Above Destiny

Chapter 678 The goods from our fellow travelers are definitely the purest!

The roar continued.

The castle's outline blurred intermittently, but it failed to materialize, remaining stuck in place.

"Hurry up, the inner layer is already showing signs of separation."

The captain reminded the others, "We finally caught a big fish, let's not let it get away."

On the frozen sea, the group had approached the castle gate. The veterinarian and Yellow Beard looked at the silent Hu Jian. Hu Jian did not say a word, but resolutely placed his hand on the stone statue.

They began to break through the outer defenses based on their understanding and knowledge.

"Hu Jian!"

Inside the castle, a hoarse voice rang out, demanding angrily, "What are you doing? You brought these people here... Are you insane? You bastard, I knew it..."

Snapped.

A flash of lightning struck, and on the stone statue, Hu Jian's palm was suddenly charred and shattered.

He was drenched in sweat.

In the worst-case scenario, the workshop's verification and architecture are completely different from before, rendering one's previous understanding useless.

He wanted to reach out again, but the people behind him couldn't wait any longer.

Why make it so complicated?

Without even bothering with verification, he rolled up his sleeves and reached straight for the door.

Ji Jue!

Instantly, a series of chilling shattering sounds followed.

With the insight of the Xiangjian combined with the impact of the Disintegration Technique, the verification of the outer defense sequence instantly collapsed, and then, the Jingzhen erupted!
Chun Jun, Pan Ying, Zhan Lu.

Pale, scarlet, and purplish-black light converged and overlapped, flashing by in an instant, then pierced straight inward.

In an instant, everyone's expressions changed.

Even the angry shouts inside the castle abruptly stopped, replaced by a heart-wrenching roar: "Ye Xian, you fucking bastard, you're doing it again?!"

The moment Ji Jue let go, a deep crack appeared on the seemingly impregnable gate, and the spiritual energy inside dissipated like dripping blood.

The mere touch created an irreparable hole before the workshop could retaliate.

Ji Jue was too lazy to put in any more effort, since the weakness had already been found.

"Master Craftsman!"

He pointed towards the crack and said, "Go right here, make a cut, go as deep as you can, there are still two layers left before we reach the core of the outer matrix!"

Before the words were even finished, the flame-shaped sword erupted with intense light!
A towering pillar of fire shot up from the ground, soaring into the sky. Then, it compressed inch by inch, converging on the blade and turning into an unbearably scorching crimson.

It pierced through decisively!

A soft click.

Then came the deafening roar of the collapse.

The most sturdy gate in the entire workshop, the blessed artifacts created by artisans throughout the ages, cracked and broke in half at that moment.

The middle lane is wide open.

Ji Jue wasn't idle either. He reached out and wiped them all away, using the Dissociation Technique to feed them to the Deus Ex.

Just one bite and my eyes almost burned red.

"I suck it!"

Ji Jue's shoulders and expression twitched, and he almost fainted: "Goods from the old workshop are pure, 99% pure, rare items!"

In the feedback and perception brought about by the essence of supreme goodness, one can almost feel the transformations and improvements this door has undergone over the centuries.

More than sixteen craftsmen spent sixty years upgrading it to the limit that the workshop could withstand—in fact, as long as it remained connected to the workshop and maintained the supply of spiritual matter, it could even withstand small-yield fusion bombs.

Unfortunately, those with high stats encountered the system's limitations.

First, he was entangled and suppressed by the captain, then Ji Jue dug a hole in him, and finally Huang Xu suffered. All the remaining essence went into Ji Jue's stomach.

With just a bite or two, Ji Jue felt flashes of inspiration constantly emerging in his mind, and he gained a preliminary understanding of the core theories and techniques of the Dust and Haze system.

"It's still the industry that supports people!"

Ji Jue was so moved that he was almost in tears.

They followed behind everyone else, advancing straight in.

"What the hell do you want?!" The furious question still echoed within the castle: "Hu Jian, Huang Xu, and you old bastard Despina..."

“There’s a limit to playing dumb, Belzuna.”

The captain asked in a cold voice, "I remember, more than forty years ago, we cooperated, didn't we? Let me guess... you hid something during that extermination?"

"fart!"

Belzuna's voice trailed off for a moment, unable to contain his panic any longer: "I fucking knew it! The Association wouldn't tolerate me, right? Listen to me, there must be some misunderstanding! This is all part of the power struggle at the top; I just chose the wrong side..."

"Whether it's true or not, come back to the association with me and we'll talk about it slowly."

The captain tossed a notice onto the ground: "Others might be able to, but the order to expel you was personally issued by Director Jiang."

A hysterical roar erupted.

But in that instant, it came to an abrupt halt. A flintlock pistol suddenly rose in the captain's hand, roared, and bullets whistled out, flying across the castle and instantly piercing through layers of defenses, disappearing into the other side.

They've been pretending to chat for so long, but the back-and-forth about their positions and counterattacks hasn't stopped at all.

In that instant of collision, the entire castle crumbled and suddenly expanded, forcefully shedding all its outer structures, about to disappear into nothingness once more.

But at that very moment, a glimmer of light descended from the sky.

A pure, straight beam of light pierced through the heavens and earth, actually pinning down the core of the entire workshop, leaving no way to escape...

"Fixed lens!!!"

Belzuna's voice was almost tearful: "Hu Jian, I was the one who helped you complete the theory of the focusing lens, can't you let me off the hook?" Hu Jian's expression twitched for a moment, his eyes lowered: "Surrender, Mr. Belzuna, at least there's still a chance to repent..."

"Hehe, hahahahahaha, I knew it, I knew this ungrateful dog would grow up one day!"

Amidst Belzuna's hysterical rant and deafening roar, countless blinding lights suddenly appeared within the shattered castle, as if mirrors had been erected in the void. In an instant, the world spun around in a bizarre, kaleidoscope-like spectacle.

"Die, all of you!!!"

Before Ji Jue realized something was wrong, he had been protecting everyone to his chest since entering the castle. At this moment, when the wolf sensed the malice, it had already grabbed the yellow beard next to him.

In the next instant, he and Huang Xu were thrown into the deepest part of the castle by the refracted light of the mirror.

They divided the opponent's formation and then activated all the defense systems within the workshop.

They are craftsmen after all; they won't turn back until they're at their wits' end, and once they've reached that point, they won't turn back. There's no way they'll surrender easily; it's clear they're determined to fight to the bitter end!

In the blink of an eye, they were thrown into a dark corridor, where a series of ferocious and violent gargoyle statues slowly opened their eyes, their scarlet pupils looking at the two intruders.

"Kou Xi—"

Ji Jue's hair stood on end, and he instantly leaned against the yellow-bearded man beside him, looking as weak and powerless as a willow in the wind. His eyes were filled with an indescribable weakness and helplessness: "You must protect me, Master Craftsman."

His response was a kick without hesitation.

"Get out of here, handle it yourself!"

Huang Xu was too lazy to argue with this bastard and dragged his flame-shaped sword straight ahead.

The cloth bag in his other hand was opened, and the contents were poured out.

In an instant, the grass seeds fell to the ground, rapidly expanded, and transformed into towering giants.

Seed of Heroes!

Then, the circle unfolds!

Flames surged through the void, the earth cracked, lava filled the air, and amidst billowing smoke, ancient runes emerged from the giant of the Seed of Heroes.

——【Circle of Fireworks】!
In legend, Valhalla is a gathering place for countless heroic spirits. Every day, heroes indulge in revelry and fight to the death. At night, they gather in the temple to drink and make merry.

There is a giant cauldron called Erenil, which stews an inexhaustible divine boar for the heroic spirits to enjoy. It can make the strong stronger and the dead resurrected.

Aereneel, meaning "trace of smoke and fire," symbolizes the subjugation of life and death and the reversal of decay through alchemy.

Within this realm, even if heroes perish in battle, they can be reborn intact from the flames! Furthermore, it provides them with assistance, enhances their strength, and grants them unique abilities…

It can be said that Huang Xu alone is an indestructible army!

At this moment, Huang Xu held the Flame-shaped Sword in one hand and the Cliff Shield that Ji Jue had seen before in the other. On his waist was the Heavenly Craft Belt that had long been famous throughout the world along with him—Meijingiod!

With the belt's support, his power surges infinitely!
Wherever it went, it sliced ​​through everything like cutting melons and vegetables, crushing all obstacles into dust.

No matter how many times you watch it, the North Wind Workshop's combat style is simply a perfect embodiment of violent aesthetics.

Who can tell if you're embers or a swarm anymore!
Ji Jue couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration and applaud, fully fulfilling his duty as the atmosphere-maker, and then touched the objects with his little hands.

So pure, so pure, so incredibly pure!
The goods made by this old craftsman are truly exceptional...

After walking only a few hundred meters, Ji Jue suddenly felt like a bear picking corn, overwhelmed by the choices, wanting to touch and taste them all.

As for Huang Xu's disgusted look, well, just pretend you don't see it.

Everywhere there was a deafening roar.

While everyone else was fighting to the death, Ji Jue seemed like a primary school student on a school trip, eager to take out his camera and snap a picture to commemorate the occasion.

Until the moment he fought his way through the corridor and burst into the hall.

Ji Jue finally saw living people other than them... No, could they even be considered living people?
In the hall that resembled an operating room, amidst numerous ancient machines, hunched and gaunt figures abruptly ceased their work.

Stiffly, they turned around, their faces adorned with bizarrely distorted stone masks.

But behind the mask, there was nothing.

The head was wide open, and the brain had disappeared, leaving only an empty cavity.

The mask manipulates these soulless bodies, which still retain the Matrix and the Blessing, making them move stiffly like puppets.

Suddenly, in unison, they roared wildly!
"Ouch!"

Ji Jue's eyes widened in surprise: "You really have a loud voice!"

A loud voice poses a greater threat.

The pure, lingering aura emanating from each of the masked, mindless puppets indicated that none of them were below the level of rebirth, and they even carried numerous creations with them...

Every one of us is a colleague, and there are many more colleagues!
Now, Ji Jue finally knows where everyone in the workshop has gone...

Yellow-bearded man's face turned ashen. "Ji Jue, if you dawdle any longer, I'll kill you first!"

"alright."

Ji Jue shrugged. "Isis?"

In that instant, a pair of silver eyes slowly opened in the shadows behind Ji Jue, [I am here].

"As you like."

Ji Jue said, "Don't break it too badly, it'll be hard to salvage. Try to keep it as intact as possible. Hmm, if it's too much trouble, then don't bother. But what I mean is, safety first, but when it comes to taking a gamble, you still have to be extra careful..."

Amidst the creator's incessant chatter, which seemed like a battle between his brain and brain, Isis sighed helplessly.

【gentlemen……】

"Ok?"

Please, I'm begging you—

She said, "Shut up!"

boom! ! !
Right beneath Ji Jue's feet, a silvery light, as if burning, suddenly erupted, raging and engulfing everything like a waterfall!
The storm and destruction begin at this moment.

(End of this chapter)