Chapter 578: Changing Crow Mouth

The two fragments merged into one, and the restored Star of Eternal Silence showed a damaged semi-prism crystal structure, no longer in fragments.

The surface was flowing with an increasingly deep blue glow.

Each burst of electric arc lines seems to jump between different dimensions, and the interior of the crystal presents a multi-layered nested structure, wrapped in an ice-crystal-like space-time membrane.

Vine-like energy veins grew out from the original cracks to fill them up.

[Eternal Star - Sub-Ultimate (Damaged)]

Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly, indicating that a change had occurred. It was no longer fragments, but was in a damaged state.

His heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but clench it tightly, trying to sense it.

"Hiss—" After a moment, Li Ming took a breath and looked at the thing in his hand in astonishment. "To repair it to its full state, it will take 50 billion metal energies?"

Perhaps it's because the status has changed from "fragmented" to "broken", and it can now be fully repaired.

Only now could he feel how much metal energy would be needed to completely repair it.

The figure of 50 billion really shocked him.

Originally, he estimated that the complete Star of Eternal Silence would only require 20 to 30 billion metal energies to control.

If repairs were carried out, the price might be even lower, but I didn't expect that repairs alone would cost 50 billion.

But he quickly adjusted himself and looked carefully at the crystal in his hand. The passive space-time distortion area had a greater impact.

"Its power in its complete state may be even greater than I imagined..." Li Ming couldn't help but think of more.

According to currently known information, the Covenant and the Federation each control a Titan relic.

He already had a preliminary idea of ​​what the Federation controlled, which was probably related to space.

Previously, when they were heading to the Overmind Laboratory, they moved across several years of distance in an instant, which should have been caused by the use of the Federation's Titan Relics.

According to the Overseer, among the remaining holy relics, only one is related to the space type.

Void Anchor

A powerful weapon that can adjust space.

Space is theoretically easier to influence than time, but that doesn't mean it's less powerful.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of this that it can achieve maximum lethality within its capabilities.

According to the information he found in the Holy Castle and the additional description of the Supervisor, long-distance spatial displacement is just one of the abilities of the [Void Anchor].

It is said that there is also an extremely terrifying ability, rift blocking, which can confine living beings in the highest level of space.

It is equivalent to cutting off a corner from the universe and sealing it. It is so strong that it cannot be broken by anyone other than a master, and one can only be trapped in it forever.

As for other small functional applications, there is no need to say more.

Therefore, Li Ming was very vigilant and had already made up his mind that he would never expose his true form to the eyes of the three major civilizations unless it was absolutely necessary.

As for the Titan relics controlled by the Covenant, he has no idea yet.

While thinking about it, he checked the changes in the abilities of the [Star of Eternal Silence].

I discovered that there was an additional control effect——

[Time Immunity: Extremely resistant to time anomalies caused by non-main body.]

The Star of Eternal Silence is a cutting-edge weapon in terms of time, and can naturally resist other low-level means.

Li Ming couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. After a careful inspection, he found that the other three abilities had basically remained unchanged.

[Future Precognition] still doesn't work on him.

However, the maximum magnification of [Regional Time Adjustment] has become 1:3.

This made Li Ming a little disappointed. He thought it would become 1:4, but after a little attempt, his face became surprised again.

"The physical energy consumed is actually lower than when the ratio was 1:2."

I thought the physical energy consumed would increase, as this has always been the case.

The stronger the ability, the greater the consumption.

"It's truly worthy of being a Titan relic..." Li Ming couldn't help but admire it. After carefully experiencing it, he discovered that the consumption was almost halved.

It is estimated that the consumption of [Time Distortion] should also be reduced, and it should be able to deeply affect X-level life forms.

"If it is repaired to its complete form, does it mean that there will be no more consumption?" Li Ming couldn't help but think.

It is unlikely that there will be no consumption at all, but it is likely to be extremely low.

Li Ming was quite excited. The 1:3 time rate difference was equivalent to shortening the time it took him to reach 100% progress by three times.

Currently, his development progress is at 55%, and it takes one and a half months to advance 1%.

Now, it only takes half a month to advance 1%, and the time required for delay is greatly reduced.

"However, the only problem is that we need to remove a portion of the genetic material." Li Ming could accept it. It would only take a few more days.

Compared to shortening it by three times, it is simply worth the money.

This thing can, of course, be materialized and used, but it is simply a bottomless pit of energy.

With the current energy efficiency of the Mechanical Royal Court, even if all of it were transferred here, it would still not be able to fill this hole.

He readjusted his development sequence again, and the space-time distortion area could only cover one layer of his surface, striving to reduce consumption to the minimum.

Then, he activated the recovery boost brought by the [Field Doctor] at the same time, and consumption and recovery were carried out simultaneously. He also drank a few sips of ultra-high-compression nutritional potions.

Produced by Yeyue Biological Company, even at a discounted price, one tube costs 70 million star coins. It was originally provided for X-level life forms to replenish consumption during combat.

Once it reaches the stomach, the super-dense nutrients in the medicine are broken down into pure energy. The cells become more active than ever before, competing for energy flow in the capillaries.

By using a variety of methods, he could probably achieve a balance between physical loss and recovery.

It is estimated that he can last about seven days, and then his physical strength will be almost exhausted, and he will need to rest for most of the day, which can barely be considered fully automatic.

Li Ming was very satisfied with what he had achieved so far and immediately entered the development state.

…………

In the Dominant Laboratory, a black streamlined spaceship arrived silently, and after passing layers of verification, it docked at the spaceship dock.

The hatch opened, and an expressionless Tandin walked down. Raphael was already waiting there and immediately came forward to greet him: "Sir Tandin, you have worked hard."

Tandin nodded indifferently, still expressionless.

Raphael also knew some of the outside world's affairs regarding Azure Dragon, and immediately said:

"We have already placed restrictions on the carriers of the three great master craftsmen. Their every move is under our surveillance."

"Yeah." Tandin responded calmly and asked, "What experimental progress have you made recently?"

Raphael quickly responded, "We did find something. We found something in the corpse that can significantly stimulate development progress and increase development potential. We've temporarily named it Essence~"

Listening to Raphael's report, Tandin went all the way to the deepest room in the Dominant Laboratory and rejected Raphael's intention to follow in and continue reporting.

After the door closed, the lights in the room gradually came on.

Tandin walked to the window, the starry sky reflected in his pupils. After a long moment, he spoke calmly, "How long do you want to hide?"

"Haha..." A soft laugh came from the void, brilliant milky white light intertwined, and Alves' figure gradually emerged.

"I didn't expect you to notice me." Alves smiled. "I thought I'd see you sighing and frowning."

"Boring." Tandin frowned slightly.

"To be honest, if you hadn't noticed me, would you have been sad for a while?" Alves asked curiously.

"What's there to worry about?" Tandin said indifferently.

Alves sighed, "If you were beaten to death in front of me, I would definitely be sad for a while. Of course, I'm not sad for you, but the person who did it was just too strong."

Mentioning this, Tandin was silent for a moment, then said coldly: "There is no limit to evolution. If the enemy appears, we just need to find a way to defeat it."

"As expected of the Sword of the Empire," Alvis exclaimed in admiration. "However, this enemy is quite a formidable one."

"How's things going at the Holy Castle?" he asked.

"Your people and those from the Star Alliance are arriving one after another." Tandin said casually.

It is still in the preparation stage, and there will be no disputes in the Holy Castle, so the Empire urgently transferred him back.

The Empire was worried about Alves being here alone, and of course they were also preventing Qinglong from finding this place.

"Qinglong..." Alves mentioned the name again, sighing, "The universe is truly magical. To think that such an evolved being would suddenly emerge from a corner."

"The same goes for the Titan branch," Tandin said calmly. "It's also been hidden for a long time."

"But he was seriously injured by Qinglong's hammer. The two concepts are completely different." Alves emphasized.

"It could be some special method, or maybe the Holy Castle is helping him." Tandin shook his head. "I only know that he doesn't have the ability to fight alone in the galaxy, otherwise he wouldn't have been hiding all this time."

"That makes sense." Alves nodded, but then added, "But what if he really does?"

"There's no chance of that happening." Tandin said firmly, "We still have... two Titan relics."

"Haha..." Alvis smiled inexplicably, then met Tandin's murderous gaze and hurriedly explained, "I'm not laughing at you for losing the Star of Eternal Silence."

"However, Qinglong is not a reckless person. It is said that because of the Chronoa incident, the higher life forms within the United Organization are ready to make a move..."

"A bunch of rabble, they can't amount to anything." Tandin still didn't care. "I care about this place. Qinglong knows about the existence of the corpse. He may not tell others, but if he finds it here..."

Alves' expression softened slightly, and he shook his head, saying, "That's unlikely. We'll use the Void Anchor to relocate and completely block external communications. Even if he wants to descend, he'll have to inform us in advance. The possibility of his location being exposed is unlikely."

Compared with other means, this corpse is more like their last trump card, containing the ladder to the ultimate evolutionary body, which is enough to determine everything.

"By the way, what did you get from that Titan branch..." Alvis asked suddenly, but before he could finish his words, the alarm in the room sounded, flashing red.

No way!

Tandin's face changed drastically, and Alves' heart twitched.

Both of them subconsciously thought of Qinglong, since they had just been talking about him.

Tandin quickly picked up the communicator and asked what exactly happened.

“…An unknown spaceship has been discovered and we are attempting to capture it…” A report came from his subordinates, and his tone was quite calm.

This is not the first time something like this has happened. Even if this place is remote, the universe is so vast that it is inevitable that some spaceships will pass by.

Some spacecraft have advanced detection instruments that can detect slight anomalies in the space. Curious ones will stop to take a look, triggering the alarm.

In the past, when they discovered something like this, they only needed to listen to a report.

But the two of them looked at each other and disappeared into the room tacitly, because they had just mentioned someone.

This made them feel really uneasy, and they had to confirm it at all costs.

In the desolate starry universe, a platinum-colored spaceship hovered in the void. On its surface was a flowing star map, and its portholes were inlaid with black crystals, which were very expensive.

However, there is a hole at the tail, and the violent energy fluctuations around it have not completely subsided. The energy level is not low, and there is sporadic coagulated blood.

The security personnel who dominate the laboratory have taken over the place. They are all A-level life forms, with a few S-level life forms scattered around.

The most stringent defense measures are in place to ensure that no information can be leaked.

The two men stepped into the cabin, and the life forms on both sides greeted them respectfully.

"Mr. Tandin, Mr. Alvis..."

All the people on the cabin have been detained and put on black hoods. They are currently in a coma and were taken straight to the deepest room.

As soon as they came in, the two frowned. Alves said in a cold voice, "Why is there blood?"

There was a corpse in the middle of the room, its face completely disfigured, blood all over the floor.

In the past, when we discovered abnormal spacecraft, we would kill them, but never here.

Basically, they use mental control to manipulate them to go to another area, and then secretly attract a group of space pirates to come and kill them silently.

"Mr. Tandin, Mr. Alvis..." When the people in the room saw the two big men coming, they were shocked and stood up straight.

One of them, who seemed to be the leader, responded bravely, "There was an accident. I didn't expect that there would be an A-level life form on this ship for personal protection. It has been developed to the limit and has some skills."

"Close protection for a Class A lifeform?" Tandin frowned. "What exactly is going on?"

Alves had no expression on his face. He just snapped his fingers, and the scene around him seemed to go back in time.

Until it stopped at a creature with a naked upper body, a hideous face, and glaring eyes. It had pink skin and a single horn, which was polished to a shiny finish.

Then the scene began to slip away.

“…%#@…” He pointed his fingers around, the blood vessels on his skin bulging, as if he was cursing and threatening…

Alves' eyes moved slightly, and the words spoken by the person in the picture suddenly changed into the interstellar common language -

"...Do you know who my father is? If you dare to touch me, my father will kill you all, not just you, but also your family members, parents, and children..."

"Father?" Alves pondered. Someone had already reported, "Sir, we've found out. His name is Bertrand. His father is Clarkson, a newly born X-class life form in the Osinwell civilization of the Star Alliance. He's a member of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms..."

"The X-class life forms of the Star Alliance have also joined the United Organization of Higher Life Forms?"

This combination irritated Tandin's nerves. He immediately asked in a deep voice, "Why did he come here?"

(End of this chapter)