Chapter 56: Destiny, Section 4

The battle ended quickly. Without Grizzly Bear’s command, the Moor fleet was nothing but a scattered bunch of troops, rapidly disintegrating under the attacks of Snake Fang. Their once massive forces, seemingly overwhelming, were like a large cake, piece by piece being cut away. The public channel was filled with the Moors’ screams. Perhaps in the past, these Moors had been powerful forces in the universe, having played the role of conquerors time and again. But now, they were no different from all the weak—slowly marching toward death in panic and despair.

There was no sympathy, no pity. All the Blood Wolf mechs functioned like perfect killing machines, mechanically carrying out their mission. The intense battles had already drained their strength. All they had to do now was swing their blades, move, and swing again in a repetitive cycle. Behind each massive Snake Fang mech, countless Moor warships were burning. Huge balls of fire, like tiny suns, illuminated the battlefield in sharp detail.

One hour and thirty-five minutes later, the entire battlefield fell silent. Out of tens of thousands of Moor warships, less than a hundred managed to escape. The rest became space debris. Those huge wreckage floats haphazardly, like small meteorites.

It was only then that the Blood Wolf warriors could breathe a sigh of relief. An extreme sense of exhaustion overtook them, and they realized they couldn’t even lift a finger.

Yet compared to their leader, they felt lucky.

Black Hair looked even worse off than them. His appearance, once that of Li Feng’s Ya Zi, was now that of a beggar. His once-mighty armor was now dull and gray, losing its luster under the light. His three-meter tall frame was covered in countless wounds, like leeches clinging to him. Especially his left shoulder—completely shattered and missing—left his left arm exposed. Soft white lights flickered at the wound, trying to heal it.

These were the scars left from Black Hair’s battle with Grizzly Bear. Although, due to evolution, Black Hair had unknowingly consumed Grizzly Bear in the end, the wounds from the earlier battle were not so easy to heal. At that time, Ya Zi had little defense, so it was natural he couldn’t withstand Grizzly Bear’s continuous attacks. It was already an amazing feat that he could return intact.

But in this way, Hei Fa lost his greatest reliance. At this moment, Ya Zi could no longer endure the trials of any battle.
Monkey and the others were also extremely shocked by Hei Fa’s pitiful appearance. Fortunately, as owners of the same Prime Energy Armor, they weren’t too worried. After all, both Ya Zi and the Prime Energy Armor belonged to pure energy armor, constructed through energy transformation. So as long as the core device wasn’t destroyed, no matter how severe the injuries, it wasn’t a problem. Once returned to the storage space, they would repair themselves—time was all that was needed.
What truly surprised them was Hei Fa’s behavior at this moment.
After separating from Ya Zi, Hei Fa reverted to his normal human appearance. But in the eyes of Monkey and the others, he still seemed extraordinary amidst ordinariness.
Firstly, Hei Fa’s demeanor became even more gentle. In the past, although he often treated people kindly, years of fighting still left traces of a fierce aura about him. It was this aura that intimidated those who underestimated him and was also one of the reasons why the Blood Wolf Warriors followed him loyally. But now, his fierce aura had completely disappeared. If they hadn’t witnessed his battles before, Monkey and the others might have considered him an ordinary person—a kind-hearted, harmless gentleman with a gentle smile.
A return to simplicity?
Monkey widened his eyes, unable to understand how Hei Fa could become like this.
But another change caught everyone’s attention—a very obvious change on the surface.
Hei Fa’s skin had a crystal-clear luster.
Yes, crystal-clear. At first glance, Monkey thought he was seeing things. After all, the word “crystal-clear” was usually associated with crystals, and applying it to human skin seemed odd. Yet in reality, Monkey found he couldn’t think of a more fitting description. For Hei Fa’s skin indeed had a crystalline quality, reflecting light under the ship’s lighting.
“What’s going on?” Blood Pupil and Baroka also noticed this. Everyone quickly grabbed Hei Fa and asked him, regardless of whether he needed rest.
“This!?” Seeing the anxious expressions of his closest companions, Hei Fa frowned for a moment before smiling slightly.
“It might be a side effect. It’s really nothing serious. You don’t need to worry too much.”

“What side effects could cause such an effect?” Monkey and the others certainly weren’t willing to let Black Hair get away with it easily. They insisted on getting to the bottom of things.
There was no other choice. Black Hair had to pull them to sit down and explain in detail what had happened to him during his evolution. However, due to reasons even he himself didn’t understand, he couldn’t reveal the specifics of the process. Still, upon hearing that he had transformed his mechanical control ability into energy control, everyone was shocked.
“Head, are you saying that now, just like Ya Zi, you can control the energy around you without using mechs? And losing such a useful mechanical control ability—haven’t you suffered a huge loss?” Monkey, who cared the most about Black Hair, grew anxious after hearing his explanation. In his view, such an evolution brought no benefits at all. Not only was there no improvement, but he had even lost his mechanical control ability. It seemed like he only lost and gained nothing. After all, controlling energy could be done with either the original power armor or Ya Zi’s abilities, while the ability to control machinery was unique to Black Hair’s family—unique in the entire Death Star, no, the entire universe.
But in Black Hair’s eyes, it was different. He understood what Monkey was worried about, so he simply smiled and began to explain.
“It’s not what you think. More power isn’t always better; expertise is what matters. Mechanical control is certainly useful, but I no longer need it much. Besides, my genetic enhancement in the past was incomplete—only my left arm could use it. It wasn’t much to speak of.”
“What about now?” Monkey noticed this weakness in Black Hair and asked concerningly.
“Now?” Black Hair glanced at his own hands for a moment, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips. “That’s another story.”
“I now have a complete set of foundational genes, so it’s naturally not the same as before. My new genetic traits also match Ya Zi’s abilities, making them easier to use. Simply put, anything I’ve seen—whatever it is—I can replicate it and carry it with me in an energy-restructured form. I can also enhance it.”
“Like what?” Blood-Pupil interjected, as he didn’t quite understand Black Hair’s explanation.
“Like Li Feng’s ship cannons. As long as I have enough mental energy, I can replicate them and enhance them several times over. I can reassemble them instantly anywhere, at any time. Both their firepower and performance will be enhanced.” Black Hair replied cheerfully.

“Damn! Copying? Is that not a god?” The monkey became excited at once. He could hardly believe it was true. After all, even in myths, gods who could copy freely were considered taboo. Who would have thought it could be achieved through technology in reality? Could genetic evolution truly be a more advanced form than any technology?

Unfortunately, he was too happy too soon. Seeing his excited smile, Black Hair decided to dampen his enthusiasm a bit.

“It’s equivalent exchange, Monkey. It’s not as miraculous as you think. Although my evolved abilities are strong, they involve fundamental laws of the universe, so they’re still heavily restricted. The copying I mentioned is just one aspect. Whatever it is, it’s limited by my mental energy. With my previous abilities, at best I could only copy a Li Feng main cannon three times stronger. The mental energy cost was too high, so I couldn’t use it as a primary combat method.”

“Oh, so your evolution this time is pretty useless. It’s only slightly better than the original mechanical control.” The monkey immediately lowered his head, his excitement vanished.

This time, Black Hair didn’t comfort the monkey. He just smiled silently, neither confirming nor denying anything. Seeing that everyone had lost interest in talking, he stood up, arranged tasks to clean up the battlefield, and then left the room.

“I need to rest and organize the data from this evolution. So for now, we’ll stay here for five days to take a short break. Meanwhile, send engineering mechs to the flying fortress. It’s our loot—we need to search it thoroughly. I’ll study the next steps after I wake up.”

“Ha, right, there’s also the flying fortress. That’s the Emperor Moore’s flagship. We’ve really reaped a lot this time!” Hearing this, the monkey became excited again and started working enthusiastically. Blood Eyes and Baroka also became happy and helped the monkey with the tasks.

Everyone was excited—the fruits of victory after a great battle were sweet. But what they didn’t know was that once Black Hair left the room, the smile on his face disappeared instantly. Looking at the chaotic starry sky outside the window, his eyes flashed with cold light.

“Grizzly Bear, you’re still that vengeful guy after all. The direction you pointed me to must be where Emperor Moore is, right? Don’t worry, I won’t let him go. But before that, I must get familiar with this new body first.”

“Energy materialization… what a great thing. I don’t know. Can it break the laws of the universe?”