More than a decade before the entire cultivation world of Chaotian Continent worked toward that Heavenly Access Grand Formation-or perhaps one could say, a dozen or so days before-the warship shaped like a black coffin was silently making its way along the edge of the Sea-Seal Nebula. Under the light of the stardust, the hole in its hull looked particularly dark.
The warship had remained fully shielded throughout. The two madmen had no idea what had happened on Moonwatch Star Planet, or that Jing Jiu and Snow Ji had finally revealed themselves. Even had they known, they would have paid no attention, because in their eyes, what they were about to do was what truly mattered.
This long voyage had already lasted more than twenty days. Shen Yunmai had performed several more operations on his own brain and restored its missing parts, then used the materials and machinery aboard the warship to build himself an all-alloy mechanical body. Now he was about to finish the final assembly.
Tong Yan walked into the workshop, set the bucket he was carrying on the workbench, and looked at the head inside. He could not help asking, "Haven't you overdone the replenishment a little?"
After all these days of repairs, Shen Yunmai's head was no longer as shriveled as it had been at first. The biological material had absorbed ample energy and nutrients and looked very plump, its skin rosy beneath the white, rather like a peach. Only it seemed to have gone a little too far: the skin had been stretched thin, making him look as if he had undergone excessive cosmetic surgery.
"My eyebrows are naturally this thick. Don't envy me," Shen Yunmai said expressionlessly.
Several extremely long mechanical arms extended from the alloy walls, cradled his head with extraordinary gentleness, lifted