"Looks kind of familiar. Like some sort of fuzzy ball."
Qin Shi muttered to himself. He wondered what this panel would look like once it had fully evolved.
The Furnace Heart dissolved inside him, slowly turning into nourishment for the Body Refining Furnace.
It also happened to activate a new achievement: [Iron People].
He sensed the subtle changes within his body. The Sea of Consciousness that housed his Mental Strength suddenly expanded. Not only did his range of perception increase, but he could also detect the fluctuations of electrons drifting through the atmosphere, as well as even subtler signal vibrations.
In his field of vision, data streams drifted across a pitch-black screen like a computer display.
This had already gone beyond the domain of the Psionic Path. It belonged exclusively to the Mechanical Path.
"[Iron People]. Sounds like those remnants from the Great Upheaval."
Qin Shi frowned slightly. Though the Eastern Xia Empire had built a vast galactic regime, it had endured generations of tyrants and incompetent rulers, as well as warlord infighting.
But the disaster that had truly sent this ancient giant—one that swallowed worlds and crushed all opposition—crashing to the ground, leaving it crippled and shattered, had to be the Iron People Rebellion.
The Gear Emperor had awakened from order and chaos, commanding the authorities over machinery and energy as it reigned over the sea of stars.
Where its gaze fell, battleships fell silent, guns and cannons went mute, Divine Mechas fell dormant, and fission came to a halt.
Where its footsteps passed, planets sank, flesh mutated, logic twisted, and steel came back to life.
It was a magnificent power that surpassed Martial Gods and neared the Pillars!
Even the Star Gods, who slumbered in planetary cores and possessed limitless potential for growth, could not compare!
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