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—

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.