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Chapter 352 New Life (The Finale)

When he regained his composure in that vast expanse, he opened his eyes.

The laboratory disappeared, and the solar system seemed to become a distant backdrop.

What he saw was the living universe he was once so familiar with, composed of a dark matter skeleton and a dark energy ocean, but this time, he was no longer an observer separated by a screen; he was in it.

With a slight thought, the space around him naturally expanded, allowing him to swim out in a way that transcended curvature.

He attempted to extract energy from nothingness to create a temporary body composed of pure gravitational aura, whose form could shift between a blurry human shape and flowing energy clusters, according to his will.

Chen Hui was bewildered. He had actually become a newborn mythical creature with dark energy as its body and spacetime structure as its stage.

He no longer receives photons through his eyes, nor sound waves through his ears; his perception is direct and all-encompassing.

He could clearly feel that the sun was like a dense and warm gravitational source, and the depression that its enormous mass pressed into the spacetime structure was like a warm nest.

Planets are the subtle gravitational ripples that revolve around them; he can even sense the faint gravitational disturbances of spaceships passing by on Earth, just as he can sense the subtle ripples on the surface of water.

The universe he saw was its true geometric form, a magnificent and complex topological structure outlined by a dark matter network, and an ocean of dark energy permeating it, pulsating like the background breathing.

The light of the stars becomes secondary; they are more like insignificant decorative specks of light adorning this grand geometric canvas.

The universe is not silent.

The ceaseless, microscopic energy fluctuations of the quantum vacuum constitute a kind of eternal, white noise-like background sound, from which he can distinguish the unique frequencies left by different celestial bodies and energy events.

Under this entirely new perception, he had his first clear thought: to move.

The moment this thought arises is not like piloting a spaceship, which requires an engine and direction; it's more like a person in water, naturally wanting to swim forward.

He felt it.

Between the spacetime point where his body is located and another spacetime point not far ahead, there exists an extremely small spacetime curvature gradient, like a smooth downhill slope that is almost imperceptible.

His intention was like a gentle push.

The next moment, the interval between his current spacetime point and the target spacetime point seemed to be compressed and then released invisibly.

He didn't experience acceleration, didn't feel inertia, or even feel the sensation of movement itself; it was as if... the map in his mind was refreshed, and his location coordinates were updated instantly.

He appeared at the location he could perceive.

This method of movement completely violated all the laws of motion he had understood as a human being.

This is not about traversing space, but about redefining one's own coordinates in space; it is a self-topological transformation that utilizes one's understanding of the spacetime structure.

It's more direct and essential than curvature gliding, because curvature gliding still requires a gliding process, while what he's doing now is almost like jumping on a spacetime coordinate sheet. After stabilizing from the slight dizziness at the conscious level caused by the first jump, he tries to create a more familiar form. As a human instinct, he craves a body he can rely on.

He focused his mind and began to guide the flow of dark energy around him.

The process is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Initially, he simply created an unstable, flickering gravitational lensing effect in space, distorting and deforming the starlight behind him.

He adjusted the frequency of his thoughts, trying hard to recall the equations about energy condensation and field stability in unified field theory.

Gradually, a faint glow composed of a highly distorted gravitational field began to gather and take shape around the core of his consciousness.

It initially resembled an amorphous nebula, but under his willpower, it slowly elongated, outlining the vague contours of a head, torso, and limbs.

This is a semi-transparent humanoid figure composed entirely of gravitational halos, with a faint glow of dark energy flowing inside. He can use his mind to extend the arms of this body or make the lower body transform into a flowing energy trail.

A sudden realization dawned on him: dark energy and dark matter can be transformed into each other, but he simply couldn't do it yet.

Just as he was immersed in this newfound freedom and power, a vast and ancient thought, like a warm ocean current, slowly enveloped him. It was the giant dark matter serpent that he had once peered at, spanning several astronomical units.

This time, what was delivered was no longer a cold torrent of data and warning signs, but a gentle whisper, tinged with curiosity and acceptance. This whisper resounded directly in the core of his nascent consciousness, a direct transmission that transcended language and concepts.

"The existence of new life."

"Congratulations on breaking free from your constraints!"

Welcome to this timeless world of dance.

The concept contains simple rules: how to extract energy from pulsars more efficiently, how to use the gravitational potential energy of galaxies for long-distance travel, and a most basic concept.

These beings do not reproduce through bloodlines, but are born from the self-transformation of a very small number of sufficiently powerful intelligent civilizations in the universe after they have come to understand the essence of the universe.

To these ancient beings, Chen Hui was just a newly hatched... cub.

Chen Hui tried to transmit a wisp of his thought back, like a stone thrown into water, a simple concept: "I am Chen Hui."

The giant serpent's thoughts seemed to ripple slightly, carrying an almost benevolent meaning: "A name is merely a temporary coordinate; you will have a new identifier as you grow."

Then, the immense power receded like a tide, leaving Chen Hui alone suspended in the sea of ​​stars.

He looked back at his distant home planet, shimmering with blue light, where time stood still, and civilization continued to operate along its own trajectory, completely unaware of his incredible transformation.

(End of this chapter)