Online Game: Low Drop Rate? I Have a Guaranteed Drop System!-Chapter 197: Skye Strikes, Self-Incarnation

Johnnie had never seen Skye in action, but he knew the man was powerful—maybe strong enough to kill this Mechanical Titan.

Was the "Aureon" he mentioned actually Emperor Aureon?

Last time, in the real world, when Pluto’s clone was slain, Emperor Aureon had indeed made an appearance.

"So what, you want his head?" Another ancient, weathered voice echoed out.

"You’re overthinking it. What I want is the power law inside him!" Skye’s voice boomed, and in the distance, a headless figure appeared, one hand gripping a giant axe, the other a massive shield. A terrifying aura radiated from him, warping the very air and making everything feel oppressively heavy.

Johnnie swallowed hard and instinctively took a step back.

"Courting death!" the chilling mechanical voice rang out. The Mechanical Titan raised its arm, light flaring, and a massive energy sphere shot out toward Skye.

Boom!

With a thunderous explosion, the raw energy tore through everything nearby. Johnnie was swept off his feet by the violent blast.

He barely managed to steady himself as he landed, his heart pounding in shock.

Up close, he finally realized just how terrifying this Mechanical Titan truly was.

Johnnie couldn’t help but look to the core of the explosion. As the energy dissipated, the headless figure stood revealed, his massive shield raised before him—completely unscathed.

What kind of monster was this?

Johnnie stared in disbelief, but what happened next stunned him even more.

"Heh, my turn now." Skye’s voice rang out. Suddenly, his figure vanished, only to reappear above the Mechanical Titan, giant axe raised high.

Thud!

With a flash of cold light and a single, unadorned strike, a huge mechanical head was sent flying, tumbling right to Johnnie’s feet.

Crackle...

Electricity arced from the wound; the severed head was taller than Johnnie himself, its red eyes still flickering.

With just one blow, Skye had chopped off the titan’s head.

But the Mechanical Titan wasn’t finished. It raised its glowing sword and slashed at Skye.

Next to its colossal body, Skye looked as small as an ant.

But to Johnnie, it was the Mechanical Titan that seemed like the ant.

Buzz!

A deep hum filled the air. Skye faced the incoming energy sword without a trace of fear. He raised his giant axe and brought it down hard.

"Die!" The cold command rang out as a massive axe shadow shattered the sword, then crashed down on the titan’s enormous frame.

Riiip!

A hair-raising ripping sound echoed, sparks flying as the Mechanical Titan’s huge body was split clean in two.

Boom!

The two halves crashed to the ground, motionless. The massive mechanical head’s eyes flickered red a few more times, then faded out for good.

Dead... it’s dead?

Johnnie was stunned. It took him a long moment to process what he’d just seen, staring as the headless body slowly walked over.

He’d known Skye was strong and had braced himself, but the man’s power still exceeded anything he had imagined.

Before Skye, the massive Mechanical Titan hadn’t stood a chance.

Curious, Johnnie eyed Skye up and down. The man’s physique was towering and powerful, his exposed arms knotted with muscle—but he didn’t look quite like Johnnie had pictured.

He stared at Skye’s chest—there were no eyes where the nipples should be, and the navel hadn’t turned into a mouth. It was nothing like the legends described.

"What are you looking at?" Skye’s disgruntled voice rang out. He had no head, yet his voice came through to Johnnie loud and clear.

It wasn’t a telepathic message; it was a real, actual voice.

Only then did Johnnie look away, a bit embarrassed. "You’re nothing like I expected. The stories say after your head was cut off, your nipples became eyes and your navel turned into a mouth."

"Hm? Are you calling me a monster?" Skye’s tone grew colder.

"Tch, you are a monster. Don’t go scaring the kid." came a teasing voice, which had to be Emperor Aureon.

Johnnie wholeheartedly agreed, but he didn’t dare say so out loud.

Besides, the legend claimed that Skye’s head had been chopped off by Aureon himself. But looking at them now, their relationship didn’t seem like that of enemies at all.

"Hmph!" Skye snorted and ignored Johnnie, then leapt up and stomped down on the Mechanical Titan’s massive head.

Boom!

The gigantic head exploded under his foot, revealing a huge energy core that shone with a blinding light.

Johnnie was stunned, his eyes glued to that brilliant energy core.

The energy contained in this core was on a whole different level—no mechanical Battle Mecha could even compare.

"What, you want this?" Skye seemed to read his mind. He raised a hand and casually pocketed the core. "This is a law of power. Since you haven’t mastered it, you can’t refine it."

Johnnie was a bit regretful, but he didn’t really mind. He asked, "Senior, can you help me deal with the gods outside?"

With power like Skye’s, those gods would be like sheep before the slaughter.

"No can do. I can’t leave this place." Skye answered helplessly.

Johnnie felt a surge of disappointment.

Skye went on: "But I can lend you my weapon."

"Really?" Johnnie’s eyes lit up, staring hungrily at the giant axe in Skye’s hand.

Skye took a step back and said coldly, "Kid, I’m only lending it to you. You have to give it back. You and that little thief have already stolen plenty of good stuff!"

Johnnie knew he meant Maiev, so he gave an embarrassed grin. "Of course, I’ll return it when I’m done."

Lately, Maiev had used the Divine and Demon Fishing Rod in that mysterious realm to fish up all kinds of treasures.

Skye handed him the shield.

"Wait, not the axe?" Johnnie asked, puzzled. Shields were for defense, not for causing damage.

Skye replied flatly, "You can’t handle the axe. This shield is more than enough for you to deal with what’s outside."

"Alright then." Johnnie was a bit disappointed, but he reached out and took the shield.

Bang!

The moment he grabbed it, the shield dropped to the ground with a heavy crash.

Damn, that’s heavy!

Johnnie was shocked. Even with his recent power boost, he still couldn’t easily lift the massive shield.

"How are you so weak?" Skye’s voice was full of disappointment and a hint of disdain.

"Give him a break. It’s already impressive he’s this strong. Only someone with the law of power can wield your weapons. There’s no way he could lift it." Aureon’s voice sounded, though he didn’t show himself.

Skye said, "Then why don’t you lend him your Aureon Sword?"

Johnnie’s eyes widened. The Aureon Sword sounded promising, especially since he followed the Way of the Sword himself.

And a weapon once wielded by Emperor Aureon might just help him improve his mastery of the Way of the Sword.

Aureon said helplessly, "No can do. The Aureon Sword has already been corrupted by evil power. Even I can barely wield it, let alone this kid."

"That’s true. Alright, if you’re helping someone, go all the way." Skye raised his hand, and a beam of light flowed into the giant shield.

Johnnie instantly felt the shield in his hands become much lighter, and he noticed that its properties had changed a bit. He checked it out, curious.

[Skyward Guard: Ancient Divine Artifact, Super Relic; Bound to owner, properties unknown]

[Note: With Skye’s power blessing, you can use it three times.]

Just three times?

Johnnie felt a bit let down. He said, "Senior, isn’t three times too little? There are four Divine outside, plus another powerhouse on par with a Divine."

He wasn’t sure how strong the shield really was. If it couldn’t block the Divines’ attacks, not only would building a country be impossible, but The Chinese City might also be destroyed.

"It’s enough. Besides, my power can only bless it three times at most. And remember, when you’re done, return it to me." Skye warned him again.

He couldn’t leave the Map of Heaven and Earth. If Johnnie didn’t return the shield, and didn’t come back into the Map, there was nothing Skye could do.

"Got it, you’re so stingy." Johnnie muttered, and with a flicker, he vanished, leaving Skye standing there in annoyance.

"Seniors." Coco’s voice called out just then, "Did you notice anything special about this Mechanical Titan?"

A phantom shimmered into view—an ancient-looking old man in soul form.

It was Human Emperor Aureon.

He looked at the Mechanical Titan that had been sliced in two by Skye, frowning. "It seems to be the corpse of that Titan Divine from your dimension."

Skye spoke up, "I noticed too. Looks like the Mechanical Race has a fragment of the Map of Heaven and Earth."

Coco continued, "It should be in Novice Village No. 33."

She had already learned from Johnnie that a fragment of the Map was hidden there. Now the Mechanical Race was founding the Mecha Divine Nation in Novice Village No. 33. That fragment had to be in their hands.

Aureon’s expression grew serious. "We have to get it back as soon as possible, or it will mess up our plans going forward."

"By the way." Coco suddenly remembered, "there’s also Maiev. I feel like something’s wrong with her. She seems like an incarnation."

"I noticed that too." Aureon said, "Her identity is definitely unusual. But she’s already recognized Johnnie as her master. At the very least, this body of hers won’t harm him."

"Senior, do you know who she really is?" Coco asked, her curiosity piqued.

"Yeah." Aureon nodded. "She’s not just a simple incarnation. She’s a self-incarnation formed by a God Emperor."

"Self-incarnation?" Skye shouted in shock, barely able to believe it. "You mean, Attain Sainthood by Severing the Three Corpses? That girl’s true self is actually a God Emperor trying to break into the Saint realm?"

A God Emperor was already above all of them. And if she was aiming for Sainthood, that was even more terrifying.

"That’s right. But I think she failed—otherwise, she wouldn’t have left that girl incarnation behind." Aureon went on, "I don’t know her exact origins, but she’s definitely not from this world. Still, anyone who can become a God Emperor is no average person. If we can win her over, it’ll be a huge advantage for us."

"Let’s hope so." Skye and Coco said, still somewhat worried.

A God Emperor was bad enough, but if she had actually achieved Sainthood by Severing the Three Corpses, there’d be no way for them to handle her.

...

The Chinese City.

At that moment, the roar of battle still echoed. Four Divine powerhouses, along with Douglas, were attacking the Four Saints’ guardian formation with full force.

Even without the Mechanical Titan, their combined strength was nothing to scoff at. With relentless attacks, they still stood a chance of breaking the great formation.

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