“Holy crap, what a performance! Bravo!”

Qiao Yu's eyes shone as he watched with relish.

Heaven and earth bear witness, he never thought in his life that he would actually see the Mechanical Empress doing the Hua Shou dance, and doing it with such perfect form.

Although this was just a clone, the clone looked exactly like the original, which didn't affect the viewing experience at all.

What he didn't know was that the Mechanical Empress's main body in the necromantic space was already trembling, trying to get up and kill him. Fortunately, the Mechanical Empress's body was too badly damaged, and she ultimately couldn't get up.

"C...can we stop now?"

The clone's face was full of shame. It was a good thing no one else was watching, or else she would have completely disgraced the honor of all cyborgs.

What kind of self-respecting cyborg does the Hua Shou dance?

"Awesome!" Qiao Yu gave a direct thumbs-up.

"Great! Then give me the main body quickly!" A look of surprise appeared on the clone's face.

"Wait! You said you'd give me double. How about you try flying while doing the Hua Shou dance with one hand!" Qiao Yu's eyes were full of anticipation.

The clone was silent, then she looked up, a hint of murderous intent flickering in her eyes.

"Are you toying with me?"

"Oh my? You're so clever! You actually figured it out!" Qiao Yu clapped his hands sarcastically.

The clone was trembling with anger. She had never seen such a shameless person! He was even trying to deceive a cyborg!

"Go to hell! Death Storm!"

A large mass of black air filled with the aura of death surged from the Mechanical Empress clone's hands, then formed a violent storm.

Faced with this fierce attack, Qiao Yu shook his head.

"A clone is still just a clone. Your strength is far from the main body's!"

For some reason, Qiao Yu's mind suddenly recalled what the Empress said to Zhen Huan: *As long as I'm alive, you'll always just be a concubine.*

He gripped the Zhulong Yanyue Blade tightly and slashed down, splitting the Death Storm in two.

"Skeleton Legion! Voice of Van Hellsing!"

Then, Qiao Yu waved his Dark Staff, and countless skeletons rose from the ground. After a round of chanting, all the skeletons entered a state of frenzy and charged toward the Mechanical Empress's clone.

"You think you're the only one who can summon? Mechanical Puppets!"

The clone shouted loudly, and countless mechanical parts assembled into mechanical puppets. As soon as they appeared, they engaged in a fierce battle with the skeletons summoned by Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu's expression was a little strange as he watched. Mechanical puppets fighting skeleton warriors? Technological power versus magical power?

The Mechanical Empress's clone didn't think so much. She had only one goal now, and that was to kill Qiao Yu in front of her and destroy the main body!

"Penetrating Ray!"

The red dot on her chest kept collapsing, and then a violent red beam suddenly shot toward Qiao Yu.

"Necromantic Displacement!"

Qiao Yu waved his Dark Staff and randomly selected a lucky little skeleton to withstand the attack of the Penetrating Ray.

The little skeleton wore a happy smile and was directly blasted into a pile of ashes.

Qiao Yu himself appeared behind the Mechanical Empress's clone and punched her hard in the abdomen.

Unknowingly, Qiao Yu found that he had begun to dodge other people's attacks.

Before, when facing other people's attacks, he would block them if he could, and if he couldn't, he would just use his physical body to withstand them.

"Wah!"

The clone was hit so hard that she opened her mouth and spat out a large mouthful of machine oil. She flew out and crashed into the wall of the Empress Building.

"Qiao Yu, do you have to be against me?! What benefits did the main body give you that you're protecting her so much?" The clone roared hysterically.

"Sister, don't wrong me. I just want to know how to repair your main body. You were the one who wanted to be against me first, right? I don't even hit women, but you forced me to." Qiao Yu spread his hands, looking innocent.

"You!!!"

The clone only felt a pain in her liver. She didn't know if it was from the punch just now or from being angered by Qiao Yu.

"So, you just have to tell me how to repair your main body, and I promise I'll turn around and leave immediately," Qiao Yu said with a smile.

"You really want to know?" A cold glint flashed in the clone's eyes.

"Yeah! I want to know!" Qiao Yu nodded.

"Then you can keep dreaming! Penetrating Ray!" The clone spread her arms and unleashed a skill she had been brewing for a long time.

She believed that at such close range, Qiao Yu would definitely have no way to dodge!

Boom!

The violent red beam hit Qiao Yu squarely. The terrifying energy and heat poured down on Qiao Yu, and a faint smell of barbecue rose.

"Why won't you listen? I really don't want to hit you."

Qiao Yu's voice came from the red beam, followed by a large hand that directly grabbed the Mechanical Empress clone's neck.

The clone's face changed drastically. She retreated quickly, trying to dodge. The large hand looked as terrifying as the Five Finger Mountain in her eyes.

At this moment, Qiao Yu finally stepped out of the red beam. His body was covered in carbonization marks caused by the high-temperature burns, but this was not fatal to Qiao Yu, who had high defense and high HP.

"Don't resist. The more you resist, the more excited I get!"

Qiao Yu raised the Corpse Ancestor Ring and rushed forward at an even faster speed, instantly grabbing the Mechanical Empress clone's slender neck.

Bang!

Just as the clone was about to speak, Qiao Yu landed a solid turtle fist directly on her face, making her dizzy and seeing stars.

Then, Qiao Yu lifted her high and slammed her hard on the ground.

Bang!!

A loud noise rang out, and the entire Empress Building began to tremble. A plume of rubbery black smoke rose from the Mechanical Empress clone's body, indicating that some part of her body had been blown up by Qiao Yu.

From the moment she was approached by Qiao Yu, there was actually no suspense in this battle.

Unless she was a much higher level than Qiao Yu, once he got close, it was basically a death sentence.

"How is it? Can you talk now? Or do you want to take two more punches from me?" Qiao Yu slowly crouched down in front of the clone, revealing a kind smile.

Under Qiao Yu's heavy punches, the Mechanical Empress's clone finally recognized reality. She swallowed the machine oil that had welled up in her throat.

"I...I know where she can be restored, but you have to promise me that you'll let me go after I tell you!"

"Don't worry!" Qiao Yu patted his chest, looking proud. "We boys are all super cute and would never lie! Besides, who doesn't know my Qiao Yu's reputation for keeping my word?"

"No, I don't trust you unless you make the most vicious oath!" The clone shook her head.

Qiao Yu rolled his eyes, raised four fingers, and placed them at his temple.

"I, Qiao Yu, swear to the heavens—no, I swear! If I deceive the Mechanical Empress's clone, or if I continue to attack her later, I'll immediately lose ten centimeters!"

"How's that? Vicious enough?"

The Mechanical Empress clone's expression finally improved. She searched through the memories that the main body had left her and slowly said,

"The person who can fix the main body isn't here! The main body's construction is extremely complex. You have to find the top mechanical engineer in the Third Universe."

"The Third Universe? What's the Third Universe?" Qiao Yu frowned. He remembered hearing Thanatos say before that the Mechanical Empress came from the Third Universe.

"Aww." The clone rested her chin on her small hand, looking very cute. "I forgot you wouldn't understand that. You can find a mechanical engineer in the C-rank dungeon Mechanical Labyrinth City! As for the Third Universe, that's where the main body was created."

"Oh, I see!" Qiao Yu nodded. "Anything else?"

"No, I'm not very clear about the other things. My memory isn't complete. You can ask the main body," the Mechanical Empress clone shook her head.

"Okay!" Qiao Yu showed a kind smile, gripped the Zhulong Yanyue Blade with both hands, and stood up. "Since there's nothing else, I'll send you back for a remake!"

The Mechanical Empress clone's face changed drastically, but Qiao Yu didn't give her a chance to react.

"Critical Hit! -3090!"

The Zhulong Yanyue Blade struck unexpectedly, directly cutting the Mechanical Empress clone in half at the waist!

"Didn't you say you'd let me go? You even made a poisonous oath! You're a liar! You'll be punished!"

The Mechanical Empress clone roared, her face full of resentment and disbelief. She never expected Qiao Yu to suddenly attack her. How could there be such a shameless person in the world?

"Oh? You mean that poisonous oath?" Qiao Yu smiled shyly. "Speaking of which, I have to thank you. Losing ten centimeters is just what I wanted. It's too much trouble to have it wrapped around my waist every day!"