Li Ziran was unusually quiet. Just moments ago, he had felt as though he had truly returned from the world of the dead, but now everything was under control. Endless energy from the Void Expanse poured into his newly formed shell. Rather than being fully converted as it had been by the heart, this energy began generating gravity the instant it approached Hippo Ancient City.
The energy of the Void Expanse was a chaotic mixture, and different energy levels produced different gravitational waves. He had no need to filter it like the sludge, much less provide outlets to expel it. As this energy entered Hippo Ancient City, it was as though it passed through layer after layer of fine mesh.
His shell was no longer that of any living creature. It functioned more like a celestial body. It seemed that all surgery had become useless on the Hippo Ancient City before him, yet he could now fully control this sensation. More precisely, these substances were sorting themselves.
The Void Expanse itself was not harmful. Fear came only from a lack of understanding of this region. Now he felt comfortable. The energy settled freely onto the surface of Hippo Ancient City, and the differences between its gravitational forces formed a vast gravitational field around the city itself.
He was now like a nebula, enveloping all manner of galaxies. Those galaxies pulled at one another, generating new energy through that mutual pull.
Endless and unceasing, usable energy filled every corner of the dark Void Expanse.
This was a treasure trove, one that belonged to him alone.
Now he could say with certainty that his judgment had been correct. Evolving the Starry Sky Chains was unquestionably the right path. He could embrace everything, making every external force a part of himself. This was