chsdbacks Chapter 129 Kukan Continent
Chapter 129 Kukan Continent
On the continent of Kukan, in a huge indigenous city, a middle-aged man with intricate green patterns on his face gazes at the sky from a tall stone tower, looking out for hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
Beneath the dark sky obscured by clouds, streaks of light occasionally drifted down.
"Another human trial participant has arrived?"
The green-striped man shook his head inwardly. "It has nothing to do with me. The temple should already know, so I don't need to report it. But I still have to warn those little guys."
Ji Qing's spaceship flew at sub-light speed for twelve hours before slowing down and entering the atmosphere of the Kukan continent.
The four people left the spaceship and flew down toward the mainland.
After passing through the thin clouds, the view suddenly became clear, revealing misty forests, oceans, wastelands, and some dark city outlines.
"Go over there," Ji Qing transmitted telepathically.
The four of them turned slightly and flew directly towards a yellowish-brown wasteland, where there were some villages and cities.
As they approached the ground, all four of them decelerated sharply, and after a moment, they landed slowly.
Looking around, the air across the entire continent was shrouded in a misty fog.
"There is primordial energy here," Nan Si exclaimed in surprise.
Although the energy was not as dense as that in the void of the secret realm, it could still form visible mist, making the distant towering mountains appear hazy at a glance.
"Such strong gravity." Gao Sheng sensed the environment. This gravity was much stronger than that of the Thunder World back then. Planetary-level beings probably wouldn't be able to fly here at all.
Gao Sheng used his mental power to grab a handful of sand. Under the influence of the primordial energy of the universe, even these ordinary grains of sand were extremely heavy and had a very high density.
"Where are we going?" Gao Sheng asked, throwing away the gravel.
Ji Qing pointed in a direction, "Go over there, there's a small city there."
From the air, they could clearly see that there was an indigenous town about 5,000 kilometers away.
The four of them then headed towards the city.
Walking across this wasteland, they did not move fast, maintaining a speed of about two kilometers per second. Gao Sheng was at the front, followed by Nan Si and Ji Qing on the left and right, and Lan Luo at the very back.
Gao Sheng sensed Xiao Ai's detection results.
"Detector No. 2 can only detect about two thousand kilometers, and the results are very rough," Gao Sheng thought to himself.
It seems that this kind of detector is still insufficient under the interference of the original energy.
On the contrary, the original small detector can still detect a range of about 100 kilometers, and can detect more than 10 kilometers underground, with relatively clear results.
Gao Sheng sensed some scattered life lurking beneath the sand. Judging from the detection results, they should only be some ephemeral life forms.
After traveling only two hundred kilometers, two black lights suddenly emerged from the sand and rushed directly towards Gao Sheng.
Gao Sheng waved his hand, and with two thuds, two dark figures landed and twisted on the ground before becoming still.
It turned out to be two scorpion-like animals, each over four meters long, with two large, black, oily pincers and sharp tail hooks that reflected a faint light.
"These must be ferocious beasts. They dare to rush over and die even though they are only at the Hengxing level." Gao Sheng glanced at them and then ignored them.
Gaosheng has a detector, as do Nansi and Jiqing, but their performance is about the same, with Nansi's being slightly better.
Therefore, there is no need to share any detection results. In fact, with cosmic-level sensing capabilities, we can detect the existence of galactic-level life within a few kilometers.
Xiang Gaosheng has some understanding of the laws of space, and his perception range is even greater.
With the gravity of the Kukan Continent, even cosmic-level telekinesis can only attack from a distance of a kilometer away, and its power will decrease drastically if the distance is too far.
After walking for twenty minutes and taking down several waves of dune creatures that rushed up to their deaths, the small city came into view.
It's more like a large village than a city. The entire town is surrounded by a wooden fence more than ten meters high. The fence extends for about a hundred kilometers in one direction. Inside the fence, you can see dense tower buildings. Strangely, most of the buildings are made of wood, with only a few appearing to be made of stone.
The fence clearly offers no defensive capabilities whatsoever; it's probably just for marking boundaries. There are no openings in the fence, and occasionally you can see people simply stepping over it to enter or exit.
As Gao Sheng and his group approached within 100 kilometers, they heard shouts, but they couldn't understand them at all.
"It's those guards shouting," Ji Qing said, pointing to the towers that stood every few kilometers behind the fence. "They're not addressing us, they're notifying their own people."
"Can you understand?" Gao Sheng asked.
Ji Qing shook his head. "No, you can have the AI translate it and you'll know. We need to get closer; we're still too far away. They might think we're from another tribe."
The group slowed down and continued forward. A minute later, they were less than ten kilometers away from the wooden fence.
At this distance, Gao Sheng could see many figures from the city on the watchtower. They looked much like humans, each a little over two meters tall, with two legs and two arms, no hair, wearing strange armor, and their skin on their faces and other exposed parts was crystal clear with fine green patterns. However, the aura of those native residents was completely different from that of normal humans in the universe.
"An energy life form?" Gao Sheng was also curious. It was the first time he had ever seen a life form that looked just like a human, but was not human.
The locals clearly sensed the presence of Gao Sheng and his three companions, and a cacophony of voices emanated from them.
Gao Sheng ordered the computer to translate, and immediately, a large number of subtitles appeared.
"They're from another race!"
"It's the breath of flesh and blood, quickly report to the clan elders."
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Before long, a group of indigenous residents flew out of the city, over the fence, and stopped five kilometers in front of Gao Sheng and his group.
The leader was a tall man, a seventh-level cosmic-level being. The term "man" was merely Gao Sheng's guess, as the indigenous inhabitants were clearly divided into two body types: one was taller and stronger, while the other was more slender and graceful.
The tall man spoke up: "Are you four distinguished guests, or are you human trial participants?"
This time, Gao Sheng understood because the man was speaking standard universal language.
"No wonder Ji Qing said there was no need to learn these indigenous dialects. It seems that among the Kukan tribe, those of higher status learn human languages on their own," Gao Sheng thought to himself.
Ji Qing nodded and said, "Exactly, we need a detailed map of this area."
"Yes, but not for free," the other leader said.
"No problem," Ji Qing said.
"Then, please follow me."
Ji Qing and his three companions followed the tall man as they flew into the city, with the other indigenous residents following behind.
Gao Sheng had nothing to fear. The entire city was within Gao Sheng's detection range. Apart from the leader and a few cosmic-level beings in the city, the rest were all star-level or planetary-level beings.
"This is White Stone Territory, Muro Town. I am the elder of the Muro tribe. You may call me Falco. May I ask your names?" the leading man said as he flew.
The four of them naturally gave their names as well.
The town is small, with few residents. Gao Sheng detected that there are fewer than 30,000 residents in this small town, most of whom are planetary level, and there are also many star level beings. There are more than a dozen cosmic level beings, and their military strength exceeds that of ordinary star systems.
The universe is full of energy, making it an ideal place for spiritual cultivation.
However, the Kukan tribe has a small population. If it were a human planet, a city of tens of thousands of square kilometers would have to house at least a million people.