Chapter 803: Something Feels Off Overall

"Mo Duo will definitely be besieged this time. I hid her very well before, but this time..." The Venerable of Fate was hidden in the dark, secretly communicating with Li Yu.

However, the dense stardust suddenly condensed into a humanoid form, and his expression looked a bit strange: "Huh, what's going on? Why do I feel like something is slightly off?"

"What exactly is going on?"

He tore with his hands, and an invisible Luminescence barrier appeared before his eyes.

Through this Luminescence barrier, one could clearly see.

On the numerous deities present, there were crystal-clear threads, except that all these threads had twists, turns, and breaks.

"They all produced a fault line... How could this be?" The Venerable of Fate seemed to have discovered something he was Completely Perplexed by, frowning deeply.

Li Yu shot a glance at him and said, "Don't dwell on such minor details. Prepare to deal with the situation before us."

"As long as Mo Duo can withstand the siege of those four, she can successfully ascend to the Divine Throne, and the plan will be mostly successful." The Venerable of Fate could only temporarily set aside his inner doubts and said, "The Throne Barrier is indestructible..."

Before he could finish his words, he was directly interrupted by Li Yu.

The Venerable of Fate noticed that Li Yu's expression looked somewhat weird, as if he was slightly disgusted.

A question mark slowly popped up above his head. Did he say something wrong?

"Among you Councilors, how is your strength arranged? Are there any fatal weaknesses?" Li Yu asked.

The Venerable of Fate was somewhat confused. He didn't know why Li Yu suddenly brought up this question. Was it to prepare for the final battle?

After considering it for a moment, he replied, "As you also know, we Councilors have already reached the absolute limit that we can achieve ourselves."

"The reason we possess Super Life Form Combat Power is entirely due to the assistance of the Divine Throne."

"In terms of strength, under normal circumstances, everyone is about the same. There's no major difference."

"How can a Councilor be rapidly eliminated?" Li Yu continued to pursue.

"Eliminated?" The Venerable of Fate sized up Li Yu for a few glances and said, "It's very difficult for you to eliminate an incumbent Councilor."

"You should have a deep understanding of the uniqueness of Deities. Believers are their greatest reliance, and this is even more true for Councilors."

"To truly eliminate a Councilor, you must strike from a fundamental level. But due to the special nature of the Council, the other Councilors simply cannot do it."

"Fundamental erasure..." Li Yu's eyes flickered, seemingly thinking of something.

He also understood why the Venerable of Fate had always been fearless due to his backing. It was because, aside from a direct challenge, even if those Councilors were extremely dissatisfied with him, it would be very difficult to eliminate him.

Not to mention, he was proficient in fate weaving. Those Deities who wanted to challenge him might be killed in a baffling manner before even seeing him.

"I suggest not engaging in a frontal battle with these Councilors. After all, our plan..." The Venerable of Fate felt Li Yu's attitude had bafflingly shifted, becoming very domineering.

This prompted him to offer a few words of advice.

"Your Excellency Venerable of Fate..." Li Yu looked at him with an inscrutable gaze and said, "I have no opinions against you personally. I just suggest that you'd better shut up."

The Venerable of Fate was stunned. He wasn't exactly angry, just somewhat confused. He found that Li Yu seemed to have a lot of resentment toward him, but he didn't know where this resentment came from.

...

In the arena, the avatars of the Councilors similarly had an odd feeling, just like wearing a sweater inside out. It was awkward, but for a moment, they couldn't find where the root cause lay.

It seemed to be the Divine Thrones, and it also seemed to be themselves.

Especially the Divine Forging Master, who frowned tightly. Having this sort of baffling feeling under his current circumstances was not a good premonition.

It was precisely because of this that he suddenly spoke, "I presume everyone already knows that there is a problem with the God of Death under the Venerable of Fate."

Several Councilors cast their gazes over, wanting to hear what he would say next.

"She is Li Yu's person, completely not a Deity of the God Council. If she becomes a new Councilor, then we will lose massive face."

"The Venerable of Fate has always hidden her strictly. I searched for a long time but couldn't find her. However, she won't be able to escape this time," the Divine Forging Master said, looking around at the numerous Councilors.

The Venerable of Fate felt something was off. What did the Divine Forging Master mean by this?

The situation hadn't even become clear yet, and he suddenly launched an attack?

"The position of Councilor absolutely cannot fall into the hands of an outsider. I suggest restarting this Divine Throne Battle," he said in a deep voice.

The unknown sense of awkwardness gave him a bad premonition in his heart. He simply decided to advance his plan, disrupt this Divine Throne Battle first, and prevent any uncontrollable accidents from occurring.

"Restart the Divine Throne Battle?" The other Councilors revealed thoughtful expressions, faintly surprised.

"Can that be done? After all, the Throne Barrier is unshakable," one Councilor said hesitantly.

"Of course we can!" the Divine Forging Master said resolutely, causing the expressions of numerous Councilors to flicker.

Clearly, the Divine Forging Master held secrets that they did not know about.

...

"Did you feel it?" Alfrey frowned deeply. A large number of symbols appeared in the Mirror of Omniscience, seemingly detecting the current situation.

"There's a baffling sense of awkwardness, but I don't know where it's coming from," the Golden Armored One nodded.

"The current situation seems somewhat amiss. Let's act according to the circumstances." Alfrey stared at the Mirror of Omniscience, seemingly wanting to figure out exactly what had happened.

...

"Tsk, the Divine Throne Battle, a birth ceremony for a Councilor that has never been seen before."

"Yeah, it's all a challenge system now. When have we ever seen this format..."

The spectating deities were grumbling. Their main consciousnesses were inside their Faith Avatars. Until they returned to their main bodies, they wouldn't notice the discrepancy in time.

A deity wreathed in flames cast a Divine Art, creating a mirror body. Fire boiled within it, and before long, an image appeared.

It was a transparent-looking life form. An anxious expression appeared on its human-like face as it asked impatiently, "How is the situation? Who won? Is the Dragon Sovereign dead?"

"Huh?" This flame deity was somewhat confused and said, "What are you talking about? The Divine Throne Battle hasn't even started yet. How would I know who won?"

"And who is the Dragon Sovereign?"

The transparent deity in the image seemed as if he had been struck by a giant hammer. He couldn't help but stagger backward a few steps, murmuring, "How is that possible? How is that possible? How could the Divine Throne Battle not have started yet?"

"What about the Councilors? Where are the Councilors?" he couldn't help but ask again.

"How would I know?" The flame deity was somewhat speechless, not knowing what kind of foolishness his good brother had fallen into.

"What is the situation on your end right now?" The transparent deity calmed his emotions and couldn't help but ask.

"Waiting for the Deities to enter. Oh, they've appeared... Looks like they're going to start fighting right away," the flame deity said, pointing at the area of the Divine Throne Battle.

Mo Duo and the other four Deities gradually appeared. The Divine Throne Battle was about to begin once more.

Restart could only rewind twenty-four hours, and the fierce combat of the Divine Throne Battle occupied a very long time.

Right now was approximately the time when the Divine Throne Battle began.

"Listen to me first..." the transparent deity slowly recounted.

At the same time, such scenes were happening in a few other places.

The Divine Throne Battle still drew considerable attention from the Deities. Basically, anyone who could come had arrived at the scene.

There were also some who were temporarily delayed by matters and watched the broadcast remotely through friendly Deities, though this portion of Deities was not large.

And while they were recounting, the Divine Throne Battle was also continuing.

The scene was almost a replica; the four people began to besiege Mo Duo. Li Yu watched this scene with calm eyes and said in a low voice, "The Divine Forging Master directly said he wants to restart the Divine Throne Battle?"

"Yes..." The Venerable of Fate was a bit hesitant. "He looks very confident, seemingly possessing a method to destroy the Throne Barrier, and he called for the true bodies of the Councilors to descend."

"However, the attitudes of several Councilors are swaying."

"It still changed..." Li Yu muttered, unsure whether it was the influence brought by Restart or the influence of the "impossible to step into the same river twice" theory.

The development of space-time had too many possibilities. Li Yu understood that the previous situation couldn't be exactly replicated here.

However, the Divine Forging Master acting ahead of time was good news to him.

"What changed?" The Venerable of Fate frowned. He always felt that the development of the situation had become bizarre from the very beginning.

What the numerous Councilors failed to notice was that a commotion had broken out among some of the spectating deities, and a feeling of bewilderment was spreading.

These deities had always acted as background characters, so the Councilors naturally wouldn't pay them any mind.

However, some of the deities under the Councilors' command did notice this scene.

Some of them didn't care at all, while others were quite curious and had already flown toward the deities causing the commotion.

Subsequently, the Divine Forging Master jumped out directly, his Mental Fluctuation sweeping across the entire venue just like before as he said, "Li Yu, I know you are here. However, with me around, your plan cannot possibly succeed."

"Divine Forging Master..." A faint voice rang out, and Li Yu's figure emerged. However, his next words were not directed at the Divine Forging Master, but instead, looking toward the Solar Councilor, he said:

"Stop it, I don't have time to mess around with you."

The Solar Councilor, who had just been preparing to act, froze in place, feeling somewhat bewildered.

How did this kid know I was preparing to attack him? I haven't even surged my Divine Power yet!

"I never thought your identity would be so interesting before..." Li Yu then turned to the Divine Forging Master and said.

The bad premonition in the Divine Forging Master's heart grew even stronger, but he forcefully suppressed it and didn't respond to Li Yu. Instead, he addressed the other Councilors:

"Everyone, prepare your true bodies to descend. The position of Councilor must absolutely not be controlled by an outsider."

The Councilors had previously reached a preliminary agreement, but a few of them had some concerns, feeling that things today were a bit off, especially because of the abrupt sense of awkwardness.

Meanwhile, the Divine Forging Master himself prepared to initiate his true body's descent. He cared about this matter the most, so naturally, he was the most urgent.

He was still the first to descend, sitting upright on his Divine Throne and tearing through the void to arrive.

However, just as he descended here, he felt an unimaginable Energy Fluctuation erupt from Li Yu's body.

Two crystal-clear cards vanished from between his fingers.

Sizzle—

Furious black lightning flashed wildly like Thunder Whips. Li Yu's Energy Fluctuation seemed to soar endlessly, and his appearance was also gradually undergoing changes.

His figure grew massive, and his high-flying cloak fluttered in the wind, revealing his robust and fierce physique.

His skin took on a deep purple hue, resembling the shell of Metal Armor, projecting an unparalleled sense of deterrence.

His deep and solemn eyes flickered with extremely cunning light, swallowing everything like a Black Hole.

His entire being began to emit an undisguised aura of evil.

All the deities could feel the powerful strength and endless terror within this body, as if he were the master of the Universe, ruling supreme.

The ruler of Apokolips, the cosmic tyrant Darkseid, had descended!

Li Yu wielded the Titan Giant Axe, its surface cracking to reveal traces of blackish-red magma. This was the advanced form of the Titan Giant Axe.

The Symbiotic Colonization Armor flickered with Lightning Glow, and the Thunder Battle Armor was forcefully activated into its "Thunder Cosmos" form, providing an unparalleled status boost.

In the Darkseid state, he had dual offensive Titan Artifacts in hand.

At this moment, the Energy Fluctuation erupting from Li Yu was considered terrifying even to Super Lifeforms.

The Divine Forging Master's expression changed drastically, the bewilderment in his eyes completely transforming into horror!

The prestige Li Yu was exuding at this moment far exceeded their understanding of his strength!

Even Alfrey, hidden in the dark, had terrifying brilliance bursting from his eyes.

The numerous spectating deities noticed this point, but what they cared more about right now was another matter.

"Is it real or fake? What Supreme Forge? How come I've never heard of it?"

"Many deities watching remotely are saying this. It has been confirmed that there is indeed a difference in Time Flow Rate. It's said that people from the Star Glory Empire have also arrived."

"The Divine Forging Master utilized his Divine Throne to forcibly terminate the Divine Throne Battle. They were just about to start fighting, but time was reverted."

Quite a few deities were already discussing this matter, their expressions full of bewilderment.

But the attention of the numerous Councilors was all focused on Li Yu. They simply didn't have time to pay attention to these spectating deities.

Meanwhile, Li Yu stared at the Divine Forging Master, a strange smile suddenly appearing on his face, which looked even more shockingly terrifying in this state.

"I said that next time I will make you my primary target to hunt down!"

The surging emotions in the Divine Forging Master's heart were difficult to calm down. He inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this sentence, yet completely couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

And in the next moment, Li Yu had already charged forward directly, pouring down a torrent of blackish-red lightning!

Chapter 804: The Fallen Councilors!

The Divine Forging Master was awed by Li Yu's unimaginably powerful Energy Fluctuation and was still immersed in shock.

He even less expected that Li Yu would actually attack just like he said he would. After all, the number of Councilors present was theoretically greater. He instantly turned pale in shock and hurriedly took defensive measures, wielding his Crimson Great Hammer to resist!

Rumble!

The battle directly entered a white-hot stage. The Divine Forging Master's giant hammer emitted dazzling light, just like a blazing sun. Although it was not a Titan Artifact, it far exceeded a Titan Magic Artifact and could not be underestimated.

Bang!

The Titan Giant Axe clashed with the giant hammer. The astonishing sound of the impact seemed to echo within the souls of the numerous Deities, causing them to shudder in alarm.

A dazzling brilliance formed at the point of their clash, detonating a blackish-red, ring-shaped Shockwave. In the next moment, curved arcs of light spread out, as if tearing the Universe apart.

A streak of Flowing Light was sent flying backward; it was none other than the Divine Forging Master. The arm holding the Crimson Great Hammer was trembling incessantly.

Li Yu followed closely behind, not giving the Divine Forging Master any chance to catch his breath.

Energy surged around their bodies. Blazing fire and blackish-red Thunder intertwined in Cosmic Space, forming a magnificently colorful scene. Together with the stardust filling the sky, it composed an epic painting within this vast Interstellar space.

"You want to kill me? Wishful thinking!" the Divine Forging Master shouted loudly. This was the God Council, after all. No matter what, the other Councilors wouldn't just sit back and watch him be besieged by an outsider.

It was just that he was Impatient and had arrived relatively early. The other Councilors still harbored some hesitation and doubt toward his words, and their true bodies had not yet descended.

But under the current circumstances, the Councilors would definitely descend with their true bodies. As long as he held on for a short while longer, victory would belong to him.

Although the other party's Strength somewhat exceeded his imagination, it was also impossible to defeat him in a short period of time.

At the same time, the Venerable of Fate frowned deeply, watching Li Yu, who had already entered an anxious battle state.

This kind of scene was completely out of the plan right now. He didn't understand why Li Yu had suddenly rushed out to fight the Divine Forging Master.

Even if the other party's current Power Level exceeded imagination, it was impossible to defeat the Divine Forging Master in a short period of time.

Taking a ten thousand steps back, even if he defeated the Divine Forging Master, so what? There were still ten other Councilors Covetously Staring.

With all sorts of problems right in front of their eyes, he didn't believe Li Yu couldn't think of them.

Just why?

"My Lord, something is wrong here. This space-time has been reset!"

Right at this moment, a panicked Mental Fluctuation abruptly spread out.

The Venerable of Fate was slightly stunned, and his entire body suddenly erupted with unimaginably brilliant light.

The numerous spectating Deities were already trembling with fear at this moment, but not because of the battle on the field.

It was because of the news that had just Spread like wildfire.

This space-time had been reset. The Divine Throne Battle had clearly entered its final stage, yet it had reverted back to before it had even begun.

What was even more terrifying was that all the Deities present had been included in it, and even those Councilors hadn't discovered the truth.

This was truly a bit astonishing. If these ordinary Deities hadn't discovered it, then so be it.

But those were Councilors. How could they possibly not discover it!

The Deity who sent out the Mental Fluctuation was trembling uncontrollably. He was a Deity under the command of the Solar Councilor. He had previously noticed that this group of spectating Deities was surprisingly not paying much attention to the Divine Throne Battle, so he came over with curiosity to ask.

He never expected to receive such astonishing news.

"So that's how it is..." the Venerable of Fate murmured in a low voice, finding the answer to why everything felt off.

"Reset?" The Solar Councilor was somewhat dumbfounded, and then suddenly realized. No wonder Li Yu knew he was going to attack him the moment he appeared. So all of this had already happened.

"How did he do it!?" the God of War found it difficult to understand. "With the Time Intensity of people like us, reversing even one is highly unlikely, let alone reversing so many at the same time."

"I don't know. Don't delay any longer, quickly descend with your true body. I'm afraid something major will happen today," the Solar Councilor said with a gloomy expression.

"Time has been reversed, by twenty-four hours..." Alfrey looked at the information revealed on the Mirror of Omniscience, the shock in his eyes impossible to conceal.

"The Time Intensity of Super Lifeforms like us makes it extremely difficult to shake even a minute or a second, yet now we've been rolled back by a whole twenty-four hours. It's simply unimaginable.

"Did he do this?" the Golden Armored One couldn't help but look at the blackish-red figure on the battlefield.

"Who else could it be..." Alfrey's expression was complex. Li Yu always managed to refresh their understanding.

Just when they thought the other party had reached his limit, this guy could always give them a surprise.

...

"You... reversed time!?"

The Divine Forging Master was equally stunned, finally understanding why he felt something was wrong.

But subsequently, he snorted coldly again: "Even so, it's useless. What has already happened will happen again!"

He still didn't know what had happened during the period of time that was reversed.

But he knew that the other party's plan must have failed, which was why he used this reversal method to turn the tide of defeat.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone through the extra trouble.

"You won't be saying that in a moment..." As Li Yu spoke, his attacking movements did not cease. The Titan Giant Axe swung with sweeping momentum, Lightning Glow overflowing in all directions, and the gems on the Infinity Gauntlet flickered, increasing his attack intensity.

Li Yu's original plan was to wait until Mo Duo ascended to the Divine Throne and the battle for the Supreme Forge commenced before utilizing his trump cards to boost his strength.

Who knew that the Venerable of Fate, this massive pitfall, would make an erroneous prediction? He could only use Restart to reverse things, and then strike preemptively while the other party was unable to react in time.

Boom!

The Crimson Great Hammer was forcefully blasted away. The Divine Forging Master gritted his teeth, a faint golden, bell-shaped Protective Shield enveloping his body.

But in the next moment, it was directly smashed to pieces, and energy fragments danced wildly in the air. The Divine Throne appeared beneath him; this was his reliance, and also the reliance of all Councilors.

However, before he could activate it, his pupils suddenly contracted violently, because he sensed three equally astonishing Auras attacking from nearby!

"What is going on!?"

He was terribly horrified, looking at the three powerful lifeforms who had suddenly appeared from who knows where, looking almost identical to Li Yu's current appearance.

Without the slightest hesitation, the four of them acted in complete unison, positioning themselves in four directions around the Divine Forging Master. Two blazing Red Light Beams abruptly shot out from their pupils.

"No... ah!"

The Divine Forging Master let out a mournful wail. This was not due to pain, but because he realized he was being subjected to fundamental erasure.

The Omega Effect was inherently meant to eradicate lifeforms from a fundamental level; it couldn't be more fitting for dealing with these Deities.

With four Omega Effects descending simultaneously, even the Divine Forging Master couldn't withstand it.

The Divine Throne floated unsteadily, but was directly cleaved away by the Titan Giant Axe.

In almost an instant, the Divine Forging Master's figure vanished from the spot.

Rumble!

A roaring sound echoed through the entire Starry Universe, and a swath of crimson red swept over like an ocean, seeming to mourn for him.

"The Divine Forging Master, has fallen!"

The Solar Councilor was stunned, the other Councilors were stunned, and all the Deities were stunned.

This was the first recorded incident of a Councilor's death in the history of the God Council.

Previously, Councilors who died had basically done so after losing their positions as Councilors.

But the Divine Forging Master had made history!

...

"The Divine Forging Master is dead!?" The Golden Armored One's eyes were filled with disbelief, and his tightly clenched fists indicated he was trying hard to suppress the shock in his heart.

"Is he borrowing power again? Who are those three people? Why do they look exactly like Li Yu? Is it a clone-type Superpower?"

Alfrey's face was taut as he said, "They aren't clones, they are all Entities, and they are all Super Lifeforms."

"As for why they look exactly like Li Yu, that is difficult to understand."

...

"Why are you guys only arriving now?" Li Yu said with some dissatisfaction to the other three.

"Fuck, it's good enough that we could even come." One of them rolled his eyes—Darkseid rolling his eyes.

"The main body is truly a genius, letting us share the Darkseid Template. Aren't you afraid the System will get annoyed by your exploitation?" another Avatar teased.

Very clearly, these three were the Avatars who came as backup.

Just as he guessed, the strength tier of Clone Linkage used the strength tier he possessed when activating it as a reference standard.

Of course, he had also made a backup plan. If the Avatars' strength wasn't enough, he was prepared to forcefully use the Tree of Life to activate Bloodsoaked War.

Even though that would likely cause the Tree of Life to devolve.

But fortunately, he was not disappointed.

Although the Avatars didn't have the equipment he wore, under the Darkseid Template, their strength was beyond doubt.

"Don't waste time. Your existence time is limited." Li Yu didn't speak any nonsense with the few of them and directly issued an order.

Even if they were Avatars with Self-awareness, in this situation, they could only obey Li Yu's orders a hundred percent.

Four streaks of Flowing Light shot straight toward the Solar Councilor who had just descended.

The Solar Councilor hadn't even reacted to the situation of the Divine Forging Master's fall when he saw four streaks of Flowing Light suddenly charging over.

He was immediately horrified and shouted, "Everyone, help me!"

The battle with the Divine Forging Master hadn't taken much time. Not many of the Councilors' true bodies had descended yet—only War, Night, and Nightmare...

They did not hesitate. After all, their fates were tied together, so they prepared to help the Solar Councilor block Li Yu.

But Li Yu also said in a deep voice, "Are you guys going to miss this excellent opportunity!?"

Weakening the God Council was also something the Star Glory Empire hoped to see.

Furthermore, they were now even more afraid that Li Yu would settle scores later.

Looking at Li Yu's current strength, at the very least, a safe retreat would definitely not be a problem.

Subsequently, Alfrey revealed himself and blocked Lady of the Night's path. With the Mirror of Omniscience hovering before him, he said, "Your Excellency's opponent is me!"

"Someone from the Star Glory Empire!?" Lady of the Night's gaze was deep, like an endless night.

The Golden Armored One similarly blocked the Nightmare Knight. Both of them sat upright on thrones, staring coldly at each other.

Only the God of War came forward to help the Solar Councilor.

Unfortunately, the strength of the two was clearly not quite enough. The disparity in numbers was already a crushing advantage, and Li Yu's main body even had godly equipment in hand!

The Solar Councilor brandished Divine Arts, forming a frenzy of energy. The remaining Councilors would be able to descend immediately.

Unfortunately, Li Yu's three Avatars charged over at all costs.

Their existence time was limited, and naturally, they knew their own advantages. They did not hesitate to use a tactic of exchanging injuries for injuries.

This kind of posture made the God of War feel alarmed, making it fundamentally difficult to cope with.

The iron fist of War and the blazing Red Light Beams crashed together with a boom.

Bang!!

A super-giant ring-shaped Shockwave detonated, spreading out explosively in the Universe!

Taking the impact, the God of War's arm rapidly disintegrated, the scope spreading toward his shoulder as his Corporeal Form suffered irreversible damage.

The Solar Councilor's expression flickered. The battlefield was temporarily divided. These three Super Lifeforms were like Fanatic Operatives, exchanging injuries for injuries.

Li Yu, furthermore, wielded a Titan Artifact, making his lethality even more astonishing. The moment they engaged, they were somewhat unable to hold on.

Consequently, the Solar Councilor made a decision. He gritted his teeth and forcefully took Li Yu's slash.

At the cost of having half his body cleaved off by the Titan Giant Axe and a Red Light Beam piercing through his chest, he distanced himself from this battlefield and never returned.

"Solar, I'll fuck your" Seeing this scene, the God of War couldn't help but let out an angry roar.

"Unfortunately, you don't have the chance anymore!" Li Yu didn't hesitate. All four attacked together, energy surging wildly as Red Light Beams fired simultaneously.

Then, the sounds of battlefield slaughter seemed to ring out in their ears. The phantom image of a battlefield emerged in this Starry Sky, only to quickly dissipate.

The God of War, has fallen!

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yu turned to attack the Nightmare Knight.

Four streaks of Flowing Light attacked at the same time, advancing and retreating as one entity.

The Nightmare Knight turned pale in shock and forced himself to turn around and resist. A blindingly bright light suddenly lit up, as if a flickering halo of the sun had bloomed out of thin air.

The pitch-black clouds swirling around his body burst apart, like stones heavily smashed by an iron hammer.

The Nightmare Knight's figure spun backward like a top, and the spewing black clouds were directly evaporated by the Residual Energy produced by the collision.

The powerful force seemed to make the Nightmare Knight's thinking stall for a moment, only feeling his vision blur.

After coming to his senses, he realized his body was out of control, having been knocked flying straight backward.

Coupled with the Golden Armored One, this was already a five-on-one situation, with absolutely no suspense left.

"I Curse you!"

Red Light Beams descended. Amidst an unwilling roar, pitch-black clouds shrouded this Star Sector, and agonized howls echoed from within.

The Nightmare Knight, has fallen!

He died just like that?

The Golden Armored One still hadn't quite reacted. After all, these were Councilors viewed as major enemies by the Star Glory Empire, and right now, they were still on their home ground.

Li Yu paid absolutely no attention to him, annihilating the black matter that was wrapping around from all sides. This should be the Nightmare Knight's Curse.

"Next!"

He placed his gaze on Lady of the Night, who was blocked by Alfrey.

Chapter 805: Utterly Bewildered

A few minutes ago, on the Battlefield Periphery, a dozen or so obscure figures slowly emerged, looking extremely cautious.

"God of Arcane Law, is it still necessary for us to delve deeper? If we are discovered, we will definitely be intercepted as well," one of the divine figures said in a deep voice.

They were none other than the Old Ones who had hurried over urgently. The God of Arcane Law said indifferently, "This space-time has been reset. There's no telling what kind of unforeseen events will happen."

"This might be our opportunity."

In reality, he was worried that the Divine Forging Master's plan would be destroyed.

They had originally been using remote methods to watch this Divine War. However, they didn't expect that as they were watching, everything returned to the starting point.

This kind of method not only made them feel shocked but also gave the God of Arcane Law a bad premonition.

Therefore, they prepared to approach the battlefield, ready for any contingencies and to provide support at any time.

"Even if time has been reset, it's nothing more than going through what happened before once again," one of the Old Ones spoke up:

"Even counting the people from the Star Glory Empire, the other party's Strength is not enough. They are destined to perish here."

"Idiot, they can even achieve time reversal that affects Super Lifeforms. Do you think they don't have even more powerful methods?" The God of Arcane Law felt anxious in his heart, and he spoke somewhat casually.

The superficial form of the Old One who was reprimanded flickered for a moment, clearly very dissatisfied.

However, the Status of the God of Arcane Law was not low, so he didn't say much else.

"Arcane Law is right. This time reversal has already far exceeded our imagination. The other party likely has other methods," someone stepped out to smooth things over. "We might still be able to play some role in this."

Their goal was very pure; it was the Supreme Forge.

But looking at the current situation, the Supreme Forge was almost on the verge of being exposed.

Moreover, due to Li Yu's influence, the scope of this matter continued to expand. It was already very difficult for them to intervene in the current level of the battlefield.

However, it was precisely because of the impact of the time reversal that some thoughts of trying to Fish In Troubled Waters arose within them.

Just as everyone was deep in thought, a crimson-red brilliance that blotted out the Starry Universe suddenly erupted from the center of the battlefield, accompanied by the "clinking and clanking" sound of forging iron.

The expressions of the numerous Old Ones were initially slightly stunned, but then they abruptly changed drastically, the Divine Power swirling around their bodies morphing into various forms.

One of the Old Ones spoke up in disbelief, "The Divine Forging Master has fallen!?"

From this brilliance, they had all received the information of the Divine Forging Master's fall.

"How is that possible? What the hell are the other Councilors doing?"

"How come three Auras of Super Lifeforms suddenly popped up again?" Someone sensed something was off and stared intently at the battlefield.

It was precisely these three suddenly emerging Super Lifeforms that had caused the situation on the battlefield to change.

The God of Arcane Law froze in place. The fall of the Divine Forging Master caught him completely off guard, and he had no psychological preparation whatsoever.

"What should we do next?" an Old One asked.

"What should we do..." the God of Arcane Law murmured, his eyes flickering with obscure colors.

The Divine Forging Master was their guide, as well as their core force. However, today he had died right here, making him feel a momentary sense of loss.

Immediately after, the anomaly of the God of War's fall spread over, followed by the Nightmare Knight.

They could see the scene of the Solar Councilor fleeing with heavy injuries with utmost clarity.

In a very short amount of time, three Councilors had fallen, and one Councilor was heavily injured.

Only seven Councilors remained as effective combat power!

Their expressions were all numb. Such a scene had never appeared before—Councilors falling as they Clump Together.

However, the expressions of a few Old Ones among them flickered.

Since three Councilors had already fallen, wouldn't their positions open up?

These people had all previously controlled a Divine Throne and experienced that intoxicating power.

The reason they established the Old Ones was also to be able to control that power without any restrictions.

However, looking at the current development of the situation, the Supreme Forge was already out of their reach.

But the three vacant seats were completely real.

Moreover, this was an unexpected situation. The other Deities were completely unprepared to deal with this sudden event.

Their experience, on the other hand, was extremely abundant. They had a great chance of re-ascending to the Divine Throne and securing these immediate benefits for themselves.

Subsequently, the figures of a few Old Ones flickered, and they actually vanished directly from here.

Their disappearance also reminded the other Old Ones, and very soon, only the God of Arcane Law remained here.

...

In the arena, Lady of the Night felt the terrifying Aura coming from behind her, and her exquisite divine face turned even colder.

She held the Scepter of Night, with a Crystalline Orb resembling a full moon hovering at the top.

Li Yu, along with his Avatars, the Golden Armored One, and Alfrey—six people in total—formed an encirclement, blocking Lady of the Night's escape route.

"Finish this quickly!" Li Yu shouted in a deep voice. From the moment the Divine Forging Master fell, those hesitant Councilors had already begun descending one after another.

If they moved any slower and the other party's reinforcements arrived, the battle wouldn't be this simple.

"Wait!" Lady of the Night shouted coldly, her face taut as boiling darkness spread out from her Corporeal Form.

"I can stand in your camp and become your person!" she said.

Even now, she was still somewhat confused about what had happened, not knowing why the Divine Throne Battle would trigger such a massive upheaval.

She knew even less about any "time reset." She only knew that she was inexplicably facing a life-or-death choice.

Right now, only by ensuring her own survival would she have a chance to figure it out.

"The Venerable of Fate can bear witness. I swear upon the Divine Throne that I will absolutely not make an enemy out of you." She knew her time was short and she had to produce evidence that could convince the other party within a short timeframe.

"That is indeed possible..." The Venerable of Fate's voice came through. His emotions were somewhat complex. He hadn't expected the situation to undergo such an earth-shattering change in the blink of an eye.

Three Councilors had fallen, and one Councilor was heavily injured. This person, Li Yu... was too fierce.

Alfrey subconsciously looked at Li Yu. This was a detail he himself hadn't noticed, signifying that his subconscious mind had already taken Li Yu as the leader, at least for now.

Li Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. Various thoughts floated through his mind, and in an instant, he made a decision.

"Your proposal is not bad, but I refuse!"

"Kill her!"

Li Yu's voice was cold. Six Super Lifeforms moved instantly, three of which wielded Titan Artifacts.

The combat power they represented was unimaginable!

The Venerable of Fate hesitated for a moment but still stayed in place without moving.

A hint of despair couldn't help but reveal itself in Lady of the Night's eyes, and then she suddenly gritted her teeth.

In the next moment, a silvery-white full moon radiance erupted from her Corporeal Form.

A terrifying ball of Divine Power began to distort the surrounding space-time, like a bright, clean moon, constantly expanding as if to encompass everything within it.

"She self-destructed..." Alfrey frowned slightly, but saw that Li Yu had already swung his Titan Giant Axe at it.

A rift appeared in the center of the dazzling full moon, and a torrent of Divine Power poured out from it, accompanied by the phantom image of a full moon illuminating the Starry Universe.

Lady of the Night, has fallen!

With this, out of the five Councilors who descended along with the Divine Forging Master, some were dead and others were injured.

Leaving only four Divine Thrones floating in the Void, attracting the gazes of countless spectating Deities.

Their expressions were full of shock and horror. Clearly, time had been reset, and they thought they already knew how the situation would develop.

However, the scene occurring before their eyes shattered their understanding.

These were Councilors, not just any random Deities, yet they fell just like that!?

Although the Deities controlling the Divine Thrones were titled Councilors, they were essentially only Tier A5 Lifeforms.

It was only by borrowing the power of the Divine Thrones that they could rival Super Lifeforms.

Inherently, there were flaws. Facing a high-quality Super Lifeform like Li Yu, and furthermore being crushed in terms of numbers, they simply couldn't resist.

On the other side, the true bodies of the remaining six Councilors had also formed a joint defensive camp, on high alert.

A few of them originally had the chance to save Lady of the Night, but they felt Apprehension in their hearts and didn't dare to step forward and join the battle.

They only dared to Band Together to resist once all the remaining Councilors had finished descending.

The situation on the field was very clear: six against six... no... it was six against seven...

The figure of the Venerable of Fate slowly emerged. His emotions were currently surging uncertainly.

After all, as a fellow Councilor, the fall of the God of War and the others had somewhat affected him.

It was just that he had already boarded Li Yu's pirate ship. If he wanted to get off now, he'd first have to see if the giant axe in the other party's hands agreed.

"Should we Work Once, Rest Forever and finish them off?" Alfrey proposed a rather radical idea.

Currently, only six Councilors remained. They held an advantage in numbers, and an even greater advantage in quality. It was a rare opportunity.

If they gave up this opportunity, then the Council would quickly birth new Councilors to fill the vacancies, and then there would be twelve Super Lifeforms once again.

Although the Councilors controlling the Divine Thrones had various restrictions, they could quickly fill vacancies. This was the advantage of the God Council.

"Forget it. If we really want to thoroughly eliminate these Councilors, it's hard to say which side Your Excellency Venerable of Fate would stand on," Li Yu shook his head, rejecting Alfrey's proposal.

This actually surprised Alfrey a little.

He believed that although there were some risks, it was worth a gamble. Even if the Venerable of Fate defected, fundamentally, his impact on the situation wouldn't be significant.

Because as long as these Councilors were thoroughly eliminated, the God Council would temporarily be without any Super Lifeforms.

After all, filling the vacancies of the Divine Thrones would also take time. Then their people could enter here, and through certain means, control the positions of the Divine Thrones.

The Venerable of Fate remained Noncommittal. Although he had stood on Li Yu's side previously, he also hadn't expected the situation to develop into what it was now.

But to say that he would betray Li Yu for the sake of the Council was also impossible.

A Fence-sitter would, under any circumstances, be the first target for elimination. He wouldn't take this risk.

The Twelve Councilors were merely a community of interests. When facing danger, they would still consider their own safety first, just like the Solar Councilor.

He believed Li Yu should also be able to think of this point, yet he didn't know why Li Yu still used him as an Excuse.

In reality, it was simply because Li Yu wasn't confident right now. Whether it was the Dark Lord or the Clone Linkage, both had time limits.

In a situation that wasn't many-on-one, he wasn't confident he could kill these Councilors in a short period of time.

Once the time was up, it would be troublesome.

"Everyone, the Divine Forging Master, the Solar Councilor, and the Nightmare Knight all had enmities with me to varying degrees," Li Yu said, looking around at the remaining Councilors. "Furthermore, they wanted to forcefully interfere with the Divine Throne Battle. I was only forced to act out of necessity."

"Forced out of necessity?"

The remaining Councilors, led by the God of Death Councilor, were Inwardly speechless. You continuously hacked four Councilors to death, and you call this being forced out of necessity?

However, they could also hear the softening attitude in Li Yu's tone, and they couldn't help but sigh in relief.

They didn't want to fight either. After all, up until now, they were still very dumbfounded, not knowing why things had developed this way today.

Wasn't it just a Divine Throne Battle?

"Your Excellency is correct. Previously, when the Divine Forging Master wanted to forcefully interfere with the Divine Throne Battle, we strongly disagreed," the God of Death Councilor nodded and said.

"It's only natural that he was killed now."

The other Councilors also echoed in agreement.

Li Yu smiled and nodded. "It seems we have reached an agreement."

"However, I very much dislike this person, the Solar Councilor. Even in the face of a great enemy, one shouldn't abandon a Friend who came to support them."

"For the sake of the God of War, I've decided to send people to hunt him down. You all shouldn't have any objections, right?"

"None at all, he deserves to die!" one Councilor shouted.

They had all seen the scene of the Solar Councilor abandoning the God of War to flee for his life just now.

Toward such a person, naturally, they didn't have the slightest thought of wanting to rescue him.

"Very well, you guys go on ahead," Li Yu put on an act and gave a few instructions.

The three Avatars rolled their eyes and transformed into three streaks of Flowing Light, heading in the direction where the Solar Councilor had disappeared.

Hunting down the Solar Councilor—what a perfectly reasonable Excuse.

As long as they waited until they disappeared from here, no one would know even after the item's duration ended, yet he could still maintain deterrence.

At the same time, this also served to deter Alfrey and the other.

After all, Mo Duo's Divine Throne Battle had not yet ended. After she ascended to the Divine Throne, there was still the Supreme Forge to acquire.

If he didn't maintain sufficient deterrence, things would be very troublesome next.

Watching the three Super Lifeforms depart, Alfrey and the Golden Armored One exchanged a glance, the meaning in their eyes hard to decipher.

The expressions of the remaining Councilors flickered. Even if the other party was missing three Super Lifeforms, the remaining Councilors had no intention of starting a war.

Joking aside, the other party's Titan Artifacts were not just for display.

That Li Yu was even more absurd, bearing two sets of Titan Artifacts.

Even without the other Super Lifeforms, he had left the Divine Forging Master completely powerless to fight back. Starting a war brought them no benefits.

Meanwhile, Li Yu now turned his gaze toward the area of the Divine Throne Battle and abruptly shouted, "Listen up, people inside. If the one who comes out isn't Mo Duo, I will hack you to death! Even if you become a Councilor, it'll be useless!"

Chapter 806: Who Else Wants the Supreme Forge!?

And within the area of the Divine Throne Battle...

What had just happened was not a secret to Mo Duo and the others who were fiercely battling; they could see it all perfectly clearly.

"The God of War has fallen?" The God of Great Strength looked sluggish. The God of War was his boss, and it was his previous utmost loyalty that had earned him this opportunity.

He hadn't expected that his boss would be killed before he even succeeded.

More importantly, Li Yu was Covetously Staring from the outside and had already stated that anyone who dared to compete with Mo Duo was courting death.

Even if he became a Councilor, so what? He probably wouldn't be able to stop a crazed Li Yu!

In other words, their path forward was already completely bleak.

Under these circumstances, some completely lost their will to fight, while others had a cold glint flashing in their eyes. Even if they had no chance, they wouldn't make things easy for the woman in front of them!

Mo Duo retracted her gaze, her expression becoming even more solemn. She knew that Li Yu's words would actually be hard-pressed to serve as a clear threat.

Instead, it would force the opponents into a cornered beast's struggle, making them erupt with even stronger combat power in their despair.

But she understood that Li Yu definitely had his reasons for doing this.

Sure enough, aside from the God of the Undead who had completely lost his will to fight, the attacks of the remaining three Deities became even more frantic.

Various Divine Arts surged wildly, Energy Radiance flickered, and the four of them clashed incessantly, unleashing attacks that shook the Starry Universe.

Before long, in a scene similar to before, Mo Duo was jointly besieged by the three of them. At all costs, even without the God of the Undead's support, they drove Mo Duo into a Desperate Situation even faster.

Just like before, Mo Duo fused life and death, undergoing a complete Metamorphosis and beginning to sweep away all sides.

This time, the numerous spectating Deities were not too surprised.

Because they already knew this situation would happen, including the Councilors.

Since no more battles would occur in the short term, they naturally had time to understand exactly what had happened previously.

When they learned of the events that occurred before the time reversal, every Deity had different emotional fluctuations in their hearts.

"So this matter ultimately involves the Supreme Forge..." The Councilors formed a small group chat and began discussing.

"No wonder they fought to such an extent..."

"That Old geezer, the Divine Forging Master, seemed far from simple. He knew more secrets than we did."

"Well, it's useless now. He has already fallen, and all his schemes have come to nothing."

"The Supreme Forge can extract Source Matter. Everyone should know that our path forward relies on Source Matter..." The words of this Councilor caused everyone to fall silent.

"So what? Do you want to fight? Can you win?"

This sentence made the atmosphere even more silent. So what if they knew the truth? Right now, the enemy was strong and they were weak, so they could only obediently curl up.

Just at this moment, they suddenly felt Li Yu's Aura begin to leak like escaping gas, and the changes in his superficial form gradually returned to normal.

"Let's observe quietly. If there's an opportunity, we'll strike then."

They reached a unified opinion and ceased communicating, only paying attention to the movements in the arena.

Alfrey looked at Li Yu, who had returned to normal, and his eyes flickered.

The Venerable of Fate, however, sighed: "I didn't expect the Divine Forging Master to hide so deeply, actually keeping a trump card that could shake the Throne Barrier."

"I took things too much for granted..."

He only now understood why Li Yu had looked at him with that kind of expression earlier.

Li Yu smiled. Sanguine Energy brilliance erupted from his body as Bloodsoaked War was activated, accumulating power.

"No one can calculate everything without omission, including myself."

This sentence seemed to have an underlying meaning.

The Venerable of Fate glanced around and spoke no more. The scene seemed to fall into an eerie silence, with only the Divine Throne Battle still proceeding in full swing.

With Li Yu's threat, it instead caused the Divine Throne Battle to be accelerated significantly.

After Mo Duo's life and death fusion, it took less than an hour for her to eliminate all the other competitors.

When the God of the Undead finally died, the Divine Throne floating above the Throne Barrier abruptly emitted a dazzling light.

"A new Councilor is born," the Venerable of Fate sighed.

The Divine Power of death surged out like a tide, and the Divine Throne slowly descended in front of Mo Duo.

However, it was trembling slightly, as if it was highly resistant.

At the same time, Li Yu raised his hand, and the surface of the Divine Throne actually began to squirm, like a mechanical structural transformation. Very quickly, it no longer resisted.

A special symbol appeared on its surface, representing exactly Mo Duo.

"He can actually bypass the Authority barrier..." The Golden Armored One's expression was very unsightly, increasingly feeling that this generation of Empire leaders were a bunch of stupid pigs.

"If he didn't even have this much confidence, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths." Alfrey wasn't too surprised by this.

"Just like before, the power on him has disappeared, and the Council's power has been unprecedentedly weakened. Later, he will definitely try to acquire the Supreme Forge. Should we make a move?" he asked.

"Those three Super Lifeforms..." Alfrey's point of concern lay with those three Super Lifeforms.

They didn't know the origins of those people, and they were even more afraid of their subsequent retaliation.

"They went to hunt down the Solar Councilor; they definitely won't be able to return in a short time. The power Li Yu borrowed has already disappeared. Relying solely on himself, he is definitely not our match."

"If we act fast enough, perhaps we can succeed," the Golden Armored One suggested.

"And what about their retaliation?" Alfrey asked.

"I don't know what's really going on with the Other-Dimensional Camp, but if they could use this kind of power unscrupulously, we would have ceased to exist long ago."

The Golden Armored One's surface remained impassive, but inwardly he said: "Success or failure rests on this gamble. That is the Supreme Forge after all!"

"Act according to the circumstances." Alfrey didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either.

Boom!

A dazzling Light Beam erupted from the center, shooting straight into the depths of the Starry Sky, with rings of Energy Fluctuation dissipating in its wake.

Mo Duo sat upright on the Divine Throne, flying out from the Throne Barrier and landing beside Li Yu.

"Congratulations, Councilor Your Excellency," Li Yu smiled.

"I still have you to thank, Dragon Sovereign Your Excellency." Mo Duo also smiled in response. Immediately after, her expression restrained slightly, and she asked again, "Shall we continue?"

"Since we've already come this far, of course we must continue," Li Yu nodded.

The imposing might of continuously slaying four Councilors was still present, and the God Council's strength had been weakened. There was no better opportunity than now.

If he continued to wait and the Councilor seats were replenished, it would obviously be very disadvantageous for him.

Mo Duo looked around and frowned slightly. She was clearly somewhat worried, but didn't say anything.

She activated the Thirteenth Divine Throne. Its surface emitted formless fluctuations, instantly drawing in the other Twelve Divine Thrones.

"Hmm? What's going on? Why do I feel like the Round Table is splitting apart?" A certain Councilor noticed something amiss.

When the Divine Forging Master and the Star Glory Empire began planning this matter, they had already figured out how to disrupt the balance of the Twelve Divine Thrones.

The so-called Round Table was the "Faith Field" formed jointly by the Twelve Divine Thrones.

The Thirteenth Divine Throne would first merge into it, and then shake its internal balance.

Destroying it from the Interior was always easier than doing so from the outside.

The Twelve Divine Thrones floated up uncontrollably and trembled incessantly.

Various peculiar scenes continuously emerged. Boundless living creatures lay prostrate on the ground, ceaselessly chanting something, like looking at flowers while riding on horseback.

At the same time, Li Yu pulled out a figure from out of nowhere.

This guy's head drooped, and he was taking his last breaths, seemingly on the verge of death at any moment.

"Xia En?" Alfrey's expression changed slightly, while the Golden Armored One snorted coldly.

Li Yu was doing this completely unabashedly now, after all, the final moment had arrived.

Xia En forced his head up. The surrounding environment made him feel both familiar and strange.

That was... Mo Duo? She was controlling a Divine Throne?

The Councilors had all arrived. What was going on?

Lord Alfrey!?

His turning head abruptly froze, looking at the two figures over there with some disbelief.

What's going on? Why are these two Your Excellencies here?

Could it be they came to save me?

He couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"How do I use this?" Li Yu looked at the Venerable of Fate.

The Venerable of Fate hesitated for a moment. He didn't believe Li Yu couldn't tell that these people present were Harboring Ulterior Motives.

But the other party just acted as if he hadn't noticed anything, still executing the plan Step-By-Step.

He stepped forward and took the dumbfounded Xia En with one hand. Xia En was still somewhat confused.

What was the situation now?

Why was Lord Alfrey indifferent?

What was Li Yu saying? What "How do I use this?"

The Venerable of Fate held Xia En with one hand and pressed his other hand against his glabella.

In an instant, all of Xia En's thoughts came to a halt. His eyes emitted a desolate brilliance, and then he floated up, arriving at the center of the Twelve Divine Thrones.

Crack!

Pale golden Electric Arcs suddenly erupted, spreading endlessly along the Cosmic Starry Sky, as if carving out a "ravine."

Then, even more Electric Arcs erupted. Xia En's entire body trembled violently, but unfortunately, no one cared about him.

Wisps of golden particle streams were stripped from the Twelve Divine Thrones, converging steadily toward the center and gradually outlining a polygonal object.

Everyone's gaze converged on it. Everyone knew that this was the rumored object—the Supreme Forge, capable of extracting Cosmic Prime Matter!

Whether it was the Councilors present or Alfrey, a hint of burning desire appeared in their eyes.

"Should we make a move?" the Golden Armored One couldn't help but ask.

"Wait... a little longer," Alfrey hesitated. "Those Councilors won't be able to hold back. Let them make the first move."

Very quickly, the golden particle streams on the Twelve Divine Thrones gradually disappeared, and the polygonal object in the center completely took shape.

It looked like a translucent crystal, completely lacking the appearance of a "forge." It emitted a faint glow, reflecting some complex symbols around it, which quickly vanished again.

"Is that the Supreme Forge? Why doesn't it look like a forge at all?" the spectating Deities who hadn't left couldn't help but wonder.

They knew this thing wouldn't have any intersection with them; they could only mock it a little and see whose hands it ultimately fell into.

"Idiots, the name is just a code. It can look however it wants to look," another Deity couldn't help but sneer.

Meanwhile, Li Yu flew straight up, seemingly ignoring everyone else, intending to grab this item.

The time for consideration was only a fleeting moment. A second later, the Supreme Forge would fall into Li Yu's hands.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but emit some uncontrollable power from their bodies.

Only the Venerable of Fate quietly watched this scene.

Mo Duo vigilantly scanned the surroundings, attempting to block whoever struck first.

"Li Yu!"

An explosive shout resounded through the Starry Universe. Alfrey's expression changed, and he shouted, "Wait!"

However, the Golden Armored One beside him had already rushed forward without hesitation, carrying the Throne of Ruin.

At the same time, the Councilor side also began to stir. The Golden Armored One's move ignited the greed in their hearts.

"I was waiting for you!"

Li Yu's gaze was piercingly cold as he completely released his Aura. Sanguine Energy flames swept across the Starry Sky in an instant, and the phantom of the Tree of Life appeared behind him. Compared to before, it seemed to have shrunk a little.

The two-hour-long accumulation of power from Bloodsoaked War had granted Li Yu a terrifying increase in strength.

Furthermore, he also had a sharp weapon for group battles, the title Lone Wolf. Using it now couldn't be more appropriate!

The Titan Giant Axe in hand, emanating distorted blood flames. The Hawkeye Emblem flashed briefly. This time, he didn't use United Strength.

He needed a sufficiently terrifying battle record to awe these guys.

After all, the Avatars had completely disappeared and could no longer help him.

After all, the deterrence brought by continuously killing four Councilors earlier was still present. As long as he awed them once more, this group of people would hold back for fear of collateral damage and not dare to act again!

United Strength was no longer quite enough, so he chose another method.

The prolonged accumulation of power from Bloodsoaked War had already touched upon the combat power of a Super Lifeform. Coupled with the Amplification of Lone Wolf, activating the Titan Giant Axe, throwing it out as a ranged attack, and amplifying it with the Hawkeye Emblem.

Under these circumstances, even Li Yu wasn't certain what level the power of this strike could reach.

Boom!

The Titan Giant Axe transformed into a streak of bloody light tearing through the Starry Universe, like a giant bloody meteor, emitting a horrifying Aura that made people shudder.

The Golden Armored One's pupils contracted. Looking at the Titan Giant Axe that was close at hand in the blink of an eye, the piercing pain in his glabella caused him to subconsciously activate the Throne of Ruin to block in front of him.

Clang!

A mass of Sanguine Energy explosively erupted. A streak of Flowing Light shot back, and the subsequent giant Shockwave caused everyone's actions to stall, staring blankly at the scene before them.

The Golden Armored One's Corporeal Form was nearly shattered, his whole body covered in blood, and his Life Aura was almost non-existent.

And on the Throne of Ruin blocking in front of him appeared a massive gap. Looking at the shape, it was clearly cleaved out!

This axe strike almost cleaved the Throne of Ruin apart!

Whoosh—

The Titan Giant Axe flew back. Li Yu stood tall in the Starry Universe, his whole body wreathed in bloody flames, Thunder Flashing, like an ancient Demon.

He stretched out his hand covered by the Infinity Gauntlet, caught the Titan Giant Axe, looked down at everyone, and said indifferently: "Who else wants the Supreme Forge?"

Chapter 807: The Supreme Forge Is Just For Show?

The sturdiness of Titan Artifacts was unquestionable. Although the ones currently being used were more or less severely damaged.

But no one had ever seen anyone capable of destroying a Titan Artifact in a direct confrontation.

But now, they had seen it.

Although the atmosphere in the Universe was already silent, it now appeared even more dead quiet.

The numerous Councilors who had originally been spurred into action because of the Golden Armored One now all froze in place, unable to advance or retreat.

Even the Golden Armored One, who used the Throne of Ruin for defense, was almost directly cleaved to death, let alone them.

Being touched by that giant axe, being heavily injured and losing combat power would be considered getting off lightly.

The surging Divine Power around their bodies highlighted their far from calm inner thoughts.

How did he get stronger again?

This guy's Aura had clearly dropped, so how did it inexplicably rise again?

They found it very hard to understand. Even if it was a Burst Technique, there should be a limit, right?

Because four Councilors had successively fallen earlier, they were already full of Apprehension toward this guy. It was only because the Golden Armored One made a move that they were "forced out of necessity" to follow suit.

But as for their desire to snatch the Supreme Forge, it really couldn't be considered that firm.

Under the deterrence of this axe strike that almost cleaved the Golden Armored One to death, all the Super Lifeforms present expressed silence.

Alfrey hurriedly went forward to check, and found that although the Golden Armored One was on the verge of death, he at least had a breath left and wasn't completely dead.

He knew this wasn't because Li Yu held back his strength, but because the Throne of Ruin took the primary Impact.

The force the Golden Armored One endured was already greatly weakened.

The emotions in his eyes were hard to decipher as he looked at the massive gap on the Throne of Ruin, which was constantly leaking the Power of Destruction outward.

The Throne of Ruin was basically crippled.

He made this prediction not just because of that massive gap, but even more so because of the crack extending from the bottom of the gap throughout the entire throne.

Already in a battle-damaged state, the Throne of Ruin couldn't exert much power in this condition.

The power of that axe strike exceeded Alfrey's understanding.

According to the information they had gathered, the duration for which Li Yu borrowed power each time was not long.

Based on their speculation, borrowing the power of a Super Lifeform was not without a cost. Li Yu himself also needed to rest, which conformed to Cosmic Rules.

But this time was completely different. Li Yu's appearance hadn't undergone any changes, and his Aura was very stable, just like...

It was his own power!

If one said his power was comparable to a Super Lifeform, Alfrey wouldn't be surprised because this had been verified.

But with this axe strike, if it wasn't for the Throne of Ruin blocking in front, the Golden Armored One wouldn't have had the slightest hope of survival.

This was already beyond what the phrase "comparable to an Advanced Stage lifeform" could explain.

The crowd To Hold Back For Fear Of Collateral Damage; no one wanted to be the second one to stick their neck out.

Besides Alfrey, no one possessed a Titan Artifact that could "die in their place."

Li Yu wasn't in a hurry to take the Supreme Forge either. The scarlet aura distorted the Starry Universe, like a layer of red veil covering the cosmos.

In this state of absolute hegemony, he unhurriedly took the Supreme Forge in his hand.

Its surface emitted a special force field and slowly projected scenes of peculiar sights, resembling some sort of ancient architectural complex.

The scale of this bizarre space architectural complex was roughly the size of a conventional Star System, that is, a star system containing no more than ten planets.

Although it was vastly different from the area enveloped by the Divine Throne Battle, its absolute scale was still quite considerable.

Furthermore, the scenes projected by the Supreme Forge gradually magnified, as if the internal perspective was constantly advancing, slowly moving toward the interior of the architectural complex. As it progressed, all sorts of strange phenomena began to appear.

"The spatial readings are not quite normal. This doesn't seem to be a simple projection," Alfrey obtained some information through the Mirror of Omniscience.

Li Yu quietly watched this scene. The Motherbox appeared beside him, currently inspecting and simulating this projection.

"Master, this seems to be the outer architecture—the inner architecture they are guarding hasn't appeared yet."

"Currently, what is being projected are all facilities like weapons platforms, warehouses, and ports."

Li Yu continued to issue orders, "Build a model based on these projections. It seems to be trying to express something."

He looked at the holographic projection next to him; this was a partial model that Claptrap had already constructed.

From here, one could clearly see the structure of the entire architectural complex.

It was a continent-style cosmic architectural cluster customarily used by the Titan Civilization, with over a dozen distinct architectural zones from the edge to the center.

Forming a structure that looked like a giant continent, the outermost architectural layer appeared relatively sparse.

The further toward the center, the more buildings there were, and the larger the scale.

But this pattern was broken at the true core layer.

The core architectural complex appeared abnormally sparse; there were massive tracts of seemingly meaningless empty space.

Only alloy frameworks of unclear purpose and High Towers and fortresses serving as auxiliary buildings could be seen.

It was as if all the buildings in a city center had been wiped out of thin air, yet all the surrounding roads and guard booths had been left behind.

Without Claptrap's reminder, Li Yu could tell at a glance that this situation wasn't right.

According to common sense, it was impossible for there to be nothing there. Right now, there was only one possibility: it was hidden.

"Actually, the so-called Supreme Forge isn't just a single object. It's the core, but it still requires other auxiliary equipment to operate."

The Venerable of Fate spoke up. He flew straight forward, his hands tracing out exquisite rune patterns and imprinting them onto the Supreme Forge.

In the next moment, the missing scene in the central area slowly emerged. It was a dark golden, strip-shaped piece of equipment.

This alloy building, which looked heavily Titan-styled, was hundreds of kilometers long. Although its surface had some structural protrusions, overall it was still a very regular rectangular cuboid.

One of its ends tapered slightly, and on the armor plates at the end, something resembling loading and unloading gates could be seen.

Exposed beneath the armor plates were massive numbers of connection bolts and crystallized pipes. This structure was clearly meant for connecting with external energy and data systems.

And at the other end of this facility, there were three sharp crystal pillars. The ends were neat and sharp diagonal cuts, guarding something in a concentric manner pointing inward.

Very obviously, what they were guarding was the Supreme Forge.

The scale of the entire facility might be even larger than what was currently visible; its other end still had complex large-scale architecture.

The strip-shaped metal structure before their eyes was just the tip of the iceberg of the entire facility.

Clearly, this was the Supreme Forge manifesting its blueprints through projection.

After Li Yu figured this out, he directly put the Supreme Forge away, no longer letting it continue to project.

"So it still requires other equipment to assist..."

Some of the Councilors suddenly realized, and the sense of loss in their hearts was abruptly not as heavy anymore.

Originally, they thought that after the other party obtained the Supreme Forge, he would To advance triumphantly, and perhaps in a short amount of time, he could annihilate the God Council.

As a result, they now found out that the other party had only just begun a Long and arduous journey.

Looking at those scenes projected just now, he would probably need to spend massive amounts of resources to forge them, let alone the core parts that weren't truly projected.

This amount of time couldn't be short.

Alfrey also couldn't help but sigh in relief inwardly. Even they didn't know much about the Supreme Forge.

This was the true secret of the Titan Civilization; the number of Titan Tribes that had come into contact with it was very few.

Even ordinary Titans had a very vague understanding of the Supreme Forge.

The fact that it required auxiliary equipment was also something he was learning for the first time.

He knew that the manufacturing formulas for many materials from the Titan Civilization era had already been lost to this day.

The materials needed to use something like the Supreme Forge, which was the core of the core, were naturally even more precious, and the Other-Dimensional Camp might not necessarily be able to gather them.

If this was the case, perhaps the Star Glory Empire could use this to get a piece of the pie. After all, no one's acquired "legacy" was more authentic and comprehensive than theirs.

Even the Other-Dimensional Camp was the same, because they could be certain that in the era when the Titan Civilization was just falling apart,

Among the factions scrambling for the legacy of the Titan Civilization, there was absolutely no faction similar to the Other-Dimensional Camp.

Thinking of this, he felt much better.

"Why didn't you tell me this news earlier?"

Li Yu took in the changes in everyone's expressions and could roughly infer their thoughts.

The Venerable of Fate shook his head: "I also only just deduced it."

"My understanding of the Supreme Forge isn't considered much."

You're really a fucking Half-baked...

Li Yu couldn't help being Speechless.

"Then what should we do now?" Mo Duo couldn't help asking. Having paid such a high price, they couldn't just get something that was only good to look at but unusable, right?

"It's fine. Having it is better than not having it." Li Yu deliberately spread out his Mental Fluctuation.

Sure enough, the Councilors who received this Mental Fluctuation all looked very strange. After all, this sounded more like a way to save face.

To this, they only wanted to say:As long as you're happy.

Of course, they also understood that the mysterious Other-Dimensional Camp wasn't necessarily Hands Tied Without a Plan regarding the Supreme Forge; it might be possible for them to forge the supporting equipment.

But that would definitely be who knows how long in the future.

Li Yu didn't mind letting them have the thought that "he paid such a high price but the harvest was not ideal."

Because he indeed paid quite a price to snatch this thing.

For the next period of time, he didn't want to face a group of guys Covetously Staring at the Supreme Forge.

As for whether the Supreme Forge could actually be used, he could only say that these people were still too young.

[Supreme Forge: One of the supreme crystallizations of the Titan Civilization. The method of its creation can no longer be traced.

Extract Source Matter: By inputting Energy, it can extract Cosmic Prime Matter. As the cornerstone for constructing the Universe, Source Matter possesses various mysterious and unfathomable powers.]

The inlay slot of the Symbiotic Colonization Armor perfectly solved the problem of supporting equipment.

Transforming the ability to extract Source Matter into a skill meant it could be done simply by Devouring Energy.

As for Energy, Li Yu only wanted to say one thing: Energy was what he lacked the least right now.

With the Supreme Forge pocketed by Li Yu, the little flames in the hearts of everyone present gradually extinguished.

Li Yu raised his hand and lifted the unconscious Xia En.

This guy's Life Aura was alternately strong and weak; his condition was clearly unstable.

Li Yu thought for a moment and sent some Life Energy over to him to stabilize him.

Then he glanced at Alfrey and naturally "pocketed" Xia En again.

This master key might be useful in the future; he couldn't just throw it away casually.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Alfrey's eye twitched slightly, but in this situation, he could only pretend he didn't see it.

Even though the Golden Armored One was almost cleaved to death by Li Yu just now, his expression remained normal as he asked, "Shall we leave here together?"

Li Yu's eyes flickered slightly. He glanced at the still-vigilant Councilors and nodded: "Since the matter is finished, it is time to leave."

"Mo Duo..." Before he could finish his words, he saw Mo Duo shake her head and say, "I'm not leaving for now. I just ascended to this Seat; it would be too much of a loss to leave now."

Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "That's true. Help me look around the Divine Forging Master's territory and see if you can find the Eternal Titan."

"Alright," she nodded.

"Venerable of Fate, please provide some more help during this period. After all, she is still very young." Li Yu looked at the Venerable of Fate again.

"This is what I should do..." The Venerable of Fate hesitated for a moment and said, "About our cooperation..."

"Don't worry. Once the supporting equipment for the Supreme Forge is forged, I will contact you immediately," Li Yu said sincerely.

Fuck your mother, you Half-baked fool, you cost me an extra trump card.

If it wasn't for the fact that you did play some role, I would have cleaved you alive just now.

Li Yu had a very bad impression of the Venerable of Fate. This guy belonged to the type of person who knew things, but didn't know much.

If he didn't have so many trump cards, he would have almost Fell into a trap this time.

The Venerable of Fate was also aware of this situation. His role in the plan could only be considered half good and half bad. This also made it hard for him to claim credit and urge the other party, so he could only wait for news.

However, the Dragon Sovereign's reputation was indeed not bad, and he hadn't heard of any contract breaches, which reassured him quite a bit.

"Everyone, sorry for the disturbance this time. If you have time, come find me, and I will definitely Make guests feel at home," Li Yu said to the Councilors.

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign is too polite," the remaining Councilors said one after another, but in their hearts, they were cursing loudly.

If they dared to leave the God Council's territory, they would probably be caught as Guinea Pigs the moment they stepped out.

Moreover, their situation in the future would likely be even worse. Even though they couldn't leave before, at least they could To lord it over in their own Sphere of Responsibility.

But now? Four Councilors were directly hacked to death at home, the Solar Councilor was heavily injured, and his survival was currently unknown.

If this spread out, the God Council would probably lose all its face.

Chapter 808: Impact

The God Council was different from normal civilization clusters; news only circulated among Deities.

After all, for those Believers, it was enough to just know which Divine Spirit they believed in; they didn't need to know too much.

However, there were spies from many factions within the God Council.

They maintained close relationships with some Mid-to-Low Tier Deities, all to obtain important information from the God Council in a timely manner.

But this kind of information transmission had a significant lag.

A few days later, in Returning Star's Nova Palace, a regular meeting was taking place.

"Empress, the price of alloy-type metals within our borders has already risen by 36%. Many financial institutions have set their sights on us. If we don't stabilize the situation soon, I'm afraid the domestic economy will suffer a massive fluctuation."

The Minister of Finance said with a bitter expression. Due to most alloy factories within Returning Star's borders Work Overtime to forge Transformers Alloy for Li Yu,

This led to Returning Star's own alloy demands not being met, thus causing the price of alloy-type metals to rise.

Klein didn't seem to care about this matter and said indifferently, "Cut the Military's alloy quota by another thirty percent."

"Another cut?" Another General couldn't help but speak up. His scalp tingled under Klein's cold gaze, but he still gritted his teeth and said:

"Empress, the Military's alloy quota has already been compressed to the minimum. If this continues, it will be difficult to maintain regular military needs."

Every year, the Military spent massive amounts of alloy on fleet maintenance, resupply, and building new fleets.

The Military's quota had already been cut once before. If it was cut again, Returning Star's own military system would suffer damage.

"Oh? General Inces, do you have any new suggestions?" Klein's gaze carried scrutiny and pressure.

The other High Echelons also fixed their eyes on him.

Feeling the gazes from all directions, General Inces felt himself drenched in cold sweat.

But who asked him to be unable to hold back his words? He had already become the Military's spokesperson.

If he didn't argue strongly based on reason today, or if he stayed silent, neither the Empress nor the Military would let him off.

He took a deep breath and still voiced that taboo suggestion no one dared to mention: "I suggest temporarily halting a portion of the alloy factories serving Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign, to first supply the internal demands of our civilization."

"I believe Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign will definitely be able to understand."

The Dragon Sovereign would understand, of course, but the problem was whether their own Empress could understand.

This sentence couldn't help but surface in the hearts of the many High Echelons present.

They had all interacted with the Dragon Sovereign directly or indirectly and knew he wasn't an unreasonable person.

The problem lay in the fact that their Empress was a pure Love-struck idiot.

"Is this suggestion General Inces's own idea, or the Military's suggestion?" Klein's tone revealed no joy or anger.

The entire High Echelon had long been her One-Man Show. Even if she ordered General Inces to be exiled on the spot, no one could say anything.

"Empress, you are first and foremost the Empress of Returning Star!" General Inces said in a muffled voice, Facing Death With Equanimity.

Actually, he couldn't quite wrap his head around it either. They had no objections to helping the Dragon Sovereign, but shouldn't they take care of themselves first?

Klein's expression was icy cold, her eyes staring fixedly at him.

Just at this moment, an urgent message suddenly popped up on the conference table. It was an urgent message from the God Council.

Klein's expression paused slightly. It naturally wasn't a secret that the Dragon Sovereign had gone to the God Council.

She had been paying close attention to this.

Right now, she couldn't be bothered with dealing with this guy and directly opened the communication.

The numerous High Echelons also cast inquiring gazes, simultaneously sighing slightly. Every single action of Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign tugged at the Empress's heart.

The communication unfolded, and an unbelievable briefing appeared before everyone.

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign killed four Councilors in the God Council: the Divine Forging Master, the God of War, the Nightmare Knight, and the Lady of the Night, and severely injured the Solar Councilor.

Using time reversal methods, he assisted Miss Mo Duo in ascending to a Councilor Seat, cleaved the Throne of Ruin apart with one axe strike causing the Golden Armored One to be heavily injured and near death, pocketed something called the Supreme Forge, and has currently left with Alfrey."

These intelligence workers had very strong summarizing abilities, summarizing the entire event in just a few words.

As for Returning Star's High Echelons, they had already fallen into a stupor.

Killed four Councilors in the God Council's territory?

This was too heaven-defying! Those were four Super Lifeforms, not some ordinary Deities.

Let alone the subsequent time reversal and cleaving the Throne of Ruin with one axe, which were even more unbelievable.

They knew the Dragon Sovereign was very strong, but wasn't this strength a bit beyond comprehension?

Their throats bobbed, suddenly realizing that the Dragon Sovereign seemed completely invincible.

After all, the Star Glory Empire's power couldn't possibly be stronger than the Councilors in their own lair.

If even the God Council couldn't oppose the Dragon Sovereign, let alone the Star Glory Empire.

They calmed down a bit and continued to read the detailed information.

After a while, they realized that killing four Councilors wasn't essentially the Dragon Sovereign's sole accomplishment; he had the assistance of people from the Other-Dimensional Camp, and even help from people of the Star Glory Empire.

Damn it, these intelligence guys also know how to Brown-Nose.

After understanding this, these High Echelons couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Obviously, using such a summary briefing would put Empress Klein in a very good mood.

At this point, they couldn't help but turn their gazes toward their own Empress, only to find that, contrary to their expectations, Empress Klein was actually frowning deeply.

Oh my goodness! Is the Empress no longer a Love-struck idiot?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the Empress be uncontrollably excited right now?

The numerous High Echelons secretly exchanged glances, feeling somewhat bewildered.

"Mo Duo..." Klein murmured this name, an emotion called "jealousy" flickering in her eyes.

"Does the external Interstellar Society know about this news?" Klein suddenly asked.

"News from the God Council has never spread on a large scale, but the major factions and civilizations should have already received the news," the Head of Intelligence Department spoke up.

"However, they probably won't build momentum for Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign."

"If they don't, we will. Spread this news out," Klein ordered. "Don't mention too many details. This briefing summary is very good. Recall the people who collected the intelligence and put them in charge of this matter."

"Understood." Everyone nodded.

"Also, let word out: say that whoever dares to secretly target Returning Star is making an enemy of the Dragon Sovereign, the kind that will Fight to the death," Klein suddenly added.

"Huh?"

The numerous High Echelons froze. They carefully looked at the Empress and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure?"

This was unusual. In the past, Empress Klein wasn't very willing to borrow the Dragon Sovereign's influence.

This had also caused the outside world to sometimes be very suspicious of Returning Star.

The previous "Ten Thousand A-Ranks Heading to Star" event indeed allowed Returning Star to act arrogantly for a while.

But some also said the Dragon Sovereign was there to clear out Terror Lifeforms, and Returning Star merely happened to Coincidentally Meet.

This was also related to Klein's unwillingness to cause trouble for the Dragon Sovereign.

If Klein was willing to leverage his power, these High Echelons wouldn't have to worry so much.

"Didn't you strictly forbid us from using the Dragon Sovereign's name before..." Another High Echelon asked cautiously.

"Since Mo Duo can do it, then I can too..." Klein abruptly shouted. Halfway through, she stopped talking, glanced around, and said indifferently, "Go do it. No one will dare to cause trouble for us anymore."

After saying that, she stood up and left the room accompanied by her maids.

The group of High Echelon projections Look at Each Other in Dismay, only then realizing that their Empress was jealous.

After all, that Miss Mo Duo had ascended to a Divine Throne with Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign's assistance, which meant she would have supreme Status within the God Council.

However, this was also quite good. After all, Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign himself didn't resist it. Returning Star served him, and using his name to avoid some minor troubles was actually very normal.

They could only blame their own Empress for taking so long to come around.

After discussing in low voices for a while, the projections of the numerous High Echelons gradually disappeared.

............

The Interstellar Society had been quite ordinary lately, with no major news.

The most eye-catching thing was merely some interstellar celebrity suddenly being exposed for character issues. Although it caused quite a bit of Public Opinion, the scope of influence was ultimately limited.

And right at this time, a piece of news spread crazily through various channels, sweeping across like a prairie fire.

The Dragon Sovereign had done something massive again! He slaughtered four Councilors in the God Council, displaying incomparable dominance!

Due to the interstellar civilizations' strict defense against the poison of "Faith," many lower-class Citizens actually didn't understand the God Council very well.

Nor did they understand what a Councilor represented.

But the two words "Dragon Sovereign" alone were enough to trigger a storm of Public Opinion.

And not to mention, a large number of news experts subsequently worked tirelessly to explain the true value of a "Councilor."

"There are only twelve in the massive God Council!"

"Each one is incomparably powerful and can easily annihilate an A-Tier Lifeform."

Some even went as far as saying things like, "Every Councilor can be compared to an Emperor."

Of course, this wasn't an exaggeration; it was just to help the Interstellar Citizens better understand the value of a Councilor.

Some people also dug up the great war the Star Glory Empire once had with the Council.

Even the powerful Star Glory Empire could only operate on the periphery and didn't dare to venture deep into it.

As a result, the Interstellar Citizens, who were already bored stiff, began to join in this carnival.

If the lower-class Citizens, unaware of the truth, threw themselves into it just because of the two words "Dragon Sovereign."

Then the factions and civilizations with a bit more Status were simply dumbfounded on top of being dumbfounded.

No one could have ever predicted that the Dragon Sovereign could be this fierce.

Directly slaughtering four Councilors right in the God Council's territory.

And as for the Star Glory Empire, it wasn't just as simple as being dumbfounded.

Within the small group of eight, the atmosphere was Gloomy and dismal. The Emperor's expression was taut, and the Noble Controllers didn't know how to speak up.

Four Councilors fallen, the Solar Councilor heavily injured.

Time reversal methods that encompassed Super Lifeforms.

Three unknown Super Lifeforms.

And even almost shattering the Throne of Ruin with one axe, with Lord Golden Armor still not having awakened to this day.

This series of events had caused a severe Impact on them.

Even the worst-case estimates hadn't predicted this situation would occur.

The display of strength by the Other-Dimensional Camp and Li Yu once again refreshed their data statistics database; the danger level was already off the charts.

"I said long ago that Xia En must be in his hands!" Sissoko said in a muffled voice. His idea had been verified, but he didn't feel the slightest bit of excitement.

"Is there any point in saying this now?" Mozambique shook his head.

Fucking hell, I told you guys early on and you didn't believe me, now you're saying it's pointless. No matter what you say, you're always right, huh?

Sissoko was already in a bad mood, and now he was even more displeased, saying directly: "Nothing has any point. With the power he has revealed now, we simply aren't his match."

"What the hell is there to discuss? We might as well just surrender the whole country. If we run fast enough, maybe we can even wash his feet."

Everyone's expressions varied. No one argued with Sissoko, or rather, they were too lazy to argue.

"Your Excellency Alfrey told me not to panic. Li Yu has no intention of falling out with us. He might even need to rely on us to build the supporting equipment for the Supreme Forge." The Emperor spoke slowly; not much emotion could be seen on his face.

"The fact that he didn't take the opportunity to kill Lord Golden Armor is proof."

"Actually, the situation hasn't changed. Our respective interest demands are different. Since his methods are more brilliant and he snatched the Supreme Forge, that is his victory," Loren spoke up.

"He doesn't have the idea of expanding the conflict, so we don't need to have Groundless worries either. Moreover, there's no need to go to war with us."

"Right now, it's just that the other party's comprehensive strength display exceeded expectations."

The Dragon Sovereign's woman became a Councilor, and he even obtained the Supreme Forge. He got everything; what need was there to expand the conflict?

And what about them? The Throne of Ruin was crippled, the Golden Armored One was heavily injured, and they couldn't even snatch back fucking Xia En. They were the ones whoshouldexpand the conflict!

Yet now they felt fortunate just because the other party didn't pursue them after his victory.

Truly...

The numerous Noble Controllers sighed inwardly. It was hard to describe the emotions in their hearts with words.

Loren immediately added: "Additionally, using the Supreme Forge to extract Cosmic Prime Matter isn't that simple either. He might seek our help, and we can use this as a trade."

"We indeed can try to make contact on this basis," someone agreed.

Sissoko met them with cold eyes, glancing around, finding these guys who "judged the hour and sized up the situation" and "bullied the weak but feared the strong" to be laughable.

At worst, they could just fight him until there was an Earth-Shaking Upheaval and fill it with their lives!

As long as they made ample preparations, he didn't believe the Other-Dimensional Camp could crush them!

He believed that there must be a reason why the Other-Dimensional Camp didn't appear in the Main Universe!

Unfortunately, this group of people had already been scared out of their wits. They fundamentally didn't dare, nor did they want, to resist.

They even hoped to obtain some benefits from between the other party's fingers.

Chapter 809: Source Matter = Leadership Matrix?

"Who is spreading news about the God Council behind the scenes?"

Upon receiving the report, Li Yu was suddenly somewhat curious.

After returning from the God Council, he hadn't issued orders to deliberately spread this news.

Because to him, spreading this kind of news was no longer very meaningful.

He no longer needed prestige to display anything.

However, he also knew it definitely wasn't factions like the Star Glory Empire.

Even if those guys didn't dare to be his enemies, they wouldn't inexplicably help boost his prestige.

Finding out who was spreading the news behind the scenes was a very easy piece of intelligence to uncover.

Not long after, Sinai sent a message.

Several media companies that were heavily broadcasting this news were all secretly supported by Returning Star behind the scenes.

"So it's Klein." Li Yu suddenly realized, and then muttered, "Seems like I haven't contacted her in a long time."

"By the way, Your Excellency Klein spread some news On the interstellar stage by borrowing your name." Sinai hesitated for a moment before still reporting.

"Oh?" Li Yu was slightly surprised. When did Klein's personality change?

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that the God Council incident had passed for several days, and Returning Star had received the news, yet Klein hadn't sent any messages of Congratulations.

"Uh... I always feel like something isn't right." Li Yu inexplicably felt a Passive-aggressive vibe, and his original thought of contacting Klein was also extinguished.

He decided to talk about it later.

As for minor matters like borrowing his name, it didn't matter.

The Symbiotic Colonization Armor had already been stripped from him and was suspended in a specially built Research Lab.

Through the supply of the Space Stone, the process of "Source Matter extraction" was currently underway.

The troublesome part was that this could only be done in the Main Universe and couldn't utilize the time differential of the Dimensional Ship.

But thinking about it, it was quite normal. After all, it was being extracted from the Main Universe, but the Dimensional Ship wasn't located in the Main Universe.

"It should be peaceful for a long period of time next, so I'll just concentrate on developing the Gene Chain," Li Yu pondered.

The Supreme Forge had already been obtained, the God Council was heavily wounded, and four Councilor Seats were left vacant.

It could be foreseen that the ensuing period would inevitably fall into the flames of war.

And the Star Glory Empire suffered Capital Funds Returned To Nothing this time, but due to the combat power he displayed, they definitely wouldn't fall out with him and could only swallow their anger.

After calculating all around, he couldn't find anyone who could cause trouble in the dark or pose a threat to him.

"Except for the Forerunners. I wonder how the construction of their connector is going." He glanced at the Pioneer Chief's location and found the other party hiding in an extremely remote place.

But he didn't have the thought of going to cause trouble. The Forerunners were enemies he left for the Star Glory Empire.

For every day the Forerunners weren't eliminated, the Star Glory Empire would feel like they had A thorn in one's side.

Moreover, he had another idea that required the Forerunners to provide some help.

And just as Li Yu was muttering about the Forerunners, Stellar Spark, endlessly far away, seemed to sense something. He couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling like someone was scheming against him behind his back.

Buzz--

The mechanical Blast Door opened, and Silver Shadow hurried over with an anxious expression, saying, "That Dragon Sovereign did something massive again, do you know?"

"Of course I know..." Stellar Spark nodded. The Holographic Screen projected on the wall was currently broadcasting this matter.

"However, it has nothing to do with us. That's a three-way game between the Star Glory Empire, the God Council, and the Other-Dimensional Camp."

"How does it have nothing to do with us? Don't you know about the Supreme Forge? That's something that can extract Cosmic Prime Matter," Silver Shadow couldn't help but say.

"Of course I know..." Stellar Spark gave him a strange look. "But what do you think the two of us can do?"

Silver Shadow paused slightly. He naturally understood this reasoning, but he was still somewhat unwilling.

After all, Source Matter was too precious. Even in the outside world, not many civilizations possessed the technology to extract Source Matter.

And those that did were all top-tier civilizations.

Yet in this Interstellar region, such a treasure was hidden, and the competitors were surprisingly less than twenty Super Lifeforms.

Unfortunately, his Strength was insufficient, so even in this situation, he didn't have a share.

"Our top priority right now is to build the equipment connecting to the outside world. As long as it succeeds, the external army will enter, enough to suppress everything," Stellar Spark consoled.

Silver Shadow certainly knew this reasoning, but by then, these things would have nothing to do with him anymore.

"How is the recent progress?" He was in a bad mood, and his tone wasn't kind.

"It has already gotten on the right track. The Star Glory Empire's striking force is gradually decreasing, and we have more room to maneuver," Stellar Spark said.

"It's been so long, and it's only just gotten on the right track..." Silver Shadow's tone carried some dissatisfaction. Recalling the scene of being suppressed after cooperating with the Forerunners again, he became even more displeased and said, "I only chose to cooperate with you because I had no other way out."

These words instantly darkened Stellar Spark's face, and inexplicable voices seemed to ring in his ears.

"How dare he mock us like this! He's simply courting death!"

"Anyway, we already obtained the blueprints, why not just kill him? No one will know!"

"........."

Stellar Spark's eyes gradually filled with bloodshot veins, but very quickly he calmed down again and said indifferently, "Since Your Excellency chose to cooperate with me, do not complain."

Silver Shadow stared suspiciously at Stellar Spark. In that fleeting moment, he felt a tyrannical killing intent, but it was quickly restrained.

His expression was Moody. He didn't reply to Stellar Spark's words, just coldly snorted and left the place.

............

As Li Yu expected, the Star Glory Empire acted as if the Supreme Forge didn't exist and conducted normal cooperation with him as usual.

They even took the initiative to make concessions, willing to provide Transformers Alloy to Li Yu.

This was clearly a gesture of goodwill.

It also made Li Yu sigh with emotion. These major civilizations were all bitches; if you didn't show them your Ample Assets, these guys wouldn't be Simple-minded.

He was happy to oblige, madly shearing the Star Glory Empire's wool, and this shearing lasted for two years.

............

Within the borders of Returning Star, in an area that had already been classified as a military restricted zone, no navigation routes were allowed to pass through here.

At the center of massive defensive equipment were thirteen giant alloy fortresses. A large number of transport Spaceships continuously arrived here, taking out specially made Space Compression Devices for transport.

They could carry a greater mass than conventional Space Compression Devices.

Blocks of Transformers Alloy were placed on conveyor belts and transported into one of the thirteen alloy fortresses.

In one of the fortresses, Li Yu looked at the Primal Celestial Sovereign before him, which exuded an intense, imposing aura.

"Primordial Foreseer, how do you feel?" he asked.

"Heavenly Venerable, I feel my body's capacity has reached its limit. Please give the excess Transformers Alloy to the other companions," Primordial Foreseer replied. The metal armor on his body reflected a metallic luster, and his Power Level was already approaching one billion.

During these two-plus years, thanks to Returning Star's Work Overtime and sparing no expense, the Transformers Alloy needed by the Thirteen Primal Transformers had basically been satisfied.

But what disappointed Li Yu was that these guys hadn't reached the Super Lifeform tier, only reaching the limit of A5.

However, Super Lifeforms weren't a dime a dozen. Thinking one could reach it just by piling up materials did have an element of wishful thinking.

However, he suddenly seemed to think of something and took out the Covenant of Primus.

Sure enough, new changes appeared on it. In the position of Primordial Foreseer's original model, a new model emerged, looking like a Dagger.

[Missing Leadership Matrix...]

"Leadership Matrix?" Li Yu's eyes flickered. The Leadership Matrix was considered a relatively important item in the Transformers world setting.

Could it be that the Leadership Matrix was needed to allow the Thirteen Primal Transformers to undergo Advancement into Super Lifeforms?

But where was he going to find a Leadership Matrix?

And looking at the situation, it seemed more than one Leadership Matrix was needed; probably thirteen were required, which was troublesome.

Originally, he was counting on the Thirteen Primal Transformers advancing into Super Lifeforms, and paired with the Eternal Core, this combat power boost would be his capital to walk out of the Barren Universe Zone.

But if the Primal Transformers needed the Leadership Matrix to undergo Advancement into Super Lifeforms, this idea might be postponed indefinitely.

Just as he was feeling worried, the information on the Covenant of Primus suddenly began to float and gradually changed.

[Detected that the Host possesses a substitute item—Source Matter. Inputting Source Matter can also achieve the same effect as the Leadership Matrix...]

"Huh!?"

Li Yu, whose brows were originally tightly knit, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the new prompt text.

Since Source Matter could also achieve the same effect, then it was fine.

The Supreme Forge was currently working overtime to extract Source Matter, but the speed was extremely slow.

But not long ago, after some probing, Li Yu got a new idea from the Venerable of Fate.

Extracting Source Matter directly from the Universe was indeed very slow. The Titan Civilization's extraction times were always measured in millennia.

But extracting it from a Titan Artifact was relatively simpler.

For this reason, he asked the Star Glory Empire for the damaged Throne of Ruin.

The trade condition was to provide the Star Glory Empire with a portion of Source Matter, but the delivery time was unlimited.

The Star Glory Empire had no way of repairing the severely damaged Throne of Ruin. Since it was just sitting there anyway, it was better to exchange it for something else, so they neatly agreed to this trade.

Very soon, the Destruction Prime Matter would be able to be extracted from the Throne of Ruin.

............

In a certain remote Star Sector, on a Barren Planet, countless Transformers had surrounded this planet in three inner and three outer layers.

Massive amounts of mechanical equipment were deployed on the periphery, closely monitoring any abnormal parameters on the planet.

Deep within the Planetary Core of the barren planet, in front of a Black Wormhole, Peyton led several leading research experts in spatial Technology, manipulating precise Instruments.

This Black Wormhole looked very special; the surrounding space projected some faintly discernible Instruments.

It looked like a giant ring of Metal Rings, which was temporarily named the "Energy-Gathering Ring."

And the Black Hole was located in the central part of the Metal Rings. It was connected to many Instruments, scanning the structure of this facility and determining its function.

"Something's not right. This thing suddenly has an Energy Reaction!" one of the research experts exclaimed.

Those Metal Rings, which seemed to be hidden in the Spatial Interlayer, unexpectedly activated all at once.

The energy veins on its surface, which had originally been extinguished, suddenly brightened up, and abundant Energy surged over the silver-white alloy shell.

This massive facility rapidly awakened as if resurrected, and after a single energy surge, it blew up the surrounding Energy Channels.

"What's the situation!?"

A portion of the research experts panicked greatly.

Because their Big Boss—the Dragon Sovereign—had just ventured deep into it not long ago. If something went wrong, they would probably be doomed.

The numerous researchers attempted to find clues from the messy energy spectrum before them.

Peyton frowned tightly and immediately went to scan the Energy flow within the "Energy-Gathering Ring."

To his surprise, he discovered that it had somehow obtained an energy supply and was currently Restarting rapidly at an extremely high speed!

"I'm afraid this thing hasn't failed like we imagined..."

Peyton pointed around the Energy-Gathering Ring. The surroundings were displaying obvious spatial anomalies!

The space within a hundred-meter radius rippled outward like the surface of water.

Blue spatial veins extended directly into the Void from the metal patterns of the Energy-Gathering Ring.

Maintaining their spreading shape, they extended outward for a full half kilometer before gradually fading and disappearing.

At the same time, on the other empty side of the Wormhole, some faint, illusory images occasionally flashed under the illumination of the Psionic Energy brilliance.

"This should be related to the bizarre spatial structure here," an old man suddenly spoke up.

"It's only a part of it. The other part of it should merely be located in some spatial fold. The two seem separated, but they are connected in a higher Dimension."

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign's deep entry should have touched the other part."

Those spatial veins were elongating, and they seemed to be expanding in all directions.

"That should be the main body. What we see in our current space-time is just the exposed tip of this Wormhole, like the tip of an awl piercing through a pocket."

"This Energy-Gathering Ring wasn't accidentally exposed in this space; it seems like a tentacle."

The many old experts spoke one after another. The anomalies occurring now gave them even more speculations.

Ron and Josel shivered, not knowing what kind of bizarre thing they had discovered again.

Ever since they discovered this Wormhole two years ago, Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign had allocated a significant portion of his forces to research it.

As a result, the more they researched, the more something seemed off.

Until today, the Dragon Sovereign decided to personally enter it.

Intense Energy surged all around. Along with the extension of those spatial veins, a bizarre scene was projected.

Chapter 810: Two Years of Rewards and Pre-Advancement Preparations

It was a chaotic and bizarre space. Chaotic information, complex enough to drive any Intelligent Lifeform instantly insane, entangled, pulsated, and permeated throughout some massive System.

The crowd could only "see" the scenes of that alien space through the flow of information, and what they saw were merely information networks.

It was equivalent to only being able to see a person's vascular system.

At the same time, the charging of the Energy-Gathering Ring had reached a certain critical point, and the Black Wormhole began to expand.

At its end, a massive structure resembling a gateway was now emerging.

Following that, an enormous ring-shaped structure materialized out of thin air, resting hundreds of meters above the end of the Energy-Gathering Ring. Its diameter was over a dozen miles wide, far exceeding the scale of the Energy-Gathering Ring.

Ripples rapidly began to appear within the ring, and a spatial door leading to an unknown place seemed to open.

Just as everyone was dumbfounded, a large piece of what looked like some kind of wreckage abruptly appeared in front of the portal!

This wreckage had slightly curved edges, and its surface was pitch-black.

It seemed to be a fragment that had fallen off some massive circular facility. Its two ends were jagged with traces of torn metal, and violently destroyed pipes and wiring could be seen inside.

Before the crowd could even take another look at it, this massive alloy fragment, which appeared to be wreckage, passed through the newly established portal and completely disappeared into the Universe.

Then the portal disintegrated again and dissipated in space, and the blue light on the surface of the Energy-Gathering Ring also rapidly dimmed.

All this disappeared even faster than it appeared, ending in just ten seconds.

But right at the final moment, a figure suddenly dashed out from the illusory portal.

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign!"

Ron couldn't help but shout, simultaneously breathing a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, thank goodness Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign was fine, otherwise they would have had to apologize with their lives.

Li Yu let out a long sigh and slowly landed on the ground, unable to resist looking back at the Black Hole that was already tending towards calm.

"What is this thing, and where does it lead to?" Peyton walked up and asked.

"This is a shortcut..." Li Yu spoke slowly, then added, "More accurately, it's half a shortcut..."

He glanced around, constructed a space that isolated the transmission of sound, and continued: "I don't know which civilization forged this thing, but it should be to rush out of the Barren Universe Zone."

"It just happens to be able to cross that region known as 'Chaos,' saving me some trouble."

"Rush out of the Barren Universe Zone?" Peyton pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, does the linking equipment still need to be built?"

"Of course it's needed. This thing can only save me some trouble, and it's only effective when rushing out." Li Yu shook his head and said:

"But I still have to come back."

Peyton nodded, expressing his understanding, and then reminded:

"By the way, the modulation of the Creator's Gene Chain is almost done. Your plan can proceed."

"Is it already complete?" Li Yu looked somewhat expectant.

Over these two years, his Gene Chain Progress had been maxed out. He was also preparing to follow the normal plan and give the final Gene Chain slot provided by the Code of Life to the Creator Race's Gene Chain.

This way, he could extract the Annihilation Device Shards hidden deep within the Fallen Titan's Corporeal Form. He was still very much looking forward to that thing.

"Can I try that clone pod?" Peyton couldn't help but ask again.

To modulate the Creator Race's Gene Chain, one must possess enough Gene Samples.

Relying solely on the fragmented Gene Chain in the Fallen Titan's body was fundamentally insufficient.

However, Li Yu used a Special Item, Lex Luthor's Clone Pod. As long as Gene Samples and sufficient Energy were provided, cloning could be performed.

It was through this that Li Yu cloned the Creator Race and obtained enough Gene Samples.

"No, you definitely want to clone me." Li Yu directly refused without even thinking. He had no interest in seeing another version of himself in this Universe.

Peyton seemed to want to explain something, but Li Yu simply wouldn't listen. The impression of Peyton as a Mad Scientist was already deeply ingrained in his heart.

He opened a Dimensional Rift, returned to the Jade Void Palace, and Impatiently went to the Gene Laboratory to obtain the Creator Race's Gene Chain.

The outer manifestation of the Creator Civilization's lifeforms was rather peculiar, looking like a smooth sphere that could simulate other lifeforms through mimicry.

This reminded Li Yu of Silver Shadow, but according to the information he found, the Creator Civilization shouldn't birth lifeforms with personalities similar to Silver Shadow's.

They were supposedly a "great harmony society."

With Li Yu's current life stage, equipping a Gene Chain of this level could hardly bring him any more improvements.

As the Gene Chain underwent fusion, he felt almost no sensation of being strengthened.

However, what he wanted wasn't the strengthening brought by fusing the Gene Chain, but the "Authority qualification" it brought.

Immediately after, he left the Jade Void Palace, found a Barren Planet, and took out the Infinity Gauntlet, on which five gems sparkled brightly.

A year and a half ago, One successfully returned from the Guardians of the Galaxy World after obtaining the Mind Stone.

And half a year ago, One's cooldown ended and he was deployed again. Li Yu attempted to find another similar parallel world to directly collect all six Infinity Stones and obtain the "Finger Snap" ability.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as desired. There were no similar parallel worlds among the searched worlds, so he could only deploy him to the searched Pacific Rim World, casually setting a task to "obtain the strongest combat mecha."

Not long ago, One returned, bringing him [Special Item - Crimson Typhoon: A mecha that knows kung fu, who can stop it?

Attached Ability—Mecha Controller: When fighting using the Crimson Typhoon mecha, damage dealt increases by 20%, damage taken decreases by 20%, and Health Points loss decreases by 20%.]

It was indeed considered a very powerful ability, but unfortunately, Crimson Typhoon's Strength was too low, making it impossible for Li Yu to pilot it in combat.

However, this didn't stump Li Yu either. After all, the Eternal Core could Devour external Mechanical Bodies to assist in combat, so it should also be able to trigger this ability.

Currently, only the last gem remained, and the time to collect them all was very close.

After all, the three Avatars had all returned now and were currently in deep sleep.

A few months ago, Number Two and Number Three, who were in the DC world, finally welcomed Darkseid's invasion.

Facing this Dark Lord, the entire Justice League appeared to be lacking in power.

Even with the help of Number Two and Number Three, the situation wasn't alleviated much.

Cyborg died in battle, Wonder Woman died, Batman was captured, Superman called GG, and Earth was on the brink of despair.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Number Two and Number Three broke through the encirclement with The Flash and temporarily hid.

Also thanks to the super-powered celebrity concept they created, the super-powered individuals on Earth had decent combat power and could barely resist the Parademon army.

Some hidden super-powered individuals also surfaced, including those the Avatars had never found: Constantine, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and others...

Because Darkseid was searching for the Life Equation to create the Anti-Life Equation, he didn't dare to directly destroy Earth.

And so, under the Con of Number Two and Number Three, The Flash understood his importance as a Restart button.

He forcibly reversed time, creating a ray of Vitality, gathered many Heroes, launched a Counterattack on Apokolips, and thereby defeated Darkseid.

But this also led to the death of the Avatars.

However, the rewards brought by this great war were not simple.

[Special Item - Life Equation: The Anti-Life Equation will destroy all existence, while the Life Equation is the exact opposite. It reveals the ultimate Evolution direction of lifeforms and causes them to undergo a fundamental Metamorphosis.]

This was what Li Yu valued most and hoped to obtain the most.

Because of the existence of the Code of Life, the number of Gene Chains in his body was too numerous, making it impossible to advance to a Super Lifeform through normal methods.

He could only use external items for assistance.

[Special Ability - Magician: Obtain Constantine's Magic knowledge, instantly becoming a mature and powerful Magician.]

Originally, Li Yu thought this thing was useless to him, but only after using it did he realize that his own abilities would also affect the strength of the Magic.

Moreover, some Magic was quite interesting and couldn't be considered useless.

[Special Item - War of Apokolips: A tragic war that made the entire Universe grieve, and the deceased souls in hell grieve as well.

Summon troops from both sides of the war to fight for you.]

[Special Item - Mobius Chair: Want to know everything? Then sit on it.

Upon use, materializes the Mobius Chair for thirty minutes.]

[Special Task - Counterattack: Launch a counterattack against hostile factions, and obtain rewards based on the final Comprehensive Evaluation. The Comprehensive Evaluation is determined by the extent of faction damage before the war, the strength disparity between enemy and self, the duration of the war, and the battle results.]

These were all the rewards obtained in this great war. Overall, they made Li Yu very satisfied.

There were some other rewards that weren't as interesting, like the Green Lantern Ring, which wasn't even as good as the Reality Stone.

The most crucial thing was that he obtained the Life Equation.

Now he had already fused ten Gene Chains and could be called an A-Tier Lifeform at the great perfection stage, ready to advance to a Super Lifeform.

It was just that before this, he still had one thing to complete: extracting the Annihilation Device Shards from the Fallen Titan's body.

Because after advancing to a Super Lifeform, all Gene Chains would fuse into one, undergoing a great Warp in life stage.

By then, he didn't know if the Annihilation Device would still recognize him.

So just to be safe, he decided to handle this matter before his Advancement.

As the two gems of space and time flickered, the sealed Fallen Titan gradually awakened.

Within the Space-Time Seal, there was no such thing as the flow of time.

To him, he had just seen Li Yu not long ago.

"What do you want with me?" he asked, while simultaneously beginning to access cosmic information to roughly know how much time had passed since his last unsealing.

"To extract the Annihilation Device..." Li Yu got straight to the point.

The Fallen Titan frowned and said, "I already reminded you last time that forcibly extracting the Annihilation Device Shards will bring irreparable damage."

"I know, I'm already prepared." Li Yu didn't intend to explain too much. The Fallen Titan was in his hands anyway, so forcibly extracting it wasn't impossible.

The Fallen Titan stared at him for a long time before nodding and saying, "Suit yourself. Since you're already prepared, then I won't try to persuade you."

Persuasion was useless anyway; he had already accepted his fate.

Li Yu's actions were very straightforward. He directly reached out his palm and began to draw upon a certain power hidden within his Gene, following a sort of throbbing sensation. The Annihilation Device Shards hidden deep within the Fallen Titan's Corporeal Form began to tremble.

In an instant, the Fallen Titan's Life Aura began to decline rapidly.

It wasn't that vigorous to begin with, and now it was hurtling straight towards death.

Fuck!

Li Yu's expression changed slightly. Before the Annihilation Device Shards were extracted, he didn't know what kind of unexpected changes would occur if the Fallen Titan Died.

Forced by circumstances, the Tree of Life appeared behind him and began to supply him with Life Substance.

With the support of the Tree of Life, the Fallen Titan's Life Aura finally stabilized.

At the same time, some streams of black particles began to dissipate from his Corporeal Form, surging towards Li Yu's body strand by strand.

At the mere moment of contact, he felt an indescribable bone-chilling coldness fill his body.

An irresistible power began to destroy his Corporeal Form.

His body, which was already approaching the Strength of a Super Lifeform, had almost no resistance in the face of this power. Like snow before a scorching sun, it began to melt rapidly.

Li Yu had long anticipated this situation. The Fallen Titan, as a Super Lifeform, was made to feel Life Worse Than Death by this thing.

This absorption definitely couldn't be completely safe and sound.

The Tree of Life behind him also began to supply him with Life Substance.

Over these past two years, not only had the Tree of Life not grown much, but after this wave, it would probably regress quite a bit, not far from its infancy stage.

With the support of the Tree of Life, the Annihilation Device Shard's impact on his body began to be offset.

He felt slightly reassured inwardly and began to concentrate entirely on absorbing this power.

The Starry Sky was silent. He and the Fallen Titan were connected by the stream of black particles.

After about half a day had passed, the last black particle merged into Li Yu's body. The Fallen Titan's Corporeal Form jolted violently, and a sense of relief appeared in his eyes.

As for Li Yu, he staggered backward a few steps, his expression taut, enduring the conflict within his body.

A balance had formed within his body; the shards constantly destroyed his body, but the Tree of Life constantly repaired it.

This wasn't a good phenomenon because the Tree of Life would eventually be exhausted, but the shards' influence couldn't be stopped.

Obviously, this wasn't right, because the Annihilation Device Shards hadn't caused this phenomenon within the Fallen Titan's body.

Cracks began to appear on the Fallen Titan's pitch-black, robust skin.

The Annihilation Device Shard wasn't just the main culprit that caused him to become like this, but also the important pillar that maintained the balance within his body.

Now that the Annihilation Device was extracted, the two completely different Genes in his body began to conflict, bound to determine a victor.

"No need to save me..." The Fallen Titan looked at Li Yu and said in a low voice, "Just let me die like this. I should have died long ago."

Li Yu was a bit Speechless.I never planned to save you in the first place.

"You are different from me. You are not a Super Lifeform. The shards will constantly destroy your Corporeal Form until you possess the power to control it." The Fallen Titan's Life Aura was slowly draining away: "Actually, I knew it long ago, and I should have reminded you."

"But, perhaps it was out of selfishness, or perhaps I wanted to test you, I didn't remind you."

It was difficult to delve into the complex psychology of the Fallen Titan, and Li Yu couldn't be bothered to either. It was better to study his own current condition.

He used his Virtual Goggles to digitize his body and found an abnormal status.

[Annihilation: The Annihilation Device Shards continuously emit special influences, destroying your form of existence, until you completely disappear or become a Super Lifeform to stabilize your Information State Intensity.]

Li Yu raised an eyebrow. Only by becoming a Super Lifeform could he avoid this influence?

Tsk...If it were some other condition, it might be troublesome, but becoming a Super Lifeform didn't seem difficult.

Chapter 811: Evolution - Super Lifeform!

When the Fallen Titan emerged into the world, he was arrogant and proud.

After all, the once-glorious Titan Civilization had been destroyed, but he had survived by relying on his own methods.

The last living Titan... what a wonderful title.

It was precisely because of this Identity that his attitude towards the Titans, whom he had previously cared nothing about, underwent an inexplicable change.

He even had thoughts of reviving them once again.

After discovering Li Yu's existence, his own flaws could be remedied, thereby allowing him to regroup and stage a comeback.

However, he never expected that he would ultimately fall at the hands of this young man.

Therefore, his emotions towards Li Yu were complex. Sometimes he didn't mind helping him, but sometimes he was also very unwilling.

So this time, he didn't warn the other party; more so, he wanted the other party to Learn a Bitter Lesson.

Because in his view, more than one Super Lifeform stood behind the other party, so there must be a way to solve the trouble of the shards.

It might take a very long time to resolve.

But he didn't expect Li Yu to actually be arrogant to this degree, advancing on the spot.

Originally, the success rate of Evolution was low, and without any preparation, it was even lower.

Just at this time, a special scene was projected around Li Yu's body. A large number of peculiar symbols formed circular geometric patterns and intersected into his body.

Moreover, it was continuously expanding, enveloping Li Yu in the center like a layered cocoon.

While Li Yu was within these special patterns, the Cells in his body began to go berserk, undergoing drastic changes, making him feel as if his body might separate and recombine at any moment.

On the invisible microscopic level, ten Foreign Gene Chains clung to his Primary Gene in a spiral form, showing a trend of gradual fusion.

But due to the innate repulsive nature between Gene Chains, all the Gene Chains suffered tearing. This brought about further impact, causing his Cells to begin collapsing.

But the Life Equation released fluctuations at a fixed frequency over and over again, sweeping across his entire body, stabilizing the Gene Chains.

It allowed his body to begin a genetic Warp and sublimation while maintaining its overall original structure.

Therefore, the Gene Chains began to fuse into his body. They should have repelled each other, but at this moment, they didn't suffer any repulsion. Instead, they quickly fused as if they were being absorbed.

At the same time, the Life Equation operated fiercely, instantly pushing the speed of Advancement to soar rapidly.

A feeling of pain mixed with pleasure repeatedly impacted Li Yu's Attention.

Rumble—

The surging Energy was so dense it almost condensed into substance. Centered on Li Yu, it spewed wantonly in all directions, spreading far away.

It had already risen to the level of a super-large-scale energy surge and should be detected very soon.

Searing hot Energy flowed within his body. The Gene Chains fused in a crude manner, as if a pair of invisible giant hands were forcibly squeezing them together.

Under such circumstances, failing the Evolution was getting off lightly; turning into dust on the spot was the most likely outcome.

But under the maintenance of the Life Equation, Li Yu preserved stability on the Genetic Level.

A continuous stream of Energy surged over from all directions. Li Yu felt as if he had become a water balloon being filled; his body felt like it was going to burst from the inside out.

Finally, the fusion on the Genetic Level concluded. All the Gene Chains completely merged with the Primary Gene into one entity, becoming an indescribable "Gene."

Boom!

Bursts of astonishing fluctuations erupted from Li Yu's body, causing the Fallen Titan to be suddenly startled, unable to help but say:

"He completed the first step? He was lucky enough, but it's not over yet."

"You willingly sought death yourself, you can't blame me." He snorted coldly, his words mixed with dissatisfaction, and perhaps a trace of regret?

As the Fallen Titan said, this was only the first step, and the Evolution had not ended. The fusion on the Genetic Level brought a special power.

It washed over his body again and again, causing his body's form to change time after time, advancing towards "perfection."

This was the second difficulty of advancing to a Super Lifeform. After completing the first step, the body would subsequently Warp, acquiring various characteristics of a Super Lifeform.

But Cells were fragile, and under such circumstances, they easily collapsed.

Sissoko suffered a huge loss precisely because he hadn't prepared well in this aspect.

And more importantly, there were still Annihilation Device Shards causing trouble within Li Yu's current body, which further increased the instability.

The endlessly spewing evolutionary Energy formed a massive Energy Vortex, spinning and expanding in rings, incomparably dazzling, but the Life Equation still shrouded it.

Li Yu's figure was in the center, having been submerged by boundless light.

As for this unfortunate Barren Planet, it had already been thoroughly destroyed, without a single speck of matter remaining, entirely annihilated.

A special evolutionary power traveled and circulated within his body, as if violently burning everything from his Cells to his Spiritual Body together, forging Li Yu like an iron hammer.

He endured the pain of the Metamorphosis, his heart unperturbed. With the help of the Life Equation, he knew his Path of Evolution wouldn't experience any accidents.

However, this was an advantage he had over others. Although the influence of the Code of Life made normal Evolution impossible and required the Life Equation as a prerequisite.

As long as this condition was met, his Evolution wouldn't have any trouble.

An even fiercer Energy erupted from within his body, and all his Cells began a new round of Metamorphosis.

Li Yu felt the restlessness of his Gene becoming more intense. It seemed they all wanted to break away from his body and flee on their own, which meant this Evolution was nearing its final stage.

But as the Life Equation vibrated, the struggles of the Gene were suppressed, though this also brought him greater pain.

And as time passed, the previously quite calm Fallen Titan could no longer remain composed.

With a face full of doubt and uncertainty, he stared in slight astonishment at Li Yu's figure, which was shooting out boundless light.

Could this guy really succeed in one go?

Regardless of how doubtful and uncertain the Fallen Titan felt at this moment, Li Yu's Evolution still firmly pushed forward.

A full ten days passed before the massive Energy Vortex, whose scale had expanded many times over, seemed to swell to its limit. It slowly retracted towards the center, surging into Li Yu's body stream by stream.

Li Yu was seen hovering in the air with his eyes closed, seemingly still in the state of Evolution and not yet awake. His skin was crystal clear, like a Holy Spirit.

His hair fluttered, with every strand wrapped in a pale golden light. The space around his body faintly caved in, seemingly unable to bear his current "mass."

Very soon, the various miraculous phenomena on his body began to converge, restoring to a normal appearance.

But some Aura that involuntarily emanated still left the Fallen Titan full of astonishment.

He couldn't be more familiar with this Aura; it was distinctly the Aura of a Super Lifeform.

This guy really succeeded in his Evolution!?

He found it hard to understand. The threshold of a Super Lifeform was extremely difficult to cross, even for the Titan race.

But placed on this guy, why did it seem as simple as eating and drinking?

As Li Yu opened his eyes, the surging emotions in the Fallen Titan's heart gradually calmed down.

No matter how shocking this matter was, in front of him who was about to die, it was nothing.

With complex emotions, he spoke, "Congratulations on your successful Evolution. Super Lifeform is an insurmountable threshold, yet I didn't expect you to cross it so simply."

"Originally..." He paused, thinking of his previous Inexplicable Emotions, and didn't know how to continue speaking.

His emotions towards Li Yu were quite complex; after all, both were the "last Titan."

Furthermore, the other party had captured him head-on.

Although he wanted the other party to restore the glory of the Titan Civilization, he also felt unwilling towards him.

But just now when the other party was evolving, he was very worried.

He wasn't concerned about Li Yu as a person, but merely concerned about a fellow "Titan" compatriot.

Li Yu just looked at him quietly, simultaneously comprehending his own power.

After evolving into a Super Lifeform, the shard indeed calmed down and no longer continued to erode his body.

"Regardless, you successfully got rid of the shard's erosion." The Fallen Titan continued speaking on his own:

"However, now I must remind you. Housing the Annihilation Device Shards will grant you an extremely powerful means of attack, while simultaneously immunizing you against the Annihilation Device's attacks."

"But if that civilization discovers you, they will inevitably view you as their number one hunting target."

"I can only say it has pros and cons."

This was another piece of information Li Yu hadn't known beforehand.

Expressionlessly raising his hand and looking at the Fallen Titan, whose Life Aura was increasingly declining, he said, "Thank you for the reminder. I understand. I will send you off."

Immediately, he triggered the shard within his body. A burst of Gray Energy emerged from the Universe, slowly enveloped the Fallen Titan, and ultimately annihilated him into formless fragments.

The Fallen Titan didn't say anything more and simply welcomed his own death peacefully.

"It is indeed a very powerful means of attack..." Li Yu pondered.

"Fighting a Super Lifeform at Silver Shadow's level should become much easier."

However, it would be very difficult to use the shards repeatedly within a short period.

"Moreover, this seems like it can be considered a ranged attack..."

He thought inwardly. This was easy to verify; in a few days, he could just try it with the Hawkeye Emblem.

Having evolved into a Super Lifeform, all the Gene Chains had fused into one. His previous abilities were also like a hodgepodge, stewed together in one pot.

But this didn't mean he couldn't use them. On the contrary, they all received some wonderful Amplifications, which could only be felt when actually used.

At the same time, he could perceive some strange sensations. For example, regarding the meteorite in front of him, Li Yu could even vaguely perceive its existence time and origin.

This was exactly the specific perception and even modulation of the Cosmic Information State by a Super Lifeform.

And there were also some special statuses that could only be seen through digitization.

[Return to One: Great power returns to one. You have retracted the intertwining of your own Information State with the Universe. You exist in the Universe, yet you do not exist in the Universe.]

This was essentially "jumping out of the three realms, no longer within the five elements."

Methods like predictions and Curses wouldn't work on Super Lifeforms.

Because to the Universe, they simply didn't exist.

However, the Virtual Goggles seemed to ignore this influence and could still digitize him, or rather, it was the power of the System.

[Time-Space Solidification: Your time and Space Intensity are hard to shake, and will hardly be affected by related abilities.]

This status explained why the Councilors were so confused and shocked when their time was reversed earlier.

There were also some other statuses like [Lifeforce Suppression] and [Energy Conversion], which also highlighted the power of a Super Lifeform.

However, among them was one rather unusual status.

[Store Up to Release: You fused ten Gene Chains to become a Super Lifeform, far exceeding a normal Super Evolved Being on the Genetic Evolutionary Path.

This brings you Strength greater than other Super Lifeforms, as well as the capital to house more Source Matter.]

This was easy to understand. A normal Genetic Evolutionary Path could generally only accommodate three to five Foreign Gene Chains.

He had pushed it straight to ten, so it was perfectly normal to receive Amplifications.

It's just that Li Yu was a bit doubtful about this final "house more Source Matter."

What did this mean?

He guessed this thing should be related to the continuous Path of Evolution of a Super Evolved Being.

He didn't know much about this level, but the Star Glory Empire's Super Lifeforms didn't seem to use "Source Matter" to evolve, did they?

Uh... forgot, the Star Glory Empire doesn't have the means to extract Source Matter.

He frowned slightly, feeling that it was time to put heading to the Barren Universe Zone on his agenda.

Not only to clearly figure out the specific situation of the outside world but also to find the path to continue evolving.

After all, this Interstellar region had fallen too far behind.

Chapter 812: The Path Forward for Super Lifeforms

Overall, this wave of Evolution wasn't a loss no matter how one looked at it, but there was one thing that was rather troublesome.

That was because Li Yu's main body had strengthened, leading to a further increase in the cooldown time for deploying Avatars, which had already reached nearly ten years.

However, Li Yu didn't care too much about this. Under normal circumstances, the rewards deployment could bring him were already very low.

Himself becoming a Super Lifeform was more important, and a longer cooldown time wasn't unacceptable.

"It's just that before breaking through the Barren Universe Zone, there are still some matters that need to be dealt with."

Li Yu immediately cleared all traces of this area, returned to the Dimensional Rift, and found Peyton.

"According to our construction progress estimates, to what extent has the Forerunners' connection channel been built?" Li Yu asked.

Peyton felt inexplicably that Li Yu had undergone a peculiar change, but he couldn't put into words exactly what the manifestation was.

He estimated while pulling up data: "Our construction progress has reached around 90%, but our speed of gathering resources isn't considered fast."

"And the Forerunners have been constantly suppressed by the Star Glory Empire. Their usable resources are limited, so their construction progress won't exceed 70%."

"70%... that's about enough," Li Yu estimated inwardly.

He was preparing to go Snatch the spoils directly soon. If he wanted to return from outside the Barren Universe Zone but didn't want to force his way in, he had to rely on this channel.

He could just take the Forerunners' Connection Device.

Moreover, the body of the Pioneer Chief was also a special Titan Artifact Prototype.

Source Matter could be extracted from it, so naturally, he wouldn't let it go.

"You, you, you..."

Just at this time, a voice filled with shock and uncertainty suddenly came from the side. It was Andrei.

He stared intently at Li Yu, his expression extremely horrified.

This guy had initially gained Li Yu's trust and, being bored out of his mind, often wandered around the Jade Void Palace.

This time, hearing that Li Yu had returned, he was preparing to come over and make his presence known.

As a result, as soon as they met, he felt a sense of terror coming from Li Yu.

And after focusing his Attention on the Dragon Sovereign,

He could feel the vast pressure coming from the other party's body even more strongly; that was a Lifeforce Suppression.

"You've become a Super Lifeform!?" His tone carried disbelief.

As an Antique left over from the Titan Civilization era, he clearly knew how difficult this threshold of Super Lifeform was to cross.

Yet it hadn't even been a month since he last saw Li Yu. How could he suddenly become a Super Lifeform?

"Super Lifeform?"

Peyton, who was querying data, froze slightly, suddenly turning his head to look at Li Yu. His eyes gradually changed from surprise to burning fervor, looking as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

"I just broke through not long ago. Don't look at me with that Guinea Pig-watching gaze of yours." Li Yu glanced at Peyton.

Because he had just evolved into a Super Lifeform, there was still some residual Aura that could be perceived by Andrei.

But one had to be at least a Tier A5 Lifeform. Peyton, for instance, couldn't feel it at all and merely faintly felt that something was different.

"You really are..." After this news was confirmed, Andrei couldn't calm down for a long time, eventually spitting out two words: "Unparalleled."

How old was Li Yu actually? Less than thirty...

No, according to the information he had gathered during this period, Li Yu hadn't even stepped onto the Path of Evolution during his childhood.

He truly started his Evolution in some place called The Junkyard, and the time up until now was less than ten years.

This was too terrifying. Becoming a Super Lifeform in ten years, there was no similar record even in the Titan Civilization.

This news instantly caused a small sensation in the Jade Void Palace. Hunter, Sinai, Tu Ying, a large number of autonomous Researchers, and even Bloodlust all came over one after another...

"What does it feel like to become a Super Lifeform?" Hunter looked him up and down curiously, occasionally pinching Li Yu's relaxed muscles.

"The feeling that I can glare you to death with a single look," Li Yu said neutrally.

This made Hunter, who was about to pinch Li Yu's Buttocks, stop his hand mid-air and give a hollow laugh, "Couldn't you do that before too?"

"Why don't I have an impulse towards you now?" Keller's face showed some confusion.

In the past, every time she saw Li Yu, she would have a desire in her heart to rush up and suck his blood.

But today, she didn't have that feeling, even though Li Yu had clearly become stronger.

Li Yu was somewhat Speechless. Could the little one be more careful with her wording? What did she mean by "impulse"?

"Super Lifeforms do not intertwine with the Universe. Your external perceptions all extend along the Universe, so you can no longer perceive his existence."

Peyton explained, then turned to look at Li Yu again:

"Since you've already become a Super Lifeform, can you let me enter the Other-Dimensional Camp?"

In the past, when he wanted to contact the Other-Dimensional Camp, Li Yu always used the excuse that his Status wasn't high enough.

Now that he had become a Super Lifeform, his words should carry some weight, right?

Following Li Yu all these years, he had seen too many unimaginable methods.

Answers to these methods couldn't be found on Li Yu himself; they could only be found by looking into the Other-Dimensional Camp.

As a dedicated scientific research expert, he held unparalleled curiosity about this.

"Uh..." Li Yu paused and said, "If you want to contact the Other-Dimensional Camp, it's actually very simple. Just go back and look in the mirror."

"What do you mean?" Peyton was a bit confused.

"From the mirror, you might just see the chief research expert of the Other-Dimensional Camp," Li Yu blinked, hinting slightly.

The corner of Hunter's mouth twitched beside them.What chief research expert? Isn't that just Peyton himself?

"Are you sure?" Peyton asked hesitantly. "Have you greeted him? Are you sure he'll meet me through the mirror?"

"I have a lot of questions I need to ask him."

"Yeah, you'll see him as soon as you look in the mirror. He has helped me tremendously," Li Yu said solemnly.

Even now, Peyton hadn't thought of himself.

After all, the inexplicable things that happened to Li Yu, one after another—if they weren't explained by a mysterious organization like the Other-Dimensional Camp, then no answers could be found at all.

Why was his Evolution speed so fast?

Why could he display the Strength of a Super Lifeform at a low Life Tier?

Why...

There were too many unexplained questions. Hunter had been troubled by this for a long time, but later he figured it out.

These matters had absolutely nothing to do with him, and thinking about them only added to his worries.

And Peyton would never guess that the so-called chief research expert of the Other-Dimensional Camp was none other than himself.

After hearing this news, Peyton was somewhat Impatient and hurriedly returned to his Laboratory, obviously going to look in the mirror.

Apart from Hunter, the others didn't react much to this, and even felt vaguely envious.

After all, besides Li Yu, Peyton was probably the second person to start contacting the true High Echelon of the Other-Dimensional Camp.

As for the Red Metallic Man in the corner, he Withdrew due to defeat even more; the hope of freedom had become incredibly slim for him.

"My Lord, following your previous exploration, we have gained more understanding of that Wormhole," a white-haired interstellar human spoke up.

This was Dr. Dolson, a spatial expert hired by Li Yu from the outside at a high price, having signed a series of agreements.

There were quite a few people willing to work for him now, but true top-tier experts weren't so easy to get.

"Mm, how many people do you estimate can pass through that Wormhole at most?" he asked.

"With the help of the stabilization equipment we developed, it cannot exceed three lifeforms at most, and Space Compression Equipment cannot be carried," Dr. Dolson answered.

"Is that so..." Li Yu pondered. That Wormhole could save him a lot of trouble.

He had already noticed last time that Space Compression Equipment couldn't be carried.

In that kind of chaotic Spatial Channel, compressed space was easily pierced.

"I should be able to cheat using the Eternal Core, thereby carrying the Primal Transformers and a large number of Transformers..." he thought to himself.

After fusing through the Eternal Core, the Transformers and Li Yu could be considered a single entity, greatly enhancing his own Strength to counter the unknown risks of the Barren Universe Zone.

Heading outside the Barren Universe Zone was definitely a secret operation; he wouldn't inform the Star Glory Empire or anyone else.

"Andrei, Bloodlust, soon you will follow me outside the Barren Universe Zone..." he ordered.

These two guys were both Antiques and had some understanding of the outside world, so he wouldn't be Completely in the Dark.

"Go outside the Barren Universe Zone?" Andrei was instantly dumbfounded.

He knew very well how dangerous the Barren Universe Zone was. Even with Li Yu's protection, he might not necessarily survive.

But he had no capital to resist and could only agree with a bitter face.

As for Bloodlust, he didn't have much emotion. Anyway, it couldn't be worse than it was now.

"Right, do you know how the Super Lifeforms of the Titan Civilization continued to evolve?" he suddenly asked again.

"It seems to be to Devour Information State... to make themselves further stronger," Andrei said uncertainly.

Hmm?

Devour Information State?

Not Devour Source Matter?

Why does that sound so similar to the growth process of the Tree of Life?

The Titan Civilization wasn't the Star Glory Empire; they possessed the means to extract Source Matter.

"Incorrect..." Bloodlust suddenly spoke up: "It's to Absorb Energy to Temper Oneself, to become even stronger."

Andrei frowned and looked at Bloodlust, but didn't argue with him. Instead, he said, "I'm not entirely sure either. After all, I wasn't involved at the Super Lifeform tier, so what I know is just superficial."

It seemed they didn't know clearly either. He'd wait until the Destruction Prime Matter was extracted and try it first.

Li Yu pondered slightly and said again, "Then have you ever heard of an existence surpassing a Super Lifeform?"

Andrei didn't answer immediately but recounted, "My Lord, the classification of the Path of Evolution is different for every civilization."

"For example, the Titan Civilization used the Soldier, General, King, Emperor Grade Classification. Emperor-level Titans were the strongest, and in terms of Strength comparison, they should be equivalent to a Super Lifeform."

"But there has never been a Titan surpassing an Emperor-level Titan, otherwise the Titan Civilization would have been unified long ago."

"Never." Li Yu nodded slowly, but he was still a bit puzzled: "Then why did the civilization that possessed the God's Throne classify Twelve Main Gods, Four Pillar Gods, and the Genesis God?"

According to common sense, there were two more tiers above the Twelve Main Gods, and the Twelve Main Gods themselves corresponded to Super Lifeforms.

Then there should be two more tiers above Super Lifeforms.

But if it was understood this way, how could the Titan Civilization, which had never birthed a Titan surpassing the Emperor-level, have defeated the civilization that possessed the God's Throne, and even snatched the God's Throne?

"Regarding this matter, not many people know about it either. The snatching of the God's Throne happened a very long time away from the late period of the Titan Civilization," Andrei shook his head and analyzed:

"However, according to my understanding, the Twelve Divine Thrones are merely 'Authority.' As long as the 'highest Authority' can take back the Twelve Divine Thrones at any time, then it doesn't matter what kind of power is bestowed upon the Controller of the Divine Throne."

Li Yu slightly narrowed his eyes; this was indeed a line of thought.

Those Four Pillar Gods might only be slightly stronger than the Twelve Main Gods, but their "Authority" was higher.

"Forgot to ask a few more questions before sending the Fallen Titan to die," Li Yu muttered, though the Fallen Titan had already been determined to die.

Without the Tree of Life keeping him hanging on, he wouldn't have survived much longer anyway.

And the Fallen Titan might not necessarily have known the answers to these questions.

After getting a general understanding, he turned to look at another person in charge: "How is the Supreme Forge? Has the Destruction Prime Matter been extracted?"

He hurriedly answered: "According to calculations, it will take about another month or so."

"Is there any news on the Titan Sanctuary?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Anthony stepped out and answered: "Not for the time being. Lord Claptrap is currently analyzing based on information from the Black Hole Network."

Li Yu's thirst for Source Matter was now quite urgent.

Every portion of Source Matter could allow a Primal Transformer to evolve, roughly equivalent to a Super Lifeform.

And because of the existence of the Eternal Core, these Primal Transformers were his combat power, so naturally, he was eager.

It was just that the task of finding the Titan Sanctuary couldn't be accomplished overnight.

He still needed to focus on the already existing Titan Artifacts.

Among the known fourteen Titan Artifacts, he currently held four, Returning Star had one, and the Star Glory Empire had at least one.

There were four more in the hands of other Interstellar civilizations, and as for the rest, their whereabouts were unknown.

And before leaving, Li Yu definitely had to do his best to strengthen himself. Who knew what the situation outside would be like.

"I hope you guys are tactful, to save me the trouble..." Li Yu murmured.

.........

At the same time, Peyton, who had returned to the Laboratory, stood in front of a huge mirror, staring at his own handsome face in the mirror, his eyes somewhat confused and doubtful.

He had been standing here for a long time. Where was the chief research expert of the Other-Dimensional Camp?

Why hadn't he appeared yet?

Was I played by that guy again?

Chapter 813: Void Realm Core Crystal

The four civilizations controlling Titan Artifacts were Holivias, Spirit User, Tanzans, and Ouren Civilization.

The first two belonged to the Civilization Alliance, while the latter two purely acquired them because of good luck, as the Titan Sanctuary happened to appear within their borders.

Of course, their initial Strength was insufficient to protect the Titan Artifacts.

However, they knew how to run. They hid the Titan Artifacts first, then used them to construct a complete attack and Defense System, possessing deterrent power, thereby barely keeping them.

"Although grabbing them directly is possible, it would cause interstellar turmoil," Li Yu pondered.

If he acted forcefully, even if he succeeded, the hidden dangers left behind would be endless.

After suffering major losses, a small civilization would birth many resistance and revenge elements.

Let alone a civilization of Holivias's tier.

He naturally wasn't afraid himself, but the problem was his people couldn't follow him outside the Barren Universe Zone; they still had to stay in this Interstellar region.

Therefore, it was extremely inappropriate to grab them using his own Identity.

However, this didn't stump him. There were plenty of people or organizations he could Shift Blame to.

...

Holy Vias Civilization, Capital Star System. As the once most powerful civilization in the Civilization Alliance, Holivias's prestige once rivaled the Star Glory Empire.

However, they were somewhat self-aware and knew the Star Glory Empire was unfathomable, having no thoughts of arm-wrestling with them.

But the interstellar trend in recent years had changed somewhat. Returning Star had caught up from behind, faintly overtaking them and giving off the feeling of becoming the "boss" of the Civilization Alliance.

And the reason for all this came from one person—the Dragon Sovereign.

The many High Echelon officials of Holivias were holding a regular meeting, fine-tuning macro policies.

"By the way, we received news not long ago that the many alloy forging factories within Returning Star's borders have started normal operations and are no longer forging the material known as Transformers Alloy," a High Echelon of the intelligence department spoke up:

"It won't be long before the price of alloys within their borders drops."

"What a pity..." A high-ranking official from the Ministry of Finance couldn't help but shake his head. "The highest premium reached 186%. This was originally a Grand banquet where we could have torn off a huge chunk of meat from Returning Star, making their economy unable to recover for hundreds of years."

In the Interstellar Era, beneath the trend of superficial peace, there were still many overt and covert struggles.

Under normal circumstances, if a certain price of goods within a civilization fluctuated violently in a short time, it was enough to attract a large batch of economic hunters ready to strike.

Let alone a civilization like Returning Star, which had exposed its weaknesses almost nakedly.

The price of alloys had nearly tripled. With such a terrifying premium, one didn't even need to be an expert; anyone who had studied Interstellar Economics for a few years could extract immense profits from it.

This was the Law of the Jungle between interstellar civilizations. As long as it was profitable, no civilization would sit idly by.

Unfortunately, facing such a large piece of fat meat, no one dared to openly use their knives and forks.

This was also because of the existence of one person—the Dragon Sovereign.

Two years ago, Returning Star had directly let slip that anyone who dared to deal with them regarding the alloys would be making an enemy of the Dragon Sovereign.

This forceful declaration silenced a portion of the guys who were Covetously Staring.

Of course, there were still some reckless people who secretly wanted to reap some benefits.

Even without the Dragon Sovereign acting personally, the A-Tier Alliance, which had already become a behemoth, tore the acting organizations into nothing left.

With cases of To Make an Example of Someone, the entire Interstellar could only watch helplessly as this piece of fat meat hovered by their mouths.

Over two years later, Returning Star's alloys finally returned to normal.

"I don't know what they're building to actually need so much alloy," a High Echelon lamented.

"That has nothing to do with us. Has the newly advanced A-Tier Lifeform been arranged to join the A-Tier Alliance?" the highest ruler of Holivias at the very top asked.

He was the Rotating Chief Councilor of Holivias, one of the three highest Councilors, rotating every five years. During his term as Rotating Chief, he possessed slightly more power than the other two Councilors.

The other two Councilors sat on either side, both as projections. Only the Rotating Councilor could use the Capital Star System as an office location.

"Mm, we've paid some Transformers Alloy and arranged for them to enter," another High Echelon quickly responded.

"Sigh..." Someone in the hall lamented. "An A-Tier Lifeform would receive preferential treatment in any civilization, but to join the A-Tier Alliance, one actually has to spend resources just to get in. This is truly unheard of."

"There's no other way; who told them to have that Evolution speed buff? Some experimental institutions have done statistics: for lifeforms that just stepped into the A-tier, the Evolution gap between joining and not joining the A-Tier Alliance is nearly double."

"This is a terrifying number; no one can resist this temptation."

It was precisely because of this that Li Yu directly introduced an initiation fee a year ago, which required paying Transformers Alloy.

At the same time, he used Transformers Alloy as the settlement Currency within the Alliance, using it as rewards or payment for carrying out some tasks.

This caused this thing to attach some Currency attributes, leading to more and more people forging it.

In the entire Interstellar space, only he could perfectly utilize Transformers Alloy. In anyone else's hands, it was just a relatively hard New Type of Material.

He didn't mind the large-scale proliferation of Transformers Alloy.

The many High Echelons discussed some other matters, and about two hours later, the meeting drew to a close.

"Everyone, organize the matters we just discussed into detailed rules and prepare to issue them..."

Holivias's highest ruler was just about to conclude the meeting when he was interrupted by a sudden voice.

"Wait..."

The appearance of this voice caused the expressions of the many High Echelons to change drastically. After all, this was the core of Holivias's Capital Star System.

It was heavily guarded; how could someone secretly sneak in here without being discovered?

They abruptly looked towards the corner where the voice came from and saw an ordinary-looking interstellar human standing there at some unknown time, looking at everyone with a smile.

"Who are you!?"

A High Echelon immediately shouted!

"Guard!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Silently, over ten A-Tier Lifeforms appeared here, among which was an A5 Grade Lifeform who shouted at him:

"Intruder, please surrender immediately! If you have any intention to attack, we will not hesitate to strike you!"

The many High Echelons glared at him with angry faces, showing no panic at all, which couldn't help but make one give them a thumbs up.

Of course they weren't panicked; it wasn't their true bodies descending, just projections.

Even if this place was truly turned upside down, it wouldn't have any impact on their main bodies.

Only Holivias's Rotating Councilor had a gloomy expression, tightly surrounded in the center by the A-Tier Lifeforms.

This person, facing numerous A-Tier Lifeforms without the slightest panic, was naturally the secretly infiltrated Li Yu.

He glanced around and found that the person he was looking for wasn't there. He couldn't help but lightly click his tongue: "A bunch of Mere Rabble. Those who don't want to die, get out of my way. I only have one target."

He pointed at the Holivias ruler in the center.

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding High Echelons sneered one after another.

"Insolent!"

"You're seeking death!"

"Take him down already!"

Without them needing to say it, those A-Tier Lifeforms had already rushed up.

Li Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, then glared!

Boom!!

The leading Guard Captain felt an extremely condensed, violent power surge from the other party.

Bang!

He abruptly suffered a heavy blow; his eyeballs bulged, blood exploded from his nose and mouth, and his entire person was blasted away, directly crashing through the Palace, turning into a shooting star, and disappearing into the distance close to the horizon.

Damn!

The surrounding High Echelons were instantly dumbfounded. They all knew that Guard Captain.

Nathan—an A5 Grade Genetic Evolution Body with formidable Strength, secretly cultivated by the Military.

He was usually responsible for guarding the highest ruler's safety.

But now, he was blasted away in a single encounter. Just how powerful was this guy's Strength?

"Who exactly is Your Excellency, and who hired Your Excellency? No matter what price was paid, we are willing to pay double. Please leave, Your Excellency, and do not harm the innocent."

The highest ruler barely managed to remain calm while Brainstorming who might be targeting him.

The cost-effectiveness of assassinating a political head was not high, except for those with special symbolic value or the founders of a civilization.

After all, an organization or civilization wasn't a normal lifeform that would die if its head was cut off.

Even if he died, Holivias could select another one to take charge of the overall situation in a short time, suffering a bit of turmoil at most.

Li Yu didn't speak but turned his head to the other side and revealed a smile: "Finally here."

He snapped a Finger Snap, and strands of black chains crisscrossed in the Void. Amidst the flashing Runes, a figure was forced out.

The other party looked somewhat elderly, holding a gray Crystal in his left hand—it was exactly the Void Realm Core Crystal.

Elder You; Li Yu had met him once before, during the Fallen Star Cinders incident.

At that time, Li Yu did not have absolute certainty he could defeat this elder wielding a Titan Artifact.

"Just who is Your Excellency..."

Elder You looked at Li Yu with doubt and uncertainty. Controlling the Void Realm Core Crystal, under normal circumstances, it should be impossible for him to be easily discovered.

Yet the other party spotted him immediately.

"Cut the crap and hand the thing over to me!" Li Yu didn't hesitate. He had just feigned targeting the Councilor to deceive the other party, avoiding the situation where the other party wouldn't show up.

His only target was this Void Realm Core Crystal.

"Your target is the Titan Artifact!?" Elder You's pupils shrank. Feeling the Aura suddenly bursting from the other party's body, he exclaimed in shock: "How is this possible? Are you a Super Lifeform?"

Super Lifeform!?

As soon as these words came out, the many High Echelons watching had faces full of disbelief.

Super Lifeforms were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the entire Interstellar space. They never expected that a Super Lifeform would suddenly attack them today.

Li Yu didn't pause at all. To avoid his Identity being exposed, he didn't use Weapons like the Titan Giant Axe or the Infinity Gauntlet; he simply hammered straight at him.

But even so, it wasn't something Elder You could deal with casually.

Boom!!

Energy erupted and instantly expanded into a massive sphere of light. The Earth Collapsed, matter was annihilated and evaporated, and the entire planet looked like a fruit that had a chunk bitten out of it.

A huge crater appeared on the scene, extremely deep and wide. Everything around it had disappeared—the A-Tier Lifeforms, the High Echelon projections, and the Rotating Councilor.

"Your Excellency is Going Too Far! Do not think that a Super Lifeform can do whatever they want!"

A voice came from all directions, and a special Aura brewed on the scene.

Dimensional Energy bloomed with a bang, seemingly spreading endlessly.

It dyed the pitch-black Cosmic Space, which was like black velvet, into bizarre and motley colors, with various colors intertwining.

The nature of this area changed at this very moment.

"Interesting..." Li Yu glanced around. This was obviously a high-end application of the Void Realm Core Crystal, and also the trump card of these civilizations possessing Titan Artifacts.

According to his attack intensity just now, this planet should no longer exist, yet now it was only slightly damaged.

Since obtaining the Titan Artifact, they had studied it for countless years.

This Capital Star System had even more innumerable pieces of equipment that could assist the Titan Artifact in unleashing its maximum power.

On their home turf, even a Super Lifeform might not necessarily gain an advantage.

Elder You floated in the Void. The dimensional power formed an inexplicable connection with him. Through the Void Realm Core Crystal floating at his glabella, he could exert an extremely powerful force.

Anger surged in his eyes; he had to make the other party pay the due price!

It was just that at this moment, he suddenly saw the other party raise a hand. His heart instantly raised its guard, and he mobilized dimensional power through the Void Realm Core Crystal, preparing to defend.

But he didn't notice that wisps of gray mist forcibly broke through the dimensional power like Poisonous Vipers, lingering on his body.

"This... What is going on!?"

Before he could even react, his consciousness was abruptly pulled away. He instantly felt the world spin, and indescribable scenes flashed before his eyes.

Finally, he saw a massive eyeball wrapped in gray power; he didn't know what creature it belonged to.

He only knew that the moment he was stared at by this eyeball, he felt a bone-chilling coldness, and then there was no then...

Elder You's body annihilated silently. The Void Realm Core Crystal lost its Controller, and the surrounding dimensional power began to dissipate madly.

A palm protruding from an unknown location tightly gripped the Void Realm Core Crystal. The surrounding anomalies instantly dissipated rapidly and ultimately returned to nothingness.

"As expected, it can be used in conjunction with the Hawkeye Emblem..." Li Yu muttered inwardly, disappearing from this place.

Chapter 814: Cleaning Up the Forerunners

[Breaking News -- Ouren Civilization Attacked, Civilization Leader Severely Injured and Still Unconscious!]

[Four Major Civilizations Attacked Successively, Assailant's Identity Unknown, Total Bounty Reaches Tens of Billions of Star Coins!]

[Interstellar Turmoil: Four Major Civilizations Declare State of Emergency, Yet Know Not Whom to Seek Revenge Against!]

[...]

Various horrifying Headlines floated on the Interstellar Network, but not a single Interstellar Citizen thought this was Clickbait.

Because these were all things that had actually happened. Within a continuous month, several civilizations like Holivias were attacked one after another, which had long become front-page headlines.

The citizens of the four major civilizations experienced Public Outrage and demanded the murderer be found.

After all, their own Civilization Leader being attacked was still very infuriating.

"Too terrifying! Who exactly did this? Was it some Marauder organization?"

"Stop joking. What Marauder organization has such powerful Strength? Even the former The Fallen City couldn't do it."

"Who are you calling a joke? I was just asking."

"I was just saying casually too."

The atmosphere on the Interstellar Network was as "harmonious and friendly" as always.

...

In the Virtual Conference Room, a certain Councilor of Holivias, the acting temporary president of the Aura Civilization, the temporary persons in charge of the other two civilizations, Klein's representative Li Yu, and people from the Star Glory Empire were all present.

"The situation is already very clear; that person came for the Titan Artifacts!" The Councilor's tone was firm and resonant.

The ordinary citizens in the outside world didn't know the specific situation; they only knew about the attacks they suffered.

But in reality, the four civilizations had one thing in common: they all lost their Titan Artifacts.

Naturally, they pulled the other people possessing Titan Artifacts into a small group to hold discussions.

As the first to be attacked, Holivias initially wanted to cover up the news to avoid letting the outside world know of their weakness.

But as the major civilizations were attacked one after another, this news could no longer be covered up.

"Are there any suspected targets?" Li Yu asked.

"We indeed have some video footage," the Councilor spoke.

When the other party attacked, they happened to be holding an internal meeting. Many High Echelons had a habit of recording, and they recorded the initial part of the battle in great detail.

It was just that they hadn't taken it out before. This was their first meeting, so the information inevitably had to be shared.

"We also have some..." The Aura Civilization also nodded and subsequently released all their video footage.

Loren simply glanced over the video footage, and his expression instantly froze.

He recognized the person in the footage: codenamed Silver Shadow, mixed up with The Forerunners, and of mysterious origins.

"Huh, isn't this Silver Shadow?" Li Yu feigned surprise.

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign knows him!?"

The representatives of the four major civilizations cast their gazes over, their minds racing with imaginations.

"This person is suspected to be a High Echelon of The Forerunners organization. We crossed paths during a previous encirclement and suppression campaign," Loren said.

This wasn't considered classified information, or rather, he didn't feel any need to hide it.

"The Forerunners..."

The representatives of the four major civilizations looked at each other. Of course they knew this organization; it was a great enemy of the Star Glory Empire.

They were even requested to assist in encircling and suppressing them.

Although they cooperated on the surface, they secretly complied in public while opposing in private.

Yet they didn't expect the other party to set their sights on them.

"You still haven't annihilated them?" Li Yu looked at Loren with a puzzled expression.

Easier said than done...

Loren was Speechless. The other party had two Super Lifeforms. Originally, relying on the Titan Artifact, they still held some advantage.

Now the Throne of Ruin was crippled, and Lord Golden Armor's injuries had yet to completely heal. Yet you still have the nerve to ask us?

How could we have much energy left to deal with The Forerunners?

"We are willing to provide all assistance to annihilate The Forerunners!" the representatives of several major civilizations spoke up one after another.

The other party had Super Lifeforms. Without pulling the Star Glory Empire into it, they fundamentally had no way to resist.

"This..." Loren was somewhat hesitant. He was actually a bit suspicious.

After all, who would commit evil deeds using their true face?

It always felt like there was a heavy flavor of a frame-up and incrimination.

But a Super Lifeform couldn't just pop out of nowhere. Moreover, their Strength was formidable, capable of instantly killing a lifeform controlling a Titan Artifact.

And that was on their home turf, where various auxiliary equipment was all deployed; the power unleashed could not be underestimated.

"If we had known earlier, we would have snatched them over..." Loren felt some regret.

The Star Glory Empire wasn't without designs on these Titan Artifacts, but they ended in failure.

Because to snatch Titan Artifacts, a single Super Lifeform fundamentally couldn't handle it; at least two were needed.

And once they started, the remaining people would immediately Band Together.

When that time came, the trouble would be massive.

Unless someone could be like this guy: efficient, fast, and precise, directly completing all plundering targets within a month.

According to the information from His Excellency Alfrey's previous engagement, this Silver Shadow didn't seem this strong...

Loren was somewhat doubtful, glancing at Li Yu subtly.

If it was a frame-up and incrimination, then this method was too familiar.

However, considering certain matters and Apprehensions, Loren still said, "The Forerunners have indeed become a great menace. Such an organization should not exist in the Interstellar."

"How about our several families form a joint encirclement and suppression force to strike at The Forerunners?"

The "several families" he mentioned naturally included Li Yu as well.

"No problem!" The representatives of several major civilizations spoke up one after another, and then focused their gazes on Li Yu.

"The Forerunners and I also have some grudges. It is indeed time to deal with them." Li Yu pondered for a moment and also nodded.

Several major civilizations had long secretly analyzed the suspects, and the Star Glory Empire and the Other-Dimensional Camp were both prominently listed.

It was just that, since The Forerunners had now been exposed as the primary suspect, they would deal with The Forerunners first.

Once The Forerunners were destroyed, if there were no traces of the Titan Artifacts, they would have a good talk then.

Although they didn't have the ability to confront these two behemoths head-on, they weren't Not to be Trifled With either.

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign, Returning Star should also be careful. After all, we've all been attacked," Holivias's representative Councilor pointedly remarked.

"Rest assured. With us in Returning Star, if he dares to come, it'll just save me some trouble," Li Yu said indifferently.

The domineering aura in his tone was indeed enviable.

With several top-tier interstellar civilizations taking joint action, the efficiency was naturally remarkably fast. With information and channels shared, the strike intensity against The Forerunners was unparalleled.

However, Li Yu quietly headed to a certain remote Star Sector.

...

A streak of silver Flowing Light cut into a star fortress, and many Staff Members cast respectful glances.

Silver Shadow went straight to the core area and glanced at the Connection Device that was already mostly assembled.

Hum—

The Blast Door opened, and Silver Shadow unceremoniously spoke: "What do you want with me?"

"What have you been doing recently?" Stellar Spark's tone was unfriendly, turning his head to stare intently at him.

"What do you mean 'what have I been doing'?" Silver Shadow was somewhat puzzled, while also expressing dissatisfaction, "Watch your tone when you speak. I am not your Subordinate."

"Answer my question!" Stellar Spark shouted in a deep voice.

"What exactly happened!?" Silver Shadow also sensed something was wrong, but he didn't bow his head to Stellar Spark.

Stellar Spark stared intently at him, then threw out a large pile of documents.

White papers fluttered, held in mid-air by an invisible force.

Silver Shadow's expression was ugly, but he still casually pulled one out to look at.

With this look, his expression became even uglier. After looking at several consecutive documents, he looked up and said: "This has nothing to do with me; I didn't do this! Someone is framing me!"

Hearing this, Stellar Spark wasn't surprised at all. He knew Silver Shadow's Strength; it was impossible for him to attack four major civilizations consecutively in such a short time.

The reason he acted so angry was because he had received news that six major civilizations would next join hands to encircle and suppress them. How could this make him happy?

"Only the Other-Dimensional Camp and the Star Glory Empire know of your existence. It must be one of the two," Stellar Spark said in a deep voice.

You fking knew and still roared at me?

Silver Shadow snorted coldly, too lazy to say much more, and instead said: "The construction of the equipment is almost complete. Withstand the pressure during this period. As long as it succeeds, all these people must die!"

Senhan killing intent flickered in his eyes. After all, since coming to this Interstellar region, nothing had been pleasant, and now he was even being framed and incriminated.

"Withstand the pressure? How is it that easy to withstand?" Stellar Spark said grumpily, "The full-force suppression from the Star Glory Empire has already forced us to shrink our operational range."

"This time, adding the other civilizations, it's not even certain how many of our active Members outside will survive."

Just as Silver Shadow wanted to say something more, the expressions of both of them suddenly changed drastically, and they looked up at the ceiling.

They simultaneously felt an astonishing Aura burst forth.

"A Super Lifeform!?"

They looked at each other, and Stellar Spark said even more sinisterly, "Did you bring them!?"

"It wasn't me! Now is not the time to discuss this. Kill him!" Silver Shadow frowned.

Stellar Spark also understood, and the two figures immediately disappeared from where they stood.

The alarms in the star fortress blared incessantly, and the Energy Barrier and various defense systems had been activated.

However, Li Yu didn't care. He merely focused his gaze on the two figures in front of him.

"It's you! How did you find this place?" Stellar Spark stared intently at Li Yu, his inner horror reaching an unparalleled level.

How did this guy become a Super Lifeform?

This Evolution speed is way too terrifying.

Li Yu didn't use any disguise. Anyway, once they started fighting later, his Weapons would expose his Identity.

Facing two Super Lifeforms, he still had to be slightly serious; it was impossible not to use Weapons.

"Are you the one framing and incriminating me!?" Silver Shadow instantly understood The Whole Story and stared coldly at Li Yu.

"As long as you understand." Li Yu didn't deny it and nodded: "However, this method is too crude, and it's still missing one step to make up for its flaws."

Silver Shadow frowned slightly, then heard Li Yu continue, "And that is your death."

"Heh, do you think becoming a Super Lifeform means you can defeat us?" he said while keeping a vigilant watch of the surroundings.

"Careful!" Stellar Spark beside him suddenly shouted in alarm.

As soon as he finished speaking, Silver Shadow's body disappeared from its spot in an instant, appearing in another location.

But the feeling of danger didn't vanish. Gray mist emerged around him and then enveloped him.

Unlike Elder You's confusion, Silver Shadow's heart was incredibly shocked: "The Annihilation Device! How can you master this power!? Aren't you a Titan!?"

"How is this possible!?"

His voice gradually faded. But after all, he was a genuine Super Lifeform, not a Half-baked one like Elder You.

The gray mist didn't directly grind him out; they seemed to be at a stalemate, but it also made him lose his combat ability.

"It's your turn to die..." Li Yu reached out and grasped. The Titan Giant Axe appeared in his hand, his body flashed with Lightning Glow, and the Thunder Battle Armor surfaced.

This was the pure Thunder Battle Armor; the Symbiotic Colonization Armor was still continuously extracting Source Matter.

In a single encounter, Silver Shadow lost his combat ability. What made Stellar Spark even more astonished was the Mental Fluctuation Silver Shadow emitted before being enveloped by the gray mist.

Annihilation Device, Titan... This series of information combined together made it very difficult for him to digest in a short time.

"He has a great secret. Kill him, and the secret is yours!" A faint murmuring sounded by his ears again.

"Scram!" Stellar Spark shouted in a low voice. Not only was his will to fight not aroused, but he also faintly had the intention to retreat.

The opponent held divine equipment; how could he fight?

He could only rely on this very body, but this thing was only the prototype of a divine artifact.

Clang!

His vision blurred; the Titan Giant Axe had already fallen, solidly hacking onto his chest, erupting with dazzling radiance.

The Energy Reaction climbed steadily, producing a chain reaction. Distorted spatial rifts appeared in the surroundings, and the spatial curvature became extremely unstable.

Intense Energy pierced through his body!

Not a match!

These words surfaced in Stellar Spark's mind. Without hesitation, his pupils burst with blazing firelight, and the Aura of his body climbed non-stop, as if he was about to unleash some ultimate move.

"Very good, just right to test my current Strength." Li Yu directly activated Bloodsoaked War, his blood qi illuminating the Starry Universe.

However, in the next moment, the Aura on Stellar Spark's body plummeted rapidly, quickly decaying until there wasn't a single bit of Aura left; even his empty shell floated in the Starry Universe space.

"Hm?" Li Yu, who was just about to hack down, was stunned. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Ran away?"

"That shouldn't be. I clearly sealed this place with a Space-Time Barrier, plus the effect of the Mind Gem..."

Li Yu rubbed his chin. Strands of crystal-clear patterns surfaced in the surrounding Void, covering the entire Star Sector.

Glancing at Stellar Spark's "real-time location," this guy had used some unknown method to abruptly Warp to a remote location extremely far from here.

There were no Transformers nearby, so he couldn't rush over for the time being.

"Another hidden Base?" Li Yu's eyes flickered, "Anyway, he can't escape. I'll deal with it later."

Chapter 815: First Clues

The Pioneer Chief's desertion before battle indeed surprised him somewhat, but it wasn't a major issue.

With his previous tracking methods, he could constantly lock onto the other party's location.

He had quite a few similar little gadgets, such as Ron's Batarang, Satellite Positioning, and so on.

Although they couldn't provide frontal Strength support, they were still very useful in other aspects.

The Infinity Gauntlet clenched, and the entire star fortress below was frozen in the Void. He could even see some fired Energy Cannons suspended in the Interstellar.

This was to avoid the Connection Device here from being destroyed; after all, self-destruct devices and the like were basically Standard Issue for every Base.

He casually formed a few Magic Runes and covered them on the Corporeal Form left behind by the Pioneer Chief. Black Chains crisscrossed and finally connected to his body, Vanishing Completely.

Then, he focused his gaze on that ball of gray mist.

He could clearly sense that Silver Shadow's Life Aura was gradually decaying. It shouldn't take long before he completely lost his life signs.

The offensive capability of the Annihilation Device was evident.

However, since the Pioneer Chief fled before the battle, leaving Silver Shadow alone made it very difficult for him to pose any threat.

Under these circumstances, he wasn't in a hurry to kill the other party.

With a casual wave, the gray mist gradually dispersed. Silver Shadow's body had been eroded until it was Riddled With Holes, and it had reverted to its original form, looking like a silvery-white sphere.

Li Yu sized up Silver Shadow: "You look quite similar to the people from the Creator Civilization, but looking at your style of doing things, it doesn't quite match the records in the documents."

As the gray mist gradually dissipated completely, Silver Shadow also regained his autonomous consciousness and mimicked an interstellar human again, looking at Li Yu in the oxygen bubble.

Before he even had time to observe the surrounding situation, he shouted and asked: "Why can you control the power of the Annihilation Device? Who exactly are you? Are you an Overseer?"

Li Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, then nodded and said: "You guessed right. I do indeed have some relationship with the Overseers."

Hearing this, Silver Shadow stared intently at Li Yu. A moment later, he suddenly sneered: "No, you can't possibly have any relationship with them!"

"Don't think you can Con me!"

Li Yu had originally intended to Con the other party a bit, but seeing this posture, he couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore, and said directly: "Forget it, let's not say so much. Do you want to die or live?"

"If you want to live, tell me everything you know. If you want to die, I'll send you on your way right now."

For this kind of Super Lifeform, no amount of torture would be effective; it was better to lay the cards on the table and threaten him directly.

"Where's Stellar Spark? Did he run away?" Silver Shadow looked around, only then remembering to look for his teammate.

But to his disappointment, there were hardly any traces of battle around, let alone Stellar Spark, whose consciousness had already detached from here.

"He sold you out without hesitation," Li Yu said.

Silver Shadow sneered coldly, not surprised either, and said: "As expected. This guy has many secrets and has always been hiding things from me."

"So, your answer?" Li Yu hefted the Titan Giant Axe, looking as if he was ready to hack down at any moment.

"Even if I don't die, you probably wouldn't let me go, right?" Silver Shadow asked in return.

Li Yu fell silent. Obviously, no matter what, it was impossible for him to let Silver Shadow leave easily.

Even if he cooperated honestly, he would still be imprisoned.

Both sides had this understanding, so deceiving each other was useless.

Silver Shadow also didn't mind and said: "You seem to want to know some information from me. Just so happens, I also have some doubts that need you to answer."

"How about this: we ask each other questions, trading question for question."

Li Yu didn't agree immediately. Instead, he stared at the other party somewhat suspiciously: "What use do you have for this information? You should know you can't leave."

"Pure curiosity..." Silver Shadow looked at Li Yu with a calm expression. "You don't understand the impact of the Annihilation Device. I really want to know how exactly you mastered it."

"However, I won't answer some of your questions, so you decide what to do. Otherwise, just kill me directly. Anyway, when I crossed the Barren Universe Zone, I was already prepared to die."

Silver Shadow didn't fear death and even looked very calm about it.

Li Yu pondered for a moment and nodded: "Alright, I'll go first. Are you really someone from the Creator Civilization..."

To prevent the other party from not understanding, Li Yu also thoughtfully explained: "The Creator Civilization is the civilization that fought against the Titan Civilization."

"Creator Civilization... A good codename..." Silver Shadow muttered a few words and said: "That's right, I indeed come from that civilization."

"My turn. How did you master the power of the Annihilation Device?" Silver Shadow directly asked this question.

"I fused with the Gene Chain of the Creator Civilization, then advanced to a Super Lifeform, and thereby controlled this power." Li Yu also answered, but this answer clearly couldn't satisfy Silver Shadow, who frowned deeply.

And Li Yu also asked: "How is the Creator Civilization doing now?"

"I don't want to answer this question..." Silver Shadow shook his head.

"Is the civilization echoing the Connection Device in the outside world also the Creator Civilization..." Li Yu asked again.

"I don't want to answer this question either, change to another one." Silver Shadow continued shaking his head.

Li Yu's expression remained unchanged as he said: "How should a Super Lifeform continue to evolve next?"

"This question..." Before he could finish his sentence, Li Yu interrupted him, saying indifferently: "Then just say what you want to say. I won't ask anymore."

Silver Shadow was stunned. He fell silent for a moment, complex emotions revealing in his eyes, and slowly said:

"The Creator Civilization in your mouth, after the battle with the Titan Civilization, is no longer the previous Creator Civilization. Many things have happened."

Li Yu's heart stirred slightly, and he supplemented: "Because the losses were too severe? Or because the Annihilation Device was shattered?"

"The Annihilation Device shattered!?" Silver Shadow blanked slightly, then widened his eyes to look at Li Yu: "Where did you get this news from!?"

"You didn't know?"

This time, it was Li Yu who was quite surprised.

"No wonder, no wonder we would split..." Silver Shadow seemed to have found the answers to some questions, muttering incessantly.

"You split?" Li Yu tightly grasped this word.

Silver Shadow paused and said: "Our thoughts were originally supposed to be highly unified, connected together by the Annihilation Device, with extremely high efficiency and striving upwards with one heart."

"But at some unknown time, perhaps because of the shattering of the Annihilation Device, this state was broken. The thoughts of our Tribesmen developed selfish desires, and a split thus occurred."

So the aftereffects of that war didn't just stop at the level of material losses... It actually caused the Creator Civilization to split from within.

A certain realization dawned in Li Yu's heart.

"Tell me in more detail, why can you control the power of the Annihilation Device?" Silver Shadow sorted out his emotions and continued asking.

"I absorbed fragments of the Annihilation Device from the Fallen Titan's body," Li Yu slightly supplemented.

"Fragments of the Annihilation Device. So it's actually like this..." Silver Shadow digested this for a moment and looked at Li Yu: "You seem very curious about the outside world?"

"It's my turn to ask," Li Yu shook his head.

"I only wanted to know the source of the Annihilation Device's power. The transaction ends here." Silver Shadow shook his head, unwilling to reveal any more information, only showing a hint of a bizarre smile:

"You have too many secrets on you. Better pray you aren't discovered by your so-called Creator Civilization. Even if they've split, it's not something a few Super Lifeforms can contend with."

Li Yu stared at him coldly, his hand raising the axe and letting it fall. The terrifying Energy Reaction was forcefully compressed by him into a black sphere, which looked crystal clear.

The split within the Creator Civilization was unexpected news.

Now it seemed that the Annihilation Device was not only a terrifying attack weapon, but also an important spiritual pillar linking the entire Creator Civilization.

Once the Annihilation Device shattered, a split occurred within the Creator Civilization.

After pondering for a while, Li Yu began to call his Little Brothers. A large number of Transformers descended and began to secretly take over this star fortress.

He also dispatched the nearest Transformers to open a Dimensional Rift near the coordinates where the Pioneer Chief was currently located.

...

Meanwhile, near the coordinates where the Pioneer Chief was currently located.

This place looked completely Withered, with a meteorite belt stretching for tens of millions of kilometers.

This location was far from the Main Civilization Clusters. Even the civilization closest to here would require more than two months of Warp Travel.

It wasn't even certain if any lifeforms had ever set foot here.

Yet in the Deep-Level Space, a giant metallic fortress that no one could discover was hidden. It was shaped like an inverted triangle overall, and in a space without a point of reference, it was almost impossible to discern its specific size.

In a Laboratory within the metallic fortress, the lighting here was dim, and it seemed no one had come here for a long time.

Only the most basic red warning lights were on.

However, at this moment, wisps of morning light shone from the center.

That was a large Glass Observation Column, containing a dark blue stone locked in the center by five prisms.

The morning light precisely emanated from the stone. At first, it was very weak, then gradually became dazzling, ultimately making it difficult to look at directly.

However, amidst the resplendent radiance, two figures had appeared around the Glass Observation Column at some point, shrouded in black robes.

At the same time, the entire Laboratory lit up, and the large screens continuously refreshed with data that was difficult to understand.

"Stellar Spark, has returned..." one of the voices said in a low tone.

"He still dares to return!"

"To dare betray us back then and forcibly fuse with the Titan Artifact Prototype was already committing a grave sin," the other figure said coldly.

"He knows this himself, so he must have hit a dead end to return."

"Let's see what he says first..."

Silence returned here. A few figures similarly dressed in black robes successively walked into the Laboratory and began to operate various Instruments.

Not long after, a blurred projection emerged within the glass column; it was exactly Stellar Spark's consciousness body.

Stellar Spark looked around, seemingly recalling memories about this place.

The surface of his consciousness body rippled slightly, his inner emotions clearly unstable.

"Stellar Spark, you still dare to return!" a black figure shouted.

Stellar Spark looked at the two black-robed figures before him, his consciousness fluctuations appearing very indifferent: "Dies, don't rush to condemn me just yet. There's something you need to know."

The figure called Dies said coldly: "Don't forget, you are only a Test Subject. Since the moment you chose to betray us, you have already lost the right to speak with us."

"Dies, when I became a Test Subject, you were just an ordinary Overseer." Stellar Spark's tone was indifferent. These people were merely the descendants of the first-generation Overseers; they weren't enough to make him afraid.

Dies ordered: "Obliterate his consciousness body. I want to see how long you can remain arrogant."

"Wait..." The other figure spoke up, shaking his head. "Don't rush yet. Stellar Spark, I want to know exactly what forced you to a dead end, making you have no choice but to return here."

"Dezang... you..." Dies looked at the other figure.

Stellar Spark seemed too lazy to pay attention to Dies and said: "This is a rather long story..."

Next, he told the general story, including Silver Shadow, the Connection Device, and Li Yu's sudden attack...

But just as he mentioned the Connection Device, he was interrupted.

"Stellar Spark!" Dies, having learned the cause and effect, was clearly very angry and rebuked: "You actually didn't notify us of such a major event! That person is very likely sent by our Tribesmen!"

"The hope of opening communication with the outside world has fallen short just like that!"

"If I notified you, would I still be alive?" Stellar Spark asked in return, then added: "Although the other party looks very much like your Tribesmen, you should also feel that your Ethnic Group is no longer what it used to be."

"The Overseers left behind back then have been continuously splitting. This was impossible in the past, so it's hard to guarantee the situation of the Ethnic Group in the outside world."

"Furthermore, you belong to the Conservative Faction and cannot intervene in interstellar affairs."

"That was in the past..." Dezang shook his head.

"Oh? What happened?" Stellar Spark was slightly stunned.

"Not long ago, the last Radical Faction Overseer perished. According to the Overseer Agreement, the blockade on the Titan Artifacts has also been lifted. We can freely choose our next course of action."

"They were lurking in the God Council!?" Stellar Spark instantly connected it to the mass fall of Councilors and the Supreme Forge incident from a while ago.

Dezang didn't answer this question but said: "Next, leave the plan of forging the Connection Device to us."

"But the blueprints are still in the Base. I don't have the blueprints," Stellar Spark shook his head.

"Then go get them," Dies said as if it were a matter of course.

Stellar Spark said meaningfully: "I haven't finished speaking just now. Listen to me finish before saying anything."

Chapter 816: Monitor Base

Because he was interrupted halfway earlier, Stellar Spark only now managed to relay the information about Li Yu's attack, his becoming a Super Lifeform, and Silver Shadow being enveloped by the gray mist.

But midway through his explanation, Dies showed a tendency to interrupt several times, only to be stopped by Dezang. It wasn't until Stellar Spark finished that he incessantly repeated the three words, "Impossible."

"How could he control the power of the Annihilation Device? And what's this about a Titan!?" Dies found it difficult to comprehend.

"The Titans died out long ago, and the power of the Annihilation Device is even more impossible to appear here!"

Although they weren't first-generation Overseers, being constantly influenced by what they heard and saw, their reverence for the Annihilation Device was extremely high.

They never expected that there was actually someone in this Interstellar region who could control the power of the Annihilation Device.

"Why would I deceive you?" Stellar Spark explained unhurriedly.

Dezang, on the other hand, was quite calm, saying, "According to your account, his current Strength is extremely powerful."

"That's right. Coupled with that mysterious and unpredictable Other-Dimensional Camp, you are not his match."

Stellar Spark nodded, then immediately asked, "Do you have any clues about the Other-Dimensional Camp? I've never heard of this organization before."

Dezang and Dies exchanged a glance and shook their heads, "No. Before they popped up, we hadn't heard of them either."

"You don't know either..." Stellar Spark's consciousness body flickered. According to his information sources, the Star Glory Empire couldn't investigate them either, and The Forerunners had no relevant clues.

He originally thought The Overseers would at least have some clues, but it turned out they didn't either.

This powerful organization seemed to have Suddenly Appeared out of thin air.

Just then, Dies seemed to think of something and said in a deep voice, "How did he find the location of your Base? Is there a possibility this place might be exposed?"

Stellar Spark replied, "I suspect Silver Shadow brought him there. Since he shifted the blame for plundering the Titan Artifacts onto Silver Shadow, he definitely would want him dead to ensure no evidence is left behind."

"Perhaps he set his sights on him a long time ago."

Dezang nodded, then looked up and said, "Thank you for the information. However... now it's time for you to receive your due punishment."

As soon as he finished speaking, the five prisms surrounding that stone instantly erupted with purple Lightning Glow. Stellar Spark's consciousness body also instantly dissipated into a mass of dense vapor, from which faint wails could be heard.

This was the treatment he received, and it would last for a very long time.

Stellar Spark had anticipated this when he returned, but he had no other choice.

Now he could at least preserve his consciousness body. If he had stayed in that Corporeal Form, probably everything would have Vanished Completely.

Just as the two were preparing to leave, a researcher nearby suddenly spoke up:

"Sirs, his consciousness is a bit strange. I also detected another very weak Mental Fluctuation."

"What do you mean?" Dies asked.

"There seems to be another weak consciousness within his consciousness body. This isn't recorded in any of the inherited research data," the researcher added.

"Oh?" A strange light flowed in the eyes of Dezang's mimicked interstellar human form. "Can it be extracted?"

"It's operable..." he nodded.

"Then extract it," Dezang ordered, and numerous researchers began their work.

...

Half a month later, in a certain hidden Star Sector. This place was covered by various cloaking devices, and an even larger number of Transformers guarded the periphery.

In the central area, thirteen Ancestral Primes stood neatly in a row, varying in height. Their metallic, mechanical bodies refracted magnificent colors under the illumination of the surrounding spotlights.

Their "big brother," Primordial Foreseer, had already stepped forward. His body, covered in precise mechanical structures, was half-kneeling and suspended in the Starry Sky. His mechanical pupils looked with reverence at their supreme Overlord.

In Li Yu's hand rested a mass of pitch-black energy matter.

This mass of matter looked extremely eerie, surging with unpredictable fluctuations that slightly distorted and collapsed the surrounding space-time.

This was the Destruction Prime Matter extracted from the Throne of Ruin.

Things like Source Matter were essentially a highly condensed form of the Cosmic Origin.

And the Cosmic Origin inherently possessed various attributes; it just needed a certain quantity to condense into a tangible state.

It wasn't as if, once the Destruction Prime Matter was extracted, the concept of destruction would cease to exist in the universe.

Li Yu had also attempted to directly Absorb it, but interestingly, he found it very difficult, or rather, the efficiency was extremely low.

If he wanted to completely Absorb this mass of Source Matter, it would take at least several hundred to nearly a thousand years. Even using the Time Speed Controller, it would take nearly a hundred years.

In the short term, it was more valuable to let an Ancestral Prime advance to a Super Lifeform.

It wouldn't be too late to make plans after he went to the outside world to figure out the specific evolutionary path of Super Lifeforms.

"Are you ready?" Li Yu asked.

"Ready, Heavenly Venerable!" Primordial Foreseer's mechanical pupils flashed with a Crimson Glow.

Li Yu casually took out the Covenant of Primus and placed the Destruction Prime Matter onto Primordial Foreseer's corresponding model.

Ding!

[Source Matter Fusion detected. Advancing...]

Suddenly, a stream of black Electric Arcs shot out from the Covenant of Primus, linking onto Primordial Foreseer's body!

In the next second, the mechanical components all over Primordial Foreseer's body began to move on their own. The Metal Armor on his surface floated and opened and closed like Scale Armor.

Crack—

Li Yu could sense that Primordial Foreseer was undergoing a Metamorphosis at the microscopic level.

Those black Electric Arcs frantically spread along the mechanical structures within his body, like a neural network, ultimately linking to the most crucial part of a Transformer—the Spark core!

Bang!

As the black Electric Arcs covered his body entirely, a muffled thud came from within Primordial Foreseer's body!

Hum—

The Spark core underwent violent fluctuations, and streaks of black Electric Arcs extended from his mechanical body.

A magnetic field containing the aura of destruction enveloped Primordial Foreseer's body. The mechanical structures and components within him began to undergo a Metamorphosis.

The black Electric Arcs surged. Under the influence of the special magnetic field outside his body, they rotated around Primordial Foreseer's body, as if turning into several Stellar Rings.

The rotation speed became faster and faster, whistling loudly, and the light left dreamlike Light Spots on Li Yu's face.

Accompanying this, the Aura he emitted also became stronger and stronger.

Boom!

Finally, a Black Energy Column erupted from his body and shot into the Deep in the Universe. The tyrannical Aura spread, triggering the alarms of the surrounding Transformers.

The black Electric Arcs gradually dispersed, and his appearance underwent some changes.

Primordial Foreseer had become taller and sturdier, with new structures added to many parts. The surface Metal Armor had streaks of black Electric Arc patterns, looking extremely magnificent.

A crown-like black crest appeared on his mechanical head, and a pitch-black Mechanical Long Sword appeared on his back.

Li Yu looked him up and down and smiled: "How does it feel?"

"...Thank you, Heavenly Venerable. I feel a new power."

Primordial Foreseer's tone was steady. He touched the Mechanical Long Sword on his back, and the Energy Fluctuation on his body rose exponentially.

The other Ancestral Primes cast envious glances.

Li Yu surveyed the many Ancestral Primes and said, "Don't worry, everyone will get their share."

"Thank you, Heavenly Venerable!"

The Ancestral Primes half-knelt in the Starry Sky and said in unison.

Actually, it would have been fine even if Li Yu didn't say this. These Ancestral Primes wouldn't harbor resentment or similar emotions toward him.

However, after all, they were Utterly Loyal Subordinates. Reassuring them wasn't a bad thing.

The Supreme Forge was Working Overtime. By extracting Source Matter from Titan Artifacts, the efficiency was greatly improved.

Moreover, because it was extracting from Titan Artifacts rather than directly from the Main Universe, the Time Speed Controller could be used to assist the work.

It would only take about a year of Main Universe time to extract the Source Matter from a Titan Artifact.

He still had four Titan Artifacts in hand, which would take about four years to process completely.

According to the information he received previously, the interception ability of the Barren Universe Zone was gradually decreasing, and sooner or later, it would be able to accommodate the passage of Super Lifeforms.

He didn't want to be Caught off guard. Coupled with the influence of various factors, he wanted to head to the outside world as soon as possible.

But a four-year delay was still affordable.

"However, there's still one hidden danger that hasn't been dealt with..." Li Yu rubbed his chin.

...

More than a month later, in a certain barren Star Sector, a Dimensional Rift slowly opened, and Li Yu walked out from it.

There was still a long flight time from here to Stellar Spark's coordinate location.

He just opened the rift here to avoid being discovered, planning to travel the remaining distance on foot.

"Tsk, I wonder if this is The Forerunners' secret Base, or what place it is..." Li Yu pondered inwardly.

Back when Stellar Spark escaped, he was thinking that since The Forerunners and The Overseers were inextricably linked, Stellar Spark's final trump card might be related to The Overseers.

But this was only a guess.

The Overseers were a huge hidden danger to him.

He didn't believe The Overseers only had one Divine Forging Master; otherwise, the Star Glory Empire wouldn't be so extremely Apprehensive of them and carefully hide their Strength.

And he had killed the Divine Forging Master and Silver Shadow, and the Pioneer Chief had even heard the information transmitted by Silver Shadow.

Before leaving this Interstellar region, he definitely had to eliminate these uncertain factors.

Otherwise, when he returned from the outside world, he might only be able to burn incense for Hunter, Mo Duo, Klein, and the others.

As the distance drew closer, he constructed layers of means to hide his Aura in his surroundings. A Space-Time Barrier was definitely Standard Issue, plus some Magical Means.

When he arrived at the coordinate location, he could only see a patch of Withered desolation.

This didn't disappoint him. Instead, accompanied by the flickering of the Space Stone, the space in front of him revealed layers of bizarre and grotesque rifts.

After stepping into it, Space Teleportation occurred, and he saw that giant inverted-triangle metallic fortress.

In his field of vision, this thing was even larger than a normal-sized Life Planet, and its architectural style was extremely different from most civilizations.

It was also very different from the Forerunner Base he had seen before.

Li Yu's eyes flickered. He didn't approach this building; instead, he carefully distanced himself a bit.

He casually snapped his fingers, and wisps of Magic Runes flickered, his pupils filled with a massive number of runes.

"Information State Membrane, Time Lock Barrier, Microscopic Detector, High-Energy Wave State Detection Device... and a massive amount of equipment I can't understand. The defense is tight."

Li Yu opened his hands and tore out a complex ring of magic patterns. A ferocious eyeball popped out from within, covered in bloodshot veins.

The Reality Stone flickered, and a stream of red particles poured into it, beginning to enhance it.

This was a high-end detection magic, but it obviously couldn't break through the heavy defenses in front of him. However, after being enhanced by the Reality Stone, it was hard to say.

This eyeball emitted a great Crimson Glow, and was enveloped by Magic Symbols.

But a moment later, it suddenly exploded into a large number of symbols and dissipated in the Void, finding nothing at all.

"Still can't break through?" Li Yu was somewhat astonished, and then he could basically be certain that this place was definitely not The Forerunners' Base.

Because that group of guys couldn't construct such powerful defenses.

When he used this method to detect the Base storing the Connection Device, it was practically infallible.

Except for not detecting the Pioneer Chief, everything else was extremely detailed.

But facing this Base, he couldn't even break through the periphery. If this thing hadn't been enhanced by the Reality Stone, he probably would have been discovered by the other party instead.

"High probability it's the Monitor Base..." Li Yu looked hesitant, pondering whether to force his way in.

But after thinking for a moment, he gave up on this idea.

He also didn't know how many Super Lifeforms were inside or the specific situation. If he were To Suffer an Unexpected Setback, it wouldn't be good.

It would be better to wait until the Source Matter extraction was complete. When the time came, with five Super Lifeform-level Primordial Transformers, combined with the Eternal Core, conservatively estimating, he definitely wouldn't capsize.

As for whether to pull the Star Glory Empire into this?

Li Yu thought about it and decided against it.

Keeping the Star Glory Empire constantly feeling a sense of urgency was quite good; at least they wouldn't stir up any Unexpected Trouble.

Moreover, he guessed that the disappearance of the four known Titan Artifacts was likely inextricably linked to The Overseers.

If he pulled in the Star Glory Empire, when it came time to distribute the spoils of war, it it would be difficult to sort things out clearly.

If he killed all of the Star Glory Empire's Super Lifeforms, the Star Glory Empire would definitely disintegrate, which would trigger another interstellar tsunami with chaos and war erupting everywhere.

This wasn't a trouble that could be resolved in a short time.

The God Council might also come out and stick a foot in, which didn't align with his expected arrangements for this Interstellar region.

The best thing would be to maintain the status quo while he was away, with nothing happening, and talk about it after he returned from the outside.

Just in case, when the time comes, if five Super Lifeform-level Primordial Transformers still couldn't defeat The Overseers, it wouldn't be too late to pull in the Star Glory Empire then.

Chapter 817: Small Tricks

"Lord Dragon Sovereign, I'm sorry..."

Ron kept his head down, his face full of shame. Josel stood uneasily beside him, a hint of trepidation in his eyes.

The two looked as if they had done something wrong.

Meanwhile, Li Yu sat on his mechanical throne with a placid expression, looking at the Holographic Screen in front of him.

On it, a host with a grave expression was broadcasting a recent event that had caused a huge sensation on the interstellar stage: the "Itran Massacre Event."

The Itran Massacre Event was a horrifying bloodbath that had occurred not long ago in the Itran Civilization.

More than sixteen Life Planets were swept clean by unknown lifeforms, and a massive number of Citizens died unnatural deaths.

According to relevant evidence, the chief culprits were the two guys right in front of him.

During their excavation of ancient ruins, they hadn't followed the Civilization Convention and the Civilization Ruin Excavation Guidelines.

They intentionally guided an ancient mechanical Protoplasmic Avatar to head towards the Itran Civilization, thereby causing this bloodbath.

The Itran Civilization expressed strong condemnation of this atrocity, their rhetoric furious, stating they would pursue accountability to the very end.

And with the fueling of those with ulterior motives, the news that Ron and Josel were Dragon Sovereign's Subordinates was spread out, attracting widespread attention.

If it were Marauders attacking Life Planets, that would at most be a regional incident. Interstellar Citizens would at most curse a few times and then drop it,

And perhaps lament the weak military Strength of the Itran Civilization.

But now, one of the parties involved was suspected to be the subordinates of a Galactic Magnate. Dragon Sovereign was a positive figure holding high Status and great authority, with the A-Tier Alliance in his grasp, and his various deeds having far-reaching impacts.

Over the past few years, he had already become a symbol of the Interstellar. Anything involving him instantly detonated Public Opinion!

Especially since the Itran Civilization also reported this to the Civilization Alliance in tears, demanding justice be served.

They pressured and demanded accountability from the chief culprits, hoping to initiate an investigation procedure to uncover the truth, which caused the matter to expand even further.

Of course, the Civilization Alliance didn't immediately accept this Hot potato, but the subsequent surging Public Opinion forced them to declare they would verify the matter.

After all, this involved the deaths of nearly ten billion lifeforms. Even if Dragon Sovereign held high status and immense Strength, ordinary Citizens wouldn't care.

The deaths of ordinary Citizens had already provoked public outrage, and no one dared to say anything rashly.

If the Civilization Alliance bullied the weak and feared the strong, would there still be any need for their existence?

Emotions needed an outlet. Driven by certain individuals, even though the truth of the matter hadn't been thoroughly investigated yet,

People had already taken sides, and a portion of them directly pointed their spearhead at Dragon Sovereign.

For as many people who worshipped him, there were as many who held hostility towards him.

Some questioned why he would accept such tyrannical subordinates.

There were also those who exonerated him, saying the actions of subordinates shouldn't be escalated to the leader.

After all, Dragon Sovereign couldn't possibly monitor what his subordinates were doing all the time.

But such rhetoric clearly couldn't pacify the emotionally agitated Interstellar Citizens, who demanded Dragon Sovereign hand over the murderers.

To be honest, this demand wasn't excessive. It was just handing over the murderers, and it didn't affect Dragon Sovereign's own interests. At most, it would only damage his internal image somewhat.

But it was also understandable. After all, causing such a huge storm was entirely his subordinates courting death.

Compared to similar other incidents, the Public Opinion this time was already quite restrained, not demanding Dragon Sovereign to do more.

Because most ordinary Interstellar Citizens also understood that even the Star Glory Empire couldn't coerce Dragon Sovereign; what could they do?

It was just that Dragon Sovereign's past claims were mostly positive images, so they went a bit overboard.

If other Marauders had done this, it wouldn't have caused such a huge storm at all.

Li Yu had long known about this matter and was quite indifferent to the surging Interstellar Public Opinion.

"Lord Dragon Sovereign, hand me over!" Ron gritted his teeth, then glanced at Josel and said, "But please save Josel..."

Josel looked somewhat anxious and said, "Ron, you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted.

Only then did Li Yu look up at him and say, "In such a hurry to die?"

"Someone is obviously fueling this matter behind the scenes. Their target isn't you two, but me."

Ron also knew about this. At that time, they were indeed excavating in a ruin not far from the Itran Civilization.

That mechanical Protoplasmic Avatar was also a hidden object in the ruin, accidentally activated.

However, at that time, they also had the ability to handle it, but an unknown troublemaker Suddenly Appeared from somewhere.

That person forcefully allowed the mechanical construct to break through the blockade and arrive within the territory of the Itran Civilization, causing this massacre.

But given the current trend of Public Opinion, if some explanation wasn't given, it would probably be difficult to calm the storm, which was why Ron took the initiative to say this.

After all, this was his first time experiencing such a scene, with more than half the Interstellar condemning them; it was hard for him to remain calm.

"Small tricks. It's not your turn to go out and take the blame yet. I roughly know who is playing tricks behind the scenes," Li Yu shook his head.

Then, the Motherbox hovering nearby suddenly emitted a voice: "Master, according to internal data from the Black Hole Network, over forty-three Black Hole Accounts within the Itran Civilization received large sums of Star Coins in a short period."

"According to the IP Address comparison, it should be their High Echelon."

Li Yu nodded, unsurprised. If there was no one fanning the flames behind a small Itran Civilization, how could they dare to open fire on him?

"You two should take a break for a while. Ignore this matter."

Li Yu stood up and left directly, leaving behind the two looking at each other in dismay.

...

Upon Li Yu's notification, Loyd quickly descended here using a projection, a look of suspicion and uncertainty on his face: "What did the message you just sent me mean?"

"It means literally what it says. I want to kill the High Echelons of the four major civilizations. They're causing trouble for me," Li Yu repeated.

Loyd felt a headache coming on. Every time Li Yu sought him out, it was never for anything good: "Killing them is easy, but the subsequent fallout can't be quelled."

"Once the High Echelons of the four major civilizations die, the interstellar situation will instantly collapse. Various organizations will Emerge Rapidly, the flames of war will spread everywhere, thereby sweeping even more civilizations in."

Speaking of this, he paused before continuing: "According to some models we established before, excluding the preliminary preparation time, if we don't intervene, completely calming down this chaotic situation will take at least close to three thousand years."

"If we intervene with armed forces, it can shorten the time by more than half. But during this period, we would need to continuously conduct assimilation education, expend massive resources, and simultaneously prevent attacks from the Remnant Races of those civilizations."

"That's your business," Li Yu said in a flat tone.

"You..." Loyd blanked, then realized Li Yu was making them handle the current incident.

Damn it, remembering me when he needs coolie labor.

Loyd cursed inwardly, while carefully probing: "Then let me ask you, are the recently surfacing rumors true? Did you really plunder the Titan Artifacts of those four major civilizations?"

Li Yu shook his head in denial: "Nonsense."

Hearing this, Loyd was Noncommittal and sighed: "You also know that over these past three years, the crackdown on The Forerunners has been unsparing."

"A year ago, the vast majority of The Forerunners had already been dealt with. During this past year, we've merely been checking for omissions and filling in the gaps."

"But in the internal data of The Forerunners organization, there isn't the slightest record regarding the Titan Artifacts. That Silver Shadow and the Pioneer Chief have also Vanished Completely."

"Those four major civilizations are burning with anxiety. And right at this moment, news came out saying you secretly played the role of Silver Shadow and plundered the four major civilizations."

"They definitely won't let the matter drop."

Li Yu snorted coldly: "There's a rumor, and they just believe it?"

"Then tomorrow, I'll publicly announce that you guys did it."

Loyd's eyelid twitched, and he said faintly: "Is Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign sure it's an announcement for tomorrow? Why do I feel like you've already started acting?"

Li Yu's eyes flashed slightly; Loyd had actually hit the mark.

He knew it must be The Overseers secretly spreading news, pointing the spearhead at him.

So the very first instant he discovered this information, he began to Slander the Star Glory Empire, saying this matter was actually done by the Star Glory Empire.

Unfortunately, those four major civilizations didn't really believe it and instead pinned it on him.

This time, it was a probing attack from the four major civilizations.

Loyd added: "We've already discussed this internally. The four major civilizations have indeed gone too far this time. We will make them behave."

Li Yu actually didn't expect the Star Glory Empire to already have a contingency plan.

"How surprising. Why are you guys so proactive in helping me this time?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised.

Loyd said: "Ever since those four major civilizations lost their Titan Artifacts, the interstellar situation has been very tense, and they have a tendency to Band Together. We don't want to see a chaotic Interstellar; that would also be very troublesome for us."

"If we don't suppress them, lacking a sense of security, no one knows what kind of things they might do."

After saying all that, Li Yu understood. The Star Glory Empire was simply afraid his response would be too extreme, causing the interstellar situation to fall into chaos.

"How about you guys just unify it all? I'll help you," Li Yu suddenly spoke up.

Loyd's heart jumped violently, but he maintained a calm expression on the surface and shook his head: "If we want to make a move on the four major civilizations, it will trigger a chain reaction from other civilizations. At that time, it won't be a situation that can be calmed down in just a few thousand years."

Li Yu thought about it and agreed. The Remnant Races left behind after the demise of some small civilizations could endure for hundreds of years without being extinguished, attempting to revive.

Not to mention those slightly larger civilizations.

However, what the Star Glory Empire feared shouldn't be that it would take too long, but rather that some other unforeseen event might appear during this time.

For example... The Overseers suddenly intervening or something.

"However, we plan to support The Reformers to stir up trouble within their borders." Loyd shifted the conversation: "Internal conflict is always an excellent method for consuming effective Strength."

Li Yu raised an eyebrow slightly: "That's a Double-Edged Sword."

"It's fine as long as you grip it tightly."

Since the Star Glory Empire had an action plan, Li Yu was quite cooperative.

Subsequently, the Star Glory Empire released a series of evidence, claiming the Itran Civilization was instigated by certain people to Frame and incriminate Dragon Sovereign, providing a series of proofs.

Several High Echelons of the Itran Civilization even came out to testify.

Interstellar Public Opinion was in an uproar for a time, beginning to focus their attention on the newly exposed information and Verbally and textually denounce the people manipulating things from the shadows.

Over time, the impact of this matter gradually faded.

And not long after, many High Echelons of the four major civilizations were exposed in various scandals. Some Resistance Organizations Rose in Revolt, leaving them badly battered and Preoccupied.

Half a year later, as the last mass of Source Matter fused into the Covenant of Primus, Celestial Paragon successfully advanced to a Super Lifeform.

The five Super Lifeform-level Primordial Transformers lined up in front of him, making Li Yu's eyes flicker. He could finally make a move on The Overseers!

...

Inside the Monitor Base, Dezang and Dies were listening to the latest intelligence—

"...The rotating Speaker of Holivias resigned, taking the blame and admitting to using the civilization's military force to escort his descendants' merchant fleet."

"...Resistance Organizations within the Ouren Civilization have sprung up one after another. The Grand President has already dismissed three Supreme Commanders..."

"What a bunch of trash..." Dies snorted coldly upon hearing this: "The four civilizations are now too Preoccupied to fend for themselves. Hoping for them to cause trouble for the Other-Dimensional Camp is probably impossible now."

"It was originally just to find something to attract their Attention, to save them from focusing on tracking down Stellar Spark's whereabouts." Dezang shook his head:

"With Stellar Spark escaping, the other party definitely won't let go of this hidden danger. This was just a small trick to prevent them from discovering us."

"It's best if it succeeds, but it doesn't matter if it fails."

"The Star Glory Empire has always been Apprehensive of us, not daring to launch large-scale wars of conquest for fear that we would backstab them." Dies also frowned and said: "In the short term, we probably won't have any good opportunities to take action to collect the relevant materials and forge the Connection Device."

Although they didn't have the blueprints for the Connection Device at the beginning.

But as The Forerunners gradually perished, they also found some clues from them. Combined with Stellar Spark's memories, they managed to restore it.

But they had always been afraid to collect materials on a large scale to avoid being discovered.

"No rush. We have plenty of time. Acting rashly will instead be bad." Dezang's eyes were deep: "The enemy is in the open, and we are in the dark. A few decades or a hundred years is nothing."

"It won't be too late to act after everything When the Dust Settles."

Hiding in the dark was their advantage.

And it was precisely this advantage that made the Star Glory Empire extremely Apprehensive of them, acting with their hands tied.

"Hmm. The Other-Dimensional Camp hides in the dark, and we also hide in the dark. Now let's see who can hide deeper." Dies sneered coldly:

"I refuse to believe they can hide better than us!"

As the last Conservative Faction, they almost never left this Base and never operated outside.

Boom!

Just as he finished speaking, the entire Base suddenly trembled violently, accompanied by a rumbling sound and intense Energy Fluctuations.

Chapter 818: The Return of the Eternal Mech God

"What's going on!?" Dies was startled and then shouted loudly.

Just a moment ago they were proud that no one could find them, and now they were slapped in the face?

"Warning, restricted-level Information State reactions detected, quantity—five!"

"Time Lock Barrier detected, Communication Link has been severed..."

Along with the alarm, a Holographic Screen popped up. The image showed a dense swarm of Mechanical Lifeforms, almost endless.

"Transformation Legion!" Dies instantly recognized it, and then couldn't help but exclaim, "It's the Other-Dimensional Camp. How did they find this place!?"

"Five Super Lifeforms. This is troublesome..." Dezang's expression was dark as he stared at the five highlighted Mechanical Bodies within the Transformation Legion.

This number far exceeded his imagination, and what was even more troublesome was that their main master hadn't even appeared yet.

In other words, there were at least six Super Lifeforms present, three times their number.

"Open the Void Beast Pen, prepare to counterattack!" Dezang issued the order, while simultaneously saying to Dies, "Don't think about attacking today. Find an opportunity to break out; the opponent's Strength far exceeds ours."

"Run away!?" Dies's expression tightened, clearly very dissatisfied with this answer.

"If we don't run, we'll all die here!" Dezang suddenly grabbed Dies and looked straight into his eyes. "Didn't you see? Those five Super Lifeforms are Mechanical Bodies!"

"Those thirteen Mechanical Bodies were active outside before. They were just ordinary Mechanical Bodies then. How long has it been, and they've already become Super Lifeforms!?"

"Their Strength is beyond imagination. We are fundamentally not their match. Only by running away and surviving will we have a chance!"

Dies was stunned. He glanced at those five Mechanical Lifeforms, his expression shifting, and finally nodded heavily.

At the same time, around the inverted-triangle Base, portals of light were projected, and countless monsters surged out.

There were humanoid creatures, grotesquely twisted monsters, and elemental beings...

It seemed they had all undergone special modifications, possessing formidable combat power and immense numbers, pouring out of the portals continuously as if there was no limit.

The numbers of the Transformation Legion and the monsters grew increasingly larger. The battle line rapidly stretched out, with no end in sight, forming a standoff.

Soon, the two sides engaged in combat. The heavy-armored Transformers at the very front raised their Metal Shields, deployed Energy Fields, and advanced in formation.

Then, the dense energy beams fired from the rear seemed to turn into a curtain of light, directly executing concentrated coverage strikes.

Clusters of light frequently exploded within the enemy formation, bringing casualties to large swathes of monsters.

The specially trained elite Transformers fought independently, looking for opportunities to attack the weak points of the enemy's formation.

But these modified creatures, like an erupting Cosmic Volcano, charged madly at the Transformation Legion's lines, showing no weakness.

The two torrents rapidly approached and then crashed together.

Rumble!

The scene instantly became deadlocked, the fighting intense and extremely brutal!

The monsters were turned into fragments and ash under the Transformers' advance, but a large number of Transformers were also rapidly melting away, turning into scrap metal.

"The Strength of these monsters seems quite formidable," Li Yu hovered in the rear, watching this great battle.

Then, his eyes flickered, sensing two terrifying Auras erupting from the inverted-triangle Base.

"Hmm? Only two Super Lifeforms?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised. If there were only this many, it would be a disservice to his caution.

Hum!

A massive golden Energy Beam shot into the Transformation Legion and then abruptly bloomed.

An area within the Transformation Legion suddenly experienced a bizarre Space Collapse. Spatial Turbulence raged out but was confined to this ring-shaped area.

The Transformers within the area seemed to be erased by an eraser, instantly vanishing into thin air.

And any subsequent Transformers entering this area would also instantly disappear without a trace.

Li Yu looked over, narrowing his eyes. He saw a figure dressed in a black robe, with three golden sphere-like objects orbiting around him in a special trajectory.

"Virtual Matrix. The missing Titan Artifact is indeed in your hands." Li Yu finally perked up a bit.

The Virtual Matrix was a relatively comprehensive Titan Artifact with many functions.

Erasure, teleportation, revival, and so on...

"Dragon Sovereign..." Dezang stared at Li Yu, seemingly trying to imprint his appearance firmly in his mind.

Subsequently, those three golden spheres shot out several more Light Beams, erasing several patches of Transformers.

But right at this moment, warning bells blared in his mind. He activated the Virtual Matrix without hesitation and instantly left his spot.

Swoosh!

In the next moment, a highly concentrated blue-black ray shot over, piercing through layers of paper-thin Energy Barriers and hitting the afterimage left behind.

Dezang Flashed to the side and turned his head to look in the direction the beam came from.

He saw a Super Lifeform-level Transformer mounting a large sniper rifle, aiming at his side, the muzzle still flashing with light.

"Dodged quite fast. I thought I could test the practical effect of this Void Exile Ray," Celestial Paragon spoke in the channel.

Celestial Paragon had fused the Source Matter extracted from the Void Realm Core Crystal and could launch attacks with special effects.

This Void Exile Ray possessed astonishing penetrative and lethal power.

According to the laboratory's report, upon hitting the target, it could put the opponent into an "exile" state, unable to use any abilities, and it even had some effect on Super Lifeforms.

Dezang, having just dodged an attack, hadn't relaxed yet when alarm bells rang in his heart again.

He backhandedly shot three Energy Beams behind him, just in time to block a mechanical fist thrown by Heaven-Shaking Sovereign, who had arrived via Void Leap.

Bang!!

The Light Beams and the mechanical iron fist clashed, and a terrifying Shockwave suddenly burst forth!

Dezang was about to borrow the force to Keep His Distance when he saw the Armor on Heaven-Shaking Sovereign suddenly light up with Luminescence-like blue Psionic Energy patterns, flashing like breathing.

In this instant, Dezang's expression changed drastically. He found that the energy in his body was beginning to flow uncontrollably into the opponent's body, as if it were being sucked away.

The Devour Source Matter fused by Heaven-Shaking Sovereign gave him the characteristic of devouring all energy, turning it into his own fuel.

At this moment, Dezang made a prompt decision. The three golden spheres trembled, and in an instant, he broke free from the control, disappearing without a trace.

Li Yu turned his head to look at the other side. Dezang's figure slowly emerged. Without time to overthink, he was secretly alarmed.

At the same time, Dies also rushed out from the Base and was entangled by the other three Transformers.

"Careful, these Mechanical Bodies are all very bizarre!" he warned secretly.

Dies's expression was dark. He held a special Weapon that could change into various forms and emit energy attacks of various attributes, covering an extremely wide range.

The Mechanical Versatile Body, another Titan Artifact, could mimic various forms of Technology Weapons.

Li Yu couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. Today's battle wouldn't be fought in vain.

The two gradually converged and engaged in a dogfight with the five Super Lifeforms.

The Strength of the two was not weak, and with the aid of the Titan Artifacts, they didn't fall to a disadvantage for a time, instead entering a stalemate.

Fundamentally, the Advancement of Super Lifeforms was by no means as easy as it was for the Transformers.

They merely took a shortcut. In themselves, they were more like Titan Artifacts; the Strength they could exert was ultimately limited, having some gap compared to the two enemies.

But no matter what, they were still considered Super Lifeforms and weren't Useless.

Energy surged wildly, and this Star Sector already showed a tendency to shatter.

The Void trembled. Various Containment Devices could no longer bear the Energy Riot, and the space-time blockade also began to loosen.

At this moment, another astonishing Aura erupted from the inverted-triangle Base, instantly attracting Li Yu's gaze.

"Hmm, there's another one?" Li Yu was slightly surprised.

However, when the other party rushed out, Li Yu's furrowed brows instantly smoothed out: "Pioneer Chief, so it's you?"

And Stellar Spark, shrouded under the black robe, had his pupils shrink slightly.

I've already turned into this, and you can still recognize me?

His ability was special. After occupying another Corporeal Form, he would completely alter his various characteristics; Li Yu shouldn't have been able to distinguish him.

At this moment, Stellar Spark had completely changed his appearance, looking similar to the other two.

"You let him out, and even used The Prophet's body?" Dies questioned Dezang.

"Under these circumstances, we can't care about so much." Dezang shook his head, staring at Li Yu and said, "Right now, I'm more interested in knowing why he still knows Stellar Spark's Identity when he has already taken over The Prophet's body."

"According to Stellar Spark's characteristics, his Aura and external traits have completely changed."

"Interesting. Your Aura has actually completely changed. If it weren't for... I really wouldn't have recognized you in that disguise." Li Yu sized up Stellar Spark, guessing this should be related to the other party's ability.

After all, not just anyone could occupy a Titan Artifact Prototype as a shell.

"You have a way to lock onto me?" Stellar Spark didn't react slowly. Only then did he understand, and his expression became somewhat ugly.

He also understood that the exposure of the Base was not Silver Shadow's fault at all, but because of himself.

And similarly, because of himself, this place was also exposed.

"Stop wasting time, Stellar Spark. Find an opportunity to escape. With the three of us joining forces, we can't beat them, but running shouldn't be a problem," Dezang secretly contacted Stellar Spark.

And Stellar Spark immediately headed towards the battlefield where Dezang and Dies were, while Li Yu also noticed their intentions.

After all, this group of people wasn't stupid. If they couldn't win, they definitely had to run.

"It's time to end this..." Li Yu's face was calm as he activated the Eternal Core without hesitation.

In an instant, a bizarre fluctuation emanated from Li Yu's body.

At the same time, the five Super Primal King Kongs currently in battle ceased their movements simultaneously and flew towards Li Yu.

Li Yu also brought out a large red Armor and quickly integrated it into the Symbiotic Bio-Armor.

The abilities attached to Crimson Typhoon could provide him with a rather substantial combat Amplification.

Dezang and the others were stunned as they watched the five Super Primal King Kongs fuse into Li Yu's body.

Then, in just the blink of an eye, countless mechanical structures continuously grew out, rapidly spreading like the roots of a plant, forming a massive Mechanical Body.

And during the fusion process, the Energy Fluctuations released from Li Yu's body also continuously increased.

At the same time, Electric Arcs of various colors intertwined with each other, like escaping steam, constantly emanating from the surface of the Mechanical Body, extremely eye-catching.

The Eternal Machine God, descends!

Dezang and the others watched this scene in astonishment, only feeling a vague oppressive might sweeping over them, palpitations arising spontaneously.

"Eternal Machine God, this... how is this possible!?" Dezang turned pale in shock, recalling the data he had seen a long time ago.

This looked like one of the supreme crystallizations of the Eternal Civilization, fusing multiple Mechanical Bodies to create the ultimate combat machine, possessing formidable combat power.

"The Other-Dimensional Camp is related to the Eternal Civilization?"

Just as this thought surfaced, Dezang didn't have time to think deeply and suddenly shouted, "Split up and run!"

With this kind of multi-in-one ultimate combat machine, its combat power would definitely increase geometrically; they couldn't possibly be its match!

In the next moment, the three of them flew in three different directions like shooting stars, attempting to flee this place.

Subsequently, the space trembled, and the Eternal Machine God vanished impressively from its spot.

When it reappeared, it had already arrived right in front of Stellar Spark, a dash that was like teleportation, its massive size not dragging down its speed at all.

Stellar Spark didn't have a Titan Artifact protecting his body, so he was the easiest to deal with.

The mechanical iron fist surged with energy, carrying various Source Matters, as if tearing open the curtain of the universe.

At the critical moment, Stellar Spark suddenly turned around. Energy rolled in like a tide, violently colliding with the mechanical iron fist.

Bang!!

In the next moment, a ring-shaped Shockwave suddenly burst outward from the point of collision!

Stellar Spark's figure should have shot backwards like a cannonball, but now he was firmly fixed in place, bizarrely not moving a single inch.

However, his figure still seemed to turn into a ray of light, caught on a "treadmill," continuously flying backward while staying in place.

At the same time, a secluded blue Light Beam had already shot out from the derived super-large sniper rifle. The Hawkeye Emblem flashed and disappeared, aiming at Dezang.

He was the most agile. The long-range attack capable of locking onto the target, coupled with the Amplification of the Hawkeye Emblem, naturally made him the target.

Dezang's figure kept Flashing, but he found it difficult to shake off the Light Beam behind him; that thing seemed to have locked onto him.

Even using the Virtual Matrix, he couldn't dodge it and could only take it head-on.

Boom!

The secluded blue Light Beam accurately hit Dezang. There was no grand-scale explosion; the blue halo suddenly dispersed, enveloping Dezang.

His body suddenly stiffened in place, as if imprisoned, unable to move.

He had been forcefully "exiled".

As for Dies, Li Yu's eyes flickered. He raised his hand and triggered the power of the Annihilation Device.

Gray mist surged out from the Void, instantly wrapping around him.

"Annihilation Device!" he roared in anger.

It was just that this time, it didn't directly make him lose his combat ability.

Energy surged within it; he was clearly using the Mechanical Versatile Body to counterattack.

After all, possessing a Titan Artifact still gave him some capital to resist.

However, this little bit of delayed time was enough for Li Yu to arrive in front of him.

"It's over."

The massive Eternal Machine God looked down at this mass of Black Mist. The mechanical iron fist surged, forcefully digging into the gray mist, and then clenched violently.

The mechanical limbs of the Eternal Machine God conducted astonishing energy. Electric Arcs shot out wildly, and the energy peak continuously rose.

Bang!

Accompanied by a muffled sound, the gray mist dispersed. Dies was firmly gripped in the Eternal Machine God's hand. Various blockades overlapped on him, completely trapping him.

Chapter 819: A Master Cultivator from the Starting Village who Reached Max Level is Preparing to Emerge

It didn't take long for this battle to end. With the help of Li Yu's numerous hack-level abilities, Dezang and the others were no match at all.

There weren't many twists and turns in the course of the battle. After the Eternal Machine God descended, it was a completely crushing battle.

After confiscating the two Titan Artifacts, the Transformation Legion began to gradually clear out the remaining battlefield.

The Eternal Machine God disassembled, and the several Super Primal King Kongs also stood around, while firmly guarding Dezang and the other two.

About half a day later, the entire battlefield gradually quieted down as the corpses and metal fragments left from the battle were swept clean.

At the same time, the inverted-triangle Base in front of them was also controlled by the Transformation Legion, and Claptrap was currently copying the internal data.

There was an massive amount of data in this Monitor Base, recording many hidden pieces of information from the development of the interstellar era.

For example, the origins of the founders of the Star Glory Empire—information that was basically impossible to find under normal circumstances could be found here.

It was just that there wasn't much data regarding the Outside Civilizations that Li Yu cared about most.

There were only some records about the Creator Civilization, and even those weren't considered too many.

However, Li Yu wasn't too disappointed about this. After all, his goal wasn't to gather information and intelligence.

It was only to eliminate the hidden danger of The Overseers. Getting two additional Titan Artifacts was already extremely good.

As for the last two untraceable Titan Artifacts among the fourteen, he didn't find any relevant clues in this Base.

They must have truly flowed into the Interstellar, hiding in some Hidden Corners by now.

Dezang, Dies, and Stellar Spark lined up in a row. Their bodies were shrouded in layers of Containment Devices, personally guarded by five Super Primal King Kongs, cutting off any possibility of them escaping.

"You can't use that ability anymore?" Li Yu looked at Stellar Spark and asked rather curiously.

A Holographic Screen hovered in front of him, with a large amount of information refreshing on it.

"...A consciousness entity born from a chaotic Information State region, possessing various miraculous traits..."

"...Later, without Authority, he fused with a Titan Artifact Prototype and broke free from control..."

Stellar Spark was essentially a Test Subject. His own ideological state was very special, which was why he could attach himself to other Corporeal Forms.

"The core of my consciousness entity is here, which is why I was able to break free from the Titan Artifact Prototype before. As for now, breaking free is useless," Stellar Spark appeared quite calm and didn't hide anything.

Li Yu nodded, continuing to read, and then his eyes flickered: "Huh, they actually extracted another consciousness entity from your body. Where did it go? Why didn't I see it?"

Hearing this, Stellar Spark's expression changed slightly, looking very ugly.

If it weren't for The Overseers' research, he wouldn't have known that he had actually suffered from schizophrenia and birthed another consciousness entity.

But then he suddenly looked at Li Yu, realizing that this guy's tone of voice was wrong. He wasn't surprised that he had another consciousness entity in his body, but surprised that the consciousness entity had been extracted.

"You knew all along that I had another consciousness entity in my body?" he asked with a mix of surprise and uncertainty.

"I know a little bit..." Li Yu nodded.Nonsense, I created it, how could I not know?

"Where did he go? Why are there no relevant records?" Li Yu was somewhat puzzled.

"You did that too!?" Stellar Spark glared at Li Yu in disbelief.

Damn it, is this still my own consciousness entity at all?

Why does it feel like I've been manipulated by him in every possible way? Not to mention he can directly lock onto me, even the other consciousness entity inside my body was created by him.

Li Yu ignored him, instead looking at the other two and asking: "Where is the other consciousness entity extracted from him?"

He didn't care too much about this consciousness entity.

It was just that the guy shared all of Stellar Spark's previous memories, which was a minor annoyance.

Dezang remained silent. That consciousness entity was naturally released by him.

Moreover, it was released two years ago. He had reached an agreement with that bizarre consciousness entity to have it help do some things.

But he didn't expect that now they were directly captured, and that bizarre consciousness entity instead became the only one of their own people who knew the truth.

Let's tentatively consider him one of our own.

Dies snorted coldly, staring closely at Li Yu: "Cunning interstellar human, don't think you've already achieved victory."

"We are just a small branch of the Ethnic Group. When the grand army arrives, you will ultimately have nowhere to run!"

Li Yu couldn't be bothered to respond to this Reckless Brute. This guy had been Holed Up Here for so long that his brain had rotted.

"Do you want to die, or do you want to live?" Li Yu still asked the same question.

Dezang and Dies responded with cold indifference, with Dies even clamoring and cursing. Li Yu didn't hesitate, directly sending these two guys to the Tree of Life as nutrients.

This was something he only discovered by chance. Super Lifeforms themselves were extremely premium materials and resources. Directly annihilating them was too wasteful.

As for Stellar Spark... Li Yu looked at him. According to the data records, this guy shouldn't have any firm beliefs like Faith.

"What are your thoughts? Considering you helped me find the Monitor Base, hmm..." Li Yu thought for a moment and added: "Forget it, it's impossible to let you go anyway."

He pondered carefully and found that Stellar Spark really had no use to him. Keeping him around was useless, and trusting him was impossible. It would be better to just feed him to the Tree of Life.

"Wait, I have a piece of information that I can exchange for my life!" Stellar Spark suddenly spoke up.

He didn't want to dissipate here; he still wanted to continue living.

"Oh?" Li Yu paused his movements, the pale golden roots of the Tree of Life stopping in front of Stellar Spark.

"What is it regarding? If it's not something I'm interested in, I won't agree to your terms."

"It's about the Annihilation Device. You will definitely be interested," Stellar Spark added.

This statement made Li Yu pause. His expression turned odd as he probed: "You're not trying to say that the Annihilation Device is already shattered, are you?"

The moment these words came out, Stellar Spark was struck by lightning, an obvious look of ashen despair appearing on his face.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Li Yu verified his guess and suddenly laughed, saying: "Interesting. Even that guy Silver Shadow didn't know this information, and he's a genuine member of the Creator Civilization's race."

"How did you know about it?"

Stellar Spark shook his head and said sadly: "Does it matter? Can I exchange my life if I tell you?"

"No, I'm not entirely too curious about this point." Li Yu smiled; it was nothing more than investigation and speculation.

This matter was actually not difficult to deduce. As long as one had witnessed the transformation process of the Creator Civilization's race, one could more or less make some guesses.

Except for themselves, who had an Obsessive reverence for the Annihilation Device and wouldn't think in that direction.

The roots of the Tree of Life immediately plunged into Stellar Spark's Corporeal Form, beginning to extract the special power within him.

"Take away whatever can be taken, and destroy whatever cannot be taken on the spot." Li Yu surveyed the surroundings and issued the command.

"Understood!"

The mechanical pupils of the numerous Transformers spun and contracted, receiving this order.

...

Time flowed, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed. For Advanced Lifeforms, a period of three years was just A White Horse Passing Through a Crevice, gone in a flash.

In the Jade Void Palace, Li Yu gathered his numerous Subordinates and announced his preparation to temporarily leave this Star Sector.

"Are you fully prepared? Traversing the Barren Universe Zone seems very dangerous," The Hunter spoke first. This matter was not much of a secret to them; they had been mentally prepared for it a long time ago.

"Moreover, we know next to nothing about Outside Civilizations. The only data we have is from the Titan Civilization era," Sinai added:

"You must be careful. No matter how sufficient the preparation, there are still risks."

"Mm, I will take all thirteen Primal Transformers with me. Eight of them have already advanced to Super Lifeforms. With them around, there shouldn't be any problems," Li Yu nodded.

During these three years, he had extracted all the Source Matter from the two Titan Artifacts and the Titan Artifact Prototype he obtained previously, allowing the Primal Transformers to receive Advancement.

Now he already had eight Super Primal King Kongs. If this number were to be known by the Star Glory Empire, they would probably be scared out of their minds.

After all, these were Super Lifeforms, not cabbages on the side of the road.

No matter how powerful the Outside Civilizations were, Super Lifeforms couldn't possibly be like cabbages.

According to the calculations of Li Yu and the others, during the peak period of the Titan Civilization, there were no more than a hundred concurrent Super Lifeforms.

Including himself, possessing nine Super Lifeform-level combat powers was a force that only a top-tier Tribe could possess in the Titan Civilization.

Moreover, he also had the ultimate combat method like the Eternal Machine God.

Going on this trip, even if it wasn't exactly "A Master Cultivator from the Starting Village who Reached Max Level leaving the mountain," it wasn't far off.

"I have already eliminated the greatest hidden danger, The Overseers. The Star Glory Empire will not easily make a move against you. The four major civilizations are now Preoccupied with their own affairs, and the God Council still dares not step out of their territory," Li Yu continued:

"When I leave, do not act too high-profile. Relying on the Jade Void Palace, no one should be able to pose a threat to you."

The crowd nodded in agreement. None of them liked to show off; otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to hide in the Jade Void Palace for so long.

However, Li Yu himself didn't know how long he would be gone, and he couldn't let this group of people stay Holed Up Here without going anywhere, driving themselves crazy.

Pausing for a moment, he added: "Oh right, Mo Duo found the Eternal Titan not long ago. I won't take him away; consider him a trump card left for you."

Mo Duo had searched in the Divine Forging Master's territory for a long time and only found the Eternal Titan with the help of the Venerable of Fate.

She had developed quite well, and coupled with the massive number of Councilors falling previously, the God Council was engulfed in the flames of war, and no one had the time to target her.

"Hunter, I will grant you the Authority of the A-Tier Alliance president later. Use it sparingly."

Hunter froze slightly and subconsciously touched his cheek, his voice somewhat trembling: "The Authority of the A-Tier Alliance president?"

Li Yu shot him a glance and said: "It's just in case some unexpected situations occur, and you're unable to mobilize those members."

"Normally, this Identity is just a decoration."

Hunter swallowed hard.Boss... to you it's a decoration, but no matter how you look at it, it's one of the most powerful Seats in the Interstellar.

Although excited inwardly, Hunter also knew he was just a stand-in, and it was impossible to truly use this Identity to do whatever he wanted.

"Uncle Hunter must be scheming on how to pick up girls!" Keller suddenly spoke up.

Hunter glared fiercely and said: "Shoo, shoo, kid, go play somewhere else!"

"Also, if anything happens to Returning Star, remember to do your best to help," Li Yu smiled and instructed again.

The crowd nodded one after another. Li Yu then gave a few more instructions before dismissing everyone.

"I also have to inform the Star Glory Empire. Otherwise, disappearing for so long, it's inevitable they won't get suspicious," Li Yu thought for a moment and still dialed Loyd's Communication Link.

It rang for a long time. Right when it was about to hang up automatically at the end, Loyd finally answered, his large face clearly showing unease.

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign, do you have some business?"

Loyd was truly afraid of what Li Yu was going to ask him to do the moment he opened his mouth.

"Were you hesitating just now whether to answer or not?" Li Yu sized up Loyd suspiciously.

"No..." Loyd flatly denied it: "I was just holding a meeting. After receiving the call, I directly dismissed the meeting and came over to answer."

Li Yu couldn't be bothered to say much about this obvious lie, getting straight to the point: "I will be disappearing for a period of time. I have already handed over the acting Authority of the A-Tier Alliance president to Hunter. If you need anything, find him."

"Disappearing for a period of time?" Loyd was somewhat surprised. Normally, Li Yu would often disappear in a Baffling manner without telling them.

Why was he suddenly making a point to inform them this time?

He thought for a moment and probed: "Is it because the disappearance time will be too long?"

"Worthy of being the Empire's first Designated Heir," Li Yu praised.

Loyd's face darkened. Why did this sentence not feel like a compliment?

"That's right. I'm preparing to advance to a Super Lifeform. I don't know how long it will take, so I'm specifically telling you guys."

"If anything happens and you can't find me, don't worry too much."

Li Yu made up an Excuse, since the Star Glory Empire still didn't know he had already become a Super Lifeform.

"Advancing to a Super Lifeform, so fast?" Loyd instantly felt uncomfortable, Feeling a Pang of Envy.

Even as the Empire's first Designated Heir, he had only barely evolved into a Tier A5 Lifeform not long ago.

Yet the guy in front of him was already advancing towards becoming a Super Lifeform. It was too enviable.

"Got it, got it..." Loyd said sullenly, feeling that this guy was actually here to show off, rather than to give him a heads-up.

Chapter 820: Traversing the Barren Universe Zone

Just as Li Yu was about to hang up, he saw that Loyd's expression was somewhat hesitant, as if he had something to say.

"What, do you still have something?" Li Yu asked with a bit of teasing, "Don't tell me you want to wish me success in my Evolution."

Loyd subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but suddenly realized it would be very inappropriate, so halfway through, it turned into a nod.

This resulted in his large face drawing a semicircle on the screen, which was quite comical.

Looking at Li Yu's wide grin, Loyd felt even more Speechless and spoke up: "Originally, the Empire's High Echelons wanted to seek your cooperation on a certain matter."

"Cooperation?" Li Yu was slightly taken aback, his imagination running wild.

Now that The Forerunners had basically been eliminated, and the Star Glory Empire had no intention to Unify the Galaxy, what else could they possibly need his cooperation for?

Loyd didn't Keep in Suspense and continued immediately: "To deal with The Overseers. You also know that for... us, The Overseers are a hidden danger."

"If our two sides cooperate, we should be able to completely eliminate them."

"Eliminate The Overseers?" Li Yu's expression was odd.Tsk... The Overseers are already buried; your version update is too slow.

However, he naturally wouldn't leak this information. Instead, he pretended to ponder for a moment and said: "Then that's really unfortunate. Let's talk about it after I evolve into a Super Lifeform."

You speak as if you're definitely going to succeed,Loyd muttered inwardly.

But this matter was indeed not urgent. Anyway, they had already waited this long.

"Then I wish Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign a smooth Evolution," Loyd forced back the sour feeling in his heart and offered a blessing that he didn't mean.

"Thanks for the auspicious words," Li Yu revealed a smile that made Loyd feel a bit strange.

...

More than half a month later, in front of the Wormhole, a massive amount of Instruments and equipment were operating to assist in stabilizing the Wormhole.

"After I leave, seal the data regarding this place. It cannot be leaked out," Li Yu ordered.

The surrounding researchers all nodded in unison.

Then, the thirteen Primal Transformers, along with some elite Transformers, turned into streams of light and merged into the Symbiotic Bio-Armor.

He wasn't preparing to bring too many Transformers; low-level Transformers wouldn't be of much help to him.

All thirteen Primal Transformers had the potential for Advancement, so he also brought the ones that hadn't advanced yet.

The Titan Artifacts in this Interstellar region were almost Squeezed Dry by him, but there must be quite a few Weapons containing Source Matter in the outside world.

Therefore, he also brought the Supreme Forge with him.

The Eternal Machine God descended, radiating unparalleled might, looking down on everything with disdain.

Without much hesitation, Li Yu brought Andrei and Bloodlust and stepped inside with one stride.

"Beep, beep, beep, Wormhole overload, please adjust immediately!"

Suddenly, the alarm blared violently, and the complexions of numerous researchers instantly changed.

"How could this happen? We clearly tested it, and there were no problems."

"Could it be that Lord Dragon Sovereign is too strong, and the Spatial Channel can't bear it?"

Peyton ordered calmly: "Don't panic. Activate the Wormhole's auxiliary stabilization equipment."

The numerous researchers immediately performed their respective duties. As a large number of Instruments and equipment trembled continuously, the Wormhole gradually stabilized.

...

Amidst a Thundercloud-like Spatial Storm, a silvery-white stream of light shuttled at high speed, like a small boat in giant waves, bumping incessantly.

It was exactly Li Yu who had entered the Wormhole. Even though the Wormhole discovered by Ron could save him a portion of the journey, the danger level of the Barren Universe Zone was still difficult to estimate.

He directly used the Eternal Machine God to travel. There were two tiny clusters of light attached to him, which were precisely the two Old geezers, Andrei and Bloodlust.

The Barren Universe Zone was divided into multiple ring zones. With his current Strength, the vast majority of the ring zones would be hard-pressed to pose a threat to him.

The outer ring zone was considered a normal region, where relatively active energy and matter maintained at least temporary stability.

Further in was a turbulent transitional zone, where chaotic Information States and violently denaturing matter, energy, and space entangled together, forming a chaotic storm that surrounded the fragments.

The innermost layer was "Chaos," where distorted Information States and indescribable threats all hid, and the level of madness was extremely terrifying.

The regular Void Storm areas couldn't even pierce his surface Shield.

Of course, they hadn't truly entered the Barren Universe Zone yet; this was just the spatial travel channel constructed by the Wormhole itself.

Li Yu reached the end of the Wormhole channel, and ahead was the specially constructed Spatial Barrier.

It was precisely by utilizing this kind of Spatial Barrier that the Wormhole channel could extend to this degree.

This technology was almost impossible to replicate. According to the research of his subordinates, this Spatial Barrier had an extremely high affinity with the Barren Universe Zone; it didn't extend here by forcefully resisting the Barren Universe Zone.

Thud!

Li Yu directly shuttled through, and before his eyes appeared a boundless Cosmic Space of Chaos Color, where various chaotic Information States entangled here.

And the abrupt appearance of an anomalous organism instantly caused a riot in this region.

A massive number of shadows rushed over from afar, arriving right before his eyes in the blink of an eye.

This was a biological creature that looked extremely bizarre. Its body was enormous, with a length that could almost reach the radius of a standard Life Planet.

Its carapace was grayish-black, covered with fine threads and protrusions.

These protrusions and threads seemed specifically designed to increase its defensive capabilities, because there was no soft spot anywhere on its surface—it didn't even have eyes or a mouth.

On its abdomen were two rows of giant chelipeds, eight legs in each row, and every leg had sharp hooked claws.

Its head was enormous, taking up almost more than half of its body. It had only a very large pointed cone covered with holes, which swallowed the chaotic Information State here.

"This is too bizarre," Li Yu secretly grumbled, and this group of wandering creatures immediately launched an attack.

One by one, the monsters inhaled the chaotic Information State. Streaks of grayish lightning suddenly appeared, wandering across their bodies, and then violently shot out, attacking Li Yu.

Hum!

Light lit up in the Eternal Machine God's eyes. It popped out a massive Energy Barrier to protect the machine body. All the gray lightning bombarded it, exploding into streaks of electric light.

In the next second, the Eternal Machine God began to unleash its terrifying firepower.

Terrifying Energy Cannons bombarded the monsters, blowing scorched gaps in their carapaces, piercing through them with undiminished momentum.

However, normally, after piercing through a few hundred, the attack would lose steam, and the number in front of them was incalculable.

The defensive power of these monsters was truly astonishing. After all, this was an attack from the Eternal Machine God, yet it was difficult to cause large-scale damage.

If it were Dezang or Alfrey and the others, their lethality would probably be even more limited.

But the Eternal Machine God could at least still hold the advantage. One by one, the monsters were easily blasted apart, exploding into scattered biological tissue.

At this time, more and more creatures rushed over. Their numbers seemed endless, showing no fear at all as they advanced wave upon wave to slaughter the Eternal Machine God.

And Li Yu didn't stay in place. Instead, he kept breaking through forward. Under his powerful lethality, his forward speed was not hindered.

Only Andrei watched this scene with trepidation, deeply afraid that with one careless move, he would become food in the mouths of these monsters.

After an unknown amount of time, the surroundings suddenly opened up. Those bizarre-looking monsters gradually dispersed and no longer chased the Eternal Machine God from all directions.

But this didn't mean the danger had passed. Li Yu's expression was solemn. This was the "Chaos" region at the core of the Barren Universe Zone; how could there only be a few monsters?

The reason those guys stopped chasing was probably because there was a more terrifying threat ahead.

Just as this thought surfaced, a burst of brilliant radiance suddenly erupted from somewhere unknown.

"Information State Outburst, Rule Entanglement Phenomenon..." Li Yu's pupils contracted as he Absarbed some information from his surroundings.

The Information State Outburst was okay, but the Rule Entanglement Phenomenon was troublesome.

The Rule Entanglement Phenomenon wasn't a simple clump of matter, energy, or Information States.

Rules were the foundation of the Universe, but in this region, extreme chaos affected the Rules, causing them to undergo an entanglement and distortion phenomenon.

The terrifying nature of Rules didn't need elaboration. The Creator Civilization used the Annihilation Device to affect the Rules, causing the Titans to be on the opposite side of the Universe—it would be hard for them not to perish.

The "Chaos Zone" no longer possessed any stable information structure.

Within this range, there was no matter, nor was there energy. Sometimes, it couldn't even be called Chaos.

This region was just a large mass of meaningless, chaotic Information States—seeming like a flower but not a flower, seeming like a shadow but not a shadow.

But precisely because of this, everything could be distorted, including the Rules.

Now that brilliant curtain of light was rapidly unfolding. The feeling of it rushing head-on was truly thrilling.

The Rule Entanglement Phenomenon was like a giant space, like a bubble floating in the Void.

And now, the front of this space was rippling with rings of colorful patterns.

Indescribable colors rapidly spread along the edge of the Void.

Li Yu felt like he was falling toward an incomparably giant colorful vortex.

His eyes flickered. Andrei swallowed hard. Bloodlust, as an aggregate of consciousness, was even more aware of the danger within.

But whether to charge or not wasn't up to them.

A moment later, Li Yu's eyes narrowed. The Eternal Machine God burst with large-scale Electric Arcs all over its body and violently charged in!

A moment later, some phantom-like things surfaced before Li Yu's eyes.

They looked like giant interstellar humans, but their structure and shape were clearly more complex than interstellar humans.

These continuously surging phantoms—the small ones were only about a hundred meters, while the large ones were several kilometers or even a hundred kilometers tall, their expressions mad and ferocious.

They appeared out of thin air within the Rule Entanglement Phenomenon, rushing toward Li Yu's direction, carrying a bizarre power.

"Titans!?"

Li Yu quickly saw what these things were.

They were actually Titan Phantoms, of every Strength level imaginable.

"Mixed with the space-time chaos region, so that's how it is..." Li Yu generally understood how the Barren Universe Zone was formed.

This group of Titans created the Rule Entanglement Phenomenon here and used a special method to make the Rule Entanglement Phenomenon continuously reappear and constantly destroy this place.

Over time, it formed the Barren Universe Zone.

And the attacks they carried out here at that time also became like phantoms, recording their appearance at the final moment.

This was the truly dangerous moment. Calling this group of phantoms just phantoms was true, but within the Rule Entanglement Phenomenon...

In the next second, they could become physical Entities and smash down with their giant fists.

"They're coming!"

Li Yu focused his attention to face them. This was a violent storm condensed from Information States and Rules.

Piercing yellow-white "Fire" light expanded from a single point, instantly forming a dazzling nova in front of the Eternal Machine God.

And within this mass of light, groups of Titan Phantoms charged at Li Yu. Some were real, and some were just phantoms.

The Eternal Machine God's alarms rang incessantly. The Energy Barrier around its body constantly caved in and then rapidly repaired itself. The five dazzling gems flickered continuously.

The machine body trembled violently, bearing super-strong pressure as terrifying collisions occurred from time to time.

This made Li Yu somewhat unsure whether his preparations were truly sufficient.

This was already the result of him using the Wormhole to bypass nearly half of the Chaos Zone and avoiding a portion of the danger.

No wonder it was difficult for anyone from the outside to rush in, not even Super Lifeforms.

"I refuse to believe it. Eight combined into one, and I still can't charge through!" Li Yu gritted his teeth and madly stepped on the gas pedal.

Unfortunately, the Eternal Core was embedded in the Symbiotic Bio-Armor, and the Eternal Machine God was essentially a derivation of the Symbiotic Bio-Armor.

So he couldn't use his own power to provide Amplification anymore. Otherwise, facing this situation, it would have been somewhat easier.

After an unknown amount of time, the Energy Barrier on the surface of the Eternal Machine God flashed intermittently, seemingly on the verge of Collapse.

The machine body was covered with a massive number of wound marks. Many metal structures were already twisted, and there was even a wound that pierced through its chest, which was extremely unbelievable.

Pop!

Accompanied by a faint, almost imperceptible sound, the energy pressure around them instantly weakened by more than a level.

"Information State reactions weakened, Energy Reactions rising, spatial stability rising. We should have passed through the Chaos Zone..."

"The machine body's damage level has reached 74%..."

Li Yu looked at the inspection report. Although the damage was quite severe, they had finally charged out.

Eight combined into one, truly awesome.

"Andrei, are you still there?" Li Yu suddenly called out in the channel, as if remembering something.

After a moment of silence, a faint voice sounded: "I'm here, Lord Dragon Sovereign, I'm still here..."

"You actually didn't die." Li Yu was quite surprised. Although the Eternal Machine God had been trying its best to protect them, he wasn't sure if he could actually keep them safe.

Andrei: "..."

"As long as you're not dead. Let's keep moving forward."

The Eternal Machine God once again turned into a stream of Flowing Light, tearing through the surrounding Cosmic Space, like a cone of light, pressing forward with indomitable will.

Chapter 821: Eternal Civilization — Ultimate Intelligence

"Huh, why are the readings in this spatial Chaos Zone so anomalous? It's as if a large-scale Energy Riot occurred here..."

A lifeform that looked as lean as a monkey was fiddling in front of the Instruments. The hair on its fingers was trimmed quite appropriately, so it wouldn't interfere with its work.

"Sang Lin, you already said it's a Chaos Zone. Isn't it perfectly normal for the readings to be anomalous?" another guy with a similar appearance but several times rounder in physique said lazily.

"Let's hurry back. We've collected just about enough of all kinds of resources. This place is very dangerous; we'd better not run around recklessly."

"Batu, you don't understand. Although this Void Storm is unstable, under normal circumstances, both the upper and lower limits of the fluctuations would be within a certain range." Sang Lin looked somewhat excited as he stared intently at the instrument's screen and said:

"But according to the readings just detected, the upper limit of the fluctuations has already exceeded three times the peak value. There must be an anomalous situation."

"Maybe we can find some good stuff to take back and exchange for points, so we can trade for a better Spaceship."

The Cockpit they were in was very cramped; it looked somewhat difficult to even accommodate two people.

Beneath the somewhat dilapidated metal wall panels were exposed electromagnetic twisted wires, which indeed looked very dilapidated.

"Isn't this fine as it is? Why do we insist on changing to a better Spaceship? If we have points, we might as well change our explorer jobs, to save us from coming out to risk our lives every day."

Batu curled his lips: "Just like Uncle Slin, repairing Spaceships every day; how relaxed and happy is that."

"That's too boring..." Sang Lin shook his head. Just thinking about that kind of life made him shudder involuntarily.

"Beep, beep!"

While the two were chatting idly, the Radar Panel suddenly popped up a warning, only without any voice prompt; it looked very backward.

"Detected an anomalous region. Huh, why does it look like a Black Hole reading? It even absorbed the Radar detection waves?" Sang Lin's body jolted, clearly intrigued.

However, Batu was a bit hesitant, saying: "Should we inform the Base first and have them send people..."

Swoosh!

The surface of this old Spaceship trembled incessantly. The metal shell seemed like it was about to fall off as the Thrusters spewed out blazing flames.

Before Batu could finish his sentence, Sang Lin had already pulled the thrust lever to the maximum.

In a short while, the two arrived at the target region. The scene here looked a bit strange; the surrounding space was like a mirror surface, reflecting special colors.

"Spatial mirror phenomenon? The space here was obviously shattered and hasn't been repaired for long." Sang Lin continuously adjusted the Instruments. The probe of the Optical Detector contracted and locked onto an object in the center of this region.

"It seems to be a lifeform. Is it a human?" Sang Lin was somewhat surprised.

On the screen, a figure floated quietly in the Starry Sky, surrounded by dense, exceptionally magnificent flashing colors.

"Space-Tempered Crystal!" Sang Lin's eyes lit up as he looked at a small Crystal on the figure's body!

This was an extremely valuable material. It only had a chance of being produced when space became chaotic.

"Why do I feel something isn't right? Sang Lin, let's go back." Batu looked around; he always felt like many people were staring at him.

"This guy seems to still be alive." Sang Lin hesitated: "Could he also be someone from a certain Wandering Outpost?"

"He has a Space-Tempered Crystal on him. If we save him and leave him near here, his life will be in danger sooner or later."

Batu's heart-pounding feeling deepened, and he couldn't help but tug at Sang Lin, saying: "Let's hurry up and leave. This place is too scary."

"Soon, wait until I pull him out." Sang Lin operated the Instruments. The Metal Clamps under the Spaceship opened, extending two mottled Mechanical Arms toward the direction of the lifeform.

It was just that in the Deep-Level Space, invisible to the naked eye and Radar, a large number of Transformers were surrounding this dilapidated Spaceship, looking down on it.

"What does it want to do?" Primordial Foreseer asked hesitantly.

Every Transformer had more or less suffered some damage.

The wounds on the Eternal Machine God wouldn't vanish into thin air even after the fusion was undone; they would be distributed among the Transformers participating in the fusion.

"It looks like it's preparing to pull Heavenly Venerable out," Celestial Paragon guessed.

"Take them out!" Heaven-Shaking Sovereign said gruffly. He had already raised his Energy Cannon, and blazing red energy quickly converged.

"Wait..." Li Yu's voice suddenly sounded, making Heaven-Shaking Sovereign pause his movements.

"Let them take me back. I can use them to learn about the outside world."

Li Yu also didn't expect that he would actually be discovered while healing here.

He had already charged out of the Barren Universe Zone for a while.

Although he had borrowed the Eternal Machine God to break through the most dangerous Chaos Zone.

The latter part, although not as dangerous, wasn't too easy either.

To avoid too much damage to the Eternal Machine God, he forcefully pushed through the rest of the journey using his physical body. Although his life wasn't in danger, he still suffered some injuries.

Therefore, he was undergoing self-repair here, preparing to set off again when he was mostly healed.

He didn't expect a Spaceship to suddenly appear today, and it looked like it was preparing to pull him away.

However, this was just right; he could formally learn about the Outside Civilizations through them.

Two Mechanical Arms clamped onto him, and then slowly pulled him out of this region, returning to that dilapidated Spaceship.

Buzz!

The Vacuum Chamber opened, and Sang Lin Impatiently came before Li Yu, carefully plucking that small Crystal from his body.

He couldn't help but glance at the other party, feeling that there was an inexplicable Aura about him that made him involuntarily feel a sense of reverence.

Batu also leaned in, his facial features scrunched together, and asked in confusion: "He... Ah...!"

He let out a scream and nimbly jumped to the other side of the cabin.

Because Li Yu had opened his eyes.

"Ah, so you're fine. Then I can rest assured," Sang Lin actually looked relieved.

Li Yu could vaguely understand his meaning, thanks to a certain ability from Aquaman.

He didn't care about Sang Lin's little action just now; he could have as many of those small Crystals as he wanted.

The Symbiotic Colonization Armor derived a Data Probe that was hard to see with the naked eye, inserting it into the data lines through a hole in the metal wall panel.

The main control screen of this Spaceship seemed to blur for a moment and then returned to normal. Li Yu also spoke: "I'm fine, thank you both for your kindness."

"It's nothing. Between Wandering Bases, we should help each other," Sang Lin waved his hand dismissively.

Li Yu's eyes flickered, based on the information he just retrieved from this Spaceship.

Wandering Outposts were gathering places for Civilization Remnants left behind after a Civilization's Demise. They wandered in the Starry Sky, Eking out a miserable existence while seeking the hope of rebuilding their civilization.

The other party obviously also considered him a member of a Wandering Outpost.

From this, one could see how harsh the survival environment of the Outside Civilizations was.

Within the Barren Universe Zone, although there were Civilization Remnants, they were considered a rather rare group among the stars.

But here, listening to the other party's tone, the existence of Wandering Outposts was simply commonplace.

"Where is your Wandering Outpost? How about I send you back first, or are you coming back with us?" Sang Lin asked.

"I'll go back with you guys. My Wandering Outpost has probably already moved far away from here," Li Yu shook his head and said.

Batu carefully leaned in and whispered: "Hey, Sang Lin, if we secretly bring a lifeform back and the Enforcement Team finds out, we're done for."

"It's fine, the Enforcement Team can't be bothered to search Small Spaceships like ours."

Sang Lin agreed after only hesitating for a moment.

After all, he had obtained a Space-Tempered Crystal from this guy. If he just left him here, he would feel somewhat apologetic.

Consequently, he turned the Spaceship around and prepared to return.

The information in this Spaceship was ultimately limited. Li Yu prepared to return to the Wandering Outpost with them to acquire more information.

...

Somewhere in a Star Sector an unknown distance away.

Giant planets purely made of metal floated in the Starry Sky.

They were bound by invisible forces, revolving around the Central Planet.

It wasn't a conventional star system distribution. Nearly a hundred large metal planets were arranged on the same orbit, operating in Mutually Non-Interfering trajectories at extremely precise angles.

Normally, if there really was such a star system structure, the internal planets would have been forcefully torn apart long ago due to the chaotic Gravity.

But such a situation did not happen here.

Interstellar fortresses and heavy strongholds were scattered all over this Star Sector. The tail lights of the Thrusters echoed the starlight, looking austere yet distant.

Those carrying out activities on the planets were all Mechanical Lifeforms. The architectural style was also extremely heavy industry-oriented and full of geometric features.

And on the most Central Planet, there was a grayish-black tower-like metal building. Its exterior had sharp edges and corners, and complex mechanical components were spread throughout the hollowed-out structure.

In the Palace, metal statues stood atop tall metal pillars. Each one was remarkably lifelike, and their designs were equally exaggerated, coming in all sorts of shapes.

And on the central metal circular altar hovered a lustrous white sphere, with data fluctuations rippling on its surface from time to time.

Hum!

One of the metal pillars lit up with a blue Luminescence from the bottom. Along the vertical grooves on the pillar's surface, it quickly spread to the metal statue.

The statue's pupils lit up, and its entire body became active, as if a consciousness entity had descended here remotely.

"Ultimate Intelligence..." This statue looked at the lustrous white sphere and let out a mechanized voice.

"Mechanical Lord Hashar, welcome your descent."

His descent was like a signal. The rest of the metal pillars also gradually lit up, and numerous metal statues began to animate.

And the first thing they did after descending was to show respect to the Ultimate Intelligence.

As more and more statues animated, the place gradually became lively.

"Hashar, I heard that you encountered quite a bit of trouble recently when conquering the civilization codenamed 'Barlow'," an animated entity that looked like a mechanical spider spoke up.

"Just an accident. Who knew they had a Mechanical Lord-level lifeform; the information collected previously was wrong," Hashar shook his head and said.

"According to the latest intelligence, Civilization Zero is sending people to explore The Ruins. Should we also make preparations early?" a mechanical statue suddenly spoke.

"The Ruins is very difficult to break into. Civilization Zero is just doing useless work."

"Their internal problems are already so massive that they are irreversible. They can only use external conflicts to divert attention."

"We just need to watch calmly. Try not to Provoke Trouble with them; we don't have a second Titan Civilization to help us draw their fire."

Numerous Mechanical Lords were discussing here. The Ultimate Intelligence didn't express any opinions until the last metal statue animated, and then its voice sounded:

"Lords, not long ago, I sensed traces of activity from the Eternal Core."

"The Eternal Core!?" The numerous Mechanical Lords seemed somewhat surprised.

This Mechanical Lord said decisively: "Impossible. The three Eternal Cores are safely stored here."

Halfway through, he added: "Of course, Ultimate Intelligence, I am not questioning you..."

"The traces of activity flashed past quickly. According to the coordinate positioning, it appeared at the edge of The Ruins." The Ultimate Intelligence continued: "Therefore, I reasonably deduce that it should be the one we lost back then when we supported the Titan Civilization."

"The one that supported the Titan Civilization?" Some Mechanical Lords didn't quite understand until a Data flow passed through their pupils, and they learned of this piece of information.

"But that Chaos Zone is difficult to break through. How could the lost Eternal Core suddenly appear?" The Mechanical Lords were quite puzzled.

"The Chaos Zone surrounding The Ruins already shows signs of self-repair. The appearance of this core might be a signal. We should also set our sights on The Ruins."

The Ultimate Intelligence's voice was calm and indifferent: "During the peak of the Titan Civilization, they possessed no less than twenty-four Titan Artifacts, as well as the Supreme Forge. This is a considerable amount of resources, enough to support our civilization's continued Evolution for a very long time."

"Civilization Zero is beset with domestic strife and foreign aggression, no longer at their peak. Meanwhile, after such a long period of accumulation, our underlying Strength has risen. For us, the Titan Civilization Ruins are not to be missed."

Following the Ultimate Intelligence's explanation, the numerous Mechanical Lords also carefully analyzed it. It indeed made a lot of sense, but there was one problem constantly placed before them.

"Ultimate Intelligence, but the Chaos Zone outside The Ruins is still difficult to break through."

The Ultimate Intelligence did not answer this question, but instead issued an order: "First, go investigate the traces of the Eternal Core. Mechanical Lord Hashar, I will give you the coordinates. You go check it out first."

"No problem, Ultimate Intelligence." Hashar nodded. Subsequently, the lustrous blue light faded, and the metal statue returned to its previous form once again.

The Ultimate Intelligence was the administrator of the entire Eternal Civilization, forever aiming for the overall interests of the Eternal Civilization. No Mechanical Lord would show disrespect to it, and they would always follow its orders.

Chapter 822: Wandering Outpost

Not long after, Li Yu followed Sang Lin's Spaceship and arrived at the location of their Wandering Outpost.

This was an extremely bright patch of Starry Sky, because of the existence of a supermassive celestial body resembling a star.

More than half of the matter on its surface was gathered together as fuel, producing violent Energy Reactions at all times.

The super-strong energy waves and light radiation released could be detected by Prism Towers from very far away.

The Scanner of the Symbiotic Colonization Armor showed that the diameter of this mass of matter exceeded a hundred thousand kilometers, far larger than a regular Life Planet.

Of course, this was the average diameter; its exterior was not very regular.

Although observing its shape from a distance looked somewhat like a star, its super-strong light and heat radiation, as well as its volume, all indicated that this was definitely not the same kind of thing as a star.

At the same time, its relatively loose structure was also vastly different from a single planet in the ordinary sense.

Because of the violent Energy Reactions, the brightness and radiation intensity of this object were thousands of times or even more than that of an ordinary star.

Its brightness was no longer suitable to be presented to the naked eye in the form of an image. Of course, this wasn't a problem for the accompanying Transformers.

They didn't have biological visual systems to begin with, only using Scanners for mimetic imaging.

However, Sang Lin and his companion had already put on special Glasses to avoid being burned by the brightness.

"Mr. Li Yu, here's one for you..." Sang Lin thoughtfully offered a pair of Glasses.

But Li Yu just waved his hand. Sang Lin was about to remind him that this "Special Celestial Body" was the highest crystallization of their civilization, and also their current Means of Survival.

Just the temperature and brightness of its surface were enough to ward off many dangers; the visual systems of Ordinary Lifeforms couldn't bear it at all.

But as he looked at the light reflecting in Li Yu's eyes, resembling two dazzling gems, the words at the tip of his tongue couldn't be spoken no matter what.

He had never seen a lifeform that could look directly at this Special Celestial Body.

And outside this space occupied by the Special Celestial Body, there was only the vast Dead Silent Space, and the chaotic ring zone behind it.

"There are lifeforms existing within it, hiding an Internal Space, yet existing in this external shape. Interesting..."

Li Yu's eyes were covered with special symbols. His field of vision pierced through the blazing flames on the surface and saw the central space.

There were a large number of Spaceships and spaces existing in the center of this celestial body, where many lifeforms lived, using this as a Base and constantly wandering.

And on the surface of this Special Celestial Body, there were tall Prism Towers.

Sang Lin's ship was currently located at the top of one of these Prism Towers.

Li Yu stood in front of the porthole and could see the scenery outside.

The blazing flames on the celestial body seemed as if they would rush in without reservation, like a heatwave about to incinerate everything.

However, the Shield formed by the Prism Tower had already filtered out the heat and ninety-nine percent of the luminosity of this celestial body. The raging flames formed by the sunlight were just an illusion.

This was Sang Lin's Wandering Outpost. Using the Special Celestial Body as concealment, it evaded many dangers and survived in the Universe.

Heat columns from the surface of the celestial body below rushed into space, carrying giant fuel fragments.

One of the blazing fragments, roughly two kilometers long, just happened to brush past the Spaceship.

It looked as if a burning continent was falling into space under reversed Gravity—a spectacular sight.

This was a very miraculous scene, and Li Yu watched with keen interest.

Right at this moment, Li Yu noticed that the "horizon" outside the Prism Tower was rising.

The broadcast from this Spaceship's Carrier Mainframe subsequently sounded:

"Positioning complete, identification code confirmed... Withered Leaf, begin descent. Shield and various filtering levels increased by ten percent. There might be slight turbulence, please make standard preparations against Impact..."

A not-so-violent shaking came from beneath their feet. This Spaceship was enveloped by a thin membrane popped out from the Prism Tower, merged into the gaseous outer shell of this celestial body, and began to descend rapidly.

The outer layer of this celestial body was not solid but gaseous, so it did not have a truly distinct "outer shell."

However, there was still a relatively distinct boundary line on its surface.

Violent Energy Reactions and super-strong Gravity pulled against each other, forming a boundary with extremely high gas matter density on the surface of the celestial body.

Fierce cyclones and turbulent heatwaves rapidly rotated on this boundary, forming an unfixed outer shell.

This outer shell was constantly changing; occasionally it would expand outward by tens of thousands of kilometers or contract inward by tens of thousands of kilometers.

The shaking that just occurred was precisely produced when the Spaceship came into contact with the cyclones.

These circumstances were enough to explain that the civilization Sang Lin belonged to was not simple.

The temperature on the surface of this Special Celestial Body was enough to kill the vast majority of A-Tier Lifeforms.

For a conventional civilization, breaking through at this level of technological difficulty would be hard, let alone hiding a normal living space inside.

Looking out through the porthole with the naked eye, one could basically see nothing at all.

Light that far exceeded the limit filled all the surrounding space. Looking at it with the naked eye, one could only see an endless storm composed of light and heat.

The eyes of an ordinary creature would be burned out in just a millisecond in this kind of environment.

Although Li Yu didn't care about this, he couldn't see anything valuable either.

"Attention, entering the Energy Barrier. The target will enter the traction field range in thirty seconds... Ten seconds... Five seconds... Under traction..."

As the Carrier Mainframe's voice fell, the scene outside the Spaceship suddenly changed. A large number of Spaceships and alloy fortresses appeared around them.

They floated quietly inside the celestial body. There were signs of massive lifeform activity among the Flying Vehicles coming and going. The lighting was soft, and a peaceful atmosphere prevailed, like a paradise isolated from the world.

"When the Civilization's Demise occurred, I hadn't even been born yet. According to my grandfather, at our Civilization's Apex, we controlled thousands of Star Systems and were A Radiant Star among Cosmic Civilizations."

Sang Lin's tone carried some sighing emotion. His spoken words had already been synchronously translated into a more easily understood language by the Symbiotic Colonization Armor.

"Before he died, grandfather still hoped for the civilization's revival. To me, it doesn't matter. Having never seen the Civilization's Apex, I feel things are pretty good right now."

In the corner, Batu carefully observed Li Yu, always feeling that this guy was very scary.

Li Yu was Noncommittal, feeling nothing toward this. Every civilization had its own hardships; he had seen quite a few and found it hard to empathize.

"Withered Leaf, preparing for mission verification. Please prepare for delivery." A cold Artificial Intelligence voice sounded in the channel.

Following the traction glide rails, this Spaceship docked at a certain Shipyard.

The Blast Door opened, and a Robot walked in, holding a Mechanical Tray in its hands, and spoke: "Respected Mr. Sang Lin, please place the items you collected on the tray. I will perform an assessment and convert them into points for you."

"Okay..." Sang Lin hurriedly walked into the Warehouse.

Meanwhile, Li Yu, who was hidden by Sang Lin, once again extended an imperceptible Data Probe, inserting it into this Robot's Corporeal Form to let Claptrap begin hacking into this Wandering Outpost.

Not long after, Sang Lin came over holding a few glass boxes and carefully placed the items inside onto the Mechanical Tray.

"Detecting... Heavenly Star Mother Ore, mass 534 grams; Radium Core, mass 254 grams..."

"Space-Tempered Crystal!" The Robot's voice suddenly rose several octaves: "Mass 1753 grams!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Sang Lin. You have over-completed your weekly mission. 145,630 points have been paid into your account."

The Robot finished its calculations and left with the items.

"Space-Tempered Crystals are indeed valuable. A full one hundred and forty thousand points! Great, this way we can exchange for a new Spaceship!"

Batu, however, complained a bit: "Why is it only 145,630 points? According to my estimation, it should be around one hundred and fifty thousand points."

Sang Lin didn't care at all: "It's probably because the exchange price of a certain material fluctuated again. It's just a few thousand points, no need to mind."

He was a big spender of points now; a mere few thousand points was just a drop in the bucket.

"Four thousand points is enough to eat several hundred hearty meals..." Batu muttered. Just as he was about to pack up and leave, he inadvertently glanced over, and his face suddenly changed drastically, saying:

"Sang... Sang Lin, it's the Enforcement Team!"

"What?" Sang Lin was also stunned. Looking into the distance through the porthole, he saw a Fully armed squad slowly walking over, wearing all-metal outer armor and holding Weapons.

"It's Konis. This is troublesome. Why is he on duty today? I clearly calculated the time; it shouldn't be him today." Sang Lin frowned tightly and glanced at Li Yu's hiding place.

"We're done for, we're done for..." Batu's face was pale, and his round body trembled non-stop.

"Calm down, it's fine. We have no suspicion of breaking the law; he can't randomly target us." Sang Lin told Batu to calm down, but it obviously didn't have much effect.

"If we're found randomly bringing in an outsider lifeform, we'll be expelled. We're done for, we're done for..."

Slap!

Batu froze, touched his own face, and looked at Sang Lin in confusion: "Did you hit me?"

"No..." Sang Lin shook his head and said solemnly: "Listen to me, we must stay calm; only then is it possible to escape this ordeal."

"Okay, okay!" Batu nodded vigorously.

Right at this moment, the Blast Door was opened again. Konis walked in with his subordinates, a scrutinizing and evaluating look on his face:

"I heard you found a Space-Tempered Crystal on this mission. Quite lucky, aren't you?"

The Robot receiving the mission items had just left, and it was unknown where he had heard it from.

"It's alright," Sang Lin replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Konis looked around the cabin and said with a pointed meaning: "Space-Tempered Crystals only appear in spatial fragmentation regions. With the performance of this Spaceship, how could you possibly obtain one? You guys didn't commit any rule violations, did you?"

As soon as these words came out, Batu's face turned completely white, and his body began to tremble slightly.

Konis naturally caught this scene. His eyes flickered, and he walked over to Batu, saying in a low voice: "Batu, what's wrong with you? Guilty Conscience?"

"I know you've always been timid and can't bear much pressure. What happened during your mission this time?"

"What did Sang Lin do to get the Space-Tempered Crystal?"

"Don't worry, as long as you tell me, I'll count you as innocent."

Batu's lips trembled, and then he suddenly shouted loudly: "No, Sang Lin got the Space-Tempered Crystal because of his superb skills... Don't... don't spout nonsense!"

"I know you're targeting... targeting Sang Lin because of Siphia!"

As soon as these words came out, Sang Lin's expression changed slightly, inwardly crying out that this was bad.

Konis's face darkened. He kicked Batu to the ground and said coldly: "I suspect that the Withered Leaf pilot, Sang Lin, committed rule violations during the mission. Search the entire Spaceship and check the System Log!"

"Yes, sir!" His subordinates received the order and began taking action.

Sang Lin gritted his teeth and said: "Konis, you don't have search Authority!"

"Hehe..." Konis just glanced at him indifferently and said: "Scram to the side!"

Sang Lin's heart boiled with anger, but there was nothing he could do. He was no match for the Enforcement Team at all; rushing forward would be useless.

It clearly wasn't his shift...

Sang Lin sighed inwardly. He knew bringing Li Yu back was a violation, but other people had done such things too; as long as it wasn't brought to the surface, it would be fine.

But as luck would have it, they encountered Konis.

He had obtained the Space-Tempered Crystal from Li Yu, so he felt too embarrassed to just leave the other party to fend for himself in the Starry Sky.

He closed his eyes somewhat despairingly, watching helplessly as Konis pushed open the Blast Door, behind which was Li Yu's hiding spot.

"Reporting, everything is normal, nothing was found!" The Enforcement Team member's voice sounded by Sang Lin's ear, and he opened his eyes in disbelief.

He saw an unbelievable scene: Konis was frowning tightly, looking around.

And Mr. Li Yu was standing right in front of him, his expression calm, not even looking at Konis.

Yet Konis seemed completely unable to see Mr. Li Yu.

Batu pointed at the direction where Konis, or rather, Li Yu actually was, his face deathly pale, unable to speak a single word, his teeth chattering.

"Everything is normal?" Konis frowned, staring at Sang Lin and Batu for a few glances.

If it were normal, how could Batu have that reaction?

But they had searched every corner of this Jalopy Spaceship, and there was indeed nothing.

The System Log was also fine. Even if he was unwilling to accept it, he couldn't casually fabricate a charge for these two guys.

"Konis, I have already recorded this. You forcibly searched my Spaceship without search Authority. I will submit this record to the Court of Justice," Sang Lin said coldly.

Konis's expression changed several times, and he shouted: "Don't forget, my father is..."

Sang Lin said in a deep voice: "I know your father is a grand judge, but don't forget, if you want Advancement, you can't have any stains on your record, not even a little bit!"

"Stop targeting me from now on!"

Konis stared deadly at him. After a moment, he coldly ordered: "Let's go!"

Chapter 823: Bad Woman!

Li Yu didn't care about this minor interlude, nor did he pay any attention to this so-called Konis.

Wherever there were people, there was a societal web. Even among the Civilization Remnants Eking out a miserable existence, there were many disputes.

The Artificial Intelligence of this Wandering Outpost was no match for Claptrap. It had already been molded into Claptrap's shape, and Li Yu obtained a large amount of information from it.

This included the Basic Cosmic Situation of this Universe—

This Universe was indeed in a state of constant warfare. Weak civilizations had no chance of survival; their only fate was to be devoured by larger civilizations.

And even relatively large civilizations found it difficult to maintain stable development.

The Eternal Civilization, which practiced Mechanical Ascension, regarded the entire Universe as their resource field. They constantly launched wars of conquest, and defeated civilizations had only one fate—a Civilization's Demise!

And Li Yu also found related information about the Creator Civilization.

They were not called the Creator Civilization in this Universe, but rather Civilization Zero. It was said to be a codename spread by the Eternal Civilization.

Civilization Zero hadn't expanded outward for a long time. The internal divisions they were experiencing were known to many civilizations.

They could be roughly divided into the Conservative Faction and the Radical Faction, and under these two major factions, there were many smaller factions.

This was enough to prove the chaotic situation within Civilization Zero.

There were also the domineering Iron-Blood Civilization, the arrogant Star Spirit Civilization, and the "Pantheon" that was Content with its corner. They traversed the Interstellar space, looking down on numerous civilizations.

At the same time, the boundaries of the Universe were constantly expanding, and new civilizations were discovered from time to time.

Some weak civilizations were devoured completely without even leaving their names behind.

Slightly stronger ones might be able to stir up a little splash, but their impact was ultimately limited.

The predecessor of this Wandering Outpost called themselves the Blazing Sun Civilization. Stars were their symbol of Faith, and their highest Technology—the Infinite Blazing Sun—was their pride.

However, a few thousand years ago, they were destroyed by the Eternal Civilization, and the Infinite Blazing Sun was also taken by the other party to be used as an Energy Core.

This was a small Infinite Blazing Sun Base. Relying on this Base, a portion of the surviving Ethnic Group was Eking out a miserable existence.

In short, this was a Universe where the Law of the Jungle was even more prevalent. Every civilization was prepared to launch a war or defend themselves at any time.

And what was worth mentioning was that interstellar humans also existed in this Universe.

It might be that the Titan Civilization's experimental Blueprint leaked back then, leading to interstellar humans multiplying and flourishing in this Universe as well, becoming one of the Pan-Races.

There were traces of them in many Pan-Racial Civilizations, but they were not the dominant ones.

The lack of a civilization dominated by interstellar humans also led to their actual Status being relatively low, with most of them at the bottom of civilization.

And just as Li Yu expected, even in this Universe, Super Lifeforms were not seen everywhere.

At its peak, the Blazing Sun Civilization only had one Super Lifeform holding down the fort, which they called a Blazing Sun-Class Lifeform.

"Due to traversing the Barren Universe Zone previously, the Primal Transformers have all suffered more or less damage. Repairing them will probably require a lot of materials," Li Yu pondered inwardly.

The damage to the Eternal Machine God almost reached two-thirds, which also led to the Primal Transformers suffering heavy injuries. If they weren't repaired, the Strength they could exert would obviously be limited.

Although they could undergo self-repair, that speed was too slow; it would take When Pigs Fly to finish.

"I also need to find a place to hide the Connection Device; that's my reliance for returning."

It was through a rather clever method of embedding it into the Symbiotic Bio-Armor that he managed to bring the Connection Device out.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to carry out a Connection Device that was so complex and huge through the Barren Universe Zone.

Carefully considering his next plans, Li Yu found some open civilizations from the Database of this Wandering Outpost and prepared to try contacting them.

Because this Universe was somewhat like a dark forest, the vast majority of civilizations were "closed off to the outside world." Only a portion of relatively powerful civilizations allowed outsider lifeforms to enter.

"Mr. Li Yu, how... how did you do that?" Sang Lin asked hesitantly. He had already keenly sensed that this interstellar human he picked up from the outside seemed very far from simple.

"Just a little trick." Li Yu didn't say much, and Sang Lin didn't press the matter. Batu's expression gradually returned to normal, and he said excitedly:

"Since we've passed this hurdle, everything will be fine afterward."

Subsequently, the two began to pack their things and leave the Spaceship. Li Yu also left with them, returning to their "home."

They moved through this space via mechanical glide rails. The metal Ropes creaked, and the safety factor was very low.

"Once we exchange for a new Spaceship, we'll be able to go to more dangerous places to execute missions. In a few years, we'll be able to exchange for a big house in the inner layer." Sang Lin spoke with beautiful longing:

"I heard that in the inner layer, they all move through teleportation channels."

Hearing this, the little fatty Batu's eyes also narrowed into slits.

Along the way, many people greeted Sang Lin, including interstellar humans, so not a single person felt surprised or astonished by Li Yu's appearance.

And their so-called home was just a circular Metal Cabin fixed in space through special means, its exterior even somewhat decayed.

Although the materials used to build it back then were very sturdy, it was also difficult to resist thousands of years of temporal corrosion.

It was hard to say clearly which generation of owner Sang Lin was of this circular Metal Cabin.

Just as they returned, a female lifeform wearing brown clothes came over along the glide rails. The hair on her body wasn't considered very thick, and her appearance was extremely close to interstellar human Aesthetics.

A civilization that could accommodate interstellar humans wouldn't have appearances too different from theirs; otherwise, it would be difficult to get along harmoniously.

"Sang Lin, are you okay? I heard Konis went to cause trouble for you again." As soon as this female lifeform came up, she asked with concern while subtly evaluating Li Yu.

"Siphia, I'm fine." Sang Lin smiled and shook his head.

Li Yu's mouth twitched slightly. It seemed that no matter where, females were existences very prone to causing disputes.

Batu seemed to want to say something but was interrupted by Sang Lin's look.

"And who is this?" Siphia finally asked, looking at Li Yu.

"A Friend I just met, Mr. Li Yu..." Sang Lin gave a brief introduction but didn't go into detail, even changing the subject: "Siphia, I have good news for you."

"We found a Space-Tempered Crystal while executing a mission this time and exchanged it for one hundred and forty thousand points. I already have enough points to exchange for the Kasan Spaceship. Besides the pilot, it can also carry three operators."

"When the time comes, you can go execute missions with us."

"A Space-Tempered Crystal! One hundred and forty thousand points!?" Siphia seemed somewhat surprised, looking at Sang Lin's cheek with pleasant surprise.

But Li Yu, as if he had found something amusing, cast a playful gaze.

Although Siphia's mood was indeed very joyful, it was a pity that she wasn't very surprised, as if she had already known this news.

Just like her initial concern, it was mostly superficial, while her heart was very calm.

And since Sang Lin had returned here, he hadn't leaked the information about the Space-Tempered Crystal. Besides them, only Konis knew about it.

However, this had nothing to do with him, and he couldn't be bothered to remind little kid Sang Lin.

"The Kasan Spaceship only requires seventy thousand points to exchange. What are you going to do with the remaining seventy thousand?" Siphia asked innocently.

"The remaining seventy thousand needs to be transferred to Mr. Li Yu here," Sang Lin said.

Li Yu, who was looking down at this space, was slightly taken aback.Why is there a share for me?

"Transferred to him?" Siphia's expression changed slightly, but she managed to squeeze out a smile and asked: "Why is that?"

"Uh..." Sang Lin scratched his head and said: "Being able to find the Space-Tempered Crystal this time is inextricably linked to Mr. Li Yu, so we definitely have to give half to him."

Siphia could no longer maintain the smile on her face, but she didn't say much else, instead saying: "Sang Lin, exchanging for a fighter jet is not something to be rushed. You just came back from executing a mission; rest for a few days first."

"When it's time to exchange it, remember to call me over."

"Mhm, definitely," Sang Lin nodded. The two whispered for a while longer before Siphia left leisurely.

Sang Lin had a silly smile rippling on his face, only restraining it slightly after walking toward Li Yu, saying apologetically: "Mr. Li Yu, the Space-Tempered Crystal was found on your body, so it should be your item..."

Li Yu waved his hand, signaling the other party not to say anymore: "If you like it, I'll just give it to you."

"No, I definitely have to give you half. This Base of ours uses points as circulating Currency. I'm afraid you'll have to live here for a long time; without points, it's hard to move an inch," Sang Lin insisted.

Seeing this, Li Yu didn't say anything more. Pushing it back and forth was just a waste of time.

However, this little kid Sang Lin was quite interesting.

And something even more interesting happened a month and a half later.

"My Lord, the Connection Device has been set up, and it indeed can generate a reaction, but to completely open it up will still take some time."

Andrei was reporting to him.

When he left, he had instructed Peyton to keep the Connection Device in an activated state at all times, precisely to make it convenient for testing.

During this period, he let Andrei take charge of this matter, not to return right now, but to determine whether this thing was actually useful or not.

Now it seemed that it was indeed useful.

"Mhm, continue proceeding, try to connect." Li Yu nodded and instructed.

"Heavenly Venerable..." A Primal Transformer suddenly cut into the channel:

"A large-scale fleet has just been detected. Its forward target is exactly the Wandering Outpost you are currently in."

"Oh?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised, and immediately asked: "What level of combat power?"

"There are a few A-rank Energy Reactions, but not too strong."

"Mhm, I know." Li Yu thought for a moment and didn't care: "Don't interfere with their normal advancement."

"Yes!"

Right at this moment, the Metal Cabin door was suddenly opened. The little fatty Batu came in with a tearful face and said: "Mr. Li Yu, please save Sang Lin."

"Sang Lin?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised. He glanced at Sang Lin, who was being dragged by the little fatty, and said: "He's just drunk, it's nothing."

"No, his points... were scammed by that bad woman!" Batu's face scrunched together, looking as if he was about to burst into tears at any moment.

"Huh?" Li Yu was also a bit surprised and asked: "What happened?"

"Today we were originally going to prepare to exchange for a new Spaceship, but Siphia said previously that her uncle has an internal channel and could exchange it at a twenty percent discount, but she had to do the exchange personally," the little fatty narrated:

"Also, the minimum requirement was to exchange for two."

Sang Lin only planned to exchange for one, so he didn't think about using her channel.

"But not long ago, Sang Lin heard that someone else also wanted to exchange, so..."

"So Sang Lin prepared to exchange for two, and then use the other one to earn the price difference, right?" Li Yu finished the sentence for him.

"Yes, and... and today Sang Lin even saw Siphia secretly meeting with Konis." Batu's mouth widened, seeming about to cry.

Li Yu couldn't help but chuckle; it really was a simple scam.

However, that Siphia was already deeply trusted by Sang Lin to begin with, so it wasn't surprising that Sang Lin was scammed.

"Tsk, an Enforcement Team officer with a deep background, versus a poor kid—even an Idiot would know how to choose," Li Yu couldn't help but laugh.

Sang Lin was dead drunk, showing almost no reaction to the outside world, muttering something unknown in his mouth.

Half a day later, Sang Lin stood in front of Li Yu with a guilty expression, saying: "Mr. Li Yu, I'm sorry... The points were all scammed away."

Under normal circumstances, he could get around five thousand points per mission.

One hundred and forty thousand points would require twenty-eight missions. Factoring in preparation time, mission execution time, and resting time, it would take at least a month and a half to two months no matter how you looked at it.

To accumulate that amount, it would take at least three years. Adding in daily expenses, this time would have to be doubled.

More importantly...Siphia, why...

Li Yu could easily feel the pain in his heart and chuckled softly: "No need to feel guilty towards me. I told you before, since you like it, I'll just give it to you."

Hearing this, Sang Lin felt even more pain and guilt in his heart.

Just as he was about to speak, the cabin door was suddenly kicked open, and two figures stood in the doorway.

Sang Lin's expression changed slightly. The two standing at the door were none other than Konis and Siphia.

Konis stared at Sang Lin with a look of disdain. Siphia was forcefully held in his embrace; her expression seemed somewhat reluctant, and she didn't dare to look at Sang Lin.

"What are you doing here!?" Batu couldn't help but shout.

"The mandatory mission time is almost up. I heard you sold off that Jalopy Spaceship of yours. If you don't have a new Spaceship, how are you going to complete the mission?"

Konis caressed Siphia while looking at Sang Lin.

"Siphia, you... why?" Sang Lin looked at Siphia and couldn't help but ask.

"Why!?" Siphia seemed to be enraged by this question.

"Because you wanted to exchange for a new Spaceship and transfer the points to that guy, but you never thought about me!" She pointed at Li Yu and shouted.

"I didn't say..." Sang Lin wanted to explain.

"Say what? Say you'd bring me along to execute missions? But is executing missions an enjoyment? Executing missions is fraught with danger; only an Idiot like you would like it!"

On the surface, Siphia looked like an enraged lioness, using this to cover up the guilt and unease in her heart.

Chapter 824: Ganging Up

The purpose of Konis's visit was very simple: to show off his might and declare his victory.

The points were gone, and so was the person.

Looking at Sang Lin, who looked as if he had been struck by lightning and had lost his soul, the sheer delight in Konis's heart was beyond words.

"You dare to compete with me? Look at what qualifications you have first." Konis dropped a sentence and left with Siphia.

"Sang Lin..." Batu carefully touched Sang Lin.

"I'm fine..." Sang Lin's tone was hoarse, and his face was gloomy.

Right at this moment, a violent roar suddenly resounded.

Rumble!

The entire Internal Space was shaking. Batu looked bewildered, and then the alarm sounded—

"Warning, an unknown fleet is approaching, suspected to be Space Pirates. Please prepare for battle!"

The alarm repeated several times, and Batu's face turned deathly pale again: "Space... Space Pirates!?"

...

At the same time, outside the Infinite Blazing Sun, a large fleet had already surrounded this celestial body layer by layer. Their surfaces were covered with high-temperature-resistant barriers, and various equipment was highly targeted.

In the Main Ship, several lifeforms of Non-human races gathered together, staring at the giant ball of light on the screen.

"The Infinite Blazing Sun. After searching for so long, we finally found it." They looked excited, waving their appendages.

"This thing is worth a fortune. Many civilizations covet it; it can definitely be sold for an astronomical price."

"Be careful, their armed Strength is not bad. Don't capsize the boat in a small gutter," a guy in the center who looked like an octopus said coldly.

"Understood. Prepare the high-temperature-resistant assault drills to penetrate directly into the core. These people have been wandering for so many years; they've long lost their bloodlust!"

"Continue the attack! Chisel out a passage for me!"

A series of orders were issued, and this group of Space Pirates methodically began their operation. Azure Light Beams shot at the surface of the Infinite Blazing Sun, disrupting the Energy Reactions within.

A large number of metal drills carrying ionic energy drilled toward the depths of space, quickly leaving a passable channel.

Subsequently, the Fully armed assault team began to extend into the channel along the tracks, heading toward the depths of the space.

But the Infinite Blazing Sun's counterattack also began. The blazing flames on the surface suddenly soared, and storms of raging flames melted the Space Pirates midway into slag.

The vast majority of people died before even getting close to the Infinite Blazing Sun.

However, a small portion of relatively strong Space Pirates evaded the flame storms. With the help of the fleet's cooling rays, they entered the path opened by the high-temperature-resistant drills and entered the Internal Space.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Energy Beams shot out in all directions. The moment those Space Pirates landed, they began a large-scale massacre, and wails were Ringing in One's Ears.

"Quick, hide quickly!" Sang Lin couldn't care about his sorrow and said to Batu and Li Yu.

"Wherever Space Pirates pass, there will definitely be wails everywhere."

In fact, most Space Pirates were also the sparks left behind by destroyed civilizations, only they had taken a different path, relying on plundering to survive.

And Wandering Outposts were their main plundering targets.

However, Li Yu's eyes flickered and he frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Boom!

An Energy Beam pierced through the Chains fixing the Metal Cabin.

Instantly, the Metal Cabin shook non-stop, looking as if it would fall at any moment.

At the same time, a Space Pirate wearing black Armor, holding a Mechanical Long Sword, had already charged over.

"Be careful!" Sang Lin subconsciously went to pull Li Yu, but then discovered in astonishment that the latter was like a Giant Stone, difficult to pull.

Forced by the situation, he could only leap forward, wanting to knock the Space Pirate away.

However, an astonishing thing happened. The Space Pirate in front of him suddenly exploded into fine powder and disappeared on the spot.

Sang Lin was dumbfounded. Before he knew what happened, Li Yu's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Meeting is a kind of fate. We've known each other for a month and a half, so I'll give you something."

A golden Light Beam surged into Sang Lin's body. Boom!

Electric Arcs shot out in all directions. The hair all over Sang Lin's body stood on end, and his pupils were filled with escaping Electric Arcs.

"This is..." Sang Lin raised his hand in disbelief.

Batu blinked his eyes.How did Sang Lin transform!?

The anomaly here had already attracted the attention of quite a few Space Pirates, and several of them immediately charged toward him.

He subconsciously reached out his hand, and a Lightning Pillar shot out, directly turning the opponents into charred corpses.

"This kind of power..." His heart was agitated, and he subconsciously looked in the direction where Li Yu was, but that spot was already completely empty.

Unable to think too much about it, he grabbed Batu, brought him to a safe location, and then turned around to charge back into the battlefield.

This was his home, after all; he wouldn't allow these Space Pirates to massacre at will.

On the other side, Konis dragged Siphia along as they leaped between the cabins, his face extremely gloomy.

It was truly unlucky. He just came out to show off his might once, and he actually ran into Space Pirates.

The Outer Space Layer was exactly the buffer zone to deal with attacks, meant to buy more preparation time for the inner layer.

He knew that the High Echelons wouldn't invest too much power to save the outer layer at all.

"Fuck, it's all that Idiot's fault!" Konis barely dodged an Energy Beam and couldn't help but curse angrily, while Siphia in his arms was already speechless with fright.

Boom!

Another Energy Beam shot over. Unable to dodge in time, his shoulder was directly hit. He fell onto a platform, rolling a few times before landing.

He forcibly endured the pain. Several Space Pirates had already surrounded him.

"Damn it, bringing Siphia is too much of a burden..." Konis's eyes flickered. Siphia in his arms seemed to realize something and hurriedly said: "Konis, don't abandon me... don't..."

"Scram!" Konis snorted coldly, ruthlessly pushed Siphia away, and simultaneously prepared to break out of the encirclement.

Boom! Crackle!

A Lightning Pillar descended from the sky. Amidst the blinding Lightning Glow, a figure directly turned the surrounding Space Pirates into charred corpses.

Li Yu had directly enhanced Sang Lin to the level of a B-Tier Lifeform, which was enough to deal with the current situation.

Konis immediately froze in place, looking at the lightning-wreathed figure in front of him with somewhat bewildered uncertainty.

He didn't remember there being such a powerhouse in the Ethnic Group, and the other party's back figure seemed somewhat familiar.

In the next second, he turned around, and Konis couldn't help but shout: "It's you, how is that possible!?"

It was actually Sang Lin. How did this Idiot become so strong!?

Sang Lin!?

Siphia was also stunned, staring blankly at the figure in front of her, an indescribable emotion surging into her heart.

"It's not safe here. Leave quickly," Sang Lin said indifferently.

Siphia's expression fluctuated. She forced out a smile and said: "Sang Lin, actually, before I..."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The surveillance cameras around them exploded one after another. Sang Lin said in a low voice: "Having the Recording from just now is enough, right..."

Konis had a bad premonition in his heart and couldn't help but say: "Big Brother Sang Lin, you..."

Boom!

Lightning Glow surged, and Konis was directly turned into dust; not even a speck of slag remained.

Siphia's face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't help but plead: "Sang Lin, I was coerced by him. I didn't want to either. Please look at our past..."

"You originally could have had a stable life. What a pity." Sang Lin closed his eyes. A flash of Lightning Glow passed by, and the whole world went quiet.

A moment later, Sang Lin muttered in a low voice: "Thank you..."

...

Outside the Infinite Blazing Sun, Li Yu seemed to sense something. He glanced down and already knew what had happened.

"Not bad, ruthless enough."

Li Yu nodded and said. Enhancing Sang Lin was just a whim without any particular reason. Everything that followed had nothing to do with him either.

"Where is that Super Lifeform now?" he asked in the channel.

The reason he left the Infinite Blazing Sun was naturally not because of these Space Pirates, but because the Transformers had detected an unknown Super Lifeform.

"Heavenly Venerable, it has arrived..." As soon as Primordial Foreseer's words fell, a patch of blue-white light swept over from the Depths of Cosmic Space.

The blue-white light looked incomparably magnificent, yet it contained energy capable of destroying everything.

As far as the eye could see, the Space Pirates' warships melted at an astonishing speed, just like ice cubes placed on a red-hot iron plate, quickly turning into steam.

A single attack directly cleared out this Star Sector.

The chain reaction caused by this attack was not over yet.

The Gravity of the Infinite Blazing Sun was obviously thrown out of balance. Large chunks of rock in a molten state detached from the Ground and rushed rapidly towards the sky.

Although protected by the Shield, the Internal Space was still shaking violently.

In the areas swept by the blue-white light, the Infinite Blazing Sun began to take on a deep black-red color, carrying a sense of ruined gloominess.

The surface of the devastated celestial body was already covered with faintly visible cracks, like an ancient clay vase.

And at the edge of the celestial body, near the horizon, a blinding blue-white band of light was flashing continuously.

It gave people the illusion that another sun was rising over there.

Following the blue-white light was a streak of Flowing Light that was difficult to see with the naked eye, hovering above the Infinite Blazing Sun.

The upright silver-white metallic Corporeal Form reflected brilliant light. The swinging of its thick, giant mechanical tail caused spatial turbulence. Its four limbs were covered with metal Scale Armor, which undulated continuously with Energy Fluctuations.

It looked like a mechanical lizard standing upright on its hind legs.

"Mechanical Lord—Hashar," Li Yu muttered, staring at him.

In the Infinite Blazing Sun's Database, there was related information about this guy.

He was a Mechanical Lord from the Eternal Civilization, looking down on a region and feared by countless civilizations.

When the Space Pirates launched their attack, he had received news from the Transformers that they had detected a Super Lifeform heading in this direction.

If the appearance of the Space Pirates was just a coincidence, then this Super Lifeform was definitely not a coincidence.

"The Infinite Blazing Sun..." Hashar obviously recognized the Wandering Outpost below.

But he didn't care either. Substantive Data Streams shot out from his mechanical pupils, entering the Infinite Blazing Sun.

The next moment, a giant projection screen covered the entire space. Hashar was within it, looking down at the bottom, and simultaneously, his voice sounded:

"A month and a half ago, did you detect any anomalous Energy Fluctuations?"

"Those who can provide clues will be rewarded by the Eternal Civilization."

Numerous Civilization Remnants of the Blazing Sun Civilization looked at this scene in terror, shivering.

The High Echelons of the inner layer gathered together, their expressions uneasy. The one who destroyed them was the Eternal Civilization, so they naturally knew how terrifying the other party was.

However, the other party's question was very broad, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.

They didn't have any relevant information to provide.

Hashar had immediately scanned the Infinite Blazing Sun's Database, but unfortunately found nothing, so he could only ask using this method.

He had already been wandering in this area for a period of time and had found nothing all along.

But the Ultimate Intelligence couldn't be wrong; it definitely had to be in this area. It was just that his movements were too slow, and he didn't know where the Eternal Core had run off to.

"A month and a half ago..." Sang Lin froze for a moment, looking down at his hands covered in Thunder. Wasn't that exactly when he discovered Mr. Li Yu?

"It seems he came precisely for me." Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.

A Mechanical Lord of the Eternal Civilization came for him; the only thing he could think of was the Eternal Core.

But that thing was embedded in the Symbiotic Bio-Armor, so the Eternal Civilization shouldn't be able to detect it.

No... unless they could Monitor the activity traces of the Eternal Machine God.

When he arrived in this Universe, the Eternal Machine God still existed for a period of time. Perhaps it was during that period that the Eternal Civilization noticed.

"Eternal Civilization..."

Li Yu's expression flickered, and his figure gradually emerged from the Survival Space.

His appearance immediately attracted Hashar's attention. Various detection equipment locked onto the other party at the first moment, but Gained Nothing.

"A Mechanical Lord level, to actually hide so well..." Hashar's mechanical pupils contracted erratically, tightly locking onto the other party.

"Your Excellency seems to be looking for me?" Li Yu spoke directly.

"No, I am looking for..." Hashar said halfway, then suddenly realized and asked in confusion: "The Eternal Core is on you? Why didn't I detect it?"

However, he didn't dwell on it for too long, immediately saying: "The Eternal Core is an item of our Eternal Civilization, please return it."

"Return it?" Li Yu laughed and said: "What if I say no?"

"Then that is making an enemy of the Eternal Civilization!" Hashar's attitude was tough.

"Making an enemy of the Eternal Civilization?" Li Yu's smile grew wider.

Hashar was just about to say something when his Scanner alarmed frantically—

"Detected a Mechanical Lord."

"There are other Mechanical Lords?" Hashar stared vigilantly at the twisted space around him.

Then, tall metal figures surfaced all around, each one exuding an astonishing Aura. There were fully eight of them.

"Eight Mechanical Lords!?"

Hashar's mechanical pupils rotated at high speed, obviously deeply shocked.

How could there be so many!?

Chapter 825: Virtual Armament?

"Who exactly are these people!?"

Hashar looked around. This number and scale of lord-level lifeforms obviously made him very surprised.

The only piece of good news was that all of these Mechanical Bodies had extremely severe injuries.

Being able to produce injuries that even lord-level lifeforms couldn't self-repair was enough to prove that they had gone through a tragic battle or something similar previously.

What was it that required nine lord-level lifeforms to fight together, and still left them heavily injured?

Could it be...

Suddenly, he thought of the Eternal Core.

Right at this moment, the eight Ancestral Primes had already surrounded him.

Li Yu himself hadn't expected that he would be targeted by the Eternal Civilization as soon as he arrived in this Universe. This was obviously something he very much didn't want to see.

What was even more troublesome was that the two sides were using the Eternal Core as a point of conflict, which was almost irreconcilable.

He had even foreseen the development of the situation.

Minor Conflicts would escalate into major conflicts, major conflicts would escalate into war, and war would escalate into a Fight to the death.

Unless one side completely beat the other into submission. Just thinking about it was headache-inducing.

"Surrender without putting up a fight!" Primordial Foreseer issued a warning, pressing closer step by step.

The next moment, heavy Metal Books composed of precise mechanical structures appeared beside Hashar. Like a Stellar Ring, they slowly rotated around him, emitting surging Energy Fluctuations.

Swish swish swish—

The Metal Books opened, and the pages made of special metals rapidly flipped.

A profound Energy Radiance suddenly spread out, and a special field unfolded. Like a dark blue spherical energy shield, it enveloped him within, covering a very large area.

Observed from the Interior, the inner wall of the field had a dark blue base.

Streaks of bright blue and incandescent Energy flows circulated on it. The whole thing looked like a blue curtain dotted with starlight stripes.

The Hashar Field Barrier possessed extremely powerful defensive capabilities, and within the field, he would also receive numerous buffs while enemies would be weakened.

Hashar didn't even need scanning equipment to tell that these eight Super Lifeforms had suffered very serious injuries.

Although he wasn't clear on what had happened before, he knew that this was his chance.

Of course, not a chance to counter-kill, but a chance to break out of the encirclement.

Even with their bodies damaged, it was impossible for him to defeat the opponents relying solely on himself. Seeking the possibility of breaking out was the normal choice.

He was surrounded in the center and didn't act rashly for the time being.

But one of the Super Primal King Kongs—Master Titanium—had already taken action.

A massive amount of Energy Cannons appeared around his body, and the surging artillery fire headed towards Hashar like shooting stars!

But after those Energy Cannons entered the field's range, they disappeared into the inner wall of the field, like a Clay Ox Entering The Sea, as if they had been absorbed.

And the moment physical missiles touched the dark blue outer wall, a dazzling ball of energy immediately exploded, bouncing them away.

"This field is very special. It's not just a pure energy field, but also mixed with Information State Solidification. Pure energy is very difficult to pose a threat to it."

After a simple probing attack, the numerous Super Primal King Kongs had roughly figured out the defensive scope of the field.

"Unknown Lords, shall we discuss this?" Hashar issued a probing inquiry.

After the words fell, a few seconds passed.

The Ancestral Primes temporarily suspended the Communication Blockade, turned to look at Li Yu, opened the communication channel, and transmitted Li Yu's message:

"Discuss what?"

"I respect your Strength, but the Eternal Civilization looks down upon the Universe. Some things perhaps don't need to be solved with force," Hashar said.

Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but laugh. Just now he was threatening him, but now "some things perhaps don't need to be solved with force."

These Mechanical Lords were essentially not born from the Metamorphosis of pure intelligent consciousness.

The Eternal Civilization was originally not a mechanical civilization. It was just that they chose Mechanization, uploading their consciousness to achieve a certain sense of immortality.

Those manipulating these Mechanical Bodies were essentially the original lifeforms who uploaded their consciousness, not the sublimation of Artificial Intelligence.

Therefore, compared to normal lifeforms, their way of thinking hadn't changed much.

"Your Excellency, don't joke around. If I let you go today, what awaits me will be the Eternal Civilization's endless pursuit, right?" Li Yu said.

Even though his intentions were exposed, Hashar didn't feel awkward at all, saying: "Even if you succeed in keeping me here today, the Ultimate Intelligence will know everything."

The Ultimate Intelligence, the supreme administrator of the Eternal Civilization, a mysterious and unfathomable existence.

Some civilizations rumored that it possessed supreme might.

But some civilizations also believed that it was just an Artificial Intelligence, merely the administrator of the Eternal Civilization.

"Since you won't let me off either way, then there's no need to waste time." Li Yu waved his hand.

Tut-tut-tut-tut!!

The eight Ancestral Primes immediately surrounded him and focused their fire on Hashar.

But he had already made preparations. Layers upon layers of energy Shields protected him.

At the same time, he moved at high speed to dodge the attacks. Energy Beams were released from his hands one after another, wildly bombarding and counterattacking.

The area of the field enveloping his body was very large, and it caused some impact when it enveloped the Ancestral Primes.

It also gave Hashar enough space to kite them, allowing him to maintain the battle in a mid-range combat mode, exchanging fire with each other.

This prevented him from falling into the predicament of being ganged up on by multiple opponents.

"Offense is not the goal. Finding an opportunity to break out is." While paying attention to the positions of the other Ancestral Primes, Hashar tried to find a way to break out.

Suddenly, a change occurred in the formation of the Ancestral Primes, and a gap appeared in their blockade, which he spotted at a glance.

"Opportunity!"

Hashar released a large-scale Space-Time Distortion ripple. Invisible Shockwaves shot out with a bang, forcibly causing the space-time blockade in this place to fluctuate.

In the next moment, he was going to perform a long-distance teleportation maneuver.

Right at this instant, Hashar's auxiliary Combat System alarm blared!

In a split second, Hashar hurriedly dodged.

An axe wrapped in purple energy flew over from afar, carrying an irresistible force.

It collided with his field Shield, energy surged, and then it easily tore through his field Shield, brushing past his mechanical combat body.

Instantly, because the field was broken, Heaven-Shaking Sovereign's speed sharply increased. After rapidly closing the distance, he burst forth with a concussive energy wave, directly swatting Hashar away!

At the same time, without the obstruction of the field, the other major Ancestral Primes also closed in.

Primordial Foreseer's streamlined body fiercely pursued, seizing the opportunity gained from the sneak attack. As soon as he engaged, he unleashed a set of smooth and flowing combos, giving Hashar no time to breathe.

Hashar hadn't parried a few times before a strong sense of crisis struck from behind again. Phantom Celestial Spirit vanished in a flash, erupting with brilliant light, and the machine body on Hashar's back suffered damage.

Without the obstruction of the field, the Ancestral Primes finally all took action at this moment, with clear division of labor and Tacit Understanding.

And because the sneak attack succeeded, Hashar immediately fell into a passive state.

"Fighting one-on-one" with eight Mechanical Lord-level lifeforms at the same time... Hashar was a bit unable to hold on.

Even if their machine bodies were damaged and their injuries severe, he couldn't withstand their sheer numbers.

There was no trickery involved; it was completely a crushing defeat in pure hard strength. The scene quickly turned into a one-sided beating.

The Infinite Blazing Sun below tottered amidst the surging Energy Fluctuations around it.

The rumbling sounds in the Interior were Ringing in One's Ears. Detection equipment could only scan a vast expanse of white; no one knew what was happening inside.

Hashar gritted his mechanical teeth tightly, enduring the fierce attacks of the Ancestral Primes, the energy in his body depleting and flowing out like floodwaters.

His heart was filled with a sense of unbelievable absurdity and a powerlessness that penetrated deep into his bones.

More importantly, he recognized the axe that had just broken his field defense.

"This giant axe is the Titan Artifact of the Royal Blood Titan! How could it be in your hands!"

A Weapon of this level was naturally recorded in the Database.

However, this thing should have been buried in "The Ruins" along with the Titan Civilization.

Except, this place was near The Ruins, plus these heavily injured lord-level Mechanical Bodies, and the activity traces of the Eternal Core...

Integrating various factors together, the Intelligent Nodes in his body trembled, deriving an astonishing event speculation.

Amidst the siege, Hashar forcefully squeezed out a voice: "Are you a lifeform from inside The Ruins, using the Eternal Core in combination with these eight major Mechanical Bodies to forcefully charge out!?"

In the event model he constructed using these integrated factors, the probability of this matter was quite low.

Because the Eternal Core was the highest technological crystallization of their Eternal Civilization, tailor-made specifically for the characteristics of the Eternal Civilization.

Needless to say about things like Authority, it was impossible for it to be simply used by other lifeforms.

"Oh, you guessed it."

Li Yu wasn't surprised. Combined with the known clues, it was very easy for these intelligent Mechanical Bodies to build event models and conduct a massive amount of feasibility analysis in a short period of time.

"How... how did you do it!?" Hashar couldn't help but ask.

"You should worry about yourself first." Li Yu naturally wouldn't explain.

His mechanical pupils flashed, and ribbon-like Energy Rings surfaced all around. Blue energy whipped up like a Whirlwind, rapidly expanding into an Energy Storm.

The violent energy forcibly separated the Ancestral Primes engaged in close combat, creating a brief space for damage output.

Hashar was in the eye of the wind. His mechanical Corporeal Form expanded, and the Energy Storm rapidly condensed, shrinking into thousands of Energy Cannons suspended around his body. The high-density energy seemed to materialize, turning into crystal-clear amethyst.

In the next moment, the Energy Beams suddenly shot out in all directions, explosively blowing up clusters of bright blue Energy Blasts with a boom.

Bang bang bang bang!!

Ripples of Impact spread outwards. At the same time, this special energy carried an Information State erosion effect, forcing the already severely injured Ancestral Primes to temporarily stop their movements.

Hashar's movements didn't stop. The Metal Books suddenly scattered, all the metal pages fluttering and dancing, turning into a ring-shaped rotating blurred band of light lingering around his body.

A large number of metallic structures emerged from the band of light, as if they were going to assemble onto his body.

Buzz buzz buzz—

A section of a metal-cast mechanical block extended out at an angle, gradually revealing its full appearance.

"Stop him!"

A gleam flashed in Primordial Foreseer's eyes. Although he didn't know what Hashar was doing, stopping him definitely couldn't be wrong.

"Is this guy about to transform?"

Li Yu always felt a bizarre sense of déjà vu about the situation before his eyes.

He didn't understand the Eternal Civilization's combat methods.

And looking at the current trend, making enemies with the other party in the future was unavoidable. That was why he wasn't in a hurry to take the other party down, wanting to see what kind of fancy tricks Hashar could pull off.

After all, there was absolutely no way he would hand over something like the Eternal Core.

It was also impossible to hand it over because once the Eternal Core was taken out of the Symbiotic Bio-Armor, it would immediately turn into fine powder on the spot.

"I am a Mechanical Lord of the Eternal Civilization—Hashar! Want to defeat me? It won't be that easy!"

Hashar pursed his lips tightly, and his will to fight burned brightly.

A large number of metallic structures extended out section by section. The Ancestral Primes changed their attack targets, bombarding these metallic structures.

Energy Shields subsequently emerged, like a semi-transparent light blue Protective Shield. It continuously resisted the focused fire, vibrating incessantly and exploding with rings of light waves and Electric Arcs.

Hashar outputted energy with all his might, and a dark blue radiance surged from his body.

Suddenly, the space behind him rippled. Phantom Celestial Spirit teleported inside the Shield. The sharp bladed teeth, carrying Electric Arcs, carved out a sharp cold glint.

In the nick of time, Hashar hurriedly twisted his body. It brushed past him, sending up a shower of sparks.

Even so, a part of his machine body still suffered damage, and electrical sparks flew in all directions!

Hashar ignored it, his mechanical pupils bursting with brilliant light.

"Virtual Armament, descend!"

Boom!

Presented before everyone was a Metal Block. The base was a massive disc, and multicolored Energy Radiance flowed within it.

Countless Data Streams formed a spherical cover, wrapping the Metal Block within. It was slowly rotating, or perhaps it was completing its transformation from virtual to reality.

A massive number of mechanical structures unfolded, covering Hashar's body.

A thunderous mechanical battle roar shook the Starry Universe: "Since you want to start a war with the Eternal Civilization, then bring it on!"

"This is..." A hint of surprise flashed in Li Yu's eyes, feeling somewhat taken aback.

He could feel that this thing possessed extraordinary power. If Hashar was allowed to equip it, his combat effectiveness would definitely increase significantly.

Subsequently, he opened his hand, activating the fragment of the Annihilation Device, and simultaneously, the [Hawkeye Emblem] flashed.

A thick gray mist enveloped Hashar. His mechanical pupils were seen to be filled with gray, and his auxiliary Combat System issued a violent alarm.

"Warning... Mental Defense Barrier has been shattered. Event matching... Annihilation Device locked on!"

"Please take evasive action immediately!"

"Annihilation Device!?"

This was Hashar's final thought before he lost his Self-awareness.

Chapter 826: Trinity!

"Heavenly Venerable, it is our incompetence!"

Led by Primordial Foreseer, the Ancestral Primes half-knelt In the starry expanse, their tones filled with guilt.

In the battle just now, the role they played was limited, and in the end, the supreme Heavenly Venerable even had to step in to resolve the final battle. This was their shame.

"I don't blame you. The damage to your Machine Bodies hasn't been repaired yet, so it's normal that your combat effectiveness is less than one-tenth." Li Yu didn't mind.

Hashar had fallen into a state of stagnation, currently fighting against the Annihilation Device.

Meanwhile, the "Virtual Armament" he summoned hovered In the starry expanse, exuding an imposing aura. It hadn't fully deployed yet, carrying various Weaponry and Amplification devices.

"Converting virtual into reality? It's indeed astonishing, truly worthy of the Eternal Civilization." Li Yu circled around the "Virtual Armament."

Through the slight bits of information he absorbed, he understood that this thing was essentially virtual data, just converted into reality through a special Technology.

"Although it can't compare to a Titan Artifact, it's still an outstanding Weapon," Li Yu estimated.

He dug the Thunder Battle Armor out of the Symbiotic Colonization Armor and then embedded this thing in.

[Virtual Armament: The fourth greatest technological crystallization of the Eternal Civilization. A technological weapon created using virtual rule conversion technology, enhancing the combat power of combat mechanical bodies.]

"It sounds like a high-tier application of the Reality Stone, but it should be somewhat different."

Li Yu pondered over it, and then sighed with emotion: "Truly worthy of the Eternal Civilization."

After all, when he previously obtained the Eternal Core that the Eternal Civilization had provided to support the Titan Civilization, its description still stated it was one of the three supreme technological crystallizations of the Eternal Civilization.

And now, a fourth supreme technological crystallization had appeared.

No wonder after the Civilization's Demise of the Titan Civilization, the Eternal Civilization was able to rise from a civilization inferior to the Titan Civilization to become one of the strongest civilizations in the Universe today.

Even if the Star Glory Empire was given hundreds of thousands of years, they couldn't possibly touch upon this kind of virtual conversion technology.

This thing didn't have much use for him, so he subsequently dug it back out.

It seemed that due to a lack of energy supply, this thing was gradually beginning to dissipate and looked as if it would soon disappear.

The eight Ancestral Primes had already firmly controlled Hashar, restricting the operation of his Energy Core and the various components of his Machine Body.

"Let's change locations. This place isn't quite suitable for an interrogation..." Li Yu said, looking around.

"Yes!"

...

While they were fighting fiercely, the Infinite Blazing Sun base below was trembling with fear.

Hashar's data projection had already disappeared. Numerous Civilization Remnants of the Blazing Sun Civilization hugged each other, their faces pale and shivering. They simply had no idea what had happened outside.

"Little guy, I'll leave you with one last sentence. Leave this base as early as possible, and bring the people you care about. The Eternal Civilization is going to go crazy next."

Li Yu's voice suddenly sounded in Sang Lin's ear. He froze for a moment, his expression changing several times, looking at the Inner Layer Zone that was already tightly sealed off.

From the time the Space Pirates attacked, the connection channels between the inner and outer layers had already been closed. It was obvious that the High Echelon treated these people in the outer layer as a barrier and meat shields.

This made him clench his fists tightly, as if he had made some kind of resolution.

The detection equipment of the Infinite Blazing Sun couldn't record the battle situation just now and couldn't expose any information. Li Yu couldn't be bothered to deal with this base either.

It was just that with Hashar going missing here, the Eternal Civilization would definitely take large-scale action next, and the Infinite Blazing Sun would just have to fend for itself.

As for Sang Lin, the information that little guy knew was limited, just a name, so there was no need to care too much about it.

...

In the silent starry expanse, the crew Li Yu had brought along was all here.

Andrei stared at Hashar and, listening to Li Yu's narration, sighed:

"Virtual Armament, what a truly astonishing Technology. The Eternal Civilization's path of development is indeed very reasonable."

"According to the past speculations of the Life Titans, those consciousness entities uploaded by the Eternal Civilization all survive in some kind of Data Space, enjoying ultimate bliss."

"At the same time, they can gather the power of the entire civilization in the Main Universe to continuously undergo Evolution, without the slightest waste."

"They have the capital to come from behind and dominate the Universe."

Li Yu nodded. On the path of evolving an entire race, the Eternal Civilization had obviously gone much further.

As for Civilization Zero, they originally also had such a trend. They seemed to use the Annihilation Device as their spiritual pillar, yet they hadn't abandoned their Physical body.

However, after the Annihilation Device was damaged, it also led to the splitting of their Ethnic Group.

As for the Titan Civilization, there was no need to even mention them. They relied purely on being exceptionally gifted and being born powerful.

As for other aspects, it was just squandering and playing around!

While they were chatting, Hashar gradually woke up, and immediately discovered that he had almost completely lost the power to resist.

His few remaining Intelligent Nodes flickered, reminding him of what had happened before he lost consciousness.

"The Annihilation Device. How could you master the power of the Annihilation Device!?"

Hashar's shock over this matter was no less than when he discovered that the other party could use the Eternal Core.

Have the lifeforms in The Ruins already evolved to this extent?

They can even crack the Eternal Core?

Don't tell me there are still Titans Eking out a miserable existence?

"Claptrap, start connecting," Li Yu naturally wouldn't answer this question, and he let the Metal Block hovering nearby take action.

Claptrap, using the Motherbox as a carrier, extended a data probe and linked it to Hashar.

"You want to breach my Data Core?" Hashar had already understood the other party's intention and said coldly: "Impossible. The firewall built by the Ultimate Intelligence cannot be breached by any intelligent consciousness."

The Eternal Civilization was the ancestor of data, and the Ultimate Intelligence was the culmination of intelligent consciousness.

From a certain perspective, Claptrap was indeed Displaying slight skill before an expert.

"Master, his internal structure is very peculiar. The consciousness entity and the Data Core are separated; the consciousness entity is more like a pilot."

Claptrap quickly had a relevant reaction. The Motherbox flickered. Hashar was right; it was indeed very difficult to breach.

"But I also have a way. Let me try to contact the Ultimate Intelligence, and I can simulate his data operation."

The Motherbox ultimately had its own superiority. Breaching a firewall might pose some problems, but they wouldn't be very big.

"Contact the Ultimate Intelligence? Will there be risks?" Li Yu frowned and asked.

Although this Universe didn't have an Interstellar Network, there was absolutely no problem for a Mechanical Lord-level lifeform to remotely link with the Ultimate Intelligence.

"As long as I'm fast enough, there won't be a problem," Claptrap made a reasonable analysis.

"Alright, then give it a try. Remove his Communication Blockade," Li Yu nodded and said.

He had learned the basic information of the Universe from the Blazing Sun Civilization Remnant Race, and now was a perfect opportunity for a deeper understanding.

Hashar, on the other hand, began to maintain his silence at this moment, not saying a word, just watching the situation develop.

And as Hashar's Communication Link was restored.

In an instant, a massive Data Stream projected from his mechanical pupils. The Motherbox attached to the surface of his body also had a massive Data Stream flowing on it.

At the same time, in the Eternal Civilization, the location of the Ultimate Intelligence, the surface of the glowing white sphere that had remained the same for countless years suddenly rippled with a few data waves.

"Intruding consciousness detected. Source of intrusion: Mechanical Lord Hashar. Coordinates locking..."

"Counter-tracking initiated. Virtual data anchoring!"

On the other side, the Motherbox trembled slightly, and Hashar's machine body also trembled violently. A large amount of tadpole-like data surfaced on his chest, then condensed into a tiny glowing white sphere.

And from the sphere of light, a straight data Light Beam shot out, its target precisely the Motherbox.

Li Yu frowned slightly, staring at that thumb-sized glowing white sphere.

"Haha..." Hashar let out a burst of loud laughter: "You actually look down on the Ultimate Intelligence so much. How truly ridiculous!"

"That is one of the supreme technological crystallizations of our Eternal Civilization! It's the guide, and even more so the highest administrator!"

The other supreme crystallizations were all Technology-type things.

The Ultimate Intelligence was just an individual entity, yet it could rank alongside technologies like the Eternal Core and Virtual Armament, enough to prove the Ultimate Intelligence's power.

Hashar had just stayed silent precisely to wait for this moment. He wanted to see this group of guys before him crushed by the Ultimate Intelligence!

"Master, the Ultimate Intelligence used Hashar as a Transfer Station to mold a virtual Data Stream, drastically shortening its attack on me..."

Halfway through Claptrap's words, the entire Motherbox underwent subtle changes, developing from a cube towards a sphere...

"Intruder, the Eternal Civilization issues you a warning. Please stop your intrusion actions and properly arrange for Mechanical Lord Hashar..."

A voice different from Claptrap's came from the Motherbox, warning Li Yu.

"Master, I suggest you destroy me. Otherwise, if it gains a physical carrier, its threat will be even greater." Claptrap's voice sounded again.

The two seemed to be fighting for control of the Motherbox, causing its shape to constantly shift between a sphere and a cube.

"Tsk, an unfavorable start... It's almost taken the shape of another." Li Yu shook his head.

Claptrap had obviously underestimated the threat of the Ultimate Intelligence, but he couldn't be blamed for it.

There was too little relevant data information, making it completely impossible to make reasonable speculations.

Claptrap was also following his orders, wanting to breach Hashar's Data Core, which was why this problem arose.

Watching this scene, Hashar felt delighted in his heart, and the frustration of being ganged up on just now was swept clean.

But the next moment, Li Yu took out a crystalline Card—[Trinity].

This thing could temporarily summon phantoms of two other Motherboxes, drastically enhancing the Motherbox's abilities.

It came in handy right now.

As the Card dissipated, two Motherbox phantoms suddenly appeared around the Motherbox where Claptrap resided. Powerful electrical fluctuations shot out among the three, and they began to converge toward the center.

Quickly, the three Motherboxes merged into one, simultaneously erupting with powerful electromagnetic light, and a massive amount of Data Streams dissipated.

A spherical phantom of light was squeezed out of the Motherbox.

"Detected a super-scale Data Stream eruption. Source unexplainable. Unknown error found... null... null..."

The Ultimate Intelligence seemed to be confused: "Incomprehensible. Unanalyzable. Intruder, what kind of power is this?"

No one answered it. In the next moment, it was directly scattered by the surrounding Data Streams like "Ten thousand arrows piercing the heart."

"The Ultimate Intelligence was defeated!?"

"How is this possible!?"

Hashar's laughter Came to an abrupt halt, and even the rotation of his mechanical pupils almost ground to a halt.

In their hearts, the Status of the Ultimate Intelligence was supreme, and not the slightest desecration was allowed.

Seeing this scene made him far more horrified than before!

However, the unified Trinity Motherbox hadn't stopped its actions. A massive amount of Data Streams rushed into Hashar's body, causing his Machine Body to twitch non-stop.

Meanwhile, in another location, the data fluctuations on the surface of the Ultimate Intelligence became even more intense.

A diamond-shaped corner suddenly extended from the spherical orb of light, only to be smoothed out in an instant.

"Data loss has occurred. Recovering. Threat rating in progress—S-Class. Obliterate!" An indifferent electronic voice echoed in the spacious hall.

Then it became gentler, as if it had changed its tone.

"Visitor from The Ruins, manipulator of the Eternal Core..."

"Find him. Bring him back..."

Data information circulated through an invisible medium.

In a certain interstellar battlefield, a Mechanical Lord looking like a giant interstellar spider pierced the planet below, its massive Corporeal Form exuding a terrifying aura.

Countless remains of flesh, blood, and machinery floated in this area.

The scorching radiation left behind after the eruption of countless High-Energy Reactions still lingered In Space.

Warships that were Riddled With Holes floated around, full of charred craters and spiderweb-like cracks. Their Energy Radiance had completely dimmed; it was obvious at a glance that they had gone through an incomparably tragic battle.

A massive amount of data suddenly refreshed in its mechanical pupils. Its mechanical spider legs tore the planet below apart, like a bursting tangerine.

Similar things happened to Mechanical Lords scattered throughout the Universe.

While they were astonished, they all also erupted with intense killing intent!

...

"Communications have been cut off again," Primordial Foreseer reported.

Li Yu nodded.

Hashar still let out an unwilling roar: "The Ultimate Intelligence already knows your origins. The Eternal Civilization won't let you off!"

When the Ultimate Intelligence descended using Hashar's Machine Body, it had already learned the course of events, as well as Hashar's speculations.

"Claptrap, make him shut up." Li Yu glanced at him, and in the next second, Hashar was unable to make a sound.

"Master, the Data Core in his body has already been breached by me. In addition, during the collision with the Ultimate Intelligence, I plundered some information that you should be interested in..."

"Oh, there's even an unexpected harvest?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised. He didn't expect that besides breaching Hashar's Data Core,

Claptrap had even taken some advantage of the Ultimate Intelligence.

Looking at it this way, using [Trinity] wasn't considered a loss.

Chapter 827: Unknown Path of Evolution

Claptrap obtained a massive amount of data and information from Hashar's Data Core, basically all relatively confidential information about the major civilizations of the Universe.

It wasn't something that could be obtained casually, so it could be considered to have saved Li Yu a lot of effort.

And the information plundered from the Ultimate Intelligence was quite interesting.

"The Mechanical Soldiers of the Eternal Civilization are essentially all controlled by the consciousnesses of actual, existing lifeforms."

"There is a complete Advancement channel. As long as they complete enough tasks, they can make their own weak mechanical bodies evolve, thereby becoming stronger."

"To them, this is more like a game."

Following that, Claptrap even simulated the "perspective" of the Eternal Civilization's consciousness entities. It was an image with a page full of data columns.

The degree of damage to various parts of the Machine Body, energy supply, and the task template connected to the intelligent management System—everything was too similar.

Claptrap added: "And when conducting large-scale wars, the Eternal Civilization will place data nodes on the battlefield to recover the data consciousness in the destroyed Machine Bodies."

"They can even be resurrected." Li Yu was somewhat surprised, and then glanced at Hashar.

"It's not that simple. If there is no data node nearby to recover the consciousness entity when the Machine Body is destroyed, then it will truly dissipate."

The Eternal Civilization hadn't yet reached the level where they could ignore everything and recover consciousness entities in real-time across the entire Universe.

"How interesting..." Li Yu thought for a moment and found that this method of the Eternal Civilization was actually pretty good. At least for those life consciousness entities, it was.

"There is also what you care about the most: the Path of Evolution after the Super Lifeform stage." Claptrap continued speaking, while also making Li Yu concentrate.

"According to some information data in the Ultimate Intelligence, all top-tier civilizations in the Universe are searching for the Path of Evolution after the Super Lifeform stage."

"Currently, no existence that transcends a Super Lifeform has truly been born. The main reason is that there are simply too many paths being explored."

"Each civilization calls it differently, but upon reaching this stage, physical body Evolutionists continue to Devour energy to strengthen their bodies, or like the Eternal Civilization, research various high-precision technologies to enhance combat power."

"Or Devour Information State to strengthen their Disruption ability towards the Universe, or perhaps spend a long time devouring Source Matter to strengthen themselves."

Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but frown. According to Claptrap's words, even in this Universe, how exactly one should continue to evolve remained an unknown.

The main reason was that none of the attempted Paths of Evolution had produced an existence that transcended a Super Lifeform.

The reason why the Genetic Evolutionary Path prevailed in the Barren Universe Zone was precisely because it had produced more than one Super Lifeform.

The same was true for the Ability Evolution path.

And the reason the Cybernetic Enhancement path was limited was also because no true Super Lifeform had been born from it.

Without the birth of an existence transcending a Super Lifeform, no one could say for sure which path was exactly the correct one.

"The Super Life Form Combat Power cannot be quantified with data. However, the Eternal Civilization has its own set of standards. They use the degree of influence on Cosmic Rules as a scale, which can be roughly divided into three stages."

"Weak Influence, Small-Scale Shake, and Forced Twist. They can also be divided into Primary Stage, Intermediate Stage, and Advanced Stage."

"Scale?"

Li Yu muttered this term, and then examined the more detailed information.

Although something like energy was still the main method of killing between Super Lifeforms, it would basically be mixed with various private additions, just like Hashar.

Therefore, Cosmic Rules, a foundation that was almost impossible to Shake the Universe, became the Eternal Civilization's main method for measuring the combat power of Mechanical Lords.

A Super Lifeform that could shake Cosmic Rules to a greater extent naturally had a more formidable combat power.

Although it sounded simple, in reality, the Eternal Civilization's standard for dividing this was unimaginably complex.

An A4-tier sized holographic projection contained nearly a hundred thousand pages of detailed data, making Li Yu dizzy just looking at it.

Similarly, because wars among the Major Civilizations were constant, every civilization had its own unique secret formula, making it very difficult to unify.

After listening to these words, Li Yu fell into deep thought. Although Claptrap had plundered some information from the Ultimate Intelligence and solved some of his doubts,

But the most crucial question, "how exactly to continue evolving," still had no precise answer.

Who let him once again think of his special state [Store Up to Release], whose System evaluation was "can accommodate more Source Matter."

In other words, in the System's cognition, accommodating Source Matter was precisely the Path of Evolution he should take.

Previously, he couldn't be certain of this point, which was why he wanted to know if there was an exact Evolutionary method in this Universe.

Since this Universe didn't have one, and the Major Civilizations were all still in the process of exploring, he didn't mind using the System as his standard.

It was just that he hadn't not tried it before, but the process of devouring Source Matter with his physical body was simply too slow. A thousand years wouldn't even be enough.

This length of time was somewhat unacceptable to him.

"There should be a way to optimize it..." Li Yu muttered.

According to the information Claptrap obtained, it wasn't as if there weren't Paths of Evolution in this Universe that attempted to Devour Source Matter. There must be a way to address the problem of it taking too long.

As for things like Source Matter, he truly wasn't lacking. At worst, he could go back and borrow some from the Star Glory Empire.

It was just that he definitely couldn't stay in this place for long. The Eternal Civilization would definitely try everything possible to find his whereabouts next.

Fortunately, the Eternal Core was inside the Symbiotic Colonization Armor. As long as he didn't use the Eternal Machine God, it would be very difficult for the Ultimate Intelligence to lock onto his location.

Based on the data information provided by Claptrap, Li Yu tentatively began to perceive the existence of Cosmic Rules.

For a Super Lifeform, this wasn't a difficult task.

Cosmic Rules were scattered yet condensed. Physical constants were rules, and Spatial Coefficients were also rules. They were like indestructible Chains spanning across the entire Universe.

Sometimes, a special environment could change them, but essentially, it was still the combined effect of various rule parameters.

Just like the relationship between atmospheric pressure and the boiling temperature of water.

By utilizing special abilities or Superpowers, one might be able to alter various parameters in a certain area, but ultimately, it was only for a short time and couldn't affect other areas.

However, shaking the Cosmic Rules affected the entire Universe.

Just like Civilization Zero, at the cost of the Annihilation Device shattering, they changed the Cosmic Rules, resulting in Titans being unable to evade attacks no matter where they were.

The Universe was fragile. With a casual strike now, Li Yu could cause large-scale spatial damage that was difficult to repair.

But the Universe was also indestructible.

With his current Strength, going all out, he could barely exert a Weak Influence on some rules. His theoretical combat power should be roughly equivalent to the Primary Stage.

This reminded him of the Barren Universe Zone again.

That group of crazy Titans could cause the Rule Entanglement Phenomenon; they had to be at least at the Intermediate Stage, or even the Advanced Stage.

Being able to forcefully endure and pass through the Rule Entanglement Area, the theoretical combat power of the Eternal Machine God should far surpass the Primary Stage.

But he always felt that the Strength of the Eternal Machine God hadn't reached the Intermediate Stage.

No... he almost forgot, the Eternal Machine God was essentially a combination of eight major Source Matters, which perhaps made it special.

The Amplification from the Crimson Typhoon couldn't be ignored either.

Li Yu thought to himself:

"It should also be related to luck. Otherwise, there would be no way Silver Shadow could have passed through."

"The Ultimate Intelligence's speculation is very correct. The Path of Evolution, to this day, has no limit."

However, becoming a Super Lifeform was already difficult among difficulties, let alone continuing to evolve.

Even if the span of the Universe was infinite, the number of Super Lifeforms wouldn't be too many.

"As for this Hashar..." Li Yu stared at the other party. With him being a lump of iron from head to toe, he couldn't feed him to the Tree of Life even if he wanted to.

"Heavenly Venerable, let me Devour him. It just so happens we can use it to repair ourselves," Heaven-Shaking Sovereign spoke up.

"Oh? Is that possible?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised.

"I can try." Heaven-Shaking Sovereign's hands assembled into special Instruments, like a giant vacuum cleaner, covering Hashar.

At the same time, seven metal pipes extended from his body, linking to the other Super Primal King Kongs.

Subsequently, black Electric Arcs surfaced on Heaven-Shaking Sovereign's body, and Hashar's Machine Body began to tremble violently.

The indestructible Metal Armor began to be affected by a special power, gradually dissipating into a particle stream and being devoured by Heaven-Shaking Sovereign.

Then, it was evenly distributed to the other several Super Primal King Kongs.

As time passed, the damage on their Machine Bodies began to gradually repair, until Hashar completely dissipated in the Starry Sky.

And their Machine Bodies looked much better, no longer in a tattered and torn state.

And while Li Yu was preparing to temporarily leave this place, countless light-years away, in what was called the Core Region of Civilization Zero by the outside world, the degree of its Technology and prosperity went without saying.

And in the very core of the Core Region, inside a certain Interstellar Fortress, the massive space was a busy yet orderly military city.

Various war factories and control core buildings hovered in the air, forming the skeleton of this three-dimensional city.

The shuttling Spaceships wove together to form the nerves and blood between this skeleton.

And if one were to observe this space from an omniscient perspective, they would discover that a black rectangular building stood out even more among the buildings around it.

Not only was it located in a completely empty Golden Location that was out of tune with its surroundings, but there were also almost no Spaceships coming or going to it.

It could even be said that, apart from the heavy defense fleets and photon Turrets hovering around this rectangular building, no floating units dared to approach this building at all.

Its special nature was obvious at a glance.

And what looked even more special was that the edges of this floating building were constantly trembling slightly.

Just like a holographic projection experiencing Disruption, it slightly deformed and twisted in the air, even occasionally flashing and disappearing for an instant.

This rectangular black building was the Zero Civilization Research Core.

Apart from this ordinary codename-style designation, it had no fancy name, just as inconspicuous as its appearance.

And right now, an exquisite Small Aircraft was rapidly approaching this place, and very quickly drew near this research core.

The newcomer possessed extremely high Authority. Layers of defensive measures gave way for him, allowing him to dock with the research core.

The things researched here were extremely important, to the point where the entire research facility had to be built inside an Interstellar Fortress.

This was the Core Region of Civilization Zero, not the outside world. Logically speaking, almost no enemy could reach here, but highly vigilant defensive measures were still used.

And the force field enveloping the entire building wasn't just to prevent attacks from the outside, but even more so to prevent the things inside it from leaking out.

"The Prophet, you..." A Researcher mimicking a Special Form was just about to report when the person before him said directly: "Don't waste time, get straight to the point."

The group arrived in front of a giant Isolation Gate.

A honeycomb-shaped Energy Barrier floated on the surface of this trapezoidal Isolation Gate.

As they approached, the barrier gradually weakened, and in the instant they arrived in front of the door, it completely dissipated.

Subsequently, that thick and heavy gate suddenly turned transparent.

Entering the gate, presented before their eyes was a very spacious circular hall. Next to the walls around the hall, various information terminals and floating information boxes were densely packed.

Busy Researchers walked back and forth in the hall. In the center of the hall, which had a radius of several thousand meters, hovered a Purple Cube, shimmering with a faint light.

There was a nearly transparent Energy Barrier isolating the floating object opposite like a pipe.

Seeing The Prophet arrive, the person in charge motioned for the Researchers around to adjust the device's locking parameters.

Immediately, the originally complete floating cube slowly disintegrated, revealing its true core:

A Shattered Eyeball surging with gray mist. Its surface was covered in cracks, and it was missing many parts.

And the disintegrated cube fragments floated around the Crystal Ball, slowly rotating.

After a series of data reports, that Researcher summarized: "...It can already be confirmed that half an hour ago, fluctuations of a new fragment were captured. The Annihilation Device is affected by this and is constantly fluctuating."

"Has it been located?" The Prophet's mimicked appearance seemed to be interstellar human, but there were some slight differences in appearance, looking more barbaric.

"It has been located, near The Ruins..." The Researchers around projected a Star Map.

"The Ruins?" The Prophet's expression changed slightly, and he asked again: "Have the Tribesmen sent by those people activated the Connection Device?"

"They have not. There is still no information whatsoever," someone reported.

"Send someone to take a look at what exactly is going on. The recovery work for the fragments of the Annihilation Device allows for no mistakes!"

He ordered in a deep voice. Responses echoed from all around, and then the busy work resumed.

Chapter 828: A Twist of Fate

Auro Star. This was a rather bustling interstellar port. The composition of the personnel coming and going was complex, including passing merchant groups, wanted criminals from Major Civilizations, Space Pirates, private armed forces...

This planet belonged to the Three Kings Civilization. Besides the civilization's internal title for themselves, what Outside Civilizations called them could also intuitively reveal their characteristics.

And the characteristic of the Three Kings Civilization was that they had three great kings, known as Past, Present, and Future!

The three kings had ruled this civilization for an unknown amount of time.

According to the information obtained from Hashar's Data Core, the three kings were all Super Lifeforms.

Of course, Hashar also knew more information. The three kings were essentially Clone Bodies of a single lifeform.

However, naturally, they weren't cloned after becoming Super Lifeforms, but before.

Their Strength belonged to the Initial Tier category.

For a newly broken-through Super Lifeform, if it weren't an anomaly like Li Yu, they would probably not even meet the standard of the Initial Tier.

However, just like how 11 to 19 were collectively called "teens," newly evolved Super Lifeforms were also classified into the Initial Tier by the Eternal Civilization.

The reason they hadn't been annihilated yet was that the Three Kings Civilization was extremely close to Civilization Zero.

Whoever wanted to take down the Three Kings Civilization would have to face Civilization Zero in the next step. Ordinary civilizations didn't have the guts, and powerful civilizations didn't want to bring extra trouble upon themselves.

On the bustling streets, two tall men were strolling leisurely, occasionally walking into roadside shops, looking left and right.

These two were none other than Li Yu and Andrei, who had put on some disguises.

Several months had already passed since the last battle with Hashar.

Because the Major Civilizations fought their own battles, the ultra-long-distance transmission channels within their borders weren't connected to each other at all, so he could only travel on foot.

"My Lord, the Three Kings Civilization is adjacent to Civilization Zero. Isn't it too risky for us to come here?"

On the street, Andrei stood in front of a self-service vending machine, looking at the merchandise inside, just like an ordinary tourist.

"According to Claptrap's data, over the past tens of thousands of years, the Three Kings Civilization spent a massive price to obtain two streaks of Source Matter, and recently they are suspected to have obtained a third streak of Source Matter..."

"The three kings use the devouring of Source Matter to strengthen themselves, so they should have a deep understanding of Source Matter."

Li Yu shrugged his shoulders. Claptrap instantly hacked the vending machine, and in the next second, a cutely packaged bag of food bread fell out from inside.

"Tastes awful..." After tearing open the packaging and taking a bite, Andrei complained, and then continued: "Then do you mean we are going to make a move against the three kings?"

"No rush. This place is indeed very close to Civilization Zero. We can't act blindly."

Li Yu shook his head. The two of them had stayed on this planet for a few days and had nothing to do, so they had been wandering around these past few days, experiencing the Local Customs and Traditions.

They were chatting casually. At this time, a breaking news broadcast suddenly interrupted on the virtual screens on both sides of the street, attracting the gaze of the two.

"Broadcasting an urgent piece of news. Civilization Zero and the Eternal Civilization have recently had a large-scale collision. Citizens of this civilization are requested not to leave casually in the near future."

"Issuing a new Wanted Order. Unknown dangerous lifeform—codename Z. Bounty: 2 billion Three Kings Coins."

"Additionally, Sinclair, a core member of the Anti-King Organization with a Bounty of two million Three Kings Coins, has recently fled into Auro Star. Citizens are requested to pay attention."

This caused a heated discussion among some of the people around. The Three Kings Coin was a special prismatic Currency with the portraits of the three kings engraved on the back, and its purchasing power was not small.

This Sinclair looked like an elf variant. Her ears were very pointed, her pupils were purple, and her appearance was beautiful. The Wanted Order even carried a hint of a Valiant and Spirited feeling.

However, since she was worth a special broadcast, it should be related to the other party fleeing into Auro Star.

"Anti-King Organization..." Li Yu's meaning was unclear. Indeed, some things would be born regardless of the region.

Compared to this Wanted Order, he was more interested in the previous piece of news.

He immediately had Claptrap infiltrate this planet's Interstellar Network to look for merchants selling intelligence, entering the Backstage of their equipment to search for relevant information.

Dealing with the Ultimate Intelligence was a bit lacking, but dealing with this planet's intelligent management System was very simple.

A moment later, a portion of the data was unfolded.

This was something that had only happened not long ago, and the location where the collision occurred was very delicate; it was exactly near the previous "The Ruins."

Li Yu wasn't surprised that the Eternal Civilization sent people to investigate that place.

But why did Civilization Zero also send people?

Or had they always had people guarding nearby?

No, they shouldn't have been guarding nearby all the time.

Li Yu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly thought of something. The Ultimate Intelligence had discovered him because he used the Eternal Core.

Then could Civilization Zero have also discovered him because of the fragments of the Annihilation Device?

This was a speculation derived from the Eternal Core.

The Fallen Titan had also warned him that Civilization Zero's attitude towards the Annihilation Device was that they allowed no one to desecrate it.

If Civilization Zero also sent people to the vicinity of "The Ruins" and they happened to run into people from the Eternal Civilization, it was indeed possible that a conflict would erupt.

"To be targeted by both Civilization Zero and Eternal as soon as I arrive, this is truly a rather bad start." Li Yu couldn't help but shake his head.

This was an unresolved historical issue left behind in the ruins of the Titan Civilization.

However, the good news was that as long as Li Yu didn't use these two things, it would be very difficult to locate him.

Even if he was located, as long as he relocated fast enough, it would be very difficult for the other party to find him.

Unless the other party had other means.

Thinking of this, he frowned again. This point still had to be guarded against.

Just at this time, a clamor suddenly came from the crowd not far away. A large number of soldiers armed with live ammunition locked down this place, led by an A-Tier Lifeform.

The numerous people of all trades and backgrounds nearby suddenly became somewhat panicked, causing quite a commotion.

Quickly, a High Echelon among the soldiers came out to pacify them. A voice from a megaphone covered the area:

"Citizens, please do not panic. This is only a routine search. An important wanted criminal of this civilization is hiding nearby. Please cooperate, and you will soon be able to leave safely."

"We will not pay attention to the wanted criminals of other civilizations."

"Wanted criminal?"

Li Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, and his gaze immediately locked onto a gray-robed figure in the crowd. She was hiding in the crowd, surrounded by people of various races, very inconspicuous.

Her body was covered with a layer of special Instruments that seemed capable of isolating certain Detection Devices, but they had no effect on Li Yu.

He recognized her. This guy was exactly Sinclair, who had just been announced.

It seemed that the other party had been on the run the whole time, until now she was cornered here.

The other party was like a nimble little snake, weaving through the crowd, and under Li Yu's increasingly strange gaze, she headed towards him.

"It couldn't be such a coincidence, right?" Li Yu muttered to himself.

In the next second, a cold glint pressed against his waist.

"Don't move. If you don't want to die, cooperate with me." A cold voice sounded in his ear. Andrei's eyes flashed, and he wanted to tear this person into pieces.

But then, she added: "I'm sorry. Rest assured, I'll give you the reward you deserve afterward."

"Wait..." Li Yu stopped Andrei and said: "I'm quite curious. How did she find me to use as cover among so many people?"

"Moreover, the Anti-King Organization should know the three kings very well, right?"

Hearing this, the energy that had already surged within Andrei gradually dissipated.

Actually, he was also quite curious about this point. With so many lifeforms around, why did this person happen to choose the Dragon Sovereign? Could it just be because of their similar appearance?

Seeing that the two of them didn't resist, Sinclair immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The soreness from her muscles was almost irrepressible, but she clenched her teeth and persevered.

These two people before me both have a kind of inexplicable aura. Especially this human, he must be a High-Status Individual. Perhaps I can use them to escape.

She thought to herself. She had a special Superpower that could vaguely perceive the "aura" of lifeforms. This was an ethereal feeling that had provided her with help multiple times in the past.

However, the stronger the feeling a lifeform gave her, generally speaking, the Strength accompanying them wouldn't be low either.

She also didn't know what kind of outcome she would face by having just pressed her Weapon against him.

However, having fled to this point, she was almost at a dead end. She could only take a risky move and Gamble.

Fortunately, looking at it now, she gambled correctly. Although these two guys were suspected to be "High-Status Individuals," they didn't seem to possess overly strong Strength.

Such a situation was rare among civilizations, but considering that the other party was an interstellar human and not valued highly, it was also possible.

The Screening speed was fast, but it was also very strict. The entire area was surrounded, three layers deep inside and out. A massive amount of Weaponry aimed at this place.

This made all the lifeforms surrounded within have no thoughts of resisting.

Quickly, the Screening reached Li Yu's trio. It could be clearly felt that Sinclair's body tensed up.

"Please show your Identity proof."

The soldier in charge of the inspection was just doing his routine duty. Li Yu casually took out a Chip as thin as a cicada's wing. This was something he had made temporarily; it wasn't a big problem to disguise himself temporarily.

"Raise your head!" Another soldier stared at Sinclair and shouted.

Pausing for a moment, Sinclair slowly raised her head. It was precisely the appearance of an interstellar human, and no flaws could be seen.

The surrounding soldiers scanned the group with various instruments and equipment but found no traces of disguise.

"You may pass..." The soldier's tone softened slightly. Sinclair let out a sigh of relief, not expecting things to go so smoothly.

In the information data of these pursuers, she was alone, so they focused their targets on those solitary lifeforms.

However, a suddenly transmitted voice abruptly caused her spirit to tense up again.

The one speaking was that A-Tier Lifeform. He was specifically in charge of this pursuit. A special luster flashed in his single eye as he headed toward the three of them somewhat suspiciously.

"Rost—Alpha Tier 2 Esper, his Eye of Insight can see through most disguises."

Sinclair clenched her teeth. The forgery device on her body was specially made and could evade the vast majority of detection Instruments.

But whether it could evade Rost was still unknown.

The others precisely knew this point, which was why they sent Rost as the main force to pursue her.

Rost walked forward, his single eye wandering back and forth among the three: "Have they been checked?"

The soldier immediately reported: "They have been checked, and no abnormalities were found. Furthermore, there are three people traveling together, which does not match the target's data."

"Is that so?"

Dense white light spots surfaced in Rost's pupil, and then linked together, projecting a special pattern that covered the three of them.

And the surface form of one of them gradually began to change.

"There is a problem indeed!" Rost shouted coldly.

Sinclair's expression froze, but then she looked at the person next to her with some bewilderment.

It's not me?

Yes, the one whose disguised form was seen through by Rost's Eye of Insight wasn't her, but Andrei next to her.

How could this be?

Sinclair's eyes were full of confusion.

If I hadn't taken these two hostage, wouldn't I have already left by now?

What are these two guys doing running around in disguise for no reason!?

Sinclair felt bitter inside. The next moment, she heard Rost's shocked shout: "It's you, Codename Z!?"

What the heck!?

Codename Z?

Sinclair was startled. Wasn't that guy the one who recently popped out of nowhere and annihilated an entire fully-manned fleet of the Three Kings Civilization?

For this, the other party even carried a Bounty as high as two billion, which was a thousand times her Bounty amount.

She looked at the person next to her in disbelief. That person's expression was very ugly, staring intently at Rost.

Li Yu sighed, quite speechless. Sinclair wasn't exposed, but Andrei was discovered instead. What kind of situation was this?

That's right, Andrei was "Z." As for annihilating a fully-manned fleet of the Three Kings Civilization, it was also something he had to do out of necessity previously.

He couldn't help but say: "Andrei, is this your mimicry Technology?"

Andrei's face turned pale and then livid, feeling a burning sensation. Especially when Sinclair next to him looked at him with bewildered eyes, he felt a wave of shame even more.

His mimicry Technology was just so-so, mediocre. It definitely couldn't compare to Li Yu using Information State concealment.

But it wasn't something that could be casually discovered either.

Yet he never expected to encounter an A-Tier Lifeform specialized in "seeing through illusions," exposing him on the spot.

And Rost was also dumbfounded.Wasn't I tracking Sinclair? Why did a Z suddenly pop out?

This is way too scary!?

This guy's Bounty amount was two billion. How could he possibly defeat him?

Andrei's gaze became extremely gloomy, flying into a rage out of humiliation.

Rost sensed that something was wrong, and his expression changed drastically. Just as the thought of fleeing arose in his mind, an unshakable giant hand of energy abruptly surfaced, directly crushing him into a meat patty.

Chapter 829: Another Clone Body

"Drop your Weapon, stop resisting!"

"...!!"

The surrounding soldiers one after another pulled out energy weapons and aimed them at the three people in the center, yet they hesitated to approach.

After all, their highest-ranking officer had just died before their eyes. With just their paltry sum of numbers, going up would definitely be throwing their lives away.

The other lifeforms around looked at the three people with terrified expressions. No one expected to find a super-major wanted criminal here.

A Bounty amount of two billion was already enough to rank in the top ten of the Three Kings Civilization's current wanted list!

"Let's go. Don't waste time," Li Yu looked around and frowned slightly.

"Yes, My Lord." Andrei said in a low voice. This caused Sinclair, who still hadn't reacted next to him, to swallow hard.

This Codename Z was actually so respectful to the interstellar human beside him. He himself was already so powerful, so to what extent must this guy have reached?

Subsequently, the surrounding onlookers only felt their vision blur, the Ground slightly vibrated, and the three people before them had already disappeared from this place.

They Looked at Each Other in Dismay. Some lifeforms' whole bodies were still shaking, feeling a sense of rejoicing as Survivors Of The Catastrophe.

On a Spaceship outside the planet, this was transformed from a certain Transformer.

"My Lord, I'm sorry, I made you lose face." Andrei had a nervous expression.

Although there was indeed no pressure when interacting with Li Yu normally, one couldn't forget that the lifeforms who died directly or indirectly at the Dragon Sovereign's hands were already countless.

"What's wrong?" Bloodlust approached from the side. He was still sealed in a metallic body, although he had been granted the Authority to move freely.

However, his "Kowtow" speed was a step slower than Andrei's, so under normal circumstances, Li Yu wouldn't bring him along for operations.

"No matter, it's just a small issue. It takes a bit too long to contact the Three Kings through normal channels. This Anti-King Organization is a very good entry point."

Li Yu didn't really mind this, but instead turned his gaze to the somewhat nervous Sinclair.

As a qualified member of a Resistance Organization, extracting information from a few isolated words and phrases was a beginner's skill for Sinclair.

From this guy's tone, she could draw an astonishing speculation—he had no respect for the Three Kings.

This might be a bit hard to understand. The members of the organization she was in all didn't respect the Three Kings.

But their lack of respect was different from the person before her.

After all, those were the Three Kings who had ruled the entire civilization for an unknown amount of time. Even if they were hostile, when discussing them, they couldn't help but carry a bit of Apprehension and hidden fear.

However, the person before her didn't. It seemed that to him, the Three Kings were no different from a passerby.

Combined with the fact that this guy codenamed Z was so respectful to this person, this made her almost certain that in all likelihood, this was a "Three Kings-level" powerful lifeform.

"Miss Sinclair, could you resolve some of my doubts for me?" Li Yu looked at Sinclair with a warm smile.

"You... please speak..." She couldn't help but be startled, her tone subconsciously becoming uneasy.

"It's good that you agree." Li Yu smiled, and two tiny Magic Symbols surged into Sinclair's mind.

This caused her body to stiffen. Her pupils emitted an enchanting red light, and a massive amount of memory fragments were projected out.

Claptrap was responsible for recording on the side, and synthesized information data based on these memory fragments.

If he really had to ask sentence by sentence, who knew how much time would be wasted.

This was a kind of Black Magic called "Memory Scrutiny." It was incredibly suitable for dealing with weak lifeforms whose mental resistance wasn't high.

Even so, the high-speed projection of memory fragments took a full half a day or so before Claptrap finished integrating and processing them.

Sinclair fell to the floor, her eyes gradually regaining clarity, but she suddenly felt as if a large stone had been pressed onto her head.

That was an illusion born from excessive mental fatigue. She was somewhat bewildered, not knowing what had happened yet.

However, she saw the person at the head flipping through a Holographic Screen, muttering something occasionally.

A moment later, Li Yu obtained the information he wanted, and there was also some unexpected harvest.

According to the Anti-King Organization's intelligence, one of the three kings, "Present," had already accommodated two streaks of Source Matter and was about to accommodate a third.

If successful, a qualitative change would occur.

And the goal of the Anti-King Organization was to sabotage this Source Matter transportation plan.

There weren't many civilizations that possessed Source Matter extraction Technology. At the very least, the three kings didn't have it; they purchased the Source Matter from the Iron-Blood Civilization.

This cost a massive price, causing the three kings to constantly oppress the citizens within their borders. This resulted in the citizens of the Three Kings Civilization constantly living in a state of Deep water and scorching fire.

The Anti-King Organization was also born because of this, wanting to rescue the entire civilization from this situation.

At least, that was what they believed.

However, with the three kings acting as Super Lifeforms, being both the highest rulers and the highest combat power, this situation made people despair.

Therefore, they absolutely could not be allowed to continue growing stronger.

The Anti-King Organization's plan was like this: they wanted to figure out the Iron-Blood Civilization's Source Matter transportation trajectory, and then lay an ambush in advance to intercept the Source Matter.

Of course, this plan was definitely exceptionally complicated and required a massive amount of manpower and material resources.

They had been busy with this plan for at least a year, and Sinclair was just a negligible link in this plan.

She didn't even know what kind of role her actions played in the overall plan.

What made Li Yu feel the strangest was that this Anti-King Organization actually had a Super Lifeform, which was the Leader of the organization—the Eternal King.

"Logically speaking, if it were a native Super Lifeform, they shouldn't be unable to see that if they created a division, the end result would very likely lead to the annihilation of the Three Kings Civilization." Li Yu rubbed his chin.

"If it were a foreign Super Lifeform, it's impossible that the three kings wouldn't use this as a target for a counterattack and heavily publicize it. Interesting."

"Intercepting Source Matter is quite an interesting plan, but I'm more curious about how the three kings actually Devour Source Matter."

Sinclair obviously didn't know this kind of information, so he could only look for that so-called "Eternal King."

"I want to meet the Leader of your organization. I have a deal to make with him."

Li Yu gazed at Sinclair. The downward gaze of this high-tier lifeform caused an inexplicable tremor in Sinclair's heart. She braced herself and said: "I don't have the Authority to contact the Leader directly. I can only report it layer by layer."

Li Yu's tone was indifferent: "Then go report."

"Then how should I address you?" Sinclair asked her final question.

"Dragon Sovereign."

Next, Sinclair contacted her superiors layer by layer from here, explaining the current situation and presenting a series of proofs. It was passed on layer by layer before finally contacting their ultimate boss.

However, the other party didn't want to talk too much on the network.

The Interstellar Network within the Three Kings Civilization was under real-time monitoring. Using their network to communicate was very prone to problems.

The other party sent coordinates, inviting Li Yu to head to their Headquarters.

Li Yu's Confidence comes from ability, so naturally, he didn't refuse, heading toward the coordinates the other party transmitted over.

That, of course, was not the coordinates of the Headquarters, but a certain transit planet.

If a middle-or-low-tier Member just saying a few words could expose the coordinates of their Headquarters, it would be impossible for them to remain active until now.

The other party was rather cautious. The rendezvous point was on an ordinary planet. It took nearly half a month to arrive at this planet's spaceport.

As soon as Li Yu stepped off the Spaceship, he looked back and saw a person among the crowd staring firmly at them with an inexplicable gaze. This was an A-Tier Lifeform.

Seeing Li Yu look toward him, the other party nodded, and then turned and left.

"It should be him. Let's follow. This kind of rendezvous method is truly..."

Li Yu couldn't help but shake his head and stepped forward to follow. Andrei and Sinclair followed behind him.

This person walked and stopped, occasionally looking back at the two, seemingly afraid that they would lose track.

The group walked through streets and alleys, and quickly arrived at a slightly aged Spaceport Terminal.

The guide opened a Hangar. Inside was an unremarkable, general-purpose Spaceship.

He then opened the Blast Door and looked back intently at the two, seemingly inviting them to board the ship.

Seeing this, Li Yu scanned the Spaceship and found no abnormalities. Thus, he stepped onto the gangway and walked into the Spaceship.

Quickly, the hull of the ship began to vibrate slightly, slid onto the launch track, and rapidly ascended and took off.

The planet outside the porthole also continuously shrank in their field of vision.

Li Yu withdrew his gaze and looked back at the silent guide beside him.

And the guide adjusted his clothes and slowly said:

"Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign, let me introduce myself. I am Giovanni of the Anti-King Organization. The Leader sent me to receive you."

Li Yu nodded, not surprised at all, and said: "You people are truly cautious, using such a roundabout method."

"We have no choice, we must be cautious." He shook his head.

The Spaceship sailed for about ten days and finally arrived at the Destination.

This was a giant Mothership with the volume of an asteroid, maintaining a state of concealment while wandering In Space.

Swish—

The Blast Door opened. The three stepped onto the Mothership and followed Giovanni forward.

Passing through various areas, the two saw a large number of Staff Members and guards. The entire Mothership was heavily guarded.

The group passed through multiple Authority authentications, going deeper and deeper into the Core Region of the Mothership, and quickly arrived in front of a giant metal door.

"The Leader is right inside. The ones he wants to see are the two of you, so I won't go in."

Giovanni stopped in his tracks and added: "Sinclair, please come with me."

Sinclair nodded. She couldn't help but glance at Li Yu a few times before slowly leaving with the other party.

Obviously, the other party wanted to inquire about some information regarding Li Yu from Sinclair's mouth.

Li Yu then stepped forward, with Andrei following closely behind. The metal door opened automatically, allowing the two to walk in.

As soon as they entered, the door closed behind them.

Li Yu glanced at the layout in the room. Tubes extended from the Ground and walls, connecting to a figure in the center of the room.

This guy was tall, but his figure was very hunched. Tubes were inserted all over his body. At the same time, there were some bulging pustules on the surface of his body, making him look somewhat disgusting.

Li Yu went straight to sit on a Seat, while Andrei calmly stood behind him.

Seeing the two, this person slowly spoke. His voice was heavy and sticky, sounding extremely hoarse: "Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign, I heard you have a deal to discuss with me."

The other party's attitude was very direct, getting straight to the point.

However, Li Yu looked the other party up and down, and suddenly realized: "So you are also a Clone Body of the Three Kings. No wonder you could become a Super Lifeform, and furthermore, haven't been targeted on a large scale by the Three Kings."

"You..." Hearing this, the tone of this "Eternal King" fluctuated slightly as he asked: "You've met the Three Kings?"

"Once, by chance." Li Yu said casually.

The Eternal King said in a deep voice: "I don't have any impression of you, and among the active Three Kings-level lifeforms in this Universe, there is no title of yours either."

Of course Li Yu had never met the Three Kings, but Hashar had.

Through Hashar's data, he found that the appearance characteristics of the person before him were extremely similar to the Three Kings, just relatively ugly.

The appearance of the Three Kings was flawless; based on the Aesthetics of their own civilization, it was close to perfection.

The Eternal King was also scrutinizing this so-called Dragon Sovereign. Existences at this level were limited in number; it was difficult for one to Suddenly Appear.

But from the moment they met, he had conducted various levels of analysis on this Dragon Sovereign, yet obtained no useful information.

The other party's designation of "Three Kings-level" was also very unique; it was known that no civilization used the title "Super Lifeform".

Li Yu didn't answer this question, but changed the subject: "No need to overly investigate my origins. Your target is the Three Kings, right? I'll help you deal with them."

"Why?" The Eternal King asked in return.

"They are devouring Source Matter, and I'm very curious about how they carry out the devouring."

"Is that all?" The other party didn't quite believe it. After all, just for such a small matter, he was going to go against three "Super Lifeforms"?

"Let's put it this way, I've tried devouring it myself, but the speed was too slow. So I want to know if they have any method to accelerate it." Li Yu added.

"A method to accelerate it..." The Eternal King pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "You are also of the Source-Material Faction?"

This time, Li Yu was stunned. The so-called Source-Material Faction was the collective term for Super Lifeforms who believed that accommodating Source Matter was the correct Path of Evolution.

"You could say that." Li Yu nodded.

Only then did the Eternal King say: "You thought correctly, they indeed have a method to accelerate it. The Three-Element Fusion Device can substantially vitalize the Source Matter, thereby making it easier for lifeforms to Absorb."

"Three-Element Fusion." Li Yu was thoughtful.

Subsequently, the Eternal King added: "However, this instrument is specially built for the Three Kings. Because the Three Kings are essentially one entity, others would likely find it very difficult to use."

Very difficult to use?

Li Yu was Noncommittal. The inlay slots of the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] could solve all problems.

Chapter 830: Movements from All Sides, A Storm is Brewing

After a brief exchange, the two reached a preliminary agreement.

The Eternal King was obviously highly vigilant against this powerhouse who had Suddenly Appeared.

He didn't reveal too much about the action plan, only stating that he would notify him when taking action.

Li Yu wasn't too surprised by this. If the other party had placed immense trust in him without a word, he would have actually become suspicious.

...

The Mechanical Lords of the Eternal Civilization gathered once again.

Ever since Hashar was killed, more than six Mechanical Lords had arrived near "The Ruins" to conduct searches, but they hadn't found any useful information.

"Civilization Zero must have also realized something was wrong, perhaps detecting the abnormal movements of the Annihilation Device. That guy came out of 'The Ruins.' The secrets on him are very valuable. We absolutely cannot let the other party To Get a Head Start,"

a certain Mechanical Lord spoke.

Another Mechanical Lord added: "But we can't accurately locate him. Lord-level lifeforms can all conceal their own Information State, and the Eternal Core has also been isolated by the other party using some method. It's simply difficult to find him."

"I am using Rule Calculation to determine his position. There should be results very soon," the Ultimate Intelligence's voice sounded.

The Mechanical Lords nodded one after another: "If we can lock onto his location, then it will be much easier to handle."

"Do not underestimate the enemy!" A muffled voice suddenly rang out. A Mechanical Lord holding a hammer said: "No one knows what the situation is inside 'The Ruins'; that place is isolated from the Universe."

"But the other party has already come to this Universe, and through Hashar, he already has an understanding of us. The enemy is in the dark, while we are in the open."

"Moreover, eight Lord-level Mechanical Bodies, plus himself. This number is enough to make us vigilant."

It was necessary for the Eternal Civilization to figure out the specific information of the enemy.

As a mechanical Technology civilization, they had always been ahead of their enemies when it came to things like information.

If they wanted to go to war against a certain civilization, hacking the other party's network System was the first step.

This would plunge the enemy into darkness, while they themselves would be like having maphacks enabled.

However, this trick was useless now. They had absolutely no data on the enemy's specific Strength, age, or the like.

"I suggest it's time to explore 'The Ruins.'" He summarized:

"The threat level of that Rule Entanglement Area is decreasing day by day. It is necessary to take a risk."

"In recent years, the Radical Faction within Civilization Zero has been continuously sending people into it. It's hard to guarantee whether someone has broken through that area."

His Status among the Mechanical Lords seemed to not be low either, causing a portion of the Mechanical Lords to fall into deep thought.

The Ultimate Intelligence also emitted fluctuations: "According to data analysis, entering the Rule Entanglement Area at this point in time still has a danger level as high as 86%."

"However, due to special circumstances, I have decided to activate the voting mechanism. If you Mechanical Lords approve of exploring the Titan Civilization Ruins, please cast your vote of approval."

A virtual screen popped up in front of the numerous Mechanical Lords. This was an anonymous vote; besides the Ultimate Intelligence, no one knew what the Mechanical Lords voted for.

As the green cylinder on it continuously grew taller, it quickly surpassed the red cylinder.

"Proposal passed. The [Exploration of the Titan Civilization Ruins] project is restarted. Mechanical Lords, please sign up enthusiastically." The Ultimate Intelligence's voice had no ripples:

"Additionally, set a stop-loss line at 20%. Once the number of damaged Lord-level Mechanical Bodies exceeds 20% of the total number, this project will be immediately halted."

The numerous Mechanical Lords discussed animatedly, not surprised by this result.

Li Yu's appearance had raised their curiosity towards those ruins to an unparalleled level.

They had thought those ruins had always been in a barren state, but the person who walked out from them had delivered a solid slap to their faces.

...

On the other side, in the hall of Civilization Zero, numerous High Echelons also gathered together.

Civilization Zero's system was special. Everyone was born with their own position: engineers, medical experts, researchers, soldiers, generals—everything had already been planned out.

Everyone had their own natural duty, with no distinction between high and low.

Only "The Prophet," who directly communicated with the Annihilation Device, possessed a relatively lofty Status.

Using the Annihilation Device as the pillar of civilization bound the thoughts of the entire civilization. Previously, no one had ever raised objections to this.

But with the shattering of the Annihilation Device, some thoughts that shouldn't have appeared gradually surfaced.

The lower-class Citizens believed that the past ideological constraints were incorrect and desired more freedom.

And due to the previous special system, the current Civilization Zero was only forcibly locking the disintegrating civilization firmly together with its formidable foundational Strength.

But the High Echelon clearly knew that this situation couldn't continue. And if a split occurred, Civilization Zero would be devoured and exhausted in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, the overall division into factions was merely a discussion on the civilization's path forward, as well as an inevitable phenomenon wrapped in the birth of selfish desires.

The Radical Faction wanted to shift internal contradictions outward with a more intense posture, which meant constantly going to war externally.

Under such circumstances, the Interior, forced by external pressure, would inevitably condense into one lump.

And they also advocated for the exploration of the "Titan Civilization Ruins," because after all, that was their "spoil of war."

But the Conservative Faction wanted to first repair the Annihilation Device and restore Civilization Zero's previous form; that is, "to resist foreign aggression, one must first pacify the interior."

The Conservative Faction was headed by "The Prophet," while the Radical Faction had no one who could convince the masses.

Currently, they were arguing endlessly over the collision issue with the Eternal Civilization a while ago.

"...If you had given enough support, that Titan Civilization Ruins would have been thoroughly explored by us long ago." A person from the Radical Faction said coldly:

"The Eternal Civilization appearing in that place is definitely not an accident. Something we don't know about must have happened. Perhaps it's related to the Annihilation Device Shards."

A certain representative of the Conservative Faction said: "We found a Wandering Outpost named Infinite Blazing Sun, and from them, we learned some information."

"The Mechanical Lord of the Eternal Civilization, Hashar, once appeared in that place and engaged in a fierce battle with an unknown lifeform."

"As for the result and the process, they aren't too clear."

"When did this news come out?" The Radical Faction people clearly hadn't received this news and were somewhat surprised.

"That unknown lifeform must be the key. Find a way to find him." The Prophet slowly spoke:

"The restoration of the Annihilation Device is of utmost importance. The internal contradictions of the civilization are already irreconcilable. Everyone wouldn't want the civilization's inheritance to break off in our hands, right?"

He had a certain amount of prestige; even the people of the Radical Faction restrained their emotions.

Actually, for these High Echelons, no matter what kind of civilization form it was, they were all Vested Interests.

The Annihilation Device could bind the lower class, but it couldn't bind them.

The reason why factions emerged was merely because there were differences in how to solve the civilization's problems.

After all, if they really ruined the civilization, then what would they amount to?

"Also..." The Prophet paused and said: "Put the matter of exploring the Titan Civilization Ruins on the agenda. The Rule Entanglement Area is self-repairing, and its intensity has already dropped quite a bit."

"It's also time to go in and take a look."

Smiles bloomed on the faces of the Radical Faction, and the rest of the people were also somewhat surprised, but they also understood that the Annihilation Device Shards truly tugged at The Prophet's heart.

...

Iron-Blood Civilization, Secret Warehouse Screening Point.

The long conveyor belt began to turn, and a square mechanical device was transported out from inside the warehouse. It looked like a small Safe Deposit Box.

Quickly, this device was transported to the inspection room. Inside were various functions such as space-time stabilizing anchors, electromagnetic interference, Energy Microwave Detection, and extreme temperature resistance.

A large number of Staff Members and High Echelons stood in front of the Safe Deposit Box, operating virtual screens and checking the data of this item, their expressions somewhat nervous.

"This is an SSS-Rank Item--Cosmic Source Material. The deployment procedure has been approved by the Head of State and the Supreme Elder Council to be transported to the Three Kings Civilization. The assigned transporter is—General Assad."

"He is already waiting outside. The pre-outbound verification is currently underway."

"...There are no problems with the data. Verification completed. Preparing for outbound handover."

After checking everything and ensuring that the Authority, procedures, and item were all correct, the Staff Members placed this item in an empty storeroom and pressed the confirmation button.

Clack, clack...

In the next moment, four intelligent Mechanical Arms extended from the wall, clamped the Safe Deposit Box, and tossed it into the delivery port on the wall. The Cargo Pipeline operated rapidly, sending the Safe Deposit Box towards its Destination.

The Cargo Pipeline network spread throughout the entire warehouse, extending in all directions, paved with simple magnetic levitation tracks.

There were blue indicator lights at intervals. The high-speed transportation process of the Safe Deposit Box was like shuttling through a patch of blue light, advancing toward the Destination.

At the same time, the transportation pipeline here also maintained the operation of various Defensive Devices at all times to avoid possible dangers.

As the secret warehouse of the Iron-Blood Civilization, this place was heavily fortified. Once there was any abnormal movement, it would be detected.

Quickly, the Safe Deposit Box was transported to the terminal room.

And a Fully armed, tall figure picked up the Safe Deposit Box, pressed the "Handover" button on the holographic barrier, and walked straight outside.

...

More than a month later, in a certain room in the Anti-King Organization Base, a faintly shimmering Card floated in Li Yu's hand.

[Special Item--Equipment Upgrade Scroll: After being used on System items, it can enhance them.

Note: After charging, it can unlock a higher-tier form, using "Gold Coins" as energy, which can also be substituted with other items in this Universe.

For example—Source Matter, Super Lifeforms, and other objects rich in Cosmic Origin.]

Back then, Number Two and Number Three died simultaneously in the DC World. Now, they had finally passed the cooldown period, and a while ago, they could be uniformly deployed.

He deployed them respectively to the [Ready Player One World] and the [Biohazard World], and the tasks executed were both [Obtain valuable items].

Because from this kind of world, it was basically impossible to obtain anything helpful to him; he could only pin his hopes on the System.

Therefore, it didn't matter what things were obtained.

With the current Strength of his Avatars, completing these tasks was no different from drinking water.

Neither of them spent too long before completing their tasks and returning.

The [Equipment Upgrade Scroll] was exactly the item obtained from the [Ready Player One World].

Li Yu quite liked props with this kind of "game" attribute because they were generally very game-breaking.

And the [Progenitor Virus] obtained from the [Biohazard World] was relatively miraculous.

[Special Item--Progenitor Virus: After fusion, it will grant the subject a chance for Genetic Mutation.

Note: Detected that the subject's Genetic Structure is already close to perfection. Genetic Mutation is altered to ability bestowal.]

This thing obviously had some randomness.

The primary upgrade target for the [Equipment Upgrade Scroll] was naturally the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor].

The help the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] provided him now went without saying. Many items had to rely on the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] to be used.

However, since the [Equipment Upgrade Scroll] could be charged to undergo a Metamorphosis, Li Yu naturally wasn't in a hurry to use it either.

After undergoing a charged Metamorphosis, the effect of the [Equipment Upgrade Scroll] would definitely be even more powerful.

Only after coming to this Universe did Li Yu discover that this thing called Source Matter seemed to be a "universal asset."

Forging weapons, personal Evolution, and even System items could sometimes use it.

This made him slightly regret giving a portion of the Source Matter to the Primordial King Kongs for Advancement.

However, this thought only flashed by in a fleeting moment. If he didn't have the Primordial King Kongs, he wouldn't have been able to come outside the Barren Universe Zone.

If he really spent a massive amount of time slowly devouring Source Matter, who knows, he might have spent tens of thousands of years.

By that time, perhaps the Barren Universe Zone would have already been dismantled.

As for this thing called Source Matter, in the vast Universe, it could always be found.

And during this period of nearly two months, he also gradually learned some things.

The Original Clone of the Three Kings and the Eternal King was a very unusual lifeform, originally used merely for research purposes.

The number of clones created by the Three Kings Civilization was innumerable, but only the four of them survived.

The other three were the most perfect, while the Eternal King had flaws and was not valued.

After a long period of time, the Three Kings evolved into Super Lifeforms and launched a massive rebellion, taking over this civilization.

The Eternal King remained unknown until the Three Kings began to oppress the civilization, exchanging the resources accumulated over tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand years for Source Matter.

Only then could he no longer bear it and created the Anti-King Organization, wanting to liberate the Three Kings Civilization.

This story wasn't bad, but Li Yu didn't quite believe it. He always felt there was some other hidden trickery inside.

"However, it doesn't matter. We each take what we need, as long as it doesn't hinder me." His expression was gloomy and uncertain.

Chapter 831: Fell into a trap

In the central conference room of the base, many High Echelons of the Anti-King Organization, as well as Li Yu, were impressively present.

"Are we finally going to start the operation?" Li Yu inquired.

"Yes, the Iron-Blood Civilization's escort team has already set off. The plan can be prepared to begin." The Eternal King nodded. His body seemed to have major problems, using some sort of equipment to maintain his bodily balance.

Li Yu had observed for a period of time and still hadn't figured out exactly what the situation was.

"Lenny, tell them." He instructed a certain High Echelon.

"Yes." That person nodded, and then unfolded a Holographic Screen, displaying a complex Star Map on it.

"According to our information data, the Iron-Blood Civilization's escort is General Assad." As he spoke, a corresponding biological model popped up.

"He is one of the highest-ranking generals of the Iron-Blood Civilization, and also a Super Lifeform. He specializes in Physical Reinforcement and has formidable Strength,"

Claptrap had already simultaneously translated his language into a language that Li Yu found more pleasing to the ear.

"I have a question," Li Yu suddenly said.

Lenny looked towards him and spoke: "Please speak."

"Since the Three Kings have already discovered that you are investigating the transportation route of the Source Matter, wouldn't they make changes?"

Li Yu knew that the commotion caused by the Anti-King Organization wasn't small. It was impossible for the Three Kings not to know. Since that was the case, would the other party still proceed according to the original transportation plan?

"This transportation plan wasn't unilaterally customized by the Three Kings, but negotiated with the Iron-Blood Civilization." Lenny explained: "If they want to make changes, they still need to discuss it with the Iron-Blood Civilization."

"They won't care about what risks the Three Kings might face. At least before entering the Three Kings Civilization, the transportation route won't have any changes."

The Iron-Blood Civilization was far more powerful than the Three Kings. They were only responsible for delivering the goods. As for what would happen after the delivery, they wouldn't care.

However, Li Yu believed it shouldn't be this simple. With the Three Kings placing so much importance on the Source Matter, he always felt that the Anti-King Organization was taking things too much for granted.

However, the other party had been busy for over a year for this and paid a high price. In their cognition, the planshouldgo smoothly.

Seeing Li Yu nod, Lenny continued: "The rest of the transportation route passes through six civilizations. Currently, it has already passed through the 'Sangbu Galaxy,' and the next location is the Three Kings Civilization."

"Are we going to make a move on him?" Li Yu inquired.

"No, although he is alone, he belongs to the Iron-Blood Civilization. We have no interest in provoking the Iron-Blood Civilization." The Eternal King shook his head.

"It's just that, once the handover takes place, the Three Kings will personally make a move, right?" Li Yu guessed.

"Yes, the Three Kings attach great importance to this and are already waiting at the handover location."

"You want to attack the Three Kings head-on? Those are three Super Lifeforms." Li Yu was somewhat surprised. According to the other party's Strength, it would probably be very difficult to deal with the Three Kings.

"Yes and no..." The Eternal King spoke vaguely, and then added: "I will find a way to separate the Three Kings. When the time comes, there should only be one of them coming to receive it."

"Oh?" Listening to the other party's tone, it seemed there were other people assisting.

However, the other party didn't want to say more on this matter and glossed over it.

"However, this plan still has great risks, but with Your Excellency Dragon Sovereign joining, the risks have been greatly reduced." The Eternal King said in a deep voice:

"After this plan concludes, the next step is to launch a general offensive against the Three Kings. The things you need, we will fetch them for you."

Hearing this, Li Yu was Noncommittal and simply nodded.

This was the other party's plan, not his.

Having determined the upcoming action plan, everyone left individually to make preparations.

And Li Yu also returned to his room, preparing to use the [Progenitor Virus].

Previously, when he was just about to use it, he was suddenly called away by the other party for a meeting. Now was the perfect time to use it.

As the green liquid merged into his body, he could also clearly feel his body heating up slightly.

However, this level was already very difficult to make him feel pain.

[Progenitor Virus fusing...]

Sizzle, sizzle—

The majestic Energy within his body was somewhat uncontrollable. Wild electrical light crackled like dozens of Thunder Whips. The air was filled with the burnt smell of electricity, and the Ground became charred black.

[Fusion successful. Obtained special ability — Morphological Burst]

[Morphological Burst — Burn Life Source to activate an enhanced form until the Life Source is completely burned out or manually stopped.

During the duration of the enhanced form, all attacks are randomly enhanced by 100%-300%.]

Hm?

Li Yu's eyes lit up slightly. This was a rather potent ability. Although it carried a very strong randomness, according to his attack frequency, it would definitely substantially enhance his attack capabilities.

This newly obtained ability put him in a quite comfortable mood.

...

At the same time, in the highest Palace of the Three Kings Civilization, three diagonally facing thrones stood at the very top.

Sitting upright on them were three lifeforms of different forms.

The one on the far left emanated a strong twilight Aura, like an old man about to step into death.

The one on the far right was only half a person's height, and a hint of childlike innocence could faintly be seen in his eyes.

And the one in the very center was relatively normal, like a lifeform in the prime of his life.

These were the three kings: Past, Present, and Future.

"The Secret Investigation Department discovered traces of that guy. He seems to be very interested in the Source Matter escorted by the Iron-Blood Civilization." Past's voice was hoarse.

"General Assad is about to arrive at the rendezvous point. Let's set off too." Future's crisp voice rang out in the Palace.

"If he really appears, it's just the right time to catch them all in one fell swoop and eliminate a hidden danger."

The three were discussing when right at this moment, an emergency communication rang out. A subordinate's slightly hasty voice sounded: "Three Royal Highnesses, Variant Body fluctuations have been detected, appearing near the Amphisia Star Ring."

"Variant Body fluctuations?"

"How could it be at this time!?"

The expressions of the three kings all changed somewhat. Clearly, they cared very much about this Variant Body fluctuation.

Future speculated: "It's highly likely to be a Lure the Tiger Out of its Den strategy."

"But even so, Variant Body fluctuations are impossible to imitate. We must also go take a look," Past said.

"You two go take a look. I'll go rendezvous with General Assad." Present issued the order, his expression indifferent: "We have planned this matter for a long time. I can handle it by myself."

Past and Future looked at each other and nodded: "We understand."

...

Somewhere In Space, General Assad stared at the Star Map in front of him. The subordinate beside him reported in a low voice: "My Lord, we will arrive at the rendezvous point very soon. At that time, the Three Kings will personally come to handover."

"Mm, stay on alert." General Assad nodded. One of his hands was constantly carrying a Safe Deposit Box, never letting go under any circumstances.

"Yes." The subordinate nodded, but inwardly felt somewhat disapproving. It wasn't towards his immediate superior, but rather he believed that no one would dare to plot against them.

As the escort team of the Iron-Blood Civilization, their movements were already classified. Along the way, no blind fools had dared to intercept them either.

Two days later, they successfully docked with the receiving team of the Three Kings Civilization.

"Only you?" General Assad looked at Present, who came alone, his expression somewhat puzzled.

According to the established plan, weren't the Three Kings supposed to come together for the handover?

"Yes, the other two have temporary matters." Present nodded, every move filled with an Aristocratic Temperament.

General Assad nodded, not caring too much about this either.

His task was over after completing the handover. Where the other two went had nothing to do with him.

"SSS-Rank Item — Cosmic Source Material, currently undergoing handover. Receiver — Ruler of the Three Kings Civilization..."

General Assad followed the established procedures and handed over the Safe Deposit Box in his hand.

At the instant the other party took it, whatever happened next would have nothing to do with him.

...

And in a certain secret base on the Amphisia Star Ring, a massive battle seemed to have taken place here, with severed limbs and broken remains scattered everywhere.

There were gaps on the Ground and walls, revealing the Automated Defense Systems inside, but most of them had already been smashed to pieces.

Multi-Barreled Turrets had been twisted into fried dough twists, and only the bases of the Laser launchers remained.

The metal on the Ground was even flowing like Magma, and was currently in the process of rapid condensation.

Such a scene extended to the deepest part of the base. Along the way, blood flowed like a river, with no survivors left.

In the most central Research Lab, Past and Future stood tall here.

Boom!

A ring of Shockwave blasted outwards from beneath their feet, followed by an unusual Energy suddenly shooting out. Due to extreme condensation, it flashed with dazzling light, solid as substance and extremely majestic.

It was like a Light Beam, even distorting the sense of space around it, instantly engulfing the several lifeforms exuding powerful Auras in front of them.

This Energy was like a Black Hole exuding infinite gravitational pull, emitting a bizarre suction force.

Pfft!

Aside from the two of them, all other lifeforms had already collapsed on the ground, twitching all over, unable to get up.

Their mouths and noses were like opened faucets, red and white fluids pouring out, even their brains had been shaken out.

"Demon, Demon!"

The only survivor roared incessantly. Although there was a hint of fear in his eyes, he still wasn't afraid of death.

"It's only a part. It should have been stripped from the Variant Body." Past walked to the central research table, where a black hair floated.

"This is indeed Lure the Tiger Out of its Den. They must have intentionally drawn us here." Future nodded, seemingly unsurprised.

They had this speculation before coming, but the Variant Body was of utmost importance to them. Even if it might be fake, they had to come and take a look.

But at the same time, there was another reason.

"Haha, it's already too late!"

Hearing this, that researcher laughed loudly: "The Amphisia Star Ring is in a remote location. You simply won't be able to rush back in a short time. Our plan has already succeeded!"

"Idiot!" Future glanced at him, his somewhat immature voice filled with contempt.

"The plan you're talking about, couldn't be luring us here and then taking the opportunity to intercept the Source Matter, right?"

The loudly laughing researcher seemed as if his neck had been pinched. He looked at Future in astonishment: "How did you know!?"

"An Idiot indeed. If we hadn't intentionally spread the news, how could you have known about the Source Matter?"

"What... what exactly do you mean?" That researcher stared intently at the two before him.

"What do I mean?" Future looked down and said: "The real Source Matter was devoured by Present long ago. What General Assad transported is nothing more than an Empty Shell."

"The purpose was just to lure that guy out. Us coming here was also to let him relax his vigilance."

"Do you really think we couldn't see through your plan?"

"What, an Empty Shell!?" The researcher's pupils shrank.

In the next moment, his Corporeal Form explosively shattered.

Past's aged eyes were filled with dissatisfaction as he said: "You spoke too much."

Future curled his lips, acting like a child: "I just wanted to see his despairing look before he died, that's all."

Past couldn't be bothered to argue with him and said: "Clean up this place, hurry to the rendezvous point as soon as possible, and regroup with Present."

Future, however, didn't care too much: "Don't worry, Present has already devoured three streaks of Source Matter and evolved to become even stronger. That failed product simply cannot be his match."

"When we arrive, perhaps Present will have already finished clearing the battlefield. Once we catch that guy, we'll be able to know exactly where the Variant Body is."

Thinking of this, even Past's expression changed slightly, indescribable colors flickering in his eyes.

The Variant Body, that was their origin body, a miraculous Corporeal Form.

It was precisely because of that Corporeal Form that they had grown to their current state.

They had spent many years but hadn't found the Variant Body. The final clue lay with that unsuccessful Clone Body.

Past was still mature and prudent, saying: "Don't relax your vigilance. The fact that he could escape from the encirclement back then is enough to prove he is not simple at all."

Subsequently, the two soared into the sky, and this base also turned into cosmic dust, leaving nothing behind.

Chapter 832: I'm Withdrawing!

"Beep, beep, beep..."

The Eternal King, wearing Special Armor, looked at the prompt sound popping up on the interface.

That secret base had been offline for half an hour. It had probably already been torn to shreds by the furious "Past" and "Future."

"Operation, begin!" His eyes flickered as he suddenly issued an order in the channel.

In the next moment, centering on the handover point, a resplendent ring suddenly exploded out to a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers. This was a Trap laid in ambush in advance.

Then, a peculiar fluctuation emanated, suddenly enveloping the entire region.

"Space-Time Locking Trap, mixed with Information State Solidification, and... Communication Blockade. The handiwork of the Eternal Civilization." General Assad didn't show any panic. He rubbed his fingers in the Void and had already perceived the origin of the Trap.

A Trap that could evade the perception of a Super Lifeform had to be appended with an Information State cover. Otherwise, in front of a Super Lifeform, it would be no different from swaggering around openly.

And things of this level were extremely expensive to manufacture, and only a few civilizations had the capability to produce them.

"Your enemies?" He asked Present, then added: "Our cooperative agreement ends here. We will not help you deal with any enemies."

"Provided the enemies don't include us as attack targets."

"I understand." Present nodded, looking around, a strange luster in his eyes.

As soon as his voice fell, dense points of light surfaced in the surrounding Void, crisscrossing and shooting out a massive amount of dense light rays. This triggered a certain fluctuation within the Trap, forming a large-scale distortion storm.

Bang bang bang bang bang!!

In an instant, endless Energy instantly drowned Present's figure.

A dazzling sphere of light instantly expanded, occupying everyone's line of sight.

Immediately after, the Energy Sphere in the field suddenly exploded, bursting forth a terrifying Shockwave.

Boom!

The surrounding Three Kings Civilization Fleet was all blown away, instantly clearing out a large blank area.

And General Assad waved away the Residual Energy of the attack in front of his eyes. Although he was caught in the attack, he was not angry.

Because he hadn't been locked on as an attack target; this was merely the irregular spread of the attack's Residual Energy.

If this was also considered an attack, it would seem too far-fetched.

The Residual Energy dissipated. In the center of the explosion, Present's figure stood tall In Space, surrounded by a crystal-clear Prismatic Radiance that blocked all attacks, unharmed.

"Information-State Eradication. We haven't met in a long time, and you gave me such a great gift as soon as we met."

Present's gaze was fixed in a certain direction. There, the Eternal King, wearing black Armor, slowly emerged.

Behind the Armor visor, the Eternal King's face was gloomy, somewhat surprised.

Because in this attack, the other party actually didn't suffer the slightest damage.

This was a Weapon purchased from the Eternal Civilization. Although it was difficult to cause lethal damage to a Super Lifeform.

But under hasty circumstances, it could more or less cause some damage.

However, the other party could easily deal with it, which made him feel something was wrong.

It was just that The Arrow is on the Bowstring. Under these current circumstances, retreating was obviously impossible.

"Can I leave here?" General Assad asked in a flat tone.

"Suit yourself. As long as you don't help him, you are free to leave." The Eternal King naturally had no interest in Provoking Trouble with Assad.

"Truly Meticulously Planned..." Present stared at the Eternal King: "Heng, you and I haven't seen each other for hundreds of years, right?"

"The Variant Body fluctuation was also created by you, right? Luring the other two away from me, you wanted to ambush me. Aren't you thinking a bit too simply?"

"Tsk, it seems a little off..." Li Yu pondered secretly. Originally, his position was quite close to the battlefield, but now he began to retreat.

The other party had obviously seen through the Eternal King's plan, yet still chose to follow the other party's plan. This was clearly wrong.

Under these circumstances where he Can't Figure Out things temporarily, it was better to retreat a little.

"So what if I am?"

The Eternal King suddenly erupted with a powerful Aura, like a stellar explosion, blotting out the sky and covering the sun. Then, golden-red flames burst forth all over his body, turning him into a meteor charging forward to crash into Present.

Bang!

His fist hit squarely on the chest. Bright light flashed in the Eternal King's eyes; he hadn't expected "Present" to actually not dodge.

Majestic Energy was injected, pouring into "Present's" body along the fist, turning into a concussive force that explosively detonated.

The Eternal King's combat experience was extremely rich; he wouldn't let go of this fighting opportunity.

In an instant, he chose the attack method with the most powerful explosive force, preparing to deal the other party a ruthless blow.

However, just as he prepared to start, a large slap smacked onto his outer Armor, directly breaking through all defenses and solidly colliding with his cheek.

Smack!!

This slap was heavy and powerful. The Eternal King's eyes bulged, his head buzzed from being smacked, and he seemed to hear the sound of his own facial bones cracking in his ears.

Before he could recover from the momentary dizziness, a storm-like barrage of close-combat strikes suddenly hit him.

Every second, countless heavy blows landed on his body, shattering layer after layer of protective Energy Barriers, causing his muscles to ripple in circles, continuously leaving depressions. Severe pain swept over every nerve again and again like a tide.

The Eternal King instinctively raised his hands to parry, protecting his vital points, his head still a bit dazed.

"Present's" Strength exceeded imagination, directly blasting him into a near-concussion.

After being chased and beaten by "Present" for several seconds, the Eternal King finally found a flaw.

"Don't think about running!"

The Eternal King spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. His muscles suddenly bulged, his body size expanding by a circle, and his power surging. However, before he was ready to exert force, he was blasted away by a punch.

The Void behind him twisted as a result. The majestic power made it very difficult for him to resist.

"Is this all you have? Heng, you've disappointed me too much!"

"Present" shouted loudly, crossing his arms and looking down at the Eternal King.

The Eternal King was astonished inwardly, unable to help but say: "How could your Strength be this strong!?"

"Hehe... you looked down on us too much, Heng." His tone was cold: "Did you really think you could inquire about this kind of classified information?"

"Present" held the Safe Deposit Box and opened it directly in front of the Eternal King's face.

However, it was completely empty inside; there was nothing at all.

This was an Empty Shell!?

The Eternal King's pupils shrank. This was something he hadn't anticipated at all.

"The real Source Matter completed handover as early as three years ago. This time is nothing more than a Trap. It was just a play I had the Iron-Blood Civilization act out!"

"Present" looked down at the Eternal King.

The Eternal King said in a deep voice: "How could the Iron-Blood Civilization possibly agree to act in this play with you?"

"Nothing is impossible, as long as the corresponding appearance fee is paid."

"We have been looking for you for a long time, and several times you managed to escape. This time, I devoured three streaks of Source Matter, ensuring absolutely nothing can go wrong. It is truly an excellent opportunity."

Essentially, both sides could roughly guess each other's plans. After all, having been enemies for so long, they definitely had some understanding of each other.

Fighting to the end, it was nothing more than a comparison of whose Strength was stronger, who could decide the battle situation.

The Eternal King perhaps anticipated that the other party highly likely had a trump card left, but he completely didn't expect that this was an out-and-out scam.

"Did you think I didn't have a backup plan!?" The Eternal King's tone suddenly sank, his Mental Fluctuation sweeping across the field: "Dragon Sovereign!"

This made "Present's" eyes narrow slightly, vigilantly scanning his surroundings.

However, after the Eternal King's majestic shout, the entire Starry Sky seemed unusually silent. No enemies or Traps appeared.

"Dragon Sovereign?"

He repeated this name. There was absolutely no memory in his mind, and it didn't belong to any title of a lifeform at his level.

Including General Assad, who was also somewhat puzzled. He was sitting in the VIP spectator seats, just intending to watch the show. Why did this guy seem to have Fizzled Out?

The Eternal King was stunned, his expression changing. Only then did he understand: that guy named Dragon Sovereign had run away.

Motherfucker,as expected, I shouldn't have trusted him easily.

"If I go out to risk my life for you now, I'd have a screw loose. Don't tell me I'm your only backup plan."

Li Yu watched from afar, having absolutely no intention of making a move.

That "Present" had stayed ahead of the Eternal King in every aspect.

But the Eternal King probably wasn't Not to be Trifled With either; it was impossible for him not to have a backup plan.

"Heng, where's your backup plan? I'm waiting."

"Present" seemed to have also understood, staring at the Eternal King with interest.

"My backup plan?" The Eternal King's expression was gloomy. He was already angry due to the failure of the plan. Now realizing that the Dragon Sovereign had fled before the battle, his anger surged even more.

However, the appearance of the Dragon Sovereign was an accident to begin with. His backup plan for dealing with unexpected situations was naturally not limited to just the Dragon Sovereign.

The Armor on the surface of his body disintegrated, revealing a hideous Corporeal Form. Those pustules all over his body made it very difficult for people to believe this was a Super Lifeform.

However, those pustules were fluctuating at different frequencies and quickly burst. A pale yellow liquid flowed along the Eternal King's body, and accompanying it was his continuously climbing Aura.

The Eternal King's Aura could almost Shake the Universe, and various bizarre and motley scenes emerged around him:

"You all think I am a failed product, but in essence, we are the most successful Clone Body. It's just that the frail body couldn't withstand that kind of power!"

Boom!

He charged up once again, and this time, "Present" didn't dare to take him lightly.

His expression was solemn as resplendent crystals surfaced around his body, refracting light, but even they found it difficult to resist the Eternal King's Impact.

The Eternal King simultaneously emitted a Mental Fluctuation: "General Assad, are you interested in helping me? If we kill him, then you can recover three streaks of Source Matter."

"Interesting." General Assad watched the scene unfold before him.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't intervene unless an abnormal situation occurred.

But now was not the time, so facing the Eternal King's invitation, he still chose to Stand Idly By.

However, someone muttered secretly in the dark: "It can actually be recovered? You should't have said so earlier!"

Bang!

A majestic Shockwave burst forth, and this time it was "Present" who flew backward.

But he didn't show much surprise, saying: "I guessed correctly. As expected, you are the one closest to the Variant Body."

"What a pity. This state probably won't last long, will it?"

He understood the Eternal King very well. Up until now, apart from that "Dragon Sovereign," everything was still within his control.

Until the next moment...

His expression suddenly changed drastically, and he abruptly looked in another direction. He saw a sharp radiance suddenly appear and chop towards him. The power contained within it made it difficult for even him to ignore.

"Another Three Kings-level!?"

Crystal barriers surfaced in front of him one after another, but they shattered layer by layer. The other party had already arrived right before his eyes.

"Freeze!"

He brought his hands together, and the surrounding space-time began to rapidly congeal and compress at an extremely fast speed, forming a Space-Time Shield.

It could be clearly seen that the sharp light gradually stagnated. It was actually an axe that looked very ancient, its surface covered in many tiny fissures, seemingly severely damaged, but its might was still not to be underestimated.

More importantly, he felt a familiar Aura from it. It was Source Matter!

"This kind of Weapon..." He was slightly stunned inwardly, and then he saw a fist striking from the side.

Bang!

The fist solidly smashed into his face. The terrifying power it carried made it almost impossible for him to resist. His skin and flesh suddenly burst open, leaving only a skeletal frame.

"You have such bad luck, the Amplification almost reached 300%."

While Li Yu spoke, his movements didn't stop, launching attacks one after another.

He directly activated the [Bloodsoaked War] state, and even used the newly obtained [Morphological Burst]. Every strike would receive a random Amplification.

However, "Present" had already noticed a bizarre phenomenon.

The other party's attack intensity was sometimes very strong, and sometimes it dropped quite a bit.

When it was strong, it made him feel threatened as well, which was very strange, but when it was weak, it was just so-so.

"Dragon Sovereign..." The Eternal King was somewhat astonished. He hadn't expected the Dragon Sovereign to suddenly charge out midway and catch the other party Caught off guard.

He had thought the other party had feared "Present's" Strength just now and had already left this place.

"You are the Dragon Sovereign?"

"Present" could still afford to be distracted during the battle, which was enough to prove that the threat Li Yu posed to him was essentially limited.

"You seem to be very proficient in devouring Source Matter?" Li Yu asked likewise.

Energy intertwined, causing this Star Sector to present a peculiar fractured state, with colors and heat constantly flashing.

"This Weapon..." General Assad seemed to have discovered something, staring intently at this suddenly appearing "Dragon Sovereign."

The Eternal King didn't just watch either, directly charging up while secretly communicating with Li Yu, saying:

"End the battle quickly, I cannot sustain this form for long."

Li Yu: "..."

End the battle quickly my ass."Present's" Strength had probably already surpassed the Initial Tier standard established by the Eternal Civilization.

Although the two of them joined forces, coupled with Li Yu's auxiliary methods, trying to take down "Present" in a short period of time was obviously unrealistic.

He could only use some other methods.

Chapter 833: Dragon Sovereign, cover my retreat! (Serious face)

"Your support seems to be nothing more than this."

"Present" fought for a moment and had roughly figured out the true combat power of this Dragon Sovereign.

Although the battle scene was temporarily in a stalemate, it was still relatively difficult for these two people to pose a substantive threat to him.

Moreover, the Eternal King's form obviously couldn't last too long. As long as he waited until the other party's duration ended, victory would still belong to him.

The aftershocks stirred the spatial layers of the Star Sector, forming massive Void vortexes. The Energy Fluctuations blooming from their clashes twisted the spatial perception of any eyewitnesses.

In an instant, the three clashed hundreds, even thousands of times, shaking out overflowing lightning and firelight.

It looked like simple close-quarters brawling, but in reality, their offensives were interspersed with a large number of methods exclusive to the level of Super Lifeforms. Information-State Eradication, space-time stagnation, energy conversion, and other methods emerged endlessly.

It wasn't just attacks; various invisible force fields and radiation constantly enveloped the enemies' bodies, restricting their opponents' movements like a spider web.

Casual strikes carried energy beams akin to a torrential downpour, blasting each other's defensive methods until they scattered and flickered incessantly, turning into large swaths of light particles, as if a hazy luminous dust floated in the battlefield.

The scene was incredibly beautiful, yet filled with World-Destroying Energy.

Energy spewed out all over the Eternal King's body. His entire person seemed to be evolving towards a higher form, and the skin on his surface was constantly peeling off.

His body's core was undergoing high-level Energization. Through the gaps in his skin, the light shining within his body could be clearly seen, making him look extremely bizarre.

And his Strength was continuously increasing.

Their forms were all somewhat similar, being a humanoid shape, about three meters tall, with gray-brown skin, and their limbs and bones also had some strange characteristics.

From the conversation between the two just now, Li Yu caught the term "Variant Body."

Based on related information, the Variant Body was their origin, or the original body.

Li Yu was still quite curious about this so-called "Variant Body."

Because he was not entirely ignorant of cloning technology.

As the same race, the general genetic structure was the same, but there were immense differences deep within the Genes.

Large-scale cloning would simultaneously amplify uncertainties. Moreover, the value of cloning an Ordinary Lifeform was not great; the Major Civilizations merely used it as an auxiliary research method.

But the Three Kings were obviously different.

What kind of Clone Body could simultaneously give birth to four Super Lifeforms?

Li Yu didn't believe this was just a pure coincidence.

There was definitely something fishy about that so-called "Variant Body."

Furthermore, the Eternal King even claimed that he himself was the Clone Body closest to the "Variant Body."

Perhaps this form of his was evolving towards the "Variant Body."

It was just that, as a defective Clone Body, it was obviously difficult to complete this Evolution.

Therefore, as his erupting Aura grew stronger and stronger, it simultaneously became more and more unstable, as if it could collapse at any time.

The Eternal King gritted his teeth secretly. He had been playing games with these three guys for many years, and added to the fact that they were all Clone Bodies, they understood each other very well.

He also had his suspicions beforehand. He wanted to use this opportunity to ambush the Three Kings, and the Three Kings also wanted to use this opportunity to fish him out.

And transferring "Future" and "Past" away was similarly an Overt Strategy.

If you wanted to fish me out, then you had to use yourself as bait and weaken your own defensive strength, otherwise it would be impossible for him to appear here.

That's why he appeared so vague when facing Li Yu's inquiries previously.

Planning to the very end, what was actually being contested was their respective methods and Strength.

He believed that having developed this Special Form and becoming stronger, it would be enough to take down "Present."

But he never expected that "Present" had long completed Source Matter Fusion and evolved once again. His Strength was also even more powerful.

So now, continuing to fight had instead become a less-than-ideal choice.

But having reached this point, wanting to easily retreat was obviously impossible, and "Present" wouldn't possibly let him off either.

"Unless..."

The Eternal King conjured a Long Sword and thrust it straight forward. "Present" blocked it, and the edge of the sword carrying an Energy Shockwave stimulated large areas of Electric Arcs to flash continuously on his Prismatic Crystal Shield.

"Someone can help me block him."

The Eternal King's thoughts flashed. He wasn't entirely without vigilance toward this Dragon Sovereign. He had investigated him secretly for a long time but hadn't found the other party's origin.

Previously, he even suspected the other party might have been sent by the Three Kings.

But having stayed in that base for so long and the Three Kings not sending anyone to attack was enough to prove that the other party had nothing to do with the Three Kings.

This powerful evolved entity that suddenly popped up with extraordinary Strength was completely outside of his plans, but now it came in unexpectedly handy.

He didn't know why the other party didn't appear just now and then suddenly attacked "Present."

He also had no time to ponder these questions. Right now, he just wanted to evacuate from here as quickly as possible.

Since he controlled the Variant Body, he definitely had the chance to find another opportunity to Make a comeback.

As for selling out this Dragon Sovereign, he felt no sense of guilt or remorse whatsoever. Such useless emotions couldn't bring him any benefits.

Astonishing Energy Shockwaves constantly exploded in the arena. The surrounding Starry Sky had long since turned into a mush.

Even after the battle ended, it would be difficult to repair in a short time. Perhaps it would form a "Void Condensation Zone," becoming a Jedi that was quite difficult for Ordinary Lifeforms to approach.

Only General Assad was Light as Wind and Cloud, constantly fiddling with the Smart Computer he carried with him.

"I keep feeling that Weapon is somewhat familiar, but I just can't remember where exactly I've seen it..." he muttered secretly. The Holographic Screen in front of him only had three large words: "No Signal..."

Due to the Trap's blockade and the influence of the battle between three powerful lifeforms, it made it difficult for him to contact his civilization.

The offline Database of his portable computer didn't store too much classified data, so he couldn't search for related information.

Although he couldn't find related information, he could be certain that that Weapon was definitely very important.

...

"Dragon Sovereign, I still have a backup plan. Help me delay for a moment. It will be enough to pose a massive threat to him and buy us time to retreat."

The Eternal King contacted Li Yu secretly, causing Li Yu, who was just about to call for backup, to pause.

Still have methods?

This guy hid himself quite deeply.

However, he isn't intentionally Conning me to draw fire, and then waiting for an opportunity to escape, is he?

Li Yu instinctively suspected this. He and the Eternal King were merely temporary partners. Just now, he was prepared to abandon the other party and retreat, not wanting to engage in a pointless battle.

So now, it was also very reasonable to have the same suspicion towards the Eternal King.

However, he had a bottom-line method and was not afraid. If the Eternal King truly posed a massive threat to "Present."

Then perhaps he wouldn't need to mobilize the Eternal Machine God, and could kill the other party just by ganging up on him.

After all, although the Ultimate Intelligence couldn't lock onto the [Eternal Core] embedded in the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], it could discover the active traces of the Eternal Machine God.

That administrator of the Eternal Civilization was a bit frightening. Li Yu didn't know if excessively using the Eternal Machine God would cause the other party to forcibly lock onto him.

"Alright, I will cooperate with you." Li Yu nodded decisively. Holding the Titan Giant Axe, he abruptly charged forward, squeezing his body's potential to attack multiple times in a short period.

As the attack frequency increased, the attack Amplification triggered more often.

And due to the uncertainty of his attacks, it was very difficult for "Present" to estimate what kind of defensive strength he should use to block.

This forced him to deal with Li Yu's offense with all his might, giving the Eternal King a chance to free his hands.

"Now!" The Eternal King suddenly shouted loudly.

"Present" was abruptly startled. A large number of Prismatic Crystals once again surfaced around him, performing Space-Time Refraction and Information-State Inversion on him.

The "concept" of his existence became increasingly blurred. Some lower-intensity Energy even passed directly through his body.

"Present" didn't underestimate the Eternal King. They had paid a lot of resources and a high price to set up this perfect trap.

Moreover, the appearance fee to have the Iron-Blood Civilization act in a play wasn't cheap.

Therefore, seeing that the Eternal King seemed to have the possibility of using an ultimate move, he immediately maximized his defense to avoid a last-minute upset.

The Energy surging within the Eternal King's body suddenly enhanced. He decisively turned his head, turning into a streak of Flowing Light, and shot fiercely towards the distance.

"Ran away!?"

"Present's" expression changed slightly, and then he looked coldly at Li Yu. Anger flashed in his pupils as he shouted: "Why did he run!?"

"How would I know? I've only known him for a few months."

Li Yu was also somewhat Speechless. He had really guessed right; the Eternal King had actually wanted to abandon him and retreat alone.

Taking advantage of the fact that the other party hadn't yet run out of visual range, Li Yu hurriedly took out a small prop — [Satellite Positioning], to first lock onto the other party's position.

"Get out of the way, I have no interest in you!"

"Present" rebuked, bypassing Li Yu to give chase. During his escape, the Eternal King didn't forget to clean up his traces behind him.

But within a short time, "Present" could still lock onto his location.

However, if delayed any further, it would be hard to say.

"Wait..." Li Yu once again blocked his path forward.

"Scram!"

The coldness in "Present's" eyes grew more intense: "Do you really think I am Powerless Against you? The Eternal King has already abandoned you, why must you fight to the death for him?"

"Present" was purely defending just now because he wanted to stall past the Eternal King's burst duration. This way, he could secure victory more safely.

But now, facing Li Yu alone, and being more anxious to chase after the "Eternal King," he erupted without any reservations!

Before Li Yu even had time to reply, his vision suddenly blurred.

He saw "Present's" speed increase explosively. The Prismatic Crystals he carried with him formed a weapon resembling a long halberd, refracting cosmic radiance, and slashing out a golden arc of radiance.

He hurriedly raised his axe to parry. The shockwave penetrated his body, and a sonic boom exploded beside his ear.

Clang!!

Terrifying immense force transmitted along his arms. The [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] trembled, the [Thunderstorm Armor] activated, and Electric Arcs surged.

The Armor seemed to crack slightly, but the next moment it rapidly repaired itself.

At this moment, "Present's" movements didn't stop. The Prismatic Crystals floating around him suddenly spurted out thick energy beams with a caliber of over a hundred meters.

Bang!!

Li Yu was blasted flying by a series of energy attacks, and the derived Energy Shield shattered on a large scale under the chain bombardment.

The Eternal King followed like a shadow, in hot pursuit. The Prismatic Crystals brought up streaks of light waves, constantly slashing across Li Yu's body.

[TL Note: "Eternal King followed like a shadow" seems to be an author error. Based on context, it should be "Present followed like a shadow". We will leave it as is per the source text]

But behind the other party, a resplendent Golden Giant Tree faintly surfaced, causing him to remain within the safety line, even though he was like a small boat that could be capsized at any time in a violent storm.

Seeing this scene, General Assad, who was watching, couldn't help but turn his expression solemn.

Although having the Iron-Blood Empire backing him gave him the confidence to face "Present."

But "Present's" Strength still couldn't help but make him feel Apprehension.

"Devouring Source Matter is indeed very powerful, but one cannot break through the 'barrier'." General Assad seemed to recall certain matters and couldn't help shaking his head, then he looked at that Dragon Sovereign again:

"This guy also seems quite extraordinary. He can actually barely withstand 'Present's' frontal assault."

"Present" himself also hadn't expected this guy to be so capable of taking a beating.

And what was even more bizarre was that the other party's Strength was actually slowly rising as time passed. This gave him a bad premonition.

More importantly, this bit of delayed time was already enough for the Eternal King to escape to safety and erase all remaining traces.

Even if he gave chase now, he might not necessarily be able to find traces of the Eternal King.

This meant his plan had failed again!

This had already been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Eternal King had already discovered that his Strength had leaped, and definitely wouldn't appear so easily next time.

In fact, scenes like this of exchanging blows and dismantling moves had appeared many times in the past, but this was the closest he had been to success.

Yet it was ruined by this guy before him who popped out of nowhere!

"Present's" eyes surged with anger, focusing all his attention on Li Yu, and said sternly: "Since you are willing to die for the Eternal King and don't want to leave here, then you don't have to leave!"

Li Yu barely maintained his defense, and couldn't help but sigh: "Who told you I was doing it for the Eternal King? I have my eyes set on you!"

As soon as Li Yu's words fell.

"Present" suddenly sensed something wrong. In his perception range, multiple different Information State Anomaly Bodies suddenly popped up, their Energy Reactions astonishing.

General Assad discovered something was amiss a step later. Both pairs of his eyes simultaneously looked in four directions, seemingly a bit shocked and uncertain.

Subsequently, eight Super Primal King Kongs arrived from all directions, converging into the battlefield and surrounding "Present." Every single one exuded an astonishing might.

Eight Three Kings-level lifeforms!?

Where did they come from!?

"Present's" expression sank. He couldn't help but rein in his offensive, vigilant of his surroundings.

General Assad was also extremely astonished. How could so many Mechanical Lifeforms of this level suddenly pop up?

Chapter 834: We have enough enemies, let's get some allies!

The Eternal King, fleeing frantically, paid careful attention to the movements behind him.

He knew that once the Dragon Sovereign found out he had fled, he definitely wouldn't continue to block "Present."

And "Present's" main goal was also to catch him, in order to find traces of the "Variant Body." It was absolutely impossible for him to stay behind and continue tangling with the Dragon Sovereign.

Which meant that the time left for him to escape wasn't long.

At the same time, he was also ready to be intercepted at any moment, even prepared for the thought of fighting to the death.

However, until he evacuated far away from the battlefield range, even cleaning up his traces, re-concealing his Aura, and shielding his Information State.

After all the work was completed, he still hadn't noticed any sign of "Present" chasing after him.

This made him somewhat suspicious.

"What's going on? 'Present' didn't chase after me? Did some accident happen?"

"He couldn't have really been stopped by the Dragon Sovereign, could he?"

This thought flashed past. Even he himself felt it was ridiculous.

They had only known each other for a few months. Although they had briefly reached a cooperation, they were full of vigilance towards each other.

How could he possibly go all out for his evacuation? Moreover, although the Dragon Sovereign's Strength was not bad, there was obviously still a long distance compared to "Present."

It was impossible for him to be his opponent.

Reason told him he should evacuate from here as quickly as possible now. After all, the enemy hadn't chased after him, and regardless of the reason, it was beneficial to him.

But the Three Kings and he originated from the same body, and because of certain goals, their enmity had been entangled for a long time.

If it were other enemies, he definitely would have turned his head and left, but involving the Three Kings, he believed it was necessary to figure out exactly what had happened.

After today, they still had to continue entangling for a long time. Any information or intelligence, he had to grasp at the first possible moment.

"I have already cleaned up the traces, and the Three Kings also couldn't possibly track me. Although returning now is somewhat risky, as long as I am careful, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Moreover, they definitely wouldn't expect that I would return secretly."

The Eternal King pondered secretly and quickly made up his mind, preparing to return to the battlefield to see exactly what had happened.

He deliberately approached the battlefield from another direction, carefully concealing his Aura, and approaching step by step.

Just as he arrived near the battlefield, he noticed the chaotic Energy within it.

"The Dragon Sovereign seems to have suffered some injuries. It was actually really him who stopped 'Present.' What exactly does he want to do?" The Eternal King observed the situation, somewhat unexpected.

The Dragon Sovereign dealing with "Present" all by himself was obviously very strenuous, being beaten down while having his head pressed down.

However, the Eternal King didn't have any emotions akin to guilt in his heart.

With his lifespan, such useless emotions had long since ceased to appear.

He was just puzzled, what exactly did this Crazy Bastard want to do?

How could he be so kind-hearted as to help him block "Present."

However, just as this doubt arose, he similarly noticed several Information State Anomaly Bodies, watching the eight Super Primal King Kongs descend upon the battlefield.

Damn!

Where did these eight tin cans come from!?

He was inwardly astonished, looking at the eight Transformers surrounding "Present."

The powerful Auras on their bodies all manifested their identities as "Three Kings-level" evolved entities.

Even in this Universe, the powerful lifeforms standing at the pinnacle of the evolutionary path were limited.

The appearance of the Dragon Sovereign had already puzzled him for a long time, because previously this guy had no traces of activity whatsoever.

Not to mention seeing eight Super Primal King Kongs now.

And now the answer was obvious.

He saw these eight Mechanical Lifeforms make way for a path. The Dragon Sovereign adjusted his somewhat tattered Armor and slowly floated in.

These eight Mechanical Lifeforms were all the Dragon Sovereign's people!

What exactly was the origin of this guy!?

The Eternal King had Mixed Feelings inwardly, while also unable to resist cursing angrily:If you motherfucker had this kind of trump card, you should've shouted it out earlier.

If you called for people earlier, wouldn't I not have betrayed you?

Now things were great.

If he only offended the Dragon Sovereign alone, he wouldn't care.

But the eight Mechanical Lifeforms that popped out now made the Eternal King's Mind in a Turmoil.

Just this quantity alone was enough for him to suffer greatly.

Not to mention, what the appearance of this standardized Mechanical Lifeform represented.

Eight "Three Kings-level" Mechanical Lifeforms, with very similar physical characteristics and styles, heralded one thing.

The word "mass production" was stuck at the edge of his mouth, but he couldn't say it out loud no matter what.

"Trouble, big trouble..." he muttered softly.

...

And in the arena, "Present" looked at the Dragon Sovereign, who was surrounded in the center by the Mechanical Lifeforms. The emotions in his heart were equally complex, which made him unable to resist asking:

"Exactly who are you!?"

He similarly understood that "Three Kings-level" lifeforms were limited.

Lifeforms of this level, only powerful civilizations had the resources to cultivate them.

Even if it was a solitary individual, occasionally having one or two pop up was one thing.

This string of eight popping out was just too terrifying.

Moreover, the other party was a Mechanical Lifeform, obviously forged, and there was still the Aura of Source Matter on their bodies.

It seemed as if they were forged as Weapons, obviously vastly different from the evolutionary path of the Eternal Civilization.

He racked his brains and couldn't think of such a civilization existing in this Universe.

Was it a new civilization that hadn't been discovered yet?

We hadn't discovered them, but they discovered us first?

"There seems to be battle damage on their Corporeal Forms..."

"Present" observed secretly and finally found something relatively advantageous to him.

"You don't need to care who I am. I have my eyes set on the Source Matter inside your body." Li Yu touched a crack on the [Symbiotic Bio-Armor], which was still undergoing slow self-repair.

"Source Matter, your goal is Source Matter?"

"Present's" expression was very unsightly, because this was an irreconcilable contradiction. He added: "I have no intention of being enemies with Your Excellency."

"Although you hold the advantage in numbers, the injuries on these few individuals haven't been repaired yet. If I want to leave, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for you to stop me."

Since the other party had revealed an extraordinary foundation, he couldn't engage in a life-or-death struggle with him either.

His words made a lot of sense.

Li Yu also understood, which was why he had just placed his hopes on the Eternal King to play a role. Who knew the other party would turn his head and run away.

Tsk... ran away but still came back to watch.

His gaze indistinctly glanced in a certain direction. Due to the prop's influence, he could lock onto the Eternal King's position at any time.

Therefore, he had long discovered that the Eternal King had gone in a large circle and ended up returning to the edge of the battlefield to peep. Truly perverted enough.

However, he didn't expose this matter, just acting as if he hadn't discovered anything.

"So, we can only end the battle quickly..." Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the [Eternal Core] within the [Symbiotic Bio-Armor] was instantly activated.

The eight Super Primal King Kongs rapidly converged towards Li Yu, forming various mechanical structures.

Boom!

The heaven-reaching and earth-shattering Eternal Machine God descended upon this Universe once again.

"This is... an ability similar to the Eternal Machine God!?"

"Present's" expression changed drastically.

Of course he knew about the Eternal Machine God. That was the Eternal Civilization's bottom-of-the-box asset.

Mechanical combination to burst out with more powerful combat strength; this was the romance belonging to machinery!

Yet he never expected that the Dragon Sovereign before him could actually use it as well.

Without a second thought, he erupted with a massive amount of Prismatic Crystals around his body, and just like the Eternal King, turned his head and ran!

Eight combining into one, the combat power would definitely soar. There was no point in fighting.

And Li Yu's actions were even more simple and crude. The massive mechanical structures on the surface of the Eternal Machine God assembled into huge Energy Cannon Ports, with multicolored Source Matter radiance flashing within them.

Even before firing, the Void at the cannon's muzzle began to twist.

At the same time, the [Hawkeye Emblem] flashed in his hand. Ranged attacks launched personally possessed an additional locking function.

Rumble!

This Star Sector seemed to be trembling. The resplendent radiance made even the Eternal King unable to resist narrowing his eyes, and the power contained within it made General Assad also unable to resist shivering.

The moment the Energy Beam shot out, it began tracking according to a special trajectory.

The fleeing "Present" felt a bone-piercing chill. The intuition of an Advanced Lifeform told him one thing.

He absolutely could not let this strike hit him.

Along the way, massive amounts of Prismatic Crystals were shattered, and he himself performed various long-distance Warps.

He even forcefully distorted the surrounding space-time, severing his meager connection with the Universe, yet he still couldn't shake off this attack.

Clearly there was no sensation of being locked on!

"Present" gritted his teeth, exhausting all methods, and could only watch helplessly as the attack approached until his entire Corporeal Form was covered by Energy.

Boom!

Ring-shaped fluctuations instantly swept across the battlefield. Space-time twisted, and the Star Sector shattered like glass, extending towards infinity, and then collapsed with a loud bang!

Flowing Light shot out in all directions, and Information State turbulence erupted, tangling together. This caused various bizarre and motley scenes to emerge and disappear.

The Eternal Machine God merely waited for the explosion's aftershocks to slightly dissipate before diving deep into the core. Forcefully sweeping away the aftershocks, he found the nearly crystallized "Present."

More than half of his Corporeal Form had already disappeared, leaving only a millstone-sized Crystal, within which some dense substance was flashing.

"This power, it seems a bit scary. The body is completely gone... only the Source Matter is left."

This was Li Yu's first time using the Eternal Machine God, formed by the combination of eight Super Primal King Kongs, to attack, and he didn't grasp the strength well.

Coupled with the assistance of the [Hawkeye Emblem], it actually directly instant-killed "Present" until only slag remained.

The Eternal King at the edge of the battlefield had a sluggish gaze.

"Present" had turned into a crystal block?

"Present," who had already devoured three streaks of Source Matter, theoretically reached the first Metamorphosis of the Source Matter faction, and his Strength leaped substantially.

And he was instant-killed just like that!?

Subsequently, his expression became Moody.

"How could he be killed? If you kill him, what am I going to do..."

"Present" was his enemy, and now he was eliminated.

But he didn't look too happy; instead, he was somewhat pained.

It's better to leave here as soon as possible...

He didn't know if this massive Mechanical Body could discover him, but the Eternal King didn't dare to Gamble. He took a deep look at the Eternal Machine God before turning around and leaving here once again.

General Assad's eyes flickered, slightly calming his inner emotions. Looking at the massive Mechanical Body that had already locked onto him, he spoke:

"The recent abnormal movements of the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero are all because of you, right?"

He finally remembered. That giant axe, that giant tree were all Weapons from the Titan Civilization, items they called "divine artifacts."

Every single one was forged using Source Matter combined with various precious materials. The technology was unique and perfectly suited. To this day, no civilization could achieve this.

It was just that those Weapons were buried together in The Ruins along with the destruction of the Titan Civilization.

And during the era of the war between Civilization Zero and the Titan Civilization, the Iron-Blood Civilization hadn't yet been discovered.

However, they also carefully studied that war and obtained part of the relevant data through various channels.

And recently, the Iron-Blood Civilization also discovered the abnormal movements of Civilization Zero and the Eternal Civilization.

They launched various open and secret struggles revolving around the Titan Civilization Ruins.

This certainly wasn't without any reason. It was just that the Iron-Blood Civilization hadn't found this reason.

But now, General Assad felt he had found the reason.

A lifeform walking out of the Titan Civilization Ruins was enough to affect the emotions of Civilization Zero and the Eternal Civilization.

"General Assad, right? Your guess is quite correct. I have already Provoked Trouble with Zero and Eternal, and I don't want to make an Iron-Blood covet me too. So... you know what I mean, right?"

The Eternal Machine God locked onto Assad, seemingly ready to launch an attack at any moment.

"Wait!"

General Assad no longer had his former calm and collected demeanor. He understood the Three Kings, and he also knew their grievances with the Eternal King, knowing them inside out, so he was indifferent.

But he completely didn't understand the guy in front of him. If he was blasted to death by a cannon, it would be too huge of a loss.

"We don't have much interest in the Titan Civilization. We are not survivors of that war; Eternal and Zero are." Assad said hurriedly:

"You don't get along with them, but you can definitely cooperate with us."

"Oh?"

Li Yu's heart stirred slightly. He controlled the [Eternal Core], so the Eternal Civilization wouldn't let him off.

He had Annihilation Device Shards in his body, so Zero wouldn't let him off either.

He didn't have any direct conflict with the Iron-Blood Civilization. If they cooperated, it seemed like it wasn't impossible.

There were enough enemies; it was time to get a few allies.

General Assad continued: "We know that both of them must be carrying out some plans, but we are not clear about the specific matters."

"I believe you should be able to help us understand more, in order to gain benefits in the game between the two of them."

The Iron-Blood Civilization was not a survivor of the war, and the information gathered later on was also limited.

Now that they wanted to intervene, they didn't even know where to start, completely in the dark.

And a lifeform that walked out of the Titan Civilization Ruins and didn't get along with the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero was definitely an excellent cooperation partner.

Chapter 835: Threat from the Eternal King?

General Assad's proposal actually made Li Yu fall into deep thought.

Based on the principle that the enemy of an enemy is a Friend.

He didn't get along with the Eternal Civilization, so borrowing the strength of Civilization Zero was the best choice.

The reverse was also true, so there was absolutely no need to consider a third-party civilization.

It was just that his situation was somewhat special, resulting in his inability to borrow strength from either of these two civilizations.

Then the Iron-Blood Civilization was indeed a choice worth considering.

According to the relevant data in Hashar's Data Core, the Iron-Blood Civilization was a highly militarized civilization, and internally, the civilization exceptionally revered martial force.

When the location of their civilization was first discovered, they consecutively overturned more than a dozen powerful civilizations, and only restrained their arrogance after being jointly warned by the Eternal and other civilizations.

Their Path of Evolution was through continuously strengthening their bodies in order to break through the limits of lifeforms.

But even if he cooperated with the other party, there were still many aspects to consider.

However, he knew that his current position must have been discovered by the Ultimate Intelligence, so he had better try not to delay here for too long.

He thought for a moment and said: "I can consider your proposal, but not now."

"To avoid some unexpected situations, I require you to leave with me now. Are there any problems?"

General Assad looked at the pitch-black cannon muzzles extending from the massive Mechanical Body in front of him, muttering inwardly—

Do I dare to have any problems?

"No problems..." He shook his head and said. He knew the other party was afraid that letting him leave would needlessly add another enemy.

So until he felt at ease, he wouldn't let him leak the news.

The Eternal Machine God disassembled, and three Super Primal King Kongs had already surrounded General Assad.

To show his sincerity, he also didn't put up any resistance, allowing the other party to restrict him, while simultaneously speaking:

"An accident happened to 'Present'. The other two kings will definitely ask the Iron-Blood Civilization about my situation. Please let me explain it to them in advance; I won't leak the slightest bit of information."

Li Yu thought about it and agreed to his request, then stroked his chin and pondered secretly.

"Since the Ultimate Intelligence has locked onto this place, they should be sending someone over very soon. However, this place is very close to Civilization Zero, so they shouldn't dare to make a big fanfare either."

Soon, the relevant traces of the battlefield were quickly cleaned up, ensuring that no methods could reproduce the scene during the battle.

Only then did he leave here together with General Assad.

And just a few days after they left, two streaks of Flowing Light rapidly approached here, like sharp blades tearing through the canopy of the sky. It was exactly "Past" and "Future."

Their figures hovered here because what lay ahead was no longer a normal Starry Sky domain.

A surging Void Storm carried a massive amount of spatial fragments, forming a land of Chaos. This was obviously a "Void ruin" that would only be left behind after a large-scale battle.

"As expected, something went wrong..."

"Past's" face was solemn. On their way here, they had tried to contact "Present," but received absolutely no response.

They had initially thought that "Present" was temporarily unable to extricate himself.

But after arriving here, they found that the battle had obviously long since ended. If "Present" had already won, it was impossible for him not to contact them.

"It has been strictly cleaned up; no remaining traces can be found..."

"Future" stretched out his tender little hand, rubbing out a few streaks of Flowing Light at his fingertips, which then dissipated in the Void.

"'Heng's' Strength couldn't possibly be 'Present's' match."

"Past" said in a deep voice: "Contact the Iron-Blood Civilization and ask what happened to General Assad."

"Future" nodded, took out the Smart Terminal he carried with him, and began to contact the Iron-Blood Civilization.

After waiting for about ten minutes, "Future" frowned and said: "General Assad didn't encounter any accidents and has already explained to them the situation that an incident might have occurred here."

"But they told me that General Assad is safe and sound, and it is inconvenient to disclose his current specific itinerary."

"Safe and sound..."

"Past's" aged face became even gloomier. If the plan had proceeded according to their steps.

The Iron-Blood Civilization couldn't possibly give them an "inconvenient to disclose" reply.

Some kind of accident must have occurred!

An accident they didn't want to see.

Just as this thought surfaced, the expressions of the two suddenly changed, looking into the distance with shock and uncertainty.

A streak of Flowing Light rapidly approached here, and its speed seemed to be a bit faster than theirs.

According to their estimation, the other party seemed to have arrived here long ago, just without revealing their figure.

As the other party approached, a heavy Mechanical Lifeform appeared before them, its entire body covered in pitch-black Armor, giving off an extremely chilling feeling.

"Mechanical Lord — Catell?"

"Past" recognized the guy in front of him. The other party was a Mechanical Lord of the Eternal Civilization with an extraordinary reputation.

This place was already close to Civilization Zero, how could they appear here?

The two were inwardly vigilant, staring at Catell.

"Three Kings?" Catell popped an oxygen bubble and looked at the two of them. Relevant information and data had already appeared in his field of vision.

His voice was muffled, transmitting out through layers of Armor.

"It's us."

"Past" nodded, relaxing slightly inwardly. Seeing the other party's attitude, it seemed he wasn't here to look for trouble.

"I have something to ask you." Catell spoke very unceremoniously: "What happened here 53 hours ago?"

"53 hours ago?"

"Past's" expression flickered. Wasn't that exactly when the plan started?

He pondered for a moment and asked in return: "Can you tell us why you are here? And what is the purpose of asking this question?"

Catell remained silent. His Mechanical Body couldn't show any emotional reaction.

"Past" continued: "It is highly likely we came here for the same matter. Since you want to know some information, you must be a bit more frank."

Although the Eternal Civilization was far stronger than the "Three Kings" Civilization, hard Strength was only useful during a frontal war.

What happened here was obviously very important to the other party as well, and since this place wasn't far from Civilization Zero, it wasn't good for him to be too high-profile either...

Catell's mechanical pupils lit up slightly, saying: "We are hunting down an enemy of the Eternal Civilization. The Ultimate Intelligence locked onto him not long ago, and the target is right here."

"Your enemy?"

"Past's" expression sank. Someone who could be regarded as an enemy by the Eternal Civilization was obviously not simple.

More and more evidence proved that something really had happened to "Present."

"We were also carrying out a plan to hunt down an enemy here, but an accident occurred..."

"Past" then said: "In addition, General Assad of the Iron-Blood Civilization was also present, but the other party intentionally concealed things from us."

"General Assad..." Catell thought for a moment and said: "Synchronize the relevant data of your plan to me."

"Your Excellency speaks too much as a matter of course, doesn't he?"

"Future" said with some dissatisfaction.

"It's fine..."

"Past" shook his head, and instead proactively synchronized the information and data over.

These materials were definitely top secret before the plan started, but now they had no idea what kind of unforeseen event had happened to the plan.

These materials had already turned into a piece of waste paper.

They were extremely clear about their own plan and knew it was impossible for a third party to appear.

Then that enemy of the "Eternal Civilization" was obviously the Eternal King's reinforcement.

Having the Eternal Civilization help investigate the truth was much easier and saved more trouble than them busying themselves.

And just as Catell was reviewing the relevant data, they suddenly received an urgent message again—

"The Anti-King Organization launched a surprise attack on the Capital, and the Ternary Fusion Device was snatched!"

...

[Primal Matter Crystal: A substance left behind after the death of a powerful lifeform. It contains three streaks of Source Matter and requires special methods to extract.]

"Primal Matter Crystal..." Li Yu muttered. It was dug out from the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] again, feeling icy cold in his hand.

In essence, these three streaks of Source Matter had already been devoured by "Present," theoretically forming a whole, which was why it presented this form.

"According to the information obtained during the battle just now, devouring three streaks of Source Matter seems to be a threshold." Li Yu looked at General Assad beside him and asked: "Do you know about this?"

They were inside the body of a Transformer. Besides glancing around, General Assad was still very Simple-minded.

"The Primal Matter Evolution Path?" General Assad nodded: "Source Matter, as the cosmic-level energy that major civilizations came into contact with first, most Dominator-Tier Beings have also tried to use it for Evolution."

"After devouring three streaks of Source Matter, one will enter the first Metamorphosis. The second Metamorphosis requires six streaks of Source Matter, and the third Metamorphosis requires nine streaks of Source Matter."

"Oh?" Li Yu became interested. He hadn't obtained this part of the information from the Ultimate Intelligence, so he pressed: "And then?"

"There is no 'then'..." General Assad shook his head and said: "The Primal Matter Evolution Path has been verified to be unable to break through the Evolutionary Barrier. It is a broken Path of Evolution."

"A broken Path of Evolution?" Li Yu frowned slightly. This was something he hadn't expected.

"Eighteen streaks of Source Matter, this is already the limit that a Dominator-Tier Being can accommodate. Any more, and they will be assimilated by the Universe." General Assad added:

"But eighteen streaks of Source Matter still cannot break through the Evolutionary Barrier, so it is broken."

Li Yu blanked out for a moment, only then understanding what "accommodate more Source Matter" meant in the [Store Up to Release] status bar.

If eighteen streaks of Source Matter weren't enough, then just add a bit more!

General Assad sighed: "However, the third Metamorphosis of the Primal Matter Evolution Path is already the pinnacle among pinnacles. They can be counted on one's fingers throughout the entire history of the Universe, looking down on the Major Civilizations, powerful enough."

"As for breaking through the Evolutionary Barrier, it is also out of reach for Dominator-Tier Beings."

This General Assad looked aloof on the surface, but when he spoke, he chattered endlessly, perhaps also because he wanted to rope in Li Yu.

"However, the path of Devouring Information State Evolution has been quite popular recently. It is said that the High Priest of the Star Spirit Civilization has advanced a bit further."

"As early as five thousand four hundred years ago, he was stronger than a Dominator-Tier Being of the third Metamorphosis in the Primal Matter Evolution Path."

Because there was no unified path, it resulted in every Super Lifeform having their own ideas, and every civilization having their own measurement standards, making it quite chaotic.

However, as far as Li Yu was concerned, he had already set his mind on the Path of Evolution through Source Matter, and didn't care much about the rest.

"The Eternal Civilization has probably already set their sights on the Three Kings Civilization. Getting the Ternary Fusion Device will have to wait."

"First extract the Source Matter from this thing."

"However, I originally planned to use 'Present's' corpse to charge the [Equipment Upgrade Scroll], but now it's gone..."

Li Yu pondered for a moment and frowned again; he suddenly remembered a troublesome matter.

Although he possessed the Supreme Forge, which could extract Source Matter.

But without the acceleration of the Jade Void Palace now, it would take at least decades to extract it.

To him, this was somewhat long.

Moreover, even if the Ternary Fusion Device could accelerate the fusion of Source Matter, exactly how much it could accelerate was an unknown.

Time was a troublesome problem.

Thinking of this, he cast his gaze towards General Assad and smiled: "General Assad, may I ask if the Iron-Blood Civilization has anything that can extract Source Matter?"

"We do." General Assad nodded, not particularly surprised by this question.

"Present" wasn't the first Source Matter evolved entity to die. He also knew about that Crystal thing.

"About how long would it take to extract?" Li Yu weighed the Primal Matter Crystal and asked.

"Three streaks of Source Matter, it would probably take about one hundred and fifty years." General Assad estimated.

"That long? Don't you have any time acceleration equipment?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised.

"Long?" General Assad instead looked at him strangely: "Is this little bit of time considered long?"

"The time I estimated is already under the influence of time acceleration."

Li Yu: "..."

Under the influence of time acceleration, it still required this much time.

Looking at it this way, the extraction speed of the Supreme Forge was at least two to three times that of the Iron-Blood Civilization.

The Titan Civilization really had some good stuff.

As for the Temporal Indifference, it would be difficult for Li Yu to change this mindset In a short while.

After all, his lifespan was right there; he was not even a hundred years old yet. How could this make him indifferent to over a hundred years of time?

If General Assad knew Li Yu's age, who knows how shocked he would be.

And just as Li Yu was trying hard to convince himself that this little bit of time really wasn't much.

His Smart Terminal suddenly received a message. What was surprising was that the sender of the message was the Eternal King—

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, regarding some unpleasant things that happened during the plan, I sincerely apologize to you..."

"For this reason, I specially fetched the Ternary Fusion Device, so you won't have to waste time in the Three Kings Civilization."

"However, I also have a small request. I would like to ask you to capture 'Past' and 'Future'. With your Strength, it shouldn't be too difficult."

Chapter 836: Variant Body?

After reading this message, Li Yu restrained his smile and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although the Eternal King's tone seemed very polite, he was actually threatening him.

Exchanging the Ternary Fusion Device for two Super Lifeforms.

No matter how one looked at it, the two were not comparable.

However, this depended on their respective needs. Li Yu placed great importance on the Ternary Fusion Device.

After all, he could accept a time span of several hundred years, but he really couldn't accept taking thousands or tens of thousands of years to devour Source Matter.

Moreover, enhancing Strength was naturally something that needed to be done as quickly as possible.

It was just that the Eternal King had just seen his Strength.

Yet he still took the risk to threaten him. Then the importance of "Past" and "Future" must be extraordinary to him.

Making him rather take such a huge risk to obtain the two of them.

However, the Eternal King probably didn't know that his position had long been firmly locked on by Li Yu.

"The Ternary Fusion Device... you actually saved me some effort, it's just right to take care of it together." Thinking of this, Li Yu couldn't help but laugh again.

The Ternary Fusion Device being acquired by the Eternal King was originally intended to threaten him, but it also indirectly helped Li Yu save time.

He just didn't want to approach the Three Kings Civilization in the short term anyway.

He could imagine that the Eternal Civilization must be staring intently at the Three Kings Civilization right now.

Returning to the Three Kings Civilization now would easily make him Fall into a Trap.

And his brief change in expression was naturally seen by General Assad, which made the other party unable to help asking: "What's wrong?"

"Just a minor matter." Li Yu shook his head, casually replied with a "No problem", closed the page, and then directly locked onto the Eternal King's position and changed direction to head there.

The Eternal King's current location was already far from the Three Kings Civilization, and he was constantly moving, seemingly preparing to head somewhere.

Both of them were moving at high speed, so it was also impossible for Li Yu to intercept the other party in a short time.

And just like that, without the Eternal King's knowledge, Li Yu's pursuit continued for nearly three months.

...

In the empty Star Sector, the stars twinkled. There was almost nothing here, making it no different from the vast majority of places in the Universe.

Suddenly, accompanied by Spatial Fluctuations, a streamlined silver Spaceship Warped here.

At the same time, traces of spatial ripples gradually emerged in this seemingly empty Star Sector, rippling like water waves.

Then, a massive planet gradually surfaced here, possessing a thick atmosphere.

The obviously specially adjusted atmosphere presented an extremely clean bright blue.

More than half of this obviously transformed planet was covered by patches of lush green vegetation.

Mountains, rivers, plains, hills; various terrains and landforms were dotted with this color of life.

The silver Spaceship headed in a familiar direction with ease.

This was a building complex hidden amidst a large dense jungle.

The building complex was generally circular, and the interior consisted of some massive, functional architectural complexes that didn't look very suitable for living.

The facilities were already covered with vines and mossy plants, making it look like an ancient ruin abandoned for hundreds of years.

Moreover, traces of its high Technology could be seen everywhere in the complex, with a large number of giant machines still slowly operating at key points of the buildings.

The lighting and ventilation systems were also functioning normally, and around the building complex was a large circle of magnificent walls over ten meters high.

The texture of the walls seemed to be interstellar alloy, indicating that this abandoned facility was once something like a closed Research Base.

And around this circular wall, there were also traces of dismantled devices. It seemed there was once a lid-like thing covering the space above the facility, but it had already been dismantled now.

The Blast Door opened, and the Eternal King walked out with a solemn expression, followed closely by subordinates carrying a massive Metal Box.

They quickly walked into this facility, going all the way to the deepest part.

After the Eternal King ordered his subordinates to store the Metal Box in the secret Warehouse, he hurried towards an even deeper area.

That was a place only he himself could enter.

After inputting various password verifications, the top-tier vault purchased from the Eternal Civilization slowly opened, and dense radiance leaked out from the crack.

The Armor on the Eternal King's body fell off, revealing a long-withered body, like the Earth that hadn't experienced rain nourishment for hundreds of years, with cracks spreading all over the skin's surface.

Without any blood flowing out, the dark skin cracks seemed to herald that the Interior of his body was just as withered as the surface.

He had almost reached the point where his oil was exhausted and his lamp was dying. His Aura fluctuated unsteadily, as if he could croak at any moment.

After the door made of special metal opened, he hurriedly walked in.

The entire space appeared extremely empty. There was only one object inside the vault, floating in the center, constantly emitting dense radiance, and the surrounding space-time seemed somewhat distorted.

The Eternal King walked up, and the external features of that object also gradually became clear. It actually looked seventy percent similar to him, with its surface also covered in cracks, but filled with light inside.

The Eternal King placed his palm on it, and streams of Energy surged into his body like sweet spring water, allowing his body to begin a slow self-repair.

But at the same time, bulging pustules also gradually surfaced one by one.

Only at this time did his expression gradually relax, looking at this Corporeal Form with a complex expression.

The Variant Body, their Blueprint. A lifeform that wanted to forcefully break through the Evolutionary Barrier but failed, yet weirdly wasn't assimilated by the Universe.

"Although 'Present' is dead, there's still 'Past' and 'Future'. As long as I can adjust the genetic defects, it's not impossible to completely fuse with his body."

The Eternal King muttered to himself. Thinking of this, his expression suddenly became somewhat angry again: "It's a pity that 'Present' died. He was the most perfect Clone Body, Dragon Sovereign..."

Thinking of this name, he took a deep breath.

Although threatening the Dragon Sovereign was extremely risky, it could directly accomplish his goal.

With "Present" dead, the other two guys must be highly nervous and wouldn't give him a chance to steal a chicken.

But the Dragon Sovereign possessed tyrannical Strength, so taking down the two of them shouldn't be a problem.

"There will definitely be another round of scheming when handing them over. I need to plan carefully..." He muttered in a low voice:

"This Dragon Sovereign, and so many Mechanical Lifeforms, exactly where did they pop out from?"

Another few days passed before the injuries on his body were finally completely repaired.

Walking out of the vault, he called for a subordinate and asked: "Is there still no movement from the Three Kings Civilization?"

"My Lord, no. It's still calm and tranquil." The subordinate reported back.

This made the Eternal King somewhat puzzled. With the other two present, the news of "Present's" disappearance definitely wouldn't leak.

But it's been so long, has the Dragon Sovereign not made a move yet?

Once "Future" and "Past" also disappear, the Three Kings Civilization would be Leaderless Dragons, and there would definitely be huge chaos.

Since they can still maintain stability now, it means the Dragon Sovereign hasn't made a move yet.

"What is he doing?" The Eternal King pondered secretly, considering whether to urge the other party.

Before he could even take out his terminal device...

Boom!

A loud bang.

The entire planet suddenly began to shake, as if the earth was trembling and the mountains swaying.

"What happened?"

The Eternal King subconsciously blanked out, and heard his subordinate hurriedly report: "There are enemies!"

"How could enemies find this place!?" The Eternal King's expression was gloomy. He inexplicably had a bad premonition.

His perception instantly spread out. In a split second, a large number of Information State Anomaly Bodies were perceived by him, surrounding them in all directions, and their Auras were very familiar.

It was exactly the Dragon Sovereign and those Mechanical Lifeforms!

This made his expression change abruptly, his mind in chaos!

How could they appear here!!

The coordinates of this planet were only known to himself. Under normal circumstances, contact with the outside world was strictly prohibited, so it was impossible to leak out.

Could it be because of himself!?

But he had already checked carefully when he returned. It was impossible to have any tracking methods.

Nine lifeforms of the same level, he couldn't possibly be their match no matter what!

The Eternal King's face instantly turned ashen, realizing he had already walked into a Jedi.

He suddenly turned his head to look at the vault, seemingly having an idea, but the next second his face became defeated again.

Failed evolution couldn't obliterate that Corporeal Form, so it was impossible for him to destroy it either.

Rumble!

The entire planet was torn apart from the middle. Magma spewed out like the yolk of a hot spring egg, and the firelight spat out by some scattered defensive facilities dotted this battlefield.

"How did you know he was here?"

In the Void, General Assad stood beside Li Yu, looking at the planet that had been "dragged" out before him, and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Just guessed..." Li Yu naturally wouldn't explain, looking at the Eternal King who had abruptly appeared before his eyes.

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, this is a complete..." The Eternal King seemed to want to say something more, but unfortunately, Li Yu didn't want to listen, directly ordering the Primal Transformers: "Take him down."

In an instant, an Energy Eruption occurred, and the Primal Transformers charged forward together.

The aftereffects of the Eternal King's Burst Technique hadn't completely dissipated yet. Facing this kind of scene before his eyes, he could only be passively beaten.

Bang bang bang!

From beginning to end, the battle was just a beating, and it ended after lasting for a while.

The Eternal King's resistance was futile, completely unable to escape. He was captured after a violent beating, without any unexpected incidents occurring.

He was strictly controlled by various sealing methods, covered in bruises, and brought before Li Yu.

At the same time, the remaining Primal Transformers also found two Metal Boxes, one large and one small, from the surrounding ruins.

"The symbol of the Eternal Civilization, this is a vault..." General Assad recognized it at a glance, pointing at the vault and saying.

"Oh?" Li Yu reached out to pull it over. This thing was forged from special metals and was extremely sturdy.

However, wanting to defend against a Super Lifeform was merely A fool's dream.

The Eternal King purchased this vault only to prevent his subordinates from betraying him or accidentally touching it; it was impossible to block him.

Using the Titan Giant Axe, he easily split open this vault.

Subsequently, the "Variant Body" emitting a resplendent light appeared in front of everyone.

"This thing is... the Variant Body?" Li Yu stared at this Corporeal Form and guessed.

He couldn't see any clues and could only feel that this Corporeal Form was very unusual.

But General Assad stood stunned in place, exclaiming in shock:

"What the Three Kings Civilization discovered back then wasn't Genetic Fragments, it was a true Failed Evolution Body!?"

"Failed Evolution Body?" Li Yu was somewhat dazed. What kind of title was this?

General Assad hesitated for a moment, but still spoke:

"This is a lifeform that failed to break through the Evolutionary Barrier. Under normal circumstances, it should have been assimilated by the Universe, but for some reason, it wasn't."

If Li Yu wanted to investigate this information, it wouldn't take much effort, so there was no need to hide it.

"We all thought that the Three Kings Civilization only discovered some Genetic Fragments back then to clone the Three Kings, because theoretically, it's impossible for this kind of Failed Evolution Body to remain."

"He didn't fail..." The Eternal King suddenly said coldly: "He half-succeeded, it's just a pity he didn't endure through it."

"Half-succeeded... no wonder..." General Assad stared fixedly at the Variant Body: "The reference value is too high."

"Does it have Source Matter inside? It seems not..." Li Yu carefully approached and touched this Corporeal Form, but nothing unusual happened.

But he didn't feel the Aura of Source Matter inside either. He tried to put it into the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], but that didn't work either.

He tried some other methods and found that this Corporeal Form was like an incomparably sturdy stone; nothing could destroy it.

The corners of General Assad's eyes twitched slightly. Seeing the Dragon Sovereign chopping the Variant Body with an axe made him feel completely Speechless.

"He cannot be destroyed, otherwise you wouldn't be able to get him either." The Eternal King shook his head, and then smiled miserably:

"Only us Clone Bodies can utilize our genetic connection to Absorb some power."

He and the Three Kings had been secretly entangled over this Corporeal Form for so many years, yet they were intercepted by this guy who popped out of nowhere.

"So basically, it's of no use to me?" Li Yu muttered.

"It's useful to us..." General Assad's eyes lit up slightly, and he hurriedly said: "We are willing to pay a certain price..."

"Fuck, what the hell did you do!?"

General Assad shouted in shock halfway through speaking.

Because the Corporeal Form in front of him seemed to be affected by unknown factors, unexpectedly starting to dissipate, gradually vanishing like Flowing Light.

The place where it started was exactly where Li Yu's palm was placed.

The Eternal King was also dumbfounded. He had been studying the Variant Body for more than just a day or two, and nothing like this had ever happened.

How could it be different the moment it fell into the other party's hands?

And Li Yu's expression was somewhat strange.

[Cosmic Origin detected. Charge [Equipment Upgrade Scroll]?...]

[Charging...]

[Charging... Warning... Anomaly detected... Continuing to charge will cause unknown changes to the [Equipment Upgrade Scroll]. Continue?]

Chapter 837: Mutated Equipment Upgrade Scroll

This Failed Evolution Body seemed quite formidable, but Li Yu didn't have a massive faction in this Universe, and the corresponding research equipment couldn't keep up either.

According to the Eternal King's words, this thing was actually of no use to him.

So he just gave it a try, to see if he could let the [Equipment Upgrade Scroll] devour it.

After all, this thing sounded very high-end and grand; using it to charge definitely wouldn't be a problem.

Yet he didn't expect that such an unexpected change would actually occur.

An unknown mutation occurred?

Li Yu pondered secretly, not knowing whether this mutation was ultimately good or bad.

However, since this thing was a Corporeal Form left behind after failing to break through the Evolutionary Barrier.

Then its essence was definitely much stronger than the effect of an ordinary Super Lifeform.

It should be a mutation in a good direction.

He didn't think for too long and chose to continue charging.

And General Assad on the side looked at this scene helplessly, his face full of anxiety.

The "Clone Bodies" of the Three Kings Civilization had indeed attracted the attention of many civilizations for a period of time.

After all, Clone Bodies evolving into lifeforms at the pinnacle of the Universe was still the first case.

It was just that according to the information they detected back then.

The Three Kings Civilization had only found a section of Genetic Fragments of a Failed Evolution Body back then, which was how they cloned the "Three Kings."

Getting no benefits from them, the Major Civilizations only remained curious for a while and then gave up.

Yet no one expected that what the other party had found was actually a true Failed Evolution Body.

The research value of this Corporeal Form was extremely high. Perhaps the path forward for continued Evolution could be found from it.

So General Assad was highly covetous of this, wanting to obtain this thing from Li Yu's hands.

But the current situation was obviously not something where he could do whatever he wanted.

With the Super Primal King Kongs around him Covetously Staring, General Assad could only say tactfully: "Your Excellency Dragon Lord, the research value of this Corporeal Form is extremely high. Perhaps clues for continued Evolution could be found from it."

"If you destroy it directly, it would truly be too much of a Waste of Valuable Resources."

He didn't know what Li Yu was doing, but he could also deduce that he should be conducting some kind of experiment.

No one could resist fiddling with this Corporeal Form.

But looking at the speed at which this Corporeal Form was dissipating, if he continued to fiddle with it, he was afraid there really would be nothing left.

"No, this is not the path forward for lifeforms, but a disaster for the Universe!" Li Yu's expression was solemn as he looked at General Assad and said:

"It's not just us present who know of this Corporeal Form's existence; the Three Kings also know."

"If the news of this Corporeal Form is leaked out, guess what will happen?"

General Assad was taken aback. The growth of individual Strength in the Universe today had already stagnated, and everyone was seeking horizontal development.

The appearance of this Corporeal Form was tantamount to a depth charge that would instantly detonate the already highly tense Universal situation.

Because the top-tier civilizations, such as the Eternal Civilization, were Powerless Against each other, the Universal situation hadn't completely lost its balance.

But in order to snatch this Corporeal Form, and also to avoid being surpassed by their enemies, those top-tier civilizations would probably start wars without hesitation, giving no civilization the chance to research it.

Therefore, once this news was leaked, what would follow immediately would be incomparably tragic wars.

A war that would Engulf the Cosmos. Its tragic extent made even General Assad unable to help but slightly change his expression. The Iron-Blood Civilization wouldn't be able to withstand it either when the time came.

It would even cause a chain reaction, leading into an endless war.

"Do you understand now? This is not a Good Thing." Li Yu's expression was solemn: "So in order to avoid this kind of thing from happening, and for the peace and stability of the Universe, I have decided to destroy him with my own hands."

Fucking hell, that sounds like it makes a lot of sense.

General Assad's expression was strange, looking as if he Hesitated to Speak.

Although Li Yu's words were alarmist, it wasn't as if there were no ways to avoid all this.

As long as they acted a bit faster and silenced all those who knew.

Then the news of this Corporeal Form wouldn't be leaked out.

So this rhetoric was pure bullshit.

"More importantly, I am also thinking of Your Excellency's life." Li Yu then let out another long sigh.

General Assad didn't react immediately, but then his expression changed drastically. He pursed his lips tightly and stopped speaking.

He suddenly understood. Since this Corporeal Form was so valuable, why share it with the Iron-Blood Civilization?

If he wasn't prepared to let the Iron-Blood Civilization know this news, then General Assad certainly couldn't live on.

Neither of Li Yu's two reasons had sufficient motivation to truly explain his current behavior.

However, for the sake of his own little life, General Assad decided it was better to stop speaking for now.

"It's just right that you also act as a witness for me, to prevent someone from trying to make me Fall into a Trap in the future." Li Yu changed the subject and said.

His obtaining this thing wasn't a bad thing, but there were at least two other people who knew of its existence.

In case those two guys threw this matter out, wouldn't he become the Public Enemy of the Universe?

It just so happened that Assad was here. Openly and aboveboard witnessing this Corporeal Form dissipate into the Starry Sky, if someone tried to frame him in the future, he would also have someone to bear witness.

General Assad nodded silently.

He stared fixedly at this Corporeal Form, hoping to discover from some details that Li Yu was just using other means to utilize this Corporeal Form, rather than destroying it.

Unfortunately, he didn't find any relevant clues.

This Corporeal Form had already dissipated mostly. Not to mention how much Energy was within its body, anyway, blowing up everyone present shouldn't be a problem.

It was just that, in this silent dissipation, it was unknown where the terrifying Energy contained within went.

General Assad initially suspected that it was secretly absorbed by Li Yu.

But the other party's Aura didn't have any fluctuations, which didn't match this guess.

And the Eternal King on the side almost didn't believe a single word of what Li Yu had just said.

What maintaining Universal peace, what avoiding trouble, they were definitely all excuses.

But he also found it difficult to explain everything happening before his eyes.

With the mass of this Corporeal Form, it was simply impossible to put it into any Compressed Space.

The Energy within it was even like the hardest stone.

Except for Clone Bodies like them who could barely utilize a bit of it, it was simply impossible for others to trigger it.

"You are simply Wasting Valuable Resources..." The Eternal King only had this one sentence to say.

Although he didn't know exactly what method Li Yu was using to utilize this Corporeal Form.

But he also understood that after today, this Corporeal Form would definitely dissipate into the Universe, which made him feel it was a pity.

He also clearly understood that this thing was a Hot potato. No matter whose hands it fell into, they would face endless wars.

Although he had been entangled with the Three Kings for so many years, using 'Variant Body' as a code name, he also maintained a Tacit Understanding to prevent this secret from leaking out.

But recently, he didn't know what kind of bloody bad luck he had to encounter this guy, resulting in so many years of painstaking effort going up in flames.

"This small Metal Box, it should contain the Ternary Fusion Device, right? Was this independently researched and developed by you?"

Li Yu looked at the special device the Primal Transformers took out from the Metal Box.

Three transparent, pale golden spheres were each pulled by a connecting wire, simultaneously revolving around a central prismatic crystal pillar.

"When we discovered the Variant Body, we also discovered a lot of leftover Technology. The Ternary Fusion Device is one of them."

The Eternal King's tone was indifferent as he said: "The usage conditions of the Ternary Fusion Device are harsh. It can only be activated by three 'Three Kings-level' lifeforms with identical genetic characteristics."

At the end, he added: "You cannot use it."

"I already told you last time, you don't need to worry about this problem." Li Yu shrugged his shoulders and tossed this thing into the inlay slot of the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor].

[Ternary Fusion Device: A Source Matter fusion device forged based on incomplete blueprints.

Source Matter Fusion: By providing Energy, it can accelerate the fusion of Source Matter.]

Afterward, the Primal Transformers also found some information and data here.

Facing his own failure, the Eternal King actually went from initial disbelief to gradual acceptance.

In the final analysis, he still didn't have enough Strength to keep this secret.

He could only carefully hide it away. Once discovered, this current outcome was inevitable.

According to what he said, and combined with the information here, Li Yu roughly understood the specific situation.

The "Variant Body" was initially discovered on this planet. Of course, the original location of this planet was not here.

The other party came from an extremely powerful civilization, but it was not any known civilization.

According to the records in the leftover data, the civilization where the "Variant Body" resided had been completely annihilated.

The main reason was not due to external forces, but because his failure to break through the Evolutionary Barrier caused a chain reaction, leading to a severe weakening of the civilization's Strength, eventually causing its gradual annihilation.

This planet, bearing his Corporeal Form, drifted for a very, very long distance and time, until the last batch of people on it also died.

"...Using the Genes of the other Clone Bodies to adjust yourself, and then devouring this Corporeal Form... you were planning to act as a Cuckoo in the Nest."

Li Yu now also understood why the Eternal King asked him to capture "Past" and "Future." What a whimsical idea indeed.

The Eternal King shook his head, complex emotions flashing in his eyes. He himself didn't know if he could achieve it.

However, the innate desire of a lifeform for Evolution made him strive for this for countless years.

There wasn't much of value here. After a slight sweep, the cleanup was finished.

At the same time, the "Variant Body" also completely disappeared within Li Yu's palm, leaving not a single trace behind, causing General Assad's gaze to become somewhat despondent.

He kept feeling as if the Path of Evolution had already presented itself before him, yet it slowly disappeared.

Simultaneously, the System popped up a notification—

[Devour completed. [Equipment Upgrade Scroll] mutation completed — [Mutated Equipment Upgrade Scroll]]

[[Mutated Equipment Upgrade Scroll]: Due to devouring a portion of power that transcends the Cosmic Origin, it has therefore obtained some special abilities.

Super Upgrade: The upgrade option is no longer choose one out of three, but choose three out of five, while also selecting one for an additional mutation.]

Li Yu's two eyes lit up like stars.

Choose one out of three turned into choose three out of five!?

Damn... this is too awesome.

After all, the gold content of choosing three out of five was just too high.

It was just that this "additional mutation" made him somewhat Bewildered, not knowing what kind of mutation it would produce.

But wouldn't he know once he used it?

Since the upgrade was already completed, Li Yu didn't have any hesitation and directly chose to use it. The upgrade target was naturally the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor].

The [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] had accompanied him for a very long time, and its effect was also extremely strong, able to bypass the usage restrictions of many items.

However, because his needs varied, he now frequently had to pry the inlaid items out and then reinstall them.

Although it merely wasted a bit of time, if there could be a few more inlay slots, he definitely wouldn't mind.

[[Mutated Equipment Upgrade Scroll] in use, target confirmed: [Symbiotic Colonization Armor]...]

[Detected that [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] has already undergone an upgrade...]

When he saw this passage of text, Li Yu's heart really tightened, deeply afraid that a notification of being unable to continue upgrading would pop up next.

Fortunately, the following notification made him sigh in relief.

[Secondary upgrade adaptation in progress. Adaptation completed. Please confirm the upgrade options...]

[[Inlay Slots x2]: The number of inlay slots on the equipment is multiplied by 2]

[[Function Enhancement]: The functions of inlaid items receive adaptive Amplification and enhancement]

[[Stacking Effect]: Inlaying multiple identical items will produce even more powerful functions.]

[[Man and Artifact as One]: The connection between the equipment and the Host Body will be even tighter. The Host can temporarily grant a certain ability to the equipment]

[[Set Effect]: Whenever 2, 4, or 6 items are inlaid into the inlay slots, corresponding traits will be unlocked.]

These five abilities made Li Yu's eyes blur; it could be said that every single one was very powerful.

Fortunately, he could choose three, otherwise Li Yu believed it would be hard for him to recover for a long time.

[Inlay Slots x2] was definitely going to be chosen. After all, this was the fundamental ability of the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor]. With more slots, it would also be more powerful.

[Man and Artifact as One] was also a very powerful function.

The biggest flaw of the Eternal Machine God was its inability to use Li Yu's own abilities.

For example, Amplification abilities like [Sanguine Fight], [Form Liberation], and [Law of Heaven and Earth].

After obtaining [Man and Artifact as One], casually granting a certain ability temporarily would be enough to let the Eternal Machine God's Strength obtain a substantial enhancement once again.

The remaining choice was nothing more than tangling between [Function Enhancement], [Stacking Effect], and [Set Effect].

These three all enhanced the inlaid items, just with different focuses.

[Stacking Effect] was passed over first; he basically wouldn't inlay identical items.

[Function Enhancement] was very balanced, while [Set Effect] was somewhat interesting.

These two should be about the same, but [Set Effect] had somewhat of an unknown nature, so it was quite attractive.

Chapter 838: Super Fusion!

As Li Yu finished making his selections, the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] before his eyes emitted a burst of resplendent light.

Ring after ring of special Energy shrouded it, while simultaneously dissipating indescribable invisible fluctuations.

At the same time, the System popped up a notification again—

[Please select the upgrade option for the additional mutation...]

Li Yu pondered for a moment. The most direct one for combat power Amplification was definitely [Man and Artifact as One], so he simply chose to perform the additional mutation on it.

Boom!

A burst of Crimson Glow shone on the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], and then it began to undergo an even deeper Metamorphosis.

[[Man and Artifact as One] undergoing additional mutation...]

[Mutation completed — [Man and Artifact as One - Super Fusion]]

[[Man and Artifact as One - Super Fusion]: You have broken the boundary between human and item, fusing into one with the equipment, making no distinction between you and it.

You will share everything!]

After reading the specific description, Li Yu couldn't help but pause, and then subconsciously clenched his fists.

Making no distinction between you and it—these words were simply too direct!

This meant that his abilities could also be used by the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor]. Wouldn't the Eternal Machine God be explosively strong then!?

However, this would probably also be a tremendous test for the Tree of Life.

This time he truly obtained a substantial enhancement, not wasting the consumption of a Failed Evolution Body.

"How should we deal with him?"

General Assad looked at the Armor on Li Yu's body continuously emitting bursts of Crimson Glow and golden light, not knowing what had happened either.

But looking at the other party's wide, grinning mouth, he also knew this guy was in a good mood, so he asked.

The Eternal King's expression was calm. Since he had no ability to resist, he would welcome the ending he deserved.

"He is a Super Lifeform after all..." Li Yu pondered. He originally intended to feed the Eternal King to the Upgrade Scroll.

But now it definitely wouldn't be needed anymore.

Wanting to subdue the other party was also somewhat unrealistic, and it was impossible for him to trust the other party.

"Send him on his way, let's not waste time." Li Yu still decided to End it All, to avoid him stirring up any Unexpected Trouble later.

The Eternal King let out a long sigh, his expression like an Ancient Well Without Ripples. The Dragon Sovereign had severed his inner desires and reduced his long-prepared plans to ashes.

It was already impossible for things to ease between them, and it was even more impossible for him to submit to the other party.

The Super Primal King Kong handled things very efficiently. It didn't take long for him to carry out humane destruction on him, and then secretly let Li Yu feed him to the Tree of Life.

This thing was already very close to its adult form.

"Alright, my business is done, we can return to the Iron-Blood Civilization with you." Li Yu looked at General Assad.

At the same time, because of the substantial enhancement to the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], he also had more confidence facing the Iron-Blood Civilization and wasn't afraid of the other party acting disadvantageously towards him.

Moreover, he also needed a relatively safe place to extract Source Matter, undergo Source Matter Fusion, and devour Source Matter. At the same time, he needed to use the connection device to open up the Barren Universe Zone, as well as prepare for other matters.

Hearing this, General Assad also sighed in relief. He was truly afraid that Li Yu would send him on his way too.

After discussing it, the crowd changed direction and began heading towards the Iron-Blood Civilization.

...

On the other side, within the Three Kings Civilization Territory, Mechanical Lord Cartel was reporting to the Ultimate Intelligence.

"The matter has been mostly investigated. The Anti-King Organization borrowed the target's power to set up an ambush against 'Present'..."

"We are currently searching for the whereabouts of the Anti-King Organization, it's just that there haven't been any results temporarily."

Floating in front of him was a milky-white ball of light the size of a baby's head, from which a cold voice transmitted out: "No need to waste time there, he definitely won't appear in the Three Kings Civilization in the short term."

"However, I have already collected the required data and am utilizing a Probability Storm to conduct calculations. Currently, it has already converged into a range of over thirty thousand probabilities. In half a year at most, I will be able to lock onto his approximate location."

"Understood..." Cartel nodded, and at the same time hesitated: "Ultimate Intelligence, I discovered some bizarre clues within the Three Kings Civilization Territory."

"The Three Kings are hiding something. I haven't found any relevant information or intelligence regarding the 'Variant Body' they speak of to this day."

Slight data ripples undulated on the surface of the milky-white ball of light: "Ignore them for now. The first batch of Exploration Teams has already penetrated deep into 'The Ruins'."

"Civilization Zero is staring at us, so it's not suitable to make any big moves recently. Next is to lock onto the target's position, then carry out hunting and killing to recover the [Eternal Core]."

"Yes!" Cartel nodded. Although the Three Kings Civilization acted mysteriously, which civilization didn't have some secrets?

...

Star Glory Empire, inside a certain secret fortress. The Blast Doors in the Metal Corridor opened one after another. Loyd, with a solemn expression, walked briskly towards the deepest Research Lab.

Inside the spatially expanded Research Lab, several massive pieces of metal wreckage were suspended, quietly hovering in midair amidst the heavy darkness.

The outer Armor was intact, without any signs of being disassembled. They were placed there exactly as they were.

Two massive sections of warship wreckage, akin to mountains, floated silently, exactly the same as when they were first discovered.

"What are the results? What exactly is this thing?" Loyd asked Loren, who was standing in the center, his expression somewhat anxious.

"The wreckage of a Shuttle Spaceship..." Loren slightly lowered his head, speaking while pondering: "We have never discovered this kind of structure before, so it took the researchers some time to identify its structure."

"It possesses an exceptionally powerful Shield System and Armor layer. Moreover, there are evenly distributed Information State effect generators on the Armor layer."

"This can ensure that it wraps itself in an Information State for a short period of time, thereby achieving an unimaginable defensive strength."

"According to the researchers' speculations, they should be carriers used to shuttle through some kind of extremely dangerous region."

"Extremely dangerous region?"

Loyd's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch, as if he vaguely thought of something.

"What kind of extremely dangerous place?"

Exactly what kind of environment could be considered extremely dangerous?

And it was "extremely dangerous" spoken from the mouth of the Empire's highest research department.

While posing this question to Loren, Loyd was also thinking rapidly.

Spatial Rifts?

Void Storms?

Dimensional worlds?

No, none of these places are considered extremely dangerous...

To Ordinary civilizations, these dangers meant death upon contact, but for the Empire's research department, they shouldn't be described as extremely dangerous either.

"The Barren Universe Zone..." Loren's gaze was deep as he spat out a few words.

The Barren Universe Zone!?

The impact of this news was truly enormous. Loyd's expression changed drastically, unable to help but exclaim in shock:

"Navigating inside the Barren Universe Zone? This thing was navigating inside the Barren Universe Zone!?"

"That's the only possibility left..."

Loren operated the Mirror of Omniscience, dividing the scanned image of the wreckage on the screen into several areas and continuously enlarging them, until the details in these areas were revealed in their entirety.

"And what's even stranger is that it has too many mechanical structures that are unnecessary for a Spaceship. That kind of mechanical structure, I've only seen it on the Transformation Legion."

Speaking up to this point, Loren paused and said: "I'm just saying they are similar; they should both be Mechanical Lifeforms."

"Moreover, the material they use is not Transformers Alloy. It possesses extremely high resistance to ordinary Energy, and even has an Information State reaction."

"What do you mean?" Loyd didn't quite understand.

"It means that if he is a Mechanical Lifeform, then... he should be at the level of a Super Lifeform."

"How is that possible! As far as I know, no civilization has the ability to forge materials that can match the level of a Super Lifeform..." Speaking up to this point, Loyd's expression suddenly became incomparably pale as he muttered:

"Are they from... the Outside Civilizations?"

Loren nodded: "Yes, there is a massive possibility they are from the Outside Civilizations. The good news is, at least this Mechanical Lifeform didn't successfully cross over. The bad news is, we don't know how many of them there are..."

Meanwhile, Loyd was still digesting this shocking news. This news came too suddenly, and he had no preparation whatsoever.

"Is there still no information regarding the Dragon Sovereign?" Loren suddenly asked.

Loyd was taken aback. He slightly organized his emotions before answering: "No, I contact the Dragon Sovereign every month, but there hasn't been any response up till now."

"Perhaps... he failed his Evolution..."

Speaking up to this point, Loyd's mood inexplicably lowered even further as he said: "After all, a Super Lifeform is an insurmountable threshold."

"Not necessarily. I have a premonition that he might succeed." Loren shook his head and said: "Contact him at a faster frequency. Additionally, try starting with the people around him. Dealing with guests from the outside, relying solely on us is far from enough."

"Those subordinates of his are already rarely active in interstellar space, as if they received orders long ago to start lying low." After hesitating for a moment, Loyd asked:

"Should we integrate the forces of other civilizations?"

"There's no need to pay attention to them..." Loren denied it, his tone cold: "Facing a civilization that equally surpasses them, do you think they would choose us, or the Outside Civilizations?"

"Whoever is stronger, they will choose whoever."

Loyd understood, and a strong sense of urgency instantly surged in his heart.

The war of civilizations brooked no delay. They didn't know the specific situation of the Outside Civilizations, but they had to make the worst preparations.

...

In the Holivias Palace, the three Supreme Councilors were secretly entertaining a mysterious visitor.

As for the things the other party narrated, it took the three Councilors a long time to completely digest them.

Their gazes trembled, and their arms resting on the Table even quivered slightly.

And sitting opposite them was a Mechanical Lifeform with almost only half its body left. The mechanical structure on the other party's body always reminded them of the Transformation Legion.

"...Collect these materials, build a Hyperspace Passage, and when the Eternal Civilization descends here, you will obtain the highest glory and undergo Mechanical Ascension together."

Mechanical Lord Oleg sent over a material list. He had been in this Interstellar region for a while and already had a basic understanding of it.

The three Councilors exchanged a glance, silently accepted the materials, glanced over them roughly, and simultaneously connected to the intelligent management system.

However, the natural search results from the Database afterward made them somewhat surprised.

"These materials actually have an 83% overlap rate with the materials previously collected by The Forerunners?"

A Councilor said in astonishment.

"The Forerunners?" Oleg's mechanical pupils emitted a Crimson Glow.

The Councilors didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly synchronized the relevant information and data over.

"The Forerunners... should be people from Civilization Zero, they failed to collect them... Dragon Sovereign Li Yu... Star Glory Empire..."

Oleg rapidly scanned the data, his gaze only lingering on the name Dragon Sovereign for a moment.

It was only when he learned of the Weapon the other party used that a majestic Aura suddenly surged from his incomplete mechanical body.

"It's him!"

Titan Giant Axe!

This Dragon Sovereign was exactly the target they were hunting down!

"Synchronize all the information about the Other-Dimensional Camp to me!" he said unquestioningly.

"Uh..." The three Councilors were dumbfounded. Sweating profusely, they said in a low voice: "Your Excellency Mechanical Lord, we don't have any information about the Other-Dimensional Camp either."

"Aren't you a second-tier civilization in this Interstellar region?" Oleg asked in confusion.

"Yes, but the Other-Dimensional Camp is not an ordinary faction. It's the kind of very mysterious... so mysterious it couldn't be any more mysterious faction, do you understand?"

Oleg was somewhat Speechless, also understanding that this group of people didn't know much.

"Forget it, let's collect the materials first..." he ordered.

It was just that the three Councilors still had some hesitation: "We have no problem with most of these materials, but there are some relatively rare materials. If we rashly collect them, we are afraid it will arouse the suspicion of the Star Glory Empire."

These materials were previously collected by The Forerunners. If they suddenly started collecting them too, the Star Glory Empire would definitely know something was wrong.

"In case they suspect us of colluding with The Forerunners, then the Dragon Sovereign and the Other-Dimensional Camp will very likely target us as well."

Hearing this, Oleg couldn't help but say coldly: "What are you afraid of? How many Mechanical Lords can the Star Glory Empire have?"

"In front of the Eternal Civilization, they are not worth mentioning. That Other-Dimensional Camp will inevitably be liquidated by us; they can only run rampant in this ruins of yours."

"As for the Dragon Sovereign, he might have already been captured by now."

The three Councilors listened in bewilderment, not knowing exactly what the other party was talking about.

However, there was one thing they did understand: the sky in the Interstellar region was about to change soon.

Once the Outside Civilizations entered here, they would instantly sweep across everything.

The powerful Star Glory Empire would collapse in an instant, and even the Other-Dimensional Camp and the Dragon Sovereign would amount to nothing.

It was better to quickly cling to this thick thigh in front of them. When the time came, they could sit calmly on the fishing platform and perhaps even retaliate for the previous grievances of being oppressed.

Although collecting these materials carried some risks, as long as they withstood the pressure from the Star Glory Empire, the problem shouldn't be big.

After secretly communicating for a moment, the three Councilors gritted their teeth and said: "Your Excellency Lord, we understand. We hope you will remember Holivias's helping hand."

"Rest assured, once you achieve Mechanical Ascension, you will be just like me." Oleg made a promise. This wasn't a Con; the Eternal Civilization had absorbed too many civilizations similar to Holivias.

Chapter 839: War, I Want War!

"I have already notified the Head of State. The High Echelon will have a secret meeting with you; only some Dominator-Tier Beings are qualified to know."

General Assad put down his Communicator and told Li Yu the meeting plan he had discussed with the High Echelon.

Li Yu nodded. He had witnessed the entire exchange between General Assad and the High Echelon just now.

It was relatively standard. Both sides would first exchange intelligence, and then further discuss the details of cooperation.

Meanwhile, he was primarily researching the newly upgraded [Symbiotic Colonization Armor].

The [Set Effect] was a rather peculiar ability.

When 2, 4, and 6 items were inlaid, the traits unlocked respectively were [Increase Revenue, Reduce Outgoings], [Legendary Quality], and [Hundred Percent Enhancement].

[Increase Revenue, Reduce Outgoings], as the name suggested, was to reduce consumed Energy and improve efficiency.

[Legendary Quality] was to enhance a specific inlaid item within a short period, making it even more powerful in all aspects.

As for [Hundred Percent Enhancement], it was much more formidable. It could comprehensively, indiscriminately, and substantially enhance the abilities of inlaid items.

Like the Supreme Forge, it originally took ten years to extract Source Matter, but now it would only take five years, or perhaps even shorter.

Overall, it could be summed up in one word—awesome!

And after a journey of several months, they finally arrived at their Destination.

The core of the Iron-Blood Civilization was a mega-giant planet.

The Surface was covered with crisscrossing mechanical buildings. Giant architectural structures could be seen everywhere, filled with the aesthetic beauty of an industrial style.

At the same time, there was also a large number of giant satellites guarding this planet, forming an intertwined planetary network.

At this moment, a massive Wormhole rift surfaced beside a satellite, and a small-scale Transformation Legion flew out of it. It was exactly Li Yu and his entourage.

An honor guard had already been waiting here. The surroundings had been cleared, and various isolation facilities had been set up to prevent anyone from trespassing.

The leader was a guy wearing a gray top hat. His surface skin was gray-black, with two pairs of eyes arranged opposite each other. He didn't have nostrils, but instead had gill-like respirators growing on both sides of his cheeks.

He stood ramrod straight. After seeing Li Yu and his entourage disembark from the Spaceship, his expression became even more solemn as he stepped forward quickly and said:

"Hello, Your Excellency Dragon Lord, the Iron-Blood Civilization welcomes your arrival."

This was considered a secret meeting, so they didn't deploy too large of a welcoming honor guard.

"He is the Head of State's private secretary. To some extent, he represents the Head of State himself," General Assad explained in a low voice, deeply afraid that Li Yu would think the Iron-Blood Civilization wasn't paying enough attention.

Even an ordinary Dominator-level Lifeform, if arriving at the Iron-Blood Civilization with good intentions, the Iron-Blood Civilization would deploy a very grand welcoming standard.

For lifeforms standing at the pinnacle of cosmic Evolution, as long as they harbored good intentions, no matter which civilization, they would be very welcome.

"Hello..." Li Yu nodded and extended his hand.

The other party was obviously taken aback but quickly reacted, extending both of his hands to grasp Li Yu's hand.

While paying attention to the changes in Li Yu's expression, after a moment, he released his hands.

The etiquette of every civilization was different, and of course, General Assad hadn't specially inquired about such trivial matters.

However, this private secretary, Charles, was obviously an expert at observing words and expressions.

"You may address me as Charles. Your Excellency the Head of State is already waiting for you, please follow me." Charles stepped aside, gesturing for Li Yu to board their Spaceship.

Then he added: "General Assad, the Dominators are waiting for you. They have some matters they need to ask you about."

General Assad nodded. It was nothing more than matters regarding his experiences during this period, as well as a private assessment report on Li Yu.

He waved goodbye to Li Yu, and the two separated, heading in different directions.

Following the other party deeper into this giant planet, many Spaceships could be seen along the way. Most of them were sharply contoured and highly aggressive.

They soon arrived in front of a giant Palace. The silver-white metal walls were incredibly smooth and bright, with almost no superfluous decorations.

Under the morning light, a solemn Aura assailed the senses.

The guards along the way had long been notified. They turned a blind eye to them, without conducting any obstruction or inspection.

Under Charles's lead, Li Yu arrived at the deepest part. This was the Reception Room of the Iron-Blood Civilization's Head of State.

The room door slowly opened, and under Charles's gesture, Li Yu walked straight in.

This was a slightly empty room, similarly devoid of any decorations.

Not far in front of him stood a figure with his back to him.

As the room door closed, the scenery within the room also changed. Stars twinkled, and they seemed to have arrived In the starry sky.

It seemed to be a holographic projection, yet it also seemed somewhat different.

"Dragon Sovereign, hello. I am the Head of State of the Iron-Blood Civilization—Drogheda."

He turned around. His external features were similar to other Ironblood Tribesmen; at least Li Yu couldn't tell the difference.

He extended his hand towards Li Yu. Seeing this, Li Yu couldn't help but smile and also extended his hand.

Handshake completed.

Drogheda got straight to the point and said: "According to Assad, you came from that ruins left behind by the Titan Civilization?"

"That's right." Li Yu nodded.

"We are very curious about those ruins, but we don't care too much either." He said slowly:

"During this period, the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero have been secretly plotting something."

"Through our unremitting efforts, we finally found some clues."

"They are sending people to explore those ruins, seemingly wanting to excavate some things."

Li Yu listened quietly as the other party narrated.

Your Excellency the Head of State's expression was calm: "Civilization Zero won that battle back then, but they didn't obtain any of the spoils of war they deserved, and instead suffered heavy losses."

"Those ruins should hold many valuable things buried within."

Li Yu couldn't quite figure out this Head of State's intentions for the time being, so he could only follow the other party's words and continue: "That's right, there are indeed quite a few valuable things inside."

"However, a portion of them is with me, and the other portion, I can't find either."

Drogheda nodded; this point didn't exceed their expectations.

With the Strength this Dragon Sovereign had displayed, he had definitely rummaged through the things in the ruins inside and out.

He didn't believe the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero couldn't think of this.

However, both still maintained extremely high enthusiasm for exploring those ruins.

Civilization Zero was easier to explain. Recently, it was they who defeated the Titan Civilization, so retrieving their own spoils of war could be considered a motive.

But the Eternal Civilization's recent movements, why were they even more frequent than Civilization Zero's?

Merely a war survivor could hardly explain this doubt.

"According to our intelligence, Mechanical Lord Cartel appeared in the Three Kings Civilization not long ago, just shortly after you made a move."

"The Eternal Civilization seems to be very concerned about your whereabouts."

Drogheda's tone carried an inquiry.

"Your Excellency the Head of State..." Li Yu didn't directly answer this question, but instead asked: "Let's not beat around the bush and directly tell me your purpose."

Drogheda pondered for a moment before saying: "It's been over five thousand years since a new civilization was discovered. I mean a valuable civilization, not those civilizations that haven't even walked out of their planet."

"The existing civilizations in this Universe, the ones that could be touched have already been completely carved up. The remaining ones are all hard bones; chewing them down will cost a certain price."

"But because the major civilizations restrain each other, no one dares to act rashly."

"We need an opportunity."

"An opportunity?"

Li Yu keenly perceived the battle intent hidden in Your Excellency the Head of State's words.

In the Titan Civilization Ruins, superficial peace had been maintained for a very long time. Everyone developed through trade and time, and had all grown accustomed to it.

But this form of development definitely couldn't compare to wartime plundering.

And this Your Excellency the Head of State was even more direct, openly wanting to initiate a war, just lacking a good opportunity.

Otherwise, it would be easy to be jointly targeted.

Having been in this Universe for a while, Li Yu could also sense that the atmosphere in this Universe was extremely tense.

Civilization Zero's internal and external troubles were very severe, and the Eternal Civilization still initiated wars of conquest from time to time.

And now, the Iron-Blood Civilization was even undisguisedly revealing its desire for war.

Drogheda continued: "Civilization Zero has internal and external troubles. Their High Echelon has consistently failed to find a solution. However, their foundation is profound; they are the only civilization on record to have defeated a civilization of the same level."

"No one is willing to Lead the Charge."

"Your target is Civilization Zero?" Li Yu's eyes moved slightly.

"That's right. We only need an opportunity, and we will jointly divide it with Tacit Understanding." Drogheda's eyes were blazing:

"I believe the opportunity lies precisely in the Titan Civilization Ruins."

Everyone knew that Civilization Zero had internal and external troubles, but A Starved Camel is Larger Than a Horse, so no one was willing to Lead the Charge.

"I want to provoke a war between the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero. The Eternal Civilization's development speed is too fast; they need to be curbed." Drogheda's tone gradually became excited:

"Let them attract some firepower in the early stages, and then we will launch a war against Civilization Zero. The Star Spirits will definitely follow closely behind."

"This great war will sweep across the Universe. While we carve up Civilization Zero, we can also take the opportunity to chew down some hard bones."

Li Yu looked at the Warmonger in front of him. He truly hadn't expected the Iron-Blood Civilization's plan to actually be like this.

Although the Eternal Civilization and the others stood high and mighty, civilizations like the Three Kings Civilization, which possessed more than one Super Lifeform, were also extremely troublesome.

Although they could defeat the other party, they couldn't guarantee that they themselves would be the biggest beneficiaries of the war.

Then such a war would be meaningless to them.

"However, the conflicts between them are all very restrained. It will be very troublesome to trigger a war, so we need a sufficiently important point of conflict."

Drogheda restrained his emotions, brought the topic back, and said: "I want to ask you, is there any inducing factor of sufficient weight in those ruins?"

There is... and he's standing right in front of you.

Li Yu cursed silently, always feeling that this sentence was describing himself.

If he fell into the hands of Civilization Zero, the Eternal Civilization would definitely snatch him back at all costs to prevent the [Eternal Core] from leaking out.

Vice versa.

"Hmm... it's hard to say. There are some things in the Titan Civilization that I still haven't been able to excavate even now." Li Yu spoke ambiguously.

"Then do you have a way to return to those ruins now?" Drogheda asked again.

"No." Li Yu directly denied it.

Drogheda's expression flickered, and he suddenly smiled: "This is not a simple plan, there's no rush. You can rest here with us for a while. It won't be too late to proceed after we gather more intelligence and information."

Li Yu meant the same. He was actually quite interested in the Iron-Blood Civilization's plan; getting rid of Civilization Zero would also mean one less trouble for him.

It was just that everyone had just met and there wasn't much trust to speak of, so there were some things he couldn't easily say.

The two chatted for a while longer before Your Excellency the Head of State had his private secretary see Li Yu out.

After watching the two leave, Drogheda was expressionless. He waved his hand, and the scene in this room rapidly changed.

A long conference table appeared out of thin air. General Assad and the others had already been discussing for a long time.

"...Why didn't you mention such a crucial matter earlier!?" One of them seemed very emotional, pointing at General Assad and saying.

"I had to have the chance! I barely survived, let alone report any news. There were several times I felt he was going to kill me," General Assad said grumpily.

"What's wrong?" Drogheda frowned slightly and asked.

"Head of State..." The crowd spoke up one after another to show respect, while the person who was just accusing General Assad said: "They previously discovered a Failed Evolution Body..."

"What!?" Drogheda was somewhat astonished: "A Failed Evolution Body? It can still exist?"

"To be accurate, it half-succeeded in evolution..." General Assad added: "Additionally, that Corporeal Form has already been destroyed by the Dragon Sovereign."

"Destroyed?" Drogheda frowned deeply.

"Are you sure? He didn't pull any little tricks right under your nose?" Someone pressed.

"I'm sure. I still have this bit of eyesight; that Corporeal Form definitely dissipated," General Assad said with certainty.

"Big trouble... you're truly an idiot!" The guy from just now cursed angrily again.

"Barossa, don't think I'm afraid of you!" General Assad also said somewhat angrily.

Barossa scolded: "Calling you an idiot and you still won't admit it! You say it's destroyed and it's destroyed? Do you think others will believe it?"

"Now that he has entered the Iron-Blood Civilization, in the eyes of others, it means he has handed that Corporeal Form over to us!"

General Assad also showed no weakness, saying: "The Iron-Blood Civilization can't run away, it's right here. Could I have stopped him?"

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 840: Probability Storm's Lock-On

"I suggest directly making a move against him. That guy harbors malicious intentions and is clearly deliberately letting us take the fall for him," Barossa snorted coldly and said to Drogheda.

Although information about the Variant Body was hidden, it wasn't as if no one knew about it.

Once it spread out, the Iron-Blood Civilization would be directly roasted on a fire.

In Barossa's view, this Dragon Sovereign was simply Slyly Wicked.

"What are your opinions?" Drogheda looked at the others with an inquiring attitude.

"If what Assad said is true, the combat power erupted by that mechanical fusion entity cannot be easily dealt with," someone said rather cautiously.

"This is our home ground. As long as he hasn't surpassed the boundary of a Dominator-Tier Being, there won't be any problems!" Barossa's attitude remained tough.

"But we can't bear pointless losses either. Right now, there is no necessity to make a move against him, and there are absolutely no benefits."

"..."

The crowd argued for a period of time, but failed to reach a unified answer.

This was mainly because the other party's threat level was quite high, and they knew too little about him, not understanding if he had any other trump cards.

Coupled with the fact that although this was their home ground, once destruction was caused, the losses would also be massive.

More importantly, someone proposed a viewpoint.

"We actually don't need to be in such a hurry to deal with him. His entry into the Iron-Blood Civilization is already a foregone conclusion. Even if we clean him up, it won't help the situation."

"Anyway, he is in our hands, so cleaning him up anytime is the same. Moreover, he comes from those ruins; sometimes he might be able to display miraculous effects."

Drogheda nodded; this was his thought as well.

Anyway, the other party had already arrived here, so they could make a move at any time. There was no need to rush right now.

"Regarding the news of his arrival at the Iron-Blood Civilization, there are temporarily no channels for it to leak, so there's no need to worry." The Head of State finally handed down his decision:

"Entertain him according to the highest standard. Aside from leaving here, do not obstruct any of his actions."

General Assad wasn't too surprised by this decision, but after hesitating for a moment, he said: "He might want to borrow our power to extract Source Matter."

"He seems to have a special liking for the Primal Matter Evolution Path."

In General Assad's view, something like extracting Source Matter couldn't be accomplished by one person alone and required the assistance of various equipment.

The reason Li Yu came to the Iron-Blood Civilization was probably because of this consideration as well.

After all, he had no faction he could utilize in this Universe.

"Be enthusiastic in attitude, but do not actually get things done," the Head of State simply ordered.

They obviously couldn't sit by and watch the other party's Strength increase; otherwise, if they really came to blows, they would have to bear an additional portion of losses.

After finalizing how to arrange Li Yu, they began discussing other matters.

...

Meanwhile, under Charles's lead, Li Yu arrived at the residence specifically designed to entertain lifeforms of his level.

It solely occupied an entire small satellite, ensuring no one could disturb Li Yu.

"This place possesses comprehensive entertainment facilities. If you have any requests, you can forward them to the dedicated person in charge, and we will do our best to help you fulfill them."

The two stood on a mechanical flying disc, looking down at the satellite below.

"Whatever kind of scene you like, this planet can undergo real-time evolution to match." Charles roughly introduced a few features to him before leading him to the Villa right in the center.

In front of the door stood two neat rows of interstellar humans. They were all female and wore uniform clothing.

It was obviously similar to the clothes on Li Yu's body, just slightly adjusted to become more feminine—tucked in where it should be tucked in, and revealing where it should be revealing.

They didn't know what Li Yu's Aesthetics were like, but they could make slight adjustments based on Li Yu's own clothing. This was the most conservative approach and less prone to errors.

Li Yu was wearing the most ordinary casual clothes, yet on these girls, after undergoing the characteristic slight adjustments of the Iron-Blood Civilization, it truly had a different flavor.

Charles introduced: "Your Excellency Dragon Lord, these are all Non-Clones. Their appearances haven't been altered, and at the same time, they have already begun their preliminary Evolution. During this period, they will serve your daily life."

Li Yu roughly estimated that these young girls were basically all B-Tier Lifeforms.

Using B-Tier Lifeforms to entertain guests, one could only say that the Iron-Blood Civilization was indeed wealthy and imposing.

As for the "Non-Clones" Charles specifically mentioned, it was probably similar to the concept of "Artisan-Crafted" in his past life.

More precious and rare, but as for the inner essence, it wasn't actually that much different.

Non-Clones possessed a complete growth process and life experiences. Their inner personalities and traits were all different.

They had more "depth" and value.

Whereas Clones, as assembly-line products, were somewhat defective.

And for the group of people at the pinnacle of the Universe, they naturally couldn't accept them.

Li Yu didn't have any physical desires towards this group of young girls.

Charles didn't have any intentions like that either; they could hardly even be considered the same species anymore.

Everything they did was merely to make Li Yu more comfortable.

"Thank you for your hospitality." Li Yu smiled and said to Charles.

"As long as you are satisfied." Charles nodded, and then took his leave and departed from here.

"Master..."

The moment Li Yu approached, the young girls in front of the door spoke in unison.

His expression was indifferent, his footsteps unceasing as he walked into the Villa, and the many maids also closely followed behind.

He could sense the emotions of each and every one of these young girls: anxiety, unease, fear, anticipation, as well as more complex emotions. These were all things Clones found very hard to possess.

But he didn't care too much. After stepping into the room, Li Yu began to ponder his next moves.

"First extract the Source Matter, then undergo Source Matter Fusion, and raise my own Strength first."

"As for the Iron-Blood Civilization's plan, I'll see their subsequent actions, as well as their attitude towards me..."

"As for the Link Channel, I'll wait a while longer..."

His eyes flickered; he didn't lower his guard against the Iron-Blood Civilization.

But he also knew that the Iron-Blood Civilization didn't have any reason to make a move against him. Compared to other places, the safety factor here was still considered relatively high.

A few days later, he submitted an application to the Iron-Blood Civilization, wanting to borrow their Time Acceleration Device, and the application quickly received a response—

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, we have received your request, and we will handle this matter for you as soon as possible."

At first, Li Yu didn't take it seriously and prepared to wait quietly for their follow-up.

It wasn't until half a month later, with still no movement whatsoever, that he figured out something was wrong, so he simply urged them again.

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, we have received your request, and we will do our utmost to handle this matter for you."

"They just changed two words; this means they're planning to drag it out." Li Yu rubbed his chin, looking at the Holographic Screen in front of him, feeling a Strange Déjà Vu with this kind of reply.

"For such a trivial matter, it shouldn't be like this, right..."

He thought for a moment and chose to contact General Assad, recounting what had happened and asking the other party what was going on. He feigned anger and said:

"Do you think I can't tell? Isn't this kind of response clearly just brushing me off? Did I offend you guys somewhere?"

General Assad looked at the rather indignant Li Yu, knowing that the Head of State's order had taken effect.

Using the Time Acceleration Device?

I thought it would be helping to extract Source Matter...

General Assad also thought this matter wasn't worth mentioning.

It must be that the Head of State's order caused a misunderstanding for the person in charge of liaising, which led to them delaying even on such a trivial matter.

"I will pass on the message to them and have them arrange it for you as soon as possible..." General Assad chuckled: "Dragon Sovereign, stop pretending. You had the boldness to destroy that Failed Evolution Body; how could you get angry over this little matter?"

Failed Evolution Body?

Why suddenly mention that Corporeal Form?

Li Yu's eyes flickered slightly, and he also smiled: "I'm just anxious, aren't I?"

The two chatted briefly and then hung up the communication.

As expected, his application was quickly approved.

"So it was because of that Failed Evolution Body. The Iron-Blood Civilization doesn't think I'm trying to draw fire to them, do they?"

After General Assad's hint just now, he more or less understood what was going on.

Only General Assad could testify to the matter of destroying the Failed Evolution Body.

At the same time, because he was someone from the Iron-Blood Civilization, this testimony wouldn't be accepted.

If the news leaked, the Iron-Blood Civilization would definitely be in trouble.

And Li Yu fundamentally didn't have such an idea; this was merely a beautiful misunderstanding.

And General Assad's hint was also telling him not to overthink it; the Iron-Blood Civilization was simply dissatisfied because of this matter.

"Sigh, measuring the heart of a 'gentleman' with the yardstick of a petty man," Li Yu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

On the other side, after hanging up the communication, General Assad stood before the window, watching the Flowing Light continuously shuttling through the Starry Sky, not knowing what he was contemplating.

Using the Time Acceleration Device wasn't a big deal.

But to prevent any accidents, he connected to the supreme management system again and issued a command—

"Synchronize the footage of the Dragon Sovereign using the Time Acceleration Device to me."

...

The Time Acceleration Device of the Iron-Blood Civilization was more or less the same as the one in the Jade Void Palace. They both individually opened up a space and then adjusted the time; this carried the smallest cost.

The time differential was similarly at 10:1, which seemed to be a limit.

Li Yu looked around, then immediately sat down on his Buttocks, not knowing what he was doing either.

Three days later, General Assad turned off the video feed while Muttering Curses.

"Damn it, what exactly is this guy doing? He's sat in there for a whole month."

He thought Li Yu was going to do something special using the Time Differential Device, which was why he monitored him.

In the end, he only saw this guy sitting there, motionless. It was too bizarre.

"If you discover any unexpected situations, notify me separately." He issued an order and stopped staring at Li Yu constantly.

And Li Yu sat like this for more than five months, which equated to about four years within the Time Acceleration Space.

On this day, he slowly opened his eyes, estimated the time, and said with slight surprise: "It actually only took four years, even less than the expected five years."

The Amplification effects brought by [Legendary Quality] and [Hundred Percent Enhancement] seemed to be even better than imagined.

The [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] concealed everything, and the extraction of Source Matter was only carried out in secret.

Because the Source Matter Crystal was an amalgamation of three strands of Source Matter.

So this time, three strands of Source Matter were directly decomposed out.

"They all seem to be of the elemental attribute..." Li Yu estimated: "That makes sense; elemental attribute Source Matter is the easiest to extract."

He secretly mobilized the [Ternary Fusion Device]. Three metal threads extended from the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] and slowly inserted into the Source Matter.

An indescribable yet exceptionally powerful Energy began to surge into Li Yu's Corporeal Form.

This caused his body, which had been dormant for a very long time, to once again become active.

However, this fusion process didn't last for too long.

Half a month later, a strange scene suddenly surfaced before the eyes of Li Yu, who was in the midst of the fusion process.

That was an uninhabited Star Sector that seemed to have experienced a tragic great war.

Metal wreckage was everywhere, and Void Storms raged.

All around were permanent damages that were difficult for the Universe to repair, emitting faint light, or devouring the surrounding metal wreckage.

Such a scene only flashed past his eyes, yet it caused him to open his eyes in uncertainty.

For a lifeform of his level, absolutely nothing would happen in his body without a cause.

Under the condition of his Information State being restrained, he had almost no connection with the Universe, and Curses had already become almost impossible to take effect on him.

But such a scene, since it wasn't triggered by his own active abilities, must definitely come from external factors.

Li Yu didn't remain in a state of uncertainty for too long. He directly digitized himself and looked for the problem in his status bar.

The digitized status bar had helped him far too many times, and this time it didn't let him down either.

[Probability Storm: You are currently locked on by the possibility convergence of the Ultimate Intelligence's Probability Storm, therefore you will see intersecting scenes.

Duration - 720 hours]

Below that was another new status.

[Source Matter Fusion: You are advancing steadfastly on the Path of Evolution.]

Li Yu's gaze still focused primarily on the upper one.

The Ultimate Intelligence's Probability Storm?

Others Brainstorming, but yours turned into a Probability Storm, huh.

His worst conjecture had still occurred; the Ultimate Intelligence indeed had a method to lock onto him.

Finding a Super Lifeform might be extremely difficult in the Titan Civilization Ruins, but in this Universe, it wasn't too difficult.

But having waited so long just to lock onto him, and it even had a time limit, the limitations of this Probability Storm were probably not small either.

He thought for a moment, blinked his eyes, and didn't make any other movements either.

Anyway, he was currently at the core of the Iron-Blood Civilization. The Eternal Civilization would have to have the capability to fight their way in before talking.

Thinking of this, Li Yu couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Oh boy, choosing to come to the Iron-Blood Civilization back then was truly a wise choice, otherwise I would definitely be fleeing in a sorry state right now.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 841: Sudden Change, Joint Pressure

Eternal Civilization Core, the seat of Ultimate Intelligence.

In front of the milky-white ball of light was a field of dimly glowing data, countless shining nodes converging into an ocean of light.

Countless data links between the nodes outlined intricate, three-dimensional network structures.

These data links, like silken threads, formed an expanding boundary akin to a storm, extending Deep in the Universe.

And right at this moment, the field of view magnified. Outside a thread-like data link, a streak of Flowing Light suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Upon closer inspection, this streak of Flowing Light was an extremely precise model, with countless bytes flowing on its outer shell, seemingly wanting to break in.

Crack!

Accompanied by a massive influx of data surging over, a large chunk of this data model before its eyes suddenly dimmed, its outer shell defense breached.

One by one, data links snapped, and large swaths of nodes extinguished simultaneously. The ocean of light was reduced to a tiny patch, which was precisely the location of the core point.

Then, as the location continuously magnified and countless Star Sectors flowed past, when it finally settled, a set of coordinates surfaced before Ultimate Intelligence's eyes.

"Within Ironblood Civilization Territory, and in the Core Region no less..."

Ultimate Intelligence emitted emotionless Mental Fluctuation, and then began summoning the Mechanical Lords.

Before long, the Mechanical Lords descended here, waiting for Ultimate Intelligence's instructions.

"I have locked onto the target's position."

An indifferent fluctuation swept across this space, triggering violent reactions from some of the Mechanical Lords.

"Where is he? Let us go bring the [Eternal Core] back!"

Li Yu had been the Eternal Civilization's top target during this period.

The [Eternal Core] was one of their highest crystals of Technology; it absolutely could not fall into the hands of outsiders!

"He is currently located within Ironblood Civilization Territory, and in the Core Region at that," Ultimate Intelligence added.

"Iron-Blood Civilization?"

"Why would he be in the Iron-Blood Civilization?"

"..."

A portion of the Mechanical Lords felt confused.

"Could he be wanting to reach a cooperation with the Iron-Blood Civilization to oppose us?"

"Not very likely. If the Iron-Blood Civilization knew he possessed the Eternal Core, they would probably covet it very much as well. If he handed the Eternal Core over to the Iron-Blood Civilization, he might as well return it directly to us."

"Could he have been captured by the Iron-Blood Civilization? That group of warmongers has been very concerned about our whereabouts recently."

"..."

The numerous Mechanical Lords discussed fervently but failed to reach a useful conclusion.

It was Cartel who hesitated for a moment and spoke up: "Everyone, I do have a conjecture."

The rest of the discussion gradually faded. The numerous Mechanical Lords turned their gazes towards Cartel, quietly waiting for his follow-up.

"While investigating traces of his whereabouts in the Three Kings Civilization, I discovered some strange clues." Cartel hesitated for a moment when he reached this point.

Actually, he had reported this matter to Ultimate Intelligence back then.

It was just that Ultimate Intelligence hadn't paid attention and even told him not to waste time.

It was only because his own curiosity was relatively heavy that he secretly investigated for a period of time.

And it was precisely this investigation that led him to discover an extremely shocking matter.

"What strange clues? Keep talking, why are you keeping us in suspense?" a Mechanical Lord expressed dissatisfaction.

Cartel collected his emotions and continued: "I discovered that the Three Kings very likely originated from a lifeform that failed its evolution."

"Moreover, this lifeform that failed its evolution still retained its own Corporeal Form."

"A lifeform that failed its evolution? Retained its own Corporeal Form?"

This information plunged the Mechanical Lords present into deep thought.

"Is it possible?"

Cartel elaborated: "Within Three Kings Civilization Territory, there is an organization called the Anti-King Organization. The leader of that organization, the Eternal King, preserved something called a 'Variant Body'." Cartel continued narrating the results of his investigation.

"Not long ago, the Anti-King Organization was in great chaos because their leader lost contact for a long time."

"Interestingly, the ones who felt panicked weren't just the Anti-King Organization, but also the remaining two kings."

"It was precisely because I felt this matter was strange that I launched a deeper investigation. It's just that time was limited, and I couldn't determine the authenticity of the information I investigated."

"So the accuracy of this conjecture is only 76%."

A certain Mechanical Lord pondered: "76% is already a very high number. If this matter is true, then the target appearing in the Three Kings Civilization would be explained."

Data fluctuations flickered on the surface of Ultimate Intelligence: "Are you saying that the target reached a cooperation with the Iron-Blood Civilization using a Corporeal Form that failed its evolution?"

"There is such a possibility..." Cartel nodded. "The target has no foundation here; instead, enemies are everywhere."

"Civilization Zero and us, he cannot view either as a cooperation partner. The only ones left for him are Ironblood, the Star Spirits, and the Pantheon."

"A lifeform that failed to break through the Evolutionary Barrier has extremely high research value. This is not good news," the Mechanical Lords spoke up one after another.

"Indeed. The Iron-Blood Civilization has always been restless, wanting to launch a war against the outside world. If they seize the initiative on the Path of Evolution, it will be troublesome."

"The barrier of evolution is not that easy to break..." Ultimate Intelligence wasn't overly pessimistic about this, but also said:

"But this is indeed something worth guarding against."

"Should we contact the Iron-Blood Civilization, use this matter as leverage, and demand they hand over the target?"

No sooner had his voice fallen than he was met with opposition:

"They haven't reached that level of stupidity to possibly agree to our conditions. Furthermore, we cannot provide sufficient guarantees that we won't use this matter to attack them again after obtaining the target."

"We have already seized the initiative, and they don't know that we've learned this information yet. If we want to attack, it's best to nail this matter dead and leave them no chance to resist."

A certain Mechanical Lord's pupils flickered slightly. "Killing two birds with one stone. Unite with other civilizations to apply pressure on the Iron-Blood Civilization, demanding open research on that Corporeal Form, and simultaneously demanding the handover of the target."

"The former is possible, but the latter is unlikely. If they bowed to pressure and handed over the target, no one would dare cooperate with them in the future."

"But the Iron-Blood Civilization will definitely force the target to leave. This is what we need."

The numerous Mechanical Lords nodded in succession while offering supplementary opinions. "The matter regarding the Variant Body must be investigated clearly; otherwise, the other civilizations won't believe it."

"Capturing 'Past' and 'Future' will verify this matter." Ultimate Intelligence's method was simple and brutal.

It wasn't that they lacked the power to deal with those two guys; it was just unnecessary before.

The Mechanical Lords were Poised for action, each going to make preparations.

...

Three months later, on a certain satellite of the Iron-Blood Civilization.

A turbulent wave of Energy Fluctuation erupted from within, instantly destroying the entire fragile Time Differential Space.

Noisy alarms instantly sounded here, and a large number of fully armed soldiers emerged from an unknown place, completely surrounding the area.

Various Exploration Instruments were activated, scanning this area without leaving any blind spots.

Following that, several terrifying Auras arrived in the blink of an eye, looking down at the continuously shrinking energy cluster below.

"What's going on? Someone actually dares to cause trouble here!?" Barossa stared coldly at the figure below.

"It seems to be the Dragon Sovereign..." General Assad frowned tightly and said in confusion.

"What is he doing here?" Hearing this, Barossa's voice became even colder.

"I don't know, he seems to be Cultivating," Assad said, somewhat uncertainly.

"Cultivation? Who allowed him to use our resources for Cultivation?" Barossa reprimanded. "Hasn't Your Excellency the Head of State already issued an order?"

Assad shook his head and said, "This is merely a Time Differential Space. He is a Dominator-Tier Being after all. To not even be able to provide this bit of help would be too embarrassing."

"Did you allow it?" Barossa glanced at Assad.

Just as Assad was about to speak, his vision suddenly blurred. Unknown when, Li Yu had already appeared before them.

"My apologies, everyone. I couldn't control it just now, resulting in a Power Overload," he said somewhat apologetically.

"I've given everyone a fright."

Barossa crossed his arms, his attitude rather tyrannical: "Pay more attention in the future. This is the core of our civilization, and most of the High Echelon are here. If some misunderstanding occurs and we come to blows, it wouldn't be good."

"Rest assured, I'll definitely hold back my strength so as not to injure Your Excellency," Li Yu said with a smile.

Hearing this, Barossa's four eyes widened slightly, and his Aura suddenly swept out. But then it was as if he thought of something, and he quickly reined in his Aura. He merely snorted coldly and left the place.

"Have I offended him before?" Li Yu looked at Assad and asked in confusion.

"This guy is just like that. All his development went to his muscles, and he talks to us like that too. If it weren't for his strong Strength, he would have been beaten up long ago," Assad said grumpily, seemingly also harboring slight resentment.

Then, he asked casually, "What did you do in the Time Differential Space that caused a Power Overload?"

"Nothing much, just experimenting with some abilities," Li Yu prevaricated with a laugh.

Assad knew the other party was hiding something, but it wasn't appropriate to press further.

The two chatted awkwardly, saying a sentence here and there, until they became mutually annoyed and parted ways.

After returning to his residence, Li Yu calmed the riotous Energy Fluctuation within his body, still feeling a lingering fear.

He actually almost lost control and stuffed himself to death.

Every time one fused a strand of Source Matter, it required a very long time to "digest".

But this time he was truly too fierce, directly forcibly fusing three strands of Source Matter with almost no rest time in between.

If his accumulation hadn't been profound, he would have almost stuffed himself to death.

However, he fortunately pushed through it, reaching the first Metamorphosis of his Source Matter Evolution. His life tier leaped once again, and his Strength became even more powerful.

In theory, he should have surpassed the Eternal Civilization's Primary Stage standard.

That was why he blew up the Time Differential Space at the final moment, precisely to prevent his Metamorphosis from being discovered.

"I'll find a chance to return to the Titan Ruins and find the other few Titan Artifacts..." Li Yu pondered secretly.

"However, the remaining Titan Sanctuaries will probably be very hard to find. I wonder if the Iron-Blood Civilization has any means to search for such 'Information State Safe Deposit Boxes'."

"I'll go ask in a few days..."

Thinking of this, Li Yu rubbed his chin, his eyes flickering:

"I wonder what those iron eggheads from the Eternal Civilization are up to."

The duration of the [Concept Storm] had long since ended.

Currently, the second lock-on targeting him hadn't occurred. He didn't know whether the Ultimate Intelligence couldn't do it, or what exactly was going on.

However, the outside world had been calm and tranquil during this period.

The Eternal Civilization had locked onto his position previously, but hadn't taken any further action, not knowing what they were planning.

Without any clues, it was very difficult for Li Yu to infer the other party's plans either, but he also had his own plans.

He wouldn't stall out simply because of these factors.

...

Civilization Zero, Conference Hall.

"...After multiple experiments, it has been basically confirmed that our people have already entered the ruins..."

"The threat level of the outer Rule Entanglement Area is gradually decreasing, and this speed is getting faster and faster..."

A High Echelon pointed at the huge Holographic Screen in the center, which displayed some data that was very difficult to understand.

"As long as we wait for them to collect materials and build the Link Channel, we can enter it and retrieve the things that we should have obtained long ago!"

The Prophet nodded slowly. After everyone discussed for a moment, he finally said: "There is another matter for convening you all this time."

The surrounding discussion gradually quieted down, and everyone turned their gazes towards The Prophet.

"Not long ago, Ultimate Intelligence contacted me and told me something. The Iron-Blood Civilization has obtained a Failed Evolution Body and has already been researching it for a while."

Numerous High Echelon subconsciously frowned.

A Failed Evolution Body? That thing can still exist?

"Can this news be confirmed?" someone asked hesitantly.

They didn't have any relevant information, so where did the Eternal Civilization find out about it?

The Prophet nodded: "They provided many aspects of evidence. The most crucial thing is that 'Past' and 'Future' of the Three Kings Civilization served as witnesses."

"Three Kings Civilization?"

"Those Clones aren't using Genetic Fragments?" Someone immediately reacted, saying in disbelief:

"For so many years, right under our noses?"

This sentence made the expressions of the others turn ugly. After all, they were the Ones who live by the water tower getting the moonlight first, but in the end, they let others beat them to it.

"We can't even handle our own internal problems, where would we have the time to care about outside matters," someone said with an indifferent tone.

"Although the Three Kings Civilization is close at hand, when have we ever paid attention to them?"

The Prophet didn't pay attention to the surrounding discussions and continued: "He wants us to unite to apply pressure to the Iron-Blood Civilization, demanding joint research and to hand over that guy who discovered the Failed Evolution Body."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 842: Expulsion!

Joint pressure to prevent being outpaced too much by the other party.

This was standard procedure. Although they had lost the initiative, using this method could also make up for it.

But what the others cared about wasn't this matter, but rather the guy The Prophet mentioned who "discovered the Failed Evolution Body".

"Who discovered that Failed Evolution Body?" someone immediately asked.

"They aren't clear either. The reason given by the Eternal Civilization is to use this matter to suppress the Iron-Blood Civilization's arrogance; after all, they have been a bit too active recently." The Prophet shook his head.

Civilization Zero's grasp of information regarding Li Yu lagged far too much.

They fundamentally didn't know that the cooperator the Eternal Civilization mentioned was exactly the "target" they had been constantly searching for now.

A guy occupying a front-row seat in the Conference Hall with quite a high Status nodded and said:

"If the Iron-Blood Civilization can't even protect their own cooperator, the impact will indeed be significant. This explanation is considered passable."

"Those warmongers have always been restless and harbor ill intentions towards us, viewing us as a large piece of cake. We can instead use this opportunity to ruthlessly suppress them."

The thoughts and actions of the Iron-Blood Civilization were very hard to conceal from other civilizations.

They had always harbored certain thoughts regarding Civilization Zero, and Civilization Zero themselves knew this as well.

"This matter is beneficial and harmless. The other civilizations should also follow suit, right."

"Indeed. The Star Spirits and the Pantheon will all apply pressure, demanding the Iron-Blood Civilization to open up for research." The Prophet nodded. "Actually, that Failed Evolution Body might not necessarily yield any research results either."

"However, this matter is an opportunity. The Iron-Blood Civilization is warlike, and this generation's Head of State is even more of a fanatical war hawk."

The Prophet looked around, his expression solemn: "All civilizations know our situation. The Iron-Blood Civilization isn't the only one treating us as a cake."

"If we are careless for even a moment, we will become targets to be hunted down."

"While the Star Spirits are arrogant and aloof, looking down on other civilizations, and the Pantheon is content with its corner, making it hard to expand."

"Only the Iron-Blood Civilization is united from top to bottom, and the Eternal Civilization is condensed into a single entity. These two civilizations have the greatest development potential."

"It's very difficult for us to reverse the current state of our civilization in a short period, but this is a rare opportunity."

"If the Iron-Blood Civilization's development is obstructed, in order to counter the unceasing footsteps of the Eternal Civilization, they will inevitably have to seek allies for cooperation, and we are the most suitable partner."

Suppressing them was in order to make them cooperate with themselves.

Such a train of thought made it very difficult for the numerous High Echelon to process it either.

Subsequently, The Prophet concluded: "Therefore, we must continuously expand the impact of this matter, expanding it to the extreme. Even if the Iron-Blood Civilization agrees to the demands, we must further press them, unceasingly pressing them!"

"Understood!"

The numerous High Echelon responded, with a portion of the Radical Faction being the most excited. It was rare for The Prophet to be so tough.

The Prophet paused, then continued: "Additionally, investigate clearly the matters that occurred in the Three Kings Civilization, figure out the specific circumstances of this matter."

"Also, the information on the lifeform that discovered the Failed Evolution Body."

Information clues were limited, so he didn't consider too much. He simply wanted to know The Whole Story of this matter and didn't want to be kept in the dark.

...

The situation in this Universe has always developed through confrontation, and the tensions between the Major Civilizations are extremely high.

Small-scale friction and even large-scale wars are very common.

However, as the most powerful few civilizations, they generally won't act rashly.

It was just that, on this particular day, the Eternal Civilization suddenly publicly declared—

"The Iron-Blood Civilization is currently walking on the edge of provoking a universal war..."

They babbled on for a long time, only Revealing One's True Colors at the very end.

"...At the same time, we demand that the Iron-Blood Civilization open up research on the Failed Evolution Body, allowing the Major Civilizations to jointly participate, and hand over the lifeform attempting to provoke a universal war."

Any Discerning Person could tell that all the preceding parts were merely excuses, and the last part was the true objective.

For these powerful civilizations, they didn't need any rationality, nor did they need external approval.

The borders of the Universe were too vast, coupled with the mutual vigilance between various civilizations, many civilizations were unwilling to interconnect their networks.

Their own Citizens had absolutely no channels to come into contact with other civilizations, so there was no need to worry about any impact.

Of course, some civilizations also saw that this action was merely applying pressure on the Iron-Blood Civilization.

If they truly wanted to wage war, they probably wouldn't spout a single word of nonsense and would have already started fighting.

Much less ask the other party to hand over some "lifeform provoking a universal war".

They had seen this kind of game between top-tier civilizations before. It was nothing more than going back and forth, engaging in a battle of words and mutual accusations, and ultimately ending up with nothing settled.

Or manipulating other civilizations to engage in some friction, but always restricting the scale to a certain area.

Civilization Zero and the Titan Civilization were a lesson from the past.

Before having absolute certainty of victory, fighting to the bitter end would only result in mutual destruction.

But this time it was somewhat different because of the existence of the "Failed Evolution Body".

A portion of civilizations knew what a Failed Evolution Body represented, while some civilizations fundamentally couldn't come into contact with this tier.

This also caused the events that unfolded next to somewhat exceed their expectations.

Not long after the Eternal Civilization issued their statement, Civilization Zero closely followed, then came the Star Spirits, and even those Divine Spirits who had little presence popped out, jointly applying pressure.

Moreover, they unexpectedly and unanimously mobilized troops on a large scale. Fleets sailed out of their territories, their target precisely the Iron-Blood Civilization.

Everywhere, a Storm is Brewing.

By this time, even the slow-witted Ordinary civilizations reacted, realizing that things didn't seem right.

This posture clearly meant they were ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.

This also instantly brought the already tense Universal situation to a point where it could almost explode at the slightest spark.

The rulers of many civilizations were currently unable to sleep peacefully. They couldn't figure out no matter how hard they thought why a war sweeping the Universe suddenly seemed like it could happen the next moment.

...

"I told you long ago, he's a menace!"

In the meeting room, Barossa was furious, looking at the three-dimensional model in front of him.

A massive amount of Crimson Glow was heading towards the blue area in the center, seemingly having completely surrounded them within.

The expressions of the others were also very unsightly.

"How did the Eternal Civilization know the Dragon Sovereign is with us?" someone looked at Assad.

Assad had a confused expression on his face.What does this have to do with me? It's not like I leaked the news.

"Probability Storm..." Drogheda said slowly. "As long as Ultimate Intelligence has the support of relevant information and data, it can lock onto his position through possibility convergence."

"But the problem is, the Dragon Sovereign is a Dominator-Tier Being, and his connection with the Universe is close to none."

"Unless he had close-range contact with Ultimate Intelligence, or produced connections multiple times, only then could Ultimate Intelligence collect enough data to perform possibility convergence."

The crowd fell silent. If he had close-range contact with Ultimate Intelligence, how could the Dragon Sovereign possibly have escaped?

The Eternal Civilization's highest crystal of Technology wasn't something to joke about.

"He has too many secrets on him. I suggest we don't wait anymore and directly make a move against him!" Barossa said coldly.

"No..." someone else disagreed. "The current difficulty isn't him, but how we explain that the Failed Evolution Body isn't in our hands."

"If we move against him, we'll have even less of a way to explain."

Speaking of this, the crowd subconsciously cast their gazes towards Assad.

"Don't look at me, they won't believe what I say anyway," Assad said helplessly.

This was a very tricky matter. They fundamentally had no way to prove that the Failed Evolution Body wasn't in their hands.

"There's another matter..." Drogheda looked around and said. "Someone is secretly provoking friction at the border. I have already issued an order strictly forbidding opening Fire casually."

"They want to make us the target of public criticism?"

Hearing this, the crowd couldn't help but frown. This move was too insidious.

Drogheda added: "Additionally, the Eternal Civilization secretly contacted us. If we hand over the Dragon Sovereign, they will help us ease the situation."

"Handing over the Dragon Sovereign might have a very bad impact," someone reminded.

Drogheda responded: "Therefore, it'll be a secret handover, or we provide specific coordinates."

Barossa immediately said: "Let's provide specific coordinates. There's no need for us to save trouble for the Eternal Civilization. Taking down the Dragon Sovereign carries no small cost."

The Dragon Sovereign wasn't one of their people anyway. They had no hesitation or divergence on this matter and directly chose to abandon him.

"Why are they Preoccupied With the Dragon Sovereign? There must be some reason we don't know about." Someone also suspected and suggested: "It's best to figure out this reason."

Barossa asked in reply: "Since we don't know, how do we figure it out?"

"This..."

Listening to the crowd's conversation, Assad's expression shifted, but he didn't say anything either.

"Assad, you go talk to him. Just say the impact of this matter is too great, and we cannot let him stay any longer," Drogheda ordered.

Assad's expression had already recovered its calmness. He nodded and said, "No problem."

"I'll go with him..." Barossa immediately said.

"You don't trust me?" Assad looked at Barossa, his tone somewhat displeased.

"Just as an insurance..." Barossa said indifferently.

"There's no rush for this matter. Have him explain the matter regarding the Failed Evolution Body clearly first."

Drogheda's expression was calm. This guy had brought such immense trouble, making him very unhappy as well.

Originally, he had prepared to let Civilization Zero become the target of public criticism, but now, the Iron-Blood Civilization was the first to face this predicament instead.

...

Time passed hurriedly in the atmosphere of an impending storm.

Under the tense attention of the Major Civilizations of the Universe, the troop mobilizations of top-tier civilizations like the Eternal Civilization became increasingly frequent and obvious, without any concealment whatsoever.

Like playing chess, they continuously placed pieces and set up formations, yet never clashed, as if treating each other as non-existent.

During this period, some friction also occurred. A fleet of the Star Spirit Civilization inexplicably vanished at the outer border of the Iron-Blood Civilization.

This caused a massive disturbance, nearly making the hearts of the civilization rulers paying attention to this matter stop beating.

Fortunately, the Iron-Blood Civilization promptly issued a statement, declaring that this matter had nothing to do with them and they were willing to actively investigate who the culprit was.

The Star Spirits were also considered restrained and didn't escalate this conflict.

But this once again forced the Iron-Blood Civilization to respond.

Under these circumstances, the Major Civilizations issued pessimistic early warnings, activated emergency measures in response to such situations, and began preparing for the annihilation of their civilizations.

They were ready to slip away at any moment, fleeing to farther places, and waiting until When the Dust Settles before making further plans.

And the Iron-Blood Civilization finally responded, declaring that they fundamentally didn't have any "Failed Evolution Body," while simultaneously releasing two video Recordings.

The person in the Recording was an interstellar human, very unfamiliar to the numerous civilizations, with no relevant intelligence information.

In the Recording, his expression was calm as he said:

"The Failed Evolution Body was already destroyed by me on the spot, and was not brought to the Iron-Blood Civilization. This is entirely a misunderstanding."

The other Recording was on-site footage of him destroying the Failed Evolution Body.

According to the analysis of the Major Civilizations, there were indeed no signs of forgery.

But this didn't mean this Recording was real either.

In other words, they had taken another step closer to total war!

...

"I'm truly sorry for bringing such massive trouble upon you," Li Yu said to Assad with an apologetic look on his face.

He knew this matter was definitely caused by the Eternal Civilization, and the fundamental target should be him.

But he didn't expect the impact of the "Failed Evolution Body" to actually be this huge.

In reality, the other civilizations were also taking precautions.

If I don't have it, you can't have it either!

If by chance the Iron-Blood Civilization had A Lucky Fluke and discovered the correct Path of Evolution, then they would all be done for.

Looking at it now, the Eternal Civilization rather wanted to kill two birds with one stone.

Assad didn't know how much sincerity there was in the other party's words, and couldn't be bothered to investigate either.

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, the impact of this matter is truly too broad, and it's very difficult for us to resist the pressure from other civilizations. But rest assured, we definitely won't hand you over." Assad said straightforwardly:

"However, next, there's no way you can continue staying here either."

Li Yu's eyes flickered slightly; they were preparing to chase people away.

He actually wanted to continue staying here; after all, it was relatively safe.

But the Iron-Blood Civilization definitely wouldn't be willing.

They couldn't prove that the "Failed Evolution Body" wasn't in their hands, so they could only chase him away.

This could be considered an indirect explanation to the other civilizations.

You want to know the truth, then go find him!

Of course, doing this also pushed him into danger, sharing a portion of the pressure.

"Of course, having brought such massive danger to you, I already feel extremely guilty. I will definitely leave as soon as possible." Li Yu nodded, then added:

"However, I'd like to ask if you have any abilities or equipment capable of detecting items that have been transformed into the Information State?"

Hearing this, Assad's mouth twitched violently.Damn it, you still want to fleece us right before leaving, is that it?

If we don't give it to you, are you not going to leave?

Assad's expression shifted, and he sighed: "We do, an Information State Mass-Energy Detection Device. I'll have the Warehouse allocate one to you."

"Then thank you very much," Li Yu grinned broadly and laughed.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 843: Great Universe Alliance

Buzz!

A small Metal Box was gradually transported over on the conveyor belt in front of them.

Assad picked it up, casually opened the screen on top of the Metal Box, tapped a few times, popping up several sub-screens. After confirming there were no errors with the item tags, he handed it to Li Yu.

"Information-State Mass-Energy Detector. It can search for items that have been converted into an Information State, but its range is limited."

Li Yu took it. This small Metal Box had obviously undergone spatial expansion. According to the display on the screen, it was quite a large Mechanical Restraints.

He had ways to compensate for the limited detection range; when the time came, he just needed to inlay it into the inlay slots of the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor].

"You're really not holding back on being polite." Barossa, standing to the side, had an unfriendly expression.

"We're all Friends, why be polite." Li Yu looked at him, not caring too much about his tone.

"Friends..." Barossa snorted ambiguously twice, not pursuing this trivial matter too much either.

"Currently, all the Major Civilizations are keeping their eyes on us. We will arrange a secret passage for you to leave this place to avoid being discovered by them," Assad continued, his expression calm without betraying any clues.

So considerate?

Li Yu's eyebrow twitched, and he probed tentatively, "Then how will you guys explain things to the other civilizations next?"

"They obviously won't believe what you say."

"That has nothing to do with you anymore." Barossa preempted him:

"Even though they're acting like they're On the Brink of War, the probability of an actual fight is extremely low. Mostly, it's just to suppress us."

"Besides, even if they really want to fight, we aren't afraid!"

Well aren't you a tough guy,Li Yu complained internally.

Even though this guy Barossa had a stinky, arrogant face all day, Li Yu truly didn't dislike him too much.

Instead, he hoped that all enemies were like Barossa.

This was obviously an unrealistic fantasy.

"Alright, let's not waste time here. Pack up and leave with us," Barossa urged unceremoniously.

"No need, just give me the route, and I'll go out myself." Li Yu's eyes flickered slightly.

"No..." Barossa immediately shook his head. "The Head of State's order is for us to personally escort you out."

Assad also added, "If you aren't accompanied by us, you might encounter some trouble on the way."

Neither of them was willing to let Li Yu act alone, insisting on an escort.

Looking at the two of them, Li Yu suddenly smiled, "Looking at your attitudes, those who know would understand you're doing this for my own good, but those who don't might think you're afraid I'll escape your control."

Barossa didn't care if his attitude exposed anything, simply saying directly, "We've already been more than benevolent by not pursuing the trouble you brought us, yet you're still being picky here."

"That's true..." Li Yu nodded in deep agreement, saying, "After all, you guys aren't running a charity."

Assad remained silent, looking at Li Yu in front of him.

He always felt that the other party's attitude was somewhat strange, seemingly having noticed that something was amiss somewhere, but didn't pursue it.

Barossa snorted coldly, "It's good that you know."

"Since that's the case, then let's set off..."

Li Yu ignored this guy whose brain was full of muscles and chuckled softly.

...

Amidst the resplendent Starry Sky, an incomparably massive Star Spirit fleet was slowly advancing.

Gold was the primary color of this fleet, dazzling beyond compare.

The outer Defense Perimeter of the Iron-Blood Civilization had already entered their field of vision.

The Defense Perimeter consisted of fleets, interstellar fortresses, satellite bases, and a large number of war machines.

With a single glance, it seemed as if there was no end to it.

Shining matrix-style Energy Shields formed a Super-Large Protective Shield, extending all the way out, like a wall made of energy separating two Star Sectors.

For a civilization like the Iron-Blood Civilization, whose Territory was vast beyond measure, it was very difficult to pull up a Defense Perimeter surrounding the entire civilization.

This was merely an interception force specifically set up against a certain fleet that had already been detected.

In the Command Center of the Star Spirit Main Ship, the completely translucent fleet commander stood before the porthole, staring intently at the ever-approaching Defense Perimeter.

He was the Star Spirit fleet's senior military officer, Andrew Mason, serving as the Commander of this fleet.

The Adjutant looked at the Radar screen and whispered: "Commander Andrew, we have arrived at the enemy's Defense Perimeter, and they have blocked our path forward. Should we stop?"

Andrew didn't even turn his head, speaking indifferently: "What was the order?"

"Enter Ironblood Civilization Territory."

"Is this the Iron-Blood Civilization?" Andrew asked in return.

"No, it's not..."

"Then why should we stop?"

"Understood!" The Adjutant took a deep breath and transmitted the order through the channel, saying in a deep voice:

"Order the entire fleet to continue advancing and prepare for battle. If anyone continues to obstruct us, then sweep away all enemies blocking our path!"

The order was transmitted at lightning speed. The warships of the Star Spirit fleet extended their gun barrels one after another, aiming forward, ready to open Fire at any time.

The vanguard of the Star Spirit fleet gradually entered the firing range of the Defense Perimeter.

The distance between the two sides grew closer and closer. The atmosphere in the Command Center became increasingly tense, so quiet one could hear a pin drop, as almost all crew members held their breath.

Ding——

Just at this moment, a remote projection suddenly appeared in the Command Center. It was the High Echelon of the Star Spirit Supreme Command.

"Stop advancing immediately."

"Stop." Andrew's eyes flashed, and he raised his hand, clenching his fist.

The Adjutant immediately passed the order down.

Soon, the Star Spirit fleet slowly came to a halt, leaving almost only a tiny distance remaining.

The warships at the very front could almost see the respective crew members through the other party's portholes.

The soldiers of the Iron-Blood Civilization were practically gritting their teeth, staring deadly at this fleet.

As long as an order was given, they would charge forward and tear this fleet to shreds.

Seeing this, the atmosphere in the Command Center relaxed a bit, and all the Star Spirits breathed a sigh of relief.

Andrew turned his head to look at the projection of the Military High Command, seemingly not surprised at all, and asked calmly: "Are there any further instructions?"

"...Wait..."

Such a standoff had already lasted for a very long time, the atmosphere On the Brink of War.

And on the fringes, Spaceships bearing the insignias of different civilizations were probing the situation everywhere.

Neither side drove these civilization scouts away.

In the supreme meeting rooms of the Major Civilizations, the civilization rulers had long since convened their High Echelons, nervously observing the frontline situation, their hearts filled with trepidation.

"The Star Spirit fleet advanced another distance, yet the Iron-Blood Civilization still hasn't made a move. Are these arrogant lunatics truly not afraid of provoking those warmongers?"

The rulers of certain civilizations cursed angrily, as Star Spirit fleets had been disappearing one after another near the Iron-Blood Civilization.

The Star Spirit fleet was almost continuously compressing the Iron-Blood Civilization's Defense Perimeter.

If a fully armed military fleet really entered Ironblood Civilization Territory, even if they didn't want to fight, a fight would still break out.

"I wonder how their negotiations are going. Please don't actually start fighting," the High Echelons of certain civilizations guessed secretly.

The standoff in this situation was merely the surface appearance; secret negotiations were definitely progressing simultaneously, but that information wasn't something they could probe into.

Just as they guessed, in a certain temporary meeting room, five projections gathered together.

The Head of State, The Prophet, the High Priest, the Genesis God, and Ultimate Intelligence were all present.

These big shots who could decide the direction of this Universe were each lost in thought.

"I'll state first, that Failed Evolution Body truly isn't in our hands. By the time we received the news, it had already been destroyed by that guy." The Head of State spoke first. Who asked him to be the one being pressured.

"Empty words are no proof." The Prophet shook his head. "The evidence provided by the Eternal Civilization is very complete. We have already verified it; there are no problems."

"Since that Dragon Sovereign appeared in the Iron-Blood Civilization, he must have reached some sort of cooperation with you."

"If it wasn't the Failed Evolution Body, then may I ask what chips he presented?"

Drogheda glanced at The Prophet and said indifferently: "This involves another classified matter; no comment."

He couldn't just directly say:We were preparing to use him as a starting point to provoke a war between you and the Eternal Civilization, right?

Wouldn't Civilization Zero directly fall out right then and there?

"Then there's nothing to talk about?" The person speaking was a peculiar lifeform whose outward appearance was constantly changing.

One second it was a handsome interstellar human, and the next second it transformed into a hideous and terrifying Aberrant Being.

"Drogheda, otherwise you hand over that Dragon Sovereign, and we'll all join forces to interrogate him and determine the truth of the matter. Wouldn't that do?"

"No, we will absolutely not abandon a cooperator!" Drogheda directly refused. Otherwise, his plan to sow discord would still be exposed.

Furthermore, if this matter spread, who would dare cooperate with their Iron-Blood Civilization anymore.

"I have a suggestion..." the High Priest of the Star Spirits said. "We cannot ascertain the truth of your words, but we can prove it from another aspect."

"As long as you are willing to pay a price comparable to the Failed Evolution Body to quell this matter, we will retreat."

Fucking hell, Brazen robbery, is it!?

The Head of State's face was pitch black. These Bastards had really seized an opportunity. His attitude was strong:

"Absurd! If we're going to fight, then let's fight. At worst, everyone goes down together!"

"Then everyone, prepare for war." The High Priest of the Star Spirits nodded, showing no signs of anger.

"Everyone, there's no need to be so On the Brink of War. If a fight really breaks out, no one will be the beneficiary," Ultimate Intelligence spoke up.

It seems like you're the one who caused this whole thing.

You wouldn't be trying to act as a peacemaker now, would you?

The others cast peculiar glances at him.

"Everyone simply wants to use this opportunity to gain some benefits from the Iron-Blood Civilization."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the crowd underwent subtle changes, and Drogheda also snorted coldly.

Can Artificial Intelligence speak so directly?

You're making everyone so awkward, can't you be a bit more tactful?

"The Iron-Blood Civilization Coincidentally Meet this situation and fell into this quagmire, so they can only consider themselves unlucky," Ultimate Intelligence said.

"However, everyone can also realize that our development has already fallen into a bottleneck."

"The Major Civilizations are in an environment of confrontational development, carrying out technological blockades. This kind of environment has lasted for a very long time, and I believe it's time to make a change."

These few sentences once again steered the atmosphere of the meeting in another direction.

Drogheda was bewildered.Weren't we engaged in pre-war negotiations?

How did it turn into a discussion about the future situation of the Universe?

"Perhaps we can establish a Great Universe Alliance to conduct in-depth technical exchanges and learn from each other's strong points to offset our weaknesses," Ultimate Intelligence uttered astonishing words.

"Of course, this is a long-term development plan. In the early stages, everyone will definitely resist this change. We need a pioneer to take the initiative to share Technology, so everyone can experience the benefits of technical exchange."

"I know that no one is willing to share core Technology. Your Excellency the Head of State, since you guys are the unlucky ones this time, please take the lead."

Drogheda laughed from anger.Fucking hell, after saying a whole bunch of stuff, you still just want our core Technology, right?

However, The Prophet and the Star Spirit Priest both fell into deep thought.

They had also noticed the problem the Eternal Civilization mentioned.

In the current Universe, the five top-tier civilizations stood side by side, and no one was Powerless Against anyone else.

And because they guarded against each other, they had no choice but to invest massive amounts of pointless resources.

Under the circumstances of being unable to obtain sufficient war benefits, launching a war was no longer the first choice.

But they never expected that Ultimate Intelligence would mention the matter of an alliance at a time like this.

This large ball of light was truly... unexpected...

...

The projections before his eyes gradually disappeared. Drogheda frowned tightly, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Charles, who was waiting on the side, finally stepped forward and said in a low voice: "The Dragon Sovereign is already prepared to follow General Assad and leave."

Drogheda nodded and ordered again: "Please invite Taras over."

Charles's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly left.

Before long, an exceptionally burly guy pushed the door open and walked in.

"Head of State."

His voice was muffled.

"Your Excellency Taras," Drogheda nodded and said, "You secretly follow Assad and the others. They will take the Dragon Sovereign to the designated location, and people from the Eternal Civilization will make a move against him."

"When the time comes, if the Dragon Sovereign displays a secret worth fighting for, snatch him back."

"If he has no value to us, then just abandon him."

Making a move against the Dragon Sovereign themselves would force them to bear some unnecessary risks.

But they could let the Eternal Civilization make a move first, and then decide depending on the situation whether they should intercept him.

"Understood." Taras's expression was indifferent. He had no questions; after receiving the order, he turned around and left.

"Great Universe Alliance..."

Drogheda murmured in a low voice. This was the Eternal Civilization's action to help them ease the situation.

Paying some acceptable prices to quell this matter.

It was just that he didn't expect Ultimate Intelligence to actually be plotting such a thing.

An alliance of five civilizations, exchanging what they lacked, and developing together—it indeed sounded tempting.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 844: Finally Falling Out

At the same time, in a hidden Star Sector outside the Iron-Blood Civilization's borders.

Military fortresses were dotted with densely packed deep wells.

Hidden inside were massive-caliber Energy Cannons, currently undergoing various adjustments.

This was the vanguard fortress of the Eternal Civilization, currently constructing an environment suitable for their combat and setting up Traps.

"Maintain the highest alert level, always remain vigilant against any unexpected situations."

In the temporary combat command center, the Mechanical Lord Kuzan looked around at the numerous Mechanical Lifeforms in the room, his mechanical pupils as sharp as a falcon's.

Although they had reached a preliminary agreement with the Iron-Blood Civilization, this kind of agreement fundamentally lacked any binding force.

It could change at any time due to some event, or even turn into an ambush against them by someone else.

Therefore, he continued to order: "Pass down my command. The mechanical engineering troops will begin assembling the spacetime channel and proceed with coordinate docking."

"Are we still sending more Mechanical Lords over?" the Adjutant beside him asked.

"Yes."

Kuzan turned his head, looking out the porthole into the Starry Sky, his metallic face appearing cold and murderous: "Ultimate Intelligence has always preferred formulating action plans that aren't prone to unexpected occurrences."

"There are already eight; are we still sending a few more?"

"Eight isn't enough..." Kuzan shook his head but didn't say more.

"Ultimate Intelligence values him too highly. His Strength model only reaches the Intermediate Stage at most. You alone can handle him," the Adjutant muttered.

"Are you questioning Ultimate Intelligence?" Kuzan retorted coldly.

This cyber-flattery had hit a mechanical hoof. The Energy flow in the Adjutant's body seemed to stagnate for a moment, and he hurriedly explained: "No, I mean, a measly little him..."

Kuzan didn't even wait for him to finish speaking and interrupted: "If there's a next time, you can have your data code cleared and start growing from scratch again."

"Understood, understood..." the Adjutant nodded hastily.

Once his data code was cleared, everything he currently possessed would be erased, forcing him to level up from the beginning.

"What Ultimate Intelligence is guarding against isn't the Dragon Sovereign, but the Iron-Blood Civilization..." Kuzan reprimanded for a bit, then added.

"Do you mean the Iron-Blood Civilization is highly likely to tear up the agreement?" The Adjutant said in surprise: "With their current situation, they still dare to do that?"

Kuzan shook his head: "The Iron-Blood Civilization is unlucky this time, but they won't just swallow their losses either. They definitely want to know why this Dragon Sovereign is being targeted by us."

"But they also don't want to waste their own power, so they conveniently let us make the move. If, during the process of our move, they discover the Dragon Sovereign holds secrets worth fighting for, they will inevitably not give up."

The Iron-Blood Civilization wanted to figure out what was going on but didn't want to act personally.

They might as well prepare to pick up a bargain and see if it was worth it.

"So that's how it is..." The Adjutant looked as if he had a sudden realization, which finally made Kuzan slightly satisfied.

...

On the other side, special devices surrounded an asteroid, slowly rotating along the orbit of Outer Space Layer.

From the outside, this place just looked like a Barren Planet.

Only upon entering the atmospheric sphere could one see the planet's true appearance—an Interstellar Fortress armed to the teeth, with countless warships taking off and landing.

This was a Covert Base of Civilization Zero located in a remote Star Sector, at the top of the highest building.

The Prophet stood at the edge of the rooftop, gazing into the distance at a gigantic white Mechanical Ring, obviously a type of teleportation device.

It was currently active, and several lifeforms with powerful Auras stood behind The Prophet.

"I received news that the Mechanical Lords scattered across various battlefields have disappeared, but they haven't appeared on the frontal battlefield confronting the Iron-Blood Civilization either,"

The Prophet's tone was calm: "In other words, they have vanished."

"Additionally, after investigation, no one knows the origins of this Dragon Sovereign who suddenly popped up. He doesn't seem to belong to any civilization."

"It's impossible for a Super Lifeform to appear out of nowhere."

A certain lifeform behind The Prophet frowned and said: "Do you mean the target of those vanished Mechanical Lords of the Eternal Civilization is him?"

The Prophet nodded: "Correct. During the previous meeting, despite being the primary initiator, the Eternal Civilization showed a tendency to retreat. Even using the so-called Great Universe Alliance as a shield, it's very difficult to explain."

"According to the information gathered by our spies in the Iron-Blood Civilization, the High Echelon has some deeper plans targeting the Dragon Sovereign, but he doesn't know specifically what they are."

"As for the Mechanical Lord—Hagas, he is currently heading towards a remote coordinate outside the Iron-Blood Civilization. Ernst, take some people and see what's going on."

Under normal circumstances, civilizations planting spies among each other was standard procedure.

But compared to the Eternal Civilization, it was extremely difficult to plant spies inside or bribe their people.

However, this didn't mean they had no way of obtaining traces of the other party.

"Understood," Ernst nodded.

"Be careful. Don't make a move unless absolutely necessary," The Prophet exhorted once again.

Through this period, he had already perceived that this pressure campaign initiated by the Eternal Civilization against the Iron-Blood Civilization hid too many secrets.

No one could predict Ultimate Intelligence's thoughts, just like he couldn't have anticipated that Ultimate Intelligence would bring up something like a Great Universe Alliance during the negotiations.

He could sense that this wasn't just an excuse; Ultimate Intelligence genuinely wanted them to ally together.

Ultimate Intelligence's predictive ability was undeniable. As a product of data integration, he had long evolved to an unimaginable degree.

He had built an internal data Universe to analyze and simulate the external Main Universe.

In terms of "foresight," no one could compare to Ultimate Intelligence.

This also meant that in the other party's predictive models, an alliance held more benefits for the Eternal Civilization than war.

But making them form an alliance was fundamentally impossible under normal circumstances.

Everyone had been enemies for so many years and understood each other extremely well.

The prerequisite for an alliance was to at least have a foundation of trust. If they verbally agreed to technical exchange but only brought out some second-rate Technology to brush others off, then there was no difference from being in a hostile state.

And now the Iron-Blood Civilization had run into terrible luck. It was obviously impossible for this matter to end without them paying some price.

Ultimate Intelligence used this opportunity to make the Iron-Blood Civilization the vanguard testing point.

Since the Iron-Blood Civilization had to pay a price anyway, they might as well make a contribution to the development of the Universe.

Have the Iron-Blood Civilization first take out their core Technology to build a preliminary foundation of trust, and then the other civilizations could gradually follow suit, erasing the barriers of hostility.

Ultimately, no one knew what it would develop into, but it was indeed a feasible path.

And there was an even more primary reason for taking this step.

That was, under the conquests of these top-tier civilizations, the civilizations that could still survive all had some real capabilities.

Like the Three Kings Civilization, they basically all had Super Lifeforms presiding over them.

Some even had quite a few.

When they faced the crisis of Civilization's Demise, the trouble they caused wouldn't be so easy to eliminate.

With this move, Ultimate Intelligence had calculated at least three aspects of interest.

Suppressing the Iron-Blood Civilization, proposing the concept of a Great Universe Alliance, and that mysterious Dragon Sovereign.

Having an existence of this form as an opponent was indeed very headache-inducing.

...

Although there were no interconnected long-distance teleportation channels between the Major Civilizations, such devices still existed within the Iron-Blood Civilization.

Otherwise, with such a vast Territory, it would be fundamentally impossible to manage.

Through the Iron-Blood Civilization's teleportation channels, Li Yu's group directly arrived near a certain planet extremely close to the border area.

"What a Valuing martial prowess; even such a remote planet has such a large arena."

Standing near a giant Stellar Ring, Li Yu looked down at the planet below.

Although separated by an extremely vast distance, with his eyesight, he could still see that massive arena.

Moreover, it was the core building of a large city, with the rest of the basic infrastructure built around the arena.

"Strength is the capital to establish a foothold in the Universe. Without Strength, one can only be reduced to space dust, and no one will care about you." Barossa carried an air of arrogance:

"It is exactly by relying on this ethos that we stand at the pinnacle of the Universe!"

Assad couldn't help but shake his head, saying: "This is merely a superficial phenomenon. For our civilization to have developed to this point, valuing martial prowess is the core and Faith of our civilization, but it is absolutely not the dominant factor."

Barossa's eyes widened, and he was about to retort. Li Yu couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the two of them arguing about civilization; he simply swept his gaze imperceptibly in a certain direction.

He could faintly sense a feeling of threat from that direction.

But upon careful sensing, he couldn't discover anything at all.

It should be someone from the Iron-Blood Civilization.

Li Yu muttered to himself.Two people on the surface, and an even stronger one secretly following.

No matter how you look at it, this doesn't seem like they're going to honestly escort me out.

Should I... probe them a little?

Previously, while on their turf, it wasn't good to pull any little tricks, but now it seems I can go a little bit overboard...

However, what excuse should I find...

"...Who researched the Armor you're wearing? Who researched the Spaceship we're riding in? How did you step directly from the core of the civilization to here?"

Assad rebuked: "Valuing martial prowess is merely a thread that binds us together, but it is absolutely not the decisive factor!"

"Hmph..." Barossa snorted coldly, his face flushed red. Seemingly unable to find a point of rebuttal, he stared viciously at Assad, panting heavily and clenching his fists.

But ultimately, he didn't launch an attack against Assad. Instead, he looked towards Li Yu and shouted: "Stop fucking looking and keep walking!"

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned his head to look at Barossa. His expression became somewhat strange, and he chuckled:

"I was just worrying about not finding an excuse, and Your Excellency delivered yourself to my door. How truly loyal."

"What do you mean!?" Barossa stared intently at Li Yu, his tone unfriendly.

"Nothing much, just wanted to ask you, are you resistant to a beating?"

He was already left speechless by Assad's rebuttal, and now hearing Li Yu's words, he laughed out of sheer anger:

"Very well. I've found you an eyesore for a long time. If Your Excellency the Head of State hadn't been concerned about unnecessary trouble, would you still be staying here safe and sound?"

Assad frowned, cursing "Idiot" inwardly.How could you just blurt out something like that?

Hearing this, Li Yu wasn't surprised at all and didn't take it to heart, saying: "Pretty much as I guessed. You guys did indeed harbor certain thoughts about me."

"But this is fine too..."

The surrounding Super Primal King Kong had already gathered around, seemingly ready to deal with this guy who disrespected the Heavenly Venerable.

Assad's expression changed slightly; a situation like this wasn't in their plan.

Barossa's expression remained unchanged. He knew Li Yu possessed the means to merge with these Mechanical Lifeforms.

But he believed that the powerful Strength of merging Mechanical Bodies had nothing to do with Li Yu himself.

As long as his speed was fast enough—capturing the leader to capture the bandits—taking down Li Yu, he naturally wouldn't be able to merge with the Mechanical Lifeforms.

He was a Dominator Tier II lifeform of the Iron-Blood Civilization, possessing Strength comparable to "Present."

Back then, it was very difficult for Li Yu to deal with "Present" single-handedly, let alone him!

"Since you're courting death, then don't blame me!"

As soon as the words fell, a sudden change occurred!

Berserk Energy surged out. Barossa instantly crossed the already extremely short distance between the two, his fist tracing a meteor-like trajectory, launching a surprise heavy blow squarely onto Li Yu's chest!

The Iron-Blood Civilization was a race that purely tempered their Physical body and then achieved extreme Evolution. Their physical Strength was astonishing!

Bang!!

"With such a short distance, this is my chance. He won't possibly have the opportunity to react!"

Such a thought flashed through Barossa's mind. He couldn't care less whether this was a sneak attack or not.

In the next moment, the Energy fiercely exploded, then spewed out, turning into a Shockwave that covered Li Yu's body.

"Oh no!"

Assad's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously looked at those Mechanical Lifeforms around him.

Yet he was stunned to discover they fundamentally made no move, merely quietly watching the battlefield.

Subsequently, he saw Li Yu, who had taken a heavy punch, not even sway his body a bit. Like a person who was completely fine, his body surface had already been covered by the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], and he backhanded a slap!

He himself had already stepped into the first Metamorphosis of Source Matter, and the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] had undergone an even greater upgrade, obtaining comprehensive enhancements.

The [Thunder Battle Armor], [Titan Giant Axe], [Tree of Life], and other main combat Weapons inlaid within it had all received massive Amplification, completely incomparable to before.

Bang!

Barossa unexpectedly couldn't withstand this burst of tremendous force for a moment. His cheek was torn apart, a nosebleed immediately spewed out, and his brain suffered a concussion.

Before he could even recover from the momentary dizziness, Li Yu pressed one hand against Barossa's head.

His other hand chopped downwards. The [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] evolved into an axe shape, directly hacking into the other party's chest area!

Crack!

The axe directly hacked in, and fresh blood spurted wildly.

Just at this moment, Barossa's eyes turned scarlet red, he shouted angrily, his whole body's muscles bulged, and his entire person's Aura directly surged by a large chunk!

"Stop your Explosive Potential, hold it back for me!"

Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. He burned Life Source, and a crimson Light Beam shot out from his eyes, perfectly triggering a 264% Amplification from [Morphological Burst].

Rumble——

The expanding Energy Sphere was like a dazzling red giant star, instantly illuminating the Starry Sky!

The explosion's aftermath spread. The Protective Shield of this Starbase tottered, and the whole base was pushed flying out, vibrating violently.

Soon, the light gradually shrank and diminished.

Barossa's entire body was scorched black, leaving him with almost only a single breath as he floated in the Starry Sky.

"Hiss..."

Assad drew a sharp breath of cold air.

How did this guy become so fierce so suddenly!?

He defeated Barossa Swiftly and efficiently?

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 845: Another Crushing Game

Taras, hidden in the dark, looked at the almost crushed Barossa, feeling somewhat surprised internally.

The Strength displayed by the other party was quite different from the data the Head of State had given him.

The battle with Barossa was completely on a crushing level, and he hadn't even used that ability to fuse Mechanical Lifeforms.

Barossa's Corporeal Form was slowly undergoing self-repair. Assad had already subconsciously stepped in front of Barossa to block him.

Although the two of them didn't see eye to eye, and due to the gap in Strength, he was often in a weaker position when facing Barossa.

But Barossa was, after all, the core Strength of the Iron-Blood Civilization. He couldn't die here; otherwise, the blow to the Iron-Blood Civilization would be too great.

"Dragon Sovereign!" He couldn't help but shout, "For the sake of the help we provided before, spare his life!"

Li Yu glanced at Assad. He didn't have the thought of continuing the pursuit to deliver a killing blow anyway.

After all, there was still a powerful lifeform hidden in the dark, far stronger than Barossa.

The reason the other party hadn't made a move was likely because they knew Barossa's life wasn't in danger.

But if he continued to attack, then it would be hard to say.

"Relax, just teaching him a lesson." Li Yu waved his hand casually and restrained his Aura.

"Don't vent your anger on others. You're already such a powerful lifeform; being so emotional isn't good."

Although Barossa's injuries were quite severe, he hadn't lost consciousness. Hearing these words, his already fluctuating vital signs looked even more like wavy lines.

But the opponent's Strength had exceeded his imagination, even making his mind somewhat dazed, unable to accept that he had lost so simply.

Seeing Li Yu restrain his Aura, Assad finally breathed a sigh of relief. This made Li Yu, who was paying attention to his reaction, feel quite strange.

He had noticed just now that Assad's action of blocking in front of Barossa was absolutely subconscious.

He truly didn't want to see Barossa die here.

Now that he saw Li Yu was indeed prepared to stop, this feeling of relaxation was also very natural.

This also meant that Assad most likely didn't know there was another person following them.

Certain plans of the Iron-Blood Civilization are kept hidden even from their own people?

Li Yu didn't quite understand.

However, since that guy hadn't made a move yet, their mission probably wasn't to attack him or anything like that.

He thought for a moment and added: "Regardless, I still thank you for your help during this period. For the rest of the journey, I won't need you to escort me."

Assad's expression changed. This place was still a long distance away from the coordinates they had given the Eternal Civilization.

If Li Yu left here, there was a high probability he wouldn't step into the Eternal Civilization's encirclement.

Assad hesitated for a moment and said: "Let me escort you out. There are currently a large number of Legions from other civilizations ambushing outside the borders. If you accidentally run into them, it'll be very troublesome."

The reason Assad forced out obviously couldn't earn Li Yu's trust.

This group of people insisted on personally escorting him out, which felt wrong no matter how he looked at it.

Li Yu immediately said resolutely: "No need. I can go by myself."

Assad Hesitated to Speak. Li Yu's Strength was obviously greater than his, and under the current circumstances, he fundamentally had no capital to object.

Still not appearing? What exactly is he trying to do?

Li Yu had always remained vigilant of the person in the dark. He found that even after he had spoken to this extent, the other party still didn't show up.

Moreover, his perception of the other party was getting weaker and weaker, about to disappear completely.

"Then it can only be so..." Assad smiled forcedly, only able to secretly ponder how to pass this news to the Head of State as quickly as possible.

However, just at this moment, the long-distance teleportation channel behind them suddenly rippled.

The red vortex in the giant metal frame began to stagnate and gradually disappear.

A holographic projection popped up in front of Assad. The commanding officer of the Starbase affiliated with this teleportation channel looked panicked, saying:

"The Lord, the spatial link has been severed, communications are blocked, and there's a large amount of undetectable fields covering this place!"

Actually, Assad had already sensed it without him saying.

The various parameters of this Star Sector were jumping constantly, which was a manifestation of field coverage.

"This is the Territory of the Iron-Blood Civilization. Who dares to invade here!" His expression sank, and he shouted coldly.

A Mental Fluctuation swept out, searching the Starry Sky inch by inch, yet found absolutely nothing.

He doesn't know?

Noticing this scene, Li Yu felt it was getting increasingly bizarre.

He had a vague intuition that the unexpected change occurring now was absolutely related to him.

In the next moment, several streaks of Flowing Light shot over from different directions, stopping not far from them. Every single figure emitted an intense Aura, their surface bodies crafted from metal, each with different outward characteristics.

Various characteristics proclaimed their Identity—Mechanical Lords!

"People from the Eternal Civilization?" Li Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, sizing up this group of Mechanical Lords in front of him.

There were as many as eight of them, each one a Mechanical Lord with an Illustrious reputation in the Universe.

"Who allowed you to cross the border!?" Assad looked around, his expression ice-cold, and rebuked.

The location they had agreed upon was not here. The Eternal Civilization's crossing of the border could already be considered a provocation.

"Are you trying to declare war!?"

Barossa's surface injuries had mostly repaired themselves, but his fluctuating Aura was enough to prove that his internal injuries were still severe.

"Don't make it sound so serious. We just wanted to ensure nothing goes wrong, so we decided to change the location to here," Kuzan said calmly:

"Moreover, it is precisely because of our caution that he hasn't escaped now."

"If we really waited there foolishly, I'm afraid we wouldn't have seen anything."

Barossa was choked up quite badly. This was obviously implying that they were incompetent.

"So you guys sold me out."

Seeing this, Li Yu also figured it out, and couldn't help but feel Dumbfounded.

"I thought you guys had some grand, amazing plan, but it turns out it's just this?"

Assad frowned slightly.

Something's wrong. Why doesn't this guy have any emotions like shock or fear, not even anger?

"Leave with us, it's over." Kuzan looked down at Li Yu.

And the Mechanical Lords around them each took out a Prismatic Metal Object. It slowly opened from the seams, and invisible ripples dissipated, forming an intersecting, eternal special field.

But Li Yu himself didn't feel any restrictive effects from this field.

What is this thing?Li Yu was somewhat puzzled.

Something that could have these Mechanical Lords as its users was definitely not simple, but he couldn't perceive anything.

He simply digitized it and discovered a string of negative status effects.

[Information-State Lock: Your Information State has been locked; difficult to break free in the short term.]

[Space-Time Lock: You are in a space-time blockade zone; the consumption for using space-time abilities will increase geometrically.]

[Energy Stagnation: Energy circulation is delayed, and efficiency is reduced.]

There were also statuses like [Quantum Anchoring] and [Particle Electromagnetic Weakening].

They were all Traps and fields in the vicinity, used to weaken his combat power.

These were all very standard, but there was only one that was very peculiar.

[Core Magnetization: Restricts fusing with Mechanical Lifeforms using the Eternal Core.]

This surprised him a little, but it was also somewhat expected.

The [Eternal Core] was originally a product of the Eternal Civilization; he was merely a user.

In terms of understanding, the Eternal Civilization was several tiers above him, so it wasn't surprising that they had a method to counter it.

Kuzan held the winning ticket. To deal with this guy, the most troublesome part wasn't Strength, but locking onto his location.

Even if the opponent could use the [Eternal Core], the threat wasn't significant because they had countermeasures.

And now, the other party had already become A Rat In A Trap, and taking him down would only happen in the blink of an eye.

Seeing Li Yu remain silent, Kuzan didn't care either. Without another word, he directly made a move, preparing to let the other party recognize reality.

A strong light lit up in Kuzan's mechanical pupils, and a pair of massive metal giant wings suddenly unfurled from his back.

And on his mechanical body, the most striking feature was the huge silver single horn on his head.

It possessed the Aura of Source Matter, but as a mechanical evolutionary entity, he obviously couldn't use Source Matter to evolve. This should be a Weapon.

In the next moment, fountain-like, dazzling silver light beams shot out from the densely packed Rings on the metal giant wings behind him, the scene akin to a broadside fleet volley.

Li Yu remained unmoved. The [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] vibrated, and Thunder instantly spread out, blocking in front of Li Yu to form a barrier.

The dense silver light beams, like a torrential downpour, bombarded the Thunder barrier. Silver light particles, resembling shattered jade, splashed everywhere, and blue-purple Electric Arcs leaped madly.

Seeing this, Kuzan immediately increased his output. The structure of the metal giant wings unfolded, and silver Rings surfaced one by one, nesting into each other, endlessly spewing out icy silver light beams.

He launched a frantic bombardment at Li Yu, as if Energy cost nothing.

"Its Energy properties lean towards freezing and the like, and its mass is very high. It affects both space-time and the Information State."

Li Yu observed. Even the Electric Arcs shooting out from the Thunder barrier were affected, becoming much slower.

He could even see the scene of the Lightning Arcs slowly extending in the Starry Sky.

However, the current [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] was incomparable to before. He strengthened the [Legendary Quality] trait selection to the [Thunder Battle Armor].

Subsequently, the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] faintly turned a pale gold color. As Thunder surged, the surface Thunder barrier also instantly became many times thicker.

Allowing Kuzan to unleash fierce firepower like a torrential storm, Li Yu remained as steadfast as a mountain.

Through his combat intelligence, Kuzan comprehensively understood various combat information.

Seeing that his long-range attacks couldn't pose any threat to the other party, he immediately frowned.

How could this be?

I can't even shake his defense?

Why doesn't his Strength quite match the information data given by Ultimate Intelligence?

They had arrived relatively late and hadn't seen the combat footage of Li Yu crushing Barossa; they only saw the scene of the two sides confronting each other, otherwise they wouldn't have been so surprised.

He hesitated slightly and simply charged forward directly. Compared to long-range attacks, he was more adept at close combat.

In the next moment, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle. The scene was explosive, wantonly pouring firepower onto each other, with various wildly shooting light beams filling the battlefield.

This forced Assad and his companion to retreat a certain distance and erect a Shield to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Li Yu handled it with ease, his gaze following the wide-open and sweeping Kuzan, light flickering in his eyes.

Kuzan's combat power was no less than Barossa's, and even slightly superior due to his Source Matter Weapon.

However, compared to the current Li Yu, there was still quite a gap.

The greatly metamorphosed [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] wasn't just for show. With various Amplification abilities on him, his boosted combat power was already extremely astonishing. He didn't need to expend much effort to occupy a stable upper hand.

A single phrase could summarize the current situation—a crushing game!

"His threat to me is limited; he isn't my opponent. Defeating me... wait, him losing to me is only a matter of time. If even fighting you was strenuous, then I would have wasted this period of time in vain."

After watching for a while, the corners of Li Yu's mouth curled up, and he shook his head.

At the same time, blood-colored fiery Aura coiled around his body. He had already activated the [Sanguine Fight] buff and began to bide his time.

Today obviously couldn't end peacefully; there was no telling how many more variables would occur.

This was the greatest challenge he had to face since stepping into this Universe.

Fortunately, he had undergone a wave of consolidation and replenishment within the Iron-Blood Civilization previously, and his own Strength had also made considerable progress.

Otherwise, it truly would have been somewhat dangerous.

Here, he was Calm and Composed, fully accumulating the Amplification effects of [Sanguine Fight], his Strength continuously rising.

But on the other side, Kuzan was having a rather miserable time fighting.

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Yu was like a giant, while Kuzan was just a Young Child; no matter what methods he used, it was difficult to get close.

Kuzan wantonly sprayed silver light beams, but the Thunder barrier on the surface of the opponent's body was like a Turtle shell, difficult to break through.

It looked like Kuzan could only put up a futile struggle.

Kuzan's mood at this moment had changed. The initial confidence and relaxation were gone, replaced only by a heavy solemnity.

He had originally thought that restricting the other party's use of the [Eternal Core] would make this battle very easy.

But the scene before his eyes was the exact opposite of what he had imagined.

Moreover, the other party was merely engaging in pure defense, yet just an occasional attack was enough to make him struggle to bear it.

This feeling of being "toyed with" was extremely uncomfortable.

Unable to find a breakthrough point, the more leisurely Li Yu was, the more anxious Kuzan became, so he had to constantly bombard frantically, wantonly pouring out firepower.

The battle lasted for a long time, the scene remaining simple and crude like this, without any flashiness.

Just at this moment, Kuzan suddenly exploded, silver Energy setting off a tidal wave.

However, he didn't charge toward Li Yu, but instead retreated in the opposite direction, rapidly distancing himself from the main battlefield.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 846: The Big One is Coming!

On the other side, the accompanying Mechanical Lords fell completely silent upon seeing this scene, their eyes flashing with shock and uncertainty.

As Mechanical Lords, they knew what information this seemingly suspense-less battle contained, and only felt a chill run down their spines.

The opponent's Strength tier had completely surpassed Kuzan; it was simply a crushing defeat!

"The gap is actually this huge?!"

A certain Mechanical Lord said in disbelief.

Theoretically, they had made ample preparations.

Restricting the [Eternal Core] and preventing the use of the Eternal Machine God had already crippled more than half of the opponent's Strength.

Whether it was the information Ultimate Intelligence obtained from Hashar, or the data acquired from the Three Kings Civilization.

This guy's Strength fundamentally shouldn't have been at this tier.

No matter what, Kuzan was still an extremely powerful Mechanical Body of the Eternal Civilization, not some random small fry, yet he lost so pitifully, failing to gain any advantage from beginning to end.

He didn't even break the defense!

Just how strong was this guy?

"This is going to be difficult to handle now." A certain Mechanical Lord had a stern expression, looking around at the Super Primal King Kongs.

They were Covetously Staring, yet hadn't truly entered the battlefield, not knowing what they were waiting for.

Just at this moment, Kuzan flew back. Because he was truly afraid the opponent would grind his Mechanical Body into dust, he directly ran away upon seeing the situation turn bad.

His injuries, however, were very light. Li Yu had been dragging out the time and hadn't counterattacked, merely defending.

The numerous Mechanical Lords scanned Kuzan, their emotions complex.

They clearly remembered how confident Kuzan looked when he arrived.

...

"...He wasn't this powerful before." Assad spoke solemnly. "But in this short period of time, how could his Strength have advanced by leaps and bounds so drastically!?"

Barossa's mood had improved quite a bit, even though he was defeated head-on.

But he felt that if he had gone all out and couldn't even break the defense, only to retreat dejectedly, that kind of scene would have caused him to break down even more.

"How about we take this opportunity to retreat first?" Barossa whispered.

Assad shot Barossa a surprised glance. Was this still that Reckless Brute?

Did he get beaten into changing his ways?

"It shouldn't end this simply." Assad shook his head. Since the Eternal Civilization placed so much importance on this matter, it was impossible for them not to have a backup plan.

Beep——

Taras's encrypted communication rang out secretly. The small face of the Head of State of the Iron-Blood Civilization, Drogheda, appeared on the screen.

His current location was far away from the main battlefield, so he wasn't affected by the communication jamming.

"What's going on? Why did the Farotte Starbase lose contact?" Drogheda inquired.

"The Eternal Civilization didn't wait at the designated location but appeared at the Farotte Starbase. They seemed somewhat Impatient," Taras reported.

"They crossed the border?" Drogheda asked in return, not showing anger at this, but pondering: "It seems they are far more anxious than I imagined, and attach unusual importance to this Dragon Sovereign."

"How is it? Did you see anything? Why do they value this guy?"

"Uh..." Taras paused and shook his head: "Not yet."

"Additionally, Your Excellency the Head of State, I suggest sending more people over. I'm afraid today's matter won't be easily concluded."

"Oh?" Drogheda frowned and asked: "What happened?"

Taras said: "This Dragon Sovereign's Strength exceeds the scope of the data. He crushed Barossa, and the Mechanical Lord Kuzan couldn't even break his defense."

"Oh?" Drogheda was stunned for a moment, not caring about why Barossa managed to fight the Dragon Sovereign, and merely asked: "Without relying on those Mechanical Lifeforms?"

"No, single-entity crushing. And looking at him, he seems to still have a lot of strength to spare," Taras nodded and said.

"He indeed hid himself very deeply..." Drogheda's eyes flickered. Not choosing to make a move in their own headquarters was indeed a rather wise decision.

"I'll send people over as soon as possible." Drogheda hung up the communication, accepting Taras's suggestion.

Taras's eyes were profound. This wasn't his first time dealing with the Eternal Civilization either.

He knew that big ball of light definitely wouldn't just send this few people over.

Or rather, these people were originally meant to deal with the Dragon Sovereign.

And the Mechanical Lords sent over to prevent the Iron-Blood Civilization from tearing up the agreement were still hidden in the dark.

But now, this group of Mechanical Lords under Kuzan obviously couldn't handle the Dragon Sovereign.

Then the Mechanical Lords hidden in the dark would be forced to reveal themselves early.

The Iron-Blood Civilization had the idea of letting The Old Fisherman Profits, but the current situation was somewhat confusing and complicated.

That was why he asked the Head of State to send more people over to deal with some unexpected situations.

Meanwhile, the Mechanical Lord—Levick was communicating with Ultimate Intelligence.

The communication jamming devices were set up by them, so they naturally had ways to communicate.

"...Yes, his Strength exceeds the estimation. Preliminary estimates indicate that his single-entity combat power has approached the Mid-Tier scale, and Kuzan couldn't even break his defense."

The miniature ball of light rippled and undulated: "An error occurred in the Strength estimation..."

"Activate the backup plan. Levick, you will directly capture him. With your combat power, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Yes, Ultimate Intelligence." Levick nodded, while also adding: "But once I make a move, then there will be no one to deal with anyone who might appear from the Iron-Blood Civilization."

"Retrieving the Eternal Core is the priority. I will mobilize nearby fleets to go over and provide support, but this will arouse the suspicion of other civilizations," Ultimate Intelligence said.

"Therefore, your speed must be fast."

"Understood." Levick nodded. His metallic cape fluttered without wind, and he had already locked onto Li Yu in the field.

...

Outside the Iron-Blood Civilization, a massive Eternal Fleet hovered In the starry expanse, containing not only countless conventional fleets.

There were also mechanical behemoths comparable to planets, each one a killing machine capable of sweeping the battlefield.

Not far away was the Iron-Blood Civilization's fleet. They were in the process of confronting each other, with some small Spaceships closely monitoring their movements from all around.

The Commander of the mechanical fleet stood in the Command Center and ordered: "Emergency transfer order, proceed to the new coordinate location!"

The command was quickly issued. The entire fleet set sail, like a metal azure dragon spanning across the Universe, rapidly entering a Jump State and advancing towards the coordinate location.

The Iron-Blood fleet confronting them was somewhat dumbfounded, not knowing why their opponent suddenly left here.

But looking at their direction of advancement, it didn't seem like a retreat either.

"Quick, follow them!"

Before long, orders from above were issued, and this fleet also quickly entered a Jump State and followed.

This left the probe Spaceships sent by the Major Civilizations puzzled.

Why aren't you guys confronting each other anymore?

Has the matter already been resolved?

Before the High Echelons of the Major Civilizations could delve into optimistic thoughts.

They suddenly discovered that this wasn't an isolated phenomenon.

Eternal Fleets at multiple standoff points had received unknown orders and began advancing toward new locations.

At the same time, the Iron-Blood fleets also made a series of mobilizations.

This phenomenon looked as if the two were engaged in an invisible, secret game of chess.

Such temporary, large-scale mobilizations were difficult to hide from the Major Civilizations.

...

At the Zero Civilization General Command, various high-ranking Commanders were looking at the differently colored streaks of Flowing Light on the holographic projection.

Through cross-comparing their navigation trajectories, they could roughly estimate an expected area.

"The Eternal Civilization and the Iron-Blood Civilization are simultaneously mobilizing large numbers of fleets toward this region. This place is located within Ironblood Civilization Territory; something unusual must have happened..."

"That's right. No matter what it is, we should send people to take a look."

"Perhaps it's related to the Dragon Sovereign that The Prophet was paying attention to before."

The numerous Commanders discussed for a moment, and then issued the order—

To dispatch a portion of the fleet to also head toward this region, find out exactly what happened, and report back to The Prophet at the same time.

The other two civilizations had similar reactions.

And the Major Civilizations, who had been constantly paying attention to the situation, were also somewhat puzzled.

They simultaneously issued orders to their frontline spies, telling those closest to arrive at the target location as quickly as possible to gather first-hand intelligence.

...

Tsk... It looks like this group of Mechanical Lords is already bewildered. Their estimation of my Strength seems to be very low.

Li Yu looked at the Mechanical Lords who were On high alert and guessed secretly.

However, he didn't think today's matter would end here.

That big ball of light, Ultimate Intelligence, couldn't be underestimated. Preparing several plans simultaneously at the start of an operation to deal with unexpected changes was definitely standard procedure.

He thought about it. Since he wasn't in a hurry anyway, [Sanguine Fight] had been continuously active, and his Strength was slowly increasing.

But there was one hidden danger that needed to be eliminated in advance.

His pupils turned scarlet, and several Light Beams shot out one after another, like streaks of red lightning tearing through the Universe.

Barossa couldn't help but shiver all over, as if he had thought of something bad.

Although the Mechanical Lords hadn't seen the scene where Li Yu glared Barossa "to death".

Their Combat Systems had already started blaring warning sirens, and they successively activated defensive equipment to cope with the Energy Impact.

And right at this moment, a dark golden figure abruptly intruded into the battlefield. His speed was incredibly fast, making consecutive jumps in several places, and wherever he passed, the Red Light Beams vanished.

Ultimately, he came to a standstill not far from Li Yu. This was a Mechanical Lord who looked very plain and elegant, with no exaggerated styling or decorations on the surface.

He was about two meters tall, with a humanoid structure, wearing a metal mask. On his face, there was only a black vortex, and a dark golden metallic cape enveloped more than half of his body.

He raised his black-gold arm. Condensed in his palm was a mass of red Energy, constantly jumping as if wanting to break free from his bindings, but it was powerless to do so.

These were basically all the Red Light Beams that Li Yu had shot out.

"Peculiar Energy, unable to be analyzed." Levick made a sound, and the black vortex on his face devoured the mass of red Energy entirely.

"This is a... big shot." Li Yu's eyes flickered, his expression solemn. He had already felt an unprecedented sense of oppression and threat from the other party.

Bang!

Not far away, the red Residual Energy exploded. A Mechanical Lord flew out of it miserably. The surface of his mechanical body was already covered with scorch marks, though he could generally still move.

"How can he endure better than me!?" Barossa's eyes bulged out, and he said in astonishment.

Just now, when he forcefully resisted this kind of red ray, he was almost killed.

Yet this Mechanical Lord actually looked like he had no major problems.

If the other party were Kuzan, he could still understand, but this Mechanical Lord's combat power obviously hadn't reached his level.

"The target wasn't him; it was that kind of machine." Assad discovered where the problem lay.

Li Yu's attack target wasn't this Mechanical Lord, but the Prismatic Metal Object in their hands.

That was why this Mechanical Lord didn't suffer too much damage.

"What is that thing?"

With Assad's experience, he had never seen the Eternal Civilization use a similar device before.

After all, that was used to counterbalance the [Eternal Core]. When the Eternal Civilization was fighting enemies normally, they naturally wouldn't have any use for this kind of equipment.

With one of the devices damaged, the [Core Magnetization] in Li Yu's status bar also gradually disappeared.

"To think one actually slipped through..." Levick withdrew his gaze.

What he cared about now was another matter: "You know what that device is used for?"

The Core Magnetization device was specifically used to deal with the Eternal Core.

Under normal circumstances, the Eternal Civilization fundamentally wouldn't use it, and there was no intelligence about it in the outside world either.

Even some Mechanical Lords didn't know their own faction had this kind of thing.

This was something Ultimate Intelligence tinkered out of boredom.

Yet the other party had highly targeted and destroyed the Core Magnetization device.

To say he didn't know what this was used for was obviously unlikely.

But where did the other party get the intelligence from?

Li Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, his long-range attacks had tracking; otherwise, if he couldn't use the [Eternal Core], he really wouldn't be confident in dealing with the current situation.

"Forget it, capturing you and bringing you back will let us know what's going on." Levick didn't hesitate, and his figure directly vanished from where he stood.

Bang!

The Thunder barrier in front of Li Yu directly exploded, having barely resisted for a moment.

The surging Energy sent his entire person flying backward.

And right at this instant, the Primordial King Kongs not far away flocked toward Li Yu, quickly combining.

The Eternal Machine God descends once again!

Levick, who was preparing to pursue, paused. Although he had known this news for a long time, seeing this familiar scene before his eyes still made him somewhat surprised.

However, the Eternal Machine God combined from eight Normal Mechanical Lords wasn't enough to catch his eye in terms of combat power.

But this thought had barely flashed by.

When he saw streaks of Golden Radiance suddenly explode and rapidly spread across the surface of the Eternal Machine God, causing subtle changes to its outward appearance, making it seem even more exquisite and powerful.

Levick was stunned internally.The Eternal Machine God has this kind of transformation effect?

How did I not know?

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 847: Stalemate

In just the blink of an eye, the multi-colored Eternal Machine God completely transformed.

Because the Super Primal King Kongs came in all sorts of colors, the exterior colors of the fused Eternal Machine God were also very mixed.

But now it was entirely different. The overall color approached pure white, and even more faint golden patterns extended from the gaps in the mechanical structure, crawling all over its body like vines.

Moreover, inexplicable changes occurred in some minute details, making the entire mechanical body look more harmonious, as if it were a single entity.

And during this process of transformation, the Energy Fluctuation emitted by the Eternal Machine God was also continuously Embellishing, forcing the Mechanical Lords present to constantly monitor the detection results from their Combat Systems.

But this was only the beginning. Wisps of Aura, as bright as blood, subsequently surged out, coiling around the mechanical body.

The Eternal Machine God acted like an amplifier, instantly expanding these bloody Auras, as if a river of blood was lingering around him.

At the same time, Energy Electric Arcs constantly burst forth all around, and the overall fluctuation expanded unceasingly, seemingly without limit.

The Mechanical Lords looked at this scene in astonishment, only feeling a faint oppressive pressure sweeping over them.

"What's going on here? Why doesn't our Eternal Machine God have this kind of transformation?" Kuzan couldn't help but say.

The Eternal Core was undeniably a powerful Weapon. It could fuse multiple Mechanical Lords, thereby erupting with even more powerful combat power.

Even a Mechanical Lifeform of Levick's tier could serve as fusion material.

The Eternal Machine God born after the fusion integrated the combat power of all the Mechanical Lifeforms. Becoming one, its combat power would definitely soar.

But it couldn't possibly be like this, continuously rising as if it had no limit.

"I've never seen it either. Could it be an advanced variant ability of the Eternal God?" A certain Mechanical Lord was also dumbfounded. He searched his Database but found absolutely nothing.

On the other side, Taras's eyes also widened, inwardly astonished.

"The Eternal Machine God! It turns out to be the Eternal Machine God! We thought this was his own ability, but to think it's actually the Eternal Civilization's Eternal Machine God."

"This means he has the Eternal Core on him!"

Taras's eyes lit up greatly. No wonder the Eternal Civilization cared so much about him; it turned out it was because of the Eternal Core.

But the Eternal Core was an absolute secret of the Eternal Civilization. How could this guy obtain it?

He temporarily couldn't get an answer to this question, but one thing had already been verified—Your Excellency the Head of State indeed guessed right!

As one of the supreme technological crystallizations of the Eternal Civilization, there was no civilization that didn't feel curious and covetous of the [Eternal Core].

If they could obtain the [Eternal Core] and thoroughly research it, it wouldn't just be a major blow to the Eternal Civilization, but an even more massive enhancement for themselves.

A scenario like this, where they could simultaneously strike their enemies and elevate themselves, was what these civilizations loved the most.

And Levick, being the most direct experiencer, was currently also very confused.

He was one of the most powerful surviving Mechanical Lords of the Eternal Civilization, and had served as the main fusion body for the [Eternal Core] multiple times, piloting the Eternal Machine God.

It could be said that he understood the Eternal Machine God extremely well.

The Eternal Machine God could mobilize all the Weapons and Energy of the fused bodies, but it couldn't create them out of thin air.

On the Eternal Machine God, one might achieve the result of 1+1 equaling 3, but absolutely never 1+1 equaling 10.

But now, this kind of situation had happened out of thin air.

Just as the numerous onlookers were shocked, they saw the space tremble.

A circle of Energy Rings suddenly exploded where the Eternal Machine God was standing.

The massive body shockingly vanished from its original spot. Trailing a string of distorted velocity channels, it had already charged right in front of Levick.

A gigantic axe had appeared in its hands at some unknown time. The entirety of it was wrapped in a mechanical structure, but the axe blade was the most primal metal.

The surface was shrouded in purple Energy, as if tearing through the pitch-black curtain of the Universe, instantly cleaving right before Levick's eyes!

In the nick of time, the black vortex on Levick's head abruptly shot out terrifying Energy, colliding with the attack.

Bang!!

In the next moment, a ring-shaped Shockwave abruptly burst outward from the point of collision!

Levick's figure was shot backward like a cannonball, like a fleeting beam of light, instantly tearing through large swathes of field waves, leaving behind a string of bizarre, distorted scenes.

Meeting face-to-face once again, the outcome was completely different; Levick was directly sent flying!

The numerous Mechanical Lords reacted in an instant. Not having time to be shocked, they immediately stepped forward, ready to provide support at any moment.

"I'm fine."

Levick's figure came to a halt. Although he didn't seem to have suffered any damage on the surface, his inner emotions were churning unceasingly.

This level of Strength was still very difficult to injure him, but the other party's leap in Strength shocked him greatly.

"How on earth did you do it!?" he couldn't help but ask.

"To actually be able to bring the Eternal Machine God to such a stage?"

"Tell me, and I can guarantee that Ultimate Intelligence will not treat you unfairly!"

Levick was moved. Eight Mechanical Lords... this was merely an Eternal Machine God fused from eight Mechanical Lords, yet it could erupt with this tier of combat power.

What if there were more!?

The Eternal Civilization's hope of conquering the Universe was right before their eyes!

Levick further added: "The Eternal Civilization never lies, nor do we tear up any promises. Return with us, and you will enjoy the same level of treatment as me!"

Kuzan and the other Mechanical Lords were stunned.

Wait... how did capture suddenly turn into recruitment?

However, Levick's Authority was higher than theirs, so they couldn't say anything.

"Did he just send Levick flying?" Barossa swallowed hard, looking at Assad, whose expression was solemn, beside him.

"You saw it yourself, so why ask?" Assad said grumpily, while feeling a sense of relief inwardly:

Fortunately, they didn't attack him in the civilization's core, otherwise, there was no telling how much loss they would have suffered.

The Strength Li Yu was displaying now completely exceeded their imagination; they couldn't help but be shocked.

Every Dominator-tier lifeform was not to be underestimated.

It was just that most lifeforms of this tier had a complete growth trajectory.

They rose to prominence within their own civilization's Territory, were then discovered by the High Echelon, and subsequently went through layers of selection while receiving massive amounts of resources.

Then, after experiencing a long period of growth, they finally evolved into a lifeform of this tier.

Throughout this series of processes, they would also engage in external combat and temper themselves.

Therefore, their growth experiences, personalities, areas of combat expertise, and even weaknesses would be collected and analyzed clearly.

Under this premise, the threat level of powerful, top-tier cosmic lifeforms was greatly weakened.

Just like Barossa. If he were sent to lead troops alone, without any supporting Think Tank, and encountered a civilization like the Eternal Civilization that excelled in data models, he would be played like a fiddle.

The reason the Iron-Blood Civilization was apprehensive of Li Yu was precisely because he was a completely unfamiliar individual, and no one knew what kind of trump cards he held.

Looking back now, Head of State Drogheda's cautious decision at the time was incredibly wise.

On the battlefield, hearing Levick's words, Li Yu couldn't help but sigh, saying: "Actually, I really don't want to make enemies of you guys. After all, you are so powerful."

Hearing these words, Levick couldn't help but express his agreement.

The Eternal Civilization's Illustrious reputation was no joke. But Li Yu hadn't finished speaking.

"But the problem is, I don't have a choice either," Li Yu said with some helplessness.

"Why?" Levick was somewhat puzzled: "Is someone forcing you to make enemies of us?"

Instantly, the suspicious targets of several Major Civilizations flashed through his mind.

"That's not it..." Li Yu shook his head and asked: "May I ask, after returning to the Eternal Civilization with you, what do I need to pay?"

"You only need to hand over the Eternal Core, and then provide the Technology you just used to enhance the Eternal Machine God," Levick said, then added:

"This is not without reward. As I just said, you can enjoy the same treatment as me, or even higher."

"It's always better than holding onto the Eternal Core now, only to be hunted down across the entire Universe."

Levick guided him patiently and systematically, genuinely wanting to obtain Li Yu's Technology for enhancing the Eternal Machine God.

"So, here lies the problem," Li Yu shook his head and said: "I can't possibly accomplish either of those two things."

Once the [Eternal Core] was taken out of the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], it would directly disappear.

As for the "Technology" to enhance the Eternal Machine God, it was merely an ability attached to the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor], essentially linking his body with the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor].

It fundamentally couldn't be popularized.

But he had no way to explain these things to the Eternal Civilization.

Levick's cognitive processing paused for a moment.Since you don't want to go back with me, why waste so much time talking?

"Then we can only capture you and take you back, so you can slowly think about this matter." Levick charged at Li Yu once again, his entire body enveloped in a purple-black prismatic Protective Shield.

Although he was sent flying head-on just now, it didn't mean the other party's Strength had already surpassed his.

It was just that he had made an erroneous estimation of the Eternal Machine God's Strength.

"Come help me..." Levick issued an order for the other Mechanical Lords to assist. Their combat intelligence was linked together, their cooperation displaying incomparable Tacit Understanding.

The longer this dragged on now, the more troublesome it would be. He had to capture the opponent as quickly as possible and take him away from here.

In the next moment, the two sides clashed, and the scene instantly evolved into a massive melee.

The Life Energy of the Tree of Life was being extracted in an extremely brutal manner, continuously injected into the Eternal Machine God to support Li Yu's various Strengths.

The current Eternal Machine God was the product of Li Yu using [Legendary Quality] to specifically enhance the [Eternal Core], raising all of its performance specs by a large margin.

Coupled with the buffs of [100% Enhancement] and [Crimson Typhoon], its own combat capabilities had already been significantly elevated compared to before.

Moreover, with the Amplification of Li Yu's abilities like [Sanguine Fight], [Morphological Burst], [Heaven-Law-Earth-Form], as well as the exclusive group battle title [Lone Wolf], its combat power was surging boundlessly.

Previously, these abilities couldn't act on the Eternal Machine God, but now it was completely different!

The Eternal Machine God's combat power now definitely surpassed the Mid-Tier standard, and as time passed, it grew increasingly stronger.

Fortunately, because of [Increase Revenue, Reduce Outgoings] and the consumption reduction attached to [Crimson Typhoon], the speed at which it Devoured the Tree of Life had decreased significantly.

Otherwise, the Tree of Life, which had already been fed several Super Lifeforms, might not necessarily have been able to withstand it.

Levick was absolutely a Mechanical Lord of the High-Tier standard, his Strength belonging to the pinnacle of the Universe. Coupled with the assistance of the other Mechanical Lords, this battlefield was like a vortex, devouring Li Yu.

At the beginning, even though Li Yu's Eternal Machine God had been completely transformed, he still felt a lot of pressure.

But as time passed, he gradually adapted to this pressure. The two sides were fiercely entangled together, inextricably locked in combat.

Moreover, using the [Morphological Burst] ability, every single one of his attacks had varying degrees of Amplification.

For Normal Mechanical Lords, it was basically being injured from a scrape and dying from a bump; they had to deal with it carefully.

And sometimes when his luck exploded and the Amplification effect exceeded 250%, even Levick himself would suffer a hidden loss.

His long-range Weapons weren't idle either, constantly pouring out firepower and wildly shooting after the enemies.

Boom!

Dark matter Chains of astonishing size spanned across the Star Sector, crisscrossing to form a blockade zone. If the Eternal Machine God wanted to move freely in this area, it would need to pay an immense price.

A certain Mechanical Lord activated his own powerful ability, periodically raising his hand to fire densely packed Electromagnetic Cannons. They bombarded the Eternal Machine God's protective force field, exploding into scattered electric sparks.

Although it was difficult to pose a substantial threat, it could also provide some cover for Levick.

The intensity of their attacks didn't decrease at all, but the situation gradually shifted from their initial advantage toward a Stalemate. They fought with both offense and defense, not falling into a passive state.

Li Yu glanced at the battlefield, his thoughts spinning rapidly.

Although the scene was gradually moving in a direction favorable to him, it was primarily because of [Sanguine Fight], which caused his base combat power to grow increasingly stronger.

And after a series of Amplification and magnification effects, his base combat power could receive several times the Buff.

But he wouldn't be able to break this group's siege anytime soon either.

Even though Levick had been beaten into a restrained state by several of his attacks with Amplifications approaching 300%, his Strength was still there; he still wasn't a vase that could be easily shattered.

Although continuing like this is advantageous to me, that's only for this battlefield. Such a huge commotion is unlikely not to attract the attention of others.

Furthermore, there's a scheming bastard from the Iron-Blood Civilization watching secretly in the dark, and the Tree of Life isn't infinite either.

I'll clear out these annoying minor mobs first.

Li Yu decided on his strategic objective. Without another word, he changed his primary target, turning his axe and charging toward a weaker Mechanical Lord.

Seeing this, the other Mechanical Lords hurriedly stepped forward to attack, attempting to block his actions.

Li Yu ignored them, forcefully resisting the opponents' attacks. His mechanical body bathed in the Energy Cannon fire as his axe flipped up and down. Each heavy strike seemed capable of shattering the Star Sector.

Bang!

The massive axe smashed down once again. An attack Amplification of up to 195% abruptly exploded in mid-air like a firework.

A Mechanical Lord was smashed flying. His mechanical body was almost twisted into a pretzel, with sparks flying everywhere. He had obviously lost his combat capability and suffered severe trauma.

Just as Li Yu was about to rush up and deliver the finishing blow, Levick hurriedly stopped him, while the other Mechanical Lords quickly stepped forward to save their comrade.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 848: Holy Spear of Alnania

Levick held a Mechanical Rotating Blade, which was obviously also specially forged, possessing a Source Matter Aura, and theoretically on the same level as a Titan Artifact.

But due to the gap in forging techniques and auxiliary materials, the disparity with a Titan Artifact was quite significant.

The Mechanical Rotating Blade spun rapidly, centralizing a massive burst of Strength, and instantly parrying Li Yu's axe blade.

Following a swift ripping sound, it tore through the Eternal Machine God's Energy Barrier, and compressed Energy waves shot out, sending metal splattering everywhere.

Just at this moment, Li Yu immediately counterattacked, the Titan Giant Axe chopping down with a backhand strike.

Seeing this, Levick blocked in an instant. A large patch of dazzling Electric Arcs exploded at the point of impact, and the surging force pushed both sides apart for some distance.

On Levick's combat interface, he saw an almost entirely penetrating incision left on the chest of the Eternal Machine God. It was extremely tragic, clearly revealing the mechanical structures within.

However, in the very next moment, the exposed machinery at the wound actually began to wriggle and grow, like flesh and blood, slowly recovering.

Li Yu was now the Eternal Machine God, and the value of [Super Fusion] was not small at all.

The Life Energy of the Tree of Life could now similarly repair mechanical damage, something completely impossible in the past.

"What on earth is going on with this guy's Eternal Machine God?" Levick became even more bewildered.Why does this thing look like a Normal biological lifeform?

Without time to think, he charged forward once again.

And this fight lasted for ten days!

...

The battlefield had relocated multiple times. The other Mechanical Lords present had vanished, leaving only Kuzan to maintain the Amplification of his title.

The surrounding Star Sector had been thoroughly distorted, and the accumulation of spatial fragments formed a Banishment Zone, a special phenomenon.

Power Overload raged. The Starbase had long been smashed to pieces. If Assad hadn't desperately protected the planet below, that planet would have also turned into fragments from the aftershocks long ago.

The Eternal Machine God transformed by Li Yu was still fiercely battling Levick.

The Aura he emitted had already cloaked this Star Sector. The scarlet blood flames swayed unyieldingly, even showing a trend of growing ever more intense.

Watching Li Yu remain as stalwart as ever, and even grow stronger and stronger, Assad and Barossa's initial shock gradually turned into despair, and finally settled into numbness.

What kind of monstrosity is this? The intensity of the Eternal Machine God can actually reach this degree?

Then why hasn't the Eternal Civilization dominated the Universe yet?

Taras had been observing from the shadows the whole time, looking for an opportune moment to strike.

But as the battle progressed, he found the scene gradually turning somewhat amiss.

The prolonged battle had already caused Levick's Energy Core to struggle with keeping up the supply.

But Li Yu's side showed no signs of flagging at all, becoming increasingly ferocious.

Moreover, the current combat power of the Eternal Machine God had reached a level that even made him quite apprehensive.

Even if he struck now, he wouldn't necessarily be able to defeat the Eternal Machine God.

Boom——

The Titan Giant Axe delivered a flurry of chops, shredding Levick's Shield and setting off a series of fireworks in mid-air.

At the same time, Li Yu followed up closely to deliver finishing blows, not giving his opponent the slightest room to relax.

Boom!

A blinding explosion erupted, and Levick was blasted backward from the blast, his injuries worsening once again.

And at the same time, his metallic cape shattered and disintegrated with a cracking sound, exploding into a sky full of fragments. This was his defensive Weapon, which finally couldn't bear the load anymore.

"It seems you won't last much longer."

Li Yu stared at Levick, his mood similarly unpleasant.

The main reason was that the Tree of Life was nearly sucked dry by him. Ten consecutive days of intense battle had drawn far too much Life Energy from it.

This battle was completely meaningless to him, yet he had no choice but to fight.

Levick remained silent, unable to retort.

Because the truth was exactly that. The wear and tear on his mechanical body couldn't be immediately repaired in battle at all. Accumulating over a long period, he was already nearly a Spent Force.

The task assigned by Ultimate Intelligence will probably be very difficult to complete.

Levick pondered secretly. This was an outcome he had hardly anticipated before coming here.

Most of the contingency plans they prepared were to deal with the Iron-Blood Civilization. They completely didn't expect the target to erupt with such powerful combat capabilities.

But having reached this point, there was even less need to dwell on meaningless things.

He said solemnly: "You're right, the direction of this operation completely exceeded our expectations, but I'm afraid it will be very difficult for you to leave here as well."

Around the battlefield, it had long ceased to be just Assad and Barossa.

Massive fleets surrounded the area. While encircling this battlefield, they also formed a standoff against each other.

The mechanical fleet of the Eternal Civilization, the radiant fleet of the Star Spirit Civilization, the fleet of the Iron-Blood Civilization, as well as those of the Pantheon and Civilization Zero, were all present, though their numbers weren't considered large.

Because these were civilization fleets relatively close to this location, and were the first to arrive.

Also arriving at the same time were the spies from the Major Civilizations, who had already been observing here for a while.

A portion of the battle footage had already been transmitted back to the High Echelon.

Those with the biggest reaction to this were the High Echelons of the Ordinary civilizations.

"Where did this fierce person pop out from, to actually be suppressing the 'Eye of Eternity'!?"

In a certain conference room, the High Echelon here all wore dumbfounded expressions.

Eye of Eternity—Levick, a Mechanical Lifeform standing at the pinnacle of the Universe, having trampled upon a massive number of renowned dry bones. His combat power was indisputable.

Yet now, he was being suppressed.

They arrived relatively late and didn't see the earlier scenes where Levick was evenly matched or even slightly held the upper hand.

They could only see the current situation where Levick was being suppressed.

"A guy who snatched the Eternal Core appearing within the Ironblood Civilization Territory, this is definitely not that simple," a portion of the civilization High Echelons speculated.

From some collected Mental Fluctuations and channel information, they had already learned that the gigantic mechanical body currently fighting Levick was the Eternal Machine God.

Originally, the changes in the cosmic situation had already made them very bewildered.

But following the Iron-Blood Civilization's unusual movements and arriving here, they became even more bewildered.

Some far-sighted civilization rulers acutely perceived it.

This powerhouse who suddenly jumped out definitely had an inseparable relationship with the current tense cosmic situation.

"No wonder the Eternal Civilization suddenly attacked the Iron-Blood Civilization. So it was because of the Eternal Core..."

They collected all kinds of information and built models, lest they wouldn't even be able to name the other party's origins if they encountered him in the future.

And the Star Spirits and the Pantheon, these two civilizations who knew almost nothing, only realized at this moment that such a secret was actually hidden beneath the surging cosmic situation.

"I am currently dispatching more personnel over. The Eternal Core... I am also very curious about it."

The High Priest of the Star Spirits held his scepter and ordered the Commander currently on the battlefield: "Keep a close watch on the war's movements!"

Every time the Eternal Civilization utilized the Eternal Core, they would be supported by a massive war fleet, and the level of warfare involved was also extremely high, making it very difficult to snatch it head-on.

But this guy who was Alone was a very good entry point.

If he hadn't been unable to extricate himself, he would have wanted to personally head to the battlefield.

Ten days was far from enough time for the main forces, as well as powerhouses further away, to arrive here.

And temporarily constructing a teleportation channel nearby was too easy to be destroyed. Therefore, for the time being, there were only some spies and small fry in the vicinity.

But hidden in the dark, Taras's eyes flashed with a sharp light at this moment.

Several streaks of Flowing Light tore through the Starry Universe, simultaneously carrying an unrivaled prestige as they descended upon this place.

The main forces of the Iron-Blood Civilization were the first to arrive here!

After all, this was their Civilization Territory, so they naturally held a certain advantage when it came to traveling.

"Kader, Hasa, Uyi... You're all here..."

Assad quickly converged with them, feeling somewhat astonished inwardly.

Including the two of them, the Iron-Blood Civilization had directly sent ten Dominator-Tier Beings this time.

Moreover, three of them were Dominator-Tier Beings on the same tier as Barossa.

"Mhm, we received an emergency transfer order from the Head of State to come and coordinate with the operation." Kader nodded.

"Coordinate with the two of us?" Barossa froze for a moment and subconsciously asked.

"Coordinate with me." A thick, resonant voice transmitted over, and Taras slowly emerged from the Void.

"Your Excellency Taras, it was you!" Barossa looked somewhat embarrassed.

Assad, however, felt somewhat shocked. It was very obvious that Taras had been secretly following them the whole time.

This indicated that the Head of State hadn't planned on honestly sending the Dragon Sovereign out in the first place.

"Mhm." Taras nodded, then followed up by saying: "The battle has continued for ten days. Levick is almost unable to hold on anymore."

"But the Eternal Machine God's combat power has been constantly increasing. I don't know what method he's using, but it's impossible for it to have no limit."

"It's just that more and more people are being attracted over. Who knows how long we'll have to wait before he reveals any signs of decline."

Taras acted with the speed and vigor of lightning and wind. "Therefore, our actions must be fast."

Assad frowned and said: "Your Excellency Taras, with the Eternal Machine God's combat power, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to end the battle in a short time."

"I know..." Taras's expression remained unchanged. He looked at one of them and asked: "Kader, did you bring the item?"

"I brought it." Kader reached out his hand, carrying a silver-white Metal Box.

Taras took it. After opening it, a Long Spear crafted from a resplendent, radiant Crystal appeared before everyone's eyes. The spear tip was shaped like a pyramid, making Assad feel a chill on his brow.

"The Ironblood Crystal Spear!" Assad couldn't help but exclaim in shock when he saw this item.

Your Excellency the Head of State had actually mobilized this thing. This was a Superweapon that their Iron-Blood Civilization had spent an enormous amount of resources and paid a huge price to forge.

The Ironblood Crystal Spear, also known as the Holy Spear of Alnania. In the native language of the Iron-Blood Civilization, it roughly meant "Invincible", "Legendary", and "Supreme".

Its position was similar to the [Eternal Core]; they were both bottom-of-the-box trump cards.

Its upper limit had a bit of a gap compared to the [Eternal Core]. After all, the more Mechanical Lifeforms fused, the more powerful the Eternal Machine God became. However, its lower limit was much higher.

"Your Excellency the Head of State is indeed far-sighted and deeply thoughtful," he couldn't help but sigh.

Mobilizing the Ironblood Crystal Spear required time. And in the very beginning, no one knew the Dragon Sovereign could display such a massive level of threat.

But their Head of State had already issued the order to mobilize the Ironblood Crystal Spear, which could be said to be deeply far-sighted.

Taras remained silent. Actually, the Ironblood Crystal Spear was meant to deal with Levick.

The [Eternal Core] was too enticing. Their Head of State was practically drooling over it and didn't want any accidents to occur, which was why he mobilized the Ironblood Crystal Spear.

He just didn't expect that now it would have to be used to deal with the Dragon Sovereign.

...

And Li Yu also discovered the sudden arrival of Kader's group.

"We cannot allow the Eternal Core to leak out, and the other civilizations covet it just as much. They have already learned of your ability to enhance the Eternal Machine God. They are even less likely to allow you to be taken away by me." Levick shook his head and sighed:

"You cannot leave here. It's just a matter of whose hands you fall into."

"What a pity..."

Taras had already led his people closer to the battlefield. All the observing detection equipment locked onto him and had already obtained the relevant data.

The Pillar of Ironblood—Taras!

Another major figure capable of piercing through the Universe.

All the lifeforms paying Attention to this place couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

"What a brilliant Drogheda, waiting until the very end to come out and clean up the mess." The High Priest of the Star Spirits frowned.

On the battlefield, neither Li Yu nor Levick felt surprised by Taras's appearance.

"Dragon Sovereign, come back with me." Taras looked at the Eternal Machine God, his tone flat.

"You were the ones who sent me out, and now you want me to go back with you. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Li Yu asked in return.

"Then I'm sorry, I don't have time to waste words with you." Taras didn't hesitate and directly attacked!

His entire person erupted with an Aura as blazing as a volcano, charging toward the Eternal Machine God.

"Are all of you from the Iron-Blood Civilization brutes?" Li Yu couldn't help but say, as the Titan Giant Axe had already chopped over.

But halfway there, Taras suddenly pulled out a Long Spear that was entirely resplendent and crystal clear. It bloomed with a terrifying power that even made Li Yu feel palpitating fear.

Bang!

The Titan Giant Axe was directly knocked away. The Ironblood Crystal Spear continuously magnified in Li Yu's eyes, forcefully piercing into the Eternal Machine God's Corporeal Form and continuously delving deeper.

Boom!!

The Ironblood Crystal Spear pushed the Eternal Machine God against the Cosmic Space wall, bursting open countless fissures, like cracked porcelain.

The might of a single strike transmitted to the nearby Star Sector, having already exceeded its tolerance limit.

The entire Star Sector could be seen exploding with a bang, and countless Void Storms poured backward.

However, the Eternal Machine God wasn't sent flying outward. A crack appeared where it was pierced by the Ironblood Crystal Spear, and then this crack rapidly spread across the Eternal Machine God's entire body.

Bang!

The entire Eternal Machine God exploded. Mechanical Parts flew all over the sky, and metal wreckage shot in all directions.

As expected of the Holy Spear of Alnania...

Levick watched this scene, feeling regretful inwardly.

It was a pity he didn't bring the [Eternal Core] over, otherwise, it might have been a different outcome.

Taras wasn't surprised by the scene before him, because this was the inevitable outcome under the attack of the Ironblood Crystal Spear.

If it couldn't achieve this effect, it would be doing a great disservice to the resources paid by the Iron-Blood Civilization.

His gaze locked onto this patch of metal ruins, wanting to find Li Yu's main body from within.

But right at this moment, a sudden change arose.

The Metal Parts that had scattered and flown away before his eyes seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, and quickly converged toward the center again. In the blink of an eye, the Eternal Machine God rapidly recovered to its original state.

[Near-Death Rebirth], an ability Li Yu hadn't triggered in a long time.

Now, due to ability sharing, it instead allowed the Eternal Machine God to revive once again.

Fuck, good thing I held back a trick!

Li Yu let out a long sigh of relief, and then without hesitation, utilized his currently most powerful "sneak attack" method.

Annihilation Device Shards + random Amplification from [Morphological Burst] + [Hawkeye Emblem].

A frontal Energy bombardment required time to charge up. Even with the assistance of the [Hawkeye Emblem], it wouldn't necessarily be able to break through the opponent's powerful Weapon.

Therefore, it was more suitable to launch a sneak attack now!

A thick gray mist instantly enveloped Taras's entire body.

His pupils constricted, and his consciousness began to fall endlessly. His vision was filled with grayish-black flames, and a single eye appeared before him.

This scene made him feel disbelief.

Annihilation Device!?

How is this possible!

And right when Taras was attacked by the Annihilation Device, Li Yu moved.

This guy's own Strength was too strong. He knew this method wouldn't be able to trap the opponent for too long, so he had to act as quickly as possible.

Because of the attack just now, the two of them were currently very close, almost within arm's reach.

Li Yu's large mechanical hand reached directly into the gray mist and forcibly pulled out a crystal clear and resplendent object.

Give it here!

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 849: Join Forces

"Your Excellency Levick, what should we do?"

Kuzan's mechanical body was constantly smoking and escaping sparks of Electric Arcs.

They had previously guessed that the Iron-Blood Civilization couldn't possibly let this guy off so easily.

After all, the Eternal Civilization's purpose towards Li Yu was simply too strong; there was obviously something fishy going on.

They had also prepared for the Iron-Blood Civilization to intervene at the last moment.

The original Levick played this role.

But they completely hadn't expected Li Yu's combat power to exceed estimations, causing the backup plan to become the primary plan.

Now that Taras had appeared with people from the Iron-Blood Civilization, and even carried the Holy Spear of Alnania, almost no one could stop him.

"We fought fiercely for so long, only to let them take advantage of it for nothing." Kuzan was somewhat indignant. "That guy must also be a Spent Force; there's no way he can withstand the siege of so many people."

In his view, even if the Eternal Machine God's performance remained strong, it was impossible for it to have no wear and tear after such a long battle.

Levick was almost Squeezed Dry, and the opponent was probably not much better off.

"Forget about a siege. Let's see if he can even withstand the attack of the Holy Spear of Alnania first," Levick shook his head.

The Holy Spear of Alnania was a single-target Weapon with unimaginable power in individual combat.

Moreover, it was in Taras's hands. Even if he were in his peak state, he fundamentally couldn't withstand the attack of the Holy Spear of Alnania.

"Prepare to deal with the Iron-Blood Civilization. The Eternal Core absolutely cannot be controlled by the opponent, even if it means starting a war!" Levick's tone was sonorous and powerful.

Although the civilization paths of the two sides were not exactly the same, they had both reached this tier after all. Thoroughly researching the [Eternal Core] would only be a matter of time.

And as one of the Eternal Civilization's most powerful trump cards, if it were thoroughly researched by the Iron-Blood Civilization, it would be an extremely major blow.

Therefore, the Eternal Civilization couldn't possibly sit back and watch this happen.

Boom!

Right after Levick finished speaking, Taras pierced the Eternal Machine God with the Holy Spear of Alnania.

The subsequent scene completely didn't exceed his expectations.

The Eternal Machine God directly exploded, turning into Metal Parts.

"Prepare to leave here. Otherwise, once Taras frees up his hands, he won't mind keeping us here too," Levick ordered.

The other heavily damaged Mechanical Lords nodded in succession, preparing to evacuate.

However, right at this moment, the Eternal Machine God, which had been completely reduced to fragments, actually condensed and fused back together, restoring its normal form once again. The Energy Fluctuation it emitted didn't decline in the slightest.

It even launched a strange counterattack, instead plunging Taras into a bizarre state.

This sudden change startled even Levick. He watched helplessly as the Eternal Machine God pulled the Holy Spear of Alnania out from the gray mist.

The other lords were even more astonished, their mechanical pupils almost bursting.

The Eternal Machine God can even revive?

It was smashed into pieces, yet it can still recover to its original state?

Their mechanical civilization had its own advantages. Once they reached a certain tier and broke through some bottlenecks, they could carry out massive, batch production.

It was just a matter of whether the materials could keep up.

But the disadvantage was that wear and tear were permanent. They could only be repaired with new materials, and were almost impossible to repair through other means.

Perhaps they could use some time-type abilities to reverse it, but there were also huge limitations, and it could only be maintained for a short time.

And once the material strength of a certain mechanical part couldn't keep up, it would be disastrous in frontal combat.

But the Eternal Machine God before them had displayed various abilities they extremely desired during the battle.

And now, seeing it recover to its original state, this group of Mechanical Lords were almost leaking dark oily substances from their undersides.

Levick stared at that ball of gray mist. He had long known that the opponent possessed the ability to control the Annihilation Device, but seeing it now still left him somewhat shocked.

"It really is the Annihilation Device..."

"Hold on before evacuating!" Levick suddenly spoke, changing his decision.

As the Iron-Blood Civilization's bottom-of-the-box trump card, the Holy Spear of Alnania held the same Status as the Eternal Core.

Generally speaking, it only had value to be used in large-scale battlefields.

But to ensure absolutely nothing went wrong, Drogheda directly dispatched it over.

The advantage was that it would indeed form a localized crushing combat power and settle the battle in a short time.

But the disadvantage was also obvious. Due to insufficient protection, accidents could easily occur, such as it being snatched.

However, this kind of accident was a false proposition, because wanting to snatch it meant necessarily defeating the Controller. The difficulty was uncommonly high, and the likelihood of it happening was also miniscule.

However, it had actually happened now.

Because the revival of the Eternal Machine God and the power of the Annihilation Device were completely outside the Iron-Blood Civilization's expectations.

This led to the appearance of the scene before them—the Holy Spear of Alnania had been snatched!

Without a doubt, with the Holy Spear of Alnania snatched, the Iron-Blood Civilization would definitely go crazy, just like them.

And thus, the two sides now shared a common goal—the Dragon Sovereign before them!

...

At the same time, an endless distance away, The Prophet, who had also diverted a bit of his attention to observe this battle, suddenly erupted with a formidable Aura from his body.

"So it was you!"

His pupils gleamed with a bright light. Ever since the fluctuation of the Annihilation Device Shards appeared last time, there had been no more movements.

This made him very anxious. He carried out quite a few operations around The Ruins, but Gained Nothing.

He never expected that the Annihilation Device Shards would actually be in the hands of this lifeform.

He no longer had the time to care about exactly how the other party urged the power of the Annihilation Device.

He only had one thought now: snatch the Annihilation Device Shards back!

But soon after, his expression became Moody again. Because near that battlefield, there were no powerhouses from Civilization Zero, only a few sent over by him to "join the fun."

Because in his original estimations, the scale of this battle fundamentally wouldn't reach this extent.

It was completely too late to temporarily send people over now.

"Having snatched the Holy Spear of Alnania, Levick will definitely join forces with Taras next to forcefully keep this guy behind."

The Prophet's eyes flickered, feeling somewhat regretful inwardly. Why didn't he send a few more people over previously?

But... this kind of situation was also much easier than searching for a Needle in a Haystack before.

Once this guy was defeated later, the item would only fall into the hands of these two civilizations. At least he had a specific target now.

"If he hadn't snatched the Holy Spear of Alnania, he might still have a chance to leave. What a pity..." He secretly shook his head.

This tier of Weapon, even if snatched, couldn't be used directly; it had various Authority barriers.

A massive amount of time would be needed to crack these Authorities.

Since the other party could use the Eternal Core, he should have the experience and ability in this aspect.

But the problem was, this was a battle where every second counted. No one would give him the time; it was equivalent to him snatching a fire poker.

And this fire poker would connect the Eternal Civilization and the Iron-Blood Civilization together.

...

"This thing..." The Holy Spear of Alnania floated quietly in the large mechanical hand of the Eternal Machine God, looking like nothing special.

But only he himself knew that the Eternal Machine God had activated all kinds of resistance fields to offset the massive mass-energy Impact brought by the Holy Spear of Alnania.

This was because the Holy Spear of Alnania had fallen into an autonomous dormant state, and the spear body wasn't operating, which was why it brought such massive pressure.

He tried connecting to it, and without any surprise, six large words popped up on the Holy Spear of Alnania—

"No Usage Authority!"

At the same time, Assad and the others had hurriedly rushed up, their expressions mixed with anxiety and uneasiness.

Originally, their large mouths had already split open in a grin, but now their appearances had completely changed.

That was the Holy Spear of Alnania, yet now it had been snatched by the enemy.

Their division of labor was clear. Eight people blocked in front of Taras, while two people stood beside that ball of gray mist, one shooting a Light Beam from his forehead, and the other's hands radiating brilliant light.

These were likely methods that could act on Spiritual Bodies, and they were currently assisting Taras in breaking free from the influence.

Very quickly, the gray mist around Taras was forcibly torn apart. He emerged with a sunken face, subconsciously clenching his right hand, which was already empty.

Li Yu wasn't too surprised by this. The power of the Annihilation Device was limited. Even after undergoing a series of Amplifications, it was very difficult to cause damage to a powerful lifeform at Taras's tier.

Not to mention he also had people helping him, so it didn't take too long for him to break free from this influence.

"Give the item back to me!" Taras's expression was solemn. "Otherwise, you will face the Iron-Blood Civilization's Fight to the death pursuit!"

He suppressed his anger inwardly. The attack from the Annihilation Device was completely unexpected.

If it were any other frontal attack, holding the Holy Spear of Alnania, he would be unrivaled and completely unafraid.

But this kind of "sneak attack" completely exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, it was the Annihilation Device, the Progenitor of sneak attacks, with its unreasonable target locking.

Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but sneer and said: "Aren't your words a bit too domineering? You guys are the only ones allowed to attack me, but I'm not allowed to counterattack?"

"Hand over the Holy Spear of Alnania to me, and I can let you leave," Taras continued.

"The Iron-Blood Civilization no longer has any credibility with me." Li Yu shook his head, clearly refusing this demand.

"Taras, let's Join Forces." Levick also jumped out at a very suitable time. Although he was almost Squeezed Dry, he could still hold on for a period of time.

"Join forces..." Taras frowned deeply.

"That's right. After taking him down, the Eternal Core goes to me, and the Holy Spear of Alnania returns to you." Levick continued: "With the two of us joining forces, taking him down shouldn't be a problem."

"If we let him leave here, I'm afraid it will be troublesome to try and find him again."

"That's the only way then." Taras let out a long sigh.

Losing the Holy Spear of Alnania was a loss the Iron-Blood Civilization absolutely couldn't bear.

Under the current circumstances, only by joining forces with Levick could he ensure absolutely nothing went wrong.

Although this was completely different from their plan, but... since the battle started, whose plan had followed the established trajectory?

The situation Deteriorated rapidly, truly leaving everyone present somewhat confused.

They originally thought they were just here to watch the fun, but they never expected the matter to escalate more and more.

Not only the Eternal Core, but now the Iron-Blood Civilization's Holy Spear of Alnania had also been snatched.

If they didn't snatch it back today, tsk... it would be a huge joke.

However, these people also understood that in order to snatch the item back, Taras would definitely cooperate with Levick.

Being besieged by two major lifeforms standing at the pinnacle of the Universe, this powerful lifeform that suddenly popped out would probably also find it very difficult to withstand.

"Not necessarily. With the Holy Spear of Alnania in hand, judging from the power it just erupted with, even if Levick and Taras join forces, they probably won't be a match for this guy."

In a certain civilization's conference room, the High Echelon estimated.

Another person shook his head: "He has to be able to use it first. Even if he cracked the Usage Authority of the Eternal Core, it's very difficult to crack the Usage Authority of the Holy Spear of Alnania right away."

"A Weapon that can't be used, no matter how powerful it is, has nothing to do with him."

"That's true..."

Such discussions occurred in quite a few places, in stark contrast to the previous standoff between the Major Civilizations.

In the current scenario, whoever won or lost wouldn't have much impact on them; most of them held the mentality of watching a joke.

On the battlefield, frantic Energy shot out and went on a Power Overload, spiraling around Taras as his Aura was released without any scruples, continuously Embellishing!

His body suddenly expanded, rapidly growing gigantic until he became a colossal giant.

Earlier, comparing his size to the Eternal Machine God was like comparing an ant to a mountain peak, but now they had become evenly matched.

The skin on the surface was grayish-black, while possessing a metallic luster, looking extremely peculiar.

This change in body size wasn't empty bulk. Along with it, Taras's Aura, which had already reached its peak, experienced a slight increase once again.

It should be some kind of explosive method.

"Assist us. Take him down at all costs!" he coldly issued orders to the others.

Assad and the others nodded, their expressions solemn. They also knew the importance of this battle.

They were no longer the fishermen watching When the Snipe and the Clam Fight, the Fisherman Wins; their mentality also began to become anxious, similar to the Mechanical Lords from earlier.

On the other side, most of the Mechanical Lords had already lost their combat capabilities. Energy Channels extended from their bodies, connecting to Levick.

These were not ordinary Energies, but methods specifically used to support certain powerful attacks.

The Energy Pathways on Levick's body lit up densely.

At the same time, a portion of mechanical equipment detached from these Mechanical Lords and perfectly embedded itself onto Levick.

This could also be considered one of their advantages; they could enhance a certain individual to a certain extent.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 850: Escape, the Soon-to-be Crazy Civilizations

The Titan Giant Axe changed direction, transforming into a thick bolt of lightning. It chopped out once again, striking towards Levick who was charging up once more.

Unable to dodge in time, Levick hurriedly assumed a defensive posture.

A shield, snatched from who knows which Mechanical Lord, immediately bloomed with light, popping out a shield phantom like a Protective Shield. Magnified tens of thousands of times and extremely thick, it blocked his front.

Crack!

The Giant Axe crashed into the shield with a boom. The seemingly indestructible shield shattered in an instant, utterly fragile.

The Shockwave instantly spread out, as if a glass-shattering explosion rang out out of thin air in everyone's minds.

The Mechanical Restraints on the Titan Giant Axe unfolded and even spewed out a Light Beam of Energy. Electricity sped past, and with one strike, Levick was directly cleaved flying.

Right at this moment, Taras rushed over from a distance. Concentrating his strength into a single point, he threw a punch that knocked the axe body askew, forcefully inserting himself into the battlefield.

The Eternal Machine God's body twisted, and its other mechanical arm rapidly transformed. A large number of propulsion structures formed, and with a sudden forward dash, it erupted with a sky full of Thunder, dazzling and eye-catching.

In this form, the speed and power of the mechanical arm experienced a massive increase.

This strike, with the speed of lightning, instantly bombarded Taras's waist, causing his figure to sway and nearly fly backward.

Bang!

A Shockwave burst forth with a boom!

The two giants began to wrestle. The Eternal Machine God's Thrusters operated at full power, and the two formed a stalemate.

At this time, a burst of scorching Energy attacked from behind. Forced by circumstances, Li Yu turned around and parried, blocking Levick's sneak attack.

But in the next moment, Taras's giant fist bombarded his back. A majestic and tremendous force transmitted over, and a large number of electric sparks shot out unceasingly.

Levick quickly followed up, drawing out a mechanical electromagnetic whip from his body. In the blink of an eye, he lashed out thousands of times, covering this area in an electromagnetic current.

Taras suddenly retracted his fist to gather momentum, and in the next moment, he threw out a sky full of fist phantoms.

Besieged, Li Yu spun the Titan Giant Axe like a flying wheel, engaging in a tangled fight with the two of them. A series of chain Shockwaves exploded in the air.

There were also many annoying guys all around conducting auxiliary attacks.

Having fought to this point, there was no room for trickery on either side; they were fighting head-on without end.

Li Yu's eyes narrowed. The Armor on his mechanical head closed up, and he fiercely smashed it against Taras's head.

Mechanical Restraints shot out from his waist one by one, rapidly covering Taras's body, and then exploded with a boom!

Taking advantage of Taras being pinned down, Li Yu fiercely twisted his body and threw an axe at Levick, preparing to first deal with this guy who was already on low health.

The black vortex on Levick's head spun at extreme speed, and his entire person's imposing manner suddenly soared. He crossed his mechanical arms, wrapped in dazzling Energy, in front of his body, neither dodging nor evading.

In the next moment, the Titan Giant Axe fell. With the massive disparity in their body sizes, it was as if a planet had swatted over.

Boom!!

A Shockwave burst forth!

A concentrated force field formed between Levick's hands, blocking the falling Giant Axe. His entire person stood as immovable as a mountain, not even retreating half a bit in the Starry Sky.

The heavy and powerful Titan Giant Axe was actually stopped, unable to advance even a fraction.

However, right at this time, Taras charged out from the Residual Energy, crashing over like a star, directly making intimate contact with the Eternal Machine God.

Bang!

The mechanical body underwent massive deformation, and the Eternal Machine God was directly sent flying backward, while being subjected to a flurry of explosive hammer blows from Taras.

Boom!

Li Yu swung the Titan Giant Axe, using Taras's Impact force to forcefully retreat.

His mechanical body was already scorched black and covered in all kinds of scars, and its repair speed had also slowed down considerably.

Obviously, with his current intensity, he was far from being able to resist the siege of the two.

Taras and Levick didn't pursue, adjusting their combat postures at the same time.

Not out of their expectations, this guy was fundamentally not a match for the two of them joining forces.

The only thing that surprised them was that the opponent's Strength was still slowly increasing by small margins.

But with this speed of improvement, he was still a long time away from being able to defeat the two of them.

"Let's end this," Taras said in a deep voice.

"Mhm." Levick nodded.

One large and one small figure charged forward simultaneously, preparing to completely end this battle that shouldn't have escalated to such a scale.

Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the large mechanical hand of the Eternal Machine God suddenly clenched.

In the next moment, an incomparably gigantic Crystal Long Spear appeared in his palm.

Mid-charge, Taras's pupils violently constricted.

The Holy Spear of Alnania!?

How can he use the Holy Spear of Alnania!?

How long has it been!?

He cracked the Usage Authority?

Levick was also very bewildered. He stared in astonishment at the Holy Spear of Alnania, and three words surfaced in his mind—

We're doomed!

The Eternal Machine God's metallic corners of the mouth slightly turned up in an inexplicable arc.

"You guys can also taste what it feels like to be pierced by this thing!"

Holding the Holy Spear of Alnania, Li Yu fiercely thrust forward!

Buzz!

In the next moment, a light capable of blinding people's eyes gushed out from the gigantic Holy Spear of Alnania, instantly filling this area and submerging the figures of Taras and Levick.

[Holy Spear of Alnania: The supreme Weapon forged by the Iron-Blood Civilization. It possesses the might to crush and obliterate everything, and can even cause permanent damage to Cosmic Rules.

Requires sufficient Energy support when used!]

Without needing too much description, the might to crush and obliterate everything was enough to prove the Holy Spear of Alnania's power.

Li Yu had absolutely no relevant experience when it came to things like cracking Authorities.

But he was incomparably familiar with another kind of operation, and that was inlaying.

The inlay slots of the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] were enough to solve the problem of not being able to use it for him.

In his hands, there were no Weapons that couldn't be used.

The dazzling Energy Orb thoroughly covered this area, forming a collapsing zone in an instant. The moment a Black Hole formed, it was destroyed, and then continued to collapse towards the center.

The surrounding time and space nearly stagnated, unable to flow any longer.

The surrounding observing fleets continuously repelled each other, only barely managing to break free from the influence of this super-strong gravitational pull.

They stared at the center of the battlefield in disbelief. The continuously expanding Energy Orb had long surpassed a star's Energy Level Reaction.

At the same time, it continuously cycled between collapsing and expanding, making it impossible to predict whether it would explode and destroy everything in the next second, or condense into a point and Vanished Completely.

"H-H-How can he use the Holy Spear of Alnania!?" Assad was completely bewildered, a long-lost panic filling his heart.

Because at this moment, he already foresaw the defeat of this battle.

At the same time, it also meant that the Holy Spear of Alnania was about to drift away from the Iron-Blood Civilization.

Everyone's thoughts were different, but the fluctuation of the Energy Orb clearly hadn't reached its limit yet.

Bang, bang, bang!

A large number of mechanical structures popped out, drilling a passage within the Energy Orb. It seemed something wanted to scurry out from inside.

Bang!

A pitch-black figure tumbled and charged out. The surface of his mechanical body had completely deformed, almost impossible to recognize its original features.

It was Levick!

This guy actually didn't die...Li Yu's eyebrows raised slightly.

Perhaps it was due to Levick forcefully charging out that the structure of the Energy Orb was disrupted.

The Energy Orb exploded in an instant, and a Shockwave swept across this Star Sector. Even though the surrounding observing fleets had retreated to a considerable distance, they were still affected to a certain extent and shook unceasingly.

Li Yu himself was also blasted very far away. The power of this strike truly somewhat exceeded his imagination.

Right after he landed, a cracking sound came from inside the Eternal Machine God.

"Can't hold on..." Li Yu glanced at the internal Body structure and found that it was about to disintegrate.

This strike from the Holy Spear of Alnania almost completely drained the Eternal Machine God's Energy. Coupled with the previous siege, it was practically at the point of exhaustion.

Extracting Energy from the Space Stone to replenish it also required time, and the efficiency couldn't keep up.

It seems this thing is still mainly used for close-combat assaults...

Li Yu pondered inwardly and scanned the battlefield. The surviving Mechanical Lords were holding a tattered piece of Body structure in their hands.

It seemed to be what was left of Levick.

Mechanical Lifeforms were very difficult to kill. As long as they had backup data and the relevant materials, they could be revived.

However, to forge a Mechanical Lifeform at Levick's tier, the Eternal Civilization would probably also need to pay a massive amount of resources.

This was also the reason why the Eternal Civilization was so enthusiastic about expansion and conquest.

For other civilizations, converting resources into combat power still required a certain amount of time.

But for them, resources equaled combat power.

And Assad and the others could only stare blankly at the battlefield, which had already been filled with Void Storms.

An almost irreparably desolate land was formed here, and occasionally, some collapsing points would abruptly pop out, devouring everything around them.

Even ordinary A-Tier Lifeforms couldn't withstand this kind of collapsing point.

Taras's figure had already Vanished Completely.

Although his massive size brought him an Amplification in combat power, during the Impact just now, he also bore the vast majority of its power and completely died.

It's time to retreat; I can't stay any longer...

This battle had continued for too long and had also attracted the gazes of too many civilizations.

Although they didn't know exactly what was happening here at the beginning.

But now, his situation was probably already known to everyone.

Bearing the Annihilation Device, the Eternal Core, and now even having snatched the Holy Spear of Alnania.

Of the five top civilizations, he had directly offended three. Without needing to think, they were definitely frantically dispatching more personnel over here now.

If he didn't retreat now, when would he?

Without hesitation, Li Yu transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and dashed towards the distant, Withered Universe.

Among some of the observing fleets, the Super Lifeforms of Civilization Zero gathered together. Their numbers were few, only about four.

They were merely a casual move by The Prophet and fundamentally didn't have the qualifications to join the battle.

At this moment, they stared in the direction Li Yu had left, somewhat hesitant.

"Should we chase after him? I feel like he should be a Spent Force right now," one of them spoke.

"We can't chase him. The probability of him being a Spent Force isn't high; dealing with a few of us shouldn't be a problem." Another person shook his head and said:

"Moreover, The Prophet didn't issue an order to pursue."

That person immediately sighed: "Sigh... To think the Annihilation Device Shards would actually be on such a troublesome figure."

Hearing this, someone else's tone grew deep: "Indeed troublesome..."

"Next, the Iron-Blood Civilization will definitely go completely crazy, and the Eternal Civilization won't let him off either, plus us."

"Even if he flees to the Edge of the Universe, they will still find him. When the time comes to fight over his ownership, I'm afraid it will be another huge battle."

Meanwhile, within the other civilizations paying Attention to this place, the Holographic Screens of their meetings blurred, displaying a loss of signal and temporarily unable to connect, clearly affected by the Energy Fluctuation.

But they had already seen what they needed to see earlier: that guy holding the Holy Spear of Alnania, launching a Jedi counterattack.

Even without seeing it, they could predict the outcome.

"The Holy Spear of Alnania... was cracked?" The throats of some civilization High Echelons bobbed.

"Haha, this is a huge joke now!" Some civilization rulers also burst into loud laughter.

A portion of the High Echelons were confused. With a major event of this scale happening, it was still unknown what kind of impact it would have on the already tense cosmic situation, yet their Boss was still so amused.

"Don't worry, there won't be a large-scale war sweeping across the Universe, at least not in the short term," this ruler explained.

He stood higher up, so he could roughly guess the thoughts of the Eternal Civilization and the others.

"During this battle, that guy displayed multifaceted uses of the Eternal Core, which is something the Eternal Civilization has never shown before."

"At the same time, he snatched away the Holy Spear of Alnania and bears the Annihilation Device Shards."

"These three civilizations cannot possibly let him off, and the Pantheon and Star Spirits will also get involved."

"It's no exaggeration to say that whoever finds him and successfully captures or invites him to join will gain a massive boost to their own civilization."

"But for a lifeform at this tier, since he dared to do such a thing, he definitely has his own confidence and certainty."

"Therefore, wanting to find him is an extremely difficult matter in itself. Before this matter is settled, the five top civilizations will no longer have the thought of starting a war."

Following their Boss's explanation, the rest of the High Echelons finally saw the light.

Damn, the originally tense situation completely disappeared, all because of this single guy?

But immediately after, this civilization ruler restrained his expression and sighed: "However, it's also precisely because of his importance that if he is found by multiple civilizations at the same time, it will mean the start of a war."

"Therefore, gentlemen, let us pray that this powerful lifeform won't be found so quickly."

The numerous High Echelons, whose moods had just relaxed, became tense once again, Look at Each Other in Dismay.

It turned out there was still a hidden danger of war, and it was even more naked and direct than before.

Their safety was entirely tied to this guy.

The surging emotions in their hearts made their moods complex.

At the same time, a question surfaced in the minds of everyone who watched this battle.

Where on earth did such a fierce lifeform pop out from?

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 851: The Great Universe Alliance is Established, Preparing to Explore "The Ruins"

In the joint conference room, the rulers of the Five Great Civilizations gathered once again.

However, the atmosphere this time seemed much stranger.

The Holographic Screen in the center was playing the footage of the battle that just occurred.

Drogheda's face was gloomy, the veins on his forehead throbbing. The Prophet's expression was solemn. Ultimate Intelligence was a large sphere of light, so its specific emotional reactions couldn't be seen.

The High Priest of the Star Spirits, however, had his large mouth split open in a grin, seeming to be very happy.

He really couldn't help but be happy. The Iron-Blood Civilization suffered a massive loss this wave; not only did they lose the Holy Spear of Alnania, but Taras was also killed on the spot.

Moreover, this battle was witnessed by many civilizations, which was enough to cause a huge impact on the Iron-Blood Civilization.

And he also learned from this battle that the Eternal Civilization also lost an Eternal Core, and Levick's body was completely destroyed, resulting in a considerable loss.

Then there was Civilization Zero. Their Annihilation Device was actually controlled by a lifeform from outside their civilization, which surely hid many secrets.

He didn't know that Li Yu's Eternal Core was actually supplied to the Titan Civilization by the Eternal Civilization an unknown number of years ago.

He also didn't know that Civilization Zero's Annihilation Device had already shattered.

However, just the information he currently grasped was already enough for him to laugh heartily.

After all, in this battle, the only ones who didn't suffer any losses were the Star Spirits and the Pantheon.

Moreover, the more crucial point was that these things were all concentrated on one lifeform.

To them, Li Yu was now a treasure trove. Whoever found him first would strike it rich.

Seeing the High Priest of the Star Spirits' almost undisguised smile, Drogheda's mood worsened even more.

He also hadn't expected that the Holy Spear of Alnania would actually be lost, much less that Taras would die in this battle.

That was a foundation-level combat power of the Iron-Blood Civilization. Right now, his heart was bleeding, but he had to maintain his composure.

"Gentlemen, keep calm. We should now exchange information with each other. This guy who suddenly popped out has made us all feel very surprised." The High Priest of the Star Spirits spoke first:

"It's just that we know absolutely nothing about him."

"Exchange information?" Drogheda said grumpily. "The Star Spirits didn't suffer any losses, so why do you need his information?"

"I personally believe it's enough for me to exchange information with The Prophet and Ultimate Intelligence."

"You can't say it like that..." The High Priest of the Star Spirits grinned, shaking his head and saying: "Who knows, we might become his enemies at some point."

"Moreover, understanding enough information can also allow us to help you all search for his traces."

"I see you just want to snatch the prize from under our noses." Drogheda coldly snorted, directly exposing the High Priest of the Star Spirits' intentions.

"How is that possible," the High Priest of the Star Spirits denied.

"I believe information should indeed be shared." Ultimate Intelligence suddenly spoke up: "Let us go first. According to the intelligence we have gathered, he comes from the Titan Civilization Ruins. He should be a civilization Citizen who grew anew after the Civilization's Demise of the Titans."

"Oh?" The High Priest of the Star Spirits was quite surprised, and then thoughtfully said: "No wonder your movements around The Ruins have been so frequent lately. So it was also because of him..."

Drogheda frowned deeply, not understanding why Ultimate Intelligence wanted to share this information.

"The reason why he controls the power of the Annihilation Device should be because of some things we left behind in The Ruins." The Prophet spoke nonsense with a straight face, his expression flat.

Following that, everyone turned their gazes toward Drogheda again.

Yielding to the general trend, Drogheda could only snort coldly and say: "We don't have much information. We only know that he is fond of the Origin Essence Evolution Path, and simultaneously destroyed that Failed Evolution Body."

"A good foundation for information sharing..." Ultimate Intelligence agreed.

As for that Failed Evolution Body, no one brought it up anymore.

Judging from the current situation, what Drogheda said was highly likely true; they really didn't possess that Failed Evolution Body.

More importantly, the Iron-Blood Civilization was already on the verge of going berserk. If pressed too hard, these madmen might actually start a war.

"Since we're sharing information, I'd like to ask, what exactly is going on with his Eternal Machine God? How could it erupt with such powerful combat power?" the High Priest of the Star Spirits immediately pressed.

Anyway, they didn't have to give up anything and were currently completely To freeload off the relevant intelligence.

"I'm not clear on this either. Our application of the Eternal Core hasn't reached this level." Ultimate Intelligence was very candid:

"That Eternal Core was actually supplied to the Titan Civilization by us back then."

"It was only due to some unexpected circumstances that this Eternal Core was lost on that battlefield."

"Under normal circumstances, that is an Eternal Core that is many generations behind. Its energy utilization efficiency and body fusion speed cannot compare to our current ones."

"But the reality is that the power it unleashed far exceeded my expectations."

Hearing this, the High Priest of the Star Spirits said with a solemn expression: "Could it be that the civilization born in The Ruins has already surpassed yours?"

"Impossible!" The Prophet immediately shook his head. "Everyone should clearly know how much time we've spent and what price we've paid to develop to our current stage."

"How long has it been since the Titan Civilization's Demise? There's no way a civilization born afterwards could surpass us!"

"Are you certain that the Titans have completely perished?" the High Priest asked with a hint of probing.

"We are certain!" The Prophet was resolute and decisive.F, the Annihilation Device has shattered into who knows what state; the Titan Civilization has definitely perished.*

"Regardless, we must find his traces and the Holy Spear of Alnania must be recovered. Anyone who stands in the way of the Iron-Blood Civilization will be made to pay the price!" Drogheda's tone was sonorous and powerful.

This sentence wasn't meant for Li Yu, who couldn't hear it, but rather for the civilizations present.

The High Priest of the Star Spirits' eyes flickered, Noncommittal.

Drogheda looked at Ultimate Intelligence and said in a deep voice: "I know you can use a Probability Storm to lock onto his position. Don't think your Eternal Civilization can hog this for yourselves."

The Prophet instantly shifted his gaze to Ultimate Intelligence as well.

"Not currently. He must use the Eternal Machine God again and generate an information intersection with me before I can use a Probability Storm to converge the possibilities," Ultimate Intelligence denied.

"Everyone should know that a lifeform at this tier almost no longer intersects with the Main Universe. It's very difficult for me to lock onto him out of thin air."

"Indeed, for the Star Spirit Compass to lock onto a lifeform at this tier, it also requires sufficient relevant Information State support." The High Priest of the Star Spirits agreed with Ultimate Intelligence's statement.

"He definitely knows he Poked a Hole in the Sky this time, so he certainly won't appear again in the short term." Drogheda felt depressed inwardly.

Generally speaking, finding a lifeform at this tier wasn't this difficult.

Lifeforms that reached the Dominator-tier were all cultivated by various civilizations.

If they couldn't be found, the civilization behind them could be found, and a civilization couldn't run away.

Therefore, a large amount of relevant Information State could be collected, and then special methods could be used to lock on.

But this guy had run out from the Titan Civilization Ruins, and no one could enter that Ruin.

"There is one more plan..." Ultimate Intelligence wasn't used to keeping people in suspense and said directly:

"Enter The Ruins. Since he grew up from that civilization, we can definitely obtain more intelligence from it and collect Information States related to him."

"Enter The Ruins..." Drogheda considered this plan and said: "The Rule Entanglement Area of The Ruins isn't so easy to break through. How much time will it take?"

He didn't want to wait a single moment longer right now. He just wanted to find that guy's location and then snatch the item back Like a Thunderbolt.

Right now, it felt like his own wife had been snatched by someone else. With every passing second, he would start Overthinking various scenes of her being toyed with in his mind, making him extremely uncomfortable.

"That's because we've always fought our own battles in the past and have never explored it jointly," Ultimate Intelligence said. "I believe we can use this as an opportunity to carry out preliminary joint efforts between civilizations, eliminate the tense atmosphere among civilizations in the Universe, and prepare to establish the Great Universe Alliance."

This Great Universe Alliance again...

The expressions of the others were strange. After going in a huge circle, Ultimate Intelligence had turned back to this issue.

This time, it wasn't using the suppression of the Iron-Blood Civilization as an opportunity, but rather the search for the Dragon Sovereign.

They could only say that Ultimate Intelligence's brain was truly sharp.

"I agree with this proposal." Drogheda was the first to speak up. "As long as we retrieve the Holy Spear of Alnania as soon as possible, I don't mind trying whatever Great Universe Alliance."

"I also agree." The Prophet nodded. He also wanted to enter The Ruins and obtain the portion of the spoils that belonged to them.

"I agree." The Genesis God, who hadn't spoken the entire time, opened its mouth:

"The Titan Civilization once plundered us, and I need to take back the Twelve Divine Thrones."

The High Priest of the Star Spirits had even less reason to refute. They hadn't suffered any losses in this incident; whatever they did was To freeload.

He nodded and said: "We have walked the path of confrontation. There is no harm in trying peaceful development..."

Ultimate Intelligence had always wanted to unite the Major Civilizations, establish the Great Universe Alliance, and stabilize the cosmic situation. This was precisely a good opportunity.

They certainly knew that given Ultimate Intelligence's characteristics, being so enthusiastic about this matter definitely meant it had its own goals.

However, establishing the Great Universe Alliance wouldn't be a bad thing for them either. After all, they would definitely be among the decision-makers as well.

"Everyone will not regret this decision today." The data ripples on the surface of Ultimate Intelligence clearly rose a bit.

"However..." The Prophet suddenly spoke up: "When it comes to the research of The Ruins, no one should be able to compare to us."

"We are willing to share this information, but we have some demands."

Theoretically, they had defeated the Titan Civilization head-on, so the entire Titan Civilization was their spoils of war.

But saying such things now definitely wouldn't gain the recognition of the others.

Therefore, he could only use this information in exchange for some rights, such as priority in selecting the spoils of war.

These were all details of the cooperation that needed to be carefully discussed, but the general framework had already been established.

"Let's issue an investigation notice to the other civilizations first. Perhaps we can find some clues." Drogheda was unwilling to let go of any possible clues.

"Mhm, after negotiating the general framework, we can announce it to the public. Since we've decided on peaceful development, large-scale wars will not be allowed to appear in this Universe." Ultimate Intelligence expressed agreement.

War had its harvesting methods, and peace had its harvesting methods.

The benefits of a peaceful harvest were not necessarily less than those of a war harvest, and they were more enduring.

...

On the other side, Li Yu, who was already completely far away from the battlefield, deactivated the Eternal Machine God, and the overwhelmed Primal Transformers appeared in the Starry Sky once again.

Their mechanical bodies all had severe damage, some even emitting green smoke and shooting out electric sparks.

This fierce battle indeed placed no small burden on them.

"I really played all my trump cards this time." Li Yu himself also let out a long sigh of relief. Even he hadn't expected this battle to last so long and involve such a high tier of combat power.

Fortunately, the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] had undergone a major upgrade previously, and he himself had also evolved to a higher tier, otherwise he really might have met his end here.

"But it's not like I Gained Nothing..." Li Yu tossed out three already twisted Weapons from his hand, basically all forged from Source Matter.

Two came from the Eternal Civilization, and one from the Iron-Blood Civilization.

Because the Origin Essence Evolution Path was publicly recognized as impassable, the various top civilizations basically used it to forge Weapons.

There was also the most crucial Holy Spear of Alnania. According to Li Yu's estimation, this thing had to have fused with at least twenty streaks of Source Matter to possess such powerful might.

However, according to his estimation, although the Titan Civilization hadn't gone too far on the path of Source Matter Fusion.

Their technology for forging single-Source Matter Weapons was very formidable.

The utilization rate of Titan Artifacts was at least three times higher than these conventional Source Matter Weapons.

"Once I go back and extract the Source Matter, should I evolve the remaining Primal Transformers first, or enhance myself first..." Li Yu pondered.

"Right, there are still some Titan Artifacts in the Titan Civilization Ruins..."

"Hmm, I wonder how the situation with Andrei and the Link Channel is going..."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 852: Return

Near a certain hidden Star Sector, this place was covered by an asteroid belt spanning tens of millions of kilometers in diameter.

At the same time, some metal wreckage was scattered about. Occasionally, distorted Spatial Fluctuations would burst forth, making it a dangerous area.

This scene was obviously left behind after a certain large-scale war.

And to avoid risks, almost no navigation routes passed through here.

However, deep within this area, there was a temporary Base, set up with various Instruments to shield against detection. Four Primal Transformers patrolled around the Base, remaining vigilant at all times.

In the center of the Base, a large-scale structure was operating constantly. At its end was a teleportation portal, continuously flashing with Spatial Fluctuations, yet it never formed a substantial channel.

Andrei and Bloodlust were both here. They stared at the teleportation portal, paying attention to any data fluctuations.

"Why is there still no news from Lord Dragon Sovereign?" Bloodlust couldn't help but ask.

They had Divide Forces into Two with Li Yu a long time ago. Carrying the connection equipment, they found such a safe place and attempted to carry out the channel connection.

This was not a task that could be completed in a short time. They had already been working hard for a long time, but they still didn't know how far away they were from success.

"We just need to wait here and follow orders." Andrei glanced at him, then sighed: "I didn't expect the outside world to have developed to this extent."

"The Eternal Civilization from back then has now even surpassed the Titan Civilization, while Zero has instead declined, no longer at its peak."

"So much time has passed since that war, and these civilizations wouldn't just stagnate." Bloodlust shook his head and said:

"However, Your Excellency Dragon Lord has now been targeted by the Eternal Civilization; I'm afraid it's very dangerous."

"Super Lifeforms were rare in the Titan Civilization Ruins, but in this Universe, there are many."

Andrei glanced around and whispered: "Speak and act cautiously. Be careful, or those Mechanical Lifeforms will teach you a lesson."

"I wasn't being disrespectful to him; I was just stating facts." Bloodlust sneered. "As for you, you really consider yourself a dog."

Andrei shrugged. "That also depends on whose dog you are. Your Excellency Dragon Lord is not an ordinary Super Lifeform."

"His age is simply too young."

Andrei sighed.

Bloodlust also deeply agreed: "For ordinary lifeforms, this age is indeed beyond imagination, but continuing to grow requires time."

The two of them were bored and chatted here for a while.

Not long after, another Primal Transformer flew in from the outside. After landing, it emitted a mechanical hum: "There is information about the Heavenly Venerable..."

Although they had separated from Li Yu, they would communicate every once in a while to ensure each other's safety.

But not long ago, this communication suddenly broke off. This made the Primal Transformers very anxious, fearing something had happened to their Heavenly Venerable.

So they sent a Primal Transformer out to gather information, and today there was finally a reply.

"I headed to a nearby civilization, wanting to use their information network to learn some clues, but I found that they are currently undergoing combat readiness mobilization..."

The emotional module of the Thirteenth Heavenly Origin was very excited as he projected an image.

"Five days ago... I intercepted this battle Recording..."

The numerous Primal Transformers gathered around one after another, and Andrei and Bloodlust also came closer, somewhat astonished as they said: "Isn't that the Eternal Machine God?"

"Correct. The Heavenly Venerable was besieged in the Iron-Blood Civilization, but he counter-killed two powerful lifeforms and has currently escaped..."

The Thirteenth Heavenly Origin projected more information.

Andrei revealed a look of disbelief as he looked at the relevant information on Taras and Levick.

Based on this intelligence, he could roughly guess that in the past Titan Civilization, these two powerful lifeforms could almost be compared to the patriarchs of the top three Titan ethnic groups!

Such figures were actually killed by the Dragon Sovereign?

And two at once!?

This is fing too fierce, isn't it?*

He calmed his emotions, glanced at Bloodlust, and said: "Who was it just now who said that growth requires time?"

Bloodlust glanced at him and said: "Growth requires time, but our great Dragon Sovereign naturally doesn't need it."

Andrei couldn't help but shake his head, suddenly noticing another piece of information.

"A joint statement issued by the five top civilizations: Eternal, Zero, Star Spirits, Iron-Blood, and the Pantheon. For the development of the universe, they will put aside confrontation and prejudice, and prepare to establish the Great Universe Alliance..."

"Any civilization with the intention of peaceful development can join..."

"At the same time, they demand that no more large-scale wars occur within the universe. They hope that friction between the Major Civilizations can be resolved within a certain scope..."

Andrei's eyes went blank.What does this mean? These Five Great Civilizations suddenly decided to unite?

This is too sudden...

The Primal Transformers didn't care much about this information; in their eyes, there was only the great Heavenly Venerable.

But Andrei knew that this matter had a far more profound impact on the universe.

Moreover, right after the Dragon Sovereign's great battle in the Iron-Blood Civilization ended, these Five Great Civilizations united, giving off a Baffling sense of connection.

Could it be that these five guys are uniting to deal with the Dragon Sovereign?

This thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, startling even Andrei himself.

Impossible, impossible...

He hurriedly shook his head, denying this guess.

Back then, the two-sided war between the Titan Civilization and Civilization Zero was so massive in scale that it almost Shake the Universe.

And that was just two top civilizations.

If the five civilizations united, who could escape?

...

About another half a month passed. Several Spaceships Warped here, opening a path through the asteroid belt. The Primal Transformers flew out from within to welcome their Heavenly Venerable.

The newcomer was precisely Li Yu, who had been cautious all the way and concealed his tracks to arrive here.

"Heavenly Venerable..." The Primal Transformers spoke respectfully. Li Yu casually nodded and asked: "How is the Link Channel?"

Andrei, following behind, hurriedly spoke up: "The progress has already reached about eighty percent. It should be able to connect very soon."

"This long?" Li Yu frowned slightly. He had thought the Link Channel would already be open.

"It's mainly because this place is relatively far from the Titan Civilization Ruins, so it took some extra time," Andrei explained.

Li Yu didn't blame him and said: "Then let's wait a little longer."

Everyone arrived at this temporary Base. The Primal Transformers had already gathered together, and their relationship with each other was still very good.

Their mechanical bodies rubbed against each other, radiating passion.

Don't misunderstand, this was merely because they were too close, and the electric sparks generated when their metal outer Armor accidentally bumped into each other.

Andrei's expression had been somewhat hesitant along the way, and he couldn't help but ask: "Dragon Sovereign, do you know that the Five Great Civilizations have already united?"

"I know." Li Yu nodded and said: "I learned of this news on my way here."

"Oh..." Andrei looked thoughtful, and seeing Li Yu's indifferent expression, he also let out a sigh of relief.

Since Lord Dragon Sovereign was so calm, it shouldn't be that they united to deal with him.

"What's wrong?" Li Yu noticed Andrei's strange expression and asked.

"Nothing, it's just that earlier I thought these Five Great Civilizations uniting was to deal with you." Andrei laughed.

"Huh, how did you guess that?" Li Yu asked, somewhat amazed.

Andrei's smile instantly froze on his face, and he asked cautiously: "You're not joking, are you?"

"Haha..." Li Yu chuckled and shook his head, saying: "Of course... I'm not."

"I also learned more information. The united Five Great Civilizations are now preparing to make a move on the Titan Civilization Ruins."

"In other words, they can't find me for the time being, so they decided to make a move on my lair."

"Of course, what they think is my 'lair'."

This was the information Li Yu intercepted while passing by some civilizations on his way here.

At first, he was also quite surprised, but then he thought about it: since these civilizations couldn't find him, it seemed they could only target the Titan Civilization Ruins.

Andrei was dumbfounded.

He hadn't been in this universe for just a day or two, so he had some understanding of the relevant information.

The Five Great Civilizations confronted each other, all afraid of the other stabbing them in the back.

Let alone jointly exploring the Titan Civilization Ruins.

But now, because of the Dragon Sovereign, this kind of thing actually happened!?

"I don't really have that much power," Li Yu saw through what he was thinking at a glance and said:

"The bottom-feeding shrimp of this universe have already been eaten, and what's left are all slightly bigger fish."

"The Five Great Civilizations confront each other, and no one dares to lightly start a large-scale war. Under these circumstances, they can only use a soft knife for Harvesting leeks."

"But this tense civilization situation is clearly not suitable for Harvesting leeks, so uniting is also a matter of course."

"It's just that there was no suitable opportunity before."

After digesting this information, Andrei's expression was complex, always feeling that the future before him was pitch-black.

Just imagining it, facing this kind of situation felt terrifyingly stressful.

But seeing Li Yu's Light as Wind and Cloud expression, he couldn't help but ask again: "Are you not worried?"

"I'm used to it..." Li Yu said nonchalantly: "Now, as a Super Lifeform facing the Five Great Civilizations, is there an essential difference from when I was an A-Tier Lifeform facing the Star Glory Empire?"

"If there's no room for easing tensions, then fight. If you can't win, then run. If you can't run, then fight again, until one side falls... What a simple logic."

Andrei seemed to want to say something, but stopped himself. His expression shifted for a long time before he sighed: "As expected of... you."

It wasn't until this moment that he felt a sense of admiration for Li Yu in his heart.

"Don't worry, if I really am going to die when the time comes, I'll drag you guys along to accompany me," Li Yu suddenly patted Andrei's shoulder and said.

Andrei: "..."

...

In the former territory of the Titan Civilization, within a very massive Base.

A Link Channel was also displayed here. The busy Staff Members stared nervously at the Holographic Screen; the progress bar had almost reached the very end.

The teleportation portal had already formed a translucent blue vortex.

In front of the Instruments, Hunter, wearing a denim outfit, walked over and stood side-by-side with Peyton.

He had grown a Big Beard at some unknown time. He pulled out a thick black cigar from his top pocket.

Rubbing his fingers, he lit the tip of the cigar, took a deep drag, and then exhaled a puff of gray smoke. Smacking his lips, he looked at Peyton and said, "Good stuff Loyd gave me a while ago. Want a taste?"

"I don't smoke this stuff; it affects my brain's thinking." Peyton's expression was indifferent.

"Relaxing appropriately isn't bad either..." Hunter shook his head. "You don't have any entertainment hobbies either. In private, quite a few people say you are a research-type Robot created by the Dragon Sovereign."

"Is there something you need?" Peyton frowned and asked.

"Loyd has already come to me for the third time. The Star Glory Empire is under quite a bit of pressure lately and wants the A-Tier Alliance to help share some of the burden." Hunter sighed and said:

"The problem is I'm not the Dragon Sovereign. If I issue some excessive orders, the A-Tier Alliance fundamentally won't pay attention. If there's no forceful reaction, it will instead make them suspicious."

"I came over to see when he can return."

"The Link Channel will be able to open very soon, but whether he will return is hard to say." Peyton shook his head, then asked again: "Has the Star Glory Empire's pressure already reached such an extent?"

"Mhm, some civilizations have already unequivocally resisted the Star Glory Empire's hegemonic rule. After Holivias inexplicably gained a Super Lifeform, they've been even more blatant." Hunter nodded.

"The Star Glory Empire suspects that there are people from the outside backing them."

"Moreover, there's a large amount of personnel gathering information on the Dragon Sovereign, as well as our whereabouts. It seems they want to make a move on us; the Star Glory Empire has already helped us cover up a lot."

"I suspect that Li Yu did something outside. Otherwise, why would that group of outsiders inexplicably search for our whereabouts?"

Hearing this, Peyton's eyes flickered, but he didn't speak. Instead, he looked towards the large screen and said: "The Link Channel... has opened."

In the next moment, the surrounding Instruments all began to sound with crackling Electric Arcs. The high load of electrical charges made it so these Instruments could also no longer bear it, as if they were about to disintegrate.

However, as the spatial vortex flowed faster and faster, a blurry figure slowly emerged from within.

Hunter couldn't help but take a fierce drag on the cigar in his hand, before throwing it on the ground. Through the hazy smoke he exhaled, he fixed his gaze on the figure stepping out.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 853: The Predicament of the Star Glory Empire

However, when Hunter clearly saw the person who walked out of the teleportation portal, his expression tightened: "Andrei? How could it be you?"

Andrei glanced at Hunter but didn't speak. After looking around, he returned into the traditional channel.

Not long after, Li Yu finally walked out from it. After seeing the surrounding scene, he couldn't help but say: "Oh, you're all here..."

Hunter's expression then relaxed, and he simultaneously understood that the Andrei from just now was actually here to scout the way.

Li Yu only walked out from inside after ensuring there was no danger.

"You've finally returned..." The large stone in Hunter's heart finally fell to the ground, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

"What's wrong?" Hearing Hunter's tone, Li Yu keenly perceived that during the time he had been away, something had probably happened in this Interstellar space.

"It's hard to explain in a single sentence. Let's return to the Jade Void Palace first." Hunter opened his mouth, seeming not to know where to begin either, and so he said.

Li Yu nodded, then saw Peyton come closer and ask: "What is the situation in the outside Universe? Have you gathered clear information?"

"I've pretty much figured it out..." Li Yu casually took out a USB Drive and handed it to Peyton: "I knew you would be curious. Inside is the basic information of the outside Universe. Take a look."

Peyton treated it as if he had obtained a precious treasure and hurriedly accepted it, running to the side to inspect it. The group of researchers next to him also craned their necks, wanting to take a look.

That was all basic information and didn't contain any deeper secrets.

Hunter was also somewhat curious about this, but he didn't go over to join the fun.

The Dimensional Rift rapidly opened, and everyone returned to the Jade Void Palace.

His return naturally caused a sensation. Due to the special situation in this Interstellar space, his subordinates basically no longer operated outside and had all returned to the Jade Void Palace to stand by.

So, this time it was a rare sight for everyone to be gathered together, a massive, dense crowd.

Li Yu was somewhat surprised, and then became thoughtful.

"To think you all returned here. It looks like the situation in this Interstellar space is even worse than I imagined."

"It's good that you're back..." Sinai's temperament became increasingly elegant and poised. Having held a high position for a long time naturally cultivated a corresponding temperament.

It was just that the current Interstellar situation wasn't something she could influence either. Fortunately, Li Yu had returned.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone for a while, Li Yu brought a few core members to the Main Hall.

The layout here was no different from when he left; it had been managed very well.

He casually sat in the main seat, looked around, and said: "Speak. What is the recent situation?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment, seeming to organize their words. Hunter was the first to speak: "Several large civilizations led by Holivias have been frequently generating friction with the Star Glory Empire."

"Recently, there is even a trend of it developing towards a war."

"Oh?" Li Yu was quite astonished. "Did they take the wrong medicine? Why did they suddenly fall out with the Star Glory Empire?"

"It's like this..." Sinai took over the conversation and said: "About half a year ago, the Star Glory Empire suddenly discovered that Holivias and the Spirit User civilization were secretly collecting some special materials."

"According to their intelligence, the materials collected by these two civilizations overlap with the materials previously collected by the Forerunners by more than eighty percent."

"The Star Glory Empire issued an inquiry regarding this, but these two civilizations didn't give any reply."

"The overlap with the materials collected by the Forerunners is more than eighty percent?" Li Yu pondered this sentence.

The Forerunners' purpose in collecting materials was to build a Link Channel device.

Could it be that these two civilizations also had a similar plan?

Hearing this, he suddenly said: "Did people from the outside arrive in this Interstellar space?"

"Yes..." Hunter nodded. "That's also what the Star Glory Empire speculates."

"Not long after the Star Glory Empire issued the inquiry, Holivias and the Star Glory Empire engaged in a battle in a certain Star Sector."

"During that battle, a Super Lifeform suddenly Suddenly Appear from Holivias, making the Star Glory Empire quite apprehensive."

"Subsequently, they began to act without any scruples, as if putting the matter out in the open."

"With the Star Glory Empire's strength, can't they handle a Super Lifeform?" Li Yu was somewhat confused.

Hunter sighed: "Holivias has one, and the Spirit Users had two Suddenly Appear. The two sides also seem to be somewhat at odds with each other, but currently, they have temporarily united to oppose the Star Glory Empire."

"Three Super Lifeforms; they should be from the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero respectively..." Li Yu estimated the time and found that only these two civilizations were suspects.

"Moreover, they are also very interested in you, using various methods to collect your information. Returning Star..." Speaking up to here, Hunter hesitated for a moment.

"Returning Star? What happened to Klein?" Li Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice turning several degrees colder.

Seeing this expression on Li Yu, Hunter hurriedly said: "Klein is actually fine. Returning Star's Capital was attacked by an unknown Super Lifeform. The High Echelon used the Veil of Death to escort Klein away from the Capital."

"She is currently hiding in a certain secret Base."

Li Yu's eyes flickered, and he slowly nodded: "I already know the general situation. I will resolve them as soon as possible."

Whether it was the Titan Artifacts or news about himself, both would make Klein a target for attack.

Hearing this, Hunter hesitated a bit and said: "Holivias has the support of Outside Civilizations behind them. Sooner or later, they will fight the Star Glory Empire."

"We have no need to help the Star Glory Empire. Perhaps we can temporarily leave here and use the Link Channel to head to the outside."

"Leave here? Head to the outside..." Li Yu's expression became strange. Andrei couldn't help but touch his nose and sigh.

The reason he returned to this Interstellar space was precisely to evade pursuit and then maximize the improvement of his Strength.

If he were to drag his whole family to the outside world now, wouldn't that be Walk Into a Trap?

"What's wrong?"

Hunter also keenly noticed that the atmosphere was a bit off.

"I stirred up a bit of trouble outside. The outside world is far more dangerous than this Interstellar space," Li Yu said lightly. "Here there are just a few Super Lifeforms, which is very easy to handle."

"Stirred up a bit of trouble?" Hunter had a somewhat bad premonition. His lips trembled, but he still asked: "With your current life tier, what kind of trouble is it?"

A few Super Lifeforms weren't considered anything in Li Yu's eyes, yet he called the matters outside "trouble," which showed it wasn't ordinary.

Li Yu thought for a moment and said: "To summarize roughly, the outside world has five ruling civilizations. The kind that stands above all other civilizations, each one at a similar tier to the Titan Civilization."

Hunter nodded, waiting for the rest.

"I provoked three of them..."

Hunter subconsciously nodded, then suddenly widened his eyes, astonished inwardly.

What the hell?

Provoked three?

How long have you even been out?

This efficiency is too high!

"Which three?" Peyton, who had been studying the outside information next to them, suddenly asked.

"Eternal, Zero, Iron-Blood..." Li Yu said, then added: "And due to some special reasons, the remaining two are also Covetously Staring at me."

"As expected of you..." Hunter squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, then inexplicably started laughing again.

"Scared crazy?" Li Yu looked suspiciously at the laughing Hunter.

"Get out of here..." Hunter said grumpily. "I just feel a Strange Déjà Vu with all these scenes."

"I always feel like I've experienced this kind of scene at some point."

"Sigh, I can't help it either. Many things are leftover problems, impossible to change." Li Yu also sighed.

Hearing this, the others didn't have much of a reaction.

This was mainly because this tier was too far removed from them, making it difficult to truly experience the pressure.

"Do you have a plan?" Hunter asked. Although they were quite shocked at first, they had actually faced this kind of situation many times.

"Let's develop first."

Hunter echoed: "Mhm, this Interstellar space is also quite safe. There's plenty of time to develop."

"Forgot to tell you, they formed some Great Universe Alliance and are going to unite to explore this area. It won't be safe here for much longer," Li Yu thoughtfully informed Hunter.

Hunter: "..."

Wouldn't it be better to just let me die in ignorance!?

"Haha..." Seeing Hunter's Utterly Dejected expression, Li Yu couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Actually, it's not that desperate."

"Wait for me to clean up this Interstellar space first."

For the first step, he planned to find all the Titan Artifacts and let all the Primal Transformers evolve into Super Lifeforms.

To see if there were any more fancy tricks with the [Covenant of Primus].

However, the Super Lifeforms of the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero were a hidden danger if left alone, and must be eliminated as soon as possible.

...

In a Secret Conference Room of the Star Glory Empire, the Emperor sat upright in the main seat, but the Aura on his body was somewhat turbulent.

There was also a new face in the eight-person small group—the newly appointed Sissoko.

"The third negotiation is about to begin. The resistance alliance gathered by Holivias has already set off and is preparing to head towards our borders. A war could break out at any time."

Loren stated the general situation. The atmosphere was completely silent, Gloomy and dismal.

"They demand that we hand over a series of relevant materials, otherwise they will start a war."

"What on earth do they want those materials for!?" the newly appointed Sissoko couldn't help but say.

Loren shook his head: "We don't know. The Forerunners collected a large portion of those materials, and later the Transformation Legion also collected a portion, and another portion was intercepted by us..."

"Rare materials like 'Void Energy Particles' and 'Kannar Crystal Cores' are no longer in circulation on the market. Currently, they are only stored in our Warehouses."

"Why don't we just give it to them," someone said abruptly.

"No!" The Emperor refused resolutely. "Although we don't know what they are collecting the materials for, it must be very important to those outsiders."

"To hand over those materials just to fight for a breathing space is unwise."

Mozambique frowned and said: "But once a war starts, we will be dragged into this quagmire. Those outsiders only treat Holivias and the others as consumables and don't care at all."

"Is there still no news from the Dragon Sovereign? Right now, I just want to know what exactly those materials are used for?" The Emperor then asked.

"No, they are being vague about this." Loren shook his head.

"The Other-Dimensional Camp is not a civilization. They don't need to hold out like we do, nor will they stand on our side. Don't count on them." Mozambique shook his head and sighed:

"In this Interstellar space, we have no Allies; we can only rely on ourselves."

Loren's eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything about this either.

"Hmph, if it weren't for us, his Concubine Klein would have died long ago. We've also helped his people many times, yet now he won't even give us a single piece of news!" Morgan also voiced his dissatisfaction.

"Enough, go prepare. If they want to fight, then we fight!" The Emperor said in a deep voice.

The several Noble Controllers looked at each other. They seemed to want to say something, but ultimately none did, and they logged off one after another.

Only Loren was left facing the Emperor.

"Some people's wills are wavering." The Emperor's expression was cold.

"As expected." Loren spoke calmly.

The Emperor's eyes were indifferent: "If I were willing to compromise, it wouldn't even be their turn."

"Can a civilization that has lost its independence still be called a civilization?"

Actually, it wasn't that no one had contacted the Emperor. After all, as the most powerful civilization in this Interstellar space, they were the best cooperation partners.

However, they were all directly rejected by him.

"That is a despair-inducing power." Loren spoke again, a complex look also revealing itself in his eyes.

The lifeforms from the outside world had been in this civilization for some time now, and they had more or less leaked some information.

Including when they tried to win over the Emperor, they had also leaked some.

Just from a few fragments of words, one could deduce their formidable strength.

Facing such power, the Star Glory Empire had almost no room to resist.

"The Barren Universe Zone is not that easy to break through. We still have time to make up the gap." The Emperor's tone was faint, and the Energy Fluctuation in his body was once again turbulent.

"Has the wound left behind from last time still not been dealt with?" Loren inquired.

"The nature of that Mechanical Lifeform's Energy is very strange. It possesses strong corrosive and parasitic properties, continuously neutralizing the Cells in my body and infecting them." After being silent for a moment, the Emperor said:

"It's equivalent to him developing his Base inside my body."

"His Strength far exceeds ours. He must have gone very far on the evolutionary path following the Super Lifeform stage."

Loren Hesitated to Speak, and inwardly sighed.

From this point alone, one could tell that many gaps could not be made up simply by time.

It was just that he didn't say this sentence out loud.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 854: Wishing to "Eternity"!

In this Interstellar space, the Quantum Network was interconnected, making the spread of information faster and more convenient.

And the sudden changes in the Interstellar situation were also known and discussed by more of the lower-class Citizens.

They didn't know what kind of stimulation the originally Simple-minded Holy Vias Civilization had received to suddenly declare war on the Star Glory Empire so unequivocally.

This wasn't deterrence and confrontation; their fleet had already set off, and a fight could break out at any time.

An Interstellar War was arriving in the blink of an eye. This kind of change made it difficult for many ordinary Citizens to accept.

The vast majority of Citizens hadn't encountered the concept of war in their entire lives, living in an atmosphere of peace.

This unforeseen event made the entire Interstellar populace panic-stricken, and all eyes converged on the so-called Combined Expeditionary Fleet.

Outside the borders of the Star Glory Empire, a boundless fleet hovered in an array formation in the Interstellar space.

Within an Interstellar Fortress, several lifeforms were gathered together. In front of them was a holographic projection displaying the troop deployment of the Star Glory Empire.

"The Star Glory Empire has already given a clear reply. They will not accept any conditions. Either retreat or go to war."

The Commander of the Combined Expeditionary Fleet was a Big Beard from the Holy Vias Civilization, and also a High Echelon general.

"Then let's fight." Another figure at the Table spoke. Its surface was covered with Metal Armor, except the color was somewhat layered.

It seemed to be pieced together using two different materials.

"It's just that..." The Big Beard said, somewhat troubled: "Our head-on Strength cannot possibly be a match for the Star Glory Empire."

"Although the United Fleet has a large number, the quality is a tier below the main battle fleets of the Star Glory Empire."

"There's also us." On the other side, two figures were also sitting, their voices muffled.

"Since this Star Glory Empire refuses to realize their errors, we will naturally make them understand what a true gap is."

The Mechanical Lifeform scanned the two of them. On what should have been a stiff mechanical face, a tone of ridicule could actually be seen: "A true gap?"

"I heard that you two attacked that Returning Star but Gained Nothing."

"That's because someone helped them!" one of them shouted. "Willard, don't think that just because we're temporarily cooperating now, we won't make a move against you."

"Make a move against me? Then who will check and balance the Lord-tier Lifeforms of the Star Glory Empire?" Willard wasn't nervous and said: "Although the Strength of their Lord-tier Lifeforms is only about the same as yours, they have the advantage in numbers."

"Without me, relying only on you two, are you a match?"

Willard's words made the two of them To turn pale in shock, staring fixedly at him. The Big Beard next to them was Silent as a Winter Cicada, his head covered in cold sweat.

He was deeply afraid that these ancestors would start fighting on the spot.

"Hmph, if it weren't for us, wouldn't you also only be able to Flee in disarray?" one of them coldly snorted and retorted.

Facing the Star Glory Empire alone, neither of their factions had the confidence to win.

So they had to unite together to be able to apply pressure on this Star Glory Empire.

But the other person suddenly laughed again: "Willard, I heard you've been searching for traces of that Dragon Sovereign all along. It's a pity you've always Gained Nothing."

Willard's mechanical pupils slowly rotated, but he didn't take the bait.

"I'm very curious, why are you searching for a person you've never been in contact with in this Interstellar space?"

They had entered this Interstellar space a long time ago and fundamentally didn't know about the matters Li Yu had Stir up trouble in the outside world.

"This has nothing to do with you."

"How does it have nothing to do with us?" One of them pulled up a portion of the information and data and said: "To have evolved to this extent at less than a hundred years of age, we are also very curious."

"Moreover, the Transformation Legion he commands seems somewhat similar to you guys."

"Could it be that there's some connection between you?"

In this Interstellar space, the highest record regarding Li Yu's Strength was only reaching the A5 Peak.

However, given his age, it was already shocking enough.

Willard didn't say a word. He was also very puzzled by this Transformation Legion.

That was clearly not ordinary mechanical technology.

He indeed wanted to carefully study it, but unfortunately, the other party simply didn't give him this opportunity.

After discovering that someone was investigating them, they decisively restrained their traces of activity and hid inside the Dimensional Ship.

In his Database, there were related records about the Dimensional Ship, which was a special world forged by the Void Realm Titan.

It possessed extremely high concealment properties and was very difficult to find under normal circumstances.

At least by himself, without any clues, it would be very difficult to find their specific location. He could only give up on this and think of a way to search again after the Eternal army entered this Interstellar space.

"It has nothing to do with you." Willard still maintained this sentence.

"Heh, don't worry, we will definitely find him before you. After we study him clearly, we will give you the relevant intelligence." The two from Civilization Zero contained hidden mockery.

Willard was equally full of anger: "Then just wait and see."

They didn't converse on the topic of "Dragon Sovereign" for too long; it was just a topic to attack each other.

Perhaps... in the outside world, that guy has already been captured.

Willard pondered inwardly. Him collecting relevant information was just taking precautions.

He believed that with Ultimate Intelligence's abilities, this Dragon Sovereign definitely wouldn't be able to escape for long in the outside world before being captured.

And these two Idiots in front of him fundamentally knew nothing.

This Dragon Sovereign is definitely not simple. We can't let the Eternal Civilization Get a Head Start.

The two from Civilization Zero were also pondering inwardly. They were very curious as to why Willard paid so much attention to this Dragon Sovereign.

Unfortunately, relying merely on a portion of the information from this Interstellar space, it was very difficult for them to find out anything.

They were both very dissatisfied with each other, but they restrained themselves and hadn't completely fallen out.

If they couldn't collect enough materials to forge the relevant equipment to connect with the outside world.

No matter how powerful their civilizations were in the outside world, if they couldn't enter, it would be useless.

...

At the same time, Loyd, as the general commander of the Star Glory Empire, also personally oversaw the frontlines to respond to any unforeseen events.

"Your Royal Highness, the current location of the United Fleet is near the Baroque Star Ring. They haven't made any further moves..." In front of the Holographic Screen, a member of the Think Tank pointed at the barrier and said:

"If we want to launch a surprise attack, it's best to assault from here, here... and here."

"However, we must guard against the Super Lifeforms that might appear. We don't understand their Strength very well."

"Mhm." Loyd nodded, frowning tightly as he carefully looked at the Star Map.

This was a large-scale war, and it was also his first time controlling a war of this tier, making him somewhat nervous.

For some unknown reason, Li Yu's figure flashed through his mind.

I wonder if that guy actually became a Super Lifeform, or if he turned into cosmic ashes.

There's been no news for so long; he probably turned into cosmic ashes.

Why did I suddenly think of him?Loyd shook his head and refocused his attention on the war before him.

Actually, he had always considered Li Yu his competitor; he just had never shown it.

Right at this moment, his Smart Terminal vibrated slightly. He casually glanced at it, but it was as if he were struck by lightning. He abruptly stood up, startling the generals and Think Tank Members around him.

"Your Royal Highness, what's wrong?" they asked.

Loyd looked at his Smart Terminal. There was a message on it, and it was precisely from Li Yu—

"Are those few Super Lifeforms in this fleet?"

This guy successfully evolved?

"You successfully evolved?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Pretty much. Stop with the nonsense. Are you certain those guys are in the fleet?" Li Yu quickly replied.

Success is success, and failure is failure. What do you mean 'pretty much'?

Loyd frowned slightly, then looked up and asked: "What is the probability of confirming that those Super Lifeforms are in this fleet?"

Everyone froze for a moment, and someone quickly answered: "According to our information and intelligence analysis, there is a probability of over eighty percent."

"Because comparing the armed forces of both sides, the United Fleet's probability of defeating us is no more than thirty percent."

"If they didn't have something to rely on, it would be impossible for them to launch this war."

"Moreover, according to the reports from our scouts..."

Loyd didn't finish listening and directly replied: "80%"

He waited for a while, but there was no response.

He couldn't help but send another message: "They are all veteran Super Lifeforms. Especially that Mechanical Lifeform behind Holivias; he seems to have entered another tier."

"Last time, we besieged him, and The Emperor was seriously injured. If not for the other party's Corporeal Form being incomplete, I'm afraid..."

There was still no response. Loyd's expression was Moody.

This guy wouldn't be this impulsive, right? He just became a Super Lifeform and he wants to take on three at once?

And one of them is extremely powerful.

He abruptly raised his head and shouted a question: "Do we have detection Spaceships around the United Fleet?"

"Yes, but a few were discovered previously, so we didn't dare get too close."

"Quickly, have them approach the United Fleet. I want to know anything that happens later!" he ordered.

"Anything that happens later?"

A question mark slowly popped up over everyone's heads, but they didn't dare neglect his orders and quickly passed them down.

...

And at this moment, Li Yu transformed into a streak of Flowing Light, streaking across the Starry Universe at extreme speed, heading towards his target.

He needed to resolve the targets in one go; otherwise, once these Super Lifeforms hid, it would be very difficult for him to find their traces.

That was why he asked Loyd, wanting to use the Star Glory Empire's channels to confirm this matter.

Dealing with three small fry didn't bring much pressure. Li Yu even had the mind to think about other things.

"I wonder if that idea will actually work or not..."

Shortly after he returned to this Interstellar space, the Avatar Number One, staggered with Number Three and Number Two, also finished its cooldown and was deployed.

And among the three worlds searched this time, there was [Thor's World], which was a fairly decent world.

He was only missing the last of the Infinity Stones. However, there were no signs of the Soul Gem appearing in this [Thor's World] either.

But he remembered that there was a relatively special existence in this world, a wishing machine—Eternity.

So, a magical idea popped into his head—

[Make a wish to Eternity to make the main body invincible]

This was the task he gave Number One. It was quite opportunistic, and Li Yu didn't know if it was feasible.

After all, up to now, he still didn't know if these so-called "worlds" truly existed.

He could now shatter the cosmic Void at will, but after shattering the cosmic Void, there were only endless Void Storms; he couldn't traverse worlds at all.

Moreover, the one making the wish was an Avatar. Whether Eternity could understand the concept of a "main body" was a problem in itself.

Not to mention the concept of "invincible," which had almost no upper limit.

It was hard to say whether Eternity itself was invincible or not.

However, there was no loss in trying.

Finding Eternity wasn't a simple matter either. Coupled with Number One's habit of acting up, it should take some time.

Just as these thoughts arose in his mind, his body had actually charged into the United Fleet's encampment.

All the battleships discovered this uninvited guest at the same time.

But they could only perceive that this was a high-energy mass; they couldn't even perform a conventional lock-on.

Not only was it because the energy mass was moving fast, but also because the other party's surface was shrouded in a formless force field, causing all Radars to fail.

And the three people, including Willard, inside the Interstellar Fortress simultaneously looked in a certain direction through the bulkhead.

They also discovered this Aura, a lifeform belonging to their tier.

"A Lord-tier Lifeform? A very unfamiliar Aura..." The image on Willard's Tactical Display continuously magnified, and various Information-State Lock technologies came into play.

Ordinary lock-ons were fundamentally ineffective against Super Lifeforms.

Soon, he saw the figure inside through that Energy Field, but it almost made his intelligent System crash.

"How could it be him!?"

"How could he possibly appear here!?"

This person who had already charged into this fleet was impressively the Dragon Sovereign he had been searching for all along.

But, shouldn't he be in the outside world?

He had deeply experienced the terror of the Rule Entanglement Area. If he hadn't been quite lucky, he wouldn't have had the chance to break in at all.

But how could this guy return in such a short time?

Could they be twins?

The incomprehensible current situation made a ridiculous thought pop into Willard's mind.

Boom!

While he was pondering, Li Yu had already charged into the core of the fleet, heading towards this iconic command ship.

The other party showed absolutely no intention of slowing down, the energy Flowing Light trailing far behind him.

Like a Divine Arrow piercing the sun, he directly smashed his way in, penetrating the entire Interstellar Fortress. The core Energy Reaction furnace directly exploded.

The fiery light of the explosion filled the pupils of every soldier.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 855: Dumbfounded

"As expected, they are all here..."

Explosions continued endlessly, and firelight wreathed around Li Yu's body, yet it couldn't cause any impact on him.

He had already locked onto the three Super Lifeforms: two from Civilization Zero, and one from the Eternal Civilization.

That Mechanical Lord should have surpassed the standard of the Initial Tier and was heading towards the Mid-Tier.

But the two from Civilization Zero were just at the ordinary Super Lifeform tier.

"Isn't this guy that Dragon Sovereign?" one of the Super Lifeforms from Civilization Zero said in astonishment.

Looking at Li Yu standing tall not far away, he was extremely surprised.

"He actually evolved into a Super Lifeform? What a fast Evolution speed..." the other person also said in shock and uncertainty.

If the information on paper they obtained previously only made them somewhat surprised, then evolving into a Super Lifeform at this age was also an extremely shocking matter to them.

This guy has a huge secret!

"Willard..." One of their eyes flickered, and he said: "After searching for so long, to think he actually delivered himself to our doorstep."

"He definitely has a huge secret on him. Why don't we join hands to capture him, and then study him together, how about it?"

He knew Willard had always been very invested in this guy.

The fundamental idea behind this suggestion wasn't about joining hands, but rather giving a warning to Willard.

Under the current circumstances, don't think about eating the whole pie alone anymore; everyone must share it together.

As for whether they could capture this Dragon Sovereign, they didn't think this could be a problem.

In their view, the other party had just become a Super Lifeform, and his combat power was limited.

Idiots!

Willard cursed inwardly. These two guys actually still wanted to capture the other party, while he was already thinking about how to run away.

In the hands of these Mechanical Lords, they all had Strength assessment reports issued by Ultimate Intelligence.

This Dragon Sovereign's own Strength wasn't considered powerful, but he could use the Eternal Core and the Annihilation Device Shards, putting his overall combat power near the Mid-Tier.

If he were at his peak condition, he might be able to tangle with the other party for a period of time.

But when passing through the Rule Entanglement Area, his mechanical body was severely damaged, and there weren't enough materials in this Interstellar space to repair it, leading to a drop in his overall combat power.

According to his estimation, his current self was fundamentally no match for the other party summoning the Eternal Machine God.

However, his intelligent System skipped over several plans in an instant, simultaneously responding: "No problem. This is a Super Lifeform after all, so it's best not to underestimate him."

"Let's join forces and besiege him from three sides to ensure nothing goes wrong. Take him down as quickly as possible to prevent the Star Glory Empire from interfering."

"Good!"

The two Super Lifeforms from Civilization Zero quickly responded and simultaneously calculated their attack routes, sealing off the other party's possibility of retreat.

"You want to besiege me?"

Li Yu looked at the three of them, a trace of inexplicable ridicule hidden in his tone.

The two Super Lifeforms of Civilization Zero remained silent, but their bodies were very honest, rapidly approaching Li Yu from both sides.

At the same time, they remained vigilant of the surroundings to prevent any unexpected situations from occurring.

They also understood that since the other party dared to come to their doorstep, he definitely had something to rely on; it was impossible for him to truly be a fool.

But they also couldn't stop advancing because of this kind of speculation. In the end, they still had to compare whose methods were superior.

One of them didn't hesitate. After laying out the formation, he directly burst out with Energy and charged up.

A punch landed squarely on the chest. This guy's eyes flashed with a sharp light; he didn't expect Li Yu to actually not dodge.

He instantly mobilized the Energy in his body, pouring it into Li Yu's body along his fist, detonating it with a boom.

This was a special attack method that could cause a devastating blow to the enemy's body.

The combat experience of these Super Lifeforms was extremely rich, and they wouldn't let go of this opportunity.

They were just waiting for the other party to be injured by this attack and have his movements restricted, then they would continue pursuing and not give the other party any chance.

However, he didn't wait until Li Yu lost control. The other party's body was like a Black Hole, directly devouring all of his attacks without stirring up the slightest ripple.

Before he even had time to feel puzzled, he saw a large hand continuously magnifying in his eyes.

Splat!

His head directly exploded, red and white matter blooming in the Starry Universe; he was directly smashed to a pulp.

And the other guy who had charged over was full of astonishment. Similarly having no time to react, he was directly whipped flying by Li Yu spinning around with a leg kick.

Before he could even recover, close-combat strikes like a squall and torrential rain suddenly struck.

Every second, countless heavy blows landed on his body, shattering piece after piece of the protective Energy Barriers.

Causing ripples to spread across his Corporeal Form, leaving behind continuous dents. Severe pain swept through every nerve time and time again like a tide.

He instinctively raised his hands to parry and protect his vitals, his mind still a bit dazed.

What's going on?

What happened?

Why is the other party's attack power so strong?

Both of them were dumbfounded.

The guy whose head had just been blown off had already undergone self-repair now.

Their forms were all just their mimicry. Having an organ blown off wasn't considered a major injury to them.

But from these attacks, they could catch a glimpse of the whole picture and arrive at a shocking fact.

The other party's combat power far surpassed theirs.

Could this be the combat power possessed by someone who had just evolved into a Super Lifeform?

The two of them were no match and needed Willard's help!

Just as this thought surfaced, they abruptly realized that the Aura belonging to Willard was rapidly distancing itself from here.

They turned their heads in disbelief and saw that continuously departing streak of Energy Flowing Light.

Willard... ran away!?

You are a Mechanical Lord of the Eternal Civilization, and you just run away just like that!?

Moreover, looking at the other party's posture, he fundamentally never had the thought of jointly besieging from the beginning, but had the intention of escaping right from the start.

He was purely Con them into attacking this guy to help him stall for time and create an opportunity to escape.

Willard already knew this guy's Strength?

The two's emotions surged, and a string of doubts surfaced in their minds.

Willard seemed to have come into contact with this guy long ago, and his degree of understanding far surpassed the two of them.

But they didn't understand; wasn't this also Willard's first time coming here?

"He actually ran away?" Li Yu was also somewhat surprised. He didn't expect this Mechanical Lord to be so decisive.

He thought for a moment, and a Long Spear that was crystal clear and radiant all over suddenly appeared in his hand, exuding an astonishing Aura.

Holding the Gun backhandedly, as if throwing a javelin, target locked, off you go!

The Holy Spear of Alnania left his hand, and in an instant, it triggered a transformation in the Starry Universe—

A line of golden light first tore through the Starry Sky, cutting straight across the fleet formation, instantly splitting the United Fleet into two parts.

The soldiers, who were already puzzled and shocked, now looked at this scene before them with even more horror. They were attracted by this magnificent yet bizarre sight and actually forgot to move, as if lost.

After the light tore through the Starry Universe, more golden light was permeating and roaming In Space. At first, it was like scattered Fireflies, but then it transformed into a frantic golden tsunami.

In just a few short seconds, large swaths of light spots of varying sizes emerged from the vacuum in all directions.

The smallest were just tiny specks, while the massive ones were like roaring mountain ranges and continents.

In their field of vision, there was only a golden storm sweeping across everything.

All the battleships along the way were swept into it, gradually converging into orderly torrents.

Soon, the golden torrent condensed into substance, and a powerful Energy Torrent tore apart a region with a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers.

Everything was destroyed. Spatial Collapse occurred, the world twisted, and even the distant Starlight vanished in an instant.

This was a closed state formed after space was twisted to the extreme, isolating the inside from the outside, with not even light being an exception.

"Such a huge spectacle..." Li Yu muttered to himself. "Why didn't I feel this last time?"

"Oh, right. Those were all battlefields that had already undergone severe destruction; they were inherently 'The Ruins'."

Turning his head, he found that the two Super Lifeforms of Civilization Zero were also stunned in place, not even caring about attacking.

"That seems to be... the Holy Spear of Alnania?" one of them said uncertainly.

"How could the Holy Spear of Alnania appear here!?"

Since the start of the war, the two of them had accumulated too many doubts that couldn't be explained.

"Good eye. That thing indeed is the Holy Spear of Alnania." Li Yu gave a thumbs up and praised.

"Are you a person from the Iron-Blood Civilization?" they asked with difficulty.

"As for my origins, you guys shouldn't guess blindly." Li Yu revealed a smile and said considerately: "You should care more about what you will face next."

Instantly, the two's complexions became ugly.

At the same time, Willard, who was constantly fleeing, was also puzzled.

He had thought the other party would directly summon the Eternal Machine God to face the siege, but he didn't.

But even so, the Strength the other party displayed also greatly exceeded his expectations, or rather, exceeded the estimated report given by Ultimate Intelligence.

However, no matter what, he wouldn't be this guy's opponent. Being able to Con those two Idiots into helping him stall for time and create an opportunity to escape was already enough for him.

His contemplation on this matter didn't last long before his Combat System issued a sharp warning: there was an Energy eruption exceeding the detection limits coming from behind.

This shocked him immensely. Exceeding detection limits?

What tier of tool would that be?

According to the detection display, it was a streak of Energy Flowing Light, and the scene at its core could faintly be detected.

"Model comparison in progress, Energy Attribute survey in progress..."

"Target locked--Holy Spear of Alnania. Please take evasive action promptly!"

"Holy Spear of Alnania!!"

Upon receiving this answer, Willard's intelligent core completely crashed.

Isn't that thing a foundation-level Weapon of the Iron-Blood Civilization?

How could it appear here!?

Unfortunately, no one could answer this question for him.

The speed of the Holy Spear of Alnania was unimaginable, and it carried various unrivaled properties. Not to mention Li Yu also had the "guaranteed hit" ability for ranged attacks.

Therefore, Willard welcomed the descent of the Holy Spear of Alnania with unwillingness and heavy doubts!

Boom!

At the attack location, a continuously expanding golden energy sphere instantly appeared, exuding terrifying fluctuations. In the blink of an eye, it surpassed an ordinary Life Planet.

The nearby battleships that barely survived the previous aftershocks without being destroyed were all bursting with bright sparks.

The Armor plates twisted like softened plastic, exposing the mechanical equipment underneath that was belching thick smoke.

The more fragile battleships abruptly self-destructed into massive Fireballs without even firing a single shot.

Meanwhile, the large battleships continuously swayed from side to side, attempting to break away from this region.

...

"Bzzzt... bzzzt..."

The image began to blur, and the signal transmission was clearly affected.

In front of the Holographic Screen, the fleet High Echelon led by Loyd widened their eyes, trying hard to calm the surging emotions in their hearts.

The small screens partitioned out to the side were looping the battle scenes from just now from various angles.

"Th... that's... the Dragon Sovereign?" someone stammered.

Someone beside him chimed in: "We all saw it clearly. If it's not the Dragon Sovereign, who else could it be?"

"B... b... but..." He said "but" three times in a row, yet couldn't bring himself to say the rest of the sentence.

Everyone present understood what he meant to express.

When they received Loyd's order previously, they thought some unforeseen event had happened or something similar.

But they never expected to witness such a scene.

"As expected of the Dragon Sovereign. Even after evolving to the Super Lifeform tier, he's still this fierce," someone couldn't help but say.

Loyd's expression was complex. Having come into contact with the Super Lifeform tier, he naturally understood that this was a tier difficult to estimate.

But no matter how hard it was to estimate, the Dragon Sovereign shouldn't be this strong, right?

That Mechanical Lifeform was an existence that could still escape even while facing the siege of the Star Glory Empire's four Super Lifeforms.

Yet he was taken down so easily?

When facing the siege of two Super Lifeforms, Li Yu appeared even more nonchalant, completely devoid of any pressure.

What did this Crazy Bastard grow up eating? To have this tier of combat power right after successfully evolving.

"Everyone, is this war... over?" someone suddenly said.

Only then did the others suddenly realize. The three Super Lifeforms had basically all been taken down.

Without anything to rely on, the war waged by Holivias and the other civilizations was definitely over.

Not to mention, it was unknown how much of this Combined Expeditionary Fleet would be left in the aftermath of the battle.

"The Dragon Sovereign is... fucking awesome!" someone couldn't help but raise his hand and shout, his face full of excitement, only to see everyone cast strange looks at him.

He suddenly remembered that as a high-ranking general of the Star Glory Empire, doing this was somewhat inappropriate.

He could only chuckle awkwardly.

"The Dragon Sovereign is indeed very powerful." Loyd slightly calmed his mood and sighed, then said sternly: "Do not relax. At a dead end, the other party might not refrain from deciding to Stake Everything on One Throw."

"I'll go report this matter first..."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 856: Holy Spirit Titan Sanctuary

The clamor of the outside world couldn't interfere with Li Yu, and the Star Glory Empire's and his speed of action were extremely swift.

After reaching a cooperation and having no worries behind them, the Star Glory Empire rapidly dispatched a large number of personnel to begin searching for clues regarding the Titan Sanctuary.

Through the Reality Stone, Li Yu directly performed large-scale replication of the Information State Mass-Energy Detection Device obtained from the Iron-Blood Civilization and distributed it into the hands of the Star Glory Empire.

This way, the efficiency of searching for the Titan Sanctuary increased countless times over.

Just a little over a month after Holivias and the other civilizations issued their declaration, the Star Glory Empire transmitted related clues.

...

In a relatively barren Star Sector, a large number of Transformers and the Empire's United Fleet were patrolling here.

"We have reached the target location and are preparing for exploration."

The report from the Transformers came through the channel, and Li Yu turned his head to look down.

Below was a massive gray planet, which didn't look too barren.

There were still some metal wreckage in the distant outer orbit, seeming to have been left behind by previous civilizations.

But now, the large pieces of wreckage in the gray planet's orbit had already been cleared out.

This was to prevent them from crashing onto the planet's surface and destroying important ruins that might exist.

Several non-combat Spaceships were already hovering above the Equator.

He could only recognize that one of them was a scientific research Spaceship, while the remaining two were probably some kind of force field generators.

They had a massive Ring at the tail, and several crystalline wing panels slowly rotated around those two Spaceships.

It was a model Li Yu had never seen before; most likely, it was high-Tech stuff Peyton had restored again.

During the time he had been away, Peyton hadn't slacked off in the slightest, constantly working hard to study the Technology obtained from the Titan Sanctuary previously.

Hunter led the landing troops to arrive at the surface of this planet.

They were going to directly explore this planet from a close distance.

The Spaceships located in space seemed to have encountered trouble when scanning this planet.

There was a layer of energy shielding beneath its crust, and its strength was great enough to make even the scanners created by Peyton blur.

The expert research team of the Laboratory had been working for dozens of minutes. They transmitted some intelligence over, allowing one to have some understanding of this inconspicuous planet.

The size of this planet was one size larger than a regular Life Planet.

But its Gravity wasn't high, seeming to indicate that it had a massive porous structure inside.

Its location was a dust cloud devoid of celestial bodies.

No star systems or remnants of star systems were discovered in a rather large area.

This indicated that this planet should be a rogue planet; it initially might have been a member of a star system family.

But for some unknown reason, it was ejected from its original orbit, and after wandering in the Universe for many years, it arrived in this dust cloud belt.

Such rogue planets weren't rare in space. Given the time scale of hundreds of millions of years and the countless base number of galaxies, there would always be various accidents causing a planet to leave its orbit.

Such as encountering a major war, or battles between extremely powerful lifeforms.

It's just that right now, there was no way to determine whether the reason this planet became a lone star was due to artificial control or being accidentally knocked out.

The researchers discovered a massive Ring Mountain on one side of the planet, which could even be called a planetary scar.

But this couldn't prove that this planet had been hit by something rampaging.

No landforms like oceans were discovered on this planet, and even the mountains and rivers were very gentle, making it look quite "smooth."

Moreover, no traces of life were discovered either. The planet's surface was covered with a thick layer of a crystal-like substance.

Its gray color came from this layer of material. These things resembling crystals had a soft texture that didn't match their visual effect.

According to the report, walking on the surface of this planet felt like stepping on a layer of hard carpet, which was actually quite comfortable.

There were complex Energy Reactions beneath the crust of this planet, which might indicate that this planet had already been deeply transformed by an advanced civilization.

Hundreds of kilometers Underground, there might still be operational technological equipment.

However, the Transformers didn't find any civilization remnants on its surface.

The planet's surface was extremely clean, not even having a single stone stele. It was also unknown if anything would be revealed if its gray outer skin was peeled off.

According to the display of the detection equipment, there was a Titan Sanctuary right nearby.

Before the specific situation was figured out, even drilling a hole on this planet would be strictly prohibited.

This was the unanimous consensus reached by the researchers.

"Prepare to activate the Information-State Interference equipment. Bring out 'Xia En'."

After the preliminary exploration was completed, the research team led by Peyton made corresponding arrangements, and a portion of the large-scale equipment was distributed across this planet.

Because of Li Yu's orders, they had long since conducted a series of drills for this and were very familiar with the steps.

As his voice fell, the preheated battleships immediately sprang into action.

They had already practiced the operating procedures countless times. Like a precise instrument, there were no mistakes whatsoever.

Beams of colorful Light Beams concentrated on a single point and rapidly expanded, transforming into a hovering, pale golden sphere of light.

Under the effect of special Instruments, the volume of the light sphere rapidly compressed, turning into a dazzling Ring. Its diameter was only about a hundred meters, and its energy density was extremely high.

Following that, the remaining Spaceships activated their Instruments one by one, and fluctuations of various frequencies were amplified and resonated through this Ring.

Space seemed to rumble and tremble. The Ring suddenly shot out light, projecting a mirage-like phantom that looked like a glorious Palace.

"The operation to search for Titan Sanctuaries has never been this easy before." The person in charge of the Star Glory Empire's operation was Loyd.

He stood in front of a certain battleship's porthole, looking at this scene before him, feeling somewhat moved.

For every Titan Sanctuary discovered in the past, the time span was tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years.

A subordinate beside him said in a low voice: "The Information State Mass-Energy Detection Device provided by Your Excellency Dragon Lord is simply tailor-made for searching for Titan Sanctuaries. As long as we have enough personnel, we can quickly find all the remaining Titan Sanctuaries."

"That thing wasn't specially made for searching for Titan Sanctuaries, but for searching for items that have already been converted into an Information State."

"The Empire's research department has conducted reverse Trace Source on it. There are many technological links within it that are simply unheard of." Loyd said in a complex tone:

"It's as if their Technology has already surpassed ours by many generations."

While the two were conversing, they saw the Instruments and equipment before them change again.

The projection of the Titan Sanctuary created through the Information-State Interference equipment was clearly a bit unstable, and in the blink of an eye, it showed a tendency of nearly dissipating.

Immediately, the research team under Li Yu made a new move.

They saw a Mechanical Arm of a Spaceship grab a figure with a somewhat bewildered expression. It was precisely Xia En, who had been missing for a long time.

Seeing this scene, Loyd also had some indescribable expressions on his face.

Although due to special reasons, he didn't have much affection for Xia En to speak of.

But seeing the other party in such a state now, his mood was also somewhat complex.

Xia En was Half-Asleep and Half-Awake, his consciousness that had slumbered for a long time gradually waking up.

After seeing the surrounding scene, he was also somewhat bewildered.

"What is this place? What are you planning to do?" He looked around and scolded loudly.

"Prepare to input 'Xia En'." The surrounding researchers couldn't care less about what he said.

They prepared to directly throw him into the specially built Instruments and equipment.

Right at this moment, Loyd's Spaceship slowly arrived in front of Xia En.

Seeing this, the surrounding researchers hesitated for a moment and temporarily stopped their next actions.

After all, the Dragon Sovereign had been cooperating with the Star Glory Empire recently, so this bit of face still had to be given.

Popping out an oxygen bubble to envelop this area, the Blast Door slowly opened. Under Xia En's unbelievable gaze, Loyd slowly walked out.

"It's you. Why are you here!?"

Xia En couldn't help but question, then as if he understood something, he sneered: "I knew it! The relationship between you and Li Yu is indeed unclear!"

"You Turncoat. As the First Successor of the Empire, are you still not satisfied? Don't think The Emperor won't find out."

"You will be discovered sooner or later!"

He had always been under Li Yu's control, and additionally controlled by the research maniac Peyton.

The vast majority of the time he was in a Half-Asleep and Half-Awake state, completely unaware of what had happened in the outside world.

His memory was still stuck at the Divine Throne Battle, and he didn't even know who ultimately won.

Hearing his words, a look of pity couldn't help but reveal itself in Loyd's eyes.

Originally, he had wanted to say a few words to him, but thinking about it now, there was no need. He just waved his hand and left this place.

Xia En didn't know why, roaring something unknown.

Soon, he was thrown into this area that had already been preliminarily disrupted by the Information-State Interference equipment as the main "material."

With the input of this "master key," a riot occurred in the Information State of the entire area. The pale golden light began to condense, gathering like tassels, gradually coalescing into a magnificent and majestic Palace.

"Holy Spirit Titan Sanctuary..." Li Yu murmured in a low voice.

Compared to when they discovered the Life Titan Sanctuary last time, the situation this time was very peaceful.

No one caused trouble, and no one interfered.

Using the Holy Spear of Alnania, Li Yu directly pierced open the grand doors of this Titan Sanctuary.

A large number of Transformers swarmed in, and very soon, they retrieved the "Holy Spirit Staff" for him. This was the Titan Artifact of the Holy Spirit Titan.

They pursued a deep communication with the Universe. The entire Ethnic Group was like religious zealots; they liked white-gold robes and believed in the "Spirit of the Universe," also known as the "Holy Spirit"!

The Holy Spirit Staff was a relatively powerful Weapon. It could forcefully alter the surrounding Cosmic Information State and interfere with the normal operation of the Universe.

However, for him who now already possessed the Holy Spear of Alnania, this kind of Weapon could hardly enter his eyes anymore.

He was even preparing to melt down the Titan Giant Axe and extract the Source Matter to use for himself.

"Alright, this thing is what I needed. Your people can go in now." Li Yu weighed it in his hand for a moment and said to Loyd.

As for Xia En, this guy had already completed his task. He was injected with some kind of drug again and fell into a deep sleep.

Right before falling asleep, he noticed that all around were the Star Glory Empire's fleets, and the number was not small.

And there were also people from the Imperial Research Institute.

If Loyd was meeting Li Yu privately, it was impossible to have such a scale.

This also caused an unbelievable thought to breed within him.

That was that the Star Glory Empire had reached a cooperation with the guy before his eyes.

In a sense, he had already been abandoned.

Such thoughts didn't last long in his mind before his entire consciousness fell into a deep sleep...

...

Time flew by. Six months later, in a certain empty Star Sector.

The thirteen Ancestral Primes lined up in a row. Among them, eight Transformers looked noticeably different; their exteriors were even more magnificent, and their Energy Fluctuations were even more powerful.

The remaining five, on the other hand, looked a bit lacking.

However, they were also extremely excited right now. Their outer armors continuously opened and closed, utilizing the mechanical equipment on their bodies to make some inconceivable combinations.

"Calm down a bit. What do you look like? If the Heavenly Venerable sees this, who knows how disappointed he might be inside," Primordial Foreseer scolded as the Boss.

This, however, provoked a wave of protests.

"Boss, It's Easy To Talk When You're Standing. You guys successfully evolved early on, while we could only wait bitterly."

Impermanent Celestial rolled a mechanical eye. It was hard to understand how he even managed to do that.

"We've finally looked forward to this day, can't you even let us be happy?"

The numerous Ancestral Primes had deep feelings for each other, and some jokes were harmless.

Not long after, with the opening of a Spatial Rift, Li Yu also arrived here.

His arrival caused the discussion among the Ancestral Primes to gradually quiet down. All the Ancestral Primes stared fixedly at him without turning their eyes.

Li Yu looked around, his gaze focusing on those five Ancestral Primes who hadn't evolved into Super Lifeforms yet.

He opened his mouth and said: "I promised you that sooner or later, I would let you obtain Advancement. I did not break my promise."

"Heavenly Venerable..." A portion of the Ancestral Primes appeared extremely agitated, spewing out some black, viscous Substance.

Li Yu also didn't say too much. These Ancestral Primes could never betray him, and there was no need for excessive sentimentality.

He took out the [Covenant of Primus], while five streaks of Source Matter of different colors floated in his hand.

Among them, three were obtained from that previous massive free-for-all battle.

Another one was the Titan Giant Axe he carried, and the last one was the Titan Artifact from the [Sacred Temple].

Five streaks of Source Matter had already been gathered together!

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 857: Primordial Celestial Sovereign!

The five streaks of Source Matter were thrown into the [Covenant of Primus].

Streaks of Flowing Light flew out from the formless Scroll and rapidly merged into the five Ancestral Primes.

Very soon, their mechanical bodies underwent a Metamorphosis. They were entirely shrouded in dazzling light, and pale golden Electric Arcs burst forth around them.

And the Ancestral Primes who had already completed their Metamorphosis long ago were also genuinely happy from the bottom of their hearts for their partners.

This Metamorphosis was without any alarms or dangers, thoroughly concluding very quickly.

The five Ancestral Primes had evidently all become Super Lifeforms. They were experiencing their brand-new power, continuously assembling and deriving various weapons and equipment, playing extremely happily.

Meanwhile, Li Yu primarily placed his Attention on the [Covenant of Primus].

Sure enough, after the thirteen Ancestral Primes thoroughly became Super Lifeforms, the [Covenant of Primus] didn't directly disappear.

A massive Mechanical Body model floated above it again—[Primordial Celestial Sovereign: The co-lord of the Transformers, the great mechanical Heavenly Venerable and Creator.]

But this time, it didn't provide any construction conditions.

The [Covenant of Primus] directly split into fourteen parts. Thirteen parts merged into the thirteen Ancestral Primes, and one part merged into Li Yu's body.

However, he himself didn't feel any changes.

When in doubt, directly digitize it!

Li Yu observed his status panel, and not disappointing expectations, he indeed found a newly emerged status bar.

[Primordial Celestial Sovereign: You are the co-lord of the Transformers, the great mechanical Heavenly Venerable and Creator.]

This description only had a tiny bit of difference from the description on the [Covenant of Primus].

The only difference was that there was a gray supplementary description at the end.

[Unactivated]

This status of his fundamentally didn't belong to the activated state.

"Activate?" Li Yu muttered to himself.

In this Universe, he was the co-lord of all Transformers, the mechanical Creator.

He didn't know how else to activate it.

After pondering for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Then, he directly activated the [Eternal Core]. The thirteen Ancestral Primes flew towards him one after another, rapidly forming the Eternal Machine God.

No... it should now be called—the Primordial Celestial Sovereign!

His overall appearance underwent a huge change. Almost no mechanical fusion structures could be seen, and the metallic outer armor on the surface was nearly seamless.

This wasn't the Eternal Machine God generated after the fusion of the thirteen Ancestral Primes, but a completely new Mechanical Lifeform.

The massive mechanical head had clear facial features. If one identified it carefully, they could roughly see that it was seventy percent similar to Li Yu.

The massive mechanical body exuded unparalleled pressure, making the surrounding Transformers generate an impulse of Submissiveness from the bottom of their hearts.

And Li Yu could clearly see that the originally unactivated [Primordial Heavenly Venerable] state was now completely highlighted.

[Primordial Celestial Sovereign: You are the co-lord of the Transformers, the great mechanical Heavenly Venerable and Creator.

Super-Powered Mechanical Body: Under the activated state of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, you yourself will also become a part of it.

Heavenly Origin Power: Under the activated state of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, you will share the power of all properties of the Ancestral Primes.

Galaxy Power: Under the activated state of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, you will Absorb the power of the Universe to support any energy consumption of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

]

Li Yu carefully looked at this status description. Within the massive mechanical pupils, an unparalleled dazzling color bloomed.

Is this the final trick of the [Covenant of Primus]?

From the Ancestral Primes to the Primordial Celestial Sovereign, a whole set directly gathered together.

These few abilities were all extremely powerful.

[Heavenly Origin Power] sounded very broad.

But in reality, Li Yu could feel that all the Source Matter was surging within his body.

The so-called "shared" power meant that the Source Matter he invested in the Ancestral Primes was equivalent to him fusing with the Source Matter himself.

Although he had only fused with three streaks of Source Matter now, after becoming the Primordial Celestial Sovereign, it was equivalent to having the power of sixteen streaks of Source Matter in his body.

It was almost equivalent to a Super Lifeform that had reached the peak of the Origin Essence Evolution Path.

[Super Fusion] shared his "power" with the Primordial Celestial Sovereign, but now it was reversed, forming another kind of mutual complementarity.

And [Galaxy Power] shared a considerable portion of the pressure for the Tree of Life, so he didn't have to keep draining the Tree of Life.

[Super-Powered Mechanical Body] seemed somewhat useless. It just allowed him to thoroughly fuse into one with the Primordial Celestial Sovereign, conflicting somewhat with the effect of [Super Fusion].

However, it was far inferior to [Super Fusion]. After all, [Super Fusion] could share his various "special abilities" with the Primordial Celestial Sovereign.

But [Super-Powered Mechanical Body] clearly couldn't do this.

And this was just his basic combat power, not counting his series of ability Amplifications.

If they were counted, then compared to the last massive free-for-all battle, his combat power had taken another huge leap forward.

In a comfortable mood, he deactivated the combined form. This was the Primordial Heavenly Venerable form that could only be achieved using the [Eternal Core] as a medium.

It was equivalent to making a holistic link or even a sublimation of a portion of his combat power.

...

And just when Li Yu was feeling delighted about his newly obtained abilities.

Outside the Barren Universe Zone, huge changes had already occurred here.

A large number of colossal mechanical structures were neatly arranged here, and countless Staff Members riding in specially made Spaceships came and went.

The joint effort of the five top-tier civilizations erupted with unimaginable action power.

Coupled with some basic research information shared by the Eternal Civilization and Civilization Zero.

In just less than a year, their exploration of the Barren Universe Zone had made substantial progress.

"We have gradually figured out the characteristics of the decay in the Rule Entanglement Area. As long as it is in the decay period, the destructive power will decrease."

"And the Universe will also intensify its efforts to repair this region at this time."

"On one hand, we can take advantage of the decay period to send more Exploration Teams inside. On the other hand, we can also assist the Universe in repairing it."

"These are my two proposals..."

The main person in charge of research here reported while facing five Holographic Screens.

Drogheda and the others nodded. This was the first mission since the establishment of the Great Universe Alliance.

The joint effort of the Five Great Civilizations surpassed the research of a single civilization in a short period of time.

This was the opportunity for their alliance. If this matter was perfectly successful, then the advancement of the Great Universe Alliance would be unstoppable.

Conversely, if the exploration of the Barren Universe Zone failed, then this Great Universe Alliance would also gradually be reduced to a mere decoration, losing its due function.

And in a relatively remote area nearby, a black sphere of light suddenly emerged here, then rapidly condensed, and a blurry figure appeared.

He looked at the Barren Universe Zone that almost spanned the entire field of vision, the surface rippling with fluctuations resembling electromagnetic interference.

However, he didn't stay here for long and vanished in a flash.

After quite a while, ripples suddenly appeared in this area again, and an ethereal fleet sailed out, rapidly turning into physical entities.

In the Command Center, Hobert curiously glanced at this area.

He was the high-ranking official in charge of security near the Barren Universe Zone, belonging to the Star Spirit Civilization, and was himself a powerful Super Lifeform.

"Is this where an abnormal reaction was suspected to have occurred nearby? What exactly is the situation? Have we probed it clearly?"

"Unclear. The reaction of the Spirit Domain Warning Radar this time was very faint. We don't know if it's a false alarm." The Captain shook his head.

"Use the Time Reversal Device to take a look first." Hobert waved his hand to signal.

Soon, the fleet activated this device, and a pale blue light screen rapidly scanned the surrounding area.

The results showed that everything was as usual, and no traces appeared.

The Captain took a look at the results and nodded: "There's definitely a problem. Even the time projections from several thousand years ago can't be displayed; it was clearly erased by someone."

"Interesting. Could it be that guy? There aren't many guys who can still be so cautious near here." Hobert became excited.

This area had long been classified as a restricted zone by the Great Universe Alliance. Lifeforms from Ordinary civilizations wouldn't approach here at all without any motives.

Under these circumstances, he could only think of one person whose hidden figure might appear.

That was the Dragon Sovereign who had been causing an uproar some time ago!

At the same time, he was also the guy who snatched away the Iron-Blood Civilization's Holy Spear of Alnania.

His hometown was right inside this Rule Entanglement Area, so he couldn't help but be concerned.

"Hmm, that possibility can't be ruled out, but there's no need for him to cause such a huge commotion. He is already a Super Lifeform; normal sailing fundamentally wouldn't be captured by the Spirit Domain Warning Radar."

"I lean more towards it being some kind of cosmic disaster."

The Captain analyzed for a while and added:

"To be on the safe side, why don't Your Excellency take a look personally?"

Hearing this, Hobert nodded, turned around, flew out of the cabin, and entered Cosmic Space with his physical body.

Following that, streams of purple light emanated from his pupils.

While patrolling this area, he scanned his surroundings.

Suddenly, Hobert stopped and stared fixedly in one direction, which was exactly the area where that figure had lingered earlier.

The purple light shining from his eyes gradually intensified.

Right at this moment, within the range enveloped by the light, a blurry phantom like water ripples suddenly appeared, very sparse.

"I see it. It really is a trace left behind by the activity of a Super Lifeform."

Hobert's spirits lifted.

Super Lifeforms hardly intersected with the Universe and possessed unobservability.

To detect them, the Technology used had to be extremely profound.

Otherwise, even if they stood right in front of them, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to discover the other party.

The Time Reversal Device could also only rewind time phantoms, and Super Lifeforms generally all possessed the ability to disrupt time.

But Hobert possessed a special ability that allowed him to establish a deep connection with the Universe and observe this area from a more macroscopic perspective.

While others couldn't see the activity traces, he could, which was how he discovered the tracks.

However, simply relying on the Cosmic Vision couldn't completely rewind the situation to obtain specific information; it could merely perceive a certain amount of movement traces.

"The other party stayed near here for a few seconds... Eh, this trace... it looks like..."

Hobert suddenly let out a sound of surprise, his tone becoming excited again.

In his field of vision, the trace of this blurry phantom only extended in one direction.

When the other party arrived here, they didn't use a conventional sailing state, leaving behind no traces whatsoever.

Naturally, what this phantom pointed to was the direction the other party left in.

"Your Excellency, what should we do next?" the Captain inquired through the channel.

"You guys stand by here. I'll chase after him and see exactly what's going on."

"If it really is that guy's tracks, then we've hit the jackpot this time."

Hobert Impatiently set off, transforming into a streak of purple light and shooting out rapidly, chasing in the direction that person left.

Hobert kept his Cosmic Vision activated the entire time, tracking the traces left behind by the enemy.

In his eyes, the path formed by the blurry phantoms continuously extended outward.

"To actually be so open and aboveboard, his guts are truly huge."

Hobert's eyes flickered.

"I don't know if it's actually that guy. If it is, I'm definitely not his opponent."

"I can only find his tracks, and then..."

Right when his imagination was running wild, an unforeseen event abruptly occurred!

The surrounding space suddenly shook as if it instantly turned solid. Hobert's speed plummeted, as if he sank into a quagmire.

And at the same time, he suddenly felt a piercing pain in the center of his brow.

In the next moment, dozens of massive black Light Beams struck from all directions. Hobert was right at the intersection point of the Light Beams, and dazzling light instantly swallowed his body.

"This is an ambush?!"

Severe pain, like his flesh and blood evaporating, instantly swept through every nerve like a volcanic eruption.

Hobert felt his body dissolving. The attack's power exceeded his expectations, and he immediately became shocked and furious.

Hobert only found it unbelievable that the other party had actually perceived his pursuit.

Filled with shock and fury, Hobert was about to endure the pain and break free from his restraints.

Right at this moment, a thread of golden light abruptly appeared inside the dozens of black Light Beams.

In the next instant, the golden light suddenly expanded, instantly dyeing the Light Beams a black-gold color, and the output power skyrocketed.

A booming explosion occurred at the intersection point of the Light Beams, like the birth of a black sun!

Hobert's figure was thrown flying, covered in cuts and bruises, almost as if he were charred. He was terrified to the extreme.

The lethality of this round of attacks gave him a fright. He hadn't expected that with his abilities, he would actually suffer such a degree of heavy injuries after just one encounter.

And before he could calm his mood, the surrounding cosmic environment seemed to be soaked in black ink, rapidly spreading and finally wrapping him up completely.

No matter what attacks he launched, he was powerless and found it difficult to escape.

The black area continuously contracted and finally actually condensed into a single point, completely disappearing.

Following that, that blurry figure slowly emerged here. Seeming to have already learned some information, he muttered:

"Interesting. These Five Great Civilizations actually formed a coalition..."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 858: First Generation Emperor (Beginning of the month, asking for Monthly passes, woo woo~)

A few days later, news from the Star Glory Empire dragged Li Yu out of his Tender retreat.

Klein's delicate body was entwined around him like an octopus. He gently pushed aside her slender thighs that were as tender as soft tofu.

With a flash of his figure, Li Yu left this Palace.

Returning Star had lived a rather miserable life some time ago, but after his return, the gloom was swept away.

Radiating Vitality once again, Klein, disregarding dissuasion, handed the Starry Veil over to Li Yu.

According to her words, "The current might of the Starry Veil is not as useful as the Dragon Sovereign's reputation."

Li Yu naturally didn't refuse and accepted it with due respect, working hard for several days.

"You've only accompanied me for a few days, and now you're going to find that great Divine Spirit. As expected... an Empress is not as fun to play with as a Goddess..."

A faint voice came from behind. Li Yu's mouth twitched slightly, and he turned his head, feeling somewhat Speechless: "It's news from the Star Glory Empire. Important business."

Klein languidly patted the bed she was lying on. Hearing this, she finally closed the slit her large eyes had barely managed to prop open in satisfaction.

...

"The First Generation Emperor wants to see you..."

On the projection, Loyd acted as a mouthpiece, his expression looking somewhat complex.

The First Generation Emperor, the founder of the Star Glory Empire, was also a legendary figure.

Loyd didn't even know he was still alive, so when he received this news, he was extremely shocked inwardly.

"He wants to see me?"

Li Yu wasn't too surprised; he had long known of the existence of this Antique.

"Then why didn't he come find me?" The [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] gradually covered his body, and he immediately asked in return.

Loyd was stunned, holding back the words he was just about to say. After a moment, he said:

"The Space-Time Coffin you want is currently sealing the First Generation Emperor. Once he is taken out from it, the First Generation Emperor's lifespan will rapidly drain away."

"Furthermore, the First Generation Emperor wants to tell you some things, which can only be said in that special place."

"No wonder you guys weren't willing to give it to me." Li Yu became thoughtful, then raised his head and said:

"Since that's the case, then I'll make a trip."

Only then did Loyd let out a sigh of relief, deeply afraid that Li Yu wouldn't be willing.

Subsequently, Li Yu opened a Dimensional Rift, using the Jade Void Palace as a transit, and quickly arrived near the Star Glory Empire's Homeworld.

Their people had long been waiting here.

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, I have come specially to welcome you. Please follow me."

This young Military Officer clearly looked somewhat excited, but he still remembered his task, meticulously leading Li Yu toward the Destination.

Passing through layers of Defense Perimeters and undergoing several personnel handovers, the person finally leading Li Yu forward had become Loyd.

This also indicated that the place they were heading to was only known to absolute insiders.

"Tsk... being so secretive, there won't be a few burly men Suddenly Appear later to butcher me, right?" Li Yu joked.

Loyd was somewhat Speechless and said faintly: "A few burly men Cannot Do Anything About you."

"True, but if that was really the case, I could actually support your rise to power." Li Yu hinted wildly.

Loyd's footsteps paused slightly. He took a deep breath and said: "Your Excellency Dragon Lord, for the sake of the insignificant friendship between us, please stop teasing me."

Only after saying this did he continue forward with firm steps.

Li Yu couldn't help but laugh.

They had arrived at the core of the core of the Star Glory Empire.

This was a relatively inconspicuous-looking room. After opening the door, what presented itself before their eyes was a void passage.

"Dimensional world? A dimensional world hidden in the depths of the Star Glory Empire?" Li Yu sized up this device.

Loyd stood at the side and stretched out his hand, saying: "Please..."

Confidence comes from ability; Li Yu also wasn't afraid of the Star Glory Empire truly ambushing him, and just walked straight in like this.

After a momentary bizarre scene of bizarre and motley colors, somewhat noisy sounds entered his ears.

But the moment he appeared, this place quieted down.

"Are you the Dragon Sovereign?" a Researcher carefully inquired.

"It's me. Where is the First Generation Emperor..." He looked around, originally wanting to ask where that old geezer was.

But after his gaze touched upon a certain direction, he swallowed back the words he originally wanted to say.

On a certain large instrument platform, a crystal-clear crystal coffin was placed there. A special power flowed on its surface, hazy and indistinct.

That was the Power of Time.

This crystal coffin should be the Space-Time Coffin. In Li Yu's perception, this thing seemed to be isolated outside of time and space.

And it didn't have the slightest trace of damage.

Thinking about it, it makes sense; how could this thing be used as a Weapon on a battlefield?

He just didn't know what the purpose of forging this thing actually was.

This large instrument seemed to be preparing to open the coffin. He didn't know if he happened to arrive precisely at this time point, or if the other party deliberately did it in front of him.

The coffin lid was slowly pushed open, and that flawless feeling of being isolated outside time and space was also instantly shattered.

"Inject Life Substance, connect the vital signs observation System..."

The surrounding Researchers instantly became busy, inserting various tubes into the coffin body.

Li Yu stepped forward to take a look. Lying inside was an old man with a serene expression.

A standard interstellar human, wearing a White Long Robe, with his eyes tightly closed.

And just as Li Yu approached, he opened his eyes, supported both sides of the coffin with his withered hands, and slowly propped himself up.

If one didn't know that the guy before their eyes was a Super Lifeform, they would probably think this was just an old geezer with one foot in the grave.

"First Generation Emperor, is there a need to put on such an act in front of me?" Li Yu shrugged, completely devoid of any thought of respecting the old and cherishing the young.

Even if the guy before his eyes was weak, it was impossible to be weak to this extent. He could clearly feel the powerful strength hidden within the other party's body.

That was the power belonging to a Super Lifeform.

"I'm used to it, used to it..." The First Generation Emperor smiled bitterly and shook his head: "At my age, I always feel like I can't move without supporting myself on something."

Li Yu watched as he disappeared into the coffin and reappeared not far away.

"Dragon Sovereign, you are indeed young. Being young is great..." He seemed somewhat emotional.

"First Generation Emperor, what did you call me here for?" Li Yu got straight to the point.

Don't look at this guy's current appearance as a kindly old man; who knows how many Blood debts of lifeforms he held in his hands.

If one were truly deceived by his appearance, they would probably be sold by him and still count the money for him.

"You can call me Alessandro. The title of Emperor, thinking about it now, is actually somewhat too arrogant." Alessandro said, stretching his aged body, emitting crackling sounds:

"My Spiritual Body has always been active, but my body hasn't moved for a very long time."

"As for why I called you over, this isn't something that can be explained clearly in one or two sentences. If you don't mind, please follow me."

He walked outside this Laboratory, and Li Yu thought for a moment before following suit.

This was a large experimental Base built on a planet.

After walking out of the experimental Base, the first thing that caught Li Yu's eyes was the massive metal wreckage in the sky.

Three large pieces of wreckage with radii exceeding three thousand kilometers. Such massive wreckage was clearly unsuitable to continue being handled in conventional areas.

The Star Glory Empire placed them in the distant outer orbit of this planet.

At present, it seemed that these three massive pieces of metal wreckage were being spliced together.

Only the three broken pieces of wreckage that were temporarily spliced together looked a bit like how they normally should.

Under the glow of the artificial sun, this magnificent wreckage was like a peculiar meteor cluster floating in the faint light, lingering with a desolate and dilapidated atmosphere.

Hanging high above this planet, following the planet's rotation, it was like a flock of birds sweeping across the high heavens.

If your eyesight was good enough, you could also see these wreckages emitting very faint blue light.

Those were actually giant bolts of lightning spanning several kilometers.

These lightning bolts came from the various work teams within the wreckage, because the Empire's Researchers couldn't determine exactly what function each component of this complex wreckage served.

So they could only charge up their remaining components one by one according to the speculated results.

Using this stupid method could at least allow them to be very certain of how Energy flow worked within this thing. The later stages of assembling the wreckage were handled using this method.

"Although there are over forty research teams trying every possible means to restore this massive structural object right now, I still don't hold any hope for them."

"However, there have been some harvests in the short term."

This creator of the Star Glory Empire, Alessandro, looked at the massive object in space and said:

"It utilizes extremely brilliant energy modules, and as a composite body, its several pieces of wreckage share the energy backflow in a way we've never thought of."

"Just the simple energy supply System alone surpasses us by several great eras."

"Something left behind by the Titan Civilization?" Li Yu inquired.

Alessandro denied it: "The interesting point lies here. This was not left behind by the Titan Civilization. Among the top thirty-ranked Titan Tribes, not a single one had ever used this kind of energy backflow method."

"Oh?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised.

"It comes from a mysterious place." His tone was inexplicable, while simultaneously saying: "Your Excellency Dragon Lord, since you're here, let's go take a look."

"I've guarded this secret for... many, many... many years."

One had to say, this old geezer was a Sly Dog after all. These words truly aroused some curiosity in Li Yu.

Subsequently, he followed Alessandro deeper into this special space.

As they went deeper, the surrounding main color tone had already turned black. Only after a long time did they see some light.

This was a massive Base platform suspended in this space, with some tall mechanical equipment currently in operation.

The surrounding Staff Members coming and going were in a hurry, even turning a blind eye to the two of them.

Alessandro led him to the core of the Base. The person in charge of this Base came forward to welcome them, his tone carrying respect and reverence, saying: "You've arrived..."

"How is it?" Alessandro nodded, then inquired.

"It is currently in a stable state..." The other party responded: "We are preparing for the one thousand three hundred and forty-sixth exploration work."

On the Holographic Screen before their eyes, there was a mimicked 3D solid model.

Looking at this model, Li Yu's expression gradually became somewhat solemn.

Because according to what the model displayed, there should be an oval-shaped material structure not far away.

But in his own perception, he didn't perceive this thing at all.

Accurately speaking, he couldn't perceive anything in his previous perception.

But after he knew there was an object in that place, he concentrated his Attention, and indeed felt a very strange sensation.

"Did you discover it?" Alessandro seemed to have noticed the change in Li Yu's expression, turning his head and saying: "Its Information-State Convergence Degree is even higher than that of a Super Lifeform; pure perception almost cannot find it."

"What is that?" Li Yu asked.

"A... special passage. I call it the--Deep Dimensional Gate."

"Deep Dimensional Gate? A portal to a dimensional world?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised.

"I'm not sure. With our Technology, we have never reached the destination." Alessandro said frankly.

Li Yu frowned slightly. While he was pondering, the Staff Members of this Base had already started getting busy.

The image on the Holographic Screen changed, and a special Spaceship appeared before them.

Compared to those other mature battleships of the Star Glory Empire, this Spaceship was truly plain-looking.

It was a silver-white, bare, rectangular-like object, with the front and rear quarters clearly shrinking, and its size was merely a few hundred meters long.

For a Spaceship that seemed about to execute a highly difficult exploration task, a size of a few hundred meters was quite inconspicuous.

Not many auxiliary equipments could be seen on the main body. It had no large-scale communication arrays used for fleets, absolutely no Weapon System, and not even a Propulsion Engine could be seen.

The only characteristic was that there were many mottled and twisted traces on it, seemingly having sustained damage.

"This exploration Spaceship is actually left behind by the Titan Civilization. If it weren't for it, we wouldn't even be able to enter the passage," Alessandro explained.

At this time, under Alessandro's signal, the person in charge of the Base spoke:

"We know very little about the spatial structure inside the Deep Dimensional Gate. We only know that it completely does not follow known spatial Rules."

"Various conventional parameters of the Universe also become bizarre and motley. In that kind of environment, Spaceships cannot perform Warps."

"And this Spaceship was specially built to explore the Deep Dimensional Gate."

Alessandro's tone was deep and remote: "At that time, the Titan Tribe that discovered this passage once found something suspected to be a relic of an intelligent race in the shallow layers of the passage."

"But they have already perished. And when I discovered this place, the entire dimensional world was covered in the wreckage of myriad stars. We spent a very long time to clean this place up."

"Through some of the technological wealth left behind here, I completed my primitive accumulation."

(End of Chapter)