This is not mechanical ascension...

Being stared at by Li Ming like this, Alves couldn't help but feel uneasy, and quickly responded: "No, not really, I'm still me."

He was afraid that if he responded a little late, Li Ming would slap him to death.

"You are still you?" Li Ming asked in a playful tone, "How do you prove it?"

prove?

Alves couldn't help but grit his teeth. How can this be proved?
In the room, other senior executives were also silent, not knowing what Li Ming was up to.

But for a moment, he was a little skeptical. After all, he had never really come into contact with Yongyuan, and Titan's records might not be comprehensive.

"The entire battle process was witnessed by the warships on the scene. I was not corroded by the power of the Eternal Abyss." Alves could only explain it from the side.

"Really?" Li Ming was puzzled. He turned to the big screen and played a video -
Alvis was suspended in mid-air, and in front of him was the Yuan clan who was imprisoned by energy chains.

Li Ming continued to zoom in on the screen until he locked onto Alves' facial expression, which was dull and dazed. Even a fool could tell that something was wrong.

"Sir Alves, the pillar of the Federation's combat power, would also become distracted during a battle?" Li Ming said slowly.

Alves was sweating profusely and explained, "No, no, I just seemed to have come into contact with Yongyuan..."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the other people in the room changed, and they looked at Alves with suspicion.

After coming into contact with Yongyuan, it doesn't sound like a good thing.

"Tsk, you confessed without being asked." Li Ming grinned, his eyes deep, "What did you feel after coming into contact with Yongyuan? Did you feel that it was very powerful and had an urge to surrender?"

"I..." Alves' heart was beating fast. He felt vaguely that Li Ming's attitude was very strange, but now was not the time to think carefully.

Sensing the suspicious looks of his colleagues, he said in a deep voice, "Sir, everyone, I can guarantee that I have never been corrupted by the Eternal Abyss."

"Promise? What can you promise?" Li Ming's face suddenly turned cold. "Eternal Abyss has destroyed countless evolutionary eras, and countless ultimate life forms have been forced to suffer in vain."

"I have to be careful when facing Yongyuan. I can't guarantee anything. Tell me, Alves, what can you guarantee?"

"I...I..." Alves' throat rolled, but looking at Li Ming's grim face, he suddenly understood and said immediately:
"I was wrong. I should have killed him immediately instead of thinking about research."

"In front of Yongyuan, I have no right to explore."

Li Ming stared at him coldly, then his expression suddenly relaxed and he said gently: "It's good that you recognize your mistakes. I hope no one will make such mistakes again next time, otherwise..."

The tone of voice changed and became extremely cold again, "I can only kill my relatives for the sake of justice."

Li Ming discovered that the people of the three major civilizations were far from fearful enough of Yongyuan.

He also didn't know whether it was because of the confidence he showed to the outside world that gave the three major civilizations the illusion that they could fight against Yongyuan, or whether there were other reasons.

But he didn't want to see this happen. What he wanted to see was everyone being cautious, aware of their own mortality, and trying to stop the spread of the abyss mist.

Instead of being like Alves, who was curious and even wanted to study the composition of the Yuan clan, he was simply seeking death.

Kill the Yuan people immediately when you see them. This is the iron rule left by the Titans.

By the middle and late stages of Yongyuan's activity, the other party was able to directly erode through every member of the Yuan clan.

The room was quiet. Everyone was feeling uneasy. No one dared to ignore Li Ming's words, and they immediately became much more serious.

Alves felt slightly relieved. Li Ming wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, but unfortunately he became the chicken.

Even without Li Ming's reminder, he would not dare to play like this next time. The fear as if facing death still lingered in his heart and had not dissipated.

Fortunately, this person did not look down on Yongyuan at all. Charles watched silently from the side, feeling relieved but also more surprised.

Since even this one ultimate life form is so cautious, where do these people get the confidence to confront Yongyuan?

"In addition..." Li Ming said, "Char and the other three friends are indispensable to our efforts to stop the spread of the Abyss Mist. Any of their opinions should be taken seriously."

Alves was the first to respond, “I understand.”

Then, he looked at the three people with an apologetic look and said sincerely: "I was arrogant before, I hope you don't mind."

Charles naturally said it was okay, and the angry Gad sat back and said dejectedly: "The X-level life form appeared too early... Yongyuan's activity level is probably higher than we thought."

Costat and others looked at him with puzzled expressions.

Chaer explained with a wry smile: "According to the rules, the appearance of the Yuan people is also from low to high, and the life strength gradually increases."

"But I didn't expect that in this evolutionary era, in the first contact battle with the Yuan Clan, an X-level Yuan Clan would appear. We have never seen such a phenomenon before."

"Based on this situation, it is not far from the time when the master-level, or ultimate life form, will appear."

Costat's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but ask, "How long will it take?"

"Specifically?" Charles thought, his water-drop head glowing as he responded, "According to specific information records, in the Titan Era and the past evolutionary eras, from the appearance of the X-level Abyss Clan to the appearance of the Overlord-level Abyss Clan, the average period was about 318 years."

"But now, we can no longer use past rules to predict. I estimate... it may be within ten years."

"Ten years?" Costat and others were shocked. This speed was beyond their comprehension. They subconsciously looked at their backbone.

However, there was no expression on Li Ming's face, nor was he surprised by the unexpected time. He remained calm.

"Ten years?" Li Ming shook his head secretly. In just three months, Yongyuan's activity level soared from 18% to 25%.

If this pace is maintained, the minimum requirements for the emergence of a dominant power will be met within one or two years.

But he did not explain it directly, and said calmly: "Three of you, continue to help the joint fleet arrange defenses. You can call on the resources you need at will."

The technological levels of the three major civilizations lag behind that of the Titan era, but not by much, just with different focuses.

After all, the Titans live in the dimensional world, and the three major civilizations have only made some minor inroads into the dimensional world.

There are many technological means that have the same goal. With just a little modification, they can shine in the dimensional world. This is the task of Charles and others.

Although he didn't want the three civilizations to be too arrogant, he also didn't want to see Charles and the other two bragging about how powerful Yongyuan was all day long.

Charles looked at Li Ming, trying to see something from his face.

Everything this ultimate life form did was too weird. Although he knew how powerful Yongyuan was, he did not act arrogantly when facing Yongyuan. He was quite cautious and vigilant, but he was unwilling to withdraw.

Where did he get his confidence from? Charles couldn't help wondering, but he didn't ask.

"I hope everyone will cooperate sincerely." Li Ming made a simple summary, and everyone agreed.

This time I came here only because I received a report about the first war with the Yuan clan.

That's why he came here, and while watching the fight, he also beat them up a bit.

Then he returned to the Mechanical King's Court.

"I guess the metal energy has been accumulated almost completely..."

After coming back, Li Ming did not continue to develop, but went to the warehouse and spent some time absorbing all the metal energy accumulated during this period.

Because of his order some time ago, more metal energy was deployed, and the metal energy accumulated in just three months reached a huge amount of 90 billion.

At the same time, the mechanical bodies jointly built by the three major civilizations were also delivered one after another, and the lowest ones were E-level mechanical bodies.

The scale of the number was beyond imagination. In just three months, a huge number of one billion were accumulated. It took Li Ming nearly half a month just to absorb the metal energy and enlighten these mechanical bodies.

"These are only part of the manufacturing capabilities of the three major civilizations..." Li Ming couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the array of mechanical bodies in the starry sky.

Storing these mechanical bodies would require one hundred [Mechanical Body Warehouses] and one [Mechanical Fortress], and an additional 11 billion metal energies would be required.

This is just three months of accumulation.

"These are just the beginning. In the future, the number of mechanical bodies will increase, and the number of [Mechanical Fortresses] will also increase. We have to think of some other ways, or further upgrade the [Mechanical Fortresses]..." Li Ming frowned slightly.

These mechanical bodies were temporarily thrown into the starry sky and teleported to the place where the Trident of the End was stored. It first cost 65 billion to control them, and another 5 billion to completely repair the tiny damage.

After playing with it for a while, he threw it into the control column, and the mechanical body responsible for guarding this place also returned to his body.

After resolving this issue, apart from the two holy castles, there was nothing else that Li Ming would keep in mind for the time being.

The flesh and blood of the Federation's master arrived a month and a half ago and was completely absorbed by the alchemical puppet. The overall strength has increased a lot, and the energy level is estimated to be around 700J.

Teleporting back to the Mechanical Royal Court again, he glanced at the Stargate team heading towards the Holy Castle.

The one that is closer will arrive in about a month.

"The Black Book and the Realm of Mavilas. I wonder what's in this holy castle." Li Ming muttered, ready to enter the development state.

The smart terminal suddenly rang. It was an extremely unfamiliar account information that contacted him through the black hole network.

"No remarks?" Li Ming was quite surprised, but anyone who had his contact information was not a simple person.

After the call was connected, a virtual screen popped up and two little girls suddenly appeared on the screen. They had round faces that looked like porcelain dolls, but their faces had a steadiness that was not in line with their age.

Li Ming's expression suddenly became strange. He looked up and down at the two little girls in front of him and asked with a smile, "Little friends, where are your parents?"

The little girl on the left frowned slightly, and said in a childish and clear voice, "Qinglong...we are..."

"I know, the Prophet and the Virgin." Li Ming interrupted and chuckled, "Just a little joke, you really thought I didn't recognize them, Virgin, your iconic move hasn't changed yet?"

The little girl on the left has her hands folded on her belly, just like the Virgin Mary.

Li Ming guessed it almost at a glance.

The Virgin Mary's face darkened, and the prophet spoke bluntly: "Qinglong, we contacted you this time because we have something important to tell you, and it's about Yongyuan."

About Yongyuan? Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly, and he glanced to the side. On the secondary screen, there was a notice from the Black Hole Network -
"Their IP addresses have been forwarded through multiple layers, so their original locations cannot be determined for the time being."

Ever since the Black Hole Network cooperated with him many times, many people realized that the Black Hole Network has become Qinglong's plaything.

Although many people claimed in the black hole network that they had touched Qinglong's cake at some point and had been betrayed by Qinglong to various order civilizations.

But for the lower-middle and even upper-middle levels, they also understand that Qinglong doesn't take them seriously at all and will not set up a trap to harm them.

But those who had had friction with him in the past became more vigilant and transferred their assets as soon as possible.

The Virgin Mary and the Prophet were also well prepared when they contacted him.

Li Ming did not ask about what the prophet said, but asked with interest: "Compared to this, I am more curious about how you escaped from Levenbeck and Tanus."

"I thought you were dead without a burial place."

The Virgin Mary's face was cold, but it looked strange with her young features. "He did not let us go, but our Sisterhood has survived for so long and is not without any means."

"We used the Black Goat Egg to complete the consciousness transfer."

Black goat's egg?
Li Ming rubbed his chin. He had heard of this thing. It was an extremely special item that was even recorded in the Titan era.

The origins of the Virgin Mary Church can be traced back to the glorious dynasty before the Titan era.

It is not surprising that there is a way to escape, but he did not completely believe it. There is no guarantee that the other party will not become Yongyuan's second chess piece.

"So, what do you want to tell me?" he asked slowly.

"The Lords of the Eternal Abyss, after descending into the main universe, can use special methods to construct the body that carries the Eternal Abyss." The prophet said bluntly, and in order to increase credibility, he further added:
"This is what we learned from Levenbeck when we first descended into the Eternal Abyss. It wants to expand the blood mist to a certain extent, enough to support the arrival of the Overlord, and then build its own carrier."

Build your own carrier? A solemn look flashed across Li Ming's eyes. The news from the Prophet and the Virgin Mary was obviously limited.

He didn't know that the Abyss Lord had taken over Levenbeck's body.

If what they said was true, Yongyuan's real plan should be to construct the carrier after his masters arrive.

But something unexpected happened. He absorbed a large amount of blood mist, forcing the Lord of the Abyss to activate the backup plan, which was Levenbeck's body.

Li Ming pondered for a moment, then said, "Don't you have any conditions?"

Both the Virgin and the Prophet paused.

"I know you don't believe us, and we have no other evidence to support it. This reminder is just a favor given that we are in the same evolutionary era." The Virgin Mary shook her head and said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you."

(End of this chapter)