Ascension

Mechanical God Mountain has always been low-key, yet powerful, from the first era of the ancient universe to the second era of the new universe.

Among the eight mountains, perhaps only the most mysterious "Tai Gu Mountain" can compete with them.

The other six mountains are all in a lower position and can only look up to their proud demeanor but cannot keep up with them.

"Buzzing—"

The Second Era of the Neozoic Era, Year 1078.

With the activation of the last teleportation formation, Ye Hanjun finally got a glimpse of the outer outline of this sacred mountain.

It is not like ordinary mountains, coiled on the earth, winding and undulating.

It does not have peaks towering into the clouds, nor does it stand between heaven and earth, overlooking the world, aloof from the rest of the world.

What caught Ye Hanjun's eyes was just a huge, suspended iron ball.

There is a pillar underneath it, which is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and is all white. It looks like an ancient building, filled with the vicissitudes of time.

And this black iron ball floats on the top of the column in an absolutely still manner. Even if the end of the world comes, it seems impossible to shake its foundation.

"Wow……"

Guagua, Huazhu, E Daxian and Lieyan Mu Shoucong were all stunned.

Ye Hanjun came back to his senses from his trance and pointed in the direction of the iron ball again towards Xiahou Danxin, who had a fanatical look on his face, without hiding his doubts.

"That's right! This is the Mechanical God Mountain!"

"The first generation of the Grand Master, the Mechanical Hand, completely transformed the original mountains and built a completely thorough defense system!"

"In the Late Ancient Universe, the second generation crown, the Mechanical Heart, was expanded and upgraded on the original basis!"

"After 21 years, this place has become like this. It is surrounded by iron walls inside and outside, as strong as gold, stone, and rock. Even the gods can't even think of attacking head-on!"

Xiahou Danxin, riding on the back of the Mechanical Gazelle King, had red eyes and roared loudly, with snot and tears flowing out.

How many years have passed? How many years have you not been back?

He was clearly born here and was clearly a prominent genius, so why is it that the more time passes, the more miserable and lonely he becomes?
"Mother! I'm back!"

"Grandpa, are you still alive? Xiaodan misses you!"

Xiahou Danxin pounded the Mechanical Gazelle King's back vigorously, ignoring the increasing bruises on his arms. Suddenly, he became hysterical and said madly:
"And Lianyun... Lianshan... are you all okay?"

"It's all because of me, your elder brother, that you have suffered so much cold shoulder from others. I am guilty... I can't even list all the sins..."

Gua Gua, who was full of excitement, and E Daxian, who was eager to try, gradually became silent.

Including Lie Xinxin, Shi Li, Ye Liuying... everyone stared at Xiahou Danxin who was crying bitterly, as if they had forcibly pressed the mute button, and the group was silent.

"Old man... stop crying."

"No matter what you did, don't you still want to make amends?"

"You finally came back, you can't step into your hometown that you miss so much in this shabby and pitiful appearance, right?"

Gua Gua spit out a stream of water, which hit Xiahou Danxin's face, giving him a bit of bone-chilling coldness.

Xiahou Dan remained unmoved, his body still crouched, his shoulders twitching constantly, and it was obvious that he was still unable to calm down.

"Senior, we have arrived at the gate of the Jishen Mountain."

"Now that you're here, shouldn't you also tell us about the 'mistakes' you've made?"

Ye Hanjun approached slowly and asked patiently in a gentle voice.

During the more than ten years of traveling, Xiahou Danxin was crazy most of the time, making it difficult to establish effective communication with him.

But crying and laughing like this is unprecedented.

He...is awake?

"Suck--"

Xiahou Danxin wiped away the bubbling snot with the dirty sleeves of her robe, and suddenly raised her head. There was indeed a gleam of light in her red eyes:
"Xiahou... one of the ten compound surnames in Xieshen Mountain!"

"The ancestors of our clan once followed the first generation of the Grand Master, the Mechanical Hand. They are undoubtedly the elders of the Mechanical God Mountain, with unparalleled achievements and names that will go down in history."

"But... in the first era of the new universe, because of me... my family has been disgraced!"

"At that time, I was one of the candidates for the Xiahou clan leader, shouldering a series of scientific research tasks and family missions..."

"There was an extremely important experiment involving the 'disassembly and reconstruction of some of the remains of the old mechanical gods'. Due to my arrogance, I got the key data wrong, not only damaging very precious instruments and equipment, but also causing the death of hundreds of my people..."

"Xiahou family... almost lost their lives because of me!"

"As one of the main persons in charge of the experiment, I was eventually stripped of all my identity rights, listed as a 'felon', expelled from the Mechanical God Mountain, and forbidden to return for life..."

"The spirit of an old mechanical god? Partial dismantling and modification of the remains?"

Ye Hanjun scratched his ear, feeling bewildered as if he was listening to a heavenly book.

"You can understand it as a mechanical guardian spirit belonging to our Mechanical God Mountain. After its death, we use its remains to transform other lower-level mechanical spirits."

"If it succeeds, a large number of supreme saint-level mechanical spirits will be born. The lucky ones will inherit a faint divinity and become the new descendants of the gods..."

"At the same time, the research members who participated in the experiment can also gain a lot of job experience afterwards, which will help the growth of their job..."

Xiahou Danxin took a deep breath, and exhaled very heavily:

"Because of me, the remains of the Mechanical Spirit are 30% ineffective!"

"This is a very serious loss, which harms the interests of the entire people of Jishen Mountain!"

"Of course, the more painful thing is the mental blow. I failed in my most proud field and killed my closest tribesmen... Whenever I think of my sins, I really want to end my life..."

Xiahou Danxin gradually clenched his fists, his eyes empty as he said:

"But I can't die..."

"I am unwilling to give up my independent research on the "Ultimate Engine" experiment, which is only halfway through!"

"The result was fortunate. The experiment was successful. The twin mechanical bodies are feasible. The miracle of the ancient universe was born again..."

Xiahou Danxin raised her head and for the first time stared at Ye Hanjun with an extremely sharp look:

"Boy, you are my hope now!"

“Although the mistakes I made cannot be reversed, as long as the Mechanical Chimera is here, I can regain my status as a resident of the Mechanical God Mountain—that’s enough. I won’t ask for anything more!”

"I understand."

Ye Hanjun nodded lightly:
"Senior, I will cooperate with you."

"How do I enter this mountain gate? Please tell me clearly."

“Stand there!”

Xiahou Danxin pointed to an empty space and said confidently:
"The Mechanical God Mountain is generally not open to the public. We would only consider it troublesome and unpopular for non-mechanical authority holders to visit us. We do not welcome any visit."

"But in special circumstances, you can verify your identity and get a temporary entry and exit card."

Ye Hanjun responded and walked obediently to the vacant area.

In an instant, a beam of light fell from the iron ball in the sky, and a mechanical eye opened at the bottom of the iron ball, rotating 360 degrees and continuously scanning the visitors below.

There is no discomfort during this process.

But the rhythmic warning sounded nine times, and the green light beam suddenly turned red, and at the same time it became thicker and louder, and the piercing alarm sounded one after another:
"A "dangerous person" has been found! Risk level "Level 1"!"

"Risk warning, super-powerful power aggregate detected, power characteristics... tend to be dark... power level... preliminary determination of SS level... power ownership... alert! Program error! Calculation failed!"

"Ding! Auxiliary detection system activated! Disguise exposed, multiple holders of divinity found, ancient lost life group discovered!"

"Target one, preliminary determination is that the Mingdeng Ye clan."

"Target two, preliminary identification of the Corpse Dragon Queen."

"Target three, preliminary identification is Sister Lieyang."

"Target four... undetectable... repeat... undetectable!"

"Target five... determined to be the person expelled from the Mechanical God Mountain. Name: Xiahou Danxin. Reason for return... unknown."

It was like a light show, with several red beams of light falling on Ye Hanjun, Ye Liuying and others.

Lieyan Mu Shoucong, Lie Xinxin, Shili, Jinwu, Liesheng... without exception.

Ye Hanjun was very surprised. In just a few brief seconds, the true bloodlines and identities of the people and animals around him were all exposed.

Only him - he is the "Target Four".

But the mechanical alarm kept repeating. Apart from barely detecting the authority with a dark nature and the authority of SS, it was unable to detect anything else. The program was either interrupted or reported an error, giving people a very confusing feeling.

"It seems that the Third-generation Crown Master is still upgrading the defense system of Mechanical God Mountain in his spare time..."

Xiahou Danxin was not surprised that his identity was exposed. This was the Mechanical God Mountain, and even the God of Conferred God would have to lie down. But he was still surprised because Ye Hanjun was actually marked as a "dangerous element", which was not an evaluation that could be triggered casually.

Seeing Ye Hanjun's puzzled expression, he explained truthfully:
"Mechanical God Mountain will classify potential threatening enemies into ten levels."

"Level 9 is the weakest, and level 0 is the strongest."

"In principle, an ordinary Holy Fetus would only be defined as a Level 3 risk, while a Holy King would be defined as a Level 2 risk."

"Level 1... This is the evaluation for those who are half-step to becoming a god."

"You seem to have a lot of secrets, kid. The detection system may have captured a trace of your fate. Considering your unfathomable nature, it has given you such attention..."

"Whoosh-"

As he spoke, a crack appeared on the bottom of the iron ball, and a black shadow rushed out. Xiahou Danxin immediately said seriously:
"Come on, be alert and don't show any hostility, otherwise the mechanical guards implanted in the combat system will kill us mindlessly."

"Wait for the Patrolman to arrive, then summon the Mechanical Chimera. I will explain the situation to clear both of us of suspicion."

"understood."

Ye Hanjun and Ye Liuying nodded to show that they understood.

Lie Xinxin blinked and looked at the little sun blooming on her neck with surprise.

The most perfect saint, mastering the art of disguise.

Unexpectedly, he was seen through at the first sight, and was even forced to change back to his original form, unable to stand in his false appearance.

This mountain... is truly incredible.

Is this the Ji Shen Mountain, which is infinitely close to being the strongest among the eight mountains? I wonder who is stronger, the ruler here or Tian Nu Ba at her peak?
“Swish swish!!”

The black shadow quickly expanded from a distant black dot to a total of ten huge monsters.

They have different shapes, some are humanoid, holding spears or cannons, and their stomachs are filled with dense energy circuits.

Some of them look like animals or birds, with floating devices hanging behind them. It is easy for them to control gravity and reduce space resistance.

"Level 1 dangerous element has been identified."

"The target is the human race, 9th level... 8th level... the program is chaotic... the operation is terminated..."

"Seeking the help of the "Patroller". Ding, the Patroller has arrived. I have met the respected "RoboCop" and the respected "Mech Grandmaster". "

The ten mechanical life forms responsible for guarding are all holy and perfect.

They formed a simple yet ingenious teleportation formation. The light flashed twice in succession, and a man and a woman were teleported over.

"Hey, look who's here, he looks familiar."

"Old man, are you the Xiahou who got into trouble in the last era? Compared to the past images, you look much older."

The man was two meters tall and extremely handsome.

He had no contracted spirits by his side, and was wearing hundreds of mechanical devices.

Coupled with the perfect proportions of his facial features and his chubby body outline, these details make him look like an artificial human, not a real flesh and blood life form.

"RoboCop? Are you Taishi's kid?"

Xiahou Danxin stared with her eyes wide open, not afraid of the scrutiny of the man and woman. She just looked reminiscent and said in a dreamy voice:
"I remember now, you should be the grandson of Taishi Qiongshu or Taishi Yuran..."

"In the blink of an eye, you have grown up to this age, holding SS-level authority, and are undoubtedly the crowned emperor..."

"whispering sound!"

Tai Shi Quan curled his lips and said unhappily:

"Old man, don't try to get close to me!"

"You are a serious criminal. You are not qualified to return to the Mechanical God Mountain. Go back to where you came from!"

"And you guys, you all have important backgrounds, don't you?"

"The Mingdeng Ye clan... descendants of that Shura King? I heard that you were about to die, so why are you here? You are not going to ask us for help, are you?"

"Sister Blazing Sun... Golden Crow... That's interesting. A species exclusive to the Solar Abyss is actually staying with the people of Dark Lantern. What are you planning? Tell me about it."

Taishi Quan dug his ears, as if he was listening attentively.

The woman next to him was more stable than him.

But Ye Hanjun could not see her face. He could only vaguely see a curvy female body tightly bound in a small mecha. The energy fluctuations around her were rippling with the energy sword in her hand.

"Gong Zu Qiu."

The woman introduced herself calmly, her eyes swept across Xiahou Danxin and fixed firmly on Ye Hanjun:
"Explain your purpose, otherwise, you are not welcome in Jishen Mountain."

"It's indeed the child of Gongzu's family..."

Xiahou Danxin stepped forward and stood in front of Ye Hanjun:
"Don't get me wrong, this is my important experimental subject and a guest that Mechanical God Mountain must welcome."

"Oh?"

Taishi Quan sneered and couldn't help laughing:
“So what if the Mingdeng Ye clan is still alive? Even if King Shura is still alive, if our Jishen Mountain doesn’t want him to enter, he can’t enter!”

"Xiahou family sinner, what do you want to say? I don't like nonsense, hurry up and get to the point!"

"Wow~~~"

Ye Hanjun lit up the three marks on the back of his head.

With a thud, the Mechanical Chimera Lazy Fierce, with a monstrous amount of blood and energy, stomped all its limbs to the ground.

Then... the lion's front legs fell limply to the ground and became its pillow once again.

The hind hooves of Yang Xiaoqi stood tall and proud, making the snake head behind the butt look unusually tall, as if it was the main leader and the owner of this body.

"Did you see it? The "Mechanical Chimera" transformed from the Barbarian Holy Beast "Chimera"! "

"It's not a pure, fully mechanical body, nor is it a half-baked partially mechanical body. It's a twin mechanical body! The blood of the barbarians and the characteristics of the mechanical race are in opposition to each other in its body!"

Xiahou Danxin showed a childlike innocent smile, but her red eyes were full of sincerity:
"My "ultimate engine"... succeeded!"

"This is the final result of the experiment! I want to use this result to return to Jishen Mountain and become a citizen here again!"

"What twin mechanical bodies..."

Tai Shi Quan muttered, and suddenly his expression tensed, as if he recalled relevant information.

He began to frown and looked at the mechanical Chimera carefully with a look that said "are you kidding me?"

"There is indeed a rich vitality inside..."

"But all the signs outside show that the traces of mechanical modification are very heavy, and it should have completely penetrated the blood vessels..."

Tai Shi Quan muttered to himself, and suddenly a blue energy pistol appeared in his hand. A bullet as thick as a bowl hit Lan Qixiong's stomach directly.

"Bah!"

Yang Xiaoqi was unhappy. He was shot for no reason and a blood hole appeared with blood plasma oozing out. What did this mean?
"hiss!!"

The feeling of oppression from his blood was lingering, and She Xiaoxiong regarded Tai Shi Quan as an enemy and tried to bite him in counterattack.

"Too weak, just the Supreme Saint's Void Induction."

Tai Shi Quan let the snake's teeth bite his body, and the energy shield outside his body did not move at all, and he did not regard it as a threat at all.

The snake got furious and bit harder.

The blades on both sides began to spin, and the sound of them whizzing through the air appeared in my mind again and again.

"Aunt Qiu, what do you mean?"

"This seems to involve my blind spot in knowledge. In your opinion, how should I deal with it?"

Gong Zuqiu, who was hiding inside the mecha, also frowned.

But... before she could make a decision, a calm mechanical voice echoed between heaven and earth:

"Please ask them to come in. I want to meet them personally."

"what?!"

Taishi Quan and Gongzu Qiu, their bodies suddenly stiffened.

There are only a handful of people in Mechanical God Mountain who can bypass their authority and directly pass on orders.

And this voice... this long-lost tone... turned out to be the Third Generation Champion? !
"what?"

Xiahou Dan was so stunned that he couldn't even speak.

He guessed that the twin mechanical bodies must be groundbreaking scientific research achievements and priceless.

But I never imagined that one day, I would be able to meet the ruler of the Ji Shen Mountain... Lord Helian Baxuan. (End of this chapter)