Chapter 453: Chapter 230: Rescue Tie Long, Mechanical Blessing, Faith in Su Yu?_2
Anyway, now that it’s in Su Yu’s hands, it can’t escape. Sooner or later, he will extract all its data.
After handling the data core, Su Yu’s consciousness returned to the material world. Looking at the fragments on the ground, he fell into deep thought.
The Galaxy Battle Armor was dismantled to this extent, but where is Tie Long?
He disassembled the armor into such small pieces actually to find Tie Long.
However, he didn’t find him! Not even a bone.
The Galaxy Battle Armor had previously said it needed a long time to digest Tie Long, apparently misleading Su Yu.
The reality was that Tie Long had almost been completely digested.
Su Yu pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and pulled the metal helmet of the Galaxy Battle Armor into his grasp.
He pried it open, revealing Tie Long’s face with his eyes tightly shut.
This head was probably the only flesh and blood left of Tie Long.
It was the part that the Galaxy Battle Armor had not "finished eating."
Presumably, because this head contained Tie Long’s soul and consciousness, its resistance was extraordinarily strong, causing the Galaxy Battle Armor to have "indigestion" and allowing it to last until now.
"Commander Iron, how are you? Still alive?"
Su Yu asked, addressing Tie Long’s head.
At the same time, he sent a surge of Spiritual Energy into the head, stimulating his consciousness.
A moment later, Tie Long’s head suddenly opened its eyes and gasped for breath: "Hah! Hah..."
"I’m... I’m not dead? Mr. Su Yu, you saved me..."
As he breathed, Su Yu felt the surge of air currents.
Although Tie Long had nothing below his neck, he seemed to be truly breathing.
It’s unclear what kind of structure existed inside this head.
The Galaxy Warrior’s vitality was indeed formidable, capable of living with just a head.
"Mr. Su Yu, you saved my life. That armor is too detestable..."
"Did you defeat that armor?"
After a few gasps, Tie Long spoke gratefully to Su Yu.
Su Yu nodded: "I did defeat the armor, but it said I didn’t have proper identity permissions to become its master, so I dismantled it."
Upon hearing this, Tie Long struggled to turn and look at the fragments on the ground, his face suddenly filled with a sense of loss: "Dismantled..."
Seeing the debris all over, it seemed completely scrapped, beyond repair.
The Galaxy Battle Armor, a treasure he had yearned for a hundred years, was casually dismantled by Su Yu; saying he wasn’t heartbroken was a lie.
However, Su Yu couldn’t be blamed. The armor was too strong and cunning; without dismantling it, Tie Long would have died.
Su Yu observed and then asked again: "Commander Iron, how is your body? Can it be restored?"
Tie Long was now only a severed head. His once formidable Seven-star physique was devoured ninety percent by the Galaxy Battle Armor, who knows if it could be recovered?
"I..."
Tie Long closed his eyes to sense his condition, then spoke sadly:
"Restoration? I... I’m soon going to die! At most, I can survive another two or three years."
Su Yu was slightly shocked: "About to die? I thought the Galaxy Warrior’s vitality was strong enough that such injuries could be recovered from."
Tie Long replied: "The Galaxy Battle Armor not only devoured my flesh and blood but also most of my soul and Subspace Imprint."
Upon hearing this, Su Yu understood.
If it was only physical injuries, Tie Long could naturally recover, but injuries to the Subspace Imprint and the soul were beyond repair.
Although the Galaxy Warrior’s vitality was strong, it had its limits.
Such injuries involving the origin were beyond recovery for even a Galaxy Warrior; waiting for death was inevitable.
Su Yu remained silent for a moment, then suddenly noticed the fragments of the Galaxy Battle Armor scattered on the ground.
He carefully sensed and indeed felt the presence of Tie Long within these fragments.
This presence should be Tie Long’s soul and Subspace Imprint.
They had become integral parts of the armor, inseparable.
"Commander Iron, your presence is in these armor fragments. Could you possibly absorb and fuse them to recover from your injuries?"
Su Yu asked.
Tie Long shook his head: "These armor fragments are in a semi-mechanical, semi-organic form. I’m a Transcendent of the flesh path, and I can’t fuse with them."
Hearing Tie Long’s answer, Su Yu wasn’t disappointed; instead, he was inspired:
"Commander Iron, don’t be too disheartened."
"Would you mind becoming a semi-mechanical, semi-organic being?"
Tie Long seemed confused: "Mr. Su Yu, what do you mean?"
Su Yu immediately replied: "I have an ability called [Mechanical Origin] which allows for [Mechanical Blessing], transforming you into a semi-mechanical, semi-organic life form."
"With this, you should be able to fuse and absorb these fragments of the Galaxy Battle Armor and possibly recover from your injuries."
This was the method Su Yu had just conceived.
"Mr. Su Yu, thank you so much..."
Tie Long was overjoyed to hear such a solution.
Becoming a semi-mechanical, semi-organic being seemed trivial compared to the menace of death.
Su Yu, however, interrupted before Tie Long could finish: "Commander Iron, it’s not that simple."
"To receive Mechanical Blessing, you must become my believer and pray to me; it’s a significant price."
"How about it, think it over."
Upon hearing this, Tie Long fell silent, his eyes complex.
Become a believer? Tie Long had never believed in any god.
Becoming a believer and worshipping someone essentially meant losing oneself.
This is something that no powerful Seven-star Transcendent would ever accept, even at the cost of death.
After a while, Tie Long suddenly spoke: "Believe in you? Mr. Su Yu, what must I do?"
"I’ve heard from Xie Yitian that you’re an Evil God? Would believing in you..."
Upon hearing this, Su Yu understood Tie Long’s concerns and shook his head:
"You don’t need to do anything, just pray to me and let me sense your soul to activate the blessing."
"Once the blessing is complete, you may choose to believe in me or not; it doesn’t matter, as I have no intention of controlling you."
"I am indeed an Evil God, possessing the Evil God Origin. But in truth, it’s a unique occupation of the Human Empire, not as terrifying as it seems."
"However, there’s definitely a downside to becoming my believer. Your life and death will be entirely in my control, leaving you with no room to resist. Even if you stop believing in me, this bond likely won’t sever."
"Moreover, becoming my believer could slightly affect your sanity, though it should not be significant as I’m not an extreme Evil God."
"I won’t force you. Consider it carefully."
Su Yu explained all the pros and cons to Tie Long.
This was actually a spontaneous thought.
The Mechanical Blessing was a power that emerged after the War Mechanic fused with the Heavenly Punishment Evil God Origin, something Su Yu had never used before.
Seeing Tie Long reduced to just a head made him remember and mention it.
However, this blessing had significant restrictions, requiring Tie Long to voluntarily become Su Yu’s believer.
After hearing this, Tie Long fell into another long silence.
After a long time, he solemnly spoke: "Please, Mr. Su Yu, bless me!"
He had made his decision.
Compared to the drawbacks of becoming Su Yu’s believer, death was undoubtedly more terrifying.
He wasn’t ready to die yet; becoming a believer was preferable.
"Alright, then go ahead and pray to me."
Su Yu nodded.
Upon hearing this, Tie Long immediately closed his eyes. After a while, he opened them again and asked cautiously: "Mr. Su Yu, is there a prayer or something? It’s my first prayer, I have no experience..."
Su Yu was speechless, he thought Tie Long, having been so decisive earlier, knew what to do. What was he doing with his eyes closed just now?
"The Master of War, the Source of Mechanical Creations, the Eternal Haven of Beings, the Lord of Heavenly Punishment... Include these phrases, and the rest you can improvise."
Su Yu casually suggested.
With Su Yu’s guidance, Tie Long closed his eyes once more.
After a while, Su Yu suddenly heard a phantom prayer in the depths of his consciousness: "Great Mr. Su Yu, Master of War, Source of Mechanical Creations..."
At the same time, a prayer light point appeared in Su Yu’s mental space.
This light point was Tie Long!