Wandering Meteor
Chapter 58: Robbing the Supernova

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Robbing the Supernova

At the same time.

Lu Chen was braving the severe Constant Star Wind, flying towards the Supernova at the center of the Ant Nebula.

As planet Lu Chen drew increasingly closer to the Supernova at the center of the Ant Nebula, the power of the Constant Star Wind grew ever stronger, having already increased to five million times that of the Solar Wind!

But still, Lu Chen did not retreat.

He commanded Wandering to increase engine power and courageously pressed on.

When, after enduring countless hardships, Lu Chen finally reached the core area of the Ant Nebula, his planet mass had grown to more than three thousand.

Though it may seem that Lu Chen’s mass had increased greatly, in reality, he had not even absorbed one ten-thousandth of the Supernova’s mass.

After all, the mass of a Supernova is truly gigantic, starting at at least ten thousand Constant Star Masses, where just one Constant Star Mass is equivalent to thirty thousand planet masses!

The disparity in mass is, therefore, obvious.

Lu Chen was now merely at three thousand planet masses.

In front of the vast Supernova, he was at most the size of a mung bean.

If one were to look from a great distance, Lu Chen might just be a black dot on the surface of the Supernova.

However, after entering the core area of the Ant Nebula, Lu Chen and Wandering began to slow down, and did not continue to delve deeper.

Because the temperature of the Supernova is extremely high, this kind of high temperature is a disaster for any biological life.

Although Lu Chen has now become a gas giant and no longer fears high temperatures—even needing to accumulate temperature for future transformation into a Constant Star—the problem is that Wandering remains a Metal Planet.

Even if it had previously acquired Kim, it could only withstand high temperatures of around seven thousand degrees.

So considering the situation of Wandering, when Lu Chen felt the surrounding temperature reached about seven thousand degrees, he proactively came to a stop.

Currently, Lu Chen’s planet temperature is also over seven thousand degrees, and the planet’s Solid Star Core has completely turned into a glowing Molten Lava Ball, with all the external gases converting into an ionic state!

As for Wandering, it’s like a colossal iron with a length of over thirty thousand meters.

Having stopped, Lu Chen immediately began observing the surroundings, calculating in his mind how to acquire greater benefits.

He found that due to a deficiency of Hydrogen Element, the nuclear fusion reaction chain in the core region of the Supernova at the center of the Ant Nebula has reached the Silicon Element, hence the energy and light produced were so immense.

However, when the Silicon Fusion reaction creates enough iron-56 element and iron begins to join the fusion, because iron fusion not only does not release energy but also absorbs significant amounts of it, it will cause the star core to cool rapidly, unable to withstand the immense collapse pressure, and finally a massive explosion occurs!

This explosion is the famous Supernova Explosion.

Judging from the current situation, the real Supernova Explosion seems not too far off, so it’s essential to quickly snatch the benefits and make an exit!

With this thought in mind, a bold idea emerged in Lu Chen’s head!

At present, as the energy from the Silicon Fusion has completely overcome the internal collapse pressure of the star, the Supernova expanded in size by about twenty times compared to before.

Today, the diameter of the Supernova reaches around 300 million kilometers, amounting to two astronomical units.

In this state, the Supernova’s gravity is certainly disordered; although the core’s temperature is extremely high, it cools quickly under the expanded, less dense form, and the expansion proves that the star’s gravitational constraints certainly wouldn’t be too strong.

Could he then plunder the Hydrogen on the surface of the Supernova?

Currently, his planet mass has grown to over three thousand, and the gravity ceiling has risen with the tide. By utilizing Gravity Stones to increase the gravity limit, it could at least reach a strength of forty thousand!

This level of Gravity Strength definitely wouldn’t suffice to capture light or near-light-speed matter, but the Hydrogen on the surface of the Supernova doesn’t have such a high speed, and the star’s gravitational constraints, due to the expansion, have become negligible and should be unable to resist his gravitational plundering!

After some calculations, Lu Chen no longer hesitated and immediately began to act.

After all, it was imminent for the Supernova Explosion, and if he waited for it, then everything would be too late!

So, he instructed Wandering to fly away from his body, then gave it his all to move forward against the formidable Constant Star Wind slowly, causing the frontal electrical layer of the planet to display dazzling brilliance.

"Bro’s got some serious guts, actually trying to rob a Supernova!"

Even Wandering couldn’t help but be nervous for Lu Chen.

But seeing Lu Chen advance against the wind, when his gravitational field touched the Supernova, he stopped, utilized the Gravity Stone to strengthen the gravity limit, and forcefully plundered Hydrogen from the surface of the Supernova.

One could only see the high-temperature Hydrogen drawn by the invisible gravity, instantly breaking away from the expanding Supernova, like a cosmic dragon rushing towards Lu Chen, ultimately spectacularly pouring down onto the planet.

"Success... I really did it!"

Lu Chen could not contain his excitement and bellowed.

Wandering did not shout.

Because it was utterly astounded.

It never imagined that Lu Chen would actually succeed.

A mere planet was able to plunder Hydrogen from a Supernova—wasn’t that ridiculously perverse?

It seems there’s a reason why a big boss is a big boss.

Actually, Lu Chen succeeded because he perfectly leveraged the right timing, location, and human alignment.

Well to put it plainly, he was just lucky!

Firstly, Lu Chen arrived at just the right time, precisely during the period of the Supernova’s expansion. Secondly, Lu Chen had a Gravity Stone on him, which could increase the gravity limit. Lastly, Lu Chen possessed enough guts to entertain the dangerous notion of robbing a Supernova.

As the surface Hydrogen of the Supernova was continuously plundered, Lu Chen’s planet mass also skyrocketed.

In just a brief moment, it increased from three thousand planet masses to five thousand planet masses, and this growth rate not only did not slow down but also showed a trend of accelerating!

Because as the planet mass surged, so did the gravity, which, after being boosted by the Gravity Stone, would increase the gravity limit; when the gravity became stronger, the area and speed of plundering would naturally quicken.

Gradually, as Lu Chen plundered more and more high-temperature Hydrogen, both his planet mass and planetary temperature were increasing at a terrifying rate.

When Lu Chen’s planetary mass reached ten thousand, he finally officially entered the category of Super Gas Giant, and at the same time, Lu Chen’s planet temperature also soared to over five million degrees!

Under such high temperatures, all matter turned into an ionic state.

And due to the excessive temperature, some interesting phenomena occurred within the body of planet Lu Chen.

Boom boom!

While Lu Chen was engrossed in absorbing the high-temperature Hydrogen, the center of the Super Planet suddenly shook violently, accompanied by deafening roars!

This sudden commotion gave Lu Chen quite a fright.

He hurriedly checked his own internal situation to see what the cause was.