aircannonsinc Chapter 344 The Birth of a New King! The Main World Trembles! The Primordial Tree!
Chapter 344 The Birth of a New King! The Main World Trembles! The Primordial Tree!
Chapter 344 The Birth of a New King! The Main World Trembles! The Primordial Tree!
As is well known, the mechanics originated from the Kingdom of Spirit Machines. Most of their current technology is inherited from that legacy, but it is merely a creation. From beginning to end, the original inhabitants have never appeared.
After hundreds of years of protective excavation by numerous mechanical judges and mechanics, the ruins were completely emptied, but apart from a large number of mechanical equipment, mechanical mothers, eight mechanical cores, and the remains of the World Tree, there was nothing else.
Therefore, there are three main hypotheses.
The first is that the indigenous people should have been wiped out in that disaster.
The second possibility is that it is a kind of spiritual life form that can manipulate machinery through thought, and dissipates directly into spiritual energy after death, which also fits the name of the Kingdom of Spirit Machines.
The third possibility is that the indigenous people may have created some kind of mechanical artifact, and the remaining mechanical equipment is their remains.
With the establishment of the alliance and under the leadership of the True King Council, the human race has become increasingly powerful and has come into contact with a large number of strange and wonderful ecosystems. It is not surprising that there is a mechanical world.
Wu Shou also learned part of the truth during an experiment ten years ago. He saw that all the living beings of the Spirit Machine Kingdom, which possessed a true king, were wiped out, and his mentality collapsed.
That's why they wanted to use the molten oil to save the entire human race!
Lu Yu thought so too, until he found out...
The foundation of the Ninefold Mechanical Heaven is the remains of the World Tree!
It's a bit surreal that a top-tier treasure of the wood element would appear in a country with a mechanical nature.
However, this can be explained by the fact that the Kingdom of Spirit Machines wanted to create a spiritual machine ecosystem, which is why it touched on the taboo.
Or perhaps they wanted to use the World Tree as a material, or more likely, they simply worshipped the World Tree. For example, the Machine Mother's form is half-human and half-tree. There are many similar reasons.
Anyway, after countless years, even the biggest secrets are buried and can never be known by anyone.
But Lu Yu was different; he was rather greedy.
The moment he entered the Mechanical Realm, he secretly extracted the entire Nine Heavens of Mechanical Heaven in an attempt to move the Mechanical King's Domain, but he failed.
At first, I thought it was because of the mechanical mother, and then I saw Wu Xinyue.
When he first met the Mechanical King's Domain, he could still see the [Mechanical Construct] label, but the second time he couldn't even see the information.
It's worth noting that his strength has improved considerably during this period, yet he has seen even less information, which is clearly very strange.
Either Wu Xinyue had become stronger, but after observing her silently, he discovered that this guy was being chased and beaten by the swarm of golden mechanical bees, and his strength hadn't changed much; in fact, he'd become even weaker.
Since a construct cannot be recycled and there are no signs of it being completely destroyed by the molten oil, it is highly likely that she underwent some changes after the mutation on the mechanical planet.
Therefore, Lu Yu felt that this guy was very likely the mastermind behind everything, or at the very least, he was hiding a huge secret.
My first reaction was...
This child must not be allowed to live!
After all, Lu Yu didn't like having an unstable factor around him, even if she gave him money... well, she did give him quite a lot.
So give her a chance. If Wu Xinyue is the villain, then justly confiscate her family property.
According to normal story logic, to find out the truth, a large number of events and secrets need to be unlocked, and various deductions are needed to uncover the secrets behind them.
But Lu Yu was a bit lazy, and after learning about the World Tree, he no longer wanted to follow logic.
Is this huge forbidden truth person just a joke to you?
Even though his psionic abilities limit his ability to see information, it doesn't stop him from skillfully exploiting bugs!
If we can't defeat the great beings outside, surely we can bully a little girl?
So, on the way to the first boss, the Steam Titan Crab, after learning about the existence of the World Tree, Lu Yu secretly plucked a hair from its head and used it as material.
Use the Thousand-Handed Demon God to view the information.
【The Hair of the Mechanical Construct - Spirit of the World Tree: Originating from the Primordial World Tree, one of the legendary divine trees, each of its fruits is a microcosm, totaling three thousand, abundant and rooted deep in the Mother River, drawing nourishment from the rules of the main river channel to grow.
It is a being greater than the gods, the holder of the world's authority, radiating a special "World Tree" ecosystem, from which special World Tree-like life forms are born. They have bizarre appearances, but possess half of a tree form and inherit some abilities, thus nurturing more worlds and spreading the authority of the "World Tree".
However, because the concept of the World Tree is too powerful, its numbers are few, with only nine familiars, who are also descendants. The ninth one is the ancestor of the World Tree people, possessing a half-human, half-tree form, but he did not inherit the original tree's ability to nurture the world, nor did he have great power. He can only be at the bottom of the 'World Tree' ecosystem and is not valued.
However, after the Death Tree split into seven, the original World Tree also disappeared. The ecosystem of the World Tree vanished, and the eight World Trees went their separate ways, either perishing or disappearing into the shadows.
After losing much of the World Tree's suppression, the ancestors of the World Tree discovered that they were not powerless, but rather had mutated.
Although it cannot create the world, it can imbue creations made from metal ores with spirituality, thereby granting these creations powerful abilities, and it is named—the Machine Soul.
This discovery thrilled the ancestors of the World Tree people, who began to study it in depth and successfully combined the World Tree with machinery, creating a unique tree-mechanical civilization.
Then, through the World Tree descendants' powerful perception of the world, they searched for other worlds in the Mother River, rapidly developed by plundering various resources and ores, and created the Spirit Machine Kingdom with countless descendants born from their own origin, making it one of the forbidden zones of the ancient era.
And it has transformed from the ancestor of tree people into the master of machines!
However, after a long period of time, the development of machinery quickly reached a bottleneck. It tried even harder to find resources, but to no avail, until it came into contact with the mechanical industry and realized that the mechanical path had already been occupied.
To this end, it devised a plan: to use the power of the World Tree to steal the origin of the mechanical world, splitting the mechanical path in two, and it succeeded.
However, at the moment it was about to ascend to godhood, it understood everything, gave up becoming a god, and instead embraced all its descendants. Then it encountered [unclear text - possibly a series of events], the Spirit Machine Kingdom was destroyed, the ancestors of the World Tree People died, leaving only a piece of remains protected by the original World Tree spirit, which became a special tomb, containing the last spirit of the descendants of the World Tree People.
Finally, it was excavated and crafted into the Ninefold Mechanical Realm. During the long years of the Mechanical Soul Awakening Ceremony, the mechanical spirit gradually accumulated and merged into the Ninefold Mechanical Realm. After the Mechanical God descended again, relying on the resonance of the Mechanical Path, the spirits of countless tree beings in the World Tree were revived, and together they condensed into a World Tree Spirit Mine, which was finally crafted into a mechanical construct, constantly absorbing the World Tree's spirit to grow.
The Primal World Tree!
Mechanical Overlord!
The World Tree People!
Lu Yu understood the whole truth and finally realized why, when he first arrived in the Mechanical King's Domain, despite having the ability of [Destiny's Protection], the mechanical devices should have ignored him.
However, even after the incident involving the disciples ended, and despite the Mechanical Mother's deduction failing, Lu Yu still felt like he was being watched. (End of Chapter 222, first time leaving the Mechanical King's Domain.)
The Machine Mother's position cannot see through [Fate's Protection], but the World Tree remnants are enough.
"In other words, the one who sent me the message wasn't Wu Xinyue, nor the Mechanical Mother, nor any mechanical faction, but... the soul of the World Tree race!"
When Lu Yu saw this, he felt a chill run down his spine.
If it is the spiritual revival of the World Tree race, then as the initial authority holder, it would naturally affect the Mechanical Mother.
Old Wu wanted to use the Mechanical Mother and the Ninefold Mechanical Realm to create Mechanical Angels, and the World Tree Clan also wanted to use him to allow the Spirit Mechanical Kingdom to be reborn in this world.
However, since the Mechanical God is guarding the corpse, someone has to break the deadlock.
such as……
Disciples capable of disrupting the Twilight Mother's plans
This audacious blasphemer!
One of the reasons Lu Yu risked using the forbidden solar pollution was to see if he could burn the World Tree's spirit to death with the sun's fire.
Unfortunately, it failed.
Instead, the Machine Mother seized the opportunity to break free from the Machine Council's control, making a fatal mistake.
The subsequent failure of the Mech Mother's feigned ascension to the throne was also to get Wu Shou and the Mech Angel to be sent over so that they could have a perfect ascension to the throne.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yu had already read half of the script ahead of time!
All subsequent actions were aimed at gathering more information and speculating on the plans of the Machine Mother and the World Tree.
However, along the way, he not only had to contend with the gatekeepers and the Great Mech Cult, but also had to deal with the Mech Mother and his own people. It was truly like walking on thin ice!
"But thankfully..."
Lu Yu glanced at the bewildered Wu Xinyue in his arms and began a new version of using the emperor to command the nobles...
Using Wu Xinyue to control her mother!
At the same time, divine might filled the sky, the last few chains binding the god shattered, and the hand of the mechanical god descended once more.
Even if there are obstacles, the Mechanical King Domain will be destroyed in ten seconds at most.
Lu Yu, with his arm around Wu Xinyue, looked at the mechanical mother and said:
"What are you waiting for? Do you want to lose again?"
hum!
The Machine Mother remained silent, and endless data flowed, re-condensing all the shattered fragments of the Thousand Machines Binding God's Hinge in the sky, transforming them into the Gate of All Machines.
This time, however, it was riddled with cracks and eroded by the power of higher-dimensional beings, and was nearly broken.
However, the Machine Mother did not intend to stop the Machine God's Hand. As the pinnacle of the mechanical system, once a machine is broken by Him, it will be rendered ineffective and recorded into the concept of the mechanical world.
In the field of mechanics, it is invincible!
Only entirely new machines, free from the concept of plunder, have a chance to harm Him!
This was also the most desperate place in the Kingdom of Spirit Machines. When facing the great beings of the mechanical world, you only have one chance.
Failure would mean utter ruin!
This is partly why the Machine Mother did not directly ascend to the throne.
It has already lost once!
boom!
So it manipulated the Gates of All Machines to close, returning to the Nine Heavens of Machines, enveloping it, and transforming it once again into a Machine Star, filled with black and white light and shadow. Through the power of the World Tree remnants, it interfered with the flow of time inside the Machine Star, making it extremely slow.
Since we cannot stop Him, we will prolong our time.
What takes ten seconds outside will take more than five minutes here.
By this time, all means have probably been exhausted!
They have completely lost the ability to resist the Machine God!
After finishing all this, the mechanical mother looked at Lu Yu and asked, "How did you find out?"
Its voice is ethereal, like that of a gentle woman.
However, at this moment, countless people in the Mech King Domain, including the Mech Judge, were shocked. For the Mech Mother, who was about to become a king, to use honorifics, Lu Yu was truly a monster.
However, the Mechanical Mother didn't care and felt it was only natural, not only because Lu Yu had taken Wu Xinyue hostage, his biggest weakness, but also because...
Lu Yu's displayed wisdom
It has surpassed all the humans it has ever seen.
Even I myself seem to be part of the scheme, having been unwittingly drawn into it.
Even if the Mechanical Mother used her near-True King level computing power to analyze thousands of times in an instant, she could not find the slightest trace of exposure.
That's precisely why Lu Yu is so terrifying!
"It's mainly your half-human, half-mechanical tree form that's so peculiar, it reminds me of an ancient race," Lu Yu said with a smile, silencing the Mechanical Mother.
Since the traces of the World Tree race should have been erased, how did Lu Yu know that?
Fortunately, it didn't ask, otherwise there would either be no answer or it would be Lu Yu's father's notebook.
The mechanical mother's mind raced for a mere fraction of a second before she continued, "What are your requests?"
Since Lu Yu intercepted the crucial step, he must have had some ulterior motive.
As long as it's not excessive, the Mechanical Mother will make concessions for the revival of the Spirit Machine Kingdom.
Without hesitation, Lu Yu gave the requirements he had prepared beforehand: "After becoming king, Wu Xinyue's consciousness must be preserved at all times. You cannot interfere with it. Furthermore, you must re-engrave the first ironclad rule: before humans attack you, you cannot actively harm humans."
"..."
A hint of surprise flashed in the mechanical mother's eyes, not because Lu Yu's request was excessive, but because...
too easy.
This does not conflict with its purpose at all.
"Lu Yu..."
Upon hearing this, Wu Xinyue subconsciously raised her head. Even as the pure white beam of light pierced her skin, she did not stop, staring blankly at the man, her eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions.
Even though he had already taken her hostage and could have threatened the Machine Mother to get more, in the end, he only asked her to protect herself and humanity.
As for which is more important, Wu Xinyue seemed to have the answer in her heart, and felt a warm feeling.
This selflessness inspired admiration in countless viewers of the live stream.
Sure enough, greed was just a protective shell for him.
If Lu Yu were truly a selfish person, why would he risk his life to challenge the high and mighty Star Clan for the sake of countless civilians in the Dark Star Region?
This guy is a hero to all ordinary people!
"This kid is really to my liking!" Long Jianghai laughed heartily.
Sun Ling, Fang Qing, and the others nodded secretly, quite satisfied with Lu Yu. Although he liked to scare people at crucial moments, he was indeed meticulous in his work.
"The young man is so handsome!" Xiao Xiuling shouted in a cute, childlike voice.
"That old woman is disgusting."
Gu Jian, standing to the side, twitched at the corner of his mouth, inwardly complaining, but as he looked at Lu Yu, he still felt...
This guy's goal isn't that simple!
Looking at the mechanical mother lost in thought, Lu Yu impatiently urged, "What? Can't you even do such a simple request?"
"I agree." The mechanical mother agreed to Lu Yu's request. No matter what his purpose was, they were in the same boat at this moment.
The most important thing is to fight the Mechanical God!
"Words are useless; you must once again remember this ironclad rule!" Lu Yu said coldly. *Buzz!*
Without hesitation, the Machine Mother rippled with black and white light and shadow around her, and a large amount of Alliance text was transformed into the language of the Spirit Machine Kingdom. After several confirmations by the Machine Judges, the ironclad law that Lu Yu had spoken of was overlaid on the underlying code.
"Very good!"
Lu Yu remained calm upon seeing this, but inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief.
While Wu Xinyue and the Mech God are a useful Damocles' sword, making excessive demands, such as preventing the revival of the Mech Kingdom, could easily provoke the Mech Mother to consider mutual destruction.
As for his purpose...
Lu Yu reached out and stroked Wu Xinyue's neck, healing the wound. Then, looking down at his sugar daddy, he spoke to her telepathically:
"Remember, you are not a substitute, nor a mechanical construct, nor someone else's world; you are simply you, a living, breathing human being!"
Wu Xinyue looked at Lu Yu. Although she didn't know why he said that to her, she nodded firmly out of trust.
"good!"
Lu Yu smiled slightly and released Wu Xinyue.
We've done everything we could; the rest is up to her!
"Stop dawdling!"
The mechanical angel beside them had long been disgusted by the two adulterers, and a hint of envy flashed in her eyes. From beginning to end, this clone was so lucky, and all the affection went to her.
boom!
She grabbed Wu Xinyue's hand, and the eight pairs of oily wings behind her flapped, instantly arriving around the Mechanical Mother.
hum!
The mechanical mother stretched out her hand, and black and white light spread out, enveloping the two of them.
"This is……"
At this moment, Wu Xinyue could feel a large amount of emotional power surging into her body. It was the power of the emotions of living beings accumulated by the Mechanical Mother through opening the live broadcast room.
The most distinctive feature of the World Tree ecosystem is that it can continuously grow by drawing nourishment from the joys, sorrows, beliefs, and so on of billions of lives around the world.
The more life forms there are, the more emotions and beliefs they possess, and the faster the World Tree grows!
The ancestors of the World Tree were unable to create the world, but they were able to transform their emotional power into the ability to imbue machines with spirituality, awaken and strengthen their machine souls.
Wu Xinyue, who was created by the World Tree Spirit Mine, also inherited this ability.
As Wu Xinyue felt the continuous influx of emotional power into her body, her strength began to surge rapidly, her consciousness seemed to be infinitely amplified, and her thoughts operated at an extremely fast speed.
boom!
With the surge of energy, Wu Xinyue broke through from the mid-stage of Morning Star to the Radiant Moon stage... then to the Eternal Blazing Sun, and finally became the Ecological Master.
Although it was only a one-time event, it proved how terrifying the World Tree, a divine offspring, truly was.
At this moment, countless whispers rang in her ears again, much clearer than before.
"Spirit Machine..."
"mechanical……"
"dominate……"
"Home...going home..."
Wu Xinyue was heartbroken, but unable to shed a tear. At that moment, she understood where all the sadness she had felt along the way came from.
That was the Kingdom of Spirit Machines, where countless buried citizens yearned for…
"We...just want to go home!"
The mechanical mother's voice came through, carrying a hint of unspeakable sorrow.
Countless years of waiting have led to this moment.
It doesn't need to strengthen the machine soul; instead, it wants Wu Xinyue to awaken the countless World Tree people who were once asleep, absorb the spiritual energy of the World Tree, revive the Spirit Machine Kingdom, and bring them home.
Wu Xinyue nodded and used the [Mechanical Soul] Awakening Ritual, instantly enveloping the entire Ninefold Mechanical Heaven.
boom!
Accompanied by a sound like an earthquake, countless dark green orbs of light emerged in the sky, on the ground, and in the air of the Nine Heavens Mechanical Sky.
They took flight like fireflies, densely packed, flying towards the mechanical mother like swallows returning to their nests. The magnificent spirituality of the World Tree merged into Wu Xinyue's body, filling it as the foundation of her [spirituality].
"This wretched world can finally come to an end!" the mechanical angel said coldly, but out of the corner of her eye she glanced at Wu Shou, her grandfather, and a look of regret flashed in her eyes.
She seems to have never been loved!
Chi Chi Chi!
The mechanical angel raised her head, her eyes gradually blurring, and tears began to well up in her eyes, which were usually free of tears.
Seeing this, Wu Shou looked sorrowful and murmured:
"sorry……"
The mechanical angel did not respond. The oily wings behind her quickly melted and turned into a black sea of oil, from which a large amount of white porcelain began to spread and cover the mechanical mother's body.
Using molten oil and infinite energy as its "flesh and blood".
The mechanical mother also shone with mechanical spirit, and its powerful computing power operated. The three merged and burst forth with dazzling light and shadow, illuminating the broken order of the sky!
boom!
A terrifying pressure swept over them.
The Mechanical Mother is once again attempting to reach the True King realm!
At this moment, Long Jianghai suddenly realized a problem and said with a solemn expression, "Wait, the Order Heaven has been shattered. Where should we begin to weave a new True Seal of Order Laws?"
"I almost forgot about that, this is troublesome!" The other judges frowned.
The viewers in the live stream also looked solemn. The Mechanical Mother might have been faking her failure, but the ecosystem of Order Heaven was truly in ruins.
"Order comes from within!"
The voice of the Mechanical Mother echoed throughout the Nine Heavens of Mechanical Heaven. The original tree of light and shadow gradually became real, transforming into a huge, dark green divine tree. The upper half of the woman's illusory figure was also covered by white porcelain, giving birth to flesh and blood.
She stretched out her hands and began weaving again, and strands of true law seals began to be born, much faster than when she had extracted the Heaven of Order before!
Because order is never merely superficial.
It is about adhering to it from the heart.
From the very beginning, the Mechanical Mother restricted countless people in the Mechanical King's Domain from leaving their homes and opened live streaming rooms, subjecting them to countless emotional stimuli.
However, everyone remained rational throughout, and did not leave even when the Machine World was on the verge of destruction twice.
This is...
The order of life!
Click click click!
Based on the countless people of the Mechanical King Domain, the Mechanical Mother wove a large number of Law Seals, which quickly condensed to reach sixty.
boom!
They coalesced into a ball of light, radiating a vast and sacred aura of order.
Just seeing it evoked in everyone a desire to follow order, almost overriding their own reason.
Once it takes shape, it becomes law!
Splash!
The illusory image of the Mother River, which had almost disappeared, reappeared, and was even more magnificent than before, flowing ceaselessly around the Mechanical Mother.
"Very good!"
Seeing this, countless people breathed a sigh of relief, and the mechanical judges were also pleasantly surprised. They began to carefully record the entire process as a reference for their own ascension to the throne.
As for whether they are qualified, they have no doubt about themselves.
Anyone who's gone this far must be a madman.
Lu Yu watched this scene quietly, while the little spider on his shoulder and the other pets remembered this moment.
hum!
With the law established, all that remains is to complete the ritual and brand the Mother River to witness the birth of a true king.
The Machine Mother reached out and gently touched the ground, and countless points of light rose up in the Ninefold Machine Realm, recording countless scenes of her managing the Machine King Domain.
The ceremony has already been completed!
The illusory image of the tributary of the mother river dissipated, transforming into the mighty main river that surged forth, and even the casually splashed waves were far larger than the entire Mechanical King Domain.
The Supreme Mother River, the main channel!
By imprinting your true name here, you can transform the law and become a true king!
Rumble!
However, at this moment, the top of the machine planet shattered with a deafening roar, and its vast divine power swept across the world like a tsunami.
It made everyone feel a chill in their souls, and a sense of the insignificance and powerlessness of life.
The Ninefold Mechanical Heaven began to tremble and collapse...
The Hand of the Machine God has arrived!
"How could it be so fast!"
Shock flashed in the Mechanical Mother's eyes. This was more than 50% faster than the data predictions, but she had no time to think. She decisively used a series of mechanical characters to imprint her true name, which translated to...
Spirit Princess!
boom!
The laws and order have been improved, but only one-third of them have been completed; they are still being perfected.
Because of the ironclad rule set by Lu Yu, it must preserve Wu Xinyue's consciousness as a spiritual foundation, and she will become king along with him.
However, as the law continued to improve, it suddenly stopped. The foundation of flesh and blood, represented by the mechanical angel within the mechanical mother, which is the molten oil, was revived due to the influence of the mechanical god's power, tearing apart the foundation for becoming king.
This shocked the Mechanical Mother, but the next moment...
"It's so annoying that I can't even die when I want to!"
The mechanical angel's voice rang out, tinged with impatience, and branded its name upon the object.
【Wu Xinyue】!
The Mother River trembled, acknowledging the true name of the Mechanical Angel, and two-thirds of the Law of Order took shape.
But Wu Xinyue was stunned, suddenly realizing...
The mechanical angel is the real Wu Xinyue.
Then what am I?
Rumble!
However, the Hand of the Machine God did not give her a chance. It descended with a roar, and wherever it passed, both spiritual energy and matter were annihilated.
In just a fraction of a second, the entire Mechanical King Domain will begin to be destroyed.
However, even with her thoughts racing, Wu Xinyue couldn't find the answer.
However, the mechanical mother looked at her and smiled:
"My lord, it's time to go home!"
Wu Xinyue's heart trembled, and countless memories surfaced in her mind, most of which were of overlooking the entire Spirit Machinery Kingdom.
She was able to be sent out because...
He himself is the mechanical overlord, the ancestor of the World Tree race—Jie Sheng.
Wu Xinyue decisively branded her real name, but Muhe did not respond, seemingly disapproving.
This scene almost caused even the Machine Mother to crash, and she said in disbelief:
"How is that possible!?"
Wu Xinyue, isn't she the Mechanical Overlord?
But at this moment, time has completely reset to zero.
As the God of Machines slammed down, the entire Machine King Domain began to turn to ashes.
Everything fell silent!
Numerous mechanical judges are preparing to fight to the death.
The mechanical mother sighed, the mechanical angel rolled its eyes, and quietly awaited death.
Looking at the apocalyptic scene, Wu Xinyue's consciousness, amplified to its extreme by the World Tree's spiritual power, saw Lu Yu hiding in a corner, smiling at her.
At that moment, she suddenly remembered the last words he had said to her and understood what was going on.
"I am not the Machine Overlord, I am not Wu Xinyue, and I am not a substitute for anyone..."
Wu Xinyue murmured, imprinting another name on her finger, and said earnestly:
"Please call me..."
"[World] Lady!"
At the same time, the period of silence of the moon has just ended.
The silvery moon dispelled the darkness, spilling its light across the earth and illuminating all things.
boom!
Within the Mechanical King's Domain, an unimaginable and overwhelming pressure surged into the sky, sweeping across the surrounding domains, the entire alliance, the opposite side of the Great Abyss, and even the main world.
"This is……"
At that moment, all living beings raised their heads, looked at the moon which had returned to normal, and heard the world's echoes and praises with astonishment.
A new king has been born!
I don't have time to finish this 7,200-word chapter. I originally planned to wrap it up in one go, and I should finish it all tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)