Chapter 191 A Glimpse of the Transcendent Grade

Han Xiao shook his head and temporarily dismissed the guess from his mind.

He hadn't even gotten a clue about the location of the World Tree's main body yet, so he shouldn't get his hopes up too high.

He turned his head to look at the [Tylghes Mechanical Heritage] on the talent panel. This ability would unlock new exclusive blueprints at level 360. Although he now had a very rich technical foundation, no Mechanic would complain about having too many golden blueprints.

Back when [Tylghes Mechanical Heritage] was at level 320, it unlocked the Monarch's and Emperor's Robes. The former was still playing a huge role even now.

This time, level 360 unlocked three golden blueprints. Han Xiao opened the blueprint descriptions and glanced at them:

[Blueprint – Dark Energy Golden Furnace Beast: After witnessing the magnificence of the Mechanical Deity of the Saint Tylghes, they fanatically researched a series of special equipment dedicated to Mechanical Deities.]

[Blueprint – Emperor's Sky-Splitting Blade: After witnessing the magnificence of the Mechanical Deity of the Saint Tylghes, they fanatically researched a series of special equipment dedicated to Mechanical Deities.]

[Blueprint – Space Constant Tuner (Incomplete): The Saint Tylghes' ultimate technology, not yet completely perfected.]

"This..."

The corners of Han Xiao's mouth twitched slightly.

Of the five golden blueprints brought by the [Tylghes Mechanical Heritage], three were dedicated equipment for Mechanical Deities. He could see how enthusiastic this group was about Mechanical Deities.

The Dark Energy Golden Furnace Beast was an external special mech. The description said that it could share the power of the Mechanical Deity's descent, possessed independent consciousness, and acted as the Mechanical Deity's mount. The Emperor's Sky-Splitting Blade was a high-tech composite giant weapon, resembling a double-headed broadsword in appearance. The blade was straight and wide, with a large number of empty slots that could be integrated with different carriers.

Han Xiao summoned a 3D model, simply outlining the appearance of a Mechanical Deity mech, and then loaded the Emperor's Robe, Dark Energy Golden Furnace Beast, and Emperor's Sky-Splitting Blade onto it. Although the image was awe-inspiring, he always felt that it looked more and more familiar.

"It's starting to look more and more like Guan Yu? It's just that the weapons don't match... No, how does it look a bit like Thanos again?"

Han Xiao muttered softly, not knowing what to say.

These Saint Tylghes scientists who fanatically pursued Mechanical Deities were studying costume changes all day long, thinking they were playing Mechanical Nikki Dress Up Queen?!

Moreover, the names of these blueprints... these Saint Tylghes scientists were a bit chuuni...

Han Xiao possessed Jay's treasure and part of the Sanctuary's technical foundation, so he wasn't lacking in metal blueprints exclusive to Mechanical Deities. Although these two blueprints themselves were not small in power, they weren't of much help. However, he discovered that the Emperor's Robe, Dark Energy Golden Furnace Beast, and Emperor's Sky-Splitting Blade actually had a set effect, which was quite rare.

Activating the three pieces of equipment at the same time would trigger a special set effect called "Tylghes Fanaticism," granting a 1.1x bonus to the overall Mechanical Affinity Coefficient, as well as comprehensive enhancements to attack, defense, mech performance, and other attributes. It was still pretty good.

What cheered Han Xiao up was the last blueprint. The Saint Tylghes had a very profound understanding of space, and this Space Constant Tuner, as the name suggested, could adjust the spatial structure of an area and change the universal constants.

The principle of this device involved miniature universe expansion and collapse, as well as dimensional ascension and descent technologies. According to theory, it should have special functions such as extending or shrinking space, overlapping areas, and intercepting or grafting space. Moreover, the changes to the area were permanent, with no time limit, making it a strategic-level mechanical device.

For example, if enemies were only three days away from their own forces, this device could expand or shrink the strategic depth between the two sides. Depending on the limits of its effectiveness, it could extend the three-day journey to ten days or even months, or shrink the distance to an instant confrontation.

Unfortunately, all of these were theoretical conjectures. The Saint Tylghes were destroyed by their opponents in the Exploration Era before they could perfect this device. If they had perfected this technology, the three major civilizations might have become four, or even a single civilization. However, there were no ifs in life.

"Most of the technology left behind by the Saint Tylghes has been inherited by the Radiant Federation. I wonder if they have this incomplete blueprint..."

Han Xiao rubbed his chin, pondering secretly.

The Space Constant Tuner was even more powerful than the World Tree's Re'erbo Space Protection Belt. If the Radiant Federation had this technology, they should have used it back then. However, it couldn't be ruled out that they also hadn't perfected it.

After thinking for a while, Han Xiao shook his head and stopped dwelling on the matter.

Regardless of whether the Radiant Federation had it or not, he had it now. If it weren't for obtaining the [Tylghes Mechanical Heritage] talent, he wouldn't have had the chance to touch it at all. He wasn't at a loss either way.

"Di di di..."

Just as Han Xiao was studying his new abilities, the communicator suddenly rang, receiving a message. It was an invitation to a meeting with the leaders of the three major civilizations.

"Heh, it's finally here."

Han Xiao glanced at it, not surprised at all.

He had pioneered a new level of individual power, so the three major civilizations would definitely not be able to sit still. They would find him to talk sooner or later, but they didn't come to him immediately after his advancement. It was probably because they learned from Urnos that he needed to familiarize himself with his powers, so they deliberately waited a day, not daring to disturb him rashly.

After replying to the message, Han Xiao activated a remote projection. His vision changed, and he arrived at the joint conference room of the three major civilizations, seeing the three men sitting side by side.

The three carefully looked at Han Xiao, their faces expressionless, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Ahem, Black Star, I heard that you have broken through the upper limit of Beyond Grade A and entered a new level of power. Congratulations on pioneering this path."

Mabrus twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a forced smile, and nodded.

Han Xiao didn't mind and said modestly, "It's just luck."

"Is that so..."

Mabrus choked, his expression a little stiff.

It seemed like you were the least qualified to say that...

At this moment, Han Xiao suddenly smiled at the leader of the Arcane Church and said, "By the way, I haven't thanked you for your help yet. Thanks to you for agreeing to lend me the Arcane treasure, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to advance."

"..."

The corner of the Arcane Church leader's eyes twitched.

Provocation, this was definitely provocation!

As soon as he thought about it, he regretted it.

Han Xiao brought it up in person, which in his view was mocking him for making a losing deal!

The Arcane Church leader looked at Han Xiao's smile and only felt that he was extremely hateful, wishing he could pick up the cup on the table and smash it on this guy's head.

At this moment, Mabrus and Louis turned their heads and glanced at him, their eyes strange, with a sense of questioning him for "betraying the revolution."

However, the two did not see the Arcane Church leader's angry look as expected. They saw the Arcane Church leader take a deep breath and suddenly calm down, revealing a profound smile and saying righteously:

"You're welcome. It's beneficial to the situation for you to step into a higher level, so we naturally won't be stingy."

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows, his heart slightly moved.

It seemed that Urnos had indeed reported to the higher-ups of the Arcane Church. They were probably eager to learn his method of advancement. The Arcane Church leader's performance was obviously because he believed that Urnos would soon be able to set foot in the Transcendent level as well, so he didn't feel like he was at a loss and had confidence in his heart.

'Tsk, then don't blame me, it's because you couldn't help it...'

Han Xiao curled his lips.

Honestly, when he invited Urnos to help him advance, he really didn't intend to deliberately trick him. At least the Arcane treasure and the Five Unifications were genuine advancement conditions.

However, Han Xiao didn't plan to actively tell others about the secret of the Transcendent's Remnants for the time being. If Urnos was determined to advance, then he could only sit back and watch.

After all, Urnos didn't seem to plan on participating in the war. His life or death didn't matter to him. Anyway, even if he died, he could still exert his remaining heat in the form of Transcendent's Remnants. Han Xiao didn't mind at all...

However, satisfying two advancement conditions would at least increase the success rate of advancement by two-thirds. As long as Urnos' luck wasn't as bad as his, advancement would be no problem... However, without the Transcendent's Remnants, he could only trigger a normal advancement. When he excitedly completed the advancement and realized that his strength had not broken through the limits of the grade, he didn't know what his expression would be.

Han Xiao's thoughts fluctuated. He calmed his mind and asked casually, "Did you look for me just to congratulate me?"

"After all, this is a major event that will be recorded in history. We want to ask if you want to make it public to the intergalactic society?"

Louis nodded and asked.

"There's no need to make it public. We're still at war. I'm not sure if the World Tree will steal information from the network in the future. It's enough for the higher-ups to know."

Han Xiao shook his head.

Seeing that the three had no objections, he suddenly turned his head to look at Mabrus and said,

"Speaking of which, I still have one thing that requires the Empire's help."

"What is it?"

"I plan to send the Heterogeneous God into the Netherworld after a while to exert his remaining heat on the battlefield."

"This..."

Mabrus hesitated.

The Empire had sealed the Heterogeneous God for so long mainly to wait for this guy's soul to be annihilated before studying his remains. Mabrus didn't really want to agree to this request, and he didn't want to see the Netherworld add any more experts.

Seeing his hesitation, Han Xiao's eyes flashed.

"As a trade, I can provide you with some interesting information."

"What information?"

"Goddard's whereabouts." The corners of Han Xiao's mouth curled up.

Mabrus' pupils suddenly shrank.

Although he had vaguely guessed that Goddard's disappearance back then was done by Black Star, he couldn't help but feel extremely shocked and angry when he heard him admit it in person.

Thinking of how he was tricked by Black Star back then, causing a huge storm, Mabrus' face darkened, enduring his anger, and he gritted his teeth and shouted:

"... So it was you!"

Han Xiao didn't mind and waved his hand, saying, "Don't be angry yet. I have my reasons for doing so. If you are willing to agree to this deal, I will tell you the reason and give you Goddard's whereabouts as well."

Mabrus clenched his fists tightly, his mind racing.

Black Star's confession now was undoubtedly related to his recent advancement. There was only one reason for doing so, and that was that the power of the Transcendent Grade was beyond imagination, so he no longer needed to worry about the revenge of advanced civilizations. That was why Black Star could reveal this secret as a bargaining chip without a care!

The power of the Transcendent Grade was still a mystery. It was only known to be higher than Beyond Grade A, but apart from Black Star, no one knew exactly how strong it was. The unknown was the most terrifying thing.

With Black Star's confidence at this time, it was clear that the power of the Transcendent Grade was no small matter. Perhaps, he chose to confess at this time with the intention of establishing his prestige!

Thinking of this, Mabrus suddenly felt a strong sense of dread. The current situation did not allow for internal strife, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart and consider Black Star's proposal.

After a while, he nodded expressionlessly and said coldly:

"You can have the Heterogeneous God, but we want to exchange him for Goddard. I only hope that your reason will satisfy us when the time comes."

"Don't worry, you will definitely be satisfied."

Han Xiao didn't mind.

He chose to confess at this time on a whim, mainly to strike while the iron was hot. If he made no progress with his own strength and continued to maintain the original relationship, the three major civilizations might think that he had no confidence. It was time to take a step forward to put pressure on him, squeeze more benefits, and at the same time let the three major civilizations see his "unscrupulous" attitude, so that they would be more afraid of and yearn for the power after advancement.

Of course, the reason for doing so was that the three major civilizations could not do without the help of the Association, and secondly, with his own strength, he no longer needed to be afraid of the three major civilizations.

Some historical "crimes" could be brought to the table completely, because the three major civilizations could no longer flip the table.

Moreover, keeping Goddard locked up was not a good thing. Things had to be resolved. Telling the Empire the whole story would allow Evans to use the power to control energy openly if he obtained it in the future.

Taking one last look at the three, Han Xiao said nothing and canceled the remote projection, disappearing from the room.

It was not until this time that the three relaxed their tense bodies, looked at each other, their expressions subtle.

Their probe this time was mainly to see if Black Star's attitude had changed after his advancement.

When the Beyond Grade A were first born, they also had an impact on the universe's situation. Although it was not known how big the span of power was this time, it would definitely not be weak. Black Star was already recognized as the leader of the Beyond Grade A, so the three had to reconsider how to treat Black Star after taking another step up.

Before the meeting, the three had reached a consensus that it was best to respond to all changes with the same strategy. If Black Star's attitude remained unchanged, then they would treat Black Star the same way they had before. They would simply treat the advancement as if it had not happened and make no additional expressions.

However, Black Star's attitude had shattered their plan. Seeing him so fearless, the three became even more heavy-hearted, and their dread was deeply rooted in their bones. They knew that the balance of cooperation between the two sides was about to tilt toward the Association.

However, they could not do without Black Star with the external enemy at hand. The three were now afraid to make any small moves, and they were completely helpless, with only helplessness left in their hearts.

...

Two days later, the Beyond Grade A Association.

The venue was packed, and all members of the Association were gathered to attend this temporary meeting.

Everyone present frequently looked at Han Xiao in the main seat, their eyes filled with surprise, excitement, disbelief, and other expressions.

In the past few days, a rumor had been spreading among the higher-ups of the Association, claiming that Black Star had broken through the limits of the Beyond Grade A and pioneered a new level.

At first, few people believed it, but there was no smoke without fire. As more and more Association members learned about it, many people became skeptical.

Han Xiao looked at everyone's faces and said with a smile:

"Today, I have gathered everyone to announce something. Judging from your appearances, you should have heard about it these days."

Hearing this, many people's eyes narrowed.

"Black Star, is that rumor true?" Manison frowned, somewhat disbelieving.

Han Xiao glanced at him, then looked at everyone's expectant expressions, nodded, and said in a strong and forceful tone:

"That's right, I have stepped into the realm above Beyond Grade A. I have named it the Transcendent Grade. From now on, Beyond Grade A is no longer the limit of individual power... Everyone, there is still a road ahead!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room was shocked!

Everyone stared blankly at Han Xiao, their minds shaken. For a moment, they were speechless, and the room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.