After confirming there was no danger around him, Johnnie finally let out a sigh of relief and took out an Energy Core to refine and boost his own attributes.
[Refining Energy Core, Four basic attributes 10 points]
The prompt ssages appeared, and a surge of heat flowed through his body as his four basic attributes instantly rose to 20 points.
Moreover, Johnnie had a distinct feeling that this was a true upgrade to his body, not restricted by the power of this place—in other words, his improvent wouldn’t disappear even if he left.
Keep going!
Energized, Johnnie continued to refine Energy Cores.
[Refining Energy Core, Four basic attributes 10 points]
...
Prompt ssages kept popping up, and Johnnie’s power was climbing at an astonishing rate.
[Refining Energy Core, Four basic attributes 10 points]
[Ding, you have currently reached the Energy Core refinent limit. Increase chanical talent to 20% to continue refining.]
Soon, after refining twenty thousand Energy Cores, Johnnie hit the ceiling again.
"There’s actually a limit?"
He frowned, glancing at the more than ten thousand Energy Cores still in front of him, feeling a bit helpless.
His chanical talent had already reached 11%, still a ways off from the 20% required for the next breakthrough.
But it wasn’t impossible to reach.
At this point, all of his four basic attributes had soared to over two hundred thousand points, a massive leap from before—now, taking on those chanical Race enemies would be a breeze.
Besides, passing the trials would also boost his chanical talent.
Johnnie checked the ti—there were still more than two hours before the second trial ended.
"Ti to keep butchering those chanical Monsters!"
He didn’t linger in the cave, put away his shield, and headed out.
This ti, he stopped bothering to hide his presence. Flying with the Controlled Sword, he actively hunted down chanical dogs and chanical Race Battle cha.
Soon enough, he ran into two chanical Race Battle cha.
Without a word, Johnnie launched right into battle.
The Seven Sword shot out, splitting into seven, each one striking at the chests and heads of the two Battle cha.
Clang, clang...
A series of crisp impacts rang out. With his drastically increased stats, Johnnie’s attacks hit hard, leaving cracks across the tough armor of the chs.
"Human, you’re courting death!" ca a cold, chanical voice, as an energy cannon roared toward him.
Johnnie didn’t flinch at all. He didn’t use the Skye Shield; instead, he summoned an Earth Shield right in front of him.
Boom!
With a deafening crash, the Earth Shield shattered, and the massive shockwave sent him flying.
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A damage number—over a hundred thousand—flashed above his head.
That was a hit for over a hundred thousand damage.
Fortunately, Johnnie was able to withstand it.
He was completely free of any worries now, controlling his flying swords and launching a full-on assault.
[Defeated The chanical Race Battle cha, chanical Perception 1]
...
Very soon, those two Battle chas were destroyed by him, earning him two more points of chanical Perception and dropping two Energy Cores.
Johnnie happily collected them.
Rat-tat-tat...
At that mont, gunfire echoed all around, and all the commotion attracted quite a few chanical dogs and Battle chas.
Johnnie didn’t show the slightest bit of fear. He summoned his massive Skye Shield and charged forward aggressively.
With his stats massively boosted, he no longer feared these chanical dogs.
However, since these chanical Race monsters didn’t have health points, his gear’s life-steal effect wouldn’t trigger, so facing the hail of bullets was still dangerous.
Luckily, the defense of the Skye Shield was incredible, easily blocking the incoming bullets.
Johnnie held his shield in one hand and the Void Sword in the other, while controlling eight flying swords all at once, plunging into the chanical army and unleashing a massacre.
[Defeated a chanical dog, chanical Perception 1]
Prompt ssages kept popping up, and everywhere Johnnie went, he left a trail of chanical wreckage.
These chanical dogs were so weak he could almost one-shot them with a single sword strike.
And with the passive damage stacking from the Cosmic Eclipse Blade, his attack speed and power kept climbing— even the toughest Battle chas couldn’t last more than a few seconds against him.
[Ding, you’ve accumulated 10,000 points of chanical Perception. chanical talent 1%.]
With such a terrifying slaughter speed, Johnnie’s chanical talent leveled up once again.
If not for concerns about outside dangers, he was confident he could stay here and push his chanical talent to 100%, fully comprehending the laws of machinery.
Rat-tat-tat...
The gunfire grew even more intense, and instead of decreasing, the number of chanical Monsters around him actually increased.
Every so often, a powerful energy cannon would scream through the air, giving Johnnie a bit of trouble.
But with the Skye Shield blocking for him, none of it was life-threatening.
[Defeated The chanical Race Battle cha, chanical Perception 1]
...
chanical Monsters kept falling, and Johnnie’s chanical Perception skyrocketed.
Soon, ten hours had passed, and the second trial ended. The prompt ssages appeared.
[Ding, you survived for 10 hours. The second round of the chanical survival trial is over. chanical talent 5%.]
Johnnie was overjoyed. He’d gained another 5% in chanical talent, reaching 18%, just 2% shy of hitting 20%.
But the chanical Monsters didn’t disperse. Instead, even more kept pouring in, most of them powerful Battle chas.
Johnnie could sense their orders: to kill him at all costs.
He let out a cold laugh. With the passive stacks of the Cosmic Eclipse Blade, these powerful Battle chas were now nothing to him.
[The third trial has begun. Survive twelve hours under siege from elite chanical Race warriors. Death ans complete erasure.]
The prompt ssages appeared. The space around him shifted slightly, seeming to beco even more solid.
Boom! Boom!
A series of deafening booms echoed as countless black objects crashed down, transforming into black Battle chas that surged toward Johnnie’s position.
"Master, be careful! I sense the presence of a chanical Race Divine being."
At that mont, Maiev’s voice echoed in his mind.
Johnnie frowned, his expression grim. Even with all his recent power-ups, there was no way he could take on a chanical Race Divine.
Not only that, but these newly arrived black Battle chas were clearly even stronger than before.
His only trump card now was the Skye Shield.
He had used the Skye Shield before to take down a Divine powerhouse, so maybe it could do the trick against the chanical Race Divine too.
But he could only use the Skye Shield three tis; if more than three Divine powerhouses showed up, he’d be in real trouble.
To make matters worse, the spatial suppression here kept him from activating the Map of Heaven and Earth, and Skye couldn’t recharge the shield’s uses.
Boom, boom...
Suddenly, several energy cannons locked onto him.
Johnnie snapped out of his thoughts, didn’t dare get careless, and raised the Skye Shield in front of him.
Kaboom!
A terrifying burst of energy erupted, blasting Johnnie straight into the air.
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A massive damage number flashed over his head—he’d just lost over seven hundred thousand Health points in an instant.
Even with his boosted stats, he still only had two million Health points, and he simply couldn’t take too many hits from those energy cannons.
What made it worse, he couldn’t siphon any health from these chanical lifeforms; the only way to recover was through passive regeneration.
Thankfully, he’d gotten Maiev’s Goddess of Life blessing—recovering over two hundred thousand Health points every second. Without that, he’d be dead at facing this many chanical Race Battle chas.
Even so, he couldn’t afford to take too many direct hits from those energy cannons.
Whew!
Demon Wings ford behind Johnnie, and he shot up into the air, dodging the barrage of energy blasts with agile maneuvers.
At the sa ti, he unleashed the Five Elents Technique and the Sword Control Technique, going on a rampage against the Battle chas and chanical dogs below.
[Defeated a Battle cha, chanical Perception 1]
...
Prompt ssages kept coming, and for now, Johnnie managed to hold off the onslaught from the Battle chas.
Still, he couldn’t let his guard down. The real threat here wasn’t the Battle chas, but the chanical Race Divine.
Buzzzzz...
All of a sudden, a buzzing sound filled the air, and a crimson wave appeared in the distance.
It was the Red-shelled Beetles!
Fortunately, the swarm of Red-shelled Beetles didn’t attack him. Instead, they rushed to the piles of chanical debris, devouring and breaking them down.
Recycling, huh?
Johnnie frowned, sensing clearly that so of those Red-shelled Beetles were devouring the chanical debris and reconstructing their chanical bodies.
He raised his hand slightly, sending a roaring fire dragon hurtling toward the crimson beetles.
Screee! Screee!
A series of shrill screams echoed, sounding like tal scraping against tal. These Red-shelled Beetles couldn’t withstand the flas and were burned to death in droves.
But Johnnie didn’t receive any rewards, not even an increase in chanical Perception.
It seed these Red-shelled Beetles were worthless except for devouring and breaking down corpses and chanical Debris.
He couldn’t be bothered to waste mana on those Red-shelled Beetles and focused on slaughtering the chanical dogs and Battle chas.
[Defeated a chanical dog, chanical Perception 1]
[Ding, you’ve accumulated 10,000 points of chanical Perception, chanical talent 1%.]
...
Prompt ssages kept flashing. Johnnie gained another 1% chanical talent, reaching 19%. Hitting 20% would be a breeze.
Once that happened, he could keep refining Energy Cores and boost his stats even further.
Rumble, rumble...
He didn’t even have ti to catch his breath before thunder bood overhead, and a massive dark cloud rolled in, streaked with writhing purple lightning.
A terrifying pressure filled the world.
"A chanical Divine!" Johnnie’s expression changed. He stared up at the churning clouds, swallowing hard.
Beneath the swirling clouds, he could vaguely make out an enormous, slender black form.
It was a colossal black chanical beast!
"Stop!" A furious roar rang out, and all the surrounding Battle chas ceased their attack.
From beneath the clouds, a huge, nacing black dragon’s head erged, crimson eyes locked onto Johnnie, emanating a terrifying aura.
Johnnie couldn’t help but swallow nervously, gripping his massive shield as he watched the monster warily.
That cold, chanical voice sounded again, "Human, you’re special. Why not join the chanical Race? I can make you stronger, free you from your mortal flesh, and grant you true immortality."
Johnnie frowned, scoffing at the offer, but didn’t strike. Instead, he asked curiously, "If I beco Divine, wouldn’t I get immortality anyway?"
"Divine? Hmph!" The chanical beast snorted disdainfully and said coldly, "Divine beings are nothing. If their Divine Soul dies, they perish all the sa. But if you join the chanical Race, as long as your consciousness endures, you can never die."
Consciousness?
Johnnie frowned even deeper. Were these chanical Race beings really living as pure consciousness?
Still, he didn’t believe in true immortality.
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