Chapter 452: 423
A couple of minutes later, Cloud One and Cloud Two converged billions of kilometers away, and Lin Yun returned to the battleship.
Lin Yun and his crew stared into outer space, still awestruck.
By now, the Golden Beast had left the golden planet and was flying in a certain direction. Its speed was truly terrifying, covering billions of kilometers in a flash.
Everyone on the ship was profoundly relieved—they were lucky that the Golden Beast hadn't targeted them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to escape.
"Lin Yun, what on earth is that? It's massive, spanning tens of thousands of miles, and it can travel billions of kilometers in a flash. That's absolutely terrifying..." Lin Yuanshan, who walked over to Lin Yun, said in astonishment.
"Indeed, Mr. Lin!"
"Could it be the extraterrestrial creature you mentioned before? Are all the cosmic creatures in the universe so terrifying? If that's the case, this outer space voyage we are on..."
The others nodded in agreement, and some even felt apprehensive about the cosmic voyage they were on.
"That golden planet, it turned out to be the lair of that stellar giant beast. We were gathering resources just above its lair..."
An innate cultivator in the late stage remarked, chilling everyone to the bone.
The rest took a deep breath upon hearing this. The fact that they were still alive was truly fortunate.
"This is a super stellar beast, known as the Golden Beast. It usually feeds on gold. This Golden Beast is not yet fully grown and only has the strength of a twelfth-level cultivator. Otherwise, its power would be even more terrifying. Super stellar beasts like this are rare in the universe, and there are only very few Golden Beasts..." Lin Yun shook his head.
He had just uploaded the image of this giant stellar beast to the Cosmic Trading System and obtained information about it.
The Golden Beast was extremely rare in the entire universe. The fact that they had encountered one could be considered fortunate or unfortunate. Thankfully, it wasn't fully grown, otherwise, their safety would have been seriously threatened.
Leaving everything else aside, the roar of the Golden Beast alone could have been enough to compromise the stability of their battleship.
"Stellar beasts generally possess the strength of third or fourth-level cultivators. Some elite stellar beasts have the strength of a fifth-level cultivator. A sixth-level stellar beast, that is, a stellar beast with the strength of a sixth-level cultivator, is considered a formidable stellar beast..."
"Seventh-level stellar beasts, eighth-level stellar beasts – these are rare and seldom appear in low civilization zones because the energy of heaven and earth in those zones is usually quite poor…"
"Ninth-level stellar beasts, tenth-level stellar beasts - they are generally highly intelligent. Their inherent instincts drive them to other star domains, where the energies of heaven and earth are suitable for their cultivation. That area is called the Star Beast Star Domain.
Stellar beasts have valuable materials on their bodies, and if they stay in various civilized zones, they would easily become the targets of hunting by various civilizations..."
"As far as I know, this place belongs to a very low-level civilization zone where the likelihood of encountering a sixth or seventh-level stellar beast is extremely low. The appearance of this Golden Beast here must have a special reason. Perhaps, it is because of the golden planet..." Lin Yun said slowly, noticing the fear in everyone's eyes.
The place where the Golden Beast grows should undoubtedly have a large amount of gold...
Thinking of the billions of tons of gold on that golden planet, Lin Yun felt heartbroken.
He had only managed to collect over sixteen million tons...
It wasn't even a fraction of the total!
Now, the explosion of that planet had scattered all its fragments, and gathering materials became impossible due to their high speed!
Moreover, although the Golden Beast had left, they couldn't be certain it wouldn't return. If it did and happened to target them, they would be doomed!
The disturbance caused by the gathering equipment he deployed later must have awoken the Golden Beast...
If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have purchased those gathering tools.
Even if he just used his previous equipment and couldn't collect all the gold, if he had been able to gather materials for a day, he could become wealthy!
However, his recent activity woke up the Golden Beast suddenly and caused it to leave, which probably had something to do with its mood...
If he had gathered the materials slowly, letting the Golden Beast wake up gradually, there was no guarantee it wouldn't target them.
In this regard, his recent move might not necessarily have been a loss.
When it comes to wealth and life, life is undoubtedly more important.
Plus, the fact that he managed to gather so many resources from a twelfth-level stellar beast should make him content…
If he had known earlier about the terrifying Starry Sky Beast beneath this golden planet, even with the planet's immense worth, he wouldn't have dared to touch it!
Even using robots wouldn't have worked!
Because the Starry Sky Beast was very fast, and its territory was close to Earth... no one knew what this fearsome Starry Sky Beast would do after waking up. If it should wreak havoc in this Star Domain, the loss would be immeasurable!
Now...
Lin Yun watched the direction in the stellar void where the Golden Beast had departed. Stay updated with empire
Fortunately, the direction in which the Golden Beast left was not towards Earth, but the opposite direction.
Thus, the Golden Beast likely would not cause any harm to Earth, or the surrounding Star Domain.
Indeed, upon hearing Lin Yun's explanation, the Innate powerhouses, although still quite terrified, felt much relieved.
They truly feared that the universe was filled with such dreadful beasts, which would make their space journeys extremely dangerous.
"Cloud One, Cloud Two, go stabilize some fragments of the golden planet, especially those with a high gold content…" At this point, Lin Yun turned to Cloud One and Cloud Two, instructing.
Although the golden planet had exploded, the remaining gold fragments were still worth a lot of money, they could not be given up lightly.
"Yes, Master." Cloud One and Cloud Two nodded.
The next moment, their bodies disappeared.
With a mid-range battleship of a Level Five Technological Civilization to guard them, Lin Yun and company had formidable protection, and as long as the Golden Beast didn't return, Cloud One and Cloud Two were not worried about Lin Yun's safety.
The speed of Cloud One and Cloud Two was very fast.
Soon, they had reached each significant fragment, using their Domain Power to stabilize them.
About ten hours later, Lin Yun and his party's battleship left that location.
Onboard the ship, Lin Yun began to tally their takings from this venture.
At first, they had gathered over 16 million tons of gold, plus some other rare resources.
The total was worth about 1.7 billion Spirit Crystals.
Later, they had gathered over 19 million tons of gold from those star fragments, plus other rare resources, worth about 2.1 billion Spirit Crystals.
They could only recover a third of their collection equipment, which was roughly a loss of 60 million Spirit Crystals.
To summarize, this time, they had obtained a total value of about 3.8 billion Spirit Crystals.
Although it didn't come close to their initial calculations, it was still an enormous gain.
On the spot, Lin Yun spent 600 million Spirit Crystals to buy a top-tier battleship from a Level Five Technological Civilization, which was what Lin Yun had planned from the start.
First, they would harvest gold from K planet, then purchase a better battleship. Even though the amount of gold harvested was less than expected, purchasing a better battleship was not a problem.
A better battleship would enhance their performance all around, ensuring their safety while travelling in space, and enabling them to move faster.
This dangerous encounter also made Lin Yun recognize their need for more considerable strength.
After selling a large amount of gold, Lin Yun spent 950 million Spirit Crystals to buy yet another robot—this one at the initial level of a Level 9 martial artist.
Bright Moon Realm, this is a realm of Martial Arts.
Lin Yun dubbed it Moon One.
"Let the real journey begin…"
Lin Yun looked into the stars and said softly.
Now, he already owned a large number of Spirit Crystals, and he didn't need to worry about running out for the time being; he should also focus on his cultivation.