An energy robot accelerated to Su Han's side and swung a sword at him, aiming for his arm.
The Shiling scientists watching nearby had already envisioned Su Han's arm being severed by the energy sword.
Su Han, however, showed no panic as the energy sword approached. He raised his hand, and spiritual energy enveloped it.
The energy robot's sword struck Su Han's hand.
"Clang..."
A violent and piercing sound of energy collision erupted.
The energy robot's energy sword could not advance further against Su Han's hand.
The supercomputer within the energy robot was rapidly calculating. Soon, its computations began to feel disordered.
"Energy sword cannot break target's defense. Continue increasing energy sword power!"
Subsequently, the entire energy sword grew larger, extending from three meters to five meters in length.
Yet, even at five meters, it was completely ineffective against Su Han.
Su Han even managed a smile and said calmly, "Even if your energy sword grows bigger, it remains just as useless."
The energy robot retracted its long sword and retreated ten meters, creating distance from Su Han.
The energy robot's voice boomed, "Target cannot be destroyed. Proceeding to next phase! Continue attack! Second phase unlocked!"
Then, the energy robot directly increased its height from five meters to ten meters.
Su Han asked, "How many phases do you have? Which is the most powerful?"
The energy robot actually replied to Su Han's question, "The most powerful state is the third phase!"
Just as the energy robot was about to attack again, Su Han, with a flash of light, appeared beside it. Su Han's hands immediately grasped the robot.
The energy robot struggled, but it could not break free no matter how it tried.
Su Han said, "You energy robot, just use your most powerful third phase!"
After a period of struggling, the energy robot finally unleashed its true, formidable power.
"Phase three activation."
The energy robot's size expanded from ten meters to twenty meters.
In space, many enemies encountered are large starships. A twenty-meter size poses a greater threat to starships.
Su Han's restraint was broken by the energy robot. After all, Su Han had only used a fraction of his strength.
Upon reaching the third phase, the energy robot's strength attained the level of a Celestial Immortal, and in terms of pure energy, it had touched upon the threshold of the Golden Immortal realm.
Even Su Han couldn't help but exclaim, "Hmm, I didn't expect your robots could achieve such power. Come on!"
Su Han activated his Dharma Aspect, and his body also grew to twenty meters.
Then, Su Han suppressed his strength and began a fierce battle with the energy robot.
The intelligent system of the entire spherical laboratory sensed the immense power of the battle between Su Han and the energy robot. Thus, the entire energy sphere began to expand outwards continuously, its diameter increasing tenfold. Considering this was underground, the fact that it could continue expanding indicated the extensive use of liquid metal and shape-shifting metal technology.
Su Han and the energy robot engaged in a colossal battle within this vast underground space.
The Shiling scientists had long since retreated from the laboratory and were observing the battle from outside. The readings from the nearby instruments astonished them; they had never imagined such a level of power could be reached.
Su Han could have annihilated the energy robot with a single move. However, doing so might instill fear in the Shiling technological civilization due to Su Han's overwhelming power. By maintaining a level of combat comparable to the energy robot, the Shiling technological civilization would believe that China's technology was on par with theirs. It is only when interacting with a civilization of similar technological standing that they would reveal their truly valuable advancements. A vast disparity, on the other hand, would evoke fear.
Su Han himself was not afraid, but he had China to consider. China's current strength was insufficient to contend with the Shiling technological civilization. Su Han intended to leverage this civilization to enhance China's power.
Currently, over half of China's research capabilities were dedicated to cultivation research. If this trend continued, China's technological research would diminish, potentially transforming it into a purely cultivation-based civilization. However, Su Han harbored a stronger desire for China to become a civilization where technology and cultivation merged.
Su Han feigned fighting the energy robot for three hundred rounds before finally destroying half of its body.
The damaged parts of the energy robot were continuously emitting energy explosions and arcs of electricity.
The Shiling scientists observing outside the spherical laboratory were utterly astonished by this spectacle.
"What? Our energy robot has been crippled?"
"That Su Han is simply too powerful."
"Technology! The people of China are even more advanced than us in this aspect."
"..."
At this moment, the energy robot's voice suddenly took on a dire tone.
"Target threat too great, unable to eliminate. Deploying final measures."
"Deploying! Final measures! Activating close-quarters self-destruct sequence? Three..."
Then, the energy robot lunged directly towards Su Han.
At this point, alarms within the spherical laboratory blared to their highest level.
"Warning, energy robot about to self-destruct. Activating highest level of protection."
Subsequently, a protective barrier enveloped the entire spherical laboratory.
The Shiling scientists were swiftly pulled away by the defense mechanisms.
"Our energy robot is going to self-destruct?"
"This is impossible. If the energy robot self-destructs, it will kill Su Han as well. Given the energy involved, this laboratory might be destroyed too."
"Wait, look, what is that Su Han doing?"
Inside the spherical laboratory, Su Han was seen extending his hands, seemingly preparing to unleash some technique.
The three seconds passed quickly, and the energy robot detonated.
A blinding explosion of light erupted.
Su Han's outstretched hands transformed into massive spiritual energy palms.
These two spiritual energy palms forcefully suppressed the exploding energy robot, compressing the detonation into a mass less than fifty centimeters across. After the explosion, only a plume of black smoke remained of the energy robot.
Su Han, however, emerged from this unscathed. This scene left the Shiling scientists watching from the side in utter amazement.