This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 449 Control Conditions: Billion Metal Energy
"Could this guy be... Qinglong?" Barbaro felt sad and had no desire to fight.

According to his original estimate, with the strength Qinglong showed last time, defeating the opponent should not be a big problem.

Even if he had a lot of hidden strength, even if he had Anduin's strength, he could still get away unscathed.

But now, the person hasn’t been seen and the arm is gone, so there’s no point in fighting.

"Qinglong's territory, Qinglong's base, who else could it be if not him?" Anduin had a complicated expression and was also frightened in his heart.

"He... couldn't have discovered us a long time ago and deliberately given us a warning." Barbarol couldn't help but say.

Anduin glanced at him and saw that Barbaro had lost all desire to fight. In this mood, it is easy for him to overthink.

"Not really..." Anduin shook his head. "Looking at the ruins around us, I guess something is out of control. In order to avoid causing too much damage, they can only confine the energy to this area."

His speculation was reasonable. Barbaro looked around and breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, it is precisely this kind of coincidence that allows us to get a glimpse of Azure Dragon's true nature." Anduin said solemnly, "This guy hides too deeply, and every time he uses his strength that is just enough to solve the current crisis."

"He can create this kind of space-time matrix and withstand this kind of energy fluctuations. No wonder the Empire invited him."

Although Anduin didn't say it, he was curious about the situation of the Azure Dragon, so he allowed Barbaro to provoke him.

His original intention was to play the role of a good guy. If the situation was not right, he would jump out and win Qinglong's favor. However, the current situation was beyond his expectations.

.........

"Fortunately, there are more back-ups..."

In the core area, Li Ming was still in shock. The tank was as clean as new, and its entire body was wrapped in golden light.

Before, he could easily melt the energy of the metal shell that added to his own defense, but now he finds it difficult to break through the thin energy shield on his surface.

And he was looking at an item in the control system [Life Power Core--S Level (Severely Damaged)]

Its ability is - [Source of Immortality: After suffering fatal damage, the controlled object will suffer severe trauma, and the damage to the body will be erased, restoring the body's various values ​​to their peak state, and obtaining a three-second [Immune] state.]

【Immunity: No damage can be caused by any type of damage. 】

This is a special item that he upgraded a long time ago. Its original form is the [Mechanical Sub-Heart], and it is also a control object in the main combat system that replenishes physical strength.

However, due to his style of doing things and various other reasons, this ability has never been stimulated until today.

Three seconds of [immunity] is equivalent to an invincible body, but three seconds cannot last long in this continuous explosion of terrifying energy.

However, the time and space lock in this area also affected the [Life Power Core], causing the [Immunity] that was originally only supposed to last for three seconds to be affected.

As the flow of time and space was slowed down, it surged to more than thirty or forty seconds, helping him survive the most terrifying period of the outbreak.

It can be regarded as a negative halo turned into a positive halo. If the level is too high, it may not be affected by the time lock.

What surprised him most was that [Source of Immortality] even reshaped the Tank Guard.

Maybe it’s because of the influence of the possession ability. He is the tank guard and the tank guard is him. It can be regarded as a linkage of abilities, which saves a lot of metal energy.

After all, the explosion just now completely destroyed the tank. Not to mention repairing it, not even any wreckage was left.

"It costs less to repair the [Life Power Core], even if it is severely damaged, it only costs 90 million to repair it." Li Ming has already started thinking.

"Nowadays, we are exposed to some strange things, and I am afraid there will be more similar things."

"We can upgrade the [Life Power Core] to strengthen this ability for emergencies. If it is upgraded to Level X, I wonder if [Immunity] will continue to last longer or will undergo new changes."

He still had time to think about the future because he was aware that the energy intensity around him was gradually calming down and weakening quickly.

Unaffected by the time lock, this high-intensity burst will not last long.

He looked at the black barrier outside and couldn't help but sigh. This thing was indeed powerful. The explosion just now even penetrated multiple layers of space, but it was firmly confined to this area.

"Eh..." The red light around him gradually subsided, and he realized that there was a faint golden light wandering in the black symbol light shield that enveloped the surroundings.

"What is that thing?" He was confused and just as he was about to take a look, he paused and the golden light shield on his body disappeared.

The duration of [Immunity] has expired, but the remaining energy intensity no longer poses a threat to him.

"Hmm?" Feeling something strange in his heart, Li Ming suddenly turned his head and saw a red object flashing faintly in the dark realm not far away.

"Is there something else?" Li Ming's heart was slightly shaken. He tried to rush forward. After floating over slowly, he grabbed it in his hand and was able to control it.

[Oath-Keeping Stone--Consumable type: The ultimate creation of the Time Zero Clan.

Control conditions: 20 billion metal energy
Control ability - Trinity: Control the other two fragments at the same time and perform [Trinity].

How much? Twenty billion metal energies!

Li Ming's throat rolled. It seemed that this thing was the core.

It was the [Trinity] again, he had no control over it and couldn't see the specific instructions.

But he didn't need to guess what the other two things were. They must be the Virgin Mary and the prophet.

"I guess there is also the Mother's Stone and the Prophet's Stone?"

But what exactly is the function of this trinity?
I've never heard of the Time Zero Clan...

Li Ming couldn't help thinking about it, and even tried to absorb the metal material, but found that he couldn't absorb it.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. Logically speaking, anything that could be controlled could basically be recovered.

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly realized that the time lock nearby had disappeared.

Looking up, I saw that the black symbol light shield collapsed and did not gather together again, but disintegrated in the universe. It had obviously reached its limit.

At the same time, a golden light shot into the distance and landed in the hands of a man.

"Anduin?"

The moment he saw the other person clearly, Li Ming's mind turned rapidly, and he quietly grasped the oath-keeping stone in his hand.

The starry sky around him was boiling, and the area where Li Ming was located seemed to have been dug out from the universe with a large spoon, like a small black hole.

Quiet and deep.

Unlike in the past, the universe does not repair itself, or it repairs itself very slowly.

"It has penetrated into the Eternal Abyss." Anduin was surprised and hesitated for a moment. Then he raised his hand and a large number of symbols emerged, covering the area, like needle and thread, outlining and interlacing, slowly repairing it.

After all, I came here without asking, so I have to show my attitude at least.

"Your Excellency Qinglong..." He took the initiative to send out mental fluctuations, looking around obscurely. It was this mecha again. How much did Qinglong like this type of mecha?
He could tell at a glance that with the strength of this mecha, it was impossible to withstand the violent energy in the black light ball.

The golden barrier should be another means of defense.

"And Barbaro?" Li Ming did not respond at first. His eyes slid from Anduin to Barbaro behind him. His left arm was cut off, and tissue granulation had already appeared and was repairing rapidly.

These two people came unannounced and had no good intentions. He had no connection with these two people, so he immediately assumed something bad about them.

Both of these guys are quite powerful. Barbaro has already embarked on the ultimate path. Conservative estimates show that his normal energy level must exceed 300X.

This was his best strike, and it was difficult to break the defense.

Not to mention Anduin, one of the ten members of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, his strength is probably even stronger than Barbaro.

He couldn't beat either of the two guys in front of him.

Li Ming was alert, but he also felt something was wrong, especially Barbaro. There was a hint of evasion and guilt in the look he gave him.

Anduin also looked solemn. He took action to repair the void, which was clearly a statement of his attitude and he had no ill intentions.

"They seem to have misunderstood something. Did they see the black ball of light that just erupted?"

Li Ming roughly understood it in his mind, and he glanced at Barbaro's missing broken arm again, feeling a little relieved.

During the moment when both parties appeared, no one spoke. It was not until Li Ming figured out what was going on that his mind began to waver, indifferent and calm: "I didn't expect to see you two so suddenly."

"This..." Anduin smiled bitterly, then turned his body and said, "It's mainly because Barbaroel strongly requested to come and meet you..."

Barbaro looked at Anduin in astonishment, yet felt an extremely strong sense of being watched.

The mecha stared at him, a spiritual wave spreading, "Oh? It turns out to be Lord Barbaro, I wonder why you are here?"

"I..." Barbaro's expression quickly calmed down, and he said in a deep voice: "I came here this time to ask Mr. Qinglong to help me forge a weapon."

Anduin looked at him in surprise.

"Forging weapons?" Li Ming was still indifferent. "Really? Why didn't you inform me in advance?"

Barbaro said solemnly: "I don't like to use these technological things. I think it's more sincere to talk face to face."

Anduin shook his head. Although it was unexpected, it was also expected.

He had been in contact with Barbaro for a long time. Although this guy was rather reckless in daily life, he was actually quite smart.

Otherwise, he would not have been involved with certain people and come to test Qinglong.

"It's really rare to see someone like you." Li Ming did not comment. He raised his head slightly and absorbed the metal debris and ruins around him to form a temporary platform.

The three of them landed on it, and Anduin opened the air shield. The atmosphere was subtle.

"Since you asked me to make weapons, I wonder if you have brought the materials?" A slightly cold voice came from the mecha.

"Of course I did." Barbaro was calm. Tender limbs had already grown on his left arm. He twisted the ring on his right finger, and the space became chaotic.

Crash--a large number of metal chunks fell out and scattered all over the ground, in different colors and sizes.

Really brought it... Li Ming was surprised, he looked down and saw that it was really not an ordinary material, Styx alloy, dragon blood alloy, quantum crystal...

These are all extremely precious metal materials, enough to make X-level weapons.

"There is still a part that cannot be placed in the folding space and is on the way." Barbaro picked up a smart terminal from a pile of things on the ground, shook it, connected to the unstable interstellar network, and called up the order.

Really?
Anduin scanned the screen and was shocked. It was an order from Big Shield. The insurance fee alone was more than 800 million star coins. The total value was estimated to be no less than 80 billion star coins.

This guy said he was challenging Qinglong, but he was secretly preparing for the worst. If he couldn't beat him, he would just say he was here to make custom weapons for him?

Li Ming was silent for a moment, then he said meaningfully: "Your Excellency is well prepared."

Barbaroer's face was calm. "I have conflicts with the other two Godsmiths. I don't like them, but I do admire you. So after preparing the materials, I dragged Anduin over here."

Anduin twitched the corner of his mouth and remained silent.

"I will not undertake the manufacture of weapons for the time being." Li Ming shook his head, and Barbaroer showed regret, "What a pity..."

Li Ming interrupted him just after he opened his mouth. "But you have come all the way here, so I can't let you go back empty-handed. I have a metal spear in my hand, the one Ryan had. You won't refuse it, right?"

Ryan's gun?
Barbaro thought that he had never used a gun, and the gun was tailor-made for Ryan by the Empire. The materials used were incompatible with his own energy properties, so it could not exert its maximum power.

Moreover, they are Ryan's weapons, belonging to the Empire, so there might be trouble.

Barbaro subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he sensed some energy fluctuations, he fell silent again.

Qinglong is trying to force a sale.

Anduin also realized this. No one would believe what Barbaro said.

The total value of these materials of Barbaro is no less than 100 billion star coins, and this is the theoretical market price.

There are many materials that cannot be obtained through regular channels and require a lot of favors.

Barbaro had accumulated these materials for a long time. If he hadn't had a bad relationship with the two master craftsmen, he would have been able to forge them long ago.

If Barbaroer refused, Qinglong might break up with him, but Anduin thought it was normal. Barbaroer had impure motives and would naturally have to pay the price.

"That gun seems pretty good..." Barbaro was silent for a long time before he spoke reluctantly.

Although I have never used this kind of weapon, it would be okay to go back and practice. As for the incompatibility of energy properties, there is nothing I can do. After all, it is an X-level weapon and its hardness is quite good.

Barbaro also knew that he was in the wrong. It was obvious that he was no match for Qinglong. The energy intensity just now could directly annihilate him.

"You have good eyesight." Li Ming then smiled and said, "Come on, both of you, go down and sit down and take a look at the Gun of Annihilation."

Barbaro looked as if he was constipated. He really shouldn't have agreed to that guy.

Anduin then spoke, tentatively: "I didn't expect that His Excellency Qinglong's attainments in time and space are so superb that he can arrange the time and space isolation matrix at will."

Space-time quarantine matrix? It turns out the blockade has reached that level.

Li Ming was more and more surprised. He was in the core and had no idea about the situation in the outside world.

At this moment, he sensed Anduin's probing and said frankly, "I made a fool of myself. I was doing an experiment here, but I failed to control it well. A small accident occurred. I can only try my best to limit the damage to a small area."

As expected, it was out of control. Anduin was not surprised and felt grateful that Barbaro's trip was not in vain. By accident, he did manage to find out the clue of Azure Dragon.

Only in such unexpected circumstances can Qinglong's true strength be seen.

(End of this chapter)