This Is Really Not Mechanical Ascension Chapter 1338

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“No problem.” Anduin agreed without hesitation, as the Joint Organization was already gradually cleaning up these interstellar renegades.

However, the strength of these two guys wasn’t high, ranking far behind.

Since Li Ming had a demand, then he would slightly push it forward.

These two X-levels who hadn’t stepped onto the Ultimate Path, he could easily handle all by himself.

“As for other people who meet the requirements, give me a list too,” Li Ming added.

Anduin nodded, without asking more, lowered his head to handle it, and soon sent over a list.

Li Ming glanced at it; most were not organization members but cultivated by civilization.

“One from the Empire, two from the Federation, two from the Star Alliance, and only two from within the organization,” Li Ming murmured softly.

Anduin was curious but never asked, instead reminding, “These are just potential X-level life forms. If expanded to other life hierarchies, the number would multiply many times.”

“Mm.” Li Ming nodded calmly, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.

The Eternal Holy Seat could create Ultimate Life Forms, even Adam assisted with other means. Yet he repaired the Eternal Holy Seat to its complete state, its power much stronger than now.

In a certain sense, he could now mass-produce Ultimate Life Forms.

And Ultimate Life Forms could provide him with upgrade materials and Ultimate Evolutionary Source Material.

To put it bluntly, Ultimate Life Forms were his consumables.

Though it sounds absurd, the fact is indeed so.

Using Ultimate Life Forms as consumables is extravagant, but these guys really can’t make a difference against the Eternal Abyss.

“However, the sole concern is that mass-producing Ultimate Life Forms might trigger the rampage of the Eternal Abyss…”

With this concern, Li Ming naturally wouldn’t act rashly, but he would collect samples first without mistake.

Once he becomes an Ultimate Life Form, he would pull up directly, then kill these people, extract materials, and upgrade Controlled Objects.

With the Titan Holy Artifact, his need for Ultimate Controlled Objects won’t be too great, requiring only a few X-level life forms.

He estimated that he would reach full X-level development progress within a hundred years, while other life hierarchies couldn’t possibly meet the requirements for promotion to Ultimate Life Forms in this time, rendering consideration unnecessary for the moment.

He still had a piece of upgrade material to use, Li Ming hadn’t forgotten, pondering silently:

“From x-level Controlled Objects, upgrading to Ultimate Controlled Objects, consuming metal energy has risen sharply, requiring fifty billion metal energy, metal energy is far from enough, still needs waiting…”

Seeing Li Ming’s pensive expression, Anduin felt a slight discomfort yet heard him speak again: “Notify me upon reaching the Chaotic Star Gap.”

After leaving a sentence, Li Ming returned to his room, calculating in his mind–

“Upon returning, further arrangements must be made, for Tanwus already knows Azure Dragon and I are the same, hence the Mechanical Court isn’t safe…”

…

Meanwhile, as Li Ming returned to the Mechanical Court.

In a quiet Starfield, Tanwus was half-kneeling in the void, expanding a region before him akin to a black hole, devouring sparse light around, far larger than when he last communicated with the Abyss Lord.

“Do you intend to betray me?”

Tanwus could sense the almost tangible gaze, the sound echoing in his mind was like thunder splitting the universe, invoking deep respect and fear.

His body instinctively drove him to respond, “Abyss Lord, I’ve never had such thoughts.”

“Then why only act now?”

“I’ve been investigating,” Tanwus explained, “You didn’t want me to act openly, to avoid disturbing this Evolution Era, so I could only investigate Azure Dragon in secret.”

“Because I was uncertain about his exact location, I hadn’t acted.”

“Who would’ve known, Azure Dragon and Li Ming are actually the same person.” Tanwus seemed afraid the Abyss Lord might not understand the concept, promptly added, “Li Ming’s physiological age is less than a hundred years… he…”

“I know!” The Abyss Lord interrupted, rage suddenly elevating his voice.

Tanwus fell silent; in this time, he’d spoken far more with the Abyss Lord than in the past ten plus Evolution Eras under allegiance.

He could even sense the extreme emotional fluctuations of the Abyss Lord, something he had never experienced.

“Stretch out your hand.” The Abyss Lord’s voice echoed again, resuming calm, Tanwus hesitated briefly but finally extended his left hand.

Soon, the skin surface abruptly rose countless worm-like protrusions, each protrusion trailing toxic viper’s slithering path beneath the skin.

These black blood vessel patterns collapsed from all limbs towards the chest, pores exhaling tar-black viscous substance, then converged in his palm.

Tanwus’ pupils contracted; the flesh of his palm rapidly dissolved visibly, the black flowing lights returned like homing, gradually forming a black sphere.

He was indeed a bona fide Ultimate Life Form, with undeniable bodily strength, yet skin and flesh dissolved like snow.

The final formed black sphere, its surface oscillating waves, emitted an unsettling aura, seemingly instinctively expanding outward, dispersing yet suppressed by surrounding space, cycling endlessly.

This was something the Abyss Lord bestowed upon him in opposition with Li Ming.

He initially thought it was the Power of Eternal Abyss, unexpectedly it turned out to be such material.

“Is this the Abyss Core?” Tanwus was shocked, for this material could bear part of the Abyss Lord’s power.

It’s generally an occurrence in the later active stage of the Eternal Abyss, akin to a miniature Eternal Abyss, can release Abyss Fog to taint other life forms and extract the Power of Eternal Abyss from them.