Wandering Meteor
Chapter 64 Constant Star Degeneration

Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Constant Star Degeneration

After figuring out how to use the Gravity Stone, the old Constant Star officially began plundering Hydrogen from other stars.

He chose the triple star, Triple-1, which was on the outermost edge and closest to him, making it convenient. As for the central two, which were Twin Stars, absorbing from them would involve many troubles and difficulties, so he definitely chose the easy over the tough.

At first, the plundering process was smooth sailing.

In no time, the old Constant Star plundered more than ten Constant Star Masses worth of Hydrogen, raising his own hydrogen ratio to fifty percent!

This thrilled the old Constant Star immensely, as if a matter he had awaited for eons was realized overnight; the excitement he felt was indescribable!

Thus, the old Constant Star sped up the pace and volume of his plunder.

Watching his own Constant Star Mass’s hydrogen ratio increase from fifty to sixty, seventy, seventy-five percent... the old Constant Star immediately felt the effect as if seeing results instantly.

When a large amount of Hydrogen was supplemented, the Hydrogen Element began to squeeze towards the central nuclear fusion zone, turning the previously unsustainable nuclear fusion area active again, since Hydrogen fusion conditions are lower than any other element, easily triggered with the temperature and pressure of the fusion zone!

Feeling himself glowing and heating up again, the old Constant Star instantly felt rejuvenated by hundreds of millions of years, as if he had returned to his vigorous Main-sequence Star stage.

At this time, the old Constant Star couldn’t help but delightfully think, that once he had completely plundered the Hydrogen from this star, his own Constant Star Mass would exceed ten thousand, turning him into a Medium-mass Star, haha!

Boom! Boom!

While he was happily contemplating this, a sudden intense booming noise came from outside.

The old Constant Star hastily checked and discovered that the orbital path of the Triple-1 he was plundering from had shifted, causing a corresponding shift in the central Twin Stars as well, resembling three huge magnetic spheres where the movement of one affected the others.

Before the old Constant Star could understand what was happening, he was scared out of his wits!

It turned out that after the orbital shift, Triple-1 was, coincidentally and unluckily, hurtling straight toward the old Constant Star!

Without time to think further, the old Constant Star immediately controlled his body to retreat and withdrew his gravity, but unfortunately, the Triple-1’s orbit speed was too fast, and being massive, it collided instantly, the old Constant Star unable to completely avoid it, their atmospheres scraping past each other, creating intense friction. Since Triple-1 was a Medium-mass Star, much larger than the old Constant Star, the brief contact had a great deal of the old Constant Star’s mass taken away by Triple-1’s powerful gravity!

Moreover, what was even more infuriating was that what was taken was primarily the surface Hydrogen.

The old Constant Star was utterly depressed to death; originally his intention was to plunder Hydrogen, but now his mass had been countered and taken by Triple-1.

Could this star actually be part of a Celestial Civilization, cunningly playing weak?

With this thought, the old Constant Star dared not be carefree, and carefully observed Triple-1.

However, Triple-1 did not seem to have any self-awareness, nor could he sense any fluctuations of Intention from its Constant Star Body!

During his confusion, he suddenly saw Triple-1 stabilized again, reinstating its gravitational interaction system with the central Twin Stars, and the three started rotating around a common center of mass again.

"I understand now..."

Seeing this scene, the old Constant Star finally understood the causes and consequences.

Originally, the triple star was not an independent Constant Star System; the formation conditions for a triple star were very stringent, not only requiring proximity to each other but also necessitating that the masses of the stars be similar.

Only then could a stable system state be maintained.

However, the older Constant Star had been continuously plundering hydrogen from Triple Star One. Initially, the mass difference was insignificant, but as the mass increased, the gravitational balance among the triple stars was disrupted, causing the shared center of mass to shift and resulting in an offset in the orbital paths of all three stars.

Moreover, it wasn’t just a simple shift. If one star’s mass deficit became too significant, the triple star system would gradually collapse and disintegrate due to gravitational imbalance.

However, at that moment, a very unexpected and coincidental scene occurred.

That is, after the orbital shift, Triple Star One happened to collide towards the older Constant Star, reclaiming its mass from the older star. Once the mass returned to the normal range, the gravitational balance of the triple star was instantly restored, stabilizing the triple star system once again!

After understanding the cause of everything, the older Constant Star was filled with regret, wishing he could slap himself!

It was all because he became overly joyous after obtaining Gravity Stone, too impatient, forgetting that it was a triple star system, and even more so forgetting that all his previous calculations were for a Supernova Explosion.

Thus, lacking consideration before plundering hydrogen led to most of his hydrogen being snatched back.

With a drastic drop in mass and too low a hydrogen proportion, nuclear fusion extinguished, directly causing him to degrade from a Constant Star to a Super Planet!

At this time, already sour in mood, the old Constant Star unexpectedly faced someone who should not have appeared before him.

He coldly stared at the suddenly appearing Lu Chen, reprimanding, "What are you doing here? Is this a place you are supposed to come?"

"Heh, it seems luck is indeed on my side! Impatience really doesn’t pay off," Lu Chen ignored the old Constant Star’s words, coldly sneering.

Seeing Lu Chen daring to mock him, the old Constant Star went mad with anger, shouting, "You’re seeking death! I didn’t want to kill you initially, but since you’re courting death by appearing before me, don’t blame me for absorbing you. With your hydrogen mass, perhaps I could recover to the level of a Constant Star again!"

"Interesting, it seems we had the same idea; just not sure if you will absorb me, or I will absorb you," Lu Chen indifferently said.

At this moment, due to the stolen mass, the old Constant Star was only ten planetary masses heavier than Lu Chen, and it was not an insurmountable gap.

The old Constant Star mocked, "You really overestimate yourself; even though I’ve degraded to a Super Planet, I was once a legitimate Constant Star. Do you really think you can match me?"

"Why not try and see?" Lu Chen said nonchalantly.

"Hmph, whether you try or not, the outcome won’t change!"

With disdain, the old Constant Star coldly sneered, "Speaking of which, all this happened because of you and your Gravity Stone—go to hell!"

"I’m not taking the blame for this. You were happy to snatch the Gravity Stone, and now you want to blame me when things go south. Since that’s the case, why not return the Gravity Stone to me, as it clearly doesn’t fit you," Lu Chen teased.

This further infuriated the old Constant Star, who, without a second word, directly controlled his planetary body and charged at Lu Chen.

Swoosh!

Since evolving into a Super Gas Giant, Lu Chen could no longer use his lava-spewing ability and had to resort to using the Annihilation Beam, firing a robust Annihilation Beam towards the old Constant Star!