"Drip."
As Che Qingtian's blood splashed down, it quickly spread along the grooves, staining more than half the platform red.
Shen Luo knew Che Qingtian was trying to establish a connection with the Heaven-Supporting Engine through the power of his bloodline, and he grew somewhat nervous. After all, this Puppet Armor had been refined by an ancestor of the Che family.
But after a short wait, every Yan Pattern groove on the platform had been stained red with Che Qingtian's blood, yet the Heaven-Supporting Engine showed no change whatsoever.
"It seems Senior Che Yuan was truly selfless and impartial. He left no way to activate it through one's bloodline," Shen Luo said, unable to resist teasing him as he breathed a sigh of relief.
Che Qingtian closed his eyes at those words. When he opened them again, they were filled with fury and killing intent.
With a savage expression, he pried the Black Jade Heavenly Mechanism Token out of the platform and hurled it viciously at the ground.
Crack!
The Black Jade Heavenly Mechanism Token shattered, scattering green fragments and the blood smeared on them all across the floor.
"If I can't have it, Heavenly Mechanism City can forget about having it too." Rage had overwhelmed Che Qingtian's reason. His aura erupted as he prepared to destroy the Heaven-Supporting Engine.
Just then, however, something incredible happened.
Not far from his feet, a drop of blood clinging to a fragment of the Black Jade Heavenly Mechanism Token slowly seeped into the center of a spiraling Yan Pattern.
Immediately afterward, the swirling Yan Pattern blazed with light, releasing an immensely powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy.
"It worked?"
Che Qingtian was both startled and delighted. Just as he thought he had activated the Heaven-Supporting Engine by sheer accident, he suddenly discovered that an