The Deep Sea was silent.
A lone serpent stared at the figure whipping its tail about wildly, looking like a girl shaking her enormous backside.
After staring blankly for a long while, the serpent finally snapped out of its daze and hurried after the figure. But only a faint afterimage remained, and the serpent passed straight through it.
Back in the Derivative Space, Li Ziran was very satisfied.
The Devouring Serpent's uterus was now filled with materials. Whenever he wished, he could combine those materials with an egg and fulfill Hubble's wish with ease.
Li Ziran disliked dragging things out. The moment he entered the Derivative Space, he got to work.
Leiwani and Hubble lay at the edge of the lava pool, watching Li Ziran's movements without stirring.
They were of little use now. At most, they could contribute materials from their bodies whenever Li Ziran needed them.
Li Ziran was busy. He needed to understand exactly how the elements reacted as spores transformed into an embryo.
This gestation was extremely simple and required no help from Leiwani. Everything would take place within this severed uterus.
Although nothing like this had ever happened on the Red Soil Continent, Li Ziran theorized that as long as the required types of elements were present, it should be possible to create the most primitive embryo.
Of course, the chances of failure were high. But if he succeeded, his expertise in embryos would advance dramatically, perhaps even opening up a new field.
He could even use historical records to infer elemental compositions and resurrect species that had vanished entirely.
That was a magnificent goal. For now, Li Ziran only wanted to quietly create a Devouring Serpent embryo.
One should not reach beyond one's grasp.
Inside the puppet, the spores that had just fused together