This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 918 - 474: Is Someone in the Shadows? 3.7 Billion Metal Energy

Chapter 918: Chapter 474: Is Someone in the Shadows? 3.7 Billion Metal Energy

"Didn’t you feel something amiss?" Costate pursued, looking around at everyone.

Advanced life forms have an exceptional intuition for danger perception, yet only Li Ming’s expression seemed a bit unusual.

He doesn’t offer much as a reference point; he’s just an S Level life form.

"Perhaps there’s something wrong with this place," Cedric suggested.

Costate covered his heart with his other free hand, his expression fluctuating.

"He felt it too?" Li Ming collected himself, unable to hide his astonishment.

Only he and Costate in this group sensed that extraordinary eerie feeling.

Why?

There are many others with greater strength than him and numerous others stronger than Costate; why couldn’t they feel it?

That’s not right; it should be why could I and Costate sense it.

Is there something common between the two of us?

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, Titan bloodline?

According to interstellar high-level life form rumors, the Empire Royal Family possesses an extremely high concentration of Titan bloodline.

At present, this is the only hypothesis Li Ming could think of.

"If it’s truly some genetic information hidden within the Titan bloodline that allows us to sense that kind of threat, it must be targeted..." Li Ming found his expression difficult to control.

Presently, within these Holy Spirit Civilization Ruins, with the known information, Li Ming could only think of one possibility, "Eternal Abyss, Abyss Clan..."

"Could it be?" Li Ming’s heart pounded fiercely.

Have Reynolds and Mikhail come so many times without noticing anything unusual?

Li Ming gathered his thoughts; he wanted to remind them but didn’t know how to start. Not only could he not explain the source of the information, but he also couldn’t confirm whether this guess was true; it could be due to other reasons.

However, if there are indeed remnants of the Abyss Clan, the plan would need adjustment, making a stealth return for sole benefit much riskier.

As thoughts raced, Diwusi finally spoke in a rather weak voice, "Almost done."

He carefully raised his vigilance, temporarily suppressing his swarming thoughts, and noticed in Diwusi’s layered Rune Ball, a thumb-length blurry region, its edge indistinct and turbulent.

Just a glance made Li Ming’s hair stand on end, and the others’ expressions were also very solemn.

Only Mikhail shook his head, "The precision of this is still far from what the Hammer creates; it’s impossible to cut."

A controllable space-time distortion domain, its destructive power is unmatched, almost no one present can withstand it.

Of course, it’s also very challenging to use it as a destructive method; carrying it, Diwusi has to expend great effort with every step, while maintaining full concentration.

However, she anticipated this beforehand, positioning it very close to the silver metal block.

Moments later, she cautiously touched the crevice to the silver metal block.

Everyone held their breath, and when the two made contact, there was no earth-shattering collision, only a barely perceptible ripple passing through them.

Yet, after this seemingly ordinary ripple passed, everything in this area seemed to come to a halt.

Whether it was the dust stirred on the ground or the energy links connected to everyone.

The constantly operating Rune Array seemed to be put on pause.

"I can’t move?" Li Ming startled to find everything around had halted; time was suspended?

He tried switching Controlled Objects, still able to do so, but even if exerting all effort, it was hard to move even a tiny bit.

It felt like a moment passed, or perhaps a long time.

The dust began to float again, and Li Ming’s palm suddenly clenched tight.

Everyone seemed to perceive something, either clearly or vaguely, all feeling somewhat odd.

Lancaster tentatively raised his hand to look around, "Did any of you feel..."

"It’s the space-time stasis field..." Mikhail said, "The controllability of Diwusi’s space-time distortion domain is too low, as soon as they collided, it exploded, covering us, forming a time suspension area."

Everyone’s complexions changed slightly, Li Ming secretly astonished; their thoughts had also just been affected, so how was he still able to move?

Could it be due to the Control System, he pondered in his heart.

Crack--

An exceedingly clear sound of something breaking caught everyone’s attention.

Mikhail’s expression changed drastically, already appearing before the silver metal block.

The mechanical pupils in his eyes continuously rotated, clearly observing an almost indistinct seam on the silver metal block.

Though it was only thumb-length, extremely slight, like a thin strand of hair, there indeed appeared a seam.

"It actually caused damage?" Mikhail seemed hard to understand, Reynolds also came over, shocked, "It left a seam?"

"Ha..." Gonzalez couldn’t help but respond indifferently, "Are the two Divine Craftsmen so surprised by this?"

"Impossible." Reynolds’ expression fluctuated, pacing around the silver metal block, "The space-time distortion domain made by the Hammer is much more precise than what Diwusi made, and far more lethal, why can’t it open?"

"Maybe it’s due to other details, after all, Hammer Divine Craftsman isn’t omnipotent." Cedric shook his head.

"You bunch of fools..." Reynolds thought angrily, "If you don’t understand, don’t speak nonsense; Diwusi’s space-time distortion domain, whether in strength or precision, falls too short, akin to an S Level life form defeating an X Level life form, fundamentally illogical."

This group only knew about development and purification, having never studied related knowledge, speaking without thinking, and the underlying principles can’t be clarified in a sentence or two, it left him very frustrated.