This is really not mechanical ascension

Fortunately, Heckler is still alive for now, but Morris arrived with arrogance and madness, only to be unable to resist even for a moment. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

A brief silence fell over the place, Levinbeck spoke up, his voice hoarse, "Due to certain reasons, Morris’s fusion is extremely unstable."

"In normal combat situations, it’s fine, but once there’s an external force exceeding him, this hidden danger will emerge."

Dead silence surrounded them; was there any point in discussing reasons now?

Bitterness filled the hearts of everyone, despair spread as they pondered, what kind of monster is the Azure Dragon? Has it already reached the level of an Ultimate Life Form?

"But how could the Azure Dragon possess this level of power?" Levinbeck was utterly puzzled and unable to remain calm.

Of course, no one could give him an answer, and the distant light column was gradually disappearing.

"Hmm?" Levinbeck immediately detected something amiss, his expression slightly stunned, "Is the Holy Castle collapsing?"

Instinctively, everyone looked, and indeed, the edges of the Holy Castle were gradually crumbling into powder, slowly dissipating, this change spreading towards the central area.

"Is it the power of the Holy Castle?" Levinbeck speculated first.

"Does the Holy Castle possess such power?" Costate was confused, they had encountered the Holy Castle before.

If it truly had such an explosive method, they naturally wouldn’t be so unprepared.

"Heckler and the others aren’t dead..." Levinbeck’s pupils contracted to the limit, through restructured blood and flesh eyes, extreme vision, he saw the scene on the Holy Castle.

He further elaborated: "It’s not the aftermath causing the collapse, so it must be due to other reasons, this is just his mimicry body, there’s no way to unleash such powerful force, it can only be because of the Holy Castle."

Everyone exchanged glances, his reasoning seemed compelling.

But... it seemed useless, since the situation had already settled.

"What a pity..." Levinbeck’s expression was uncertain, "We should have used Tan Ding and the others to probe first, exert extreme pressure, and coax out this method."

"Then we move with Morris to secure victory."

Upon hearing his hindsight remarks, everyone was too lazy to respond.

Levinbeck’s heart was bleeding; Morris was supposed to be a perfect experimental subject, it was such a waste for him to be destroyed so abruptly.

Moreover, the Stone of the Trinity fell into the Azure Dragon’s hands, so recreating Morris was impossible.

"Teacher... you’re really troublesome..." Levinbeck’s eyes flickered.

While everyone was in a daze, his fleshy tendrils already twisted around the Eternal Holy Seat once more.

......

Above the Holy Castle, the energy brilliance faded away.

Li Ming withdrew his gaze from the dispersing edge of the Holy Castle, lifting his head to see the few items remaining in mid-air, his expression becoming increasingly peculiar.

Among them, the most striking was certainly the half of a giant forearm, radiant and overflowing with faint pressure.

"The limb of the Dominator’s corpse..." Li Ming couldn’t help but be astonished; he had initially thought it was the part lost before.

Could this be more unexpected, "The part lost back then was the entire right arm, but this is just half of the left arm."

Amid intertwined thoughts, his gaze landed on the two inconspicuous small items beside it, his face instantly changed slightly.

His figure flickered, already appearing in mid-air.

"This is..." Li Ming looked at the two extremely familiar stones in front of him, reaching out to grasp them, as expected, the control page popped up--

[Holy Mother Stone--Consumable: The Ultimate Creation of the Time-Zero Tribe.

Control Conditions: Two hundred billion metal energy

Control Ability--Trinity: Controlling all three fragments simultaneously allows for [Trinity].]

And the other piece is the [Prophet Stone].

"It really is them, the Holy Mother Church actually linked up with the Three Great Civilizations again..."

These two stones seemed to ignite all the clues, ideas burst forth in Li Ming’s mind.

"...which means they forcibly fused Morris with the Dominator and the corpse’s blood and flesh using these stones, creating the so-called Ultimate Life Form."

"Truly an ingenious idea..." Li Ming couldn’t help but be amazed, yet he couldn’t help but think, "These things remained in the Holy Mother Church for so long without discovering their usage, how come with Morris’s appearance, they suddenly knew how to use them?"

"Moreover, it doesn’t seem like the work of the Holy Mother Church, either it’s the Three Great Civilizations’ design... or..."

Almost at the same time, a figure materialized.

Levinbeck!

Upon discovering the Dominator-level corpse early on, he had the suspicion that among those who cut off the arm, one was the Holy Mother, one was the Prophet, and the last one should be Levinbeck.

Coupled with this guy specializing in flesh life forms, this kind of fusion seems to be his handiwork.

He favored this guess more.

"Wow, the enemies have all gathered together." Li Ming couldn’t help but mutter.

He had been searching for the Holy Mother Church for a long time without success, and now it suddenly appeared, truly an unpredictable world.

However... he weighed the two stones in his hand, smirking.

He obtained them effortlessly, merely killing Morris was nothing.

But obtaining these two stones was crucial, it meant severing their means of artificially creating an Ultimate Life Form again.

"Otherwise, it would really be quite dangerous..." Li Ming thought of Morris’s awe-inspiring presence.

If encountered in the outside world, with the Eternal Silence Star present, escape would probably be possible, but a mishap wasn’t out of the question.

He stared at the stones in his hand, the total energy required for control reaching six hundred billion, almost equivalent to a complete Titan Holy Artifact.

More crucially, these things had no practical combat damage capability, purely auxiliary, and were consumables.

Yet Li Ming believed they shouldn’t be one-time use; the specifics would only become clear after control.

"The strength depends on the fusion material." Li Ming stared at the half forearm, "The question is, can I fuse with it..."

Gazing at the forearm, Li Ming’s thoughts inevitably diverged again.

This time, by chance, he even acquired half of the Dominator’s corpse.

The Ultimate Gene Seed seemed ready for advancement on the schedule as well.

However, relying on Shepherd alone might be insufficient.

He thought through the circle of talents skilled in precise modulation within the interstellar realm, naturally, Shepherd wasn’t the only one.

But the rest were scattered across various locations, with minimal connections to him, he didn’t trust them.

Of course, these weren’t problems; Li Ming believed no one could resist the temptation of the Ultimate Gene Seed, he could simply capture them all.

With Shepherd overseeing, he had no fear of them pulling any tricks.

"Hmm, and there’s the Dominator Laboratory over there, time to seize an opportunity, see how far their research has progressed..." Li Ming plotted inwardly.

The unexpected gaze from the Eternal Abyss had indeed instilled a sense of urgency in him, the many civilizations that had perished before reminded him, he couldn’t afford to be complacent.

Upon thinking of this, Li Ming suddenly sensed something, his entire being appearing electrified.

A chilling, desolate feeling surged from all directions, like a drowning person gradually sinking into the depths of the ocean.

He abruptly looked up, and sure enough, in the void where the light column had just struck, there was still an area of darkness that wouldn’t dissipate.

The tangible feeling of surveillance emanated from there, seemingly pinning itself onto him, vaguely tearing at his flesh, trying to pull him into somewhere.

"Speak of the devil..." Li Ming stared at the gradually recovering darkness, his expression gradually settling.

This time, his mind didn’t have any voices appearing.

But he understood clearly that the Eternal Abyss would constantly watch him, attempting any means to absorb him.

"I’ll need to be careful; can’t just casually summon the Eternal Abyss." Li Ming’s good mood mostly dissipated.

But then he heard a "ho ho" sound from behind.

The recent damage was confined within the Energy Light Column, and the aftershocks didn’t kill Heckler, only worsening his injuries.

The surface flesh was almost annihilated, leaving only some flesh on the head, which seemed close to death.

"You... you... after all..." He struggled to make a sound, unable to fully articulate a sentence, showcasing his dire condition, akin to a flickering candle in the wind.

Li Ming glanced at him, then looked at the recovering trace of the Eternal Abyss above, his expression cooling, a purple light descending, transforming Heckler’s body into dispersing powder with the Infinite Hammer.