The Limiting Factor of a Gigantic Lifeform?

"What it looked like at the beginning? That was far too long ago. I don't know the exact time, either. It seems this head has been here since the birth of civilization."

Difan looked at the surroundings as he spoke. After all, they were still in the Void Land—in other words, inside the Celestial's head—and yet they were discussing when this head had died.

It was simply too long ago. Even Difan felt that it was an incredibly distant matter.

"You know."

Leo spoke lightly. At the same time, the gleaming golden metal darts in the air instantly transformed into a roll of incredibly fluffy, fine threads.

When these fine threads gathered together, one could perhaps still see a fairly obvious ball of fluffy thread in the air. But once they spread out, they became almost invisible metal wires, possessing a toughness beyond imagination.

If used for cutting, this kind of thing would probably be even more terrifying than a laser.

However, with threads this fine, Difan's vision would naturally magnify them. If they were used as a trap, they posed no threat to him.

But if they were used as an offensive weapon, Difan did not know whether he could withstand such an attack.

Still, if Leo wanted to attack Difan, he had no need for any other methods. After all, given the difference in strength between them, no matter what Difan did, it would be difficult for him to withstand Leo's focused attack.

"All right, I do know a little. Not much, though. We call that period the ancient era. It was approximately one hundred thousand years ago, but I still can't verify the exact time. By the time the first person discovered this head, it had already been here for a hundred thousand years."

Difan looked at Leo as he spoke. On this point, he truly was not lying.

"As for what it was back then, no one actually knew what this thing was. They only knew that this place had once been an ancient battlefield. Within a radius of several light-years, all the stars had suffered tremendous damage and impact."

"And this place—only this place—was surrounded by a strange cloud of energy dust. Despite its immense density, the cloud showed no sign of condensing."

"At the time, many people wanted to investigate what was inside, but with the technology of that era, they were still far from capable of doing so. Any probe that entered was instantly assimilated by the energy dust surrounding it."

"This state lasted for tens of thousands of years. As technology advanced, the energy dust gradually dispersed, and its energy slowly dissipated."

"About fifty thousand years ago, it became possible to see what was inside. People discovered that the thing shrouded at the center all this time was actually a gigantic head. From then on, all the lifeforms and races respectfully called it the Celestial's head."

"Far too many things happened during that period. Various wars broke out over this place, but in the end, people discovered that it was still extremely difficult to observe the entire head."

"From the discovery of this head to the complete dispersal of the surrounding energy dust, when people could finally approach it at close range, another ten thousand years had passed."

"As time passed, fewer and fewer civilizations remained around this place. Too many advanced civilizations had perished because of this head. Their greed had led to the destruction of their entire civilizations."

"This head had existed for far too long. By the time StarNet had gradually been established, this place had ultimately become nothing more than a tourist attraction. Occasionally, people would come to view and pay their respects before leaving."

"At that time, only three civilization factions remained to continue guarding this place."

"After all, the Space Warp technology of that era was still immature. Before Uru emerged, the Space Stabilizer was not particularly effective. Warping placed too much pressure on and caused too great an impact on living beings."

"There was also no suitable place to establish a station nearby. Gradually, the bleakest period arrived. It was approximately thirty thousand years ago, and fewer and fewer people came here."

"Even after all the surrounding energy dust had completely dispersed, the methods of that era still could not be used to mine this head. They could not even damage its eyelids."

"Its nostrils and ear canals were completely sealed as well, and could not be damaged. Neither lasers nor energy could harm the Void Land in the slightest."

"At that time, the entire head seemed to be Invulnerable to all magic. Of course, this state did not last for many years. It gradually vanished, and people became able to mine some fragments from it."

"Of course, I was mainly responsible for the mining and development back then. It took a total of two thousand three hundred years to completely stabilize this place."

"And turning it into the Void Land as it is now took more than seven thousand years!"

Difan recalled the past for a moment before speaking with emotion.

"I have to say, the Uru mined from it did provide me with quite a lot of help. Moreover, because of the terrain here, I moved my main base here to develop."

"At least for now, it was a good choice."

"As for whether there were any obvious external injuries on the head, I don't think there were, based on my memories. Its eyes were tightly closed, and there was no particularly ferocious expression on its face. It was as if it had... accepted death very naturally."

Difan recalled for a moment before speaking.

Difan's words would shock countless people, because from the perspective of people today, it was impossible to imagine what the Void Land had originally been.

These pieces of information had also been deliberately sealed away by Collector Difan, who had never spread them beyond StarNet.

Even after so much time—more than one hundred thousand years—the mining of the Void Land could still only be carried out on the surface. Mining the entire skull remained extremely difficult.

This alone showed how hard and astonishingly formidable this head had originally been. No wonder it could be called a Celestial. At such a level, only a god could deserve that title.

"With a head this enormous, how large do you think this Celestial's body was? And where did such a powerful body go?"

Leo asked a question like this.

Difan gave a faint, bitter smile when he heard that. "How would I know? But if it were still here, it should have been discovered long ago."

"Either it was dealt with by an even more powerful existence, or it fell into some undiscovered demiplane and hasn't been found yet."

That was Difan's answer.

"Then tell me, what is the greatest limiting factor for a gigantic lifeform?"

Leo asked another question.