This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 518: Fighting with Wisdom and Courage
As soon as he came in, Li Ming felt something different. The surroundings were gloomy and the wind was howling.

As the fog surged, he could vaguely feel a chill coming over him.

Experiencing it firsthand, one can feel more deeply the strange nature of this fog, which suppresses one's own life breath and external perception.

This space is not big, but its solidity is beyond imagination. Li Ming clenched his fists in the void, and he was not even sure he could tear the space apart.

After all, it is a "Colosseum", so fighting is inevitable, and it is normal for the space to be more stable.

But above his head, the void was like a broken dome, with billions of dark blue cracks growing in a winding manner.

The edges are glowing, liquid starlight flows inside, and floating slate materials drift slowly between the cracks, forming densely packed "stairs".

The largest wreckage was a long, thin piece of metal with countless tiny energy tentacles extending from the cross section, as if trying to stitch up the nearby space rifts.

Whenever it encountered a crack, a blue-white arc of electricity would burst out, leaving charred branch-like burn marks in the void. It could actually repair itself a little, but would be torn apart again in the blink of an eye.

Only a small area in the center still maintained spatial stability. At the end of the sight, there was endless darkness and a raging storm.

Li Ming already had a rough idea of ​​the situation here from the video shot by the cannon fodder before.

His eyes fell on the central area, where there was a dark purple star cluster that was constantly collapsing and then expanding, and every once in a while, it ejected black matter outwards.

When these black substances come into contact with the outside world, they will diffuse into gray particles. After combining with the incomplete air around them, they will form the pervasive fog.

Li Ming stared at it for a long time before looking away. There was a mottled stone material under his feet. He stomped his feet, shaking off a layer of floating dust.

"This material is quite hard..." Li Ming couldn't help but be surprised. He bent down and touched it with his hand, but unfortunately it was not metal.

"It takes a lot to grind an iron rod into a needle. Under the ravages of this void storm, no matter how solid this space is, it will eventually collapse completely."

The space door leading to the outside world was behind him, and Li Ming carefully took a few steps forward, alert in his heart, his eyes fixed on the purple star cluster in the central area.

The area most likely to hide the star beast is that mass of unknown stuff.

Out of caution, the tank guard has emerged and activated the ability of [Guards Armed Forces]. In the blink of an eye, it has transformed into a king form, half a meter taller, and with a lot of mechanical structures on its body.

Now, with the support of the eight mechanical guards and his own strength, the combat capability of the Mechanical King has approached 1000X.

The power filled in the mechanical body made Li Ming feel a little more at ease, and he headed carefully towards the purple star cluster in the center.

But after walking a few steps, Li Ming stopped, extended a flexible robotic arm from his arm, and picked up the broken stone slab engraved with some text under his feet.

The text above is in the language of the Titans, but Li Ming had already collected enough information from all parties, and he could translate 95% of the Titan language.

“…3-4-5…”

There were only a few short numbers. Li Ming flipped around and asked, "Could it be a seat number or something like that?"

He put it aside and continued walking.

This place had long been in ruins, so there was naturally no obstacle, but he walked steadily, moving forward step by step.

More than half an hour later, he arrived in front of the purple star cluster in the center.

The mechanical pupils contracted, and tiny rays of light shot out from them, sweeping across quickly.

Only by observing closely could he discover that ripples were constantly appearing on the surface of the star cluster, and energy particles were surging constantly, rising and falling like its breathing.

"This thing..." Li Ming remained alert all the time. He raised the infinite hammer and tried to approach the purple star cluster.

This purple star cluster seemed to have some kind of adsorption property. Before the two got really close, dense energy tentacles spread out from it and continued to spread across the surface of the Infinite Hammer.

Wow--
Suddenly, the sound of chains could be heard faintly in the void around them.

Li Ming paused slightly, turned around abruptly and looked at the void around him, his metal hand clenched the hammer handle.

The sound of the chains was shifting, as if there was a living being covered in shackles, wandering in the endless darkness around him, waiting for an opportunity to spy on him.

"Is it that star beast?"

Li Ming was extremely alert. All the instruments and equipment on the Mechanical King had been activated, constantly scanning the surrounding space model.

But the unfathomable darkness was not just a void storm, it also contained gray particles. The characteristics of this space itself isolated all kinds of detection waves.

Li Minghu can only rely on sonic radar to determine the opponent's position.

Wow--
Last time it was on the left side, this time it changed to the right side.

"Playing cat and mouse with me?" Li Ming thought in his heart, like a hunter who found his prey, and retreated step by step.

But the next moment, he was suddenly awakened as if struck by thunder, and an irrepressible uneasiness arose in his heart.

"wrong!"

Due to his instinct from years of fighting with the Yuan Clan, he moved without even thinking.

The upper body of the Mechanical Lord twisted, and energy rings burst out from the metal spine in an instant, condensing into particle chains that wrapped around the huge body of the Mechanical Lord.

Six sets of thrusters on the shoulder blades sprayed out blazing black light beams in the opposite direction, forcibly converting the torsional torque into terrifying kinetic energy that could tear apart space.

The armor on his left arm stood upside down like scales, revealing the magma-like energy veins underneath. The power was transmitted to the infinite hammer clenched in his hand, and the surface of the hammer head flickered with nebula-like light.

As soon as it started to move, the space around it began to twist and distort, and then gradually collapsed, leaving a purple energy trail.

At the moment when Li Ming took action, the purple star cluster behind the Mechanical King began to ripple silently.

A huge gray-white claw appeared, as if it was about to penetrate the mechanical body in front of it.

Make a sound in the east and attack in the west!

But Li Ming reacted at the last moment, at the same time when the gray-white giant claw stretched out.

The infinite hammer has fallen!

boom!
The moment the hammer head touched the giant claw, the surrounding air was instantly compressed to the extreme, followed by a series of deafening sonic booms.

Powerful energy fluctuations spread wildly in all directions with the collision point as the center, wherever they went.

Even though this space was extremely solid, there were still visible distortions and wrinkles, and then it was torn apart.

The stone slabs on the ground cracked and gray-white thunder exploded all around. Li Ming's heart trembled and he felt a sense of being unmatched.

The metal right arm bent with a snap, and various force-relieving structures started to operate, emitting energy sparks under the heavy load.

The next moment, the body of the Mechanical King suddenly flew backwards, leaving a trail of energy, penetrating the surrounding black fog and falling into the storm farther away.

The purple star cluster in the center was also torn open, with a giant gray-white claw clinging to the edge, while the other claw was purple.

As the crack expanded, a peculiarly shaped star beast emerged. It was not too big, about ten meters long and thin.

Its sturdy limbs are on the ground, but there are two huge claws at the front, giving off a weird aura that is hard to ignore.

There was no hair or scales on the skin, only muscle lines. Half of the body was a dead gray, lifeless, cold, and decayed. The other half was a mysterious and seductive purple, with energy flowing endlessly.

"So strong..." Li Ming finally stabilized his body at this moment. His mechanical left arm was bent at a strange angle and he was at a disadvantage in the collision just now.

Storms were raging all around, and this narrow space was extremely solid. Although it was roaring at the moment, it did not completely disintegrate.

He stared at the star beast closely. The most eye-catching thing about it was the silver chain around its neck, which extended to the purple star cluster behind it.

"Its combat capability is at least 1500X... or even 2000X," Li Ming said solemnly.

Although he was only slightly at a disadvantage in the previous collision, he did not think that this was the opponent's full strength.

Until the giant claw collided with the hammer, the opponent was silent. In this state, it was difficult to burst out with full strength.

This guy didn't launch any further attacks, and his slender limbs moved across the cracked stone slabs.

Two beast eyes, one white and one purple, stared at the enemy in front of them.

Star beasts of this level are extremely intelligent. They just made a feint to the east and attacked in the west. If he hadn't reacted in the end, he would have suffered a serious loss immediately.

"Trouble..." Li Ming's heart was solemn, his eyes fell on the space door not far away.

The power of this star beast is too strong, and he can hardly fight it head-on.

However, this star beast seemed to be aware of what he was thinking. It had already landed in front of the space channel and looked at Li Ming provocatively.

Not only that, it also seemed to want to go to the outside world through this space door.

It tentatively stretched out its giant claws, but as soon as it broke through the boundaries of space, the silver chain on its neck suddenly lit up, and dazzling golden arcs burst out.

The power is terrifying.

"Woo——"

The star beast let out a terrible howl and its body twitched slightly, but it did not retract its claws. It held on for three to five minutes before reluctantly retracting them, baring its teeth and spitting out black mist.

"They really treat it like a dog." Li Ming was secretly surprised. The owner of this guy was probably also a dominant Titan.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to subdue star beasts of this level.

The chains seemed to restrict its range of movement. Thinking of this, Li Ming stepped back again.

But the other party didn't care and just circled around the space door.

"This guy seems to want to block me here." Li Ming hesitated because he had the [Life Power Core] as his trump card.

With a full sixty seconds of immunity, even if you have to withstand the opponent's attack, you can still walk out of this space door.

But he came here for this star beast, and he was somewhat reluctant to leave like this.

His eyes narrowed, it was not that he had no other choice, he had to trick Mikhail and Reynolds into lending him 500 million or 600 million mechanical legions.

But if he really asked for it, Reynolds would probably have to think twice and follow suit.

Once you follow, there will be a lot of trouble.

Moreover, he was not the only one who knew about this place, and it would take him at least half a year to go back and forth.

The gate has been absorbed by him, and when the people who are going to attend the dusk banquet arrive, they can enter here easily.

Isn't that just making wedding dress for others?

While he was thinking, the star beast took the opportunity to move and disappeared on the spot without any warning. Li Ming's heart was startled and he retreated violently.

But the expected collision did not come.

crackling-
The chain was stretched straight, and the star beast fell on the stone slab, unable to move forward, and twitching all over.

This seems to be the maximum distance of the chain. If you try to exceed this distance, you will be punished.

After a long time, it barely propped itself up, looked unwillingly at Li Ming who disappeared into the darkness, and returned to the door of space to wait.

"Extreme distance?" Li Ming couldn't help but sneer in his heart as he looked at the place where the star beast had just fallen.

This old-fashioned method was something I had seen on the cat-and-mouse animation when I was in my teens in my previous life.

He didn't believe that was the maximum distance the other party could be active.

This star beast is extremely cunning. It must have left room for itself and will strike with thunder as soon as it gets close to its range.

As his mind raced, the Mechanical Lord's combat system reminded him that it had detected extremely weak electromagnetic fluctuations, which seemed to be the regular characteristics of the operation of an instrument.

"Is it that metal wreckage?" Li Ming locked onto the target and looked at the wreckage floating in the air.

In comparison, the location of the metal wreckage was not far from the maximum distance shown by the star beast.

He hesitated for a moment, raised his hands, and put them together in front of his chest. With the sound of the mechanical structure reorganizing, it temporarily turned into a gravity tractor.

He aimed at the metal wreckage and tried to pull it over.

However, this was enough to shake the gravity of the planet's continental shelf, but it had no effect on the metal wreckage.

"Hmm?" Li Ming couldn't help but feel surprised. This metal wreckage didn't look special, but it could resist his gravitational pull. It must be hiding a secret.

He hesitated for a moment, then emerged from the pitch-black darkness surrounding him. The star beast immediately fixed its eyes on him, with energy particles swirling between its sharp teeth.

Li Ming approached tentatively, trying from several directions, but failed to break into the limit distance.

The star beast was ready to move, but seemed helpless.

Until one moment, Li Ming suddenly stepped into the maximum distance, and almost instantly, the star beast began to move.

But after just one step, Li Ming retreated, with a strong wind blowing in his face. The star beast stopped within the maximum distance, and the two were less than ten meters apart.

"So smart." Li Ming was extremely alert. This star beast was still pretending.

It seems that it has to be 100% sure before it takes action.

Li Ming retreated again, and when the star beast returned to the space door, he started moving again.

This time, he disarmed his guards and only wore tank guards.

In this instant, all his transformation speeds were increased, and his speed soared exponentially.

The speed was so fast that even the star beast in front of him was stunned for a moment, and then it rushed towards Li Ming.

Although Li Ming's speed soared nearly eight hundred times in this instant.

(End of this chapter)