From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

If this abyssal behemoth escapes, who knows what terrible crises might erupt in the future.

This abyssal behemoth has an enormous body, and its outstretched tentacles can span across space.

In other words, this abyssal behemoth has the ability to enter any world.

Even if nuclear bombs and antimatter bombs can damage it, there is a prerequisite: the battlefield must not be in its own world.

If the abyssal behemoth were to enter Earth and we tried to kill it with nuclear weapons, the human world would likely enter a nuclear winter.

The same applies to the Sykes world. If the Abyss Beast is hiding on one of the Sykes civilization's planets, the Sykes civilization will probably have to abandon another planet.

Therefore, as long as this abyssal behemoth is still alive, it will inevitably be a huge hidden danger.

However, finding a powerful creature capable of penetrating spatial barriers and entering astral rifts is extremely difficult.

Just as Lu Heng was pondering a solution, a faint fluorescent light appeared ahead.

This fluorescence characteristic is very obvious and is a unique fluorescent property of the Astral Merchant.

Then, Azik's image appeared in the fluorescent light, saying, "I have sent the humans on the ship back to Earth as a way of repaying your previous help."

"Hmm... Of course, this reward is not enough. If there is anything else you need me to do, please let me know."

Lu Heng casually asked, "Where are your people? Are they all settled?"

Azik nodded: "Yes, we've settled into the ecosphere, and we'll continue our wandering."

Lu Heng considered for a moment and said, "The abyssal behemoth has escaped with part of its body. I suspect that part is its core brain. If it is not cleaned up, there will be hidden dangers in the future."

Azik's expression was serious as he replied, "If we can eliminate this abyssal behemoth, I'd be happy to help. What do you need us to do?"

Lu Heng guessed, "I suspect it escaped into the astral rift and is hiding. Can you find it?"

"This one……"

Azik's tone was not very certain: "It's quite difficult because the environment in the astral rift is different from the normal world. Our detection methods don't have a long enough range, otherwise we wouldn't have accidentally entered the abyss's lair."

Since entering the Age of Wandering, the Astral Merchant Civilization has indeed been trying to find ways to increase its detection range in the Astral Rift.

They have indeed made great progress, but it is still far from enough compared to the vast and boundless distance of the Astral Rift.

It was for this reason that their ecospheres accidentally entered the outer space of the Abyss Demon Nest, where they were then entangled by the tentacles of the Abyss Beast and swallowed.

Hearing this, Lu Heng thought of another feasible solution: "We can try to cooperate. My companion has the ability to explore the astral rifts."

After Su Muyu's [Media Control] was upgraded to S-level [Spatial Control], all skill effects were enhanced. As long as there is space, the skill effects can extend outward along the space.

Therefore, reconnaissance can still be carried out as usual in the outer space region of the astral fissure.

Upon hearing the proposal, Azik agreed without hesitation: "Alright, then please have your companion board our merchant ship."

……

After a brief preparation, Lu Heng's team of four boarded Azik's astral merchant ship.

This astral merchant ship is over a kilometer long, longer than the largest ship ever built by humankind.

Such a massive ship, floating in the outer reaches of space, is as small as a speck of dust.

Lin Zeyu braced his hands on the deck, looking at the chaotic space outside the energy shield, and asked in surprise, "Do you sell warships like this?"

Astral merchants are best at doing business, so when Lin Zeyu brought up this topic, Azik was happy to chime in.

"This is our largest model, so we can't sell it. But smaller models are available for sale. If you're interested, we can discuss a purchase agreement. However, transactions require equivalent exchange; goods and currency of equal value are needed for the transaction to take place."

Lin Zeyu was immediately intrigued when he heard that these ships could be sold: "How do we trade? Tell me, what's the price?"

Since we're just having casual conversation right now, and haven't really gotten to the point of discussing a deal yet.

Azik briefly introduced the models of the astral merchant ships available for sale: "The models that are generally sold are about one hundred meters in length, and the price is seven hundred million fluorescent nutrients. As for how much human currency that should be converted into, there is no precedent, so I don't know. But I feel that the ratio will be very high. For humans, the price of an astral merchant ship should be an astronomical figure."

Lin Zeyu swallowed hard, not angered by the description of "astronomical figure".

In fact, human civilization is at a very low level.

It is inherently difficult for a primitive civilization to purchase goods from a higher civilization.

Because early civilizations do not have enough high-value goods to exchange, they can basically only trade raw materials.

In this situation, goods from advanced civilizations would be extremely expensive for those from less advanced civilizations.

Lin Zeyu didn't mind the exorbitant price; as long as a deal could be negotiated, there was a way to make it happen.

A ship capable of traversing outer space is, to humanity, an artifact of a highly advanced civilization beyond our comprehension, and any price is justified.

Lin Zeyu tentatively asked, "Are there any minerals on Blue Star that you're interested in? You've all spent some time on Blue Star, so you should know a lot about its minerals."

Human civilization's technological products, at a level of only 0.8, are like modern people seeing a fire-making tool by rubbing sticks together—the main point is to appreciate the development of ancient apes.

Therefore, when doing business with astral merchants, human technological products are basically worthless.

In situations like these, minerals are a better option.

Azik shook his head: "We don't have a high demand for minerals, and transporting them by astral merchant ships could be unprofitable."

Buying minerals across the globe is indeed a rather awkward situation.

Because cross-border transportation requires a huge amount of energy, the value of the transported minerals may not be enough to offset the energy consumed.

Lin Zeyu refused to give up and continued to ask, "What about crystal cores? Can crystal cores be used for trading? What about quenching materials and forging materials?"

This time, Azik didn't refuse outright. Instead, he said, "These are slightly more valuable, but it's still a bit difficult to use them to buy an astral vessel."

"If you really want to buy an astral ship, I suggest considering items such as high-level class essence, divine essence, and divine materials."

"Otherwise, the profits from cross-world transactions would be very low, and there is no need to waste energy on this."

"Of course, if you have a way to obtain fluorescent nutrients, that's another matter. We need fluorescent nutrients; they are our life source."

……

While Lin Zeyu and Azik were discussing business, Su Muyu had already begun using the [Spatial Control] skill to extend her perception and explore the outer space of the astral plane.

"How is it?" Lu Heng wasn't sure if her detection was effective, so he asked briefly.

Su Muyu nodded and replied, "The skill effect is very good. Sending out the Azure Phoenix can detect a very long distance, even farther than when we were on Blue Star. The outer space of the Star Boundary is truly amazing."

Lu Heng nodded slightly and said, "Then let's try to find the abyssal behemoth. It escaped with a body about 100 meters in diameter. I guess it should be its core brain." "Okay. I'll look for it." Su Muyu closed her eyes and maximized her perception.

The astral merchant ship sailed through the outer space of the astral plane. The ship's horn broke through the chaotic space, moving forward at a very high speed.

While scouting, Su Muyu pointed with her finger: "Turn a little to the left, about fifteen degrees. Okay, keep going. I think I've found some traces of spatial changes."

With the help of [Spatial Control], Su Muyu can observe the special traces left by changes in space.

Therefore, as long as we find the spatial traces left by the abyssal behemoth when it escaped, and continue to track it, we will definitely find it.

After the astral merchant ship had been sailing in outer space for half a day, Azik noticed that its course was a bit strange.

"Mr. Lu Heng, there is something I may need to remind you of."

"What is it? Just say it." Lu Heng sensed a sense of crisis in his tone.

"We are now sailing in the direction of your world."

Azik pointed ahead and said, "When I sent the human superhumans on the ship back to your planet, this was the direction I took."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Lu Heng's team of four immediately turned serious.

"Mu Yu, are you sure the tracking direction is correct?"

Su Muyu nodded vigorously: "I'm sure, believe me, the more I use the [Spatial Control] effect, the better I get at it. I can even draw the tentacle traces left by the abyss behemoth as it breaks through the outer space."

Lu Heng looked at Azik and asked, "Is there a way to contact Earth?"

The Astral Merchant Civilization is capable of building ships that can traverse outer space, so they must possess the technology in this area.

Azik nodded and replied, "Yes, there are signal receiving devices on Earth."

As he spoke, he turned on the communication device and handed an input device to Lu Heng, saying, "You can broadcast, or you can specify a frequency to communicate, or you can treat it like making a phone call."

Lu Heng took the communication device, connected to the communication frequency of the Great Xia War Zone Headquarters, and said directly: "This is Lu Heng. I am now transmitting an urgent crisis intelligence."

"The abyssal behemoth has retreated into Earth. Sound the alarm immediately and enter wartime status."

……

Once this message was sent out, all four major war zones of the Great Xia Dynasty sprang into action.

Because some of the superhumans who entered the Abyss Nest escaped alive, all the nations of humanity now know what happened inside the Abyss Nest.

The Great Xia had more accurate intelligence, so they knew that there was a giant abyss beast in the Abyss Demon Nest, and they also knew how terrifying this giant abyss beast was.

If this abyssal behemoth were to invade Earth, the consequences would be dire.

Therefore, the Great Xia immediately activated the highest authority of the Human Union Council and initiated the use of nuclear weapons. As soon as the Abyss Beast appeared, a nuclear strike would be launched immediately.

Qi Jinghui's staff team, who were originally questioning the superhumans who had returned from the Abyss Demon Nest, shifted their focus to the Abyss Behemoth after hearing this crisis intelligence, trying to gather as much information about it as possible.

……

Half a day later, following the directions given by Su Muyu, the astral merchant ship traversed the outer space of the astral plane and arrived at Blue Star.

Upon returning to Earth, Lu Heng first contacted Qi Jinghui.

As soon as the call connected, Qi Jinghui spoke very quickly: "I received your intelligence nine hours ago. All war zones have entered a state of war, but so far, the abyssal behemoth you mentioned has not been found."

Lu Heng was slightly relieved to learn that the abyssal behemoth had not yet appeared, and said:

"Understood. This abyssal behemoth has already been hit by an antimatter bomb and is severely injured. It may be hiding."

"We will find a way to locate it, maintain constant communication, and send the message back as soon as we find it."

Qi Jinghui: "Okay, maintain communication. The theater command center will discuss operational plans as needed based on the specific situation."

……

After ending the call, Qi Jinghui immediately reported Lu Heng's conversation to the higher authorities, preparing for a joint operation.

After Azik sent Lu Heng and the other three back to Blue Star, he did not dock the Starship on Blue Star, but instead docked it in outer space.

Lu Heng's team of four returned to Blue Star, and Su Muyu continued to track down the abyssal behemoth.

"Can we still track them down?"

"It should be possible. I've already located the location where the Abyss Behemoth entered Blue Star. Let's go take a look." Su Muyu said, then spread her energy wings and flew towards the location she had scouted.

The four-person team flew all the way into the depths of the Eastern Ocean.

Then, Su Muyu plunged into the water at the Mariana Trench location.

After flying underwater for more than ten minutes, we found an underground volcano.

She stopped near the underground volcano, pointed to the crater, and used her energy to create a ring of bubbles, saying, "This is it. The traces left by the abyssal behemoth in outer space connect to this place. This is where it entered."

Lu Heng immediately relayed the information back to the war zone headquarters and urgently dispatched the naval forces to attempt to control the surrounding sea area.

"If this abyssal behemoth is hiding at the bottom of the sea, it is indeed very troublesome." Xie Shi'en felt that things were more complicated than he had initially thought.

However, what Su Muyu said next made things even more complicated.

She shook her head, pointed to a red light shining from below the crater, and said, "I'm afraid it's not hiding in the sea, but in the lava."

Lin Zeyu's eyes widened as he said, "Wouldn't that make things even more troublesome?"

If the abyssal behemoth is hiding on the seabed, there are marine teams that can deal with it. Even if they can't kill it, they can find out where it is hiding.

However, if it gets into the lava, things will get complicated.

Lu Heng's expression grew increasingly serious as he said, "It seems it wants to hide deep within the earth."

Given the strength of the abyssal behemoth's body, it is fully capable of burrowing deep into the magma.

That means it can drill all the way into the Earth's core.

In that case, humans would have almost no way to deal with it.

Technological weapons are completely ineffective.

In human civilization, the number of superhumans capable of entering magma and demonstrating combat prowess is no more than a handful. (End of Chapter)