Under the gazes of the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, Li Yao gritted his teeth and floated into the cockpit of the Tartarean General, which was also the 'spiritual residence'. He sank into the oil that was as black as ink and as thick as paste inch by inch.
The oil was not as cold as the gloomy colors on the surface. Instead, it was rather mild and warm, like the amniotic fluid that carried a fetus.
Yuanying. Wasn't Yuanying a 'baby' that was being gestated inside the Colossus?
When the nerve buffer liquids slowly passed through his skull and entered his lungs and internal organs through his nostrils and throat, participating in the exchange of body fluids, hormones, nerve currents, and spiritual energy inside his body, Li Yao was fully prepared.
He asked the mental devil to be on the highest alert and set up dozens of interconnected traps deep inside his brain. He had even built a 'memory maze' with part of Ou Yezi's memory pieces.
If the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators were bold enough to break in, they would certainly be lost in it.
On the other hand, Li Yao was secretly calling Little Black, who was hiding inside his Cosmos Ring. Should anything go wrong, the little fatty would jump out and take over the operation of the entire Colossus!
Black Wing was a special liquid-ancillary crystal processor for the Colossus. It even boasted a powerful ability to resist crystal processor viruses. If the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators dared to do anything, chances were that Little Black would consider them to be 'crystal processor viruses' and annihilate them mercilessly!
"Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, are you ready?"
Meng Chixin asked casually outside.
"I'm ready. Come on!"
Li Yao replied solemnly.
"Alright. Let's see if you are qualified to be the master of the Tartarean General!"
While Meng Chixin roared, Li Yao felt that the Tartarean General suddenly jumped. Surging spiritual waves and telepathic thoughts flooded into his brain, making his brain and his body explode. After a brief trance, he was melted into the Colossus!
He had turned into a thirty-meter-tall steel giant surrounded by a faint black mist!
The Colossus was not a piece of magical equipment that could be mass-produced.
Every Colossus was made of the rarest Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and the materials of the apocalyptic beasts. They boasted unique features and even … personalities. It was safe to say that they were all "living" super magical equipment!
For the Cultivators, the Colossi were exactly like a wild horse for a tough general in ancient times, just like Meng Chixin said. They had to tame the Colossi in all kinds of ways first!
For a moment, a gloomy wind was blowing inside Li Yao's brain. Illusions were popping up, and fire was raging. Infinite telepathic thoughts, willpower, and information were rushing, roaring, and struggling crazily!
They were the sparks of the memories that had been sealed for hundreds of thousands of years inside every black metal skeleton and every shell of the Tartarean General!
Li Yao could completely understand it. In the primeval era hundreds of thousands of years ago, the fate of the insignificant, vulnerable, and insignificant human beings in the depths of the sea of stars was manipulated by the 'gods and devils' blatantly. After all their value was exploited, they were thrown into the deepest level of hell and crushed into smithereens. But they were unwilling to die just like that. They gathered the last bit of willpower, memories, and feelings into the furiously burning fire of hell that dashed out of the deepest part of the earth and soared all the way to the sky, burning the splendid, splendid palaces in the sky!
That was the true meaning of the 'Tartarean General'. Human beings, insignificant and vulnerable human beings, even if they fell into the deepest part of the Tartarean Abyss and turned into dust and ants, would still roar at the high and mighty deities in the sky!
"This is my Colossus!"
Li Yao's brain was in turmoil as he confirmed it again. The spirit of this Colossus matches my belief completely. It's mine. It's definitely mine!
Tartarean General. Tartarean General. This is not a good name. Even if you are not a general, even if you are just an insignificant soldier in the deepest level of hell, you are still qualified to challenge the strongest deities on behalf of mankind!
Since you have long arms and legs, a skinny body, and a cross-shaped face, I will call you the Tartarean Skeleton from now on!
Li Yao's telepathic thoughts flowed to the limbs and every nerve sensor chip of the Tartarean Skeleton in the form of spiritual threads.
Just like Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun said, the Tartarean Skeleton was indeed highly exhausting on the soul and spiritual energy. Even for a freak whose soul was far more sturdy than regular Yuanying, it was still somewhat difficult for him to resist it.
However, it was exactly the heaviness that made Li Yao more aware of his own existence and that he had been completely melted into the Tartarean Skeleton!
He was the 'Tartarean Skeleton'!
Li Yao was of a mind to manipulate the Tartarean Skeleton to perform a series of complicated movements immediately. However …
The two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators floated in midair and stared at the Tartarean Skeleton coldly. Their deep eyes were like four black holes, and it was impossible to see through their real feelings and thoughts.
When they saw that Li Yao succeeded and manipulated the Tartarean Skeleton to stand up and walk, ripples that looked like cracks popped up deep inside their eyes that were as black as ice, and they exchanged a thoughtful look again.
However, when they were almost certain of certain "discoveries" in their hearts, the Tartarean Skeleton suddenly staggered as if it were drunk in the next second. It was waving its hands and legs crazily in the temple of the Colossi, crashing into everything!
Clang!
The Tartarean Skeleton hit another Colossus that was occupying a maintenance platform. The collision of the two metal monsters raised deafening noises.
Swoosh!
The narrow and long arms of the Tartarean Skeleton waved crazily like whips, trying to maintain its balance, but they almost failed to tear Meng Chixin's soul into halves!
"Seniors! Seniors! "
Li Yao's panicked voice came over from the Tartarean Skeleton. "How — how should I stop the Colossus? Why can't I control it at all? It's as if an uncanny force has crawled into my body and is manipulating it!
"This is completely different from what 'Yan Zhu', the sword forger of the Great Zhou Dynasty, described in his notes!
"Not good. My soul — my soul has been completely absorbed by the weird Colossus!"
"Ahhh!"
As if having cramps, the Tartarean Skeleton jumped up and down, spun on the spot, unfolded the bloody thorns all over its body like blossoming claws, and started running crazily. Dozens of deep purple flames spurted out of its back, pushing it into a streak of brilliance and crashing into the wall of the warehouse that had been carved with defense rune arrays.
After a deafening explosion, the Tartarean Skeleton collapsed on the ground, still cramping nonstop. The broken defense plate outside of the spiritual residence completely fell apart, and the buffer liquids of the nerves were all over the ground.
Li Yao crawled out of the warehouse, as if he had just escaped from the mouth of a behemoth. He couldn't have been more embarrassed after rolling to the ground.
"Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture!"
Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun were greatly shocked. Although they were ghosts, they were almost soaked in sweat. They hurried to check on him.
Li Yao's face was pale. The veins large and small all over his body were popping up on his bright blue skin. His hollow eyes did not have the slightest vigor. After cramping crazily for a long time, he suddenly vomited a mouthful of black mucus and shuddered so hard that it was impossible to tell whether the sticky, wet liquid on his body was the buffer liquids of the nerves or his sweat!
"This — this Colossus … is indeed dangerous!"
Li Yao struggled for a long time like a fish that had jumped onto the shore. Finally, he said weakly, "It almost swallowed my spiritual energy and my soul!"
He trembled as he took out a gourd from his waist and randomly poured out a few fragrant pills before stuffing them into his mouth. He chewed them with force before swallowing them down with a 'gulp' sound. Only then did a trace of color return to his face. He said rather embarrassedly, "I seem to have acted too hastily. I've made a fool of myself in front of the two seniors!"
Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun looked at each other in bewilderment. They could only say, "It's true that not everybody is capable of using such a dominating Colossus as the Tartarean General. If you feel that it is too much for you, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, you might as well change to another one!"
"No — not at all!"
Li Yao put on a smile on his reddened face. "I'll try again after I take a short rest … Ew!"
He vomited a mouthful of black water again, which almost sprayed the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators all over.
…
Li Yao's physical condition right now was certainly not something that could be recovered after a short rest.
Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun had prepared independent cabins for the twelve experts as temporary residences, which were modified from the rest areas on the Nuwa warship. They did not disturb each other and were rather peaceful. However, there was only one pathway, and they could see who was going in and out clearly.
Only in this place could they think and train on their own. Once they left the rest areas, they would have to be in groups of three if they wanted to get in touch with other people.
On the cold metal bed, Li Yao was sitting cross-legged with vague green brightness around him. He pretended to be 'treating' his wounds, but he was thinking quickly about his next step.
It appeared that he had passed the first test by bluffing his way through.
The two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators did not see through his identity. Even if they had been suspicious at the beginning, their suspicions must've been lowered to the minimum right now.
In the meantime, he had become the 'technical director' of the twelve experts, responsible for the maintenance of their Colossi and the surveillance of Heiye Lan, the female warrior of the Imperium.
Judging from the situation, it seemed that it was better to wait and see instead of exposing his identity in a hurry.
However, on the other hand, could he directly activate the 'star beacons' deployed on the satellites in this place and send signals to his hometown?
Li Yao did not intend to do that unless it was absolutely necessary, because it would be a desperate move with unpredictable consequences.
But at the very least, he had to make sure that he had such an ability.
Right now, he was inside the Nuwa warship. Above him were the raging tempests and the crazy snowstorm, which were highly disruptive to his telepathic thoughts. The control chip that was used to activate the star beacons was lying inside his finger like a dead fish, motionless and unresponsive.
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao rose and opened the door, hoping to see if he could find some cabins on the warship that could enhance telepathic thoughts so that he could activate the star beacons directly.
But next to the pathway outside the door, someone was leaning against the wall and looking at him with a vague smile.
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