It was a red and blue planet. Different from the Heaven's Origin Sector, the land was bright blue, while the ocean was crimson.
There was not the slightest trace of living creatures on the bright blue land. The geological movement of Ultimacy was hundreds of times more intense than that of the Heaven's Origin Sector. The earth seemed to have been torn apart countless times and then crashed into each other countless times. Interconnecting folds, mountains, and valleys were everywhere.
According to the pictures captured by the crystal cameras, the crystal processors had discovered at least a hundred mountains more than ten thousand meters tall and dozens of valleys thousands of meters below the sea level.
It was a rugged planet.
Such features did not seem to be natural. They were probably caused by the attacks of 'planetary magical equipment'.
Maybe ten thousand years ago, this place had been a paradise that was suitable for all kinds of animals and plants, just like the Heaven's Origin Planet. However, because of the war, the prosperity of the past had all turned into dust and vanished with the wind.
Since the terrain was too harsh, the risk of landing was too high. Bright exhaust flames spurted out of the power rune arrays of the star shuttle as it changed its direction and flew toward the crimson ocean.
They were preparing to land on the ocean.
The ocean was very flat. The water could even cushion part of the impact and increase the probability of landing successfully.
The shell of the star shuttle opened silently. Five metal probes popped out and began to analyze the composition of the air in the atmosphere.
Another metal ball carved with countless runes darted out of the star shuttle and fell into the crimson ocean ahead of the others to analyze the composition of the water.
Soon, the analysis report was displayed on the light beam.
The oxygen content of the air of Ultimacy was 5% higher than that of the Heaven's Origin Sector, except for some demonic energy and impurities. Building Foundation Stage Cultivators could breathe the air here directly.
The ocean contained more than 550 minerals and microelements, which were almost the same as the most famous hot springs on the Heaven's Origin Sector.
Or rather, the entire ocean. It was a giant 'hot spring'.
The average temperature of the ocean was 72 degrees.
It was a preliminary estimation. Below the ground of Ultimacy, there must be a lot of spiritual lodes with astonishing reserves. As the crust of the planet changed violently, the spiritual lodes crashed into each other and formed volcanoes at the bottom of the ocean. The magma, together with a lot of marrow crystals and minerals, burst out and melted into the ocean. As a result, the entire ocean was dyed crimson. The temperature soared, too.
This conclusion made the six of them very excited.
Since there were so many spiritual lodes on Ultimacy, there must be a lot of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Maybe the space battleground outside the atmosphere was the place where the Star Ocean Imperium and the Demon Beast Imperium were competing for the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on Ultimacy.
They had made the right choice in coming here!
"One thousand two hundred meters to the sea level!"
Everyone shrunk their necks and buried themselves deep into the foam seats. The foam kept squirming, trying its best to wrap around them.
"Distance from sea level. Eight hundred meters to go! "
Everyone was left with only their heads sticking out of the bubble.
"Three hundred meters to sea level!"
This time, even his head was covered in bubbles. They formed six huge "cocoons".
"Last three seconds, prepare to land!"
The shell of the star shuttle let out a "Bo" sound as all the plate armor was blown apart, revealing layers of bright silver runes that were shining brightly. Silver ripples flowed and formed a translucent white shell that protected the star shuttle inside.
Boom!
The Star Shuttle roared and slammed into the red sea. Waves that were hundreds of meters high were splashed up, and a deafening roar was heard.
A translucent protective shell of spiritual energy. It was extremely elastic and absorbed the impact as much as possible. After bouncing on the surface of the sea for dozens of times, it gradually stabilized.
The protective shell of spiritual energy suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a ragged, smoking star shuttle.
"We made it!"
Half a day later, the cabin door was opened. The six Orb Patrollers of Team Blue Bronze struggled to climb out. Standing on the surface of the sea, they opened their helmets and breathed in the air that was much fresher than that of the Heaven's Origin Planet greedily.
"The air here is so sweet, with a slight fragrance. After taking a deep breath, I feel that my spiritual energy is running more smoothly than before. How amazing!"
"Of course. A lot of spiritual lodes are buried below the ground of Ultimacy, which is even more abundant than that of the Heaven's Origin Planet. Also, the spiritual energy is spurted to the sea and the sky in the form of undersea volcanic eruptions. Therefore, the density of spiritual particles in the air is many times higher than that of the Tian Yuan Realm. Of course, it's comfortable for you to breathe!
"Such a place is the legendary 'natural paradise'. Training here for one day is better than training for ten days in the Tian Yuan Realm!
"There are natural paradises on the Heaven's Origin Planet, too. But they are very small. Only the headquarters of the top 100 sects of the Federation or the private training clubs of the Yuanying Patriarchs can be built on natural paradises!
"But here, tsk, tsk, tsk, the entire sea, and even the entire planet, is full of natural paradises!
"If the technology of teleportation arrays can be greatly improved one day, we can open a permanent wormhole between Ultimacy and the Heaven's Origin Planet, build a giant space gate, conquer Ultimacy, and develop the place on a large scale …
"Then, the Cultivators of the Heaven's Origin Planet will be hundreds of times stronger!"
Looking at Ultimacy, which was brimming with spiritual energy, everyone couldn't help but imagine the future.
Hong Tong, the captain, was calmer than the rest.
He waved his hand and said, "Alright, that's all for later. Our mission in this exploration of Ultimacy is to bring back a lot of precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or to excavate one or two pieces of magical equipment and Cultivation arts that are far more advanced than those of the Tian Yuan Realm!
"Let's get down to business first. Vulture, set up the first star beacon!"
They were in the offshore area, about hundreds of kilometers away from the coastline. It was peaceful here. Only the endless mountains were standing on the coastline. They were more than ten thousand meters high. Even though they were hundreds of kilometers away, they could still vaguely see the raging peaks.
Li Yao scanned the environment carefully with his crystal cameras, but he didn't find anything wrong.
He retrieved a lot of components from his Cosmos Ring and prepared to set up the first star beacon.
A Star Team had crossed thousands of lightyears and arrived in a new world. The first thing they needed to do was to set up a star beacon.
Star beacons were like lighthouses in the sea of stars. They could mark the coordinates and the specific location of the team to the Tian Yuan Realm clearly.
Once the star beacon started shining, the star shuttles would be sent over next time. It would be much easier. As long as there were no accidents such as space storms, the shuttle would be teleported to the vicinity of the star beacon instead of appearing outside of the atmosphere.
Star beacons were the most important magical equipment for human beings to conquer the sea of stars.
In the age of the Star Ocean Imperium, human beings had established enormous, permanent star beacons in every corner of the universe. Despite the scourges of multiple wars, many star beacons had not been destroyed yet. They were absorbing the spiritual energy of the sun and the moon automatically to maintain their basic functions.
Searching for ancient star beacons was one of the missions of Occult Orbs Fellowship, too.
It was because they had discovered so many ancient star beacons that they were able to find so many Occult Orbs despite their relatively underdeveloped Cultivation level.
The star shuttle that Li Yao was on was already ragged after the fierce collisions of the debris of the ancient battlefields and the high temperature of the atmosphere. It was impossible for it to take them back to the Tian Yuan Realm.
Therefore, the most important thing for them to do now was to set up a star beacon.
In a month, the Heaven's Artillery would launch five new unmanned star shuttles to Ultimacy. By then, as long as they waited near the star beacon, they would be able to get new star shuttles.
Because they would not need to carry passengers. The five star shuttles would be filled with crystals that would provide enough spiritual energy for them to be 'dragged' back to the Heaven's Origin Sector!
While pondering, Li Yao unfolded the components of the star beacon on the surface of the ocean quickly.
In order to adapt to the extreme environments, the star beacons had been installed with high-intensity defense rune arrays and fixing systems.
Li Yao set the pedestal to the ocean mode. After a 'chi' sound, the pedestal was immediately inflated into sixteen giant air bags. They floated on the surface of the ocean.
In the ocean mode, the star beacon could resist a level-10 wind. It should not be damaged after only one month.
Li Yao's hands moved quickly. Connecting the components one after another, an octagonal metal tower more than five meters tall gradually took shape.
Li Yao extended four spiritual threads from the gaps of the finger plates of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit and connected them to the mainframe crystal processor of the star beacon. Through the mini light beam that was projected on his retina, he set the coordinates of the star beacon and the information about the environment.
Right then, he felt a slight vibration below his feet.
The antennas on the star beacon were shaking slightly.
"Huala! Huala! "
Countless weird fish with sharp horns on their heads suddenly jumped out of the crimson ocean and uttered 'gudu! Gudu! ' While making gudu sounds, the fish opened their fins and turned into membranes that were more than one meter long. They glided in midair for a long time before they fell back into the ocean. Then, they jumped and glided again in panic, running away desperately. They did not even have time to look at the 'bizarre-looking' intruders such as Li Yao.
Li Yao had a bad feeling. He asked, "Captain, is an undersea volcano erupting?"
Captain Hong Tong was even more confused.
"We've sent quite a few probe balls to the bottom of the ocean. The undersea mountains in the hundred square kilometers nearby are quiet. There is no sign of a large-scale eruption or undercurrent, either. The vibration seems to be coming from the coastline. Is it an earthquake?"
"Wait!"
"Something is wrong. According to the map detected by the crystal cameras just now, the land … seems to be on the other side!"
Li Yao was greatly alarmed.
The land was on the other side?
Then, what were the rolling mountains ten thousand meters high standing on the 'shore' that they saw just now?
Li Yao's eyelids were twitching violently. He turned around slowly. There was no telling if it was his imagination, but he felt that the mountains at the end of the ocean seemed to be even more magnificent and had almost swallowed half of the sky.
The vibration was getting more and more intense. Thousands of weird fish that could glide jumped and screamed in desperation. They rushed past everybody like a storm that was running for their lives.
Li Yao blinked his eyes to make sure that his eyes were not deceiving him.
The red mountains at the end of the ocean were getting higher and higher. They had swallowed two thirds of the sky. Destructive roars were echoing in his ears, too.
Li Yao finally confirmed that the towering mountains that were almost ten thousand meters high and hundreds of kilometers long were not mountains.
They were giant tides.
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