Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

The azure fireball hovered in the air, and on the cold-colored metallic land, the black crystal plants transformed the fireball's scorching sunlight into energy to replenish themselves.

Dimension number 2456, a small dimension hidden within the depths of the Endless Dimension.

In the information of the Previous Civilization, this dimension was called the Dimension of Machines.

The entire Dimensional World is a massive mechanical factory where countless mechanical creatures thrive and reproduce on the metallic land.

A Rune Gate appeared in the air, and a figure stood there, draped in darkness, a Black Crow settled on his shoulder, crossing through time and space.

"This place... makes me a bit uncomfortable."

Richard glanced at the surroundings. Even though he was already aware of the circumstances of this dimension, stepping into it made him feel genuinely uncomfortable.

As a Flesh Creature, he did not match the rules of this Dimensional World.

The moment he entered this world, its Illusion Rules began eroding him.

Of course, this was ineffective. The Power of Abyss could completely nullify such erosion and transformation.

"Caw, indeed somewhat uncomfortable. Wait up, I need to switch forms."

Suddenly, black flames ignited on Ulysses — his body transformed.

After shifting form, Ulysses said lightly, "This form feels much better. This world repels Flesh Creatures but does not repel Elemental Creatures."

Richard flew into the sky to determine his position.

Although he possessed the coordinates of the Spark Base, coordinates are only useful with a coordinate system.

Without a coordinate system or with an incorrect one, coordinates are nothing more than useless numbers.

The Spark Base's coordinates are simple two-dimensional coordinates, with the coordinate system centered on the central Melter of the Dimension of Machines, extending in four directions: east, west, north, and south.

He now needs to clarify his direction, figure out his distance from the central Melter, then convert the coordinates to locate the direction of the Spark Base.

"Hmm, this dimension is truly fascinating."

From the sky, Richard gazed at the nearby blue fireball, his face adorned with a hint of curiosity for the unknown.

The blue fireball was massive, with a diameter likely exceeding five kilometers.

Upon this vast land, these blue fireballs were not scarce. At least, Richard could see no fewer than eight of these blue fireballs upon scanning the area.

The temperature of these blue fireballs was exceedingly high, nearing five hundred thousand Energy Level. Generally, Forth Level World Masters encountering such things would try to avoid them if possible.

Through the shell of this blue fireball, Richard could clearly see its core, which resembled a mechanical creation akin to a Power Furnace.

"Interesting, but unfortunately, I came with a purpose this time. I can only leave you here for now."

Although curious, Richard controlled his desire.

This fireball seemed to be of some importance; disturbing it might bring unforeseen consequences.

His mission was to explore the Spark Base and to minimize conflicts with the dimension's natives.

However, just because Richard didn't provoke anything doesn't mean trouble won't come looking for him.

[Intruder detected!]

[Intruder type: Flesh Creature, Danger Level: High, Bloodline sequence: None, Friendliness Level: None,]

[Execution strategy: Eliminate!]

As Richard observed his location, an icy mechanical voice rang from the fireball beside him.

In the next moment, the fireball gathered and space rippled.

A gargantuan metallic sphere resembling a Star Realm Fortress appeared before Richard.

Buzz!

Almost immediately upon its appearance, a torrent of energy erupted from the massive metallic sphere.

The power of the energy torrent reached a fearsome one million Energy Level!

"What the hell is this?"

A somewhat annoyed voice echoed from the energy torrent, followed by the appearance of a colossal bone-armored giant reaching a height of a thousand meters in the sky.

The face beneath Richard's bone armor showed a hint of anger. After all, he hadn't done anything; he was just checking his location.

Anyone walking down the street, suddenly being punched because they looked for a direction, would feel upset.

Yet anger didn't cloud Richard's mind.

His left eye subtly shifted, and information from the giant metallic sphere flooded into his mind like a tide.

"Hmm? It's not a pure Dimensional Creature?"

A hint of surprise crossed Richard's mind; through the Eye of Truth, he observed that the giant metallic sphere wasn't a pure Dimensional Creature. Rather, it seemed like a Material World creature that had been eroded by the dimensional world due to living here for years.

"Could these fireballs be sentinels left by the Previous Civilization in this world?"

But before Richard could ponder more, the second attack from the metal fortress arrived.

[Energy attack of Level ten ineffective, reevaluating]

[Reevaluation complete]

[Intruder type: Flesh Creature, Danger Level: Extremely high, Known resistance: Energy shock (Level ten)]

[Eliminate strategy modified]

The metal fortress suddenly split open, and a dark beam streaked across the sky, leaving a dark Space Rift in its wake.

"Quite a variety of tricks."

Richard, with his bone-armored face, wore a grin. Faced with the death energy capable of shattering space, he didn't evade or dodge.

In the next moment, the death beam struck.

The intense Death Energy instantly penetrated Richard's body. Under normal circumstances, Richard's body would have rapidly declined.

Even if he didn't die, his condition would be greatly reduced.

But unfortunately, Richard possessed a Rule Implant.

With the effect of the Evil Ghost's Heart, this Death Energy was immediately controlled upon entering his body. Following that, it was converted into Life Energy to supplement his body under the Life and Death Cycle.

[Death Rule detected!]

[Life Rule detected!]

The sensors of the Metal Fortress instantly received traces of the two rules, but this time, Richard didn't let it act freely. Instead, he suddenly swung a punch.

"Open it for me…!"

In the next moment, the winds and clouds rotated.

A massive amount of energy fell on the Metal Fortress almost without leakage.

An attack exceeding two million energy levels instantly broke through its barrier, leaving a transparent hole in its metal body.

Inside the hole, scarlet gold liquid continuously dripped, resembling human blood.

"Didn't die with one hit?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Richard's eyes. If this Metal Fortress were a Fifth Level World Master, its survival wouldn't surprise Richard.

But it was merely a Metal Fortress, something akin to a Puppet.

This punch should have been sufficient to collapse its internal structure. At the very least, the energy intensity of this Metal Fortress should have decreased.

But now, the fortress showed no reaction at all.

Without hesitation, since one punch didn't kill it, he followed up with another punch.

Energy surged within Richard's body, like a tidal wave endlessly flowing. Under the dual powers of the Transformation Rule and the Radiation Rule, this energy was manipulated at will, like soft clay.

In an instant, a purple light burst from his fist.

Instantly piercing through the Metal Fortress again.

But this time was still ineffective.

The Metal Fortress launched a counterattack, and its pierced body slowly recovered. Richard's left eye transformed, revealing countless microscopic entities at the wound that were smaller than cells in his vision.

These entities acted like fillers, blocking the wound, then transformed into a metal shell.

"This is... a Gestalt Creature? No, this must be a mechanical device made to imitate Gestalt Creatures!"

He couldn't sense the breath of life from this Metal Fortress; hence this thing was definitely not alive.

"Richard, want some help? I have an artifact that's effective against this thing."

Ulysses' voice sounded in Richard's ear, and as the battle began, this World Master had once again vanished into the Void, as always.

"Oh, you have that thing. I'll create an opening for you; give it a try."

With that, Richard swung his left arm to scatter the Metal Fortress's attack. Then, with a point of his right hand, countless runes emerged from his arm, and the energy continuously intensified with the enhancement from the cracking runes.

Boom!

A flash resembling a supernova eruption burst from Richard's fingertip, with a brightness reaching two hundred and fifty thousand energy levels, instantly piercing through the energy barrier and the body of the Metal Fortress.

Following this flash, Ulysses suddenly emerged from the Void, and in less than a tenth of a second seized the opening in the air and released a burst of golden light.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle…

The golden light landed on the Metal Fortress, instantly erupting into a cluster of golden arcs.

Subsequently, the golden light morphed into something akin to an octopus, with golden arcs penetrating deep into the fortress's body like tentacles.

Soon after, the energy intensity within the Metal Fortress began to rapidly decline, quickly stabilizing at a constant value.

The entire fortress ceased its movement.

Richard flew to Ulysses' side, with a look of surprise.

"What is this thing?"

"An artifact, specifically used against this kind of machinery."

Richard was slightly startled: "Such a thing exists?"

"Of course, it does." Ulysses felt Richard was being quite surprised, "With so many races affected by Abyss Erosion, there are always a few that evolve spiritually.

The previous owner of this artifact dealt with a Great Demon specialized in machinery, and this artifact was specifically tailored for that fellow."

"Oh? How did he manage to lend this thing?"

"Of course, because he died." Ulysses glared at Richard, "The Abyss Demon he dealt with was eliminated due to internal Abyss conflict, and a new demon appeared in his territory.

The new demon focused on Physique Evolution, and his artifact was useless, so he got killed."

"...Quite a reasonable death."

With the artifact in control, the massive Metal Fortress gradually settled.

Richard approached the mechanical fortress, attempting to use his spiritual power to observe its internal structure, hoping to find its weaknesses for future encounters.

But with a look, he suddenly froze in place.

"What is it?" Ulysses noticed Richard's abnormality and asked nervously.

"Nothing."

Richard snapped out of his daze, looking at the Metal Fortress with disbelief.

"This thing's structure closely resembles a creation of the Pioneers, yet it contains the features of many other technologies. It's like..."

"This thing was designed by multiple races working together."