This is really not mechanical ascension Chapter 665 - 665 347 Harsh Qualifications - Does Li Ming Ba

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The crowd silently mocked in their hearts.

Joseph reluctantly organized his thoughts, recalling the young figure he’d encountered during the assessnt at the chanic Association branch near the Twin Peaks node.

His throat moved slightly, and he said:

“There’s… soone, but he’s barely qualified, since his developnt potential is less than 50.

It’s only 46.”

When saying “only,” Joseph himself felt that he might be going insane.

As the number was uttered, several people’s expressions shifted, their eyes flickering with different emotions.

“Oh…” Dominion Holy Image muttered and then asked, “What about his chanical talent?”

Joseph further explained, “He’s already been taken as a student by a Casting Star chanic.

Back in his mother civilization, he once had a record of crafting a C-level weapon.

So speculate it was within a year before Azure Dragon recruited him as a student.

He was only nineteen years old.”

After that day, Joseph went back to conduct a detailed search on Li Ming’s profile.

In the Northern Crown Star Ring, especially the Silver Star Cluster, many people were already digging into Li Ming’s background, and the information was well-docunted.

“Oh, so you’re talking about Li Ming.

He does seem barely qualified—only four levels short of the developnt potential.

Not too far off…”

“Not much?

At that level, four levels are an insurmountable chasm!”

“Who is Li Ming?”

“It’s the guy from the recent…”

The chatter around grew louder.

So had vaguely heard of Azure Dragon’s na but were unfamiliar with Li Ming.

At this mont, upon hearing the discussions, envy filled their faces.

“Forty-six level developnt potential, student of a Casting Star chanic—a guaranteed winner in life.”

“Didn’t you see the part about his parents being dead and him bullied for so many years?”

The enormous eyes of Dominion Holy Image glead mysteriously.

From its trunk, which resembled a pillar reaching the heavens, a beam of light erged.

It materialized into a silver chanical staff, approximately two ters long.

The front end resembled a crescent moon, embedded with a silver energy core, placed in front of Joseph.

“Take it.” As the words fell, Joseph was sent tumbling away.

The crowd glanced over, only to realize the chanical staff was just a B-level weapon and promptly lost interest.

However, so still felt envious.

If only they’d ntioned Li Ming earlier, maybe they’d have received such a gift.

“Do you know this person?” Dominion Holy Image turned to Alex.

“I’ve heard a bit…” Alex replied calmly, his gaze thoughtful.

Dominion Holy Image seed like it wanted to inquire further but suddenly stopped itself, shaking its large fan-like ears.

“No, no, forty-six levels won’t do.

If I said fifty levels, it must be fifty!”

“Forty-six levels don’t count either…” The crowd was taken aback.

They thought Dominion Holy Image had spent so much ti questioning only to finally identify a qualified candidate.

But so began to ponder; this old elephant seed to be deliberately hiding sothing.

With such attention focused on the scene, Li Ming’s na being ntioned was likely to bring him so unnecessary trouble.

Alex did not delve deeply into this topic and instead asked, “Holy Image, the one under your foot—has he offended you?”

“Offended might be too strong.

When I arrived, I saw him hacking at my leg.

Though it’s a fake one,” Dominion Holy Image replied, moving its massive feet slightly.

Jaint felt imnse pain coursing through his body, the cracking of his bones audible.

“Could you do the honor and release him?” Alex interjected.

Dominion Holy Image was the pet of Hamr Divine Craftsman.

Its status was unique.

Its own power was one thing; the aning it represented was another.

This made it difficult for the Star Abyss Empire to dispatch people to coerce it.

If things escalated, the chanic Association surely wouldn’t stand idly by.

“So, you’re here to plead for him…” Dominion Holy Image murmured before Jaint flew out from under its foot, granting Alex the favor.

Raising his hand, Alex manipulated an invisible force field, allowing Jaint to gently descend.

In the corner, Blackbeard rubbed his beard, still astonished.

“I didn’t expect this ti to truly draw out the genuine article.”

He pondered, “With Dominion Holy Image present, others’ accusations against Hamr Divine Craftsman likely won’t hold water.

However, the uproar caused will be bigger, potentially serving the latter phases of the plan better…”

The sudden shift brought benefits and drawbacks to the plan.

Blackbeard contemplated but couldn’t help recalling Azure Dragon.

“Li Ming, this student of his barely ets Dominion Holy Image’s standards—it’s utterly…” At this point, he even suspected this matter might have been part of Azure Dragon’s sche.

Shaking his head, he dismissed the stray thoughts.

Alex had already taken Jaint and left, while the events here were spreading at warp speed across the interstellar domain, igniting waves of excitent.

It wasn’t just the strict conditions for selecting an inheritor that sparked interest—it was the fact that soone nearly qualified actually existed.

Li Ming’s na and fa skyrocketed at an exponential rate, soon surpassing his famous teacher, Azure Dragon.

…

anwhile, a black shuttle erged from rippling voids.

The entire world appeared grim and gray, as though shrouded in smog, with free-floating iron ions filling the air.

It was a regular S-level Dinsion World, its coverage slightly larger than that of an average Life Planet.

The ground was dark brown with a tallic sheen.

Towering barren mountains dotted the landscape.

Occasionally, so large excavation machinery was visible, though most had now ceased functioning.

The tallest mountain had been mined by a third already.

This revealed a pale gold palace embedded diagonally in the mountain, its exposed section carved with peculiar patterns.

The overall design was vast and imposing.

A few distant bases were visible, though currently inactive.

The shuttle swiftly landed, its engines gradually shutting down.

Imdiately, figures flew over clad in black veils, mostly without visible combat armor.

They wore tight-fitting combat suits, many humanoid life forms appearing tall and alluring.

“Earth Mother, what’s the situation over there?

Who threw the probe?” asked the lead, Alyss, tasked with eting the arrivals.

“No one was found; it might have drifted over from several Dinsion Worlds away.” Earth Mother shook her head.

“The probe’s model is outdated, and it bears the style of the Eternal Brilliance Federation.

It likely has no connection to the target.”

Alyss nodded.

Earth Mother continued, “Based on intelligence, the target is highly likely to directly teleport into this Dinsion World.

As long as it’s confird that the Star Abyss Empire hasn’t discovered anomalies, we’re fine.”

In the shadows, Li Ming’s mind grew tense, observing the exchange.

Highly likely?

So they were rely guessing, not relying on accurate intelligence to know he’d co here?

The suspicions surrounding Austin and Robbin further narrowed, and his heart stirred with bittersweet thoughts.

The unexpected attack from Chrono, ironically, shielded him from falling into their trap.

“Let’s hope so.

Or maybe they won’t co at all.” Alyss shook her head.

“Won’t co?” Earth Mother sounded surprised.

“What information suggests that?”

“The latest news speaks of Dominion Holy Image appearing in the Central World, already stating the qualifications for selecting an inheritor—at least fifty-level developnt potential and considerable chanical talent…” Alyss gestured, opening her smart terminal as she spoke:

“Soone on-site brought up Li Ming.

Although Dominion Holy Image ultimately declared him unqualified, it was clearly tempted.

If the target learns this, they might head straight for the Central World.”

Earth Mother’s expression grew startled as she observed the images on the screen, furrowing her brow.

“Now even more will fixate on the target.

If we can’t seize an opportunity this ti, it may beco even harder later.”

After saying this, she shook her head again.

“Li Ming and Azure Dragon aren’t fools—heading there recklessly would only make them a feast for others.

Go reset the equipnt; the spatial ripples just now triggered the monitoring systems.”

“Understood!”

anwhile, hidden in Earth Mother’s shadow, Li Ming had gone numb.

The footage they played was crystal clear to him.

Was Dominion Holy Image not supposed to be fake?

How did it suddenly beco real?

His initial thought was that this might be a plot by the Pioneers, but upon confirming it occurred in the Central World, he dismissed the idea.

No one could forge such an act in that location.

Forces like the Star Abyss Empire would crush them instantly.

“Fake news exposed the genuine artifact?

It vanished all these years—why did it suddenly reappear now?” Confusion swirled in Li Ming’s mind.

And to complicate matters further, discussions about him had cropped up in the midst of all this.

“From the looks of it, this Dominion Holy Image erged about ten days ago, shortly after I entered this Dinsion World.”

Through the earlier conversations and the bits of information within the footage, Li Ming roughly pieced together the situation.

Previously preoccupied with his journey and unable to access external updates, he hadn’t expected sothing of such magnitude to occur.