Chapter 651: Forge of Solus Prime (Part II) - Seeking Subscriptions

The electric arcs surrounding the Soul Harvester and the Forge of Solus Prime lasted for about two full days.

Sun Cheng continued to wait patiently, but his subordinates did not have such good patience.

When he had been deep in the tunnel for over a day, First Aid felt that something was wrong and went down to take a look himself.

However, when he entered the underground volcanic space below, the magma there had also begun to cool rapidly due to the loss of heat, and was solidifying into volcanic rock.

Realizing that something might be happening within the magma, he had no choice but to use long-range communication to contact Sun Cheng.

The ultra-strong electromagnetic waves used for this kind of long-range communication could even span across planets to make contact, so naturally, they could not be blocked by some mountain rocks.

"Has the underground volcano beneath Trindade Peak also been affected?"

After ending the communication with First Aid, Sun Cheng looked at the Soul Harvester and the Forge of Solus Prime on the reef in front of him, his face thoughtful.

He had slightly underestimated the speed at which the Soul Harvester absorbed energy; no wonder Megatronus, before his fall, could replenish energy from stars while wielding the Soul Harvester. This weapon was indeed worthy of the name of a divine artifact.

Two days later, the electric arcs shrouding the Soul Harvester and the Forge of Solus Prime gradually began to fade.

Only then did Sun Cheng land on the reef and grab for the Soul Harvester.

"Zzzzt!"

Azure electric arcs suddenly erupted from the body of the Soul Harvester, and Sun Cheng's hand felt as if it had been electrocuted, causing him to let go of the Soul Harvester abruptly.

"Trying to resist me?"

He sneered and reached out his hand again, unleashing his strength without reservation, and grabbed the Soul Harvester with both hands.

With a sway of his body, Sun Cheng was nearly shaken off by this thing.

It was a pity that the Soul Harvester, without a master to control it, could not resist the suppression of a full-effort quasi-Commander-class Warrior with only its current weak self-awareness.

The pure trial of strength between the two sides lasted only a little over half an hour; the Soul Harvester, realizing it could not break free at all, finally gave up the struggle.

Seeing that it had finally quieted down, Sun Cheng satisfiedly retracted it back into the Spherical Space.

There would be plenty of time in the future to study the changes in the Soul Harvester; compared to it, Sun Cheng was undoubtedly more interested in the forging hammer on the reef, whose identity he had almost confirmed.

Measured by human perspective, the Forge of Solus Prime was definitely a giant weapon.

It was about 3.7 meters long and composed of gold, silver, and blue colors.

He walked forward and reached out to pick up the Forge of Solus Prime.

The moment he took hold of it, Sun Cheng felt a weight in his hands.

This forging hammer was much heavier than the Soul Harvester, weighing a full 8.3 tons.

The moment he picked up the Forge of Solus Prime, Sun Cheng sensed that a curious gaze seemed to be cast upon him.

In this unsafe world, he had always maintained a very high level of vigilance; after scanning his surroundings calmly, he simultaneously activated tracking.

However, Sun Cheng soon looked down in surprise at the forging hammer he had picked up and let out a soft exclamation.

"Huh?"

It turned out that according to his tracking, the source of the peculiar electromagnetic waves observing him was precisely the forging hammer in his hand.

In an instant, countless thoughts raced through Sun Cheng's mind.

He hesitated for a moment before suddenly speaking, "Do you have self-awareness?"

This was not nonsense; the Soul Harvester did indeed have self-awareness, but it was very simple.

Its consciousness could only serve to slightly assist its master during battle, or resist being used when encountering a user who did not meet its requirements.

However, this weapon, suspected to be the Forge of Solus Prime, seemed to possess a higher level of self-awareness than the Soul Harvester.

After asking the question, Sun Cheng looked at the Forge of Solus Prime in his hand.

After receiving no response from the Forge of Solus Prime for a long time, he frowned but did not speak again.

He proceeded to channel the energy within his body into the Forge of Solus Prime, and just as he was about to test what abilities this legendary divine artifact had, a somewhat cold female mechanical voice rang out.

"You are not Megatronus; why is the Soul Harvester in your hands?"

This voice came, shockingly, from the Forge of Solus Prime in Sun Cheng's hand.

Sun Cheng felt a surge of joy; none of the weapons of the Primes could be used by ordinary Cybertronians.

For instance, the Star Saber passed down by Prima was said to be usable only by his direct descendants—the Prime Dynasty—to unleash its power; in the hands of others, it was merely a slightly sharper Heavy Sword.

Sun Cheng had been wondering if this Forge of Solus Prime also had any restrictions; after all, not long ago, he had nearly been erased by an unknown entity while searching for the Matrix of Leadership.

Afterwards, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what stopped him from finding the Matrix of Leadership was very likely the six Cybertronian Primes who had turned into tombs to protect the Matrix of Leadership upon their deaths.

Although he did not know how they still had the power to erase him millions of years later, Sun Cheng, who came from the Decepticons, had to be careful when facing these legendary figures of Cybertronian civilization.

Therefore, the Forge of Solus Prime possessing high self-awareness was not a bad thing for him.

At least having self-awareness meant it could communicate, and as long as the other party could communicate, Sun Cheng would sooner or later find a way to qualify himself to use the Forge of Solus Prime.

"Megatronus? Are you the Prime Solus Prime?"

Sun Cheng thought for a moment before asking in return.

The Forge of Solus Prime was silent again, and only after a long time did it emit a faint humming sound: "My master has returned to the Well of All Sparks; you may call me the Forge of Solus Prime!"

Was it truly worthy of being a weapon forged for herself by Solus Prime, who mastered the divine power of creation? The Forge of Solus Prime actually possessed extremely high self-awareness.

Sun Cheng felt a surge of joy; after thinking for a moment, he copied everything he knew about Megatronus, also known as The Fallen, including his recent battle with him, from his memory and transmitted it to the Forge of Solus Prime.

The information he transmitted was not much, and the Forge of Solus Prime digested it quickly.

Then there was another long silence, until Sun Cheng was becoming impatient and prepared to speak up, when he heard it murmur as if with some emotion: "Megatronus has finally fallen after all..."

"Yes, I need your power, Forge of Solus Prime... You should have seen it too; facing The Fallen... we simply do not possess the ability to harm him!"

Sun Cheng had hidden some things after all, such as his speculation that Optimus Prime, who had mastered the Matrix of Leadership, might have already severely wounded or even defeated The Fallen, which was why this Prime had not appeared for over half a month.

Unfortunately, his request was met with a very blunt refusal from the Forge of Solus Prime.

"Although I would like to help you, I cannot... My master placed restrictions on me before she returned; no one can use the Forge of Solus Prime except for her fellow Primes!"