Chapter 246: The Burning One

Ninglu leaped toward the Golden Mechanical Eagle; he intended to kill the C'tan Shard before it could fully break free.

The Primarch donned the "War Mask," jumped onto the back of the Golden Mechanical Eagle, and the Sword of Vaul, flashing with blue-white light, slashed at the base of the right wing.

The Dongli Quantou flashed with golden light, smashing into the back of the Golden Mechanical Eagle.

"Insect!"

"Damn it!"

The Golden Mechanical Eagle had not yet shaken off its restraints, but by manipulating the laws of physics, it caused a bursting sound to resonate within the Primarch's mind.

The sound echoed in his mind, the aftershocks striking directly at his soul and even spreading to his spirit.

The soul and spirit depend on the physical body for existence; Ninglu's body, suffering an attack from the laws of physics, was inevitably affected.

Within the hurricane-like sound waves lay a power capable of incinerating the heavens and destroying the earth.

The Primarch felt as if his body were being swallowed by flames.

He instantly ascended to the Thelemic Second Layer, his bodily energy instantly converting into spiritual power.

Bright flames erupted from the Primarch's spine as he stepped into "Kundalini," his spirit and his ocean of soul trembling.

The power of the C'tan Shard was driven out from the non-physical realm but still echoed within the Primarch's brain.

Inside the Primarch's brain, it was as if firecrackers were popping and crackling.

The excruciating pain did not affect the Primarch's movements; the Dongli Quantou rained down like raindrops, and the Sword of Vaul slashed down like a windmill.

With a bang, the golden Disruption Field tore through the living metal, smashing a gash into the back of the Golden Mechanical Eagle.

Amidst a harsh, grating sound, the Sword of Vaul carved out a fissure.

Just as Ninglu was about to continue his attack, a shrill scream rang out.

The Golden Mechanical Eagle moved, its wings flapping and whipping up a monstrous heatwave.

Its feet pushed off with force, causing the rock strata beneath it to collapse.

The Golden Mechanical Eagle rose slowly into the air, the conduits on its body crackling, and the Necron equipment flashed with a blinding red light.

The neck of the C'tan Shard bulged, and it suddenly opened its mouth to spew a Liyan Rongliu.

All equipment was reduced to ashes in an instant.

The Golden Mechanical Eagle broke free from its restraints, let out an excited cry, and flapped its wings to fly upward.

Ninglu said to Freddy, "Drag him into a dream!"

Freddy looked at the Golden Mechanical Eagle, feeling the destructive power within the flames it spewed.

He knew that even he, possessing a body far superior to a Fenris wolf, would be burned to ashes if enveloped by the flames spewed by the Golden Mechanical Eagle.

Freddy knew that to deal with such a powerful creature, he must enter his Mythical Creature Form.

Two pairs of walking legs instantly sprouted from the black wolf's abdomen, the surging power lifting its body, and its eight legs tore through the sky, stepping up ripples.

Amidst rising black mist, eternal Darkness swallowed the Golden Mechanical Eagle.

"The Song of Peace ripples lightly,

………

Humming a soothing lullaby.

……

Afraid to break the butterfly pupa sleeping in its swaddling clothes,

Deep within the folds of the eternal night,

All things are silent."

The C'tan Shard's mind stalled, its fiery red eyes growing dimmer and dimmer, and its golden mechanical wings seemed to be dragged, flapping slower and slower.

The Primarch, situated in the Thelemic Second Layer and having prepared long in advance, did not slow his attack speed in the slightest, each strike landing precisely on the previously inflicted wounds.

The gash on the Golden Mechanical Eagle's back grew larger and larger, from the size of a normal person's fist to the size of a head, then to the size of half a torso.

At the base of its golden right wing, the gash went from the width of a normal person's palm to the width of a forearm, then to the width of a thigh.

As Ninglu attacked violently, golden and fiery red flames suddenly erupted.

The black mist was evaporated in an instant, and the eight-legged black wolf was scorched black all over.

Freddy let out a mournful cry; unable to maintain his Mythical Creature Form, he tumbled and smashed into the ground.

Ninglu's vision was filled with gold and fiery red; his body was swallowed by the flames.

The runes on his black armor hummed, and the Primarch did not slow the rhythm of his attacks.

The Blood-Colored Chain wrapped around his right pinky finger seeped out energy, making him feel a cool sensation despite being roasted all over.

The Primarch, wearing the War Mask, launched a furious offensive, yet his brain remained calm.

He had confirmed that the Golden Mechanical Eagle was the Burning One, a shard of Nyadra Zatha.

The flames surrounding the Burning One were hotter than a stellar core, the ultimate manifestation of fire in the physical world.

The mountain peak exploded, and the mountain rocks were burned to ash.

The Golden Mechanical Eagle flew higher and higher, and Ninglu, his whole body wrapped in flames, launched attacks without pause.

The Medusan people watched in astonishment as the grey clouds that had covered the entire Planet for thousands of years lit up for the third time.

This time, unlike the previous two, the "sun" hung right in the sky.

On the surface of Medusa, Ferrus Manus, having just walked out of the ruins, looked up at the sky, his silver-coin-like eyes gazing into the air.

He felt as if there were something within the fireball; his silver-coin-like eyes instantly liquefied and flowed slowly.

"Golden Mechanical Eagle!" Manus's leaden voice rang out; he thought of Garuda in an instant.

The Golden Mechanical Eagle's form was a proportional enlargement of Garuda, but its body color was different.

The biggest difference was the flames enveloping the Golden Mechanical Eagle; the Primarch felt a familiar aura from them, the flames being similar to a lava lake, but more explosive.

"What?"

Gabriel Santo shouted in surprise, "He found the ruins of the Garuda?"

"He found them, but he has also placed himself in peril."

From the Gorgon's leaden voice, Santo heard complex emotions.

"That flame is more dangerous than the lava lake that killed Asinos."

"Even I might not survive it."

"Even if I escaped, I would be severely wounded."

Hearing this, Santo could not help but think of how he once lured a ten-meter-tall ancient mechanical Monster into a lava lake.

The powerful mechanical Monster vanished from this world in a single breath, as if it had never existed.

"His armor was melted by the flames, even though it came from the hands of an excellent Artisan."

At the same moment, at the peak of the black mountain, Alpharius said in surprise.

"Ninglu is inside?"

"Father, only you can help him."

Golden light shone in the eyes of the Master of Mankind.

"Ninglu is not yet injured; I want to see to what extent he can perform."

"The Mechanical Eagle has not yet recovered its full power and is severely damaged; if Ninglu can kill it, he will obtain powerful strength."

"Perhaps even stronger than the iron hands of Manus."

The Emperor thought to himself: 【The number of Void Dragon shards is only one hundred, and his shard is stronger than most C'tan.

What Manus obtained was only a portion of power; this shard of the Burning One... is very large!

It is only slightly weaker than the largest Void Dragon shard I subdued in my early years! If it recovers its full power, Ninglu will have no chance!

But it has not yet recovered; if Ninglu obtains powerful strength, I shall give him the Spear of Dionysus!】

While the Emperor pondered, his golden eyes remained fixed on the blazing fireball in the sky.

His eyes narrowed; Ninglu was injured.

Most of his hair was scorched away, flames ignited on his body, burning like bone-eating fire.

Ninglu indeed felt he was nearing his limit, being carried into the sky by the Golden Mechanical Eagle.

To avoid exposure, he could not use Magical Items like the Ring, and could only rely on the recovery ability of the Blood-Colored Chain to hold on.

His armor was incinerated by the flames of the Burning One, and his expenditure became even greater.

【I cannot hide back in the "Kingdom of Disorder"; that would expose my greatest trump card.】

(End of this chapter)