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."

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.