This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 707 - 368: Infinite Hammer Holy Spirit Core Professional Promotion Device_2

Chapter 707: Chapter 368: Infinite Hammer Holy Spirit Core Professional Promotion Device_2

Li Ming remained silent, his heart filled with complex emotions.

After contemplating for a while, summarizing all the current information, he gradually formed an idea. Glancing at the white little elephant, Li Ming said in a low voice:

"Here’s the thing. If I were to openly inherit the Hammer Divine Craftsman’s legacy, I’d likely be pushed into the center of attention."

"So, could I trouble you to ostensibly select another inheritor?"

"Hmm?" The Dominion Holy Image was taken aback and fell into thought.

Li Ming pressed his advantage, "You saw it just now. The Empire is against me. If this falls into my hands, they definitely won’t let me go."

"True..." The Dominion Holy Image nodded but added, "But your teacher seems quite extraordinary. The mechanical fusion technique of his resembles the master."

"Even so, he’s no match for the Empire. You wouldn’t want to see me running and hiding all the time, would you?"

The Dominion Holy Image didn’t ponder for too long before nodding, "You’re right. I can agree to your request."

Li Ming easily convinced the Dominion Holy Image—this was the benefit of dealing with intelligent life forms; they weren’t bound by rigid programming.

"I have another suggestion..." Li Ming continued while the iron was hot, "You could publicly declare that the Hammer Divine Craftsman died in the Star Abyss Empire. There’s interstellar livestreaming outside; it’s bound to create a huge sensation."

"You..." The Dominion Holy Image didn’t immediately agree and instead asked, "Is this grand commotion outside your teacher’s doing?"

It realized that someone else was stirring the pot behind the scenes.

"It’s not my teacher, but a few friends of his." Li Ming grinned shyly. The Dominion Holy Image did not reject this idea either—after all, since it was on the brink of death, it was more than happy to cause some trouble for the Empire.

"In that case, I have no objections. Thank you for your consideration." Li Ming nodded, marveling secretly in his heart. He hadn’t expected things to unfold in this way.

Fate really did seem intertwined between himself and the Dominion Holy Image.

"Come now."

The metallic door before him opened, revealing a small room. The first thing that caught his eye was the massive purple hammer placed in the center, nearly three meters tall, covered in mottled cracks.

The hammerhead was enormous and heavy, its rough and resilient purple metallic surface riddled with cracks that looked like winding canyons.

The hammer handle was similarly filled with minute fractures, and under the light, the cracks on the purple hammer refracted strange rays.

Infinite Hammer. Li Ming instinctively stepped forward, gripping the handle, but its weight was beyond imagination—he couldn’t even lift it.

[Infinite Hammer – X-level (Damaged): A super treasure forged by the Hammer Divine Craftsman.]

Control Conditions: Ten billion metal energy

Control Effect: Infinite Power

Control Ability – Shaking Star Hammer: Materialize controlled objects. When wielded, doubles personal strength.

Control Ability – ??? (Unlock through repair)]

Even as a damaged X-level controlled object, it still required six billion metal energy to control—an astronomical sum.

But just the [Infinite Power] effect, paired with the [Shaking Star Hammer] ability alone, made Li Ming feel it was already worth the price. His heart pounded hard.

"To lift that, you’d at least need to be an S-level life form," the Dominion Holy Image remarked, reminiscing, "If your teacher was a Divine Craftsman, it might still be possible to repair."

It added, "Of course, that’s only a possibility. After all, the Divine Craftsman level was designated by the master. There might be higher levels, but the master just didn’t define them."

Its words carried a subtle tone of "the master is the best." Li Ming naturally didn’t argue, his eyes drifting towards a golden core nearby.

"The Holy Spirit Core. This is the master’s true pinnacle creation!" the Dominion Holy Image exclaimed.

Li Ming stretched out his fingers and lightly touched it—

[Holy Spirit Core – Special Type (Damaged): The core of the Mechanical Holy Spirit, a labor of love by the Hammer Divine Craftsman.]

Control Conditions: Twenty billion metal energy

Control Effect – Mechanical Holy Spirit: Absorbs mechanical bodies to form the Mechanical Holy Spirit (limited to X-level power due to its damaged state; repair to break through.)]

Even damaged, it still required twenty billion metal energy?

Li Ming’s eyelids twitched violently. Every word on the description struck a chord in his heart.

He couldn’t resist entertaining the notion of the "final piece of the puzzle," which would allow him to create an almost perfect synergy with his faction.

Using the Mechanical Court to amass metal energy, manufacturing numerous mechanical bodies, and continuously enhancing his own power—feeding back into his faction and scaling up further.

The special ability post-control would even allow him to draw mechanical bodies directly from the Control Page for fusion. It was incredibly efficient and convenient.

"This is simply perfect," Li Ming couldn’t help but remark.

"Of course. The master spent millennia perfecting it," the Dominion Holy Image replied with increasing pride.

"However," it continued, "this technology isn’t without flaws. Since it involves large quantities of mechanical bodies, it’s prone to being hacked by virtual data."

"I recall that the Mechanical Soul Divine Craftsman specifically developed countermeasures, and the master was furious about it for a long time."

Hacked? Li Ming paused, showing little concern. His mechanical bodies were impervious to manipulation through virtual data; this potential drawback had already been mitigated.

He even reassured the Dominion Holy Image, "There’s no such thing as flawless technology in this universe."

"True," the Dominion Holy Image agreed, not paying much attention. Seeing Li Ming’s evident excitement, it felt rather satisfied.

The final item was something resembling a badge.

"It contains all the master’s technological knowledge, forged with immense effort before his passing," the Dominion Holy Image said in a solemn tone.

Li Ming received it—

[Divine Craftsman Relic – Special Type: Contains all the knowledge of the Hammer Divine Craftsman.]

Control Conditions: Two billion metal energy

Control Effect – Promotion: Advances professions related to mechanical fields.]

A Professional Promotion Device?

Li Ming was slightly surprised, then overjoyed. He really had struck it rich this time.

However, the collection of these items required a staggering total of over thirty billion metal energy. The road ahead was indeed long.

"Rest assured, I will study diligently," Li Ming promised, but then hesitated and asked, "By the way, didn’t the Hammer Divine Craftsman leave behind any metal materials?"

"He did..." The Dominion Holy Image nodded but quickly added, "However, they were all consumed while I was resisting Chrono’s erosion. Otherwise, I’d have perished long ago."

Li Ming’s eyes lit up briefly before dimming. Quickly adjusting his mood, he recognized that this haul was already extraordinarily bountiful.

But hearing Chrono’s name mentioned, he couldn’t help but ask, "How powerful exactly is this Chrono?"

The white little elephant explained, "A dimensional life form like Chrono is incredibly rare across the Dimension World. Due to the unique nature of dimensional life forms, if fighting on their home turf, no X-level life form could likely defeat him."

"The only reason I could withstand his erosion is because I’m special. Using the Infinite Hammer, I can shrink to the nanometric scale, drastically enhancing my bodily defense. Chrono, being a macroscopic organism, is especially disadvantaged, which is why I’ve lasted so long."

Amazed, Li Ming couldn’t help but marvel. To shrink such a massive entity to a nanometric scale—it was downright terrifying.

The Dominion Holy Image continued, "However, due to the adaptation of world authority, Chrono’s true body cannot leave. Your arrival has expanded this crack."

Li Ming had already learned this from the butler.

After some consideration, he looked at the three items in front of him with apprehension. Aside from the badge, the other two could not be stored in Folded Space.

The Dominion Holy Image, noticing his dilemma, extended its elephant trunk, releasing a suction force.

In Li Ming’s astonished gaze, the incredibly heavy Infinite Hammer and Holy Spirit Core were both sucked into the trunk, and when released, they had been shrunken substantially.

The hammer was only thumb-sized, its surface covered by a thin white film.

The Dominion Holy Image explained, "This is a Superspace Coating. Their mass has been nullified, so you can store them in Folded Space. But remember, once the coating is breached, they cannot return to this state."

Li Ming understood as he took them. This must have been an ability of the Dominion Holy Image, he thought to himself.

What extraordinary creations the Hammer Divine Craftsman had made—the Infinite Hammer, Holy Spirit Core, and Dominion Holy Image were all exceptionally marvelous. Truly worthy of being the founder of the Mechanic Association.