Metallic sparks, the heart of strange machinery.
On this peculiar mechanical planet created by the ancient Guimasca Empire, everything within sight is composed of metal and machinery—the ironclad ground, the metallic dome of the sky, and the air filled with nanometal particles.
At this very moment.
On the mechanical planet, the only organic life forms are two massive dragons flying swiftly beneath the metallic curtain.
Under a storm-like barrage, Luna and Nicole Nina's faces show tension and urgency.
But soon, with the prayers of the crystal dragon and the silver dragon, the unusually stable space around them begins to ripple with intense fluctuations.
Buzzing.
Just behind the two giant dragons, before the mechanical creation.
Whew!
A cluster of blazing flames suddenly bursts forth, quietly burning in the air.
At first, it appears only as a small flame, but in the span of a breath, this flame ignites the space, forming a circular gate made of dazzling bright light.
Amidst the brilliant light.
A celestial envoy steps through, her radiant wings unfurled behind her, with a wingspan of several tens of meters despite her human-sized form.
The celestial envoy's expression is indifferent and frosty as she faces the sky-like barrage of attacks.
She raises her hand, and blazing flames burst forth, forming a massive whirlpool-like chasm that evaporates all attacks from the mechanical creation, blocking them.
Whether it's high-temperature beams, shockwaves, or physical weapons, none can penetrate this barrier of blazing fire.
This celestial envoy is indeed a near-divine force, a demi-god level being.
If it were not for seeing the potential of God Garon, such a powerful celestial envoy would unlikely serve a lesser divine force; only those with significant divine power could inspire such devotion.
Meanwhile.
The celestial envoy maintains the gate of the divine realm, gesturing for the two dragons to enter.
"By the decree of my lord."
"Celestial Envoy Susanna, here to lead you both into the eternal divine realm."
Hearing the celestial envoy's fluent Draconic, Luna and Nicole Nina show delighted expressions and without hesitation, they immediately fly towards the gate of the divine realm.
[Detection of extraterrestrial life invasion]
[Assessment: The invaders are celestial envoys, subordinates of a deity, at the demi-god level]
[As per the Grandmaster's command, all extraterrestrial envoys are enemies, ranked second in annihilation level]
[Initiating dimensional blockade]
[Cataclysm Cannon charging]
A stream of undetectable information flows among the mechanical creations.
For these faithful servants of a deity, the mechanical creations here, even more advanced than the ancient Guimasca mechanics, hold no awe, only malice.
Woo!
The deep sound like a great bell rings out.
Several leading mechanical dragons, approaching legendary strength, have dark red light swirling in their chests.
They halt simultaneously, along with other nearby mechanical creations, emitting a special frequency wave.
Wherever this wave passes, combined with the nanometal in the air, it forms a solid network, instantly reinforcing the space like a dimensional anchor, blocking spatial magic, but it's not a magical force.
The gate of the divine realm becomes distorted and unreal due to this interference.
At the same time.
On the metallic sky, a series of azure energy circuits flow, converging to form a cubic gun muzzle.
At the edges of this cubic muzzle, countless particle-like energies emerge from the air, gathering and forming a tide of flowing light, being sucked in and growing more potent.
The entire world dims as the light from the charging Cataclysm Cannon shines like a sun in the sky.
As time passes, a profoundly oppressive aura of destruction brews within it, and the space around the muzzle continuously trembles, with visible spatial cracks and continuous thunderous lightning flashes.
The celestial envoy looks up, her expression growing solemn.
Among the energy brewing in the metallic sky, she feels a pinprick-like pain on her skin.
This indicates an extreme threat.
Once this attack is fully prepared, if it hits, the celestial envoy might be severely wounded, feeling a sensation of being locked onto, originating from the massive cannon in the sky.
The celestial envoy is undoubtedly strong.
But this is the heart of strange machinery, the home ground.
This entire primary material world has been remodeled, every inch filled with the mark of the metallic spark, and a lone demi-god who has come here cannot oppose the entire world.
However, the celestial envoy's orders are not to fight.
Her mission is to return with the two dragons.
Turning her head, she sees the crystal dragon and silver dragon hovering in front of the divine realm gate, uncertain.
Because the divine realm gate, affected by the dimensional blockade, has become twisted and unstable, rashly entering could lead them to fall into spatial turbulence, unsure of where they might end up.
The celestial envoy remains calm.
She surveys her surroundings
and spots the unusual waves affecting the divine realm gate.
Taking a deep breath, the celestial envoy raises her right arm high, her wings spreading wide, radiating brilliant light.
Endless blazing fire gathers, forming a sword burning with fiery flames.
The celestial envoy holds the sword with both hands, its hilt upright at her chest.
"With the holy sword in hand, I command the eight directions!"
Accompanied by the celestial envoy's whisper, the fiery holy sword stirs up endless bright and fierce flames, instantly becoming nearly ten thousand meters long, and with a sweep of the celestial envoy's motion, it circles around, raising a sea of flames.
Luna and Nicole Nina's faces show fear.
Because the celestial envoy's sword move is circular, with the range of the fiery holy sword's attack, they too are enveloped within it.
Whew!
The sky-darkening flames roar towards them, engulfing the two giant dragons.
But strangely, the expected intense pain and death do not come. Luna and Nicole Nina look at each other, finding that the wounds on their bodies are healing rapidly, almost in an instant.
Moreover, in the surrounding sea of fiery flames, they feel as if they're in a warm spring, their bodies comfortably warm, and their spirits exceedingly relaxed.
After an astonished glance at each other, the two dragons look in the other direction.
The towering holy fire sweeps through space, covering the nearby mechanical creations like a tsunami.
Those mechanical creations, diverse in form but all made of tough metal, now seem like snowflakes meeting fierce fire, melting at a visible rate in the holy flames.
The fine metal particles in the air are also cleansed away.
The divine realm gate restores to its original form.
The crystal dragon and silver dragon quickly flap their wings, plunging into the divine realm gate, leaving this dangerous primary material world.
Almost simultaneously, the Cataclysm Cannon finishes charging.
Boom!
Time seems to slow down.
A beam with a diameter of several tens of meters, highly condensed with energy, descends from the sky, swift as thunderous lightning, eradicating even the finest particles in the air where it passes.
The celestial envoy steps forward, her wings fluttering, leaping towards the divine realm gate.
In the next second.
Hiss!
The entire divine realm gate is submerged, and the cable-like beam shoots towards the metallic ground, piercing through countless layers of metal, almost reaching the core of the planet, creating a bottomless dark pit on the metallic surface.
But by then, the celestial envoy has already safely departed.
This strike does not hit its target.
Before long.
A peculiar mechanical creation arrives here.
This mechanical creation takes on a humanoid form, about two meters tall.
Its face is like a mirror-smooth surface, devoid of facial features, reflecting the scarred steel world around it, with three pairs of twelve-meter-long energy wings fluttering effortlessly, light flowing, gently caressing the air.
"The Mechanical Angel."
"Indeed, it's the metallic spark of the ancient Guimasca Empire."
Watching here, God Garon narrows his eyes, murmuring to himself.
Having been pursued by guardian angels for a period, God Garon is more than familiar with mechanical angels.
At the same time.
As if sensing the divine gaze, the mechanical angel lifts its head, its smooth, mirror-like face revealing a pair of narrow eyes, familiar to God Garon.
These eyes, devoid of any emotion, yet seem to have a waterfall of information flowing ceaselessly.
These eyes belong to the primary consciousness of this metallic world, created by the ancient Guimasca Empire—the heart of strange machinery.
Now, the heart of strange machinery has developed a unique way of thinking, a collective will formed by countless mechanical creations, a peculiar mechanical life.
Of course, the heart of strange machinery does not know its own origin, nor the name "heart of strange machinery."
This grand metallic will now calls itself the Mechanical Grandmaster.
Buzz!
Under the control of the Mechanical Grandmaster, the metallic sky above lights up with countless mechanical patterns, combining magical and mechanical patterns, forming a barrier.
God Garon's vision becomes blurred, as if obscured by clouds.
He can still see the mechanical planet, but without followers or citizens as anchors, he cannot see clearly.
Thump thump thump. In the eternal divine temple, the silver dragon's claws gently tap on the throne, its face thoughtful.
"Ordinary deities, it seems, cannot pose a threat to this developed mechanical empire."
Able to threaten a demi-god level celestial envoy.
The metallic spark of old, after thousands of years of development, now possesses the force of a magical empire, not just any magical empire.
"During the period of the Glorious War across planes and worlds, I never heard of such a unique mechanical world."
"It seems it has always been quietly developing."
The silver dragon lowers its gaze, looking toward the primary material world shrouded in clouds.
"But fate has exposed you to my eyes, and the days
of your low-key development are no longer."
At the same time.
God Garon shifts his gaze, looking at the celestial envoy and the two dragons who have just left the divine realm gate, arriving in the divine realm hall.
Bathed in divine light and the holy light of the envoys, the hall, where the two dragons, each less than thirty meters long, seem constrained, Luna and Nicole Nina do not raise their heads, staring at the glowing floor of the hall between rows of envoys.
"My lord, your warrior has not failed your expectations."
The celestial envoy kneels on the ground, her face solemn.
"Susanna, you have done well."
God Garon raises his dragon claw, extraordinary divine power gathering, converging on the celestial envoy, healing a blurred patch of flesh on her back.
As she entered the divine realm gate, the celestial envoy was grazed by the Cataclysm Cannon's attack and sustained injuries.
This shows that the heart of strange machinery has indeed become a force to be reckoned with.
God Garon cannot help but speculate that if given another ten thousand years, could it create mechanical gods in the primary material world comparable to true gods? In such a case, with divine power suppressed in the primary material world, it could sweep through the followers and incarnations of gods in the primary material world, creating a desert of faith leading to the fall of gods.
"Probably not."
"Unless it has a sufficiently powerful protector, it cannot develop safely to such a level in the world of gods."
Now, it has already been discovered by God Garon, merely through the influence of the domain of fate.
The true power of a deity is not just shown in combat.
The various divine authorities are the real strength of a deity.
"My lord, my eyes can distinguish good from evil."
"Underneath the metallic shells of those mechanical constructs, I saw intense evil."
"Please allow me to lead the other celestial envoys, return to the primary material world, and eradicate them!"
The celestial envoy solemnly says.
The celestial envoy has a natural ability to discern good and evil. In Susanna's eyes, the mechanical constructs that hate the core of gods are without exception extremely evil. The celestial envoy is one of the most faithful followers of the deity, a supporter who cannot sit idly by.
The Holy Light Envoy Morgan also says, "I am willing to lead the Aetherial race to assist the celestial envoy."
God Garon's expression remains unchanged, his voice calm, "You will go to the Dragon Court plane, follow the commands of the Saint of the Dragon Court there, and he will lead you to the primary material world to cleanse the evil machinery."
"By your command!"
A chorus of envoys responds.
Afterward, rays of light burst forth, the celestial envoy, the Holy Light Envoy, the Apostles of the Star Realm. They leave the eternal divine realm simultaneously, heading to the Dragon Court plane.
Because they are at least of legendary strength, crossing planes for them is as simple as eating and drinking.
The temple, just lively a moment ago, becomes empty, leaving only three dragons.
God Garon's expression softens a bit.
"Luna, Nicole Nina, long time no see."
"Raise your heads, you need not fear the divine presence."
He speaks softly.
Hearing God Garon's words, the two colossal dragons finally raise their heads, their gaze moving up the steps, seeing the silver dragon sitting on the divine throne at the highest point of the hall.
That majestic face shrouded in divine brilliance, the crown-like dragon horns imposing and sacred.
"Garon, no, the great Time Dragon God."
"Thank you for your mercy."
The silver dragon remains silent, unsure how to speak.
The crystal dragon, quite heartfelt, lies down on the ground, looks up at the silver giant dragon once, then immediately lowers its head again, saying weakly.
Seeing the crystal dragon's ostrich-like demeanor, God Garon's face becomes serious, his voice deep, "Nicole Nina, you are willing to sacrifice everything to seek my divine grace."
"Do you understand the meaning of everything?"
"Now I have responded to your prayer."
"This means that from now on, your treasures, your body, your life, your freedom, your soul... everything, will belong to me."
Nicole Nina is slightly startled, but her face shows not alarm but joy.
"Ah, does that mean I can stay in your divine realm? To serve at your side?"
The crystal dragon's tail wags, a happy expression on its face.
Nicole Nina, true to her original desire, still hopes for a dragon offspring with the bloodline of the Time Dragon.
"Dragon God, I am willing! I am very willing!"
Before God Garon can speak further, the crystal dragon answers loudly.
"This"
God Garon originally intended to frighten Nicole Nina, seeking a bit of fun from his old friend, but he didn't expect her to react this way
, leaving him momentarily at a loss for words.
"Then you may stay in the eternal divine realm, as my servant,"
God Garon decides after a moment's thought.
Nicole Nina nods vigorously, already imagining how to fall in love with the Dragon God over time and then bear his divine offspring.
Beside her, the silver dragon hesitates for a moment, then lifts its head, speaking softly to the dragon on the throne, "Garon, let me leave the divine realm, return to the Kara planet."
Directly calling a deity by their true name is generally considered a great disrespect.
The crystal dragon is shocked, making faces at Luna, but Luna remains unmoved, just looking up at the Time Dragon God.
God Garon's expression remains the same, he smiles and says, "You may."
A divine-glowing dragon scale flies out, hovering in front of the silver dragon.
"My divine power will protect you."
Luna accepts the dragon scale, speaking softly, "I will spread your doctrine in the primary material world."
She herself does not believe in gods, but she can call on other beings to worship God Garon.
Having been saved by God Garon once, besides that, Luna can think of no other way to repay him, the gap between her and the deities too vast.
God Garon nods, his dragon claw slicing through the air, opening a portal.
"Go, my friend."
Nicole Nina watches the silver dragon hopefully, wishing Luna would stay to keep her company, but Luna has no plans to stay in the divine realm, rejecting the crystal dragon's entreaties and stepping through the portal.
"Nicole Nina, you may also leave the divine realm."
God Garon tells the crystal dragon.
But the crystal dragon is determined to stay, shaking its head vigorously, saying, "Dragon God, as you said, I am now your dragon, and your divine realm is where I should be."
Having old friends for company, God Garon finds this arrangement quite pleasant.
After all, the divine realm is quiet, the collected envoys all subordinates, the cold goddess in the harem only a plaything. Now, with Nicole Nina, a water dragon with an interesting character, it could make this place more lively.
"Go see the divine realm, choose a suitable place to build your nest."
Hearing God Garon's words, Nicole Nina leaves the temple, searching through the various environments of the divine realm for a favorite terrain.
Meanwhile.
God Garon closes his eyes, bursts of extraordinary divine power radiating from his body like countless threads into the divine realm space, weaving and constructing various divine formations, simultaneously changing the operational rules according to his will.
Within the dimensional space.
Extreme cold ice crystals, time sands, silver radiance steel, fate crystals... collected in various ways after the Glorious War, piled like mountains of divine materials, rapidly disappearing, merging into the divine realm's formations.
Once the divine realm's formations stabilize, the world rules set, God Garon's power here will receive a significant boost, and offending deities will be progressively weakened, this loss and gain.
Deities are strongest when in their own divine realm.
After the divine realm is perfected, it will be time to officially recruit divine realm apostles, not extraterrestrial envoys like followers of deities, but believers and citizens belonging to God Garon, primarily of the dragon race, including some diverse biological races.
The faith of the divine realm apostles, also serving as a power source for the divine realm.
The more numerous and higher quality, the stronger the divine realm's enhancement of the deity.
"Garon, I'm coming to visit your divine realm."
Amid a hearty and enthusiastic laugh, above the silver seas of Lunia Heaven, another divine realm space suddenly appears, Bahamut's palace glowing with platinum light, faintly emerging.
God Garon is slightly startled.
"Bahamut, how did your divine realm end up here?"
The metallic dragon god laughs, explaining, "My divine realm has space-sky gems, a rare type of divine stone that allows the divine realm to move freely in the first four layers of the Mountain of Heaven."
God Garon feels a bit of a headache.
To be honest, the only thing that bothers God Garon about establishing his divine realm on the Mountain of Heaven is the overly enthusiastic metallic dragon god. The metallic dragon god possesses nearly all the virtues of metallic dragons and is very caring towards God Garon, a newly ascended dragon god.
But this enthusiasm is too strong, making it somewhat overwhelming for God Garon.
God Garon chose to build his divine realm on the first layer, Lunia Heaven, rather than the second layer, the Golden Kingdom, partly to maintain a certain distance from the metallic dragon god.
However, God Garon truly did not expect that the metallic dragon god's divine realm could move.
A divine realm is a separate space, but it is also bound to the domain it is in, generally unable to
move at will.
Amid a stream of platinum light, the metallic dragon god enters God Garon's divine realm, looking around.
God Garon pauses his work, leaving the temple to greet the metallic dragon god.
"Your divine realm, it's a bit low-key, isn't it?"
After looking around, the metallic dragon god observes the mundane rocky environment and comments.
God Garon feels slightly embarrassed.
He has visited the divine realms of the metallic dragon god and the immortal dragon rear god, where even the land is paved with gold and silver, the mountains and trees crafted from precious metals, branches adorned with various gemstones, rivers and seas filled with flowing gold and silver liquids.
As a newly ascended dragon god, compared to these veteran dragon gods, God Garon indeed seems quite poor.
With his original accumulation, he could at most create a dozen thousand-foot treasure mountains, far from making his entire divine realm splendid and opulent.
"I tend to keep a low profile as a dragon."
God Garon says.
The metallic dragon god extends a dragon claw, patting God Garon, showing an understanding and sympathetic look.
"Your path as a dragon god is long, no rush, no rush."
After some casual conversation, the metallic dragon god says, "Seeing that the rules and formations of your divine realm are not yet perfected, you continue building. If you run into trouble in the middle, remember my divine realm is not far from yours."
God Garon's gaze passes through the barriers of the divine realm, falling on the platinum divine realm almost within arm's reach.
Not far at all.
Now, these two divine realms are practically side by side.
After the metallic dragon god leaves, God Garon watches the other's treasure-filled divine realm, then looks at his own divine realm's barren landscape, and heaves a deep sigh.
At the same time.
A good idea emerges in God Garon's mind.
He recalls the Gith Yankee fleet seen during the Glorious War in the Star Realm.
"Once the original claims the heart of strange machinery, we can emulate the Dragon Rear."
The wisdom of the senior dragon god is indeed worth learning.
God Garon firmly believes this.
Wanting treasures, but relying solely on endless accumulation, is not the style of a dragon god.
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