This Is Truly Not Mechanical Ascension

Upon opening his eyes, Li Ming found himself in a turbulent interstellar era. Countless civilizations wielded their hunting rifles, eyeing everything in the universe with predatory gazes, and his m...

368. Chapter 368 Level 700 Development Potential?

Chapter 368 Level 700 Development Potential?

Li Ming was impressed by the power of the hammer forger. Although the thing was damaged, it did not affect him much.

Precisely because it was damaged, the metal energy required to control it was also reduced a lot.

The white elephant hesitated for a moment, then reminded him, "The Infinite Hammer can still be repaired, but the Holy Spirit Core is not only the product of the master's hard work, but also contains some materials from Terrax. It may no longer be repairable, so there's no need to waste time."

Is it related to Terrax again? Li Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded, and didn't care. Anyway, as long as the metal energy is sufficient, he doesn't care what material it is.

After putting everything away, Li Ming hesitated for a moment before asking, "Saint Elephant, besides revenge, do you have anything else to ask of me?"

The little white elephant seemed a little surprised, and its pea-sized eyes were lost in deep thought.

But Li Ming added, "There's no guarantee it will be completed."

"Ha..." The little white elephant swung its trunk, making an elephant cry, and couldn't help but laugh, "To be honest, you and your master really look alike."

"Since you asked me one more question, I'll tell you one more thing. The path of genetic evolution can be temporarily stopped at level X life form. Becoming an ultimate life form is not that easy."

"The path to ultimate evolution is monopolized, forming the basis for the domination of several major civilizations."

Li Ming frowned upon hearing this. Ultimate life form? A level above level X life forms?

He had never heard of this level in the interstellar space, and even X-level life forms rarely appeared in the news.

Moreover, he is only an A-level life form, let alone an ultimate life form, and is still far from an X-level life form.

But he still asked, "What do you mean?"

The white elephant shook his head and added, "I don't know the specifics. This is what the master once said. He underwent mechanical transformation and sighed more than once. He always wanted to walk on the path of mechanical evolution, but unfortunately..."

Li Ming nodded and just kept this sentence in mind.

The two chatted for a while and finalized some details.

After leaving here, he followed the little elephant back to the laboratory, where his shadow was still pretending to be a worker.

"Holy Elephant, can you please not remove this mimicry for now? I'm planning to develop gene seeds." Li Ming whispered.

"You're quite good at saving time." The little white elephant looked at him in surprise, but didn't care. "Then you can develop gene seeds here."

The Holy Elephant of Domination was unexpectedly easy to talk to. Li Ming found a corner, took out the [Magnetic Crystal Heavy Domain], and prepared to develop the gene seed.

The white elephant looked at his movements and was very surprised at what kind of storage method this was. There was no spatial fluctuation at all, which was completely different from when Li Ming just put the infinite hammer into the folded space.

Suddenly, he asked again, "Your level of mechanics should be more than advanced..."

Li Ming paused for a moment, thinking, then nodded, "If I take the test, I should be able to pass the master mechanic test."

The little white elephant flicked his trunk and sighed in his heart. Although his main purpose in choosing an heir was revenge, he also didn't want his master's knowledge of mechanics to be tarnished.

"The universe is truly amazing. To think that such a genius could emerge naturally is a one in a million chance."

As the Holy Elephant of Domination sighed, Li Ming was already sitting cross-legged on the ground. This posture of development was quite rare. He glanced at it and saw various elements fluctuating and flowing.

"Knowing oneself and working hard, the one called Qinglong, is... huh?" The white little elephant suddenly froze slightly, and came silently in front of Li Ming, his mung bean-sized eyes were filled with astonishment, and his trunk kept twitching.

"How could this happen? Talos's aura is gone again?"

Li Ming closed his eyes tightly and could not feel the movement of the Holy Elephant.

"Besides, this is 350 times the normal interstellar gravity. How could his cells be so active so quickly?"

This is inside the body of the Holy Elephant of Domination. His quantum window can easily penetrate Li Ming's skin and sense the activity level of his cells.

After Li Ming sat down, the activity level of his cells soared at an incredible rate. Even under more than 300 times gravity, they were still extremely active.

"This development potential... doesn't seem right..." the little white elephant thought.

Suddenly, the elephant's trunk swung and began to extend, but the end shrank infinitely, like a thin needle.

"Hmm?" Li Ming opened his eyes suspiciously, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put it into words.

At the same time, the white elephant outside the laboratory stared at the blood drop in front of it, flicked its trunk, and swallowed it.

"Uh-huh!?"

The bean-sized eyes suddenly widened, the white elephant's body began to twitch uncontrollably, and electric sparks came out of its fist-sized head.

"Seven...seven hundred levels?" The Commanding Holy Elephant's tone was difficult, with an unimaginable horror in his eyes. The processor was overloaded, and the intelligent core was trembling. He suspected that there was something wrong with his detection equipment.

This development potential was so terrifying that his processor was really overloaded. He even had a strong urge to rush back and take another drop of blood.

If it is level 70 or 80, he can accept it.

But level 700 was truly incredible, even beyond his comprehension.

"No..." Tongyu Shengxiang finally held back. There must be a secret about Li Ming, but it was not appropriate for him to find out now.

"No matter what, if you don't die, there's hope that the master's revenge will be avenged." The white elephant murmured in a low voice, and then seemed to have entered a shutdown state.

After a moment, he started moving again. He looked around with his pea-sized eyes and said doubtfully, "Memory degaussing protocol? I erased my own memory. Is there anything worth doing now?"

"Don't use the quantum window to observe Li Ming? How could there be such a code? Did I leave it here myself?"

He was puzzled, but since it was his own decision, there must be a reason for it, so he simply decided not to think about it.

In the room where Abel was, he was concentrating on looking at the virtual book in front of him, trying his best to understand every sentence, every character, and every formula on it.

His eyes couldn't help but sweep across Li Ming's screen again, and he felt a sense of urgency in his heart. With the development potential of level 60 and the status of a senior mechanic, the other party was already far ahead of him.

If he was the ruler of the Holy Elephant, it would be hard to imagine why he would not choose Li Ming.

The only good news is that the competition now is about the level of understanding, which still gives him some hope and strives for even the slightest possibility of a turnaround.

"I hope you can face reality..." Abel's eyes flashed coldly as he looked at Li Ming, who had a calm expression. "If you get it, you really won't be able to leave here."

………

At the same time, as time passed, what had just happened expanded among the stars at an extremely fast speed through the interstellar network.

The announcement of the final candidate, Diaz's strong attack and defeat, and Li Ming's amazing development potential were all huge news points that caused heated discussions in a short period of time.

On the Black Hole Network's special gambling page for the successor of the Hammersmith, Li Ming's name was quickly updated, but the odds were extremely low.

Only a pitiful 1:1.1.

Who can blame him for having such amazing development potential, even surpassing Abel and others? In addition, his own level of mechanics and his background are very similar to that of the Hammer Forger, and he is also a member of the Mechanics Association.

All of these made him a dark horse to seize the position of heir to the Master Hammersmith just two or three hours after his appearance.

"The person with the highest development potential in interstellar history!"

This explosive news, like a dazzling new star, broke into the vision of interstellar citizens.

Because of its strong tone, the teacher's speech was dubbed the "Qinglong Declaration" and sparked heated discussion.

In a corner of the scene, Blackbeard looked at Li Ming on the screen with satisfaction.

Although he was indeed dissatisfied with Qinglong's impulsive behavior before, at least the other party did not go back on his word, so Li Ming did not let him go.

He was almost 80% sure that Li Ming would be recognized by the Holy Elephant.

"I just don't know if he has a way to escape." Blackbeard sighed. He has great potential for development at level 60. He is a good seedling. He is even a little jealous of Qinglong.

The identity of the heir of the Hammersmith will definitely cause huge waves, and the various civilization communities will not necessarily let him leave safely.

This is an inevitable risk and has nothing to do with whether Qinglong attacked the Imperial Base before.

His previous communication with Qinglong did not mention the aftermath issue, and was tacitly ignored by the two.

Because the pioneers could not help Qinglong to clean up the mess, if this matter was brought up, other matters would not be discussed.

"I hope he does." Blackbeard could only think so. "Anyway, given Li Ming's situation, even if he is captured by the Empire, he won't be in any danger."

Then, he looked at the Empire's aircraft. After Li Ming and others went in, Prince Costat invited others to go to the Empire's aircraft together.

He knew what the other party was discussing and what actions they would ultimately take.

Blackbeard's heart couldn't help but be filled with ripples. From the moment the Dominating Holy Elephant appeared, the entire plan began to slide in an unpredictable direction. Fortunately, they were pulled back a little through the Azure Dragon.

"This time, I will definitely give you a big surprise."

Blackbeard watched quietly, stroking his chin.

The next step is to wait. According to Tongyu Shengxiang, this assessment will take at least one or two months to complete.

However, just two or three hours later, he received a completely unexpected piece of news -

"Prince Ryan has disobeyed the orders of the Royal Council and has left the Starry Sea, preparing to head to the Central World."

"Why is that madman Ryan here?" Blackbeard's eyelids twitched. He knew without thinking who the other party came for. There was indeed news that Ryan was coming before, but it was rejected by the parliament.

"He disobeyed the council's orders. I'm afraid Qinglong's declaration provoked him."

Unexpected news always makes people unhappy. Blackbeard pursed his lips, but this was not bad news. On the smart terminal, messages kept popping up:

"…Inform Cutthroat that since Ryan has left, the Empire's Starry Sea, which has been operating for so long, should be set on fire."

"Qinglong, by some strange coincidence, has accomplished something for us. I hope Li Ming is safe."

Blackbeard put away his smart terminal, and his originally calm heart was once again in suspense because of this incident.

"Butler...you..."

Robin on the other side looked like he had suffered a major blow, his face blank and painful. "Isn't this just raising a Gu? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

He has figured out what "hunting" is. It turns out that he is not the only one with the unknown identity of the heir. In this galaxy, there are many people with similar identities.

After reaching the A-level life form, the hunting function will be unlocked. Within a certain range, when the heirs sense each other, the hunting program will be activated.

Of course, the development progress of the two hunting parties will fluctuate by no more than 5%, and the winner will get everything from the loser.

“I can only tell you once the hunting program is unlocked.” The butler’s voice remained calm.

"You are the only person I trust." Robin clenched his fists until they turned white. The pain he felt was not from the upcoming hunt.

The butler had been with him for many years, and he subconsciously regarded the other party as a respected elder.

But now, the other party told him bluntly that he was just a monitor who raised Gu.

The butler was silent. Robin's face was tense and he took a deep breath. But he was not a child. He finally understood that the other party was just an intelligent program.

His face turned cold and he said in a low voice: "I know, I will be ready."

The butler then said, "I suggest you don't leave here for the time being. There are many important people here, and they won't dare to act rashly. This is your first hunt, so you'd better be fully prepared."

"Thank you for your suggestion." Robin had no expression on his face. He looked up indifferently at Li Ming who was concentrating on studying, wondering what he was thinking about.

As time passed, day by day, the excitement of the onlookers gradually subsided. They watched a few people concentrating on their studies on the big screen every day and eventually felt bored.

What they want to see are the highlights, and it would be best if there could be a fight. But who can accept the same thing repeated every day like watching a video?

After only three days, some people left out of boredom. You have to pay star coins every day here, it's not free.

Ten days later, most of the people had left and the place was empty. It was nice to watch the live broadcast anyway.

The popularity of online live streaming has also declined drastically.

In just over half a month, the interstellar world returned to normal, with scandals about various celebrities and politicians flying everywhere. Most people were extremely concerned at the beginning, but in the end they just wanted to know the outcome.

Of course, almost everyone has this thing in mind, just like the election that has not yet been decided and the final waiting.

Once the results come out, there will be even more overwhelming public opinion.

In the blink of an eye, it was a month later.

At a certain moment, Li Ming's body shook slightly, and a bright blue ripple energy suddenly formed on the surface of his skin, causing his skin to tremble slightly.

Metabolism speeds up, impurities in the body are quickly discharged, muscle fibers become tighter and tougher, and the nervous system becomes more sensitive and efficient.

The body undergoes a reshaping, taking a small step towards a higher level of evolution, exuding strong vitality.

(End of this chapter)