“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.
…
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 quickl
y,” 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.
The remaining amount of psychic energy pierced through, invading his brain, and he felt pain in his mind as though countless nails were being hammered in. However, his talents such as [Supreme Piety], [Advanced Mental Toughness], and [Soul Lock] had more than doubled his mental resistance. This blow shaved off more than 80,000 of his overall HP, with the interface showing that Psyker had utilized his skills to deal extra damage.
This was the true strength of a Beyond Grade A Super!
However, with Han Xiao’s current HP, this attack that was enough to destroy Calamity Grades did not even count as a light injury to him, and he recovered in the blink of an eye.
This jerk is really decisive! Han Xiao turned solemn.
However, this was what he wanted. Only by first showing his strength to the other party would he be qualified to negotiate on equal grounds.
While his thoughts moved, Han Xiao’s hands did not slow down as well. Without a second word, he immediately applied the Luck Curse on Psyker, and without retreating, he activated [Apostilization] as well as [Void Blessing]. With an arrogant bearing, a sea of Psionic energy was launched, akin to a river of stars in a galaxy as it rushed toward Psyker’s spaceship.
Boom!
The surge of Psionic energy violently smashed against Psyker’s mind barrier, akin to a waterfall against a rock. The light blue colored sparkles resembled the splashing of water, and the surroundings vibrated endlessly, with roaring echoes.
“This strength… isn’t quite right.”
Psyker could not help but be surprised. The pressure withstood by his spirit was totally different from his original expectation of easily blocking the attack.
While there was only a bit of pressure, having been a Beyond Grade A for so many years, this was the first time that he had felt pressure coming from a Calamity Grade.
Clank!
The next instant, Han Xiao poured out more energy, summoning his Mechanical army. Flashes could be seen around the sky as the Army Boxes arrived one after another, releasing an overwhelming number of Mechanical troops. A black colored wave of soldiers occupied every inch of the sky.
Not only was Han Xiao’s mechanical army there but Sardeem’s too. The total scale was over ten million.
Buzz!
Mechanical Force resembling sparks of electricity rushed out from Han Xiao, connecting to each mechanical soldier like a ginormous lightning web. At this moment, all the Mechanical soldiers’ actions were synchronized.
Han Xiao then released his full strength. The level of energy that he emitted sharply climbed, and his momentum continued to expand.
It was at this moment that Sardeem had a bad premonition in his heart.
Right on cue, Psyker opened his mouth.
“You’re wrong.”
Sardeem regained his senses and replied in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
“You said he was a Beyond Grade A Seed. You’re wrong.”
Sardeem could not help but turn to Psyker, and to his shock, he found out that Psyker’s expression was no longer easygoing. At some time, his expression had turned stern.
“He’s not a Beyond Grade A Seed…” Psyker’s tone was grave. “He’s a true Beyond Grade A!”
Like a bolt of lightning blasting apart his mind, Sardeem’s thoughts turned blank. His whole body stiffened, and his eyes slowly grew larger, as his expression turned from disbelieving to terrified.
Black Star… was a Beyond Grade A‽
This meant that the Shattered Star Ring now had five Beyond Grade A Supers‽
Sardeem’s face was pale. If Han Xiao was still a Calamity Grade, he would have had no issues making him an enemy. However, the other party was now a Beyond Grade A. What sort of revenge would he dare perform?
When did this happen? Two days ago, when I was exchanging blows with him, he was still a Calamity Grade! Could it be that he purposely hid his strength?
Maybe, when he had disguised himself as Barne, he was already a Beyond Grade A.
Then, has he been fooling me all along‽
Seeing that he was so vocal about managing to have a contact with a Beyond Grade A, Sardeem now felt utterly speechless.
If Black Star and Psyker start fighting, the aftermath of a Beyond Grade A battle…
Sardeem now started to panic. He had thought that once Psyker arrived, he would be safe, but now it seems like he would die there!
At this time, the mechanical army surrounded Psyker’s spaceship, and dense rows of muzzles aimed at him. At the same time, the dim glow of accumulating energy could be seen.
Hum!
Psyker’s seven eyes immediately grew huge, and his psychic energy was poured out, weaving layer after layer of barriers that wrapped around the entire spaceship.
“Fire!” Han Xiao pressed down sharply with his palm.
Pew! Pew! Pew!
Millions of particle cannons were fired in unison toward the same target, and the next moment, the various psionic rays converged at a single point, triggering a chain reaction. At the center point, a dark-blue energy ball was formed and quickly expanded.
The Mechanical army retreated as this energy ball swelled to more than a hundred kilometers in diameter before exploding!
Boom!
The sound was akin to a mountain collapsing.
A dazzling blue beam shot up toward the sky, heading for the atmosphere.
Without dust nor a mushroom cloud, all the Psionic energy vanished as though it had never existed.
The area was transformed into a deep pit, with the land seemingly having vanished into thin air. This explosion almost blew through the crust of the planet, and the remaining power had penetrated the mantle, causing it to turn into a bottomless hole.
Rumble!
The veins in the surrounding thousands of kilometers had all
been affected, with several earthquakes happening simultaneously. All the volcanoes in the area erupted, and the cracked ground produced countless deep rifts. The crust was shredded by the tectonic movements, and magma raged from the rifts, rising like red hot dragon ridges.
Seeing the extreme changes, Han Xiao could only sigh in appreciation.
Just how many times has my offensive strength multiplied?
His Attributes and Machinery Affinity had soared, and the bonuses given by [Supreme Prestige] allowed Han Xiao’s strength to step into the realm of Beyond Grade A.
My Mechanical army has not yet been renewed. The moment I return and create a set of stronger machines, as well as a large number of Planetary Obliteration Cannons, that will be the peak of my combat capability.
Han Xiao settled his mind before turning around to look for traces of Psyker.
While the picture of devastation that he had wrought was shocking, Han Xiao never let his guard down. He would not expect such a blow to pose much of a threat to another Beyond Grade A. After all, the strong aftermath meant that his control of power was still not precise and concentrated.
Even with that huge explosion, the damage inflicted was only 250,000 HP. This was already inferred on his interface, and the majority of his attacks were stopped by the Beyond Grade A Psychic mental barrier.
In the epicenter of the explosion, there was a cracked light sphere, red in color. That was the psychic barrier of Psyker. Even his mental and psychic energies had been superheated by the Psionic blast, turning into lava red and constantly emitting steam.
The mechanical army gathered once again, and upon seeing this, Psyker glanced at Sardeem, who was trembling beside him, and shook his head.
After staying silent for a while, he dissipated his mental barrier, opened the hatch, and flew out, facing Han Xiao.
“Good strength.”
Psyker first lowered his head to start at the bottomless pit before turning back to face Han Xiao. He did not reveal any emotions on his face as he said, “Let’s talk.”
After this simple exchange, Psyker understood that the other party was on the same level as him. Thus, he could only change his attitude and acknowledge that Han Xiao was qualified for equal conversation.
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