Chapter 345 - Going All Out, Alien Guests
At first, Ling Jiu’s target for his Soul Nebula was 100 soul stellar units.
He would officially enter the second stage of the Eight Laws of Black Hole Evolution: forming the Soul Primordial Star as soon as he made this breakthrough.
However, he suddenly felt that Soul Nebula of 100 soul stellar units was no longer good enough.
One hundred soul stellar units?
As much as it was an outstanding achievement and among the best of the Evogods, it was still nowhere close to the record-breaking 10,0081 souls stellar units.
"I suddenly don’t feel like going to the second stage yet, Leoux." Ling Jiu let out a sigh. "Let’s first expand the Soul Nebula. The bigger, the better."
"Are you sure?" Leoux asked.
"I am sure." Ling Jiu nodded.
"A wise choice you have made there," Leoux said. "The primary purpose of entering the second stage of the Eight Laws of Black Hole Evolution is nothing more than to increase the strength of the soul. The main reason for increasing the strength of the soul is to increase the speed of comprehension of the Laws of the Universe. But apparently, for you who have books on the laws and twenty mimeographed bodies, the speed of comprehending the Laws of Dimensions is anything but slow. So, you don’t actually need to rush into the second stage of the Eight Laws of Black Hole Evolution. Instead, you can expand the Soul Nebula further and increase the potential of your soul. After all, the higher the soul potential, the greater your future achievements."
"Indeed." Ling Jiu nodded.
"Where are we going next?" Leoux asked.
"Let’s go home first. Wait until the Golden Saiyan Ape avatar becomes a super-cl.u.s.tered being. Then, we will go to the Andromeda Galaxy and hunt down the Lernaean Hydras."
"Okay." ……
This trip took over two months, plus a few years in Whitehole 2. It was equal to three months on Earth.
Three months were short, but Earth had undergone significant changes. That was mainly because of the level of Gene Arcana concentration.
Everyone wanted to be stronger, healthier, live longer, and possess Arcanas.
So everyone planted Arcana trees in flower pots, backyards, and neighborhoods for the past three months. This magical plant that produced Gene Arcana quickly popped up on the surface of Earth.
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With the addition of eight wormholes connected with white holes, the continuous circulation of dark bio-energy had increased the Gene Arcana and dark bio-energy on Earth by several tens of times, from the initial 0.081% to 6.8%. It was still rising.
The increase in Gene Arcana was so rapid that even ordinary people could feel it.
Those who could not run could now sprint.
Those who could not jump could now leap.
The rich Gene Arcana was subtly changing people’s physical fitness and raising Earth’s blood level.
Ling Jiu’s phone rang as soon as he arrived on Earth. There were several missed calls and messages from Li Kai.
"Are you still on Earth, Ling Jiu?"
"I have become a stellar being, Ling Jiu. My entire family has become stellar beings."
"I have signed from all positions in the company and plan to practice self-cultivation in Whitehole 2."
"Ling Jiu, I’m going to Whitehole 2 and will come to see you soon."
"This fella." Ling Jiu shook his head with a smile.
Ling Jiu did not stay on Earth for long. He went on to Whitehole 2, planning to reach the super-cl.u.s.tered level in one fell swoop. There was no time to lose.
He immediately spotted Li Kai’s maglev airship as soon as he arrived. Li Kai and the stellar beings from Earth were immersed in self-cultivation there.
He did not want to disturb Li Kai, so he started his own self-cultivation.
He first sent the 200,000 Caius Titans that had been brainwashed to his and his avatar’s Floating Islands, 100,000 each.
Ling Jiu believed that the addition of the 200,000 Caius Titans would speed up the planting of the super Arcana trees.
He then asked Leoux to bring the Golden SaiyanApe avatar to Whitehole 1, where the avatar would receive intensive training to improve its strength in the quickest possible time.
The sparring partner of the Golden Saiyan Ape avatar was none other than the patriarch, Dolanos. He was an apex super-cl.u.s.tered being and stronger than the Golden Saiyan Ape avatar itself.
This sparring partner would speed up the growth of the Golden Saiyan Ape avatar.
Meanwhile, Ling Jiu remained on Whitehole-2 to digest the Law of Dimensions that his 20 mimeographed bodies had comprehended over the past few years.
According to Leoux, one could become a super-cl.u.s.tered being only when that person had comprehended at least 10% of the Laws of the Universe.
Up to now, Ling Jiu had comprehended the zero-dimensional space and one-dimensional space in the Law of Dimensions. He only needed to comprehend the two-dimensional space to reach the target of 10% of the Law of Dimensions.
He would be a super-cl.u.s.tered being by then.
Fortunately, the years of study from his 20 mimeographed bodies were good enough for him to comprehend the two-dimensional space.
What Ling Jiu would do next was to fuse 20 mimeographed bodies and their memories, which would naturally enable him to attain the super-cl.u.s.tered level.
"The zero-dimensional space is a point. The one-dimensional space is a line. The two-dimensional space is a plane."
Ling Jiu quickly digested the memory of his mimeographed bodies to improve his comprehension of the Law of Dimensions.
What he did not know was that far beyond Earth’s atmosphere, in the silent space, ripples like the tide of the ocean appeared.
After a while, a black steel fortress with metallic l.u.s.ter flew out of the ripples and came outside Earth.
It was massive and cold, and black and heavy.
"Those interstellar pirates told me that the egg of the Flame Astral Behemoth had been taken to this planet, right?"
"Yes, Sir. If the information provided by the interstellar pirates is anything to go by, the egg of the Flame Astral Behemoth should be on this planet."
"Those pirates better not lie to me. Otherwise, I won’t mind turning them into garbage in the universe. Go, find me the Flame Astral Behemoth’s gg."
"Yes, Sir."
The spacecraft that was reminiscent of squid plunged into the atmosphere of Earth at once, like a meteorite.
A few minutes later, it came above the surface of Earth.
At that moment, it was morning on this side of the earth. Some people were having their breakfast, some were squeezing into subways to go to work, some were still sleeping, and some were taking care of the Arcana tree at home. Everything seemed peaceful.
People and countries on Earth had not noticed the spacecraft hovering motionless in the sky.
Some of them had double horns on their heads, like the Minotaur; some had wings on their backs, just like winged people; some had crocodile heads with crocodile tails; some looked like humans but had blue skin.
They were of different shapes, but what remained the same was that they wore the same uniform and the same facial detectors, just like Frieza’s men.
In front of these hundreds of figures sat an alien wearing golden armor. This alien had black horns, a red cloak, and a long tail.
It held a wineglass and stood in front of the transparent window, looking down at the planet under his feet with a smile.
"This planet looks pretty good."
Chapter 346 - Breaking Out in a Cold Sweat, Exiled Once Again
"Sir, this planet has a radius of 6,400 kilometers and a surface area of 500 million square kilometers, of which 71% is ocean and 29% is land. The gravitational force on the surface of this planet is not high, only one-tenth that of Alastor. The air comprises about 78% of nitrogen and 21% of oxygen. The most important thing is that the atmosphere of this planet contains a high level of Gene Arcana, about 45% of that on Alastor."
Lord Noyin was surprised upon hearing what his man said. "There is such a high level of Gene Arcana content on this planet?"
"It is, Sir." His man affirmed him.
Lord Noyin knew it was impossible for his men to make mistakes on this simple thing, his expression turning serious.
"With such a rich Gene Arcana content, life on this planet must be powerful, I guess. Have you detected any super-cl.u.s.tered beings?"
His man shook his head. "No, Sir. Not even galactic but only a dozen stellar beings."
"How could this be possible?" Lord Noyin was even more surprised. "The Gene Arcana level on this planet is so high, yet there isn’t even a single galactic being? This makes no sense at all."
"Our scanner can’t be wrong, Sir," his man said with confidence. "Not only that, the ordinary intelligent life on this planet are only Level 1 and Level 2 planetary beings."
"I can’t believe that they are so weak." Lord Noyin frowned. "What about their technological level?"
"This planet has developed a scientific and technological civilization that is about the level of planetary civilization. They are only one step away from stellar civilization."
"The pinnacle of planetary civilization? Not bad." Lord Noyin raised his eyebrows slightly. "What a strange planet. It has such a conducive self-cultivation environment and a high level of technological development, yet they have such a low level of civilization. How are they evolving, really? It doesn’t conform to the Laws of the Universe."
"The universe is infinitely vast. A planet in the remotest corner of the universe is like an isolated island in the ocean, isolated from the world. It has no contact with the rest of the universe. So it is no surprise that it has an abnormal development path." The man next to him chuckled.
"You have a point." Lord Noyin swirled the red wine in his hand. "A species at the pinnacle of planetary civilization should have developed an information network. Hack their network to find out all relevant information about this species. Of course, the priority is on the whereabouts of the egg of the Flame Astral Behemoth."
"Yes, sir."
His man responded and immediately issued instructions. The spacecraft AI immediately hacked Earth’s network for information about technology, military, economy, and religion.
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"I hope to find the egg of the Flame Astral Behemoth. I can strike back at the Balkan Empire and regain the throne as soon as I have my hand on the egg." Lord Noyin swirled the scarlet wine in his hand again with an expectant look in his scarlet eyes. "Don’t let me down."
"No worries, Sir." The man next to him reassured him. "No matter how daring those interstellar pirates are, they would not dare to deceive you, Sir. They have been cast with the Curse of the First Embrace spell. Their veins will burst and they will die if they deceive you. They know that."
"Let’s hope so."
Time passed. Ten minutes later, the spacecraft’s AI had searched through all the information of Earth.
"Sir, we have sorted out the detailed information about this planet." The AI’s voice sounded inside the spacious spacecraft.
"Did you find the egg of the Flame Astral Behemoth?" Lord Noyin asked in a deep voice as he tried to control his excitement.
"No," the AI replied. "There is no information about the Flame Astral Behemoth and its egg on this planet."
"There isn’t?" Lord Noyin’s voice went up an octave.
"Nothing." The spacecraft’s AI repeated itself.
"Nothing…… there is nothing?" Lord Noyin smashed the goblet in his hand to the floor like an angry lion. "How dare those interstellar pirates lie to me! D*mn it!"
The hearts of his men skipped a beat. They knew that when Lord Noyin was furious, the consequences could be serious. He would destroy the planet and slaughter any living things on the planet. It was going to be horrible.
"But……" The spacecraft’s AI suddenly said. "I might not have found the egg of the Flame Astral Behemoth, but I discovered something interesting."
"What is it?" Lord Noyin fought back his anger.
"This planet, which they call Earth, has something magical that I think you, Sir, would be interested in," the spacecraft’s Ai said.
"Stop playing suspense and cut to the chase!" Lord Noyin became impatient. He was in a bad mood after coming all the way to this place but finding no trace of the egg of the Flame Astral Behemoth.
"There are many miniature wormholes on Earth," the spacecraft’s AI quickly said. "These miniature wormholes act like highways. They lead to different parts of the universe, hundreds of different starfields."
"What did you say?" Lord Noyin was taken aback. "This is just a planet in the remotest part of the universe. How can it have so many miniature wormholes?"
"But there really are," The spacecraft’s AI said. "According to the information I got from Earth’s network, one hundred and eight miniature wormholes had been discovered. They lead to one hundred and eight different planets. Five of the wormholes even lead to five different white holes."
"How could this be even possible?" Lord Noyin stood up in shock. "How can there be so many wormholes on a planet with a low civilization level? It makes little sense."
"But this is indeed the case," the spacecraft’s AI said. "Not only that. Life on Earth is not as weak as we think. There are not only galactic but super-cl.u.s.tered beings, albeit just one. Half a year ago, many beings who called themselves ’gods’ emerged from some of these wormholes. Many of them were super-cl.u.s.tered beings. They invaded Earth and had a war with the humans. It ended with a super-cl.u.s.tered human slaughtering all those gods. At that time, over two thousand Kryptonians had also come to Earth. But they were also slaughtered by that super-cl.u.s.tered human."
"No way!"
Lord Noyin and his men’s jaws dropped.
At first, they thought this was just another planet in the universe. Yet the appearance of so many super-cl.u.s.tered beings really knocked their socks off. That begged the question whether this was really just another planet?
Even in the Balkan Empire, super-cl.u.s.tered beings were considered powerhouses.
How did a native on Earth kill such powerful beings?
How powerful was that native?
Lord Noyin swallowed, his body shivering involuntarily.
"Where is that native and the galactic beings on this planet? Why haven’t you detected their signs of life?"
"They have entered the wormhole to practice self-cultivation near a white hole," the spacecraft’s AI said.
"No wonder." Lord Noyin was relieved, his eyes brightening up. "In other words, there are only stellar beings on Earth right now?"
"It is, Sir," the spacecraft’s AI said.
"Kaine, did you just say they are practicing self-cultivation near a white hole?" Lord Noyin asked slowly.
"That’s right, Sir."
"What if we destroy the wormhole leading to that white hole?" Lord Noyin asked again.
"Humans are still on a planetary civilization level. There is no spacecraft capable of interstellar travel."
"Once the wormhole is destroyed, those galactic and super-cl.u.s.tered beings near the white hole would live in exile. They would never return to Earth."