Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 "I want to know who you are?"

　　 Jenkins asked.

　　 "The top machinery made by the great wisdom of my lord, with the experience and wisdom of my lord, and the smartest under my lord is me."

　　 Jenkins looked at the foggy island ahead and touched the cat on his shoulder.

"Aren't you really curious about my ideal'Earth of Steel', or the metal world that I calculated and deduced? You have shared the power of my lord'Lord of All Machines', and it is impossible not to be interested in these. Even if it’s just a glance and understanding, it is regarded as a relaxation before the final battle. My lord wants to let those who really know it witness all this, I think my lord is also thinking that even if it fails, there can be someone Inherit all of this."

　　 The voice was constantly tempted, and even admitted that the differential engine might fail. Jenkins nodded, what the other party said did make sense:

　　 "But I'm really sorry...I have no interest in your world at all."

　　 The leaf given by the World Tree was held by Jenkins in his mouth. He turned his back to the Steel World Tree, facing the wide river, and then sighed softly:

　　 "World Tree, you are with me."

　　 In the last dream before entering the nine-story metal tower, Jenkins saw the ontological consciousness of the World Tree, and the other party replaced Jenkins’ original gifted holy water bottle with a leaf. As long as it contains this leaf, there will be no toxins and curses effective on Jenkins, but the main function of this leaf is not this. The main function is the only opportunity to "the world tree is with me".

　　 This kind of description is very vague, and it does not explain whether the world tree itself descended, or it was the world tree’s full blow across the world, or even the world tree’s consciousness descended to fight with Jenkins.

　　 Therefore, before trying to call, Jenkins didn't know what would happen. Therefore, when he sighed and the leaf melted in his mouth but nothing happened, he once thought that he had considered the function of this leaf wrong.

　　 Fortunately, it didn't. The brief calm was because Jenkins misunderstood. When chocolate reminded him kindly with the tip of his tail, Jenkins looked up at the sky.

　　 was originally shrouded in dense fog, and a big hole was opened in the sky where almost nothing could be seen, and the dense fog desperately escaped from this area. And in the big circular hole, you can clearly see a vibrant forest hanging upside down, as if the sky of two worlds were spliced ​​together.

　　With the continuous stretching of the perspective, the big hole in the sky is aimed at a certain area of ​​the forest. Jenkins observed the lake island in the middle of the forest. The island is like a dream in a fairy tale. The little glow makes every part of the reflected space seem to emit soft light.

　　 Then, he saw the colorful and dreamy light spots on the island fluttering in the wind, and saw the soft grass on the grass swaying slightly. He saw the giant tree on the island in the lake. The appearance of the giant tree was exactly the same as what he had seen in his dream:

　　 "I knew that it was not a dream at all... It turns out that the body of the World Tree is so small."

　　 The smallness here is the appearance of a giant tree that can cover the entire world in his imagination.

　　The big tree hanging upside down transmits green light, and the green light spills from the hole to the sacred realm, a steady stream of vitality, step by step to disperse the dense fog nearby. When the green light touches Jenkins, the emblem of the [World Tree Seedling] will automatically appear under his feet.

　　 The emblem originally looked like a small sapling, but after it appeared, the small sapling grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although it is still a small sapling, the branches are elongated, the trunk grows, and young leaves have appeared on the branches.

　　 "Meow~"

　　 Chocolate called to congratulate Jenkins, and he knew it would not be needed this time. But it doesn't matter. Of course, cats have to take action at the last moment to reflect the importance of cats.

　　 The World Tree did not appear in the treacherous realm, but she temporarily handed over part of her power to Jenkins. Both are world trees and have the same power nature. Therefore, the power instilled from the distant blossoming forest is enough to make the emblem at Jenkins' feet further change.

　　 When the hole in the air shrank and disappeared, Jenkins's body had already begun to emit green light spots that could not be covered. The majestic power surged in the body, and the world tree gave him some power. He was about the same size as the world tree at the moment. Although this power was gone after one use, it was enough for this treacherous realm.

　　 The sound of metal human heads did not reappear, instead, heavy and dense footsteps appeared in the direction of the branches of the steel world tree. Three golden ants about the size of the ancient dragon that Jenkins saw in the last treacherous realm broke through the dense fog that gathered again and appeared at the edge of the field of vision.

　　 There are three parts of the body atmosphere, gold on the head, red gold on the chest, and dark gold on the abdomen. The two tentacles on the head are black and gold, and they seem to corrode the air while waving. The eighteen strong legs of the three ants slammed into the ground, causing the island to shake.

　　 "The one who eats the world tree..."

　　The golden ants are inextricably linked with the world tree, so the power of the world tree appears. They crawled out of the giant steel tree for the first time, and rushed towards the pier with a clear goal. Compared with the beasts of disaster that Jenkins has seen in other treacherous realms, these three ants have neither too strong mental pollution ability nor the chilling pressure, as if they are just three huge monsters.

　　 "It won't be that simple."

　　 He lightly tapped his toes and flew up, temporarily experiencing the power of flying freely. Although he easily subdued the power of the Scarlet Mayfly at the end of the ancient town's treacherous world, it was because the World Tree naturally restrained that thing. Not all beasts of calamity can be easily dealt with, especially the ants who have a restrained relationship with the world tree.

　　The right hand of the writer in flight is down, sowing a green light. In the land in front of the pier, thousands of buds of various plants burst out of the soil and swept towards three ants.

　　At the same time, on the island where the Steel World Tree is located, saplings appeared one after another, and they grew into a sea of ​​towering giant trees, blocking the path of the ants.

　　 But this did not hinder the golden ants at all. Wherever the ants passed, only a trace of eating was heard, and then all the plants disappeared quickly. As they gnawed, the three golden-colored ants grew bigger and bigger. When they reached the bottom of Jenkins, thin golden wings suddenly grew on both sides of their bodies, their wings trembling, and the golden ants also flew into the sky.

　　 "This kind of ants can actually fly?"

　　 Jenkins murmured, manipulating the vines on the ground to shoot into the sky, trying to see them pull down. But as long as all plants touch the body of the golden ant, it will immediately seem to have been bitten off.

　　 Not only that, the spirit of life sown by Jenkins disappears as quickly as the water in the pond. Those ants became bigger and bigger, and they, who had been hungry for thousands of years in this seal, finally tasted the familiar and delicious taste again.

　　 "So, the difference engine puts these ants on the eighth layer, it is really appropriate, just to restrain the world tree."

　　 Thinking in his heart, Jenkins descended downwards and fell to the top of the canopy of the Steel World Tree. When he stepped on his feet, he understood that the thing under his feet was a complete metal structure. The moment of touching it made him "see" the complex structure in the canopy and trunk, like an ant nest.

　　 "But these ants don't seem to want to understand one thing."

　　 He took out his cane and shook it lightly. The cane grew and elongated and changed into a commonly used staff:

　　 "The reason why the World Tree can be eaten by you is because it wants to give up the power in that body."

　　 The green light engulfed on the top of the scepter turned into three ropes, shot out towards the distance, binding the ants in flight. Thin Wing shook quickly and wanted to struggle, and Jenkins' power was also lost with it, and was taken by the golden ants.

　　 But in just a few seconds, the ants found that they could not seize power.

　　 "The spirit of life that is not under my control will of course be swallowed by your instincts, but now these powers are in my hands."

　　 He held the scepter tightly, and the emblem flashed under his feet, allowing more green light to be released until it covered the entire canopy of the Steel World Tree. These rays of light are like a spider web woven by a spider, and of course the ants trapped in the spider web.

　　 "If you don't give the World Tree, you don't want to take it."

　　 The three ants also fell high and landed on the tree canopy. When they touched the canopy, the silver-gray steel immediately turned into a bright golden yellow. The golden yellow centered on three points and slowly spread to the entire canopy, trying to compete with the power of the world tree for control. That gold is the power that corrupts people's hearts, the sin of greed, the true sin of the era where the golden ants are.

Chapter 2187 The Sealed Ant

　　 With the appearance of the power of the golden color, the unique sense of oppression of the beast of calamity finally appeared, but because this is only the power of 3/666, it is completely invalid:

　　 "This is the sin of gold that you are carrying?"

　　 Jenkins asked loudly, the world tree emblem under his feet getting bigger and bigger. He didn't care about consumption at all, and used all the power given by the world tree just now, the phantom of the tree symbolizing the world tree appeared behind him, and then it gradually merged with the giant steel tree under his feet.

　　 If the number of these ants exceeds one hundred, Jenkins may have a very headache, but with just three, the power given by the World Tree is enough, and some are even wasted by Jenkins.

　　 "Speaking of which, although the church did not record who sealed you back then, I seem to understand it now."

　　 The entire metal giant tree is glowing, dispelling the dense fog on the island. Just like the island in the lake in Jenkins's dream, flowers and green grass on the island's land appear one after another, and the green light spots are like naughty elf, swaying with the wind.

　　 Even if there is no sunshine, even if there is no blue sky, Jenkins still tries his best to restore the dream scene.

　　 The emblem of the seedling of the World Tree under his feet gradually expanded, and then moved under the three ants. The power of the world tree restores the golden silver-gray alloy to its original appearance. On the branches of the giant metal tree, some vine-like patterns appear due to the overlap of the power of the world tree, which represents the power of life and the power of metal. The combination.

　　 The three ants in the green spider web were shrouded in the emblem of the seedling of the World Tree. They struggled hard, gnawed frantically on the power around them, trying to destroy the giant tree as they did thousands of years ago.

　　 But the emblem that symbolizes the identity of the savior shrinks and gathers like a circle, trapping them firmly.

　　 It is as if there is an invisible space under the ant. They are completely imprisoned by the power of the world tree. Following the circle formed by the emblem, they sink into the invisible space a little bit. Only the last whine was left, and it was the first time Jenkins heard the call of an ant.

　　 The golden ant will sleep in this treacherous state once again, until the next ten thousand year cycle. But at that time, new candidates will come to seal them.

　　 The silver-gray canopy of steel swayed with the wind, green spots of light jumped around Jenkins, and the darkness of the sky could not suppress the slightest. The huge power given by the World Tree has been fully utilized by him. Because this power is too large, the abnormal scene on Hexin Island may continue for some time.

　　 The steel crown and trunk, because of the erosion of the spirit of life, the lines of vines and the curse lines that the ancient elves learned from the tree lines of the world appeared. Moss covers the bottom of the trunk, and vines hang down from the metal branches. After the disaster of metalization, this is a scene that no one has ever imagined.

　　 "But, you easily squandered the power of the World Tree, did you forget that I am still here?"

　　 The sound of a metal human head surrounds the ear again:

　　 "I thought that you would keep the blessings given to you by the World Tree as much as possible for the next battle with me."

　　 "No, the power of the World Tree is most suitable here."

　　 Jenkins looks to the sky:

"Come out. For this paradox, the golden ant can only be regarded as a side dish. You are the one who really wants to reduce all my power and let me go to the ninth floor as a mortal. The key is it."

　　 "You are really smart."

　　The bell rang in the sky, and the black clouds in the sky gradually opened. The huge shadow became clearer and clearer after the thick fog, as if the moon appeared on the surface of the high altitude.

　　 Gradually, the dense fog dissipated, and the brassy color appeared above the shadows.

　　 Jenkins saw the blade-like mouth, the mountain-like nose, the butterfly-like ears, and the brass eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate the world.

　　 The huge metal head appeared after the thick fog. It was the one that Jenkins took down above the Nolan Church, but it was even bigger than the last time.

　　 It is suspended above the sky, dispelling all the thick fog, allowing Jenkins standing on the canopy to clearly see the city on both sides of the river bank and the distant skyline scenery.

　　Pull away the thick cloud, the whole world is unfolding in front of you——

　　 Under the dark night, the metal world spontaneously spreads light, quiet and orderly. Above the steel land, everything in the world is machinery. The unison of the steam engine is the only melody in the world. In the lights of the iron and steel city, there are busy gear people standing day and night.

　　The steel bridge spans the river, and the iron horse-drawn horse carries coal and fuel on the copper-carriage, and the endless stream provides energy circulation for the world. The steel forests that stood up everywhere, the metal sorghum swaying with the wind, everything seemed to be exactly the same, and the cold order ruled everything, allowing the world to move forward in silence.

　　Only the steel tombstones standing in the gardens of the outskirts of the tomb are engraved with the names of the rebels. The names of those brave people flashed with brass-colored brilliance under the night sky, but there were no corpses in the tomb, because the transformed steel bodies never stopped, they would carry their own matter and energy, and become the eternal life of the steel land. a part of.

　　 The sound of bells sounded for all of this, and the surround sound of the huge head announced everything here:

　　 "Savior, welcome to my world!"

　　 The scope of the deceitful realm will certainly not cover the entire world so much. As far as the eyes are concerned, where is the limit and which part is only part of the illusory background, it is really hard to say.

　　 But at this moment, the dense fog has completely receded, and the black sky is gradually covered by a dim light. There are many overhead pipelines in the sky, and the flying giant gear whales make a loud cry from the horizon.

　　 All this is different from what it looked like when you first entered the paradox. This represents a rather terrifying fact. The difference engine on the ninth floor is rapidly becoming stronger. It is on the ninth floor, controlling the eighth floor, showing its gradually increasing power little by little.

　　 "Save! World! One!"

　　 The huge head in the sky opened its mouth, and as it roared, the deadly red light gathered in the mouth. After that, the light beam broke through the air and penetrated downwards, and the world in front of Jenkins seemed to stop at that moment.

On the right hand appeared a book representing the [The Law of All Mechanisms], and the giant silver-gray steel tree at the foot responded to the call, and at the same time gathered together the powers that symbolized "mechanics" and "life", mixing the world so densely that it was almost suffocating. "Death", the three powers were once again perfectly controlled by Jenkins.

The end of the eighth layer of the 2188th chapter

　　As the lord of all machines, as the seedling of the world tree, at the same time, the decay of death shines around. Life, death, and immortality, the three powers are perfectly integrated, and the cyclones of green and gray are entwined on the giant steel tree underneath.

　　 As the pages of the large bronze book in my hand are turned, more and more knowledge is imprinted in it.

　　 So Jenkins raised his left hand, the deadly red light from the sky collided with his left hand, and then was abruptly pinched out as Jenkins held his palm.

　　 He looked at the smoking palm, then looked up at the head in the air:

　　 "What if you have a whole world? Now that the golden ant falls asleep again, it is the real master here. You can control the world, can't I?"

　　 "Then, William the Savior, you can come and try."

　　 In the canopy of the silver-gray giant tree at the foot, two brass-colored giant snakes on the left and the right suddenly sprang out, which are already ambushing.

　　 But Jenkins just snorted, and the two snakes scattered into two groups of parts in the air, and fell into the canopy again like rain.

　　 There was a sound of breaking through the air, and something invisible touched the top of Jenkins's head. But the sharp blade couldn't pierce his head. Jenkins swung his left fist and hit it upward, and the invisible thing was shattered with the air wave generated by the sonic boom.

　　 "If you have any other way, just come; if there is no way, just open the door on the next floor. This journey is finally over."

　　 He said to the head, the unknown metal life on top of his head turned into black ashes and fell, but it was quickly blown away by the wind.

"The master knows that even if the body used for combat and me are placed here, it will not be possible to stop you. But the savior, you will pay the price, the master will witness my loyalty, and you will be a weak mortal. Posture, to witness the destruction of the Eighteenth Century. Savior, all this is over."

　　 The world is shaking, as if some kind of behemoth is breaking through the ground and coming to the world. The metal giant conjured up the power of the differential engine and wanted to make the final blow with Jenkins with the irresistible disaster force set in the background of the treacherous world.

　　 This is part of the body of the differential engine plus the power of the deception itself. Jenkins cannot allow it to do so. So I immediately pointed my finger up:

　　 "Call the wind and call the rain!"

　　 A stronger body and a larger spirit have evoked a larger scale of wind and rain. The dark clouds flickered, and Jenkins raised the large bronze book with his right hand and aimed it at the sky.

　　 With the thunder that was enough to illuminate the whole world, the bronze book was hit, and then gleamed with a dazzling star-like light in the rain.

　　 [The Law of All Machines] has absorbed all the characteristics of [Mechanic], and of course the characteristics that exceed the limit in the thunder and lightning have also been inherited.

　　 At this moment, the mechanical power is barely balanced with the life power of Jenkins as the world tree. Pointing to the sky and forcibly controlling the metal giant, its movement of spitting out the aura of the entire world suddenly stopped.

　　 did not go to grab the Star Demon Sword at his waist, but flicked his left hand to take out the spiral sword.

　　 The injection of death, life, and mechanical power made the fire on the spiral sword ignite fiercely like an explosion, distorting the air and almost disturbing the continuous space at the same time. The fire mark resides on Jenkins' retina. This is the fire of sin, this is the fire of the hero's melting pot.

"are you ready?"

　　 Jenkins stepped into the air, and the power under his feet made the steel giant tree suddenly dissipate in smoke.

　　 But the physical tree disappeared, and a brand new giant tree phantom appeared behind it. The trunk is twisted by the three colors of green, bronze and gray. The perfect balance of the three forces promotes the formation of a stronger force.

　　 The life of the world tree, the strong affinity for death, and the mechanical knowledge from another world together constitute the power that can be called a miracle at this moment.

　　 "Savior, come to the end!"

　　 The brass-colored luster flickers between the two, surpassing the barriers of conservation of mass and energy. The cage of special alloy casting of the difference engine covers Jenkins like a void creation.

　　 "Mechanical Light!"

　　 did not take out the lamp, instead, the book in his hand radiated silver-blue light outward, and the entire cage immediately turned into a rain of fine gears and disappeared beside him.