The hundred-zhang mechanism towered like a mountain, its surface covered in densely packed metal rivets. Its colors varied from place to place, mostly black and gray, as though countless pieces of metal had been cobbled together.
Yet this Mechanism Giant possessed a beauty all its own.
Its eyes had originally been pitch-black, but the instant it took shape, tiny red flames ignited within them.
When the Mechanism Giant stood fully upright, Fang Yun, riding Walking the Blue Clouds, was only level with its chest.
"Kill that Great Scholar!" King Shidan roared, unleashing a Celestial Aspect Strike at Fang Yun from afar.
A golden lion's head, like a god or devil from beyond the heavens, tore through the dark clouds and descended, opening its enormous maw as though to swallow everything within dozens of li.
Fang Yun stood proudly. The book chest on his back seemed to harbor an ocean, releasing the heaven-shaking roar of a tsunami before erupting with intense golden light, like the sun bursting forth.
A magnificent shaft of holy light shot straight into the heavens, shattered the Divine Aspect lion's head, and stood towering in the firmament.
A black, red-trimmed robe with broad sleeves rose from the book chest. Above it rested a blue-green Zhuge headcloth, and below it hung yellowed mulberry-wood clogs. At the same time, a transparent human figure appeared within the Half-Sage Regalia.
His features were like the heavens, his form like a mountain.
An instant later, the robe, headcloth, clogs, and figure suddenly burst apart into countless scattered rays. Then, as though drawn by an immense force, they all settled onto Fang Yun, turning his body golden and sending light blazing ten thousand zhang.
Behind Fang Yun appeared an old man wearing the same attire, his features indistinct.
Everyone could see the old