Online Game: Low Drop Rate? I Have a Guaranteed Drop System!-Chapter 225: Mechanical Furnace, Spatial Anchor

"Damn it!" Ava’s furious voice rang out, but she was powerless to stop the Eternal Wood Emperor.

She spoke up again, "Human, the Eternal Wood Emperor is two-faced. He definitely doesn’t just want to train in the God-Burial Realm—he’s plotting something much bigger. Why don’t we work together to deal with him? And you won’t have to give up your human body, either."

Johnnie scoffed.

He didn’t trust the Eternal Wood Emperor, that was true, but the Map of Heaven and Earth was anything but simple—there were two other powerhouses inside, Skye and Aureon.

The Eternal Wood Emperor was strong, but Johnnie could sense he wasn’t a match for Skye.

Otherwise, Coco wouldn’t have agreed to let him enter the God-Burial Realm.

Johnnie replied flatly, "Between you and him, I’d rather put my faith in Senior Wood Emperor."

"Ignorant fool! You’ll regret this, human!" Ava snapped, dropping all pretense as she manipulated the entire city, twisting massive mechanical buildings into deadly weapons that rained down blow after blow on the pair.

With those resilient purple vines as protection, Johnnie didn’t so much as get a scratch.

"All Trees Return to the Void!" the Eternal Wood Emperor shouted in anger, unleashing another Domain Power. Endless trees rooted themselves in the mechanical buildings, growing wildly, devouring the buildings’ energy, and then dissolving—trees and buildings both—into ashes, vanishing completely.

Yet another astonishing Domain.

Johnnie was amazed. It seemed Divine powerhouses could control multiple Domains at once.

Rumble, rumble...

The roar of destruction never stopped. Ten thousand trees rooted themselves in the mechanical city, tearing everything apart in a frenzy.

Within moments, a thousand meters in every direction was reduced to utter ruin.

At this rate, the entire city could be destroyed.

"Eternal Wood Emperor, do you really think I can’t handle you? If you push me too far, I don’t want to kill you, but don’t force my hand!" Ava’s furious voice echoed everywhere.

The Mechanical City itself was her true body. If it was destroyed, she’d be done for.

The Eternal Wood Emperor ignored her, his attacks growing even more savage. Ten thousand trees devoured and destroyed all, and the monstrous vines rampaged, shattering mechanical buildings like toys.

"Enough!" Ava was truly enraged now. Her icy voice reverberated, "Since that’s how you want it, you both can die here together!"

Rumble!

The massive Mechanical City thundered violently. The ground beneath Johnnie’s feet shook as if the entire city had awakened. Buildings all around rushed in, closing off every escape.

"Kid, from here on, it’s up to you." The Eternal Wood Emperor looked at Johnnie, his tone suddenly grave.

"Me?" Johnnie was totally confused, having no idea what was going on as the buildings spun and pressed in, forming a gigantic container.

Even the Eternal Wood Emperor couldn’t resist and was instantly swallowed up.

Darkness enveloped everything, broken only by the relentless grinding of gears.

"Human, Eternal Wood Emperor, you’ll both stay here forever!" Ava’s cold voice echoed. Then endless flames erupted, filling the space with searing heat.

Click, click... 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The trees conjured by the Eternal Wood Emperor were instantly swallowed by the fire, turning to ash.

Johnnie’s health points started plummeting.

This wasn’t just an ordinary fire attack!

A flicker of alarm crossed Johnnie’s face. He’d already mastered Fire-Element laws up to 3% and was immune to regular Fire-Element magic damage.

Only special flames or attacks wielded by someone who’d mastered Fire-Element laws could threaten him now.

Buzz!

Just then, a wave of emerald light surged forth. Endless vitality flooded the air, enveloping Johnnie and the Dark Golden Golem, shielding them from the fire.

The Eternal Wood Emperor spoke, "This is Ava’s second form: Mechanical Furnace. The flames here are Heaven-Scorching Fire—even Domain-level bodies can be refined and melted down."

That terrifying?

Johnnie was shocked. He could feel that even the Dark Golden Golem’s body couldn’t withstand this fire.

Thank goodness for the Eternal Wood Emperor’s protection, or they’d both be doomed.

Johnnie asked, "Senior, how do we get out of this mess?"

The Eternal Wood Emperor shook his head. "I can’t do it, but you can. The Spatial Anchor that seals this area is right here. If you break the Spatial Anchor, the Map of Heaven and Earth can absorb this whole space."

"Oh? Where is it?" Johnnie looked around but couldn’t spot anything unusual.

"Follow me." The Eternal Wood Emperor grabbed Johnnie and, in a flash, led him to the heart of the furnace.

Whoosh...

Below, a blood-red liquid flowed.

It wasn’t magma, but thick, viscous blood, merging into a crimson river.

A pungent, metallic stench filled the air.

Johnnie’s brows furrowed, a twitch at the corner of his eye. Mountains of corpses and seas of blood stretched before him, and on both sides of the bloody river, countless human remains were piled up. Many had already turned to bleached bones, stretching endlessly as far as the eye could see.

Humans!

Johnnie felt a chill crawl up his spine. Every single corpse here was human.

His gaze turned icy cold, and a murderous intent surged from within.

Even though these humans weren’t from Earth, the way the Mechanical Race operated made it obvious: they wanted to wipe out all humans.

Earth was definitely on their list too.

These bastards had to die!

"Senior, what do I do?" Johnnie forced down his anger, his voice cold as ice.

The Eternal Wood Emperor raised his hand, and a purple vine shot into the bloody water.

Sizzle, sizzle...

The tough purple vine began to corrode, and even the Eternal Wood Emperor frowned, pain etched on his face.

Clang!

A rattling of chains echoed out as the battered, half-melted vine flew back up, dragging a thick, heavy chain from the depths of the blood.

No one knew how long this chain had soaked in the blood, yet it still gleamed with a metallic luster.

A sinister power radiated from the chain, crawling along the corroded vine and rushing toward the Eternal Wood Emperor.

Bang!

The Eternal Wood Emperor didn’t dare take any chances. He immediately tossed the chain onto the pile of bones, and the purple vine was eaten away completely.

A surge of vibrant life force burst from him, suppressing the evil energy. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and explain, "This is the Spatial Anchor. The evil power inside it directly counters my wood-based laws. Only you can destroy it."

"Senior, what should I do?" Johnnie already had a pretty good idea.

The Eternal Wood Emperor continued, "This chain is forged from a special metal—it’s almost indestructible. But your power that can instant-kill mechanical Domain consciousnesses should be able to destroy it."

"Got it!" Johnnie’s mind sharpened. The Seven Sword flew out, splitting into seven blades, and under his command, they frantically assaulted the chain.

Clang, clang...

Sparks flew, leaving only a faint white scratch on the chain—but it healed in an instant.

The flying swords couldn’t even scratch it.

Johnnie wasn’t surprised. The Seven Sword’s true strength lay in its instant-kill effect. As long as it triggered, the evil chain would be destroyed for sure.

"Eternal Wood Emperor, stop wasting your energy." Ava’s chilly voice echoed out. "I’ve studied this human before—his instant-kill effect almost never triggers. And this Spatial Anchor is even more special. The odds are even lower here. Besides, you won’t last half a day under my Heaven-Scorching Fire."

As her words faded, flames erupted everywhere, swallowing both of them whole.

The Eternal Wood Emperor’s face turned grave, and powerful vitality surged around him.

"The Eternal Life Sutra of the Azure Emperor!" he intoned, unleashing another Domain Power. It wrapped around Johnnie, shielding him from the flames as much as possible.

"Human, she’s right—I won’t last much longer. From here on, it’s up to you." The Eternal Wood Emperor looked at Johnnie, warning him earnestly.

"Alright, leave it to me." Johnnie’s expression was grim as he poured all his strength into the Seven Sword, relentlessly attacking the chain.

Clang, clang, clang...

The sound of metal striking metal rang out endlessly, but the Instant Kill effect just wouldn’t trigger.

...

Two hours went by, and still, nothing happened.

Johnnie grew anxious. The life energy around them was growing weaker and weaker.

He could feel that the Eternal Wood Emperor wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer.

Even if the odds of the Instant Kill effect were low, after all this time, it should have triggered by now.

Was it possible that the chain had no life, so the Instant Kill effect couldn’t trigger at all?

If only he still had Skye’s shield.

Johnnie thought about the shield he’d lost to spatial turbulence. That thing could shatter even a mechanical Domain body—this chain wouldn’t stand a chance.

But now that the shield was gone, all he could rely on was the Seven Sword.

Johnnie couldn’t help but glance over at the Eternal Wood Emperor.

At this point, the Dark Golden Golem’s body was covered in cracks, like it could shatter at any moment under the heat of the flames.

The Eternal Wood Emperor, however, still looked calm, holding his Domain together with everything he had to withstand the fire.

Johnnie took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and kept driving the Seven Sword, attacking nonstop and silently praying that the Instant Kill effect would finally trigger.

"Human, you’re wasting your time." Ava’s voice echoed out again, dripping with temptation. "I really don’t want to kill you. My offer still stands: give up your human body and join the Mechanical Race. We could rule this star domain together—what do you say?"

"Hmph, dream on!" Johnnie sneered, his attacks only growing fiercer.

"Sigh, what a pity. But I suppose your body will be useful too." Ava sounded disappointed, and the flames around them surged even higher.

The Eternal Wood Emperor’s brows furrowed in pain, but he didn’t say a word. He simply sat down cross-legged, doing everything he could to hold back the fire.

"Senior, how much longer can you hold out?" Johnnie asked, worried, as his own Health points finally started to drop.

Luckily, with the Goddess of Life’s blessing, his Health points recovered by ten percent every second, so the damage wasn’t a real threat yet.

"Don’t worry about me—just focus on attacking." The Eternal Wood Emperor’s tone was steady, but the power around him was clearly fading fast.

"Heh, Eternal Wood Emperor, you’re pretty confident, aren’t you? Too bad the moment you set foot in my Mechanical City, your death was sealed!" Ava mocked him, and waves of fire crashed down.

Johnnie could feel the Dark Golden Golem’s body starting to break apart.

He’d spent a fortune in Spiritual Stones to sync its attributes and unlock its skills. The Dark Golden Golem was his greatest asset—he couldn’t afford to lose it.

"Break, damn you!" Johnnie roared through gritted teeth, the seven flying swords flashing as they struck the chain again and again.