11: This is not a trial, this is forced demolition!
[Scan complete! The planetary core is located deep within the center of the earth, approximately 1800 kilometers from the surface.]
[The core is composed of high-density Lightning-Magnetic Crystals, protected by the planet's gravitational and magnetic fields.]
[Generating plan...]
[Option 1 (Recommended): Utilize the 'Power of Earth Source' to open a passage directly to the center of the earth and destroy the core. Pros: Direct and efficient. Cons: Massive engineering work, estimated time: 37 days.]
[Option 2 (Alternative): Utilize the newly comprehended 'Law of Death' to erode the planet's Life magnetic field and disintegrate its structure from the law level. Pros: Saves time and effort. Cons: The Host's understanding of the Law of Death is too shallow, success rate is below 0.1%.]
Su Jue looked at the options given by the system, his small brow furrowing even deeper.
37 days?
Too long!
He didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for a single day longer.
He suddenly remembered something.
Once again, he reached into his storage bag and pulled out that bumpy, gnawed-on Grade Nine Star Core from Ao Yuan.
This star core was itself the essence of a planet.
[Host's intention detected...]
[Feasibility analysis in progress...]
[Analysis successful! The vast Earth Source essence contained within the 'Grade Nine Star Core' can be used to resonate with the ley lines of 'Storm Star', thereby accelerating the passage-opening process!]
[New plan generated!]
[Option 3 (Optimal): Use the 'Grade Nine Star Core' as the formation eye to construct a Gravitational Resonance Formation, forcibly tearing the crust apart to strike the heart directly! Estimated time: 1 day!]
One day!
This one's good!
Su Jue's eyes lit up.
No sooner said than done.
Cradling the star core that was larger than himself, he walked out of the cave.
The acid rain and lightning outside no longer posed any threat to his True Essence Realm protective qi.
Following the system's instructions, he placed the star core on a ley line node.
Then, he extended his two chubby little hands and pressed them onto the star core.
[Gravitational Resonance Formation, activate!]
[Guiding the Host's internal True Essence to inject into the star core!]
"Buzz—!"
Under the stimulation of Su Jue's True Essence, that Grade Nine Star Core instantly erupted with a dazzling golden light!
An invisible gravitational wave spread out in all directions with the star core as the center!
Immediately following that, the entire Storm Star began to tremble violently!
"Rumble! Rumble!"
The ground shook and the mountains swayed!
Huge cracks began to appear in the black Gobi desert beneath Su Jue's feet.
Deep within the cracks was surging, rolling crimson magma!
"What is he doing?"
Inside the Ten Thousand Dragon Fortress, a dragon let out a cry of horror.
"He... he's detonating the ley lines! What does he want? To dismantle the entire planet?"
"Madman! He's an absolute madman!"
Ao Yuan and Elizabeth were also shocked by Su Jue's simple and crude actions.
Normally, the way trial-takers find a planetary core is to carefully sneak underground, avoiding various dangerous inner-earth creatures and energy turbulence, eventually finding the core and then finding a way to destroy it.
Who would be like Su Jue, starting directly from the surface and intending to turn the entire planet upside down?
This isn't a trial.
This is forced demolition!
Under the shocked gazes of all the dragons.
On Storm Star.
The crack beneath Su Jue's feet grew wider and wider under the effect of the gravitational resonance.
Finally, a terrifying abyss over a hundred kilometers in diameter and bottomless appeared before him!
At the end of the abyss, lightning could be seen faintly flickering.
That was where the planetary core was located!
Without the slightest hesitation, Su Jue leaped and jumped into the abyss.
He wanted to end this quickly!
About half an hour later.
The dragons who were watching nervously in front of the magic mirror suddenly felt the image in the mirror shake violently.
Immediately after.
"Crack."
A crisp sound clearly reached the ears of every dragon through the magic mirror.
Then, they saw it.
Su Jue's tiny figure slowly flew out of that massive abyss.
He was holding something in his hands.
It was a huge crystal sphere a hundred meters in diameter, composed entirely of lightning and still making a "sizzling" sound.
It was exactly the planetary core of Storm Star!
However, at this moment, this core was covered in cracks, like a glass ball about to shatter.
Su Jue held up this massive "trophy."
And then.
Under the stunned gazes of all the dragons.
Su Jue's two little hands squeezed with force.
"Bang!"
That Lightning-Magnetic Core, which contained the energy of the entire planet, was crushed by him by brute force!
The violent lightning energy turned into brilliant fireworks, blooming magnificently in the sky above Storm Star.
With the shattering of the core, Storm Star's gravitational and magnetic fields began to collapse rapidly.
The thunderclouds in the sky dissipated, and the acid rain stopped.
This planet, in the sense of laws, was already "dead."
The first trial star, conquered!
Time taken: less than one day.
After finishing all this, Su Jue clapped his small hands, then just sat cross-legged in the void, closed his eyes, and began to absorb the lightning energy that had dissipated when he crushed the core.
Inside the Ten Thousand Dragon Fortress.
There was a dead silence.
The faces of all the dragon clan geniuses were extremely unsightly.
Especially Ao Shang; he had just been rescued and woken up, only to see the scene of Su Jue crushing the planetary core. His eyes rolled back, and he was about to faint again.
A slap in the face!
This was a blatant slap in the face!
What was a dead end in their eyes was nothing more than a warm-up exercise to him.
Elizabeth looked at the figure quietly cultivating in the magic mirror, her golden dragon eyes sparkling with wonder.
She was silent for a long time before finally speaking.
"Open the space gate and bring him back."
A moment later, Su Jue returned to the temple of the Ten Thousand Dragon Fortress.
As soon as he appeared, Ao Yuan rushed over in a flash, his huge dragon head rubbing against him.
"My son! My son, are you alright! Your father missed you to Death!"
Su Jue felt a bit itchy from the rubbing and pushed him away with an impatient frown.
As for the other dragon brothers and sisters, they all lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.
Just then, Elizabeth's massive figure also arrived before Su Jue.
She looked down at this little fellow who had just created a miracle.
"You have done very well."
This was the first time she had spoken words of praise to Su Jue.
"According to the rules, you have passed the first trial star and are entitled to a reward."
As she spoke, Elizabeth forced out a drop of Source Essence Blood from between her brows.
It was a drop of silver blood that radiated an endless aura of Life.
"This is my Life Source. Swallow it; it can heal all your injuries and allow your physique to... transform once again."challenge