Chapter 210 - 105: Forceful Breakthrough! Breaking a 100-Year Record

Chapter 210: Chapter 105: Forceful Breakthrough! Breaking a 100-Year Record

With such terrifying energy consumption, it might not even last through a single decent fight, let alone be deployed on a brutal, ever-changing battlefield.

Imagine: in the heat of a fierce battle, the robot suddenly "powers down" and becomes a pile of scrap metal. Are you supposed to have a precious Martial Artist risk their life crossing the battlefield just to change its "battery"?

That’s just toying with people’s lives!

And as for cost-effectiveness?

Compared to a tough and durable Martial Artist who can fight vigorously all day on just a handful of rations...

...this expensive, energy-guzzling, short-lived hunk of metal was nothing more than a white elephant—useless but too valuable to discard.

Only the ultra-rich with more money than they knew what to do with would buy one to play with as a novelty toy.

Lin Yi’s sharp gaze swept over the motionless mechanical creation in the center of the room, and he quickly noticed something was off.

It lacked the smooth, streamlined design of modern technology. Its joints and the patterns on its torso faintly exuded an ancient aura, as if it had weathered countless ages.

’Heh, so that’s it... This isn’t an AI robot at all! It’s a ’mechanical puppet’ excavated from one of those Pre-Qin ancient tombs!’

Realization dawned on Lin Yi, and the corner of his mouth curved into a knowing smile.

Just as this thought crossed his mind...

「Inside the combat chamber.」

A cold, synthetic voice suddenly rang out, echoing through the empty, alloy-walled space:

"Cadet Lin Yi, it has been detected that this is your first time in the combat chamber. You have the privilege of choosing any starting difficulty from Tier One to Tier Five."

’Oh? That’s surprisingly considerate.’

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.

’The design is quite reasonable.’

It saved powerful cadets the trouble of wasting time on Low-tier stages.

He didn’t hesitate for a moment. His voice was clear and decisive:

"Start with Tier Five!"

"Command confirmed! Tier Five test commencing. Cadet Lin Yi, please prepare. Countdown: 3, 2, 1... Begin!"

BUZZ!

The instant the countdown hit zero, the dormant mechanical puppet in the center of the arena suddenly lit up, its eyes glowing with two points of scarlet light!

A fierce, cold, and lifeless aura erupted from it in an instant!

Its body, forged from some unknown material, exploded with terrifying speed that belied its clumsy appearance. Like a black bolt of lightning, it tore through the air with a dull roar, lunging straight for Lin Yi’s face!

Its five fingers formed a claw, sharp enough to pierce metal and stone, as it swiped down viciously!

"Excellent!"

Lin Yi’s eyes instantly became as sharp as an eagle’s.

Far from feeling any fear, his fighting spirit soared!

He planted his feet, power erupting from his waist and hips. His spine snapped like a great dragon, and his upper limb bones, already brought to the Perfection realm of Refinement, unleashed a torrential force!

The Owl Dragon Long Spear in his hand seemed to come alive!

"Hah!"

With a low shout, Lin Yi’s arm muscles bulged. His Qi and Blood surged like a raging river as he instantly completed a nine-fold power charge!

His Perfect physique flawlessly handled the violent power without the slightest delay!

After achieving Perfection in the Refinement of his upper limb bones, his body was now strong enough to withstand the impact of a nine-fold charged surge of Qi and Blood!

"Break!"

The spear struck like a dragon!

A glint of cold light arrived first, followed by the spear streaking like a rainbow!

The Owl Dragon Long Spear transformed into a streak of silver light that tore at the eyes. With a piercing shriek, it struck the center of the mechanical puppet’s advancing alloy palm with pinpoint accuracy!

BOOM!!!

The terrifying explosion of nine times his strength was like a bursting dam or a falling meteor!

A visible ring-shaped shockwave erupted from the spear’s tip!

The imposing, immensely heavy mechanical puppet was struck as if by an invisible, ten-thousand-pound sledgehammer!

Its massive body was completely unable to resist the overwhelming force. Like a kite with its string cut, it was sent flying backward with a series of grating, metallic groans.

With a loud CLANG, it smashed violently against the alloy wall several dozen meters away.

The impact seemed to make the entire arena tremble!

Its scarlet electronic eyes flickered erratically for a few moments before managing to stabilize.

A one-hit kill!

Absolute domination!

The next moment, the calm, synthetic voice of the combat chamber’s control hub sounded again:

"Congratulations, Cadet Lin Yi. You have successfully cleared Tier Five and earned 1000 points! Do you wish to proceed immediately to the Tier Six test?"

"Proceed!"

Lin Yi retracted his spear and stood firm, his breathing steady. It was as if that earth-shattering strike had been a casual flick of his wrist. His tone was utterly calm, containing only unwavering resolve.

Besides...

’This is a great opportunity to earn points! How could I possibly miss it!’

’Clearing Tier Five was worth 1000 points.’

’The later stages will be worth even more!’

BUZZ!

As the command was confirmed, a dense whirring of interlocking gears and flowing energy emanated from within the mechanical puppet that had been sent flying.

Its scarlet electronic eyes locked onto Lin Yi once more.

It slowly rose from the dent it had made in the wall!

The ancient runes on its surface seemed to shimmer with a faint light.

The aura of its entire body suddenly soared.

It became more focused, more dangerous!

So, the opponent for all nine stages of the combat chamber, from Tier One to Tier Nine, was this single mysterious mechanical puppet!

It was like an unfathomable examiner, capable of continuously unsealing its own power according to the difficulty of the challenge!

"Tier Six test commencing. Cadet Lin Yi, please prepare. Countdown: 3, 2, 1... Begin!"

The scarlet light flared once more. The more powerful mechanical puppet charged forward again, now with even more terrifying speed and strength!

The battle instantly reached a fever pitch!

...

「Outside the combat chamber.」

The wide alloy corridor was already packed shoulder to shoulder with cadets who had rushed over after hearing the news.

A massive holographic screen displayed real-time combat data from inside.