Desolate Land

Because this "planetary spaceship" traveling alone through the vastness of space was simply too strange, Giant Turtle Rock Platform did not rashly land on the planet's surface. Instead, it cautiously circled above it several times and gained a rough understanding of the planet's current condition.

Just as they had seen at first glance, the planet was traveling under the propulsion of a series of enormous reaction engines. More than 160 engine nozzles as huge as mountains were distributed across its surface, though only a quarter of them were currently operating. A plasma flame stretching thousands of kilometers trailed behind the planet, making it look like a bizarre and enormous comet in space—brilliant and spectacular. But aside from those gigantic operating engines, the rest of the planet seemed utterly lifeless. There was no trace of vegetation on the surface, all the oceans had frozen, and the land was covered in snow and ice that had apparently not melted for countless years. Ninety percent of the planet's surface was shrouded in darkness. Only around the giant engines could they see any light, probably the glow of machinery in operation.

A word inexplicably flashed through Hao Ren's mind: a trudging corpse.

The planet was like a corpse wandering through space. It had already died, but its engines were still faithfully carrying out their orders, sending the planet onward into the distance.

"There are only trace signs of life on the planet's surface—low-level life, algae, or some other single-celled organisms." The Data Terminal's voice interrupted Hao Ren's thoughts. "No traces of large, advanced life-forms detected. Of course, they could be hiding underground. In addition, there is a shield surrounding the planet's surface, established with the aid of the planetary magnetic field itself. That is probably how it survived the solar eruption more than ten