The Legendary Mechanic c1-1385

by Chocolion, 齐佩甲

  While Manison was calculating the time, he suddenly sensed something and suddenly turned around to look behind.

  Woo!

  The alarm of the spaceship rang at the same time. In the distance, streams of hyperdrive light appeared and stopped nearby. The bright blue light dissipated, showing a completely black fleet. An organization symbol that Manison could never forget was engraved on these ships’ exterior armor. It was the Black Star Army!

  “How did they find me?” Manison was shocked.

  That’s strange. This fleet clearly got rid of its trackers. How did the Black Star Army find this place? Prophecy? But the spaceships’ information disruption devices are still working. Aesop shouldn’t be able to accurately foresee the exact location. Is there an even stronger prophet?

  This is getting troublesome. Black Star’s noticed what’s happening here. Change of plan, I must speed up and get everyone into the ships. … However, luckily, only an ordinary search fleet is here. There are just more than thirty fleets.

  Manison responded instantly. He waved his hand, and a large group of mechanical troops immediately turned and charged toward the Black Star Army fleet.

  He planned to eliminate Black Star’s men first so they would not disrupt him.

  However, the next moment, three powerful energy presences erupted in the Black Star Army fleet!

  Woo!

  The energy detection radar’s reading exceeded the limits instantly!

  Manison was stunned for a moment.

  “Three Beyond Grade As?”

  In his sights, three silhouettes flew out of the Black Star Army and stood opposite his mechanical army. They were Black Star, Ames, and Hila!

  Han Xiao scanned through the situation of Planet Earth Ring and smirked. He connected to the public channel and mocked, “Yo, looks like I’m almost late.”

  “Why are you here?” Manison did not bother chatting with Han Xiao at all. “Oh? Are you asking me why I wasn’t lured away by your bait?” Han Xiao curled his lips. “The Shattered Star Ring is my territory. If I got toyed with by you so easily, where should I put my face?”

  Actually, the bait Manison set some time ago almost fooled him, and this fleet did indeed lose its initial trackers.

  However, as a peak Beyond Grade A Virtual Mechanic who was in his own territory, Han Xiao also did a deep search. He analyzed what all of the routes Manison’s troops took had in common and also discovered the vegetable incident of multiple planets. After some cross referencing, it matched with the route of one of Manison’s teams.

  Although the Great Mechanic Han did not know about the mind trap, it did not stop him from speculating that this was the clue Manison was going after.

  Therefore, just like the Mechanic Emperor, he locked onto the Soul Swap Twins’ escape route according to those incidents and sent a fleet right to Planet Earth Ring.

  Therefore, this army fleet did not come here by following the Mechanic Emperor but instead happened to encounter the Mechanic Emperor, which proved he was right.

  The three of them were originally not in the fleet, but Han Xiao had the fleet bring a ‘Throne’. He received the news the instant this fleet discovered Mechanic Emperor, and immediately used the King to teleport all three of them here, hence this moment.

  While the two of them confronted each other, the manager of Planet Earth Ring was overjoyed and quickly spoke in the public channel.

  “Your Excellency Black Star! I’m the manager of Planet Earth Ring. The Mechanic Emperor has forcefully taken over the planet, and we are powerless to resist. Luckily, you’re here. Please help us. The Razo Civilization will definitely thank you for it after!”

  Initially, the manager of Planet Earth Ring could only watch and feel powerless while filled with rage. Now that Black Star was here, it was like he had caught a lifebuoy. He immediately asked for help.

  It was known that the Shattered Star Ring was protected by Black Star now. In the manager’s eyes, Black Star was on his side.

  Han Xiao casually waved. “Hmm, take your troops off the planet. Leave the rest to me.”

  “Roger!”

  The Planet Earth Ring manager brought the garrison fleet aside to watch without hesitation.

  He did not agree when the Mechanic Emperor asked him to leave, but as soon as Black Star did, he left instantly. In the Shattered Star Ring, Han Xiao was much more respected than Manison.

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  Seeing this, Han Xiao then turned to the Mechanic Emperor’s ride and snorted.

  “I’m right here. Aren’t you going to come out and meet me?”

  About ten seconds later, Manison’s Lord’s Avatar finally flew out.

  “Black Star, you’ve come to mess up my plan again,” Manison said coldly. Although his voice was monotonous, it still had a sense of frustration and anger.

  “Hehe, Mechanic Emperor, I won’t play games with you. Our goal should be the same. It’s right here on Planet Earth Ring, and it belongs to whoever’s more capable.”

  Han Xiao crossed his arms and looked firm.

  Actually, he was filled with joy on the inside. Originally, he had no excuse to fight with this old b*stard, but now that he had one and met him, he looked at Manison like he was looking at a portable talent inventory.

  Manison looked at the three of them and said coldly, “You think your victory is certain just because it’s three against one?”

  “Haha, you’re mistaken.” Han Xiao curled his lips. “I alone am enough to fight you. The two of them won’t interfere.”

  Hearing this, Ames and Hila both turned to him and silently stared at him.

  Seeing this, Han Xiao coughed and softly said, “Ahem, the two of you are responsible to search the planet and find the target. Hila, you have some knowledge in the mind area, so it’s suitable for you to find them, while Ames’ force field makes catching people more convenient.”

  “You said you’d let me help in the fight…” Ames frowned slightly.

  “That’s when we fight Modo. Leave the Mechanic Emperor to me. I’m going to fight him one on one.”

  “Am I a burden?” Ames narrowed her eyes.

  “… Just a little bit.” Han Xiao was very honest and did not find any excuse in times like this.

  Ames’s eyes twitched, but she thought about it and realized she could not object.

  She gave Han Xiao a glare and flew toward Planet Earth Ring.

  Hila tilted her head and pondered for a while before raising three fingers.

  “Three times.”

  “What three times?” Han Xiao wondered.

  “I’ve lost the chance to fight someone as strong as the Mechanic Emperor, so you’ll have to spar with me seriously three times afterward, and you can’t reject it no matter when I ask for it.”

  “Alright, alright, not to mention three times, I’ll spar with you thirty times even if you want to.” Han Xiao sighed.

  “Okay, thirty times it is. It’s a promise!”

  Hila nodded with satisfaction and instantly followed behind Ames with the fleet.

  Han Xiao’s eyes twitched. He was speechless.

  This tomboy’s combat maniac trait had been getting even more and more intense, and god only knew where she learned to be this cheeky.

  Removing Ames and Hila was an attempt to try to trigger Beyond Grade A challenge mission. Otherwise, given how thick Han Xiao’s skin was, he would not ask for a duel for no reason.

  Han Xiao looked at old Manison and said, “Alright, now no one will disturb us. It’s a rare opportunity. Now that we’ve coincidentally run into each other, we have to get properly intimate.”

  Manison watched Ames and Hila landing on Planet Earth Ring and did not stop them.

  He knew that as long as he did not defeat Black Star, stopping them would not do anything.

  Seeing that Han Xiao had stayed behind alone, Manison slowly said, “If the three of you had come at me together, it might have been quite troublesome for me. Yet, you’ve actually decid
ed to fight me alone. How brave.”

  “Yo, you’re saying it as if I lost to you last time. Why do I seem to recall it being a tie?”

  Manison mirthlessly laughed. “Black Star, you should have a clearer idea of how real that ‘tie’ was than me. Without more than a dozen people helping you this time, do you really still think this will still end as a tie?”

  “Tie? No, no, I didn’t think that.” Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. “I’m here with my original body, and crushing your Lord’s Avatar is my goal today. It’s time to refresh my achievement.”

  “Hehe, I admit, that special technique of yours to burn your potential can grant you power to match me, but that’s all. Defeat me? You’re a hundred years too early! Plus, how much potential do you have to throw away? If this is the source of your confidence today, I’m guessing it’s not going to end well for you.”

  “You never know if you don’t try.”

  Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, his body trembled, and Mechanical Force sparked around him. His energy level rocketed as he quickly entered combat stance. Seeing this, Manison shook his head, his energy level rising too. The gold Mechanical Force seemed to have painted his Lord’s Avatar gold.

  “Looks like I’m quite lucky today to receive a pleasant surprise. Since you dare face me with your original body, I’ll gladly take your Spacetime Amber as a compensation from you.”

  Chapter 1166 - Shaken Manison

  Boom!

  Like thousands of thunder strikes happening at the same time, raging Mechanical Force erupted like silver dragons.

  The people on Planet Earth Ring looked up. It was as if two suns covered in lightning had suddenly appeared.

  Two light gates suddenly appeared in cosmic space, and countless machines swarmed out from the secondary dimensional army boxes.

  One side was black like storm clouds, and the other side was white like snowy hills.

  The mechanical armies surrounded the two of them. Mechanical Force extended out from their bodies and connected their armies, quickly assembling into two giants!

  In an instant, two enormous weapons clashed. The mountain-sized black blade slashed onto the middle of the golden trident!

  Clank!

  A psionic shockwave exploded, extended through the artificial atmosphere of Planet Earth Ring, and caused chain reactions, creating a deafening noise!

  Countless people hastily covered their ears with agony on their faces. They felt as if someone was tolling a bell inside their brain. They could feel their brains trembling. Some lost balance like they were drunk, fell onto the ground, and could not control their body.

  Outside the planet’s atmosphere, two Mechanical Deities had appeared and were already fighting intensely.

  Every move of a Mechanical Deity harnessed terrifying power. Even though they consciously distanced themselves from Planet Earth Ring, the aftershocks still triggered countless natural disasters on the planet’s surface.

  Machinery came out of their Secondary dimensional army boxes nonstop like it had no end. Their machines fought each other under the lead of their own Apostle Weapons and divided the battlefield into countless smaller battles.

  The combat artificial intelligences of both sides tried their best to break each other’s formation and create situations where they outnumbered the other side. Mechanical soldiers that got occasionally left stranded became targets of focused fire. They then recovered through Mechanical Force and entered the battlefield right after.

  Planet Earth Ring’s atmosphere was filled with traces of psionic beams that seemed to have formed a net that shrouded the planet.

  Occasionally, liquid metal melted by the high temperature would cool down to irregular shaped metal meteors that fell onto the surface, either creating pits on the ground or shattered by the planet’s protective shields.

  This was not the first fight between Han Xiao and Manison. They had a rough idea of each other’s capabilities, so they went full out from the start and released most of their Apostle Weapons.

  Old Manison had more than forty Apostle Weapons in all kinds of shapes. Their similarity was that they were all mechanical lives that had existed for many years, so they had a lot of energy in their tinder, meaning they were very strong.

  Han Xiao brought up most of his assets too, more than thirty Apostle Weapons led by Psionic Prime, which was more than one and a half times what he had before!

  Han Xiao had obtained the Molding Talent (Billion Mechanic EmpireManison) from old Manison the last time they fought. Not only did it give him all kinds of attribute bonuses, it also increased a ton of core Mechanic abilities including (Apostle Life Creation] by six levels, meaning he could directly create six more Apostle Weapons!

  Some time ago, Han Xiao had also built four new Universal Treasures and used the God’s Trait Transformation Points all on the Machinery side, increasing its level from five to nine. This also gave him a few more Apostle Weapon allocations.

  Hence, Han Xiao had created about ten more Apostle Weapons while watching the situation of the Flickering War unfold. Although there was still some distance from the number of Apostle Weapons Manison had, it was not as large as the last time.

  With my current strength, even without Character Summon Cards, I can match up to old man Manison and not just get beat up like last time.

  While Han Xiao slashed at the Mechanic Emperor time after time, he was judging the strength difference between him and the Mechanic Emperor.

  Every five stages of God’s Trait Transformation comprised one big stage. Although he had yet to receive the bonuses from stage ten, his God’s Trait Transformation Machinery was already four levels higher than before, which increased his strength by a huge extent.

  Part of his strength difference from Manison was his inventory; he did not have as many high Grade machines as Manison. Another was the huge God’s

  Trait Transformation difference, which was now greatly reduced. Although normal Beyond Grade A Mechanics could also obtain God’s Trait Transformation Points through building Universal Treasures, they did not have the interface and could not apply the points immediately. The God’s Trait Transformation Points they obtained could be considered a type of experience or understanding that could only be applied to increase the God’s Trait Transformation stages after they spent long periods of time digesting it.

  Han Xiao, however, could apply the points instantly, meaning the digestion process was completely skipped, saving a ton of time. This was why he could become stronger in such a brief period. It was something no other Beyond Grade A could replicate.

  Considering the large bonuses from (Billion Mechanic Empire), Titan Spinal Center, Gaeta Shockwave Fist, and several new Universal Treasures, Han Xiao speculated that his current strength should be around the same as his strength when he was in the explosive state the last time he fought Manison! The only part that was still weaker would at most be the basic attributes he gained through (Polar Channel FlowBlood Rage) and (Advanced Strengthened Life).

  On the interface, the challenge mission for Mechanic Emperor had appeared as he expected.

  Come to think of it, this was the third time he had seen this mission.

  I’ll use my EXP too so that I can be as strong as possible.

  Han Xiao glanced at the interface and spent most of his accumulated EXP into levelling up.

  His level rocketed all the way to level 331 before stopping. The remaining EXP was not enough to level up again.

  The bonus he received from leveling up now was not a lot at this stage, but every Promotion and evolution would still make him considerably stronger. Therefore, although Awakening Points had a bigger impact on his strength, he did not plan on using EXP on them for the time being.

  After all, it was the final stage of Version 4.0. If he did not spend EXP elsewhere, he might be able to accumulate enough EXP to reach level 340 for a Promotion.

  Boom!

  Every clash between the Celestial Punishment Edge and the trident created
powerful energy explosions made of psionic energy and golden thunder.

  Feeling the force from every clash, Manison was surprised.

  He clearly remembered that the last time he fought Black Star, Black Star’s Mechanical Deity’s strength in his normal state could not compete with him at all. From his past experience, if Black Star did not use that strange explosive ability of his, he should have been able to totally crush him. However, to his shock, they were on par!

  What shocked Manison even more was that the number of Han Xiao’s Apostle Weapons had almost doubled. This was not something his explosive state could bring him; it was a display of his fundamental capability!

  How the hell does this guy train?

  Manison knew that Black Star was known for his quick growth, but he still could not understand it.

  Ever since he was young, he had been a genius in the eyes of the people around him. He was the star of his race. He learned everything much faster than others, and no one could ever catch up to him. He surpassed all those who attempted to chase him in no time. He had never met any Mechanic genius that could match up to him.

  However, this changed when he met Black Star. For the first time ever, Manison discovered he was no longer the genius.

  Black Star seemed to be able to easily do things he could not do, and this created an emotion that he had never felt before in his entire life. It was bitter and sour.

  Is this what people call jealousy?

  Wait, why am I thinking about this?

  Manison was shocked. It suddenly occurred to him that without him realizing, Black Star had shaken his confidence that he had built over countless years.

  His eyes became firm as he instantly suppressed this emotion, cutting away all distractions and returning to a calm state of mind, focusing fully on the battle.

  At this time, Han Xiao suddenly swung his blade backward. Like the string of a bow that kept getting pulled tighter, enormous force flowed from the joints of the Titan Spinal Center all over his body into his arms.

  Strange hovering devices emerged from the surface of the Mechanical Deity, hovered around the blade, linked with each other, and formed a complex pattern that shined brightly with psionic energy, releasing energy simultaneously into the Celestial Punishment Edge.