339: Wormhole tadpoles, silicon-based life ecosystem, containment...

The former Lizardmen Alien Planet, now Wuhou Grotto-heaven, contains heaven and earth treasures.

But not many.

As the invaded party, perhaps too much of its Origin was devoured, or perhaps too much time had passed since the Qi Revival, and most of the heaven and earth treasures had been eaten by other creatures.

In any case, Yang Dian, guided by Earth's favor, only found 113 heaven and earth treasures in Wuhou Grotto-heaven.

"Adding the 973 heaven and earth treasures found on Earth, that makes a total of 1086 heaven and earth treasures."

"Eating them will yield approximately 6.2 million energy."

"Adding the remaining 7.837 million energy, the total will be 14 million."

"I'm 1 million short of fully mastering Dragon Claw Hand and Star Gazing Art, and 11 million short of the next trait for Heaven and Man Unity Skill."

After a moment of contemplation, Yang Dian first went to the Space Research Institute to collect over a thousand silver Star Cores, then returned to wait outside the Cosmic Creature's planet.

He didn't have to wait long.

In less than three hours, Yang Dian saw several teams of Star Tinder Behemoths, accompanied by a large number of Winged Flame Dragons, ascend from the ground and fly towards Planet 2, where the World Tree is located.

Of course, just like last time, 'flying' was still their deception.

The scene that appeared before Yang Dian's eyes was merely an image mimicked by Light-weaving Spiders in cooperation with Dust Worms.

The real Star Tinder Behemoths and Winged Flame Dragons were actually still on the ground.

Not long after, as spatial fluctuations from the opening of a Wormhole emerged, the Dust Worms parted to form a passageway. Master Yang, who had been waiting outside the passageway, drifted into the spatial interlayer, taking advantage of the momentary spatial disturbance when the Dust Worm passageway opened, and smoothly entered the Cosmic Creature's planet.

Upon entering the planet's internal space, Yang Dian immediately raised an eyebrow.

After entering the Dust Worms' protective layer, the power that restricted spatial folding and jumping disappeared.

Now, performing a spatial jump consumed the same amount of energy as it would outside.

'So, when these Dust Worms gather together, they can not only mimic images with Light-weaving Spiders and interfere with radar scans, but also isolate space?'

Muttering to himself for a moment, Yang Dian drifted over to the black Wormhole, which had already expanded.

After circling the Wormhole twice, Yang Dian, who was pondering the principle of the Wormhole's opening, stopped and stared blankly at a protruding small tentacle on the Wormhole.

'The Wormhole isn't a perfectly regular sphere?'

As the thought crossed his mind, the Star Tinder Behemoths and Winged Flame Dragons streamed through the Wormhole and flew into outer space.

As they left, the black Wormhole in front of Yang Dian began to collapse rapidly.

No, it shouldn't be called collapsing.

It should be called shrinking.

Watching the Wormhole shrink to the size of a fingernail, then transform into a tadpole-like shape, swim around in the air twice, and then disappear, Yang Dian's eyes couldn't help but become dazed.

'A tadpole that can Incarnate into a Wormhole?'

'What's the logic behind this?'

'Is the Universe that amazing?'

He turned around and looked towards the planet's South Pole.

If Yang Dian hadn't sensed wrongly, the tadpole's final destination was precisely the South Pole.

'I wonder if this tadpole can be Sealed.'

That's right, Yang Dian's purpose for coming to the Cosmic Creature's planet this time was to Seal these Silicon-based lifeforms.

As for taking a certain risk to come and Seal the Silicon-based lifeforms, there were two reasons.

One was to study the civilization of the Silicon-based lifeforms, attempting to find their weaknesses while also trying to control them.

Can beast tamers and contractors control Silicon-based lifeforms and form contracts with them?

Yang Dian didn't know, and Huaxia hadn't tried, but he didn't mind taking them back to try.

As for the second, it was naturally for those researchers dedicated to physics, mathematics, or material science.

If they were to be helped to become gods, then for them, who are focused on scientific research, what could be more suitable than Silicon-based lifeforms to serve as their believers?

'I just don't know if my idea can come true.'

Muttering to himself, Yang Dian immediately descended and hovered above the ground.

After a slight sensation, he frowned again.

'This planet, why does it seem to have no 'Planet Will' present?'

'A dead planet?'

Rubbing his brow, Yang Dian decided for now not to overthink it.

First, Seal some Silicon-based lifeforms; once his objectives were mostly achieved, it would still be time to delve into the essence of this planet.

Scanning his surroundings, Yang Dian then approached a rock covered by a transparent membrane, observing the Silicon-based lifeforms' ecosystem.

Undoubtedly, these things spread across the ground, resembling a thin film from afar and moss up close, were certainly one of the basic units of Silicon-based lifeforms.

No other reason than their sheer numbers.

Just like human society, ordinary people are always the most numerous basic unit.

'Hmm, that doesn't seem right either.'

Watching an insect-like creature with six legs emerge from a rock crevice and 'crunch, crunch' on the transparent moss, Yang Dian had a new idea.

'Although the transparent moss also has a faint consciousness, its social status is more like chickens, ducks, and fish; it's food for other Silicon-based lifeforms.'

'Or it could be categorized as an energy source for other Silicon-based lifeforms.'

Thinking this, Yang Dian took out several silver Star Cores from his new-model spatial wristband.

The new-model spatial wristband was the latest product from the Space Research Institute, built with a silver Star Core as its core.

The spatial bubbles created with a silver Star Core as the core not only possessed advantages like spatial stability and strong extensibility but also solved the drawback of ordinary spatial wristbands being unable to contain silver Star Cores.

He casually tapped one of the newly appeared silver Star Cores, creating a spatial bubble inside it, and then Yang Dian began to collect the Silicon-based lifeforms on the planet.

While collecting the Silicon-based lifeforms, Yang Dian also took out various instruments, imitating Mo Yuntao, Director of the Martial Security Bureau, to inspect and name them.

The transparent moss, which covered the planet's surface like food and, upon observation, was a silicon crystal lifeform, was named Silicon Crystal Moss by Yang Dian.

The Crystal-devouring Beetle, an insect-like creature with six legs under its abdomen, feeding on Silicon Crystal Moss, with a body seemingly made of crystal, possessing diamond-like mouthparts, and capable of spraying high-pressure electric currents.

The Pulse Lichen, resembling patches of sunlight on the ground, capable of absorbing seismic pulse waves, and forming pulse energy fruits in its root system.

The Mechanical Resonant Cicada, feeding on pulse fruits, entirely bright silver, capable of attacking with ultrasonic resonance.

The Cloud Crystal Tree, rooted in clouds, capable of condensing silicon particulates in the clouds to form spherical solid energy crystals.

The Atmospheric Mirage, a large atmospheric creature that consumes Cloud Crystal Tree energy blocks for sustenance, shrinking to the size of a fist and expanding to several kilometers in diameter, capable of creating mirages and nurturing Light-weaving Spiders.

The Lava Vine, which delves into volcanoes, composed of heat-resistant tubular fibers, capable of absorbing magma heat and, after accumulating enough heat, erupting red fruits into the sky.

The red fruits would be carried high by magnetic-levitation jellyfish, finally exploding 950 kilometers above the ground due to excessive internal and external pressure differences.

Only after it exploded did Yang Dian discover that what burst forth from inside the fruit were not seeds, but Dust Worms, which encircled the planet's high altitude, forming a dense protective layer... "A wondrous Universe, wondrous Silicon-based lifeforms."

Amidst his awe, more and more Silicon-based lifeforms were Sealed and collected by Yang Dian.

And as some Silicon-based lifeforms, which held relatively important positions in the ecosystem, were collected in large numbers, Yang Dian, who constantly maintained the state of Unity of Man and Nature, also noticed that the atmosphere on the planet seemed to gradually become heavy.

The Star Tinder Behemoths standing on the ground opened their eyes, countless Mechanical Resonant Cicadas shrieked in unison, and the Pulse Lichen emitted waves of pulse... The Silicon-based lifeforms seemed to have noticed Yang Dian, the uninvited guest.