Moreover.
These experts had also stumbled upon a huge business opportunity.
Although purchasing rights were limited to the top five hundred on the contribution leaderboard, some people simply acted as scalpers, reselling the Werewolf Bloodline Potions they bought and earning a hefty profit.
‘The Bloodline Potions are limited to two per person. We can make a killing.’
They were ecstatic!
While the outside world descended into a frenzy over the Bloodline Potions, Su Chen had already used his Teleportation Skill to silently return to the Qingye Collection campsite.
He had no interest in joining the commotion. Thanks to the constant nourishment from his family’s Jade Pendant, he had no need to choose to become something other than human.
To put it bluntly.
With his current physical strength, he scoffed at such a minor boost. He had absolutely no need for an Alien Race bloodline that came with side effects and physical transformations.
“Xiao Shisan, dinner’s ready.”
Su Chen gently patted the body of the vehicle, awakening the Demon Spirit Core that resided within it through his consciousness.
HUMMM!
Inside the cockpit’s engine, the Spirit Body projection of the Demon Spirit Core instantly materialized. After a cheerful, childlike cry, it began to absorb various materials, including Celestial Mithril and adamantine.
At the same time.
From a bag full of Runes, Su Chen also selected a Flying Skill Lv8 and a Vortex Skill Lv7, wanting to see if he could unlock a flying car feature.
“Xiao Shisan, time for flying car mode.”
Theoretically, this wasn’t just wishful thinking.
The Demon Spirit Core’s ‘material mimicry’ ability allowed it to change its physical form and internal functions in real time.
[Devouring complete. Material reconstruction beginning...]
[‘Material Mimicry’ deeply activated. Analyzing Magic Gold structure...]
[Loading ‘Flying Skill Lv8’. Magic Guide engine is reconfiguring...]
Gong Jun, who had stayed behind, watched with a stunned gaze, as if witnessing a miracle. Before his eyes, the massive vehicle, Number 13, began its transformation.
Accompanied by the deafening sound of interlocking machinery, the RV’s external armor began to fold and shift, layer by layer.
The celestial metal flowed like liquid, covering every inch of the vehicle’s surface and forming a streamlined, heavy exoskeleton covered in Magic Guide Circuits.
Soon.
The four heavy tires on the chassis retracted and folded inward. In their place emerged four Magic Guide anti-gravity engines, spewing vortices of azure particles.
‘This works too?’
Gong Jun was dumbstruck.
The four Magic Guide anti-gravity engines sprayed out ripples of Wind Fluff, causing the multi-ton steel behemoth to slowly levitate three meters in the air without any aerodynamic support.
‘This defies the laws of physics. It’s like a Transformer...’
Gong Jun had barely finished speaking when he slapped his own head, laughing self-deprecatingly. “Magic really is something else.”
The Alchemy Synthesis Platform had already given him endless surprises.
Gong Jun slowly slumped to the ground. As a fanatic of materials and machinery, he felt like he was about to suffocate just by looking at this perfect Magic Guide machine.
Before long.
Propelled by its wind turbines, Number 13 was able to maintain its chariot form, hovering just above the ground as it sped along.
“The Flying Skill and Vortex Skill were definitely the right choice.” Su Chen was satisfied. The integration of the celestial metal had also raised its Defense Power to an outrageous level.
But it was still a long way from being a true flying fortress.
In terms of size, it was only slightly larger than the original RV; after all, its magical space-expansion function didn’t affect its external dimensions.
“Very good.”
Su Chen stroked the cold, hard Dark Gold Armor. A faint smile touched his lips as he felt the jubilant emotions coming from Xiao Shisan.
‘It’s still missing a main cannon.’
Su Chen’s gaze fell upon the Elemental Sentinel.
The triangular, floating, autonomous construct had recovered many of its functions. However, under the effects of Elemental Suppression, it was still restricted and not as useful as a Magic Energy Light Prism Tower, which could resist abnormal status effects.
‘”The older, the stronger” doesn’t seem to apply to this type of ancient Magic Guide weapon. Or maybe these mass-produced models don’t represent the most advanced technology of their time.’
Su Chen was lost in thought. Theoretically, the process of sacrificing an entire city wasn’t just for the Spellcaster’s self-enhancement; it also provided data for the world’s will.
During this process, the Magic Goddess analyzed her opponents’ weaknesses by studying vast quantities of flesh and blood samples from the old era, providing iterative feedback.
If each change of era wasn’t a complete reset, then as civilizations accumulated knowledge, the rewards from this feedback loop should indeed grow stronger.
Of course.
This judgment was still too absolute, as the treasury of the Ruined Elemental City had yet to be opened.
What if there was an ancient divine artifact waiting for him inside?
It was even possible that someone else had once possessed a Time Hourglass. That thing was, without a doubt, a divine life-saving artifact.
“I’ll go sacrifice some materials for you and get a turret card to feed to Xiao Shisan,” Gong Jun volunteered.
“Let’s do it later. There’s no rush.”
Su Chen wasn’t in a hurry. The main reason was that after absorbing so much, Xiao Shisan hadn’t fallen asleep, but its spiritual energy was running low.
Before long, Number 13 retracted its four Magic Guide anti-gravity engines and came to a standstill in the camp. The change in its external materials had shed its industrial aesthetic, giving it a much more fantastical appearance.
While Su Chen was resting.
The front lines of Dongfu City were still struggling to maintain a stalemate.
Although the Crystal Prism Towers had dispelled the suppressive force in 50% of the area, this had no effect on the border regions. On the vast front bordering the forest, in particular, the suppression level remained above 90%.
Here, the Elemental Power in the air was so stagnant that reality itself felt thick and viscous.
In this magic-nullifying environment, fighting the overwhelming tide of flesh abominations required relying on items like Evil-Breaking Potions and other things that countered abnormal effects.
“We still don’t have enough Blast Bombs! And we’re severely short on the raw materials for Annihilation Realm bombs!”
A logistics officer roared hoarsely over the comms channel.
The Annihilation Realm bomb, Dongfu City’s only “mini-nuke” at present, used the expensive Blast Bombs from the Rune Store as its core ingredient.
Long before this, a few ambitious individuals and black-market merchants in the city had caught wind of some technical details. Whenever the shop’s items refreshed each day, unofficial personnel would sweep in and buy up all the stock.
When a doomsday weapon was involved, one could not be too careful.
Some of these people had long been targeted by the Law Enforcement Team, who showed up at their doors and forcibly demanded their gunpowder materials.
Of course.
Others were smart enough to play along. Feng Jialun’s subordinates, for example, had sensed which way the wind was blowing and proactively handed over their raw materials.
At this moment.
On the very front lines, where Elemental Suppression was at 90%, in a dim land that even artillery fire could not fully illuminate, a great terror descended.
THUD! THUD!
The muffled footsteps made the earth pound like the surface of a drum.
The massive shadow that had previously chickened out and retreated in the face of an Annihilation Realm bomb crawled out from a chasm in the earth once more.
Only this time, it did not come alone.
Not far away, another creature approached—a hundred-meter-tall, thousand-limbed, stitched colossus, its body like a moving mountain of flesh. It had been forcibly fused together from the bones and flesh of countless giant demonic beasts.
What was even more chilling was the head, patched together from countless rotting human faces. A gleam of intelligent Soul Fire flickered within it.
It was no longer a Wild Beast acting on instinct; it had clearly awakened to true sentience.
CRACK...
The earth let out another mournful cry as massive fissures spread outward, releasing a foul, rotting stench.
Accompanied by the sound of slithering flesh, more elite flesh abominations began to crawl out.
A Skeleton Executioner over forty meters long, its back covered in bony spikes, emerged alongside an eyeball-shaped monster known as an Eye Demon Hatred.
And that wasn’t all. From the depths of the chasm surged a dense swarm of rotting ghoulish beasts, all of species never seen before.
From a distance, they resembled a writhing carpet of flesh and blood.
It was obvious.
With the Broken Star Ring about to pass over Dongfu City, the flesh abominations were preparing to launch their most powerful, all-out assault.
“Time to go.”
At that moment, Su Chen flew out from the encampment. After a long rest, his personal condition had fully recovered, and his eyes gleamed with renewed spirit.
“The rear should be able to scrape together one more Annihilation Realm bomb. That behemoth on the other side probably doesn’t know. This should give us a window of opportunity to wear it down for a bit.” Upon seeing Su Chen, Captain Zhang immediately relayed this top-secret information.

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