Chapter 1 Black Star's Promotion

A few days later, in the Black Star Army's territory.

Five figures floated in the sky above a barren planet, four of whom were staring at a figure clad in black robes.

"Black Star, you're not joking, are you? You want us to help you break through to a higher level?"

Kshuye's eyes were filled with surprise.

"Do I look like I'm joking?"

Han Xiao asked in return.

After returning from the Aesop Civilization, he immediately contacted four Peak Super-As to invite them to help him cultivate. Ulnos had agreed long ago, representing the Esper System. The other three systems were Kshuye, Old Dragon, and Seraron, with whom he didn't have much contact.

The Martial Dao System was relatively weak at the high end, with no powerful figures. Aside from the Awakened ones, Seraron was one of the few who could hold his own. Although Han Xiao preferred the Karrot from its peak, it had not yet grown up, so there was no need to wait for him. He could just make do with Seraron.

He had some friction with Seraron during the Hela rescue operation, but after experiencing various storms together with the Association, their relationship had basically returned to normal colleagues. This guy wasn't a direct descendant; he had always stood on the Association's side. Now, he was another Vice President, so he could still be trusted.

"You always manage to do unexpected things."

The three shook their heads helplessly.

When they first received Han Xiao's invitation a few days ago, they were all shocked. They didn't expect Black Star to break through to a higher level without saying a word, opening up a path for individual power.

At first, they thought Black Star was joking with them. After confirming it again and again, they realized that Black Star was serious.

Because they had a good relationship with each other, the three were surprised but agreed to the invitation and prepared to come over to help. What surprised them was the advancement method that Black Star had taken.

"Speaking of which, how can we help you? Shouldn't this kind of thing be done alone?" Milizaus asked curiously with confusion.

In his impression, breaking through to a higher level and sublimating one's life level were all passes that one could only go through on one's own. When did one need someone else's help?

"I naturally have my reasons for doing this." Han Xiao didn't explain the principle, nor could he.

Ulnos was thoughtful.

"The five of us belong to different Superpower Systems. Could it be that your idea is to unify the five systems…"

Han Xiao interrupted him and waved his hand.

"Why ask so much now? Anyway, you're all here. Just follow the plan later, and you'll know the final result."

Hearing this, Ulnos stopped talking, but kept thinking in his heart, secretly marveling at Han Xiao's performance.

He was very puzzled. The method of breaking through to a higher level should be a mystery to everyone, but Black Star didn't seem to have tried it many times. But why did this guy look so confident? What was his reason for having this idea, borrowing the Void Nation's national weapon, and asking a few people to help…

Moreover, advancement should be risky. Why was Black Star's method so bold? Wasn't he afraid? Could it be that he hadn't noticed the danger of advancement?

Various thoughts flashed through Ulnos' mind. Finally, he shook his head gently, not planning to remind Han Xiao.

Anyway, this was Black Star's advancement. He looked very confident, so there was no need for him to kindly remind him. He would just wait and see. Even if he failed, he could gain some knowledge, so he wouldn't lose out anyway.

Thinking of this, Ulnos pressed his palm against his chest and actually went through it, taking out a ball of soft white light and casually throwing it to Han Xiao.

"This is what you want. I'm lending it to you."

Han Xiao reached out and took it, looking at the Void Nation's national weapon. It was different from what he had expected. It seemed to be just a ball of light.

With the owner right next to him, it was inconvenient to study it carefully. Han Xiao pressed the Void Nation's national weapon against his chest. The ball of white light quickly merged into his body, and a special power surged out, enveloping his whole body. He felt that his cells in the critical state immediately calmed down a lot.

Han Xiao glanced at the panel. The first advancement condition had already turned golden, changing to the "Activated" state.

"Then I'll start."

Han Xiao nodded to the crowd, then drifted away a little distance and landed on the planet's surface.

Watching his figure shrink into a black dot, Seraron turned his head to look at the people beside him and asked,

"Do you think he can succeed?"

"If it was that easy, I would have stepped into a higher level long ago."

Ulnos shook his head gently, his tone calm and indifferent.

Buzz!

At this moment, in everyone's perception, space suddenly shook, and an astonishing energy fluctuation centered on the planet, bursting out!

In just an instant, the entire planet exploded with a huge gap, and the soft material of the core spewed out, scattering into the galaxy. Then the light contracted and expanded like breathing. The next moment, the planet exploded!

Boom!

In the midst of the fluttering fragments and light, Han Xiao's voice remained steady, constantly releasing astonishing energy fluctuations, and his momentum was rising crazily.

"It's starting!"

The four people's eyes narrowed, and they immediately released their respective Qi according to the plan, passing through the splashing planet fragments and pouring into Han Xiao's body.

Han Xiao bathed in the light of the sky, and the cells in his body began to go berserk, undergoing drastic changes, making him feel like his body would separate and recombine at any time.

However, the Void Nation's national weapon suspended in his chest released fluctuations at a fixed frequency again and again, sweeping around his body, allowing the cells to leap and sublimate while maintaining the original structure of the whole body.

On the other hand, the Qi of the four helpers containing different systems entered the body. It should have been ejected, but at this moment, it was not rejected. Instead, it was absorbed, and quickly merged into the cells.

At the same time, the Super God legacy force, which had been silent for many days, suddenly burst into light, burning fiercely, releasing all its energy, and suddenly promoted the speed of advancement, soaring rapidly.

The feeling of pain and excitement impacted Han Xiao's spirit again and again. He controlled his sight with difficulty and turned his head to glance at the panel. He saw the prompt frantically swiping across the screen.

[Level 360 Advancement has been activated!]

[You have met the pre-advancement conditions: 3/3]

[You have activated Deification Advancement!]

[A new tier can be unlocked!]

[Due to Deification Advancement, the basic Endurance bonus has increased from +160 to +480! Currently, 1 Endurance = 1170 Health Points = 1180 Stamina Points]

[Your {Divinity Transformation - Machinery} is at max level. You have received an additional life-level sublimation!]

[Detected that your race is: {Black Star Race} (Exclusive Race, cannot be changed)]

[Detected that your evolutionary route (Void) has reached its peak and can no longer be improved. You can continue to optimize your genes]

[Detected that this is a Deification Advancement, and regular optimization has been cancelled—do you want to evolve your exclusive race?]

[… Evolution confirmed, {Black Star Race} evolved into {Black Star God Race}. Life level sublimation, genetic structure strengthened. You have received additional attribute completion: Strength +2140, Dexterity +1705, Endurance +2600, Intelligence +3440, Mystery +3052, Charm +1024, Qi +26200, Qi realm bonus attributes changed!]

[Your Black Star God Race exclusive talent {Mechanical Genius} effect increased]

[{Mechanical Genius}: Total Mechanical Affinity bonus increased from 1.55x to 1.65x, Mechanical Creation Performance bonus increased from 70% to 80%, All Mechanical System skill levels +3 increased to +4]

[Your {Divinity Transformation - Void} is at max level. You have received an additional life-level sublimation!]

[Detected that your race is: {Black Star God Race} (Exclusive Race, cannot be changed)]

[Detected that your evolutionary route (Void) has reached its peak and can no longer be improved. You can continue to optimize your genes]

[Detected that this is a Deification Advancement, and regular optimization has been cancelled—do you want to evolve your exclusive race?]

[… Evolution confirmed, {Black Star God Race} evolved into {Black Star God System - Royal Bloodline}. Life level sublimation, genetic structure strengthened. You have received additional attribute completion: Strength +2780, Dexterity +2410, Endurance +3250, Intelligence +4216, Mystery +3710, Charm +1987, Qi +32800, Qi realm bonus attributes changed!]

[Your Black Star God Race exclusive talent {Mechanical Genius} effect increased]

[{Mechanical Genius}: Total Mechanical Affinity bonus increased from 1.65x to 1.75x, Mechanical Creation Performance bonus increased from 80% to 90%, All Mechanical System skill levels +4 increased to +5]

Originally, there was no opportunity for species sublimation at level 360, but the two Divinity Transformations at max level brought two additional opportunities for life level leaps.

Rumble—

The surging energy was so dense that it almost condensed into substance. Centered on Han Xiao, it spewed out arbitrarily towards the surroundings, spreading far and wide. Almost all the outposts of the Black Star Army in this area sounded alarms.

The blazing energy flowed through his body, and the cells of his entire body were rapidly sublimating to a higher level of life, as if they had an independent consciousness. However, under the maintenance of the Void Nation's national weapon, they gathered without dispersing, maintaining the body shape without significant changes.

And the constant energy poured in from all directions. Han Xiao was almost turning into the core of a nebula, filled with blazing fluctuations all over his body, feeling as if he had become a balloon, and his body seemed to be bursting from the inside out.

He tried his best to maintain the operation of his mind, staring at the prompt on the panel, and his heart was shaking.

This wave of amplification was very powerful. Without the exclusive race evolution brought about by the Deification Advancement, the simple gene optimization of regular advancement could not have brought such a high amount of attribute completion.

However, the prompts for these two race evolutions were not over yet:

[Your exclusive race has been upgraded to {Black Star God Race}. You have obtained a new talent {Mechanical Divine Body}!]

[{Mechanical Divine Body}: Mechanical Affinity +1500%, Your Mech Force attribute has been strengthened, Your {Emperor's Gift} has advanced to {Divine Spirit's Endowment}, Your {Apostle Creation} has advanced to {God's Envoy Creation}, Your {Spark Awakening} has advanced to {Spark Source}, Your {Dimension Factory} has advanced to {Divine Body Fortress}]

[Your exclusive race has been upgraded to {Black Star God System - Royal Bloodline}. You have obtained a new talent {Void Divine Body}!]

[{Void Divine Body}: Basic Attributes other than Luck +1500, You have gained 30 Awakening Points, All Void Race Talents you possess have been comprehensively enhanced, You can open a second Void Dimension in your body, including the space, life forms, matter, and all other elements of the original Void Dimension]

Han Xiao controlled his eyeballs with difficulty and looked at the introduction of these two talents.

Four Mechanical System skills have gained special evolution. Among them, {Divine Spirit's Endowment} and {God's Envoy Creation} are increases in basic values, and their specific functions have not changed. Only the name of the Apostle's Weapon has become the Mechanical God's Envoy.

And {Spark Source} and {Divine Body Fortress} have functional changes.

{Spark Awakening} is the ability to create Mechanical Life, which needs to be actively released, but after evolution, there is a passive effect. As long as the machine is connected by Mech Force, it can temporarily become Mechanical Life, gaining various amplifications of Mechanical Life. If the Mech Force is disconnected, the effect disappears, but with long-term use, the effect can be solidified and permanently transformed into Mechanical Life. In this way, the efficiency and scale of creating Mechanical Life have been increased to a new level, the consumption is low, and the convenience is greatly increased.

In addition, the function of {Divine Body Fortress} is that a secondary dimension can be opened in the body as a Dimension Factory, and there is no longer a need to summon the secondary dimension door, like the advanced version of the Mechanical Martial Body. There are no side effects, and even if the external environment is locked by the space stabilization anchor, it can still explode with troops and spread out.

The {Void Divine Body} has the same effect, being able to open up new Void Dimensions in the body, and even devour the original Void Dimension to improve its own internal dimension.

——The mechanism revealed by these two talents is like a universe in the body!

"Is this the difference between the new levels!"

Han Xiao was secretly amazed.

Until now, the evolution had not ended, the prompts were still popping up, and the intense pain was impacting his mind in waves.

The power released when the Super God legacy force burned was scouring his cells again and again, changing the cells over and over again, gradually approaching that special "perfect" particle form. The change in body shape was also becoming more and more intense, sometimes large, sometimes small, sometimes swelling, sometimes shrinking.

At the same time, the four pretty boys who were constantly supplying Qi finally realized that something was wrong.

From Han Xiao's body, a breath that made them tremble from the depths of their souls was emanating. It was as if they had seen a higher level existence in the food chain.

"I'm not mistaken, am I? Is this Life Level Suppression?!"

Kshuye's eyes widened suddenly, and he was shocked.

"There's no mistake, that's the feeling…"

Milizaus' dragon whiskers fluttered, and an incredible color flashed in his huge dragon eyes. He quietly swallowed a mouthful of dragon breath.

Ulnos, who had been quite calm, could no longer remain calm. He stared at Han Xiao's figure, which was spraying endless light, with a face full of suspicion and uncertainty.

Good heavens, could this guy have stumbled upon a dead mouse and be successful in one go?!