This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 345: Are we really going to choose a successor? The ambush of the Holy Mother Church!

Watching everyone here fell into a daze, looked at each other, and then became furious.

"What? The Holy Elephant of Domination is actually fake?"

"MD, I spent millions of star coins to get in..."

"..."

There was constant noise below, with people, both familiar and unfamiliar, talking to each other.

Jiaint couldn't help but nod his head. This plan was indeed useful. It was impossible for the person who was secretly doing this to place the illusion directly in the central world.

That would be too easy to be exposed. Since the other party is not coming, they can show it for the other party and then expose it to prove it.

Even if there are traces of the Holy Elephant again, it is unlikely to cause any major waves.

"Someone actually tried to overthrow the empire. What a pipe dream." He felt contemptuous.

But at this moment, he was suddenly struck by an indescribable feeling of fear.

Up!

He suddenly raised his head, his pupils suddenly contracted, and saw a platinum light descending from the sky. The space around him suddenly condensed countless times, and he could not move.

boom!
Everything went dark before his eyes, and a big foot stepped down on him, cracking his facial bones, exploding his eyeballs, and he fell like a meteor.

boom!
The ground shook, but the ripples were not big, as if they had stopped in an instant.

Looking up, I saw many living beings standing there in a daze, and then they all looked towards the place where the meteor fell.

Then, they slowly opened their mouths in various shapes.

I saw a platinum-colored mechanical elephant gradually expanding, with smooth and powerful lines. The mechanical components were looming under the cover of the platinum light. The metal armor had a smooth texture, with light flowing on it. The elephant's trunk swung up, and the crackling sound was like thunder.

The head is held high, with a broad forehead inlaid with a huge diamond-shaped crystal. The dazzling light is like the collapse of mountains and seas, sweeping up and rushing towards you like a raging hurricane, grand and majestic.

At the same time, a vast spiritual wave swept across the entire central space. "I am the Ruler of the Holy Elephant. Next, I will choose my master here, the successor of the Hammer Forging Master!"

.........

"Sir, which direction shall we jump to next?" Lauren knocked on the door and asked devoutly.

"47 degrees west..." Li Ming reported the direction in the room.

Upon hearing this, Lauren immediately went to the cockpit to input the coordinates.

They were sailing in the white fog. During the more than ten days of sailing, Lauren was completely convinced. Under Li Ming's guidance, they encountered almost no risks in the dimensional world.

Most of the dimensional worlds we passed through were B-level, with only a few A-level worlds, and the journey was peaceful and uneventful.

It was as if they were not exploring an unknown area of ​​the dimensional world, but were taking a safe passage.

This is an unrecorded route, but they can make a lot of money just from this route when they return.

Lauren once thought that Li Ming already knew this route, but if he knew it, he could just input it into the navigation status, without having to stop for a moment and give guidance every time he came to a new dimensional world.

"Incredible luck, or there is a way to find out the situation of the surrounding dimensional world..." Lauren pondered in his mind, and he was more inclined to the former. If it was the latter, wouldn't this dimensional world become the other party's back garden?

Li Ming... Li Ming... She was unfamiliar with this name and didn’t know if it was the other person’s real name.

Unfortunately, in the dimensional world, there are only a limited number of places that can be connected to the main universe network, or use extremely high-end communicators, so she has no way to search.

Robin is no longer surprised. Anyone who spends a long time with Li Ming will be impressed by his endless variety of tricks.

In the room, Li Ming stood up and stood in front of the porthole. There was white fog outside the window. This was a dimensional world shrouded in fog.

As the mist rolled, they could see a few fleshy, misty creatures in the distance, looking at their spaceship curiously.

"15%..." Li Ming felt a sense of shackles in his mind. This was a sign of a highly developed brain and the birth of mental power. It was an added benefit of the evolutionary process, and there were many similar benefits.

The development progress has reached 15%, the burst energy level has exceeded 30A, the strength has increased significantly, and the perception of information states has become more acute. He can barely capture the information states of some ordinary objects, such as the main material structure and existence time.

"The world of two or three dimensions should be just around the corner..." Li Ming guessed the reason why he had to come to this place.

It is also to have a deeper understanding of the Terrax civilization and to figure out what kind of environment the Terrax Stone will appear in.

When he walked out of the room, Robin was chatting with Lauren. He was quite curious about the Yongyao Federation.

When everyone saw him come out, they couldn't help but restrain their expressions.

Although they didn't know Li Ming's specific strength, Robin was an A-level life form. This guy was quite polite to Li Ming and obviously regarded him as the leader.

After chatting for a while, Li Ming thought about Chlonoa's affairs.

During this period, he occasionally tried to control the [Heart of Talos], not for the sake of taking risks, but to find out the specific situation.

[Heart of Talos] is a top-notch item and the core of the current control system. It cannot be wasted like this.

Every time he took control, he had an inexplicable feeling that something in the depths of the dimensional world was attracting him. He now knew that it was Chlonoa.

But at the same time, there was a vague sense of uneasiness. Occasionally, I could vaguely see a life form traveling through the dimensional world. It looked like a human, with a firm expression and holding a colored crystal in its hand.

This is a tracker.

He could roughly guess that it was the guy sent by Klonoa to hunt him down.

It's just an S-level life form, fortunately...

At first he really had the urge to run away, but after many attempts, he was able to roughly figure out the opponent's strength and distance.

Moreover, he found that as long as he did not use the [Heart of Talos], it would be difficult for the other party to find out his exact location.

He was always on the move, so it was not easy for the other party to find him.

Not long after, they stopped at a place on the sea that stretched as far as the eye could see.

"The next dimensional world to jump to is your destination." Lauren said.

"Wait a moment..." Li Ming nodded and activated the [Search] capability.

"A dimensional world made of iron..."

Li Ming's pupils narrowed slightly. A world made of iron? A metal world. He really encountered it!
Ever since he learned about the special structure of the dimensional world, he has been wondering whether there is a dimensional world composed of pure metal elements.

He searched for further information and confirmed his hypothesis. There really is such a world, but it is extremely rare.

"That dimensional world is made of iron?" He looked at Robin.

"Yes..." Robin nodded naturally, "That's why the Holy Silver Civilization built a secret fort there and collected resources."

Li Ming shook his head silently, not feeling too excited, as he had never asked Robin about the nature of that dimensional world.

By searching for information, he learned that in this world made of metal elements, most of the materials were very common, similar to mineral veins, and if they were to be used in practice, they still had to be collected and refined. This was especially true for him, as the metal energy contained in simple iron elements was too thin, and it would take years to absorb all of it in the entire dimensional world.

You can note down the coordinates of this place, and when you come to mine next time, you can directly open up a dimensional channel leading to here, which is much more convenient than looking for a mining star.

"…The main organism is S-level…"

"S-level?" Li Ming's heart was slightly shaken, and the emotions that he had originally not cared about began to surge. S-level main organisms will produce unique crystalline materials.

The S-level life form of iron element is solid enough in itself, equivalent to a walking metal energy mountain. Li Ming did not expect to have an unexpected gain, which gave him more motivation.

"…However, it was occupied by a group of powerful outsiders."

Perhaps the information flowed through his mind. Li Ming raised his brows slightly. He had used the [Exploration] ability many times and he was already very familiar with it.

A few days ago, they passed by a secret castle in the Yongyao Federation. Even though there was an A-level life form in charge, the information provided by the [Exploration] ability was only an evaluation of "quite powerful".

This place is actually "powerful"?
But after thinking for a moment, he did not jump rashly, but chose to circle this dimensional world, as if looking for something.

Finally, after jumping through three or four dimensional worlds, they found a ruined building in a desolate land.

It is a small base used for coordination and logistics with the secret castle. It can also quickly open the dimensional barrier to avoid accidents that would prevent the people in the secret castle from being able to evacuate.

"This is the base of the Holy Silver Civilization..." Lauren recognized it.

"Maybe it was destroyed by people from the Xingyuan Empire." Robin added.

Li Ming did not comment and continued to circle around, going around this iron element dimension world from top to bottom and from left to right, but he still could not find the Xingyuan Empire's support base.

"The Xingyuan Empire didn't leave any support base, but they are so confident?" Lauren couldn't help but be surprised.

Li Ming narrowed his eyes and said, "Use your probe."

"Oh oh..." Lauren nodded repeatedly. Even though she vaguely guessed that Li Ming might be targeting the Xingyuan Empire, she didn't care because it belonged to the Yongyao Federation anyway.

The lower hatch opened and a metal needle as thick as an arm protruded out. Lauren was about to fire when she was stopped by Li Ming.

"Wait..." Li Ming said, "You guys should jump out of this dimension first and come back in five days."

Lauren didn't understand, but she followed the instructions.

"I'll stay too." Robin volunteered.

Li Ming pondered for a moment before nodding. After the spaceship left, Li Ming asked Lei Ting to simulate the control signal and manipulate the probe to slowly pass through the dimensional barrier.

"Hide..." Li Ming called out to Robin, but did not stay with him.

This is a world of earth element, with rugged rocks everywhere. The ochre-colored light illuminates the entire world, and it is filled with shadows.

"Li Ming is really alert. He has an S-class bodyguard following him, and he moves steadily." Robin found a place and muttered to himself, quite impressed. He also asked the butler to help him hide.

More than ten minutes later, ripples appeared in space, but what came back was not a dimensional probe, but a dark jump ship, which did not seem like the style of the Xingyuan Empire.

The spaceship landed, the hatch opened, and several figures covered in black gauze appeared. One of them was holding a dimensional probe in his hand, with his face covered by black gauze.

"Our Lady of the Church..." Li Ming, who was hiding somewhere, narrowed his eyes slightly.

The members of the Virgin Mary Church cover their faces with black veils, and 95% of the members are female, which fits the characteristics of this group.

Li Ming, hiding in the dark shadows, approached silently. This place was densely shadowed and extremely convenient, and it was also his special choice.

He frowned, "Why are they here? Could it be..."

"Mother Earth, we didn't find any spaceships." Several people returned soon after and reported.

"Didn't find it?" The figure known as Mother Earth pondered, and then looked at the probe in her hand, "This is the standard from the Yongyao Federation. It should have nothing to do with Li Ming. It may be a probe that has lost control."

"They really came for me." Li Ming's eyes were dim. This group of people were obviously waiting for something to happen. No wonder they didn't contact Qinglong and were still planning to target me.

Who leaked the information, Austin?

It doesn't seem like it. If it was him, there would be no need for Trevor to contact me.

It's no secret that I'm going to find Austin, and it's no secret that Austin is looking for dimension-related items. Someone who is interested can probably figure out that I'm preparing to come to the dimensional world.

But how do they know my destination?
Li Ming frowned, a cold light flashed across his eyes, and several people had already packed up and returned to the spaceship, ready to go back.

However, when no one was paying attention, when the human figure and the shadow of the spaceship intersected, some ripples arose.

.........

Ever since the sudden arrival of the Holy Elephant of Domination, the waves on the interstellar network of the main universe have been completely detonated, and countless mechanics have come from thousands of galaxies.

Under pressure, several major leaders in the central world had to give up a large enough area for these people to move around.

A large area was marked out in front of the huge ruling holy elephant, and people from various forces were sent to isolate it.

And Jiaint was still being stepped on by the Holy Elephant, with only his head sticking out. He felt so aggrieved that he couldn't even repair his facial wounds.

The Xingyuan Empire sent people to negotiate many times, but they were all rebuffed by the Holy Elephant, who had no intention of releasing them.

It is said that several big figures came to the central world secretly, but none of them showed up.

"Alas, it has been more than ten days, and the Holy Elephant of the Ruler only said that he would select a successor, but there is no standard. How can we choose..."

"Yeah, I heard that several Casting-level mechanics showed up, and this Saint Elephant didn't respond well..."

There were huge crowds of people all around, and the noise was constant, but suddenly, a louder shout broke out from a certain direction, and everyone looked over.

I saw a team of red mechanical bodies surrounding a figure, also a humanoid mechanical body, with delicate and standard facial features, no camouflage skin, only the beauty of a machine.

"The Master of Mechanical Souls - Alex" someone's throat moved. More than ten days had passed, and the first big shot finally showed up.

"This is his mechanical carrier - the puppeteer. His real body has not arrived."

The first moment of recognizing the carrier of the master craftsman, the surroundings were noisy, but then they calmed down, suppressing their excitement.

The Mechanical Soul Master walked to the front and came in front of the Dominating Holy Elephant.

"It's you..." The Holy Elephant of Domination finally spoke in a deep voice, "I haven't seen you for thousands of years."

"Three thousand one hundred and twenty-six years." Alex spat out a string of numbers, his facial features calm. "Where's the forging hammer?"

"Dead." The holy elephant said without hesitation, and there was silence all around.

Alex was silent, and then asked: "Why didn't you die?"

"You ask too many questions." Shengxiang refused to answer. "You also came here for me to choose. Sorry, the inheritance of the forging hammer will not be given to you."

Alex was silent again, and after a long while he asked, "Since it is a selection, what qualifications do you need to be considered?"

(End of this chapter)