Chapter 56: Destiny, Section 5

Actually, Hei Fa was wrong. Among the abilities he acquired, the most important one wasn’t the materialization of energy as he had imagined, but another name that sounded very similar: energy concretization.
Materialization and concretization—seemingly not much different. But in reality, the gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth. Hei Fa only realized this about three days later, after roughly understanding the effects of his evolution. He originally thought that being able to replicate something would already be remarkable. Yet he never imagined that true concretization was even more terrifying than he had thought!
It wasn’t replication at all—it was regeneration!
What does regeneration mean? Creating something out of nothing—that’s regeneration! The function of energy concretization then becomes clear…
Anything Hei Fa could imagine in his mind could be created using energy concretization!! And these “substances” included not only machinery but also life itself!!
This was absolutely a divine domain!!
He remembered being nearly terrified when he first discovered this ability. A little white mouse entirely made of energy scurried back and forth on his palm, acting just like a real creature. If he hadn’t known clearly that it was his creation, he wouldn’t have believed what he saw.
However, the more powerful an ability, the more terrifying its constraints. Hei Fa was well aware of how stringent the conditions for his ability were. First, he needed sufficient mental energy to expend. Second, he had to know all the structures (including materials) of the creature he wanted to create. Third, he needed enough focus to maintain the stability and continuity of his ability during creation. Finally, he required enough energy to enable the creature to develop consciousness naturally.
These four conditions seemed simple, but in reality, they were as difficult as climbing to the sky. Take familiarity with materials, for example. Ordinary machinery was manageable, as Hei Fa originally had the ability to control machinery, giving him a natural advantage in this regard. But with living creatures, it was terrifying—he had to understand the structure of every single cell. Moreover, he had to stay fully focused throughout the creation process to ensure every cell remained intact.
God? That would probably require a god brain to accomplish.
Hei Fa wasn’t a god brain, so even with all his efforts, he could at most create a little white mouse. Creating a larger creature was impossible, no matter how hard he tried. And more importantly, creating a creature was different from creating ordinary machinery. Machinery created through energy concretization could exist permanently, but creatures could only exist for a short time—depending on the perfection of the creation and the amount of energy used.

Thus, applying this ability to living beings proved to be futile and unproductive. Black Hair stopped further experimentation. At first, he was overjoyed, hoping to use this ability to revive Lily. But in the end, his enthusiasm quickly cooled as he faced harsh reality.

Time passed swiftly—five days flew by in an instant. Black Hair’s fleet was once again at full strength. In the last battle, he had lost over fifty Snake Teeth, which were then reproduced in the virtual puppet factories. However, the technicians could no longer be revived.

This did not affect the Blood Wolf Fleet’s combat power. In fact, each Snake Tooth in Black Hair’s fleet had two technicians: a chief and an assistant. When the chief could not fight, the assistant would quickly take his place to maintain the fleet’s combat readiness. So, after the rest period, the fleet quickly returned to full operation.

It was an invisible track hidden behind a flying fortress. Without prior knowledge of its location and activation method, it would have been impossible to discover it. This was also one of Black Hair’s gains from the flying fortress.

Over the past five days, the Blood Wolf warriors had conducted a thorough search of the flying fortress. Indeed, it lived up to being the emperor of the Moors’ flagship—immensely huge. In the warehouse beneath the fortress, they found a sealed room. When they opened it, everyone was stunned.

Inside the warehouse was the skeleton of a colossal, almost terrifying mech! Standing tens of thousands of meters tall, the skeleton could only be placed there in a semi-reclined position. Its material was neither metal nor stone crystal—it was a substance yet undiscovered by humans. Moreover, some parts of the body were only half-assembled, clearly an unfinished product. Even so, the sheer scale of the skeleton was awe-inspiring. The Blood Wolf warriors were almost shocked. It was Black Hair’s urgent arrival that gave them courage, and he quickly sent thousands of engineering mechs to study and analyze it.

The results confirmed that it was indeed a mech, not the common self-propelled armor used by the Moors. This was because the skeleton included a technician’s cabin—a design unprecedented in the Moor Empire. After all, the Moor Empire was best known for its warships, and in terms of mechs, they were far inferior to humans. Therefore, playing to their strengths, the Moors had never used mechs in battle.

But today, the rumors were dispelled. After seeing such a massive skeleton with his own eyes, Kurokami had to admit that the Moor Empire also had its strengths in mechs. Designing such a huge skeleton certainly couldn’t have been done in a short time. The layout of the skeleton was very logical. Although not as perfect as human mechs, it was already considered a masterpiece in terms of mech construction. Moreover, it wasn’t humanoid but had a strange shape resembling a narrow cone with three pairs of arms and six legs, much like certain deities in myths. Technician cockpits were installed on the mech’s abdomen, chest, legs, and head, indicating that at least five people were needed to operate it. Overall, if completed, this mech would be a terrifying weapon of war—possibly even more formidable than Snake Fang. After all, Snake Fang was also about 10,000 meters tall, while this mech was several times taller than that. If allowed to rampage through space, few could stop it. Just its inertia would bring about terrifyingly powerful forces. Even if Kurokami used Ya Zi, it was uncertain whether it could withstand its frontal assault. Of course, battles weren’t won solely by strength. This mech wasn’t finished yet—it was just a skeleton. Kurokami couldn’t estimate its combat power either. Only after the Black Prison Group made an assessment could he gain some understanding of it. So, after the engineering team conducted a preliminary analysis, Kurokami immediately sent a virtual puppet to bring this mech back to Death Star. He could even imagine how crazy the Black Prison Group would become upon seeing this skeleton. Transporting the skeleton was a complicated process. Another issue arose during transportation: on the shoulder of the skeleton, Kurokami found a row of symbols marked in Moorish script. The translated result was… Guardian Type 1. Guardian Type 1? Kurokami frowned. This must be the name of the mech represented by the skeleton. If there was a Type 1, then a Type 2 likely existed as well. Kurokami really couldn’t understand the Moor Emperor. With his current power, he could dominate space—so why create such a massive mech? What was his goal? There was only one answer. Kurokami was certain that this so-called Guardian was aimed at him—and at all humans who relied on mechs for combat! Not only that, but the technology behind the Guardians probably also originated from human society. The Moor Emperor had seen his own shortcomings in battles with Kurokami and was striving to make up for them. The Guardian series was proof of his efforts.

What a terrifying man… As the leader of a vast empire, the Moorish Emperor could still pinpoint the crux of problems with such sensitivity. This alone was enough to show just how fearsome he was. His black hair made it hard to imagine what kind of man he was—someone who had built such a great empire without letting glory blind him. From any perspective, the Moorish Emperor was undoubtedly a formidable leader.

As an enemy of such a terrifying leader, Black Hair felt unprecedented pressure. But he had no way to retreat. By now, the conflict between him and the Moorish Emperor had reached a point where neither could afford to lose; both feared the other. No matter who it was, they would be unable to rest until the other was eliminated. So Black Hair had no choice but to press on, catching the Moorish Emperor again before he could stabilize his position. Otherwise, if the Moorish Emperor managed to regroup, Black Hair wasn’t sure he could withstand his counterattack.

As he pondered in silence, a voice suddenly reached his ears. “Lord, the entrance to the orbital path has been located. The activation procedure is in progress; the fleet will be able to enter in three minutes.”

“Understood,” Black Hair said, waving his hand to signal the officer to leave. Then he stood up and walked to the window. Through it, he could see his fleet ready, arranged in a sharp, arrow-like formation. The massive virtual puppets resembled ancient warriors, radiating a chilling sense of murderous intent from head to toe. The exhausted look from days ago had completely vanished. Now, the fleet was like a sword drawn from its sheath.

With such subordinates, what was there to fear? Black Hair smiled self-mockingly, suddenly filled with strong confidence. He grew even more eager for the battle against the Moorish Emperor.

Three minutes later, a colossal teleportation gate suddenly appeared ahead of the fleet. Like a giant mouth, it swallowed the entire fleet whole…