He changed Tiwat

In an instant, ice and lightning danced together, water and fire interacted, wind howled, and green grass spread. The various elemental forces emitted by these mechanisms combined to form all sorts of elemental reactions, stopping the guardians of the ruins who rushed closer.

This was the inspiration that True Lord Liuyun got after the battle with Oser. Since the Returning Machine could be modified to be driven by elemental force, her mechanism could certainly be modified as well!

Han Fulai told her about the idea of ​​Liyue's "Air Force," which involved mortals piloting "Floating Stones" to drop explosives containing elemental power. These "Osmanthus Fairy Machines" were then used by Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun to test the so-called "aerial bombing" tactics.

Light and shadow danced, dazzling and colorful, with seven colors of elemental light reflecting each other, making it seem as if rainbows had appeared on the battlefield.

"The Liyue Master, skilled in mechanical arts, is rumored to have single-handedly destroyed an enemy city-state by manipulating several mechanisms during the Demon God War, truly a one-man army—you are indeed the True Lord of Liuyun Borrowing the Wind!"

The True Lord of Lingyun Borrowing the Wind chanted in a long, melodious voice:

"A guest in the mountains borrowed the wind to go away, leaving me with clouds to act as a rain master."

"May I be free from all defilement, and may the scattered stars of heaven transform into a rainbow pool."

When Liu Yun heard the devastating news of the Emperor's death, his grief-stricken declaration of "suppressing Liyue Harbor alone" was far more than just empty talk.

During the war between demons and gods, this immortal did indeed leave behind several incredible feats of single-handedly destroying cities. In times of war, this immortal and her mechanical legion were the nightmare of the enemy.

Dotole's smile remained unchanged. In an instant, a multitude of equations and diagrams flashed through his mind, and a plan he had long pondered gradually took shape at that moment—

"...That's right. If we combine mechanisms with the power of words, and supplement it with a divine body, it's not impossible to even create a god!"

Chapter 285 I've Taken This Head [4k]

In the center of the rocky abyss, the giant serpent of the ruins suddenly contracted its massive body, then stretched out like a spring and leaped directly at Ye Mingxiang.

Judging from its appearance alone, it's hard to imagine that this giant serpent from the ruins could move so nimbly.

But under Ed's control, this giant serpent from the ruins moved with the agility of a real python.

This pounce was like a mountain crashing down, its hundred-meter-tall body blotting out the sky and the earth. The shockwave from its leap alone caused the entire rock hall to tremble. If it had landed on her, no one would have doubted that Ye Mingxiang would have been crushed into a pulp.

The black mud it kicked up during its attack scattered in all directions. The power carried by the mud was filthy and terrifying; its pungent odor alone was enough to make one want to vomit. Even without knowing the nature of the mud, humans have an innate aversion to it, and no one wants to be touched by it.

Given the size of the giant serpent, every move Ed makes is a powerful, terrain-altering attack that is difficult to dodge, no matter how fast one moves.

Ed deliberately chose this method of attack.

The central plaza of the Rock Hall wasn't very large, and it was surrounded by cliffs, much like the arena built by the Mondstadt nobles a thousand years ago. Furthermore, the black mud emanating from the giant serpent would block any opponent's movement, making it difficult for Ye Mingxiang to escape even if she wanted to avoid its attacks due to the terrain.

After merging with the giant serpent of the ruins, he made good use of its enormous size and the terrain to choose the best way to attack.

Generally speaking, anyone would try to dodge such an attack—although it would be difficult enough to escape the attack range of the giant serpent of the ruins amidst the tremors of the ground, and the terrain of the Rock Hall would impose even more restrictions... but at least there is still hope of escaping.

But Ye Mingxiang didn't dodge, because there was someone else in front of him.

Jiang Xue.

Facing the giant serpent's attack from the ruins, Jiang Xue lowered her shoulders, mounted her horse, and raised the Thousand Rocks Ancient Sword with both hands.

"The cliffs are firm and the peaks are unyielding!"

Jiang Xue exhaled and spoke, merging the "Thousand Cliffs Technique" and the "True Technique" into one, unleashing unimaginable power.

The azure flames of the "True Technique" ignited on the sword, then instantly transformed into golden sword light.

The sword's aura suddenly surged dozens of meters—

Standing atop the "Layered Rock Nail" watching the battle, Han Fulai suddenly recalled a saying:

"...At this critical moment, a fierce sword light suddenly flashed, and Jiang Xue's short sword expanded into a forty-meter-long dragon-slaying blade, slicing the frenzied rock dragon lizard to pieces!"

That was the "Bard's Epic" written by Talesin, the bard of the exploration team, at the celebration banquet after the discovery of Qi Ding.

At the time, everyone thought the poet was just exaggerating out of habit, but no one expected that a forty-meter-long dragon-slaying sword really existed in the world.

Heroes do not do what ordinary people do, nor are they bound by the ways of ordinary people—that's what Talesin said that day.

Sometimes, a poet's rhetoric may not be as exaggerated as reality.

Jiang Xue wielded the Thousand Rocks Ancient Sword with both hands, and the golden sword light, tens of meters long, slashed towards the giant serpent of the ruins with the force of splitting mountains.

The sword's edge struck the horn atop the giant serpent's head, producing a deafening roar.

The giant serpent's attack was actually stopped by this sword!

Jiang Xue's hands were torn apart by the force of the recoil, and blood gushed out, but a smile appeared on his face, a smile of unparalleled comfort.

Three thousand years ago, the Thousand Rocks Army followed the Emperor in his campaigns, facing no mere mechanical giant snakes.

The "Thousand Rocks Technique" passed down by the Emperor and the "United Hearts Formation" practiced by the Thousand Rocks Army have never been designed to face human armies.

A giant magical beast as tall as a mountain? My Thousand Rock Army slays magical beasts!

A terrifying demon god capable of moving mountains and overturning seas? My Thousand Rock Army is here to fight demon gods!

The ancestors of the Star Clan met with demons and fought giant dragons alongside the Emperor. They drank with Yakshas on the layered rocks and bathed in the blood of immortals on Mount Tianheng. The blood of the Star Clan has also been spilled on every battlefield, large and small, in Liyue.

—This is the blood of heroes that has flowed for 3,700 years!

The commanders of the Thousand Rock Army have always been heroes!

The responsibility to eliminate demons and uphold justice, and the will to protect the country, are all embodied in the Thousand Rocks Ancient Sword in Jiang Xue's hand.

Whether he was Jiang Xue, Xing Han, the fisherman, or Yao Guang Xing... at this moment he had only one identity—a warrior.

Faced with the strange changes in the Abyss and the invasion of the Abyss's power, someone always has to draw their sword and protect the people of Liyue.

Jiang Xue let out a long howl, and slowly pushed her greatsword forward.

The colossal body of the ancient serpent could not withstand the power of this sword strike and slowly retreated.

With a deafening roar, the horn atop the giant serpent of the ruins was broken in two.

Although this body did not feel pain, Ed stopped moving. He was truly shocked by the human in front of him—was this really something a human could do?

Jiang Xue, however, pressed her advantage relentlessly, wielding the Thousand Cliffs Ancient Sword to unleash a wind-slicing attack. Golden sword light left numerous sword marks on the giant serpent's body. With each clang of metal, a fragment would fall from the giant serpent's body.

Ed roared and twisted his massive body, trying to cover his body with a layer of frost armor as before, but found that his frost power, which seemed to have become one with his flesh and blood, was unresponsive.

"Have you finally realized? You're not a machine; you still need a body." Ye Mingxiang's voice rang out at this moment.

The greatsword in his hand also shone with a golden light. If Jiang Xue hadn't made a move, Ye Mingxiang would have done the same.

"Although you call yourself a 'perfect life form,' and although you believe you are walking on the path of transcendence, you still cannot escape the shackles of the physical body on life. This machine does not contain your magical organs."

Just as the remnants of the sea god could not unleash their divine power when they possessed Shenhe, even a demon god needs a body that can unleash its power.

Ed's current state is actually quite similar to that of the remnants of the demon god.

Although the mechanical body he now possesses is indeed very powerful—it is far from perfect, and far inferior to his innate physical body.

—This is ultimately just a man-made machine of Canria.

Magic organs are not something that a "Kanria shield tunneling machine" should have, and it doesn't require any elemental power.

Its energy core operates in a way that is fundamentally different from that of the human body.

Ed thought that possessing the "Seven Heirs" was a powerful weapon, but in Ye Mingxiang's eyes, it was a trap that bound Ed's soul and weakened his own strength.

This was Ed's first time possessing the body of the giant serpent in the ruins, and he needed time to adapt to the power of this body. If he were given more time to explore how to use the abyssal power within the "Seven Heirs" energy furnace, allowing him to truly merge with the "Seven Heirs," he might indeed be able to become something similar to an abyssal demon god—but unfortunately, he didn't have that time.

Moreover, given his pride, he would never consider truly merging with this mechanical body. For Ed, this giant serpent of ruins was merely a temporary refuge. After completing the mission in the Abyss of Laminaria, he would still need to reshape his original body.

and so……

"This means your death is inevitable."

Ye Mingxiang spread out, taking advantage of Jiang Xue's frontal confrontation with the giant serpent of the ruins, and circled around to its rear.

The two Thousand Rocks Ancient Swords attacked from both sides, simultaneously using the "True Technique" to drive the "Thousand Rocks Technique." Two golden sword beams, using the body of the giant serpent from the ruins, interpreted the profound meaning of the "Wind-Slaying Sword."

"Neither god nor saint nor immortal, abandoning Confucianism and Taoism, he is not worthy of the title of sage. The three luminaries have all fallen, but the North Star remains; the human world has always been one sky."

"Cultivating both books and swordsmanship for a hundred years, amidst countless rights and wrongs. As the sun and moon change, the lone star remains, and the world is a place where every corner is a piece of sky."

Their voices miraculously overlapped.

Ye Mingxiang stomped her foot heavily and unleashed a "Shattered Dream" attack on the giant serpent of the ruins.

The giant serpent twisted its body and swept its tail across Ye Mingxiang, but its head was struck by Jiang Xue's "Shukuang" attack from the side.

Before it could react, Ye Mingxiang's next move had already arrived.

This was the first time these two brothers had joined forces against an enemy in their lives, yet they acted as if they had been working together for many years, displaying perfect tacit understanding.

Their sword techniques originated from the same source, requiring no verbal communication; they could coordinate with each other simply by observing each other's sword movements. The transitions between their moves were as fluid as flowing water, dazzling the eye. Han Fulai, observing the battle from atop the "Layered Rock Nail," was quite certain that if the two continued their attacks in this manner, the giant serpent of the ruins would soon succumb.

Ed's judgment was the same as Han Fulai's.

Although this mechanical body does not experience pain or fatigue, it also cannot repair accumulated damage on its own.

Even though the wounds inflicted by the two men's swords were mostly superficial to this massive mechanical behemoth, failing to truly damage the internal transmission structure encased in layers of steel, there was still a risk that if they were allowed to continue their attacks, they would eventually wear down the behemoth.

The giant serpent of the ruins raised its tail high, its spiral drill deeply embedded in the rock strata. Then, its hundred-meter-long body suddenly collapsed, crashing heavily to the ground like a collapsing building.

"Get back!" Ye Mingxiang actually knew far more about the giant serpent of the ruins than Ed thought. Seeing the giant serpent of the ruins inexplicably fall down, she immediately warned Jiang Xue.

Jiang Xue reacted quickly and immediately flew back several feet.

Almost as soon as he stepped back, the giant serpent of the ruins began to rotate around its tail. It was like a massive steamroller, frantically crushing everything in the central square with its body.

Its spikes transformed into the most terrifying weapons, plowing deep furrows into the hard rock. The rubble that had just been kicked up was smashed into the body of the giant serpent and turned into dust.

Even more terrifying was the black mud it stirred up as it plowed the land. As its body spun, the black mud surged like waves, layer upon layer, rushing in all directions, turning the entire central square into a black ocean.

Even if the two weren't crushed to pieces by the giant serpent's body, they would still be submerged in the sea of ​​black mud.

But in this "arena" surrounded by cliffs on all sides, the two had nowhere to retreat.

Fortunately, Ye Mingxiang and Jiang Xue were both highly skilled. Although the ground was occupied by giant snakes and black mud, the air was not. The two of them leaped into the air almost simultaneously, using the Thousand Rocks Ancient Sword as a fulcrum by inserting it into the cliffs on either side, and finally escaped their doom.

However, the giant serpent's attack on the ruins did not end.

The giant serpent of the ruins spun in place and gradually accelerated, and streaks of black light began to emerge from the deep hole that its tail had burrowed out.

This is a sign that the giant serpent of the ruins is drawing energy from the abyss.

Ed finally abandoned his reserve, and his soul attempted to truly merge with the "Seven Heirs Worm." This manifested in his use of the giant serpent's tail to connect with the ley lines and frantically absorb the power within them.

The hole drilled by the auger has now become the mouth of an abyss.

The black light combined with the black mud and transformed into a black energy sphere, which shot towards the two people suspended on the rock wall.

With nowhere to grab onto in mid-air, the two were in a desperate situation with no way to escape.

"Step forward, phantom!" Ye Mingxiang shouted.

He gripped the sword hilt with one hand, did a pull-up, flipped over, stepped onto the rock wall, and pulled out the Thousand Rocks Ancient Sword that was embedded in the rock.

With a powerful push of his legs, he leaped into the air, using the Leaping Step Kill technique to soar straight into the sky, his direction directly facing Jiang Xue.

At the same time, Jiang Xue made the exact same move.

The two ancient swords of the Thousand Rocks clashed and collided in mid-air, and the two brothers changed their direction in the instant of the swords clashing, just in time to avoid the flying black energy ball.

The ball of light punched several large holes in the rock wall, and the black mud clinging to the edges of those holes continued to corrode the rock wall.

At this moment, the giant serpent of the ruins had already burrowed into the hole emitting black light.

Just as Jiang Xue found a foothold on the rock wall, she suddenly felt as if her body was being pulled by a tremendous force, and she was involuntarily thrown towards the center of the rock hall.

He gripped the Thousand Rocks Ancient Sword firmly, which was stuck in the rock wall, but he felt as if the ancient sword was being pulled out of the rock wall little by little.

Jiang Xue turned around in horror, only to see that the center of the rock hall had turned into a black mud and rock vortex.

The black mud swirled as it was sucked into the hole, like a bathtub plug being pulled out, water rushing into the center of the whirlpool. In the blink of an eye, the sea of ​​black mud that had spread across the entire square had vanished completely.

It wasn't just the black mud; everything in the rock chamber seemed to be drawn to this opening. Soil, dust, smaller rocks... everything around seemed destined to be sucked into the vortex.

Pebbles kept hitting Jiang Xue, only to bounce back into the depths of the black hole. Jiang Xue had no doubt that in a few seconds, he too would be sucked into the vortex.

This is the "vortex of the abyss" that Ed started.

After his soul gradually merged with the body of the "Seven Heirs Worm", he instinctively began to master the use of the energy core. This energy core, which was full of the power of the abyss, seemed to be able to do many things. He suddenly realized that there was a huge secret hidden in this "Seven Heirs Worm" that he did not know.

Perhaps his fusion with the giant serpent of the ruins was also "fate," or a kind of "evolution"?

His soul felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction; he felt omnipotent and that he had everything in the world under his control.

Suddenly, his connection with the ley lines and the power of the abyss came to an abrupt end.

The giant serpent's head emerged blankly from the cave entrance and saw a bright blue crystal.

The blue crystal was like a "light nail" inserted into the entrance of the abyss vortex, severing the earth's veins.

That was the core of the "Mokosh apparatus".