This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 524 It Turns Out to Be Li Ming

Among the stars, various energies intertwined, like a pot of thick soup boiled by fierce fire, wantonly impacting everything around it.

There was only a golden figure, but it always stood in the center.

The stars and the universe are all silent.

The energy intensity before his eyes had already penetrated the three-layer space structure, affected the dimensional world, and tore out huge cracks that stretched in a winding manner.

The energy and matter flowing out of it was like the blood of the universe. The cracks kept expanding. It was the instinct of the dimensional world to squeeze into the main universe.

The energy impact caused the void structure to become fragmented, and the universe's self-repair ability was infinitely weakened.

As we are all higher life forms, we naturally know how destructive the energy before us is.

In the entire known galaxy, there are no more than five people who can claim to be able to hold on. If external defense measures are used, there may be a few more, but it is unlikely to be more than ten.

The seemingly weak figure did not move at all.

Qinglong actually blocked it?

“…He…seems to have moved…” Moser shuddered, and the energy sparks in his body bubbled and boiled like boiling water.

The many X-level life forms present could see clearly that the golden figure was indeed moving, and its movements were not slow, as it moved freely in such terrifying energy.

Amid the uproar, everyone changed color.

Senil's eyes trembled and she regretted it immediately.

Anatoly gasped, his scalp tingling.

It was hard for him to understand that even Gustav might not be able to block a combined energy burst of this intensity. Even if he could barely block it, he would be seriously injured if not killed.

But Qinglong can still move freely?
Gustav looked solemn, silently clenched his fists, and the energy in his body was boiling and restless.

No matter how terrifying the energy explosion is, the universe remains silent.

In full view.

The golden figure walked out from the core of the energy explosion, with energy particles of various colors lingering behind him, like a colorful cloak.

No one dared to act rashly at this moment, but they were all extremely vigilant, with their eyes focused on this golden figure.

As early as after the first outbreak, the rune chains on the bodies of other life forms broke. They were forced to take action, but Qinglong might not believe it.

From his perspective, as soon as he came out, he was besieged by everyone.

No one would be able to remain angry after being bombarded like this.

Next, Qinglong might have thunderous rage.

Even Du Mian and the others joined forces, even though they didn't believe that a single individual could defeat them together.

But if Qinglong can withstand such a powerful energy burst, no one can predict what other tricks he has.

"So powerful..." Li Ming was secretly amazed in his heart. The power of so many people joining forces is really no exaggeration.

Even if he used the defensive buff and tank guard, he couldn't hold out for long.

The current state is the result of activating the [Source of Immortality] ability of the [Life Power Core].

Sixty seconds of immunity allowed him to calmly deal with the surging energy fluctuations before him.

But sixty seconds is not a long time, so in order to avoid scaring these guys, we had to keep recharging our energy.

He rushed out of the core area as soon as possible, with the purpose of creating a deterrent and preventing this group of people from acting rashly.

He didn't say anything at first, but quickly opened the control page.

During the duration of [Immunity], 600 million metal energies were poured into the damaged [Life Power Core], and after waiting for a while, it was completely restored to its original state.

The ability has no cooldown and can be triggered again immediately after being repaired.

Then he felt slightly relieved, but only slightly, as the current trouble had not been completely resolved.

What happened just now was simply a fusion of energy torrents, and not a true joint siege. The two are completely different.

After a brief silence, everyone found that after the golden light on the figure in front of them dissipated, the metal mecha that was still as shiny as new appeared in front of everyone.

"Not damaged at all?"

Everyone's heart skipped a beat and became even more horrified.

How hard is this metal material? Has it already broken through the realm of X-level life forms?

But such terrible speculations appeared and were erased one after another.

If Qinglong really had means comparable to those of the ultimate life form, he would have come out to dominate the interstellar space long ago.

Is it really because I have a good temper that I haven't turned the table with the three major civilizations yet?

Then, they all realized that the defense just now was not caused by this mecha, but by other means.

"It's really His Excellency Qinglong..." Senier forced a smile on his charming face, and explained with mental fluctuations:
"Please don't misunderstand me, sir. We just thought that it was a star beast hiding in that space that used some means to impersonate you."

"That's why I took action. It was definitely not a deliberate attack."

Everyone had different expressions. Would Qinglong believe this explanation?
Anatoly held his breath the whole time, and was extremely alert. If there was any unusual movement, he would attack with all his strength.

However, the figure of Qinglong remained silent.

“…So it’s a star beast…”

Finally, there was a spiritual fluctuation. Contrary to their expectations, Qinglong's attitude was very calm: "If that's the case, it seems understandable."

Ok?
Anatoly was surprised, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. What did it mean... showing weakness to the enemy? Pretending to ease the situation?

He didn't think that Qinglong would really believe what Senil said. He was scolded as soon as he came out, but he didn't retaliate. There must be other reasons behind it.

Has simple defense exhausted him?
Can defend but not attack?
Or...are you worried about something?
In this case…

Gustav kept his eyes on the mecha not far away, and his eyes were full of eagerness to try.

In any case, if they took the initiative, it would be equivalent to creating a feud with Qinglong. Letting a tiger go back to the mountains is not a good habit.

The others also had their own thoughts in their minds. They were not fools and they realized this to some extent.

His mind was filled with complicated thoughts. Although he was just coerced, Qinglong didn't know that if he really let these guys leave, what if he killed them one by one, wouldn't that be the end of it?
Gustave, Anatoly and others can still resist.

But these ordinary X-level life forms are probably just lambs to be slaughtered in front of Qinglong.

"It would be best if Lord Qinglong could understand. After all, we are all friends." Senil breathed a sigh of relief, and her eyes changed a little.

While everyone was thinking about different things, Qinglong's spiritual fluctuations continued to come, "Yes, we are all friends, so I have something to ask of you."

"Oh?" Senil was slightly stunned, and Gustav's eyes narrowed.

Anatoly felt something was wrong, and the others were even more confused. The development of the situation was really beyond their comprehension.

"I hope that everyone can leave here safely with the owner of the mecha."

The mental fluctuations were accurately transmitted to the minds of every living being, and everyone was stunned.

The owner of the mecha, isn't it you? What the hell are you doing? Anatoly's face stiffened slightly, and then his pupils suddenly condensed, as if he had thought of something.

Could it be...

"Since everyone is silent, I will take this as your agreement. If anything goes wrong, I will ask for an explanation from you all."

This last wave of spiritual fluctuation also carried a hint of ridicule.

Then, the confusion in those eyes of different shapes gradually turned into shock.

The luxurious mecha suddenly disappeared, and what appeared before everyone was a human who looked somewhat familiar.

This is... Li Ming?
Everyone present knew this student of Qinglong, even if some people didn't pay much attention to him originally.

But the kidnapping incident that caused a lot of controversy some time ago also made this person famous.

"Behind the mecha, isn't that... Qinglong?" Perkins said in surprise.

As expected... Anatoly's heart sank, confirming his guess.

Qinglong's reply to him was to let Li Ming come on his behalf, but they were ambushed by the Star Alliance on the way, which led to a series of subsequent events.

It now seems that Qinglong got the coordinates of this place from the Star Alliance and asked his students to come directly.

He actually let Li Ming come alone to explore. How confident is he?
Anatoly quietly stretched out a hand, runes flowed on his fingertips, and he pinched slightly in the direction of Li Ming, and a wisp of information was absorbed...

The individual has existed for about twenty-five or twenty-six years, so the age matches.

The information state of Li Ming is now not concealed at all. This is the fundamental trace of interaction with the universe. It cannot be modified and is also evidence for verifying identity.

Breath of life... Anatoly's body trembled in disbelief. An S-level life form?

This... Li Ming is an S-level life form!

He was shocked. Even though Qinglong had just blocked their joint attack, it might not have been as shocking as the scene before him.

He was not the only one who noticed this. All those present were X-level life forms, and they could all analyze the information state of Li Ming. Their faces were dumbfounded and unbelievable.

Gustav appeared in front of Li Ming at the first moment, his face solemn, hesitant, entangled, fearful, greedy...all kinds of complex emotions intertwined.

Li Ming subconsciously raised his guard. Anatoly's mental fluctuations rolled in, "Gustav!"

"Since Lord Qinglong has asked us to send his students back, you don't have to be so anxious!"

His face was solemn. The others were a beat slow to react, but they suddenly realized the problem and quickly gathered around.

Gustav and Li Ming were surrounded in the center.

Everyone has understood why Qinglong did not retaliate on the spot. The person in the mecha is not his real body at all, but his student.

Although they were shocked that Li Ming was an S-level life form, that was because of his age and development potential.

Its own strength is nothing, and it doesn't carry any other mechanical bodies, so it is naturally impossible for it to retaliate against them.

Being able to block their attacks was probably the protection Qinglong left for him.

With such great potential, it would be unreasonable not to give him some means to protect his life.

Qinglong had already warned them that if anything went wrong with his students, he would probably kill them one by one.

Li Ming is so weak, but he was able to not lose even a hair in such a terrifying energy explosion. It was all because of Qinglong's methods. How could they not be afraid?

In other words, their lives are tied to Li Ming.

Anatoly had a blank expression on his face. The person in the mecha was Li Ming, not Qinglong. This did not reduce his fear, but made it even worse.

He doesn't want to fall out with Qinglong now, but Gustav is different. He has been recruiting talents with high potential for development, and no one knows what his purpose is.

Gustav was surrounded in the center, his expression changed slightly, and finally he calmed down, "I just want to see if he has any injuries..."

"Thank you all for your concern." Li Ming responded at this moment and nodded slightly.

I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that I should have scared these people off.

Although he has the [Source of Immortality] and can block fatal attacks head-on, he can only withstand attacks but not fight, which is a big problem.

He had been attacked head-on but did not fight back. Without a reasonable explanation, it would be difficult for him to escape today.

It seemed strange that Qinglong did not fight back, but it seemed normal that Li Ming did not fight back.

How does an S-class life form fight back?

It is not possible to directly reveal Li Ming's identity. This group of people have no fear of Qinglong. Once they find out that he is already an S-level life form, who knows what they will think.

Only by making their fear of Qinglong infinitely high, and then revealing this identity, so that this group of people's "fear of Qinglong" and "greed for Li Ming" can be balanced, or even suppressed, can we be completely safe.

Therefore, he revealed his identity and used the "isolated and helpless" posture to induce murderous intent in Anatoly and others.

Even the existence of star beasts is used to deliberately make everyone join forces. Only when the attack intensity is higher, the subsequent deterrence will be more effective.

And this plan, with the assistance of the [Source of Immortality], was flawless and even perfect.

"You're welcome..." Anatoly said in a warm tone, "I hope I didn't scare you just now."

"No, no, I've just been staying in the mecha and can't really sense the outside world." Li Ming looked humble.

“Not really…”

Everyone's expression was subtle. Li Ming didn't even feel such a terrifying energy.

What kind of defense method is that? It's too perverted.

"What a pity. With such a huge energy fluctuation, the star beast will definitely not come out." Gustav asked calmly, "How strong is the star beast?"

"Hmm..." Li Ming groaned, "It doesn't seem too strong. I can barely fight it even in my mecha."

"So weak?"

Everyone was suspicious, and they didn't trust Anatoly's news.

Anatoly was doubtful. "Are you sure?"

"Sure." Li Ming lied with his eyes open and would say the star beast ran away. No one could expose it anyway.

Gustav frowned, "How did you know the coordinates of this place?"

"Uh...how did you know this, gentlemen?" Li Ming asked back.

Everyone looked at Anatoly. Of course, he would not say anything. He cursed inwardly and pretended to be unhappy:

"Chairman, I'm afraid Li Ming doesn't know either. He should just be following Qinglong's instructions. Don't embarrass a child."

Gustav did not comment, "No matter what, we have to go in."

He looked up at the void in front of him. Because of the previous violent energy collision, there was still a boiling void storm left.

But that space channel has disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)