198: Chapter 198 Mechanical Star Chart and Fundamental Foundation! Marching into the Abyss of Myriad Stars, the System Responds to Cosmic Catastrophe!

Edge of the Central Star Sea, Plunderer Fleet Wreckage Zone.

Tens of thousands of Primeval Alloy Battleships, now without their masters, floated silently in the cold vacuum of the Universe, like massive steel tombs.

"Quick! Cut off the self-destruct Formation of their main ship! Empty all energy blocks and high-dimensional weapon arsenals!"

Zhao Xiao waved his battle saber, directing one hundred thousand Mech Dragon Cavalry, who, like diligent black ants, systematically looted the once invincible East Pole Legion.

Those formerly arrogant Plunderers were now nothing more than puddles of viscous liquid emitting an eerie green light in the main control room.

Even their proud mechanical prosthetics were confiscated by the Mech Legion as scrap metal.

Lin Que did not participate in this low-level scavenging.

He held the ten-million-jin heavy taichu world-fall heavy blade in one hand, striding leisurely into the largest Blood-colored Flagship.

Guide Gu Chen and Su Qingyu followed closely behind.

"My Lord, this flagship's intelligent core is still operating. However, these mechanical fanatics from the East Pole are extremely cautious. If we forcefully read it, the intelligent core will immediately format all star map data."

Gu Chen looked at the central control panel, which was flashing with dazzling red light, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Format?"

Lin Que walked to the central control panel, made of unknown Primeval Divine Metal.

He didn't use Soul Searching Art, nor did he use Divine Sense to crack any firewalls.

Lin Que simply extended his right hand, removing a tiny, extremely weak physical disguise beneath his skin.

Three hundred million jin of extreme mass instantly flowed along his fingertip, gently touching the indestructible screen of the central control panel.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

There was no explosion, only pure gravitational crushing.

The divine metal control panel, capable of withstanding a full-power strike from an Early Stage Dao Integration Realm Cultivator, cracked into dense patterns under Lin Que's fingertip, like a fragile biscuit.

The terrifying physical pressure even penetrated the outer shell, directly acting on the intelligent core's crystal core.

"Warning... unable to parse physical mass compression detected... underlying logic collapse... canceling self-destruct program... opening highest authority..."

The intelligent core's cold mechanical voice surprisingly carried a hint of anthropomorphic "fear" and garbled code.

In the face of absolute violence, even high-dimensional artificial intelligence could only obediently bow its head.

"Well done."

Lin Que withdrew his finger and looked at Gu Chen:

"Come, let's see what good stuff they have in their minds."

Gu Chen immediately stepped forward, his hands rapidly operating on the cracked keyboard.

A moment later, a vast, boundless, dark blue holographic star map, many times larger than the Central Star Sea, was projected into mid-air.

The star map was densely marked with various dangerous areas, black hole coordinates, and countless resource points emitting strange light.

"Found it!"

A flicker of excitement flashed in Gu Chen's eyes as he pointed to a huge vortex in the deepest part of the star map, surrounded by layers of red skull markings.

"My Lord! This is the core forbidden zone of the East Pole Myriad Star Abyss—the Taichu Mechanical Temple ruins!"

Gu Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his inner shock:

"According to the Plunderers' top-secret intelligence, within these ruins, there is a high possibility that the first Great Universe Cornerstone you need—the origin of taiyi gold—is being nurtured!"

"As long as you obtain it, your inner heaven and earth will be able to evolve absolutely indestructible physical and metal Laws!"

"origin of taiyi gold..."

Lin Que looked at the vortex on the star map, a fiery gleam igniting in his eyes.

Although his Physical Body had reached three hundred million jin, to continue Breaking Through upwards, mere energy accumulation was no longer enough. He needed higher-dimensional "material cornerstones" to solidify the Foundation of his inner heaven and earth.

"Is the route far?"

Lin Que asked.

"Very far, and extremely dangerous."

Gu Chen's expression was solemn:

"The Laws of the Myriad Star Abyss are completely chaotic. Along the way, there are not only various extreme universal cataclysms but also exploration teams from other outer regions hunting in the dark. There are no rules there; the only truth is whose fist is bigger."

"No rules is good."

Lin Que picked up the worldfall heavy blade, rested it on his shoulder, and a domineering arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I hate it when others set rules for me the most."

Lin Que turned around, his large red cloak flapping in the flagship, his voice resounding:

"Old Chen, Zhao Xiao, you two will lead eighty thousand troops to remain on Planet Huangji, suppress the Central Star Sea, and integrate and digest all resources. Without my command, no one is allowed to step half a step out of this Star Sea gate."

"Green Fish, Gu Chen, select twenty thousand of the most elite Dragon Cavalry and board the star destroyer with me."

Lin Que's gaze pierced through the battleship's viewport, looking at the shattered Cosmic Crystal Wall.

"I'm tired of staying in the greenhouse of the Central Star Sea."

"Let's go outside and feel the wind."

...

Half a day later.

The massive nine-dragon planet-destroying warship v3.0 emitted a roar that shook the galaxy, and pulled by the mighty Star-Swallowing Thunder Beast, it plunged resolutely into the several-million-zhang long cosmiccrack, like a black leviathan!

The moment they completely crossed the crystal wall.

Everyone felt the scene before their eyes instantly change dramatically.

Gone were the colorful, gentle Spirit Rivers of the Central Star Sea, and gone were the soft starlight.

What greeted their eyes was a deep, violent, dark abyss, as if a primordial beast was opening its bloody maw!

This was a true corner of the Primeval Universe—the East Pole Myriad Star Abyss!

"Beep beep beep! Warning!"

"Battleship has left the stable Law zone! Encountering extremely harsh cosmic environment!"

"External temperature is dropping sharply! Has fallen below absolute zero! Taiyi Glazed Shield is enduring high-dimensional gravitational tearing!"

As soon as the star destroyer entered the Myriad Star Abyss, the intelligent core in the main control room issued a piercing, shrill alarm.

The battleship began to shake violently.

Outside the viewport, a strange grey-white cosmic cold current, mixed with spatial turbulence capable of easily shredding stars, crashed against the battleship's shield like a tsunami.

"Crack... crack!"

The V3.0 Heavenly Punishment Shield, capable of withstanding a full-power strike from a Middle Stage Dao Integration Realm Cultivator, rapidly formed a thick layer of black solid ice in the face of this purely natural universal cataclysm. The Formation patterns began to flicker erratically, as if they could collapse at any moment!

"My Lord! This is a double-layered cataclysm unique to the Myriad Star Abyss: the 'Nirvana Cold Current' and the 'Gravity Collapse Zone'!"

Gu Chen clutched the edge of the control panel, his face pale:

"This extreme environmental debuff, even mighty Cultivators in the Late Stage Dao Integration Realm wouldn't dare to resist with their Physical Body. Once the shield shatters, all of us will instantly be frozen into ice sculptures, then crushed into powder by gravity!"

The cruelty of the Great Universe was vividly displayed at this moment.

Here, the enemy was not only Cultivators but also the violent heaven and earth itself.

However, Lin Que, seated on his throne, faced with such a terrifying cataclysm that could tear even a starship apart.

Not only did he not frantically mobilize his true essence to repair the shield, but he stood up with extreme composure.

"Environmental debuff?"

Lin Que walked to the holographic viewport, looking at the raging grey-white cold current outside. A sharp, cold glint flashed in his heterochromatic pupils.

Under the extreme perception granted by the Great Desolation Star-Fall Body, he sensed that although this cold current was violent, it subtly carried traces of artificial manipulation.

Behind a massive meteor deep within the cold current, several stealth reconnaissance ships, shaped like withered leaves, were hidden.

These were the "Star Hyenas" who had long been waiting outside the border. They deliberately triggered the cataclysm, waiting for Lin Que's battleship shield to shatter so they could reap the benefits.

"Using cataclysms as a weapon?"

Lin Que's lips curved into a cold smile unique to a demon lord.

In his mind, he unhurriedly summoned the System.

"System."

"This wind outside is a bit cold, but the Primeval Frost Law in this Nirvana Cold Current is a good thing. I'll absorb it all with my Blood Scripture."

"As for the deadly side effects of 'absolute zero freezing internal organs, gravity collapse crushing bones'..."

Lin Que's gaze pierced through the layers of cold current, directly locking onto the stealth reconnaissance ships hiding behind the meteor, preparing to watch the show!

"Return it to the sender!"

"Since those hyenas hiding in the dark love ice sculpture exhibitions so much, let them freeze themselves first and fully experience what it means to be 'chilled to the bone, heart soaring'!"

[Ding! side effect transfer system activated with highest priority!]

[Detecting high-dimensional environmental debuff: Dual Cataclysm (Nirvana Absolute Zero, High-Dimensional Gravity Collapse).]

[Locking transfer target: Cataclysm instigator—Shadow Star Hyena Reconnaissance Team!]

[Logic reconstruction complete! Ignoring cataclysm natural attributes! Karma lines perfectly reversed and bound!]

[Reverse Cataclysm Airdrop mode, bombardment initiated!!]

Om——!!!

Under the System's dimension-reducing intervention, which disregarded all Laws of physical thermodynamics!

The grey-white cold current that was frantically tearing at the star destroyer's shield instantly lost all its freezing and destructive properties!

Those violent gravitational currents became softer than a spring breeze.

And the pure Frost Law Origin contained within the cold current transformed into countless blue light specks, penetrating the shield and being greedily swallowed and absorbed by Lin Que's million-li inner Universe.

On the branches and leaves of the World Tree, a layer of crystal-clear Frost Dao Rhyme instantly condensed. His three-hundred-million-jin Physical Body was tempered even more compact in this alternation of hot and cold.

At the same time.

Behind a massive meteor tens of thousands of li away.

"Hehe, that country bumpkin battleship from the Central Star Sea can't hold on much longer. Once they shatter, we'll rush up and grab their energy core..."

Inside the reconnaissance ship, several foreign domain bandits were rubbing their hands, waiting greedily.

However, before their words finished.

"Crack————!"

Without any warning!

A terrifying, indescribable absolute zero directly erupted inside their reconnaissance ship, within their internal organs! There wasn't even time for an alarm to sound.

"Uh..."

The greedy smiles on the faces of those several Early Stage Dao Integration Realm bandits instantly froze.

Their blood, true essence, and even the Primordial Spirit in their Sea of Consciousness, were completely frozen into black solid ice in less than a tenth of a second!

Immediately after.

"Boom!"

The "gravity collapse" side effect transferred by the System followed closely.

The reconnaissance ship and the bandits inside, already frozen into ice sculptures, shattered like fragile glass cups under this terrifying inward gravitational compression, exploding into countless tiny ice crystal powders in space!

Not even a cry was uttered; they vanished into thin air.

...

In the star destroyer's main control room.

The battleship, which was violently shaking and on the verge of collapse just moments ago, had now regained its stability.

The cataclysm outside the shield seemed to have encountered an invisible Wall of Sighs, automatically parting to both sides, no longer able to cause any damage to the battleship.

"The... the cataclysm retreated? How is this possible?!"

Gu Chen stared dumbfounded at the calm abyss passage outside the window, feeling like his tens of thousands of years of common sense had been eaten by a dog.

That was the Myriad Star Abyss's most unsolvable natural disaster, yet the Lord resolved it so effortlessly without even drawing his saber?!

"Cataclysms also bully the weak and fear the strong."

Lin Que turned around, his large red cloak drawing a domineering arc behind him as he reseated himself on the throne.

He propped his chin with one hand, his deep eyes looking at the vortex on the star map marked "Taichu Mechanical Temple," his tone filled with a calm and wild arrogance that overlooked the Great Universe:

"Fleet, full speed ahead."

"The scenery of this East Pole Myriad Star Abyss is decent enough."

"Go and claim our first cornerstone. Whoever dares to block the way..."

"I'll turn them into cosmic dust in this abyss."