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It was hard to say whether such a being could still be considered human. The Daoists favored blood mutation, while the Arcane Council preferred mechanical transformation, as they believed that flesh was vulnerable and machines were superior.
Inside the captain’s body was a crystalline core connected to all the metallic wires that were flexible. Their surfaces were etched with delicate arcane sigils. The metal tubes pulsed and swelled, then contracted back to their original thickness. As the steam circulated throughout his body, the gears spun faster, and the pistons pumped more rapidly.
Three spherical cores were embedded along his spine, rotating in shifting patterns—up and down, side to side, diagonal, then chaotically. It functioned like the Martial Arts Practitioner’s body spirits or a Qi Refiner’s Dantians, supplying him with power.
Flames spewed from the captain’s eyes and mouth, while white steam jetted from his ears and nostrils.
His entire frame swelled...



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