CHAPTER 551: CHAPTER 289 [EARTH-SHATTERING GIANT FIST] THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE!_2

Suddenly, beneath one of the chairs on the left side, a shuttle-shaped device composed of metal and crystal surged forth, eventually forming a meter-long crystal hexagonal prism.

These crystal prisms emitted a soft blue glow, hovering on either side of the chairs, no further movement ensued.

"The Red River Star Stream has entered the Tidal Period, it’s time to wrap up the plan," A voice suddenly broke the silence, obviously processed, with a mechanical characteristic.

Another voice responded: "Multiple parties have taken their places, waiting for the final contest."

"The other two lines are progressing smoothly; we can’t afford any problems on our end."

"Rest assured, everything is proceeding according to plan, regardless of who gets it, it’s bound to spark a major war."

"Right, that’s good, it’s a shame though, we will ultimately still have to hand it over."

"We can’t leave any trace of our intervention, it can only be like this. No one dares to compete with those two Empire Dukes for possessions in that area."

"It seems that Dark Night is trapped in that region."

"His value has already been utilized, whether he survives or not is up to him."

The vast hall fell silent once more, the crystal hexagonal prisms disintegrated, returning to where they had first appeared.

...

In the room, Li Ming took a deep breath, holding in his hands a pair of silver-white mechanical arm armor, its bulky metal structure exposed.

[Earth-shattering Giant Fist--Level C: A solid mechanical structure that brings tremendous strength.

Control Conditions: 8,000 points of metal energy

...]

The object was created, and its metrics were roughly in line with his estimates.

Now, what he needed to do was to upgrade it directly to Level A. He still had 30 million points of metal energy, which might seem substantial, but at most, he could only upgrade three items.

He needed to reserve ten million for contingencies, at most only upgrading two.

Having calculated everything, he wasted no time in acting: Mother Ore strengthening, metal upgrade, mutated energy consumption, he chose Internal Control for all of these.

The original silver-white rudimentary arm armor had now become an earthy yellow, robust fist armor almost fully enveloping both arms, its intricate mechanical structure highly aesthetic.

[Earth-shattering Giant Fist--Level A: Smash the ground!

...

Control Effect: Trait--[Shattering Earth]

Control Ability--Earth-shattering: Receives a 2000% Power Amplification.]

[Shattering Earth: Receives an 800% Power Amplification, and applies a "Shattering Earth" marker on the attack target, every ten markers will detonate causing additional damage.]

Two pairs of Level A [Earth-shattering Giant Fists] were produced, with a total of 56 times Power Amplification, and the Trait [Shattering Earth].

Li Ming looked at them for a while, genuinely surprised; he had never seen such a Trait before.

However, unfortunately, Traits could not be stacked.

He promptly switched Controlled Objects, swapping out two Elemental Level buckle armors with these two pairs of [Earth-shattering Giant Fists].

Instantly, there was a feeling of power swelling from within him, filling his whole body, but what followed was the tightening of his muscle fibers and the agonizing pain of them nearly ripping apart.

At present, the six Level A Controlled Objects he wore were [Feros Mecha], [Life Power Core], [Vortex Shadow], [Justice Arm Armor], and two pairs of [Earth-shattering Giant Fists], plus one Level S Controlled Object [Talos’ Heart], fully equipped.

In terms of Power Amplification alone, it seemed to reach more than ninety times, but the data boosts provided by the power may not stack.

Therefore, it was only about forty times at most, which his physical body could barely withstand at the moment.

But when [Talos’ Heart] was activated, the powerful heartbeats dissipated the feeling of expansion in his body.

Switch to Defense Buff!

In an instant, he felt his muscles and skin tensify countless times, giving him a substantial feeling as if he wouldn’t be harmed by ordinary Level A Life Forms, even without wearing Mecha.

Then, he converted it into stamina; the feeling of inner fullness and nearly explosive energy was something he was not accustomed to.

It was quickly converted to speed, which was the most noticeable; a light step generated a terrifying blast of air, chairs and tables were knocked over haphazardly.

With over a hundred times Speed Buff, he could probably arm-wrestle Theo head-on in terms of speed.

Li Ming took a deep breath, and moreover, this kind of buff wasn’t a one-time stack; he could adjust the value as he wished.

For instance, splitting the Control Object Ability that brought redundant, non-stackable fortyfold Power Amplification.

Transferred to Defense Buff, in this way, the body can also withstand it, and the strength is stronger.

The defense doesn’t only work on the skin but affects every part of his body, just like recovery buff.

Unfortunately, only one buff can be transferred at a time, they cannot be evenly distributed.

Li Ming pondered, looking at the Control Bar, and taking another solid step forward.

"Just not sure what kind of energy is needed as support to upgrade the Controlled Objects to S level."

He didn’t have any clue right now, but he also didn’t have any metal energy to support his upgrade at this moment, so there was no rush.

"There’s also Divine Energy, which can’t act on S level Controlled Objects." Li Ming muttered, "The level is not enough, do I need ten portions of Divine Energy for another upgrade?"

Right now, all his main controls are still at A level, so there’s no hurry to figure this out.

Many problems, he noted them one by one, he would figure them out eventually.

After tidying up, he left the workshop and headed straight for the main ship’s laboratory.

Today, this place is very bustling, with many people here, including Connet, Benny, Jesaya, and even Theo and others, including Monroe.

"Lord Azure Dragon has arrived." Benny was the first to notice, everyone made way, and the voices gradually quieted down.

"Isn’t it sealed yet?" Li Ming raised an eyebrow, looking at the Sublimator that had been completed on the console.

"We were waiting for you," Benny said with a smile.

"Is it necessary?" Li Ming shook his head, not caring: "Let’s start."

"Okay." Benny nodded, clapped his hands, and then a lab member pushed a huge translucent metal chamber over.

Benny glanced at Li Ming, his voice becoming cautious, explaining:

"This is an encapsulator built based on various opinions, transparent and visible while equipped with multiple detection facilities, including a material detector..."

A material detector? The crowd had various expressions, clearly, this was a precautionary measure against Azure Dragon secretly swapping things out.

Three thousand Boiling Blood Alloys could be swapped out right under the eyes of the Torch Organization, truly frightening.

"Is it necessary?" Sandro sneered.

"Since it’s cooperation, such precautionary measures are reasonable." Li Ming was unconcerned.

After sealing, this thing wouldn’t be secretly stored, but would be placed in the most conspicuous place on the main ship.

The bitter experience of the Torch Organization has already told them that it’s useless no matter how secretly it’s placed.

"Now, gentlemen, my promise has been fulfilled, it’s your turn." Li Ming’s gaze fell on Benny and Connet, this was the reason for his visit.

He brought out the technology to manufacture the Sublimator, the other two should exchange phase information in return.

Benny took a deep breath, knowing that it was a slow death, also knowing Azure Dragon was just playing house with them.

But the intangible word "cooperation" finally gave them a glimmer of hope, a hope to turn the tides.

"Using the Sublimator, the concentration of sublimation particles in the Huber body can be raised to 50%, meeting the requirements to enter the Core Relics." Benny explained:

"But the Ascender Civilization ranking is extremely strict, 50% can only obtain a small part of the technology and resources, not even seeing the face of the Ascension Source Crystal."

Li Ming’s eyes flickered, this Ascender Civilization looks at particle concentration for everything.

"So complicated?" Ulrich frowned, "Do you have any methods?"

Benny kept silent, but instead looked at Connet, the leader just uttered a few words, "I will let the fleet set sail in that general direction."

"Beating around the bush." Sandro sneered, but Li Ming said, "Lord Connet, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but I am very curious, how did you come up with the coordinates."

Connet’s brows furrowed, obviously not wanting to explain, but after Azure Dragon asked, Theo and the others’ gazes also came over, with a pressure that was overwhelming.

"... Our people paid a great price to get hold of it." He spoke evasively.

This answer was unsatisfactory, Sandro was about to scold when suddenly a figure rushed in hurriedly, it was Pier, he was sweating profusely, swallowing his saliva, and said:

"I just found out from the Black Hole Network that the United Fleet has left the Land of Stars and headed towards the core area of the Red River Star Stream!"