CHAPTER 377: CHAPTER 376 QUASAR

In the dark universe,

A nebula looking like a flame suddenly slowed down its movement.

Moreover, during the process of examination by the scientific team of the Wandering Alliance, the Flame Nebula not only slowed down but also showed a tendency to move in the opposite direction.

This situation was very rare because for a long time, Constant Star Lu Chen had been using gravity to pull the Flame Nebula, and it moved along the calculated trajectory. However, suddenly, the trajectory of the Flame Nebula changed, and its speed had greatly reduced. Even though the cause had not been identified yet, scientists speculated that there must be a stronger gravitational force locking the Flame Nebula in the direction opposite to the Wandering Star System.

As the Flame Nebula was vast, and since the Wandering Star System and the opposing force were aligned in a straight line, the Wandering Star System could not detect the specific situation on the other side through the nebula. The same was believed to hold true for the opposing force, which certainly could not detect their specifics through the Flame Nebula, not even by using the method of a gravitational lens, because the mass of the Flame Nebula was massive enough to significantly affect the propagation of light. Therefore, it could be metaphorized that the Wandering Alliance and the opposing force were like two masked experts who had not seen each other’s faces but were aware of each other’s presence, competing from a distance with their "Inner Strength".

Under such circumstances, of course, Constant Star Lu Chen could not, and would not admit defeat.

After all, the plan of the Wandering Alliance had already been half-implemented, and the Flame Nebula was about to fall into their hands. Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin had appeared on the way.

Consequently, Constant Star Lu Chen activated the Dark Gold Satellite System surrounding the constant star. Using the surrounding Unified Force Field, he increased his gravity limit. Previously, Constant Star Lu Chen had managed to move the Flame Nebula with just his Gravity Strength, so he felt there was no need to use the Unified Force Field for enhancement, wanting to conserve some energy. But now, the situation was different; a very strong opponent had emerged with a Gravity Strength beyond his own, and he had to use the Unified Force Field to turn the tables.

Of course, Constant Star Lu Chen did not rigidly engage only in a gravitational competition with the opponent. In the process of the actual contest, he also accelerated the speed of the Wandering Star System and, on the advice of scientists, changed course again, flying directly toward the Flame Nebula. As the current situation had changed from before, the Flame Nebula was not moving along the calculated trajectory, and they could only narrow the distance to the Flame Nebula to establish a stronger gravitational interaction.

At the same time, Constant Star Lu Chen also dispatched a Science and Martial Battle Star to investigate what kind of existence the opposing force actually was.

For a moment, the Wandering Alliance had a three-pronged response, acting swiftly, all to ensure that they would unfailingly seize the Flame Nebula; after all, after such a long effort, nobody wanted to fail, ending up empty-handed.

Unfortunately, even though the Wandering Alliance was trying very hard to turn the tide, the direction of the Flame Nebula’s movement was still flying in the opposite direction. If not for the Wandering Star System actively accelerating forward, it’s probable that the distance between the Wandering Star System and the Flame Nebula would only widen.

On the contrary, all members of the Wandering Alliance were plunged into extreme shock; they did not expect that the existence on the other side could surpass the Sun Daddy in gravity. After all, the mass of the Sun Daddy was now over 1.5 million Constant Star Masses, and even with the incremental effect of the Unified Force Field, they were still inferior to the opponent. Imagining just how massive the opponent could be was unfathomable!

Regarding this, scientists speculated.

If the opposing force could surpass Constant Star Lu Chen with the support of the Unified Force Field without using technology as a boost, then the opposing force must be a Black Hole Level existence, at least of a very large Neutron Star caliber. However, if the opposite side had technological augmentation, then another story would unfold since a fourth or fifth-level Celestial Civilization had the ability to create miracles.

However, this was all speculation, and the ultimate result would have to be confirmed with new intelligence.

The Science and Martial Battle Star, dispatched to investigate, had now arrived at the side of the Flame Nebula through a Space Wormhole, and they finally saw the existence on the other side of the Flame Nebula.

What they saw was a vast spiral nebula, about 50 light-years in radius, and much larger than the Wandering Star System. With the naked eye, one could see that the density of this nebula was incredibly high, and it was rotating rapidly around a central black hole, with colossal molecules rubbing violently against each other in the rotation, creating large swaths of lightning. Thus, the nebula displayed thousands of colors. Due to its immense area, each section had different colors, and with the perpetual high-speed rotation, looking down from above, it was like a pot of colorful soup cooked from myriad colors, with someone stirring the color soup at high speed with a spoon, making it look extraordinarily dazzling!

"Who would’ve thought that they were actually a Quasar!" When they saw the images and information transmitted back by the Science and Martial Battle Star, the scientists of the Wandering Alliance recognized it instantly.

Although everyone was shocked, this result was somewhat neutral news for the Wandering Alliance.

The bad part was that Quasars were more terrifying and crazed entities than black holes, with Gravity Strength greater than that of ordinary black holes, which was why the opponent could surpass Constant Star Lu Chen in gravitational force. The good part was that, because of their crazed nature, Quasars were usually solitary, which meant the Quasar was not supported by a biological civilization, and without technological assistance, the Quasar was ultimately just a crazed Celestial Civilization.

Even more boldly, they thought.

If they could absorb this Quasar, the extent to which Constant Star Lu Chen and the Wandering Star System could grow was unimaginable!

Thus, the Wandering Alliance immediately convened an emergency internal meeting. All key members gathered together to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

Thunderous rumbling!

While the internal meeting of the Wandering Alliance was in session, the Flame Nebula underwent another mutation.

As the Flame Nebula was ultimately just a nebula, even though it contained several Supernovas that were pearls within the nebula, it couldn’t change the fact that the nebula was fairly dispersed. Therefore, under the immense gravitational tug of war between Constant Star Lu Chen and the Quasar, the Flame Nebula naturally became more and more burdened. When both sides were only three or four thousand light-years away from the nebula, the extreme gravity tug reached its limit, and the Flame Nebula could no longer endure it and was instantly torn into two pieces.

One piece accounted for nine-tenths, and the other only one-tenth of the mass.

Due to a lower Gravity Strength, Constant Star Lu Chen only managed to seize the one-tenth mass piece, while the larger piece, like a wild horse that had lost its reins, was rapidly falling toward the Quasar’s Accretion Disk!