Chapter 777: Solution for the Witch Egg

“No, Boss. I’m afraid you need to reconsider this. It’s a monstrous waste.”

When Mage heard that Su Ze planned to feed the Witch Egg to the Mutant Seed, he immediately tried to dissuade him.

“What’s wrong?” Su Ze asked.

“No matter how strong a Spiritual Plant is, it can rarely match the combat power of an Intelligent Race. That’s a widely accepted fact across the universe. While this mutant specimen is exceptionally gifted, breaking that iron law will still be incredibly difficult.

“In my opinion, no matter how much you nurture it, its potential will cap out at the level of a third or fourth-rate Intelligent Race. To feed it the descendant of a Dominator Race—and a powerhouse above the Ancestral God level at that—is far too wasteful. You might as well just raise a young member of the Witch Race instead.”

“Do you have a better idea?”

Mage subconsciously wanted to suggest fusing the two, but he swallowed his words. It would only give the Pope more ammunition to mock him.

He thought for a moment, then said, “Once we confirm the Witch Egg’s existence, I will consult with the evolutionary scientists on Zexing to devise a feasible and more cost-effective plan.”

“Alright. I’ll leave this matter to you.”

…

After a long flight, the Magic Cube was finally about to land on Zexing.

Gazing at the beautiful planet ahead, Su Ze let out a sigh of relief.

This was the first time he had been away for so long, and he had actually been a little worried about Zexing. Seeing it safe and sound now, he could finally put his mind at ease.

Everyone on the ship was thrilled. After such a long time, they were finally back.

The journey had only taken a little over a year.

Such a short period was nothing to long-lived, god-level beings, but in that year, they had all experienced, witnessed, and grown so much.

As a result, they were all exceptionally excited upon returning to Zexing.

Su Ze landed the Magic Cube in a sparsely populated area outside Zhecheng. The upper echelons of Zexing still spotted them immediately and rushed over.

“The Star Lord is back!”

“This is great! No one is missing! Huh? Why are there more people?”

It wasn’t just Su Ze who had been worried about Zexing; the people on Zexing had also been worried about the safety of Su Ze and his group.

Comparatively speaking, exploring the universe was obviously the riskier endeavor.

Mrs. Yun rushed over and gave both Su Ze and Mr. Ya a big bear hug. Zhou Wenshan quickly gave orders to prepare a welcome banquet for them.

Su Ze glanced around and noticed many new faces.

In the year or so that he was gone, quite a few new Star Gods had emerged on Zexing.

Of course, many old acquaintances had also stepped into the god-level, such as Li Fayi.

“Where’s my sister?” Su Ze asked, puzzled. He had looked around but didn’t see Liou Wenxin.

Mrs. Yun smiled. “She’s in seclusion. When you left, you took everything worth researching with you. Without Super Star Energy, all of her current projects hit a bottleneck. With nothing to do, she finally decided to settle down and focus on raising her evolution level.

“By the time she comes out, she’ll probably have become a god.”

Su Ze shook his head and chuckled. He had known Liou Wenxin for so long, but this was the first time he had ever seen her go into seclusion.

‘But once Liou Wenxin comes out of seclusion this time, she’s going to be busy again. I brought back a lot of good stuff.’

Su Ze, Mr. Ya, and the others enjoyed the welcome banquet. Soon after, news of their safe return spread throughout Zhecheng, and the people celebrated.

Su Ze’s Spiritual Power enveloped Zhecheng as he observed its development. In the year he had been away, Zhecheng had changed a great deal, and many new children had been born.

‘But overall, the development is still too slow. Or rather, the population base is too small.’

‘Once I bring the people from Blue Star over, things will be much better.’

…

On the very night he returned to Zexing, Su Ze took control of Mr. Ao’s body and entered the Super Star.

The temperature inside the Super Star was terrifyingly high, capable of instantly vaporizing a Sun God, but it posed no challenge to Mr. Ao’s body.

As expected, he found an egg inside the Super Star!

It was a massive egg, though it was just a tiny speck compared to the colossal Super Star.

However, this Witch Egg would grow. It would continuously absorb the Super Star’s energy, getting bigger and bigger until it had hollowed out the entire star.

Su Ze realized he had to eliminate this hidden danger as soon as possible.

On the third day after Su Ze’s return, Liou Wenxin successfully completed her seventh evolution and became a Star God.

After she emerged from her seclusion, Su Ze immediately called her over, congratulated her, and asked the Pope and Mage to come as well.

These three were currently the top research talents on Zexing.

Su Ze got straight to the point. “I have several important tasks for you!”

With that, he brought out the Giant Spatial Artifact and looked at Liou Wenxin. “There’s a Super Star inside this.”

Liou Wenxin’s eyes widened. She never expected Su Ze to actually bring a Super Star back from his trip!

Zexing had its own Super Star!

Liou Wenxin, of course, knew what this meant. It meant that the growth rate of the Hundred-Change Flower would increase by several orders of magnitude, and her research on special chlorophyll was about to make one breakthrough after another!

Su Ze had truly given her an immense surprise.

However, an even bigger surprise was yet to come.

Su Ze said, “I’ve already confirmed it. There is indeed a Witch Egg inside this Super Star—the descendant of a Witch Race powerhouse from above the Ancestral God level! Your primary task now is to figure out how to utilize it and eliminate it. We can’t let it continue to devour our Super Star.”

Liou Wenxin felt her heart instantly start to race. ‘What did I just hear?’