Jacob’s merciless words were like a death knell as he left no room for negotiations because, after living for so long and undergoing many trials and ghastly experiences, the one thing Jacob had forgotten entirely was showing mercy!
Everyone in the Zodiac Plains was driven by self-interest and benefits, and Jacob was no different.
If he were the slightest bit uncertain about taking down the Machina Unit of Dark Rose, he might’ve agreed to play along and sign that soul contract. However, right now, he didn’t need to put up an act when he could overwhelm the Machina Unit and take everything!
However, a cornered rabbit always bites as the silence fractures, and a piercing hum erupts from the depths of the colossal octahedron. The Dark Law Essence pool ripples violently, its liquid darkness now boiling with unstable radiance.
The crimson light within the Machina Unit pulsed erratically, beating like a furious heart.
"Then you leave me no choice, O’ false Deathless Prince..." Dark Rose’s voice deepened, layered, resonant, shaking the entire space, "I thought you would be slightly mindful of the Supremacy behind the Dark Kingdom, yet you are simply seeking your own impending doom!"
Instantly, the entire dark space ignited in an apocalyptic glow.
Thousands upon thousands of mechanical puppets that had remained dormant surged awake, their cores blazing with red light. Each one lifted its arm in perfect synchronization, forming a vast array that encircled Jacob within a web of sigils.
The crimson radiance flooded the sanctum, and the next moment, every puppet began to disintegrate into streams of energy, their mechanical bodies dissolving into pure data-light, surprising Jacob slightly.
A chilling intent flashed in his eyes as he saw so many precious puppets being destroyed, and he knew that Dark Rose had really gone mad and was going all out at that moment.
"Slumber Hex!" Jacob used the slumber hex while glaring at the Machina Unit, but he instantly realized that the hex wasn’t activated at all!
’I need to be in contact with its direct consciousness...and that pool of dark law essence is retraining my Eyes of Judge slightly...’ Jacob’s expression turned cold as he looked at the Machina Core and the churning Dark Law Essence pool within.
As those streams spiraled toward the massive octahedron, merging into its rotating surfaces and at that moment, Dark Rose screamed, half mechanical, half transcendent...
"MERGE—MACHINA UNIT PROTOCOL: ASCENSION INITIATION!"
The enormous structure shuddered violently. Runes flared along its surfaces, and for the first time, the fabric of space itself began to distort, not from power, but from law inversion.
The Dark Law Essence Pool below surged upward, forming a vortex of fluid darkness that climbed the air like a tidal serpent, merging directly into the rotating Machina Unit.
The red of Dark Rose turned brighter, until it was no longer crimson, but a blinding, molten scarlet that burned like a dying sun.
Black Mechanic’s alarmed voice cut through the chaos, "Sir! She’s initiating Law Core Synchronization! She’s fusing her Machina Unit directly with the Dark Law Essence; it’s an evolution ritual!
"If she succeeds, she’ll ascend into Blue Rank and become a Blue Spirit Mechanic! Her control will reach planetary scale!
"However, I know Sir didn’t fear Blue Spirit Mechanic at all, but the crux of the matter is, if she succeeded, the Dark Law Essence will be gone, and even if she failed, the Dark Law Essence will turn into an active bomb...a bomb made of Law!
"The chances of her succession like this are 9%, while the chances of the Dark Law Essence turning into a Law Bomb are 91%!"
’A bomb made out of law essence?’ A hint of fascination flickered in his eyes as if he was inspired and had learned something extremely valuable.
Jacob’s skeletal form hovered unmoving amidst the cataclysm, his hollow sockets, however, suddenly glowing brighter as he watched the mechanical behemoth transcend.
But in truth, he was observing the changes in the Dark Law Essence right now because of what the Black Mechanic just revealed.
The vortex twisted tighter as reality flickered between dimensions, as circuits of dark light carved themselves into the fabric of space.
In the center of it all, Dark Rose’s voice, now reverberating like a divine hymn, resounded, "Witness, O’ false Deathless Prince! Even if you’ve surpassed the law, I am the Dark Kingdom’s will, the Servant of Supremacy! I will not fade...I will ascend beyond the Legendary Plains!"
Suddenly, a cosmic pulse erupted.
The octahedron expanded—no longer a construct, but an entity. Its eight sides split open, revealing countless rotating rings of law and runes—each one humming with pure Dark Law.
The entire Dark Regal Galaxy responded; stars dimmed, planets quaked, and even the space wept under the pull of her evolution.
But amid the endless resonance, Jacob’s cold voice rose...steady, merciless, "I think I’ve observed enough for today!"
Thereafter, he raised his right hand, and the black cloak that shrouded his skeletal body dissolved, and Jacob’s actual body emerged!
At that moment, Jacob stepped forward, and each motion shattered every barrier Dark Rose had erected; the thousands of law arrays crumbled like mist before dawn.
The Yin Ice spread outward, freezing not just matter but the very concept of motion. The space around the Machina Unit solidified, while the Yang Flame followed, devouring every trace of resistance.
Within seconds, the colossal octahedron stopped rotating. Its crimson glow faltered, then dimmed. The vortex of Dark Law Essence froze midair, solidifying into crystal pillars of black ice.
Yet even in the face of suppression, and knowing that this being in front of her was a terrifying power, Dark Rose fought desperately.
At that moment, her maddening voice rang again, distorted now, "No! I will not end here! I will not disappoint the Supremacy! Die Heretic! Die!"
A sudden surge burst from the heart of the octahedron, and for a moment, a deeper crimson glimmer appeared; it was a core within the core, beating like a heart.
Right at that moment, Jacob’s hollow sockets flared because he had been waiting for this exact moment while controlling the Yin and Yang Laws, or he could’ve raised everything to oblivion if he wasn’t holding back.
At that moment, he extended his skeletal hand, and a powerful suction force spread, "Found you, Red Spirit Mechanic!"