Chapter 602 - Mythical Mechanic, Godslayer (Part 1)

Lu Ran stood frozen in place for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh. “Fine. I’ll just break through.”

No one had ever imagined that an ascension trial could be completed so blindingly fast. He understood this was his final ascension realm, so he had to pull off something huge. Otherwise, he would let down Limitless City. And to pull off something huge, he needed the absolute strongest power.

This time, Lu Ran hadn’t brought Six-Path Flower into the ascension realm. So, he needed to break through first to obtain even greater power.

While Captain Doofus, Dark Crow, and Baby Cloud all possessed Superior-Legendary combat strength, and his lineup could be called invincible under the heavens, the era’s background and the Legendary mission had made it abundantly clear to Lu Ran.

What does being invincible under the heavens have to do with enemies above the heavens?

Of course, for this ascension realm, Lu Ran didn’t have anyone specific he particularly wanted to resurrect, so the Legendary mission was actually optional. It was something he could complete or not. However, with such a potential enemy present, Lu Ran had to be fully prepared. After all, he couldn’t afford to fail this ascension realm.

No one was going to stop him from plundering the Mechanical Primary Divine opportunity. Moreover, if conditions permitted, Lu Ran actually really wanted to make contact with those extraterrestrial powerhouses to see if they could drop some resources. Only then would he be fully exploiting this secret realm’s value.

“Break through to Mythical beastmaster!”

As Lu Ran chose to break through, his body, spirit, and soul underwent another transformation. If Epic-Legendary beastmasters also had a species rank like Transcendent creatures, then quasi-Legendary would be the level that best fits them, while Legendary would be the equivalent of a Mythical beastmaster.

The boost provided from advancing from Epic-Legendary to Mythical was the greatest of all breakthroughs.

This was also why historical Mythical beastmasters like Hel, Jiyuan, and Peanut could strengthen non-Legendary species beyond the Legendary level. It was because they themselves were equivalent to a massive source of power that could provide Legendary force.

When Lu Ran was at the Epic-Legendary level, he had already obtained power comparable to a Mythical beastmaster through various absurd resources and Super Beast Mimicry of his super-strong familiars. And now, as he actually broke through to Mythical, heaven and earth instantly changed color.

The shockwave of aura erupting from his body alone created a massive crater with a diameter comparable to a city. Floating above the giant crater, Lu Ran’s gaze seemed to contain an entire world.

As his beastmaster space expanded with the help of Limitless City’s level-up, it also became a Divine-grade space. A huge vortex of black clouds actually appeared above him, with terrifying red lightning flashing inside it.

While Lu Ran’s aura climbed steadily, he stared at the lightning in the sky, slightly stunned. “

Huh?

”

He hadn’t heard about Hel or Peanut encountering a lightning tribulation when they broke through to Mythical.

Is it because I’m too strong, and drew the attention of the universe or the world?

He could sense that this was clearly Rule Lightning.

“Sudden Death King! Baby Cloud! Dinner time!” Lu Ran shouted, not giving a damn.

The cloud sea’s range was immense, covering the entire capital. Right now, the republic was shaken from top to bottom. First, they detected what seemed to be the birth of a Mythical life form in the distant suburbs of the capital. Then, this apocalyptic lightning tribulation suddenly appeared. Such an anomaly was enough to put the republic on its highest alert.

However, before Lu Ran could even call out Sudden Death King and Baby Cloud for a meal, the infuriating thing was that the lightning tribulation was just a flash in the pan. It didn’t actually strike down and quickly dissipated on its own.

Lu Ran stared at the clearing sky, his mouth slightly agape, wanting to say something but stopping.

“Seriously, Limitless City? What’s the big deal about simulating a lightning tribulation? It’s a great chance to punish me. Are you even skimping on a lightning tribulation? I don’t need this worry-free breakthrough after-sales service!” Lu Ran was furious.

***

Blue Planet.

Unbeknownst to Lu Ran, as he broke through to Mythical, despite the infinite distance, Six-Path Flower, who had a contract with him, had an extreme reaction. It received massive feedback. If a beastmaster was too weak and their familiar’s species rank or level was too high, the beastmaster would suffer a burden.

However, if the beastmaster’s level was high enough, the familiar wouldn’t just be free of burden; they would instead receive a huge growth bonus and power feedback.

Six-Path Flower originally thought it would take a long time to refine the stellar core, but as Lu Ran broke through to Mythical, the contract force provided feedback. Six-Path Flower felt a massive loosening of its bottleneck, power continuously surging from within. Refining the stellar core suddenly seemed much easier.

“What happened...? Did something happen to him...?” Six-Path Flower opened its golden eyes in confusion.

However, no matter what happened, it quickly seized this opportunity. If it missed it, who knew when the next one would come.

Originally, its domain only covered one-fifth of Blue Planet’s surface area. But now, the massive domain, like an invisible wall of wind, rapidly expanded towards vast areas. Blue Planet’s sovereignty was being plundered.

***

Meanwhile, Stellar Moon Republic’s monitoring satellites had already locked onto Lu Ran. Due to the terrifying energy level of Lu Ran’s breakthrough and its appearance near the capital, the republic’s higher-ups, as well as the republic’s strongest weapon, the Mythical Mechanic, Godslayer, had already sprung into action.

“Godslayer, proceed to the incident location and make contact with this individual. The other party is an extraterrestrial!”

Currently, the republic was tense from top to bottom. Although the republic’s citizens were oblivious, the higher-ups all knew that three powerhouses from other world civilizations were lingering outside Stellar Moon World, constantly wanting to enter Stellar Moon. Each of these three possessed strength close to Primary Divine, and they meant no good.

To block these powerhouses from entering Stellar Moon, and even to eliminate these hidden dangers, the republic was currently going all out in researching the Mechanical God. However, Lu Ran’s sudden appearance caught the republic off guard.

Because Lu Ran’s identity information wasn’t in the republic’s database, and because Lu Ran’s energy fluctuations had reached the Mythical stage, the republic immediately classified Lu Ran as being in cahoots with that group. He was extremely dangerous.

They had no idea how Lu Ran had illegally invaded Stellar Moon. After all, currently, even the external void paths to Stellar Moon World had been blocked by the republic’s technology, making entry extremely difficult.

“Understood.”

The figure named Godslayer was a youth with a rather androgynous appearance, wearing a silver combat suit. His expression was blank. Upon receiving the higher-ups’ command, he space-jumped to Lu Ran’s location in the blink of an eye.

Spatial ripples surged as violent winds blew.

The youth calmly watched Lu Ran, who was shaking his fist at the sky, and said, “Outsider, state your name. Explain your purpose for illegally entering the Stellar Moon Republic.”

“Who are you? I’m in a bad mood right now, so don’t provoke me.” Lu Ran glanced at this white-haired guy.

Then, he was slightly surprised because the reward he just obtained from the ascension mission, the Perfect Eye of Detection, displayed astonishingly detailed information.

[ID Name: Godslayer]

[Species: Artificial Human]

[Level: Mythical]

[Description: The ultimate artificial beastmaster cultivated by the Stellar Moon Republic to create even more powerful mechanical life. He is the republic’s current final weapon and also the matrix for cultivating powerful mechanical life for the republic.]

Clearly, this person was the Mythical Mechanic of the Mechanical Era. However, compared to the innate talent of the Mythical Elementalist Hel, the Mythical beastmaster Jiyuan, and the Mythical Plantmaster Peanut, this Godslayer was actually an artificial human.

Later historical records about Godslayer stated that Godslayer had shown astonishing mechanical talent from a young age, joined the Divine Research Institute at a young age, participated in various high-level technological research, later became the first Mythical Mechanic in history, and was the core figure in the project to develop the Mechanical God.

Such an introduction would subconsciously make people think Godslayer was simply a mechanical genius. However, Lu Ran never expected that the so-called Mythical Mechanic was actually artificially created.

Doesn’t that make him... similar to

#

18?

Only, Godslayer was closer to a human than #18, possessing a human’s contract ability.

“How interesting.”

After observing Godslayer carefully, Lu Ran revealed an unstoppable smile. He observed Godslayer on a deeper level and came to an interesting conclusion.

This guy has thick, deep-seated malice hidden in the depths of his heart.

Through Six-Path Flower’s Alignment Perception, Lu Ran discovered the shadow in the heart of the person before him. This immediately led Lu Ran to judge that the Mechanical God’s rebellion was eighty percent related to Godslayer, its creator, in some unclear way.

If Lu Ran hadn’t broken through to Mythical, he might not have been able to detect the other party’s malice. But now, Lu Ran was sure he absolutely wasn’t mistaken.

“Hey, do you hate this world? Do you hate this country?” Lu Ran looked at the Mythical being with great interest.

The evaluation of Godslayer in the Mechanical Era and later times was a super guardian deity who had saved the republic from peril multiple times. To say such a person would hate the world and hate the country would be laughable to many.

However, Lu Ran trusted his Alignment Perception ability. After continuous development, the Alignment Perception Lu Ran copied from Six-Path Flower wasn’t limited to just sensing alignment towards himself. He could also sense a life form’s alignment towards others, towards society, and towards the world, to some extent.

Through Godslayer’s line of sight, the republic's higher-ups behind the scenes heard Lu Ran’s question and frowned. “What is up with this guy? Godslayer, subdue the target.”