ryethenovel Chapter 143 Comprehensive Upgrade, Gears of the Mechanical Nation!
Chapter 143 Comprehensive Upgrade, Gears of the Mechanical Nation!
Chapter 143 Comprehensive Upgrade, Gears of the Mechanical Nation! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
After the temple exploration was completed, the three archaeologists rushed back to research and began calling on friends and family to search for information about the Hidden Corpse Emperor, hoping to decipher the relevant history as soon as possible.
If an undead civilization could be fully excavated, it might help necromancer beast tamers reach new heights.
The true meaning of archaeology lies in seeking history, excavating history, recording the passage of time, and building upon the foundations of ancient civilizations to further develop them.
"The legendary investigator is off to now. The money will be deposited into your account, assistant. See you next time!"
Luo Qingyue had let her hair down, and her aloof temperament had vanished. Because she was worried that the evolution of the Ancient Book Worm would be affected, she rode the Lion-faced Deer and left.
Lu Yu shook his head. He was already used to the impulsive personality of the beggar version of Luo Qingyue. Sure enough, the detective Luo Qingyue was much cooler.
Since everything was alright, he left with Chi Yue Hong Lian, Yu Xi Yan, and the others, preparing to go back and sort through the spoils.
Zhang Li also needed to prepare a report and needed to go back temporarily. As for the temple ruins, they were sealed off by the army.
The underground cave returned to silence. A soldier was on duty by the Yellow Springs when suddenly, the Ironblood Swordhound in front of him barked wildly at the swordhound next to him, its hair standing on end. Its Ironblood Spirit condensed into blood-red blades, and it went into a state of alert.
"Bloodfang? What happened?"
Fortunately, the soldiers pulled him back in time, preventing a conflict from breaking out. After reassuring him for a few moments, they noticed that their companion was trembling uncontrollably, which puzzled them.
Even if there's a conflict between the sword dogs, they shouldn't be this angry, right?
"What's going on!?"
He turned his head and saw a horrifying scene; a chill ran from his tailbone straight to the back of his head.
The Ironblood Swordhound next door was actually smiling at me, like a...
Humanity!
Before he could react, he heard a "crack" sound, and a ring of blood appeared on the face of the Ironblood Swordhound. The face fell off, sticking together with the blood strands, as if a layer of skin had been peeled off.
Beneath the skin, a man wearing a three-lobed eye mask and a suit emerged, looked around, and said with a smile:
Good afternoon, everyone!
This scene stunned all the soldiers. After a moment of realization, they were shocked to discover that the Brotherhood of No Faces had infiltrated their ranks without them noticing.
Completely unaware, if they had been infiltrated into a military camp, wouldn't they have been slit in their sleep?
The army commander roared:
"Oh no, this is the Faceless Technique! The Brotherhood of Faceless has infiltrated! Everyone be careful!"
The soldiers ordered the Ironblood Swordhounds to attack while simultaneously summoning their other pets. Although the pets reacted quickly, ...
The soul-capturing demonic cloud had silently appeared at the top of the cave, frightening a large number of floating balloons into scattering and fleeing.
hum!
It simply raised one of its tentacles, and its soul magnetic field spread out, stunning all the soldiers and Ironblood Swordhounds.
One-hit kill!
After doing all this, it looked in the direction of Dayuan City, exuding intense malice. It was just a hair's breadth away from catching that kid Lu Yu.
It was all because of the ninth finger's command that it missed its chance.
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush, there will be an opportunity soon..."
Ninth Finger casually made a grand promise, but he was actually surprised by Lu Yu's rapid progress.
He has grown to this level in such a short time, he must have some secrets. It's a pity that making a move now would easily alert Situ Kong. I'll wait until later to make him into a mask collectible.
Thinking of this, he said to the corpse of the swordhound behind him:
"Come out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, An Hai, the shoemaker, emerged from the corpse of the sword dog, still holding the unconscious An Mo in his arms.
"Woof...woof..."
An Hai tried to speak, but could only make a barking sound similar to that of a Ironblood Swordhound. His mind was foggy, like a lump of paste.
After entering the Ironblood Swordhound's body, it was not just a simple concealment, but more like a fusion. His soul was like a blank sheet of paper being immersed in a large ink vat, constantly being stained.
The ninth finger was like a dark nebula, and secondly, the residual consciousness of the Ironblood Swordhound continued to spread, directly affecting his memories.
If Zhang Li and the others had left any later, he would have almost lost his sense of identity.
The Faceless Brotherhood's concept of "oneness of all things" and "one transforming into all things" actually involves constantly replacing and merging with other life forms and souls.
No wonder they're all crazy!
After recovering, An Hai's expression was somewhat complicated. He had just witnessed Lu Yu's domineering and powerful demeanor, which was even more impressive than the rumors circulating online.
It's estimated that no one would have imagined that such a top genius would be so thrifty (he mends shoes), and that someone would even give him a small tube of life-saving honey to help a child out of pity.
But in the end... he broke the contract!
I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to mend Lu Yu's shoes again.
An Hai sighed, looked up, and saw Ninth Finger raise his hand, reaching towards the face of the soldier on the ground. The image of the Iron-Blooded Swordhound being skinned flashed through his mind, and his heart tightened. He shouted:
"don't want!"
He quickly put his son down and rushed over to push him away, but he missed and fell flat on his face.
The Ninth Finger stood gracefully in place, the three-lobed eye pattern on his mask flashing red, and said with a playful expression:
"Don't you want to save your son?"
"I..." An Hai remained silent, his expression conflicted, and finally said painfully, "If the price of saving my son is sacrificing someone else's son, someone else's father, then my conscience will not be at peace, but I am willing to exchange myself for it."
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
"You possess the Eye of the Dead, which controls the predetermined death, and can manipulate death, yet you love and respect life so much. On the contrary, those life-type guys are keen on devouring life. It's really too interesting..." Ninth Finger clapped softly and continued, "Don't worry, I'm just stripping away their memories. After all, we'll need to stay here for a while. Killing them will only attract the Alliance's attention."
As he spoke, the Ninth Finger lightly flicked his fingers, and from the fallen soldiers and Ironblood Swordhounds, wisps of green smoke were drawn out, transforming into masks of terrifying expressions, all sorts of strange shapes, which were then continuously superimposed on each other.
In the end, it transformed into a hideous demon mask with a blue face and fangs, standing a full ten feet tall and exuding a terrifying aura.
Face peeling technique - the green ghost is summoned!
"roar!"
The Green Ghost Mask let out a low growl, raised its ninth finger, and exhaled green smoke that transformed into a giant hand, grabbing An Hai and the unconscious An Mo, and flying towards the Yellow Springs.
Splash!
The waters of the Yellow Springs boiled. Though they lacked intelligence, their basic will was filled with rage. It was one thing for Lu Yu to force his way in, but then someone dared to try and fly over there.
Whoosh whoosh!
One after another, columns of Yellow Spring water shot into the sky, ready to drag the intruders into the water and drown them. However, faced with this scene, Ninth Finger calmly took out a clay doll and threw it down.
Gudong!
The clay figurine sank into the Yellow Springs, shedding tears of blood before dissolving in the blink of an eye. The crimson color spread rapidly, quickly staining the entire Yellow Springs and transforming it into a sea of blood.
The two clay figurines that were obtained from Bianmu Village at that time
One represents a mountain of corpses, and the other a sea of blood!
It is not only used to open the temple, but also represents the flesh and blood of the skeletal angel.
Due to an accident, it ended up in the hands of the ancestors of Bianmu Village and was used as a secret treasure to suppress the cemetery.
The sea of blood surged and vaguely transformed into a colossal figure formed from blood, with wings like bones growing on its back. It was as majestic and magnificent as a mountain, and even after countless years of death, it still exuded a suffocatingly terrifying aura.
"The reason your son had this accident is because his Eye of the Dead is awakening at a rate several times, even dozens of times, faster than when you were a child, absorbing a huge amount of death power, even to the point of draining it dry..."
The ninth finger spoke calmly, then continued:
"The only way is to extract the blood of this skeletal angel, refine its spiritual essence, and help it open its eyes."
Mortals devour... angels!
What a wild and outlandish idea!
An Hai was incredulous and about to speak, but Ninth Finger guessed his thoughts and continued:
"Ordinary people certainly couldn't do this; they would be corrupted upon contact. But you are different. You are born with the Eye of the Dead, wielding the power of death. In ancient times, you would have been the holy son of the Corpse Emperor. Through the [Corpse Ascension Technique], your son could steal the power of the Corpse Angel who has lost control of the soul. This would not only perfectly resolve the hidden danger but could even go a step further, transforming him into a new Corpse Angel..."
An Hai might not have understood it before, but after reading the Book of the Hidden Corpse Emperor, he now knows the meaning behind it.
A complete skeletal angel is born with the blessing of a deity, comparable to a giant, and even stronger ones can rival demigods or ordinary deities.
Even an incomplete skeletal angel is still a powerful being at least at the monarch level, capable of establishing a kingdom in the underworld.
But faced with the temptation of instant success, An Hai simply asked:
"What exactly is your purpose?"
To help him resurrect his son, they would find him the remains of an angel. What kind of kind person would do that?
The most likely scenario is that they want to use their talents to target humanity or Oobuchi City.
"Once your son fully awakens the Eye of the Dead, I'd like him to help me open a place containing something I want, something that will make this drama more interesting. Of course, I might be lying to you; actually, it's for the sacrifice of the entire Great Abyss City, but..."
The Ninth Finger made no attempt to conceal his purpose, looking down at An Hai and chuckling softly:
"Do you still have a chance to turn back?"
An Hai remained silent, already knowing the answer.
He had no choice, because if he dared to say "no," he would be strangled to death here.
"Since that's the case, then let me...bear all the sins!"
An Hai silently chanted in his heart, broke free from the large hand of the Green Ghost Mask, and fell into the sea of blood with An Mo.
The moment he sank into the sea of blood, his eyes subtly changed, and a cross pattern woven from white bones appeared deep within his pupils, instantly resonating with the blood of the skeletal angel.
Buzz!
Purple light condensed, transforming into a complex and obscure mysterious magic array that covered the entire sea of blood. If viewed from above, it resembled a pale hand dragging the world.
This is the structure of the Ascension Technique for the Dead, built around the Eye of the Dead.
Stealing the power of angels!
Holding An Mo, An Hai swam with all his might into the depths of the Angel's Blood, where he saw a blood-red throne.
He held his breath with all his might and placed his son on it. The crimson light gradually enveloped him, turning him into a ball of light. When An Mo truly wakes up, he will awaken the Eye of the Dead and master the power of bones.
Or even become a new larva of the Skeleton Angel!
An Hai's gaze was deep as he used himself as a medium to continuously draw upon the blood of angels, purifying it through the Eye of the Dead before injecting it into his son on the throne.
During this process, he was constantly eroded by the power of death, and his flesh began to mutate, turning into white bones. Little by little, they were buried, turning into a small mountain of bones, standing in the sea of blood.
If it weren't for the faint traces of soul energy remaining, one would have thought he was already dead.
"Tsk tsk, this is true fatherly love as solid as a mountain. It really moves me. But what kind of luck is it that allows both father and son to possess the Eye of the Dead, especially the younger one, who is excessively strong. Could it be related to the missing soul of the Skeleton Angel...?"
Ninth Finger stroked his chin, looked in the direction of the temple, and muttered to himself:
"It's a pity we're missing the Corpse Mountain Puppet, otherwise we could have summoned more flesh mountains of skeletal angels, increasing the success rate of conceiving new angels. But it seems there's no problem now. The seed has been sown, and I can't wait to see the holy city of the eerie, cold bones descend. The things inside, the Mother of Twilight wants, and I want them too. Speaking of which, I wonder if the Twilight Order has been completely wiped out by the anti-prostitution campaign..." The voice grew fainter and fainter, disappearing with the wind. The Ninth Finger and the Soul-Stealing Demon Cloud vanished, the sea of blood surged, and the Yellow Springs returned to its calm state.
boom!
Then, the Blue Demon Mask shattered, turning into streams of air that helped the unconscious soldiers and Ironblood Sword Hounds to their feet.
The next moment, everyone opened their eyes, their gazes momentarily blank, but they did not sense anything unusual.
To them, it was just a blink of an eye; they continued to guard the temple ruins.
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On the other side, Lu Yu bid farewell to the president and others and went straight home.
As soon as we entered, the mouse excitedly pounced on the sofa throne and grabbed all the potato chips, as if afraid that the egg would come and snatch them away. However, after waiting for a long time, nothing happened.
Nothing happened.
"I almost forgot, this guy's already asleep..."
Only then did it remember that the egg was still asleep, having absorbed the remaining divine power of the Hidden Bone Emperor, and needed a lot of time to digest it.
Although she used to hate it when Egg kept taking her food, the sudden quiet made the hamster feel inexplicably melancholy. Even the potato chips didn't taste as good, and she lost interest in watching TV.
After tossing and turning for a while, the mouse finally stood up, went to the egg's side, wrapped it with the roots of the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree, infused it with ghostly power, raised its head, and hummed:
"Remember, this isn't to help you. It's just that the Rat Emperor is short of a subordinate, so he wants you to hatch as soon as possible to be his henchman. Consider this an advance on your salary."
"What an dishonest guy."
Lu Yu looked at the proud and arrogant mouse and couldn't help but smile. Although it said it hated the mouse, it was always the mouse that took the best care of Egg.
It's confirmed, it's a tsundere hamster that says one thing but does another.
In fact, Lu Yu originally planned to use potato chips to speed up the digestion of the mouse's testicles, but unexpectedly, the mouse did it on its own.
Saved money!
Just kidding. In a few days, when Egg wakes up, we'll go on a team building trip and have a big meal together.
As Lu Yu pondered this, he was about to sit down when he noticed a steaming bowl of plain noodles in front of him, with pale green scallions floating on top, like tiny leaf boats, emitting an enticing aroma.
On the rim of the bowl was a little spider dressed as a cook, obviously made by it in the kitchen. Even the mouse had a small bowl and was happily eating.
"Waaah!"
It doesn't want its master to eat; it would be best if its master went hungry.
As soon as the little spider finished speaking, it quickly covered its mouth, its eyes brimming with tears.
The side effects of the Spirit Corrosion state have started again.
It absolutely hates this side effect.
Lu Yu quietly looked at the plain noodles, wondering when Little Spider had learned to cook them. Whether in his past life or this one, he always enjoyed a bowl of steaming hot plain noodles after a busy day.
You don't need many ingredients, just a little soy sauce, a handful of scallions, and a spoonful of lard, and it's incredibly fragrant.
Thinking of this, Lu Yu picked up his chopsticks and began to eat. The noodles were chewy, and the soup was just right, neither too salty nor too bland. In the end, he even finished the soup, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
After finishing eating, he reached out and patted the little spider's head, praising it:
"It tastes great! My little spider is getting more and more domestic."
The little spider covered its mouth, feeling the warm, large hand, and happily squinted its eyes.
She secretly studied recipes for several nights, and it paid off. She made up her mind to cook more delicious food in the future to make her owner happier.
After finishing his meal, Lu Yu's fatigue from exploring the temple ruins vanished, and he began to organize his spoils.
The first reward is naturally the Red Moon family's reward: a Morning Star-grade material, but it will take a day or two to arrive.
The second is Luo Qingyue's eight million. Four million has already been transferred to her, and as for the remaining four million, she said she would go to her grandfather's secret stash to get more gold coins, and it would be transferred to her in the next couple of days.
The funeral procession has reached its peak!
However, this immediately brought Lu Yu's savings to over ten million, making him a small tycoon even in Dayuan City. Even if he were to retire from this life, he would be able to live a life of luxury.
However, if you use it to raise pets, you'll run out of money after buying just a few high-level materials.
Taming beasts will ruin three generations!
The god of poverty is still watching you; don't get carried away!
The third gain was some unique treasures from the Yellow Springs ecosystem, and two Soul Fruits nurtured by the life force of the Yellow Springs.
Aside from keeping the necessary treasures, the rest can be entrusted to the Darkmoon Merchant Guild for disposal, which should fetch around four to five million.
As for the Soul Fruit, Lu Yu did not choose to divide it equally this time, but swallowed it whole.
After all, he's currently the weakest member of the team, the Beastmaster. He needs to quickly reach the Gold rank, form a contract with the Egg, and complete the Spiritual Puzzle.
The two Soul Fruits unleashed pure soul power, accompanied by a cool aura, and Lu Yu directly broke through to the high-level Silver rank, and continued to climb, only one step away from the peak of Silver.
The silver spirituality within the Beast Taming Space has been further purified, and it has already faintly acquired a mithril luster. It will only take a few days to completely transform it into a mithril luster, allowing it to break through to the peak of silver.
The next step is to break through to the Gold rank and become an elite member of the alliance.
Most pets will enter adulthood when they reach the Gold rank, which is the Commander rank. The rapid growth brought about by growth will then level off and reach a peak, just like a person's height will stop growing after reaching a certain point.
To rapidly increase one's strength, besides evolution, the only way is to increase one's skill proficiency, enter the Mother River to transform one's spirituality, become a Morning Star level being, and master the power of nature.
Compared to others who need to hone their mental will and accumulate spiritual power, Lu Yu's spiritual energy was already almost overflowing. He only needed to eat a few more Soul Fruits to successfully break through.
With Lu Yu's breakthrough, the Beast Taming Space nourished the two pet beasts. The rat naturally broke through to the high-level elite rank, and the little spider even reached the peak of the elite rank.
A comprehensive upgrade has been implemented.
However, both little ones are monarch cubs. The Commander rank is only their youth for them. To reach adulthood, they need to be at least at the Overlord rank or even the peak of the Overlord rank.
Lu Yu was also very satisfied with this. If conditions allowed, he preferred to keep the little spider and the mouse at a higher level to crush their opponents.
Bullying tactics, yyds!
The fourth gain was the mysterious black sword obtained from the Temple of the Hidden Corpse Emperor.
It is less of a sword and more of a ritual implement.
However, to use the Eye of Truth to authenticate it would require a great deal of spiritual energy, which even Lu Yu cannot afford now, so it has been temporarily put on hold.
He was not disappointed; on the contrary, he was very happy, which proved that this was a top-tier treasure.
So some simple tests were conducted, and the first ability was discovered: by consuming spiritual energy, one could wave it and turn an area into a ghostly canopy, thus comprehensively strengthening the undead pet.
If paired with a Beastmaster-type Undead Beastmaster, the power of the Undead Scourge can be doubled.
It's basically an undead Legion aura!
Moreover, this is just one of its abilities; the fact that it can be hidden inside a statue indicates that it is definitely not a simple thing.
It is highly likely that it is a sacred relic bestowed by the Hidden Corpse Emperor.
"As for the final and greatest gain, it is naturally these materials."
Lu Yu looked at the information displayed in the resource library with a delighted expression.
【Mechanical Kingdom Gear (Five-Star Peak): Originating from the supreme gear within the Mechanical World, it originated from a part of a forbidden existence, but due to an accident, it was broken apart and autonomously opened up the Mechanical World.
Every moment, He gives birth to countless gears of all sizes, possessing all sorts of magical abilities. Under His radiation, wills are born, establishing unique mechanical kingdoms that yearn to erode the entire world and become part of the machine.
The Machine Kingdom Gear is one such type, capable of evolving into the Machine Kingdom Gear, and is considered one of the top gears.
It possesses the ability to devour all matter and transform it into indestructible brass gears. A sufficient number of brass gears can open the mechanical domain, condense mechanical giants, and destroy everything. If there are enough gears, they can corrode and compress mechanical products to a certain extent, and have a special effect on technological civilizations.
The gears of the Mechanical Kingdom possess the characteristic of immortality. As long as they are not completely annihilated or their spirituality is shattered, they can be reborn once again, but they need to devour a large amount of matter.
(The gears on the gear-casting doll are fragments that fell from it, their spiritual essence diminished due to the suppression and erosion of rituals over long years.)
"This is... a treasure trove of technological civilization!"
Lu Yu was also somewhat shocked. This ability was terrifyingly powerful. If he had a mechanical pet in the future and fed it the evolutionary secret food with the [Mechanical Kingdom Gear] as its core, he would be amazed.
Not only can it transform into a mechanical kingdom and devour everything, but it can also suppress mechanical pets in turn, and it also possesses the characteristic of immortality.
The effect against technologically advanced civilizations is practically a bug!
If the Mechanical King Domain found out, they'd probably go crazy!
He was born a whole size shorter, how can he possibly play like this?
The only pity is that this material has been suppressed for too long, causing it to fall from six-star status.
However, it is still the second-best material in Lu Yu's possession, the first being the remains of the Crimson Hundred-Eyed Dragon King.
However, this gear has quite a history; it is a fragment of a mysterious and forbidden entity that was broken.
It actually evolved into a deity and even independently created a vast mechanical world.
Both are taboo... so why is his so low-class?
Is discrimination against minors taboo?
Lu Yu mentally complained that the Silver Key, this arrogant and aloof artifact, was out of touch with the times. When would it become a freebie?
Infuse him directly with truth, and once he's fully charged, he'll ascend to godhood in an instant!
Wait... I think that happened... but in the end they split up...
Lu Yu fell silent, then suddenly felt a chill above his neck and decisively dismissed the thought.
Besides that, there are materials extracted from the Skeleton Angel's Prison.
After reading it, Lu Yu suddenly felt...
The secret food for Egg's evolution has been found!
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