This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 771 - 400: No One Can Stop My Evolution Path! _2

Chapter 771: Chapter 400: No One Can Stop My Evolution Path! _2

"X-level experimental subject, rare in the world. If Ryan truly succeeds in evolving into the ultimate lifeform, my path to alchemy will be more than halfway complete."

"As long as we confirm that the alchemy material is impeccable in terms of evolution, the next step is stability."

Considering this, Levinbeck couldn’t help but lick his lips, "Level Sixty Development Potential, a nearly perfect cosmic creature. Only such a life form can make alchemy material become perfect alchemy material!"

His body trembled slightly, and every time he thought about it, he couldn’t stop shivering.

Perfect alchemy material was the supreme pursuit of that ancient civilization, but unfortunately, they never achieved it until the alchemy went out of control and led to the civilization’s demise.

Only a naturally occurring high-potential lifeform in the universe, with a nearly perfect genetic structure, can compensate for the defects of alchemy material.

"Level Sixty Development Potential, a treasure, truly a cosmic treasure..." he kept praising, comparing to the perfection of the universe, his alchemy material was just a clumsy imitation.

But his alchemy material kept compensating for its shortcomings. He believed that someday it could replace, even become the "universe"!

"But..." Levinbeck’s gaze fell silent again as he thought of Li Ming. Inevitably, he connected to Azure Dragon, this mysterious Divine Craftsman, which made him deeply apprehensive.

He originally thought he had hidden well enough, but he hadn’t expected that there were others in the interstellar space hiding even deeper than him.

This Divine Craftsman left almost no trace of existence, and some intelligence claimed that the apparent Li Ming was simply bait released by Azure Dragon, not knowing who he was attempting to lure.

The Holy Mother Church was the first to be fooled, and they paid an enormous price for it.

"The regression virus... simply unbelievable." Levinbeck recalled the S-class life form he saw in the Holy Mother Church’s laboratory, which had already partially transformed into a mother tree.

At that time, he was not only amazed but also very excited, secretly stealing her body material and taking it away.

With unmatched expertise in biotechnology, he believed he could replicate Azure Dragon’s terrifying virus to use as a means of deterrence.

But after months of research back home, he became even more alarmed by Azure Dragon because he couldn’t find any evidence of the virus’s existence.

If it weren’t for the fact that the S-class life form’s development potential had vanished without a trace, he might even suspect there was no virus at all.

This made him greatly apprehensive towards Azure Dragon, therefore, he dared not confront Li Ming directly.

Moreover, the biggest trouble was that due to Azure Dragon’s presence, many conspicuous and hidden forces were conducting major sweeps, deploying their intelligence personnel.

This led to a rampage of various types of intelligence agencies in the interstellar space over the past six months.

They hadn’t discerned Azure Dragon, yet almost resulted in exposing him.

He had already noticed someone had discovered traces of his activities and was investigating secretly.

This forced him to show himself and approach Prince Ryan, aiming to experiment on him while acknowledging that Ryan was also an enemy of Azure Dragon.

"At least, for now, I’m still in the shadows, holding certain advantages." Levinbeck contemplated, "As long as we succeed, Ryan must also force Azure Dragon out."

A sudden gust of wind swept through, causing him to stagger abruptly, nearly falling.

A cold voice came from behind: "Not done yet? Why waste so much time?"

"It’s done, it’s done." Levinbeck quickly replied in an utterly humble manner, swiftly packing the Blood Seed into a box.

...

"Five hundred billion shouldn’t be a problem, right?" Feder cautiously asked, looking at the pitch-black screen in front of him.

He was aware that due to the impact of war, this year’s fiscal deficit had already soared by several percentage points.

"Five hundred billion..." The voice from the screen, Asmara’s, paused for a moment, "Tell him I’ll provide one trillion Star Coins worth of advanced metal materials."

"A trillion?" Feder was startled, "Are you sure? The royal family isn’t solely under your control. In the past few months alone, you’ve applied for funding exceeding eight hundred billion. Have they approved the two hundred billion you submitted before I came?"

"You wouldn’t want to fool him, would you?" Feder suddenly thought, urgently said: "The consequences would be dire."

"I understand better than you, naturally I’ll honor my promise." Asmara spoke calmly.

"How do you plan to honor it?" Feder still seemed skeptical; now that Li Ming had been deceived, it might aid this Blood Sacrifice incident, but the repercussions would be significant.

"Have you forgotten whom we are working for now?" Asmara asked back.

Feder paused, his expression turning complex, "Prince Ryan?"

"Indeed, I intend to hint to those civilizations that have already announced assistance to us, using Prince Ryan’s name, to extract some resources from each, which shouldn’t be difficult." Asmara stated.

Feder’s expression flickered; initially, he raised an eyebrow but soon fell silent, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Although this gives me a good excuse."

"I must remind you, though, that Lord Azure Dragon’s influence doesn’t reach here; we are too close to the Empire, civilization must continue here."

This approach, the paper won’t conceal the fire, there will be an accounting someday.

"Even if it doesn’t reach here, it can serve as an alternative path." Asmara casually said, "I’ll synchronize the coordinates of these people with you later, that’s it."

Feder wanted to speak but held back, increasingly feeling that Asmara had become strange; this phenomenon had been occurring for a while now, even without any apparent provocation, yet her approach had dramatically changed.

...

"It has been confirmed that the opponent’s small fleet is currently secretly docked in the South Wind Star System, having just planted several Blood Seeds." Feder was holding a Star Map, reporting to Li Ming.

"Did they personally plant the Blood Seeds?" Li Ming asked in surprise.

Feder shook his head: "Their main role is to secretly help us achieve some victories in the war. Planting Blood Seeds is just a casual deed."

"The entire Northern Crown Star Ring is too vast, and there aren’t many Star Gates; they can only plant two or three a month."

"Is that peculiar person there?" A gleam flashed in Li Ming’s eyes.

"That peculiar person is always with them." Feder nodded, puzzled as to why Li Ming was so interested in that peculiar person.

"Good, let’s set off." Li Ming immediately stood up, even without the Infinite Hammer, having two units of [Super Divine Power] should be sufficient.

As long as that person suspected to be Levinbeck doesn’t exceed expectations in terms of strength.

"So urgent?" Feder’s brow twitched, couldn’t help saying: "Are you just going to march directly there without any step-by-step plans?"

"Step-by-step plans?" Li Ming shook his head, "By the time we have a detailed plan in place, they would have already accomplished everything. Just directly eliminate the mastermind."

"Let’s commence the journey, plan and discuss on the way."

And of course, the most critical factor is his intent to become an S-level lifeform, which no one can obstruct.

So simplistic and direct?

Feder was still somewhat unaccustomed, suddenly realized, then added: "By the way, those five hundred billion Star Coins..."

Before he could finish, Li Ming glanced over, slightly frowning, five hundred billion still problematic?

"... transformed into a trillion..." After Feder spoke, he rarely saw the expression of bewilderment on Li Ming’s face, "Hmm?"

Li Ming was startled: "A trillion? What’s going on?"

"Asmara plans to hint at other civilizations..." Feder explained.

"Such audacity." After hearing it, Li Ming couldn’t help but raise his thumb in praise: "Deserving of being Princess Asmara."

After speaking, he further said, "Just by virtue of the princess’s audacity, the Royal Court always keeps its doors open for you."

Feder was waiting for this particular statement; due to Gabriel’s death, it forced them to feign compliance.

In all honesty, if it weren’t for Gabriel’s death,

Feder estimated that Asmara, her father Bai Jiang, and even he himself might not have resisted Prince Ryan’s arrangements.

Unfortunately, there was no "if." Feder contained his thoughts and supplemented: "However, this also means that integration might take longer."

Li Ming nodded; anyway, before this operation, the Infinite Hammer couldn’t be controlled.

He had anticipated it, and it didn’t bother him. He still adhered to the original plan, said a brief farewell to Luo Chuan, and Flowing Shadow departed from Jingnan towards the South Wind Star System.