461: The secret of the source star, the origin of the universe? (3k words)

Whoosh!

After the White Fatty Old Man's true body descended, he waved his hand, and a massive force suppressed the constantly growing tornado around Song Qingfeng, preventing it from spreading outwards.

"Master!"

Lin Yang called out again, "Is Director Song alright?"

The White Fatty Old Man shook his head slightly, "He's fine. He's engaged in a mental confrontation with himself. This is an overflow of the power of mental confrontation. Currently, it seems he's not in any serious danger."

"That's good!" Lin Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

"My dear disciple, you just said that Song Qingfeng fell into this self-confrontation while recalling something. What was he trying to recall?"

The White Fatty Old Man asked with interest.

That Song Qingfeng could fall into such a state also greatly surprised the White Fatty Old Man.

Lin Yang immediately recounted the situation regarding the ruins and the Heroic Soul Warriors to the White Fatty Old Man, then said,

"Director Song entered this state while recalling memories related to Dingnan."

The White Fatty Old Man's eyes flashed, "Heroic Soul Warriors, Dingnan Star Region?"

"Yes, Master." Lin Yang responded, then hesitated, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you know anything about the Dingnan Star Region?"

"I seem to have a slight impression." The White Fatty Old Man pondered for a moment, then murmured to himself, "Strange, where did I see it before?"

Hearing this, Lin Yang was startled and quickly said, "Master, if you can't remember, don't force it for now. We'll know once Director Song successfully recalls it."

He was genuinely afraid that the White Fatty Old Man would also start falling into recollection.

He was also greatly shocked.

What kind of peculiar place was that Dingnan Star Region? Even the White Fatty Old Man vaguely couldn't recall related memories.

However, the White Fatty Old Man furrowed his brow slightly and closed his eyes, seemingly in recollection.

This startled Lin Yang again.

But before Lin Yang could speak again, the White Fatty Old Man reopened his eyes and smiled at Lin Yang:

"My dear disciple, the Dingnan Star Region you mentioned is indeed a bit special. There's a peculiar power subtly obstructing any prying into its information. It seems to be blocked by some kind of forbidden power, not to be lightly peered into."

"Forbidden power?" Lin Yang's eyes widened considerably.

Those words alone sounded full of an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Then Director Song... perhaps Master, you could intervene and interrupt him, tell him not to recall anymore..."

Lin Yang looked in Song Qingfeng's direction.

Although the White Fatty Old Man had suppressed the tornado, he still couldn't see Song Qingfeng's figure clearly.

"No matter, I shall lend him a hand!"

The White Fatty Old Man smiled slightly, motioning for Lin Yang to stay put. He himself ignored the raging tornado and entered the eye of the storm, standing in front of Song Qingfeng.

After that, Lin Yang could no longer see what was happening in the eye of the storm.

Time passed bit by bit.

Lin Yang's worries also continuously grew.

Just as he was getting anxious from waiting, a soft shout came.

The violent tornado surrounding the White Fatty Old Man and Song Qingfeng instantly dissipated.

"Thank you for your assistance, Senior!"

Song Qingfeng had stood up and spoke to the White Fatty Old Man with deep gratitude.

The White Fatty Old Man nodded slightly, said nothing, and beckoned Lin Yang to come over.

Seeing this, Lin Yang also completely relaxed his breath, taking quick strides to reach the two of them.

Both the White Fatty Old Man and Song Qingfeng didn't look like they were in any trouble.

"Lin Yang, with the Senior's help, I've pinpointed some information about the Dingnan Star Region."

Song Qingfeng spoke directly:

"Regarding the memories of the Dingnan Star Region, I recall seeing it on Source Star. There's a place on Source Star, likely a grotto, and the words 'Dingnan' seem to be carved on a mural in one of the grottoes."

"Source Star??" Lin Yang's heart stirred.

If he remembered correctly, the Silver-haired woman, Senior Yue You, had previously offered him the opportunity to enter Source Star as a reward for the Universal Genius Competition.

"Master, is it the Source Star I chose back then?"

Lin Yang looked at the White Fatty Old Man.

The latter nodded, "Yes, it's that Source Star."

"This..."

Lin Yang's eyes flickered. The Dingnan Star Region was actually linked to Source Star?

"Senior Yue You previously let me choose the opportunity to enter Source Star as a reward. Could it be that Senior Yue You already knew I would encounter some things that would require me to explore Source Star?"

Lin Yang muttered to himself.

Song Qingfeng, however, said with a serious expression, "Since I saw it there, but afterwards never recalled it, it seems that place is not a benevolent one. Only certain existences and powers, terrifying to the extreme, would make it impossible for people to mention, to touch, and even recalling things related to it would be obstructed. The situation there is probably unimaginably complex."

The White Fatty Old Man nodded, "That place likely holds some very terrifying past. Those Heroic Soul Warriors probably died in battle a very long time ago. As for the Dingnan Star Region they guarded in life, it became a forbidden existence afterwards. Someone is deliberately covering up its past and history, preventing people from prying."

"Someone is deliberately covering it up?" Lin Yang frowned, recalling a sentence the silver-armored Heroic Soul Warrior had said.

They had already been abandoned once.

"Could it be that someone wants to conceal some things about those Heroic Soul Warriors?"

Lin Yang couldn't help but guess.

"Very likely." The White Fatty Old Man nodded, then said, "My dear disciple, regarding this matter of the Dingnan Star Region, I will investigate it further with Song Qingfeng. You don't need to worry about it for now. Although you made a promise to those Heroic Soul Warriors to go to the Dingnan Star Region to pay respects to them, given the current situation, this matter is temporarily beyond your capabilities."

Lin Yang nodded, "Master, I understand. That silver-armored Heroic Soul Warrior Senior also said that with my current strength, going to the Dingnan Star Region would mean dying on the way, so it's not necessary to go immediately to pay respects."

While speaking, Lin Yang also sighed inwardly. He had only mentioned it casually, not expecting it to lead to a more complicated situation.

Song Qingfeng, however, suddenly said, "If I remember correctly, Lin Yang, the reward you chose was an opportunity to enter Source Star. You haven't entered it yet, have you?"

"No." Lin Yang shook his head.

Looking at Song Qingfeng's flickering eyes, Lin Yang understood what Song Qingfeng was thinking. Song Qingfeng probably wanted him to use this opportunity to investigate, and immediately followed up by saying:

"Director, Senior Yue once said that when I enter Source Star, I need to wait for her instructions. So, before I receive Senior Yue's instructions, I cannot act on my own."

"Uh..." Song Qingfeng was stunned, then gave a wry smile, "Alright, since that Senior has already spoken, let's not think about this matter for now. We'll go by that Senior's instructions. I'll find another opportunity to see if I can enter Source Star again."

Hearing this, Lin Yang thought for a moment and said,

"Master, Director, what exactly is Source Star? Is there a limit to the number of times one can enter?"

Although the Silver-haired woman had offered him the chance to enter Source Star as a reward from the very beginning.

Up until now, he still didn't have any further understanding of Source Star.

He wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about Source Star.

Song Qingfeng did not answer, but instead looked at the White Fatty Old Man, clearly intending to hear the White Fatty Old Man's opinion.

The White Fatty Old Man pondered for a moment and said, "My dear disciple, I didn't tell you before because knowing too much in advance can be detrimental. However, since you are already involved, I can give you a brief explanation."

Lin Yang's spirits lifted.

The White Fatty Old Man then began to explain:

"Source Star is a planet independent of the Ten Thousand Universes."

"A very, very vast planet."

"The existence of Source Star may be even older than the Ten Thousand Universes. Some believe that the individual cosmic bubbles of the Ten Thousand Universes might have been formed from some of the initial power differentiations of Source Star."

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but exclaim.

The power of Source Star differentiated into individual cosmic bubbles, forming the Ten Thousand Universes??

This... isn't that too incredible?

Moreover, he felt that this statement sounded somewhat familiar.

"Hehe, my dear disciple, doesn't it feel somewhat similar to the Big Bang theory believed by some scientists on your Blue Star?"

The White Fatty Old Man said with a smile, and instantly, Lin Yang understood the reason for his sense of familiarity.

On Blue Star, some believe that the current universe was formed through a Big Bang.

And in the Ten Thousand Universes, people believe it's the differentiation of Source Star's power.

There are indeed some similarities.

"So, is the current Ten Thousand Universes indeed formed from the differentiation of Source Star's power?" Lin Yang couldn't help but ask.

The White Fatty Old Man gently shook his head, "This theory currently lacks sufficient concrete evidence to support it. However, Source Star does possess some power that can influence some of the operational laws of the Ten Thousand Universes, which is why some people have made such a conjecture."

"Oh..." Lin Yang responded.

The White Fatty Old Man continued:

"Setting aside these speculative theories, the real reason Source Star is particularly important is because it contains all the various special things found separately in the Ten Thousand Universes."

"Some special metals, minerals, and other resources are not found in some universes within the Ten Thousand Universes, but on Source Star, everything found in the Ten Thousand Universes is there, and what is not found in the Ten Thousand Universes is also there!"

"Even for extraordinary characteristic material, the probability of high-quality extraordinary characteristic material being born on Source Star is far higher and more comprehensive than in the Ten Thousand Universes."

"Because of this, it has strengthened the claim that Source Star is the origin of the Ten Thousand Universes."

Hearing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but blurt out, "So the entry qualifications for Source Star are strictly controlled?"

He seemed to have somewhat understood why the qualifications to enter Source Star were so hard to come by.

It contained various rare resources, especially extraordinary characteristic material. So, it was likely that people from the Old Monster Faction controlled these qualifications.

That's why Song Qingfeng had just said that even he needed to find another opportunity to enter.

The White Fatty Old Man nodded slightly:

"That's one reason, but not the most important one, because Source Star is already very dilapidated now. Many special resources have long since become extinct."

"Ah? Then what is..."

Lin Yang was startled.