Chapter 599: Enlightening Istrala

Public opinion was left to ferment on its own. Meanwhile, holding a palm-sized red ball in his hand and followed by a Red Metallic Man, Li Yu had already walked out of the Base.

Many people were waiting outside: Hunter, Peyton and other researchers, a group of Jedi, and even the little ones like Tu Ying had all come.

"Whoa, why is everyone here..." Li Yu's expression was odd.

He was afraid this group of people would say something like "congratulations on becoming a top-tier Interstellar powerhouse", which would be too awkward.

Fortunately, that didn't happen. The faces of the crowd clearly showed some excitement, but they also restrained themselves.

"We just came to see our Lord Dragon Sovereign. Everyone is very excited." Hunter winked and joked.

Hearing the title "Dragon Sovereign", Li Yu's scalp couldn't help but tingle. He said grumpily:

"Are you bored out of your mind? You definitely organized this. If you have nothing to do, go pay respects to Augustus so the old man won't be lonely and take you away."

Hunter was instantly Speechless and tactfully shut his mouth.

With the Boss they followed being so awesome, they were certainly very excited too.

Under normal circumstances, he should offer a few words of encouragement right now and lead everyone to look up to a glorious future.

But most of his subordinates were converted by him through various means.

They had long been stamped with the label of being unable to betray him, so engaging in this kind of formalism was a waste of time.

"Let out some blood for me later. Little Keller has already reached the growth stage and urgently needs nutritious blood for nourishment." Peyton squeezed out of the crowd and said calmly.

Li Yu suspiciously looked at Peyton. Sure enough, he knew Peyton wouldn't be so bored as to just come out to see him.

"Are you sure it's Keller who needs it?" Li Yu asked questioningly: "You've secretly stored quite a few of my blood samples, right? You haven't been conducting any shady experiments, have you?"

Being exposed on the spot, Peyton wasn't embarrassed at all. He remained calm: "It's not like the Laboratory doesn't have surveillance records. In this Dimensional World, no one can hide anything from the Dimensional Consciousness."

"Just ask Claptrap and you'll know."

Li Yu was only asking casually; he was very assured about Peyton.

"Alright, I'll squeeze some out for you later. Don't let that Little Squirt overeat." Li Yu glanced at Keller, who was hiding in the crowd.

She was wearing a tender pink princess dress and looked quite cute. But in reality, in this Base, she had reached the point where "everyone and even dogs despised her".

Once a perfectly good and cute Little Loli, she had been affected by her own Bloodline to an unrecognizable degree.

When she looked at Li Yu, her pupils contained a greed and craving inappropriate for her age.

she really wanted to rush over, hug this humanoid Fragrant Steamed Bun, and gnaw on it wildly.

Unfortunately, every time she did that, she would be sent flying by Li Yu. Now, she didn't dare to anymore.

However, hearing the conversation between Peyton and Li Yu, her eyes sparkled. She happily said to Tu Ying next to her: "I didn't expect the cold-faced ghost to be so nice, still thinking about me now. I've decided to scold him less in the future."

The tall and robust Tu Ying stood out exceptionally in the crowd. Hearing Keller's words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly, saying:

"Your Excellency Peyton probably didn't ask for it for you. It's best you don't go to his door to ask, otherwise you'll definitely be held down and have two tubes of blood drawn."

"No way?" Keller's eyes widened, looking at Tu Ying. Her lips tightened, her inner self seemingly engaged in a heaven-and-man battle: "No, even if I get held down and have my blood drawn, I still have to go ask. If he doesn't give it to me..."

"I'll... draw little stick figures to Curse him!"

Tu Ying's face darkened. Keller wasn't joking. She could truly draw stick figures to Curse other lifeforms now, an ability from the Grand Duke of Blood's Bloodline.

He originally wanted to tell this Little Squirt that Your Excellency Peyton was a Noble, and her Curse might have a counter-effect.

However, after thinking for a moment, he still decided not to remind her. It was good to let this Little Squirt suffer a bit, so she wouldn't pester him all day asking him to squeeze out some blood for her.

The seemingly honest Tu Ying quickly made his decision and said no more.

The gathered crowd was dispersed. Li Yu, holding the red ball, found a spacious area and shattered the Magic Symbols on its surface.

Instantly, the incomparably massive mechanical octopus reappeared in this Dimensional World.

The sudden appearance of an object with super high mass caused a certain impact on the stability of the Dimensional World.

But under the control of the Dimensional Consciousness—Claptrap, it didn't cause much damage.

"This is the Mechanical Octopus—Istrala?" Hunter was startled, staring at the incredibly massive mechanical octopus before him.

"That's right..." Li Yu nodded, having someone bring over the remaining Artificial Gods. He didn't know how much Faith Energy it would cost to Enlighten this massive mechanical octopus.

"Right, I wiped out the Skrull Mining Company. They seemed to have connected with some factions, and intentionally tried to lure you there at the time." Hunter spoke, his eyes involuntarily landing on that Red Metallic Man.

Secretly guessing what this thing was.

"I figured." Li Yu didn't mind; it was just a minor matter.

The Artificial Gods were quickly brought over. God statues of various shapes emitted a dense Luminescence. The Artificial Gods Li Yu cultivated himself were just starting to get on track.

It would still take some time for them to fully exert their effects.

Li Yu raised both hands, one hand absorbing a massive amount of Faith Energy, the other hand placed on the mechanical octopus.

With the emergence of a large number of Allspark Runes, the mechanical octopus also slowly underwent some indescribable changes, and energy light on its surface lit up.

In the next second, the mechanical components all over its body began to move on their own. The overlapping metal armor plates everywhere on its machinery opened and closed like breathing.

Clack, clatter—

Li Yu could sense that Istrala was undergoing a Metamorphosis.

Under the influence of the Allspark Runes, countless neural circuits difficult to observe with the naked eye grew wildly along the mechanical structures within its body.

Without damaging their fundamental functions, all the mechanical components on its body began to undergo special transformations.

Electromagnetic Sparks collided with each other, constructing special mechanical organs. Faith Energy flowed endlessly, providing fuel to support this Metamorphosis.

Bang!

The mechanical octopus, missing its intelligent core, had already entered a standby state. But at this moment, its massive mechanical pupils lit up again, injected with the radiance of life.

And Li Yu took out the intelligent core from his Compressed Space and threw it into the mechanical octopus's body.

The two fused once again, instantly blooming with brilliant light. Countless Data Streams surged, galloping at high speeds through the newly constructed mechanical nerves within its body.

This state was maintained for a full day before the energy light on Istrala's surface returned to normal.

Hunter had already left. Only Khorne remained here. He actually wanted to leave, but unfortunately, he couldn't control this metal Corporeal Form at all.

He could only helplessly watch Li Yu doing some weird things here, not quite understanding.

Li Yu let out a long breath. This Metamorphosis consumed nearly a hundred Artificial God Statues. This couldn't be helped.

After all, this thing was simply too massive and powerful.

After it finished, Li Yu stepped back to open up some distance. Thick Electromagnetic Thunder surfaced on the exterior of the massive mechanical octopus.

Metal components continuously flipped, mechanical tentacles crisscrossed, and its massive head split open from the middle, with countless precise mechanical structures linking together anew.

It took a full ten minutes before the massive mechanical octopus completely finished its transformation.

Presented before Li Yu was a silver-white Humanoid Machine even larger than the Death Star, only he had six mechanical arms.

The massive Corporeal Form brought an unparalleled sense of oppression.

Due to the overly massive form of the mechanical body, no matter where one was in the Dimensional World, they could clearly see this terrifying killing machine.

"Greetings, Great Creator!" Istrala knelt on one knee, uttering a respectful voice.

"Mm..." Li Yu nodded, carefully contemplating.

Meanwhile, Khorne at the side was shocked. What kind of technology was this?

Based on the information he previously gathered from browsing the Interstellar Network, the Mechanical Octopus Istrala absolutely could not turn into a Humanoid Machine form.

Moreover, based on the images he captured through the unbroken infected planets on the battlefield before.

The mechanical octopus was supposed to be ambushing Li Yu, but now it was bowing in submission to him. This caused his emotions to fluctuate violently.

This was entirely Li Yu's masterpiece. Fundamentally altering an A5 Level Mechanical Lifeform, this method was truly too terrifying.

This deepened Khorne's understanding of Li Yu, making him even more wary and fearful.

The Death Star's own strength was far from reaching the A5 Level; it was only forcefully pulled up using the Power of Unicron carried by 【Quintessa's Scepter of Life】.

Moreover, due to Unicron's power, the Death Star innately carried some powerful Weapons.

Istrala didn't have this treatment, but its own strength was sufficient. Right from the start, it had A5 Level combat power. Although it didn't have any powerful Weapons,

Its overall combat power should be similar to the Death Star, situated at the Primary Stage of the A5 Level.

However, the Death Star was produced by the System and could be stored in the System Space.

Istrala could not. This thing's size was too massive. Keeping it in the Jade Void Palace at all times definitely wasn't appropriate.

Pondering for a moment, Li Yu still decided to let this thing out first. This thing couldn't pass through a normal Dimensional Rift.

He could only release it at the current location of the Jade Void Palace, and then let it approach the Main Civilization Clusters on its own.

After all, the current location of the Jade Void Palace's main Dimension was quite remote.

Having Claptrap open a massive Dimensional Rift, the terrifying rift nearly piercing through the entire sky vault, only then could it accommodate Istrala's entry and exit.

Li Yu also walked out. He planned to first let Istrala head near Return Star, making it convenient to dispatch him when needed.

However, right as he stepped out of the Dimensional World, a crimson Mana Dragon darted out from the Void, startling him.

Luckily, his reaction was quick, and he didn't directly annihilate the thing.

This Mana Dragon was the one he released earlier to track the Abyss Sovereign. This little thing had no combat power, but it could jump through space and was extremely fast.

Only, it clearly couldn't pass through the Dimensional Wall and could only wander nearby.

"Almost forgot about you, little guy..." Li Yu extended a finger. The Mana Dragon was clearly somewhat hesitant, seemingly unsure if this person in front of it was its master.

Because the change in Aura was simply too great, it flew two circles around Li Yu before confirming this was its master.

Affectionately rubbing against his finger twice, it then directly darted into Li Yu's forehead.

Afterwards, Li Yu was slightly stunned. The red light in his eyes flashed and disappeared, and a large number of images churned in his mind.

A moment later, he completely accepted this information and also confirmed the location of the Abyss Institute's Headquarters.

"Hehe..." A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of Li Yu's mouth: "Abyss Sovereign, didn't expect this, did you? We'll be able to meet again very soon."

Only, this matter clearly couldn't be rushed. After all, that was the Abyss Institute's Headquarters. The other party had operated it for countless years and definitely had various defensive measures.

If he rushed there hastily, the probability of To Suffer an Unexpected Setback wasn't small.

The most important thing was, since he decided to strike, he definitely had to ensure nothing went wrong; the Abyss Sovereign absolutely could not be allowed to escape.

Otherwise, if this guy lost the fetters of the Abyss Institute and just stared at Li Yu all day, it could also cause huge trouble.

"Then don't leave first. Wait here. When the time comes, we'll give the Abyss Institute a surprise together." Li Yu looked at Istrala. A vague plan had already formed.

"As you wish!" Istrala's mechanical pupils flickered with Luminescence, not having any objections.

Li Yu returned to the Jade Void Palace and found Sakura, wanting to ask for some relevant information.

Hearing that Li Yu had already determined the location of the Abyss Institute's Headquarters, this Doctor was clearly very surprised.

"You've already found the Abyss Institute's Headquarters?"

Sakura was still dressed the same, wearing a white lab coat outside, but trendy casual clothes inside, seemingly even the most popular tight vest of this season.

With her delicate long legs crossed, she pushed her gold-rimmed Glasses and hesitated:

"The Abyss Institute's Headquarters is an absolute secret. I worked for them for so long, and they never completely trusted me."

Li Yu sat opposite her. He could hear the subconscious meaning of this Doctor, which was to ask him to confirm the source of the information and identify whether this was a Trap set by the Abyss Institute.

Li Yu chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, the source of the information is absolutely reliable. I'm just worried about the defenses of the Abyss Institute's Headquarters, so I came to ask for your opinion."

Sakura remained silent for a moment. Since Li Yu was already certain this wasn't a Trap, she didn't say anything more and spoke: "Your caution is not wrong."

(End of Chapter)