Let's rewind to a few minutes earlier.
Black Star Palace Battlefield.
The Fel Energy Aggregation here and descended, gradually changing the nature of the surrounding space. Purple and green colors spread out, and the area was slowly expanding.
Within the area of arrival, countless energy tentacles danced wildly, and the surrounding defense fleet continuously fired at them, destroying one only to have another spring up, seemingly without end.
In some theories that support the conservation of energy in the universe, the law of conservation of energy operates in multiple dimensions. In many experiments by interstellar civilizations, there are examples of energy disappearing or appearing out of thin air. In most cases, energy is transferred between the main universe and other dimensions, which appears as if it happened out of thin air.
There are many forms of Secondary Dimension descent. The one the Traveler used is like treating the Secondary Dimension as a bucket with a hole at the bottom, allowing the water inside to spray out and pour into the main universe, creating an erosive effect.
The Traveler's contribution was minimal, merely drilling a hole, like making a hole in a dam. The subsequent erosion, however, was a flow of power from the Secondary Dimension itself, transcending the realm of individual power and becoming an event of a completely different magnitude. Therefore, its arrival was extremely difficult to contain, making it hard for the Black Star Palace's fleet to quickly resolve the issue of the Secondary Dimension's arrival.
At the heart of the battlefield, Ames was locked in fierce combat with the Traveler, their powerful force fields colliding repeatedly with the energy Fel Energy Aggregation, unleashing powerful aftershocks.
Force field abilities excel in defense and control, and combined with the agile void talent, the Traveler, despite having the upper hand, was unable to quickly break down Ames's defenses. However, Ames was far from happy.
"The area where Fel Energy Aggregation is his home turf. He has a constant supply of energy and can relentlessly deplete my strength. A protracted battle is disadvantageous for me."
Ames secretly analyzed the situation and had to admit that the Traveler was quite capable; he could even become a mid-to-high-level combatant in the Three Universal Civilizations.
Although I have made some progress over the past twenty years, I am still not up to the task of fighting such a formidable opponent one-on-one.
"Resisting is pointless; losing to me is only a matter of time." As the corruption of the Fel Energy Aggregation deepened, the Traveler's sinister aura grew stronger.
Ames ignored them, focusing on manipulating the force field to deal with the ubiquitous purple-green energy tentacles.
On the watchtower outside the Black Star Palace, many officers had solemn expressions. With the Black Star Palace's defensive measures, they were not worried about the Traveler causing much damage, but Ames's situation was not optimistic. Everyone kept ordering more fleets to take off and join the battle to help.
Silver Shadow stood expressionless, but his heart was itching. Although the Black Star Army's officers hadn't ordered him to make a move, seeing Ames falling into a disadvantageous position, he felt his chance to shine had arrived.
Just then, several spaceships bearing the Black Star Army's insignia appeared on the edge of their line of sight, approaching from a distance.
"Have those transport ships bypass the battlefield and return," Melos said upon seeing this.
These returning spaceships had already been reported internally and marked as transport ships. Everyone present was focused on the battlefield and didn't pay them any mind. They only glanced at the transport ships before looking away and continuing to watch the battle between Ames and the Traveler with bated breath.
However, at the very next moment, the radar suddenly sounded an alarm!
"Warning! Warning! A sudden Beyond Grade A energy source detected!"
"What!"
The many officials present were shocked and hurriedly looked at the radar, only to see that the energy source was among several transport ships.
"Could it be the enemy..." Everyone's expression changed, and they immediately became tense.
Before anyone could react, what happened next left all the officials present stunned.
Buzz!
Familiar death energy surged from the transport ship like a tsunami, and Hila's figure rode on the crest of the wave, flying rapidly towards the Black Star Palace.
"Hela, the deputy Hila commander!"
"Elder sister?!"
Everyone was stunned, Aurora was completely dumbfounded.
Weren't you on the front lines? What are you doing here?
Aurora would have almost thought this was an imposter.
However, the most bewildered person was the Traveler. When he turned around and saw this scene, his wild laughter immediately froze on his face.
Holy crap, what is Hila doing here?!
His mission was to distract Black Star and help the forces attacking Hila to hold Black Star back... But Hila is here, so are the people on the front lines attacking thin air?
What am I supposed to control?!
He was completely baffled, and could only attribute it to Sorokin... a swindler! A dishonest seller! False information kills!
Now that Hila has appeared here, there's no point in continuing the mission; he doesn't want to get entangled with the Black Star Army any longer.
The Traveler made a decisive move, immediately abandoning the fight and running off into the distance. Ames, however, wouldn't let him leave so easily, and immediately switched from defense to offense, unleashing a barrage of attacks.
Hila glared at the Traveler but did not immediately join the battle.
Remembering Han Xiao's instructions, she quickly entered the observation tower, ignoring the many puzzled cadres, and went straight to Silver Shadow.
"Put on this mech, Black Star wants to see you."
"Ah?"
Silver Shadow was completely bewildered.
"No time to explain, get in the car."
Without a word, Hila released the Sovereign, Sovereign immediately and automatically donned onto Silver Shadow.
The next moment, the bewildered Silver Shadow vanished without a trace.
Only after completing this task did Hila have time to breathe a sigh of relief.
The surrounding officials immediately gathered around.
"Why are you here, Lord Black Star?"
Hadavy spoke up to ask.
Hila felt a pang of pain in her heart and her face darkened whenever this matter was mentioned.
She had always given the legion's officers the impression of being cold and tough, so the sight of her looking so dejected startled many of them, who couldn't help but speculate that things might be going wrong.
Could it be... that the Black Star Army Commander has perished?!
"Sister..." Aurora noticed Hila's low spirits and couldn't help but tug at her hand, her face full of worry.
I owe him... far too much.
Hila closed her eyes slightly, her fists clenched, as if talking to herself:
"How can I ever repay you for treating me like this...?"
At this moment, Han Xiao led Silver Shadow away from the devastated frontline stronghold. The task of cleaning up the battlefield was handled by the players and other warriors, while he was not going to waste any time. Taking advantage of the character card's effect, he planned to go and cause trouble for Gorutan.
Hila was attacked, and the intelligence was leaked by Gorutan. Although Hila's abilities are special and she will have to go through this ordeal sooner or later, it doesn't mean that Han Xiao wants to let Gorutan, who brought about this disaster, go.
On the way to the Gorutan territory, Han Xiao made his request to Silver Shadow...
"You want to use my body?"
Silver Shadow's face was filled with terror.
He didn't understand the effects of the Sovereign's Blessing, nor did he dare to ask. He was already confused about why Black Star had brought him here, but upon hearing Han Xiao's words, Silver Shadow panicked.
So this is what you're like Black Star! You actually coveted my body!
"That's the gist of it, but I feel like you've misunderstood something," Han Xiao said helplessly. "I just want you to do me a favor, consider it a trade for the right to use the Evolution Cube."
"You scared me to death! I thought you wanted to capture me and turn me into a special weapon like the Mechanic Emperor did." Hearing this, Silver Shadow breathed a sigh of relief.
"... Oh, that makes sense." Han Xiao coughed lightly, changed the subject, and said seriously, "Your body has a hidden characteristic. When you awaken it, you can transform yourself into a special Universal Treasure. I need you to transform and help me with this."
"How do you know?" Silver Shadow asked curiously. He didn't even know this, so why did a stranger know more about his body than he did?
"Do you remember the first time we met? During our sparring, I controlled your body and conducted a detailed investigation. At that time, I discovered that your body was hiding a secret, possibly a mutation that occurred during your transformation into Beyond Grade A." Han Xiao immediately began to demonstrate his talent for blatantly lying.
In fact, he had already attacked Silver Shadow, obtained the opponent's attribute panel, and already seen the skill to turn into Universal Treasure in Silver Shadow's skill list.
However, normal characters don't have a character panel, so they can't clearly know all the abilities they possess like they do with themselves or other players. Silver Shadow is in this situation; he is unaware that he possesses such skills.
In this situation, if we guide him to realize this hidden skill, he might be able to use it directly.
"Alright, what should I do?" Silver Shadow reluctantly accepted this explanation.
"Try to feel it from this perspective?"
Han Xiao didn't have a specific solution either. Silver Shadow hadn't thought about it this way before, but now that he'd realized it, perhaps he could awaken directly. It's like someone who's been working out for a long time; if they don't challenge themselves, they won't know they can actually do many difficult moves.
Silver Shadow was skeptical, but decided to give it a try, keeping the idea of transforming into Universal Treasure in mind, and slowly controlled her body to change.
Its silver body rapidly transformed into a pool of liquid metal, constantly changing shape as it searched for a sense of movement.
After a while, a subtle aura suddenly emanated, and the Silver Shadow actively clung to Han Xiao's body. The silver liquid metal enveloped Han Xiao Quan, like a patina, turning him into a silver human body.
"So I really do have this ability!" Silver Shadow was startled by his own realization.
Seeing this, Han Xiao's eyes lit up. He glanced at the prompts on the panel and smiled with satisfaction.
"Am I right? You do have special potential."
The panel now displays that Silver Shadow has transformed into Universal Treasure- level piece of equipment, which is now worn by him, sharing his astonishing defense and speed, as well as many of his skills, which can be used as long as he is riding Silver Shadow.
Moreover, wearing the Silver Shadow suit felt very comfortable, like sitting in a luxury car; the seats and interior made Han Xiao feel extremely comfortable.
On the other side, Silver Shadow, experiencing this novel sensation, secretly made a decision.
--I need to get closer to Black Star in the future. This guy easily detected potential that he himself hadn't even discovered. His eyesight is terrifying. If I can get Black Star to help me explore the mysteries of my body, my growth will definitely be much faster.
Silver Shadow was delighted to have discovered his hidden potential and was not opposed to lending his body to Han Xiao, allowing him to control it.
After a while of getting used to each other, Han Xiao gradually became familiar with how to operate this great car and grew to love it.
"Let's go, charge!"
Without saying a word, he immediately started in fifth gear.
Bang!
With his Silver Shadow acceleration ability exploding, Han Xiao's speed seemed to increase endlessly, transforming him into a silver meteor that quickly disappeared into the universe.
Somewhere in the Emerald Star Cluster, a portal rapidly formed in space, ejecting three figures.
"Phew, finally escaped."
Sagman's tense nerves finally relaxed. He gazed in the direction of the battlefield, his expression complex and still shaken.
That said, Black Star's burst of power was terrifying; it felt like if you were even a fraction of a second too slow, he would catch you and take you away...
Everyone was relieved that Black Star was Pursuit Glory, not Arcane.
He turned and exchanged a glance with Taylor and Motes; all three shared the same emotion in their eyes.
--That was close, I almost got a second chance at jail.
"Lord Kasuyi is brilliant! He turned around and helped Black Star deal with Glory. Not only did he restrain Black Star from pursuing us, but he also dealt a blow to Glory's forces. Although the mission failed, Lord Kasuyi has still made a contribution," Taylor said with admiration.
The thought of the tragic state of things on the Glory side filled the three of them with a sense of relief, and they admired Kasuyi's decision even more.
"But... our Tolain has been captured by Black Star, which is also a problem." Sagman shook his head.
"Hey, what's the big deal? It's just a little hardship. Once he's released, he'll have something in common with us."
"Haha, that makes sense."
Although they lost a teammate, the three of them didn't seem to mind and the atmosphere was cheerful.
On the other hand, the atmosphere on the Glory side was completely the opposite, filled with gloom and despair.
The High-Dimensional Apocalypse Teleporter brought the Glory Fleet across the star cluster back to its territory. The high-ranking officials who had been waiting at the teleportation point to receive Hila were stunned when they saw the horrific state of the troops.
"Out of six Beyond Grade A, only two of you came back?!"
Hearing the high-ranking official's horrified question, Seraon's expression turned extremely ugly.
If he were to fight head-on without regard for the consequences, he was confident that he could fight Black Star in his burst form to a standstill. Unfortunately, his Pugilist Class was like a sharp knife, with all his combat power concentrated in his body, making protecting his teammates something he was not good at.
The thought that so many Beyond Grade A teammates had been lost under his leadership, and that Black Star had left them with nothing, made Seraon tremble with rage.
This is an utter disgrace!
This will definitely make the Mechanic Emperor laugh at us!
The higher-ups will definitely think that my leadership skills are far inferior to those of the Mechanic Emperor, so they can only rely more and more on Manison...
Oh, and there's that bastard Kasuyi. If it weren't for him, Glory wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss.
Seraon gritted his teeth.
--Kasuyi, just wait, the Mechanic Emperor will definitely come after you!
Near a stargate station in the Emerald Cluster, a fleet was engaged in fierce combat with a mechanical force. The most conspicuous figure on the battlefield was a man darting back and forth, his entire body enveloped in a deep brown martial arts aura—it was none other than the Beast Ancestor, Grutan.
His opponents were a dozen or so Apostle Weapon under the command of the Mechanic Emperor, each with a different form and formidable combat power. Together, they fought a fierce battle against Gorutan.
Since Gorutan arrived to rescue the fleet, the two sides have been locked in fierce combat for some time.
"Mechanic Emperor, you can't stop me!"
As Gorutan clashed with the Apostle Weapon, he spoke in a deep voice:
"The Black Star frontline outpost has been attacked, and Hila may already be dead. Even if you don't let me destroy the stargate station, the Imperial reinforcements won't arrive in time. In this situation, Hila is doomed."
At this point, he was unaware of the specific progress on the ground; his memory was still of Sorokin reporting that Hila was in dire straits.
Destroying the surrounding stargate stations was, in his view, merely icing on the cake; he still didn't believe Hila had any chance of surviving the crisis.
Manison ignored him, while the Apostle Weapon continued to dutifully engage Gorutan in battle.
"Are you going to release them or not?!"
Gorutan grew increasingly angry when the Mechanic Emperor did not respond.
Manison still didn't respond.
"You're really persistent. Just wait, news of Hila's death will arrive soon, and then you'll see that everything you've done now has been in vain," Gorutan said, furious.
Manison remained silent, but on a virtual level, he silently intercepted all intelligence sent to Gorutan by outsiders...
It wasn't that no one told Gorutan what had happened; it's just that he simply couldn't receive any news from the outside world!
The virtual mechanic's methods were completely undetectable, and Gorutan was still immersed in the thrill of successful revenge, only feeling that the plan had gone smoothly.
Gorutan was so angry at Manison's dismissive attitude that he gritted his teeth. Just as he was about to say something more, a sudden intuition struck him. He turned his head and looked into the distance, his eyes filled with doubt.
Suddenly, a silver meteor burst into view, approaching at an incredible speed!
A sudden, inexplicable sense of crisis rose in Gorutan's mind.