69: Even dogs won't eat energy blocks, I'll just devour source crystals! [Bonus chapter for good reviews!]
Su Jue looked with a face full of disdain at the "Standard Energy Blocks" in his Dimensional Warehouse, which he had scavenged from the First Defense Base.
In the system's words, those things were like expired compressed biscuits.
Even dogs wouldn't eat them!
His gaze involuntarily drifted out the window.
Toward that vast, boundless red planet he had just personally conquered.
K-7 Mining Planet.
The Wang Family's most important source of wealth.
This place was rich in... source crystals!
Source crystals—a form of pure energy that was countless times more advanced than Standard Energy Blocks!
Although the taste certainly couldn't compare to top-tier spiritual fruits like the seven-aperture exquisite dao fruit, at the very least... it could be considered a "seafood feast," right?
"xiao pu!"
Su Jue's eyes lit up.
"Immediately mark the locations of all source crystal ore veins on this planet for me!"
"I'm about to have my meal!"
...Meanwhile.
In the Ten Thousand Dragon Fortress, within that Time Garden floating in the river of time.
Elizabeth and Ao Yuan were watching everything happening on K-7 Planet through a massive spatial magic mirror.
When he heard the "perverted" trial task Elizabeth had given Su Jue, Ao Yuan's massive dragon shadow couldn't help but twitch.
"Wife, isn't this... a bit too harsh?"
Ao Yuan couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Making a little fellow in the True Essence Realm take on a Federation Fleet alone?"
"Isn't that the same as sending him to his death?"
"Sending him to his death?"
Elizabeth snorted coldly.
"If he can't even handle a small scene like this, then he isn't worthy of being Elizabeth's son."
"Do you think I sent him there to actually trade blows with warships using his fists?"
"I'm pushing him."
Elizabeth's golden dragon pupils blinked.
"Pushing him to use his brain, pushing him to use those powers that even we don't understand."
"Whether it's that strange Data Law or that even more mysterious Human Emperor Bloodline..."
"Unless he's pushed to the brink, this potential will always remain just potential."
"I want to see just how big of a surprise this little monster can bring me."
Hearing this, Ao Yuan nodded, seemingly understanding but still a bit confused.
Although he still felt his wife's approach was too risky, since she had said so, he didn't want to argue further.
He could only silently pray for three seconds for his poor, cheap son.
Then, he saw in the magic mirror's image.
That kid Su Jue, after a brief moment of daze and anger, actually... rushed toward a massive mining pit on the surface with eyes shining?
Like a groundhog, he dove into the depths of the pit, grabbed a head-sized source crystal shimmering with a faint blue light, and stuffed it into his mouth!
"Crunch... crunch..."
The crisp sound of chewing was clearly transmitted back to the Time Garden through the myriad manifestation recorder.
Ao Yuan: "..."
Elizabeth: "..."
The two supreme existences of the Saint King Realm watched the brat in the image, who was holding a source crystal ore, munching until his mouth was oily, with a face full of happiness.
Once again, they fell into a long silence.
So... here we are, worrying our hearts out for you.
And you... are over there eating?!
...K-7 Planet, Pit No. 17.
This was once one of the Wang Family's largest source crystal production sites and a hell where mine slaves shed blood and tears.
But now, it had become Su Jue's private cafeteria.
"Crunch... crunch... *burp*!"
Su Jue held a piece of top-grade source crystal larger than his head, munching away happily.
Pure energy poured into his parched body like a sweet spring, rapidly replenishing the True Essence and mental power he had previously consumed.
[Ding! High-quality energy source detected: Blue Source Crystal (Grade 7)!]
[Effect: Contains pure water and space element energy; can be used to power starships, set up formations, or be directly absorbed to replenish energy.]
[Devouring Suggestion: Gentle energy, can be absorbed in large quantities; please consume with caution if your teeth are weak.]
This guy's teeth were as strong as could be!
"Hmm... the taste is alright."
Su Jue smacked his lips and gave a fair assessment.
Compared to the "junk food" he had eaten before, the taste of this source crystal was practically three-star Michelin quality.
Although it couldn't compare to the seven-aperture exquisite dao fruit Mom gave him, it won out on quantity and satiety!
Looking around, the entire pit was densely packed with these "energy candies" shimmering with tempting light!
How was this a mining pit?
This was clearly a giant buffet restaurant tailor-made for him!
"xiao pu, pack up all the source crystals on the entire K-7 Planet for me!"
While munching, Su Jue heroically gave the order to prometheus.
"From now on, this is my exclusive granary!"
"As you command, my King."
prometheus faithfully executed the order.
Under its mobilization, countless engineering robots swarmed out of the underground base like industrious worker ants, beginning to mine and harvest the ore veins of the entire planet.
Su Jue had a full meal in the pit until he felt the True Essence in his body become full again, even showing faint signs of breaking through to the Fifth Level of the True Essence Realm, before letting out a satisfied burp.
Having eaten and drunk his fill, it was time for business.
He flew back to the ruins of the First Defense Base and re-entered the cockpit of the human emperor no. 1.
Although Elizabeth wouldn't let him use this big guy for combat, she didn't say he couldn't use it as a "transportation vehicle" and "mobile command center."
"xiao pu, where is the Seventh Fleet now?"
"Report, King: The enemy fleet has entered the outer warning perimeter of this star system. It is estimated to arrive at K-7 Planet's synchronous orbit in three hours."
"Three hours, huh..."
Baby Su Jue stroked his chin.
"That's plenty of time."
"Prepare to execute the 'Ghost Intrusion' Plan."
He took a deep breath and began to mobilize the power within his body.
Not True Essence, nor the power of destruction or Life.
But that profound and mysterious power he had truly mastered ever since devouring the artificial black hole—
Data Law!
"Hum—"
Su Jue's body began to emit a faint blue light.
His skin, flesh, and bones all seemed to become illusory at this moment.
Tiny "0"s and "1"s, too small to be seen by the naked eye, constantly flickered and jumped on the surface of his body.
[Warning! The Host is attempting 'Complete Datafication'!]
[This action is extremely dangerous! There is a 99% probability that the information chain between the soul and the physical body will break, causing you to be completely lost in the Sea of Data and unable to reassemble!]
The system's warning blared frantically in his mind.
"Shut up."
Su Jue coldly interrupted it.
"Fortune favors the bold!"
"How can I take down an entire fleet without taking some risks?"
He closed his eyes, his concentration highly focused, and began to attempt to transform his "existence" into a piece of "information" that could be identified and transmitted, according to his understanding of the Data Law.