279: Chapter 279 Energy Life

A long, long time ago, this place was rich in a rare type of Flame Crystal.

That kind of crystal contained pure fire-attribute energy and was a supreme treasure for those who Cultivate fire-system Cultivation Techniques.

Countless Martial Artists came here to mine, and countless companies came here to invest.

Over time, the Flame Crystals on the planet were mined to exhaustion, and it no longer had any utility value; the humans who had come to mine it withdrew one after another.

All that remained was this desolate gas giant and the abandoned space stations orbiting the planet.

Lin Yun flew past the orbit of the Magic Eye Planet and saw several abandoned space stations.

They floated silently in space, their hulls mottled; some were damaged, while others still maintained their complete shapes.

Beside the space stations were some abandoned mining ships, also tattered and worn, clearly having been discarded for a long time.

Lin Yun scanned the area with his Divine Thought and actually discovered a few fist-sized Flame Crystals.

They floated near the abandoned space stations, their colors dim, having already lost their luster.

Lin Yun flew over, picked one up, and felt it.

The energy inside had been used up, leaving only an empty shell.

It was of no value whatsoever.

Lin Yun put the empty shell into his Space Ring.

Although it was useless, it was at least a souvenir.

Having found nothing useful, Lin Yun led Wang Tianming and the Soul Ant as they continued flying toward the Magic Eye Planet.

The closer they got to the Magic Eye Planet, the more magnificent the scenery became.

The gas clouds were layered and multicolored, like a giant rainbow mountain.

Storms raged within the cloud layers, and lightning darted through the gas, emitting deafening roars.

Massive cyclones rotated slowly like giant whirlpools, threatening to suck everything in.

It had been over thirty years since his Transmigration into this interstellar era, and this was Lin Yun's first time exploring a planet.

Before, he had always stayed in cities or manors, at most wandering through a Secret Realm.

Going deep into a gas giant like this was a first.

He felt somewhat excited.

The temperature on the Magic Eye Planet was extremely high.

Even before descending to the planet's surface, the surrounding temperature had already reached several hundred degrees Celsius.

Scorching air currents rushed at them; if it were an ordinary Martial Artist, they would likely have been burned by this high temperature long ago.

But for Lin Yun, Wang Tianming, and the sixth-order Soul Ant, this temperature was nothing more than a drizzle.

Lin Yun was bolstered by his black god armor, Wang Tianming was a Fifth-Order Perfection Martial Artist with a powerful Physical Body, and the Soul Ant itself was adapted to high-temperature environments; the three people and one ant were not affected in the slightest, steadily flying toward the planet's interior.

All the way down.

Countless gaseous cloud pillars were stacked in layers—some rushing from bottom to top, some falling from top to bottom, and some drifting sideways like giant ribbons dancing in the air.

The scene was spectacular to the extreme.

The further they flew into the planet's interior, the higher the temperature rose.

One thousand degrees.

Two thousand degrees.

Three thousand degrees.

When the temperature reached over three thousand degrees, a group of red light orbs blocked their path.

They floated in the air, fiery red all over, emitting a scorching light.

Their bodies were spherical, without facial features or limbs—just orbs of light.

But Lin Yun could sense that they had life and consciousness.

They were Energy Lifeforms, lifeforms condensed from pure energy.

One was Fifth-Order, and seven were Fourth-Order.

They suspended themselves in the air, forming a circle and blocking Lin Yun's path.

Red light flowed through them like blood flowing in veins.

They had no eyes, but Lin Yun could feel them watching him, sizing him up, and judging whether or not he was prey.

Wang Tianming volunteered: "Master, let me do it."

In his view, although there were many of these Energy Lifeforms, the highest was only Fifth-Order; with his Fifth-Order Perfection strength, resolving them would be more than easy.

Lin Yun raised his hand: "Don't be in a hurry."

This was also Lin Yun's first time encountering Energy Lifeforms, and he found it very novel.

He flew in front of the Fifth-Order Energy Lifeform and sized it up carefully.

The Energy Lifeform seemed to sense a threat; its red light flickered unsteadily as if warning him not to approach.

Lin Yun reached out his hand, wanting to touch it.

The Energy Lifeform retreated abruptly, its light flaring up as the temperature suddenly spiked.

Lin Yun smiled; this was quite interesting.

He no longer hesitated and acted immediately.

He struck out with a palm, the wind of the strike like thunder, booming against the Fifth-Order Energy Lifeform.

The Energy Lifeform was blasted backward, tumbling several times in the air, but it quickly stabilized itself.

Its light dimmed slightly, but it had not sustained much damage.

Lin Yun nodded.

Good defense.

The Energy Lifeforms were enraged.

They emitted sharp shrieks, and the seven Fourth-Order ones along with the one Fifth-Order one pounced toward Lin Yun simultaneously.

The red light orbs flew through the air, trailing long tail flames like meteors.

Lin Yun neither dodged nor evaded, allowing them to attack.

The light orbs crashed into the black god armor, making crackling sounds.

Sparks flew and heat waves rolled, but the black god armor remained motionless.

A Fifth-Order Armor could weaken a Fifth-Order Martial Artist's attacks by ninety-nine percent.

These Energy Lifeforms were at most at the Fifth-Order Early Stage; their attacks hitting the black god armor were like raindrops hitting a stone, completely insignificant.

Lin Yun toyed with them for a bit.

Flying east one moment and west the next, he teased the Energy Lifeforms.

They couldn't catch him and couldn't hurt him, flickering their lights in fury and shrieking incessantly.

Having had enough fun, Lin Yun attempted to enslave them.

He released his Divine Thought, condensing it into an Enslavement Mark, and pressed it toward a Fourth-Order Energy Lifeform.

The mark landed on the Energy Lifeform and slowly merged into its body.

The Energy Lifeform's body trembled violently, its light flickering uncertainly, seemingly on the verge of being enslaved.

Then...

"Boom!!!"

The Energy Lifeform self-detonated.

Red light exploded, and scorching energy splashed in all directions, turning into a sky full of sparks.

The sparks fell on him but were blocked by the black god armor, causing no damage.

Lin Yun frowned.

It self-detonated?

It self-detonated just when it was about to succeed?

He tried again.

Another Fourth-Order Energy Lifeform similarly self-detonated just as it was about to be enslaved.

The third time.

It was still a self-detonation.

Lin Yun stopped.

These Energy Lifeforms were extremely violent; feeling unable to resist enslavement, they simply self-detonated, giving him no chance at all.

A forced melon isn't sweet; since they couldn't be enslaved, he would just kill them.

"You do it," Lin Yun said to Wang Tianming.

Wang Tianming took the order and charged forward.

Fifth-Order Perfection against Fifth-Order Early Stage and Fourth-Order was a total steamroll.

Within a few moves, the seven Fourth-Order Energy Lifeforms were all slain.

The Fifth-Order one lasted a few more moves but also soon fell.

After the Energy Lifeforms died, they left behind crystals.

They were red, fist-sized, and emitted a scorching light.

This was their Life Essence, containing pure fire-attribute energy.

Although not as good as Flame Crystals, they were still decent treasures.

Lin Yun collected them into his Space Ring and counted them—eight in total, not one missing.

"Continue forward."

Lin Yun looked at the endless gas clouds below, anticipation in his eyes.

What else was waiting for him in the depths of the Magic Eye Planet?

He was very curious.