Chapter 243: Blood and Tears, Iron and Steel

Boom!!!

The sound of breaking and collapse seemed to shroud everything; above the firmament, rainbow light flowed, and on the earth, flames traveled. The towering workshop was covered by darkness and blazing light.

Silence swallowed that area; it seemed calm, but any existence in the surrounding area, whether it was ruins, clouds, or living things, would be neatly slashed into pieces at some unknown time.

Or, directly crushed into dust.

Forms collapsed, material properties went out of control, and they dissipated into a wisp of blue smoke or ashes.

Everything was included in the invisible furnace, reshaped or destroyed at will; amidst the duel between the two artisans, there was no room for a third party to intervene.

Nor would any blind people come to disturb them again.

Smoke and fire everywhere.

The world was immersed in destruction and ruin, unable to extricate itself.

Quancheng was collapsing.

Whether it was this ruin left with broken walls, or the transformation and accumulation of the Evil-Transforming Cult for so many years. Accompanied by the collapse of the pillars one by one, the invisible weight originating from the Heavenly Human became more violent and difficult to support.

Causing the firmament to shake.

The dark rainbow light flowed like a tide, filling the firmament, as if boiling, colliding fiercely with the decree of the Heavenly Human, and the shrill scream was endless.

In the very center of Quancheng, the figure of the sin of the world stood like a pillar, towering between heaven and earth, looking down in contempt at the counterattack of the Heavenly Human and the surging tide.

Unshakable.

At this moment, amidst the iron whale song, the airship bathed in blazing light rose into the sky, and was instantly locked on by three eyes, understood and seen through.

"... Heavenly Track?"

Amidst the momentary confusion and realization, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but sneer, "I thought T5 would give me a good look directly, but I didn't expect that to this day, there are still so many old antiques left in this world!"

No one responded.

It was as if, they didn't care at all.

Nor did they disdain to answer.

Amidst the high-pitched whistle like a steam whistle, the steel bird that had slept for more than two hundred years unfolded its invisible wings and rose into the sky.

It was as if it were a phantom that did not exist in this place, piercing through layer after layer of blockade, ignoring the aftermath of the collision between great sin and supreme goodness, and looking down at the world again.

Wherever it passed, it left only a dazzling scarlet scorch mark.

Lingering and not dissipating.

At that moment, Lu Changsheng finally saw, behind the window covered in cracks, in the cockpit, the young man who was almost torn apart and dying, as if he looked familiar.

Ji Jue.

Ji Jue was also looking at him.

So indifferent, without a ripple.

That gaze swept past him indifferently, falling toward a higher and more distant place, looking toward the firmament... that countless boiling dark rainbow light.

Changing in complexity, endless, the divine essence of the great sin manifested and operated within it; when it collided with the decree of the Heavenly Human, it erupted with a sharp echo like the world breaking.

Too dazzling.

And too noisy.

"Shut up."

Ji Jue said.

And so, the roaring noise ceased, and deathly silence arrived without warning, shrouding everything. The rainbow light surging across the sky seemed to be abruptly obscured, and the world dimmed.

Accompanied by his words, it was as if an invisible palm had risen from the earth, spreading five fingers, covering the earth, obscuring the firmament.

The entire world froze for an instant, welcoming a brief silence.

However, the familiar wails and cries in his ears became even more piercing...

At this moment, looking down at everything from a high position, he found that everything had become so familiar.

When the city of the past was burnt to the ground, stripping away the disguise and embellishment, the so-called complexity of the world, what remained, was nothing more than the tragic appearance of hell.

And it was no different from what he saw in his nightmare.

Nothing more than from one hell to another hell.

Perhaps Jianyuan was right; everything he saw in the Candle-Illumination Ceremony was his own essence.

Precisely because of this, he could see such a world, and hear those desperate echoes.

Those wails and cries came from the past, from beneath the burning firmament, from the dead who had long since passed away in Quancheng, from within his soul.

From beginning to end, they had always been together.

Born from the same fire, buried in the same darkness, both as burnt-out ashes, falling into the same hell, never separated for a moment.

When embracing each other, tears fell.

So, the crying was so clear.

It was just...

Ji Jue closed his eyes and sighed wearily: "Why do you shed tears for me?"

Did I ever have compassion and gifts for you?

No one responded.

Boom!!!

The massive shock spread, the frozen world was broken, the world operated again, and the destruction and collapse were irredeemable.

Under the flow of rainbow light, the sin of the world laughed wildly, regaining everything that belonged to him, controlling everything!

The vastness of the Heavenly Track was indeed terrifying, but unfortunately, it was entrusted to the wrong person...

It couldn't exert even one ten-thousandth of this power at all!

But Ji Jue didn't care anymore.

Once again, he reached out his hand, toward the distant hell.

Toward... the place where the crying came from!

Telling them, "I am here!"

At that moment, phantom-like blazing light rose from the earth, reaching everything, raging and flowing, swallowing Quancheng, but it had no temperature.

Infinite ashes sprinkled down from the firmament like rain, shrouding the sky, covering everything, but they were untouchable.

It was as if the gate of hell had been opened!

Then, the wails that no one cared about, the cries that no one heard, rose like a tide, echoing in everyone's ears, surging in their souls.

Amidst the fire and wails, countless souls raised their eyes, looking at the light like a scorching sun above the firmament; scarlet tears flowed down their cheeks, falling into the pool of blood.

And so, in the ruins and ashes, in the haze of blood and death, countless invisible hands appeared, opened, and gripped their palms.

Even if only a piece of void remained.

At that moment, an unprecedented high-pitched scream played above the firmament.

In the void, invisible ripples appeared, spreading, shrouding everything, infinite radiance like a torrential rain, scattering toward the world.

Under the interference of full-domain flow control, amidst the supply of infinite spiritual quality, the non-attack matrix spread from the void, expanded, operated in overload, and burnt to scorching red.

That was an unprecedented scale...

—【Deus ex Machina】!

During this brief instant, the light of salvation flowed in hell, delivering this gift to every gripped palm!

Bringing the final blessing:

"You are free."

And then, the world was suddenly silent.

When the phantom of fire and ashes dissipated without a trace, no one could feel any ease; what rose in their chests was only unprecedented fear and oppression.

"What sound?"

In the sanctuary, the believers of the Evil-Transforming Cult looked back in confusion.

No one responded.

In the silence, only a wisp of dust rose from the shadows, dancing in terror, and then, amidst the shaking of the earth, the sound of the tide gathered by countless miscellaneous noises suddenly rose!

On the ruins of the long street, a light covered in dust suddenly flickered.

In the broken light bulb, light lit up.

Dazzling scarlet!

Like the hungry gaze of the dead cast from hell, looking at them, without blinking.

And then, the sound of steel friction erupted.

Under the broken car shell, the scrapped engine operated again, screaming, and pungent thick smoke rose from it, spreading.

It was as if invisible vitality spread from the dead objects, descending with compassion, causing the steel creations that had been silent in the darkness to operate again, opening their eyes, looking at the hell that had created them.

"Save... save..."

The silent grocery shelf, the broken radio started again, the current sound was harsh and noisy, conveying the echoes left by the deceased, weeping blood, questioning: "Why... why..."

No one responded.

And so, the wailing became more piercing and high-pitched.

In the end, it turned into hysterical screaming!

From corners and gaps, from the desolate streets, in the chaotic battlefield and burning flames, under every scarlet light that lit up...

Within every inch of space and domain in Quancheng.

Everything dark was illuminated again, from the flickering lights stretching into the distance. It was like invisible blood flowing in the pulse, filling everything, reaching everything.

And then, the sound of piercing friction rang out, one after another.

Behind every crack and gap in the machine, viscous blood gushed out, spreading; amidst the crying, sparks flew, the rusted iron shell cracked, and the face and claws covered in rust were raised.

Screaming miserably!

The first Evil-Transforming cultist who didn't pay attention looked back in confusion, and immediately after, was pounced to the ground.

And then, among the abandoned steel and creations, one monster after another crawled out, screaming crazily, pouncing, biting, wantonly gnawing on flesh and blood, waving their newly born sharp claws and teeth!

A piercing alarm sounded, reaching everywhere, shrouding every part of Quancheng.

The broken truck shook off the dust, turned into a behemoth, desperately crashing through the wall, trampling, brutally gnawing on the blood and bones under its feet.

Even if it disintegrated in the counterattack the next instant, among the twisted remains, the light like a blood eye still flickered persistently.

One by one, the eerie creations aggregated and pieced together like birds, unfolding steel wings, rising into the sky, gathering together, until in the end, it was like a gray-black storm.

Wherever it passed, between the rust, only ruins remained.

And amidst the shaking of the earth, cracks suddenly spread, expanded, and the sin-tainted train drilled out of the tunnel, opening its mouth, breaking into the sanctuary, raging and galloping, entangling on the holy image, disturbing the body.

And there were more, more rustling sounds coming from ventilation pipes, sewers, and shadows; tiny monsters pieced together from who knows what parts and remains, traveling in groups.

Even though they were only the size of a palm, when they gathered in one place, they turned into a tide that made one's scalp tingle, countless in number, with no end in sight.

It was impossible to tell whose wails and cries they were.

After they rushed past, in the dried blood, only broken bones and remains were left.

When the Security Bureau's team vigilantly contracted their formation and prepared for defense, they saw the overwhelming steel tide galloping past them, simply not bothering to look!

At this moment, looking around, the entire Quancheng was shrouded in that infinite tide. Countless metals and remains were roughly pieced together in one place, outlining ferocious faces, crazily destroying all opponents and enemies in sight.

No matter how they were destroyed, among the fragments, there were hungry monsters condensing into shape again. No matter how they were destroyed, beneath the remains, the blood and the anger of the flow did not cease.

Even Jianyuan probably hadn't imagined what kind of terrifying consequences the skills he had taught Ji Jue could create!

At this moment, hell was like a furnace.

The endless lingering hatred burnt in this furnace.

Tears and death, what they achieved, wasn't it just such a monster?

No need to resist sin, no need to fear distortion. The only thing to do was to wantonly pour out this pain and hatred in the heart!

With this lingering hatred as the source, the non-attack creation reached everything. Using sin-transformation alchemy to stimulate all the madness and ferocity, using fluid alchemy to give it the most fitting changes and appearance...

Elevating bitterness, extracting blood hatred, purifying despair, integrating everything!

When the avalanche came, every innocent snowflake came from the ashes of despair; after the dam broke, every drop of mud that couldn't help itself came from blood and tears.

All suffering has a source.

But those high-and-mighty careerists, when did they ever care about the wails of every snowflake, the tears that fell in every drop of blood?

Now, the time for the end has come—

Everything will face the final reckoning!

From beginning to end, Ji Jue had never had any control over them.

Exhausting all his spiritual quality, surpassing his own limits, he just sent this power, which was destined to only create hell, into the hands of every dead soul in hell.

Then, he taught everyone what hell had taught him...

Should not be silent, should not endure, should not stop in place anymore!

Go hate, go burn, go destroy!

Go wantonly pour out this bitterness and resentment!

Go toward everything that created despair...

—Take great revenge!

At this moment, amidst the tide of hatred, flames spread, and the sound of steel friction was endless, resounding through everything. Looking down from above the firmament, countless mechanical monsters turned into a tide, raging and galloping.

No origin could be seen, and no end could be seen.

Amidst the crying and wailing that no one dared to ignore anymore, they brutally destroyed everything.

The sound of breaking was endless, resounding between heaven and earth.

Facing the tide of sin that entered through every crack, the many sanctuaries and halls that were originally heavily guarded were instantly submerged, covered, and eroded.

In the collapsed buildings, a roar of fury rang out.

"Get out!"

The sin-tainted one waved the electric light and rose into the sky.

On the broken wall, the steel monster that fought desperately pounced, bit, gnawed, and was burnt to ashes by the flames. But amidst the screaming, the sin-tainted one's upward trend suddenly stagnated for an instant.

It was as if it had been grabbed.

Trampling on the remains of its kind, the monster like a hunting dog soared into the sky, biting the back of his foot, refusing to let go. Even if it disintegrated the next instant.

But before that, more of its kind had already trampled on his body and climbed up!

Until, the shadow shrouded the ferocity remaining on his face.

Finished.

In the moment of realization, that mountain of steel squirming rose suddenly, opened its mouth, and closed!

Boom!

Blood, remains, flames, and electric light flew out from the cracks, staining the large area of steel and gears red.

Under the healing of flesh and blood, countless monsters aggregated in one place, and under the transformation of fluid alchemy, they turned into a brand new appearance, as if reborn.

On the face pieced together from broken steel and machinery, the ferocious appearance of a wild beast still faintly remained, and the scarlet flickering lights were like pupils.

Staring fixedly at the figures scattered in the ruins.

Pounced wildly!

One after another, one by one.

When one monster shattered under the trampling, more monsters opened their eyes again from the blood-stained machinery, crawling hungrily, gnawing on evil sin, and expanding their bodies without limit.

The crying was so crisp, and the wailing also became so pleasant.

Above the firmament, the dark rainbow light surged in fury, constantly descending one pillar of dazzling light after another, crushing those monsters raging and galloping, but it was completely futile.

Cleaning up the massive monsters circling the sanctuary time and time again, but unable to stop the collapse and breaking of the pillars.

The sin of the world that originally stood tall and upright had now been bent at the spine by the weight of the present world, unable to support the projection of the vortex, and the massive wound that opened was gradually closing, and the massive vortex behind it became illusory and difficult to touch.

Above the four heads, the fury could no longer be concealed.

Rainbow light sprinkled down like a torrential rain, crushing large areas of steel monsters, but among the countless flying fragments, more monsters crawled out from the blood and hatred again.

Greedily gnawing on evil sin, welcoming distortion, and then, ignoring the suppression and control of the higher sin, biting back!

"How does it feel? Your Excellency, the Saint of the Sacrificial Lord?"

From the loud noise, a distant voice seemed to come.

When Lu Changsheng looked back coldly, he saw, in the airship, that figure leaning on the armrest, broken and shattered, that face covered in scars and cracks.

White hair mottled, body broken, but the eyes were like the furnace of hell, burning red and surging endlessly.

As if confused, he asked indifferently: "Is this bitterness and despair created by great sin sweet and delicious?"

Boom!!!

Lu Changsheng no longer had any scruples, raised his hand, and gripped it suddenly toward the eye-piercing light.

The rainbow light across the sky gathered, flowed, and instantly thousands of strands extended, eroding, crushing, transforming, infiltrating, impacting, tearing... countless massive attacks appeared in an instant, but Ji Jue just waved his hand.

Full-domain flow control, all ravages and impacts were transferred to Quancheng, crushing one node after another created by Jianyuan.

In the end, the violent power did not cease, and it slammed into the workshop that had turned into a pillar.

The earth shook.

A low roar of fury seemed to come from the darkness, but it couldn't be heard clearly.

Immediately after, Ji Jue waved his hand again, issuing an order—【Aggregate】!

In an instant, on the earth, a behemoth rose from the countless galloping monsters.

Massive machinery was pieced together in the same place, embedded with each other, countless ferocious faces wailing and crying, overlapping, transforming into a brand new appearance.

Just like a distorted behemoth.

One limb after another propped up the body that was as heavy as a mountain, and it slammed into Lu Changsheng's sin-tainted incarnation; even if this power was how insignificant and weak compared to Lu Changsheng.

"All show!"

Beneath the falling firmament, Lu Changsheng waved his hand suddenly, pulling a portion of his energy from the thousands of threads, and crushed the massive monster pouncing toward him into powder: "Besides being big, what's the use?"

But immediately after, after countless fragments fell to the ground, brand new outlines appeared from within.

Once broken, once reassembled.

After devouring and assimilating more of its kind, that body became clearer and more distinct, just like a crazy wild beast, entangling endlessly!

When it opened its mouth, it sprayed infinite sin poison. Blood flowed out, sparks flew in the scorching fuel, turning into a torrent of flames. Colliding, entangling, tearing, gnawing.

Then, the second behemoth rose from the ground, and then the third...

Boom!

From the contemptuous look of the great sin, another monster like a building turned into powder.

Futile.

But unknown when, countless points of scarlet had already floated in the air. The massive resentment and lingering hatred were like sparks, glowing with light.

Ji Jue once again reached out his hand.

Under the authority of full-domain flow control, the millions of invisible hands that had once filled Quancheng and held everything appeared again, overlapping each other.

In the end, it was as if the image of the sages of the past had reappeared.

What was restored was only one of the ten thousand hands!

But now, when that palm rose with Ji Jue's movement, the entire world seemed to freeze under the operation of those five fingers.

When those five fingers spread, countless metal fragments on the earth rose, reorganized, pieced together, and fell into the palm, turning into a crude and heavy massive pistol.

The lingering hatred and blood light across the sky shook suddenly, contracted, gathered, and flowed mightily.

Collapsed, condensed.

Sin-transformation alchemy manifested here, countless spiritual quality circuits woven, flowed, and in the end, turned into a crystal-clear bullet.

Crack.

A crisp sound, the bullet fell into the magazine; with the skilled flick of the hand, the magazine closed, rotated, the bullet was in place, and the hammer was pressed.

The pitch-black muzzle was already aimed at the face of the sin of the world.

Just like that, ignoring the rainbow light sweeping in from the sky, he casually aimed at the most eyesore of the heads.

"You will receive everything you deserve, because I am your enemy."

A cold voice seemed to come from the wind, "Let this be the beginning, Lu Changsheng..."

Ji Jue pulled the trigger.

—From this day on, the hatred between you and me will never end! ===== CHAPTER 244 =====