260: Chapter 260 New News: "Terra Zerg," [Lian Kong's Conversion to the Soul-Locking Banner]

"The time has finally come."

The Mechanical Pterosaur's blue-gray body flashed with bursts of red light, initiating a deep combat mode.

Even Cancong Baixiang, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but marvel at his imposing aura.

"In that case, I can finally rid myself of this body."

For Cancong Baixiang to escape from the Bronze Human Race's pursuit squad, he had naturally paid a massive price. Permanently fusing with the Ghost King in his [Heavenly Yin Ghost King Banner], resulting in a mutation of his life essence such that he could no longer condense new laws and profound truths, was one of the most painful costs.

At this thought, his pitch-black ghostly figure let out a sinister chuckle.

"Jie jie jie~"

Wang An, who had followed the trails of tribulation here, watched the two plot how to capture him, feeling somewhat curious about the totem weapon that supposedly possessed the profound truth of conversion.

According to the records in the Wisdom God Tree of the Bronze Academy, most weapons of the Beast Alliance were totem structures that gathered the unique characteristics of their respective races, having direct effects but being difficult to manufacture.

For this Mechanical Pterosaur to be able to borrow a totem weapon possessing three laws and profound truths, he must have a grand scheme.

It was likely not just about spreading their orthodoxy to the newly born Black Iron Human Race and suppressing the development of the nascent human forces.

Time passed as the tianhe ship traveled through the Milky Way Galaxy at 6,000 times the speed of light, while Ling Ming did its best to gather information on the turbulent events occurring in the surroundings.

Particularly in the region mentioned by Gaoyang Zhenkong, even though battles between high-level entities had broken out, it did not stop the destruction of other low-to-mid-level civilizations in that area.

Even by the time the detection equipment spotted the border defense line of the Silver Star Sector, those disturbances had not yet subsided. In fact, the activities of the swarm race known as the 'Terra Zerg' were intensifying.

Wang An naturally hoped that the name 'Terra Zerg' he heard was just made up, but it was said to be a record of this insectoid race found in a portion of the ruins that had floated up.

"Zerg, Xenomorphs... this world is truly getting crazier and crazier. However, with those transcendent powerhouses capable of crossing multiple planetary systems individually, and that taboo existence ruling the Milky Way Galaxy, the Great Sage of Meteor, even if that entire universe floats up, it should be resolved quickly."

Just as he was thinking this, the tianhe ship prepared to submit its transit pass to enter the White Star Sector, but a violent spatial fluctuation disrupted the spatial constants of the battleship's route, forcing it to drop out of the Dark Universe and enter the material universe.

Looking at the holographic screen showing that they were still 100 light-years away from the Silver Star Sector's border defense line, Wang An was already mentally prepared for this sudden turn of events.

"They certainly chose a great spot!"

However, even though the tianhe ship had entered the material universe, it used the Star Beast's [Dark Star] talent to remain hidden. Yet, to an enemy who was well-prepared, observing the interaction data between the Dark Universe and the material universe would reveal clues.

In the tianhe ship's radar view, a triangular battleship 0.2 light-years away charged and unleashed a blade of law, brushing past the position where the tianhe ship had just been.

"Ling Ming, you handle the maneuvering. Make random adjustments as much as possible, and don't try to break out of this blockade. They have already deployed interception sensors at the edges."

At some point, a small, black, hiltless sword had begun to circle and glide around Wang An.

While one side evaded attacks within this blockaded area, they also searched for potential hiding spots.

Standing inside the triangular battleship, the Mechanical Pterosaur and the ghostly figure watched themselves playing a game of wits against empty space in this region, and an nameless anger welled up in their hearts.

After successfully provoking the other party's emotions, Wang An immediately manipulated their destiny, amplifying certain thoughts in the Mechanical Pterosaur's mind.

The karma between the two sides rapidly deepened amidst the pursuit and evasion.

Above the [Ten Thousand Wood Firmament], the black-and-red destiny clouds and the power of tribulation began to be grafted into the destiny of these two by the towering giant tree.

On the Mechanical Pterosaur's crimson body, his wings flapped against the floor, scraping out bursts of grating metallic sliding sounds, as his displeased mechanical voice delivered words one by one.

"Hmph, it seems we must deploy the [Heaven-Refining Conversion Soul-Locking Banner] to directly refine all matter within this light-year in order to catch this little mouse."

Immediately, the Mechanical Pterosaur opened a ten-meter-long black box covered in countless dense runic totems, using one of his wing claws to enter the access code.

The code succeeded, and the totems on the black box quickly dimmed. The box opened from the middle, revealing the flowing profound truths of the three laws within: refining, conversion, and soul-locking. Even as the two of them looked at this totem weapon from the outside, they felt for a brief moment as if they were about to worship and convert to this powerful weapon.

However, this [Space-Refining Conversion Soul-Locking Banner] did not take the human-use form of Cancong Baixiang's [Heavenly Yin Ghost King Banner]. Instead, it was composed of two broad pterosaur wings and a spine fixed and joined in the middle.

Even someone like Cancong Baixiang, who frequently raised venomous insects and vicious beasts, was startled by the glaring pterosaur skeleton. Watching the Mechanical Pterosaur beside him gaze at this totem weapon with fanaticism and a hint of worship, a chill rose deep within his soul, ghost body notwithstanding.

"I used to think that the academy's records about the Beast Alliance, especially the Four Great Dinosaur Civilizations, being extremely cruel—enjoying the survival of the fittest through mutual slaughter, and deeply worshiping killing and death—were exaggerated. Now it seems I simply knew too little."

Although there were also some among Three Human Races who practiced arts of death, souls, and evil ghosts, that was either out of necessity or due to innate compatibility. It would never go so far that an entire race leaned toward such a way of life, let alone worshiping and taking pride in becoming a powerful weapon.

"Even though this Mechanical Pterosaur follows the mechanical modification system and did not inherit his dinosaur race's dragonification system, which should make him extremely indifferent to all things, I didn't expect him to be even crazier than that. I must make plans early as well."

The way this Mechanical Pterosaur used the [Space-Refining Conversion Soul-Locking Banner] was completely different from how Three Human Races utilized tools. Stimulated by the Mechanical Pterosaur's mechanical force, the [Space-Refining Conversion Soul-Locking Banner] flew into the back of his mechanical body. The skeletal wings fitted in place, the spine drove in, and bursts of high-energy reactions surged within his mechanical body as the tool soul banner began to operate.

A cold mechanical voice emanated from the Mechanical Pterosaur's vocal module, carrying a certain special power of law, covering the array bases that had already been laid out around them.

"Void-Refining Conversion Soul-Locking Array Domain, activate."

Wang An, who also heard this information, had his eyes light up.

"Good opportunity. Ling Ming, let's close in."

If it were a battleship duel, the tianhe ship upgraded with Wang An's current financial resources would naturally be no match for a second-tier high-grade triangular battleship built through the mechanical modification system.

In sudden battles within the Milky Way Galaxy, aside from battleships executing high-power, ultra-range destructive strikes, the key to deciding victory or defeat in one-on-one combat still depended on the decapitation capability of the powerhouses on both sides.