This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 913 - 471: Professional Promotion Device - Ruins Period - Was it the Dominator Trial?_2

Chapter 913: Chapter 471: Professional Promotion Device - Ruins Period - Was it the Dominator Trial?_2

Among them, most of the mechanical bodies Li Ming did not recognize, except for one, the Giant God Weapon, of which many had also fallen.

In the starry sky, there seemed to be a great battle occurring, with various hues of flowing light tearing through the starfield, but Li Ming couldn’t see it clearly.

This seemed to be the scene when the Holy Spirit Civilization perished, and Li Ming looked around, his heart heavy.

"Is this caused by the Eternal Abyss?" Li Ming couldn’t help but speculate.

"Uncertain." The giant shook its head, speaking wistfully: "I’m not a Recorder, and I haven’t stored more related information, I just happened to witness the last moments of the Holy Spirit Civilization."

Li Ming frowned slightly, unable to help but speculate.

Ruins Period... could it be the time when the Abyss Clan massively invaded?

But why have these dead mechanical bodies and life forms all turned into that similar mist?

Li Ming was also unsure if what he guessed was true or false, the brilliance before him was dazzling, energy fluctuations continued without end, and the terrifying aura fluctuations made Li Ming feel as if he were personally there.

He looked up in astonishment, only able to see a massive mechanical pillar reaching the sky and earth. Following its length, it was an enormous mechanical body shining with dazzling golden light, with mysterious light flowing along the metallic patterns on its surface.

Its body was so colossal that it was incalculable, and in front of it, the stars seemed insignificant. Every detail displayed extreme craftsmanship and majesty, standing like a deity in the vast starfield, and that giant pillar was merely one of its fingers.

The next second, blazing energy covered everything, and before his eyes boiled, he found himself back in the giant room.

Li Ming let out a long breath, his heart pounding incessantly, feeling that Terrax’s technological prowess was truly remarkable.

Even though it wasn’t a device specifically for recording, it could still create an immersive experience.

"Alright, you can leave now." The giant waved his hand.

Li Ming hesitated, then spoke: "Can I ask, is the difficulty of the Glory Trial above or below this?"

The giant frowned slightly, "This is the Trapped Trial, more difficult than the Glory Trial."

"Above the Trapped Trial?" Li Ming asked again.

The giant seemed somewhat impatient, frowning, "The Titans value personal martial prowess, there are many trials... what exactly do you want to ask?"

Only then did Li Ming say: "If from the start you have to contend with two Abyss Clan members at the same level, and in the end, defeat sixteen enemies, what trial is that?"

"Dominator Trial?" The giant was startled and suspicious, "That’s a trial to select the Inheritor of the Dominator, one of the top-level Titan trials, why are you asking this?"

"Oh..." Li Ming realized, and it all made sense.

To select a Dominator Inheritor is much like selecting a Holy Castle Inheritor, which is the Dominator Trial.

Li Ming explained: "It’s nothing, I just heard about it, so I was curious."

The giant was silent, not wanting to continue the conversation, waving his hand repeatedly, "Just hurry up and leave."

Behind Li Ming appeared a vortex, he nodded: "Thank you for answering my questions."

The giant looked lost and didn’t respond.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, his expression changed slightly, "By the way, is there an even more difficult trial above the Dominator Trial?"

The giant glared at him, and an invisible force sent him flying into the vortex.

The scene before him was fantastical, and Li Ming vaguely heard a few words, "King-making Trial."

"That’s a trial based on the top-level Abyss Clan, with such low bloodline concentration, asking so many questions..."

The vortex closed, and the giant’s face changed, the surrounding scene changed, yet it was only a wasteland, leaving him increasingly despondent, "Everything has already perished, why do I still exist, is it due to the randomness of the program?"

"Alas, it doesn’t matter anymore, the Holy Spirit has already perished, the Titans have all vanished, what value is there in my existence..."

......

Outside, in front of the ruins, Mikhail and others had already come out, their expressions somewhat unusual.

After a long while, Costate turned back to glance, saying, "Why hasn’t Li Ming come out yet?"

Mikhail saw everyone looking at him and shook his head: "I only know that if you fail the assessment, you will be sent out. What happens after you pass, I don’t know either."

"Honestly, I didn’t expect it. The trouble even the Forging Hammer couldn’t solve, Li Ming managed to resolve." Reynolds clicked his tongue in wonder, "Why didn’t we think of capturing a few low-level life forms to try out, maybe we would have succeeded."

Upon hearing Reynolds’ remark, everyone’s expressions grew worse, especially Crow and Gonzalez, who exchanged a glance, as Crow spoke: "According to the previous agreement, the gains from within should be equally shared among us."

Diwusi remained silent, and Costate was mute as well.

Reynolds’ expression changed slightly, snorting coldly: "Did you forget the latter part, this was entirely earned by Li Ming through his own efforts, why should it be shared?"

"Whether to share or not is not for you to decide, what do others think?" Crow’s demeanor was indifferent as he looked at the others.

Mikhail spoke calmly: "Everyone, there are several more unknown regions, what will we do next, once this precedent is set...?"

The others’ expressions fluctuated.

"Since there was an agreement beforehand, let’s follow it." Costate was the first to speak, with Diwusi nodding: "Indeed."

Although they were very curious, they also understood that Li Ming was the target now, but it could be them next.

Unless they were certain they wouldn’t gain anything themselves.

"Actually, according to our known information, the Holy Spirit Heart isn’t considered valuable." Mikhail then said: "We just entered a certain incomplete assessment program, and this reward was meant for the original assessment target."

Everyone remained silent, Lancaster’s eyes shifted slightly, and others also noticed the difference.

Turning to look, they found that at some point, Li Ming had already appeared not far away, emerging from the dilapidated structure.

"Everyone..." Li Ming met several gazes, his mind highly vigilant, as four Mechanical Heavenly Kings emerged behind him, guarding the surroundings.

The mechanical body of the Azure Dragon... everyone’s expressions varied, scanning the mechanical bodies around Li Ming.

"Four... The Azure Dragon is really lavish..." Costate pondered, touching the ring on his hand but did not take any further action.

"Li Ming..." Gonzalez spoke, his expression cold, "Now, you need to explain what exactly you did behind my back?"

He still hadn’t noticed anything unusual, but there was always a strange feeling with his body, yet he couldn’t find the source.

Crow’s face suddenly darkened, "Indeed, what exactly are you sneaking around doing?"

The expressions of the others changed, he suddenly recalled that during the trial, Crow and Gonzalez seemed to have made some unusual sounds.

Was it because of Li Ming?

They looked at Li Ming, their gazes carrying a weird mixture of impressions.

"I..." Li Ming’s expression changed slightly, explaining: "I didn’t do anything."

"Bullshit!" Crow was enraged, "I warned you repeatedly, yet you ignored it and now you claim you did nothing?"

"Then... please, would you both say clearly what exactly did I do?" Li Ming appeared helpless.

"You..." Crow was stumped, Gonzalez’s brows furrowed tightly.

They also didn’t know what Li Ming had done behind the scenes, but could they be mistaken about their bodily sensations?

"Both of you don’t twist things around, that place was formed through information mimicry, suppressing all abilities except on the platform." Mikhail said calmly: "You are all X Level life forms, what could he possibly do?"

Reynolds couldn’t help but chuckle coldly: "I see, you two just won’t let it go, deliberately using this method against Li Ming, to snatch that Holy Spirit Heart or whatever."

Li Ming suddenly understood; it seemed there had already been an argument between this group, which is why no one asked him about the rewards right away.

Reynolds and Mikhail were indeed reliable.

"Reynolds!" Gonzalez roared in anger, "I think you guys are the ones here causing trouble, the two of us perceive it very clearly..."

Boom!

Before the words were finished, the ground suddenly had a violent tremor, and a loud noise came from behind, causing everyone’s expressions to become extremely vigilant.

Li Ming’s heart skipped a beat, who made a move?