This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 939 - 484: Hot-Blooded Youths (Part 2)

Chapter 939: Chapter 484: Hot-Blooded Youths (Part 2)

This guy really saw through the origin of that thing, Li Ming couldn’t help but sneer in his heart. Mikhail is an old fox, swinging back and forth to get benefits here.

He already has a [Race Creator], the prototype of the Mechanical Seed, which is indeed of no use to him.

And Mikhail further persuaded, "All I want is an insignificant little thing, what they want, is different."

He never intended to join forces with the Three Civilizations. His understanding was very clear, Gonzalez said it was a joint research by four parties.

But how could they resist the power of the Three Civilizations.

In the end, the three Divine Craftsmen were likely to be excluded from the research, rather than study that unknown thing.

It would be better to take solid benefits, that prototype of the Mechanical Seed, even the Forging Hammer didn’t get it.

"You seem to have taken me for granted..."

Without responding to Mikhail, Li Ming scanned the surroundings, faint spiritual fluctuations emanating.

And Costate said in a deep voice, "It’s just joint research, not excluding your teacher. Besides, this time you already have your benefits, no need to monopolize."

"But what if, I insist on monopolizing it?" Li Ming said slowly.

Everyone couldn’t help but frown. This is the trouble with young people, insisting on a breath.

"We don’t want to target you, we can discuss further in a place where we can contact Azure Dragon." Costate advised, but as the words fell, his face twitched.

The burly Mechanical Body in front had already moved, the giant hammer sweeping through the void, bringing a series of Phantoms, targeting Gonzalez.

The surrounding space was torn apart, the power carried by the purple giant hammer was terrifying to the extreme, and the surrounding energy formed visible ripples, making people shudder.

Gonzalez’s face changed dramatically, Azure Dragon’s sudden outburst was unexpected.

But he had always been alert, reacting quickly, raising his arms, mysterious purple lines spreading rapidly as if they had life, covering his entire upper arm in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, a powerful energy began to rise from the surface of his body, so dense it was almost tangible, circulating and gathering around him.

It transformed into solid-like armor, fitting tightly to his body, exuding an indestructible aura.

This was originally solid armor, not energy condensed.

His Evolution Path was called "Soldier", allowing him to integrate externally crafted weapons with special materials at each Life Level, to strengthen himself and bring various enhancements.

In this defensive state, he believed, even Lancaster’s peak strike, he could withstand.

However, when Azure Dragon’s purple giant hammer descended, his mind went blank, feeling an unbelievable immense force.

Purity to the extreme force!

In an instant, Gonzalez’s purple armor shattered, fragments splattering like fireworks, flashing a final poignant beauty under the illumination, unable to withstand a single blow.

How could it be...

Gonzalez felt his Spiritual Body being shaken out of his physical body, both the armor and his body penetrated, crushed by this immense force.

Then his body shot out like a cannonball, piercing several energy streams, leaving a black streak.

"This..." everyone was momentarily stunned.

Gonzalez, after all, was a warrior second only to Lancaster, and he was smashed flying from just one hit?

This Mechanical Body, how did its combat power soar several notches?

"Stop!" Lancaster’s spiritual fluctuations surged. Naturally, he couldn’t watch this happen with eyes wide open, holding a black scepter, blocking Li Ming’s path.

Boom!

The purple giant hammer and the black scepter collided fiercely, like two stars clashing.

On the giant hammer, the purple light flashed wildly like an electric arc, each beam containing endless violent power.

The black scepter exuded a profound dark aura, where the two clashed, space twisted violently, forming heart-stopping black cracks, and powerful Energy Shockwaves spread crazily around.

The giant hammer and the scepter locked in a stalemate, sparks flying everywhere, like brilliant fireworks blooming in the dark.

However, after a moment, the burly Mechanical Body still stood in place.

But Lancaster flew backward, his face extremely ugly.

The crowd quickly gathered, various weapons already in hand, warily watching the mechanical body in the center.

"Haha... good lad." Reynolds laughed, the surrounding mechanical army restless.

"How can it be so strong..." Lancaster quickly retreated, his arms trembling, feeling heavy-hearted.

This far exceeded their estimation of the mechanical body. His own peak energy level was close to 600x, and with a custom-made weapon, he should have been even stronger.

However, he had just been defeated in a direct confrontation.

Although it wasn’t a crushing defeat, truly taking down the opponent would likely come at a high cost, especially with Reynolds stirring up trouble.

This was not part of their plan; fighting was supposed to be the last option, and this wasn’t Azure Dragon’s true body.

What they wanted more was to smoothly cooperate, but the current environment of the Red River Star Stream was special, making it difficult to contact Azure Dragon.

Li Ming, being young and impetuous, might really fight them to the death.

"What a pity, I didn’t manage to crush him. His armor wasn’t an energy mimic..." Li Ming regretted quietly.

Gonzalez, wobbling and flying back with half his body covered in cracks, stared at him with fear.

If he could launch a surprise attack, with his current strength, he estimated it wouldn’t take much to crush him, but such opportunities were rare.

Mikhail’s expression was uncertain; Azure Dragon’s mechanical body’s explosive strength had surpassed estimation.

Everyone had a look of hesitation on their faces, and he didn’t want to join the siege and completely fall out with Azure Dragon, he just wanted to get the prototype.

But Li Ming seemed determined to win this fight.

Costate frowned; if they continued the siege, with Lancaster leading, Cedric as the main assistant, Mikhail coordinating, and others helping from the side, they might still have a chance to win.

And when Gonzalez’s injuries healed a bit, the grasp would be even firmer.

But if Li Ming was determined to fight to the death in this mechanical body, he might indeed take one or two of them down.

"Mikhail, you can study that thing with Reynolds. Interested?"

The situation seemed to be at a standoff as Li Ming communicated with Mikhail again.

"Azure Dragon really knows what that thing is, Li Ming even knows." Mikhail’s heart sank; collaborating with Reynolds wasn’t what he expected.

However, under the current circumstances, it seemed like an option.

Li Ming didn’t want to keep fighting either; he didn’t have a sure-win strategy.

The Star Alliance was a loose coalition of multiple civilizations, Gonzalez came from just one of them, and being the primary instigator, was why Li Ming acted without hesitation.

Others each represented their respective civilizations, and going all out, brazenly killing one or two, wasn’t beneficial.

In the stalemate, Mikhail suddenly moved. Under Reynolds’ disdainful gaze, he flew to Li Ming’s side. Though he didn’t speak, his attitude was clear.

"You’re really good at shifting allegiances." Reynolds mocked.

Seeing Mikhail’s defection, the crowd felt a sense of relief.

With this shift, the strength between sides nearly balanced.

With balance, there’s no need to continue the siege.

"Gentlemen, there’s no need to continue, is there?" Li Ming finally spoke.

The crowd remained silent, feeling somewhat uncomfortable under Li Ming’s coercion, but they didn’t dare speak against him.

Gonzalez hid behind everyone, not daring to show himself.

"Truly worthy to be Azure Dragon’s student..." Costate was the first to speak, without a hint of shame: "In that case, the relic’s possession falls to you."

Li Ming didn’t care about their expressions. In other words,

If any other side obtained the item, he would join forces to seize it as well.

"It was Li Ming who got the item in the first place, what do you mean by possession?" Reynolds sneered, "You guys are really hopeless, the ruins are gone; find your own way out now."

Their words were harsh, making a few frown.

But Costate acted as if he hadn’t heard, gazing deeper, "Just leaving like this? Something big seems to be happening deeper in the Red River Star Stream, should we take a look?"