73: Chapter 73 The Secret of the Mysterious Sound Waves

"Respected Host, both sets of sonic waves are sounds emitted by a form of life."

"Life?" Su Fan's brow furrowed slightly. This was completely different from what he had imagined; he had always thought it was an alien base.

"That is correct. This is a life form completely different from humans."

"The primary substance constituting their bodies is not carbon, but silicon. You can call them Silicon-Based Life Forms."

"Silicon-based life!" Su Fan was shocked. He hadn't expected that there were actually Silicon-Based Life Forms, which he had only ever imagined, within the Blue Star.

"You just said 'them.' Are these Silicon-Based Life Forms social creatures?"

"Correct. They are social creatures, and their population size is very large!" The system's voice was devoid of emotion.

Su Fan's brow was tightly knit. "System, continue your introduction."

"This Silicon-Based Life Form is called the Star-Devouring Beast. They feed on planets in the universe and are generally distributed beneath the surface of planets or moons."

"Star-Devouring Beasts vary in size. During their growth phase, they are generally several hundred meters tall. In adulthood, they can typically reach several thousand meters. Some exceptionally gifted Star-Devouring Beast Kings can reach heights of over ten thousand meters."

"The most formidable is the leader of each Star-Devouring Beast population. Every population must have one, and that is the Star-Devouring Beast Emperor!"

"The size of a Star-Devouring Beast Emperor can reach over a hundred thousand or even several hundred thousand meters!"

"Several hundred thousand meters?!" Su Fan exclaimed. "The Blue Star's crust is only a little over 30,000 meters thick!"

"Do they live in the mantle?"

"Correct. The Star-Devouring Beasts mostly move within the mantle because they prefer its high-temperature environment."

"In fact, Star-Devouring Beast Kings and Star-Devouring Beast Emperors go even deeper, living near the outer core or even the inner core."

"Speaking of which, we must discuss the threat posed by the Star-Devouring Beast populations." The system's voice still held its unique mechanical quality.

Su Fan listened intently.

"The reason they are called Star-Devouring Beasts is literal: their food is the planet itself."

"Normally, a species relies on a planet to survive. Although they eat, they also excrete, and eventually, they die."

"When an individual dies, they are broken down by decomposers, and all the matter in their body returns to the planet, re-entering the natural cycle."

"However, Star-Devouring Beasts only eat; they do not excrete!"

"Furthermore, their lifespans are extremely, extremely long. Generally, they can live for tens of millions of years. Gifted Star-Devouring Beast Kings and Star-Devouring Beast Emperors can even live for hundreds of millions or even billions of years!"

Su Fan was dumbfounded.

"System, the Blue Star and the Sun are only about 4.5 billion years old, and the universe is only a bit over 10 billion years old. You're telling me a Star-Devouring Beast can live for billions of years?"

The system fell silent for a moment before continuing, "Who said the universe is only a bit over 10 billion years old?"

"A civilization that hadn't even reached Level 1 Civilization status—do you think their viewpoints, their technology, and their calculated age of the universe are reliable?"

Su Fan was left speechless.

"The universe is vast, and its age is even greater. In the words of your Xia Clan—the water here runs very deep!"

"Because they eat so much, don't excrete, don't need to breathe, and live so long, even though their reproduction speed is somewhat slow, their population size can keep growing."

"It doesn't matter in the short term, but as time passes, the population of the Star-Devouring Beasts will grow until the entire planet can no longer sustain them!"

"The entire planet is destroyed!" The system's voice was mechanical and cold.

A layer of goosebumps rose on Su Fan's back.

"By 'destroyed,' do you mean everything is eaten up?" Su Fan asked solemnly.

"Correct. In the later stages, the entire planet will be eaten clean!"

Su Fan fell silent, then said, "If the planet is destroyed, wouldn't these Star-Devouring Beasts be directly exposed to outer space?"

"Although Star-Devouring Beasts cannot fly, their bodies can withstand cosmic rays and the vacuum environment. They won't die immediately in space; they will only starve to death due to a lack of food."

"Moreover, Star-Devouring Beast populations have a way to deal with this!"

"Speaking of which, I must mention the Star-Devouring Beast Emperor once again."

"The Star-Devouring Beast Emperor is not only massive in size, but its combat power is also the strongest in the entire population. Furthermore, it possesses a racial talent."

"Ordinary Star-Devouring Beasts can dig holes. As the Emperor of a population, the Star-Devouring Beast Emperor can not only dig ordinary holes but also spatial holes!"

"Dig spatial holes?" Su Fan interrupted the system. "Are you sure this isn't a species from a fantasy novel?"

"Respected Host, inside the core of a Star-Devouring Beast, a Cold Nuclear Fusion reaction occurs. The core of a Star-Devouring Beast King has even evolved into Heavy Nuclear Fusion."

"The most powerful Star-Devouring Beast Emperor's core has evolved to the point where it can preliminarily utilize Dark Matter!"

"Do you still think this is a species from a fantasy novel?" The system's mechanical voice seemed to carry a hint of disdain.

"Fine, keep talking. You're the boss, everything you say is right!" Su Fan was like a student who had just voiced an opinion only to be refuted by the teacher, completely deflated.

"Normally, when the planet where the Star-Devouring Beasts live is about to be destroyed, the Star-Devouring Beast Emperor will detonate its own core. The massive energy will pierce through a temporary spatial tunnel."

"The spatial coordinates of this tunnel's destination change at any time, so the Star-Devouring Beasts that enter the spatial tunnel will be randomly teleported throughout the universe."

"The universe is so big, and most of it is empty space. Such random teleportation is almost a hundred percent guarantee of extinction!" Su Fan raised a question in a timely manner.

"It is not!"

"Because the Star-Devouring Beast Emperor can sense spatial fluctuations. Although the spatial tunnel opened before death is random, there are always a few random spatial nodes that can lead directly to other planets."

"It just depends on which lucky Star-Devouring Beast happens to encounter one."

Su Fan fell silent. He rubbed his temples and asked somewhat nervously, "System, how is the combat power of the Star-Devouring Beasts?"

"A growth-phase Star-Devouring Beast can be handled by your F-grade kunpeng no. 1. An adult Star-Devouring Beast requires E-grade weapons produced by a Level 2 Civilization to be dealt with. A Star-Devouring Beast King requires D-grade weapons from a Level 3 Civilization to be killed."

"As for the Star-Devouring Beast Emperor, it is truly formidable. It requires C-grade weapons from a Level 4 Civilization to be completely destroyed!"

Su Fan inhaled sharply.

These Star-Devouring Beasts were truly terrifying!

It was a good thing he hadn't easily conducted a deep investigation in the Bermuda Triangle. Otherwise, if he had disturbed the Blue Star's Star-Devouring Beast population, everyone on the entire Blue Star would have been buried with him!

"Can you determine how many Star-Devouring Beasts are on the Blue Star and the Moon?" Su Fan asked.

"Population sizes vary. They are generally determined by the volume of the planet they inhabit and the time the population migrated to that planet."

"The volume of the planet determines the upper limit of the population, while the migration time determines the current population size."

"Since the migration time of the Star-Devouring Beasts on the Blue Star and the Moon is unknown, it is impossible to determine their current population size."

"Is there any way to determine the migration time?" Su Fan asked urgently.

"Yes!" The system's answer was concise.

"Then tell me quickly!"

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