Finding a clue right after entering the Secondary Dimension —that's incredible luck! Ames's [Favored by the Stars] aura is probably shining brightly right now. Maybe Lady Luck has changed her sexual orientation?
Speaking of which, riding on Fording's luck is called "moding," but what should we call riding on Ames's luck...?
Could it be called Panlong?
Since he'd stumbled upon the clue Hila was looking for, Han Xiao had no reason to let it go and pressed on, "Do you remember what kind of Secondary Dimension that was?"
Kirkmond pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I have some recollection. Many people seem to know about that Secondary Dimension; it was quite famous at one time. It was once sealed off by some force, occasionally emitting a rich life force that could stimulate the potential of various creatures. Later, the seal on that dimension lifted on its own, and many curious Secondary Dimension beings went to explore it, only to find it completely desolate, devoid of anything. The entire space seemed to lack energy to sustain itself, beginning to decay and shrink. In recent years, that Secondary Dimension has shown signs of collapse and may disappear completely at any time."
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao's heart stirred.
Most Secondary Dimension do not exist permanently, but collapse and disappear, like withered fruit and leaves. Secondary Dimension World are disordered and chaotic, with new Secondary Dimension frequently being born. Most are as fleeting as real bubbles, only a few can remain stable and long-lasting.
Advanced civilizations and high-level mages occasionally create artificial Secondary Dimension. These artificial Secondary Dimension differ greatly from naturally existing, super-large, stable planes like the Void Dimension.
There are several possibilities for the closure of Secondary Dimension, with the most likely being that it is a creation of some powerful life Secondary Dimension. For example, the Dimensional Factory of some advanced mechanics are similar auxiliary spaces that are closed to the outside world and cannot be easily entered by outsiders.
"If this Secondary Dimension is a subordinate space of Beyond Grade A, then the reason for its decline should be the death of the Beyond Grade A being who created it, causing the dimension to lose its energy supply and gradually shrink and collapse," Han Xiao speculated.
"I don't know." Kirkmond casually tossed the resurrection coin back to Han Xiao. "I call that place the Land of Dead Silence. If you want to go, I can give you the coordinates of the dimensional anchor point."
"Thank you for your help. I'm somewhat interested in that place," Han Xiao said with a smile.
Kirkmond didn't take it seriously, casually conjured a ball of void energy, inscribed the information about the Land of Dead Silence into it, and tossed it to Han Xiao, adding:
"The spatial walls of that dimension are riddled with holes, and countless spatial turbulences rage within them. The plane could collapse and disappear at any moment. Be careful; if you get swept away by the spatial turbulence, you might become lost in the Secondary Dimension World."
Han Xiao took the ball of energy, read the information within, then stood up, nodded, and said, "Alright, I'll be going now."
This was an unexpected bonus of the trip, and he planned to go there after finishing his business to scout out the way for Hila.
"I'll wait for you to return before starting the war." Kirkmond nodded.
Having reached an employment agreement, Han Xiao didn't delay and once again put himself in the body of the Mysterious Energy Envoy.
"Come on, lead the way, let's go find your old friend."
The Chaos Mysterious Energy received the command and once again traversed dimensions, disappearing in a flash with Han Xiao and Ames.
Meanwhile, Luo and Fei's small fleet slowly cruised through a vast, white Secondary Dimension.
On the main ship's bridge command platform, a virtual map of the Secondary Dimension World floats in mid-air. Its appearance is quite different from the detailed three-dimensional star map of the main universe. It looks like a model of countless bubbles stacked up, giving it a Grape -like feel. Each bubble represents a recorded Secondary Dimension.
Because new Secondary Dimension are constantly emerging, the terrain in these Secondary Dimension is changing every moment. Maps can only serve as a reference; the coordinates of anchor points in different dimensions are the true compass for navigation.
Luo and Fei stood on either side of the Secondary Dimension map model, observing silently. Just then, a red dot suddenly lit up inside one of the bubbles, and a red ripple appeared in the model as a warning.
"The Cross-Plane Detection Radar has located the target; the target is at the Peak Beyond Grade A!"
"The target is thirteen Secondary Dimension away from us... Route simulation complete. We are expected to meet the target after 8 jumps."
"Your Excellencies, please provide instructions."
Hearing his subordinate's report, Luo grunted and said in a deep voice, "Lock anchor point, initiate dimensional jump!"
Upon receiving the order, the warships immediately activated their Secondary Dimension engines, transforming into streaks of light and accelerating rapidly. The Secondary Dimension shuttle devices mounted on the ships began operating, vibrating the space walls at a unique frequency.
The moment after reaching peak speed, a honeycomb-like spatial wall suddenly appeared ahead, quickly cracking open a gap, revealing a scene from the next dimension on the other side.
Several spaceships flew straight in, and everyone inside heard a crisp "pop," as if the external spatial tremors had caused a chain reaction of vibrations in the air inside the spaceships.
In a flash, everyone found themselves in another Secondary Dimension, and the spatial rift behind them closed and vanished without a trace.
This is the usual way to move between Secondary Dimension. The scenes of each Secondary Dimension rapidly changed outside the porthole. The small fleet jumped several times before finally coming to a stop.
The rapid jumps placed an extremely high load on the vehicles. Each time they passed through the space wall, they were torn apart by the spatial turbulence. At this moment, the ships were shrouded in Berserk spatial energy, and the surrounding environment was slightly distorted, as if it were overloaded and scorching hot, as if it was emitting invisible steam.
On the Secondary Dimension map, the fleet is finally sharing the same bubble as the target red dot, and the distance is rapidly closing.
Seeing this, Luo quickly went to the front porthole, looked in the direction the red dot was moving from, and shouted, "Prepare for battle! Get the Dimensional Banishment Projectile ready!"
The two stared intently out the window, and finally, a figure rapidly approached.
Just as Luo was about to give the order, he suddenly saw the figure's appearance clearly and quickly changed his mind:
"Wait, don't fire! This person doesn't seem to be Black Star; his aura is different from the files."
Clottey wore a mecha suit that concealed her appearance, but she did not hide her energy fluctuations.
The physical attributes of superhumans and mechanics are completely different. Upon close inspection, he discovered a significant difference in energy fluctuations.
Clottey sensed the group from afar, gradually slowed down, stopped in front of the fleet, activated wide-area communication, and coldly spoke:
"Who are you people, and why are you stopping me?"
"We're just a Secondary Dimension exploration team; we weren't trying to intercept you, we just happened to run into you," Luo replied.
Clottey observed the spatial distortion caused by the fleet's rapid jumps and knew they were lying, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he asked, "What faction does your exploration team belong to?"
"It's just a civilian organization's troops who want to come to the Secondary Dimension to collect some special products. By the way, you actually traveled through the Secondary Dimension alone, so you must be a famous Beyond Grade A. I wonder if we have the honor of knowing your name?" Luo's attitude was very humble.
"I'm just an ordinary Beyond Grade A," Clottey said calmly.
Luo cursed inwardly.
Bah!
You think you're so tough, a Peak Beyond Grade A? What are you pretending for?!
Luo and Fei were secretly annoyed. They were also Beyond Grade A, and if the detection radar hadn't revealed the opponent's combat strength, they wouldn't have lowered their stance so much.
The Cross-Plane Detection Radar for life forms is a large-scale device specifically designed for Secondary Dimension World, but it lacks precision. Even with such stringent search conditions, the two hadn't expected their luck to be so bad, unexpectedly encountering another Peak Beyond Grade A of unknown origin...
The two were unaware of Clottey's identity at this point and, not wanting to cause any further trouble, were unwilling to resort to violence and simply wanted to leave as quickly as possible.
"Beyond Grade A, if we have inadvertently offended you or caused any misunderstanding, we apologize. If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now."
Without waiting for Clottey's reply, he quickly ordered the fleet to turn around and flee.
Looking back, the two realized that Clottey hadn't chased after them; she had simply Stay Where You Are and watched them leave.
"It seems he doesn't intend to attack us." Luo breathed a sigh of relief.
"I guess they're not interested in us." Fei was secretly relieved.
"Let's get out of this Secondary Dimension as soon as possible." Luo turned to instruct the crew, "Mark this target, and don't run into it again. Recalibrate the Cross-Plane Detection Radar and search for the second Peak Beyond Grade A signal."
Neither of them had any interest in Clottey's identity. The Secondary Dimension World was full of hidden talents, and they didn't want to cause any trouble. The mission was their top priority.
Meanwhile, Clottey watched the fleet sail away without giving chase.
The Secondary Dimension harbor numerous forces from the main universe, operating secretly, hiding and evading the rule of the Three Universal Civilizations. In the eyes of the Three Universal Civilizations, they are nothing more than a bunch of rats.
Clottey believed that this group was probably also from this faction, who had chosen the wrong prey and accidentally stumbled upon him.
His target for this trip was Traveler, and since this group was so sensible, he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
After glancing in the direction the fleet had departed, Clottey moved in another direction, leaping repeatedly.
Before long, Clottey arrived at his destination and stepped into the Secondary Dimension Fel Energy Aggregation.
He looked around and saw only writhing, corrosive, purplish-green energy, like layers of wrinkled stomach walls, constantly churning up waves like tsunamis, bubbling with purplish-green bubbles, like overflowing gastric juices, as if he were inside the stomach of some strange creature.
As Clottey was observing her surroundings, a male torso, covered in purplish-green slime, emerged from one of the inner walls where the Fel Energy Aggregation —it was the Traveler.
His skin was pale, and he exuded an eerie aura, having entered a manic mode where he could no longer remain calm.
The Traveler's lower body, which was being swallowed up, continuously emitted visible energy waves that were conducted along the purplish-green inner wall and absorbed by the Fel Energy Aggregation.
Clottey frowned slightly. With his knowledge, it wasn't hard to see that the Traveler was spreading its genetic essence and mating with this seemingly living Secondary Dimension.
"Dark Emperor Clottey, what a rare guest... I wonder what brings you here? Do you want to join us? I wouldn't mind." The Traveler chuckled hoarsely.
Clottey remained unmoved, saying calmly, "You participated in the campaign to annihilate the Empire's allies, committing a crime, and I am your judge."
"So you're here to kill me?" The Traveler's lips curled into a playful smile.
Just then, countless figures emerged from the inner wall where the Fel Energy Aggregation, forming an endless army.
Most of them were dangerous creatures from different Void Dimension, among whom were three figures exuding the aura of Beyond Grade A, all of whom were helpers summoned by the Traveler.
Having foreseen the arrival of a powerful enemy, the Traveler used his connections in the Secondary Dimension to lay an ambush and wait for them to strike.
"Is this the Dark Emperor of the main universe?" At this moment, a Beyond Grade A who had come to lend a hand stood with his arms crossed and casually said, "So careless, he doesn't seem very capable."
The other Beyond Grade A looked down at the Traveler and said in a deep voice, "Remember our agreement. This time, I'm only helping you drive away powerful enemies; I'm not responsible for killing the Dark Emperor. Otherwise, the Crimson Dynasty will definitely Pursuit me down like a madman."
Upon hearing this, Clottey glanced at the three Beyond Grade A experts, all of whom were unfamiliar powerhouses he had never seen before, and immediately understood.
The Three Universal Civilizations cannot monitor the birth of every Beyond Grade A being. There are always some people who do not want to be recorded by the Three Universal Civilizations. As long as they keep their identity and strength hidden, do not build up their own faction, and do not commit any deeds, the Three Universal Civilizations will have no way of knowing about their existence.
A significant portion of them have hidden themselves in Secondary Dimension and never appear in the main universe.
Among them are neutrals who fear persecution, as well as secret forces belonging to other advanced civilizations, such as the Supercluster Civilization—after the Tragedy of the Pinnacle, they dared not openly display how many Beyond Grade A they possessed, so they sent some of their secret allies into Secondary Dimension to hide them from the Three Universal Civilizations.
At this moment, the Traveler opened his arms, looked up at Clottey, and laughed wildly:
"Hahaha, Dark Emperor, you do possess astonishing combat power in the main universe, but this is my home turf. Do you think you can kill me?!"
Clottey remained calm, but a deep black light shone in her eyes.
He slightly raised his arms, dark energy gathering around them, and slowly spoke:
"Since that's the case, then I'll just have to smash you and your home turf to pieces."
Following the Chaos Mysterious Energy, Han Xiao and Ames traversed through various Secondary Dimension, witnessing all sorts of bizarre and wondrous sights. After a long time, the two finally stopped traversing.
"We've arrived. This is the lair of the Holy Light Particle," Chaos Mysterious Energy said excitedly.
Han Xiao looked around and saw a dazzling world with boundless land, mountains, forests, and rivers. However, all of this was made up of solidified light, in all sorts of colors.
The towering peaks resembled dazzling giant gemstones, the river flowed with a milky, viscous liquid of light, and every single leaf in the forest was like a mirror, reflecting a kaleidoscope of colors. Everything was so pure and flawless, like a kingdom of light, as dreamlike as a fairy tale.
"It's quite beautiful. This is my first time in this Secondary Dimension." Ames couldn't help but rub her eyes, saying helplessly, "It's just a little irritating to my eyes."
"It's a bit too bright." Han Xiao grinned, then looked away. "How do we find it?"
Chaos Mysterious Energy chuckled, "Hehe, it's either asleep or deliberately hiding. Leave it to me. It's very sensitive to my energy. As soon as it comes into contact with me, it becomes agitated. So as long as I release my aura, I can trigger its natural reaction and make it come out on its own."
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao couldn't help but give the cryptic user a Mysterious Energy Envoy look.
That's so strange, it sounds like you've trained it...