436: A new storm has emerged...

As Professor Shen Congnan left, the others also closed their communications and ended their projections, their minds heavy, after greeting Yang Dian and Dr. Bai.

When only Yang Dian and the two others remained in the lab, Professor Shen Fei also sighed:

"I didn't remember that song, so it seems I'm not qualified to face fear directly."

"I'm going back to Cultivate."

"It seems I really need to adjust my Cultivation time, otherwise, just as you and my uncle said, I won't even be qualified to do research in the future."

Glancing unwillingly at the Divine Beast of Mountains and Seas on the platform, Professor Shen Fei sighed again and took the elevator, leaving the research lab on basement level 36.

After everyone had left, Yang Dian looked down at the crystal, which bore no marks despite being scratched by his Qi and Blood Dragon Claw, then said:

"Shall we continue then?"

Dr. Bai looked at the crystal, which showed no marks despite being torn and scratched by Yang Dian's Dragon Claw Hand, and hesitated before saying:

"How about we first put the entire crystal into the neutrino age-dating device for a full scan?"

Yang Dian nodded:

"That works too."

Opening the eight-meter-diameter neutrino age-dating device, Yang Dian used his Qi and Blood to lift the Shangfu, which was encased in the crystal, and placed it into the device before activating the instrument.

"Buzz~"

With a soft hum, the entire device began to emit a faint blue light.

After a long while, the ethereal blue light dissipated, and the voice of the Jingwei Bird resounded in the lab:

"Beep~ Upon detection, the unknown crystal formed one second ago."

Yang Dian's hand, resting on the instrument button, paused:

"One second ago?"

He instinctively exchanged a glance with Dr. Bai, then spoke:

"What kind of neutrino detector is this? It's not malfunctioning, is it?"

Dr. Bai was silent for a moment, then walked over to Yang Dian and pressed the button again.

Soon after, the ethereal blue light appeared and then vanished, and the Jingwei Bird's voice rang out again:

"Beep~ Upon detection, the crystal formed one second ago."

"Beep~ Logical information error, comparing experimental data."

"Beep~ Experimental data is correct. Based on the ratio of neutrino decay products, the formation time of this unknown crystal is confirmed to be one second ago."

"Beep~ Logical self-consistency in progress..."

"Beep~ Possibility one: The crystal possesses some form of time-attribute power, and its time information is fixed at one second ago."

"That is, unless interfered with in its temporal form, no matter what kind of interference it undergoes, its form will always remain in the previous second, and conventional methods cannot affect it in any way."

"Other than General Yang's Dimension Butterfly, no other time-attribute power has appeared on Earth yet."

"Beep~ Possibility two: The crystal possesses some form of space-attribute power. We detected spatial carrier information, and the spatial carrier is constantly updating, so the detection result is that the crystal formed in the previous second."

"This state can be broken by disrupting the spatial equilibrium."

As the Jingwei Bird's voice fell silent, Yang Dian and Dr. Bai couldn't help but look at each other.

"The power of time and space?"

"If it's space, I can still accept it."

"But if it's time..."

"Is this a power that humans can master?"

Dr. Bai opened his mouth, somewhat hesitant:

"Should the experiment continue?"

Seeing Yang Dian's puzzled gaze, he continued:

"Are we really ready?"

He extended a finger, pointing at Yang Dian, then at himself:

"If nothing unexpected happens, throughout Earth, probably only you and I, and at most Daoist Qingfeng, who has Star-Patrolling Realm strength, could hear the song the black cat hummed just now."

"Therefore, the level of terror represented by the song must be at the Star-Patrolling Realm, or even above the Star-Patrolling Realm."

"We might not be affected by the terror, at most we'll just feel uncomfortable."

"But what about others?"

"If a large number of Star-Patrolling Realm, or even above Star-Patrolling Realm, combatants interfere with reality through 'fear'—"

"Honestly, do we have the ability to protect everyone else?"

Honestly, do we have the ability to protect everyone else?

Yang Dian's answer was no.

Let alone a large number of Star-Patrolling Realm individuals.

If a large number of superhumans with high-level extraordinary strength appeared simultaneously to cause destruction within China, he would be overwhelmed, only able to protect people in a portion of the regions.

To protect the entire China simultaneously, he currently still lacked the power.

"You're worried that something bad will happen after we break the crystal?"

"So you mean to end the research and Seal these Divine Beasts of Mountains and Seas."

Dr. Bai nodded:

"Yes."

"Space belongs to high-end power, let alone time."

"No one knows what will happen after opening these crystal coffins."

"Perhaps nothing will happen; they are just corpses that have long lost their life force, allowing us to research them as we please."

"Or perhaps they carry some deadly virus or curse, and once the crystal coffins are opened, the curse will revive, and the virus will infect the entire globe."

"It's also possible that their enemies will locate Earth through them, leading to Earth's downfall."

"It's like Pandora's Box."

"Before it's opened, nothing will happen; all is peaceful."

"After it's opened, we might gain some benefits, but we might also encounter disaster."

"We cannot gamble with China's future."

"Time is on our side."

"As long as we develop in an orderly manner, I believe that one day, everyone will be able to face fear directly."

Yang Dian rubbed his brow:

"Then I'll put them away and Seal them in a spatial bubble?"

As he spoke, he shook his head again:

"Just to be safe, I think it's better to throw them into another star system."

"For example, the star system where the Minor Star God is located."

"Okay," Dr. Bai couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation:

"If an accident really happens, let the 'accident' clash with the Star God."

"Behind the Minor Star God is the Great Star God, and behind the Great Star God, there might even be Stellar-level, Neutron Star-level, or even Black Hole-level Star Gods."

"Let them clash; perhaps something interesting will happen."

Yang Dian let out a long breath:

"The Universe is still too dangerous."

"Dimensional War, planetary-level life, space-time storms, gamma-ray bursts, unknown-level horrors..."

"For the cosmic dimension, an incredibly ordinary fluctuation can put us to death."

"Precisely because it's dangerous, isn't that why it's worth our effort?" Dr. Bai's voice was filled with passion:

"I eagerly anticipate the day when I build countless planetary-level, stellar-level, and even black hole-level, galactic-level Universe battleships."

Yang Dian flexed his wrist and smiled too:

"It's only a matter of time."

"Also, after I've placed these Divine Beasts of Mountains and Seas, I'll go to Emerald Dragon Star."

A new storm has appeared; how can his strength remain stagnant?

Energy will eventually run out one day.

Solving the issue of resources needed for subsequent advancement is urgent...