"Could there be intelligent life here?" Fang Yuan was greatly shocked.
Humans on Earth have long speculated whether there are other forms of intelligent life in the universe. Or perhaps, aside from Earth, there might be other planets that harbor intelligent life? However, until now, no answers have been found. In the starry sky that humans can detect, there has been no evidence of other intelligent life. The planets humans can detect also seem suitable for life, but there has been no confirmation of life forms.
Now, Fang Yuan had discovered what appeared to be remnants of artificial structures, which left him astonished.
After a brief hesitation, Fang Yuan opened the World Passage. His immense mental power surged out, forcibly stripping the soil and stones from the surface. Huge chunks of earth and rock floated up and disappeared into thin air.
Since only Fang Yuan could see the World Passage, outsiders would perceive the stones as simply vanishing into the void. After such long periods of refining, Fang Yuan's mental power was now capable of lifting thousands of kilograms at once. Under his control, large stones and dirt rose one after another, disappearing in mid-air.
Since the World Passage wouldn't release its absorbing force unless the world had expanded, Fang Yuan refrained from using that force to avoid damaging the potential building remains. He was curious about what these traces might be and didn't want to destroy them.
In fact, not only had his mental strength improved, but his physical power had also increased dramatically due to continuous refining. Now, Fang Yuan's physical strength alone could exceed a million kilograms—truly superhuman by Earth standards.
However, Fang Yuan was no longer an ordinary human. He also had another identity—he was a Creator God! Yet, his power could only manifest fully in the Steel Ball World. Outside, he still needed to slowly cultivate and refine his abilities.
As he continued moving stones and earth, the buried building remains slowly revealed themselves. Fang Yuan carefully controlled his mental power to avoid damaging the ruins. He wasn't trying to conduct archaeology; he simply wanted to understand what these remains represented.
"Crack..." "Rumble..."
More and more building remnants emerged as huge stones were moved. These buildings were mostly destroyed, but some traces of former streets could still be seen. The remains seemed similar to human architecture but with noticeable differences—such as doors that were round, resembling holes.
Fang Yuan continued moving the earth and stones, his body floating in mid-air, supported by his mental power. He had excavated over a hundred meters deep in an area of about a thousand meters, uncovering a massive amount of building remains beneath.
From the remnants, it appeared this place once had light, but for some unknown reason, the light had vanished, leaving only faint traces behind. Fang Yuan's mental power scanned every inch of the area, hoping to find any clues about this lost civilization.
Perhaps because the remnants were so ancient, most of the buildings had decayed and merged with the soil, making it hard to identify their original colors or find any written records.
However, Fang Yuan didn't give up. He shifted his position once again, using his mental power to continue moving earth and stone, revealing more of the city's ruins. He imagined that this area might have once experienced terrifying sandstorms, which buried the buildings in a thick layer of dust.
As Fang Yuan tirelessly cleared more debris, he suddenly paused, his pupils narrowing. He had detected something that resembled a skeleton in his mental scan.
"Shua!" Fang Yuan instantly teleported to the location, floating in the air, eyes fixed on the object below.
It was a fossil resembling a human skeleton, although it had long turned to stone. While Fang Yuan had never studied archaeology, he could roughly estimate that this fossil had been buried for at least over a hundred thousand years.
"Humans? How is this possible? Could there be other humans in the universe?" Fang Yuan was stunned. He didn't touch the fossil but continued his excavation.
At first, he hadn't paid much attention, but now that he concentrated, he realized that this planet still contained a very faint trace of oxygen. It was likely that ordinary humans could survive here for a day.
It seemed that long ago, there had indeed been life here, though whether it was human life remained uncertain.
The stones and earth Fang Yuan had moved into the Steel Ball World were all dissolved by the World Power. The materials were transformed into Source Energy and stored in the Source Space.
As time passed, a huge and dilapidated city was finally uncovered. The city was enormous, stretching over five hundred square kilometers—almost unimaginable.
Some massive structures, even though buried hundreds of meters deep, still had parts exposed above the surface. The city's streets were lined with ancient buildings in a style vaguely reminiscent of Earth's ancient architecture, with faint traces of carvings on the beams and columns.
"Hmm?" Fang Yuan's brow furrowed as he noticed something unusual among the materials he had moved into the Steel Ball World. There was an object that had not been dissolved by the World Power, and it seemed impossible to dissolve.
This surprised Fang Yuan. Up until now, nothing had been resistant to the World Power's dissolution—though his world level wasn't very high, it was still an incredibly powerful force.
Fang Yuan flipped his hand, and an object appeared in his palm. It was a gray stone tablet, roughly the size of a palm and about one centimeter thick. However, it was covered with a dense collection of tiny characters that were invisible to the naked eye. Fang Yuan could only detect them through his mental power.
"Finally, some written information?" Fang Yuan felt a surge of excitement.
However, when he tried to read the text, he was dumbfounded. The characters were completely unfamiliar to him, completely different from any writing on Earth.
"But that won't stop me. After all, I'm a Creator God!" Fang Yuan said to himself.
He surrounded himself with the World Passage, allowing the World Power to be under his control. He used Source Energy to decipher the strange characters.
No matter what civilization they came from, all written characters carried significant meaning. They were never just random symbols. The World Power and Source Energy could detect the intent behind them, even if the exact pronunciation was unknown.
Soon, Fang Yuan deciphered the message on the stone tablet. He initially thought it was information about the civilization, but the first line stunned him:
"Destiny Star Teleportation Secret Technique? Could this be the legendary cultivation technique?"
Fang Yuan's mind raced, a faint sense of realization dawning upon him, but he still found it hard to believe.