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"Ascension?" Honglian exclaimed, "You all are going to ascend?"

"Not us, our master. And we will act as its fuel for ascension, journeying together to a brand new dimension." Will turned his head to gaze at the glow above the atrium, it rapidly expanded, almost enveloping the entire wellhead.

Through the glow, they saw a scene from another world.

Hundreds of towering metal machines formed a majestic skyline, each comparable to a skyscraper, and they moved as if breathing. Countless machines shuttled among them, resembling diligent repair workers — and they bore a closer resemblance to spiders and water striders than common drones or autonomous vehicles.

At the end of this giant factory, the endlessly revolving "yellow sand" formed a thick, towering wall with an invisible top.

It was this yellow sandstorm that made Chen Xuan realize what lay beyond.

The back of the Celestial Patrol.

An area humans had never truly glimpsed.

Compared to the metal towers and streets on the abdomen, the sight on the back was undoubtedly more awe-inspiring. After all, Chen Xuan had seen many supercities, but never a factory disguised as one. It was hard for him to imagine the purpose of those two or three hundred meter tall machines, as their continuously rotating or retracting components did not suggest they were mere decorations.

Will turned back and asked, "The Erosion Gate is open, are you willing to accept this invitation?"

"I..."

"You wouldn’t want to accept it, would you?" Honglian reminded, "The other party is on the side of the nano-living body."

Chen Xuan knew, but the phrase "witness ascension" struck a chord in his heart.

The condition for the promotion to an LV7 store manager was precisely to witness an ascension.

Was it a coincidence? Or another new conspiracy?

He was eager to know, if he kept advancing, would the store open up more powerful rooms, providing more extraordinary powers? Even when faced with soulless customers, would there be a way to save them?

Seeing his expression, Honglian sighed gently, "You really want to go. Forget it..." She didn’t try to persuade him anymore but turned to Will, "We want to go too! Defeating the Star God wasn’t Chen Xuan’s achievement alone, why didn’t your master invite us?"

"What are you saying?" Chen Xuan frowned, lowering his voice, "If there’s danger... it’s easier for me to escape alone."

"Don’t worry, if it’s really a future world over there, I’ve already set up a bunch of transfer points." Honglian pouted, "Besides, don’t you think it would be more dangerous if we separated?"

Chen Xuan couldn’t find words to reply for a moment.

If the Star God hadn’t separated him from everyone, Liu Shuyue would not have perished.

"I have no objections." Liuli agreed, "Although I dislike nano-living bodies, the intelligence about ascension is clearly important."

"I also want to see for myself what you all often mention as ascension." Xu Xuanling echoed, "What about you, Ji Lian?"

"I’m better off staying here." Ji Lian considered for a moment before replying, "If I host the grand array, Wei can ensure this intrusion point doesn’t suddenly close."

Chen Xuan looked at Will Naki, who spread his hands, "No problem, although my master only invited Mr. Chen, it does not reject Mr. Chen’s companions. Please follow me."

Finished speaking, he first stepped into the glow.

Chen Xuan and his group followed through the Erosion Zone.

The soft soil beneath their feet instantly turned into a hard steel floor, a mechanical water strider swiftly crawled over and stopped in front of them.

Will unexpectedly floated up like a ghost!

He flew to the top of the water strider and said to Chen Xuan, "Please get on, it is your special transport to the Ritual Tower."

Everyone climbed up the simple ladder hanging from the side of the water strider’s legs to its back, finding the four to five square meters area incredibly furnished with two couches and a coffee table, with a teapot on the table kept warm.

Clearly, nano-living bodies didn’t need such items.

They were specially prepared for Chen Xuan.

"You can fly?" Chen Xuan scrutinized Will suspiciously.

"Ah... It’s because I’ve returned to the master’s territory, so I’m a bit freer." Will Naki replied enthusiastically, "I know after experiencing a tough battle, you will inevitably be on high alert, but please rest assured, neither you nor your friends will be harmed by my master. Just consider this trip as a sightseeing tour."

"How did you know where I was?" Chen Xuan asked, half-believing, as he sat down, "And how did you infiltrate the Lotus Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven?"

"I thought you would ask this question before agreeing to come." Will floated opposite him, "The master has been paying attention to the result of this war. When the Star God’s curse ended, it knew you were victorious and sent me here. As for infiltration... that’s not an accurate term; we’ve always been in contact with that world, and it has never refused our visits."

Chen Xuan was slightly stunned, "You mean the people in the Artifact Refining room?"

"They are the forerunners of the Evangelical Association. Without their adventurous acquisition of the essence of life, there would be no large nano-living bodies’ birth." Will retorted, "Didn’t the woman who called herself a member of the Lotus Cloud Sect tell you about our contribution? Her ongoing battle against the ’Inner Demon enemies’ also receives our support."

"Indeed... the forerunners need her permission to enter and exit that Cave Heaven Blessed Land, but as the Celestial Envoy, my master granted me the power of free passage."

"You are also dealing with the Inner Demon?" Honglian said incredulously.

"To be precise, it’s absorbing the powers of the Inner Demon." He laughed, "These absorbed powers both facilitate my master and weaken your enemies."

At this time, the mechanical water strider began to climb along a towering machine, and the surroundings rotated 90 degrees. Everyone was surprised to find that although they were now parallel to the ground, they were not constrained by gravity at all and sat stably on the couches.

Only by actually being among these towering machines could one grasp just how immense they were. Each piston rod, rhythmically moving in harmony, was two or three meters thick, and the precisely meshed gear sets were like several nested Ferris wheels, creating a spectacle so exaggerated that it gave Chen Xuan the illusion: perhaps he had unwittingly shrunk, becoming a speck of dust inside a mechanical clock, making these machines seem so grand.

"Are they... all nano-living bodies too?" Honglian asked curiously.

"Without them, there is only my master here." Will said blandly, "There are millions of nano-living bodies, but ultimately, there will only be one winner."

"Winning ascension?"

"From a general perspective, yes."

"So what are these machines producing?" Chen Xuan asked.

"Of course, they produce blood, nutrients, energy... and everything the master needs." Will was apparently more patient when addressing his queries, "But that’s a metaphorical way of saying so; you could think of them as the organs of my master."

The nano-living body, gigantified to the scale of the Celestial Patrol, could even evolve organs?

"What about the city below?" Chen Xuan asked again, "When the Celestial Patrol got close to the ground, I saw its abdomen seemed to house a metal city."

"You didn’t see wrong, it’s prepared for defectors."

"Defectors? People like you?"

"No." He shook his head, "I am a symbiont, and I no longer need a traditional dwelling."

"Is there a difference between the two?" Liuli asked, puzzled.

"Yes," Will anticipated someone might ask this, immediately continuing, "After all, there are still over a billion survivors on this planet. Cities are prepared for them."