This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 690 - 360: Reaping Cannon - Terrax Stone Descending from the Sky

Chapter 690: Chapter 360: Reaping Cannon - Terrax Stone Descending from the Sky

"Shit, they’re not dead, are they? I still need to absorb Genetic Essence." Li Ming reacted suddenly; fortunately, with the powerful Life Force of an S-level Life Form, the life signals of these two men were still very strong.

The space here, under his rampage, had completely shattered, and all that could be seen was a Void Storm.

The outside world had already become commotion-filled. In merely four to five minutes, the Void Storm formed had covered a quarter of the Empire Base’s space.

The entire Central World was aware of the terrifying combat vibrations here.

In the bases of various factions, one strong and dominating aura after another rose, with attention focused, all aiming to figure out what was really happening.

"This place isn’t safe to stay; I need to leave quickly." Li Ming acted swiftly, dragging the two men up, his expression subtly shifting.

Suddenly, he noticed not far away, amidst the unmoving Void Storm, black stones emanating a unique aura, seemingly responding to each other.

"Terrax Stones?" Li Ming’s expression suddenly became colorful, "And two of them?"

He was a bit puzzled, clueless as to how these things showed up, and it seemed they had extra resistance against the Void Storm, triggering some kind of power.

"Free loot is the best." Without thinking further, Li Ming directly pocketed them.

His gaze then shifted to the nearby location, where under the influence of the Void Storm, a massive black cannon barrel over four thousand meters long had begun gradually creaking and distorting.

The metal base struggled to withstand the Void Storm, but its True Body still persisted.

In a flash, he appeared before the turret and pressed his palm against it.

[Dark Matter Splitting Hammer—Special Type: A Star Destroyer Cannon powered by Dark Matter.

Control Conditions: Forty million metal energy

Control Ability—Dark Matter Splitting: After hitting the target, this ability continues to cause splitting damage equivalent to the cannon’s destructive power.]

Forty million metal energy.

Li Ming frowned; the requirement was pretty high. He still needed to control the [Dimensional Travel Engine] to leave this area and find a place to absorb Genetic Essence.

However, before entering here, he had anticipated this scenario and had already reclaimed those Main Gun Level Controlled Objects on him.

Those main guns were no longer very functional and yielded around ten million metal energy upon recycling.

Without hesitation, Li Ming immediately took control, and the massive turret suddenly disappeared before Nicholas’s eyes. The remnants of Nicholas’s consciousness were utterly stunned.

Immediately afterward, Li Ming switched to the [Dimensional Travel Engine] and then stuffed Nicholas and the half-mutilated Albert into the Tank Guard. The physical forms of these two men weren’t too bulky, so they barely fit.

"Where’s the operator?" Nicholas was completely stunned; his nearly blurred consciousness abruptly cleared.

This Mecha unexpectedly didn’t have any operator?

Could it be operated with Artificial Intelligence? How could he dare to?

Nicholas grew increasingly incredulous, unable to suppress a feeling of despair, yet gritting his teeth, he said:

"No... no matter what, you can’t escape. This Mecha will expose your identity. Attacking the Empire Station—you... you..."

Li Ming didn’t respond, activated the Energy Barrier to block the Void Storm, and started the process of towing.

Meanwhile, several strong and dominating Life Forms hovered above the Central World, each radiating energy intensity equivalent to a star in its youthful state.

"What’s going on with the Star Abyss Empire?" said a woman holding a pristine white staff, her flowing white robe gently waving in the wind, adorned with intricate and mysterious silver patterns that gleamed faintly.

Her fair and delicate skin radiated a soft glow even in the surrounding gloom, exuding an innate sense of nobility and authority.

"Judging by the looks of it, it seems something major happened. Not long ago, Prince Costat left with his men. Now it seems like he walked right into a trap..." another person spoke.

"Lord Diwusi, Lord Crow, please... please take action..." A figure suddenly flew over hurriedly, its tone urgent. It was an A-level Life Form.

"Does the Empire still have those who don’t understand the rules?" Diwusi’s robe had slits up to her thighs, with glimpses of her pale legs visible; her sharp ears showed traits of the Elf Clan.

Crow, enveloped in blazing light, said, "You want us to take action? You’re not afraid we might exploit the situation for something else?"

The previously desperate A-level Life Form froze suddenly, cold sweat streaming down in torrents.

"Still, a spectacle like this isn’t common." Diwusi’s tone changed, and her staff slightly moved.

In an instant, runes blanketed the sky, obscuring the heavens, and then condensed near the Void Storm region, forming crisscrossing rune chains that tightly bound the Void Storm.

Shortly after, amidst brilliant flashes of light, everything eventually concealed itself deep within the void.

"I’ll temporarily seal this space to prevent the Void Storm from spreading..." Diwusi spoke lightly, but before her words finished, her indifferent gaze suddenly sharpened, layers of intertwined rune ripples surfacing within.

"What’s wrong?" Crow sensed something amiss and asked.

"Something passed through the dimensional barrier..." Diwusi frowned and said, "The chaos in the central region is this severe, yet there’s still a spaceship able to breach the dimensional barrier?"

"Spaceship?" The A-level Life Form standing aside exclaimed, "That’s impossible. That’s the central region; no shuttle spaceship can exist..."

Diwusi furrowed her brows tightly but ignored him, her staff subtly rotating, causing the previously concealed invisible chains in the void to reappear.

The central region appeared as though wiped clean by an unseen force; the rampaging Void Storm began to calm, vanish, retreating until it was completely gone, leaving only ruin behind.