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Chapter 213: Killing the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast, Spiritual Stone Ore

Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Killing the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast, Spiritual Stone Ore

The indestructible effect of the Dark Golden Golem wasn’t absolute; under the relentless assault of the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast, it was starting to give way.

Johnnie’s face was grim as he wielded seven flying swords with flawless precision, launching a furious assault on the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast.

Clang! Clang!

A series of crashing sounds echoed through the air, and Xavier was in a miserable state, an uneasy feeling rising in its heart.

Johnnie must have sensed its intentions—he was trying to use the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast to destroy Xavier’s body.

Damn it!

Xavier cursed inwardly, furious.

"So, what? Are you planning to betray me?" Johnnie’s icy voice rang out, and the destruction command buried deep in Xavier’s consciousness seemed on the verge of being triggered.

Xavier was startled, dodging the Skysplitter Beast’s lethal attack in a panic, stammering, "I wouldn’t dare. But Master, without that shield, I can’t kill the Skysplitter Beast. If this puppet body is destroyed, you’re as good as dead too."

"Cut the crap and just keep it busy." Johnnie snapped coldly.

He could feel that this dark golden Mechanical Golem couldn’t withstand the Skysplitter Beast’s attacks for much longer, but destroying it wouldn’t be an easy feat either.

Xavier’s eyes flickered with resentment, but there was nothing it could do.

Right now, it still hadn’t succeeded in replicating Johnnie’s mechanical laws, and couldn’t erase that mechanical directive, leaving it completely under Johnnie’s control.

"Hmph, Xavier, you really think you can take me on with your strength? Don’t overestimate yourself." the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast’s cold voice taunted as its attacks grew even fiercer.

Xavier said nothing, clenching its teeth as it did everything it could to fend off the onslaught.

At this point, cracks were spreading all over its Dark Golden Golem body, as if it could shatter at any moment.

Johnnie paid it no mind, still darting around the edge of the battlefield, unleashing The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords. Seven flashes of cold light relentlessly attacked the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast.

Mechanical Divines were all corpses of fallen Divines transformed into machines, their defenses monstrous. His attacks couldn’t even threaten this thing.

By now, the battle had dragged on for more than half an hour, with waves of Mechanical Race Battle Mechas swarming in from all sides.

Thankfully, no Mechanical Divines had shown up yet—otherwise, Xavier wouldn’t have stood a chance.

Even so, its puppet body was already at its limit.

Johnnie’s brow was furrowed tight, his attacks never ceasing for a second, but he still hadn’t triggered the Instant Kill effect.

Could it be that Instant Kill couldn’t be triggered on Mechanical Divines by the Seven Swords?

In half an hour, he’d struck hundreds of thousands of times; even with the lowest odds, it should have triggered by now.

Looks like I’ll have to use the Skye Shield.

Johnnie let out a helpless sigh. Xavier wouldn’t last much longer, and if its Dark Golden Golem body was destroyed, there was no way Johnnie could hold off the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast alone.

He took out the Skye Shield, just about to hand it to Xavier, when suddenly, a prompt sound appeared.

[Ding, Seven Sword Instant Kill effect triggered. You have slain the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast.]

[God-killing power activated. All of your attributes are permanently increased by 10%.]

It worked!

Hearing the system prompt, Johnnie let out a sigh of relief. It seemed the Seven Sword’s Instant Kill effect worked on the Divine of mechanical beings as well.

But the trigger rate was ridiculously low. Was it one in a hundred thousand, or one in a million?

"Master, y-you killed the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast?!" Xavier cried out in shock. Staring at the beast’s corpse, it involuntarily took a step back, its eyes full of surprise and disbelief. Deep in its mechanical gaze, there was even a trace of fear.

Johnnie was taken aback at first, but then realized—the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast’s consciousness hadn’t reappeared.

The Seven Sword’s Instant Kill effect had wiped out its consciousness directly!

"This..."

Even Johnnie was a bit surprised. Before, the Seven Sword’s effect on Divines hadn’t killed their Divine Souls.

It seemed the consciousness of a mechanical Divine was different from a Divine Soul. The Seven Sword could instantly kill it.

It probably had something to do with the traits of the Mechanical Race. They didn’t have Health Points, but relied on their consciousness to control powerful mechanical bodies in battle.

The Seven Sword’s Instant Kill couldn’t destroy the mechanical body—it could only kill their consciousness.

Having figured that out, Johnnie shot Xavier a cold, expressionless glance. "You’d better not try any tricks, or I can erase your consciousness just as easily."

"I wouldn’t dare." Xavier said hastily, its eyes filling with even more respect.

"Hmph!" Johnnie snorted coldly, glancing at Xavier’s battered Dark Golden Golem body. "Can your body still recover?" he asked.

"It can." Xavier replied at once. "Absorbing an Energy Core or a Spiritual Stone will repair it."

"That’s good." Johnnie said, finally relaxing. He walked up to the Mechanical Skysplitter Beast’s corpse to check out its loot.

There was an Energy Core, and two crystals—one black, one gray-brown.

[Divine-grade Energy Core: Contains immense energy. Can be refined by a Mechanical Race Divine or someone with 50% mechanical talent or higher.]

A Divine-grade Energy Core!

Johnnie’s eyes lit up. He could sense that the energy inside this core was on a whole different level from ordinary Energy Cores.

And his mechanical talent had already surpassed 100%. He had mastered the mechanical laws, so refining it would be no problem.

But there was no rush. He casually stored it in his inventory and turned to examine the two crystals.

"Huh, a Spatial Spiritual Stone!" Johnnie exclaimed, his breathing quickening a little.

[Spatial Spiritual Stone: Refine to gain spatial talent.]

Space and time—these were the two most powerful forces, and also the hardest to master.

At least in his previous life, Johnnie had never heard of any player who possessed spatial talent.

Refining the Spatial Spiritual Stone would instantly grant 10% spatial talent, maybe even help him comprehend powerful spatial skills.

Excited, Johnnie began refining it right away.

[Ding, you have refined the Spatial Spiritual Stone and gained 10% spatial talent.]

A string of prompt messages flashed by, but he hadn’t comprehended any spatial skills.

Johnnie couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed, but it was only natural. Spatial skills were powerful and mysterious—not something you could just pick up at random.

Still, it wasn’t like he’d gained nothing. He could clearly sense that his awareness of the surrounding space had grown much sharper.

Johnnie turned his gaze to the other grayish-brown crystal.

[Mechanical Spiritual Stone: Refine to gain mechanical talent.]

It was a Mechanical Spiritual Stone, equally rare and precious.

But it was useless to him—he had already comprehended the laws of machinery.

If he wanted to advance further, he’d need to refine a Mechanical Law Stone or rely on his own comprehension.

This thing might as well be kept for Crysic and the other girls.

Mastering mechanical talent would allow them to refine Energy Cores and greatly boost their strength.

Boom, boom...

At that moment, a series of thunderous rumbles echoed, snapping him out of his thoughts.

The battle wasn’t over yet; waves of Mechanical Race Battle Mechas kept flooding in, attacking Selene and the others.

Even with the Mechanical Golems holding the line, they were far from a match—danger was closing in.

Johnnie stashed away the Mechanical Spiritual Stone and decisively rejoined the fight.

The Seven Swords flew out as he once again unleashed the Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords, slaughtering the Battle Mechas.

Xavier joined the fray as well.

The two of them were overwhelmingly powerful; these Battle Mechas crumbled before them.

What’s more, slaying Battle Mechas dropped Energy Cores.

Johnnie was in his element, mowing them down, but unfortunately, he couldn’t access the Map of Heaven and Earth’s storage—the most his inventory could hold was fifty thousand Energy Cores, and it filled up fast.

He was forced to fight and refine Energy Cores at the same time.

[Ding, Energy Core refined. Four basic attributes +10 points.]

Prompt messages kept flashing by, and Johnnie could clearly feel his power slowly rising.

That only made him more excited. He wielded the Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords, commanding eight flying swords for a merciless slaughter.

There were plenty of Mechanical Battle Mechas, but they were no match for Johnnie’s group at all.

They carved a bloody path through the chaos, finally arriving at the Spiritual Stone mine.

"Over here, my lord!" Selene called out, leading Johnnie and the others swiftly to the foot of the mountain.

Johnnie could vaguely make out the scene—a massive mining pit where numerous Mechanical Golems and enslaved members of other races were hauling Spiritual Stones.

All of them had undergone mechanical modifications, but Johnnie could still barely recognize their original races.

There were humans, minotaurs, goblins...

And there was a giant, carrying a boulder the size of a house on its shoulder.

"Is that a Titan?" Johnnie was a little stunned.

The Titan Race were all mighty giants. The Mechanical Titan that attacked the Montemar Empire was a Divine powerhouse—unfortunately, it met Skye and was taken down in two axe blows.

Xavier explained, "Master, that one’s just a Mountain Giant—not a Titan."

Mountain Giant?

Johnnie was puzzled. He’d never heard of that race before; they probably weren’t from the Universe Continent.

Most of the Battle Mechas guarding the area had already been taken out, leaving only a few mechanical dogs and Mechanical Golems—not worth worrying about.

"Didn’t you say there was a mechanical Divine trapped here?" Johnnie turned to Selene and asked.

"My lord, I’ll take you there." she replied, glancing at Helios and instructing, "Subdue the miners here and make them rebel against the Mechanical Race. If they refuse to join us, kill them."

"Understood." Helios nodded and jumped into the pit, followed closely by several subordinates.

Johnnie looked at Selene. This woman was clearly ruthless and decisive—no wonder she became the leader of the rebellion.

Still, recruiting these guys had its advantages. At the very least, they could help him distract some of the Mechanical Race’s firepower.

"My lord, the guardian here is a Mechanical Amethyst Lion, also a Divine powerhouse." Selene explained cautiously as they advanced, "Its strength is formidable, and Helios’s formation can’t hold it for long. I’m not sure whether it’s still trapped."

Johnnie didn’t care much. Even if it broke free, Xavier could still pin it down.

Although killing a Divine—especially a Mechanical Race Divine—had a very low chance of triggering the Seven Sword’s Instant Kill effect, it wasn’t impossible.

Buzz...

Formation energy rippled ahead and the view opened up. Johnnie could see what lay in front of them.

Spiritual Stones were piled high, arranged in all directions, trapping a majestic purple lion that sparkled like crystal.

It was the Mechanical Amethyst Lion, master of fire and earth laws—a powerful Divine.

"So, you haven’t run away?" the Amethyst Lion said in a cold, contemptuous voice, its massive eyes sweeping the group before fixing on Xavier. "Or do you actually think you can kill me with this traitor?"

Xavier’s betrayal had already been spread around by the Mechanical Celestial Dragon. The powerful Mechanical Race fighters here all knew about it.