Bizarre Realm

"Don’t worry, they are allies of the Mechanical Heart."

A majestic Dragon-Head Battleship broke through the clouds. Unlike the Mechanical Master’s Floating Airship, the Zhen Dan people’s Dragon-Head Battleship exuded more of an ancient civilization’s vibe, yet its firepower was intense, surpassing the Floating Airship’s turret positions because it was equipped with the Eastern Empire’s Divine Dragon Cannon.

On the deck.

A man dressed as a witch was also curiously observing the Floating Airship ahead. Two distinctly powerful civilizations each had their own Mechanical Creations. The Dragon-Head Battleship was a more traditional shape of a ship, while the Floating Airship was closer to a modern style, with a lot of mechanical constructions on its surface. In the center of the giant airship was a control platform resembling a ship’s helm.

The warships of strange creatures generally had a bizarre style. The Garden Planet campaign captured many Nautilus Battleships.

"Looks like visitors from the Aberon World’s Otherworld."

A figure in a black cloak said in a deep voice, "All the helmsmen are Mechanical Bodies. It should be the Mechanical Master from the intelligence."

While speaking, a shadow over two meters tall behind this figure took off its hood, revealing a head with metallic skin. On its surface were engraved Eastern hieroglyphic inscriptions. A pair of wise eyes curiously observed these Mechanical Bodies, speaking in a cold mechanical voice, "They also have a Soul of Mechanization!"

A Soul of Mechanization refers to the awakened soul of a Mechanical Body.

This is a Zhen Dan people’s Mechanical Mage, possibly a Puppet Master, also a Transcendent of the Alchemy Path. Their masterpiece is the legendary Guardian Golden Men.

The Eastern witch on the battleship deck gestured to his guard by his side, "Joan. Go and negotiate."

"Yes." The man named Joan nodded.

He jumped straight down from hundreds of meters high, with the sword box behind him shimmering with Spiritual Light. This was a Dharma Artifact, typically only used by Eastern Cultivators who use the sword box as a Dharma Artifact.

His figure was enveloped by the power of the wind, lightly landing before he asked, "Are you the pioneers of the Mechanical Heart?"

Rich nodded and said, "Are you also here for the Thunder Stone?"

Joan appeared somewhat aloof, his blue magic robe fluttering in the wind as he replied, "Yes. The Alchemy Masters’ recent research requires a large amount of Thunder Stone."

An Alchemy Master is a rare Extraordinary Path, challenging to find in the outside world.

Eastern Cultivators are equivalent to Western Demon Swordsmen.

They also can only cast up to level-6 Spells, but they possess many unique abilities. The Cultivator’s progression focuses more on Dharma Artifacts. This advancement method combines the melee abilities of Warriors and the casting abilities of Mages, except one uses the spell list of Mages and Warlocks, and the other uses the spell list of witches and Alchemists.

Zhen Dan people have some involvement with the Sea of Chaos, and they have Zeus Cultivators who advance using the Mind Path. They can banish enemies into the river of time through a unique ’Time Strike.’

"How about we each mark off an area and not disturb each other?" The Mechanical Master - Tucker extinguished the cigarette.

He needed a batch of Thunder Stones.

That’s why he came to the Lightning Spike. Lately, he felt that the Floating Airship was a bit slow and planned to infuse it with a bit of electric power to see if he could emulate a jet-propelled airship.

In the Aberon World, he had been involved in the construction of the Lightning Train and felt at ease with using electrical energy.

The reason he had this idea.

Is that some time ago, he encountered a very formidable peer, a Dwarf from the Mistara World. Unlike any Crystal Wall System Dwarves, Dwarves there were called Sky Dwarves, known for their expertise in manufacturing and piloting aircraft and their intense passion for flight.

The other side was also an Otherworld visitor and a Legendary Transcendent of the Alchemy Path.

The Mechanical Master - Tucker traded a jet propulsion device from him, combining thrust principles and artificial reverse gravity technology in Alchemy Knowledge. This mad Sky Dwarf flew a biplane through a space rift into Divine Terra.

Before this, he had also visited Mark City and met Tucker’s mentor, VI.

Mechanical Masters have their own organization.

In Mark City, Mechanical Masters share discoveries from across the Cosmos. There, a particularly notable person — the Gnome Inventor Vi — runs a company that spans the Multiverse, attracting Adventurers to solve problems others think are unsolvable.

Vi’s home world is Aberon, a world with a developed magical civilization.

The proposal quickly received the group’s approval.

Rich glanced somewhat enviously at the nearby Floating Airship, then at the Zhen Dan people’s Dragon-Head Battleship, thinking, "I wonder when the Mechanical Heart’s Alchemists can build an aircraft?"

Currently, the entire Mechanical Heart only has the Martyr Warband equipped with a Living Starship.

From the looks of it, they intend to set up a Space Fortress directly in low Earth orbit. Currently, most resources are concentrated on constructing the Floating Fortress. Recently, the Martyr Warband had executed an orbital strike decapitation mission, clearing the Evil Objects from the Screaming Isles.

In just over a year, the arrival of visitors from the Otherworld has injected an unusual vitality into the once lifeless Divine Terra. Even Abyss City has seen some Otherworld creatures from the Dark Celestial Universe appear.

Many of them are potential Ascenders.

But in the mouths of the Otherworld visitors, this place is called the ’Land of Immortal Ascension,’ possessing a unique Immortal Ascension ritual. Many have come here because they encountered a guy called the Nameless, risking the travel to this Crystal Wall System.

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Meanwhile.

In the faraway Land of the Unknown, at the junction of spaces, Mark City.

A person who lost his true name and called himself the Nameless smiled as he stopped a strangely shaped creature. It was a powerful Asura, a native of the Upper Plane, and it greeted politely, "Friend. Sorry to disturb you."

"I wonder if you’ve heard of the ’Immortal Ascension Ritual?’"

"If you’re interested."

"Perhaps we could sit down for a drink and chat about the rumors of achieving Immortal Ascension."

The Asura opposite flinched at these words, scrutinizing the Nameless before it, instantly recognizing him as one of the figures currently rumored about in Mark City.

The reason he was a legendary figure.

First, he often shares information about a ’Land of Immortal Ascension’ with others, especially legendary powerhouses in Mark City.

Second, he conversed with the Lady of Pain and wasn’t flayed by her.

Third, reputedly, he has an Enchanting Demon lover and often stays at the ’Critique of Curiosity Brothel.’

In Mark City, some elders consider him that legendary figure viewed as taboo, once causing chaos in Mark City. From the moment he appeared, many long-dormant figures were stirred.

Because of his appearance, many factions in Mark City were agitated, and the Faithful of the Source, also known as Ascenders, believed he pointed to a mysterious realm with Immortal Divinity. As for the Gods Are Not Gods Association, its upper echelon has already entered that legendary Land of Immortal Ascension.

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