Optimus Prime's successful advancement was not merely a leap in his personal combat power.
It would also directly affect the future Fusion State of Saine and the God of Machines. After the two of them fused, their overall combat power would inevitably rise accordingly, by no less than two percent!
This was the most feared strength of the Mechanical Civilization led by Saine.
As long as the Mechanical Civilization's high-level combat power continued to expand and steadily improve, Saine's own strength would grow with each passing day as well.
What was more, Saine had remained immersed in his laboratory recently, devoting himself to studying Truth Arcana and tempering the power of his own rules. This was itself the core process by which he continually explored the boundaries of power and pursued a higher Life Level.
With the unique Rule Attribute of Gear Time-Space, coupled with the various cutting-edge Rule Materials and rare Experiment Specimens the Mechanical Civilization had recently gathered for him, Saine's growth in knowledge reserves and advancement in personal strength during this period might not have been inferior in the slightest to the rule enhancement Optimus Prime's breakthrough to Level-9 had brought to the Fusion True Body of the God of Machines!
Throughout this process, one could not help but marvel that the nature of Gear Time-Space's rules was perhaps not merely suited to the development of the Mechanical Civilization. It was also perfectly aligned with the path of Mechanical God Emperor Saine himself, allowing him to move through this dimensional plane like a fish in water.
Although his recent days had been packed with experiments and matters concerning his civilization, leaving him exceptionally fulfilled, Saine had not neglected the state of war on other battlefields and even in other Dimensional Planes.
Saine had always kept a close