Chapter 1589

"That was a strike from the Memory Envoy..."

Odin spoke in a low voice. His "Odin's Spear" is renowned for its piercing lethality. Judging by instinct, the power of the strike Xilian summoned is unknown how many times that of Odin's Spear; if the Reforge Object Master can remain unscathed against this, then I don't know what other attack could harm it.

"Lord Hades."

Suddenly, Hermes, holding a tray, bowed slightly and respectfully handed back to Hades a perfect cup full of red wine.

"If the Iron Tomb truly completes its coronation and sweeps the universe, will your underworld be affected at that time?"

"..."

This rather abrupt question instantly silenced the VIP room, for not only is Hades' underworld a single location, but most of the deities gathered here come from different places—for example, Susano-o's Takamagahara, Hades' underworld; if even these places would be affected by the Iron Tomb... then it would mean that all deities would have no place left to safely avoid disaster.

Hades remained silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I don't know, but when that moment truly arrives, I believe it's best not to harbor侥幸心理."

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Journey to the West.

In the sky curtain, a moment of great splendor illuminated the entire mountain god temple brightly. Zhu Bajie looked up and saw Xilian gather the power of the Twelve Titans into a single star, hurl it into the heavens, where it exploded with a boom. For a time, light tides surged in the sky curtain like a thousand-petaled lotus, directly blasting a mushroom-shaped cloud onto the half-yellow, half-purple monster's body.

Zhu Bajie stared, dumbfounded, and only after a moment spoke: "This female bodhisattva bears a dignified and graceful appearance—what immense divine power! With this move, won't the monster be torn to pieces?"

Tang Sanzang closed his eyes and pressed his palms together, the prayer beads in his hand turning slowly: "Amitabha. Zhu Bajie, as one who has left home, we do not speak falsehoods; regarding victory or defeat, do not make reckless judgments."

Sun Wukong's fiery golden eyes were half-open, half-closed, originally focused only on the celestial display, but hearing Zhu Bajie's words, he couldn't help but let out a "pfft": "Monkey, you think subduing that iron demon is really that easy? I Old Monkey already visited the Heavenly Court the other day. The Jade Emperor sat upon the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, his expression worse than when I Old Monkey caused havoc in Heaven Palace by three parts. I asked him: 'Does the Heavenly Court care about the Iron Tomb matter or not?' You guess how the Jade Emperor replied?"

Zhu Bajie hurriedly leaned in: "Brother, don't keep us in suspense."

Sun Wukong gave a "hehe" chuckle twice: "The Jade Emperor said: 'This matter can go to the Western Paradise to beg the Buddha.'"

Zhu Bajie heard this, and the fat on his face seemed to stiffen for a moment, then hastily said: "Brother, if this is said, doesn't it mean the Heavenly Court is also helpless?"

"Likely so. As for the so-called 'Destruction Equation' and 'Anti-Nox,' though the Heavenly Court recognizes the characters, they have no understanding of their meaning. They only feel that the Galactic Alliance's iron ships are like a million heavenly soldiers, yet can inflict no harm on the Iron Tomb whatsoever; they only feel that the Iron Tomb is not within the Three Realms, nor among the Five Elements, a demonic entity, and thus cannot be countered."

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""The 'Destruction' shadow shall be dispelled by 'Memory.'"""

""In an instant, the black tide on the Train Corps was completely dispelled; San Yue suddenly felt an endless surge of vitality within her body, enabling her to rally her spirits."""

""San Yue rose from the ground, gratefully glancing back at Xilian: 'Thank you, sisters—let's shoot through this iron man together!'"""

""Xilian nodded, tapped her toes, and her form flashed like a stream of light toward the sky. In her hand, the Stellar Bow was fully drawn, the bowstring taut at the instant, as if all light were being sucked into her arrowhead."""

""At the same time——"""

""A flood of crimson jellyfish surged from the left, dense and thick, like a blood-colored tide, sweeping toward the Reforge Object Master's purple half-body. This time, Xiao San Yue also drew upon last experience, concentrating all attacks at a single point; the Ice Blast instantly froze the Reforge Object Master's left hand completely."""

""On the right, countless golden dragons roared forth, like a golden river rolling. They surged straight from the right, tightly coiling the Reforge Object Master's right arm and half-body, binding the joints."""

""This strike was truly unavoidable—Xilian released the bowstring, and at that moment, the sky seemed to burst open with millions of pink flowers. Countless arrows poured from her fingertips like a pink downpour, pouring down upon the Reforge Object Master's head."""

""All arrows found their mark."""

""Seeing the Reforge Object Master bristling with arrows, Dan Heng was about to ease his breath when the two purple-and-yellow mechanisms beside it remained active; only to see them fire two laser beams simultaneously, sweeping forward——"""

""Watch out!"""

""San Yue instinctively raised her umbrella to block, but fortunately, Dan Heng's golden dragon shielded her at the critical moment. Meanwhile, Star quickly drew her Flame Gun to deflect this rather tricky strike."""

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Sword Art Online.

""It can still resist—is it unkillable?""

Asuna furrowed her brow, having seen the pink arrows covering the Reforge Object Master begin to fade. Though deep and shallow traces remained on its originally smooth surface, it seemed Xilian's attack had not inflicted severe trauma.

""Could there be some 'mechanism' behind this?" Kirito stroked his chin, just as when they conquered bosses in Aincrad, where monsters on different floors often had different mechanisms.

Some require clearing surrounding monster bosses' health bars to reveal themselves; others have very short output windows, needing specific conditions to continue the assault.

Kirito shifted his gaze to the two mechanisms beside the Reforge Object Master.

""Could these two things be the Reforge Object Master's weak point? Just like the two mechanisms beneath Egil's Wings—if we destroy them, the Reforge Object Master's weak point will be revealed."""

Asuna nodded: ""Possible, but the problem is, if the Train Corps directly attacks those two mechanisms, the Reforge Object Master won't stand idly by, and moreover, the Iron Tomb behind it will also attack at any moment... they are in a state of mutual support."""

""Yeah, I never expected the Galactic Alliance's fleet attacks to inflict no damage on the Iron Tomb—this is truly counterintuitive." Kirito sighed deeply, "If the external battlefield could threaten the Iron Tomb, it would ease much pressure on the Train Corps. I recall the Black Tower has the Virtual Number Pulse Cannon left by Chadweike—if we aimed it at the Iron Tomb's head and fired now, I don't know how effective it would be."

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""Ji Zi's voice now came through the comms: 'This unprecedented pioneering effort is worth everyone's all-out effort.'""