This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 496 - 262: Development Progress 30% Theo’s Purpose

Chapter 496: Chapter 262: Development Progress 30% Theo’s Purpose

"The Dimension Crystal here is not much of an issue, all the preparations have been made, just waiting for an opportunity," Li Ming pondered, for this he had collected a lot of information and made many related preparations.

After a moment of contemplation, he then recalled the main cannon attack and Theo, who almost vanished suddenly.

That speed truly alarmed him.

He estimated in secret that the old fellow could even approach his body before he could react.

This was the first time he had witnessed Theo’s extreme speed; he had indeed always hidden his true strength, never showing his full power.

Even during the last Sudden Attack on Bryrim.

"Thankfully, the persona I previously crafted was mysterious enough, plus Theo wasn’t targeting me," Li Ming mused, "Still, I must be cautious."

"Either improve my speed, or suppress his speed..."

...

Brother’s death brought a huge shock, everyone was digesting the news, sighing for a long time.

And half a day later, Torch Organization had already started cleaning up the ruins; the battle had too great an impact on the terrain, making cleaning the Circular Mountain quite troublesome.

Torch Organization even deployed Firework Apostles, wearing heavy armor, to manually slice the mountain from the edge.

They also deployed several warships, assisting from the sides, quite an impressive arrangement.

Even so, it took five to six days of effort to nearly finish slicing off the protruding parts of the Circular Mountain.

Next was the reconstruction of the foundations and rest areas, workers in power armor scattered everywhere, and some of the Ecological Shields had already been fully rebuilt.

Floating heat waves tumbled, armored transport vehicles rolled across the wide temporary roads, metal plates clashing amidst the bumps.

The air was filled with the scent of metal and machine oil, with the experience from last time, the progress was noticeably faster.

On this day, inside a temporary rest capsule, the outside world’s machine roars penetrated through the walls and entered Li Ming’s ears.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, under the influence of Evolution Theory, his body surface surged with crimson light, and his skin rose like the tide.

Outside his body, a vague and ethereal creature formed, with a slender neck, stout lower limbs, and a spine with crimson wings, his whole body covered in scales, bellowing skyward.

Red Lotus Thunder Dragon.

Red Arcs surged and crackled as if reaching some limit, the cross-legged Li Ming suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils a crimson red.

Then, his whole body suddenly exploded into red arcs, and in the blink of an eye, regathered one meter away.

"Marvelous..." Li Ming looked at his bare hands, amazed.

Even without testing, he could confirm that his Genetic Ability development progress reached 30%, the Genetic Seed of the Red Lotus Thunder Dragon had merged with his body, granting him a certain talent.

This was an additional change brought by a High-Level Life Form’s Genetic Seed, not part of Genetic Martial Arts.

"Just this move, at the B-Level Life Form stage, would give me a considerable advantage," Li Ming exhaled, "It’s just not that easy to use."

He walked to the wardrobe, picked out a set of clothes to wear.

"It seems that an A-Level Life Form, or even S-Level Life Form, is much stronger than I imagined," Li Ming pondered, with the combined boost of various genetic abilities, an individual’s life would reach unimaginable heights.

The development of the Genetic Seed was steadily progressing, reaching 30% within a few days of his estimate.

His current Energy Level had already surpassed 50B, which also meant, even without using Thunderstorm Fervor or Possession Tank Guard, he had already touched the A-Level standard just by relying on the Control Main Battle System.

If he used Thunderstorm Fervor or Possession Tank Guard, he believed he could suppress Sandro.

"Counting the time, I’ve been in this world for almost a year now," Li Ming sighed,

"Now I have some means to establish a footing, but there’s still a long way to go to be formidable in the Interstellar, a heavy responsibility and a long road."

Perhaps it was the body evolving to a certain stage, physiological changes also impacted his psychological emotions.

Today, Li Ming felt an unusual sense of melancholy, with many familiar faces appearing in his mind, friends, foes, and even enemies.

...

In another temporary rest capsule, Sandro had been in a very good mood these past few days.

Whenever he recalled Brother’s body, which was almost charred to cinders, a sense of relief surged in his heart.

"Good thing I held on tight..." he muttered to himself, despite some minor unpleasantness with Azure Dragon previously, all that was in the past.

As long as he stays obedient, he believes Azure Dragon will change his opinion of him.

Just as he was indulging in his thoughts, he was interrupted by the machine roars outside the temporary rest capsule.

He couldn’t help but curse; the noise from the machinery during this period was really too loud and irritating.

A few days ago, he even went out to complain, only to be scolded by Azure Dragon, who told him not to disturb the workers.

He had to sulkily back down.

Suddenly, his ears twitched and he hesitantly looked towards the door, waiting until the dripping sound mixed with the machinery’s roar sounded again before he confirmed he wasn’t hearing things.

"Who’s there?" He frowned, looked through the door’s peephole, his expression darkened, and he couldn’t help but snort coldly.

It was Ullrich.

He was about to open the door, then stopped, waiting for the "drip" to sound again, eyeing Ullrich’s somewhat impatient expression through the peephole, amused, then he finally opened the door.

The towering figure blocked the door, arms folded, looking down at Ullrich at the stair’s foot.