This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 526: The Power of Degeneration

Opening the control page, he scanned his various controlled objects, preparing to select suitable experimental subjects from them.

Among the main combat system control items, [Infinite Hammer], [Heart of Talos], [Life Power Core], [Justice Gauntlets], and [Vortex Swift Shadow], these five items are already X-level control items.

There are still three [Earthshakers] left that are still at S level.

"Hmm... let's go back and do some mental defense to avoid being tricked." Li Ming glanced around and suddenly thought of Senil.

If this woman hadn't been concerned about Qinglong, she would have attacked him long ago.

He couldn't help but let out a soft "tsk" as he wrote it down in his little notebook.

Since he had no idea about the specific circumstances of "degeneration", he also didn't know what kind of controlled object to choose as the experimental subject.

He was afraid of accidents when choosing the core control object, such as [Infinite Hammer], [Heart of Talos], etc. If any of them had an accident, his strength would drop drastically.

If he doesn't choose the core control object, he is afraid of suffering a huge loss. After all, he only has the power of the Eternal Abyss.

I don’t know when I’ll get the next one. If it can really bring powerful abilities, it would be a pity to waste it.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for the control system to be negatively optimized, but the power of the Eternal Abyss and the word "depravity" really made him feel unsure.

After thinking for a long time, Li Ming became more and more annoyed. He couldn't help scratching his head and said, "Forget it. There won't be any big problems."

Out of trust in the control system, Li Ming was too lazy to think about it any further. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze was fixed on the [Heart of Talos].

The decision is yours!

[Whether to use the power of the Eternal Abyss for the Heart of Talos, (Note: Fall is irreversible, please choose carefully)]

A prompt pops up on the control page, and it is a grayish-white color that has never been seen before, which seems to indicate something.

Li Ming's heart couldn't help but beat. [Heart of Talos] was not only the core, but also the core of the core.

The blessing conversion saved him the trouble of preparing multiple plans, and his ability of [Dimension Walker] was the key to extracting the blood of the world later.

"Forget it, let's change it." Li Ming's heart sank, the gray-white prompt disappeared, his eyes wandered, and finally fell on the [Earth-Shaking Fist].

Although it is only S-level, even if something goes wrong, we can still create another one.

As for the waste problem, he has figured it out. His current system is perfect, so it doesn't matter if there is no degeneration.

There is no need to forcibly destroy your core system.

I made up my mind and the prompt popped up again. This time I didn't hesitate and immediately selected OK.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Li Ming seemed to see the logo of [Earth-shaking Fist] tremble, as if it was afraid?

In the upper left corner of the control page, the words "Power of Eternal Abyss" suddenly dissipated and gradually turned into a wisp of gray-white mist, which spread to the control column and then injected into the [Earth-Shaking Giant Fist].

Completely different from previous transformations and enhancements, the khaki-colored giant earth-shaking fist trembled violently, as if it was extremely resistant, like the cry of a trapped beast.

The grayish-white mist seeped along the metal lines and condensed into flowers of decay at the joints. The gold coating faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The hard and smooth surface gradually becomes rough, and the texture is constantly reorganized and intertwined. The original metallic luster gradually dims, replaced by a deep paleness.

The overall material and characteristics undergo a fundamental transformation, and the whole process is weird and strange.

In the end, the Earth-Shaking Fist had changed its appearance. It was gray and white all over, and its color scheme was very similar to that of the Yuan Clan, gloomy and dangerous.

"This thing..." Li Ming stared in a daze, and he didn't react until it was over.

With a sudden start, he immediately checked the item description.

[Earth-shaking Fist--Degeneration: The power to shake everything?

.........

Degeneration effect: cannot be upgraded.

Fallen Ability——Death Fist: Release the power of the Eternal Abyss, gather it into one strike, and corrode the enemy. If the corrosion is successful, it will kill the enemy directly. 】

Li Ming read it over and over again several times before he finally figured it out. Degeneration was indeed special. All of its abilities were erased and it could not be upgraded either. It became an extremely powerful disposable consumable.

Its main ability is to release the power of the Eternal Abyss, and the object it controls is essentially just a carrier. In other words, there is not much difference between X-level and S-level influence.

Fortunately, I didn’t choose the X-level control item, that would have been a huge loss.

"Death Fist... Tsk tsk, I guess this punch is more terrifying than the Mechanical Holy Spirit. No one below the Ultimate Life Form should be able to resist the erosion of the Power of the Abyss. Half of the Power of the Abyss is enough to torture Tygos beyond recognition." Li Ming muttered.

Overall, this [Degeneration] is pretty good, it can be considered as an extra trump card.
After the experiment, Li Ming was in a good mood, and his eyes fell on [Infinite Hammer] again while thinking.

His weapon was still in a damaged state. If he wanted to repair it completely, he would need another 5 billion metal energies.

It sounds like a lot, but for him now, it is not out of reach.

It can even be said that the Mechanical King's Court has almost accumulated enough money now.

They left the Mechanical Court and headed for the Dusk Banquet, but were attacked by the Star Covenant in the middle, and then came to the Desolate Channel to look for ferocious beasts.

This trip back and forth has already delayed us by nearly half a year. We have to return. It will take more than three months to leave the Desolate Waterway, and at least four months to return to the Mechanical King's Court.

That adds up to nearly ten months.

At this point, Li Ming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"I can accumulate 500 million metal energies in a month. Hmm... I need to expand and rebuild during this period, so it may be less. But considering what I have left, it should be about the same. I can wait another month or two at most..."

Thinking of this, Li Ming couldn't help but grin and stared at [Infinite Hammer] again.

The technical level of the forging hammer is very high, and the Infinite Hammer and the Holy Spirit Core are his top products.

Its level exceeds that of conventional x-level controlled objects, but it has not yet reached the level of ultimate controlled objects.

There is no rush for the World Blood. As long as the Star of Eternal Silence is not settled, Chlonoa still has value.

Moreover, he didn't really want to upgrade [Earth-shaking Fist], so he went back and thought about it carefully, and arranged the remaining three controlled objects more reasonably.

That little bit of power is no longer important.

As he was thinking about his next plan, he thought about the body of Tygos. He knew that the preparation of X-level gene seeds had to be put on the agenda. The difficulty of preparing S-level gene seeds was incomparable to that of preparing X-level gene seeds.

Tygos himself is ridiculously powerful, so it may take more time to succeed.

Although his development progress is only 36% now, the sooner he gets it, the more relaxed he will be if anything unexpected happens.

The task of mixing gene seeds seemed to fall only on Sheffield.

Li Ming's eyes flashed. Apart from the three major civilizations, there were only a few people who had the ability to mix genetic seeds at this level.

The last time he dealt with Sheffield was when he was mixing S-level gene seeds. Although they had business dealings in the meantime, they only purchased gene seeds sporadically.

All his subordinates are mechanical bodies, and the gene seeds he purchased are not big business because of the mercenaries under Theo.

Frankly speaking, he didn't trust Sheffield. The x-gene seed was more important to him than anything else, and he had to make sure it was foolproof.

At this moment, he even wanted to arrest Sheffield, lock him up in a small dark room, and squeeze him severely.

But he quickly dismissed the idea, not to mention how much commotion it would cause.

He was not good at mixing gene seeds, and if Sheffield was doing something secretly, he would not be able to figure it out.

After frowning and thinking for a long time, Li Ming shook his head again, "You're thinking in the wrong direction. My becoming an X-level life form is almost equivalent to evolving into an ultimate life form. I'm the only one who knows this, and no one else can possibly make the connection."

"Sheffield has mixed X-level gene seeds for others more than once. Even if Tygos is a little special, there is no reason why there would be any accidents with me."

"If you try too hard, it will seem abnormal."

After figuring it out, Li Ming felt relieved. The gap between X-level life forms and ultimate life forms is like an insurmountable chasm.

Although X-level gene seeds are precious, it depends on who holds them.

Of course Qinglong is qualified to own it. Even if the people on the boat know that the star beast has fallen into his hands, what does it matter?
Who dares to really do it?

This hunting operation is essentially just a team-building event. It would be best if we could get some benefits, but it doesn’t matter if we don’t.

"I should spend some time looking for a profession that can prepare genetic seeds..." Li Ming pondered. He had looked for it before and had tried many related instruments and equipment, but none of them had been found.

Li Ming did not stay in the room for long. After satisfying his curiosity, he went out again.

After asking the waiter about the rooms of each X-level life form, he visited them one by one.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ertas is not in the room..."

A yellow shadow popped up in front of the door. It looked like a Q version of Anatoly, bowing and nodding.

"My teacher has something for me to tell him in person." Li Ming smiled and emphasized, "Please tell him again."

After a moment, the door opened and Ertas was covered in silver-white, as if he was cast from metal.

"Sir Ertas, you are here..." Li Ming was not surprised at all.

There was a hint of embarrassment on Ertas's silver metal face, but he quickly calmed down and said sideways, "I was just taking a break and set it to do not disturb. Excuse me, come in and chat."

Li Ming followed Ertas in, sat casually on the sofa and crossed his legs.

"Lord Qinglong, is there anything you need to convey?" Ertas looked at Li Ming's casual look, feeling slightly dissatisfied, but did not say much.

Li Ming did not respond, but said: "The Silver Light Smelting Company under the command of Lord Ertas seems to be a giant in the Seranir Star Region."

"Not bad." Ertas frowned.

"It's like this. The Mechanical Royal Court under my command wants to purchase some raw materials from your company." Li Ming explained.

"Buy raw materials?" Ertas thought about it and quickly responded: "It's a small matter. I will give you a discount."

"Thank you very much." Li Ming smiled, and then said: "However, the Seranir star region is too far away from the Chaos Star Gap, and the transportation cost on the road is quite high, so we plan to open a factory in the local area and sell the products locally, so I hope you can provide some help."

"Open a factory?" Ertas was stunned for a moment, then he realized that this guy wanted to interfere in his territory and forcibly bite off a piece of meat.

His face changed slightly. This guy is too brave.

Before he could say anything, Li Ming spoke again, "By the way, my teacher asked me to convey a question. He wants to ask, you were not willing to attack him at that time, right?"

Ertas's face froze and he felt angry. Anyone could hear the threat in Li Ming's words.

These ordinary X-level life forms were tricked by Gustav and Anatoly, and were forced to join forces to attack Qinglong.

And now, Qinglong is obviously ready to ask for some benefits.

Although he was dissatisfied, Ertas also breathed a sigh of relief. He had received the benefits and could no longer retaliate secretly.

His expression changed several times, and he forced a smile: "We just misunderstood at the time, and we definitely didn't intend to attack on purpose."

Then, he added, "I will help you with purchasing materials and setting up the factory, don't worry."

"Thank you very much, sir." Li Ming stood up, nodded slightly, and then walked straight away from Ertas.

After going out the door, Li Ming looked back. This was the first one.

……

"How to say?"

In the top-floor room, Gustav sat behind the table, looking at Anatoly who suddenly appeared in front of the table, without any surprise.

"What do you mean?" Anatole asked in confusion.

"His development potential, cell samples..." Gustav frowned.

Anatoly frowned: "When did you ask me this?"

"Don't tell me you were there just to cook for him." Gustav said coldly.

Anatoly took it for granted: "Of course, when handling ingredients and tasting food, it is a pious process. How can I have other thoughts?"

Gustav stared at Anatoly, and was rarely annoyed. "Then why did you come to see me?"

"What does the Black Hole Network say about the whole thing?" Anatoly asked, and then added: "It's about the Red River Star Stream. With Qinglong's piece of the puzzle, we should be able to infer a lot of information."

Gustav narrowed his eyes slightly. The black hole network almost controls the flow of dark information in the entire interstellar space, all of which are hidden light information.

It can be said that except for those messages that are truly secretive to a certain extent, the answers can be found on the black hole network.

However, as a true intelligent life, the black hole network always abides by the rules it sets, unless something happens that endangers its own existence.

The recent Red River Stream event has already prompted the Black Hole Network to provide early warning, which has screened data on a very large scale, simulated related events, and arrived at an extremely dangerous assessment that may affect its own existence.

Only then did he start looking for relevant clues. Anatoly was a smart man, so it was normal for him to guess this.

Gustav's expression calmed down. He stood up and walked to the wine cabinet in the room. He took out a bottle of wine and two wine glasses and placed them in front of Anatoly. "But why should I tell you?"

The purple liquor fell into the glass, creating foam, and Anatoly had already prepared a plan, "Because we need cooperation."

"Oh?" Gustave did not comment and motioned for Anatoly to continue.

"Qinglong..." Anatoly smiled, "To be honest, in my eyes, apart from the three major civilizations, you are my only opponent. Perkins is a fool and is not worth worrying about at all."

"I thought the fight between you and me would last for a long time, but I didn't expect..."

At this point, Anatoly paused, raised his glass from the table in front of him, and shook it: "The Azure Dragon suddenly jumped out of nowhere. This is a very..."

He didn't know how to describe it, so he could only use the word "strange person".

(End of this chapter)