The best way is to kill him directly, to prevent future trouble.
Adam wanted to laugh, but he lacked the energy, "You won’t let me go, I’m just lamenting..."
"After becoming the Ultimate Life Form, I truly felt the terror of the Eternal Abyss."
Li Ming did not doubt this; Adam’s thoughts were generally free of personal emotions, driven purely by benefits and drawbacks.
At that time, Adam could no longer do anything to him. If Tanwus were confirmed as the Dominator of the Eternal Abyss, it would be normal to turn around and join forces with him.
"Unfortunately, there’s no ’if’..." Li Ming shook his head, and Adam seemed to agree.
The two fell silent for a while. After some time, Li Ming released Adam’s hand, the Genetic Essence already extracted.
The Control System could no longer gain anything from the other’s body, forcing him to accept the reality. The upgrade materials indeed had nothing to do with the Ultimate Life Form.
"Next, will you support Abel as the Holy Emperor?" Adam’s voice was hoarse.
"Correct, he is a suitable puppet." Li Ming nodded, without hesitation.
"Indeed, he has been cooperating with you for a long time; he absorbed all the people left by the Holy Mother Church..." Adam nodded in agreement, then asked, "What will happen to the Empire?"
"I’m not a tyrant, nor a dictator. I will only treat the Empire as my resource pool," Li Ming said flatly.
Adam remained silent, seemingly relieved yet sarcastic, as if he had foreseen what would happen next. He spoke again, "The Eternal Abyss won’t spare you."
Li Ming raised his eyebrows, just in time to hear Adam say in a low voice, "I hope you can defeat it."
There was a moment of astonishment in Li Ming’s eyes. Then he watched as the Holy Emperor of the Empire slowly closed his eyes, his life essence fully dissipated.
"Self-annihilation..." Li Ming fell silent, feeling a bit reflective.
He and Adam had no pure personal grudges; it was all a matter of conflicting interests.
As he had just said, if he were Adam and saw such a monster, he would also try everything to take control of it.
Of course, the prerequisite would be having the strength to take control.
Reflecting for a while, Li Ming quickly set aside personal emotions, looking at the two Mechanical Guards beside him. More accurately, he looked at the Titan Holy Artifacts in their hands.
His eyes naturally gleamed with a hint of excitement, eagerly extending his hand.
The first thing he touched was the Eternal Holy Seat, covered in cracks, as if pieced together from numerous fractured Dark Gold Bone Plates. Within the cracks surged a bright, lava-like brilliance, appearing as if cast from metal, yet feeling quite warm to the touch.
Streams of golden light illuminated, unexpectedly wrapping around Li Ming, making him feel as if soaked in a hot spring, gradually eliminating the mental fatigue accumulated from the recent battles.
"The effect is so pronounced?" Li Ming looked carefully at the Control Page.
[Eternal Holy Seat--Sub Ultimate (Damaged): A throne forged with full power by the Titan Race, embodying the strength to maintain eternal invincibility.
Control Conditions: Twenty billion metal energy.
Control Effect: [Super Vitality]
Control Ability--Eternal: When severely injured, forcibly recover physical state and suppress abnormal body conditions.]
As expected!
Li Ming’s eyes brightened, matching his expectations; the Eternal Holy Seat primarily serves as support.
In the recent battle, although he showed great prowess, it was actually achieved by using four times the [Immortal Source].
The actual time in full combat capability was short because he couldn’t sustain the consumption.
With the Eternal Holy Seat, sustainability could probably keep up.
The effect of [Eternal] overlaps with [Immortal Source] but is more manageable, and after complete restoration, there might be a transformation, potentially replacing the [Life Power Core].
[Super Vitality] is probably a boost to stamina, but that can only be determined after control.
In a good mood, he then took over the [Void Anchor].
[Void Anchor--Sub Ultimate (Damaged): A space control weapon forged with full power by the Titan Race.
Control Conditions: Seventeen billion metal energy
Control Ability: [Space Immunity]
Control Effect--Void Lord: Gain space control ability; mark a location for direct descent.]
It’s almost a mirrored version of the Eternal Silence Star; what caught his attention was the accompanying ability of [Void Lord].
Traveling interstellar is an extremely time-costly process, and the Void Anchor clearly can significantly shorten this time.
Both require complete restoration, likely needing a trillion metal energy, but that is no longer a problem for him.
Temporary transfer of Titan Holy Artifacts to the Shock Guard for two days and letting them hold onto them felt more reassuring.
"In this way, the objective is roughly complete; the Eternal Holy Seat and Void Anchor are in hand. The only thing not perfect is Tanwus." Li Ming couldn’t help but frown,
"This guy’s injury repair speed is too fast; the Eternal Abyss must have interfered, and I don’t know what the black substance that just emerged is. It feels like the Eternal Abyss can gradually influence the Main Universe, possibly due to Adam’s birth?"
He still hasn’t figured out the activity logic of the Eternal Abyss, but the Ultimate Life Form surely is a crucial factor.
"Can’t predict based on Titan records anymore," Li Ming thought, "The emergence of Tanwus has already proven that if the Eternal Abyss pays the price, it can completely break the shackle of the Main Universe. It didn’t do that before because it wasn’t threatened, but now that it discovered me, the situation has changed..."
"The best way is to temporarily eliminate the birth of Ultimate Life Forms, first locking down one possibility; the Evolution Keys exist only within the Empire, Star Alliance, Federation. Hopefully, they’ll be wise..."
Hmm?