This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 637 Push Laboratory

Especially the genetic material, no one knows to what extent it can be strengthened.

Of course, the most crucial point is the dominant laboratory.

However, the Federation and the Empire had put a lot of effort into building it, so he didn't want to destroy it if it could be avoided, as it would save a lot of time and resources.

"Then let's sneak in and take a look..." Li Ming pondered, his body moving slowly.

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At the same time, in the core area of ​​the laboratory, various sophisticated instruments and equipment were placed on both sides, and the huge screen was divided into countless small pieces.

However, it seemed to be some critical moment now, and there were no experimenters near the instrument, but instead a large number of them gathered in the central area.

Although they were of different races, they all looked nervous and stared at the scene in the special glass cover.

Standing among them was a special life form, naked, slender but muscular, covered with silver-grey scales, with nebula-like light patterns flowing on its surface.

The joints are inlaid with glowing crystal cores, and the back is filled with energy conduits.

Although he was wearing nothing, he looked calm and didn't seem to care.

In front of the operating table outside, there stood a figure, as tall and straight as an ancient tree, with skin made of a translucent crystal layer, and a glowing root-like neural network could be seen inside.

He looked solemn and said, "...The gene source fusion experiment is about to begin. Sir Brad, are you ready?"

"Sir Edmund, please start as soon as possible..." Brad's voice was flat.

Edmund and several researchers beside him who seemed to be of similar status looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

As he pressed the buttons on the operating table, a robotic arm slowly dropped down from the glass cover. This was a special syringe. Through the gap in the glass at the back, one could see the golden slurry inside.

"The Blazing Rabbit gene source..." Edmund explained.

Brad seemed impatient and pulled the syringe off the robotic arm before he could finish his words.

He stretched out his left arm, and a crack in the flesh automatically appeared. The syringe was inserted into it and slowly pushed in.

Edmund was about to say something, but he saw Brad throw the syringe aside.

As the crack on his arm healed, his body shook violently, and blazing energy gushed out from inside his body, slamming into the glass shield.

Cracks and gaps appeared one after another, shocking the researchers around and causing them to retreat.

Then I remembered that the glass cabin was not actually in this area, but was projected here through special means.

Brad just reacted at this time. The surging energy quickly converged, and the muscles on his body swelled continuously for a long time before stopping.

Brad slowly exhaled a mouthful of red flames, feeling the surging strength in his body. A hint of heat flashed across his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Continue!"

Edmund glanced at the data on the screen, and then a robotic arm dropped from the glass cabin, holding a special syringe.

Strengthen continuously, five times in a row.

The surging white flames gradually faded away. Brad gasped and poured cans of nutrient potions into his body to replenish the consumption needed for strengthening.

The silver scales on the surface of the body have almost turned golden.

He could experience a completely different feeling, his body was cheering and jumping for joy.

Every cell is boiling. This is the right path of evolution, and the body will respond naturally.

There was no sense of resistance at all as when the second and third X-level gene seeds were forced to be taken in by the body.

"Come again!" Brad said in a deep voice.

"No..." Edmund refused at this moment, "You have already strengthened to A-level gold seed, and the next step is S-level."

"According to the research data of the Empire and the Alliance, if a life form with multiple x-gene seeds in its body strengthens all the underlying gene seeds, it will bring unpredictable consequences."

There is only one S-level gene seed left that cannot be strengthened. This is the flaw of taking the wrong path of evolution.

Edmund didn't know what this unpredictable consequence would be.

He took over relatively late, and only now had he managed to absorb most of the research data from the Empire and the Federation, and formulated the gene source enhanced seeds.

Brad seemed a little disappointed and clenched his arms helplessly.

He has three extra X-level gene seeds in his body. Before the experiment, his combat capability level was around 2000X. He was one of the top evolved beings of the Star Alliance and had always been stationed in the rear. Few people even knew of his existence.

After this enhancement, he felt that his strength had nearly doubled.

However, he was not sure whether it was an illusion caused by the sudden increase in strength, and more detailed tests were needed.

"You come back first and conduct a detailed test." Edmund said, "I will report to the chairman. He is very concerned about this experiment."

Brad nodded and walked out of the glass cabin. The outside world was an endless universe of stars, and the Dominant Laboratory was in the distance.

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"The body has been dismembered. All the people from the Empire and the Federation are gone." In the lower space of the Dominant Laboratory, Li Ming walked around and gradually found something wrong.

They are all people from the Covenant, there are no people from the Empire or the Alliance at all.

In some laboratories, he saw from afar the body tissue that was cut into pieces.

Even in the [Invisibility] state, he felt that if he got close to the remains of corpses, he would most likely be forced to show up.

"This is unexpected..." Li Ming muttered to himself. He thought that the three major civilizations were probably afraid that he would come to them for no apparent reason, so they split into three.

However, this Dominion laboratory was jointly built by the Empire and the Federation, but unexpectedly it was left to the Covenant.

"Gutierrez, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck." Li Ming shook his head. Since only people from the Star Alliance were left, he would feel more relaxed and comfortable.

With a quick glance, he locked onto the road leading to the core laboratory.

……

And Brad flew all the way back.

When he returned to the laboratory, three or four people immediately gathered around with envy on their faces. They were all X-level life forms.

"Brad, how do you feel?" one of them asked, feeling the clear sense of oppression from Brad.

"It's better than ever..." Brad walked straight past the crowd, came to the core area, and began to conduct various tests.

Soon, approximate data came out. Since there were no testing tools that met this intensity, they could only be estimated based on the energy characteristics.

"…The energy intensity is more than three times stronger than before. According to the coefficient, the combat energy level should be around 4000X."

"4000X!"

Upon hearing this horrifying number, many people present were stunned and their throats were pounding.

"It's so terrifying..." The x-level life forms present looked at each other, their hearts burning with anxiety. They all began to speculate on how bad they would become.

"Can you fight against Azure Dragon?"

Suddenly, someone asked, and the lively atmosphere suddenly stagnated.

"Uh..." An X-level lifeform laughed bitterly, "Hermod holding the Kashmir Spear, his combat energy level is probably not less than 4000X."

Another person said: "But we have mastered the method of continuing evolution. With the addition of the people from the Empire and the Alliance, as long as we continue to strengthen them, we can give birth to many 4000Xs, or even 5000Xs."

"The problem is not the energy level..." An experienced researcher nearby spoke up. He seemed to be of high status and was neither humble nor overbearing when facing these X-level life forms.

"Qinglong has a method of freezing time. It comes from the Star of Eternal Silence. Even X-level life forms are not immune to it. Moreover, it can be applied on a large scale. That is the key."

"What about that thing?" Brad turned his head and looked at the corner of the laboratory.

On the metal frame there, there was a seemingly unfinished metal armor, inlaid with scattered fragments of something.

“It’s hard to say…” The researcher still shook his head and sighed, “Don’t even think about it on your own. Qinglong still has the Kashmir Spear in his hand.”

"Don't even think about settling accounts with Qing Long. No one can do that anymore. The purpose of these measures is only to check and balance him, not to kill him."

"The true reckoning will probably have to wait until the ultimate life form is born."

Everyone fell silent.

"There may be a chance." Brad suddenly said, "As one advances, the other declines. Qinglong doesn't have this kind of strengthening means. If he keeps advancing, he will be surpassed one day."

"Even without the Ultimate Life Form, perhaps we can settle the matter."

The expressions of the other X-level life forms were inevitably a little strange.

Brad is not a person who likes to speak arrogantly, and I didn't expect him to say such arrogant words this time.

Brad's face flickered. The surge in strength in his body gave him extraordinary confidence. When he was about to say something else, he was suddenly stunned.

For some reason, he suddenly had a strange feeling, as if he was being watched by something.

This feeling came so suddenly that it made him feel uneasy.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly turned his head to look at the door of the laboratory. His expression changed, and he suddenly shouted, "Who!"

The deafening roar was like thunder, and many glass tubes in the laboratory were shattered immediately.

The other X-level lifeforms standing beside him were even more confused, but Brad moved without hesitation, energy surging through his body and a fierce look in his eyes.

He didn't know how the other party sneaked in, but he was sure...

Before he could form a thought, the entire area suddenly fell into a state of stagnation.

The people around them were all stunned. The experimenters who were startled by Brad's shout, as well as the three X-level life forms standing beside Brad with confused faces, were all frozen in place. It was like a three-dimensional painting.

"Interesting...you can actually find me?" Li Ming emerged from the void and exited the [Invisibility] state.

He was really surprised to be called out suddenly.

He looked at Brad. This guy was the most bizarre. There was a terrifying golden-red energy surging all over his body, which made Li Ming feel vaguely frightened. The intensity of this energy was even far greater than that of Tandin Alvis.

"How come I haven't seen such a powerful guy before?"

Although Li Ming was puzzled, he did not waste time because this guy was already ready to move after being suddenly called out.

In order to prevent the energy fluctuations from destroying the precision instruments in the laboratory, he froze the entire area.

These seemingly inconspicuous things may each be worth hundreds of millions or even billions of star coins. The materials used are all top-notch and their time strength is not low.

The metal energy was dropping at a rate of almost 400 to 500 million per second, which was even more terrifying than the previous one that had frozen a large number of X-level life forms, and he couldn't sustain it.

He raised his hand and the Kashmir Spear appeared. He moved quickly, holding the gun, and stabbed the heart of each X-level life form.

The other three X-level life forms were almost as easy to deal with as tofu, with no obstructions at all.

He just felt the obstruction from the X-level life form that exposed his identity, but since he couldn't resist, it didn't make much difference.

After poking a hole in the man's heart, he thought about it, stirred it a bit, and poked a few more times in other parts of his body.

Under the effect of time stagnation, the edges of the dark flesh wounds became smooth and round.

Then, he took out several sets of blocking equipment that he had previously obtained from Mikhail and Reynolds from the folded space, and directly put them on these four X-level life forms.

After confirming that there was no problem, four seconds had passed and 1.7 billion pieces of metal energy had been consumed.

Li Ming's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly released the time freeze.

…There must be someone there!
Brad's face was solemn. He was surprised, but also eager to try. He had just completed a huge transformation and it was a good opportunity for him to try out some tricks.

It is most likely someone from the Empire or the Federation. They are the only ones who know the Overlord Laboratory well. Even if the Covenant is careful and does an overall cleanup, there is no guarantee that something will be missed.

Terrifying energy surged in Brad's body, and his eyes were sharp. He could cross the distance in the blink of an eye in almost an instant, and his powerful strength was released instantly.

No matter who it is, it may be easy to get in, but it is not that easy to get out!
However, just when he was at his most energetic and about to charge, his vision suddenly went dark and he fell uncontrollably to the ground.

This... Brad was stunned, and then he felt unbearable pain all over his body, especially his heart, which was beating directly.

At his level of life, although it was not fatal, he felt uncontrollable pain, as if someone was using something and stirring it inside.

Hot blood gushed out, and the energy that had just been mobilized quickly dissipated. Not only the heart, but also the limbs were covered with wounds, affecting the bones, and the breath could not stop declining.

Not only that, Brad discovered the next moment that he had been put on a strict but extreme sealing device without knowing when.

The metal armor was pressed tightly against his skin, and he felt a sharp pricking pain in his back. The sharp metal spikes penetrated into his spine, brain, heart and other parts of his body, and were injected with special medicines that made him dizzy.

If he was in his peak state after just transforming, he might still be able to resist, but at this moment he couldn't even mobilize a little bit of energy.

What the hell is going on!?
Brad was horrified. He was clearly thinking about how to take action the previous moment, but the next moment he suddenly fell into this state of serious injury and confinement.

"How did my body become seriously injured?"

"Who put the confinement device on me?"

"..."

I heard an uncontrollable cry of fear from behind me. Are other people experiencing the same thing as me?

Brad thought subconsciously, and at the same time, he felt the ambient light around him suddenly dim.

As he was lying face down on the floor, he could only turn his head with difficulty and look around. There was a pair of metal boots in front of him, and he could only see up to his knees.

But it made his heart tremble, his pupils contract, and his mind was filled with turbulent waves. The inconceivable emotions filled him with trembling all over.

Because of its coordination and details, they all belong to the figure that has been deeply engraved in the minds of all X-level life forms - Qinglong!

(End of this chapter)