Chapter 1399: Afterword 3: Mechanical Chimera God

"Hoo..."

Little Lazy Lion was still lethargic today, its desire to sleep unprecedentedly strong.

It habitually stacked its two paws together to serve as a pillow.

As soon as its big head buried into them, sleepiness surged overwhelmingly.

"Snore..."

Little Lazy Lion fell asleep.

In its dream, there were delicacies, Lingluo Beast Woman, Barbarian Princess... everything it could possibly want.

But Little Lazy Lion had long grown tired of these.

What it truly desired was just a quiet place to daze off and let its mind wander.

After all, one’s animal life didn’t necessarily have to achieve anything significant; enjoying life loafing around, what’s wrong with that?

"Bang! Bang bang bang!"

A faint pain in its stomach, undoubtedly from Yang Xiaoqi, kicking again.

Knowing full well that its little attacks were next to nothing, yet persistently repeating them, how restless.

"Hiss! Hiss hiss hiss!!"

Irritation in its ear, most likely due to She Xiaoxiong biting.

Ignoring it meant a few bites would draw blood.

But reacting meant waking up, being embroiled in trivial matters or taking the blame, no exception.

Little Lazy Lion sighed heavily in its dream, then lay down to sleep another layer of dream within a dream.

By doing so, its sensory perception in the real world would diminish, and its defense would strengthen.

With its immense vitality, falling into a seriously injured state would take Old Yang and Old She a hell of a lot of effort without rest.

Worse comes to worst, it would wake up, pretend a bit, and then continue its carefree lifestyle.

"Huh?"

Little Lazy Lion suddenly opened its eyes wide.

Today felt different; normally, a dream within a dream would solve the problem.

If it didn’t work, trying dream within a dream within a dream or even deeper would usually work.

Layer upon layer could eventually escape the real world’s binds.

But today, Little Lazy Lion felt confused.

Its blood and vitality surged intensely.

The usual deep sleep constantly approached the surface; it seemed about to awaken.

Had Yang Xiaoqi or She Xiaoxiong consumed something extraordinary?

Little Lazy Lion thought, sighing helplessly.

Although it had three heads, nutritional absorption and digestion were somewhat interconnected.

This wasn’t the first time such an event occurred, Little Lazy Lion had some experience.

Farewell, dreams of freedom.

Farewell, cozy home.

Little Lazy Lion reluctantly opened its eyes, waking from each nested dream.

Sure enough, the crazy bleating of Yang and hissing of She made the Lion frown.

Little Lazy Lion turned its head, noticing its two little brothers through the corner of its eye; one had white froth spraying from its nostrils and a radiant complexion, the other had eyes gleaming blood-red and fierce.

Indeed, they seemed to have overindulged in supplements, inadvertently affecting itself...

With that in mind, Little Lazy Lion decided to zone out in the real world for a bit.

The absorption rate naturally differed between being awake and asleep.

Focusing on refining the life energy within, aiding its little brothers to return to normal, it could then enjoy high-quality sleep without falling into nightmares and awkward predicaments.

Then... following its usual experience, Little Lazy Lion took practical action!

Unexpectedly, a torrent of blood and energy instantly flooded its nasal cavity.

Little Lazy Lion grunted, suddenly finding it hard to suppress itself, low growls emanated from its throat, each louder than the last, shaking the skies.

"Great, finally breaking through!"

"Little Lazy, Xiaoqi, and Xiaoxiong are indeed working hard! Eight thousand years, ahead of schedule!"

Who was speaking? That voice... sounded like little Frog.

Who else was there? Oh, Uncle Goose, Little Witch... they were all present...

Struggling to open its eyelids, to no avail, Little Lazy Lion saw only blinding golden light. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Ascension... evolution?

Above the Supreme Saint lies the Divine Enthronement, Double Seals from different origins... proving itself a Heavenly Venerate?

Little Lazy Lion howled in despair, feeling its tranquility disturbed once more.

Clearly, it hadn’t put in any effort, why did Yang Xiaoqi and She Xiaoxiong include its share in their endeavors and fight so hard? Truly incomprehensible!

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Role reversal, within Ye Hanjun’s sight.

Lan Qixiong lay on the ground, golden flashes covering it, with miraculous scenes unfolding continuously.

The other companions had already achieved Divine Enthronement and promoted to Heavenly Venerate, respectively, at the beginning of this epoch.

Only Lan Qixiong was special, a conjoined mechanical body, a combination of Barbarian and Mechanical.

Despite having a higher potential than ordinary deities, the difficulty of promotion was equally extraordinary. Elevating directly from Demigod to God above God was no easy task.

Luckily, Ye Hanjun bore Double Crowns.

With Sword Thunder Child, Mo, Time Drum, Ye Chengfeng, Goddess Ba by his side, there was no lack of reference targets.

And Helian Baxuan, who had spent the past millennia in the reconstructed Mechanic God Mountain, with the highest priority scientific project, always focusing on the conjoined mechanical body, all research revolved around Lan Qixiong.

Finally, everyone’s collaborative efforts were about to bear fruit.

Under numerous expectant gazes, Lan Qixiong lay for over a hundred days as the golden light began to fade.

Ye Hanjun immediately sensed the world’s will, casting a gaze as if probing Lan Qixiong, evaluating its qualification to support the seventh Heavenly Tao Pillar.

"Hiss!!!"

"Baa!!!"

"Roar..."

She Xiaoxiong and Yang Xiaoqi were shouting loudly, making Little Lazy Lion appear even lazier in comparison.

Ye Hanjun concentrated, observing closely.

After ascending evolution, their size didn’t explode into colossal proportions, not reaching ten or twenty thousand meters, like a gigantic mountain.

Lan Qixiong’s overall length was only five thousand meters.

At first glance, their structure hadn’t changed dramatically; the lion’s head was still at the front, the goat’s head in the middle, and the snake’s head at the back.

But an unimaginable scene soon unfolded. Yang Xiaoqi, in its joy, kicked Little Lazy Lion hard.

Little Lazy Lion’s head, along with two hooves and half its body, detached like a cannonball and flew out.

"Boom!!!"

The indestructible walls of the cultivation room burst open, creating a gigantic hole.

Little Lazy Lion maintained a straight trajectory, breaking through obstacles all the way to the Milky Way.

Yang Xiaoqi, realizing it had caused trouble, stood in the wind, feeling slightly disheveled.

It tried to kick backward, striking She Xiaoxiong.

She Xiaoxiong, in a rage, lunged and bit Yang Xiaoqi’s nose.

Yang Xiaoqi endured the pain, secretly turning back to see She Xiaoxiong still attached and immediately felt relieved, becoming cheerful again.

"Baa! Baa baa!!"

"Hiss? Hiss hiss hiss!!"

One goat and one snake, suddenly started wrestling.

GuaGua gleefully translated their quarrels:

"Hahaha, Xiaoqi used to be the middle head, always having to follow the front or the back, unable to act independently!"

"Now with Little Lazy Lion ejected, it’s just Xiaoqi and Xiaoxiong left!"

"Xiaoqi doesn’t want to be the tail anymore; it wants the thrill of being the head, but Xiaoxiong won’t allow it, so they started fighting!"

"..."

Ye Hanjun massaged his temples.

These three guys were really a handful.

One loved sleeping, one was extremely energetic, and one was extraordinarily aggressive.

Only because they were born as one body with three heads could they survive till now.

If any condition wasn’t met, they would have killed each other as natural enemies.

"Bang!"

The Space Gate opened, sending the high-speed flying Little Lazy Lion back forcibly by Xu Xuan.

Sword Thunder Child reduced its momentum, and the lion’s head plopped onto the ground, with huge pupils filled with surprise.

"Roar..."

"Roar roar..."

Little Lazy Lion’s eyelids drooped, maintaining separation and falling asleep in a second.

It swiftly entered deep sleep, its body surface immediately growing a layer of biological armor, covering it from all angles seamlessly.

Reflected in Ye Hanjun and GuaGua’s eyes, it looked like Little Lazy Lion was in a space pod—a sleeping paradise with constant temperature and humidity, shielding from wind and rain.

"Perfect, perfect, just as planned!"

"Little Lazy Lion no longer has to be bullied every day by Xiaoqi and Xiaoxiong. Once separated, Xiaoqi and Xiaoxiong fight, and Little Lazy Lion has nothing to do with it!"

GuaGua made a comically exaggerated face, laughing uncontrollably:

"This is too funny; even the world’s will must be utterly baffled by such a Heavenly Venerate, right?"

"Big Tadpole, quickly share the attribute panel with me. I want to see!"

"Here—"

Ye Hanjun transmitted a wisp of soul thought, not only to GuaGua but also linking with Helian Baxuan.

[Species Name]: Mechanical Chimera God

[Chaos Seal]: "Savage/Mechanism" (Savage Divine Status Holder/Mechanical Divine Status Holder)

[Main Study]: Dao of the body/Mechanical Tao/Transformation Tao/Metal Tao/Life Science Tao

[Rank]: The Fetus of God Sealing

[Chaos Spirit Pattern]: Lower Divine Skill "Lion’s Roar," Lower Divine Skill "Goat Against Heaven," Lower Divine Skill "Snake Lock Toss," Lower Divine Skill "Anti-Gravity Floating Device," Lower Divine Skill "Self-adaptive Biological Armor," Lower Divine Skill "Fierce Laser Tower," Lower Divine Skill "Super Light Speed Cruise Bomb," Lower Divine Skill "Flying Thunder Divine Blade Wings," Lower Divine Skill "Thunder Running Charge," Lower Divine Skill "Mountain Squat," Upper Divine Skill "Mode Switch: Mecha Form," Upper Divine Skill "Lion Head Hammer Cannon," Barbaric God Divine Mystery "Blood Qi Strong," Barbaric God Divine Mystery "Unyielding and Fearless," Mechanical God Divine Mystery "Self-Modification," Mechanical God Divine Mystery "Chip Inheritance"...

[Core Personality]: "Lazy/Curious/Fierce"

[Current Status]: Savage Divine Status (exclusive)/Mechanical Divine Status (exclusive)/Conjoined Mechanical Body (perfect form)/Weapon Loading (permanent/renewable)/Lion Head Separation Mode/...

[Contractual Relationship]: Very Stable

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"That’s great, two Upper Divine Skills and four Divine Mysteries."

GuaGua applauded, praising Little Lazy Lion, Xiaoqi, and Xiaoxiong.

These were the "babies" it had raised from the Shura’s Tomb, through the West Sea, the Solar Abyss, the Cloud Sea, the Mechanic God Mountain, the Realm of Desire, and Earth God Mountain...

Although the chimera hadn’t participated much, it had witnessed everything, being an irremovable part of the journey.

"Big Tadpole, what’s the next plan?"

GuaGua’s eyes sparkled, and Yang Xiaoqi perked its ears up.

"We will continue to live in this world for a while."

Ye Hanjun smiled, already having an answer in his heart:

"Until there are no more attachments here, we can leave it to our descendants to guard. Then we’ll venture beyond, to follow the footsteps of the Ancient Nether Ruler, exploring the unknown beast civilization together."

"Great!"

GuaGua cheered, immediately pushing the big lion, trying to wake it up:

"Little Lazy Lion, don’t sleep. We just evolved. Let’s go soak in the ancient thunder pond at Mechanic God Mountain!"

"Snore... Snore..."

"Snore... Snore snore..."

Little Lazy Lion ignored it. GuaGua pouted, its mischievous eyes spinning, hatching a new prank plan.

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(The End)