Chapter 480: Decided?
In another palace, Li Ming was still in dire straits, with tremendous pressure coming from all directions.
Like a high-speed forging hammer of fine steel, it kept hitting this piece of scrap iron of his, as if it wanted to crush him into pieces.
The invisible pressure acts on the outside, and the special energy acts on the inside, and the whole process is extremely painful.
During the rapid evolution, his body was undergoing transformation from deep within its cells every moment.
If it only promotes metamorphosis, it will inevitably be an extremely painful process. Without sufficient nutritional support, this evolution will only drain itself.
Even though the [Field Doctor] can speed up recovery, the body's own nutrients will not appear out of thin air.
But the special energy that permeated into his body continuously replenished the energy needed for his evolution and filled this gap.
"What kind of power is this? It's too abnormal." Amidst the pain surging like a wave, Li Ming was barely able to keep thinking, thanks to his experience in the Holy Castle.
He could hardly feel the passage of time, but he could clearly perceive that his development progress had increased by about 10% during this period, reaching 16%.
If he continues with the normal development speed, it will take him at least two or three years to develop 10%.
Although it is extremely painful, it is a great benefit that genetically evolved beings desire.
Li Ming clenched his teeth, and the surface of his skin was wriggling like waves, with bulges appearing from time to time, as if something was about to grow out.
Without the support of defense, his body has shown signs of deformation under this terrifying speed of evolution.
But Li Ming didn't care and didn't suppress it. The low-level gene seeds had been developed long ago and were in a stable state. The only unstable one was the Star-Swallowing Prison Dragon gene seed.
As time passed, Li Ming felt more and more that his body's evolution level had reached a limit.
There was a faint feeling of swelling in his body, but at the same time, the energy particles gushing out of his body became more and more violent, and were firmly trapped on the surface of his skin by the pressure from the surroundings.
"Just a little bit more..." Li Ming gritted his teeth. The only sound in his ears was the thunderous beating of his heart. The speed of blood flow had reached an incredible level. The temperature of his skin even made the surrounding space appear distorted.
At a certain moment, with a "swish" sound, his skin suddenly tore apart, blood spurted out, and black scales grew out of his muscles at an astonishing speed visible to the naked eye.
It gleamed with a cold luster, its edge was as sharp as a blade, and it covered his entire body like a layer of solid armor.
Each piece is tightly connected and fits seamlessly. At the same time, a surge of life force gushes out from his body, powerful and hot.
“30%…”
Li Ming couldn't help but let out a long sigh, as if he had crossed a boundary. He felt the pressure around him suddenly decrease, and the terrifying development rate in his body also slowed down by more than a bit.
But even so, it is still advancing at a high speed.
This energy should not last long. For some reason, this thought suddenly appeared in Li Ming's mind.
As he expected, after a few more breaths, the energy in his body that drove his rapid evolution left like the tide and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The external pressure also disappeared at the same time. Li Ming took a deep breath, and the energy particles scattered around rolled in. As he exhaled, they spurted out from his mouth and nose, interweaving black and red.
When he stood up, the black scales on his body had disappeared without a trace. This was the ability awakened when the Star-Swallowing Prison Dragon's gene seed reached 30%.
His gene seed is not standard, and there is no record of what abilities it will awaken.
Raising my hand, I saw a black diamond-shaped scale on the back of my hand, which felt metallic to the touch.
Li Ming made a brief attempt and found that it had excellent defensive properties. The seemingly inconspicuous scales had a very special internal structure.
The tiny energy channels crisscross like capillaries, and after the energy is called upon, they will turn scarlet.
It can effectively weaken external physical and energy attacks.
Of course, it doesn't mean much to him, it just serves as a symbol.
Because the development progress has been accelerated, the awakened abilities are of little use, but the improvement in strength they bring is quite useful.
Li Ming stretched his limbs and experienced a surge of strength that could only be felt when making a leap in life level.
The development progress has reached 30%, and he estimates that the conventional combat level can reach 70S.
This means that under the main combat system, the conventional energy level has exceeded 200X, and with a hammer it is 400X, and the peak attack with all means used has exceeded 800X!
The overall strength has increased dramatically. At the current state, with the addition of [Guards Armament], the conventional energy level is close to 800X. In terms of power burst, it has surpassed Lancaster.
Because of the marginal effect, the higher the level, the smaller the benefit provided by the guards' armed forces will be.
"Unfortunately, the power of the Infinite Hammer cannot work on the Mechanical King, and can only be used as a weapon..." Li Ming still shook his head with some regret.
The Guards' Armament blesses him, and the Infinite Hammer also blesses him, but the two cannot be superimposed.
However, Li Ming was in a good mood as he had obtained this benefit so easily. At least it saved him five years of sleepless time.
After a slight adjustment, he couldn't help but speculate: "From what the Star Spirit said, every life form that comes here will receive a similar reward."
The situation for others should be similar, but I don’t know how it will manifest.
"Your Excellency Xingling?" He tried to shout, but in the empty palace, only his own echo could be heard.
Then, what should I do next? Li Ming frowned slightly and walked forward step by step.
It was basically certain that the guy called Star Spirit had no intention of killing them, so he felt much more at ease and bolder.
"Your Excellency Xing Ling..." He called out again. Before he finished speaking, his eyes moved slightly, and the scene around him suddenly began to change.
"Are we going to change places?" Li Ming pondered in his heart, waiting attentively.
…
What are you waiting for?
As soon as Xing Ling finished speaking, everyone's heart was in their throat. Looking at Xing Ling who seemed to have crashed, they were most afraid of such an unexpected situation.
"Your Excellency Star Spirit?" Kostart tried to call out, but the other party did not respond, and looked in a certain direction with a slightly fiery look in his eyes.
A bad premonition was brewing in everyone's hearts. Looking in the direction they went, they saw that a piece of space not far from their side began to distort.
Then, a figure walked out.
"Li Ming?" Dius' voice suddenly became high-pitched.
"Everyone..." Li Ming's heart skipped a beat. He looked around and saw that all the people he had met before were here, staring at him with different expressions.
"How could your potential be like this? Why hasn't it been detected?" Xing Ling seemed to have discovered something puzzling, and floated in front of Li Ming with a puzzled look.
"Uh..." Li Ming did not respond at first. He glanced around and saw the reactions of the crowd. It seemed that they did not care that he showed up so late.
But their expressions were strange, as if they were a little nervous and uneasy.
He didn't know what was going on, so he just remained silent.
It's him again... Costat couldn't help but feel a little impatient. "Sir, the duel may begin. We are all ready."
"Duel? What duel?" Li Ming keenly realized that he seemed to have missed something.
He couldn't help but look at the star spirit in front of him, but the other party just stared at him with fiery eyes, as if thinking about something.
"It's a duel to decide the ownership of the secret..." Reynolds roughly explained what happened before to him.
Li Ming's eyes flickered. It turned out that everyone had that benefit, but Gonzalez didn't. Was it because he had no potential?
"...Holy Spirit Civilization's hope for revival. Everyone is relegated to X-level, and the use of any external objects is prohibited."
Li Ming thought about it and felt a little tricky.
With his current strength and the objects he controls, even in a head-on fight, almost no one except Lancaster can beat him.
Not to mention being suppressed to the lowest level of X-level standards, but it would be difficult to explain after winning.
No, it can’t even be said to be difficult to explain, it’s simply impossible to explain.
"Um, Your Excellency Xing Ling, can't it be suppressed to S-level?" He asked tentatively.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and Cedric immediately scolded, "This Star Spirit has already said that there is no extra power to suppress. The rules have been set, how can they be changed?"
"Your Excellency Star Spirit..." Deus also urged: "We are ready."
"Why don't you all suppress yourselves? As long as you don't exert power beyond S-level, it will be fine." Li Ming took the initiative to make a suggestion.
"Shut up!"
“Nonsense!”
“How can you ensure fairness by suppressing yourself?”
Everyone spoke and glared at Li Ming. They were at the same life level as Li Ming and had no confidence in defeating him.
The Star Spirit finally came back to his senses, "Suppress each other?"
Hearing this, the surroundings fell silent, and various eyes converged, but Xing Ling shook his head and said, "Forget it, there is no need for this."
Is it not possible?
Li Ming frowned slightly, still hesitant about whether to join the duel among this group of people.
However, just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Xing Ling say, "However, the rules do need to be changed."
Everyone's hearts were hanging in the air, but they felt as if someone was squeezing them tightly, and they all sank at the same time. They glanced at Li Ming, feeling uncomfortable. An unexpected event had occurred.
Oh? There's a chance of a turnaround? Li Ming looked slightly hopeful.
"His potential is astonishing..." Xing Ling looked at Li Ming. "In fact, even before the collapse of the Holy Spirit Civilization, I have never seen a life form with such a high level of potential."
Everyone has become immune to this kind of exclamation. At this age, Li Ming is already an S-level life form. Is there anything else to say?
I couldn't help but curse inwardly, this star spirit, even the agreed rules can be changed.
Several people exchanged glances implicitly. Costat felt that the situation was tricky. If they really fought with Li Ming, no one could be sure of winning.
But now it seems to be a foregone conclusion, so I have to give it a try.
The resources they used on their respective evolutionary paths were all top-notch. Even if they were suppressed to the same life level, their experience was still there, which was already a considerable advantage.
"In that case, do we need to suppress ourselves to S-level?" Deus asked.
"No..." The Star Spirit shook his head, his body suddenly disintegrated and gathered not far away. His voice drifted, "There's no need for a duel."
"No need for a duel, what do you mean?"
Everyone was stunned.
"The duel is cancelled. I will hand over the secrets I have kept directly to him."
The voice of the Star Spirit came, although it was as calm as water, but when it fell into the ears of everyone, it was no less than a dark matter annihilation bomb, which directly blew them over!
"Ah?" Li Ming was stunned.
"Just give it to him!?" Dius lost his composure, looking stunned. "No...no duel?"
"The reason I asked you to duel was because I hadn't decided who to give the thing to, but now that I have made up my mind, there is naturally no need for you to duel." Star Spirit was very calm.
"But...why him?" Costat said with difficulty, "Just because he has great potential?"
"His potential is not very high, it is extremely high..." Star Spirit emphasized.
But everyone still couldn't accept it, Lancaster and Cedric frowned.
The worst outcome they could accept was to compete with Li Ming on the same stage. Although they had no guarantee of winning, they could still give it a try.
As a result, it has now been directly decided?
Mikhail remained silent, his eyes frequently sweeping over Li Ming. Reynolds clicked his tongue twice, not knowing what he was thinking.
"We are willing to suppress ourselves to S-level." Lancaster took the initiative to speak, and the others gave orders to echo him.
"No need anymore." The Star Spirit still refused.
"We don't accept it!" Gonzalez suddenly shouted with a cold expression.
After finally squeezing in here with great difficulty, he didn't get the initial benefits. It was thought that Li Ming had no chance to get the so-called secret.
In the end, there was no need for any comparison and it was directly assigned to Li Ming. How could he accept this?
The series of defeats nearly made him lose control of his emotions. He said in a deep voice, "This is unfair to us. You clearly agreed on this."
"I've said before, there's no such thing as fairness." The Star Spirit's reaction remained calm. "Whether you accept it or not, the result is the same."
"Li Ming, aren't you going to say something? It will be very hot if you hold it in your hand like this." Costat said in a deep voice. Everyone looked at him, and invisible pressure fell.
"Uh, thank you everyone?" Li Ming narrowed his eyes and nodded.
Everyone's eyes fell on him, but Li Ming was not afraid and remained expressionless.
"Good boy." Reynolds couldn't help but say.
"Come with me." Xing Ling ignored them and just waved his hand. The palaces around him suddenly collapsed. Kostart and others disappeared, leaving only Li Ming.
Li Ming glanced around and couldn't help but say, "Your Excellency Xing Ling, I have a question."
"Ask." A soft voice came, and Xing Ling didn't know what she was doing, with her back to him.
"What is the Guixu Stage?" he asked. He had been curious about this question for a long time. The star spirit in front of him should not be like that giant.
"The Return Ruins Stage..." Xing Ling paused, then continued slowly, "This is the period when the Eternal Abyss is highly active. During this period, the universe's suppression of the Eternal Abyss reaches its lowest point."
"The Yuan Clan can freely operate in the main universe without any restrictions."
Li Ming nodded, which was similar to his guess. "How often does this Guixu period occur?"
"There's no specific timeline." Xing Ling shook his head. "It could be hundreds of thousands of years, or maybe a million years or even longer."
"So, in this process, all civilizations in the entire universe will be unable to escape the abyss?"
(End of this chapter)
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