Chapter 2566: City of Mechanisms
What kind of city is this!
Watching this scene unfold before his eyes, Lin Feng’s eyes nearly bulged out. The shock in his heart was beyond words, and he never imagined that this magical undersea city would possess such an exaggerated defense system. A demon beast at the peak of Demon Venerable couldn’t withstand it for a moment, and just like that, its bones vanished right before his eyes!
At this moment, Lin Feng was truly overwhelmed by this magical city. He had never imagined a city like this could exist. If it were on land, even someone at the Half-Step Divine Emperor level might not withstand such attacks. He was extremely curious about what kind of city it actually was, and even more curious about who had built such an indescribably magical city here.
Watching the energy membrane nearby, Lin Feng indeed hesitated. Although he had already approached the city without getting blasted apart like the demon beast earlier, he still didn’t dare to move casually. As soon as the city’s defense system activated, given his strength, he likely wouldn’t even know how he died!
Yet turning away without unraveling the mystery of this city felt truly unsatisfying. Instinctively, he believed that this city built under the sea concealed an earth-shattering secret; otherwise, its existence couldn’t be explained!
He also had his plans: if he were to establish a sect someday, he could set up a teleportation formation here and link it to the sect’s base. In case of any danger, no one could breach the city’s defense, except perhaps a Divine Emperor who hadn’t appeared for hundreds of thousands of years.
After careful consideration and weighing the possibilities, Lin Feng decided that the risk was worth taking. If he truly managed to enter the city and control this uninhabited city, it would greatly benefit him. Such a precious opportunity was worth a try.
Keeping an eye out and alert to the golden water serpent-shaped demon beasts wandering around, Lin Feng continued to move extremely slowly toward the city. It took him an entire day to approach the energy membrane unnoticed by the golden water serpent demon beasts, until only a finger-width’s distance remained between his hands and the membrane.
Thank goodness, there was no counterattack!
Seeing the situation, Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief. He didn’t know what caused the energy membrane to react differently earlier, so he handled everything with utmost care. Now, discovering that the energy membrane posed no danger, he indeed relaxed. At least now, approaching the membrane seemed possible.
Step by step, he approached.
The entire process was extremely slow; in six hours, he finally closed the finger-width distance, and at this moment, his hand touched the energy membrane. Instantly, a very warm sensation followed his hands into his body, making him feel extremely comfortable. Furthermore, he sensed that this energy membrane showed no hostility.
What is going on?
Faced with this situation, Lin Feng felt puzzled. This structure was unlike any energy membrane he’d encountered before, which usually served to completely isolate any organisms from entering. But this one was different, giving him a sense of acceptance rather than rejection. He didn’t understand why such a sensation occurred.
With this in mind, he pressed his hand against the energy membrane to verify the sensation, only to stare in disbelief!
How is this possible!
Lin Feng could clearly see, through the energy membrane, that his hand had entered it. He originally thought entering would be troublesome but never imagined it would be so easy, with no obstruction whatsoever. He genuinely couldn’t figure out why it occurred.
For a moment, he stood frozen, unexpectedly finding entering this city so simple, almost too simple. If not for his hand being inside, he would doubt it was real. But after thinking repeatedly, he couldn’t find a logical reason, ultimately letting it go.
With a movement, his body entered the magical city without resistance.
Upon entering the city, he meticulously studied it again, as he had seen from outside before. Inside the city, there wasn’t a sound. The straight streets and overall layout indicated it resulted from human civilization, and certainly not just any human civilization. The existence of such a civilization in a cultivator’s domain is exceptionally magical!
After a brief contemplation and sensing no danger inside the city, he released everyone from the Cave Heaven Mansion to have the ladies help advise and unravel the mystery of this city.
"Ah!"
"This...what is this?"
"How could there be a place like this?"
...
When Ding Wan’er and they appeared, looking at the extraordinarily magical city before them, they exclaimed in disbelief. It was something uncontrollable because, inside the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, the sudden emergence of such a city was simply astounding!
Especially Ding Wan’er and the other ladies Lin Feng brought up from the Lower Realm, along with Ma Biaohu, who arrived from the Lower Realm inexplicably, were even more dumbfounded. They could see a similarity to Earth’s technological civilization. The appearance of such a city in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm defied explanation.
"This is an undersea city that I discovered. Like you, I couldn’t believe it was real, but indeed, this is how it is. So now we shouldn’t be shocked; we should find a way to explore here and figure out what is really going on,"
Lin Feng said to everyone with a calm tone. He didn’t have any concrete strategies because this city was entirely incongruous, a complete diversion from the nature of the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm. He continued, "Everyone share your opinions so we can decide how to handle this city."
"Boss, you’re amazing, finding such a city under the sea. What exactly is this place? Do you have it figured out?" Ma Biaohu couldn’t help but blurt out, genuinely stunned, feeling like he’d traveled back to Egypt on Earth, the only place that had pyramids!
"No, I just entered and let you all out; I don’t know what this place is." Lin Feng admitted truthfully, but after contemplating for a moment to prevent anyone from acting recklessly, he added, "I forgot to tell you something: Earlier, a late or peak Demon Venerable-level demon beast attempted to attack the city, but the city’s defenses instantly annihilated it. The beast didn’t even touch the city’s perimeter before its bones vanished. So do not act rashly; the city has its defense system!"
Hearing Lin Feng’s words, everyone breathed in sharply, never anticipating such terrifying results, not realizing the city’s defenses could be so menacing, that they could annihilate such formidable demon beasts. If they were targeted, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
"Teacher Lin, what...what do we do now?" Ye Xiaoyu posed her question, seeking Lin Feng’s direction.
"Yes, Brother Lin, we must explore. I feel there’s more here than meets the eye!"
"Exploring is wise, but how can we determine whether the city’s defense system will attack us?"
"I think it’s unlikely to attack us; if it meant harm, it would’ve attacked already!"
"True, but I suspect the city’s defenses are primarily against demon beasts since it’s situated under the sea!"
"What’s the original creator’s purpose in establishing such a city here in the depths of the ocean?"
"I’m curious about the energy source here; we’re underwater, and this energy membrane is unbelievably magical, like something from the sci-fi world!"
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When Ye Xiaoyu spoke, everyone quickly voiced their thoughts. Though clueless about the city’s specifics, they unanimously felt it warranted exploration. Such a place couldn’t have been built by ordinary individuals, and they were eager to know who established it.
Listening to everyone’s chaotic responses, Lin Feng felt somewhat speechless, recognizing the rationale in their comments. But with so many directions, he was unsure at that moment. As Lin Feng was contemplating how to proceed, Zhu Tao stepped forward.
"Master, I believe this place isn’t as simple as we think. After careful observation, though it appears different, resembling earth’s technological civilization somewhat, it’s not earth’s science in reality. Everything here is achieved through mechanisms. If I’m not mistaken, the city’s creator might belong to the Machine Spirit Venerable lineage—a formidable entity surpassing Machine Spirit Venerable in mechanical prowess."
Zhu Tao spoke earnestly, akin to the earth saying, ’Without investigation, there can be no right to speak.’ To substantiate his words, he approached a streetlight-like building nearby, researched it thoroughly, then disassembled it right before everyone’s eyes.
Upon disassembling, everyone saw precisely arranged arrays and symbols operating below, leaving them all stunned, unable to believe it was genuine. Originally thought of as a technological civilization, the city revealed itself to be one of mechanisms...