202: Chapter 202 They Want to Go Home

However, right at this moment of utter despair.

"Have you... said enough?"

A soft, yet chillingly indifferent voice suddenly echoed through the rumbling underground space.

The Mechanist's laughter came to an abrupt halt. He instinctively turned his head to look at the source of the voice.

At the edge of the battlefield, the red-haired girl who had always been protected at the back and looked the most fragile—Ye Fei—was walking forward, step by step.

She walked very slowly, and every step seemed to fall in time with some strange rhythm.

As she moved forward, her long hair, originally as fiery red as flames, began to fade at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually turning a cold, moonlit silver!

In her eyes, the original golden divine seal had vanished, replaced by two bottomless white vortices that seemed capable of devouring souls.

"Ye Fei?"

Su Xiaoxiao froze; she felt that the Ye Fei before her had become incredibly unfamiliar, and... powerful!

Ye Fei ignored the gazes around her; she only stared intently at the mechanical Yamata no Orochi that was closing in on Chen Xi.

Her gaze pierced through the thick alloy armor and the complex circuit boards, seeing directly into the deepest essence of this killing machine—

There, thousands of beast souls were imprisoned, wailing in pain!

"You say flesh is weak, and machines ascend?"

Ye Fei's voice echoed through the empty factory, carrying a heart-trembling divine pressure:

"But in my eyes... the machines you are so proud of are nothing more than a prison for souls!"

"Can't you hear it?"

Ye Fei extended a slender finger, pointing at the massive body of the Yamata no Orochi:

"They are crying."

"They are screaming in pain."

"They... want to go home."

"Madness!"

A chill welled up in the Mechanist's heart for no reason, but he still roared, putting on a brave front:

"That's just program noise! The roar of engines! What souls? That's backward superstition!"

"Yamata no Orochi! Kill her!"

"Roar!"

The eight heads of the Yamata no Orochi turned toward Ye Fei simultaneously, opening their maws as beams of destruction began to condense once more.

Facing an attack capable of vaporizing her in an instant, Ye Fei didn't even try to dodge.

She simply closed her eyes slowly and spread her arms, as if embracing those invisible ghosts.

The [Seal of the Divine Maiden of Ten Thousand Spirits] within her body shattered completely, transforming into countless points of light that merged into her bloodline.

A power she had never felt before, one that transcended the SSS-level limit, awakened within her.

"Since you are imprisoned in steel..."

"Since flesh can no longer bear your pain..."

Ye Fei suddenly opened her eyes, and a blinding radiance burst from her silver-white pupils:

"Then I shall... grant you release!"

"【Divine Maiden of Ten Thousand Spirits · Ultimate Mystery】 —"

"【Spirit Stripping】!"

Hum—!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any dazzling elemental light effects.

Only a transparent ripple, invisible to the naked eye, swept instantly through the entire underground factory with Ye Fei at its center!

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

Immediately after.

"Awooo—!" "Hiss—!" "Screech—!"

Countless beast roars—piercing, sorrowful, yet filled with the pleasure of release—erupted without warning from within the mechanical Yamata no Orochi!

These sounds were not produced by vocal cords; they exploded directly within the depths of everyone's souls!

"What's going on?! Data anomalies everywhere! Spiritual fluctuations off the charts?!"

The Mechanist on the high platform stared at the wildly alarming control panel, his face turning pale instantly:

"Due to unknown interference, control of the machine is being lost?! This is impossible!"

In the next second, a spine-chilling scene unfolded.

The arrogant Yamata no Orochi's massive body suddenly began to convulse violently.

From its indestructible alloy armor and intricate circuit boards, white light began to eerily seep out.

Those mists of light twisted and gathered in the air, eventually transforming into the translucent phantoms of fierce beasts!

There were tigers, giant pythons, eagles...

Thousands of beast souls that had been forcibly fused into this machine were, under Ye Fei's summoning, ripped right out of the mechanical shell!

"What... what the hell is this?!"

The Mechanist was so terrified that he collapsed onto the ground, his eyes bulging as if they were about to pop out.

His mechanical technology, which he had been so proud of, appeared so fragile at this moment!

"Souls... are free."

Ye Fei floated in mid-air, her silver hair dancing, looking like the sovereign of the undead.

She flicked her finger gently:

"Go."

"Take revenge... on the one who enslaved you!"

"Roar!"

The beast souls filling the sky let out a heaven-shaking roar.

They had no physical form and could not cause physical damage, but they were composed of the purest resentment and spiritual energy!

These thousands of beast souls converged to form a terrifying 【Tide of Ten Thousand Beast Spirits】, crashing like a tsunami, crazily scouring the electronic core of the Yamata no Orochi and the Mechanist on the high platform!

"Bzzzt—Bang!"

The sixteen electronic eyes of the Yamata no Orochi shattered instantly!

Its central processor, under the impact of tens of thousands of souls, burned out completely after holding on for only 0.1 seconds!

The massive mechanical body lost control, collapsing like a falling mountain with a loud "Boom," kneeling to the ground, unable to move ever again!

"Aaaah! My head!"

The Mechanist on the high platform fared even worse.

Although he had shields and equipment, these physical defenses were completely unable to block the impact on a spiritual level!

Countless beast souls passed through his body, tearing wildly within his sea of consciousness!

He clutched his head and rolled on the ground, blood streaming from his seven orifices as he let out blood-curdling screams.

Just one move.

Without even causing any physical destruction.

That Tier 7 pseudo-god level mechanical monster, under Ye Fei's 【Spirit Stripping】, had completely turned into a pile of scrap metal!

"Whew..."

After finishing all this, the silver light on Ye Fei's body faded rapidly, and her whole body fell from the air as if she had collapsed from exhaustion.

Li Murou was quick-witted and agile; she rushed over and caught her.

"Did... did we win?"

Ye Fei asked weakly, her voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz.

"We won! You were amazing!"

Li Murou wept with joy.

But just then, the cockpit hatch in the ruins was suddenly kicked open.

Chen Xi, covered in blood, crawled out unsteadily.

He glanced at the Yamata no Orochi, which was powered down but still had its reactor flashing dangerously, his eyes remaining cold and sharp.

"It's not over yet!"

Chen Xi coughed up a mouthful of blood and looked at Su Xiaoxiao on the other side:

"Xiao Xiao!! Now's your chance!!"

"Its soul is gone! Its shields are gone too!"

"Blast its core to pieces for me!!!"