Chapter 1 The Heart of the Changzi

Despite having dealt with the Changzi countless times, the Changzi on this planet was still the largest and most incredible individual he had ever known. And within this unprecedentedly enormous creature were organizational organs that perfectly matched its scale.

A gigantic nerve ganglion, like a mountain... or rather, a cluster of nerve ganglions, appeared before them.

This irregularly shaped mass of connective tissue had a radius of nearly two kilometers, its shape resembling a rotting orange with deformed skin folds. It was connected by dozens of thinner nerve cords and floated completely unsupported in a vast space, with no other biological tissue visible for support. The surface of this bizarre thing, which resembled a nest of some evil god, was covered in patches and veins that emitted a dim red light. Accompanied by a low, slow throb, these crimson parts changed in brightness as if breathing, demonstrating the surging vitality of this behemoth.

As a container for the "brain core," this organ seemed far too large.

Hao Ren had studied the Changzi samples he had on hand. He knew that these super-lifeforms, which could grow to the size of a planet, actually had surprisingly small "brains" relative to their size. The diameter of a brain core was usually only a few meters, and the largest would not exceed ten meters. The growth of the brain core stopped after the Changzi's body reached a certain size. In the following process, this organ would split into more backups instead of continuing to increase in size, which was also a unique physiological feature of the Changzi. However, the connective-skinned tissue in front of them... The high-level nerve cords around it seemed to indicate that this organ was used to hold the brain core, but its size had seriously exceeded previous research conclusions. Obviously, there was a mutation in this organ.

As Hao Ren and his party approached the organ, the red light on its surface became noticeably more active. Vivian frowned slightly; she could already sense a familiar but dangerous aura here. Then Hao Ren moved the hovercar closer and stopped it only a few dozen meters from the organ. At this distance, the organ looked almost as majestic as a mountain floating in a red chaos, and even more breathtaking.

This place was already close to the Earth's core, but the Changzi used its organs to regulate the temperature here, so it wouldn't be hot enough to burn its own core. However, it was still not suitable for activity: it was filled with scorching gas that could not be breathed and dangerous Changzi cells. The gravity was weak and skewed, making it almost impossible to move.

Hao Ren had no choice but to have everyone wear life-support collars and auxiliary equipment for space activity, including the trio of Hesperides.

Hesperides was completely confused now. She had given up thinking, and she took whatever Hao Ren gave her: anyway, it was all something she didn't understand. However, when she saw Hao Ren and Vivian opening the car door and floating towards the huge dark red "mountain," she suddenly reacted: "Ah, wait! You're not going to... go into that thing that looks extremely dangerous, are you?"

"The ultimate secret is in this place," Hao Ren nodded as a matter of course. "Of course, if you're afraid, you can stay in the car. Although this car doesn't have dedicated armor and shields, it's still quite sturdy. And you shouldn't be good at moving in a low-gravity environment."

If he hadn't said that, Hesperides' temper wouldn't have been provoked. The little bat spirit immediately rushed out of the car and manipulated her personal propulsion device to pounce on Hao Ren: "Are you looking down on me! I'm still Vivian's... hey, hey, this thing won't stop!"

Hao Ren watched the little bat spirit gesticulate wildly and fly far away in the low-gravity environment. When she was about to cry, he shrugged: "That's why I said you're not good at this. Vivian took a whole day to adapt before she knew how to walk in space."

While the trio of Hesperides were clumsily adapting to the high-tech equipment, Vivian had already floated to the surface of the huge biological tissue. She reached out and stroked its thick, hard skin, feeling a warmth in the place that emitted a dark red light.

And a kind of nostalgia.

"What's next?" Hao Ren looked at Vivian. "What do we use to blow it open?"

Vivian shook her head, suddenly bit her fingertip, and a drop of blood slowly floated towards the outer skin of the huge connective tissue: "If the illusion I saw is correct... this will create enough stimulation, and then..."

Before she finished speaking, the drop of blood suddenly seemed to be attracted by a great force and rushed towards the huge tissue with a "whoosh" sound, and was instantly completely absorbed by the latter. The next second, Hao Ren heard a muffled thunder-like "thump" sound, which was more powerful than all the sounds echoing throughout the space before.

After absorbing Vivian's blood, the huge tissue lived up to everyone's expectations – whether anyone was really expecting it or not, it produced a huge reaction. This mountain-like monster began to tremble violently, and waves of "thump" sounds came from inside it, as if a powerful heart about to explode was beating inside. Red light moved, spread, and flickered rapidly throughout the huge tissue, and slowly formed clear, vein-like patterns. Then, obvious bulges appeared in the places with the strongest red light.

The sudden changes and the surrounding movements made everyone tense instantly: Lily drew her ice and fire double blades, Nangong Sanba raised his war crossbow and talisman cards, and the trio of Hesperides, after using their wings to assist in mastering the tricks of action here, also immediately prepared for battle. In the end, the only one on the scene who remained unchanged and as usual was Nangong Wuyue - because this coward had curled himself into a ball from the beginning. As the bottom line of cowardice, she really couldn't perform any more cowardly...

"It seems like something is coming out..." Lily looked nervously at the huge tissue that had come to life like it had been resurrected. "Wait, it seems to be broken! A lot of holes are broken! Blood is flowing out!"

The huge biological tissue seemed to have countless wounds cut open on its own, and as Lily said, red liquid was gurgling out of each opening. However, this "blood" did not fly into the air. It was obviously controlled by some force, and after overflowing from the huge tissue, it organized itself like a living thing and quickly solidified into a shape in front of everyone.

Accompanied by a strange gurgling sound like a beast's roar, a huge red figure finally condensed from the "blood"!

It was a huge female torso condensed from blood.

This "blood giant" only had an upper body, forming a wonderful fusion state with the huge tissue below the body. Her huge body, one kilometer high, tilted down slightly like another mountain, staring at the intruders in front of her like ants with an emotionless attitude. Dark red "blood" flowed on the surface of this body, constantly shaping her details, until her appearance was shaped clearly.

Hao Ren wasn't surprised to see Vivian's face.

This was the secret hidden deep within the Changzi's body: a super-sized "evil spirit Vivian," more bizarre, more powerful, and more unimaginable than the red-haired individual summoned before.

She had completely merged with the Changzi!

"This is different from what I imagined!" Lily exploded as soon as she saw the blood giant overlooking all things without any expression. "Bat! You didn't say there was something of this level down here!"

"I... I didn't expect it to turn out like this!" Vivian was equally stunned. "What I saw in the blood crystal stone was just a person about my size walking in. How did it become like this after ten thousand years?!"

Blood Giant, or Super•ur•Burst Type Vivian mk-ii, whatever you call her, this huge creature had clearly noticed the intruders in her line of sight. There was no expression on her liquid face. She just stared at Hao Ren quietly. The latter had no idea why he was being stared at. He felt his scalp tingle when he looked at this bizarre guy with the same appearance as Vivian: "Do you think she's hostile?"

Before he finished speaking, the huge blood Vivian raised a finger and pressed it down at an alarming speed, and a powerful negative force instantly swept everything!

Hao Ren scurried and ran towards the safe area, while taking out his weapon to fight back and yelling at the top of his lungs: "No need to guess! Get your weapons! Kill this thing!"

Instantly, a bizarre melee unfolded in the heart of this Changzi.