Chapter 576: Time Reversal

In a certain Black Market, which was a resting place for vagabonds, marauders, and wanted criminals, skulls of alien creatures hung on the rusted metal walls, making it look terrifying and eerie.

Muddy liquids were downed cup after cup. These were all characters who Lived on the Edge, living for today and forgetting tomorrow.

If they had Star Coins they would spend them, and only when they had exhausted all the Star Coins on their person would they think of going out to do missions.

It was just that today, they gathered in twos and threes, seemingly discussing something in low voices. Clearly, something major had happened.

"Did you hear? An organization called The Forerunners suddenly Appeared and successively attacked several Peripheral Outposts of the Star Glory Empire. Awesome AF..." a ferocious scar-faced man whispered to his Friend.

"Hey, how outdated is your news..." an Interstellar werewolf not far away said loudly, his Translator flashing with Crimson Glow: "Those Forerunners are actually the Other-Dimensional Camp."

"You guys know the Other-Dimensional Camp, right? It's the organization of Returning Star's Li Yu, that Crazy Bastard who had a threesome with Returning Star's Empress and Queen."

"Can you get to the point? I'm already tired of watching those deepfake videos..." the scar-faced man said coldly.

The werewolf seemed a bit dizzy, otherwise he wouldn't act so unruly: "The point? The point is, these two organizations are actually one."

"Heh, where did this Idiot come from? Opening his mouth to talk nonsense with news he got from who knows where." The scar-faced man sneered.

"Are you laughing at your grandpa!?" The werewolf suddenly moved, a bloody stench rushing to the face. In the blink of an eye, he tackled the scar-faced man to the ground. Viscous liquid dripped from his gleaming white teeth, flowing onto the fearful scar-faced man's face.

"Life-and-death combat is not allowed in the Black Market." The bartender gave a low warning, but didn't look up, still wiping the bar counter.

The werewolf then slowly got up and said disdainfully: "You're lucky. If you're not convinced, follow me out."

He staggered out of the place, but the scar-faced man hesitated for a long time without moving.

Such scenes occurred in multiple places. This news also began to spread at extreme speeds, not only on the Black Hole Network, but even on the Interstellar Network.

Most people didn't take this matter seriously.

The Interstellar space was vast and boundless, and travel expenses were high. Many people would never leave the Star System they were in for their entire lives.

Whether it was The Forerunners or the Other-Dimensional Camp, they were too far away from them.

Even with the dubious blessing of the title "Lost Civilization".

Not too many people took it to heart. After all, a hidden faction could Suddenly Appear in any remote corner of the Interstellar space.

………

"I have already spread this news according to Your Excellency's wishes, and have reached a transaction with the Star Glory Empire, obtaining some benefits." Codri had a gentle attitude, speaking through the Holographic Screen.

"Good, thank you all this time." Li Yu nodded.

"You're too polite. We are the ones who benefited. Thanks to Your Excellency's news, we exchanged for some precious materials from the Star Glory Empire and overcame quite a few difficult problems." Codri shook his head and said.

"No matter, consider it returning the favor for your support last time." Li Yu said casually.

Codri smiled brightly. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Why did Your Excellency spread this kind of news? It shouldn't have any benefits for you guys, right?"

"I have no interest in taking the blame for some people. A portion of people think my Identity is flawed and constantly refuse to accept me, so why should I take the blame for them." Li Yu said, half-truthfully:

"After all, I am out in the open. If the matters they cause are too big, the ultimate price can only be borne by me."

Codri was Noncommittal. This already belonged to the other party's internal organizational affairs. He had no standing to speak, but he didn't interrupt either, quietly listening to all the information.

"How are... you guys doing?" After Li Yu finished speaking, he suddenly changed the topic.

This made Codri, who was originally calm and collected, startle in fear, saying: "How is what doing?"

Li Yu stared closely at him without saying a word. Codri had a Guilty Conscience, but also acted normal.

He knew Li Yu was asking about the Titan Sanctuary, but he definitely couldn't tell the other party about this kind of thing.

What's more, the mysterious Other-Dimensional Camp had now surfaced.

Not only were there heavy external enemies, but there were also difficult-to-resolve internal contradictions. This greatly reduced the Apprehension some factions had towards them.

Codri braced himself and locked eyes with Li Yu, not backing down either.

"It's nothing..." Li Yu didn't press further, and subsequently closed the Communication Link.

According to his estimation, after planting evidence through the collision, talking nonsense face-to-face, and the Salvation Ark throwing mud, this combination of moves would take effect.

The Forerunners were now Unable to explain themselves, and could only Pinch Their Noses and become Unicron's subordinates.

The Other-Dimensional Camp Caught a White Wolf With Bare Hands, forcefully attaching itself to The Forerunners.

From now on, what belonged to The Forerunners also belonged to the Other-Dimensional Camp.

And the Other-Dimensional Camp... sorry, it was fake.

The more powerful The Forerunners were, the more Apprehension others would have towards the Other-Dimensional Camp.

"Who is going to be unlucky this time..." Hunter's voice rang in his ear: "Every time you smile like this, you're definitely thinking of how to harm people."

Li Yu restrained his smile, shot a glance over, and said grumpily: "Knowing too much will get you silenced."

Hunter shrank his neck and said: "Peyton called for you. It seems there's a harvest from the bones you brought back a few days ago."

Li Yu instantly gained Attention and quickly headed to the Research Base.

After devouring the Dimension World storing the Titan Corpse last time, his Gene Chain Progress had already maxed out, bringing him a Combat Power Level exceeding ten million.

Theoretically speaking, in his normal combat form, he could already contend head-on with an A4-tier lifeform.

At the same time, the selection of the additional Gene Chain loaded by the [Life Codex] and the fourth Gene Chain was also put on the agenda.

It was easy to additionally load a Gene Chain for the [Life Codex]; Returning Star's Gene Chain Library was open to him at any time.

However, the Titan skeleton he just obtained made his imagination run wild.

As his Strength gradually grew, a portion of his combat power Amplification methods gradually lost their effectiveness, and he urgently needed extra combat power Amplification methods.

And the Royal Blood Titan was renowned exactly for its combat power.

It was just that the "Curse" from the Titans was still a trouble, making him hesitant.

He hadn't thought about using the Titan Gene Chain as a regular replacement Gene Chain, although it was definitely very strong.

But, items produced by the System all had extra traits, and their development speed far exceeded Gene Chains not produced by the System.

Moreover, Galactus's Genetic Sample was still in the process of being obtained; this was what he considered the main event.

However, the concept of Galactus coincided with the Divine Gene from his Star-Lord father on him, having some overlap.

Furthermore, in the movies, Uncle Galactus... was a bit weak, which might have bad influences.

But even so, Li Yu only reserved a [Life Codex] mounting slot for the Royal Blood Titan Gene Chain.

Arriving at the Research Base, Peyton had already been working around the clock for a long time, and the surrounding Researchers were the same.

Especially those boss-level Researchers recruited last time; they had already abandoned the Xenomorph Queen they treated as a precious treasure.

The Titan skeleton, this was a precious item that had never appeared in the Interstellar space. No one didn't want to understand the Titan's Genetic Structure.

"What did you discover..." Li Yu asked. Everyone present had their heads lowered, seemingly no one paying attention to him, but a moment later, Peyton spoke up:

"This skeleton is very special. According to the temporal spectrum detection, the time of death seems not far from the present."

"This should be the efficacy of the time-fixing Crystal. Inside that thing, time is frozen, and it can only be born in places of Time Distortion."

Li Yu nodded. He had already witnessed the power of that kind of Crystal, able to fix even a Physical body that had turned into dust.

Peyton closely followed and said: "Therefore, based on this skeleton, it is actually possible to analyze the Genetic Structure of a Royal Blood Titan, but the sample is insufficient. Wanting to modulate a Gene Chain is basically impossible."

"Sample insufficient..." Li Yu frowned, involuntarily feeling it was somewhat a pity.

Although it might not necessarily be usable even if modulated, the fact that it couldn't be modulated at all still disappointed him somewhat.

"This is also because of the efficacy of the time-fixing Crystal, otherwise even if this skeleton could be preserved, it wouldn't have much vitality left." Peyton added.

Time-fixing Crystal... freezing time... Li Yu shook his head, but suddenly a flash of lightning crossed his mind.

He thought of a certain item he had obtained before—the [Clock of Time], which could adjust the progress of time.

Because of the time-fixing Crystal, the skeleton's time was fixed at the moment it just died.

If time was reversed, could this skeleton grow flesh and blood?

Moreover, with only half a skeleton, strictly speaking, it wasn't considered a living Titan, so it wouldn't be entangled by the Death Wave.

It seems... feasible...

Li Yu's eyes lit up slightly. He acted as soon as he spoke, immediately taking out the [Clock of Time], and then set the Observation Room where the skeleton was placed as the coverage area, activating the [Clock of Time].

The coverage area of the [Clock of Time] wasn't large, and a portion of the skeleton couldn't be encompassed, but it was enough.

Li Yu's mind stirred slightly.

The next moment, the space in the area covered by the [Clock of Time] began to twist slightly, overlapping shadows constantly shaking.

"Eh..." A certain Researcher with his head lowered noticed something amiss. He walked over, leaned on the glass of the Observation Room, and couldn't help asking curiously: "What did you do?"

"Just watch..." Li Yu shook his head and continued to dial time backward. The Space Distortion became more intense, and everyone was attracted over, watching this scene.

Then, an event that made them dumbfounded occurred. On those gleaming white bones, "granulation tissue" actually began to emerge, and initiated "growth" in a special posture.

"This... this is the phenomenon of 'reverse growth' caused by Time Reversal!" An old geezer couldn't help but cry out in alarm, wishing he could drill into the Observation Room.

The others also stared unblinkingly at this scene before them.

Peyton also walked over, frowning slightly, "You want to restore his Physical body through Time Reversal?"

"The Universe will smooth out this kind of temporal anomaly. Flesh and blood are very difficult to use for research."

Although the Universe didn't have life, it could self-repair. This kind of temporal anomaly was a malignant tumor and would be corrected by the Universe.

Flesh and blood born from this reversed time might be able to exist in special areas, but once they left, they would be corrected by the Universe.

In the Observation Room, the vast majority of the skeleton had already been covered by muscles, just like the lower half of a human body, only magnified many times.

As he expected, no abnormal situations occurred.

Clearly, an already dead Titan wouldn't suffer an attack from the wave.

Li Yu had already stopped his actions, and then operated the Instruments to cut a bloody chunk of meat from the lower body. After leaving the coverage area of the [Clock of Time], it still existed.

This made Peyton let out a soft "eh": "How come it isn't affected by Cosmic Rules?"

Li Yu chuckled lightly and didn't explain, saying: "These Gene Samples should be enough, right?"

Peyton pondered for a moment and nodded: "These are definitely enough."

……

At the same time, in the Sishank Civilization, a group of scavengers disguised as a scientific expedition team landed on a Barren Planet.

Within the territory of the Sishank Civilization, there were giant Cosmic Volcano clusters and Interstellar Glaciers. Both of these Galactic Forbidden Zones were extremely ancient.

Over the long passage of time, there was no lack of powerful lifeforms entering them for exploration. Some were lucky and scooped up good things.

The vast majority froze into ice blocks or became charred remains inside.

Under accidental circumstances, they would be erupted out and scattered everywhere in the Sishank Star System.

So this Star System was full of scavengers trying their luck, wanting to dig out some good stuff, resell it to the Black Market, and make a huge sum of money.

Yellow acid rain swept across the Earth without a moment's pause. Amidst a hazy fog of acid rain.

A group of guys wearing bloated protective suits were setting up various mechanical Instruments to detect the planet's condition.

Planets with such extreme environments within the Sishank Civilization were generally influenced by Cosmic Volcanic Eruptions.

This planet had already been visited by others who knows how many times, and these few people were just coming to try their luck.

It was just that a moment later, a hunchbacked tree-monkey with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks operated on the screen for a while, and suddenly shouted in pleasant surprise:

"Haha, I detected a geomagnetic interference ripple. Something is constantly interfering with the planet's magnetic field."

"I knew it! During the active period of a Cosmic Volcano, we can definitely find good things on these planets."

"Those Idiots don't think about it. Since the ejecta of a Cosmic Volcano has been here before, there will definitely be a second time."

"It seems to be in the southeast direction. I'll use a sonar ripple scan to see what exactly it is."

The other Squad Members beside him Looked at Each Other in Dismay, watching this nearly manic guy.

After waiting a while, he suddenly yelled: "Got it!"

The sonar ripple mapped out a massive building on the screen. The whole thing looked very strange, like a Palace.

Everyone gathered around, looking at it for a long time but couldn't make out what exactly this thing was.

"Sigh, the Instruments are too backward, there's no simulation program, it can only detect the rough outline... After scooping up good stuff this time, I definitely have to replace it!" This guy was full of confidence and ordered:

"Quickly get in the Transport Vehicle, advance towards the target location, absolutely cannot let others Get a Head Start."

"Boss..." One Squad Member finally mustered up courage and whispered: "Why do I feel like this doesn't look like something erupted from a Cosmic Volcano?"

The other Squad Members had the same thought. Damn it, whose Cosmic Volcano could erupt a Palace out?

"Hmm?" The monkey old man suddenly turned his head, holding a metal cane, and smashed it over fiercely: "You're not a Cosmic Volcano, how do you know it wouldn't erupt something like this?"

"Hurry up! If we're any later, you won't get any food tonight!"

Once these words came out, the numerous Squad Members immediately didn't dare to delay, hurriedly packing up their things and getting onto the dilapidated amphibious Transport Vehicle.

(End of Chapter)