503: One scale

It must be said that Kai's awakening this time was greatly stimulated, a stimulation that came from his master, Lin Tianwei.

It was precisely because he deeply felt the terrifying gap between himself and Lin Tianwei that Kai became even more determined to strive for self-improvement.

If he couldn't possess strength that matched his master's for a long time, then he would surely be abandoned by his master in the future, reduced to mere scrap metal.

It was with this obsession that Kai began his journey of Devouring and evolution.

Facing these things that could be considered the husks of his own kind, Kai showed no mercy whatsoever. He opened his mechanical Giant Maw and began to devour them frantically.

He would become stronger through frantic Devouring, strong enough to become Lin Tianwei's mount.

Talent: Time Acceleration!

Perhaps sensing Kai's determination, or perhaps Lin Tianwei himself had such an intention, the terrifying Time Acceleration law began to be applied to this area, assisting Kai's growth.

Otherwise, even with Kai's resolve, with his not-so-good teeth, he wouldn't be able to devour much steel in a limited amount of time.

Not to mention that Lin Tianwei was still hunting the Mech Clan; Kai would sooner or later be crushed motionless by mountains of accumulated steel.

Perhaps Kai himself possessed extremely strong potential, or perhaps the Core Code bestowed even greater power upon Kai, or perhaps Lin Tianwei secretly provided a lot of assistance,

Kai's journey of Devouring and evolution was exceptionally smooth, and his strength also rose accordingly, becoming increasingly powerful.

World Lord Level Five!

...Lord-level One!

...Lord-level Peak!

Without spending much time, Kai rapidly advanced by devouring a large amount of these powerful metals that once served as Mech Clan bodies, and his strength had already reached the Lord-level Peak.

However, despite such terrifying strength, Kai was very dissatisfied.

He might seem strong, but he wasn't strong enough. In his master's eyes, he was completely inadequate, not a qualified Universe spaceship.

Thinking this, Kai turned his gaze towards the bodies of Simoni and the other two Universe Masters.

Unlike the conditions for Cosmic Beasts to break through to Universe Master, the Mech Clan has a unique mechanism for strength breakthroughs.

They don't need too much comprehension to grow; all they lack is massive data and a strong body.

By continuously devouring the bodies left behind by the Mech Clan, the data stream representing Kai also became increasingly powerful.

This skyscraper, piled up from countless Mech Clan bodies, was far more terrifying than other Cosmic Beasts imagined; at least in terms of data flow, it had already reached the level of a Universe Master.

And now, Kai only needed to forge a body for himself that was strong enough to carry such a powerful data stream to successfully ascend to Universe Master, becoming an excellent mount for Lin Tianwei.

At this thought, Kai's gaze also became fervent, looking at the mechanical body left behind by the Universe Master.

Especially the denilu alloy used to forge these bodies was something Kai coveted to the extreme; it was the ultimate treasure of the Mech Clan that he dreamed of.

However, while denilu alloy was incredibly powerful, it was not easy to digest. Even Kai, who now possessed Lord-level Peak strength, found it extremely difficult to digest so much denilu alloy.

He had to integrate his data into the denilu alloy bit by bit, thoroughly activating the denilu alloy's abilities, only then would it be considered completely refined.

This process was destined to be slow and long, but fortunately, with Lin Tianwei's assistance, Kai could save a lot of time.

Under the effect of Time Acceleration, while only one or two months might have passed for Lin Tianwei in the outside world, Kai had already spent countless long years in Tiger Tooth Space.

As Lin Tianwei's strength gradually grew, he could accelerate time even faster when using his Time Acceleration Talent.

When exerting his full power, even a thousandfold or ten-thousandfold Time Acceleration was no longer Lin Tianwei's limit; he had clearly become a powerhouse capable of manipulating time.

As time continued to pass, Kai finally fused with the denilu alloy that originally belonged to the Universe Master, successfully breaking through to Universe Master, and could be considered to have some combat power, albeit barely.

However, before Kai could even rejoice over his newly acquired powerful strength, when he came to his senses, he found himself firmly pressed down at the bottom by mountains of Body of Steel.

It was during Kai's long period of seeking breakthrough that Lin Tianwei had conquered several more Novice Villages belonging to the Mech Clan, obtaining a large amount of spoils.

If one only looked at the chaotic arrangement of these spoils, no Cosmic Beast would ever believe that they were the bodies of powerhouses;

They would only think this was a junkyard, and they were the mountains of trash piled up in the junkyard.

"I need you to help me clear some trash."

For some reason, Lin Tianwei's indifferent words echoed in Kai's mind.

The joy in his heart from his increase in strength was instantly extinguished. Kai mocked himself:

"I really am a bit unqualified; I can't even do something as simple as dealing with trash."

"Very well, let me make clearing all the trash before me my first mission after ascending to Universe Master."

It must be said that as Kai's strength increased, he cleared the trash more quickly, which could be considered barely qualified.

It's just that one wonders who in the universe would be so extravagant as to have a Universe Master responsible for clearing trash.

Of course, if they knew the price Lin Tianwei could offer, perhaps they would also be very willing to help Lin Tianwei clear trash.

As the Body of Steel was continuously devoured, Kai's strength also kept increasing, and a large, empty space in Tiger Tooth Space was quickly cleared out.

Sometimes, Kai would ungratefully think, if only his master could send down one or two more Universe Master Body of Steel for him to devour.

However, just as Kai was thinking that, a massive Mech Clan body descended from the sky; it was Balota, who had just been defeated.

This peak powerhouse of the Mech Clan had completely lost all vitality at this moment, turning into the most dazzling star in the junkyard.

It must be said that after his strength increased, Kai had become somewhat more capable; at least when facing Balota, he could handle it calmly, at least on the surface.

"Balota?"

The next moment, Kai could no longer maintain his calm demeanor and directly let out a cry of surprise.

That was Balota, the representative of the Mech Clan; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the Clan Head.

In an era without the Mechanical God-King, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Balota was the strongest of the Mech Clan.

Even though Kai had been sold as a Slave to the Origin Universe many years ago, the Legendary of Balota was something he was entirely familiar with.

He was absolutely the hero of all Mech Clan!

It was precisely because of this that, looking at Balota, who had already turned into scrap metal, Kai was momentarily unsure how to face this former powerhouse.

From the perspective of racial righteousness, he should stand with the Mech Clan and uphold their interests.

From the perspective of his identity, he only needed to serve his master; other matters were not his concern at all.

Shaking his metal head slightly, Kai quickly broke free from this conflict of identity and race.

Opening his Giant Maw, he swallowed the former hero of the Mech Clan in one bite.

Kai's actions also represented his attitude: he was merely a mount belonging to Lin Tianwei and did not need to think too much about racial matters.

Under circumstances within his power, he might choose to help his race, but this was only if it did not conflict with Lin Tianwei's interests.

Moreover, through these mountains of trash, Kai also understood a truth: the Mech Clan was no match for Lin Tianwei at all.

If he were to choose a path for the Mech Clan, it would absolutely be to become the master's subordinate.

Opposing the master would only lead to self-destruction; even if the Mechanical God-King came, nothing would change!

It was with the support of this belief that Kai finally realized what he should do.

However, just as he was diligently rejecting this freshest trash, he felt himself chewing on something extremely hard.

Even with his current digestive ability, which had reached the Universe Master-level, he couldn't digest this hard object, which Kai found utterly unbelievable.

Thinking of this, he focused his attention inward, using denilu alloy as a medium, and began to examine the condition of his body. He quickly discovered a very ancient scale.

This scale looked very new, as if it had just detached from some powerful creature.

Its dull gray color made it extremely inconspicuous, lying quietly within Kai's body.

However, it was precisely such a seemingly ordinary scale that remained completely undamaged under Kai's crushing, without even a single scratch.

Occasionally, due to excessive squeezing, a trace of power contained within this scale was unleashed, destroying a large amount of denilu alloy.

His body absolutely could not have had such a strange scale before.

Thinking of this, Kai subconsciously looked at the metal remnants that once belonged to Balota's body.

Perhaps this scale was Balota's possession.

He just didn't know what kind of power it contained, that even his now incredibly powerful body couldn't digest it.

When in doubt, ask the master!

Without much hesitation, Kai directly reported the matter of the scale to Lin Tianwei.

How could Kai's narrow perspective compare to Lin Tianwei's?

For things that Kai himself couldn't solve, directly handing them over to Lin Tianwei was the best choice.

Lin Tianwei, who was rapidly flying through the Alien Battlefield, never imagined that he would receive an active message from Kai.

Knowing that Kai was not a Mech Clan member who would shoot aimlessly, Lin Tianwei immediately dispatched an Avatar, which instantly appeared before Kai.

Facing Lin Tianwei's appearance, Kai showed no surprise whatsoever, respectfully handing over the scale he had just obtained to Lin Tianwei.

Even though Kai was now a powerful Universe Master, he still didn't find anything amiss with Lin Tianwei's ability to suddenly appear before him without him noticing.

In Kai's eyes, Lin Tianwei had always been the most powerful existence.

Taking the scale respectfully handed over by Kai, Lin Tianwei merely glanced at it subconsciously and immediately received the information provided by the Eye of Insight.

Unknown Scale: A scale stripped from an unknown creature, seemingly containing extremely terrifying energy.

Seeing the prompt from the Eye of Insight, Lin Tianwei subconsciously frowned.

Although it was just a fleeting glance, something that even the Eye of Insight could only gather limited information about was by no means ordinary.

He hadn't expected that killing Balota would also yield a hidden reward; this was definitely a pleasant surprise.

With a thought, the next moment, this scale appeared in Lin Tianwei's main body's right claw.

Compared to the Avatar, Lin Tianwei's main body was clearly more powerful and possessed stronger insight.

However, even under the gaze of Lin Tianwei's main body, this scale remained motionless, quietly suspended in space, as if it were just the most ordinary ornament.

Three minutes.

Ten minutes.

Three hours!

After three hours of observation, Lin Tianwei finally obtained more information from this scale, and a new message appeared before his eyes.

Unknown Scale: A scale stripped from an unknown creature, seemingly containing extremely terrifying energy.

Through your careful observation, you finally discover that this scale seems somewhat familiar.

Familiar?

Facing the information provided by the Eye of Insight, Lin Tianwei felt some doubt in his heart; he didn't recall ever seeing such a scale.

But luckily, Lin Tianwei was very young, and his main advantage was a good memory.

After searching through the memories in his mind, he surprisingly came to an unbelievable conclusion:

This scale was exactly the same as the scale he had once seen on the Star Devouring Beast Avatar.

The Star Devouring Beast Avatar appeared entirely golden, its shimmering golden appearance very beautiful, but in reality, it was the result of energy rendering.

Its true form was as inconspicuous as the scale in Lin Tianwei's hand.

This scale naturally couldn't be the Star Devouring Beast Avatar's scale. If so, the answer became obvious: this was a scale belonging to the Star Devouring Behemoth's true form.

Perhaps because Lin Tianwei already knew the origin of this scale, this information update was exceptionally fast.

Scale (Star Devouring Behemoth): A scale shed from a Star Devouring Behemoth, containing extremely terrifying energy.

When detonated through special means, it can unleash power no less than a full-power strike from an ordinary God-King.

This was indeed a scale belonging to a Star Devouring Behemoth. Upon closer inspection, Lin Tianwei could even vaguely see cosmic stars rotating within it.

The Star Devouring Behemoth was a God-King; even a scale shed from its body possessed extremely terrifying power.

However, this scale also happened to be exactly what Lin Tianwei currently needed.

Aside from the immense power that could be unleashed after detonating the Star Devouring Behemoth's scale, even as a reference, this scale was enough for Lin Tianwei to better study the Burning Sky Fire Seed.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei felt that he really should thank Balota properly; the other party had indeed given him a great gift. (End of this chapter)