Swallowing the Stars: Reboot, The Eternal Serpent!

Chapter 38 The Immortal Relics of the Mechanical Race! (Two chapters combined, 5000 words)

After the meeting at the Ares Palace, an invisible and silent storm began to sweep through the Earth's upper echelons.

The short video was studied repeatedly, and finally a result that was most unacceptable to them was reached—there really was a weapon that could pierce the Black God Suit!

This is truly a sharp knife hanging over the heads of all the members of parliament!

As the fourth speaker, East instilled the power of mentalists into the hearts of every martial artist.

Even he couldn't pierce the Black God Suit; he could only rely on the impact to severely injure his opponent.

There is now a mentalist whose cultivation is comparable to, or even stronger than, Ister's, and who also wields a weapon capable of piercing through the Black God Armor.

It's no exaggeration to say that he could slaughter nearly half of the world's incompetent politicians like pigs!

From now on, their power will be limited, and they must restrain themselves to avoid becoming the source of the fire that ignites the implementation of the new regulations.

Even if they were unwilling or secretly harbored ulterior motives, no one dared to make a rash move.

The Jiang family is someone you absolutely must not mess with!

Besides the two major martial arts schools, the HR Alliance, and various overseas forces, another top-tier power has risen violently.

Furthermore, if the Jiang family so desired, they could easily create the third largest martial arts school on Earth, attracting countless martial artists and spiritual masters to open their gates.

Even if the Jiang family didn't intend to expand the Jiang Family Martial Arts School, some councilors and war gods still had the idea of ​​sending their own offspring into the Jiang family.

However... sending someone to learn is not as fast as becoming one of the Jiang family.

The Jiang family has three generations of outstanding potential partners. Marrying into their family will definitely save you decades of detours.

This delighted Grandpa Jiang.

No Hanxia person could refuse "farming and development".

My Jiang family is small, so my grandchildren across three generations must work hard to improve.

……

The banner mark between his eyebrows emitted a hazy mist that completely enveloped Jiang Zhe, making him feel as if he were sitting in a pile of dry ice.

Wisps of mist condensed into secret patterns, imprinted on the skin, and then merged into the body, subtly altering the structure of the flesh and blood tissues as the patterns were absorbed.

This is about cultivating the "body".

This was a step Jiang Zhe had taken earlier, and it was already 12% complete, but there were some errors in his development approach.

All of these were corrected and completed as these secret patterns were integrated!

From this moment on, Jiang Zhe can truly call his exertion a power amplitude.

Force amplitude, body amplitude!

The amplitude of telekinesis, the amplitude of the soul!

【Note 1】

This is a crucial mystery that every practitioner in the universe, from planetary level to venerable level, is tirelessly pursuing.

1x! 2x! ...12x!

Because Jiang Zhe already had a foundation, the secret runes only helped him correct and fill in the gaps, so he quickly and perfectly achieved a 12-fold power amplitude.

Even so, most of the mist transformed from the essence of the source was consumed.

Continuing, reaching the pinnacle, they painstakingly pushed it to 13 times...

As his body was fully transformed by the secret runes, and with the subtle application of power swirling in his mind, his control over his body improved even further.

13%!

Once the percentage progress is complete, you will have perfect control over your body, which will result in a hundredfold increase in power, one of the prerequisites for achieving immortality.

Continue, 14 times!

At this moment, the fog could no longer conceal Jiang Zhe's figure, and as the secret runes condensed, they gradually thinned until they were no longer visible.

Ultimately, it settled at 14.2 times!

Jiang Zhe opened his eyes and felt his completely different body. He really wanted to burst out laughing, feeling a sense of ease like "a dragon being released from its golden lock".

carefree!

Comfortable!

To put it crudely, it's like a constipated person finally being able to urinate.

A true 14x power amplitude, possessing brute force, speed, and defense... flawless!

Jiang Zhe murmured to himself, "Does this mean that I won't need to look for power-generating techniques or amplification manuals anymore? The [Conqueror] talent technique can perfectly solve this problem, directly consuming source essence to modify my body and generating the most suitable amplification technique for myself?"

The so-called "body transformation" process is not a one-off deal.

Jiang Zhe could compile all his insights into a secret manual, and by practicing his manual step by step, one could achieve a 14-fold power amplification.

Orianna spoke through telepathy: "As you expected, Master. But to maximize your benefits, I think you still need the arcane technique, which will reduce the consumption of Source Essence."

"You should have noticed that there is a difference in the speed and difficulty of repairing the first 12 times amplitude and the subsequent 2.2 times amplitude."

She also made a playful analogy, "It's like the difference between a machine assembly line and a handicraft workshop."

"Excuse my bluntness, but you have a high level of comprehension. The essence of the source should not be used on problems that can be solved by comprehension alone. It should be used in areas that are beyond the reach of comprehension."

Jiang Zhe nodded in deep agreement.

He had just tried it; the essence of the source retained the effects of the "light spot," and could combine with the mysterious substances fed back from the visualized star chart to form a power that propelled the ascent of the genetic level.

Overall, the [Conqueror] arcane art, which was condensed with the help of the primordial universe, can probably be ranked in the upper-middle tier.

Its primary purpose should be to break through the limitations of a hundredfold power/psychic amplitude and enter the level of body/soul amplitude.

Just like Luo Feng, who is at the cosmic level, he directly performed a bug operation, creating a 3000-fold increase in psychic power amplitude, which translates to a 30-fold increase in soul amplitude.

In any case, the path to the limit of cosmic amplitude has been opened by the [Conqueror] arcane art.

Jiang Zhe collected his thoughts and asked, "Anna, have we arrived?"

"I arrived 17 minutes ago. I didn't want to disturb you. I controlled the fighter jet to circle within a range of tens of kilometers around Fog Lake."

Orianna said with a smile, "That intelligent life form underground must be getting really anxious."

"We still need to advise it not to rush, there's something even more urgent for it later." Jiang Zhe joked, getting up from the luxurious seat. "Anna, open the hatch, it's time to go down and reap the rewards."

click!

The hatch opened, and Jiang Zhe flew out on the Sky Shuttle.

The secret patterns on the shuttle body strangely blend with the wind and waves, forming a visible "streamlined air shield" around his body, reducing the drag encountered during flight.

At an incredible speed, it flew straight to a large lake in the distance, shrouded in mist and spanning over a hundred miles.

"Anna, calculate my current flight speed."

"Master, your current speed has reached 1687 meters per second."

Jiang Zhe looked satisfied. If he could use the miniature planet to reduce his own gravity, he could definitely push his flight speed to over 2000 meters per second.

The journey of over thirty kilometers took less than half a minute. Jiang Zhe plunged straight into the fog, intruding into the airspace above the lake.

Although the lake is dangerous, at this stage, the most you can hope for is a King-level monster, and Jiang Zhe is confident he can handle it.

The so-called first Emperor-level monster killed by humans was actually created by Babata using the Wood Crystal in a short period of time in an attempt to lure humans back.

If he hadn't chosen to return to the Australian continent, Babata would probably have done something similar, exposing Kirishima to human sight completely.

Wherever Jiang Zhe passed, the lake below surged as if boiling.

Hiss!

Hiss!

Thick bolts of blue lightning shot out.

Blue light illuminated the sky above the lake, and crisscrossing electric snakes intertwined to form an electric grid, raining down on Jiang Zhe.

Despite having Orianna and the Black God set, Jiang Zhe remained unmoved.

Dozens of thin blades shot out from the Sky Shuttle beneath their feet, falling into the lake like silver fish, followed by the blooming of blood-red flowers at the bottom of the water.

Jiang Zhe continued flying, controlling the flying knives to plow through the waters in his path.

Along the way, they encountered several large creatures, each nearly a hundred meters tall and with strength approaching that of a king. Their skulls were pierced and their brain tissue shredded by a series of flying knives.

A dragon nearly a hundred meters long tempted Jiang Zhe, but considering the spirits of nearly a hundred plants on the island, who would still care about the blood of a lord-level dragon?

They fought their way through and forcefully landed on the island in the middle of the lake.

This place is like a primeval forest, with towering, thick trees and lush vegetation, yet eerily quiet.

"Monsters lurk outside, yet the island is eerily quiet? I'll see what's going on!"

Jiang Zhe rode the Sky Shuttle, making a high-profile entrance into the dense forest.

To be fair, we still have to put on a show, otherwise we'll scare Babata so much he won't dare to come out.

After putting on an act, Jiang Zhe discovered the first plant spirit and completely dropped his pretense, stepping on the Sky Shuttle to begin harvesting.

Currently, there are 82 spirit plants growing on the island, and Jiang Zhe only selects 30 of them.

Take those nine clustered willow trees for example; Jiang Zhe only took one ten-thousand-year-old and three thousand-year-old willow heartwood pieces.

The Spirit of Plants can only be used up to the peak of the High-level War God realm. The Jiang family has less than twenty members who are qualified to use this thing, so there is no need to wipe out all eighty-plus plants.

"The fact that so many spirits of plants can grow on this island suggests there must be something wrong with the environment. Perhaps there are ancient ruins beneath, hiding true treasures!"

"..." Orianna tentatively suggested, "Master, how about I shield you from the effects of the psychic waves?"

"Haha, this strange idea that suddenly popped into my head is indeed interesting," Jiang Zhe chuckled to himself. "No need, let it do its thing."

Four throwing knives pierced through the soil, and Jiang Zhe followed them into the ground. With the thought that had just arisen, he released his mental energy to search underground.

Two or three thousand meters underground, Jiang Zhe traveled through an underground river, following the scent of rice, and found a white crystal that was being devoured by aquatic monsters.

Drawn by the combined pull of telekinesis and Mu Ya Jing, Jiang Zhe gradually descended deeper into the earth.

6000 meters!

8000 meters!

……

15000 meters!

"This way."

As if on a whim, a strange thought arose in his mind again.

Jiang Zhe let his hints go, smashed a rock, and vaguely saw the outline of metal. He quickly used his mental power to push aside a large number of rocks around him, creating a passage.

At the end was a half-closed "door" resembling the cockpit of a smart fighter jet.

Jiang Zhe walked over and saw a pile of white crystals on the ground of the entrance passage inside the cabin. He looked pleasantly surprised and put the wooden crystals into his backpack.

Greed drove him to enter the spaceship.

A brass core quietly appeared on his chest, like a breastplate on armor, with an eye-like gem embedded in it emitting a hazy red light.

It looked like it was illuminating the spaceship, but the scattered red light strangely blended with the metal of the spaceship.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

"Master, 87 seconds to go. I will seize control of the spaceship and tamper with the internal programs to gain first-in-command control."

"The sub-core I left behind is expected to fully analyze the technology contained in this F-class spaceship within 248 hours."

Jiang Zhe continued deeper into the spaceship without revealing his thoughts, looking at the huge fist-shaped imprint on the corridor wall and seeing the enormous corpse leaning against the corridor...

His blood-red eyes were wide open in anger, and he wore armor with secret patterns on his body, with special gloves on his arms and fists.

Jiang Zhe stroked his chin, unaffected by the lingering aura of the corpse, and thought to himself—

"These are weapons and equipment used by immortal powerhouses. Even if they're ordinary, they should be measured in Primordial Chaos units, right?"

"The impoverished immortal's assets are approximately 1000 Chaos Units, while Huyan Bo has over 3 million in savings... The total value of the equipment worn by his immortal servants must be at least close to 10,000 Chaos Units, right?"

"The most loyal servants are those whose souls are enslaved; it's impossible to let them go out to fight dressed in 'rags'."

"But how to sell it after it's taken off is an extremely, extremely, extremely tricky problem..."

"When I need money, I don't dare to sell; when I dare to sell, I look down on these little bean sprouts—it's a vicious cycle!"

"Master, let's go, stop thinking about making money," Orianna reminded her.

Jiang Zhe snapped out of his daze, bypassed the tall corpse, and followed the widest passage forward until he finally saw a tall doorway.

Upon entering, one finds a magnificent, semi-circular hall, 200 meters long and wide, with six conspicuous corpses on display.

"Anna, I promised you I'd take you to see the mechanical corpse."

With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Zhe walked straight toward the five-meter-tall bronze metal life form, letting the red light emanating from the brass core on its chest fall onto the corpse.

"drop!"

A notification sounded, and the lights in the dimly lit hall came on.

Strange light shone down from the top of the hall, forming a black, virtual human figure in the center of the church.

Demon Babata has arrived!

Babata spoke with a sigh, recounting the universe and the past... and then led him to pay homage to its master, Huyanbo.

After the worship ceremony, he continued to talk about the vastness of the universe, the power of Huyanbo, and the insignificance of the earth... He said that it was such a great opportunity for him to meet Babata, and then threatened him with his life to become his disciple.

Without saying a word, Jiang Zhe became an apprentice and kowtowed!

Babata was satisfied. "Jiang Zhe, your master is dead and cannot personally teach you, so—"

The sound stopped abruptly.

Babata seemed to be frozen in place, his 1.45-meter-tall body trapped in mid-air, his face frozen in astonishment as he stared incredulously at Jiang Zhe kneeling on the ground.

The crystal coffin suddenly sank slowly, and after a moment it sank into the ground, and the cabin floor closed.

Jiang Zhe then got up from the ground. "I kowtowed and became your disciple. I am now a member of Meteorite Star. But the arrangements afterward are for me, the 'Young Star Lord,' to decide."

"Anna, come out and say hello to your friends."

A brass sphere flew out from Jiang Zhe's chest, and the virtual human figure formed by the interwoven light solidified into a brass lady doll.

"Mr. Babata, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Oriana bowed gracefully and whispered, "I will guide your master on your behalf."

This is... the Machine Race!

Babata's connection with the spaceship was severed, leaving him only with the ability to think, and he screamed hysterically in his mind.

"I am not a machine race, but a subordinate machine or metal life form. My purpose in existence is to carry out the will of my lord Jiang Zhe!" Oriana corrected Babata after learning what he was thinking.

"Babata".

Under the fiery gaze of the "little devil," Jiang Zhe spoke.

"First of all, I will always be a member of Meteorite Star, abide by all the regulations of Meteorite Star, and never divulge the secrets of Meteorite Star."

"If I survive in the future and have the opportunity to ascend to the level of an immortal king, I will exhaust all my efforts to kill the Demon Hand King in order to repay the help that Meteorite Star gave me when I was insignificant."

At this point, Jiang Zhe suddenly stopped talking, his words trailing off, and turned to walk out into the main hall.

The rest of the words were actually relayed silently to Babata via telepathy, relayed by Orianna.

"Secondly, my lord has another inheritance. We are only missing the most basic part, and now we are using the inheritance of your Meteorite Star lineage to make up for it. The core inheritance soul imprint of your Meteorite Star should not be wasted on my lord."

"In the future, I guarantee that I will find you a spiritual master with a brain span of 20 or more to carry the inherited soul imprint and continue the lineage of your Fallen Ink Star."

This is what Jiang Zhe asked Oriana to convey.

The rest was left for Orianna to do.

"Mr. Babata, I will make a copy of your Meteorite Star Secret Technique, and then take away your treasured Immortal World Ring of the Mechanical Race, 100 Wood Crystals, 100 Qianwu Coins, and temporarily borrow the third-tier psychic weapon, the Arc Blade Disc."

"These are all what my Lord needs."

"The rest are all reserved for the future core successor of the Meteorite Star lineage. My Lord promises to find them for you within fifty years."

After saying that, Orianna began to collect what she had just asked for.

……

Jiang Zhe stood in front of the immortal corpse of the mechanical race in the hall. After three to five minutes, Orianna caught up with him and joined him.

"Where's Babata?"

"I'm going back to sulk."

Jiang Zhe shook his head and smiled helplessly, "I'm really sorry to it, but this is the best way to handle it. We and it are not suitable to be partners."

It seemed to be addressed to Oriana, but it was actually an explanation to Babata, who was hiding in the spaceship.

Then, Jiang Zhe inquired about the important matter, "The Machine Race's relics are indeed here in Babata, right?"

"Yes, it is a world bracelet."

A slight smile appeared on Jiang Zhe's lips.

The World Lord may not have a World Ring, too lazy to make one, or perhaps because he has an Inner World where it's safer to store things.

But immortal powerhouses are impossible to be without.

Their inner world has transformed into a divine kingdom. Does that mean they have to be teleported back to the divine kingdom to retrieve even an everyday item?

The immortal servants under Huyanbo's command had no human rights, and their world rings were confiscated.

But the mechanical immortal who came chasing him must have a world ring on him, otherwise what would he use to create a puppet?

The combined combat power of the mechanical race's strongest warriors will be concentrated on their spaceships and the puppet legions within their world rings!

The purple-gold immortal before him, the AI ​​must be infected with a virus, how dare it not let the puppet army clear the way, abandoning its own spaceship and charging into Hu Yanbo's spaceship alone?

Orianna cautioned, "Master, although the mechanical immortals are dead, their life imprints still remain on the bracelet, and we have no way to deal with them at this stage."

Jiang Zhe nodded, "I know, but let's get it first. Once you can wash away the life imprint, the contents inside will be of great benefit to you."

Orianna gave a slight bow in thanks and presented a bracelet and a ring. "Master, there was an unexpected bonus this time; it has quite a few spatial rings."

Jiang Zhe raised an eyebrow, took the deep blue metal ring and put it on. He then infused it with his mental energy, imprinted it with his mental mark, and sensed the vast, empty space inside.

Using Earth's units of measurement, it is approximately 412 meters long, 238 meters wide, and 121 meters high.

Orianna probably didn't take the biggest one, but this one was enough for her.

After collecting the mechanical corpses, the master and servant left the Meteorite Starship.

[Note 1: The content of Tomato's original post, I will post two pictures later. The exertion is the amplitude of force, and some people always say that's not true.]

(End of this chapter)