Tang San Was Shocked, Ingenuity Beyond Nature!

Soul Masters across the entire continent were dumbfounded.

Th-this... what was this thing?

Without cultivating a martial soul, these pieces of wood and iron alone could possess such terrifying destructive power?

This completely overturned everything they knew!

The rewards followed.

[Mo Family Mechanism City, ingenuity beyond nature.]

[Special grant: all Artisan Soul Masters within Mechanism City will unconditionally gain 5–10 Soul Power Levels!]

[Additional reward: Mozi, the city lord, receives one set of Soul Tool Core Technology Blueprints!]

Beneath Chang'an City, within an enormous and exceptionally hidden space.

The sounds of turning gears filled the place. Steam hung in the air, and sparks flew everywhere.

Mozi wore a strange pair of goggles and held a wrench in his hand.

He was Mozi.

Upon hearing the reward from the Heavenly Curtain, Mozi merely raised his head and glanced at it, his expression rather calm.

"An increase in Soul Power?"

"Boring."

He shook his head and casually tossed the wrench aside.

To someone like him, who was devoted to Mechanism Arts, Soul Power Levels only existed to better drive his mechanisms.

Even if he were raised to level ninety-nine, it would be meaningless if it could not help him solve the technical problem before him.

Ever since Li Xin had summoned him into this world, he had remained here.

Li Xin had given him the greatest freedom and resources.

He never forced him to fight and kill, only allowing him to do what he enjoyed.

In return, he provided Great Tang with an endless stream of advanced technology and mechanical constructs.

The concealment equipment of Wonderful Sound Workshop and the Powerful Crossbows of the Great Tang Army had all come from his hands.

"However..."

Mozi's gaze fell upon the final line of the reward.

"Soul Tool Core Technology Blueprints?"

At that instant.

His somewhat clouded eyes erupted with a radiance even more dazzling than the sun.

"This is good!"

"This is the real treasure!"

As for rankings and exposure, he had already thrown them Beyond the Ninth Heaven.

He turned and lunged toward his workbench, grabbed the Golden Light Cluster that had appeared from nowhere, and began studying it with ravenous hunger.

With this information, his several God-Tier Mechanical Beasts that had been stuck at a bottleneck finally had hope of being completed.

Tang San stared fixedly at the Mechanical Beast on the Heavenly Curtain as it slowly withdrew its giant claw.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast made by hand?"

Tang San swallowed audibly.

The Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons that he took such pride in, even the supreme Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus, were undeniably powerful, but they were one-use consumables.

The thing before him, however, was a war machine capable of sustained combat.

If this technology could be combined with Tang Sect Hidden Weapons...

Even if he only learned a fraction of it and used it to modify the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, its power would likely multiply several times over.

If he could master it completely and create several hundred of these Mechanical Beasts, what need would he have for Titled Douluo?

Tang San alone would be an army of thousands upon thousands.

That intense possessiveness grew wildly within him like weeds.

"I must obtain it."

"Only in my hands, Tang San's hands, can such ingenuity beyond nature truly flourish."

"Letting it fall into the hands of some Mozi would be a terrible waste."

Tang San abruptly turned around and looked at the several disciples of the Tang Sect's Agility Hall who had gathered here.

His gaze was frightening, carrying an almost obsessive fervor.

"Pass on my Sect Master's order."

"Use every channel. At any cost, dig up the location of this Mo Family Mechanism City for me!"

"Even if you have to turn the entire continent upside down, find that Mozi!"

The disciples were startled and hurriedly bowed to accept the order before retreating as if fleeing for their lives.

Tang San looked out the window again, his fists clenched until they cracked.

Everything on this ranking should have belonged to him.

Spirit City, Papal Palace.

A huge crystal chandelier cast a chilly brilliance, illuminating Bibi Dong's breathtakingly beautiful face.

She still sat upon the throne that symbolized supreme authority.

Unlike her earlier rage, her eyes now held a deeper calculation.

Bibi Dong slightly adjusted her posture.

The luxurious Pope Robe slid down with her movement, revealing a section of her long, rounded calf.

Her skin was like jade, and its flowing lines were breathtakingly beautiful.

She gently crossed her legs, propped her chin on one hand, and let her gaze linger over the image of the Mechanical Beast.

"So long as there are enough materials, Titled Douluo-level combat power can be mass-produced..."

Bibi Dong's red lips parted slightly, her voice echoing through the grand hall.

Spirit Hall had endured for thousands of years, with deep foundations and more Soul Masters than anywhere else on the continent.

Yet even so, nurturing a Titled Douluo required countless resources and long years.

It even depended on talent.

If she had the technology of this Mo Family Mechanism City...

"This is simply a weapon tailor-made for my Spirit Hall Empire."

A glint of determination flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes.

She did not need to understand those complicated blueprints. She only needed to possess someone who did.

That Mozi.

As long as she captured him and locked him in Spirit Hall's death prison, making him manufacture these killing machines for the empire day and night without rest.

The unification of the continent could be accelerated by at least ten years.

"Yue Guan."

Bibi Dong's voice was not loud, yet it carried an oppressive force that pierced straight to the bone.

A black shadow instantly solidified in the center of the hall and dropped to one knee.

"Your subordinate is here."

"Pass down the order. Have every spy planted in the major empires move at once."

"Especially Heaven Dou City and the deep mountain forests. Investigate them thoroughly."

"The moment you find any trace of Mechanism City, do not alert them. Report back immediately."

Bibi Dong slowly rose to her feet, her scepter striking the ground heavily.

"This Seat will lead the campaign personally."

"Whether we seize it or kill for it, this Mo Family Mechanism City must bear the name of Spirit Hall."

Chang'an City, at a viewing platform with an excellent location.

The group from Shrek Academy had gathered there.

Ning Rongrong's large eyes were wide open, her small mouth slightly parted, her face full of disbelief.

"Th-this is too outrageous, isn't it?"

"Those lumps of iron can actually fly?"

"And that Mechanical Beast looks even more imposing than Grandpa Sword's Seven Kill Sword."

"..."

As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she had seen countless treasures.

Yet what the Mo Family Mechanism City had displayed completely exceeded the limits of her understanding.

It was an aesthetic of pure industrial violence.

Dai Mubai also looked solemn. As a Prince, he placed greater importance on this thing's military uses.

"If something like this appeared on the battlefield, ordinary Soul Master Legions would simply be marching to their deaths."

"This Mozi alone could rival a million soldiers."

Everyone was marveling at it, but one person's face had turned livid.

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, his brows tightly furrowed as he stared at the Heavenly Curtain, his eyes filled with doubt.

"Absurd!"

"This is utter nonsense!"

"!!!"

He suddenly raised his voice, drawing the attention of those around him.