Chapter 1369 - 381: Technological Advancements

The death of the Star Eater caused the wormhole that was originally spinning steadily on the same corresponding orbit as Gaia Planet, unnoticed by Chen Ming, to show signs of moving away once again.

But this time, Chen Ming would not let it escape.

The instant he arrived at the wormhole wearing biological armor, his Spiritual Energy Fluctuation immediately entwined around the wormhole, acting upon it.

The power his Spiritual Energy controlled did not allow him to directly control the wormhole; he could only use the method learned from the Plane Nightmare to maintain the wormhole’s stability.

However, he had another method to restrain the wormhole.

That was the technique he also learned from the Plane Nightmare after mastering Dimensional Power.

The invisibly released Spiritual Energy Fluctuation by Chen Ming seemed to be stained with a damage-tinged blue that could be observed momentarily.

Under his control, this blue presence tore through space, ripping open a spherical rift leading from the normal universe to Phase Space, trapping the wormhole within it.

The wormhole, born from the physics and spatial rules of the normal universe, could not enter Phase Space; otherwise, the intersection of the two spaces would cause the wormhole itself to collapse directly.

No matter if this wormhole, which could be considered a cosmic wonder, had a consciousness like Gaia Planet or was purely operating on rules that Chen Ming did not understand, it could not enter Phase Space.

Because it belonged to the normal universe, whereas Phase Space belonged to another dimension.

As Chen Ming had anticipated.

The wormhole was locked in the one area of the spherical space rift that was still somewhat normal universe, unable to move any further.

But Chen Ming could not maintain such space rift indefinitely.

Not to mention the issue of Spiritual Power consumption, disrupting the boundary between spaces is never a good thing.

Whether dangerous Crimson or safe Phase, they should not directly merge with the normal universe’s space.

He might manage something temporary without major issues, but maintaining it constantly would definitely lead to huge troubles.

Thus, Chen Ming’s Spiritual Energy Fluctuation once again acted near the wormhole.

This time, Chen Ming’s Spiritual Energy was much gentler, merely delivering four devices, each approximately one cubic meter in size, named Space Stabilizing Anchors, to this location.

Their function is already evident in their name.

It’s used to stabilize space, preventing changes in the nature of space.

Specifically, its basic functions are twofold: one is to establish a safe zone within a spatial range, used to protect key regions of the Empire from forced entry through external transitions.

Some semi-permanent regions, such as various important political and military star systems or planets, can install these.

The legion divisions located on Galor are installed with this device, successfully thwarting an urgent attack by the Mechanical Race in the past.

Locking down a planet or a star system, which are large-scale regions, requires a considerable number of Space Stabilizing Anchors.

However, if merely locking down a small-scale space, four anchors in a set are generally enough.

Just like Chen Ming had prepared only four now.

Because his purpose aligns with another basic function of the stabilizing anchors, to lock the wormhole, only four stabilizing devices are needed.

A locked wormhole can relatively easily extract the Singularity within it.

But Chen Ming did not intend to extract the Singularity from this particular wormhole; he only needed the wormhole to be locked and fixed in place.

The problem of the runaway wormhole Chen Ming solved by ripping the space, avoiding the issue of inability to install the anchors.

Furthermore, the Singularity within the wormhole would not be stabilized, meaning fixing the wormhole’s position would not affect the wormhole’s operation.

And only the nature of space is stabilized, not the spatial entities; anything not utilizing space’s nature to operate won’t be affected.

Essentially, it’s only the ability to utilize space activities that is suppressed.

In the still intact area within the spherical rift, the four anchoring devices surrounding the wormhole quickly activated.

Thoroughly encompassing the trapped wormhole.

The built-in efficient solar panels allow the entire device to operate for quite a long time; only periodic maintenance is needed to keep this part of space stabilized.

The wormhole, initially moving within the narrow space, gradually steadied and slowed its movement.

Upon confirming the equipment was running successfully and had taken effect.

Chen Ming prepared to start repairing the space rift he had just torn open.

Yet, just as he formed this intention, he noticed something peculiar with the wormhole’s speed—it suddenly stopped decreasing after reaching a certain point.

It maintained a very slow yet still active speed in the torn space.

It was moving, taking the entire block of space stabilized by the devices with it.

This situation left Chen Ming momentarily without words.

He could only admire that this wormhole was worthy of being a cosmic wonder.

Furrowing his brow, Chen Ming considered for a while but eventually thought of a solution perhaps applicable.

He used Spiritual Energy to re-manufacture four anchors, modifying these four anchors.

Utilizing devices researched over the past half year that aided communication between the normal universe and Phase Space, along with some pre-existing Phase Technology, he endowed these new four anchors with the ability to connect the normal universe to Phase Space.