This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 572: The aftermath vest might be exposed?

Costat was shocked, looking at the hideous face of Adam on the screen. Since Adam became the Holy Emperor, he had never lost his composure like this...

No... He thought again of the time when the Star of Eternal Silence was lost. Perhaps he had behaved in the same way at that time, but he did not see it.

However, Adam's loss of composure did not last long. To be more precise, it only lasted for a moment before his ferocious facial features gradually subsided.

His self-control ability was amazing. After taking a deep breath, he sat down again.

What he meant by "strong" not only refers to strength, but also means.

After all, that is the Holy Castle. Their three major civilizations have trained a group of people specifically for finding the Holy Castle.

Even so, the Holy Castle is still difficult to find through conventional means, and it is even impossible to determine when the Holy Castle will revive.

So, when Heckler found that method, he was actually very conflicted. He didn't want to see the other party succeed, but the whole thing was of extraordinary benefit to the empire.

Although they were secretly blocking them, they also maintained a certain limit. After discovering that the other party had found the chosen one, they hesitated again and again before deciding not to act secretly.

As a result, he realized only now that everything he had done before was actually meaningless, and the Holy Castle had almost been taken over by Qinglong.

This kind of failure in means dealt him a more profound blow than even the strength displayed by Qinglong.

Seeing that Adam seemed to have calmed down a little, Prince Costat explained: "I tried to close the space-time curtain at that time, but the fragments of the Eternal Star seemed to solidify. I tried many methods, but failed."

“It’s not important…”

Adam slowly closed his eyes, as if trying to calm himself, as all the information he knew so far intertwined.

What surprised him even more was that if it weren't for the two Titan branches that suddenly appeared, they would still be kept in the dark about everything about the Holy Castle.

Foolishly, he exerted his strength towards the Holy Castle.

It was hard for him to imagine how Qinglong had escaped from the interstellar space and accomplished all this. It couldn't be a branch of Titan?
He frowned. The only good news now was that Qinglong had not really obtained the things in the Holy Castle.

Otherwise, once they disappear, they really will be nowhere to be found.

There was a lot of information contained in the video, and Adam went over it in his mind again.

There was no doubt about Qinglong's threat, but he discovered something quite subtle, which made his expression look a little strange.

Overall, the empire's two-front plan can be called a failure.

But from his personal point of view, at least in the matter of the Holy Castle, it was not all bad.

First, Heckler did not open the Holy Castle, and by accident, the entire galaxy knew about it.

The Federation and the Covenant will inevitably intervene in this matter next.

Officially, he is the only one who can come forward to mediate with other civilizations, and Heckler will have to let him take over this matter.

Second, he had always wanted to stir up a fight between Heckler and Qinglong, and this time, the two collided almost irreconcilably.

Although he will have the opportunity to set foot in the Holy Castle, Heckler will never be willing to leave without anything.

He can continue with his plan and use Qinglong's hand to cut off some people he doesn't want to see.
Inexplicably, his plan was back on track and had made a big step forward.

Realizing this, Adam's anger dissipated helplessly, and his emotions became more complicated. He clenched and unclenched his hands.

Now, he even wants to thank Qinglong.

He heaved a sigh of relief and shook his head secretly, thinking that thanking him was nonsense.

But Adam has already figured out what's next.

The Azure Dragon has become an extremely troublesome problem, but this problem is by no means limited to the empire.

For Qinglong, this was probably an emergency. He definitely didn't want to face the three major civilizations like this, otherwise he wouldn't have been hiding before.

"But now it is irreversible unless he abandons the Holy Castle and disappears without a trace."

"How to open the Holy Castle is a problem, but we don't need to think about it now. The Empire can no longer monopolize it..."

"… Heckler, I've already given you a chance, don't blame me for being ruthless…"

As his thoughts turned, he had already made up his mind.

When he opened his eyes again, his expression and eyes had returned to normal.

There was even a hint of fighting spirit.

Costat, who had been silent the whole time, noticed this and couldn't help but feel relieved.

As a direct witness to the whole incident, he was even more frightened and even developed an indelible fear of Qinglong.

But seeing the Saint Emperor adjust to his condition so quickly was like a shot in the arm for him.

"Anyway, come back first. There will be a lot of things next and I need your help." Adam looked at Costat and said in a deep voice.

Although he didn't say anything to comfort him this time, the look in Costat's eyes when he looked at Adam made his gloomy heart ignite a little fire.

Yes, they are an empire and have experienced many ups and downs.

At the moment, the actual losses are not too great, so how can we be so discouraged?

Costat's eyes gradually hardened, and he said solemnly: "I understand."

After the screen went out, Adam's eyes flickered, but there was actually another thing supporting him.

Qinglong is obviously a living being of flesh and blood. Its attack is simple and unpretentious, relying on pure physical strength. It is most likely a genetically evolved being.

It is estimated that it has evolved to its limit on this path. To be so strong, it must have superimposed genetic seeds, and is destined to be unable to become the ultimate life form.

"That's why you have to train Li Ming. It's impossible for you to get promoted, but he has hope..." Adam pulled out a top-secret report from the "Domination Research Institute."

"…Some substance extracted from the corpse has the ability to increase development potential, and is being further analyzed…"

The ultimate life form is the great force that determines everything.

.........

Outside the Holy Citadel, the Imperial Fleet had retreated a long distance, and various observation methods were aimed at the Holy Citadel in the center. However, the energy shield on the surface blocked some detection methods, and it could only be observed with the naked eye.

On the deck of a warship, Heckler's chest heaved as he stared at the Holy Castle not far away, still shrouded in a faint chill.

"Retreat a distance further." He gave the order out of fear that the Holy Castle would suddenly shoot out a beam of light and sweep them to death.

Not far from him, Morris lowered his head, his body trembling slightly, and his face looked depressed and numb.

My father...actually...actually died...

The faith in his heart almost collapsed, because that was his father who was almost omnipotent.

My father has always been extremely wary of this star region. Even though he has evolved to the limit, he is still unwilling to come here easily.

In the past, he was somewhat disdainful of his father, thinking that he was too cautious.

But he didn't expect that this time, he came here under his suggestion, and died tragically not long after he appeared.

The danger level of this star field was even more terrifying than his father had estimated. Tandin's eyes swept over him and found that he was too sad and would not have any intention of taking action in the short term, so he was slightly relieved.

He looked towards the Holy Castle with a frown on his face, a trace of deep fear flashing across his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is no longer something we can handle. Let's report it first and prepare to integrate the power of the entire empire."

"Integrate the empire?" Heckler resisted subconsciously, his face looking a little ugly.

He had been in charge of finding the Holy Castle from the very beginning.

Once the power of the empire is integrated, Adam will definitely find a chance to intervene, and half of the credit will be taken away. Even if it is successful in the future, it will be difficult to compete with Adam.

"The Black King is definitely stronger than me, but he was severely injured by Azure Dragon. His strength is far beyond my imagination. I am not sure I can break through."

"If you don't want to report, I'll do it."

Tandin said bluntly that he was too lazy to care about the royal disputes and did not want the interests of the empire to be harmed.

Heckler's face changed, still somewhat unwilling, but after thinking about it, he could only sigh helplessly.

Qinglong's methods and strength are beyond imagination, this is the only way.

"I don't know what's going on with the Star of Eternal Silence. Adam seems very confident. If he gets the Star of Eternal Silence, he..."

Heckler thought more and became a little annoyed.

Damn Qinglong, why does he have to go against me!

This was of course just an emotional outburst, and Heckler quickly adjusted himself.

He took the smart terminal from his subordinates and prepared to report the matter in person.

However, Adam's news came faster than his report.

The series of information, mixed with video footage, surprised Heckler.

He frowned and looked at it carefully, but was almost shocked to jump up. The breath of life gushed out uncontrollably and shattered the smart terminal in his hand into pieces.

"Bring the spare terminal, bring it quickly!" Heckler's pupils were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth.

The men around him looked terrified.

Tandin folded his arms and frowned slightly, not knowing what had happened.

The spare smart terminal was delivered quickly. Heckler opened it with trembling hands, and Tandin also glanced over.

After a moment, his expression changed drastically, and he asked in astonishment: "The entire galaxy knows about this?"

“Ha…ha…ha…” Heckler’s shoulders shrugged, his breathing was rapid, and he looked like a madman. When he raised his head, his hideous face startled everyone: “Costat, you are an idiot, a waste, a waste!”

He cursed angrily that the whole thing was actually being broadcast live in the deep dimensional world, and that there were probably nearly a hundred X-level life forms who witnessed it.

The Federation and the Covenant will inevitably intervene. Not to mention giving the credit to Adam, it is hard to say whether the Empire can reap the benefits now.

He worked so hard for so long and even lost two X-level life forms, but in the end, he used all of them to build bridges for others.

"How could this idiot not know how to destroy and just watch the secret being exposed to the entire galaxy!" Heckler wanted to cut Costa into pieces.

Tandin's expression changed, but he finally shook his head helplessly and said, "It seems that we don't have to worry about how to deal with Qinglong."

Heckler felt dejected. He never thought that the damned Star of Eternal Silence would actually reflect the scene in this holy castle.

"But..." He suddenly reacted and looked fiercely at the Saint Castle.
"If I can't get it, Qinglong can't get it either. The three major civilizations are attacking us together. I want to see how you can escape!"

……

At the same time, in the deep dimensional world, Li Ming has reunited with the pioneers. His spaceship is damaged, so getting back is a little troublesome.

However, there are still several Pioneer ships nearby.

This was the first time he had seen the true form of the Navigator and the Forger, so he didn't have much impression of them. They were not X-level life forms that were active in the interstellar space.

"Your Excellency Qinglong..." The Forger greeted him, but the Navigator, who had some conflicts with him, looked a little awkward at the moment.

"This is the first time I've met you offline." Li Ming responded calmly, "Thank you for your hard work in finding the Star of Eternal Silence."

"It's my duty." The Caster responded immediately, feeling a little strange in his heart.

This was clearly a conversation between a superior and an inferior, but he did not feel uncomfortable.

"You're going to be in big trouble next." The navigator said directly, "The three major civilizations will not let you go easily."

"Oh?" Li Ming looked over and said nothing. "What do you think?"

"I don't have any ideas." The navigator's face was gloomy, "But if you need help, we may be able to provide some."

Li Ming was surprised and looked up and down at the other party. He didn't expect that the first person willing to help him would be this guy.

The navigator felt increasingly uncomfortable being looked at, and said directly: "Don't get me wrong, I just want the empire to die. Right now, you should be the most likely person to do that."

“You may not be able to help much in terms of strength…” Li Ming pondered, the navigator’s mouth twitched, but he didn’t say anything.

"However, in terms of resources, can you provide some cutting-edge metal alloys?"

Since the other party said he wanted to help, Li Ming naturally would not be polite. After all, two fragments of the Star of Eternal Silence would require hundreds of billions of metal energies.

"No problem." The navigator nodded immediately and said calmly: "I still have some resources. I will turn most of them into metal alloys. Where will I send them?"

"The Mechanical Royal Court will do." Li Ming was really surprised. He didn't know what grudge this guy had with the empire, but he was so generous.

"Well, I can provide some help." The Caster saw the mecha's head turned around and seemed to be looking at him, so he could only nod reluctantly.

"No problem for me." Florian agreed decisively, "I will provide some resources."

The Holy Revolutionary Army was beaten into a coward and urgently needed some time to rest and even make a comeback.

Naturally, someone is needed to attract the attention of the empire and even other civilizations.

The longer Qinglong can hold on, the better it is for him, so he doesn't mind providing some help.

"Thank you all very much." Li Ming couldn't help but feel satisfied and realized.

Although fighting against the three major civilizations is very risky, you will also be matched with some teammates.

Unfortunately, most of them are minor characters and don't provide much help.

"There is also the Bloodfallen One. He is a high-ranking official in the empire and should know something about the empire's future moves." The Forger reminded.

The navigator said coldly: "I advise you all to remain vigilant against this Bloodfaller."

The creator was surprised and asked questions repeatedly.

The navigator didn't explain much, and he didn't have any substantial evidence, just some speculation.

Li Ming did not reveal the identity of the blood-losing person, and maybe he could use it to trick Adam later.

(End of this chapter)