Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic Chapter 1157 - 609: Candidate

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Previously on Infinite Job Transfers Starting from Mechanic...
Su Yu restrains his murderous intent and questions the Mechanical God about the mark from slaying the Supreme Consciousness, learning of ancient civilizations that worshipped the God of Objects before plotting to kill it and seize its cosmic rule, only to perish in the gods' war. He discerns that the mark positions him on an uncertain path to becoming the new God of Objects, yet dismisses the idea in favor of his Little Universe while resolving to confront opportunities in the perilous Primordial Universe rather than flee. Activating Destiny Prophecy, Su Yu witnesses visions of deadly ambushes by subspace creatures, cosmic beasts, deep space ghosts, and powerful fleets, realizing the mark empowers him to select among these inevitable threats.

Su Yu has now earned the status of a fresh candidate for "Supreme Consciousness".

As a result, the Primordial Universe bestowed upon him a special mark enabling him to select his personal path of destiny.

This gift comes with numerous advantages.

In the Primordial Universe, countless destinies are set in advance, propelled by the cosmos to unfold without fail.

Without attaining a specific power threshold, resisting the fate dictated by the Primordial Universe proves impossible; the most you can do is dodge it temporarily, yet the fated event will still take place.

Though Su Yu possesses tremendous might these days, well beyond the Constant Star Level, within the Primordial Universe, evading destiny's grasp could remain a challenge for him.

Yet with this new mark, the destinies appearing before Su Yu are no longer set in stone but open for his choice.

Still, the visions of fate that Su Yu perceives carry certain restrictions, as many involve disasters triggered by this very mark.

Within numerous such destinies, sudden horrifying threats emerge, ones that even Su Yu's formidable power struggles to overcome.

A handful of these destinies offer gains thanks to the mark.

For example, in one such vision, while Su Yu traveled across the cosmos, an enormous compressed sphere of space-time data arrived abruptly via hyperspace transmission and landed right before him.

This vast sphere of compressed space-time data represents precisely the vital resources for the Little Universe and acts as crucial upgrade material for Su Yu’s Time-Space Mechanic advancement.

The sheer volume of this compressed data surpasses the combined energy data within Su Yu’s entire Little Universe.

By taking in that compressed data, Su Yu could swiftly expand the Little Universe's scale and elevate his Time-Space Mechanic rank.

It feels just like strolling along and having a fortune in the billions drop right from above; naturally, this marked the initial occasion for Su Yu to experience something like this.

Nobody could identify who hurled that compressed data sphere toward Su Yu, since no figure made an appearance throughout the incident.

Su Yu had to conclude that the Supreme Consciousness mark he carried drew the attention of particular forces.

Maybe it stemmed from a long-standing foe of the Supreme Consciousness, now expressing gratitude to Su Yu for its removal?

In any case, relying on a single glimpse of fate, he lacked the full picture and could merely guess at the truth.

Apart from that, various other destinies promise rewards as well.

Su Yu examined these destinies with great care, assessed them prudently, and ultimately picked one.

The chosen destiny was...

Su Yu joined a band of entities radiating strange energies as they stepped through a space gate and vanished from sight.

This destiny seems puzzling, lacking any signs of peril or gain, free of catastrophe or boon.

Nevertheless, Su Yu's gut feeling assured him this represented the best possible path.

To be precise, it wasn't merely his intuition, but the mark itself conveying this certainty.

In that vision, the entities giving off those odd energies shared a comparable position with Su Yu.

They were all... candidates!

These so-called candidates consist of individuals who, for unknown reasons, utterly destroyed the God of Objects and received the universe's mark, thus eligible to ascend as the next God.

Su Yu counts as one of them, just like those other beings.

The space gate they traversed leads to a test, or more accurately, a ceremony.

Success in this ceremony alone grants the chance to evolve into the new God of Objects, or perhaps an entirely novel type of God.

Su Yu gained instant insight into all this the moment he selected that destiny.

Once he made his selection, Su Yu experienced a sudden tug from destiny, with a target location surfacing in his mind.

After all, this is destiny in action. By opting for it, Su Yu committed to traveling to the space gate's spot to undergo the test and ceremony.

Naturally, Su Yu might choose to resist this destiny's draw and stay put, which would mean abandoning that path and likely redirecting his fate toward nearby alternatives.

Such an outcome wouldn't bode well.

Thus, upon detecting the destiny's pull, Su Yu promptly started getting ready to move.

To begin, he shrank his colossal body back to its usual size, and the "Cultivation" societies held still in his hand resumed their motion.

These folks had no clue about the events that transpired; they had been locked in a space-time stasis, where even their minds and recollections stood still.

All they recalled was Su Yu's form expanding endlessly, followed by a shift in the scene, with Su Yu now normal-sized again, and their earlier strikes hitting nothing but void.

At the same time, they sensed a void in their awareness, as though something vital had slipped away.

What had vanished was the [Supreme Consciousness] lurking within their thoughts.

This absence left them disoriented, stripping them of the will to strike at Su Yu once more, at least for the time being.

Su Yu saw no point in clashing with them any longer, so he simply broadcasted a message outlining the full story.

With that, he vanished in a flash.

Not until a considerable time after Su Yu's departure did they exhale, "Ah, so that's what happened. We were mere tools manipulated by that Supreme Consciousness. The one known as Su Yu actually rescued us, but we turned on him..."

These individuals apparently possessed some method for "Identification" to confirm authentic details. Following Su Yu's transmission, they confirmed its validity, grasping that everything had been a case of mistaken identity.

Yet with Su Yu gone now, how could they possibly track him down?

"This Mr. Su Yu appears to wield the Power of the Material God as well. Given that we all follow the way of the God of Objects, our paths will surely cross again before long..."

...

Upon departing, Su Yu engaged his Time-Space Mechanic abilities, darting swiftly across the universe's star-filled expanse.

The space gate from that destiny lay incredibly far from his present location, spanning as much as tens of billions of light-years.

Even at his impressive velocity, the journey demanded several leaps.

During the travel, Su Yu tested his Time-Space Mechanic techniques, warping space-time to form a vessel.

This vessel didn't rely on any physical substance but was built purely from space-time itself.

Space-time resembled a sheet of paper, while Su Yu’s command over it acted like a giant hand origami-folding that sheet into a "paper boat."

This stands as yet another application of the Time-Space Mechanic: crafting devices with space-time serving as the base material!

This space-time "paper boat" might look devoid of substance, but it proved tougher and more efficient than any sixth-level spaceship.

In truth, one could view it as yet another Little Universe forged by Su Yu, though this one was tailored for a specific purpose, differing from standard universes that primarily store energy data and foster lifeforms.

The core role of Su Yu’s spaceship Little Universe involves folding surrounding space-time to enable extreme-range space-time jumps.

After crafting the spaceship, Su Yu integrated an AI system within it.

"System self-check finished, starting hyperspace leap."

"Leap distance, ten billion light-years..."