The Growth of a God

Chapter 725 7: The New Sun Lord

Though fraught with difficulties and strict reviews, Shu Hai was ultimately approved as the first volunteer.

It wasn't until he truly stepped into this anomalous "high-temperature region" that Shu Hai realized that both he and everyone in the Mountain and Sea Civilization had underestimated the crisis.

"This is not just about temperature..."

Feeling the scorching sensation on the surface of his body.

For a moment, Shu Hai even felt as if he had left the Mountain and Sea Realm and arrived on the surface of the sun.

His pupils rapidly contracted and changed, and the built-in prosthetic eye bestowed upon Shu Hai a truly high-dimensional perspective at that moment.

From this high-dimensional perspective, Shu Hai saw the violent solar particle radiation and the high-energy nuclear fusion reaction brewing.

"This area is turning into a part of the 'Otherworld.'"

After reaching this conclusion, Shu Hai's eyeball burst violently, spraying countless blood threads.

And as soon as those blood threads left Shu Hai's body, they were penetrated and evaporated by the solar particles in the air, merging into the atmosphere.

Seeing this, Shu Hai only leisurely rubbed his eyes, and a new eyeball grew at a visible speed.

"It is merely an experimental product, able to last only a few seconds."

Shu Hai's prosthetic eye was not an ordinary implant but a miniature "high-dimensional entity."

This technology originated from the Mountain and Sea Civilization's [Artificial God], a miniaturized experimental product of such "high-dimensional entities."

Given its terrifying load, throughout the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, only Immortals could currently use such an implant.

"However, even though it was only a few seconds, it was enough for me to understand the essence of this place."

Compiling the data collected by the prosthetic eye.

Shu Hai could clearly see this anomalous "high-temperature region" striving to detach from the Mountain and Sea Realm, evolving independent rules.

Once these rules form, this area might "ascend" and become a new sun.

"This is practically a different kind of invasion!"

Unlike the typical invasion by organisms and civilizations.

This method of directly interfering with world rules represents a more profound, lasting invasion.

As long as these rules cannot be completely expelled, similar anomalous "high-temperature regions" will continue to emerge within the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

These high-temperature regions will kill indigenous life, transform the world's environment, eventually turning it into a blazing sun.

Thinking about similar developments in other worlds, Shu Hai could easily envision the image of the entire world being engulfed in flames, eventually turning into a sun.

The crucial part is, this mode of invasion has no physical enemy.

It is an invasion targeting the world itself, attempting to completely transform the host like a parasite.

"No tangible invader, it's even hard to ascertain if there is an 'invader'..."

Upon realizing this, Shu Hai felt a headache.

If it were a real invader, it would not be so bad, as it would at least mean there was an enemy.

But if this anomalous high-temperature phenomenon was merely a natural occurrence, the problem becomes much harder to solve.

When animals fall ill, they can take medicine or get injections, or at worst, have their bodies replaced.

But what if the world falls ill?

At least, the current Mountain and Sea Civilization does not possess the ability to heal a world.

"Hopefully, it won't be the worst-case scenario!"

With a helpless sigh, Shu Hai began to measure the high-temperature-covered area with his steps.

Beyond mere temperature, the environment here evolving towards a sun, towards a star, was Shu Hai's greatest challenge.

Violent solar particles could be seen everywhere...

High-energy radiation gradually formed a convection...

Terrifying helium nuclear reactions were altering all matter...

Frequent violent solar flares released intense electromagnetic beams...

The further Shu Hai progressed toward the center of this high-temperature region, the more he could feel the severity of the problem.

Especially when chaotic magnetic fields converged at certain spots, forming darkness that swallowed all light, Shu Hai realized he must quickly uncover what was happening here.

For those spots that swallowed all light were the legendary "solar black spots."

Solar black spots only appear during periods of frequent stellar activity, which means this high-temperature region was gradually entering an active state.

If not careful, the situations occurring in surrounding worlds would replay in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"I hate trouble but hate even more when trouble exceeds my expectations and control..."

Muttering softly to himself, Shu Hai's figure suddenly crossed several kilometers, appearing near the closest solar black spot.

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Almost at the same moment Shu Hai entered the anomalous "high-temperature region."

"Huh?"

A sudden exclamation rang from within the sun of the Mountain and Sea Realm, as a god dispassionately cast their gaze toward the high-temperature region.

This god was not Hua She but the "Sun Lord" temporarily assuming Hua She's duties.

Although temporarily assuming Hua She's duties as the "Sun Lord," this god was not a New God.

His true identity was the resurrected Jiuge God—Donghuang Taiyi.

Since Yao Xin's rebirth, she had, while overseeing the [Fixed Star Tripod Furnace], revived the Jiuge Gods and integrated them into the Mountain and Sea Gods.

Compared to the Old and New Gods of the Mountain and Sea.

The Jiuge Gods, born in the world created by Bai Ze, knew better how to fulfill their divine duties.

Thus, for a considerable time thereafter, the Jiuge Gods served as mentors, teaching the other gods how to properly exercise their divine powers.

The lazy Hua She was one such beneficiary.

After Taiyi moved into the Sun God Palace, Hua She often had him perform the "Sun Lord" duties in her stead.

So, now every time the Mountain and Sea People looked up at the sun, what they saw was not the Winged Serpent soaring through the sun, but a vaguely visible large bird.

"What happened?"

Wordlessly, Hua She's voice reached Taiyi's ears.

"Uh, I just seemed to sense a New Sun God being born?"

Uncertainly staring at the anomalous high-temperature region, Taiyi had been in an unsteady state since his rebirth.

Thus, even he wasn't sure if his earlier sensation was a result of consciousness drifting into illusion.

"A New Sun God?"

Womaisaouched with a hint of surprise, Hua She's voice gradually faded.

"I'll handle matters over there, you first adapt to your current divine position."

"You're my hard-won divine subordinate from Yao Xin after all, so don't pull any tricks on me!"

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