This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 461: Someone is ambushing me? Watch me strike! (Double monthly tickets requested!)

"Fighting against yourself, and trying to beat eight people?" Clyde couldn't help but be amazed when he saw the poster in front of him.

1 followed by a series of 0s has a strong impact. How much food can it buy?

Not far behind him, Florian looked at the poster in front of him.

"Teacher, I want to try..." Clyde turned his head and saw a look of eagerness on the young man's face. He had some ability and was confident that he could win.

"No." Florian shook his head expressionlessly. "It's unexpected that we have to stop here temporarily. Once the space coating is ready, we will leave as soon as possible."

"Okay..." Clyde was disappointed.

"But you can go and have a look." Florian changed the subject. Below the poster, there was another line of words -
Selling audience tickets.

……

"Who is here today? Josephine, Dirk, where are they from? None of the names I've heard of." Seth rubbed his hands and stood at the small stall in front of the castle, where someone was opening a business.

"Forget it, just bet on one at random. This is a game without any inside information. It's really exciting!"

He took out the smart terminal that had passed through who knows how many hands and was about to make the payment, but he felt one side of his body suddenly sink.

"Who... who is it..." Seth twisted his body, turned his head and looked over, his face changed slightly, and he forced a smile, "Boss, it turns out to be you, I'll give you the money right away..."

Halfway through his speech, Seth suddenly realized, "No, I didn't cheat you."

"Gambling is not good..." Li Ming glanced behind him, and regardless of his opinion, he easily lifted him up and pulled him aside.

"Boss, intentional injury is a felony..." Seth reminded cautiously with a grim expression, feeling that his shoulder blade was about to break and the pain was excruciating.

"I ask, you answer..." Li Ming spoke briefly and to the point, and Seth nodded quickly.

"How long has this castle existed?" Li Ming asked.

"It showed up more than half a month ago, and it is said that it paid a very high rent." Seth said.

Isn’t it because the Yunyi Stargate node was bombed?

Li Ming was quite surprised. He asked about the time carefully and found that the castle appeared here before he set out.

Then it shouldn't be coming for me, he pondered in his heart, "Has anyone succeeded in winning in such a long time?"

"No, I don't know how these people are so skilled. With just a quick scan, they can perfectly reproduce a person's strength." Seth knew a lot and said with emotion:

"Even if it's superpowers or hidden genetic abilities, they can't escape it."

"So far, no one has been able to win. The best one has only won three rounds."

"How many people are there behind this castle?" Li Ming asked again.

"On the surface, there are only two leaders, but..." Seth rolled his eyes, and Li Ming smiled, "Don't worry, you will get a lot of benefits."

Seth did not dare to bargain: "However, I guess there is another person. The two big guys are speaking an interstellar dialect, which is not included in the interstellar language database."

"I couldn't hear it clearly either, but when they were eating, they kept mentioning a word. The pronunciation was weird, but there was a kind of hidden awe on their faces. I guess... it should be the boss or something like that."

boss?

Li Ming was more and more surprised. Could the boss of the S-class life form be an X-class life form?

In this godforsaken place, there is actually an X-level life form lying in ambush.

It's not coming towards me, is it?

Li Ming subconsciously speculated in his mind, but then he felt something was wrong because he had already met those two guys.

Moreover, this type of challenge is very much in the style of the Holy Castle Trial.

"What's your relationship with the owner of the barbecue shop?" Li Ming looked Seth up and down.

He said awkwardly: "He is my father..."

Li Ming seemed to be thinking about something, and put Seth down casually, saying: "Let's go, let's go watch the game together..."

"Watch the game?" Seth was stunned, his eyes hesitant: "This..."

"I have to make sure whether what you say is true or not. Don't worry, I will buy the ticket for you." Li Ming patted his shoulder. Seth's knees went weak and he almost knelt down.

His face changed and he hesitantly followed the guy in front of him, whose name he didn't even know, into the castle.

The ticket price is not high, only 500 star coins per person.

It looks like a castle from the outside, but in fact, it is almost hollowed out inside, with a huge arena in the center and audience seats on both sides.

There are many people queuing up for space coating, which takes at least three days. There is really no entertainment in this remote place, and the price of this competition is not expensive.

"The material of this castle..." After Li Ming entered the castle, he randomly tried a few places with his fingers. The places that seemed to be made of metal materials could not absorb metal energy. The material was quite special.

He was quite surprised, and he restrained his life breath and used energy particles to isolate himself from the seat, observing his surroundings secretly.

After another hour or two, when about two-thirds of the seats were occupied, the lights in the castle suddenly dimmed.

The slim and graceful host walked onto the stage and began to introduce today's challenger.

Li Ming took a quick look and found that they were all quite impressive, basically Class B life forms. The destruction of the star gate node had indeed brought a lot of people to this almost forgotten transit node.

"It's already started." Clyde lowered his voice, hunched over, climbed the stairs, and looked for his seat according to the ticket number in his hand.

"Found it...teacher." His eyes lit up slightly, he turned around to greet Florian, and then whispered his apology to the people around him with a slightly apologetic look.

Then he sat down, breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes fell on the ring.

At the moment his butt touched the seat, the spirit leader in the deepest part of the castle suddenly opened his eyes with excitement in his eyes, "Ha!"

Florian was hunched over, and his face changed slightly before he sat down. He immediately pressed Clyde's shoulders and said in a deep voice in the other's confused eyes: "Something happened, let's go first..."

However, just as the words fell, ripples suddenly appeared in the surrounding space, and then condensed at an incredible speed and spread rapidly.

boom!
In the range of the condensed space, ordinary life forms with weak bodies suddenly exploded, and their blood and flesh were compressed together.

This scene happened so suddenly that there was silence all around at first, then an uproar and screams of terror. The fight on the ring had already begun, but no one paid attention and everyone fled in all directions.

The commotion here spread quickly. Some people who ran fast had already reached the gate, but were shocked to find that the gate was closed tightly and could not be opened no matter how hard they tried.

This place has been completely locked down, and no living being will be allowed to leave easily.

As the space became more solid, bodies exploded one after another, and blood flowed everywhere.

"Fuck, what's going on..." Seth looked terrified as he looked at the horrific scene of blood flowing all around him.

But when he looked at the boss who was as steady as a rock next to him, he gritted his teeth and sat down as well, his legs shaking uncontrollably.

"Are you really coming for me?" Li Ming noticed that the space was gradually solidifying, and his expression became more solemn.

This castle seemed to be some kind of imprisonment device or trap, but it was very strange. Li Ming had never seen anything like it. Moreover, the other party was able to predict his arrival more than half a month ago, before he even set out. This method was disturbing.

At the same time, a frightening aura approached rapidly.

Li Ming has already switched to the main combat control object, and the four mechanical guards are ready to go, waiting for the opponent to appear and meet his thundering attack.

"Trouble..." Florian looked solemn, but he sensed an unstable breath of life. He looked in the direction and frowned slightly. It was an S-level life form that happened to pass by.

"The will of the universe is good to me..." Before anyone arrived, a voice sounded, "I've really been waiting for this."

Strands of light condensed, and a spirit head suddenly appeared, its single eye falling on Clyde, who was still confused below.

Is it him? Why does it feel like he doesn't...

"Huh? Not coming for me?" Li Ming almost made a move, but found that something was not right. The other party appeared on the opposite side.

His eyes fell on the two men. The young man was just an ordinary, B-level life form.

But that old guy was a little different. Li Ming couldn't even see his life level.

Another X-class life form?

He was surprised in his heart that this star gate node was really blessed.

"Who are you?" Florian stared at the spirit head, the breath of life on his body became stronger and stronger, and the energy particles boiled.

Under Clyde's incredulous gaze, Florian's withered skin became fuller, his hunched body became more upright, and the black robe he was wearing fell off, revealing his naked and muscular upper body, which was covered with black symbols as if it were made of fine iron.

His cheeks were angular and his pupils were dark. He didn't look old at all. Instead, he exuded a violent breath of life.

“Transcendent life form…” The spirit leader’s expression was restrained, and his brows were slightly frowned. “Strange life form, I don’t want to be your enemy. My target is him. Hand him over to me, and you can leave at will.”

"The wise man - Florian?" Li Ming recognized the other person because this body was so recognizable.

The chief of staff of the Holy Revolutionary Army, Florian, was one of Polk's contemporaries.

The opponent's X-level gene seed is called "Newborn Ancient Spirit", which is said to be able to undergo three cycles of life and death, which is extremely impressive and is also an enemy that gives the Empire a headache.

"He actually passed by here?" Li Ming pondered, but his eyes were on the young man.

This unknown X-level life form seems to be targeting young people.

"This is impossible." Florian's face darkened. He could never have imagined that even though he had been careful enough, he was still being targeted by someone.

It seems that they were waiting here before the Yunyi Star Gate node was blown up. The means involved are terrifying when you think about it carefully.

More importantly, the other party came for Clyde and probably knew his identity.

"Now that you have entered my castle, you have no say over it." The white hair of the spirit head danced wildly, and the space of the castle shook accordingly, the two seemed to be echoing each other.

“… Boss…” Seth’s face flushed and his eyes became bloodshot. The gradually solidifying space nearby had already caused him great pressure.

Li Ming stretched out his hand and touched his body, and black energy particles quickly spread all over his body.

"Huh..." Seth gasped for breath as if he had been reborn. Before he could say anything, his heart suddenly tightened, as if he was caught by his father when he was stealing money. It was a life-and-death crisis.

He looked up stiffly, and sure enough, the one-eyed old man was looking over at him.

"A lord-level life form..." The spirit leader took a look and lost interest.

Unexpectedly, a voice came from the other side, "Sir..."

Florian was extremely alert, and looked over with a frown, but said nothing.

Li Ming stood up and asked politely, "This matter seems to have nothing to do with me. Can you let me leave?"

"Leave?" The spirit leader had no expression on his face, but his attention was always on Florian in front of him. "You are just unlucky. No one can leave here today."

There is actually a transcendent life form following the target, and someone in this star field also knows his identity. This is not a good thing.

He must be taken away as soon as possible, the King Trial is of great importance to Juan...

Um! ?

Suddenly, the spirit leader felt a chill in his heart, and an inexplicable sense of fear came from his side.

boom!
Li Ming took action, and as soon as he exerted force, the space around him collapsed into pieces.

He did not hold back and the tank guard attached himself immediately.

Then, four mechanical bodies rushed out of the body like phantoms. As soon as they appeared, they disintegrated instantly as if according to a precisely designed program.

Countless parts seemed to have self-awareness, rapidly attaching to the surface of the Tank, fitting together seamlessly and becoming one.

With the characteristics of [Guards Armed], no matter how fast Li Ming is, these mechanical bodies can accurately attach to the surface of his body, and the energy fluctuations are surging.

When he started to move, his palm was just clenched empty, and purple light condensed. After the king form was completely formed, the giant mechanical palm also expanded two or three times, and the whole mechanical arm was thrown behind him and fell down by inertia.

At the same time, everything was just right, and the purple giant hammer with a three-meter-long handle was already in his hand.

With the force of thunder, it smashed down!

"How is this possible!" The spirit head's single eye shrank, and the surrounding light was affected by some force, becoming distorted and bent, forming a strange light and shadow effect.

His attention was not on Li Ming at all. He was just alert to Florian who was nearby and did not anticipate the attack coming from behind him.

This kind of power was beyond his expectations. It was unreasonably strong. By the time he reacted, it was already too late.

The heavy hammer came fast and hard, and the accumulated power exploded at this moment, causing the solid space to be distorted and deformed.

The space barrier that seemed indestructible was like a piece of fragile paper under the power of the heavy hammer.

Under the continuous pressure of the heavy hammer, cracks spread throughout the space like a spider web.

"This is..." After a quick glance, Florian's heart trembled slightly. This purple hammer was too familiar.

This person is here too?

boom!
The hammer hit the spirit head's back solidly, and the fierce force was released without reservation. The energy fluctuations exploded, and a dazzling light burst out instantly.

Just like a star being ignited in an instant, the strong light spread rapidly in all directions, illuminating everything around in a pale white.

With the impact point as the center, it impacted the surrounding space in a circular shape. Wherever it went, the space was drastically compressed, forming layers of ripples visible to the naked eye that continued to extend outward.

"How can the power be so strong!?"

The spirit head was furious, with only one thought in his mind. He felt a sharp pain and flew out uncontrollably, smashing into the inner wall of the castle with a continuous roar.

But this castle is quite peculiar and extremely solid. It did not suffer any damage even under such violent energy impact.

(End of this chapter)