Mecha Era, Punch the Stars

boom! ! !
With a deafening roar, a massive hand slammed into the clouds.

The clouds receded inward like rubber, shrinking into a pancake shape.

Then, those who witnessed this scene from afar seemed to hear a series of painful roars that could resound through the soul.

The three men's expressions changed drastically as they realized what was happening.

Those were the cries of pain from the group of demigod-level souls hidden in the clouds after they were grabbed by the giant hand!

Flame gave a soft shout:
"Don't move! Watch me!"

As she spoke, she directly activated her Netherworld Divinity, transforming it into a spherical shield that separated Hades and the Xie Shuai mech.

These roars are shockwaves that directly target the soul, and their divine shields are not very effective at blocking them.

The combined effect of these leaky soul shockwaves was enough to greatly impact the pilots in the cockpit.

Sizzle, sizzle.

The soul shockwave collided with the divine shield of the underworld, creating numerous ripples.

Yan frowned slightly.

Even though this wave of soul shockwaves was just the unconscious roars of those demigods, the sheer volume of energy gathered together and the simultaneous release of the energy gave it immense power.

Everyone's attention remained fixed on the distant sunset.

This enormous hand was entirely black, as if cast from a shadow. It was clearly angular, yet so dark that even light could not penetrate it.

Grasp the fluffy white clouds in your palm and knead them inwards with nimble yet gentle movements. Soon, the clouds will form a white ball and be tucked under your thumb.

And the constant howls of the demigods gradually subsided.

After a while, there was complete silence.

What happened next shocked everyone even more.

The enormous hand that stretched out from the setting sun tossed the white ball formed from the clouds into the sunset like a candy toss.

Ouch!

The setting sun opened a huge rift across its two sides at an extremely fast speed, like a giant mouth, swallowing the white ball with a sound like thunder.

All three of them were stunned for a moment.

What exactly is this sunset?
"Sister Yan, can you still see those soul entities?"

Li Yi asked.

After those souls were swallowed by the setting sun, his Prison-Suppressing Divinity could no longer sense that restlessness.

It seems that what attracts the divine nature of the Prison is the substance that Flame calls a demigod-level soul.

But here's the question: how could a soul attract the divine power of the prison?

Could it be that using the Prison Suppressing Divinity to suppress some souls will cause some strange changes?
After all, the Prison Suppressor Divinity originated from the Hades Divinity, and thus inherently possesses the characteristics of the Ice Prison.

Or……

These soul entities are not normal soul entities?

Is there another secret behind it?

Li Yi became even more curious.

"It's gone; it was swallowed up in one gulp by that enormous hand."

Flame activated the detection system and observed carefully.

"Wait, there are still two who slipped through the net."

"So, shall we go take a look?"

Li Yi said, "Go! Although we haven't found any trace of activity from those three branch-level star races, it might be due to differences in the entrances. So, the farther away we are, the more we need to check. However, that enormous hand is quite powerful, so we need to be careful when we go there."

As expected, the three continued to accelerate, flying towards the sunset. Twenty minutes later, the three divine mechs were very close to the sunset.

If you look up slightly, you can see the setting sun hanging more than 60,000 meters above the ground, hovering in the sky with a diameter of about 1,000 meters.

"Good heavens, a colossal monster with an arm that's a kilometer in diameter, that's the height of a quasi-god-level mecha, right?"

Tan Yaozu clicked his tongue in amazement.

Li Yi shook his head: "I estimate there are more than that, maybe even Supreme-level mechs."

Tan Yaozu said:

“No! When I was with you at the Enlightenment Mountain, we even saw a super mecha the size of a planet. Logically speaking, that should be a supreme-level divine mecha, right? After all, although the sunset is huge, that giant with the character “岁” was only 20,000 to 30,000 meters tall at most.”

Li Yi said, "That's right. There are differences even among the Supreme Beings. Perhaps the gap between the Supreme Beings is larger than you and I can imagine."

After a brief discussion, the topic shifted to the next steps.

It's time to venture upwards and explore the area around this sunset.

They returned the way they came and met up with Lin Jianlong and the others.

Li Yi said, "How about this? I have a space-suppressing membrane that can isolate space and time. Even if that enormous hand grabs me, I can hide immediately. The safety level is acceptable. I'll go and take a look. You guys wait for me here, okay?"

Yan said, "No, this is too dangerous. The power of this giant hand may be enough to break through the spacetime rift. With your size, once you trigger the giant hand's alert, the situation will get out of control."

Tan Yaozu also advised:

“That’s right, this thing is clearly beyond our capabilities. Li Yi, we shouldn’t act recklessly. It’s better to go back. Our target remains those three branch-level star races.”

Li Yi wasn't one to ignore advice, and upon hearing what the two said, his initial thoughts softened, and he became more wary.

He thought to himself, "It seems that my judgment has been affected by these spirits. At this time, I should not take any risks."

Upon realizing this, he immediately entered a state of focused awareness, quickly calming his agitation and allowing him to think rationally.

Although his Void-Suppressing Membrane is exceptionally powerful, it can isolate most physical, divine, and energy impacts thanks to its unique properties.

Even with our best efforts, we might not be able to withstand the impact of that massive hand.

But upon closer reflection, there are too many uncontrollable factors involved, and rushing over would indeed be very dangerous.

"In that case, let's head back for now and meet up with Chief of Staff Lin and the others."

Li Yi said.

Tan Yaozu laughed and said, "Alright, alright, at this point, we should prioritize stability. Shall we go?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a series of strange, friction-like sounds suddenly came from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, eight figures shot down at high speed from the lower part of the setting sun, like dumplings.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
These humanoid figures, no more than two meters tall, landed swiftly and then slowly stood up.

The crowd quickly recognized the shape of these humanoid figures; they were actually armored men from the first era!

Yan frowned slightly and said quickly:

"Be careful. The aura of these armored men is very similar to that of the souls that were just swallowed. They may be the same group of people, just wearing armor."

Li Yi also sensed something was wrong. With the appearance of these people, his Prison Suppressing Divinity began to stir again.

It seems that some mysterious substance on these armored figures is attracting the divine nature of the prison.

"Welcome, guests from the Sixth Era."

As the group remained on guard, the leader, a 2.5-meter-tall, exceptionally robust man in black armor, spoke.

"We are the messengers of the Year God who have survived to this day from the first generation."

"You, too, have come to seek the secrets of the Book of Time?" (End of Chapter)