Mecha Battle: Why Do You Use Body to Destroy Stars?

Chapter 248: Chapter 169 Preparing for Promotion, Despair-level Trial_2

“No, I’m still at 2nd Rank, just about to take the rank promotion trial,”

Jiang Chen explained.

“I just exceeded 7th Rank strength.”

“…”

This is even more exaggerated than you secretly reaching 7th Rank!

Li Xiao felt somewhat bewildered, as if he were still in a dream.

As the former Symbol of the Alliance and an 8th Rank, he had only barely possessed strength approaching 10th Rank due to his talent, special traits, and similar bonuses.

Now that he had ascended to 9th Rank, because his mecha had not yet completed enhancement and he hadn’t acquired new traits,

there was quite a distance to reach the strength of 11th Rank.

Jiang Chen had 7th Rank strength at just 2nd Rank…

Wouldn’t that mean he could attain Li Xiao’s current strength by the time he reached 5th Rank?!

“…Jiang Chen, I remember Senior Yano once said,”

“Your level of talent, among the many civilizations in the abyss, would only be considered average?”

A 2nd Rank fighting at the level of a 7th Rank, five levels of strength difference, only considered average.

How strong would top-tier talents be?

Could they dominate 10th Rank upon becoming a mecha pilot?

“Of course not.”

“Senior Yano just hasn’t seen a growth-type talent like me, that’s all.”

“My current strength, placed among ancient civilizations, would probably be among the very top tier.”

“This Light of Wonders is an ultra-rare item that can only be obtained by those ancient civilizations.”

Jiang Chen elaborated a bit.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but let a smile spread across his face.

Civilization Potential can enhance the intrinsic talents of new-generation mecha pilots; this is why those ancient civilizations are powerful.

Jiang Chen, without any enhancement from Civilization Potential, could stand shoulder to shoulder with the very top tier of hopefuls from ancient civilizations…

How lucky is Planet Blue Star!

Excited, Li Xiao returned his focus to the item details.

Having understood the rarity of the [Light of Wonders], he quickly grasped Jiang Chen’s intention through the item description.

He nodded and spoke.

“I will expedite the popularization of the gene serum and mobilize all resources to make preparations for the construction of the Wonders…”

The construction of a Wonder would inevitably involve the entire members of a civilization.

It epitomizes the civilization’s unity.

This time, not only mecha pilots but also ordinary people had to buckle down and work hard.

Nevertheless, Li Xiao didn’t hesitate in the slightest.

This is an abyssal Wonder, which only ancient civilizations are qualified to build, the greatest shortcut for a civilization’s growth and progress!

No matter how difficult it is, it has to be built!

And not just one, but as many as possible!

As for the problem of Jiang Chen bringing back too many things, the Abyss difficulty, Legendary Shadows, civilization privileges, the Light of Wonders, would it be too grueling…

Was that Jiang Chen’s problem?

That was clearly a problem with Planet Blue Star itself!

Because its own growth was too slow, and its absorption capacity too weak, even being dragged along by Jiang Chen seemed a bit strained.

Which is why these items seemed overwhelmingly tough to deal with.

If other civilizations in the abyss could choose, could exchange…

Would they be willing to work as hard?

“I will handle the preparations related to the Wonders properly,”

“You just focus on ascending in rank.

“Ten days should be enough.”

…

Jiang Chen trusted Li Xiao’s capabilities immensely.

Not just the preliminary work, but the future construction of the Wonders didn’t require his personal supervision or involvement.

Once the blueprints were laid out and the materials piled up,

he could work on whatever he felt like.

For now, it was time to start the rank promotion trial!

“Zero, Yun, Yuu.”

“It’s time to depart.”

Jiang Chen called the names of his mecha, while activating the Abyss Rune energy.

[Abyss Descent will commence soon]

[10,9,8…]

The three mecha girls opened their arms and rushed into his embrace, merging into his body.

Bai Ying stood at the door of the room, smiling as she spoke.

“I wish you great success in battle, sir.”

Jiang Chen chuckled and shook his head.

“It should be wishing me good luck with wealth.”

Rank Promotion Trial?

What sort of trial is that? It’s clearly the classic treasure stage!

Each monster can drop a wealth of precious resources, difficult to obtain even on the Endless Difficulty Level!

Supercharge upgrade, potential enhancement, attribute strengthening…

Mythical items, start farming!

Bai Ying hadn’t responded before the countdown hit zero.

Jiang Chen’s consciousness ascended, plummeting into the boundless star abyss.

He flew past countless stars and civilizations, becoming a meteor that fell into a star system composed of four major planets.

As he shot through the vast starry sky, he saw a huge rift opening.

At last, he brushed past the rift and fell into the planet.

[Welcome to the Abyss]

…

[Current location: Descent of the Void]

[Level: Three]

[Difficulty: Despair]

[Mission One: Within ten days, resist the void invasion and close the Void Rift.]

[Mission Two: Within ten days, eliminate the Legendary Overlord: Void Wraith, and end the void invasion.]

[Description: In the year 20,000 of the Creation Era, the War of the Gods erupted, and the Tower of the Holy Gods was destroyed. The surging energy demolished half of the continent, causing the Pantheon to fall and chaos to descend.]

In the year 21,000 of the Creation Era, the strife of chaos finally ended.

Under the protection of the God of Holy Light, humanity overcame many different races and became the rulers of the Moraka world, establishing the Holy Light Empire.

However, what the newly-born Holy Light Empire didn’t understand was,

When the Tower of the Holy Gods was destroyed, it tore a gap in space, briefly opening a path to the Void.

A thousand years later, a legendary Wraith of the Void finally locked on to the position of the Moraka world.

It planned to lead endless minions to drag the world into the Void.]

[Friendly Reminder: To leave the Abyss Descent Trial, you must complete the missions.]

On the boundless land, a fantastical city stretched continuously.

It was the capital of the Holy Light Empire, the Nightless City—

Looking up at the sky, besides the sun that was radiating light, there was also a peculiar star covered in golden runes and shining brightly.

It was the “divine body” of the God of Holy Light.

When the sun set, it would release light, bringing eternal brightness to the Holy Light Empire.

At the moment, with dual suns shining, Jiang Chen stood on the outer city wall of the capital, wearing a strange expression.

“…What is up with this difficulty?”

“From 1st to 2nd Rank is Hope, but jumping from 2nd to 3rd turns into Despair?”

Between civilizations of hope, the disparity in strength is enormous.

Take the Legendary Shadow as an example; the difference in strength from 4th to 7th Rank could exceed a thousand-fold.

Under such circumstances, the Rank Promotion Trials of the individuals of hope were naturally linked to their strength, just like that with the Endless Shadows.

Jiang Chen had already experienced this during his last Rank Promotion Trial.

However, what he didn’t expect was,

When he broke through the Legendary Shadow and underwent the Rank Promotion Trial, even the name of the difficulty had changed.

From [Hope Difficulty Level], it turned into [Despair Difficulty Level].

“This is…”

“Fantastic!”

Jiang Chen got excited.

The burst rate for the Rank Promotion Trial was already extremely high.

The Hope Trial was littered with mythical items.

Now, having advanced further to the Despair Trial, wouldn’t fighting a boss basically lead to a divine artifact loot explosion?

This was certainly a streak of great fortune!

Furthermore, based on the Abyss Rune’s description, one could discern the reason this Rank Promotion Trial was dubbed [Despair]—

The mission’s target this time was a true Legendary Overlord!

Even if this Legendary Overlord might be nearly at the same level as a 7th Rank Legendary Shadow, having just ascended to legend,

For a normal civilization, for the average individual of hope,

It would certainly be a terrifying enemy that could not be defeated, a calamity causing despair.

But…

“Legendary? Who isn’t?”

“I have Master Luo’s [Extreme Battle Soul] trait, and I’m a genuine legendary mecha pilot.”

“Furthermore, a Legendary Abyss Overlord…”

“I’ve already blitzed through the 7th Rank Legendary Shadows.”

Jiang Chen looked at the name [Void Wraith] and licked his lips.

With a Soul Contract, a Legendary Overlord was basically a wild rare shiny legendary mecha!

He had to thoroughly assess this Legendary Overlord’s Legendary Traits and talents to see if it had the potential to become a mecha.

“Despair Difficulty Level?”

“With high burst rates and a shiny legendary mecha, it’s clearly not just Hope—it’s Hope PLUS!”