Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

"This is impossible."

Aqua walked over and touched Leon's colorful magic staff. "I originally thought you got it from somewhere else. In this era, the authority to create Noble Phantasms should have been blocked by it."

"You know this, no, you should know this."

As one of the six poles supporting the world, it would be strange that she was completely unaware of such things.

Aqua wanted to say something now, but she looked at Morales first.

"Oh," Xiao Mo raised his hand, "Are you going to talk about some secrets that I can't know?"

"Not really."

Earlier, when Meimei and Meluna were recounting the past, neither the Star Flower Troupe nor Farina Otto hid anything.

However, although Xiao Mo is Leon's good friend, he now also represents an unfamiliar top-level air cavalry regiment. If these deeply involved secrets are known to a group that can affect the balance of Newbis, the consequences may be huge.

Even if you have basic trust in him, if you tell him too many secrets directly, both parties will inevitably become cautious.

"I'd tell you, but I'd tell Duncan Morales, not the Super Luck guys."

What Li Ang meant was that Xiao Mo should keep the secret.

"Well, the Good Luck Group has been pretty good to me, I'll have to think about it."

He took the initiative to walk aside.

Seeing him make this choice, Leon could understand. He was about to talk to Aqua when the young man with animal ears turned around again.

"Oh, I won't tell you, I swear, you know, my curiosity might die if I don't hear these things!"

Now, the feeling between him and this old friend was closer to the past. Leon smiled and said to Aqua, "Then please don't worry about me anymore."

The pink-haired girl nodded and said:

"First, tell me, how did you bypass the restrictions of the Furnace of Creation? You couldn't have modified its permission control instructions. To do that, you'd have to be deep inside and possess a high-level power. But like the Wedge of Creation, it was also hidden by the Firstborn Sons."

When the Wedge of Creation was mentioned on Mengze Island, the Water Dragon had already said that the Furnace of Creation was a facility connected to the laws of the world created by the eldest son of God using the remaining power of the Creator.

When the Water Dragon spoke, Morales was already confused.

"Of course I can't do that. The Qionglu Society has dedicated their entire lives to finding it, and they haven't found any clues. How can I do that?"

Li Ang raised his hand to show a piece of metal fragment: "I added this at the time."

What he showed was the broken fragment of the purple-gold dragon Bahamut's chain, which was the refined source skeleton crystal. The mysterious runes on it seemed to still exude a magical luster.

"Refined Source, as a replica of Divine Scarlet Gold, its power is far higher than that of ordinary Noble Phantasms. Using it, it is indeed possible to shake the rules... But where did you get it?"

"When that god first appeared as the incarnation of the Star Soul prototype."

"I see. If it's Him, even His breath would likely carry particles of the moment of creation."

Aqua nodded and pressed on, "Changing the rules won't go without consequences. What did you encounter?"

"this."

Li Ang held up a ball.

This is the porous core that rose after the Qionglu Society dismantled the Honglu Guard. Inside it is a soul that performs its duties in full accordance with the established procedures.

On the night when he met the Shenmu Guard on Mengze Island, Leon took out the ball to observe it, but it could not be opened again after being closed by Leon, as if it refused to restart.

Aqua took the core and looked at it in her palm for a few seconds.

"This is... the core of the Honglu Guard. Sure enough, it found you."

"It wasn't easy to deal with it. If the strongest craftsmen at the time hadn't gathered together, it would have been difficult to destroy its form. Furthermore, I relied on spiritual manipulation to prevent it from escaping."

"You only dealt with one?"

"It was trying to call for reinforcements, but we stopped it."

The water dragon scratched its head, causing a splash of water.

"That shouldn't happen. These kinds of things just come out in droves..."

She seemed to have a different opinion, but didn't say much, and simply turned the topic back to the Mechanical Furnace in front of her.

"After all this talk, I'm sure you have some ideas. Yes, the civilization here must have been there before, and everything here is an attempt to imitate that place."

Xiao Mo was choked for a long time by the various conversations that were almost riddles due to lack of information. However, he did understand this sentence and immediately interrupted, "This is a second-level furnace of creation. Is that correct?"

"That's a very inappropriate understanding. This is more than just a second-rate one."

Aqua looked down on the appearance of this place.

"However, among mortals, they are considered outstanding. This furnace possesses legendary power. It has solidified certain laws. This civilization even hopes to use this as a foundation to open the path to godhood."

Xiao Mo was surprised and said, "You mean becoming a god? Are there really gods in this world? Can mortals become gods?"

There is no need to elaborate on the first question, but Leon also wants to know the second one.

Becoming a god? In an era when legendary figures have vanished and even the very concept of becoming a legend is unclear, this seems like pure fantasy.

But Baal had told the story of the goddess of mercy before. If it was the kind of story that left behind legendary deeds and gradually evolved into a belief because of people's belief, then there would be traces to follow, but the Island Maker did not sound like he wanted to do that.

"It depends on how you define a god."

Aqua folded her arms, "There are precedents for individuals of excessively powerful stature, such as Legendaries who possess laws and powers beyond those of ordinary Legendaries, being considered gods.

"And the Firstborns I mentioned are no different from the gods in mortal stories who control storms, ride on clouds, and feast lavishly in heavenly palaces above the clouds. They were born with a supreme law of the world. It can be said that they are originally part of the world."

The Water Dragon used the eldest son of God as an example, but Leon understood the meaning behind her words. In fact, the six dragons were similar because they were born with the ability to master powerful laws, which were far beyond the control of ordinary legendary people.

The six dragons represent the four elements and the forces of light and darkness. The dragon ancestors represent different forms of magic power, but I don’t know what the firstborns are.

To put it simply, if one possesses a stronger power of laws than an ordinary legend, so strong that it can almost shake the world, then he can be regarded as a god.

Leon looked up at the furnace of creation, which had been operating relentlessly for millennia. "What laws does this civilization master?"

"It's related to casting. They are already very good. This power can even benefit the entire clan, but there is still a lot to go."

On the system panel, the progress of the previously mentioned "piecemealing of complete skills inheritance" is gradually approaching 100%. It should be that some information hidden in this magnificent mechanical facility is gradually being captured by the system.

What would it be about? Smelting the simulant alloy? Or building a complex machine to the same specifications?

Xiao Mo sighed, "Dreaming of becoming a god? How absurd! It's completely different from me, a little thief who just wants to live a carefree life."

Aqua laughed. "It's not outrageous to dream of becoming a god. The majority of people actually want to kill gods."

Xiao Mo raised his eyebrows and just treated it as a story, but it was not a simple story for Li Ang.

"Want to kill gods?"

Which god was murdered? The Firstborn? The Six Dragons or the Dragon Ancestor? Or some other high-ranking being that existed in Newbiss?

Leon and Aqua looked at each other, and the Water Dragon obviously saw that he wanted to understand, but she also responded to him with a meaning that she had seen before.

He nodded in understanding, "I know, I know. Permissions, right?"

"You already understand."

Li Ang made up his mind and went back to urge Zoe to practice Dragon Summoner as soon as possible.

"After saying so much, I've always wanted to ask," Xiao Mo stroked the railing on one side with his palm, "where did the people here go?"

The Water Dragon explained the purpose of this facility based on the information she knew. If she hadn't said these words, Leon and Xiao Mo would have been most concerned about why this former civilization disappeared without a trace, leaving behind the hard work of the entire clan?

"They might have been taken away by the gods—"

Just as Aqua opened her mouth, a sudden vibration occurred.

Li Ang immediately raised his shield. At the same time, Xiao Mo also put on a shadow curtain and prepared for defense.

It can cause the solid platform surrounding the Furnace of Creation under his feet to vibrate. No matter what the opponent is, the magnitude of its power cannot be underestimated.

A giant golem in operation slowly walked out from the back of the Forge of Creation.

Because the furnace that contained the power to help the entire rudder city float was too huge, Leon and the other two could hardly see its sides even if they stretched their sights to the left and right, let alone the back. There might indeed be some unexpected things placed there.

"What should we do? Fight? Or retreat? Uh, let's retreat."

The first half of Xiao Mo's sentence was still seeking the opinions of Leon and Aqua, but in the second half he had clearly decided to back down.

Not to mention him, even Li Ang had the idea of avoiding the spotlight for the time being.

The incoming metal golem's form revealed the solidity and stability of an imitation source substance, but what made people retreat was the surging flames of magic flowing on its surface.

【Creation Furnace Guardian】

[Because of the Island Forger's vast blueprint, the Furnace of Creation came into being. To protect this pride, the Guardians of the Furnace of Creation also came into being. However, in the thousands of years since the masters of the Furnace left this place, it and its guardianship have lost their meaning.]

[Species: Creature·Undead]

【Battle Wisdom

[Servant: Mechanical Furnace Engineering Equipment, Level 9]

[Energy Source: Fusion Law, Level 10]

[Body Strength: Imitative Alloy Armor, Level 8. Fusion Concept: Continuous Regeneration, Level 9]

[Special Attack: Furnace Fire Jet]

[Skills: Divine Crushing, Material Fusion, Primal Fire]

[Combat Power Increase: 77%]

This thing does look like the Guardian of the Furnace of Creation.

Even though it is taller than the Guardian of the Furnace of Creation, its individual strength is weaker.

However, dealing with it at this moment is definitely countless times more difficult than dealing with the guard in the Orichalcum Furnace.

At that time, the guards of the Furnace of Creation arrived at the main venue of the Dome Furnace Association and were defeated by Ellaphia, the contemporary number one heir of the weapon race, the master craftsman who controlled the facilities for casting treasures, and Leon, the only 9th-level sorcerer in the world.

But here, right next to the furnace of creation, this is completely the home turf of this majestic creation.

The flames that had not been extinguished for thousands of years in the magnificent facilities not far away were all at its disposal, and the legendary laws refined by the entire ancient civilization also supported its power. It seemed that the furnace machines that repeated the same work over and over again could also become weapons to attack invaders such as Leon.

"My advice is, retreat."

Leon surrounded the three of them with the Armor of the Upper Wind, and the scorching air currents pushed them forward quickly, running towards the passage leading to the furnace.

At the other end, the metal giant also started running.

With its huge body and the speed of its steps that was not hindered by its heavy body at all, it blocked the three people in a few breaths. The flames on its body instantly ignited Leon's wind armor, forcing him to throw out water crystals to expand the water curtain to fight against the flames.

"Oh my god, what is that!" Xiao Mo exclaimed.

What shocked him even more was not the might of his enemy, but the location of the metal giant's chest.

Below its breastplate, where the human abdomen should be, there is a depression, and a person is sitting there.

It's not appropriate to say he was sitting, as his limbs were all in metal restraints, and through the gaps in the armor plates, one could see that the restraints were connected to the mechanical structure.

However, he could not do this because he was already dead.

But he was not completely dead. There was a glimmer of light in his eyes, indicating that he had become undead.

When Newbis dies, the spirit in his body should be dispersed into the world circulation, but if he retains too strong an obsession, there is a chance that the spirit will be preserved and operate according to certain rules.

The Island Forger did not abandon the Furnace of Mechanical Creation and leave. This person is the guard left here by the Island Forger.

When he saw this man, Leon also understood why the facilities on the island's core were built so magnificently, like a giant's palace.

His limbs were not bound, but were connected to a device that controlled the movement of the golem. This Forge of Creation Guardian was like something he was wearing.

Even though he is dead, his body remains resilient due to the magic power of the golem, and we can see his posture when he was alive. This behavior of wearing a giant golem seems to be a common occurrence in the civilization of the Island Forgers.

Through their own technology, they transformed themselves into giants.

This scene made Li Ang admire him a little, but now was not the time.

Facing the sharp claws of the guards of the Furnace of Creation, he immediately raised six-colored brilliant high-level magic missiles to fight back.

The surging magical power collided like a star igniting a fire. The impact of the magical power negated the guard's first attack, but the magical attack was also bounced off its hard surface.

【Melt-Cohesion Law】

[The legendary law of fusion of matter. Those who master this law have fully understood how to fuse matter. Even low-level matter can be transformed into something magical through cooperation. Without a destructive law, it would be extremely difficult to fight against it.]

299. Fire in the Hearth

The furnace of creation was filled with fire elements. After Leon's first round of mechanical spells was bounced off, he chose to use only pure magic such as ether to transform flames, and combined with the surrounding environment to strengthen the ejected flames.

The explosive impact of the fire element can produce the strongest impact force among the four elements. In an instant, circles of flames burst out in front of the three people. The surging red lotus lit up the entire space in orange, and repelled the metal giant's attack with the momentum of burning everything.