dangerous offensive methods...
Besides that, there is one more thing.
Although others could not understand the words coming from the mech earlier, Ye Fan understood them.
It was truly damned strange!
It was Goblin language!
Translated, the meaning was roughly...
This is the territory of the great Kuluota, and the great Kuluota does not welcome you, you vermin, so get lost!
Judging by the sentence structure and tone, it does fit the goblin race's temperament...
Because this race itself is very weak, and coupled with their less-than-stellar appearance, they are often bullied by other races...
This leads these pitiful creatures to constantly call themselves the great XXX and the like, in an attempt to mask their pathetic inferiority complex...
Furthermore, judging by the size of the mech, it also aligns with the goblins' stature.
Ye Fan found it increasingly absurd!
First, he encountered a Nightmare, and now a Goblin has appeared.
He even suspected that if this continued, he might encounter a flock of winged lizards later on...
The worlds he had traversed before were very simple.
Either a purely Eastern continent, or pure sword and magic.
This was the first time he had encountered a world where the boundaries were so blurred that realms were constantly intermingling...
Although the goblin race itself is weak, they possess an enviable talent for alchemy and machinery that other races lack.
Both Ye Fan and a goblin have a natural keenness for these things.
It was as if they were born for alchemy and machinery, each one a veritable technical enthusiast...
They survive in the cracks between other races precisely because of this innate craftsmanship.
Ye Fan once studied under an old goblin for over a decade to break through the bottleneck to becoming a master in alchemy and machinery.
And the products they craft usually possess extremely formidable destructive power.
It is said that in the ancient times, during the most famous event, the Abyss Scar, the allied forces of various races ultimately achieved victory with the joint efforts of the goblin and dwarf races!
Of course, those are too distant events and have nothing to do with Ye Fan.
The Scarlet Ice Iron behemoth before him is enough to give him a headache...
If things go wrong, everyone, including himself, might perish here today...
All of Ye Fan's thoughts occurred in an instant.
Seeing that these cultivators remained unmoved, the goblin in the air became enraged!
"These damned vermin! Arrogant fools! Today, you will witness the might of your Lord Kuluota!"
"Whoosh!"
The mech flashed with light and fired a magic energy cannon!
Magic energy cannons absorb energy from magic crystals using the inscribed system within the mech and convert it into an attack.
In essence, it is no different from the spell attacks of cultivators.
But therein lies the problem.
The magic crystals of demonic beasts contain magical elements.
Although in essence they are no different from the elemental attacks of cultivators, such as fire and water, they are fundamentally two different systems.
Cultivators cannot sense the magical fluctuations caused by the attack.
This is because this type of energy is not within their cultivation system.
This causes cultivators to react a little bit late by the time they realize it.
Sensing the fluctuation of True Qi to defend, versus seeing the attack and then defending.
Although this time difference is less than a tenth of a second, it can still be fatal!
"Boom—!"
The magic energy cannon fiercely struck the ranks of Ling Tianhua and Feng Wushuang!
It can only be said that they were too unfortunate.
Perhaps the goblin did not wish to destroy the grand hall below, so Ye Fan and his group inside the hall were fortunate to escape.
The power of a magic energy cannon comparable to the Nascent Soul stage is undoubtedly terrifying!
The only difference might be that its area of effect is smaller than that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
Ling Tianhua and Feng Wushuang and others were immediately engulfed in dust!
The earth shook violently from the impact!
The intense tremor almost caused Ye Fan and his group inside the room to lose their footing!
A piece of the ceiling was shaken loose and fell.
If it weren't for the Seventh Elder quickly pulling Ye Fan aside, his head would have certainly been struck.
However, Ye Fan was not only unafraid but even felt a trace of exhilaration!
Because that attack just now was very unusual!
He had previously judged the mech's attack to be at least at the Nascent Soul stage because he saw it was inscribed with energy-gathering runes.
Attacks originating from energy-gathering runes typically have a splitting characteristic.
But the magic energy cannon just now was a single beam; it did not split into other attacks.
This meant that the energy-gathering runes on the mech were problematic!
Of course, it cannot be blamed on Ye Fan's misjudgment.
After all, the mech's position was too high, and he could not see clearly for a moment.
He could only infer from the general structure and some vague shapes that it might be an energy-gathering rune.
This was also due to some changes in his body after the system exploded.
Apart from the changes he couldn't comprehend, the most direct manifestation was that his eyesight had improved significantly.
If it were his previous self, he wouldn't have been able to see anything clearly at such a height.
As if to confirm Ye Fan's thoughts.
The dust was dispersed by the wind, revealing Ling Tianhua and Feng Wushuang and their group.
Although their appearances were disheveled, many were bleeding, and one unlucky fellow had an entire arm blown off.
But at least, they were all still alive!
This meant that the energy-gathering runes on the mech were indeed problematic!
The mech's attack was far from reaching the Nascent Soul stage!
Although these people would not be able to withstand many more volleys if this continued, this was the only good news so far!
Ling Tianhua wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking at the mech in the air with shock.
That single strike had already inflicted a serious injury on him.
His whole body was burning with pain, and his internal organs felt twisted...
Although there were no major problems now, he couldn't withstand a few more hits like this!
"What in the hell is this thing?" Feng Wushuang's face was contorted in pain. "If Your Highness doesn't arrive soon, we might not last long..."
"Regardless, we have to hold on even if we can't!" Ling Tianhua gritted his teeth and immediately organized a counter-attack.
Their sect possessed a combined attack technique that could temporarily concentrate the True Qi of other individuals onto one person.
This transmission of True Qi was different from when Ye Fan had the elders of the Purple Cloud Sect transmit True Qi to the people of Purple Cloud Town; it did not impose any physical burden on the recipient.
In addition, it could greatly enhance the recipient's offensive and defensive capabilities.
It was a typical "N protecting 1" scenario.
Ling Tianhua's strength was slightly inferior to that of True Man Yunhua, and he had previously heavily injured True Man Yunhua by relying on this combined formation.
Now that their bodies had been modified by Frostmourne, their power was naturally even greater than before.
Feng Wushuang immediately arranged for her subordinates to cooperate and channel True Qi to Ling Tianhua.
"Damn vermin, all of you die!"
The mech flashed with blue light and fired another attack!
Ling Tianhua dared not delay and immediately counter-attacked.
"Rumble—!"
"Rumble—!"
"Rumble—!"
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