Chapter 315: Super Organism 'Burning Tumor' 'Sky Ice', Extreme Martial Ascension Palace! (4K)
Woken up in the middle of the night by a dragon blockade, Xue Jing didn't return to his room to sleep, but chatted idly with Ning Yuantai, keeping an eye on the activities outside.
Although Ning Yuantai repeatedly assured him that the flight route was secretive and safe, and the dragon's blockade was just a freak accident, Xue Jing felt that with his current situation, it was better to believe in mysticism than in science.
It was better to be careful; you wouldn't want the plane to suddenly explode, as he, alone, couldn't reach the Seventh Metropolitan Circle.
Anyway, given his high levels of energy, not sleeping for ten days or even half a month wouldn't be a big deal.
Fortunately, no other incidents occurred afterward, and the plane flew steadily on the arranged route for the entire day.
"Xue, look over there!"
Ning Yuantai suddenly pointed towards a far-off scene outside the right porthole.
Following his direction, Xue Jing saw a gigantic pillar of fire soaring into the sky from the distant land. He roughly estimated it to be at least ten thousand meters high, continuously ejecting countless sparks and molten lava.
Such a spectacle was quite shocking to Xue Jing, similar to the feeling he had when he first saw the Sky Center.
"What's that?"
Xue Jing asked.
"That's a special Intersecting Boundaries, serial number F457, called 'Burning Garden'," Ning Yuantai explained, "it's a rare A+ level mega Intersecting Boundaries."
"Most of the Flame Habitat Species, including the 'Furnace Noble Species' you encountered before, come from this Intersecting Boundaries."
"Most of the world's Intersecting Boundaries are 'regional,' but the Burning Garden is different; it's a 'Connected Boundary.'"
"That fire pillar is similar to a portal; we step into it and will be transported to the Burning Garden. There are many such portals all over the world, all leading to the same 'Burning Garden.'"
Ning Yuantai introduced with great enthusiasm.
"In fact, places like 'Burning Garden' feel more like another world, and not Intersecting Boundaries dependent on this world... but as we have yet to find evidence that it is an Otherworld, we have to temporarily consider it as an Intersecting Boundaries."
"The environment inside is said to be quite interesting; it's a world engulfed in flames, where the lowest temperature is above three hundred degrees."
"But can you believe it rains there? Although it's a rain of liquid iron, one drop could penetrate a person's skull..."
"To stay in the Burning Garden for long, even the top-notch masters must wear protective suits made from the skin of the Heavenly Jellyfish…"
Xue Jing watched the pillar of fire and nodded, "Interesting, I'd like to experience it myself if I get the chance in the future."
"What's even more interesting is the origin of Burning Garden which is related to a Super Organism," Ning Yuantai said with a smile.
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"Oh? How so?" Xue Jing asked curiously.
Super Organisms with a danger level above ten, capable of destroying the world.
No one would be uninterested in the tales of such beings.
Ning Yuantai chose his words carefully and slowly said, "That was an event from more than fifty years ago."
"At that time, Zhuxia had just gone through a 'major event' and, though severely weakened, was on the road to recovery and prospering."
"Then suddenly, a major disaster struck."
"It was a disaster that not only threatened Zhuxia but also countries in the vicinity of the Northwest Pacific region and even had the potential to put the entire globe at risk."
Ning Yuantai drew a huge circle in the air with his hands.
"It was a massive sphere, over two thousand kilometers in diameter, that looked like an ugly tumor on fire."
"Our official code name for it is 'Burning Tumor.'"
"Undoubtedly, it was a Super Organism with a danger level above ten."
"It appeared out of nowhere, descending on the sea surface of the Northwest Pacific, instantly evaporating an enormous amount of sea water, with the rising steam causing torrential rains around the globe."
Ning Yuantai raised a hand and held up three fingers, speaking solemnly,
"Three days, the 'Burning Tumor' existed in this world for only three days."
"Yet, in just those short three days, the global sea level rose by 2.47 meters, and the global average temperature permanently increased by 1.06 degrees."
"Experts later speculated that if the Burning Tumor continued to exist on this planet, even without doing anything, it would take only three months to exterminate most of humanity."
"It would recreate the Great Flood from the Genesis legend, submerging the vast majority of land."
Global temperature rise, melting of polar ice caps, rapid sea level rise inundating land, massive vapor causing continuous terror rains...
Such was the terrifying threat of the Super Organism to humanity.
"So it only survived for three days? How was it dealt with?" Xue Jing inquired, curious.
Ning Yuantai scratched his head, "That's top-secret information, beyond what I would know."
"All I know is that it involved a joint effort led by Zhuxia, collaborating with several strong nations from the East Asia region and the Arctic Second Federation, paying a great price to defeat it."
"However, I've heard some rumors—the crucial intervention in the successful defeat was by the 'Extreme Martial King.'"
"I'm not clear if the information is accurate, but after the victory, the allocation of spoils did favor Zhuxia, we gained the Core Organ of the 'Burning Tumor.' From this point of view, the rumors are likely true."