This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 673 - 351 Power of Eternal Abyss [Super Divine Energy]_2

Chapter 673: Chapter 351 Power of Eternal Abyss [Super Divine Energy]_2

He was cursing the butler, and this was the only way he could do it.

The box fell not far away, forming a swirl of black fog, turbulent and unstable, as though hiding some terrifying devil within.

"It really is that thing. He didn’t turn it in and instead kept it as a souvenir." The fluctuations from the butler’s spiritual power rippled violently.

"What thing?" Robbin said through gritted teeth, the pain stabbing mercilessly as he retrieved a life-repair device from his folded space, wrapping his broken right arm. With his life level, it would regenerate in five or six days.

Because of this, he instinctively spoke without thinking. Realizing what he’d done, his face instantly stiffened, cautiously glancing at Li Ming. Thankfully, Li Ming’s attention remained squarely fixed on the black fog.

"Your authorization is insufficient. Regarding specifics, I don’t know either, so I can’t tell you."

Robbin seethed with anger, almost bursting out in curses.

"Do you recognize it?" Li Ming finally asked.

"No, I don’t." Robbin replied in frustration.

Li Ming nodded without elaborating further. Thunder had already stepped forward, layering all defensive buffs. Thunder’s mechanical arm slowly extended into the black fog, waited for a moment, then withdrew.

Its surface was already enshrouded by black crystalline ice but, with a slight shake, it shattered into dust. The metal arm was unscathed—clearly the black fog could not inflict harm on anything S-level.

Confirming this, Thunder fully submerged itself into the black fog.

A moment later, the swirling black fog suddenly contracted violently, as if time were reversing. In the blink of an eye, Thunder re-emerged, standing at the center.

It held a jagged fragment resembling black crystalline ice in its hand.

"This is..." Li Ming’s heart stirred, glancing at Robbin. "Do you want it?"

Robbin froze briefly, flexing his injured arm, "No, no, if you want it, you take it."

What is this thing? He couldn’t even touch it.

But after some hesitation, he added, "You’d better find a way to destroy it. I have a feeling this thing isn’t good."

Destroy it? Was that what the Skull instructed him to convey?

What on earth is this? Curiosity bubbled up inside Li Ming. Without a sound, the Tank Guard emerged, enveloping his entire figure.

Clang!

With the crisp sound of collision, the black crystalline ice had already dropped into his palm. Testing it slightly—

It could really absorb?

Li Ming was momentarily stunned, his intrigue surging as he distinctly sensed the black crystalline ice transmitting a special energy that the Control System rapidly absorbed.

Originally, he had merely guessed—he didn’t expect it to actually happen, deepening his interest significantly.

Instantly, a flame flared up in his palm, seemingly destroying the object.

"Ordinary flames can’t destroy it; you must use ion scattering or methods of the same level to completely wipe it out." The butler’s voice rang beside his ears.

Claiming ignorance while openly explaining how to destroy it—any fool could tell something was suspicious. Robbin grumbled internally.

He repeated the butler’s words aloud, but Li Ming remained noncommittal, pausing briefly.

When the flame vanished from his hand, the black crystalline ice had already disappeared without a trace.

Damn it! Robbin laughed nervously, "Maybe I remembered wrong."

"In the future, if you don’t understand the situation, then just f***ing keep your mouth shut." Robbin snarled, gnashing his teeth, pointing furiously at his own nose as he scolded himself.

He then turned to Li Ming, explaining, "I was admonishing myself to avoid screwing things up again."

He desperately wanted to unleash his spiritual power and furiously curse the butler. Ever since meeting Li Ming, the butler’s nearly omnipotent image had been crumbling rapidly.

The butler remained silent.

Li Ming was, in truth, lost in thought as well, entirely ignoring Robbin, his gaze fixed on the newly appeared black prompts within the Control System.

[Fragmented Power of Eternal Abyss: Special energy originating from Eternal Abyss. Please complete it to reveal its function.]

Power of Eternal Abyss... Li Ming muttered to himself. He knew Eternal Abyss—it was a region deeper than the Deep Dimension World.

According to interstellar publicly available research, practically nothing existed there—a vast nothingness.

The existence of Eternal Abyss wasn’t a secret; many civilizations had attempted explorations but ultimately had nothing to show for it.

Another special energy again—not knowing its function or where it originated from. Still, it was a pleasant surprise.

Li Ming was already accustomed to such occurrences, investing little thought into it. Eventually, when completed, its use would naturally become clear.

"Do all similar tombs have things like this?" Li Ming finally looked at Robbin.

"Not necessarily. Generally speaking, such items are required to be submitted—keeping them is non-compliant." Robbin responded. Li Ming appeared contemplative.

The Holy Silver Civilization had moved almost all the obvious burial artifacts yet seemed reluctant to destroy the site.

The subsequent Star Abyss Empire had been preoccupied searching for Eternal Silence Star, disregarding this location, leaving the thing behind.

If every tomb had items like this, the Holy Silver Civilization would certainly know. Among the River of Stars, this civilization was considered a relatively strong Star Cluster Level Civilization.

After confirming that nothing else remained of value in the tomb, Li Ming began cleaning up, erasing any traces.

He left only one shuttle from the Holy Mother Church, dismantling the rest for metal materials to absorb.

Claiming control over the dimensional communicators, he and Robbin, along with the various mechanical bodies, boarded the single remaining shuttle and departed directly.

At the last moment, Li Ming left behind a fingernail-sized piece of flesh—cut from the Talos’ Heart.

Anyway, he could repair it. The slice had already cost over a million units of metal energy to restore.

"If we’re lucky, it might give both sides a little surprise." Li Ming muttered.

Meanwhile, the final Divine Attribute Crystal in his hand was finally absorbed, prompting the Control System.

[Divine Energy has reached synthesis requirements. Proceed with synthesis?]

Li Ming’s eyebrows raised, and he exhaled in relief. It matched his predictions—ten units would suffice.

Immediately selecting synthesis, the words "Divine Energy" blurred, then disappeared abruptly, replaced by red text—

[Super Divine Energy: Can be used to unlock S-level Controlled Objects, unleashing extraordinary power.]

Li Ming nodded in satisfaction. The effects and description aligned perfectly with his expectations—another small trump card added.

Li Ming frowned slightly, "Unfortunately, I currently don’t have any S-level cannon platforms. The older platforms can’t be upgraded either."

The previous cannon platforms were all special-type Controlled Objects, incapable of upgrades.

Based on his estimates, above the main cannon would be Star Destroyer Cannon platforms—capable of inflicting catastrophic damage on a regular planet or outright obliterating it.

Among high-level civilizations, such weapons were considered items stashed away for dire moments—rarely seen.

As he was contemplating, Robbin suddenly asked, "Where are we headed next?"

"Hmm..." Li Ming paused briefly, "To the Central World."

"Dimensional Central?" Robbin frowned. "You really plan to meet that mechanical giant elephant? I feel it’ll definitely be dangerous."

Li Ming nodded as well, "Yes, but we still need to see what’s going on."

Robbin thought about it and agreed. After all, it was the Hammer Divine Craftsman.

Moreover, the Dominion Holy Image clearly showed great interest in Li Ming. Under such circumstances, he would have gone too.

As the two spoke, dimensional jumps had already been completed, arriving at a Dimension World they had agreed upon with Lauren.

Based on their agreed timeline, Lauren and the others would return in at most two days.

Li Ming didn’t idle during this time, overhauling the external designs of the jumpship. By the time space rippled, signaling Lauren’s dilapidated little ship’s arrival—

Their ship had already been entirely transformed, adorned with gold-red hues. In terms of cosmetic and nonessential appearances, Li Ming had made bold changes.

Robbin could hardly recognize the ship’s original look.

"You two..." Lauren’s relief was evident as she saw them unharmed.

She had genuinely feared returning to a waiting group of fully armed Empire soldiers.

"We’ve already found our means of transportation and won’t need to requisition your vessel anymore." Li Ming pointed toward his newly upgraded ship behind him.

Lauren’s face subtly shifted, "Where do you two intend to head next?"

In this place, one they hadn’t explored at all, dangers lurked everywhere.

If not for Li Ming’s guidance, they wouldn’t even know how they’d end up dead.