Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 690 - 643: Reconnaissance

Night.

Xie Yusheng sat entirely within this sixteen-meter-tall mecha, and through the Co-spirit, he felt as though the mecha had become a part of his body; he could clearly manipulate any part or movement of the mecha.

"This feeling..."

Xie Yusheng couldn’t suppress the excitement in his heart.

In his imagination, a cultivator would refine and transform Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy into their own True Power, strengthening themselves while also refining their Lifebound Flying Sword, to wield the sword and slay enemies thousands of miles away.

When sufficiently skilled, they could even achieve Man and Sword as One, rising up to Qingming, riding the winds upon the sword.

That feeling, though exhilarating, always seemed lacking to him.

But now, following the path of the Demon God, relying on the way of machinery, that sense of imperfection suddenly seemed filled.

Especially now; he felt this mecha become a part of his body, and in an instant, he could control the output power of the nuclear fusion reactor to unleash even greater strength and faster speed.

That feeling of fullness, of power...

Made him drunk with pleasure, immersed in it, and unable to extricate himself.

"I have already conveyed the Mecha Technique to you through Co-spirit. You have grasped how to pilot the mecha in combat. All you need now is to become proficient. Taking advantage of the night, fly directly out of the machinery factory, out of Nankai City, and conduct reconnaissance on the Star Shining Federation."

Gu Jinlai said.

"The night..."

Xie Yusheng wore a somewhat strange expression: "Isn’t it daytime right now in the Star Shining Federation?"

"What does that matter? You don’t really think you could complete a reconnaissance mission completely undetected, do you? If you’re destined to be discovered, is there any difference between day and night?"

Gu Jinlai said, with some regret: "The main issue is you haven’t achieved True Spirit status. If you had, you wouldn’t need to go there in your True Body, just a True Spirit Possession on this mecha would probably make this operation much smoother for you."

"But consuming ten thousand cattle in three months... that’s really too exaggerated."

Xie Yusheng said with a wry smile.

"I will help you inscribe a Spirit Gathering Array to strengthen your body by absorbing spiritual energy and speed up your Qi Refining and God Transformation process. But for now, you should head to the Star Shining Federation for reconnaissance."

Gu Jinlai said.

With Xie Yusheng having become a Heavenly Master, some of Gu Jinlai’s previously impracticable methods had now become significantly easier for him to execute.

Inscribing a mere Spirit Gathering Array was naturally no trouble at all.

Moreover, the array he could inscribe would be of a much higher grade than the one passed down by Immortal Sui Mu.

Emboldened by Gu Jinlai’s encouragement, Xie Yusheng operated the Cheng Ying Mecha with solemnity and walked out of the factory. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

This wasn’t a bustling area to begin with, and since he had arranged for the security guards to leave early, the emergence of a sixteen-meter-tall behemoth from the factory didn’t attract much attention.

As his mind willed it, the power output from the reactor at the core of the mecha activated the Anti-gravity Field, and the mecha quickly rose into the Void. With the field propelling it, the mecha’s speed began to climb.

After flying some distance, its flight engines were also activated, blasting four dazzling blue lights from the back of the mecha, like the tail flames of a missile launch, propelling the machine’s hundred-ton mass toward the horizon.

This acceleration lasted less than a second before the mecha broke the sound barrier, causing a thunderous boom in the dark night sky, like thunder from a clear sky, audible for tens of miles around.

As the engines continued to provide thrust, this booming sound seemed to merge into one sustained roar, and the mecha’s speed soared from one times the speed of sound to two, then three, four, five...

Ultimately reaching a level of six times the speed of sound.

The reason for only accelerating to six times the speed of sound was not because the Cheng Ying Mecha could only reach that standard but because Xie Yusheng’s physique, with Perfect Foundation Establishment and far superior to ordinary people, was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable at six times the speed of sound.

Another person, without special training, would likely be dizzy and unable to see straight at six times the speed of sound.

"Maintain a cruising speed of six times the speed of sound; upon encountering danger, burst up to eight, nine, ten times the speed of sound, or even up to fifteen times. If you were in a True Spirit State, you could fully exert this mecha’s limit of fourteen times the speed of sound."

Gu Jinlai’s voice echoed in Xie Yusheng’s mind, guiding him to adapt to piloting the mecha and preventing him from becoming panicked and operating it recklessly.

But in actuality, he didn’t need much guidance.

Whether it was because Xie Yusheng inherently loved this line of work or his spirit had already transformed.

At this moment, he operated Cheng Ying Mecha effortlessly after the initial tension, quickly getting into his element.

He easily maintained six times the speed of sound while occasionally accelerating and decelerating.

After flying thousands of miles, he even began performing various maneuvers.

Like rolling, spinning, skimming, soaring, and others.

In the Co-spirit State, the mecha felt like an extension of his own body, easy to control and utterly enjoyable.

"Amazing, this feeling is incredible, especially the detection system in the mecha itself, which has extended my ’sight’ to several hundred miles... This feeling, it’s simply indescribable..."

Xie Yusheng exclaimed as the massive frame suddenly plummeted, skimming just a dozen meters above the ground.

The enormous pressure created by the body compressing the air crushed the trees on the ground into a pulp.

The sonic boom created by the shockwave kept echoing through the valley, as if the Thunder God had descended to earth.

After flying a certain distance, his figure abruptly soared ninety degrees upwards, like an arrow shot from the horizon straight into Yunxiao.

Because the speed erupted so fast, he could even feel the temperature at the top of the mecha rapidly increasing. If he accelerated further, the rising temperature would take the form of sparks flying out and burning in the atmosphere.

"Although this mecha has a stealth field, it can’t disappear from all detection devices across the full spectrum. At the very least, the disturbances it causes in the atmosphere can’t be completely concealed. The military power of the Central Earth Kingdom isn’t weak, and they’ve noticed something by now. If you don’t want to be exposed, it’s best to leave the territory of the Central Earth Kingdom first."

Gu Jinlai, although very understanding of the mecha pilot’s eager desire to enjoy the thrill, still gave him a push and a reminder.

With his warning, Xie Yusheng regained his composure, "I know, I just want to fully adapt to all the performance traits of this mecha as much as possible."

After saying this, he adjusted his direction, stopped fooling around, and flew full speed toward the Star Shining Federation.

Actually, Gu Jinlai’s guess was not wrong.

If Xie Yusheng had simply maintained a low speed and left the Central Earth Kingdom, the kingdom wouldn’t have detected any clue or trace of the Cheng Ying Mecha.

But due to his willful enjoyment, he ultimately left some traces.

Before long, two fighter jets that were already on patrol over the nation’s airspace arrived at the scene to conduct an investigation.

But by that time, the Cheng Ying Mecha was already far away, and the two fighter jets found nothing.

...

As Xie Yusheng flew earnestly, the tens of thousands of miles between the Central Earth Kingdom and the Star Shining Federation were swiftly traversed.

The powerful output of the nuclear fusion reactor made the consumption of several tens of thousands of miles’ flight hardly worth mentioning.

Seeing that he was getting closer to the investigation site, Xie Yusheng suddenly said, "I’ve ’seen’ the Black Hawk Carrier Fleet wandering in the outer sea."

After saying this, he added, "There’s a flight squadron heading in our direction... Good lord, more than one squadron! It seems that the Star Shining Federation has over ten flight squadrons and teams patrolling this area of thousands of miles at all times, laying a net in heaven and on earth to prevent any external forces from invading? How much manpower and resources must they invest daily? Just the fuel expenses alone are worth more than my lifetime’s salary."

"Their defense is too tight. The temperature of the engine’s exhaust flame will hardly escape detection by instruments, and I estimate it won’t be long until you’re exposed, plus the Star Shining Federation’s detection methods are definitely not limited to electromagnetic waves... Get ready for a breakout."

Gu Jinlai said.

Xie Yusheng nodded his head.

In reality, places like this, so heavily defended, are indeed very difficult to infiltrate silently.

Apart from electromagnetic wave detection in all directions, they would also employ other methods to complement it, even carrying out human scouting. To be able to break out and reach within two or three hundred kilometers of the target destination was already astonishing.

This was basically equivalent to an aircraft flying through the heartland of the Star Shining Federation, reaching within two or three hundred kilometers of the presidential residence without being detected.

At this moment, Xie Yusheng suddenly said, "I’ve ’seen’ our target."

Through Xie Yusheng’s perception, Gu Jinlai also quickly turned his gaze to the "end" of their sight.

That specific architectural model...

"Star Spirit Platform!"

Gu Jinlai recognized it at first glance.

"Are we going to destroy this structure?"

Xie Yusheng asked.

"The Star Spirit Platform has already been activated, and those powers behind it have most likely already locked onto Blue Star..."

Gu Jinlai felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

However, even so, destroying the Star Spirit Platform could still buy a little time.

Immediately, he gave the order, "Destroy the Star Spirit Platform, then evacuate with the fastest speed."

After saying this, he paused in his tone, "Maintain good condition and performance of the mecha. If the Star Shining Federation dares to build the Star Spirit Platform again, destroy it every time."

"Understood."

Xie Yusheng said solemnly, "I’ll launch the ion cannon to destroy the target once we’re within range."

As soon as he finished speaking, he acutely sensed something.

In the field of view, eight streaks of fire were flying towards his direction at an extremely fast speed.

At the same time, the warning of being locked on by missiles was blinking continuously on the display screen.

"Speed up."

Gu Jinlai ordered.

Xie Yusheng instantly increased the nuclear fusion reactor’s power significantly. The power, which was almost entirely left to the gravity field, surged with the blue light shooting from the engines.

This overtly hostile act immediately alerted the Star Shining Federation.

The next moment, from a defensive station tens of miles away, six fiery shells were launched simultaneously, heading straight for the Cheng Ying Mecha that was starting to accelerate.

The scouting battle erupted instantly.