Chapter 1302 - 1162: Divine Maneuvers

Chapter 1302: Chapter 1162: Divine Maneuvers

The Nutrient Injection heard Qu Jianlei’s question and sighed sadly, "Ah, don’t even bring it up..."

"Remember the last time I asked you about the Soul Emergence Stage? I might have taken a wrong turn."

Seeing her looking like she wanted to say something but held back, Qu Jianlei felt embarrassed to ask more — after all, the Flower Scorpion was still there.

So he spoke in a deep voice, "Don’t worry, once I finish what I’m working on, I’ll help you calculate it thoroughly."

"Oh," the Nutrient Injection absentmindedly nodded and then pointed forward.

"It’s over ten million kilometers away... It’s clear that there’s no space wave disturbance there now."

Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, "Let’s go take a look anyway, since we’re here. Who knows what else we might find?"

Just as his words fell, the space wave disturbance sensors on the hull started to sound.

From a low alert to top-level alert, it took just over two seconds, not even three!

"Damn..." The Nutrient Injection widened their eyes in shock, "Boss, this... what kind of divine operation is this?"

"This freaking..." Qu Jianlei was also at a loss for words, wasn’t I supposed to be lucky?

But this was not the time to dwell on luck; he decisively said, "We can’t fly forward anymore!"

Once a disturbance point breaks through its barrier, the affected area is truly unpredictable.

The larger ones can even swallow an entire star system; the legendary "Wanderer Nebula" was an entire nebula swallowed.

So, even though it’s still over ten million kilometers away, we definitely can’t go further.

If the disturbance area is smaller... it’ll still be at least hundreds of thousands of kilometers!

The Big Head Butterfly excitedly spun around, "Space barrier shattered... witnessing history!"

"Prepare to escape first," Qu Jianlei silently dampened its excitement, "Don’t end up running too slowly at that moment!"

Witnessing a miracle is great, but if affected by it, it becomes a disaster.

The power of space shattering... Qu Jianlei thought, even a Nascent Soul might not survive, but a Soul Emergence Stage has a high chance to.

The Big Head Butterfly paused, realizing the potential trouble, "Then arrange for the Omen Ship to be ready to support."

The Omen Ship came with Ship 6503, and the so-called support, of course, means using long-distance teleportation.

However, Qu Jianlei was still a bit worried, "Be careful, the disturbance in space waves is likely to affect teleportation."

The Big Head Butterfly’s spinning gradually slowed down, finally letting out a light sigh, "Sigh~"

Qu Jianlei then looked at the Nutrient Injection, "How large is the typical impact range when a space barrier shatters?"

The Nutrient Injection was initially a bit excited too, but upon hearing this question, hesitated before shaking her head slowly.

"This is an Imperial secret, and it’s under a gag order... asking about it is considered treason."

As she spoke, she sighed lightly as well, "Anyway, a few billion kilometers is not surprising, forget it, better ensure our survival."

"A few billion kilometers... then Qingsha Star would be in danger too," Qu Jianlei stated solemnly.

"It will definitely be in danger," the Nutrient Injection answered without hesitation, "but, logically, they would still send a Starship to investigate."

At this point, she regretfully added, "Unfortunately, we’re the closest currently!"

At this moment, not just her, even Qu Jianlei was anxious, the feeling was truly unpleasant.

Ship 6503 gradually stopped, yet its propulsion system remained at maximum power.

If things go wrong, the Starship will definitely start a mad dash to escape, just hoping... it can escape.

However, the frequency change of this space disturbance point was astonishingly surprising.

Within the observable range, space was twisting dramatically, the range expanding wildly, and the degree of distortion rapidly increasing.

Within a few minutes, various objects in the direction of the space disturbance point were no longer observable.

Not only visually, but even the equipment couldn’t detect a large area behind the disturbance point.

The warped space completely affected all known observation methods.

"Something’s not right," Qu Jianlei and the Nutrient Injection muttered simultaneously.

This kind of situation truly exceeded their understanding; such rapid escalation, neither of them had ever heard of such a thing.

The Nutrient Injection couldn’t help but sigh, "If it continues like this, this Star Realm... can it be preserved?"

All three of them felt a coldness deep in their hearts.

The Flower Scorpion’s professional knowledge was lacking, but it still caught on to the two experts’ lamentations, "Does this mean... we can’t escape?"

The Nutrient Injection glanced at Qu Jianlei, "Boss, maybe we should get a bit closer?"

Don’t underestimate her for being a woman, her gambling nature was quite strong—since they couldn’t escape, they might as well get closer to observe.

However, Qu Jianlei would never give up easily; he shook his head slowly, "We’ve encountered worse situations than this before."

Then he opened the Energy Block Storage of the Teleportation Array Plate and began frantically loading in Energy Blocks.

Since the Omen Ship couldn’t escape either, they could only refer to their previous interstellar wandering operations.

—As long as there are enough Energy Blocks, teleport to wherever, after all, he didn’t want to enter another side of space.

If it turns out to be an anti-matter space, that would be quite a show, and that possibility isn’t even the worst scenario.

Seeing him take action, Flower Scorpion also reacted quickly and rushed forward to help.

Nutrient Injection actually knew about their interstellar wanderings—she searched for a long time before finding this group of people again.

However, she didn’t help, partly because she wanted to observe more, and partly because there was no need—the operating space was not spacious.

The two of them filled the Energy Block Storage very quickly, taking less than a minute to fill it up.

Qu Jianlei, however, unhesitatingly stated, "Not enough, I’ll connect a few more externally."

As he was operating, Nutrient Injection let out a light exclamation, "The Light of Dark Energy?"

Upon hearing this, the two looked and saw a vortex appearing at the center of the spatial fluctuation point.

The vortex kept spinning, its edges emitting various tints that changed continuously with the turning light.

All hues were on the cooler side, usually seen in daily life, but always imparting a chilling and indescribable feeling.

This sensation somewhat aligned with the Imperial definition and speculation of Dark Energy.

—Under normal circumstances, Dark Energy is impossible to observe, its existence confirmed only through calculation.

But under extreme conditions, Dark Energy might be observed—including, but not limited to, temporal or spatial distortions.

The color brightness of the entire vortex was dark-bright-dark, with the brightest part forming a ring inside the vortex.

The vortex was not only fantastically splendid but also slowly expanding, the space rippling outward like water...

Witnessing this spectacle, Flower Scorpion couldn’t withstand it, "Boss, why not run now?"

"Even if we run, we won’t get far," Qu Jianlei answered flatly, still connecting the Energy Block Storage.

"Since you can’t help, you might as well observe carefully, you might perceive something."

His meaning was, in fact, not wanting their shouting to affect his mindset and operations.

However, immediately after, Flower Scorpion exclaimed again, "Hey, is there an unseen Energy Fluctuation inside?"

Hearing this, Qu Jianlei couldn’t resist looking up, only to be stunned to find a tiny black dot appearing at the vortex’s center.

The black dot was so small that if it weren’t at the exact center, it would have been impossible to notice without careful observation.

Most notably, this black dot couldn’t be looked at directly.

Qu Jianlei stared for less than five seconds before feeling dizzy, his chest filled with a nauseous urge to vomit.

How to describe this feeling... It was a bit like watching outside the starship while in transition.

Qu Jianlei had tried something similar, and since then, he absolutely refused to look outside during transitions.

Utterly dark yet multicolored, the bizarre discomfort made him never want to look a second time.

Now, this small black dot made him feel even stranger and more uncomfortable!

Flower Scorpion obviously sensed this too, summarizing it as an "unseen Energy Fluctuation."

Admittedly, this description was quite accurate; Qu Jianlei found no fault with it.

Then, Nutrient Injection sighed lightly, "Is this... about to break through?"

Qu Jianlei was surprised to hear this, "This black dot, is it a sign?"

Nutrient Injection shook her head, "I’m not sure either, but my master once said that upon breaking through, indescribable anomalies would occur."

Her master, despite being only Supreme, had lived a long time, the secrets encountered... not necessarily less than hers.

At least, he gained Nirvana’s legacy through his strength, which was much more than Nutrient Injection.

The vortex was expanding, the halo was expanding, the black dot was also expanding...

Qu Jianlei didn’t have time to lament these; he was quickly filling up the Energy Block Storage, "Stop watching, come help."

However, Nutrient Injection sighed softly the next moment, "Alright, it’s finally about to officially break open!"

The black dot remained pitch black, seemingly without any abnormality.

But when Qu Jianlei perceived it, he was stunned, "Is this... boiling?"

Isn’t it strange? Obviously a pitch-black piece, yet not only conveying light but also making people feel temperature.

"Yes," Nutrient Injection nodded, also releasing an Energy Block Storage, rapidly filling it.

"I can feel it, after boiling comes the breakthrough... strange, why is it so fast?"

Most celestial phenomena in the universe are measured in years at the least.

As for what they’re encountering, forget years, even counting by hours isn’t enough, it can only be measured in minutes!

Qu Jianlei shook his head, "Analyzing by this model, the impact scope might not be very large... really strange!"

A small impact scope is certainly a good thing, at least their safety is highly increased.

But such strong Energy Fluctuations, coupled with the rapidly expanding range, were enough to sweep across the entire Star System.

In terms of the total amount of energy involved in this anomaly, how could it end with a whimper?

Qu Jianlei was a tech enthusiast, placing great importance on data rationality.

Even in metaphysics, shouldn’t basic cognition be honored?

No sooner had he spoken than the black dot instantly blossomed...