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Chapter 398 Devastating Natural Disaster!

A star?
This aroused some doubt in Li Qingsong, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Perhaps that space-level star beast has taken the initiative to salvage another star from the three-dimensional universe for resource replenishment?

It's not surprising that all of the existing hundred-plus stars were probably salvaged for this reason.

Li Qingsong's attention remained focused on the battle before him. He continued to devote all his energy to industrial production, fighting against the powerful dark-force star beasts, and carefully searching for any possible glimmer of hope.

But to his surprise, the battlefield situation in this star system changed abruptly with the appearance of that star.

Their entire stellar defense line was already on the verge of collapse, on the verge of being completely destroyed by the onslaught of the dark-force-level star beasts. But at this moment, for some unknown reason, those nearly ten million powerful star beasts suddenly turned around and retreated out of the star system at an acceleration of more than two thousand meters per second.

In just over ten minutes, all the Dark Force-level Star Beasts that had been fighting fiercely with him withdrew from the battlefield!

They converged into a cluster hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, still maintaining their previous rapid acceleration.

what's the situation?
Leaving now?

Li Qingsong felt a sense of solemnity mixed with a deep sense of doubt.

Based on his previous deductions, these star beasts were probably testing his combat limits. Now, although he had used up all his trump cards, the star beasts shouldn't know that. According to past patterns, they should continue to put pressure on him.

But... they're leaving now?

What exactly do these star beasts want to do?
Li Qingsong just couldn't understand it.

At the same time, the probes he deployed in the vast void, around other stars, also transmitted some information back in long-distance communication mode.

He then realized that this sudden retreat of the star beasts did not seem to be happening only in his own star system!
In the surrounding star systems, regardless of whether the star beasts there were gravity-level or dark force-level, almost all of them began to evacuate towards the outside of the star system at the same time, shortly after the sudden appearance of that star!

On desolate and lifeless planets, enormous and ferocious star beasts soared into the sky.

They took off from the canyons of rocky planets, from the tops of massive mountains, from the rock layers, or from the thick clouds of gas giants, appearing from all directions. Then, as if receiving the same command, they simultaneously accelerated violently away from the star system.

At the same time, the star beast, which seemed to be a space-level being and was surrounded by hundreds of stars, thousands of large planets, dwarf planets, satellites, comets, and numerous interstellar dust, also made a move at this moment.

Its enormous, planet-like body stretched out like never before, its thickness rapidly decreasing while its size increased dramatically. In a short period, it surged from a maximum length of only about 1.2 kilometers to over a million kilometers!
As it stretched out its body, a mist that seemed to refract and distort light appeared around it, making its massive body indistinct and difficult to see clearly.

That seems to be based on some changes in space technology?
Li Qingsong was somewhat unsure. But what he was certain of was that he had been in this Star Beast Kingdom for over a century, and during that time, this Star Beast, which was suspected to be at the Space level, had never stretched in a similar manner.

In addition, the star beasts from other star systems, as well as the dark-level star beasts in his own star system that he was currently fighting, all began to retreat at full speed. This...

What exactly is going on?!
At that moment, Li Qingsong knew clearly that something he didn't know about must have happened, and that it must be related to the suddenly appearing star.

But... what exactly happened? What danger is involved? The star beasts are all in the Cheli star system; does that mean that anywhere near a star is no longer safe?

Should I also start evacuating?
Li Qingsong's countless brains immediately went into overdrive. But soon, he found the right solution through another channel.

It's highly likely that I won't need to evacuate. The reason is simple: more and more information indicates that those star beasts aren't just leaving the star system, but are actively converging in a certain direction.

All the evacuating star beasts moved in the same direction, all heading towards that newly appeared star!

They are simply heading towards that star, not leaving the galaxy!
In that case... it's better for me to just stay put.

He issued an order for all personnel to be on high alert, raising the protection level of all his facilities to the highest level. At the same time, he took advantage of this period to continue large-scale industrial construction, making every effort to fill the defense gaps caused by the war. Li Qingsong began to wait silently.

Whatever the appearance of this star means, whatever those star beasts intend to do on that star, it's beyond my control. In that case, I'll just have to wait and see.

Li Qingsong continued to closely monitor the changes in the Star Beast Kingdom. Before long, he witnessed something that had never happened before.

The space-level star beast located in the center of the kingdom, after stretching its body to its limit, suddenly disappeared with a change of light and shadow.

Disappeared?
Did they also embark on faster-than-light travel? If so, what direction are they heading? To that star as well?

If so, then... this entire Star Beast Kingdom, more than a hundred Gravity-level Star Beasts, a dozen Dark Force Star Beasts, and one Space-level Star Beast, are all converging on that star.
What magic does that star possess?
And... is there anything I can use to my advantage?

Li Qingsong's mind raced, and he finally made a decision.

Through long-range communication, unmanned probes, satellites, and telescopes under Li Qingsong's control that were closest to the newly appeared star also accelerated and flew towards it. At the same time, various deep-space exploration devices also turned around and aimed at the star.

However, for some unknown reason, this probe, which was about 5.5 light-years apart, failed to detect any information.

The star remained indistinct and unclear in the lens of deep-space telescopes.

This is very unusual. 5.5 light-years is quite close; there's no way you could not see a star clearly.

With a lingering doubt in his heart, Li Qingsong waited silently.

Several months later, a group of deep-space probes that were closest to the newly discovered star moved to a suitable location, reducing the distance to less than one light-year.

A new round of observations then began.

When the new observational data arrived, Li Qingsong was once again shocked.

He finally figured out why the previous deep space explorations hadn't been effective.

This is not a star at all; it is clearly just a planet!

Its radius is only about 5000 kilometers, smaller than Earth. But for some reason, its surface is entirely covered by molten lava—no, it's not lava, but plasma formed by the ionization of matter at even higher temperatures.

Its temperature and brightness are extremely high, making it appear like a star. Because of its small size, previous observations couldn't make it clearly visible. But... how can a planet maintain such an high surface temperature?

If this were Earth, with such high surface temperatures, matter would have long since escaped. Higher temperatures mean higher particle kinetic energy; the atomic nuclei and free electrons of various substances would move much faster, exceeding the escape velocity of a planet and escaping long ago.

But clearly, this did not happen on this planet.

Moreover, its temperature and brightness seem to be gradually increasing over time.

Compared to when it was first observed, in just a few months, its surface temperature has increased by at least 1,000 degrees Celsius!

Could this planet be man-made?

Such a thought came to Li Qingsong's mind.

An artificial planet disguised as a star?
Before Li Qingsong could figure things out, he saw the first batch of star beasts arrive around the star.

Those were a group of Dark Force level star beasts.

Nearly ten million enormous and ferocious star beasts rushed toward the "star" like a flood bursting its banks, and within just a few days, they had moved to its vicinity.

But the next moment, Li Qingsong observed an extremely large energy burst and numerous fluctuations originating from the spatial plane.

In just a few days, the group of star beasts, which was even larger than the dark-force-level star beasts that had previously besieged Li Qingsong, completely disappeared and could no longer be seen.

Is this... a total wipeout?

In this light, does the power represented by this "star" transcend the level of dark energy and reach the level of space?
A being of spatial level has intruded into the Star Beast Kingdom?
This……

An astonishing conjecture surfaced in Li Qingsong's mind, but he couldn't be certain of it.

Not long after, more star beasts arrived at the edge of this "star".

This time, there were even more star beasts, and they were of different types, including those with gravity and those with dark force. But regardless of their level, their behavior was all the same.

Once they appear, they immediately charge towards that "star" like moths to a flame.

In an instant, the area around that "star" was completely engulfed by the violent energy release. Coupled with the continuous fluctuations in the spatial plane, it was as if the entire planet was shrouded in mist, making it even more indistinct and difficult to see clearly.

After some time, another "planet" appeared next to it.

That's that space-level star beast!
Its "body" stretches out to be millions of kilometers long, with an uneven surface and varying thickness, ranging from tens of kilometers in some places to hundreds of kilometers in others.

In addition to the macroscopic bumps and depressions, it also has many smaller devices that seem to be body structures, or perhaps "organ weapons" unique to the star beasts.

This "planet" is also surrounded by layers of "mist".

As soon as it appeared, all the other star beasts immediately converged on it, and then, under its leadership, they also launched a fierce attack on that "star".

The fluctuations originating from the spatial plane became increasingly intense, even completely enveloping the two "planets," making it impossible to see the situation clearly from the outside.

This continued for several months, until suddenly, Li Qingsong observed something very peculiar.

Neutrinos!
A huge number of neutrinos!

Judging from its direction, it was clearly released from the core of the battlefield between the planetary-level "star" and the space-class star beast. And considering its quantity and energy, its characteristics seem to match those of a supernova explosion.

Generally speaking, after such neutrinos appear, a supernova explosion will occur within a few hours to a few days.

Supernova explosion...

At this moment, the conjecture that Li Qingsong had been unable to prove before finally had solid evidence.

That's not some planetary star at all; it must be a strategic weapon of the Destroyer Civilization. Not long ago, it wiped out two space-level entities, the Perseus Alliance and the Space-level Demon Eye, and forced the Crimson Star Kingdom to retreat, leaving it to flee the three-dimensional universe. Its whereabouts are still unknown. It's an unstoppable cataclysmic disaster that swept across the entire Milky Way!
No wonder all the star beasts moved at the moment it appeared, and even the core space-level star beasts went all out!
I wonder if this space-level star beast can withstand the catastrophic catastrophe...

No, that's not important. For Li Qingsong, it doesn't matter which side wins or loses.

What Li Qingsong was most concerned about was... a supernova explosion?

In his previous speculation, he believed that the energy from the stellar explosion might be able to use the strange connection between himself and his clone to open a spatial passage between the Star Beast Kingdom and the three-dimensional universe, allowing him to escape.

He had originally intended to force the Dark Force-level Star Beasts to attack his star, detonate it, and then escape. But he hadn't expected that he couldn't even withstand the first wave of attacks from the Dark Force-level Star Beasts, let alone force them to detonate the star.

Now, with their previous plans failing, a destroyer civilization has arrived, armed with supernova explosions as its weapon!

Could their destructive natural disasters have the same effect, helping them open a spatial passage?

After some calculations, Li Qingsong immediately arrived at a result that made him breathless.

Although the cataclysmic event is more than 5 light-years away, its energy is still higher than that of an ordinary star that has been detonated.

Furthermore, this force is very likely spatial in nature and not limited by the speed of light. In other words, its influence will reach you before the energy of the supernova explosion actually arrives!
It could indeed help him escape the Star Beast Kingdom!

That being the case...

"Leaving aside whether my speculation is correct or not, and whether the energy of the supernova explosion will help me open a spatial passage, now..."

Prepare for evacuation!

(End of this chapter)