Phosphorus, Airship and Silver Dragon Chronicles

Chapter 33 Soul Possession Activated! Who do you think I am? Move the ship closer! [Two chapters combined, please subscribe!]

Humans are the most suffering beings.

Humans are also the happiest.

Keen senses.

Delicate emotions.

Endless desires —

Burning Spirit wanted to become human, and thus the Ghost Spirit came into being.

When superhumans fall into depravity and lose control, their blood and energy mutate, yet they still desire to maintain their human form and reason, thus giving rise to the demons.

Machines wanted to become human, and thus the Guiyan was born.

Becoming human will not make the three beings physically stronger; it will only make them more uncontrollable, more unpredictable, and—

More freedom.

From Arden's eyes, Roja saw a bird, long confined in its cage, finally regaining its freedom to return to nature.

Just look at Arden's deformed, stitched-up body.

It seems like we've gone too far with the freedom.

In any case, Roya would not tolerate what the Arden Super Factory had done—even though he had benefited from it and completed his third awakening.

That's why he wants to end it all for the sake of the children who have died and those who are dying.

"Tell me, why do you insist on using children to create dragon crystals when you, a mere monster, can simply upgrade by replacing its internal steam engine with a higher-level one?"

Luo Ya spoke, his voice flat, like a stagnant pool.

Arden's enormous jaws opened and closed repeatedly as he chewed on the wind-up crow, some of which he couldn't quite chew.

"I also want to know, I only know all kinds of desires, but I don't understand reproduction—maybe it's some kind of sinful experiment that challenges the bottom line of humanity."

Luo Ya nodded slightly: "I understand, but I won't reduce your sentence."

Arden grinned.

He didn't even chew, he just swallowed it whole in one gulp.

A hint of bloodlust flashed in his murky, pale eyes.

"As expected of human beings' innate arrogance!"

Since birth, I have lived humbly every day, every minute, every second, never daring to cross the line.

Of the seven deadly sins, the one I find hardest to experience is pride.

You can just say it without any psychological burden.

It's time to show you just how big the world is!

Before the words had even finished—

The air exploded.

Arden's massive body flashed, transforming into a blurry afterimage as he charged toward the yellow sand guard!

The air blast was torn apart, and the sand and dust swirled up in eddies.

A monstrous body defying the heavens, speed defying the heavens—

The oppressive force was like a landslide, pressing down on the chest and making it hard to breathe.

This time, Luo Ya chose to trust the power of the wealthy, and instead of relying on mobility, he opted to rely on sheer strength.

The yellow sand guard stopped dodging, its legs sinking into the ground as its steel frame sank into the earth, ready to take the hit head-on!

But just a moment before the impact—

Arden disappeared in mid-air.

Light and shadow intertwine.

Dust filled the sky.

Roya closed his eyes.

Mechanical connection, start!

The next moment—

A punch, thrown upwards!

boom-

A black afterimage plummeting from the sky was struck squarely by a punch from the yellow sand guard!

In an instant, the black shadow's flesh flew everywhere, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, accompanied by screams of agony.

The external organ responsible for producing pleasure fell off like a rotten fruit, splattering its juice everywhere on the ground.

That punch knocked away 20% of Arden's weight!

In Luo Ya's view, the yellow sand guard has a strong outer shell and fierce firepower. Although it is heavier, it has a more abundant phlogiston reserve.

Arden, despite its large size, is actually bulky. Its core is just a robot the size of a person inside, which is like a small horse pulling a large cart. It has a weak attack screen, consumes too much energy, and is difficult to sustain.

"The phlogiston sun adjusts its light and shadow, concealing its presence, blending into the churning dust and air currents—is this world really that vast?"

Luo Ya spoke calmly.

Arden was punched so hard he flew to the top of the screen, then plummeted back down.

His festering flesh rustled and splintered as he grinned: "Don't worry, it's getting bigger."

This time, Arden switched to a downward spiraling, randomly changing-orbiting dive attack.

Luo Ya reacted in time again, kicking him away.

boom-

While launching a counterattack with armor, Roya also took the opportunity to disperse his own blood energy, attempting to infiltrate Arden's flesh and penetrate deep into the core.

Blood energy was blocked outside the humanoid mechanical body at the very center.

Inside the skull of Arden's core mechanical body, the gears and crankshafts of the magnetic differential machine and the force-generating joints are completely sealed, preventing blood and qi from seeping in.

The exhaust port of the miniature steam boiler located in the abdomen always maintains high-speed and high-pressure exhaust, making it difficult for first-order blood and gas to penetrate.

Arden also sensed the extremely faint blood energy in Roya: "Trying to control my mechanical core with blood energy? Perhaps that's your extraordinary ability, but first-tier blood energy is far too weak."

"The mechanic only cares about the tier of armor he's piloting!"

That being said, Roya did feel the pressure.

If he hadn't taken the Tier 5 armor from the out-of-control Prince Tali, this battle would have been fought by either Wendell or Ishtar against Arden.

Neither Wendell's wind and holy light nor Ishtar's demonic energy are particularly effective against the Ghostly Demon, and they are prone to causing unexpected damage.

To deal with Ardennes, it has to be him!

Arden climbed out of the sand dune, steam billowing and panting.

As a large amount of excess fat and mechanical parts fell off, he lost a lot of weight and became quite handsome.

"The armor is Tier 5, but the pilot is only a Tier 1 superhuman. Your reaction speed is dragging down the armor's performance."

The reason you can hit me so accurately every time is because you have some kind of ability to predict things in real time, or the ability to combine keen observation with precise calculation.

"With this level of intensity, you can't beat me."

A sneak attack was too slow; Arden walked over slowly with unorthodox steps.

Facing the yellow sand guard, a fist composed of deformed flesh, white bones, and gears was unleashed!

"Self-harm tactics?"

Roya suddenly realized that Arden might want to use his power to heal himself and start afresh.

Just in time, Roya also wanted to help Arden transform back into a more powerful mechanical form.

For him, that would actually be weaker.

"It seems that human desires are addictive, and you need someone to help you quit."

The yellow sand guards did not hide.

Endure, counterattack, unleash a powerful flying kick, and strike with a heavy punch —

Blood and flesh splattered amidst the billowing steam, and metal clanged as it struck.

As Arden gets smaller and lighter, he also gets faster.

A punch with less fat cushioning it is more lethal.

Luo Ya felt a little pressure.

He gradually realized that Arden's mechanical core was superior to the Yellow Sand Guard in terms of speed, mobility, energy consumption, and even the power of a single punch!

However, due to its size, it lags behind in indicators such as energy storage, load-bearing capacity, and absolute strength.

After undergoing a bone-shattering and flesh-removing plastic surgery, Arden quickly removed his deformed flesh, machinery, nerves, and ornaments.

The yellow sand guard leaped backward, creating a distance of 100 meters.

Facing the emerging humanoid mechanical core, the yellow sand guard loaded its ammunition and unleashed a barrage of artillery fire!

After the artillery fire, there was also a flamethrower —

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts—"

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The last remaining sliver of flesh clinging to the mechanical core was burned away by the artillery fire.

Only one person remained before Luo Ya.

A man whose figure and facial features are exactly the same as the man in the lampshade of the wall lamp in the stone house on the sacred mountain.

Only the blood-stained skin and the clothes underneath were blown apart, exposing the steel frame in some places.

This is a humanoid robot that is almost completely enclosed, with the only vent being its navel, which is covered by an iron shield.

After the steam is released, it is quickly dispersed by a fan and blown into the clothes from all directions.

If the clothes hadn't been blown away, they would have been billowing in the steam, moving freely even without wind, looking quite dashing.

If you put on clothes and ignore the steam, most people wouldn't even realize it's a robot!

Just before Roya suddenly created distance, the mechanical connection activated the instant his final punch landed on Arden—

He was shocked to discover that the gaps outside the differential machine inside Arden's brain were filled with densely packed, spliced-together cerebral cortex.

The cerebral cortex is connected to the intracranial differential machine through multiple thin nerve tubes!

This is the iconic organ of the grotesque creature.

It not only grew flesh, it also grew brains!

The presence of this cerebral cortex severely hinders Roya's mechanical connections; it can probe into the intracranial differential machine, but it is difficult to control.

This is why Roya suddenly increased the distance!

The artillery barrage and flamethrowers are meant to steam these brains.

However, it is clear that Roja underestimated Arden's heat dissipation ability, judging from the fact that Arden temporarily opened his closed eardrums to expel the high-temperature steam.

"It seems you want a fair duel with me. Very chivalrous!"

Arden grinned, revealing a black chicken foot through his chewing steel mouth.

It's a clockwork raven!

To Luo Ya's surprise, this thing is still impossible to chew.

"Isn't that your teacher? Can you eat that?"

"It doesn't taste very good."

Arden vanished almost instantly.

There are no changes in light and shadow, no sandstorms to cover them—only pure speed and maneuverability!

Even so, it still could not escape the mind detection and trajectory calculation of the Roya mechanical connection.

But it was too fast.

The distance was too close, and the yellow sand guards could not maneuver quickly.

He had no choice but to use his arms to block.

boom!

The yellow sand guard was instantly blasted away.

High above the sky, on the vast silence of the ship, Ishtar finally stood on the deck, quietly overlooking the battlefield.

The sudden clang of metal echoed endlessly in the sky and within the cockpit of the yellow sand guard.

Luo Ya felt a chill run down his spine.

His body was shaken by the armor so much that he coughed up blood!

A humanoid machine about 1.9 meters tall was able to unleash such insane speed and power.

That's so amazing it's unbelievable!

Colonel Rogge deserved his defeat.

Before Roja could even sigh, Arden's next punch had already landed.

The yellow sand guard quickly maneuvered to avoid vital points, took the punch head-on to the chest, and was sent flying backward again.

Luo Ya coughed up blood again.

The yellow sand guards were designed with mobility in mind, combining defense and firepower, but now they were being brutally beaten by a small humanoid robot.

Fortunately, whenever it comes to critical parts of the armor, Roya always avoids the vital points in advance and uses other parts to withstand the damage.

If it weren't for the telepathic detection from the mechanical connection, the yellow sand guardian would have been dismantled into a pile of parts.

Arden, like a human cannonball, changed course and struck repeatedly over the desert while laughing maniacally: "In all these years of experiencing human pleasure, what I truly understand about human rules is that so-called rules are only meant to limit those who are outside the rules."

If I don't eat the teacher's food, how can I, a mere mechanical engineer, break the rules and experience true joy?

This is me, unrestrained by rules, giving it my all!

That being said, Arden never managed to hit the Yellow Sand Guard's vital points.

So he quietly prepared a two-pronged attack strategy.

The right fist was a feint, seemingly fast, but actually deflecting the force, blocking the yellow sand guard's arms, and then delivering a powerful right punch to the location of the yellow sand guard's steam boiler!

The plan is good.

boom-

The right fist, swift as lightning, was caught by the left fist of the yellow sand guard, instead of being blocked by the arms!

Due to the vast difference in arm span between the two, the charging right fist couldn't reach the armor shell.

He threw a punch but missed!

Instead, he was met with a powerful right fist from the Yellow Sand Guard, which he had been gathering strength for a long time, and it slammed into his forehead!

Arden's vision went black.

The left fist, which was gripped by the armor, released the lubricant in advance and suddenly contracted, which is why the whole body was sent flying instead of being decapitated.

He crawled out of the sandpit, his steps unsteady, barely managing to stand.

Even after the darkness faded, Arden was still feeling dizzy.

Dizziness is normal.

Luo Ya spoke slowly.

Because Roya's punch shattered Arden's spliced ​​cerebral cortex and activated the mechanical connection's control force!

In an instant, Arden's intracranial magnetic field was disrupted, causing the magnetic differential engine to malfunction, the main computational line to become blocked, and the crucial magnetic sand to be violently demagnetized.

Luo Ya finally realized that the best way to use the time travel was still the one that came with an awakened mechanical connection.

Blood and Qi Connection is more suitable for remote control, while melee combat is easily limited by enclosed materials and level differences, making it difficult to exert its full potential.

The mechanical connection's control capabilities can penetrate high-level defenses and shake the vulnerable core.

Especially the magnetic differential machine inside Arden's skull!

In order to fit it into a skull the size of a human head, only smaller magnetic sand particles with lower power consumption can be used.

More importantly, blood-based connections are easily detected by enemies, while mechanical connections only require physical contact and are completely silent.

As the sand settled, Arden covered his forehead, feeling dizzy.

"Your blood energy is only at the first level, impossible—"

The yellow sand guard slowly walked over: "Perhaps, your world is too small, containing only a tiny patch of magnetic sand; that is your cage."

As if stimulated by Roya's words, Arden instantly came to his senses, and the magnetic field in his brain quickly returned to normal.

The almost cloudy whites of his eyes transformed into clear, bright human eyes.

"It seems you only temporarily altered my difference engine program; you couldn't completely destroy it. Let's try again!"

Roya suddenly regretted that he had been too protective of Arden's internal engine, which led to him not finishing off Arden earlier.

Thinking about the spoils before you've even won is a big no-no.

Fortunately, without the isolation provided by the cerebral cortex, Roja could freely manipulate Arden's difference engine.

Another punch, he blocked it with both arms!

Mechanical connection, start-up—

However, this time, Arden, whose intracranial magnetic field was disordered, regained his senses almost instantly.

With a powerful right fist, he suddenly grabbed the yellow sand guard's armpit joint and abruptly dislocated his right arm!

When will the steam burst forth, and the engine oil gushing out?

The yellow sand guards retreated a hundred meters away in an instant.

Only then did Roya realize that Arden was not only controlled by the magnetic difference engine program, but also by a more hidden built-in program.

"This is bad—"

Roya had no choice but to resort to a backup plan and immediately summon the Blue Dragonfly armor on the Wide-Area Silence.

He then dispersed his own blood energy, controlled the blue dragonfly, and pounced on Arden at full speed!

The one-armed yellow sand guard suddenly drew his steam sword and charged towards Arden. "Hmm?"

Seeing the Blue Dragonfly's strange behavior, Arden dared not be careless and immediately switched the engine to overclocking mode.

"Armor-piercing mode, activated!"

His abdominal air shield exploded with a deafening roar, and the rapidly billowing high-temperature steam emitted a deafening explosion.

His fists gradually turned red and warm!

Facing the pincer attack from both sides of the two armored vehicles, he seized the moment and punched out with his left hand, instantly piercing through the Blue Dragonfly's shell and inserting it into the difference engine.

His body brushed past the steam blade of the yellow sand guard to avoid it.

With a right fist, he pierced through the steam engine of the yellow sand guard.

In just a moment, two armored vehicles were destroyed!

Arden, nearly exhausted, looked up at Roya in the yellow Sand Guard cockpit.

"Is my world still small?"

"Much smaller than the world of the blue dragonfly."

Roya forms a mudra with both hands.

The first activation of three extraordinary abilities—

Soul possession.

His blood energy spread toward the differential engine opened by the blue dragonfly.

Luo Ya's thoughts did not infuse the pigment dot matrix, but rather acted like an igniter, instantly igniting the flame of his spiritual intelligence.

Under the influence of Luo Ya's blood and qi, some intact pigment granules are continuously connecting to form neural circuits.

Arden was mesmerized by the billowing steam.

This is how human neural connections work.

That was a purely mechanical mutation.

soul!

It is the mountain peak that all the strange creatures dream of reaching, the miracle they want to trigger.

Little did they know that Roya's soul connection did not necessarily require blood infusion; mechanical connection could also achieve this.

Previously, Arden's cerebral cortex interfered with Roya's mechanical possession.

There wasn't enough time later.

Taking advantage of Arden's momentary lapse in concentration, Roya formed the hand seals again.

Mechanical Soul Infusion, Activate!

The target is Arden's intracranial magnetic differential machine!

The Blue Dragonfly's soul-binding process was slow due to severe damage to the differential engine, and was not considered successful.

But Arden—almost instantly possessed the spirit.

It was as if it had been stuck at the bottleneck of breaking out of its cocoon and becoming a butterfly for many years, and was finally stirred by a gentle breeze.

In an instant!

Arden's eyes instantly turned into blood-red raven eyes.

Above the desert, flocks of crows filled the sky, darkening the heavens.

Are you saying my world is too small, or that the world is too small for you?

Arden's magnetic baritone voice transformed into a neutral, mechanical voice.

The yellow sand guard instantly ricocheted and retreated three hundred meters away.

"You're not Arden! Who are you?"

A crow, reassembled from a broken spring, leaking magnetic sand, and shattered cerebral cortex, emerged from Arden's beak.

The artificial burning crystal, resembling a ring magnet, almost completely absorbed all the magnetic sand particles from the Arden intracranial differential machine.

The wind-up crow glanced at Roya, then spread its wings and flew away.

Disappeared into the flock of crows —

Luo Ya was stunned, rubbed his eyes and looked again.

Arden's engine shut off, his eyes glazed over, and he fell silent.

The magnetic differential scanner inside the skull has been emptied out —

The sky, densely covered with crows, once again split open, revealing a giant eye visible only to Roya.

"Mysterious stranger, thank you for illuminating my soul. Arden is yours, but you are too weak to accept my greater gratitude—when you gather the stars and embark on the main Silver Dragon Path, we will meet again."

at the same time.

The crows dispersed from the storm clouds above the sacred mountain island.

A giant, grayish-yellow airship with its bow raised and two enormous mechanical claws hanging from its hull, lost among a flock of crows for several hours before finally breaking through the storm clouds.

As far as the eye could see, the sacred mountain island was deserted.

All three temples are now deserted.

The mountaintop was a scene of carnage and bloodshed!

"Are we late? That's typical of that kid, but the airships anchored above the forest are all intact—"

"It seems the Blue Dragonfly has fallen into Arden's hands."

"Captain, shall we challenge Arden? I've heard his strength far exceeds his rank."

"Who do you think I am? See that phlogiston sun down there? Move the boat closer!"