This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 416: The war begins! That's it?

Ryan's sudden outburst really scared many people. Even though they had guessed that the two might fight, they didn't expect Ryan to be so decisive without saying a word.

“It actually blocked it?”

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the boiling blue-gold energy fluctuations in the field dissipated.

All radars and detectors captured the almost intact luxurious mecha, with only slight traces of energy scratching on the metal shell.

The spectators present were not ordinary interstellar citizens. Most of them were wanted and had been hanging around in the chaotic galaxy for a long time. There were even some A-level life forms among them.

Knowing that the gap in life levels is almost irreparable, they all now understand that the defensive performance of this mecha is not comparable to that of Li Ming.

"Tell me, is it Li Ming or Lord Qinglong in there?" In the Liuying in the corner, Ford and Robin were watching nervously.

They thought that the person who appeared in the scene was Li Ming who had just left.

"Li Ming has great potential, there's no need for Boss Qinglong to take risks." Robin hesitated and said, "Why not just send one of his men to show up?"

"That's not Qinglong No. 1, it just looks similar?"

In the Soulsmith's spaceship, Anduin was quite surprised and interested:
"Is this Qinglong's bad taste? How come the advanced mecha looks exactly like the one Li Ming is wearing?"

"It could also be done on purpose to make others lower their guard." Sheffield added, his eyes falling on the two people on the battlefield.

Ever since the gene seed was prepared and taken away by Li Ming, he has not prepared a second gene seed for the time being, but has been investigating the origins of the Star-Devouring Prison Dragon.

According to the currently known information clues, the owner of the Star-Swallowing Prison Dragon is most likely Prince Ryan in front of him.

The grudge between the two is much greater than others have guessed.

"You're decisive to fight right away." Barbaro said nonchalantly, "I thought Qinglong was just like some mechanics, who would send a large number of mechanical troops at any time, and then use the tactic of beating them up to delay time and win."

"Now it seems that he still has some blood in him, ready to fight Ryan in mecha."

He hinted at something, which again drew the angry glare from the Mechanical Soul Master.

"Using the mechanical army will most likely give the Empire an excuse to intervene in the battle." The God of Creation said lightly, and his words made several people nod in agreement. This is also the possibility that is closest to the guess.

The thought of the Creator of the Divine Craftsman fluctuated, and he asked the Mechanical Soul Divine Craftsman:
"Do you feel that the armor he is wearing is very strange? The data fed back by my microscopic particle detector is somewhat incomprehensible. I have never seen this type of material before."

"Moreover, the detailed data is exactly the same as the one Li Ming is wearing."

It is impossible to produce mechas of this level using an assembly line. The material is extremely strong, and those made by hand will be a little different.

The Mechanical Soul Master glared at Barbaro and snorted, "It should be the metal material he synthesized on his own. There's nothing strange about it. Qinglong may like to make the mecha look the same."

Really? The Godcrafter frowned, and Anduin thought, "Do you think that the Azure Dragon is really behind this mecha?"

"The mental fluctuations are real. It's hard to say whether it was Qinglong. It could also be his subordinates. However, it's not that easy to end this matter with just this mecha." Barbaro shook his head with some interest:
"If Ryan blows up this mecha and the driver inside is Qinglong, then everything will be over."

"If the person among them wasn't Qinglong, he would probably be labeled as a coward. But it doesn't matter. Mechanics are the epitome of cowardice."

The Mechanical Soul Master coldly retorted, "It seems that you are sure that Ryan will win? What if he loses?"

"I can't guarantee his victory." Barbaroel glanced at him, "But since Prince Costa is here, he will definitely not lose."

"Barbarol, you have indeed behaved a lot better since you were warned by the Empire last time. The Empire, which has spared no effort, will not say good things." The God of Creation said lightly.

This sentence seemed to be quite lethal. The planet collector looked unhappy. "I don't support anyone. I'm just watching the fun."

The Mechanical Soul Master Craftsman seemed to want to press on with the victory but was stopped by the Creator God Master Craftsman.

…………

“I don’t feel like I’ve gotten much stronger…” Li Ming muttered to himself.

In the field, the tank guard was as clean as new. Its own defensive strength alone could not withstand Ryan's attack.

But Li Ming had already possessed it, and switched to the main combat system control object, adding all the ineffective power to the defense.

His physical strength can also be superimposed on the tank guard. Previously, the tank guard's defense was greater than his, so it didn't seem to have any effect.

But now it is completely different. With his current physical strength, he has no problem blocking this tentative attack.

Moreover, from the feedback from the tank guard, Li Ming could clearly sense that Ryan's attack intensity did not have any qualitative leap compared to the last time.

"What about the strengthening of alchemical materials? That's it?" Li Ming was unsure.

"It's barely acceptable." Ryan's mental fluctuations were very calm, as if it was not him who had just suddenly attacked.

Bro, you haven’t even broken my defense, how can you be more pretentious than me?

Li Ming was speechless and responded: "Your Excellency the Prince has been blocking the door for such a long time, just to fight with me?"

"Of course not, I just want to see Qinglong." Ryan shook his head.

"I'm here now. What do you want to say?" Li Ming asked back.

"You dare not show your true face to others. I don't believe that you are Qinglong." Ryan's face was cold, and a fiery breath burst out from him, instantly causing the radar to beep, and violent mental fluctuations vented his dissatisfaction:

"Since you don't want to show yourself, let me break your mecha and see if you are the Azure Dragon!"

In an instant, Ryan opened his hands and an energy storm surged up, condensing into rays that looked like exploding meteors, forming a dazzling rain of light that went towards Li Ming.

"Stop talking nonsense, but we still have to fight." Li Ming was speechless, but suddenly he moved, plainly and unpretentiously, pushing the tank guard forward.

There was a long flaming tail behind its butt, like a comet going upstream.

The energy ray was unable to cause any effective damage to him. The resulting shock wave surrounded the tank and quickly expanded into a huge ball of energy light.

A violent storm of energy blasted the tank guard, leaving behind expanding energy balls from the explosions in his path.

Facing the devastating energy ray, Li Ming rushed towards Ryan like a hot knife through butter.

"Want to fight me head-on?" Ryan frowned. He thought the other party had some energy-based means.

The battles of other mechanics are basically all about shooting out various large-scale compressed energies, assisted by suppressing a large number of mechanical bodies.

This guy just rushed up in his mecha without even firing a few shots first.

But this is also good, it suits him exactly!

Tan Wei continuously drained his physical strength, almost turning into a stream of light. The ability of [Vortex Swift Shadow] allowed him to move freely like a mechanical ghost.

It was on the left side one moment and on the right side the next, floating unsteadily.

Ryan's every move was gushing with fiery energy, like a young star, with an extremely fast reaction speed. No matter where Qinglong appeared next, he could react quickly and easily block and attack.

"Touch it again, it really can be absorbed." Tan Wei's metal fists and feet kept colliding with Ryan, while Li Ming was trying to absorb Ryan's genetic essence.

Each collision can absorb a very small part. It takes a long time to absorb a complete X-level gene source.

But if the battle drags on long enough, he will be able to absorb it.

Balls of exploding energy waves spread in the universe. As the two gradually let go, the scope of the impact became larger and larger.

However, the spectators around them quickly moved away at the first opportunity and reacted quickly, leaving them a lot of space.

They are all guys with wanted warrants, and they are very good at escaping.

Li Ming deliberately pulled the battlefield away, trying not to affect the Mechanical Royal Court.

"This mecha is so weird. It seems to be good at speed and space jump." Ryan frowned and stood still.

There was another huge collision, which created azure energy ripples, like a supernova erupting.

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"Also, there is a strange recoil force." He was concentrating. He couldn't be sure yet that the person wearing this mecha was Qinglong. If he was dragged here, it would not be what he expected.

What he wanted was a one-sided crushing victory, in order to lay a solid foundation for the pressure he might face when the planet-massacre incident was exposed later.

"We have to be serious now." Ryan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The next moment, the cells split, the body swelled up, a pair of blazing golden wings spread out, and the whole body was covered with azure flames.

He performed genetic liberation, and even more violent and terrifying energy suddenly burst out, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

Then, the wings behind him expanded rapidly and shook violently. A powerful force burst out instantly. The void could not bear the burden and was extremely distorted. His body suddenly disappeared from the spot, leaving only a thin line of black electric arc.

“…That’s it!”

The next moment, everyone's eyes narrowed involuntarily, and continuous collisions exploded in the starry sky. The dazzling energy light became brighter and brighter, and the intensity of the confrontation rose by more than one level.

Li Ming felt a sudden increase in pressure. The killing power of the Spear of Annihilation was extremely high, and it was a standard X-level control object.

It was dizzying and difficult to capture the opponent's movement trajectory, so they could only passively defend, and the tank was constantly shaking.

"In the state of gene liberation, there is still no difference from before." Li Ming didn't know to what extent the alchemical substances had strengthened Ryan, or what means they had used.

So he tried it carefully, but so far, he didn't feel any difference.

It was still similar to the last time, the normal energy level should be between 60X and 60X, and in the liberated state, it should be able to exceed 70X, which was still within his expectations.

It was a little difficult to carry, but not impossible, and I didn't even have to use a hammer.

Suddenly, Ryan stopped attacking, and the golden wings behind him expanded wildly, almost turning into a giant curtain covering the starry sky.

Not only that, he stretched out his hand, and a black metal spear emerged. At first, it was only a short section, but it extended in an instant, with black arcs surging, and every inch of extension was accompanied by powerful energy fluctuations.

The Gun of Annihilation, Ryan's exclusive weapon, was created by the Empire.

Armored weapons themselves will overlap with the physical strength of the genetically evolved body, and may even interfere with its performance and have a counterproductive effect.

But this weapon is different. Last time, Ryan only hit him once and did not take out this weapon.

Li Ming was slightly startled. The space around him produced a repressive force, which completely dormant the energy in his body and made it impossible to release it. Even the tank's intelligent assistance system crashed.

He tried to move, but encountered terrible resistance. His body moved extremely slowly, almost as if it was fixed in place.

"This is... some kind of silent force field," Li Ming understood.

Ryan stared coldly at the Qinglong who was confined in place, and his arms muscles bulged, condensing into a blazing blue flame. The temperature in the area suddenly increased, burning through the space, as if everything could be used as fuel.

The intensity of this flame was extraordinary, enough to burn through high-grade materials and spread across the black spear in his hand.

The whole person swooped down with unstoppable force, and the black spear turned into a thin line, which seemed to pierce through the mecha.

Suddenly, Li Ming disappeared from the spot, and Ryan walked past without being surprised at all.

[Hunting Shadows in the Wind] is not a simple space jump. Unless the mark is erased, Li Ming can still travel freely.

"Found it, a weird information state." Ryan sneered. Under the coverage of the golden wings, all subtle fluctuations were under his control.

Silently, a fierce flame burned somewhere.

He actually burned the mark left by [Hunting Shadows in the Wind].

Li Ming was surprised, but not too shocked. [Vortex Shadow] was only an S-level control object, and he was facing an X-level enemy, which was a major life level beyond him.

"In that case, I'll have to use a hammer."

Li Ming never figured out the clues, but he was not sure he could use his tank to resist the opponent's weapons.

As he stretched out his arm, purple light condensed, and purple-gold arcs filled the gaps in the tank guard.

"What is that?" Ryan's eyes narrowed slightly.

.........

"Fuck, even the ultra-high-speed optical camera can't see it clearly."

The many onlookers at the scene were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. The collision between the two was not something that ordinary people could see clearly.

All they could see were clusters of exploding energy waves, which caused serious interference and made it difficult for the filming equipment to work.

This level of battle is rare, and it would be a shame if you could only see the special effects.

Only some powerful life forms can see something with the naked eye, and then analyze it in the wide-area channel.

"It seems that Qinglong is at a disadvantage and has been suppressed the whole time."

"With only this mecha, I don't think we can win. If we mobilize a large-scale mechanical army, Prince Costat will not just stand by and watch. We are caught in a dilemma."

"Maybe we can see the true face of this Azure Dragon later."

The empire is still strong... Many people felt this way, but it was not surprising.

This master craftsman had no substantial combat record before, so they would not be surprised by whatever happens now.

(End of this chapter)