Chapter 1298: Chapter 664: Everything Has Changed
"And the Mechanical Guard, it can be upgraded too..." Li Ming thought again.
"After evolution, the energy level is estimated to be around 100X, sharing half my enhancement, with all abilities fully activated, thatâs about 500 times, and after amplification, the energy level can reach 50J..."
After roughly calculating, Li Ming swallowed, the Mechanical Guard is truly monstrous.
Every time at the initial stage of evolutionary level, it can provide him with extremely powerful combat support.
No matter how high the expectation for the Ultimate Life Form, a 50J energy level definitely qualifies it as an Ultimate Life Form.
"Each only requires ten billion metal energy, damn, thatâs really worth it..." Li Ming couldnât help but sigh more deeply.
Advancing to X Level, truly a new realm, everything is different.
Once he is fully prepared and upgraded sufficiently, even if the peak Tanwus comes, it wonât get any advantage.
"And the production of Mechanical Body, now it can mutate into X Level, but needs an assembly line to craft A Level Mechanical Bodies..." Li Ming couldnât help but shake his head, the higher the level, the greater the difficulty to craft.
The difficulty in crafting B Level Mechanical Bodies compared to A Level ones is not just tenfold but dozens of times.
Even Reynolds and Mikhail each only have one A Level Mechanical Body assembly line in their hands, the materials involved are extremely costly and limited in production.
"Take it slow, itâll happen..." Li Ming sketched various plans in his mind, full of motivation.
However, right now he has an important task to do, Li Mingâs eyes flashed slightly, "Go to the Holy Castle, obtain Diglasâs Crown..."
Actually, some time ago he had a certain confidence, using a slow grind, to obtain Diglasâs Crown.
However, it required a lot of time, and the metal energy had not been accumulated enough.
Rather than suffering, itâs better to save time for developing the Genetic Seed and reach X Level sooner.
Now, with almost enough metal energy, he estimates he can get it easily.
With a slight thought, he immediately began to communicate with the Holy Castle.
......
And when Li Ming evolved into an X Level Life Form, within the Empireâs borders, in a desolate Star Domain within the Sixteen Star Zones.
It seems a fierce battle had just taken place here, metal debris and biological tissues intertwined into an eerie symbiotic structure in the weightless environment.
On the surface of a broken cannon barrel, dark red fleshy tissue was still pulsating, wrapped around the titanium alloy frame like a parasitic vine.
Inside half a shattered porthole, rescue codes written with bloody fingerprints were solidified, now slowly corroded by pale green biological fluid droplets.
The floating armor plates reflected the starlight, slicing the battlefield into a cage of interwoven light and shadow.
The central mothership had been cut into several pieces by a terrifying force, on one piece of debris, Abel knelt dazedly on the metal floor, his hair disheveled, eyes vacant, blood drifting beneath him.
In front of him was a severed limb, the heavy armor upon it warped beyond recognition due to immense external force, eyes glaring as if dying with grievance.
It was his bodyguardâLethes.
Within the fractured alloy armor, the inner energy pipeline emitted a flickering glow.
Beside him, a life form shrouded in shadow stood.
An air bubble slowly expanded, gradually enveloping Abel, the crackling sound of electric arcs instantly filled his ears, gradually bringing him back to his senses.
"Who... sent you?" Abelâs voice was hoarse.
He knew this matter would be troublesome, but he hadnât expected the depths to be this unfathomable, or the oppositionâs audacity to be this great.
After being toyed with in the Sixteen Star Zones, he left in anger, intending to gather more force before searching for the next breakthrough point.
Yet just after leaving the sixteenth Star Zone, he was ambushed here.
"Your Highness..." The voice was deep, without discernible gender, "Why go this far, isnât it better to leave with the list?"
"Even if you donât tell me, I know, within the Empire, those capable of directing X Level Life Forms, besides the Holy Emperor, there are only those people from the Upper and Lower Houses..." Abel raised his head, staring straight at the figure before him.
All non-lineal X Level Life Forms within the Empire need to engrave a Genetic Lock within their bodies.
Control resides with the Royal Family, this is the cornerstone of rule, as soon as anything seems amiss, it can be heavily compromised.
But this Genetic Lock cannot capture intentions, as long as things are done in secrecy, the Royal Family couldnât detect it, thus leaving them helpless.
"Holy Emperor, oh Holy Emperor..." The opponent didnât seem surprised that Abel guessed correctly, becoming more rueful: "Indeed, his methods are strong, but he shouldnât pursue annihilation. Does he really think that using you princes as the vanguard will make anyone scrupulous?"
"Faced with life and death, even if youâre a prince, it wonât spare you."
Abel remained silent, acknowledging that he had misjudged certain aspects.
He hadnât considered that the other party might make a move, but he hadnât expected them to act so quickly, so urgently, and so viciously.
In the face of absolute strength, no thoughts matter.
"So, youâre going to kill me?" Abelâs voice was raspy.
"No, no..." Contrary to expectation, the opponent shook their head, "Although I said that earlier, things havenât reached an irretrievable stage, killing you, I donât know what kind of storm that might provoke."
"This time, itâs both a warning and an invitation."
"Hmm?" There was a fleeting confusion in Abelâs eyes.
The life form in the shadows sighed, "I must say, indeed, you, the youngest prince, have some means."
"In just a few years, youâve amassed a large following, though the process was peculiar, we donât care, as it is indeed part of your means."
"So, youâre qualified to collaborate with us, just like Prince Ryan, Prince Heckler, and many other princes..."