Sky-cracking Rider

The Antalu Planet is not the only planet with life in this star system. To be precise, the Third Planet is the most thriving planet for life, the true chosen star, while Antalu is merely a poor and remote area receiving a minimal amount of stellar radiation.

Perhaps it is because adversity breeds strange things, originating from the Fourth Planet, the "Sakali" used all their strength to resist the life-reaping of the mysterious red cloud. In a life-and-death struggle, they miraculously turned the tables on their opponent, reversing the roles of hunter and prey.

The bizarre scarlet cloud was swallowed by the miracle child of "Sakali," preventing the civilization from its ultimate fate of being harvested, allowing the entire race to survive.

Perhaps it was because of the reversal of fortune that the "Sakali," who won this survival battle, experienced a leap-like group evolution comparable to that from ancient apes to Homo Sapiens in a short period of time.

The vast genetic codes carried by the mysterious red cloud became a spoil of war, thus laying down the technological path of biological civilization.

The evolutionary footprints of every intelligent civilization will move from the ocean to the land, from the land to the sky, and finally from the sky to the stars.

Once they finally had the capability to traverse the void, the "Sakali" descended on the heaven-like Third Planet. They did not bring peace and friendship but instead replicated the actions of the mysterious red cloud: reaping life.

All life on the Third Planet was eventually devoured completely, the ecological environment was thoroughly destroyed, and ultimately it became an eternal wasteland.

The artificial satellite launched by Chen Fei entered the orbit of the Third Planet. Gazing down into the atmosphere, he could only see a barren and desolate land, with no signs of life having ever existed—no water sources, no plants, no animals, no bacteria, nothing was left behind.

The murals recorded not the entirety, but a most important scene in the long river of the "Sakali" civilization's history, marking the turning point toward the peak of their civilization.

Newcomer Chen Fei did not miss the hidden treasures. With "Spatial Branding" in hand, he wanted everything.

The Earth Element War Professional Dang Wei Jun used his Battle Qi and double-bladed knife to assist Chen Fei in stripping away those ancient murals that had existed for countless millennia. The blade imbued with Battle Qi cut through the murals from the stone walls as easily as cutting through tofu, piece by piece, all collected into the "Spatial Branding."

These historical and cultural materials of the alien civilization can play a crucial role in studying the "Sakali" civilization, changing the disadvantage of the Blue Star Civilization, which knew itself but not its opponent.

Therefore, if you pass by, do not miss it.

Ring!~

A melodious and distant chime came from the depths of the cave at the end of the mural.

Chen Fei, who had dug one large hole after another in the walls of the Stone Temple, said to Dang Wei Jun of the Guard Party Wei Jun: "The host here is urging us."

From the moment they entered this underground labyrinth, Chen Fei knew that everything had been arranged in advance, including Lin Zixian and Ginny's car theft and outing; the divine breed "Sakali" McKenny had already designed this meeting.

After walking for about five more kilometers, the temperature suddenly rose, reaching 35 degrees Celsius, and the humidity also increased, fluctuating between 65-85%.

Moist air implies a water source, and a water source implies life.

Chen Fei suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking around in confusion.

Clang! Dang Wei Jun drew his knife instantly, ready for action.

As an Earth Element War Professional, his five senses were sharp, different from ordinary people. However, he didn't detect anything unusual and asked in confusion, "Is something up?"

"The rocks here don't seem to be igneous rocks or sedimentary rocks; they seem like fossils."

Chen Fei picked up a boulder from the ground and inspected it carefully.

The primary formation cause of the rock is actually easy to discern. Lava is further classified based on composition and cooling speed, with similar compositions aggregating, forming different colors or visible crystalline particles with textures either uniform or irregular with striations and lumps. If it's sedimentary rock, it's even easier to identify, as the long sedimentary lines record the sedimentation of time, and the larger it is, the easier it is to confirm.

But fossils are different. Mineral components gradually replace biological tissue components, inheriting and preserving the structure of biological characteristics, resembling rock-like organisms but differing from actual rocks.

"Look, it resembles a beehive!"

Dang Wei Jun's long blade pointed to the distance.

Amidst the scattered rocks, a weathered and collapsed hexagonal structure, though incomplete, remained clearly discernible.

With a sudden intake of breath, Chen Fei blurted out a word, clearly having a deep memory of such structures.

"'Seed Nest'!"

This fossilized "Seed Nest," how long has it existed?

The answer is at least ten thousand years!

If a "Seed Nest" could survive, no, continue to grow for ten thousand years, how large would its size be!

"'Adam,' pull up the three-dimensional structure of the underground labyrinth!"

Chen Fei issued a command to the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam."

Thankfully, it can exist independently and does not rely on the main body; it can be summoned anytime and anywhere. If it were "Cybertrom," unless the main body was here, if it were only a derivative entity, the connection would have been lost long ago, and its intelligence would be overdrawn.

Immediately, in front of Chen Fei appeared a three-dimensional structure diagram of what had been detected so far. Some areas had not been traversed but had been detected by sonar; although not completely clear, it still subtly indicated that the current three-dimensional structure diagram was but a small part of a colossal entity.

"Simulate and project the overall structure!"

As soon as Chen Fei's voice fell, the existing three-dimensional structure diagram immediately shrank, with its edges rapidly extending, eventually merging to form a simulated overall structure.

Without the computing support of a planetary-level compute node, relying solely on Chen Fei's brain, "Adam," temporarily back to its post-liberation state, did not have much complaint. One "Adam" could be a hundred "Adams," or even a thousand, still being it. It is equal to a distributed computing network node, with no actual primary or secondary distinction, and any "Adam" will unconditionally respond to Chen Fei's commands.

The detected actual portion only accounted for one-twentieth of the simulated main structure, which was an optimistic estimate—one-thirtieth would not even seem strange.

It was a massive "Seed Nest" far exceeding the full-metal floating island city, "Atlantis," in scale.

To be precise, the "Atlantis," which could accommodate a million people, was within the scope of this super "Seed Nest." If this Seed Nest hadn't burrowed underground and become fossilized, it might have been floating within its ponds after being transported by the "Grey Hole."

Dang Wei Jun stood silently watching Chen Fei, never uttering unnecessary words, even if curiosity and doubts lingered within him.

Silence, like gold, is excellent for the dignified profession of a bodyguard, possessing this quality is superb, unlike the S-Class Superpower User who likes to boast, or the monk who's all about scheming.

"Let's go!"

Dropping the large fossil in his hand, Chen Fei wasn't interested in such rampant items, and continued heading toward the core area of the fossil "Seed Nest."

The divine breed "Sakali" awaits him ahead; perhaps Lin Zixian and Ginny are there too.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Fei should have already seen the corpses of both, but the vitality of Lin Zixian and Ginny was unimaginably strong, managing to reach such depths without protection and in dire physiological states, non-human indeed!

Perhaps they aren't human anymore!

Where there is a "Seed Nest," any possibility exists.

The horizon suddenly opened up, or accurately, the world expanded.

Who could have thought that beneath the thick layers of dry ice and rock, there was a hidden underground space resembling a little world.

Thick columns supported the top, and the dome resembled the sky, emitting bright light akin to the midday summer sun on Blue Star.