This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 368: Level Development Potential?
Li Ming was impressed by the power of the hammer forger. Although the thing was damaged, it did not affect him much.

Precisely because it was damaged, the metal energy required to control it was also reduced a lot.

The white elephant hesitated for a moment, then reminded, "The Infinite Hammer can still be repaired, but the Holy Spirit Core is not only the product of the master's hard work, but also part of the material comes from Terrax. It may not be able to be repaired, so don't waste too much time."

Is it related to Terrax again? Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded, and didn't care. Anyway, as long as the metal energy is sufficient, it doesn't matter what material it is.

After putting away all the things, Li Ming hesitated for a moment and asked, "Saint Elephant, besides revenge, do you have anything else to ask of me?"

The little white elephant seemed a little surprised, and its pea-sized eyes were lost in deep thought.

But Li Ming added, "There is no guarantee that it will be completed."

"Ha..." The little white elephant swung its trunk and made an elephant cry, and couldn't help but laugh, "To be honest, you and your master are really alike."

"Since you asked me one more question, I will tell you one more thing. The road of genetic evolution can be temporarily stopped when you reach level X life form. It is not that easy to become the ultimate life form."

"The path to ultimate evolution is monopolized, and is the basis for the domination of several major civilizations."

Li Ming couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Ultimate life form? A level above level X life forms?
He had never heard of this level in the interstellar space, and even X-level life forms rarely appeared in the news.

Moreover, he is only an A-level life form, let alone an ultimate life form, and he is still far from being an X-level life form.

But he still asked, "What do you mean?"

The white elephant shook his head and added: "I don't know the details. This is what the master once said. He underwent mechanical transformation and sighed more than once. He always wanted to walk out on the road of mechanical evolution, but unfortunately..."

Li Ming nodded and just kept this sentence in mind.

The two chatted for a while and finalized some details.

After leaving here, he followed the little elephant back to the laboratory, where his shadow was still pretending to be a worker.

"Holy Elephant, can you please not remove this mimicry for now? I am planning to develop gene seeds." Li Ming whispered.

"You are good at saving time." The white elephant looked at him in surprise, but he didn't care. "Then you can develop gene seeds here."

The Holy Elephant was unexpectedly easy to talk to. Li Ming found a corner, took out the [Magnetic Crystal Heavy Domain], and prepared to develop the gene seeds.

The white elephant looked at his movements and was very surprised at what kind of storage method this was. There was no spatial fluctuation at all, which was completely different from when Li Ming just put the infinite hammer into the folding space.

Suddenly, he asked again, "Your level of mechanics should be more than advanced..."

Li Ming paused for a moment, thinking, and nodded, "If I take the test, I should be able to pass the master mechanic's test."

The little white elephant flicked his trunk and sighed in his heart. Although his main purpose in choosing a successor was revenge, he also didn't want his master's knowledge of mechanics to be tarnished.

"The universe is truly amazing. It's impossible for such a genius to be born naturally. The possibility is not even one in a trillion."

As the Holy Elephant of Domination sighed, Li Ming was already sitting cross-legged on the ground. This posture of development was quite rare. He glanced and saw various elements fluctuating and flowing.

"Knowing oneself and working hard, the one called Qinglong, is... huh?" The white little elephant suddenly froze slightly, and came silently in front of Li Ming, his mung bean-sized eyes were stunned, and his trunk kept twitching.

"How could this happen? Talos's aura is gone again?"

Li Ming closed his eyes tightly and could not feel the movement of the Holy Elephant.

"Besides, this is 350 times the normal interstellar gravity. How come his cells are so active so quickly?"

This is inside the body of the Holy Elephant. His quantum window can easily penetrate Li Ming's skin and sense the activity level of his cells.

After Li Ming sat down, the activity level of his cells soared at an incredible rate. Even under more than 300 times the gravity, they were still extremely active.

"This development potential... isn't right..." the little white elephant thought.

Suddenly, the elephant's trunk swung and began to extend, but the end shrank infinitely, like a thin needle.

"Hmm?" Li Ming opened his eyes suspiciously, feeling that something was not right, but he couldn't quite put it into words.

At the same time, the white elephant outside the laboratory stared at the blood drop in front of it, swung its trunk, and swallowed it.

"Uh-huh!?"

The pea-sized eyes suddenly widened, the white elephant's body twitched uncontrollably, and sparks flew from its fist-sized head.

"Seven...seven hundred levels?" The Holy Elephant's tone was difficult, with an unimaginable horror. The processor was overloaded, and the intelligent core was trembling. He suspected that there was something wrong with his detection equipment.

This development potential was so terrifying that his processor was truly overloaded. He even had a strong urge to rush back and take another drop of blood.

If it was level 70 or 80, he could accept it.

But level 700 was truly incredible, even beyond his comprehension.

“No…” Tong Yu Sheng Xiang finally held back. There must be some secret about Li Ming, but it was not appropriate for him to find out now.

"No matter what, if you don't die, there is hope that the master's revenge will be avenged." The white elephant murmured in a low voice, and then seemed to have crashed.

After a moment, he started to move again. He looked around with his pea-sized eyes and asked doubtfully, "Memory degaussing protocol? I cleared my own memory. Is there anything worth doing now?"

"Don't use the quantum window to observe Li Ming? How could there be such a code? Did I leave it behind myself?"

He was puzzled, but since it was his own decision, there must be a reason for it, so he simply decided not to think about it.

……

In the room where Abel was, he looked intently at the virtual book in front of him, trying his best to understand every sentence, every character, and every formula on it.

His eyes couldn't help but sweep across Li Ming's screen again. He felt a sense of urgency. With a development potential of level 60 and a senior mechanic, the other party was already far ahead of him.

If he was the ruler of the Holy Elephant, he would hardly be able to think of any reason not to choose Li Ming.

The only good news is that what is being competed for now is the degree of understanding, which still gives him some hope and allows him to strive for even the slightest possibility of a turnaround.

"I hope you can face the reality..." Abel's eyes flashed coldly, looking at Li Ming who looked calm: "If you get it, you will never be able to leave here."

.........

At the same time, as time passed, what had just happened expanded among the stars at an extremely fast speed through the interstellar network.

The announcement of the final candidate, Diaz's strong attack and defeat, and Li Ming's amazing development potential were all huge news highlights, causing heated discussions in a short period of time.

On the Black Hole Network's special gambling page for the successor of the Hammersmith, Li Ming's name was quickly updated, but the odds were extremely low, only a pitiful 1:1.1.

Who can blame him for having such amazing development potential, even surpassing Abel and others? In addition, his own level of mechanics and his background that is very similar to that of the Hammer Forger, and he is also a member of the Mechanics Association.

All of these made him a dark horse to seize the position of heir to the Hammer Forger two or three hours after his appearance.

"The person with the highest potential in interstellar history!"

This explosive news, like a dazzling new star, broke into the vision of interstellar citizens.

Because of its powerful nature, the teacher's speech was dubbed the "Qinglong Declaration" and sparked heated discussion.

In a corner of the scene, Blackbeard looked at Li Ming on the screen with satisfaction.

Although he was indeed dissatisfied with Qinglong's impulsive behavior before, at least the other party did not break his promise, so Li Ming did not let him go.

He was almost 80% sure that Li Ming would be recognized by the Holy Elephant.

"I just don't know if he has a way to escape." Blackbeard looked at him with emotion. He had great potential for development at level 60. He was a good seedling. He was even a little jealous of Qinglong.

The identity of the successor of the Hammer Forger would definitely cause great waves, and the several civilized communities would not necessarily let him leave safely.

This is an inevitable risk and has nothing to do with whether Qinglong had attacked the Imperial base before.

His previous communication with Qinglong did not mention the aftermath, and was tacitly ignored by the two.

Because it is impossible for the pioneers to help Qinglong with the aftermath. If this matter is brought up, other things cannot be discussed.

"I hope he has." Blackbeard could only think so. "Anyway, given Li Ming's situation, he won't be in any danger even if he is captured by the Empire."

Then, he looked at the Empire's aircraft. After Li Ming and others went in, Prince Costat invited others to go to the Empire's aircraft together.

He knew what the other party was discussing and what actions they would ultimately take.

Blackbeard's heart couldn't help but be filled with waves. From the moment the Holy Elephant of Domination appeared, the entire plan began to slide in an unpredictable direction. Fortunately, they were pulled back a little through the Azure Dragon.

"This time, I will definitely give you a big surprise."

Blackbeard watched quietly, stroking his chin.

The next step is to wait. According to Tongyu Shengxiang, this assessment will take at least one or two months to complete.

However, just two or three hours later, he received a completely unexpected message -
"Prince Ryan has disobeyed the orders of the Royal Council and has left the Sea of ​​Stars, preparing to head to the Central World."

"Why is that madman Ryan here?" Blackbeard's eyelids twitched. He knew without thinking who the other party came for. There was indeed news that Ryan was coming, but it was denied by the parliament.

"He disobeyed the orders of the Council. I'm afraid Qing Long's declaration provoked him."

Unexpected news always makes people unhappy. Blackbeard pursed his lips, but this was not bad news. Information kept popping up on the smart terminal:
“…Inform Cutthroat that since Ryan has left, the Empire’s Starry Sea, which has been operating for so long, should be set on fire.”

"Qinglong has accomplished something for us by accident. I hope Li Ming is safe."

Blackbeard put away his smart terminal. His originally calm heart was now in suspense again because of this incident.

……

"Butler...you..."

Robin on the other side seemed to have suffered a major blow at this moment, with a confused and painful look on his face: "Isn't this just raising a Gu? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

He has figured out what "hunting" is. It turns out that he is not the only one with the unknown identity of the heir. In this galaxy, there are many people with similar identities.

After reaching the A-level life form, the hunting will be unlocked. Within a certain range, the heirs will sense each other and the hunting program will be activated.

Of course, the development progress of the two hunting parties will fluctuate up and down, no more than 5%, and the winner will get everything from the loser.

“I can only tell you once the hunting program is unlocked.” The butler’s voice remained calm.

"You are the only person I trust." Robin's fists were clenched until they turned white. What was painful about him was not the upcoming hunt.

The butler has been with him for many years, and he subconsciously treats the other party as a respected elder.

But now, the other party told him bluntly that he was just a Gu breeder and monitor.

The butler was silent. Robin's face was tense and he took a deep breath. But he was not a child and he finally understood that the other party was just an intelligent program.

His face turned cold and he said in a low voice: "I know, I will be ready."

The butler then said, "I suggest you not to leave here for the time being. There are many important people here, and the other party dare not act rashly. This is your first hunt, so you'd better be fully prepared."

"Thank you for your suggestion." Robin had a blank expression on his face. He looked up indifferently at Li Ming who was studying hard, wondering what he was thinking about.

As time passed, day by day, the excitement of the onlookers gradually subsided. Every day, they watched a few people studying hard on the big screen and eventually felt bored.

What they want to see are the highlights, and it would be best if there could be a fight. But who can accept the same thing repeated every day like watching a video?

After only three days, some people left out of boredom. You have to pay star coins every day here, it's not free.

Ten days later, most of the people had left and the place was empty. It was nice to watch the live broadcast anyway.

The popularity of online live streaming has also declined drastically.

In just over half a month, the interstellar world returned to normal, with scandals about all kinds of celebrities and politicians flying everywhere. Most people were extremely concerned at the beginning, but in the end they just wanted to know the result.

Of course, almost everyone has this thing in mind, just like the election that has not yet been settled and the finals waiting.

Once the results come out, there will be even more overwhelming public opinion.

In the blink of an eye, it was a month later.

At a certain moment, Li Ming's body shook slightly, and a bright blue ripple energy suddenly formed on the surface of his skin, causing his skin to tremble slightly.

Metabolism speeds up, impurities in the body are quickly excreted, muscle fibers become tighter and tougher, and the nervous system becomes more sensitive and efficient.

The body undergoes a reshaping, taking a small step toward a higher level of evolution, radiating strong vitality.

(End of this chapter)