Chapter 144: No, We Should Call It a Steel Dragon

Seeing Zhou Chu disappear into the void once again, Li Er felt the worry in her heart instantly vanish.

But she also understood that she had to do her utmost to stall the Mechanical Bone Dragon right now, to create an opportunity for Zhou Chu to attack.

Her figure flashed as she charged toward the Mechanical Bone Dragon again, the Ion Light Sword in her hand shining brilliantly, tracing gorgeous sword flowers in the air as she thrust toward the creature's neck.

The Mechanical Bone Dragon sensed Li Er's attack, swung its massive tail to sweep at her, and simultaneously opened its blood-red maw to spray a mouthful of Cold Breath, attempting to stop her from approaching.

Li Er nimbly shifted her posture in mid-air, skillfully dodging the tail sweep while not letting a single trace of the Cold Breath touch her.

Immediately following this, she flipped her body again, and the Light Sword in her hand took advantage of the momentum to slash down at the Bone Dragon's neck.

With a loud "Clang," Li Er's Light Sword cut into the joint on the Mechanical Bone Dragon's neck, splashing out a spray of sparks.

This attack finally had some effect; several cracks appeared on the part struck by the Light Sword, bursting with dazzling sparks.

Although this strike was not enough to be fatal, it still enraged the Mechanical Bone Dragon and the Steel Lich on its back.

The Mechanical Bone Dragon's mountain-like head reared high, emitting a deafening roar, and the mechanical parts operating on its body now seemed to go mad, their operating speed becoming even faster.

The Steel Lich waved the giant scythe in its hand even more wildly, the purple flames burning in its eye sockets dancing frantically, reflecting its ferocious face as it roared in a hoarse voice: "You ignorant girl, how dare you wound me! Today, I will make you pay a painful price!"

Having said that, it swung the giant scythe in its hand and slashed fiercely at Li Er.

At this moment, Zhou Chu seized the opportunity; taking advantage of this juncture, he suddenly appeared from the void, his whole person like a black bolt of lightning, the Silence Blade in his hand flashing with cold light as he stabbed rapidly toward the top of the Steel Lich's head.

With a "Squelch," the dagger precisely pierced the top of the Steel Lich's head, and the powerful Void Power exploded instantly, spreading along the Steel Lich's body toward the entire composite entity.

Under the high-frequency attack, the Steel Lich did not even have time to let out a scream before its body was shredded into a pile of iron filings.

At the same time, the Silence Blade cut into the Mechanical Bone Dragon's neck again; with a "Crack," the steel neck was severed clean, and the massive head, along with a section of the neck, fell off.

"Awoo—"

The Mechanical Bone Dragon let out a shrill cry, its Blood Value dropping rapidly like flowing water under this strike, until it finally drained away completely.

Subsequently, the light all over its body gradually dimmed, and its massive frame collapsed onto the ground with a boom.

【You successfully killed "Steel Lich Modesa" and gained 200,000 experience points!】

【Obtained Soul Fragment *5】

【Your Soul Power +1】

【Your Attack Power +1.】

Zhou Chu leveled up to 21, and Li Er leveled up directly to 15.

It was estimated that the Mechanical Bone Dragon was a summoned creature brought forth by the Steel Lich, so after the kill, the experience reward was counted entirely toward the Steel Lich.

Unfortunately, the Steel Lich's corpse had already been cut into pieces by Zhou Chu and could no longer be used.

However, the Mechanical Bone Dragon had only had its head severed, and its body remained relatively intact.

At this time, Li Er stood before the Mechanical Bone Dragon's corpse to observe it for a moment before dragging the Bone Dragon's head, which had fallen to the side, over.

Then, she was seen realigning the severed neck with the Bone Dragon's body, her right hand suddenly transforming into a Welder.

The tip of the Welder spewed a deep blue flame, beginning to move slowly along the connection between the neck and the body, welding the broken parts back together bit by bit.

After finishing all this, she walked to the side of the Mechanical Bone Dragon's body again to check the abdomen area, this time using a Welding and Cutting Tool to cut off a metal plate on the Bone Dragon's belly.

After cutting off this metal plate, a black slot was revealed.

Seeing this slot, Zhou Chu's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Isn't this the place to install the Psionic Core?

In other words, this Mechanical Bone Dragon could become the new carrier for that Psionic Core.

Zhou Chu understood immediately and handed the Psionic Core to Li Er from his Storage Space.

Professional matters should be left to professionals.

As a Spirit Energy Master who had also received the true teachings of Qiaosefu, Li Er was naturally extremely proficient in mechanical manufacturing.

She then placed the Psionic Core into the black slot on the Mechanical Bone Dragon's abdomen.

A circle of pale blue light instantly flickered around the slot, as if it were performing some kind of identification with the Psionic Core.

Li Er extended her right hand, pressed it lightly onto the Psionic Core, and slowly released her own Psionic Power, carefully guiding the Psionic Core to fit and connect with the Mechanical Bone Dragon.

With the injection and guidance of the Psionic Power, the light on the Psionic Core became increasingly intense, and wisps of energy began to spread along the slot, infiltrating various parts of the Mechanical Bone Dragon's body like veins.

Zhou Chu watched this magical scene from the side, his face full of anticipation and joy.

Originally, this Mechanical Bone Dragon did not have a Psionic Core.

A mechanical construct without a Psionic Core is, frankly speaking, just like a person without a heart—no different from being dead.

The fact that this Mechanical Bone Dragon was able to break through the iron earlier was also due to the summoning of the Steel Lich.

And it was only by being influenced by the Steel Lich's Psionic Power that it could act briefly and exert a certain level of combat power.

But that was ultimately driven by external forces and could not allow it to truly display its full strength and potential.

It could only be a puppet manipulated by others.

But now, with this Psionic Core integrated into it, the Mechanical Bone Dragon seemed as if a soul had been injected into it, and it would surely undergo a rebirth.

As the Psionic Core gradually merged with the Mechanical Bone Dragon, and under the nourishment of the psionic energy, its originally slightly dim steel bones now looked as if they had been re-tempered, each piece radiating a lustrous metallic sheen.

The body, which had no metal covering, was now also coated with a layer of smooth outer shell under the effect of the psionic energy, gradually becoming pieces of metallic-textured scales.

And those wings, which were originally just for show, now had substantial changes as well.

Under the reshaping of the Psionic Core, metallic feathers appeared between the wing frames.

These metallic feathers were arranged neatly, just like the feathers on a bird's wings, perfectly merging with the wings' original frames.

In just one minute, the Mechanical Bone Dragon that previously only had a skeleton turned into a giant dragon forged from steel.

Li Er slowly withdrew her Psionic Power, looked at the reborn, majestic mechanical giant dragon before her, and said with satisfaction: "The Psionic Core has perfectly integrated with this Mechanical Bone Dragon; the effect is much better than I expected."

"Father, you are about to have a mechanical giant dragon that you can command at will."

Zhou Chu could not hide the joy in his heart either; he quickly stepped forward a few paces and then applied his one remaining Divine Fusion to the Mechanical Bone Dragon.

Hearing the prompt for Divine Fusion ring out, Zhou Chu looked at the mechanical giant dragon before him with burning eyes and said with a brilliant smile: "No, we should call it a Steel Dragon!"