The Legendary Mechanic, page 481
You have received the talent [Supreme Piety].
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[Void Ethereal Echo] came from [Chaos Apostle], which could be used for many purposes such as applying debuffs to the enemy, restricting the enemy’s movement, defending, or attacking. It could only be used for one purpose at a time and had a cooldown of five minutes.
[Supreme Piety] was one of the [Void Preacher]’s talents. It gave a ninety percent Psychological Resistance increase and immunity to all kinds of deceptive psychic attacks, as well as a twenty percent chance to reflect psychic attacks.
“Okay, I now stand an even better chance against Psyker.”
Han Xiao was very pleasantly surprised. This single talent gave more bonus than all the Psychological Resistance talents that he previously had.
This time, a new notification popped up on the interface again.
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Please select your preference for the exclusive Racial Talent.
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This was referring to the thirteenth talent of this Race Mutation, which was the special talent of his exclusive race. It was no longer a talent from another race but creating his own talent.
This special talent would be the race talent to be passed down to his descendants.
The choices were attack, defense, resistance, health points, Machinery Affinity, and many others. The special talent would decide the direction of his exclusive race’s development, and there was only one chance to choose it. Han Xiao did not dare take the matter lightly, so he selected the Mechanic preference.
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Preference selected. Creating unique talent…
You have three chances to recreate. Your choice cannot be canceled after confirmation.
Creation complete.
[Natural Mechanical Senses]: +180% Machinery Affinity, +2 levels to all Mechanic type abilities, not limited to maximum ability level.
[Confirm/Recreate]
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Han Xiao shook his head. This talent was rather ordinary, so he used one recreation chance.
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Creating… Creation complete.
[Source of Mechanical Force]: When your Energy Attribute is Mechanical Force, receive 50 bonus Energy every level.
[Confirm/Recreate]
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This was not bad. If he selected this talent, he would gain 12,000 bonus Energy, which would most likely increase his Energy Level another level.
It was almost impossible to create a Molding Talent level ability, so [Source of Mechanical Force] was not bad at all.
He had two more recreation chances. Feidin was not around, so Han Xiao felt very insecure.
One more time. The exclusive talent of a Beyond Grade A won’t be too horrible no matter what… I think.
After making up his mind, Han Xiao clenched his teeth and used another recreation chance.
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Creating… Creation complete.
[Mechanical Genius]: Total Machinery Affinity * 1.15, +30% Machinery Creation Performance.
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Yo, this is what I’m talking about!
Han Xiao was overjoyed.
With this 1.15 multiplier to his total Machinery Affinity and the 1.08 multiplier of [Basic Mechanical Sense], it would give more than half the bonus of Reynold’s Molding Talent [Perfect Mechanical Sense], which was decent.
Furthermore, the thirty percent performance increase in his machinery creation was the most valuable bonus. The machinery that he created would have higher attributes. The thirty percent increase would make his mechanical army much stronger.
He would definitely have to create a new mechanical army suitable for Beyond Grade A battles afterward, so this ability would come in handy.
“This is it!”
Han Xiao did not use the last recreation chance and selected ‘Confirm’ immediately.
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You have received Exclusive Talent [Mechanical Genius]!
Tip: The effects of the Exclusive Talent will increase along with Race Evolution.
The 13 talents have been confirmed.
Exclusive Race created.
Please select a name…
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As the first being of this race, Han Xiao could name it.
“What race should I be called? Void Mechanical Race? Commercial Genius Race? A Pugilist That Doesn’t Want to Be an Esper Isn’t a Good Mechanic Race?”
The agony from evolving continued. Han Xiao decided not to waste time thinking of a name and used his own name.
He still recalled that the underground mutants that he had saved back then were called the Black Spirit Race, so using his own name would not be a problem.
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Exclusive Race Name confirmed.
Your race has become: Black Star Race
Detecting Race Appearance…
Based on your evolution experience, you can change your appearance to up to 2.7%.
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As Han Xiao had maintained his human form all along, he could not change his appearance much, nor did he want to, so he decided to keep his original appearance.
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Molecular structure is improved, organ structure strengthened, metabolism changed…
According to the preference of the Black Star Race, you have received bonus attributes.
+367 STR, +317 DEX, +534 END, +881 INT, +380 MYS, +249 CHA, +5600 Energy.
Energy Level bonus attributes have been changed!
[Race Mutation] Completed. Your Grade has increased to S.
+100 END Bonus! 1 END = 310 Health = 320 Stamina
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33,000 Energy was the triggering point of Race Mutation. Beyond it was the territory of Beyond Grade A.
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Grade A Grade Bonuses disappeared.
You have received Grade S Bonuses.
Grade S Bonuses: +50 END, +25 All Resistances. +25% Highest Attribute , +15% Other Attributes, +750 Free Attribute Points, +50 Potential Points
Please select 2 from the 7 options below as Grade Talents.
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Han Xiao clenched his fists in excitement. Just like how he received [Superhuman] when he became a Calamity Grade Super, Grade Ss had their own talents as well, which was also the main reason they were so much stronger than Calamity Grades.
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1. Physical Resistance
2. Psychological Resistance
3. Power Bonus
4. Status Enhancement
5. Health
6. Explosive Power
7. Energy
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Han Xiao focused and pondered. Power Bonus was a must. It would enhance everything just like [Superhuman], including Mechanical Force enhancement. This was the source of the destructive power of Beyond Grade As.
What he had a hard time choosing was the second option—he could not decide between Psychological Resistance and Health.
Psychological Resistance would be great against Psyker, but so would health. Furthermore, health would be more viable. He had yet to forget his two other enemies that did not use psychic attacks, EsGod and the Tyrant.
“Is taking beatings my fate?” With complicated feelings, Han Xiao sighed and made his choice.
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You have received Grade Talent [Supreme Power]!
You have received Grade Talent [Eternal Body]!
[Supreme Power]: You have gained power exceeding the Calamity Grade. The energy in the universe is yours to control. Your ability strength has increased, including but not limited to all weapons, equipment, machinery, and other combat means controlled by you. Bonus depends on Total Level.
Lv1 – Lv100: +4% attack every 10 levels; Lv100 – Lv200: +6% attack every 10 levels; Lv200 and above: +10% attack every 10 levels]
Current Bonus: 140% (This can be stacked with [Superhuman] bonuses)
[Eternal Body]: The life span of your cells is very long-lasting.
+1 END Bonus every 2 levels.
Current Bonus: +120 END Bonus
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“The enhancement brought by these two talents is… horrifying!”
Han Xiao was stunned.
No wonder Beyond Grade As were so powerful!
The agony became even more apparent and violent. Han Xiao focused on feeling the changes in his body.
Just as Austin had said, after he became a Beyond Grade A, the Soul Embryo in his mind disappeared instantly, directly destroyed by his Beyond Grade A mind.
The chain of debuffs brought by it on his interface disappeared all at once. He had returned to his peak state.
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The pain finally faded after a few hours, taken over by the continuously expanding sense of power. It felt clearer and stronger than ever before. His sense of the world had never been this sharp.
The energy in his body overflowed from his every pore. His body was covered in dark blue light.
“I’ve finally succeeded!”
Han Xiao was ecstatic. From that day, he would be a Beyond Grade A standing at the top of Galaxy!
Calming himself down, Han Xiao distributed his Free Attribute Point evenly between Intelligence and Endurance, then looked at his attributes.
Despite being mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the numbers on his interface after he became a Beyond Grade A.
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Level: 240
Main Class: Mechanic
Race: Black Star Race
Attributes: 2,346 STR, 2,930 DEX, 4,265 END, 6,672 INT, 2,108 MYS, 986 CHA, 1 LUK
Free Attribute Points: 0
Potential Points: 84
Health: 2,533,510
Stamina: 2,487,270
Energy: 52,270 [Lv.15]
Lv.15 Energy bonus stat: +671 STR, +848 DEX, +1080 END, +1305 INT, +653 MYS, +141,520 Stamina Limit, +952% Machinery Affinity
Energy Rank: 43,837
Grade: S (Beyond A)
Grade S Bonuses: +50 END, +25 All Resistances. +25% Highest Attribute , +15% Other Attributes, +750 Free Attribute Points, +50 Potential Points
Remark: Beyond Grade As are far more powerful than Calamity Grades. No matter which Star Field it is, you stand at the peak of it.
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“Way too powerful…” Han Xiao’s eyes widened with excitement.
Becoming a Beyond Grade A made him way stronger than Calamity Grade. He was in completely new territory.
With these attributes, no wonder no Calamity Grade could ever match a Beyond Grade A. Even he could not have beaten a Beyond Grade A before this. It was just like how a human would never be able to beat Godzilla with their bare hands.
Even he had more than 2.5 million health, so he wondered how much Tyrant had.
If those Primordial Ones never penetrated this limit, maybe the current universe would still have thought that Calamity Grades were the limit of individual strength.
“This is the power of a Beyond Grade A…”
Han Xiao felt the changes in his body. He felt like he could punch right through this planet under his feet.
And this time, it was not an illusion!
Beep beep!
Before he could test the limits of his power, Phillip suddenly sent a message.
“Master, hum… the radar has detected a spaceship in the outer atmosphere, hum!”
Han Xiao looked up immediately. As if his sights could penetrate the thick rock walls, his eyes locked onto a water droplet shaped spaceship outside the planet.
“Psyker? He’s finally caught up…”
Han Xiao’s eyes became firm.
This was the perfect opportunity. He could test out how strong he was among Beyond Grade As in the battle with Psyker!
Chapter 761. Negotiations |
The waterdrop-shaped spaceship slowly entered the atmosphere and descended. The scene of fire and cracked lava jumped into Psyker’s sight.
Psyker had already sensed the position of the Evolution Cube just below the planet, so close that he could accurately sense its position now.
“The coordinates have stopped at this planet for a few hours now… Did he give up on the Evolution Cube and choose to escape, or did he purposely stay here just to meet with me?”
Psyker tried to guess the intentions of his unknown enemy and felt that the person might have set traps for him, causing him to be unable to continue pursuing him. As a precaution, he gave up the thought of flying down using just his fleshly body, instead flying over to the coordinates he detected in his spaceship.
After flying for a while, the detection radar suddenly pinged as it had spotted a life signal hundreds of kilometers away. The distant area was expanded, and it could be discerned that there were hundreds of Mechanical Warriors around a living body, as though keeping it in captivity.
“That looks like Sardeem.” Psyker’s expression grew grim, and he immediately flew over to Sardeem.
The troops on the ground raised their muzzles, opening fire at the spaceship overhead.
Boom boom boom!
A surge of invisible mental power formed a shield, distorting the space like a wall of air. The Particle Cannon blasted shattered into blue specks of light upon hitting them.
Explosions continued to move, but the shield remained motionless.
The next instant, a pale white mental shock wave materialized, sweeping across the ground.
Swoosh!
The hundreds of Mechanical soldiers below did not possess the bonuses of Mechanical Force and were naturally shattered in a single blow. The mental wave avoided Sardeem, and he was the only one left standing after the shockwave had passed.
The Psychic profession was the profession specializing in mental strength. Its strength lay in its mental attacks, and at the same time, it possessed the means to perform physical attacks. The driving force behind this was using one’s mental strength to affect the surroundings in order to generate the physical attack.
Psyker crushed the restraints on Sardeem’s body with his mind before beaming him up into the cabin.
“Cough cough… you’re finally here!”
Sardeem held onto the cabin door weakly with an expression of joy.
He was saved!
A Beyond Grade A Super was so reliable. Believing in Psyker was the correct thing to do!
“Who’s the enemy?” Psyker did not waste time talking, going straight into the main topic.
“It… it’s Black Star!”
“Black Star? I’ve heard this name before… oh, it seems like someone from the Colton Star Cluster. He took part in the secret war and ended up provoking Tyrant.”
“Yes, yes, yes, it’s that Beyond Grade A Seed. He claimed to be invincible among Calamity Grades.”
Invincible among Calamity Grades? So, is it his moniker that gave him the confidence to go against a Beyond Grade A?
Psyker shook his head. The Colton Star Cluster was far away from his Star Pupil Holy Race, and while news about Han Xiao had passed through him, he did not pay attention to him. To him, a simple Calamity Grade was just an ant no matter how famous he was.
He had no interest in the secret war. If he had the time, he would have spent it worrying about the fertility problem of the Star Pupil Holy Race.
“Your Excellency Psyker, Black Star threw me over here a few hours ago. He should still be on this planet. Just now, when you wiped out the mechanical soldiers, you revealed yourself. I believe we should hurry to capture Black Star, lest he runs away again.”
Sardeem immediately raised that suggestion. He could not wait to see Black Star get into trouble.
He could not forget the humiliation that he had suffered and wished to take back his mechanical troops. Psyker was his backer, and in his eyes, a Calamity Grade would never be a match for a Beyond Grade A. No matter how Black Star struggled, he would only become a punching bag for Psyker.
Sardeem gritted his teeth, viciously thinking, I’m not only going to get back my mechanical army, I’m even going to steal yours!
“Oh, that makes sense. We should settle it quickly,” Psyker said as though it was natural.
With his perception pointing the way, he was not afraid of Black Star running away but rather more afraid that if Black Star had nowhere left to run, he would smash the portable container of the Evolution Cube to pieces, revealing the true form of the Evolution Cube. In that case, he would have to gather all the manpower of his Star Pupil Holy Race to move the Evolution Cube back, and he hated such trouble.
Just as he was prepared to pilot his spaceship over, he felt the Evolution Cube in his perception begin to approach them. Very quickly, a tiny black dot grew ever larger toward their location.
Rumble!
The fast-moving shadow shot over the ground, raising up gales, and the magma flowing on the surface was split to the sides due to the wind pressure.
The next moment, the black shadow stopped in midair not far off, facing squarely with Psyker.
“That’s Black Star!” Sardeem immediately pointed as he exclaimed.
“To think he came knocking on his own…” Psyker felt a little mystified. He roughly understood the intentions of the other party—to negotiate with him.
His gaze was fixed on the small Evolution Cube hanging from Han Xiao’s neck. With his perception, he knew that this was the compact version of the Portable Evolution Cube.
Hum!
Without waiting for Han Xiao to open his mouth, Psyker raised his hand, and a blast of psychic power roiled out, hitting Han Xiao on a spiritual level.
He was too lazy to speak pleasantries to Han Xiao. He knew that the other party planned to use the Evolution Cube as his bargaining chip, but what qualifications did Han Xiao, as a Calamity Grade, have to speak on equal grounds with him?
Psyker was unwilling to give him the upper hand. Thus, without a single word, he attacked directly.
If you have anything to say, wait till I get the Evolution Cube!
Before Han Xiao could speak, a wave of mental energy struck at him. Fortunately, he had been mentally prepared to use his new talent [Void Dimension] from the [Chaos Apostle] race, drawing a large amount of power from the void to offset the psychic energies. The barrier he created diffused close to half the mental damage.
