Chapter 467: Li Ming, the last one, a familiar enemy

"Amazing level of technology." Costat couldn't help but sigh.

"Yet it was still destroyed." Cedric said, looking around. "It seems that there has been a great battle, but there are no enemy bodies to be found."

Reynolds added: "Not only the bodies of the enemies, but also the bodies of the Holy Spirit Civilization were not found. Only some debris was found."

"Even the Terrax civilization was destroyed, isn't that surprising?" Crow shook his head and urged, "Don't waste time. There shouldn't be much left in the places you haven't explored yet."

Mikhail's eyes flashed slightly, and without saying much, he led everyone in a certain direction, and the surrounding scenes passed by quickly.

This place looks like it was cut from a planet, with only the core part left?

Like the capital?

Li Ming wondered in his heart, who was fighting such a brutal battle? The Yuan Clan?

Those high-level Abyss Clan members are indeed omnipotent in the use of various elemental energies, and their energy suppression is also very reasonable.

Thinking in his mind, Li Ming suddenly turned his head and met several unexpected glances, as well as Clau who looked away as if nothing had happened.

"arrive."

In front, Mikhail suddenly spoke, and the group stopped. The soldiers and mechanical bodies following them landed first and quickly spread out to the surroundings for preliminary exploration.

Mikhail landed in front of a dilapidated vertical building, which looked like a huge crystal. The upper half seemed to be cut off, dark and broken, but it was still nearly ten thousand meters high. Not far ahead was a cylindrical container that was flickering with light.

"What is this place?" Costat looked up and asked.

"I don't know either..." Mikhail shook his head.

"Now that things have come to this, shouldn't you two provide more information?" Cedric was quite dissatisfied.

"Although we've explored it several times, we may not know as much as you do. However, this place is indeed quite unique. I'd like you to experience it for yourself." Mikhail said with a faint smile, "Of course, I won't laugh at you if you don't dare."

After saying that, he walked straight towards the cylindrical container, and as soon as he stepped on it, he disappeared without a trace.

"Boy, you go first." Reynolds reminded Li Ming and glanced at the other life forms.

Li Ming nodded, not feeling any fear, and stepped forward directly.

Reynolds followed closely behind, leaving only the others with somewhat grim expressions. They looked at each other, and Costat said in a deep voice, "Let's go."

Although they hesitated, no one retreated and they stepped in step by step.

Li Ming felt dizzy, as if he was traveling through some kind of tunnel. All around him was a strange and bizarre sight. He felt strange in his heart:

"Why does it feel so much like the feeling when communicating with the Holy Castle?"

After a moment, Li Ming's pupils suddenly shrank and he appeared in a completely new space.

His first feeling was as if he was wearing a straitjacket, with most of his strength being confined.

Li Ming adjusted his body. "It's indeed similar to the feeling of descending into the Holy Castle, but I'm using my own body, just suppressed by some force."

"How did I become a Class B life form?"

There were surprised and doubtful voices coming from all around. Li Ming looked up and saw all kinds of strange instruments placed around him, and right in front of him was a... ring?

He seemed to be standing in a queue, and there were more and more people ahead of him.

"Spiritual power is also suppressed..." Dius frowned.

"Mikhail, what the hell is this place?" Gonzalez asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know. This place is too incomplete. Many procedures are missing. I just know that it keeps repeating itself." Mikhail whispered, tilting his head slightly, as if looking for something in the team ahead.

"However, if you unleash your own strength below the ring, you will be directly expelled and won't be able to enter this time."

"What do you mean?" Claude was dissatisfied. He stood in line behind Mikhail, frowning and subconsciously wanted to walk out. Then he was met with a loud shout: "Who told you to move?"

It wasn't the universal language of the stars, but they understood it.

Immediately afterwards, a giant who was about five or six meters tall suddenly appeared. He did not look like a human being. His face was stern and he kicked Clau on the side of the shoulder.

Bang!

Claude flew backwards and fell to the ground, feeling a sharp pain in his arm and breaking out in a cold sweat.

Even after many evolutions, his physical strength seemed to be suppressed. The pain made his eyes suddenly bloodshot. He looked up and shouted, "Who!?"

"How dare you make such a noise!" The other party strode over and kicked Claude again, sending him flying several meters away. He felt excruciating pain in his internal organs.

"This is outrageous! I've emphasized discipline time and time again, yet you still dare to act rashly right under my nose." The burly giant stared at Crow. "I don't care who your father or grandfather is. If you dare disrupt discipline again, go home."

Claw's anger grew, especially when he caught sight of Reynolds standing in front of Mikhail, grinning and laughing at him.

He had never suffered such humiliation before, but he did not have enough strength in his body to resist.

But then he remembered what Mikhail said, if the power exploded, he would be forced to leave here, and he didn't know what would happen next.

"Yes, I'm sorry." Crow lowered his head and said through gritted teeth.

"Go back and line up!" the giant shouted in a deep voice.

Crow struggled to get up, and had no choice but to limp back.

Unexpectedly, just as he stood still, he was slapped again, which made Clau see stars and fall to the other side.

"Who put you in first place? Don't you know your potential?" The giant said indifferently, "You are such a waste!"

Claude was confused. Isn't this just a random place to stand?

Standing in the middle, Kostat's eyes flickered slightly. Standing according to potential? What potential?

This means that there should be many benefits for those who stand in the front.

He stepped aside cautiously. Standing in the front was Lancaster, a man of the Federation.

Not Li Ming? He was a little surprised. Where is Li Ming?

"According to potential?" Li Ming was bewildered. He stepped back cautiously, then backed back again, and backed back again...

He didn't step on anyone, but he is the last one?

"Second to last, go back to your position." The giant frowned again. Claude didn't dare to say more. He stood up hurriedly, looked at Li Ming who was standing behind him with a frown, and quickly joined the team again.

The giant glanced at their team and snorted coldly, "You are a bunch of pampered guys. I didn't want to train you, otherwise..."

At this point, the giant's expression changed slightly, and then he seemed to become even more unhappy. "Okay, if you can pass the test, you will be awarded the "Heart of the Holy Spirit". Of course, you losers will not be able to pass."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions were slightly shocked. They seemed to be involved in some kind of assessment program that was halfway through, but the giant's cognition did not refresh.

As long as they pass, they will get rewards, which they are familiar with.

Each civilization even said that they had similar assessment mechanisms to select talents.

I just don’t know what this Heart of the Holy Spirit is?

"I'll give you a few minutes to prepare." The giant left a word and suddenly disappeared.

"Mikhail, what's going on!" Klaue gritted his teeth and lowered his voice.

"Mikhail, don't hide." Others also urged him. Since they didn't understand the situation, no one dared to act rashly.

Mikhail also knew that if he continued to hide, he would incur public wrath, so he whispered:

"We don't know the specifics, but we know this is some kind of ongoing, extremely difficult assessment mechanism. Because the Holy Spirit Civilization was destroyed, it's stuck here. The giant seems to be a mimic projection of the Terraxians."

"Don't speak loudly or move around here. The giant has a very bad temper."

"Terraxians?" Costat thought thoughtfully. "They do look a lot like..."

"The Hammersmith told us that positions are determined by overall potential, which is determined by both mental and physical potential."

Mikhail said, "It should represent two evolutionary paths. Mental potential is self-explanatory, while physical potential is actually development potential."

"Physical potential is development potential?" Crow sneered. "You're kidding us, right? The Holy Spirit Civilization is clearly a civilization focused on mechanical evolution. How could it possibly be related to physical evolution?"

Mikhail said calmly, "We call it development potential because the genetic evolution system is the mainstream. Before the genetic evolution system appeared, do you think development potential didn't exist?"

"It's just a different name. The level of development potential can affect many evolutionary paths. In today's interstellar space, there are many papers proving this. The Holy Spirit Civilization's focus on mechanical evolution doesn't mean there are no other evolutionary systems."

"What is the assessment like?" Lancaster asked.

"It's simple. Fight," Mikhail explained. "You just have to defeat your opponent."

"Simple?" Lancaster was clearly unconvinced. "If it were simple, why haven't you made any progress yet?"

"The method is very simple. I didn't say the enemy is simple. The enemy is a mechanical body. You need to defeat one, two, and four enemies of the same level in sequence."

This type of assessment again?

Li Ming wondered in his heart why the Terrax people liked this kind of trial so much.

"It doesn't seem difficult..." Cedric was puzzled. Who among them hadn't had this experience?

"The enemy's level is so high, so strong that it's beyond imagination," Reynolds added quietly. "And, judging by your own evolutionary level, you'll regain your normal strength after stepping onto that stage."

The arena could actually withstand X-level destructive power, and everyone was slightly shocked.

"Didn't Li Ming come in? Only X-level life forms are qualified?" Costat spoke, paying close attention to Li Ming.

"Logically, there's no such thing..." Mikhail was also puzzled. Before he could finish his words, he heard a leisurely voice from behind, "I'm here, last one."

Mikhail's face froze. Still behind me?

Reynolds was stunned. "You're still behind Mikhail? We've both been cybernetically modified. We only measured our mental potential, so our combined potential is horribly low."

"You are actually lower than us?"

Klaue couldn't help but snort coldly. He was also behind Mikhail and was the second to last.

His development potential is indeed not high, and the reason why he can become an X-level life form is due to some special factors.

Costat suppressed the urge to look back, feeling rather puzzled.

Lancaster, who was standing at the front, had a public potential of only level 50. Li Ming was clearly over level 60, so how could he be at the back?

"Is there something wrong with the detection mechanism? Or did your teacher use some tricks to deceive you through the detection mechanism?" Reynolds was extremely puzzled.

Mikhail frowned, "This shouldn't be the case. How could this happen? Even the forging hammer can't be hidden..."

Li Ming remained silent. His control column was now full of main combat systems, not evolutionary systems. The current development potential was less than level 25, so it was normal to be ranked last.

"Or perhaps there's something wrong with his development potential itself," Gonzalez, who was in the middle position, suddenly said. "I've always wondered how someone with such high development potential could have been born without anyone noticing. Going back more than ten generations, I can't find anyone with a development potential above level ten."

"Even genetic mutations can't produce such terrifying development potential. It's most likely Qinglong's experiment, forcibly pulled into an A-level life form through some method, like water-injected meat."

"Really?" Dius frowned. She had seen it with her own eyes. It was the development potential detected by the Holy Elephant of Domination.

Mikhail subconsciously thought that if this was the case, then it would make sense for Qinglong to let Li Ming take the risk, and he himself was actually not as important as the outside world imagined.

But... is it that simple?

These guys don't have any knowledge about development potential, so it's almost like they're just speculating.

Falsifying development potential is not a matter of a single sentence.

Costat was also suspicious about his speculation about Li Ming.

There are also many conspiracy theories in the outside world. It is precisely because his development potential is so sudden and amazing that there are so many conspiracy theories.

Li Ming still didn't say anything, no matter what he guessed, his eyes fell on the ring, thinking in his heart.

"Are you ready?"

A sudden voice came, and the giant's figure appeared again without warning, his face expressionless. Although it was a question, he didn't give them a chance to answer: "First one, go up."

Just as Lancaster was about to open his mouth, he felt his body flying up uncontrollably and landing on the ring.

The invisible suppression in the body was released, and the majestic breath of life boiled, but he was still trapped near the ring.

Immediately afterwards, gray mist surged out from all directions, surrounding half of the arena.

Li Ming's eyes became more and more surprised. Could the enemy be...

The next moment, a familiar figure came into view. He was thin and slender, with grayish skin. It was the Yuan clan.

It really is them! Li Ming was a little speechless. He was so familiar with these guys that he could almost memorize their moves.

It's a bit too much to say that he knows what move the other person is going to make as soon as he raises his hand.

But the gap is not that big. If he is abused a few thousand more times, he will probably reach that level.

For the others, the feeling was completely different. Kostarte's face was tense and his expression was tense. "It's the Shadow of the Eternal Abyss..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt the giant's gaze on him. Kostarte's heart trembled and he quickly shut his mouth.

The three major civilizations were indeed familiar with the Yuan clan. After hearing half of the sentence, Li Ming had a guess in his mind confirmed.

(End of this chapter)