Chapter 565: Mutation (Asking for monthly passes at the beginning of the month, hehe)

In the Warp Lane, scattered spatial Flowing Lights drew out magnificent rays, and the Eye of Palpatine was clustered in the center.

"The Abyss hiding so decisively truly makes me Restless with worry..." Li Yu muttered. Although the Abyss's reputation was damaged now, the other party's losses had indeed been controlled and wouldn't continue to expand.

Moreover, now completely hidden, no one knew where their Headquarters was. Going from the light into the dark, thinking carefully, it was indeed somewhat troublesome.

"I'll ask Sagura later to see if she has any clues..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Yu took out the [Genetic Mutation] badge. He was about to use it last time when he was interrupted by Hunter, so now was just the right time to continue using it.

As the spider-shaped badge dissipated, a red Flowing Light surged into his body, and a glowing blue screen that only he could see surfaced before his eyes.

[Please specify the mutating Gene Chain——

Calates Gene Chain

Superman Gene Chain

There were only three Gene Chains. Clearly, the Gene Chains additionally mounted through the [Code of Life] were not counted.

Without considering for too long, he made a choice, and that was the [Calates Gene Chain].

The [Calates Gene Chain] was his first A-Class Gene Chain. At that time, he didn't have enough ability to obtain powerful Gene Chains from other worlds.

He could only obtain it in the Universe he was in. The [Calates Gene Chain] was considered not bad, just that compared to other Gene Chains, it appeared somewhat lacking.

Compared to the replaceable fundamental Gene Chains, this A-Class Gene Chain clearly had no possibility of replacement.

It formed Li Yu's Genetic Cornerstone, and barring any accidents, it would accompany him throughout his life.

However, there was a very suitable opportunity now. [Genetic Mutation] could make the [Calates Gene Chain] even stronger.

After selecting the [Calates Gene Chain], the glowing blue screen immediately changed——

[Please choose one from the following Gene Chains

[Void Hunter——An advanced lifeform living in the Void, feeding on Void Turbulence. After mutation, you can gain the Void Perception Ability.]

[Tyrannical Azure Dragon——A depraved Azure Dragon in legends. Its black dragon body possesses powerful strength. After mutation, it can greatly enhance the strength of the Corporeal Form.]

[Thought-Devouring Evil God——An Evil God that feeds on fear, spreading dark Faith. After mutation, you can obtain a Fear Divinity.]]

Oh ho, a choice of one out of three, quite considerate. Li Yu had thought it would be a random mutation and was prepared to bear the risk, not expecting it to give him a surprise.

His gaze wandered back and forth among these three Gene Chains.

He didn't know where these Gene Chains came from. He had just accessed Returning Star's Database, and as a result, only [Void Hunter] had documented information.

As for the other two Gene Chains, he couldn't find relevant information.

But the System had already given detailed explanations. After careful consideration, he chose [Tyrannical Azure Dragon].

[Void Hunter] was of little use to him.

[Thought-Devouring Evil God] was even more out of the question; he didn't need a Fear Divinity.

[Tyrannical Azure Dragon] could actually enhance his immediate combat power, which was considered not bad.

After confirming the choice, the glowing blue screen immediately dissipated, once again turning into Flowing Light and merging into his Corporeal Form.

And he also felt a deep sense of tearing coming from his Corporeal Form. Deep within his body, it seemed as if something was undergoing a profound Metamorphosis, acting on the cellular level.

The resulting chain reaction caused him to feel pain.

However, this bit of pain was nothing to him now.

The Metamorphosis was completed quickly. Li Yu let out a long sigh of relief, clearly able to feel an unfamiliar power in his body.

His mind moved slightly, and the surface of his body suddenly shone with a Black Flame Aura. Fine black patterns surfaced on both sides of his cheeks, and his pupils also underwent slight changes, making him look rather demonic.

A few Lightning Arcs shot out from between his fingers, stirring on the surface of his Corporeal Form. Beneath the skin layer, cyan scale-like patterns faintly surfaced, blocking the Lightning Arcs.

These weren't Scale Armor, but a special defensive state. In this state, his defensive abilities would significantly increase.

"So this is the [Tyrannical Azure Dragon]..."

After familiarizing himself for a moment, Li Yu restrained this ability, returning to his normal form, and asked his subordinates how long until they arrived at Returning Star.

"...It will still take about four days..."

Upon receiving a specific answer, Li Yu pondered for a moment, ordered the fleet to temporarily halt its advance, and entered the Jade Void Palace himself.

The current Jade Void Palace was entirely different. After Sagura entered here, she immediately had Li Yu call out the manager left behind by the Titan, and then began familiarizing herself with the situation here.

After several days passed, Sagura had essentially grasped the workings.

"It's roughly what I imagined. This Dimensional Ship only possesses basic abilities... it doesn't possess dimensional attacks and other methods." Sagura came to Li Yu's side and laid out a list.

"First, a Dimension Engine needs to be forged. This requires at least five element dimensions, and their Energy Attributes cannot be the same..."

"Dimension Engine?" Li Yu didn't quite understand these terms.

"The Energy Core of the Dimensional Ship. I don't know how a real Dimensional Ship is built, and I don't have blueprints either, so I can only proceed according to my own ideas..." Sagura explained, pushing up her Glasses, her voice clear and cold:

"The Dimension Engine comes from the Abyss. They used the mutual reactions of elements to build a powerful Energy Furnace to continuously provide them with an energy supply."

"With a Dimension Engine, it can support the daily operations of the Dimensional Ship without consuming its own Energy."

"Sounds pretty good..." Li Yu rubbed his chin: "But there's a problem now, where do we go to find Dimension worlds?"

His Gene Chain Progress hadn't maxed out yet, and he also wanted to find Dimension worlds, but the Universe was so vast, and Dimension worlds weren't easy to find.

"Just go find the Abyss's Peripheral Outposts, or you guys can provide some..." Sagura said as if it were a matter of course.

If the Abyss knew you repaid them like this, would they explode on the spot from anger?

Li Yu cursed inwardly, but on the surface he shook his head and said: "The Abyss has already initiated the Dormant program, most of the Peripheral Outposts are Deserted, and nothing was left behind."

"They initiated the Dormant program?" Sagura was also somewhat stunned, "Abyssal Head is this... decisive?"

"Who knows, maybe he had a brain cramp." Li Yu was also very Speechless. With the Abyss being so cowardly, he also had no choice.

"Then what about you guys? A few Dimension worlds shouldn't be a problem for you guys, right?" Sagura asked again.

Li Yu knew that the "you guys" the other party spoke of actually referred to the Other-Dimensional Camp.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Other-Dimensional Camp had dug deep into Dimension worlds and surely held the coordinates to many Dimension worlds, just like the Abyss Institute.

But Li Yu himself knew that he had absolutely nothing in his hands.

"Uh... Dimension worlds are also very precious to us, we can't devour them casually..." Li Yu hesitated for a moment, then added:

"Besides, if the organization provides the Dimension worlds, whether this Dimensional Ship will belong to us in the end is another matter entirely."

Sagura raised her eyebrows slightly. She originally didn't think finding Dimension worlds was an issue.

But after their conversation, she realized this indeed seemed to have become a problem.

"If that's the case, then we can only go look for them ourselves. The Dimension worlds in the known Universe have basically been fully developed, it's very hard to find more. We can only head to the unknown Universe..." Sagura muttered in a low voice: "

"Moreover, a Dimension Explorer is also needed, otherwise it's basically impossible to find Dimension worlds."

"Dimension Explorer..." Li Yu knew what this thing did just by hearing the name, and immediately asked tentatively: "Do you know how to build this thing?"

"I know..." Sagura nodded: "The steps to build this thing aren't complicated, but it requires an extremely crucial material called a Dimension Stone. This mineral emits special frequency fluctuations when approaching a Dimension world..."

"A Dimension Explorer looks for Dimension worlds by amplifying this special fluctuation."

Li Yu's eyes flickered: "Then can you sketch out a rough blueprint?"

"I can..." Sagura's eyes were somewhat strange: "You guys should also have similar methods, right?"

"We do, but we are still quite curious about the Abyss Institute's Technology." Li Yu gave a reasonably logical explanation.

Sagura didn't pay too much attention and immediately sketched out a rough blueprint and handed it to Li Yu.

Li Yu glanced at it, put it away, and then said: "Leave the matter of Dimension worlds to me, there will be good news."

Sagura's expression was calm; from the beginning, she hadn't considered this an issue.

The two conversed for a while longer regarding matters of the Jade Void Palace before Li Yu prepared to leave. Just as he was about to step into the Dimensional Rift, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and he turned his head to ask: "Do you know where the Headquarters of the Abyss Institute is?"

"I don't know..." Sagura shook her head, not appearing to be lying: "I've always worked in the Light Dimension and don't know where their Headquarters is."

"That's truly a pity, otherwise we might have been able to Strike straight at the heart."

Hearing this, Sagura hesitated for a moment before saying: "Their Headquarters is not simple. Although I don't know exactly where it is."

"But based on some fragments of words, it can be inferred that their Headquarters is probably more powerful than any other Dimension world."

"Historically, they have fallen into low points multiple times, yet they were never thoroughly eradicated, which is related to their Headquarters."

Li Yu pondered slightly and smiled: "Just saying it casually. I'd only charge into their old lair if I had absolutely nothing to do."

Leaving the Jade Void Palace and returning to the warship, Li Yu stared at the somewhat crude design blueprint in his hand. The Dimension Explorer overall looked like a Radar, only the radar dish was made of red Crystal.

He raised his right hand, the [Infinity Gauntlet] surfaced, and the [Reality Stone] flashed with a red light.

Creating objects out of thin air was rather troublesome, but with the design blueprint and concepts, it wasn't too difficult for Li Yu.

Within the flow of red particles, a Dimension Explorer gradually emerged, only the size of a Table, gleaming with a metallic luster.

"The consumption seems to be more than imagined..." Li Yu frowned slightly, feeling his heart rate speed up a bit, but it was still within a tolerable range.

Li Yu subsequently manufactured a large number of Dimension Explorers and prepared to Enlighten them into Transformers.

However, after hesitating for a moment, he decided to first bring these explorers into the Jade Void Palace to let Sagura confirm there were no problems.

"Eh... why do these explorers look so similar to the Abyss Institute's, it's just... much smaller..." Sagura stared at the explorer and nimbly dismantled it.

Hearing this sentence, Li Yu suddenly understood what was going on. No wonder he felt the physical stamina consumption was greater than imagined.

It turned out that the blueprint Sagura gave was a sketch without detailed proportions, and he subconsciously thought towards a portable direction.

This caused the Dimension Explorers Li Yu manufactured to automatically optimize significantly compared to the real explorers, and the extra physical stamina consumption should be precisely in this aspect.

Sagura carefully observed the internal structure and couldn't help but say in amazement: "It really is almost the same. Is this an imitation you guys made? So fast?"

"The size of the Dimension Explorer had already been optimized to the extreme by the Abyss Institute, yet even now it must still be carried and transported by large Spaceships."

Sagura's eyes were full of wonder: "I didn't expect you guys actually shrank it so much directly."

"No wonder they feel such Apprehension towards you guys, even directly initiating the Dormant program."

"It's alright..." Li Yu said modestly. After confirming there were no problems with the Dimension Explorers, he returned to the warship and immediately issued orders.

He had the Spaceship-type Transformers carry these explorers and spread out to various parts of the Universe to search for Dimension worlds.

This wasn't something that would yield news very quickly, but he wasn't in a hurry for the time being either.

During the return journey, he received news from Anthony. This old snake was following Siegel to expand the intelligence and information network.

At the same time, they recruited a large batch of orphans from various Interstellar Races, and were currently applying for Li Yu to carry out special modifications on them, that is, Force Modification.

Anthony believed there were no better intelligence spies than these orphans.

Li Yu had no moral pressure regarding employing Child Laborers. If these orphans weren't recruited by Anthony, their fates wouldn't be much better anyway.

He told Anthony to send the people directly to the Jade Void Palace, and then he would uniformly modify them.

It didn't take long. A total of over a thousand people, which was just the first batch, and there would be a steady stream sent over later.

These people all became his Descent Vessels, and in the future, they would be spread all over the Universe, though temporarily no one knew about this matter.

(End of Chapter)