This is really not mechanical ascension

Li Ming awakens in a hostile interstellar expanse, a universe teeming with civilizations eager to claim its riches. His immediate concerns are survival: finding food and warmth. Fortunately, he possesses the ability to control special items and acquire powerful ability bonuses. He starts with the Grade D Thunderclap Armored Exoskeleton, which amplifies his power by 100% and grants him "Armored Four Arms" – four mechanical arms that boost combat effectiveness, further enhanced by a 50% amplification from the Thunder Element. This equipment is not static; it can evolve through a seemingly limitless path, from an Electromagnetic Power Engine to a Cold Nuclear Reactor, eventually reaching a Stellar Furnace. This progression fuels a grand expedition fleet, leaving a trail of conflict across the galaxies. As Li Ming deploys planet-spanning prism wings and unleashes super-range photon lasers, his Stellar Furnace burns brighter than the sun, powered by a Quantum Photon Calculator. Witnessing this, other life forms declare, "Flesh is weak; ascend through machinery!" Yet, Li Ming laments, "this really isn’t mechanical ascension…"