Chapter 2: Heading to Planet Nop
"Holy crap, this damn System finally let me out!"
After leaving the main hall, Tony was placed into a car.
The vehicle sped towards an interstellar transfer station on the planet.
No one noticed that Tony, sitting alone in the car, slowly changed — his once vacant, dazed eyes became sharp and full of clarity.
A flash of divine light appeared in his gaze, and he immediately opened his mouth to complain.
Tony was not originally from this world. He was a transmigrator, hailing from Earth — China, specifically.
However, unlike other transmigrators, Tony's consciousness had been trapped by a System known as the Mecha Martial Venerable immediately after he arrived in this world.
For the past sixteen years, his mind was imprisoned in a separate dimensional space, forced to cultivate a technique called the Starry Sky Limitless Celestial Art.
Meanwhile, his physical body had been left in a dazed, semi-automatic state, endlessly disassembling mechanical parts.
Only after disassembling one million mechanical components was his consciousness allowed to return.
But...
A cold glint appeared in Tony's eyes.
Bucky, right?
And the forces supporting him...
Although Tony's consciousness had been trapped, he could still see everything happening to his body from the independent space.
Over the years, Bucky — Tony's so-called "older brother" in this life — had constantly plotted against him.
For sixteen years, Tony's physical body hadn't cultivated much.
Partly, it was because he was trapped in a mechanical daze.
More importantly, Bucky had secretly ordered the household attendants to prevent Tony from cultivating.
Any news about Tony's lack of progress was hidden from their father, Clarence, the head of the family.
Just wait. When I return... I'll tear off that smug face of yours!
Tony thought to himself coldly.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a surge of mysterious energy emanating from the System.
The energy quickly flooded every cell of his body.
Deep within his genes, a massive transformation took place.
Originally a carbon-based lifeform, Tony's body began evolving into a strange hybrid form — half-energy, half-physical.
> "Beep... Gene modification complete. Host has obtained the Nine Luminaries Star Sacred Body..."
"Physique compatibility confirmed. Starlight Points system unlocked."
"Beep... Each mechanical part disassembled will now automatically generate +1 Starlight Point."
"Starlight Points can be used for cultivation, tissue repair, attack enhancement, and physical reinforcement."
If someone had been next to Tony at that moment, they would have been shocked.
The energy levels of his body were skyrocketing at a terrifying rate.
Originally, his body's Energy Level was only 1 point.
But under the System's conversion, his Body Energy Level instantly soared to 21 points.
Meanwhile, thanks to sixteen years of focused cultivation in the Starry Sky Limitless Celestial Art, Tony's consciousness had already been tempered to an extraordinary degree.
His Brain Domain Energy Level skyrocketed to 25 points!
It was an unbelievable amount of power.
For comparison, Bucky — considered the Empire's top genius of the past decade — had only reached an Energy Level of 13 to 15 points when he unlocked his first genetic lock.
Tony had crushed that benchmark without effort.
He had completely surpassed the human limits for unlocking the first stage of the genetic lock.
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> "Beep... Displaying host's status panel."
Host: Tony
Body Energy Level: 21
Brain Domain Energy Level: 25
Genetic Lock Unlock Level: Intermediate Level 1
Body Vitality: 100%
Body Tempering Level: 1 (Next Upgrade: 100 Starlight Points)
Current Starlight Points: 0
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As these changes stabilized, Tony felt the car come to a stop.
The door swung open, revealing an attendant who looked at him with a mixture of disdain and mockery.
"What a waste. You were given such good resources.
If I had even half of your background, you'd be on your knees licking my boots!"
"But look at you now — the Colen family's so-called Second Young Master, being kicked out like garbage.
Get out! You think you're still some noble heir?"
The attendant laughed and cursed viciously.
In the Colen family, whenever no one was watching, the servants treated Tony like trash.
Some who particularly despised spoiled nobles would vent all their resentment onto him.
After all, as long as the mechanical parts in his hands weren't touched, the "fool" Tony wouldn't react, no matter how much he was beaten or humiliated.
Tony's eyes turned cold.
He clearly remembered all the things these people had done to him during his years of imprisonment.
"Do you even realize what you're saying?"
Tony stepped out of the car and stared at the attendant with a chilling gaze.
The attendant froze, stunned.
The fool... spoke?
And his eyes... there was no longer the dullness from before.
Instead, they were filled with terrifying indifference and hidden strength.
"What's wrong with you, idiot?" the attendant snarled, masking his unease.
"You're about to be sent to a border starfield. There, you're worse than a dog!
And you dare talk back to me?"
Sneering, he reached out, aiming to slap Tony across the face.
After all, Tony's recorded Energy Level was supposedly only 1 point.
The attendant himself had 3 points — enough to beat Tony black and blue with one hit.
However...
Before the slap could land, Tony casually raised his hand and caught the attendant's wrist.
Then, with a slight squeeze, a crack echoed through the air.
The wrist bone shattered instantly.
"Ahhh!!" the attendant howled in agony, his face twisted in terror.
What the hell? How could someone with 1 Energy Point do this?!
But Tony didn't give him any time to think.
Without hesitation, Tony slapped him across the face, sending the attendant sprawling into unconsciousness, his head swollen like a pig's.
"If this weren't the main planet — where killing is illegal — your fate would have been far worse."
Tony said coldly.
He then bent down, snatching the attendant's Starcoin Card and Access Pass from his uniform.
Without another glance, Tony turned and strode towards the space transfer station ahead.
According to Empire law, any sixteen-year-old without cultivation potential was required to serve on a frontier logistics planet for five years.
The Colen family had already abandoned him.
Good.
Since he was free, Tony would forge his own path — starting among the stars!