This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 567: Has the Holy Fortress been opened long ago?

"Tantine...is worthy of being the Sword of the Empire." Gustav couldn't help but sigh.

The Holy Fortress seemed to be within reach, but in fact, it had nothing to do with them. They could only watch the Holy Fortress fall into the hands of the Empire and spread the Empire's prestige.

Anatoly was quite unwilling, "The empire's luck is too good."

"A waste of time..." The navigator looked up, his meaning unclear and his tone melancholy. The builder looked at him in confusion, and Flory was uneasy and silent.

He understood what the Navigator meant. He meant that everything the Pioneers had done, including the grand goal of splitting the empire, was just a waste of time and had no meaning.

Just like the Holy Revolutionary Army suffered a severe blow some time ago and had to disappear.

Years of hard work were wiped out in the blink of an eye. The feeling of failure is indescribable.

But the Holy Revolutionary Army had experienced many setbacks, so he could adapt quickly.

However, since the emergence of the Pioneers, they have had the inside information of the Bloodfallen, and have been almost invincible until now...

"Did they really let them in?"

In the Holy Castle, Li Ming has already landed here and formed a mimic body. The Supervisor is standing beside him. He is a little speechless, "The other party's method is against the rules, right? Can't we stop it?"

"Leonidak is the chosen one. Now that he has found the Holy Castle, he can naturally start the trial to become the king. This is in the rules." The Supervisor shook his head, somewhat helplessly: "There is nothing I can do."

"But those two guys broke in by force. Is there no way to deal with them?" Li Ming couldn't help but frowned.

The Supervisor explained: "The essence of the Holy Castle is that the masters left it to the later generations. It has its own rules. If you are strong enough, you can break the rules by force. It is even acceptable. The masters are happy to see this."

"It does have the ability to kill from within, but it can only target the Yuan Clan."

"Unless you can become a true master, or a pure-blooded Titan."

Li Ming was helpless. This thing was left behind to fight against the Yuan clan. Except for his own son, the pure-blooded Titan, who had special privileges, other races were treated equally. It would be the same for whoever got it, the stronger the better.

He didn't have too much resentment. After all, he got in by cheating.

You can't say that a rule is good only when it benefits you.

The Supervisor glanced at him and took the initiative to comfort him: "But you don't have to worry."

"You opened the door through the King Trial and increased your baseline authority. If they want to come in, they can only pass the King Trial or use more powerful strength to force their way in. That guy is far from being able to do that."

Li Ming raised his eyebrows. This is a good point.

But there is the most troublesome point. The coordinates here have been leaked, and the empire will definitely try every means to break in.

But he was temporarily unable to move the Holy Fortress. A target that could not move, no matter how hard it was, would eventually be opened.

Not to mention, the Empire's research on the Holy Citadel is probably the most profound in the known universe.

"Maybe... I can find a way to delay some time..." He looked through the door at Tandin who was clasping his fists.

The deep dimensional world is being broadcast in real time. If one finds a way to kill Tandin, it will probably make the Empire cautious and others more wary of this place.

"However, if the [Power of the Titan] fails to kill him in one blow, he won't give me a chance to hit him a second time." He stared at Tandin's arm armor and the armor on his body, all of which were tailor-made for him by the Empire.

Powerful attack and defense, yet perfectly matched with his abilities and would not cause reverse interference.

"The deep dimensional world is being broadcast live. If we can't kill them in one shot, the deterrent effect will be greatly reduced."

Thinking of the deep dimensional world, he couldn't help but ask, "By the way, why does the Star of Eternal Silence reflect the scene here? Is it because of me?"

"It's because of you..." The Supervisor nodded, "Because you opened the Diglas Holy Castle, and you are also the Submerged King. As an opportunity, you triggered the resonance between the Titan Holy Relics and built a connecting channel."

"Oh, so it's this thing..." He looked up at the floating ruined crown, "The two of them can resonate, interesting..."

Unexpectedly, the Supervisor looked at him again, shook his head and said, "Not only the Star of Eternal Silence and the Crown of Diglas, but there is another thing involved in the resonance."

Li Ming looked suspicious. The Supervisor did not keep him in suspense. His mechanical pupils flickered. "The Eternal Holy Throne, and the Sub-King born from it, are also nearby."

"What?" Li Ming was stunned.

In the deep dimensional world, the giant screen of time and space suddenly stretches to the distance.

The spiritual fluctuations that were dissipating in all directions stagnated again, and his eyes involuntarily focused on the black beam of light that crossed the fleet.

This black beam of light came extremely suddenly. When they saw it, it came from the edge of their vision. Countless demonic faces screaming in pain rolled on the surface of the beam of light.

Wherever it passed, the Imperial warships were like flying insects falling into amber, the adamantine armor carbonized into ash in one thousandth of a second, and the particle shields evaporated into nothingness before they could even ripple.

Even the ion fireballs that exploded were devoured and turned into nutrients for the extended light column.

The Imperial Fleet also had X-level life forms stationed outside. When they sensed the change, several figures rushed over immediately. After a split second of collision, they all flew back.

The power is almost unstoppable!

"Where did this tough guy come from?"

"It's so amazing, it seems like I've been waiting for a long time."

"Wow, there are still people who dare to snatch meat from the Empire? But how do we get in? Tandin's previous attack didn't even cause any ripples."

The dissipated spiritual fluctuations became agitated, and all eyes were fixed on the black beam of light.

Kostat's heart seemed to be tightened, but when he thought of the indestructible energy shield, he seemed to have something to rely on.

However, under the gaze of everyone, the black beam of light did not stop at all.

It crashed straight into the energy barrier, but the expected collision did not happen. Instead, it went straight through it as if it were a perfect match.

……

"As expected, you are lucky. It is worth it that I forcibly promoted you to A-level."

Heckler looked at Leonidaq on the ground and was in a good mood: "I guessed right, the first goal of that energy beam is to protect you, so we can use you to come in together."

"Don't worry, I will give you everything I promised, and you will return and marry your wife with the blessing of an Imperial prince."

Leonidach felt severe pain all over his body and was unable to speak. Suddenly, gray-black mist surged out from all around him, but dissipated after a moment.

A beam of light fell from the sky, enveloping him, and the scars on the surface of his skin began to repair themselves.

"The Holy Castle has detected his condition and cannot conduct the King Trial. I'm afraid we have to wait until it is repaired before we can proceed." Heckler had expected this. "But it doesn't matter. We won't conduct the King Trial. No one can open the gate of the Holy Castle that way."

His gaze fell on the main building that was enveloped by energy; everything was hazy.

"The King Trial... is it really that powerful?" Tan Ding couldn't help but ask. "It is the strongest trial for selecting the Titan King. It is extremely difficult. The challenge target is the Yuan Clan, and you have to fight sixteen of them at the same time."

Heckler explained, looking around, his eyes mainly focused on the prismatic column supporting the energy shield, as if thinking about how to break through it.

But at this moment, Tandin's face suddenly changed. He turned his head and saw a crack in the energy shield.

The moment the black beam of light penetrated the energy barrier, the metal scales on Tandin's fist suddenly stood up collectively. Without hesitation, he raised his hand and punched.

Those reverse-growing spikes tore through layers of scarlet energy rings and collided violently with the oncoming torrent of annihilation.

It should have exploded with light brighter than a star, but there was an extremely powerful repressive force inside the holy castle, and chains were emitted from the prismatic columns, absorbing all the aftermath.

Tandin stepped back in doubt, and the black light in front of him dissipated, revealing two burly figures, one big and one small. They were the Black King and Morris.

In the Black King's hand, he was holding a rough columnar weapon, which was not a common weapon.
"Giant species? Titan branch?" Heckler's face was gloomy. This sudden change disrupted all his thoughts.

"That is..." His eyes were fixed on the crimson crystal in the small giant's arms, inside of which was a beating heart.

His heart skipped a beat. Could it be...

"Who are you?" Tandin asked in a deep voice, extremely alert.

This guy can actually compete with him on equal terms. He must have evolved to the limit on the road to the ultimate.

But he had never seen the other person in the known universe.

"Are you sure you want to seize the Holy Castle from the Empire?" Faced with the sudden change, Heckler felt uneasy and could only intimidate.

"Struggle with the Empire?" The Black King was indifferent and sneered: "This holy fortress has been opened by someone long ago."

"This... guy can also come in?" In the Holy Castle, Li Ming pointed at the familiar black giant, "Did he cheat?"

"The heart of the pure-blooded Titan..." The Supervisor's face was extremely cold, with sparks blooming in his mechanical pupils. "The Holy Castle is just a dead object. It thought it was the arrival of the pure-blooded Titan."

"A pure-blooded Titan has such high authority." Li Ming was speechless. "So, they were able to find this place by relying on that heart."

"The Holy Castle has been opened?" Under the giant screen of time and space, there was an uproar.

Anatoly couldn't help but look at Gustav, "We seem to have been active in the interstellar space, right?"

Gustav remained silent and just watched the conversation on the giant screen.

"Impossible... Impossible..." Costat shook his head and muttered to himself, unable to believe it: "This is the Holy Castle, how can it be opened at will?"

The noisy mental fluctuations transmitted various information in all directions. Everyone was equally surprised and analyzed the known information.

"This thing was opened? Who opened it? Why didn't it make any noise?"

"Aren't you curious about who this black giant is? He can actually compete with Tandin."

"What's important now is not who he is, the Holy Castle, that is the Holy Castle, and it has been opened by someone!"

"Do you believe what he said?"

Heckler's face changed slightly, but he quickly adjusted his mood and said in a deep voice: "Impossible, this holy castle has been revived for less than ten years, how could it have been opened by someone?"

The Black King just glanced at his face indifferently, and when he found this place, he realized that he was already one step too late.

Even though he had the heart of a pure-blooded Titan, he did not dare to act rashly until the guy in front of him, whom he feared, entered the Holy Castle and no one from the outside world could stop him. Only then did he rush in.

"Impossible? Morris, let them see it." He reached out and took the heart of the pure-blooded Titan from Morris behind him.

Morris nodded and landed on the ground. Tandin and Heckler stared at him closely, neither of them acting rashly.

Morris said in a calm voice, "Where is the supervisor here? I need to undergo the Peak Transcendence Level Trial to become a King."

As soon as the words fell, gray-black mist rose out of nowhere.

In an instant, it enveloped the surroundings and formed a ring in the center. Morris stood on the ring with a solemn and uneasy look on his face.

All around, gray and black fog intertwined, gradually outlining an unclear figure.

"No... How could the target of the trial be a human?" Heckler was shocked. It didn't match the information.

The Black King said calmly: "The King Trial has been updated. This person has passed the trial. His life force is much higher than that of the sixteen Yuan clan members of the same level combined, so he has replaced the original challenge target."

More powerful than the sixteen Yuan clan members combined?
Heckler was stunned and even more surprised. He couldn't help asking, "Who is he?"

Under the giant screen, Gustav frowned, and the others were also confused and puzzled. They all heard the conversation just now.

I've already been shocked by the difficulty of the so-called trial to become a king. Let alone sixteen members of the Abyss Clan, even defeating sixteen ordinary evolved beings of the same level is almost impossible. It's too abnormal.

But this figure, in the mouth of this life form that can compete with Tandin, is actually much more powerful than the sixteen Yuan people combined.

Morris subconsciously gathered energy and took a defensive stance. Various evolutionary features appeared on the surface of his body, and the aura he revealed was quite impressive.

"The peak transcendence level corresponds to an X-level genetic evolution body with a development progress of 100%..." Gustav said abruptly.

X-level life forms that are quite familiar with the evolutionary system of the Terrax civilization have already been popularizing this concept, causing a lot of astonishment.

"Why does this life force seem to be stronger than mine..." the Dwarf King muttered, "Could this be an X-class life form that has not yet embarked on the path to ultimate transformation? Where on earth did this abnormality come from?"

At the same time, everyone was even more curious about who the other figure on the stage was.
Fighting on the same level could actually make this perverted evolved being so cautious and even fearful.

"But... I feel that his life breath is not that strong." Anatoly frowned.

However, at this moment, a purple light was reflected in his eyes, and his pupils suddenly condensed into needles. His face was distorted, and he shouted in horror: "How is this possible!"

Gustav's cheeks twitched violently, as if he had seen something incredible.

"Why, why?!" Costat's expression was extremely ugly, and he was even trembling slightly. Hidden in this question was a kind of fear and panic.

Not only was it different from what he had expected, but he also felt a suffocating sensation as if he was gradually being swallowed by the stagnant water.

All roads were blocked and suffocating.

"As expected of you!" The navigator felt excited, while the people around him felt numb as if the amount of information was too much and their brains were hurting.

Amidst gazes of shock, confusion, and fear.

On the giant screen of time and space, the human whose appearance could not be seen clearly on the ring had a purple light flashing in his hand, and a hammer that everyone was familiar with appeared.

Made in imitation of the Infinite Hammer, held by the Azure Dragon!
(End of this chapter)