273: Ice Age

Regret.

Boundless regret filled Zeta's heart.

The immense gains made him realize that this seemingly insignificant primary planet was an inexhaustible treasure.

It could continuously provide him with the nourishment to grow stronger.

If he hadn't sold Blue Star, he would only need to guard Blue Star and gradually enhance his Talent.

His future self would absolutely not stop at Star-level.

It's worth noting that in just one month of observing Blue Star, Zeta had discovered countless incredible Talents on the planet.

Except for a few of the most powerful types of Talents, it could be said to encompass a myriad of abilities.

Not only that, but the levels of some Talents were ridiculously high.

So high that even with Zeta's vision, he couldn't fully observe them.

This ownerless life planet before him might be an experimental ground for some great powerhouse; its rating absolutely couldn't be merely an E-class.

Its value was also far beyond what twelve yuan crystal could measure.

Zeta cried out that he had been tricked.

That seemingly profitable deal before had actually caused him to lose immensely.

Twelve yuan crystal might be a very substantial fortune, perhaps even enough to allow him to enter the ranks of Star-level.

But compared to the terrifyingly vast number of Talents on Blue Star, there was simply no comparison.

Hate, regret… Zeta was filled with remorse. If his vision had been a little broader, if… if he had waited a bit longer, not rushed to mark Blue Star, and made a decision after thoroughly discovering Blue Star’s value.

Perhaps he would have a more brilliant future.

Although he knew that waiting would put his clan in an inescapable predicament, Zeta was willing to wait a little longer.

Compared to his own improvement, preserving his clan became less important.

Thinking of this, Zeta's smile was a bit bitter.

Blue Star no longer belonged to him; regret was useless now.

He couldn't even show the slightest sign of realizing something was wrong, and he had to keep Blue Star's existence and secrets confidential.

Because once the secret was leaked, or if it attracted the attention of the Dawn Merchant Guild, what awaited him would be something more terrifying than death.

His greatest opportunity in this life had already been lost the moment he decided to mark Blue Star.

After realizing this, Zeta’s mood immediately became incredibly depressed.

This depression could not even be soothed by the joy of gaining a large number of yuan crystal and growing stronger.

Thinking of this, Zeta looked towards the blazing sun nearby.

Normally, as only a Planet Stage Three, he would never dare to provoke this terrifying burning star.

The terrifying high temperature on the surface of the sun alone was not an attack Zeta's small body could withstand.

But now, Zeta was different.

Having mastered the Talent: Fire Control (Elementary), he could now barely control the power of fire.

He could tame this flame, which should have caused him great harm, and even convert it into his own strength.

Thinking of this, he flew towards the sun without hesitation.

Looking at the sun so close, feeling the high temperature on its surface, a hint of excitement flashed in Zeta's eyes.

In fact, as a fire-element Cosmic Beast, he had already set his sights on this giant fireball when he first arrived in the Solar System.

However, his strength was, after all, only average.

Ultimately, he had to retreat because he couldn't withstand the high temperature on the sun's surface.

But now it was different.

Relying on his powerful physique and his newly acquired Talent, he began to extract energy from the sun.

Zeta flew fearlessly near the sun.

Things were indeed as he had expected; the originally scorching flames began to become docile under the effect of the Talent: Fire Control (Elementary).

At least his current body could withstand it.

Thinking of this, Zeta no longer hesitated and began to use his racial Talent to absorb the fire energy from the sun.

As the firelight was gradually drawn into Zeta's body.

Much like Lin Tianwei reinforcing his body with origin energy, Zeta's body began to change.

With the infusion of fire energy, Zeta's already bulging muscles became even more exaggerated, gradually swelling.

His already enormous body actually underwent another transformation, little by little, becoming even more powerful.

Could there be such a good thing?

A hint of excitement flashed in Zeta's eyes, and he immediately reverted to his strongest state.

While a smaller body saved energy and was more flexible.

That was not Zeta's strongest form.

Moreover, due to his small size, the efficiency of absorbing solar energy was extremely low.

As expected, Zeta, displaying his strongest form, doubled the efficiency of absorbing solar energy.

As a large amount of energy that originally belonged to the sun, to the Solar System, was absorbed by him, his body actually developed again.

Growing little by little, his body, which was originally only close to ten million meters, directly reached ten million meters.

Not only that, Zeta's body was still slowly growing.

Slowly growing towards a stronger posture.

Zeta had a premonition in his heart.

He only needed to absorb the sun's energy for about another year, and he would be able to break through the barrier between Stage Three and Stage Four.

And step into Planet Stage Four in one fell swoop.

He never expected that the bottleneck that had troubled him for many years would be broken through in such a simple way.

Amidst his excitement, Zeta began to fully concentrate on absorbing the energy from the sun.

However, while absorbing the sun's energy made Zeta stronger and happier, for the entire Solar System, it was a terrifying disaster.

Just as Lin Tianwei thought, the sun, as the core of the Solar System, was the absolute core of the entire Solar System.

The light and heat it constantly emitted were crucial even for lifeless planets.

A disaster sweeping through the entire Solar System began to unfold.

Due to Zeta's massive body partially obscuring the sunlight.

Coupled with the large amount of heat emitted by the sun being absorbed by Zeta.

The entire Solar System entered an ice age prematurely.

Those planets that were already some distance from the sun, located at the edge of the Solar System, began to freeze, turning into frozen planets.

Under the ravages of low temperatures, vitality gradually dissipated from these planetary bodies.

They, who might once have had a chance to give birth to life, would no longer have any possibility of life being born.

However, this was only the beginning.

Under the influence of low temperatures, the operation of the planets was also affected; one small move affected the whole body!

Blue Star, which had already lost its satellite, the moon, finally found it difficult to maintain its balance and began to slowly shift towards a new orbit, pulled by the gravity of nearby planets.

On Blue Star.

Etna, with a worried expression, looked at the new data he had observed and reported to MacArthur:

“General MacArthur, Blue Star’s future fate may be heading towards destruction.”

“I never imagined that monster not only had the power to destroy the moon, but could even provoke the sun.”

“Under the monster’s obscuration, the nights on Blue Star are now truly too long.”

“The sun’s energy also seems to have weakened considerably, greatly reducing the energy we can obtain through sunlight.”

“Not only that, the chaotic gravitational field has also triggered countless natural disasters on Blue Star.”

“Sakura Island, already a high-earthquake zone, was directly submerged in lava due to volcanic eruptions caused by earthquakes, eventually sinking completely into the ocean.”

“But thankfully, that place had once been fed upon by Lord Tiger King, and now there are no living creatures there, which can be considered a blessing in misfortune.”

“If it weren't for the fact that most of the creatures living on Blue Star are now Awakening creatures, with physical qualities reinforced by at least five times.”

“Facing such a harsh living environment, the creatures on Blue Star might have already been reduced to less than one in ten.”

Facing Etna's report, MacArthur fell silent.

He never expected that the rest of his life would be so arduous.

Just when he finally saw that terrifying behemoth leave, he didn't expect that it had no intention of letting go of the Solar System.

It had merely changed its target of destruction to the sun.

If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold!

Problems with the sun directly affected the entire Solar System, and Blue Star was the first to bear the brunt, entering an ice age.

Global warming?

That was a problem discussed before; if this continued, what awaited Blue Star would be an ice age of global freezing.

The most obvious sign was the Antarctic and Arctic, which had already expanded to 1.5 times their original size.

If this continued, Blue Star might gradually usher in the tragedy of global freezing.

However, facing such a terrifying natural disaster and beast calamity, MacArthur felt nothing but despair and was utterly helpless.

Resist?

To slaughter that Cosmic Beast currently devouring the sun's energy?

Humans would not have such an overambitious idea when facing a Zeta ten thousand meters tall, let alone the Zeta who had now displayed his strongest form, reaching a height of ten million meters.

Thinking of this, MacArthur sighed, a powerful sense of powerlessness sweeping over him, and said:

“Perhaps Blue Star is destined to face destruction.”

“Accepting our destined fate might be the best choice.”

“Against such a terrifying behemoth, struggle is merely futile.”

At this point, MacArthur's right hand involuntarily clenched into a fist, and he said bitterly:

“Hate, I hate so much, I only hate that we are not strong enough to drive away these alien visitors.”

“Allowing them to run rampant in our planet and star system, wantonly trampling our dignity.”

“If…”

After a moment of hesitation, MacArthur ultimately couldn't come up with any 'what ifs'.

In his opinion, Blue Star had already reached a dead end, with no room for 'what ifs'.

No 'what if' could save Blue Star.

The powerful Lord Tiger King?

Even if Lord Tiger King, only a thousand meters in size, was strong, he could never be a match for this ten-million-meter-level behemoth.

Compared to each other, the huge size difference made Lord Tiger King seem like nothing more than an ant.

Thinking of this, MacArthur sighed again.

He felt he might have been a little too optimistic.

Previously, he had hoped that Lin Tianwei could leave Blue Star, carrying the hope of Blue Star to make a name for himself in the universe.

Now, that seemed like an absolute pipe dream.

He had previously thought that the Star Devouring Beast Avatar's strength was already quite formidable in the universe, considered a rare powerhouse.

After repelling the Star Devouring Beast Avatar, Blue Star would enter a period of peaceful development.

They would have enough time to develop, to the point of being able to venture into the universe and dominate it.

But he never expected that the second wave of attack from the universe would come so quickly, so unexpectedly.

And so despair-inducing.

Not only that, Zeta's strength was countless times greater than that of the Star Devouring Beast Avatar.

Leaving no courage for resistance.

If the universe was filled with terrifying behemoths like Zeta, then even the powerful Lord Tiger King would never have any chance to develop.

Perhaps Lord Tiger King had already died outside, even earlier than these creatures clinging to life on Blue Star.

With this in mind, MacArthur said, “Live as you must.”

“Cherish our last moments.”

“Our lives may be very difficult now.”

“But this might be the best time we will ever have; the situation will only get more severe day by day.”

Facing MacArthur's pessimistic statement, Etna couldn't help but try to persuade him:

“General MacArthur, please don’t be too pessimistic.”

“We still have hope,…”

However, at this point, Etna simply couldn't continue speaking.

Because with all his lifelong learning, he couldn't find where hope lay.

That is to say, Blue Star currently had no hope at all.

MacArthur waved his hand, signaling Etna that he was fine, and said:

“Etna, you don’t have to force yourself to comfort me; my nerves are stronger than you imagine.”

“Clinging to false hope? It’s better to face reality and cherish the present.”

“Don’t report any more related matters to me; just calm the people.”

“We only have the present, no future!”

...Despair, silent despair gradually spread throughout Blue Star.

It was even more despairing than when the Star Devouring Behemoth Avatar first descended.

Not only because Zeta's strength was greater, but also because this kind of disaster, freezing the entire planet little by little, like boiling a frog in warm water, was even more despair-inducing.

Even the most optimistic creatures would eventually be crushed by the accumulating despair, completely falling into hopelessness.

They desperately hoped for a hero to save them, to save all of Blue Star.

However, they knew this was futile.

There was no creature on Blue Star that could save them now, no creature at all!

...However, just as Zeta was full of complacency, the entire Blue Star was plunged into silent despair, and the Dawn Merchant Guild was planning to auction Blue Star, Lin Tianwei returned!

His yellow and black figure returned to the Solar System.

However, Lin Tianwei, in energy-saving mode, was only over three hundred meters long, looking powerful yet not powerful enough.

At least, compared to the tens of millions of meters tall Zeta, he wasn't even an ant; he could barely be considered a speck of dust.

Yet, under these circumstances, Lin Tianwei still returned.

Just as he had left silently, he returned to the Solar System silently once again.

This time, he was about to face an extremely formidable opponent.

A colossal beast reaching tens of millions of meters in height! (End of Chapter)