Finally, when all the nuclei were squeezed to the extreme where it could no longer be compressed, there was only a type of element that was left encased around the superatom fragment. It could not be compressed and could withstand the massive black hole gravity.
Only one element remained!
No one knew what element it was. The only known fact was that it was very heavy and the repulsion force between the nuclei could withstand the black hole gravity.
Just like that, after it passed through the black hole, the superatom fragment the size of Earth turned into a spherical object as big as a thumb. And there were only two different layers that remained in the object.
The outer-layer that was formed of extremely heavy elements, and the superatomic fragment in the center.
...
Xue Yue seemed to have had a very long dream. He vaguely remembered that he had become a small atom that wandered and grew in the boundless universe, witnessing the explosion of superplanets and the formation of neutron stars.
"Cough, cough—"
Just as he was feeling dazed from the memory of the dream, he suddenly breathed in seawater through his nostrils, instantly choking himself and turning starry-eyed. He had also become clear-headed.
"I'm still underwater?"
He endured the sour feeling from his nose and immediately found himself wrapped in the endless seawater. He seemed to be lying on the cold sea bottom based on how his right hand touched the soft sea mud when he randomly felt around.
"I'm still alive… it seems like my choice was right. But that sort of feeling…"
Xue Yue's complexion slightly changed in color. When he recalled the suffering where he would rather be dead than alive, his heart still palpitated. "Where's that submarine?"
Looking around his surroundings, other than seawater, he could not see the silhouette of a submarine. However, he saw a dazzling light shining from above in the distance and it was very conspicuous in the dark seawater.
"That light?"
Xue Yue was overjoyed. He guessed that he should still be in the cave and it should also be filled to the brim with seawater.
"I can finally get out!" Xue Yue laughed and moved his limbs to swim towards the bright light. When he exerted force, he discovered that his body was slightly stiff and very heavy. It was just like he was carrying heavy weight where he could not even float. However, the abnormal contradiction was that —
His whole body seemed to possess endless strength. With a slight push from his feet against the bottom of the sea, he pierced through the water and shot out like a released arrow. Accompanied by a swooshing sound, the result was an illusory flash of light within the sea.
"Though my body became heavier, my strength and speed have been greatly improved!"
Xue Yue who was moving forward was also shocked by his jump. He suddenly realized that after absorbing the submarine, another round of variation occurred in his body. It seemed as if… his physical fitness had increased by a huge notch.
He was too lazy to think if the mutation was good or bad. Right now, his only thought was to leave this place as soon as possible.
The cave was around seven to eight meters long and it was reasonable to say that even the world swimming champion needed twenty to thirty seconds to cover this distance. However, Xue Yue had managed to cover the entire distance with merely a few jumps.
Appearing beneath the light source, Xue Yue looked up towards the light and his eyes were filled with joy. If he had guessed correctly, the light should be the hole at the top of the cave and due to the great pressure from the pouring seawater, it had become much larger.
"Haha, I can finally get out!" Xue Yue wildly roared deep down as he pushed his feet against the seabed and shot up.
Whoosh— The sound of him breaking water could be heard and his head had surfaced above the water. "This is… the beach!"
Around him was wet mud and dozens of boulders. Puddles were formed on the ground, with fishes swimming and crabs running about. From a distance, what he saw was a white beach and green leaves.
"It seems like the tide has receded!"
Xue Yue felt relieved. Fortunately, the tide had receded or otherwise, he would have to suffer again by encountering surging waves the moment he came out.
Generally speaking, the sea was relatively calm but the surroundings of the island had large waves.
"This hole has widened so much!"
After the repeated impact from pouring seawater, the small hole had widened to become a huge hole of more than ten meters wide. Beneath it was a huge underground cave that was filled with seawater.
Xue Yue paddled with his hands and was about to reach the shore very soon. Just as he was prepared to climb up, a huge pulling force came from his feet and directly pulled him into the cave.
"F*ck! What's pulling me again?"
After he experienced the incident of the half-shell turtle in the pool, Xue Yue had some sort of fear towards large aquatic creatures. When he had been pulled once again, his heart suddenly clenched tight.
His whole body was submerged underwater. Relying on the light coming from above, Xue Yue could clearly see a five meters long massive shark grabbing onto him. Its teeth were currently biting onto his left foot and trying to drag him underwater.
A shark!
Sharks were very dangerous large-sized marine predators. They had existed on Earth as early as 300 million years before the appearance of dinosaurs and had already survived for 500 million years until today. They seemed to have hardly changed for the past 100 years.
This showed that the shark's evolution was very successful and they did not need to change in order to adapt to their environment!
If one were to encounter a shark while swimming, then they could only pray to God!
When he saw this large shark, Xue Yue had the impulse to curse. Why would a shark appear inside the cave?
What he didn't know was, the half-shell turtle had shed a large amount of blood when it died and dyed the pool red. The water in the pool had flowed into the ocean, attracting all the nearby sharks. It had to be known that sharks were very sensitive to blood and as a result, there were many sharks wandering around the small channel.
Coincidentally, the tide had risen at that moment and many of them left the channel. However, there were still some sharks who could not leave in time. So when the seawater poured into the cave, there were several sharks that had been sucked into the vortex, thus appearing inside the cave.
Now that the tide had receded, the remaining sharks had more or less left, leaving alone this single shark that was trapped in the cave, which was the one right before Xue Yue.
The instant he saw the shark, Xue Yue's first reaction was fear. But as the shark kept biting onto his left leg, he was shocked to find out that he did not feel the slightest trace of pain. There was only a slight squeeze coming from his leg.
"Could it be… it can't bite through my leg?"
A flash of light struck across his mind and Xue Yue had a sudden thought. "My strength and speed have been greatly increased. There's no reason my body's defenses haven't changed too!"
While he muttered deep down, a crazy idea came to his mind. Since this shark can't injure me, then can I kill it?
Sharks are a kind of ferocious marine animal, especially the one before him that was five meters long. Now that I've been targeted, I can forget about leaving unscathed. Unless… I kill it!
As soon as this idea came to mind, it could not be stopped from breeding and taking root. Xue Yue only felt the blood boiling all over his body as he was feeling nervous and excited. After a short moment of hesitation, he roared in his heart, flipped over, and rushed down.
The shark was currently biting onto Xue Yue's leg and pulling it downwards. With a dash, Xue Yue directly came to the shark's back and his right fist pierced through the seawater before fiercely smashing down.
Bang—
A dull sound rang out and some power beyond Xue Yue's imagination had been transferred onto the shark, directly causing a fist-sized hole. At the same time, the 5 meter-long shark had its mouth open wide as it fell straight to the bottom.
"My strength has increased so much?"
Xue Yue blankly looked at his fist and was somewhat in disbelief. It had to be known that he would suffer from great resistance by waving his fists underwater. It would be considered good if fifty percent of his ten percent strength had been released. But even so, a single fist of his had caused a bloody hole in the shark's back, causing it to fall. One could imagine how heavy this punch was!
In addition, Xue Yue himself had yet to realize that he did not feel suffocated or dyspnea after holding his breath underwater for so long…
The back injury and blood flowing out had caused the shark to turn crazy. The smell of blood instantly confused its pathetic IQ and it flung its tail to change directions. Opening its mouth widely, it directly bit towards Xue Yue's direction.
"Well done for coming at me again!"
Xue Yue was not afraid in the slightest and merely felt somewhat nervous. Seeing the shark agitatedly rushing over, Xue Yue closed his eyes and released his fist with all his strength without a second thought.
He was not trained in any fighting skills nor did he know how to fight. Xue Yue only knew one single move and that was a move he used when fighting with his classmates back when he was a child— throwing a fist at random!
The shark came with its wide mouth and just as it was about to bite Xue Yue's waist, a pair of fists suddenly rained down. A punch did not mean anything to it, but that was Xue Yue's fists!
The fist directly hit against the shark's teeth and two crisp sounds could be heard. Following this, two huge teeth broke and that was not all. After Xue Yue felt his fist hitting something, he began punching more energetically. A pair of fists moved up and down and continuously struck down similar to raindrops.
At that moment, Xue Yue himself was unaware of how fast his fists were moving. They were as fast as a shadow and in an instant, seven to eight punches were released.
It was not known how much force each punch carried, but after repeated smashes, the shark's sharp nose had been the unfortunate one. The first punch resulted in a hole and the following punches had struck its flesh, with every punch causing blood to gush out.
In a few breaths of time, blood overflowed from its nose, its bones were fractured, and tendons were cut. The shark then swung its tail and escaped in a hurry.
At the same time, large amounts of blood flowed out from its nose and dyed the seawater red very soon. Xue Yue was still waving his fists where he suddenly realized that he was not hitting any target. He could not help but open his eyes and saw that the shark had already swum several meters away from him.
"You want to eat me? I'll eat you first!"
Xue Yue was not a kind-hearted man and was very stubborn. When he saw that the shark was going to escape, how could he possibly let it run? With a move of his hands and a push from his feet, he shot out like lightning and appeared beside the shark in mere seconds.