Xiao Hei Shows His Might

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

At the edge of the Star Curtain World's atmosphere.

A celestial body over a hundred meters in diameter, wreathed in blazing flames, raced forward under the push of a giant beetle with a ghostly face pattern on its back.

The celestial body had a thin insulating atmosphere that crushed the small fragments drawn toward it as it traveled, protecting the nascent life on its surface.

"Whistle, whistle, whistle, la la la la..."

Humming a tune, Whitey led the Pea Sprout Elf underling as they leaped one after the other over a fissure in Reilo Star's crust, arriving at the habitat of another group of Three-Phase Rats.

Of course.

At that moment, these Three-Phase Rats were all living in the form of fire-elemental creatures.

"Ah, look! There's another brand-new mutant, and it even has the life attribute! This is incredible! Quick, let's catch it and get a good look!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Each riding a top-tier Three-Phase Rat, Whitey and the Pea Sprout Elf underling ran wild across Reilo Star, chasing after the startled mutant Three-Phase Rat.

The mutant Three-Phase Rat was remarkably fast.

The two little fellows chased it for a long time, all the way to the other side of the celestial body, where Qiongqi was pushing it forward, but they still hadn't caught up.

However.

Just then.

Qiongqi, who looked as if it were pushing a giant ball of dung, suddenly sensed something. The patterns on its carapace gathered into a clear, ghostly face, gazing toward the flames gathering on the celestial body.

It was Reilo, inside the Sun Furnace laboratory, using his will to communicate with his true self.

Compared with the last time Reilo had contacted his true self, the distance was undoubtedly much shorter now. It no longer took several whole days.

"You finally