This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 932 - 481: Predetermined?

Chapter 932: Chapter 481: Predetermined?

In another part of the palace, Li Ming remains in the depths of a fiery evolution, with immense pressure surging from all directions.

Like a high-speed operational steel forging hammer, it continuously strikes him like a piece of scrap metal, as if aiming to crush him entirely.

The invisible pressure works externally, while that special energy acts internally, making the entire process extremely painful.

During the rapid evolution, his body undergoes transformations originating from deep within his cells every moment.

If it were just promoting the transformation, it would surely be an extremely painful process, and without adequate nutritional support, such evolution would only deplete him completely.

Even though the [Battlefield Doctor] can accelerate recovery, his nutritional substances won’t appear out of thin air.

But the special energy permeating his body tirelessly replenishes the necessary consumption for evolution, filling this gap.

"What kind of power is this? It’s too bizarre." Amidst the tidal waves of pain, Li Ming could barely keep his thoughts, thanks to the training from the Holy Castle.

He finds it difficult to sense the passage of time, yet he can clearly perceive that his development progress has increased by about 10% during this time, reaching 16%.

Under normal development speed, it would take him two to three years to develop 10%.

Though extremely painful, it is a great benefit that Genetic Evolution Bodies eagerly seek.

Li Ming gritted his teeth, and his skin surface seemed to undulate like waves, with occasional protrusions, as if something was about to grow.

Without the Defense Buff, his body has shown signs of deformity at this terrifying evolution speed.

But Li Ming pays no heed, nor does he suppress it. The lower Genetic Seed has long been fully developed, in a stable state; the only unstable one is the Swallowing Star Prison Dragon Genetic Seed.

As time passes, Li Ming increasingly feels that his body’s evolution level has reached a boundary.

An implicit swelling sensation emerges from within his body, yet simultaneously, the energy particles spraying from his body become increasingly violent, firmly confined by the pressure around them on his skin surface.

"Almost there..." Li Ming clenched his teeth, with only the pounding heartbeat like thunderclaps in his ears and the blood flow speed reaching an unbelievable extent, his skin temperature even distorted the surrounding space.

In an instant, shizz—it suddenly tears his skin, blood splattering out, and black scales grow from his muscle at an astonishing speed visible to the naked eye.

Gleaming with a chilling sheen, with edges sharp as blades, they cover his entire body like a solid armor.

Each piece closely connects with the others, seamlessly fitting, and meanwhile, a surging life breath bursts from his body, powerful and burning.

"30%..."

Li Ming couldn’t help but take a deep breath, feeling like crossing a boundary line, the pressure around him abruptly reducing, and the terrifying development rate within his body also slowing down significantly.

Yet even so, it still rapidly advances.

This energy should not last long, for some reason, this thought suddenly crosses Li Ming’s mind.

As expected, after a few breaths, the energy motivating his rapid evolution recedes like tidewater, vanishing without a trace within a blink.

The external pressure also simultaneously disappears, Li Ming takes a deep breath, and the scattered energy particles around him roll in, then with exhalation, they eject from his mouth and nose, interwoven black and red.

When getting up, the black scales on the body surface have already vanished without a trace, which is the awakened ability after the Swallowing Star Prison Dragon Genetic Seed reaches 30%.

His genetic seed isn’t standard and has no related documentation about what abilities will awaken.

Upon raising his hand, a black diamond-shaped scale appears on the back of his hand, feeling like metal when touched.

Li Ming attempts briefly and finds that it possesses excellent defense traits, looking inconspicuous, yet its internal structure is highly special.

Fine energy conduits crisscross like capillaries, and when calling upon energy, they glow crimson.

It can significantly weaken both physical and energy strikes from the outside.

Of course, it isn’t very useful for him, merely acting as a symbol.

Although the awakened ability is of little use due to increased development progress, the strength enhancement brought about is quite useful.

Li Ming stretches his limbs, experiencing a massive power surge that can only be felt during life level breakthroughs.

With development progress reaching 30%, he estimates that his regular Combat Level has already reached 70S.

It means that under the Main Battle System, his regular energy level has exceeded 200X, wielding a hammer alone is 400X, and an ultimate strike with all methods unleashed has surpassed 800X!

The overall strength has indeed skyrocketed, with his current status combined with [Guardian Armament], his regular energy level has approached 800X, and in terms of power burst, it has surpassed Lancaster.

Due to the marginal effect, the higher the level, the more the Guardian Armament’s buff diminishes slightly.

"It’s a pity that the ability of the Infinite Hammer cannot work on the Mechanical Sovereign; it’s only usable as a weapon..." Li Ming couldn’t help but shake his head with some regret.

The Guardian Armament buffs himself, and the Infinite Hammer complements himself too, yet these two cannot stack.

However, obtaining this benefit effortlessly, Li Ming’s mood is good, at least saving him five years of sleepless time.

After slight adjustment, he couldn’t help but ponder: "According to the Star Spirit, every life form coming here will receive similar rewards."